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The trip to the airport in the Tipton limousine was a harrowing experience for Carey, Moesby and Zack; the driver recognised the urgency of the situation and had managed to get them to Logan Airport in what must have been record time. The private jet, repainted from its former pink to a less obnoxious white livery sat in a hangar on the far side of Logan Airport being fuelled for its trip to New York. The Tipton Limousine pulled up to the Jet and Carey, Moesby and Zack hurriedly exited the limousine to board the jet.
"I'm sorry to hear about your son Ms. Martin" the pilot said as they climbed the stairs into the Jet's comfortable cabin.
"Thank you Jerry" Carey replied sadly, her voice full of worry. Jerry was a middle aged southern man with a thick accent, he had dark hair and kind features, he had been London and Mr. Tipton's preferred pilot for years and he had remained with the Jet's new owners, he had become a good friend to the Martins.
"When can we be in the air?" Zack asked with great urgency he was so worried about his brother, and desperately hoped Maddie hadn't been in the car with Cody, but he did realise that Maddie was the only reason Cody would have been in New Haven
"We have a runway slot in fifteen minutes; we should be in New York in Just over an hour" Replied Jerry the Jets pilot.
Zack nodded and went to take a seat, the jet was arranged like a lounge room with a couch facing a TV at the front of the cabin and behind that on either side of the aisle were 2 sets of 2 large leather chairs facing each other with a table in between them, and behind that was a bar and bathroom.
Zack sat in his usual seat on the couch, pulling down the arm rest in the middle of the couch, this was his usual position, but it felt empty without Cody on the other side of the Couch, this was his first time on the plane without Cody, it was a horrible thing. Last year Cody had almost lost Zack, but now Zack was faced with loosing Cody, he was usually the strong Twin, but now he couldn't be strong, not without Cody, his strength was all gone.
Carey and Moesby took their seats either side of one of the tables behind the lounge area, they remained mostly silent as they had for most of the trip to the airport, Carey was dying inside, and she couldn't bear to loose Cody.
"He'll be alright Carey" Moesby said as he grabbed her hand, he cared for her deeply and didn't want her to be in pain, but there was nothing much he could do to relieve her worry
"I don't know Marion, I don't know I'll be able to go on if Cody is dead" Carey wept out
"You'll still have Zack, he's grown so much in the last year" Moesby said, he felt Bad that all Carey's concern was on Cody, Zack had been out looking for Cody and now sat alone in his pain, Moesby knew how much Zack cared for Cody and how worried he was about the way Cody was going.
"I Know" Carey said quietly.
Zack remained sitting silently on the couch, Moesby thought he should go over and talk to him, he looked so sad and worried. Moesby went over to Zack and sat down next to him. Zack felt someone sit down next to him and looked up, instantly sad that it wasn't Cody sitting in his normal seat on the plane.
"How are you doing Zack? I'm sure Cody will be fine" Moesby said, desperately wanting to comfort Zack
"I hope so, but I don't know, our connection isn't as strong as it used to be, I feel like I lost him emotionally, and now he could be gone physically" Zack started to cry, he hated crying in front of people but he couldn't help it.
"Cody loves you, you love Cody, that's all that matters, he won't leave you" Moesby knew just what to say to cheer Zack up.
It was soon time for the Jet to take off for New York
"Hey Zack, do you want to sit up front with me for take off? It might help take your mind off your brother" Jerry asked before he began the taxi procedures.
"Yeah, alright, Thanks" Zack replied, he and Cody often liked to sit in the cockpit for takeoff and landing, it was one of the few sciency things they could enjoy together.
"Want to radio the tower?" Jerry asked, for such a short flight there was only one pilot, Zack could act as an unofficial Co-Pilot, he had taken notice of what Jerry had done on his many previous flights, but had no formal training so couldn't actually fly.
"Sure, Zack replied" Grabbing a headset as he sat down in the Co-Pilots seat "November seven eight three five whisky echo ready to taxi to the active and depart to New York JFK" Zack said into the radio, he was enjoying doing this, he was very thankful to Jerry, he was going out of his way to make Zack feel needed and comforted, he was able to take his mind of Cody and his worry about what might have happened to Maddie.
Jerry and Zack received their authorisation and taxied the plane out to the runway and prepared to take off, Zack got on the radio again
"Logan Tower, November seven eight three five whisky echo requesting clearance for take off" Zack radioed the tower; Jerry smiled at him telling Zack he was doing it all properly. The tower radioed them back and they were on their way, Zack enjoying as he always did the experience of take off from the front. Zack enjoyment however was severely muted by Cody not being there, but it was at least something he could use to take his mind off what had happened at little bit, but Zack's hope still remained
"Thanks Jerry, I'm going to head back" Zack said before leaving the cockpit, very appreciative of Jerry's efforts to take his mind off Cody.
