Chapter 24: Crystal's bad Lungs
(Crystal's POV)
I was sparring with Molly on the deck as the guys bragged. Ally was meditating, Mag was still getting over her depression still, Ben was learning the mechanisms of the ship, and Nya was teaching Ben. I stopped the sparring to take a breath. "The guys a freak," I heard someone say "he just broke his own record!" I walked over to them all but Zane huddled at the edge of the ship, starring down into the water we were sailing on. "Where's Zane?" I asked wiping sweat off my face. "He just beat his record for staying under water!" Kai yelled. I looked over the ship and into the water. I wanted to go down too. I jumped up on the side rails. "What are you…" Jay never finished as I plunged down into the blue water to meet Zane. I saw him on the ocean floor petting a fish. The fish came up to me and I pet it gently. It didn't leave though; it followed me to the bottom. As I walked to Zane's spot, fish gathered around me and formed a mob at my back. I tapped Zane's shoulder and he turned over to me, surprised to see me at the bottom. He also looked surprised to see a huge gathering of different fish behind me. I sat down next to him and the fish seemed to circle the both of us. I smiled and he smiled back. Then I felt a sharp pain in my chest. It was my lungs. It was happening again! Not now! Under water! I turned to Zane in shock, pain, and worry. He saw and got up to get me to the surface, but it was already happening. I was blacking out and I couldn't breathe. I realized Zane almost got me above water before I went unconscious.
(Zane's POV)
I looked at Crystal. She held her chest like she was in pain. I saw her turn to me like she was hurt. She was stiff and lifeless. I grabbed her and swam for the surface, but she was passed out before we resurfaced. "What happened?" Jay asked as I set her on the deck. "She passed out under water," I said. I carried her to the med-room and Cole informed Mag and Ally about her. Kai got Nya, Molly was with me, and Jay got Ben and Sensei. "Stand back. It's her lungs again," Molly said rushing to Crystal's side. "Again? This has happened before?" I asked holding Crystal's hand. "Crystal was born with underdeveloped lungs," she said checking Crystal's pulse. Then Nya came in racing. "What's wrong with her," Mag cried out running in with Ally. "Her lungs became clogged again," Molly said "we need to get her to the hospital!"
We got Crystal to the hospital so fast, but I never left her side. Once there they took her to the ER and Mag and Ally were asked questions. They filled out a form informing the doctors of the condition and any problems of Crystal's body. After 25 min, a nurse came to talk to us. "She will be fine," the nurse said "she's had the clog in her lungs cleared and they have her using an oxygen tank for now. She's still asleep but you can come and see her." We were led to a normal room as they had moved her out of critical condition. I walked to her bed and held her hand. She laid there, with an oxygen mask on her face and no expression at all. Then she woke up.
(Crystal's POV)
I woke up with everyone in a room at the hospital with me in bed. I knew it was my lungs again. "What happened," Cole asked. I was still too weak and tired to talk, but my sisters and Uncle answered for me. "Crystal is the youngest and was born with underdeveloped lungs," Ally said. "She is vulnerable to clogs of mucus in her lungs and needs them to be cleared when they happen," Mag said. "Otherwise she won't be able to breath and will suffocate to death," Uncle finished. "All she needs now is the oxygen mask and to rest for a few hours and she'll be good to go," Molly said checking my pulse. Zane never let go of my hand. In 8 hours I was allowed to leave but I still had to take it easy. That meant no training, no pranks, no adventures, and just laying in bed and breathing with the oxygen tank I had to keep. I wanted to do something so bad, but Zane took care of that easy. He carried me in his arms bridal style to the TV room and laid me down on the couch. "What are you doing," I asked smiling at him. "You want to do something," he said "so I set up a 3D video encounter of the ocean." He put in a CD and the TV showed a view of crystal (ha!) clear water at the bottom of the ocean. It was so real looking too, I felt like I was really in the ocean. "Oh Zane, I love it," I said hugging him as he sat down next to me. I laid my head in his lap and watched the movie like I was under the water.