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September 17, 2024

Song #222

Coma by Guns N’Roses

It was released on September 17, 1991 in their album Use Your Illusion I

Fun fact:"Coma" was written by Rose and Slash about their drug overdoses. It is Guns N' Roses longest song to date. It features hospital sound effects and a real defibrillator.

September 17, 2024

Song #222

Coma by Guns N’Roses

It was released on September 17, 1991 in their album Use Your Illusion I

Fun fact:"Coma" was written by Rose and Slash about their drug overdoses. It is Guns N' Roses longest song to date. It features hospital sound effects and a real defibrillator.

Tony Stark really should stay away from Chitauri technology. 

TW: head wound, explosion, panic attacks, medical inaccuracies, stroke, coma

Disclaimer: I own nothing except for my plot!

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/41307981

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https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14128165/1/Doom

Doom by ADGAEA

     - An Emergency! fanfiction

Will the new doctor at Rampart lead to Johnny's doom?

TWs, notes, and story under the cut.

WARNINGS: Improper medical treatments, medical inaccuracies, racism, burns, blood, injuries, coma, attempted murder

Please let me know if I missed any triggers.

NOTE: THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE/RESCUE THEY ARE CALLED TO IS COMPLETELY FICTIONAL! You can imagine which way it goes from the station in Carson, as I didn't want to use a real location for them to respond to. THE OPINIONS OF THE RACIST DOCTOR DO NOT REFLECT MY OWN OPINIONS!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR MY PLOT! I am in no way a medical professional and this is fictional. I am also not a rescue person, so sorry for inaccurate depictions of rescues. My apologies for medical inaccuracies. This is fiction and is not meant to resemble any actual people or events in any way. Any similarities to actual people or events is purely coincidental.

Johnny sighed as he rubbed his forehead after leaving one of the examination rooms. He, Roy, and Kelly Brackett had just resuscitated a cardiac patient again. The guy was going to be sent to the cardiac intensive care unit soon.

He sighed as he went up to the nurse's station and Roy handed him a cup of coffee while Dixie gathered some supplies for them. Roy leaned against the desk as Dixie sat the box of supplies on the desktop and smiled lightly. She knew that it had been a close call for the victim and had stressed the two paramedics out.

Roy quickly called them in as available as Johnny sipped his coffee. There hadn't been much time for chatting as the HT sounded and they were called out on another run. Dixie had watched as the two paramedics sat their cups down, grabbed their supplies, and left.

~~~~~~

Squad 51 quickly arrived at the scene that they had been called to. A child was stuck on a rooftop, and the mother was distressed. Roy immediately tried to calm the mother while Johnny began setting things up for getting the kid off of the roof.

Johnny quickly said "Roy, we may have to call the engine in for this one. It looks like I can climb up there, but it would be safer if we could get the kid down using a ladder. I'm going to go ahead and climb up there and secure a safety belt though."

Roy nodded and said "Be careful. It's four stories up. Make sure that your line is secure as well. I'll hold it and apply slack as needed."

Roy then got on the HT and called for backup.

Roy knew that Captain Stanley likely wouldn't be happy that Johnny had already decided to climb on his own before backup showed, but he was dedicated, and no one could stop Johnny when he was dedicated to rescuing someone.

Roy watched cautiously as Johnny climbed to the roof with little difficulty. The roof was peaked, and it looked like the child was shaking in fear as she gripped the ridge with both hands. Roy could see that the child had likely gotten on the roof through one of the attic windows.

He couldn't see Johnny by the time he was on the roof, but he knew that Johnny was balancing carefully on the ridge. The engine soon arrived, but Roy held his focus on the line secured to his partner and the additional rescue belt that may not be needed.

~~~~~~

Captain Stanley was not too pleased as he looked towards the roof of the building that they'd been called to. It was a four story bed and breakfast owned and operated by a local couple. Captain Stanley quickly relayed orders to his men.

Marco and Chet handled getting the ladder while Mike stayed with the engine and Captain Stanley walked over to Roy.

Captain Stanley spoke "Stoker, come help DeSoto keep Gage and the child's lifeline secure!"

Mike soon came over and helped as Captain Stanley backed up to monitor the situation. He noticed that Johnny had made it all the way to the child. He noticed that a small window with a ledge was open in what had to be an attic space.

Captain Stanley cautiously called up to Johnny "Try to get the child to the ledge below the open attic window!"

Johnny looked down after carefully bending his knees and getting closer to the crying girl.

He called out to Captain Stanley "Cap, I can't see the ledge from this angle. It'd be safer if I try to lower her down to the ladder."

Captain Stanley grumbled in agitation, but knew that Johnny was right.

He called out "Alright, Marco will be waiting at the top of the ladder to receive the child when you can lower them!"

~~~~~~

Johnny didn't respond to Captain Stanley's last statement as he carefully bent even lower to get to the girl.

He smiled and spoke kindly to her "Hi, kiddo. I see that you're pretty scared up here. My name's John Gae, and I'm a firefighter and paramedic. What's your name?"

The girl barely looked up at him as she sniffled and said "My nam-name's Molly. I'm s-scared!"

Molly then sobbed as she lowered her head back down to rest on the ridge.

Johnny spoke again "It's okay, Molly. I'm here to help. Would you try to sit up for me? I want to put a belt around your waist so that you don't fall and get hurt."

Molly looked up at Johnny again and was shaking as she tried to sit back up. She froze after she looked down the side of the roof again.

Johnny noticed and spoke again "Hey, just look at me, Molly. You'll be alright. I won't let you fall."

Molly's lower lip trembled as she looked at Johnny and carefully sat up on the ridge. She felt so unsteady as her feet knocked into a few of the rickety shingles. She was trembling as Johnny came a little bit closer to her.

Johnny spoke "I'm just going to secure this belt around you, okay?"

Molly sniffled and said "Okay."

Johnny quickly secured the belt and called out to the others that he had secured the girl. He heard Captain Stanley call out to him the approximate location of the ladder that he'd have to lower the girl to. Johnny looked to Molly and said "Molly, I'm going to need you to back up a few feet. Be really careful."

Molly sniffled as she nodded and bravely did as requested.

Johnny then explained "Now, Molly, I'm going to need you to carefully slide down the roof. I know that it will be scary, but I'll have a hold of you the whole time using this rope connected to the belt. The ladder won't reach quite this far up, so we need to get you down like this."

Molly brought one hand up to wipe her eyes and nodded bravely. Johnny shouted that they were ready to lower Molly down. Johnny carefully stood again and held the lifeline as Molly gently slid down the side of the roof.

She lost her footing and fell and screamed, but Johnny kept her from falling very far. He had nearly lost his balance, but soon Captain Stanley gave him the go ahead to keep lowering Molly a little farther down.

Marco soon got a hold on Molly and yelled up that he had her. Johnny let go of the line as Marco held the bawling girl while going down the ladder with her. Only, a minute later, the lifeline that had still been attached to the girl looped around Johnny's right ankle and tripped him.

Johnny fell with a yelp and slid down some of the shingles, but stopped falling shortly after he went past the gutters. His shoulder was now aching, and he knew that he quite a few scrapes. He was really glad that Roy and Mike had a secure grip on his lifeline, otherwise he would be toast.

~~~~~~

Captain Stanley watched with fear as Johnny was tripped. He watched as Johnny slid down and off the main roof just past the gutters. He was glad that Johnny's lifeline was secure.

Captain Stanley called up "Gage, you okay?"

Johnny had groaned and replied "I'm fine, Cap. My shoulder's aching and I've got some scrapes, but I'll be okay."

Captain Stanley exhaled with relief and ordered "Kelley, Marco,move the ladder to Gage's position and help get him down. Stoker, keep a hold on Gage's line while he's going down the ladder. DeSoto, get your equipment."

He heard the responses of "Aye, Cap." from them all.

Captain Stanley only spared a short glance towards where the mother was holding the girl, Molly, tight while sniffling and reprimanding her for scaring her so bad. He could hear an ambulance on the way, though he doubted that the child would need it.

Johnny was soon going down the ladder with a little bit of pain while Roy helped clean up some of the scraped on Molly's arms from when she had gone over the shingles.

