Townsville High
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Chapter 18 - Fighting for a miracle.
Last Chapter - Buttercup and Butch became as close as ever. Brick talked to Bubbles about her feelings for Boomer. Brody asked Maxine to move in with him. &Brick got a phone call that could very well change everyone's lives..
Buttercup's Diary;
Weird right, that Buttercup Utonium keeps a diary. Sometimes I think about how I have all these emotions, and I never show them. Instead, they all go in here. They're safe from people who I don't want to see them. People like my sisters, I don't like to show weakness. People like Butch, he's like my best friend now, and I don't want him to see the side of me that would make him run a mile.
I guess I keep a diary because the last time I kept my emotions bottled up, I threw Butch at a wall and lashed out at my sisters. It wasn't healthy, and I need to get them out.
Today was a day that I really needed to get my emotions out. I'm breaking down right now, all because of what happened..I didn't think something so devastating could occour..then it did, and it's destroyed us all.
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"Brick, what is happening!?" Blossom cried as she chased him. He was running so fast that his vision was blurring, and he felt like he could fall at any second. Brick didn't want to tell Blossom what he had just found out. It wasn't something you'd want to tell someone. He was running and ranting like a mad man, it made Blossom panick.
"This isn't happening." Brick said aloud, trying to convince himself. Blossom grabbed him arm roughly and pulled him back, stopping his crazy running. She looked at him desperately, her eyes pleading for an explanation.
"What isn't happening!? Brick, tell me what's going on!?" She screamed.
Brick looked at her, his body went stiff. Blossom knew that Brick didn't get this worked up over just anything..something really bad has happened, something terrible. Blossom could swear she seen him almost shed a tear. He grabbed her hand and clasped it tightly, so hard Blossom thought her hand would fall off.
"Blossom.." He said softly. "There's been an accident.."
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"..No..How the hell did this happen!?.." Brody screamed over the phone. Maxine watched him with a worried expression. One minute they were peacefully watching TV, then the next he got a phone call that made him flip out. She had never seen him like this, it was scaring her.
"Brody?" Maxine stood up and walked towards him. She tried to meet his gaze, but his eyes were darting about the room in panick. In that instant, Maxine knew that something terrible had taken place.
Brody didn't look at her. "I'll be there as soon as I can." He hung up the phone and ran a hand through his silky brown hair, screaming inside his head. Maxine touched his arm lightly, trying to calm him down. He finally looked at her, his eyes showing shock, and hers showing confusion.
"What is going on?" Maxine said slowly.
"Max, you need to get a hold of your brother, right now!" Brody screamed.
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"Let's go, Buttercup!" Butch yelled as he ran towards her door. When he noticed she wasn't following him, he turned around. She was shaking violently and leaning against the wall, it looked like she was about to pass out. Butch suddenly ran to her and held her, he hated seeing her like this. She held him tight, wishing it was all a dream.
"Buttercup, everything's going to be okay." Butch said softly.
"How do you know that!" She screamed violently. "For all we know she could be..he could be.."
"Don't even go there! Everything will be fine, we just need to leave right now!" Butch screamed back, shaking her roughly. Buttercup looked at Butch and nodded.
"I know, let's go." They ran out the door as fast as they could, not even caring that the door didn't close behind them.
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"What do you mean they're in hospital!" Blossom screamed. Brick cringed at the look on her face. Desperate and close to tears. Isn't it obvious what was going on? Let me tell you. Blossom shook her head violently.
"How could this happen!? She was fine! They both were, how..I don't..why.." In that moment she broke down in tears.
Not just twenty minutes earlier, Butch Jojo had gotten a call saying that his brother and blonde friend had been in a car accident, and were now fighting for their lives. No more information was given. All the gang knew was, something terrible had taken place, and nothing would ever be the same.
"Blossom, all we can do now is go to the hospital and find out what happened. Now come on." Brick took her hand and leaded her over to his car. They got in and drove, so fast that the whole road was a blur. They ran three red lights, and almost got into an accident theirselves, but they still kept going.
All Blossom could think about was, how on earth could this have happened?
2 hours earlier..
"How about we go to the park and talk all night, just like we used to." Boomer asked with a smile tugging at his lips. Bubbles knew he was trying to get their friendship back, but a part of her wanted more. After what Brick said, she couldn't stop thinking about what it would be like to be his.
"Yeah, I'd love that." She beamed. "We should take your car though, it's quite far from your house."
