SHOWA MEETS DR. BLACK JACK
By: Deadly84
A black car could be seen driven by a man in Shishibone City. He was a shadowy figure, with a black cape, eerie black-and-white hair and a stitched up scar across his face
His name was Dr. Black Jack (his real name was Kuro Hazama). An infamous medical mercenary, Dr. Black Jack cured patients indiscriminately, from common folk, to presidents, even yakuza leaders. However, he charged all of his patients absurdly high sums for his surgical skills. This had given him a reputation of callousness and greed.
In actuality, Dr. Black Jack possessed a complex personal code. He would cure a patient for free if they moved him with the story of their suffering. However, he always established a patient's willingness to pay beforehand. If Dr. Black Jack could not discover a redeeming story behind a patient, his high fee remained. He would make exceptions in extreme circumstances, and may change his mind if proven incorrect in his assumptions. Presently, he was here to perform an operation in Shishibone city
But the true story began earlier than that…
Satoshi was running like heck, shouting "Bloody hell!" Earlier, he had rushed back to the school to retrieve his books which he'd left behind, but when he was walking back home, the Darklings suddenly decided to jump him.
"Isn't it too early for you guys!" he shouted at them but they just snarled in response. One quicker than the others rushed forward and tackled Satoshi which made him hit the ground hard.
Inside his body, his heart started haemorrhaging because of the hard impact. The Darkling was getting ready to finish the boy off with its claws when it was suddenly blasted to oblivion.
"You guys should know better than to attack one of my friends," Showa snarled as he summoned his Showa-Blade. Since Darklings didn't know the meaning of the word mercy, he would show them none.
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Dr. Black Jack was in Hinamizawa. He had gone to visit an old friend of his, Dr. Kyousuke Irie. Both doctors had bonded quickly in the past since they'd both experienced a great lost.
For Dr. Black Jack, when he was a boy, got caught in an explosion when he stepped on a landmine. His mother too suffered a horrible fate due to the landmines and lost all four limbs. She later slipped into a coma and died. Black Jack too would've died if it weren't for the miraculous surgical expertise of one Dr. Jotaro Honma. His father, however, flew to Macau, China with his new wife Renka, abandoning his son and his first wife. Despite Black Jack's medical genius, he refused to get a legitimate licence since he considered them worthless and would bind him to follow rules that would hinder his practice.
Dr. Irie suffered just as badly. The incident happened when he was at medical school. His father got into an accident at the construction site he worked at. This resulted in him suffering from a cerebral mental disorder. The disorder came from a tumour that was growing in his brain, resulting in a dramatic and violent change in behaviour. His father turned mean and cruel. He beat up his wife who ran away to hide in her son's apartment. His father later he died after trying to pick a fight with the yakuza and was found facedown lying in a ditch.
Irie's mother hated his father after the constant abuse. Even after Irie tried to tell her that it wasn't his father fault because of what was happening to him, she continued despise his father until she died, even so far as requesting to never be buried next to her husband. Irie blame himself, thinking that if he'd studied more on the workings of the brain then maybe his mother would've forgiven his father while she was still alive and at least they could become a loving couple again in the after-life. It was one of the drives that made Irie take up the Hinamizawa Syndrome case so that people wouldn't lose their loved ones or blame them when they weren't in control of their action.
Originally, Dr. Black Jack was supposed to meet a man in Shishibone City but since Hinamizawa was on the way he decided to make a detour to pay his friend a visit.
He was just leaving the clinic when he spotted something in the distance. Curious, he walked over and saw the battle between Showa and the Darklings. One of the dark creatures was getting ready to pounce on Showa from behind.
Quick as lightning, Black Jack pulled a scalpel out of his coat and threw it at the Darkling. The creature howled as the scalpel hit it in the eye before Showa turned around and slashed it down, having heard its cry of pain. Showa then proceeded to finish the rest of them off.
"Man what a rush," Showa murmurred, not noticing Black Jack as he de-henshined. Black Jack quirked an eyebrow at this.
