AN: Here we go again, baby dolls! I've noticed I haven't really whumped Mac in this series of one-shots. It's been lighter. Which is nice don't get me wrong. Moving on! Does anyone else turn their lights off at night and sit by the Christmas tree? I do. It's awesome. If you don't celebrate Christmas, what do you celebrate and what do you when others are celebrating this holiday? I have a friend that celebrates Hanukkah and when I'm celebrating Christmas with my family she goes to the movies with her mom. They have this love for low rated and cheesy movies. Like me and my love for old cartoons. The stories, the animation, and that cheese. Like so much cheese. I live for it. Alright. Let's get to it!

Mistakes? Perfection's overrated. Flames? Y'all are too cute!

Enjoy my loves!

10 Minutes in Hell

Mac groaned and rolled over. It seemed like every other Christmas he would catch some sort of bug. This Christmas was the unlucky one and he caught the flu. It started out as just a runny nose then the next thing Mac knew he's hacking out his lungs and blowing his nose every thirty seconds. Mac wrinkled his nose hoping to fight off the sneeze but failed. He grabbed a tissue with a shaking hand and blew his nose. He lazily let the tissue fall into the waste bin he placed beside his bed. His bedroom door opened to reveal Jack. The man walked in with a tray and set the try on Mac's bedside table.

"Hey, buddy. Medicine time." Jack said.

"Not hungry." Mac rasped and he covered his face with his arm.

"I know kiddo, but you know as well as I do that you shouldn't take any medicine with an empty stomach," Jack said. "Bozer went out and got you Nyquil. The strong stuff too. It'll help you get some sleep. Please bud."

Mac lifted his arm and looked at Jack and nodded. He sat up and smiled at the bowl of soup. It wasn't potato like he liked but it was Jack's grandfather's recipe for chicken noodle which was awesome.

"Your granddad's recipe?" Mac asked with a smile.

"Good for what ails ya," Jack says with a smile and a wink.

Mac chuckles and slowly eats his soup while talking to Jack. After he eats, he takes the gross Nyquil and falls asleep. His sleep is anything but peaceful.

Mac wakes up with a groan and coughs. He feels hot like he's burning. He looks around and sees Phoenix is on fire. He gets up and runs for it. While running he shouts for his family and checks in rooms that he can get into. He coughs harshly as the smoke gets thicker and the air thinner. He slowed to a stumble and sinks to his knees. He couldn't go any further. A firefighter comes in and picks him up then rushes them both out of the building.

Mac tells the firefighter to wait and go look for his family. The man doesn't listen and takes Mac to a waiting ambulance. The firefighter looks at him sadly and shakes his head. Mac cries as he's transported to the hospital. He can hear the voices of his loved ones.

"Why'd you leave us, Mac? You could've saved us!" Riley accused.

"For someone so smart you weren't too smart tonight," Bozer said.

"What the hell Baby Einstein? Why'd you leave us? I thought we were family." Matty sneered.

"Some friend you are. I thought of you as my little brother. Hell, sometimes I called you my kid. I was wrong." Jack said with venom.

Mac pleads with them, saying he was sorry over and over. Suddenly an icy sting pierced him so hard, the pain was unreal. He screamed and cried for his family despite them hating him. He begged them for their love and forgiveness. This goes on for what feels like hours. The pain was too much.

Mac blacks out.

The blonde boy wakes up to stare at a familiar white ceiling. He hears a beeping noise to his left and looks over. A heart monitor and an IV stand. Mac feels something on his upper lip and in his nose. He lifts a hand to see what it is when a hand on his wrist gently pulls it away.

"Leave it, Mackie. It's helping ya," A voice to his right said.

He looks over to find Jack. He tries to speak but ends up coughing. Jack helps him to sip water and Jack explains what happened. A seizure. Mac's fever shot up quickly and he had a seizure. Jack rushed Mac to Phoenix medical right away and was whisked away for treatment. While not uncommon for adults to have seizures when they have high fevers, it wasn't unheard of.

Mac told Jack his dream as he apparently talked, shouted, and screamed while he was asleep. Jack gave Mac a big hug and let the rest of the gang hug him as well since they came in while Mac was telling them the story. Matty threatened to kick his ass if he believed what they said in the was true, that and if he got sick and scared her like this again.

"Now then, you're on desk duty with me until I say you're good," Matty said.

"But-" Mac began with a pout.

"No buts, you listen to your mother young man." Jack said in his best 'dad' tone.

Mac rolled his eyes but listened anyway. The next he was cleared to go home with close supervision and celebrated Christmas with his family.

I did a little research on seizures and high fever in adults and the majority said while it's not common it's not unheard of.

11 up to bat!