Boomer agreed and grabbed his car keys. He threw his dark blue hoodie on before leading Bubbles to the door, and locking it behind him. They made their way over to the car and got in. Bubbles turned her head to look at him, and stared until he finally smiled and looked back.
"Boomer, there's something I've been wanting to say to you for a while now." Boomer furrowed his brows at the seriousness in her tone. He nodded at her, letting her know to continue. Bubbles took a breath and let it all out.
"We're amazing friends, I'd even call you my best friend. It's just..latley it's been hard to keep that going. I trust you more than anyone, and.." She paused, unable to go on. Boomer had a feeling he knew where she was going with this, and his smile grew.
He raised his eyebrow. "Bubbles, do you have feelings for me?" He asked slowly, trying to stop smiling so much. Bubbles felt a smile creep on to her face too, and she opened her mouth to speak.
"Ye-" She gasped. "Boomer, watch out!" She screamed, noticing a car coming right for them. Boomer's eyes grew and he turned the wheel, sending them barreling down the road. He spun the wheel again to avoid more cars, and that's when it all went wrong.
The car suddenly went out of control and flew sideways, before flipping over. They let out a scream as the car began tumbling over and over. Bubbles could feel the glass shatter against her skin, practically ripping it open. Finally the car had stopped, it landed right on it's side.
Boomer, who was still some-what conscious, turned his head. He felt his heart stop when he saw Bubbles. She was unconscious, and covered in blood. Boomer tried to rip his seatbelt off, but he was too weak to get it off. He screamed in despair, needing to help Bubbles. He was shaking badly and his sight was going blurry.
"Bubbles." He coughed out. She didn't move. Boomer reached his arm out and grabbed her hand, checking for a pulse. Before he could feel it, everything went black.
"Brick, Bloss!" Buttercup screamed as she saw Brick's car. Her and Butch ran up to the pair who had just gotten out of the car. They were now outside the hospital, as was Maxine and Brody.
Blossom ran into her sisters arm and squished her in a bone-crushing hug. Buttercup kept her tears in, but Blossom let them fall freely down her face. Brick and Butch looked at each other, and gave each other a look. Butch walked over to him and sighed.
"How you doing, man?" Butch asked.
"It's not me I'm worried about." He said looking at Blossom and Buttercup. He turned back to Butch and took a deep breath. He could see that Butch was trying to keep his cool, but losing one of his brothers was Butch's one and only fear. It wasn't going to be easy getting through today.
"What did the doctor say when he called you?"
"He said that someone found Boomer's car, flipped on its side. They weren't doing to good when they got pulled out of the car. Brick, we need to be prepared, there's a good chance they're not gonna make it." Butch said seriously. Brick sighed and looked back at the girls, praying for a miracle. He hated seeing Blossom like this, it was heart-breaking.
Maxine ran up and fastened her arms around Brick. "I'm so sorry." She cried. Brick hugged her back, feeling a bit better now that his best friend was here. He saw Brody walk up too, giving him and Butch an apologetic look.
"We should go inside and see what the doctor has to say." Butch said, waving Blossom and Buttercup over. Brick took Blossom's hand and led her inside. They all shakily walked in. Butch felt a pressure on his arm and looked down to see Buttercup clutching it tightly. She never done this to anyone, it showed him how scared she was.
As soon as they all reached the front desk, they saw a panicked Tyler-Jay, he was screaming at the receptionist. Even through his screams, he was panting heavily like he had ran a mile. He was sweating heavily and throwing his arms about in the air.
"Why won't you tell me what's going on! I need to know if she's okay! TELL ME!" He yelled, making the receptionist flinch. Maxine ran over to him and hugged him as tight as she could. She could feel his heart racing all through his body. He hugged her back securely.
"I'm here, it's gonna be okay." Maxine said. "Everything is going to be okay."
"They're dying, Max. My girl friend and best friend are dying, and there's nothing I can do." Tyler sobbed into her shoulder. Blossom covered her mouth in sadness at seeing Tyler cry like that. Maxine rubbed his back comfortingly.
She pulled back and put her hands on his face, looking him in the eye. "There is something you can do, Ty. You can be here when they wake up, and you can be strong for them. Can you do that for us?" She asked, taking full control. Tyler nodded at her, feeling a little hope.
"I love you, big brother." She said, hugging him again.
He nodded. "I love you too, sis. Thanks for being here." Tyler looked at Brick and the rest of the gang, and frowned. They all looked so scared and worried. He walked over to them and shot them an sympathetic look.
"Hey guys." He said, not really knowing what to say.
