Captain's House:
Mackenzie was visiting his big buddy Captain at his house watching TV. Mackenzie was sitting on the next to Captain as his stomach was rumbling nonstop. It was so loud that Captain couldn't concentrate what he was watching. "Wow Mackenzie, Your tummy's going crazy." Captain said to Mackenzie." Yeah, it's been doing that for ages." Mackenzie responded rubbing his bloated belly. "Here, I'll go get you some stomach medicine." Captain said as he got up from the couch to go to the kitchen to get the stomach medication for Mackenzie. Captain grabs the medication from to cabinet and walks out from the kitchen only to find Mackenzie on the floor vomiting blood. "Mackenzie!" Captain yelled as he drops the medicine and runs towards Mackenzie throwing up dangerous amounts of blood out of his system. "Hang on! Let me call for help!" Captain said running to the living room phone leaving Mackenzie vomiting uncontrollably.
Brisbane Hospital:
Both of Mackenzie's parents bursts inside the hospital as his father was carrying his son who has choked on his own blood. Even though Mackenzie was 7 years old and was a bit heavy. His father still managed to carry him. "Help! Our son was puking up blood and he's not breathing!" Mackenzie's Father yelled at the top of his lungs calling for any of the doctors to help his son. Dr. Shepherd rushes in and holds Mackenzie's lifeless body to the emergency room as the parents followed.
Dr. Shepherd runs in the emergency room and puts the border collie's lifeless body on the bed. The nurse then puts an oxygen mask on his muzzle to help him breath and stick some cardiac wirings on his body to check for signs of life. Then they start doing some chest compressions. Then Dr. Shepherd put shock pads on Mackenzie's chest and abdomen in order to restart his heart. He presses the machine and everyone takes a step back not wanting to get electrocuted. Once Mackenzie's body is shocked they start doing chest compressions again as his body didn't respond. Both of Mackenzie's parents watch desperately for the doctors and nurses to save their son's life. But then Mackenzie heart rate starts to go down. They shock him a second time and Mackenzie is instantly brought back to life. "Right, He's Back!" Dr. Shepherd said as border collie regains consciousness. He then turns Mackenzie to his side as he coughs and blood starts to spill out of his mouth. "Mackenzie, My Baby!" Mackenzie's mother said relieved that her son's life was saved and puts both her hands on his head as he coughs some more. "It's Okay Baby, Your Okay, Your Okay."
The Waiting room:
Mackenzie's Parents your sitting in the waiting room hoping the finds an official diagnosis on their son since they could find anything the last time. Then Dr.Shepherd walks towards the parents holding a clipboard. Both of the parents instantly get up once they saw the doctor. "Mr and Mrs Border Collie I believe we have found the diagnosis regarding your son. Take a look at this." Dr. Shepherd said giving the X-ray sheet to Mackenzie's parents to look at. It show what appears to be noodle-like objects in the small intestines. "What are these things?" Mackenzie's mother said confused of what she was looking at. "Mr and Mrs Border Collie, Your son has intestinal parasites inside him and they're eating through the walls of his intestines." Dr Shepherd said as Mackenzie's parents gasps horror hearing that their son has parasites living inside him. "He's going to has to undergo emergency surgery or else he will bleed from the inside."
The Heeler Household:
It's was a rainy night and Bandit was in the kitchen talking to someone on the phone. "Oh My Duck Cake! That's terrible!...I hope the surgery goes well...Okay, I'll talk to you soon, mate...Okay, Bye."
"Dad, Who were you talking to on the phone?" Bluey said as she walked into the kitchen. Bandit then comes down to his daughter's level to tell her the devastating news. "It was Mackenzie's Dad. He told that Mackenzie has these parasites eating away through his stomach from the inside and he has to undergo surgery tomorrow to remove them." Bandit said to his daughter about her friend's condition. Bluey gasps in horror and begins tear up. Bandit then gives her a hug in devastation.
End of Chapter 6