The ambulance had arrived, but the mother had signed the forms for no further medical care. Roy had already gone over to help Johnny. Johnny had quickly gotten the belt off after his feet were back on the ground.

Roy took note that Johnny was wincing whenever he moved his left shoulder, and he could see carious scrapes on his arms.

Roy then said "Come on, partner. I'll get these scrapes cleaned up and your shoulder secured, but you'll need to ride in the ambulance and get it checked out. You'll need an X-ray."

Johnny groaned, but agreed. Roy quickly got on the biophone and called it in while applying proper treatment until the ambulance could get to the hospital. Cap had seen them off and assured that Marco would drive the squad to the hospital.

~~~~~~

The ambulance soon arrived at the hospital and Dixie warmly greeted them and escorted them to one of the treatment rooms. Johnny was practically pouting as he sat on the bed while Roy stood beside him.

Dixie then said "Oh, we have a new Doctor here at Rampart. He was just hired a few days ago. He'll look you over right now. Kel and Joe are both busy with other patients at the moment, and Morton has the day off."

Johnny nodded with reluctance. He hated being a patient.

Dixie soon came in with the new doctor while Dixie got Johnny's chart and updated the vitals. Roy's eyebrow went up as he observed the new doctor.

Dixie's eyebrow raised as she fake coughed and the new doctor finally looked up towards her with an annoyed face.

Dixie spoke before he could "Dr. Newman, these are two of our paramedics. They're the best in the county. I suggest that you introduce yourself to them since you'll be working with them."

Dr. Newman huffed and said "Very well. Thank you, Nurse McCall. You may go now."

Dixie steeled her jaw as she nodded and left. She hadn't interacted with the new guy very much, but she already didn't like him.

He looked towards the two paramedics as he began checking over Johnny's shoulder and said "As you now know, my name is Dr. Newman. There's no need for you to know my first name. I've never been much for the paramedic program anyway, but if we must work together, then we should at least be professional."

Roy and Johnny shared a wary glance as Roy spoke "Well, Dr. Newman, welcome to Rampart."

Dr. Newman huffed and palpated around Johnny's sore shoulder.

He spoke "X-Ray should be in here shortly. I'll go notify them and update your chart, Mr. Gage. Mr. DeSoto, you should wait outside while the X-Ray is done."

Roy nodded at Johnny and reluctantly left the room shortly before Dr. Newman. Dr. Newman didn't even spare Johnny a glance as he left the room. Neither Johnny nor Roy liked the fact that the new doctor had told both of them that he didn't agree with the paramedic program.

~~~~~~

Dr. Newman rolled his eyes as he picked up the injured paramedic's chart. He noticed that Nurse McCall had at least filled it out properly. He had already called the X-Ray down and decided to peruse the chart while he waited for the technician to come back out.

He stopped and grimaced in disgust as he took notice of Mr. Gage's race. Gage was a half-breed! A redskin! A half-white and half Indian monstrosity! Had he known that, he wouldn't have touched the man with a ten foot pole!"

He quickly went up to the desk where Nurse McCall was and said "Here is Mr. Gage's chart. Someone else will have to take over his case. I have been called to another more severe case."

He then left without looking back, or else he would have seen both Roy and Dixie's surprised faces staring at him as he stepped into one of the elevators.

~~~~~~~

Dixie huffed as she watched Dr. Newman leave. She and Roy shared a look of disbelief! No one in their right mind would leave a patient! Not to mention she had heard nothing of Dr. Newman being called to another patient!

Dixie grimaced and paged Dr. Brackett. Roy then saw that the X-Ray technician had left Johnny's room and Dixie nodded for him to go ahead and rejoin his partner.

Johnny was sitting back up on the bed as Roy came back in. Johnny noticed that Roy looked flustered.

"Roy, what's wrong?" Johnny asked.

Roy responded "Well, Dr. Newman supposedly had to go to another patient, so Dr. Brackett's coming in here to look over the x-rays."

Johnny grimaced, but nodded and asked "Do you think that he handed my case off because I'm a paramedic?"

Roy gritted his teeth for a second and said "I don't really know, Johnny."

Soon after that, Dixie and Dr. Brackett entered. Dr. Brackett did not seem to happy. Dixie had filled him in on what had happened.

They observed the x-ray film and saw that there were no broken bones, just a sprain."

Dr. Brackett then said "John, I'm pulling you from duty for the rest of the shift, but you should be clear for your next shift. I'm prescribing a mild pain killer and you'll be released shortly."

Johnny nodded in relief as Roy sighed with relief. Johnny wasn't too happy that he'd miss the rest of the shift, but he was glad that he didn't have a broken bone.

"Thanks, doc." Johnny said as Dr. Brackett nodded and left the room. Roy also called the station to update Captain Stanley.

Roy and Johnny were soon on the way back to the station. Johnny was still able to drive home.

~~~~~~

Kel grimaced as he saw that Dixie still looked angry.

He spoke "Dix, what's wrong?"

Dixie looked at him with anger in her eyes and said "It's that Dr. Newman! He just dismissed Johnny's case! I already told you that! He's not very respectful either!"

Kel grimaced and said with anger "What did he say? Did he downplay your work?"

Dixie frowned and said "Not exactly, but I overheard him say that he doesn't like the paramedic program."

Kel hummed and said "Do you think that's why he didn't finish working on John's case?"

Dixie responded "I don't know, Kel. I just don't like him."

Kel nodded, but didn't respond. He hadn't had many interaction with Dr. Newman, but form what he was hearing, Dr. Newman wasn't exactly the type of doctor that he'd want working with him.

~~~~~~ Roy grimaced as Dr. Newman poked at the cut on his upper left arm. He and Brice had been on a run and it ended with Roy's arm being sliced on a hood ornament of all things. Brice had already called them in as available after getting Dr. Newman's reassurance that Roy would be able to go back on shift.

Dr. Newman had decided that the wound didn't need stitches and should just be watched closely. Roy had been slightly skeptical, but Dr. Newman had at least cleaned the wound again and applied something for the itchiness.

Dr. Newman soon cleared Roy and left the room. He was soon discharged and walked up to Dixie. Dixie smiled as he greeted her.

She spoke "Hi, Roy. I've already got all of the supplies that Mr. Brice requested. How'd it go with Dr. Newman?"

Roy shrugged and said "Not bad. I didn't even need stitches."

Dixie nodded and said "Well, let me know if he does something you don't agree with. I've gotten some complaints about him from certain patients lately, but no one wants to file an official complaint yet. Just be cautious around him."

Roy grimaced and nodded. He was going to ask what Dixie meant, but he and Brice were called out for duty again. He grabbed their supplies and waved as he left. He wondered what sort of complaints were being made, and why they weren't considered official.

~~~~~~ Johnny was relieved when he finally came back on shift. His shoulder was still a little sore, but not so much as to keep him away from work. He was welcomed back to the station warmly.

It wasn't too long after roll call that the klaxons sounded.

"Station 51. Structure fire with trapped civilians. 811 West Corazon Street. 8-1-1 West Corazon Street. Time out: 14:35." Sam dispatched as Captain Stanley wrote down the details and passed them to the Squad as well.

Stanley answered "Station 51, KMG365."

~~~~~~

It didn't take long for Engine and Squad 51 to arrive at the scene. It appeared to be a factory that was on fire. Captain Stanley quickly shouted out orders as Roy and Johnny were sent inside to help get people out after getting their SCBA gear on.

~~~~~~

Roy and Johnny were careful as they entered a part of the building where flames had just been put out. They'd already gotten a few victims out and carried them over to Station 110's paramedics who had been called for as backup.

The building was slowly becoming more and more unstable. They were pretty far in when they heard an ominous noise and Captain Stanley's voice rang through the HT and warned them to get out as fast as they could.

They hadn't found any other victims, but the roof creaked and small pieces of charred debris were raining down on he and Johnny. Roy quickly called out to Johnny and warned him that they needed to get out.

He and Johnny raced towards the exit, but another loud noise echoed and the roof began to collapse. Roy had only just made it out when things suddenly got worse. Roy looked back and saw that Johnny wasn't going to make it to the exit in time.

Roy yelled out in fear for his partner who was trying to rush out, but was too late. The roof collapsed. Metal and concrete rained down upon his partner who had only been a few feet away.