"Yeah," Satoshi said while gripping his shirt. For some reason his chest hurt, more than it was supposed to.
"Hey, are you feeling alright, Satoshi?" Shinichi asked.
"My chest hurts a bit. Must be from the fall I took," Satoshi told his friend.
"So, the Kamen Rider is just a teenager," Both young men turned to see Black Jack walking towards them
"Who are you?" Shinichi questioned, suspicious. The man reminded Shinichi of a pirate.
"My name is Black Jack."
"Black Jack!?" Shinichi was surprised. He'd heard of the man. He was pretty infamous no matter what part of the world you were in. It was not every day he met a doctor who practiced without a license and who charged ridiculous large sum of money. However, despite Black Jack's bad reputation as a greedy man for his huge surgical fees, he was said to be a miracle maker. "What are you doing here?"
"Just visiting an old friend," Black Jack said.
Before Shinichi could question further, Satoshi suddenly collapsed to the ground. "Satoshi!" Shinichi shouted in shock. Black Jack immediately knelt down and turned Satoshi over, checking for symptoms.
"Tell me, when those things attack, did they hit you?" Black Jack asked the blond boy.
Satoshi was barely conscious as he answered, "Yeah, one tackled me to the ground really hard."
"Traumatic Cardiac Tamponade," Black Jack summarised. "We have to empty the pericardium."
"What?" Shinichi didn't know what Black Jack meant by that.
"The heart is surrounded by a double-walled sac that contains the heart and the roots of the great vessels. It's called the pericardium. If you get hit or tackled by something hard like a desk, the shock can sometimes cause the heart to haemorrhage into the pericardium. The pericardial space then full up rapidly with fluid faster than the pericardial sac can stretch. Even as little as 100 ml can cause Cardiac Tamponade," Black Jack explained.
"Is there anything that can be done?" Shinichi asked.
"First, we need to get him to the clinic before we can start the operation." Shinichi nodded and carried Satoshi before following Black Jack to the Irie Clinic. Black Jack started knocking on the door and Irie opened.
"Black Jack?" Irie blinked. "What is-Satoshi-kun!?"
"We need to use your operating room!" Dr. Black Jack said urgently.
"Alright, follow me!" Dr. Irie said as he led Black Jack and Shinichi inside. Satoshi was placed on the operating table as Irie and Black Jack prepared for surgery. Shinichi stood outside, observing through a window. Black Jack had explained the situation to Irie and the bespectacled doctor readily offered his assistance.
"First, we must get rid of all the extra blood," Black Jack muttered. This was a delicate procedure as he must only pierce the Pericardium and not the heart. He brought picked up one of his scalpels from the instruments tray. With careful precision he made sure to hit the spot where the heart was he kept pushing until…
"Waahh!" Shinichi shouted as he saw Satoshi's blood actually shoot out of him like a geyser. Even Irie was surprised.
"Calm down. That's just the excessive blood from the Pericardium," Black Jack said, checking Satoshi. He sighed in relief. So far the boy's breathing had stabilized. "Let's continue and finish the operation."
Shinichi watched as Black Jack and Dr. Irie continued to save Satoshi's life. "He's like a superhero," Shinichi stated, "He works outside the law but with good intentions. No wonder he's considered a miracle worker in surgery."
After finished, Black Jack told Irie, "Let the boy rest." He then turned to leave, removing the medical mask, cap and gloves before tossing them into the trash. Shinichi watched as Black Jack left for the door.
"Wait, aren't you going to collect you fee?" Shinichi asked the infamous medical mercenary.
"No," Dr. Black Jack answered. "I don't think he can afford it, even if his friend's a Rider."
"So, you're just going to leave, just like that?"
"With Irie around I can see that Satoshi will be in good hands," said Dr. Black Jack. "See you around, Kamen Rider."
He threw on his cape and dramatically walked out of the clinic without another word.
"Cool…" Shinichi uttered, impressed.