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Marion Moesby walked out of Maddie's room into the commotion outside of Cody's

"Oh God!" He exclaimed upon seeing the horrified looks on Carey, Zack and Kurt's faces "What's happened?" He exclaimed horrified.

"I don't know" Zack wailed, tears streaming down his face now bright red. "Me and Cody were just talking and then he started screaming and then it all went crazy, there were doctors everywhere, and I got taken out" Zack wept in continuance.

"Don't worry, I'm sure Cody's going to be alright" Moesby said, trying to convince himself as much as anyone else there.

It had now been 10 minutes since Zack had been ushered from the room but it seemed like an eternity, all that could be heard in the room were muffled sounds of doctors yelling orders and the sounds of various machines going off with beeps and tones.

Kurt held Carey tight as tears streamed down their face while Zack just sat white faced on a chair, completely stunned, now beyond tears, beyond anything, he was completely numb. Zack just stared at the door to Cody's room, hoping beyond all else that Cody would be alright, and that someone would come to bring good news soon.

Eventually 20 or so minutes after Cody had initially crashed the door to his room opened and a doctor walked out, Zack's gaze went to Cody through the door immediately, but he was obstructed by other doctors and nurses, and so he turned his gaze to the doctor's face. The doctor's expression was grave and worried, but didn't look all together hopeless; this allowed Zack and Carey to keep some hope of Cody's condition.

"Please doctor, what's going on? Is Cody alright" Zack begged for an answer, an incredible degree of hope left in his voice.

"I'm afraid the news is not good, Cody has taken a grave turn for the worst, and we don't all together know just why, he is stabilised, but he has fallen into a coma, and we cannot be sure he will recover" The news was shocking to everybody, it was terrible news, but Cody was still alive at the very least.

"We are reattaching the ventilator and dialysis machine as we speak, likely he has entered end- stage renal failure, at this moment his only hope is an immediate kidney transplant, and even then we cannot be sure that it would bring him back, or indeed if he could survive the surgery, he is very gravely ill" The doctor continued, Carey couldn't speak, she just broke out into loud inaudible sobs of despair, Kurt couldn't speak either, he didn't know how to deal with this, he wasn't around with the twins much, he didn't know how to work in the bad times.

Zack on the other hand had no such problems with speaking "I'll give him my Kidney, I'll do it now, I want to save Cody" Moesby made an odd sound when Zack made this declaration, like he didn't want Zack to be so hasty.

"Zack, can I speak to you alone for a minute" Moesby said nervously

"No, I need to do this now, we have to get ready, I have to save Cody" Zack was so completely set on this path, and there seemed to be nothing that could be said by anyone to change his mind and set him on another path.

"Doc, what do we have to do?" Zack said dismissing Moesby's protests

"Well, come into the conference room, there are some things we have to go over with you and your parents" the doctor said as he began to lead the group to the conference rooms outside the ICU

"I'm sorry sir" The doctor said to Mr. Moesby "its family only after this point" The words cut into Moesby, but true to form, he took it on the chin

"Very well, I'll call your attorney Zack, but please, I need to talk to you before you go into surgery, its important" Moesby said with a degree of urgency in his voice

"Nothing could be as important as this, this is about Cody's life" Zack responded defiantly as they went into the conference room leaving Moesby alone in the hallway.

Zack, Carey and Kurt sat down around the conference room table opposite the doctor who picked up the phone and asked for the specialists to come down and for the forms to be brought up to the conference room.

"Ok Zack, well there are things which we need to go over before you make a decision" The doctor began
"Skip it, let's just do this, there's no time to waste, I have to save Cody" Zack protested to being lectured

"I'm sorry Mr. Martin, but ethically and legally I have to tell you all the risks and consequences of your decision" The doctor replied with empathy

"Zack, please listen to the doctor" Kurt cut in, Carey was still sobbing but was getting more in a state in which she could speak.

"Ok Zack well first of all you need to understand how dangerous this surgery is, it would be remiss of me not to tell you that there is at least a chance of you having serious complications, up to and including death. Then, secondly, there isn't a guarantee that Cody will get better simply with a kidney transplant, we are carrying out tests now but toxins in his blood may have done irreparable damage to other parts of his body." The doctors words were sobering and drew a gasp and sob from Carey, but Zack was determined

"But there is a good chance Cody will get better with my Kidney?" Zack pressed

"Yes"

"Then I have to do this" Zack's desire to help Cody was heart warming to Carey and Kurt who smiled at him, but the worry for both of their sons was eating at their cores.