Roy picked up his HT and radioed for backup at his location. He could still see Johnny under debris, but he needed the affirmative to renter the groaning structure. He cursed as he got the response to wait for back-up before reentry.

He shook his head as Marco, Chet, and some of the other from station 110 finally arrived to dig Johnny out. The fire had been contained and put out so they were clear to try and dig Johnny out.

It had felt like it had taken forever to get Johnny free of the debris, and Roy was worried as he checked over his partner once they were away from the dangerous and still crumbling building. He quickly got on his biophone while checking Johnny's vitals and overall state.

Roy quickly instructed Chet on a few things to do while he was talking to Rampart. He and Chet both started taking care of the burns and taking caution around the bloody wound in Johnny's thigh that still had debris embedded.

They had already started Johnny on O2. His mask had been nearly destroyed when they had pulled him from the rubble. They could only presume that he'd inhaled some smoke and dust. They also noted that metal debris that had landed on Johnny had been so hot that it had burned him.

"Rampart this is squad 51. Rampart, I have a male victim, 25 years of age, diaphoretic and cyanotic. O2 has been started. Victim inhaled too much smoke and has burns across his entire abdomen and has metal embedded in the upper left thigh. Victim is unconscious, and there is no response to painful stimuli. Victim's head was struck by falling debris. Pupils are unequally dilated. Pulse 123, respirations 25, BP 92/58. Permission to begin an IV. Be advised that the victim is John Gage." Roy said as he continued treating John.

Dr. Newman grimaced and rolled his eyes and responded "Negative, 51. Transport as soon as possible."

Roy grimaced and radioed back "Repeat, Rampart."

Newman rolled his eyes again and responded "Negative on the IV. Transport when ready."

Roy frowned and spoke into the HT again "Rampart, an IV is needed."

Dr. Newman rolled his eyes and thought of a response "Negative, 51. Follow my orders for transport. Patient may have adverse reaction to IV."

Roy grimaced and switched attempted to switch to a different channel for another hospital to get orders, but it was busy. Rampart was the only one who was responding, and Roy had no choice but to listen to Dr. Newman's orders.

Roy knew exactly what he needed to do to help his partner. Roy then put his HT down while shaking his head. He was angered that Newman hadn't authorized an IV. He gritted his teeth and disobeyed orders. He knew that he'd get in trouble with Newman, but that Brackett would understand.

Roy soon started an IV and followed the usual process of treating Johnny's wounds. He could hear the ambulance in the distance. Johnny still hadn't shown any signs of responding. Roy grimaced once again as he checked the wound on Johnny's thigh again.

The ambulance soon arrived and the attendants helped Roy secure Johnny after securing his neck with a c-collar. Once that was done he stood outside of the vehicle for a minute looking for Captain Stanley.

Roy finally caught sight of Captain Stanley who was grimacing after watching Johnny being loaded into the ambulance.

Captain Stanley called out "Go ahead, Roy. Chet'll take in the Squad. Once we're done with this call, the rest of us will be there. Stay with John."

Roy nodded and got in the ambulance with Johnny.

~~~~~~

They soon arrived at the hospital, and Dixie ushered them to a treatment room with a worried look. Roy noticed that Dr. Newman hadn't shown up to meet them at the ambulance. He and Dixie shared a look.

Dr. Newman finally arrived in the treatment room after Dixie had taken another set of vitals and wrote them down. Roy could tell that she was really worried that Johnny hadn't regained consciousness.

Dr. Newman took one look at the IV in Johnny's arm and said "Mr. DeSoto, I did not authorize an IV. Get out of this treatment room right now. I will have you investigated for this insubordination! Get out now or I will call security!"

Roy grimaced and reluctantly left as Dixie gaped at Dr. Newman with surprise. Dixie was about to say something, but Dr. Newman cut her off by saying "Don't you say anything in protest either, Ms. McCall, or I'll order you out of this room."

Dixie gasped and growled with anger as she began to say "Well I -----", but Dr. Newman rolled his eyes and ordered "Out, Nurse McCall! You've done your job, and now I'll do mine."

Dixie reluctantly left the room and joined a furious Roy in the break room.

Dixie was furious, but she could tell that Roy was even worse off than she was. She could see both the worry for his partner and the anger at Dr. Newman shining in his eyes. She sighed and grabbed two cups of coffee. It was quite unfortunate that Dr. Newman had the authority to kick both of them out of the treatment room like he did.

~~~~~~

A couple of nurses remained in the room with Dr. Newman as he observed Johnny. He poked at the bump on Johnny's head and grimaced. He didn't want to touch the redskin, much less treat it.

The nurses looked at him with confusion as they stood while checking over the IV that remained in Johnny's arm and preparing to follow whatever orders the doctor gave them, thought they had been surprised when he had ordered Nurse McCall out of the room.

Dr. Newman looked at them both and ordered them out as well. The two young nurses shared a look of worry, but did as the doctor ordered. They wondered what Dr. Newman was going to do to treat Johnny.

Dr. Newman could see that Johnny was injured quite substantially, but there wasn't anything that he wanted to do. He could always hand the case off to someone else in the morning or something. He figured that it would survive that long.

He glanced at Johnny's upper left thigh and noticed the jagged piece of debris lodged in it. He carelessly removed the debris and wondered if leaving it untreated would kill the half-breed via too much blood loss. He disposed of the metal in the waste bin and wiped his hands off.

He glanced at Johnny's chart and grimaced. he picked it up and wrote on it that he'd prescribed and already administered pain medicine when he hadn't done anything at all. He also wrote that he'd already had x-rays done and that no breaks had been found. He glanced back at Johnny on the bed and rolled his eyes.

He quickly left the room and handed the chart to one of the nurses. He told her "Give this chart to Nurse McCall next time you see her. I have another patient to attend to, and I can no longer cover Mr. Gage's case. I've already noted that in the chart."

The nurse gaped at Dr. Newman as he left. She had never heard something so outrageous in her life. She quickly rushed off to find Nurse McCall, unaware that Johnny Gage was alone in his treatment room and in the process of having a seizure.

~~~~~~

Dixie and Roy were greatly surprised when a nurse barged into the break room and handed a chart to Dixie while speaking frantically.

Dixie gently took her by the arms after handing the chart to Roy and said "Woah, Francine, slow down."

Francine looked worried as she calmed a little and said "It's Dr. Newman! He's abandoned his patient!"

Dixie cursed as Roy ran out of the room and to Johnny's room. Dixie was soon to follow and Roy was yelling for help as Dixie entered. Johnny was having a seizure. Dixie glanced at Francine, and she raced off to get Dr. Brackett and Dr. Early if she could find them. She hadn't even thought of paging them over the intercom.

~~~~~~

Dr. Brackett and Dr. Early had just finished up a surgery that they had collaborated on, and they were ready for a break. Only, they weren't going to get one.

Just as they began to sip some coffee, Nurse Francine burst into the break room and sighed with relief as the two doctors looked at her.

She spoke "John Gage is having a seizure and Dr. Newman has abandoned him! Nurse McCall asked me to get one or both of you!"

Kel and Joe shared a nervous look as they followed Nurse Francine to Johnny's room. Dixie sighed with relief as she saw them enter.

"Kel, the seizure lasted for an unknown period of time. No one was with him for at least a period of fifteen minutes between when Newman abandoned him and Francine got me. Johnny also has an upper left thigh wound that's still bleeding. It looks like the metal that had been lodged in it was just carelessly taken out. It hasn't been stitched or bandaged." Dixie said as Kel frowned and Joe started working on examining Johnny.

Kel questioned "Do you know if Dr. Newman treated him at all?'

Dixie responded "I don't know, I didn't have time to look at the chart while I was taking precautions during his seizure."

Roy then spoke "His chart says that Dr. Newman gave him some pain medicine and that X-rays were taken, but I'm not so sure that happened."

Kel nodded and worked on Johnny's thigh while Joe spoke "Kel, we've got a problem. I think that Johnny has a subdural hematoma."

Kel grimaced and checked the wound on Johnny's head after finishing up cleaning, stitching, and bandaging the upper left thigh wound. They'd been lucky that they were still in the time frame where it was okay to do stitches.