"How are you doing?" Blossom asked. Truth be told, Tyler felt awful. Worse than awful, he felt devastated. He really liked Bubbles, who wouldn't? He horrible for blowing her off on Valentines Day, and now finding out that she could die or be horrificly injured..it killed him.
"Fine." He lied. Maxine told him to be strong, and he had to do that. He needed to be strong for everyone.
"Mr Jojo?" A tall man in a white coat approached them. "I called you about your brother and friend?" He spoke to Butch, who nodded and sighed in relief that a doctor was talking to them.
"How are they?" Buttercup asked.
"I'm afraid it's worse than we thought. Boomer's condition is getting worse by the minute, and Bubbles isn't responding to any of the treatment. I'm sorry but we're doing everything we can. All you can do now is wait." The doctor, Mr Russell, said with an apologetic frown.
"Damn it!" Brick cried. "What the hell are you guys getting paid for!? Fix it! FIX THEM!" He screamed. Blossom was shocked to say the least. She knew he was sad, but this was out of control. He was screaming at a doctor for Christ's sake.
"Brick, calm down. Let's just sit and wait for more news okay?" She held his hand again, something that she had been doing all night. She kissed him briefly and looked him in the eye. Brick nodded and began walking to the waiting room, breathing heavily.
Everyone sat in the waiting room. Brick and Blossom sat staring at the wall, their minds racing with endless possibiltys. Buttercup was pacing around the room, hoping that they would get some news soon. Maxine and Brody sat beside Tyler, who was sitting with his head in his hands.
"Why is this taking so long." Buttercup moaned as she paced. Butch stood beside her and tried to calm her down, but nothing would seem to work.
Blossom looked at Brick, wondering why he looked so guilty. She put her hand on his arm, making him look at her. "Brick, are you feeling okay? I'm worried about you."
"Today was the first time I really ever felt close to both of them." He said sadly.
"What do you mean?"
"She took the time out of her day to help me, Boomer didn't have to help us but he did. They made our night perfect and now they're.." Brick stopped, not wanting to go on. Blossom frowned and took his hand in hers.
"We need to be strong, Brick. You know neither of them would want us sitting here, freaking out, they would want us to be brave." Blossom kissed his cheek and gave him a hug. Brick nodded against her shoulder. He somehow thought it was his fault, but he wouldn't say that, he needed to be strong, not just for them, but for Blossom too.
Dr Russell walked in, but no one seemed to even notice him. Everyone was in shock and couldn't even see properly. Buttercup heard his voice and sighed in relief.
"Miss Utonium, may I speak with you?" Dr Russell spoke. Buttercup nodded and walked over to him, hoping he was going to tell her everything would be okay, and her sister was going to be fine.
"Is she..are they okay?" Buttercup asked, struggling to find her voice.
Dr Russell sighed. "There's still no news, but you can go see your sister if you wish." Buttercup was scared about how she would look, but still she agreed, knowing that it was the closest she would get to her sister. She nodded and looked back at Butch.
"Do you want someone to go with you?"
Buttercup looked away from Butch. "No. I need to do this alone." She said before walking away. She made her way down the hall until she found Bubbles' room. Her hand slowly gripped the door handle and opened it. She gasped as she saw her sister, lying there with a lifeless and pale face.
She strolled over to the bed, and sat down on the seat beside it.
You're not going to cry. You're not going to cry. You're not going to cry.
Buttercup chanted that in her head about ten times before she finally believed it. She put her hand over, shakily, until it met her face. Buttercup brushed her blonde hair away that was covering one of her eyes, and frowned.
"Hey, Bubbs." She said, bringing her hand back. "I don't know if you can hear me, but if you can I just want you to know that I'm sorry. I've not been the best sister, I always envied you for getting everything you wanted, but you deserve to get it all. You're the most caring person in this world, and I wish I could have told you that before..all of this happened."
It took everything in her not to break down right there. She had started to wish she had brought Butch in with her, he's the only one that can keep her from wanting to hit something when she was under stress, mainly because he was there to be hit.
"I love you sis, and if you wake up, I'll show you just how much every day." Buttercup stood up and looked down at Bubbles. She closed her eyes tightly before walking out of the room. As soon as she got out of the room she gasped sharply and fell against the wall. How could she get through this? How could any of them? It was going to take a lot of strength, something that Buttercup was losing.
"Hey man." Brick put his hand on Butch's shoulder. Butch turned to look at him and smiled, which was hard to do. He sighed and looked at the wall, a look of despair on his face.
