The morning came with its own worries. The brothers woke up and dressed. No one ate breakfast, Darry couldn't, Soda was too sick to his stomach and Pony couldn't eat. They piled into the truck silent the entire drive home. No one was sure how they would just let Darry be taken from once more. This time they would watch him wheeled away. Bad memories had flooded their minds, leaving them unable to speak.

Soda pulled into the parking lot, it wasn't easy. Darry eased out, with his shaky legs and the help of Soda he was able to transfer easier. Now that Darry's legs work better and are no longer weighting him down as dead weight it's much easier.

The three brothers were guided to Pre-op. Darry changed into a hospital gown with the assist of Soda. Darry climbed back into bed. His legs propped up by the rolled up towel under his knees. A nurse came in , she put but the hospital bracelet around Darry's wrist. Darry watched as she got everything ready. It was becoming all too real.

She checked his temputre, his heart rate and blood pressure. She charts everything before turning to get the IV in.

"Let's get the IV going",she says

"Alright", Darry says

Darry takes the needle like it's nothing. He waits for it to be over while he just focuses on his brothers. Soda was right there with him while Pony tried not to watch. After the iv was over Darry was given fluids and a bit of pain meds. had already covered that Darry would need anesthesia given in the spinal cord to numb him more than before. With his first surgery, he was unable to feel below the waist because of the damage to the spinal cord and pressure. But this time ,Darry's spinal cord is healing fast and he can feel, the pressure on the cord is not allowing more progress.

Darry rests shortly before the anesthetist and the doctor arrives. Darry knows the procedures they will have to do today.

"Alright, Darry. We are going to do a lumbar puncture to test the pressures and then the anesthesia though the spinal cord. After your numbed and asleep , we roll you to surgery ", says

Darry nods his head in understanding. The lumbar puncture is nothing new to him. But he hated the though of his brother seeing him in pain. He always hurts after and during, he always did when his brothers were gone.

Darry pushed his eyes to his chest best he could. Dr. Smith sat on the stool as he felt the warm sticky medicine rubbed around in the circle on his back. Darry winced slightly and made a cry of slight pain. The needle was inched in and the sample was collected. Soda was holding Darry's hand while Pony played gently with Darry's hair. Darry was comforted by the fact his brothers were with him.

It was all fished and the doctor left, still on his side the anesthesia was entered into his spinal cord. Darry was moved on his back with the assistance of the nurse and Soda. He had to lie still as the numb took over. The nurse gave a bit of anesthesia into the IV. Darry already felt tried as the meds took over. He muttered his "See you laters", to his brothers.

Pony and Soda watched as the team of doctors and nurses wheeled Darry out of the pre-op room. It was too much to taken in. Soda knew the surgery was needed for Darry to get better but that didn't mean he didn't want to just ran away from all of this.

"it hurts to watch, Soda", Pony says

"I know baby , it does", Soda says

Pony and Soda walk out to the surgical waiting room. They hoped the hours didn't drag on and on. The two brothers took a seat beside each other and later. After what seemed like forever which in reality was only two hours, Dr. Smith and the surgeon came out.

"Family of Darrel Curtis", the surgeon calls

"Here", Soda says walking to them with Pony clinging to his side

"This is Dr. Jacklyn , he's was Darrel's surgeon", Dr. Smith says

Soda and Pony nod in understanding

"Darrel did fine, I repaired the damage to the spinal cord and relived the fluid pressure from the spine. It all looks well, but it's a wait and see deal. He's in recovery, you can see him but he might be a bit groggy.", Dr. Jacklyn says

"Thank you", Soda says as the surgeon walks away

"I belive if all goes well, Darrel starts rehab again in less than a week. With the pressure off and damage repaired , he will finally be able to do more things. He couldn't walk with the pressure on him, his legs gave up too early. His muscles look great and his spinal pressure is gone. ", Dr. Smith says

"thank you", Soda says

"Go see your brother. I'll be in later to check on 's not allowed to move for the next thirty minuets", Dr. Smith says

Soda shook the doctor's hand before looking for his brother's room. He found the room with Darry's name in chalk on the door. He open the door to find a very sleepy Darry. Pony was still clinging to Soda like a small child.

"It's alright , Pone. He's fine", Soda says gently

Pony lets out a breath he didn't realize he had been holding. Pony begins to relax with his two older brothers. Slowly, Pony found his comfortable zone in the hospitals. Hospitals made Pony uncomfortable, every since Johnny died.

The whole facting everything seemed to go wrong when in the hospital. Seeing superman in a hospital bed was unnerving to both of the brothers. Slowly and surely , Darry woke up slightly confused.