Kel hummed and confirmed that he believed that Joe was right with his diagnosis of a subdural hematoma. Roy was fearful. He knew that a subdural hematoma could be dangerous if it goes untreated. He just hoped that it hadn't been found too late.

Kel quickly said "Dix, prepare him for the OR, we've got to get it drained if it is a subdural hematoma. That explains the seizure. We can only hope that Newman's negligence hasn't caused us to be too late to save Johnny."

Dixie worked on it as Kel reluctantly requested that Roy leave the room as they would soon have to rush Johnny into surgery. Roy left the room and went towards the waiting area, not at all surprised to see all of the crew waiting.

Captain Stanley spoke first "I stood Station 51 down. How's he doing, Roy?"

Roy gulped and said "Not great, Cap. He didn't get treated properly when we got here, and I got kicked out of his room by Dr. Newman. Newman handed Johnny's case off to someone else. He didn't help Johnny at all."

Roy took in the outraged faces of his co-workers and continued "He had a seizure only minutes ago, and Dr. Early began examining him. They suspect that Johnny's got a subdural hematoma. They're preparing him for surgery right now."

Captain Stanley growled in anger at the negligence that was shown towards Johnny while Chet cursed and vowed that he wanted to tear Newman apart, and Mike agreed to help. Marco's hands were balled into fists as he said a prayer.

They all looked towards the room that they knew Johnny was in as the door opened and Johnny was rushed through on a gurney. They knew that he was being taken to surgery, and they hoped that Johnny would be alright.

~~~~~~

Dr. Newman filed a report against Roy DeSoto for his insubordination. He was furious that a stupid paramedic thought that he knew what to do better than the many years experienced doctor.

~~~~~~

Joe and Kel worked together as they drained what was confirmed to be a subdural hematoma. The process was successful, and Johnny was admitted into the ICU. He was put under observation, and confirmed to be in a coma.

Kel and Joe both went straight to the Hospital Administrator once they'd cleaned up. Dixie and Roy followed closely behind them. Francine also came.

The rest of Station 51's crew had reluctantly left to go back to the station. Captain Stanley had to file some paperwork on the incident. All of them stayed worried.

~~~~~

The Hospital Administrator had been quite surprised when two of his best doctors, one of the best nurses and another nurse, and a well-known paramedic showed up outside of his office and requested an emergency meeting.

Everyone sat down and Roy started the story with how it began at the scene when Newman hadn't authorized an IV. The Hospital Administrator listened with rapt attention, especially since he had recently received a complaint against DeSoto from the same Dr. Newman.

The Hospital Administrator heard the entire story through and got on the Intercom and called for Newman's presence.

~~~~~~

Newman rolled his eyes as he headed towards the Hospital Administrator's office. He knew that there would likely be follow-ups to his complaint against DeSoto, but this was pretty quick.

He grimaced in disgust as he was met with the sight of two doctors he couldn't stand plus the crappy paramedic and that imbecilic nurse.

He quickly said "What are all of them doing here?"

The Hospital Administrator answered "I have some pretty serious accusations regarding you conduct as a Doctor in this hospital, Dr. Newman. Not only do I have accusations from some of my top employees, but I have received accusations and claims of discomfort from some of your previous patients. You have not been here for very long, but you seem to be negligent and rude according to patient interactions and reports."

Dr. Newman sputtered "That's preposterous! I'm a doctor! I treat people the way I see fit!"

The Hospital Administrator raised his eyebrow and said "Oh really, then why do I have an accusation of negligence on two counts concerning Paramedic John  Gage."

Dr. Newman huffed and said "John Gage was fine. I made sure to write notes on his chart that he seemed fine. He just wasn't waking up."

The Hospital Administrator was not too pleased as he said "John Gage is in a coma at this moment due to the fact that you neglected to examine him properly and missed that he was suffering from a subdural hematoma."

Dr. Newman huffed and said "How's that my fault? He was fine when I examined him."

Francine cut in with "No he was not! You even forced Mr. DeSoto and Nurse McCall out of the room before they could do anything! I was in that room, and once we left you gave me the chart and abandoned Mr. Gage! You even have a note here that you wouldn't be handling Mr. Gage's case anymore!"

Newman practically growled as he got frustrated and said "What's so bad about that! Why would I want to treat a redskin like him anyway!"

The Hospital Administrator was enraged at that statement and spoke before anyone else could yell at Newman "YOU ARE FIRED AS OF RIGHT NOW! I WILL NOT TOLERATE DISCRIMINATION IN MY HOSPITAL!"

Newman huffed and said "You can't fire me! I'm one of the best doctors you could have here!"

The Hospital Administrator balled his fists and threatened "Do I need to call security? You are dismissed. You no longer work here, and you will not receive any recommendations from us."

Newman was furious as he opened the office door, exited, and slammed it hard. The other inhabitants of the room shared a glance. They were glad that Newman wouldn't be working there anymore, but it had come at the cost of negligence in the care of John Gage.

~~~~~~

Dr. Newman was furious as he left the Hospital Administrator's office. All of those idiots who got him fired would pay, but first John Gage had to pay for starting the whole thing! He knew that the hospital staff wouldn't know that he'd been fired for at least another few hours, so he'd have to be quick.

He soon arrived at the pharmacy and grabbed what he needed. He had been lucky, as the usual attendant was busy talking to someone else. He took the desired drug for the murder and swiped a few syringes that he'd need to inject it. He took a few minutes to prefill the syringes.

Dr. Newman didn't look at anyone as he headed for the Intensive Care Room that he knew John Gage still resided. A few nurses spared him wary glances as they caught sight of his angry looking demeanor.

He glanced around the ICU and noted that none of Gage's friends seemed to be around. He must have hit a stroke of luck. he had expected them to come straight back after the meeting with him and the hospital administrator.

Though, he was also sure that Dixie and the two pesky doctors were on duty in another wing at the moment. Dr. Newman quickly entered Johnny's room. His eyebrows rose in surprise as he caught sight of that disgrace Morton.

Dr. Newman spoke "Morton, what are you doing with my patient? Put that chart down and go back to your assigned wing!"

Morton grimaced and huffed as he confronted Dr. Newman by saying "Dr. Newman, you're not the one treating Gage. His chart lists that Dr. Brackett and Dr. Early are in charge of his treatment and Joe asked me to check on Gage while they were in a meeting with you. I am also assigned to this wing at the moment."

Dr. Newman rolled his eyes and surprised Morton by withdrawing one of the syringes from his pocket and jabbing it into Morton's arm. Morton was sputtering and collapsed to the floor in surprise as the drug started to affect him quickly.

Dr. Newman grimaced with disgust as he put the used syringe back in his pocket and shook his head while saying "You coloreds always think that you're all that. You're just more trash that needs getting rid of."

Morton was helpless as he finally lost consciousness after seeing Dr. Newman holding a syringe over Johnny's arm.

~~~~~~

Roy grimaced as he finally got past Francine. The worried nurse had stopped him from leaving the hall and asked for a full explanation of the outcome and if Dr. Newman was fired for sure even though she had been in the room with them. Roy had reluctantly complied, as he knew that Dr. Early had asked Morton to check on Johnny. Not that anything would change yet, since Johnny was still in a coma.

He quickly made his way to the ICU and went to open the door to his partner's room. He was shocked by what he saw. He acted quickly and tackled Dr. Newman to the floor. Dr. Newman struggled.

Roy yelled for security and help, hoping that someone would hear him since he couldn't get to the phone or call button. He and Dr. Newman traded punches until Dr. Newman stabbed him with another syringe and pushed the plunger in.

Roy yelped at the sting of the syringe and got another good punch in before the drug started to take affect. Just then, security and Dr. Brackett barged into the room. Dr. Newman had just pushed Roy away from him.

Dr. Newman growled and tried to barrel past those in his way, but between security and Dr. Brackett's heavy punch to the gut, Dr. Newman was taken down and restrained.

Roy had passed out by the time Dr. Newman was fully restrained.

Dr. Newman smirked and said "You're too late! All three of these mean are on their way to death! You'll be next, Kelly Brackett, and then Nurse McCall and Joe Early! You'll all die by my hand! I will ensure it!"

Dr. Brackett was disgusted by what he was hearing, but he had one of the security guards leave and call for Dr. Early and a team of nurses. He then instructed the other security guy to search Dr. Newman's pockets, as he could see at least two discarded syringes.