"You know, I always thought of Boomer as the baby of our family. The little idiot that couldn't even spell stupid, and as it turns out, he's more of a man than we'll ever be." Butch said, looking at the ground and clasping his hands together.
Brick smiled. "He really surprised us. I always thought he'd turn into the smartest of all three of us, I guess we'll never get to know." Brick looked down at the ground too and sighed deeply. Butch shook his head sharply at Brick.
"Don't say that, he's going to wake up." Butch said strongly.
"It was all my fault.." Brick said quietly. "If I hadn't asked Bubbles to help me with the book, she never would have been at our house, and her and Boomer wouldn't have went out and got in that car accident! It's all my fault."
Butch grabbed his brother and hugged him, shaking his head. "Brick, this isn't anyone's fault. You didn't know they would leave and get in an accident. You need to stop blaming yourself, because you acting this way is making it worse for Blossom. She needs someone to be telling her that everything will be okay, not screaming at doctors."
Brick nodded. "Yeah, you're right. She's about to go see Bubbles and I can't have her thinking it will be the last time. Thanks, Butch, I have to go with her." Brick said strongly before running down the halls.
Buttercup had been in there for a while, Butch wondered what she was saying to her. Mabey she was just sitting in silence, it seems like something she would do. Then again, today Buttercup was going to surprise some people.
"Butch."
The dark-haired boy spun around to see Buttercup. She seemed to have calmed down, her eyes still showed no emotion. It was like she was allergic to showing any sence of emotion. Everyone knew she was close to breaking down, and she needed to let it out.
"How is she?" Butch asked. He was worried that if anything happened to his little blonde friend, nothing would ever be the same. He would miss how she would pop up at the worst moments and say something that could make anyone smile. Buttercup would be lost without her, and so would everyone else.
Buttercup sighed. "She's pretty bad, Butch." Buttercup took a seat, as did Butch. She took a long breath and turned to him, trying so hard not to cry, but it seemed like she would at any moment now.
"I was in a car accident when we lived in Citysville. I was fourteen. This car just came out of nowhere and hit me. Bubbles, she was devastated. She never left my side, and when I woke up she just spoke to me..like normal, because she knew I didn't like to let emotions out."
Apparently, Buttercup hadn't noticed that she was tearing up. She had never cried before, so she didn't seem to realise. Butch was shocked to see her cry. He didn't say anything though, he just let her talk.
"Even though she wanted to tell me how scared she was and how happy she was that I woke up, she didn't. She's always looking out for everyone else, even when no one was looking out for her." By now, Buttercup's cheeks were stained with pro-longed tears. Butch raised his hand to wipe one away, causing Buttercup to gasp and wipe them all away.
"It's okay to be upset, Buttercup. It's okay to cry and show compassion." He said. In that moment, Buttercup let her walls come tearing down and hugged him. She cried into his shoulder, years of repressed pain coming out. Butch rubbed her back, trying to calm her.
"If you tell anyone I cried, you're dead, Jojo." She tried to choke out a laugh, but it came out sounding muffled.
Butch chuckled. "Your secret's safe with me."
Blossom and Brick walked into the room that Bubbles lay in. She was just lying there, so frail and helpless. She hadn't been that way for a long time. Bubbles grew up so much, and now it could all have been for nothing. Blossom felt Brick squeeze her hand as they shakily made their way over to her.
They took a seat on the two seats beside her bed. Blossom stretched her arm out and put her hand over her sister's. So many emotions were running through her, it was horrible. The pain, the fear and the despair.
"She looks so..peaceful." Blossom said frowning. Brick held Blossom's hand even tighter, trying to shoot her a comforting smile but failed.
"You know she's going to wake up, right? One thing I learned ever since I met you three is, a Utonium never stays down." Brick said, looking her in the eye. Blossom nodded sharply.
She sighed. "What if she doesn't? What if I'll never be able to speak to her again. I can't live without my sisters, Brick. I can't live without her.."
"Hey, she's going to be fine, so will Boomer. Everything is going to be alright. We can get through anything, Blossy. You know that." He kissed her forehead and let her head fall against his shoulder. Blossom couldn't stop crying, she was sure by now Brick's shirt was drenched. She stood up and shook her head.
"I can do this, I need to get out of here." She said before quickly walking out the room. Brick sighed and stood up, he took a final look at Bubbles.
"Thanks for today, Blue. Please wake up." He whispered before running out after Blossom. He ran to the waiting room, but only Maxine and Brody were there.