"Zack, I don't know if you can do this" Carey suddenly spoke up "What if you die and your Kidney can't help Cody, I don't know how I could go on if I lost both my boys" she sobbed

"That's not going to happen, and the small chance that I might die is never going to make me abandon Cody, I'm not going to let him die, I can't, I couldn't live with myself, please Mom, I have to do this" Zack pleaded, his voice was less forceful than it had been previously, he was now thinking about the consequences this would have for other people.

"If you feel you must do it Zack" Carey conceded sadly.

"Yes Zack" Kurt added.

"Well it looks like we're decided then" the doctor added "The papers will be here, you all need to sign them to attest that I've explained the risks for Zack" he continued

"What about for Cody?" Kurt said

"As for Cody, the risks are much higher, as I've said there is no guarantee of his survival, there is no guarantee that he will even survive surgery, but at this stage the situation is so dire we are left with no options but this most extreme one" the doctor replied.

"Alright" Kurt said

"I don't know Kurt, I don't want my babies going through such pain" Carey cried

"If we don't do this then there is no hope for Cody" The doctor said in a glum voice to Carey

"I know...I suppose there is no choice then" She replied worriedly.

"I'll book the operating room, the forms will be ready soon, and I'll have them brought to Cody's room, you can go back in and see him, someone will come to get Zack for surgery soon, it will be a few hours before the operation." The doctor concluded and they all left, outside Mr. Moesby was nowhere to be seen however, but that was not the primary concern of all involved.

Cody looked oddly peaceful, his eyes closed, if it were not for the various machines one could be forgiven for thinking he was merely asleep. Zack hoped he was at peace in his sleep, and that he couldn't feel any pain, it had been the hardest thing in his life seeing Cody writhe and wail in pain as his body went to the point of defeat and barely held on.

"Cody" Carey said "Me, Zack and Dad are here, Zack's going to give you his Kidney, he's going to try and save you, please hold on Cody, we all love you so much, please hold on" Carey tried to be strong as she spoke but as she often did she broke down in tears again.

"Get well soon Codster" Kurt added, squeezing Cody's hand with his arm around Carey's shoulder.

"Please don't leave me Cody, please don't leave me" Was all Zack could say.

The three spent the next hour or so sitting mostly in silent contemplation, Zack began thinking about everything that had been happening, and he finally began to contemplate all the risks of his decision, he was not worried about death, he did not fear it, but he feared his mother losing both him and Cody. But most of all Zack feared losing Cody, even more than he feared loosing Maddie. Any blame in Zack's mind toward Cody was gone, replaced but an all consuming desire to help his brother, Maddie was beyond his help he told himself, and while that thought crushed him inside, he was focused on saving Cody.

"I think I need to speak to Mr. Moesby" Zack suddenly piped up

"Alright Zack" Carey said quietly and Kurt nodded as Zack painfully left Cody's side to go and call Mr. Moesby.

"Hello Marion Moesby speaking" was the answer on the other end of the phone

"It's Zack" Zack glumly responded "I need you to have Mr. Jackson come down here, I need to get my affairs in order" Zack continued

"So you've made your decision" Moesby dejectedly replied

"Yes, this is about Cody not me" Zack said

"Before you go through with this Zack, you need to know, the doctor's said there is a chance Maddie can be saved...with a Kidney transplant...and you're a match Zack...I'm sorry to do this to you, but I thought you had a right to know" Moesby's voice quivered as he spoke. Zack was plunged into a world of horror with Moesby's words

"Wh...What" He stammered

"Madeline may survive with your Kidney" Moesby repeated

"Oh..God...can I see you please Marion...and Mr. Jackson still..." Zack stammered out, his voice cracking

"Certainly, I'll be there in twenty minutes"

I set it up before, you guys knew it was coming, you knew I couldn't let Zack's decision be as easy as it initially seemed; I'm too evil for that. I hope you enjoyed that Chapter guys, I really think it's probably my best piece of writing ever! This Chapter. I'm tearing up writing it, I think I need a drink after this...And chocolate...lots and lots of chocolate...I hope I haven't depressed anyone too much.