The pockets were searched, and Dr. Brackett cursed as he realized what Dr. Newman had injected the three unconscious men with. HE had injected them with what could be a lethal dose of a serious tranquilizer!

He then heard the tell-tale sign of a flat-line and cursed as he made his way over to Johnny. He started chest compressions and began shouting orders as a nurse came into the room. The nurse rushed out and asked for a crash cart.

Dr. Brackett was terrified as he worked on getting Johnny's heart to beat again "Come on, John. Don't do this. Don't let Newman win!"

Not very long later, the crash cart arrived along with Dr. Joe Early who took in the state of the room. He quickly bent to check Roy's pulse and called for assistance. He began to work on life saving measures, as Roy's heart had slowed to a dangerous rate.

He looked up as he heard a heart monitor go back to a normal sinus rhythm. He heard Kelly Brackett exhale with relief and watched for a second as Kel put his fingers to Morton's throat to check for a pulse.

Dr. Brackett cursed as he then began chest compressions on Morton. The crash cart was still handy, and it had to be used on Morton. Dr. Early focused on Roy and shook his head as he realized that he was likely going to need that crash cart for Roy very soon as well.

They may have temporarily stabilized Johnny's heart rate, but until they got something to counteract the effects of the tranquilizer, all three of the men would not live much longer. Both doctors looked up as the door barged open with Dixie and a few other nurses coming in. Another police officer came in to take Dr. Newman out.

None of the doctors listened to Newman's horrible rant as he was dragged away in handcuffs for attempted murder among other charges.

Dixie knew what they needed and immediately had two of the nurses fetch the drug that would help keep their friends alive and neutralize the tranquilizer.

Dr. Brackett spoke "Dix, John's heart stopped for a little bit, but I was able to shock him back to life, and Morton's back now too. His pulse was really weak. I didn't have to shock him, but I did have to move him and do CPR. How's Roy?"

Joe answered "He never lost his pulse, but his respirations have decreased and his heart rate is still low. I'm doing everything that I can, but if we don't get the neutralizer soon, we'll probably have to shock him too."

Dixie grimaced, but brightened as one of her nurses came back with the nullifying drug.

Dixie said "Finally!"

She then carefully filled three syringes with the drug. She handed one to Joe and one to Kel. She injected Johnny while the other two injected their respective patients.

Dr. Brackett then said "Dix, get us three shots of adrenaline. It will help normalize their heart rates while working with the nullifying drug."

Dixie nodded and did as directed.

The adrenaline was quickly put to use.

~~~~~~

Dr. Brackett had stayed in the room with Johnny while Joe had an orderly roll a couple of gurneys in. It had been hard, and Johnny had to be intubated, but eventually, all three were stabilized, and Roy and Morton even showed signs of waking up after about twenty minutes with close monitoring. Johnny was still in his coma, but he was stable and no longer in danger of death by overdose.

Kel wanted to keep both Morton and Roy in the same room as Johnny for safety's sake even though he knew that Newman had been taken away. He sat on the edge of Johnny's bed and watched the heart monitor.

He looked up from his position seated on the edge of Johnny's bed when Dixie came back in. He honestly hadn't noticed her leave in the first place. He smiled. She had brought a couple of chairs.

She sat them both beside Johnny's bed. It had been exhausting. Kel got up and sat in one of the chairs and she sat int he other. Kel sighed. That had been quite an impactful experience. He had almost lost three people that he cared about.

Dixie smiled softly as Kel laid his head on her shoulder and said "You know, you don't really expect to be this involved in a patient's life when you become a doctor."

Dixie smiled and softly said "I know, Kel, but these aren't just any patients. They're co-workers. You care about them. You may say otherwise, but we all know that you care."

Kel snickered and said "Yeah, I know. I think that I'm going to change over to the ICU for the rest of my shift. John's technically still Joe and I's patient anyway. Hey, where did Joe go?"

Dixie smiled and said "Joe made the hard decision to be the one to call Joanne and tell her that her husband and Johnny were almost killed."

Kel cringed and said "Yikes."

Dixie huffed and laid her head atop his. They stayed like that as they watched Roy and Morton continue to stir on their respective gurneys. Dixie knew that she really shouldn't be showing affection like this while on duty, but it had been an emotional afternoon and night, and it required special circumstances, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people in one ICU room at the same time, not including the guard outside the door.

~~~~~~

Joanne was terrified as she listened to Joe Early's recount of what had happened in Johnny's hospital room. She quickly made sure that her friend across the street could watch the kids while she went to the hospital to check on both Roy and Johnny.

She couldn't believe that the wretched Dr. Newman had tried to murder two of the people she cares for the most other than her kids.

~~~~~~

Roy groaned as he finally regained consciousness.

Joe was back in the room and said "Easy, Roy. I don't suggest that you try to sit up yet."

The events that had transpired then came back to Roy and he cursed and said worriedly "Where's Newman? Is Johnny okay?"

Joe smiled and said "Johnny's fine. He's still in his coma, but we were able to counteract the tranquilizer. Newman's been arrested."

Roy sighed in relief and Joe said "I've also called your wife. She should be here sometime soon."

Roy nodded. He was glad that Newman couldn't try to hurt Johnny again. He tried to sit up, and Joe sighed and reluctantly helped him. He then groaned and rubbed his forehead.

Roy then said "This feels worse than a hangover. Did I get a concussion?"

Joe said "No. I checked after everything calmed a little bit, and you don't have a concussion. Your pupillary response was normal as well. You'll have some pretty big bruises from the fight, but it doesn't look like anything was broken."

Roy nodded and looked over to see that Dixie and Kel were just watching them. He unenthusiastically waved at them. They both smiled with relief that Roy had finally reawakened.

They were then startled slightly as they heard a groan and Morton say "Would you shut up already! I feel so bad. Let's just sleep this off! We can get angry at Newman later."

Joe snickered and said "Well now I know that your headache must be pretty bad if Morton's complaining about it!"

The other conscious ones shared a light laugh as Morton huffed in annoyance.

Joe then told Morton "You're lucky to be alive. Newman injected you with a dose of tranquilizer that was almost lethal."

Morton stayed laying down as his brow crinkled and said "Well, thanks for saving my life, guys. Can I actually go back to sleep and get rid of this headache, or are there special circumstances this time? I'm still an intern, and I've never dealt with an attempted murder before, much less an attempted murder of myself."

Joe snickered and said "A replacement's already been called to cover your shift, Morton. You can fall back asleep. The headache should go away soon."

Morton grunted and acknowledgement and soon fell asleep. His snores were fairly quiet. Not much longer after that, Joanne came through the door and glanced at Johnny fro a minute before going to Roy.

She teared up as she sat on the gurney beside him and side-hugged him while Joe walked over to Johnny and checked his vitals again in order to give Roy and Joanne a small bit of privacy, as no one was willing to leave the room at the moment.

Joanne sniffled as she said "I know that everything had happened before Joe even called me, but I was so scared that something else could happen! Joe told me that you were both still alive, but I was scared!"

Roy held Joanne close and said "I'm fine, honey. Newman's been taken away."

Joanne nodded and held Roy close. She wasn't going to leave that hospital room until Roy was discharged, if he had even been admitted yet!

She then furrowed her brow and said "Has anyone called the station to update them on what's happened."

Everyone's look told her that no one had called the station yet.

Joe quickly said "I'll go call them, now."

~~~~~~

Captain Stanley answered the phone on the second ring, and he could tell that the others were listening in on the conversation. He took in a deep breath and his face became red as he heard the entire story. The only benefit was that Newman had been taken into custody. He thanked Dr. Early for the information and hung up the phone.

He quickly informed everyone else on what had occurred. Captain Stanley made the decision to call them in as unavailable for the rest of the shift. They need to be with their fellow firefighters who were recovering at the hospital, especially after hearing about all that had transpired.

~~~~~~

Roy and Morton both were kept for observation the next day. Neither one of them had any complications remaining from the forced overdose that almost killed them. The guys of Station 51 were sticking close as well.

Johnny still showed no signs of waking up even as his bandages were changed.

Another day passed, and an officer came by to collect Roy, Morton, Dixie, Joe, and Kel's statements on the incident. There was quite enough evidence to convict Dr. Newman. The officer had even revealed that they had dug up previous complaints from previous clients that had been buried.

Roy was able to return home with Joanne and hug his kids while telling them that Johnny was sick and had to stay in the hospital for a while.

Dr. Newman had been a racist and horrible man the whole time, and it was horrible that it took them so long to get him away from people.

Dr. Newman was sentenced to prison only a week later.

