*AN* So this story is longer than I thought but I'm kinda liking the extra detail/ emotion that I put in. I tried to make this shorter but I guess it just wasnt meant to be. I can write shorter stories, and I have but some plot lines tend to run far in my head. I hope you enjoy either way and if you dont that's fine too.*

Katie hurried to the nearest fast food joint that was open for business and got herself some breakfast. She ate it in a hurry as Shadow looked her down, drooling. He was hungry too but she only gave him small amounts since he was on a strict diet. She went to the Grocery store and bought some beans that she split by hand to feed Shadow as well as some dried sweet potato. As the morning progressed and became busier, she had to stay low, she probably wouldn't be noticed but she didn't want to take the chance.
She found it increasingly difficult to drive, her hand throbbing and swelling. She couldn't bend or grip anything and it was black and blue. The pain was enough for a quick visit to the emergency room to see what was going on. She managed to drive to the hospital, although it was difficult.
It was quite empty in the ER, which was kind of surprising but at the same time a bit of a relief. Katie grabbed Shadow's vest from her trunk and slipped it on so he could accompany her inside without question and he would be cooler than waiting in the hot car or tied to a tree. Despite being empty, Katie still had to wait quite a bit before she was even called into a room. She tried to think of a story to tell medical staff what happened, she didn't want animal control coming to her place and seizing Shadow, it really was just an accident and it was her fault nonetheless.
It was obvious that she got punctured by something and not knowing what kind of damage, if any there might be deep inside, she decided to go with a dog bite but changed the context of what happened. She had a few tests done first before she was escorted to x-ray. Shadow was held by a technician down the hall to keep him safe from the radiation. Katie was amused with the x-ray room, last time she had an x-ray, was quite a few years ago and things changed a bit since then. It was quicker and she was done in about 3 minutes.
Once back in the exam room, Shadow by her side, she sat tight for a while, almost 45 minutes before a doctor came in. She had 2 broken metacarpals and a fractured proximal phalanx. The doctor was a bit surprised at the damage done and asked a few questions about the dog, although he was nonchalant about the entire thing. Katie mentioned that it was another dog and not Shadow, since he was laying down and being quiet and somewhat friendly no one would believe that he was the culprit.
The doctor did his work, first giving her a shot of local anesthetic and while he waited for it to kick in he garnered some supplies. Katie winced in pain as he moved her hand around and shadow began to get upset. Katie stopped the doctor and told him, Shadow should be removed since he doesn't understand why I am being hurt. He called in a nurse who took Shadow but he carried on and refused to move, but that didn't stop the nurse from dragging him. Katie was worried that he was going to bite if a wrong move was made and began to panic; before she could say anything an orderly took Shadow and had a more gentle approach and Shadow went more easily.
The anesthetic had begun to kick in and Katie hadn't noticed until she looked back around and saw the doctor fiddling with her hand. She felt pressure and movement but overall it was numb and she felt little to no pain. The doctor looked at the x-ray and felt around before setting the bones back into the proper place. The sound and feeling made Katie cringe but it was over in seconds. The doctor began setting a cast and halfway through, a nurse finished up while he attended another call.
The nurse finished up and grabbed some fiberglass tape to decorate the outside of the cast as normal but found only neon pink, black and orange. She didn't bother asking what color Katie wanted and grabbed the hot pink. She was about to wrap when another nurse came in and commented on Katie's choice. Katie rebutted that she didn't choose it and the nurse chose it for her. The other nurse looked displeased with this and asked her what color she would like and Katie replied with green, her favorite color. The nurse came back in seconds with a brand new spool of green and replaced the other nurse to finish wrapping.
Shadow was returned, and Katie was given instructions, discharge paperwork and prescriptions; one antibiotic and 1 pain reliever. Katie was all patched up and free to go. She returned to her car, in a better mood and made her next stop to the pharmacy to get her meds filled.

Mrs. Knight had just gotten off the phone when Kendall returned. Carlos was here instead of James and Logan who had done their own searching.
"Kendall! Thank goodness!"
"Any luck?"
"No."
"That's ok, I have a hint. Police called and said they saw her vehicle early this morning. She went to the grocery store and got some breakfast. So she is alright and still in town."
"Where is she now?" Kendall asked hopeful.
"I don't know, the officer that was tailing her, had another call to go to and there was no one else available to take over." Mrs. Knight responded
"She could be anywhere by now, there is no point in looking. All we can do is hope that she will come back on her own." Carlos said
Kendall sank on his couch, defeated and his mom comforted him, pulling him into a hug.
"Was Shadow in the car?" Kendall asked suddenly.
"Yes, he was." Mrs. Knight responded. "Or at least, that's what I would think. The officer said, something was moving in the car."
Kendall perked up at that, if Shadow was still around, then there was hope that Katie would just come back on her own but that wasn't going to stop him from looking for her. James arrived shortly after, having no luck. Logan on the other hand managed to map out an area based on locations she had been to and where she might go for things she needed. She wasn't too far off from the studio and was in the busiest sections of town, just below the mountain of the Hollywood sign. Even though LA was a busy place, there was still a moment of silence at night when nothing was going on, unlike New York or Las Vegas. With the help from police they scoped out an area and took there positions, police taking the more dangerous areas known for drugs and other gang battles.
The police didn't have much time to devote just to finding Katie but in between rounds and calls they put in some search effort. It was hours before they called in noticing 'suspicious activity' and investigated an area of brush. The area was disturbed on a large scale, bigger than an animal, plus there were dog prints in the dirt and some human tracks. They called in the information and a stakeout was planned.
A little after 10pm a vehicle, matching Katie's car came slowly down the road, unaware of the undercover officers in unmarked cars that lined the street. They blended in well since the road was residential and often had cars on it. Officers couldn't see the license plate on the car to get an exact match but the car slowed down anyway to make the turn into the field. They watched as it circled the bramble and backed in, perfectly. They waited and saw a person get out followed by a dark animal, confident that it was Katie they made their moves quickly but quietly to avoid spooking wither her or the dog. Kendall, Carlos and Mrs. Knight were waiting nearby when they heard an officer radio in to the officer they were waiting with. They were forced to wait even though they were ready to jump out of their seats.
They surrounded the entrance and a few went in to surround the car, Shadow let out a warning bark to alert Katie and she turned around scared for her life when she saw people in civilian clothes running towards her. She jumped into her car and tried to start it but fumbled with her keys. The officers ran towards her and opened the door and she screamed for her life before Shadow took over. He wasted no time and jumped over Katie, taking down the first assailant. The scene quickly became loud and busy as more people arrived and Katie still scared, she stood in fear and didn't notice being dragged from the car. Shadow yelping in pain made her aware of the situation as she screamed for her beloved dog who was flailing on the ground whimpering.
She broke free from her captor without struggle and went straight for her dog who immediately hid in her arms, afraid himself. The calm was broken when footsteps behind her got closer. The captors ID'd themselves as police officers and her heart sunk but at the same time she panicked, Shadow just attack one of them and was probably going to be put down. She wanted to run but was too afraid and just sank to her knees, crying like never before, cradling Shadow who was no longer moving.