Carey and Moesby still sat in their seats in the cabin, mostly in silence, hoping for Cody's well being, though Moesby was more there for Carey than anyone else. Zack went and sat down at the table across the aisle from them after getting a soda from the bar, he desperately would have loved something stronger, but he didn't drink in front of his mother.
"How are you doing honey, I'm sure Cody will be alright" Carey said wanting to comfort her son, feeling bad that she hadn't done much to up to that point, she had just been so shocked about Cody.
"I don't know, I just hope he's alright, but there's something else that's troubling me" Zack said sadly
"What is it honey?" Carey asked sounding concerned, Moesby looked like he already knew, Moesby had thought of it before but didn't want to give Carey more need for concern.
"Well, I'm worried about Maddie, that she might have been in the car, he was in New Haven, I don't know why else he would have gone there" Zack said sounding worried, the look on Moesby's face confirmed that he indeed suspected that.
"Have you tried to call her?" Moesby asked "I haven't had a chance" He continued worriedly, Zack hadn't either, he hadn't really thought of it as an option, he was in shock, so sometimes the most obvious thing doesn't seem obvious at all.
Zack picked up the phone in the armrest of his seat and dialled Maddie's number, he still knew if off by heart, even if he hadn't called it in months. His heart sank when he got the message that the phone was off, in Zack's mind it meant Maddie had been in the accident as well.
"It's off" Zack said slowly and sadly to Carey and Moesby. No one said it, but they all thought the same thing.
"Why was Cody in New Haven? Zack, I don't think you've told me everything" Carey asked, it was hard for Zack to dodge such a direct question, he didn't want to tell Carey what he thought had happened between Cody and Max, but he didn't see what else he could say to avoid it, Carey could always tell when he was lying.
"He was with Max in our room last night" Zack began, looking at Mr. Moesby as if he was begging for something to get him out of having to go on.
"Why would he have gone to new haven because of that? What happened with Max?" Carey insisted, Zack went Red and stuttered out
"Well…um…I don't know…but I think they might have…you know" Zack was so embarrassed to talk like this to his mother, Carey just looked shocked, even in her shocked state she knew what Zack was talking about and she was embarrassed to have brought it up
"I think we know what we need to; lets just hope Cody is alright" Moesby cut it, saving Zack and Carey from their embarrassing situation.
Zack and Carey agreed that hope was what they needed and Zack took a seat next to his mother and tried to be comforted in her presence.
They were now getting very close to New York and Moesby called made a call to arrange for a car to pick them up and take them to the airport, he also called the Tipton to have someone gather some things for the three of them as they had left with such haste that they hadn't packed anything.
Zack picked up the phone to call him and Cody's hotel, still the New York Tipton but was soon to be renamed the Martin Plaza hotel when the new New York Tipton was finished and the hotel was refurbished to their desire.
"Hello David, It's Zack" Zack began to his hotel manager
"Oh Hello Mr. Martin, what can I do for you" the manager responded, careful to sound enthusiastic to talk to his hotel owner.
"I'm coming to New York, Cody's been in a Car Accident, ready my penthouse please" Zack said, sounding depressed again
"God, is he alright?" The manager asked sounding very concerned for his other owners wellbeing
"I don't know" Zack said sounding very depressed indeed
"I'll have it done, I'll see you soon" The manager said as the conversation was ended.
Jerry got on the PA as they approached New York
"Ladies and Gentlemen please take your seats as we are about to make our approach into New York, and Zack, if you want you can come up here for landing" Zack decided he would, he had enjoyed the take off view from upfront.
"Hey Zack, any news about Cody?" Jerry asked when Zack got into the Co-Pilots seat
"No, nothing" Zack responded sadly, he so wanted to know.
"Sorry to hear that" Jerry responded "Here, you want to radio New York approach?" He continued in his southern accent.
"New York approach November seven eight three five whisky echo requesting clearance to descend for approach to JFK over" Zack said down the radio, the radio crackled in a response "November seven eight three five whisky echo cleared to descend and approach over"
Not long after that the Airport came into view and it was almost time for landing, Zack got onto the radio again "JFK Tower November seven eight three five whisky echo requesting landing clearance" Zack said as they approached the runway
"November seven eight three five whisky echo cleared for Landing" crackled the response, the feeling of being up front for a landing was always intoxicating for Zack, he was fascinated by flying, he didn't understand all the science parts like Cody, but he loved the thrill.