~~~~~~

Another week passed, and Roy had been back on shift. He had run out of days that he could take off. He had wanted to stay with his partner, but he couldn't. You could bet that he'd be looking in on Johnny whenever he and his temporary partner Brice had to bring a patient in to Rampart.

He just wished that Johnny would wake up. It was so terrifying to see John Gage lying in a hospital bed and in a coma. He would always be up there on his days off as well. He always made sure that everyone from station 51 knew how Johnny was doing, and if he ever showed any signs of waking up.

~~~~~~

It was one month after the accident when Roy was off work that he was sitting with Johnny and felt Johnny's hand twitch in his own. Roy looked up and at Johnny's face in anticipation as he pressed the call button.

He watched with glee as Johnny's eyes fluttered open. He watched Johnny grimace in slight confusion, but was grateful that Johnny didn't seem to be fighting the Ventilator.

Johnny glanced at Roy with thankfulness in his eyes and all Roy could say was "Welcome back, Partner.

~~~~~~

Johnny was successfully extubated shortly after a nurse and Dr. Early came in after Roy hit the call button. Dr. Early had been so happy to see that Johnny was finally awake and had Nurse Francine call for Dr. Brackett and Dixie.

Johnny was smiling as Roy continued to hold his hand. Dr. Brackett and Dixie finally arrived, and were overjoyed to see that Johnny was awake and seemingly aware after one month in a coma.

~~~~~~

Roy briefly left Johnny to make a call to the station and Joanne. Everyone was overjoyed that Johnny was awake again. Now the road ahead for Johnny Gage was to be filled with physical therapy and lots of support from friends.

~~~~~~

It took another week and a half before Johnny was even cleared to leave the hospital, and much to the kid's delight, Johnny was staying with the DeSotos for a little while.

The burn scars were pretty prominent, and the scar on his upper left thigh was pretty big, but they didn't bother Johnny too much. He had survived, and Roy and Joanne were helping him so much.

Joanne was a blessing when it concerned getting through all of the sessions of physical therapy. They were grueling, but Johnny knew that they'd be worth it once he was able to return to Station 51.

He was mostly thankful that the injuries he had sustained hadn't caused any brain damage. It had been a miracle that the subdural hematoma hadn't caused any permanent brain damage. He supposed that he was lucky that Nurse Francine had gotten help for him so quickly after realizing that Newman had neglected his duties as a doctor.

Another couple of weeks of physical therapy passed, and Johnny was finally cleared for duty. The coma had been rough on his muscles and the physical therapy helped with both that and facilitated the healing of his leg muscles where he had been hit by debris.

He was so grateful for everything that Roy and the guys of Station 51 were doing for him. He couldn't have asked for a better family.

~~~~~~

A few weeks after that, Dr. Newman was found dead in his prison cell. He had apparently made the wrong man angry with his inflammatory remarks.

~~~~~~

Johnny breathed in a happy breath as he was cheerfully greeted by Mike in the kitchen. He quickly got himself a cup of coffee and stood against the counter. He was so glad to be back.  

Roy soon came into the kitchen after changing into his uniform and smiled at his partner as he got himself a cup of coffee.

He said "Well, Johnny, I'm glad that you're finally back. Don't forget that Joanne, the kids, and I still want you over for dinner every other day though."

Johnny snickered and said "I wouldn't dream of forgetting, Roy."

Chet then came in and said "Welcome back, Johnny."

Johnny nodded and listened as Chet began to bicker with Marco about something while Roy asked Mike about his spaghetti again. Johnny smiled. It felt so good to be back home again.

Thank you for reading!

Story four of my Refuge series is up on A03!

Venom comes back with a friend to finally try and rid the world of Peter Parker. 

TW: Violence, blood, attempted murder, kidnapping

Disclaimer: I do not own anything.

Things were quiet for another couple of months, and it was now the beginning of summer. There would be much more free time to work with and enjoy with family. Peter was also looking forward to going back to the Brice family land for the fourth of July in a couple of weeks. He had missed them for quite a while.

Not to mention, there was another new development. Gwen had made the first move and asked him out, and now she and Peter were a couple. A similar situation happened with Harry and MJ. Both couples were happy, and now they had the summer to spend together doing fun activities.  Plus, the friend group could talk openly with each other about Peter's identity. MJ had actually figured out Peter's identity on her own when he ended up saving her from a mugging and she recognized his voice.

They hoped to have a great summer.

~~~~~~

Eddie hummed in his cell at Ravencroft. They all thought that he was crazy, but he knew he wasn't. He'd been trapped in this place for ages, and the symbiote was near full strength again, but remained mostly hidden. He knew that the symbiote hadn't truly left him. It just disposed of most of itself in order to fool Parker and the others until it could regain its strength.

Eddie clenched and unclenched his hands. He hated Ravenroft. Once the symbiote reached its peak fitness, they'd escape, and he would be able to destroy Peter. These people at Ravenccroft trying to change him would be the first on his kill list after Parker.

Only, he hadn't noticed that every once in a while, parts of the symbiote would chip off when it emerged before it was strong enough to take him over, in need of new hosts, and so near his own cell laid a very unstable man named Cletus Kasady.

A lone bit of Venom spawn made its way to Kasady's cell, ready to gain its own strength, and ready for Hell to be unleashed.

~~~~~~

Peter laughed hard at a joke that MJ made after a particularly bad part of the movie that they and all of the uncles had made the decision to go and watch. He did his best to repeat the joke, and soon the whole group was rolling with laughter while MJ sported a huge smile. Harry had even laughed so hard that soda came out of his nose. Gwen had no sympathy whatsoever.

MJ smiled as she took int he group. She was the newest member to this rather odd group. Peter's uncles were a large group, but ever since they'd shown that they truly cared for Peter, she'd had no problem being around any of them.

They'd unfortunately been kicked out of the theater for being disruptive, but none of the group minded. Most people had already given them a wide berth anyway due to the fact that villain group were quite recognizable, though they couldn't currently be prosecuted for any crimes, as they hadn't committed any recently. MJ thought to herself as she watched everyone. Peter was good for all those guys.

~~~~~~

Eddie smirked and snickered as Venom purred into his ear after another couple of weeks of agonized waiting. It was almost time. Just another few days, and the symbiote would be ready. All it needed now to completely heal itself was a human brain. Eddie smirked. He couldn't wait for Kafka to come in. She'd taste glorious to the starving symbiote.

Meanwhile, in the cell over, Kasady was smirking as guards hovered outside of his cell. He'd bitten the ear off of one of them the previous day, so now he was restrained. He couldn't help but smirk under the mask covering his face. A little devilish morsel had greeted him last night and crawled on his leg and seeped into his skin. He could feel it pulsing within him. The two of them had similar wants and needs. He let his anger fuel it as he surrendered his body, but not his mind, to its control.

Soon, the guards were rushing around as a red substance spread all over Kasady's body as Kasady cackled behind his mask. He knew the first person whom he'd visit after killing everyone within this hellhole. He'd make a little visit to Peter Parker and thank him for rejecting the symbiote which spawned his own. Just the thought made Parker's brain sound all the more appetizing. Without his rejection, the beautiful rage of the symbiote would not be making him stronger.

Eventually, all of the bonds were broken, and the symbiote completely covered Kasady. Kasady continued cackling as he easily broke out of his cell and ripped the head off of those who had been guarding him. He continued within the hallway, killing every person he saw as he went. Patients or doctors, all tasted pretty good to him.

The only one left alive within the facility when he was done was Eddie Brock, now in his Venom form after breaking out and killing as well.

Kasady purred as he approached Venom and said "Hello, Daddy. Call me Carnage. Time to find Parker."

They shared a maniacal laugh as they both grinned.

Soon, they left the grounds of Ravencroft. It was about midday and it was the first time either of them had seen the actual sun in so very long.

