Brisbane Hospital:

Captain had just been dropped off by his mother to see his little buddy Mackenzie before surgery. He walks the building and head to the counter to find Mackenzie's room. Then he makes it to the third floor and eventually finds Mackenzie's room and opens door to see Mackenzie who was sitting in his hospital bed with tubes up his nose as well as an IV attached to his hand and was hugging a teddy bear to comfort before his surgery started and his parents by side to support him. "Hey Mackenzie." Captain as walk to the foot Mackenzie bed. "Oh, Hey Captain." Mackenzie responded. "Oh, Captain I'm so glad you could make it." Mackenzie's mother said while petting her son's back as he was get very anxious about his surgery. "Yeah, I thought just stop by before the surgery begins." Captain said scratching the of his head. "So Mackenzie, your feeling any better, you gave me quite a scare yesterday. Captain said. "Yeah, I'm a little bit better but I am nervous about my surgery though. Mackenzie responded as he hugged his teddy bear tightly in his arms. "Don't worry mate, I'll be right when the surgery in done, alright?" Captain said taking a seat on the bed to petting Mackenzie's head. "Thanks, I just can't to gets these out of me." Mackenzie said as Captain starts to chuckle.

"Knock, Knock"

"Alright Mackenzie, It's Time." Dr. Shepherd said as he steps in the room to get Mackenzie as it was time for his surgery. Mackenzie starts growing more nervous and holds on to his teddy bear as the doctor walks up close to him. "It's okay mate, I promise, It will be all over soon, okay?" Mackenzie then hold the doctors hand and steps out of the bed walk with the doctor's hand and the IV by his side. "Bye Mackenzie, I'll be rooting for you." Captain said as Mackenzie looks back for the last time as he walks out the leaving his friend and his parents.

Operation Room:

Mackenzie was laying on the operating table on his back with his both his arms tied down on the arm rest as the doctor and the nurses surround him. Dr. Shepherd grabs the oxygen mask which was connected to the anesthesia machine run by the Anesthesiologist. He puts the mask on Mackenzie's muzzle which causes him to have a panic attack. "It's okay mate, just relax for me, Alright? Just relax." Dr. Shepherd said trying to calm Mackenzie down as the anesthesia kicks in and falls asleep.

"Alright, Let's Begin" Dr Shepherd then starts by grabbing the scalpel then vertically makes an incision on Mackenzie from his upper stomach to his bellybutton. He opens the skin exposing the intestines and holds the skin down with some forceps. Then he grabs one of the intestines and make a small incision then he puts his finger in and starts pull the noodle-like parasites out and puts them in a large bowl. Then his squeezes the intestines pushing out some more. It was an endless amount of parasites coming out.

Meanwhile:

Mackenzie's parents and Captain were sitting in the waiting room. Mackenzie's mother lays her head on her husband's shoulder comforting her. Meanwhile, Captain was said next to them considered his little buddy. "Come on Mackenzie, You got this." Captain said is thoughts rooting for his friend to fight.

Meanwhile, Meanwhile:

Dr. Shepherd takes the last amount of parasites out and puts them in the bowl which was full of them. He then closes Mackenzie's skins and stitches it up with some staple. The surgery was complete.

The Waiting Room:

Dr. Shepherd then walks up to the parents and Captain the tell them about how to operation went. Both Mackenzie's parents and Captain instantly get the their chair once they saw the doctor walk up to them. "How did it go?" Captain asked wonder how the surgery went. "Well, the surgery was a success. We got more then 500 parasites out which would explain why his belly was so bloated and why he wasn't eating." Dr. Shepherd said as Mackenzie's parents and Captain were shocked to hear that there more then 500 parasites living inside Mackenzie's stomach. "Come on, I'll take you guys to see him." Dr. Shepherd takes the parents and Captain to see Mackenzie.

Mackenzie's Room:

Dr. Shepherd opens the door to let the parents and Captain in. Mackenzie was laying his back on his bed with an oxygen tube down his throat and his arm was attached to the IV. His parents and Captain slowly walk up to him. "Hi, My Baby" Mackenzie's mother said to his son holding his hand and petting his head as he could not speaking with the tube down his throat and was confused by the anesthesia that was still in his system. "Hey Mate, I told I'd be here when you were done." Captain as he stepped closer to his little buddy.

"However, I do have some devastating news to share." Dr. Shepherd said walking close to Mackenzie's parents and captain catching their attention. "So, when we removed all the parasites out. We noticed that the damage of the intestinal wall was very severe. So, due to that he may have to have a feeding tube installed up his nostril from now on." Dr. Shepherd said as Mackenzie's parents and Captain were shocked hearing that the damaged to Mackenzie's intestines were fatal and now having to have a feeding tube installed was very devastating. "So he may never eat again?" Captain said worried for his little buddy. "I'm afraid so." Mackenzie's mother starts to cry hear that her son might never eat again while her husband consoles her.

End of Chapter 7