Jerry expertly guided the jet onto the runway at JFK and taxied it across the tarmac to the private jet terminal which was on the other side of the airport from the main passenger terminals at JFK. "Thanks Jerry, that was great man, you really helped me take my mind off Cody" Zack said as the jet stopped and he prepared to disembark
"It was my pleasure, I hope Cody is alright" Jerry said before Zack went on his way. Carey, Moesby and Zack disembarked the plane and headed quickly through the private jet terminal to a limousine which was parked out the front waiting for them.
About 40 minutes before the jet had arrived in JFK Cody and Maddie's helicopter medivac helicopter had arrived on the roof of New York General Hospital greeted by 2 teams of experienced trauma surgeons who had been briefed on the status of the accident victims. Maddie was taken to be seen by neurological experts first who had to assess her head wound which was very severe, it would be a miracle if she hadn't suffered some kind of brain damage, she also was to be seen by a team of surgeons who would repair the bleeding in her abdomen and assess the organ damage. Cody was to be seen by a team of renal experts and general surgeons who would be tasked with stopping his internal bleeding and assessing if his kidneys could be saved, they were badly damaged and a transplant was looking more and more like the required course of action all the time.
"We need to prep them for surgery immediately, they both have internal bleeding and their condition may not stay this stable for much longer" Cody heard one of the doctors say, Cody was on strong pain drugs which were keeping him comatose, drifting in and out of consciousness, he had been that way through the entire event, he didn't really know what had happened or where he was. Maddie was completely unconscious; she had been since the accident and had not regained consciousness for at all. Maddie had been placed on a ventilator as she was not breathing well on her own and both her and Cody were getting constant blood transfusions to stabilise their blood pressure. Cody and Maddie were rushed to surgery in one of the centre floors of the gigantic hospital.
Zack, Carey and Moesby's limousine rushed toward the hospital and arrived after Cody and Maddie had been in surgery for over an hour, both were still alive but it was not looking good, the damage internally to Cody was greater than expected and it seemed he would almost certainly need a Kidney transplant. Maddie's skull was badly fractured and her brain was under an increasing amount of pressure, it was decided a hole was needed in her head to relieve the pressure and the pieces of her skull were needed to be pieced back together.
The hospital was something to be marvelled at Zack thought when the approached it, it was a giant, 30 story glass building, ultra modern, it was a very good hospital and Cody would be well looked after there Zack thought.
"Hello, my son was airlifted here from New Haven, Cody Martin" Carey said to the girl sitting at the reception desk in the lobby.
"It appears your son is in surgery, there's a lounge and viewing area by the theatres, he's in theatre 15, on level 15" replied the receptionist. Everyone rushed to the elevator and headed to the operating suites on the fifteenth floor of the hospital.
The operating area had its own reception area and Carey introduced herself and was directed into a specious and intentionally comforting lounge to wait for a doctor to come and speak to her.
Zack, Carey and Moesby sat down in the lounge and not long after a doctor in surgery scrubs arrived.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Williams, I've been operating on Cody" he said, he was a tall middle aged man who spoke with a Manhattan accent.
"Please Doctor, is he alright?" Carey asked desperately
"He is critical, he's sustained serious injuries to his abdomen, we've been able to stop his bleeding, but he may need a kidney transplant, we won't know until we do some more tests, his surgery should be over in about an hour though however" The news was a mixed blessing, Carey and Zack were upset that he was so badly injured, but were happy that he was alive.
"Doctor" Zack began "Was Cody the only one in the car do you know?" he asked apprehensively
"No" was the chilling response, Zack knew Maddie was the other occupant
"Madeline Fitzpatrick was in the car as well wasn't she, how is she?" Zack asked sadly, the doctor nodded, Carey, Moesby and Zack were all crushed by the news.
"She is not good, she is much worse off than Cody" He replied.
"Do you know what caused the accident?" Zack asked, hoping it was not Cody's fault
"Well, it appears Cody may have been drinking" he replied, it was a shocking indictment of Cody, Carey broke down into Moesby's chest at the news and a horrible mixture of guilt and anger washed over Zack, he had gotten Cody onto drinking, but driving drunk with Maddie angered him so much, he hated how he now felt.
"Can I see him?" Carey asked, weeping again slightly.
"Certainly, I'll take you into the viewing area" The doctor replied.
"Can I see Madeline?" Zack asked, he didn't know if he wanted to see Cody now, he didn't think his head was in the right place
"I'm sorry, it's family only in there" The doctor replied
"I am her family, she's my wife" replied Zack.
BANG! And on that bombshell I'll end this rather long chapter! I hope you enjoyed it, please let me know what you thought of it. I got lots of reviews for the last chapter and I'm very appreciative of all of them, they are what keep me going and keep me writing, so please, review, tell me what you think of my story and this world I've adapted.