~~~~~~

Peter smiled as May yelled to him "Don't forget the popcorn, dear! We need it for the family movie night tomorrow! Be careful!"

Peter replied "Yes ma'am! I'll grab them after I drop these books back off at the library."

He hummed as he walked along the street. He could just web sling, but it was nice to just take a relaxing walk once in a while. He couldn't wait for tomorrow's weekly movie night with everyone. It was finally his turn to host it at his house. Not to mention, it would be a little bit easier to fit in their living room than Montana's. Their living room was a little bit more spacious.

The walk to the library had taken a little while, but Peter had enjoyed it. Now all he had to do was stop by the store and grab a couple of things.

Only, as he started walking again, he started hearing terrified shouts from a block over, and soon his eyes widened as he was greeted by not only Venom, but another guy with a symbiote. Peter turned and went to run, but was quickly caught by one of Venom's tendrils. He grimaced and turned to glare at Venom.

Venom purred and said "Uh, uh, uh, Peter! You're coming with us!"

Peter then yelped and screamed as Venom restrained him with more tentacles and started running off.

Peter struggled in the symbiote's grip, but couldn't escape. it had somehow gotten stronger. He thought that he'd destroyed that thing, but he'd been wrong.

He grumbled and yelled "Let me go, Eddie! Where are you trying to take me?!"

Carnage was the one to look back at him and reply "We're taking you to a most public place to string you up high where everyone can see you, and then we'll eat you!"

Peter was disgusted as Carnage grinned and bared his long sharp teeth which were dripping with blood.

There wasn't anything that he could do to escape or call for help. He really hated symbiotes. He wondered how he was ever going to get out of this.

~~~~~~

Robbie rushed into Jonah's office and firmly said "Jonah, turn your monitor on! A new situation with Venom's come up. The thing's targeting Peter again!"

Jonah grimaced and turned his monitor on and curled his fists as a news helicopter followed the movements of Venom and a new symbiote person. He soon started barking orders to get reporters on the scene. He had to find someone else to do the photography since Parker was the hostage in the situation.

Jonah felt sorry for the poor kid. He just always seemed to get the short end of the stick when it came to crazy things happening.

~~~~~~

Peter could do nothing as he was strung up by Venom's tentacles. The tentacles put him in a very high up position where Peter knew the news helicopters could get a great view of his terrified face.

Along the way to this destination, he had been disgusted as Carnage just ripped the head off of whomever happened to be in their way.

Venom looked away from him and Peter decided to try to appeal to Eddie "E-Eddie, don't do this! We were like brothers, remember!"

Venom growled as he said "We may have been brothers once, Parker, but your actions ruined my career! You will die today!"

Venom then turned back around and put his arms out as if beckoning for the cameras to give their attention to him.

He spoke loudly "People of New York, I welcome you today for this presentation! Today you will have the honor of witnessing Peter Parker's death by my own doing!"

Venom grinned towards the news helicopters that flying and capturing every event that was happening. Peter looked down and could see that multiple news vans had arrived, and were surely catching every word that Venom spouted.

Venom was happy to have an audience as he continued "I have been trying to get rid of this little pest who resisted me and ruined my life for what feels like ages! No one paid attention to me when I revealed that this little pest is Spider-Man, and likely still will not! Either way, Peter Parker is Spider-Man! He rejected us and he wronged us, and for that he must die! He decided that he was too good for us! The time for his reckoning has come! Watch as I end the life of this meaningless imp!"

Peter struggled within the bonds of the Venom symbiote's tendrils. The thing had somehow strengthened. He still wasn't strong enough to get out of its grip. He struggled harder as Venom grew in size and used additional tentacles to raise himself to his level and stare him in the eyes. He was terrified and Venom could see it in his eyes.

Venom grinned as he yelled "Finally, my revenge on Peter Parker will be complete! I will bite of your head for everyone to see, and it will be delicious!"

Carnage was now beside Venom after crawling up the side of the building to the left, and growled "I thought that we were going to take him down together, Daddy! I thought that he was going to be my prize since he's the one who rejected you. You seem to be getting all of the glory and eating the one that allowed for our creation! Well, NOT THIS TIME! I AM CARNAGE! I AM STRONGER! HE IS MINE!"

Carnage then bared his long teeth and started ripping into a furious Venom. Venom was pulled downward towards the ground, and his control of the tentacles holding Peter began to slip. The tentacles restraining Peter had loosened, and Peter couldn't help but yell as he began to fall to the ground. He closed his eyes, ready for the worst. Not even Spider-Man could handle that drop and hope to live.

Only his momentum was carefully arrested as he and another person grunted. He slowly opened his eyes and laughed before sighing in relief. His uncle Adrian had caught him.

Peter could see news copters following their track as Adrian flew away with him. He could still see the two symbiotes fighting though. Adrian was slowing down. Adrian landed carefully on top of a roof close by.

Peter was gently placed on his feet and Adrian kept a steadying hand on his shoulder.

He spoke "Everyone was notified as soon as Ock's monitors captured the symbiotes coming into the city. We were a little bit late to try and get you to safety though. I'll distract the news copters for the moment though. Here's your suit. I know better than to try and get you to stay out of this fight. Montana and Quentin will arrive for back-up soon. At the moment, they're the only ones other than you with the tech in their suits to help against these things."

Peter smiled as he took his suit and watched Adrian fly away. The news helicopters followed him. He quickly suited up and perched on a ledge close enough for him to get a good view of the fight from.

Peter couldn't help but stare at the two as they fought. it didn't seem that either one had noticed that he'd been released. He wasn't quite sure how to proceed other than maybe using sound waves again.

The two symbiotes screamed as they battled each other. It was quite vicious. Venom's claws ripped into Carnage and went beyond the symbiote. Kasady could be heard screaming from within.

Carnage yelled "YOU WILL PAY FOR THAT!"

He ripped into Venom with his extended tentacle blades and managed to stab Venom through multiple points. The symbiote shrank back slightly, and Eddie could be heard screaming. Carnage didn't let up as he continued the fight. He continued making more tentacle blades and stabbing Eddie over and over. The Venom symbiote was doing its best to heal Brock and keep over his head and the most vital areas, but Carnage's attacks lived up to the name.

Soon, Eddie was vanquished, and only the symbiote remained. It was truly disgusting as Peter watched with fear and disgust when Carnage just scooped the symbiote up and consumed it. He was terrified for his life, but he had also just watched the one he had previously considered a brother die at the hands of that monster. He was angry at the loss of Eddie.

Peter's breathing was hard as he dropped down to the ground close to Carnage and activated the sound pulse. It hurt his ears too, but he knew that it would work on the monster. He was stunned as all it did was make the thing angry. It didn't harm it in any way.

Before Peter knew it, Carnage grabbed him by the neck. Peter struggled for air as Carnage held him up off of the ground and smirked.

Peter was grasping at Carnage's arm as he tried to get some air in. Carnage just purred and laughed.

He spoke "Awwww. Stupid little spider. That only worked against my daddy, and I'm not my daddy! I'm stronger! I bet you'll taste so much better without that mask on though!"

Carnage licked the mask as Peter tried to get himself out of his grip. Nothing was working, and Peter could tell that he was close to unconsciousness.

He barely felt it when Carnage ripped the mask off of his face, though he felt it when Carnage laid his bloody and sickening tongue on his face and licked him again.

Blessed breath finally came back to him when Carnage howled. One of Dock Ock's tentacles was piercing Carnage's chest and the end was spinning and cutting up Kasady's insides as Ock pulled it back out.

Carnage worked quickly to try and heal Kasady. He was breathing heavily and rasping as he growled at Ock and dodged the next attack. Only, it was worse, because the Shocker had finally arrived on the scene. He used his modified gauntlets, and though Carnage wasn't as sensitive to the frequencies, the modified blast from Shocker's gauntlets along with a different frequency that Peter had used caused Carnage to shriek in pain and start separating from Kasady.

Peter was laid on his back and could hear the fight, but he wasn't strong enough to do anything. He felt awful. His heart was pounding and his neck was hurting so much. It felt like Carnage may have broken something. It was still really hard to breathe. It was getting so much harder to avoid losing consciousness.