"Where did she go!?" Brick asked loudly, looking around.
Maxine walked up to him. "She said it was too much, and that she wants me to tell you that she loves you, but she needs to be alone, and you need start worrying about your brother instead of her. I'm sorry, Brick, she's gone."
Brick immeditely punched the wall. How could he get through tonight with Blossom? Then again, he knew she needed to be alone for a couple days to think. It was too much being around everything here. Brick knew she was right, he had to stop worrying about his friends and worry about his brother and his friend that were dying.
"Max, the doctor said I could see Boomer, but I didn't want to. Right now I need to, so please come with me?" He pleaded to his best friend. Maxine nodded and said a quick goodbye to Brody before taking Brick's hand and leading him to Boomer's room.
"He looks like he's dreaming." Maxine said, still standing by the door while Brick walked over to the bed. Brick smiled and nodded, his first smile in a couple hours.
"Knowing him he probably is." Brick sat down on the seat and just looked at his brother.
Maxine stood firmly by the door to give Brick his space. "What do you think he's dreaming about?"
"Probably Bubbles." He chuckled. "Or he's dreaming that none of this happened like all of us are."
"He's going to be fine, Brick." Maxine said, eyeing him from the door. Brick nodded and looked over at her, he always felt more at ease with her around.
"Yeah..I know." Brick turned back to Boomer and sighed. "But just in case..Boom, I know there's a possibility that you can hear me right now, so I need you to know that everything will be fine. Even if you don't wake up, we'll remember you for who you were, the best person in all of our lives."
Maxine teared up at his speech.
"..and if Bubbles wakes up, we'll look after her for you, because I know how much you love her. You won't admit it, but it's true. If you don't wake up I'm going to make sure everyone knows what kind of boy you..what kind of man you are. I love you, Boomer."
Brick put his hand over Boomer's and shut his eyes tightly before hanging his head in sadness. He felt like it was only them left in the whole world, and this moment was enough to make anyone cry, such as Maxine was doing.
"You're such a girl."
Brick furrowed his brows as he felt movement, a hand. His hand! Boomer..
"Boom?"
His eyes slowly opened as his head turned to Brick. Boomer smiled casually and nodded gently. Brick and Maxine gasped at his sudden awaken. Maxine ran over and sat on the other side of Boomer, holding his hand.
"You're awake!" Brick yelled.
Boomer's voice was quiet. "I'm awake." He said weakly. It hurt his throat to speak, but he did it anyway. He had managed to hear some of Brick's speech, and it moved him how much he cared.
"I'm so glad you're awake, we were all so worried." Maxine said before hugging him carefully, trying not to hurt him. Boomer smiled at Maxine before a thought crossed his mind, and his smile faded away.
"..Bubbles. Is she okay?" Boomer asked.
Brick and Maxine glanced at each other before looking back at Boomer. Brick didn't say anything, he just gave Boomer a look. Boomer frowned and suddenly his heart-rate monitor was going out of control. Brick grabbed Boomer.
"No, you need to stay calm. She'll be fine, if you woke up she will!" Brick yelled.
It didn't help. Boomer was shaking his head, looking at the wall like Brick and Maxine weren't even there. He felt his breathing get quicker and less paced, and his eyes were growing wider.
"It's my fault.." Boomer spoke quietly. "It's all my fault!"
Buttercup's Diary;
So today was hard for us all. Some of us blamed ourselves, one of us ran away, all of us cried, even me. I know that Bubbles will wake up, I mean she just has to! She'll be fine..I wonder how long we can all convince ourselves of that. Blossom ran away because of the stress, I don't even know when I'll see her. Nothing like this has ever happened before, but now it has.
I just hope that if Bubbles wakes up..when she wakes up, she'll realise how important she means to all of us, some more than others. We all love her, all in different ways. We all need her, all of us do.
I cried for the first time today, well I tell a lie, the first time that I remember. I'm sure I've cried when I've been drunk before, but I'll never know because I'll never remember, but I'll always remember crying today, and I'll always remember Butch being there for me.
He really is amazing..
Will Boomer blame himself forever? Will Bubbles wake up!? Where did Blossom go and will she come back?
All will be answered next chapter! So stick around!
Next Chapter - Boomer starts to recover, but his mental state is in jeopardy. Bubbles' condition gets worse. Blossom starts to lose hope in ever seeing her sister again. Buttercup and Butch share a moment, and Tyler turns lethal when he overhears Brick telling someone about Bubbles' feelings for Boomer.
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