Kasady was screaming alongside his symbiote. Sooner, rather than later, Mysterio arrived and brought more sound along with fire to the scene. Peter had once told him that these things were sensitive to heat, so he figured that while the others slammed on their attacks, he could use literal fire against them. Ock easily weakened Kasady's body to near death, and the symbiote finally completely separated from his body.

They kept up the onslaught of attacks, doing their best to avoid Peter's prone body. Soon, the Vulture was back on the scene and the Carnage symbiote was scooped up into a secure containment unit that it couldn't get out of. It was going to go to one of the most secure facilities on Earth. The fighting soon stopped and Kasady was already dead on the ground from his wounds.

Soon, the Rhino, Sandman, Dan, and Ox arrived on scene. Their eyes widened as they took in the scene of death and saw the prone body of their nephew. They'd been in charge of helping civilians escape.

Soon, Montana was the first to kneel by Peter's side. He ripped off his own mask and gauntlets and threw them to the side. Peter's eyes slowly met his own and Peter smiled lightly.

The others soon joined Montana, but Peter solely kept eye contact with him as he let out a tiny breath and his eyes rolled into the back of his head as his body lose the tenseness that had still been there.

Montana started to hyperventilate as he checked Peter's pulse.

He shook his head and said "No. NO! I refuse to lose my nephew!"

He quickly started chest compressions. He wouldn't let Peter die. He couldn't. The kid had too much ahead of him to lose. He had too many people to leave behind.

~~~~~~

Gwen yelled in fear as she watched the fight with Venom and Carnage on television. She'd been happy when Peter had been picked up by the Vulture, but now she was utterly terrified, as she'd just watched her boyfriend be unmasked for the whole world to see, and with this, there was no way of going back to normal. Peter's secret was out, but that wasn't what worried her. What worried her was the fact that Peter was lying on the ground surrounded by what used to be the villains and Montana was doing chest compressions.

George soon raced into the living room where Gwen was watching the fight from and said "Gwen, what's wrong----" and cut off when he saw the television and cursed.

George steeled his face and said "Gwen, have they shown Peter's face while he's been in the suit?"

She nodded and then paused before questioning "Wait? How'd you know that it was Peter?"

George just smiled softly and replied "I'm not one of the world's best detectives for nothing, Gwen. I've known his identity since almost the first sighting. Only, now, everyone knows. I'm going down there to hopefully mediate the crowd. From the looks of the television, emergency medical services have already arrived."

Gwen bit her lip and looked back at the television as she listened to her father leave. She watched with sadness as one of the other Enforcers, Ox, had to hold Montana back as the paramedics worked on Peter and did their best to help him.

Her hands shook as all she could do was stare at the television in fear and ignore the texts she was no doubt getting from Harry and MJ. She only had eyes for Peter, and right now, she just hoped that Peter hadn't died.

~~~~~~

Jonah couldn't help but stare at the monitor in shock. The kid had fooled them all the whole time. He really was Spider-Man.

He'd be more worried about it if it didn't look like the poor kid may have just died. Jonah couldn't help but steel his jaw and watch as the footage continued. He hoped that the kid would survive.

~~~~~~

Montana and Quentin stood outside of the intensive care unit that Peter had been shuttled to once the paramedics had gotten his heart started again. Octavius was with the doctors to assist, as he had the most knowledge about working with Peter's unique biology. The others remained outside of the building to keep an eye on the perimeter and at as security in case any reporters or threats were to come up and try to get to Peter.

Before too long, Dan came in with May. Montana hugged her as she teared up and wiped her eyes as she sniffled.

It had felt like ages before Otto came out of the room and reported "Peter is currently critical but stable. He has a broken hyoid apparatus, cracked atlas and axis, and multiple broken cervical vertebrae. Surgery will have to be done. I will be assisting as I have the knowledge over dosage for medication and knowledge of human anatomy. The forms for the procedure are currently being drawn up. Ms. Parker, I highly suggest that the operation be done. It will give Peter the highest chance of survival."

May leaned heavily against Montana. Montana steeled his jaw and hugged her to his side while Quentin just clenched and unclenched his hands repeatedly.

May sniffled and replied "I'll sign whatever needs signed! Just do whatever you have to to save him!"

Otto grimaced and replied "I'm afraid that even if the procedure goes as expected, Peter may be completely paralyzed."

May covered her mouth and turned her head into Montana's shoulder as he held her close. He too was sniffling.

Quentin's hands began to shake as he said "I'm going to join everyone outside. Call me if there are any updates."

Montana nodded and Otto agreed.

~~~~~~

The surgery took nearly twelve hours to complete. Otto had observed the entire procedure and assisted with a couple of the most delicate processes. Repairing the bones was quite hard, but it was rather fascinating to watch as the boy's healing factor was working on repairing the bones as they were placed back together during the surgery. Peter's enhanced healing was far more valuable than Otto had previously thought.

With how rapidly the healing was taking place, no screws or metal had to be placed, but it also made the reconstruction of the bones harder as some had already tried to heal and had to be rebroken. Every twenty minutes, more scans were done, and more X-rays were taken. His brain activity looked fairly normal every time it was checked.

Only twenty hours after the reconstructive surgery, most of the bones appeared to be close to perfectly healthy. It would still be a waiting game until Peter showed signs of waking up though. The boy had quickly fallen into a coma post-surgery.

Otto worried about whether or not Peter would ever be able to move his head properly again. If he ever regained consciousness, even though the bones appeared to have healed well, there could still be problems. The bruising on his neck was still rather prominent, but the swelling had gone down quite a bit. Normally, the bruises would go away fairly quickly, but it appeared that Peter's body worked on repairing the worst of the injuries first.

It was now a waiting game.

~~~~~~

Reporters did their best to try and get the scoop on Peter Parker, but no one would do it. Jonah Jameson had even put out a plea in his paper for people to leave Peter Parker and his loved ones alone. Detective Stacy had dropped by the hospital to talk with Montana briefly and express his grief at the fact that Peter was in such a bad state. Peter's friends were all terrified as they had all been updated that Peter was in a coma after having such grave injuries.

Gwen had even told off a reporter who had tried to interview her about her relationship with Peter. Her father had been the only one to keep her from decking the guy.

~~~~~~

It had been four weeks since Carnage and Venom had both been destroyed.

May hummed as she rubbed circles into the back of Peter's right hand. She and Montana had been there almost constantly. The others would stop by occasionally, and were ever vigilant around the hospital, but neither May nor Montana could bear the thought of leaving Peter for very long.

Montana was on Peter's other side. It hurt seeing the kid connected to so many machines.

Only, today would be different. Today, both May and Montana had immediately noticed when Peter's hand twitched and his eyes started to flutter open as the alarms on some of the machines started to beep.

Montana pressed the button to call a doctor in as he and May both worked to calm Peter down. He had seemingly been fighting the endotracheal tube until they calmed him. They also took note that he seemed to be grimacing.

The doctor soon came in alongside Otto. Unfortunately, an extubation had to be done right then. Peter was coached through it, but it was still quite uncomfortable. He was tearful as his vitals were checked. He grimaced as he turned his head towards Montana.

Otto soon gained his attention by questioning "Peter, does it hurt to turn your head?"

Peter shakily and raspily replied "A little bit, but it's mostly just achy."

Otto let out a sigh of relief and asked another question "Would you try to move your toes for me?"

Peter furrowed his brow and attempted to do as requested. Everyone in the room let out a sigh of relief as Peter was able to move his toes.

Otto said "That's a very good sign."

Peter looked like he wanted to say something, but his throat was still aching. Otto handed him a small tablet that he could use to communicate with them.

Peter typed a question "What happened after Carnage choked me? Did anyone else die? Are all the others fine?"

Montana answered "Carnage has been destroyed. No others died after you were choked. Most of the fatalities from that day took place as the two were escaping Ravencroft."

Peter grimaced and said "My identity?"

May replied "Everyone knows, dear. It was broadcasted on the television when when that monster ripped your mask off. The reporters have calmed down slightly though over the past couple of weeks."

Peter grimaced and typed another question "How long have I been in the hospital?"

Otto answered "A little over four weeks. You nearly lost your life. Your neck was broken when you were choked. We were afraid that you would not make it or that you would be paralyzed even after the bones were repaired."

Peter steeled his jaw and typed another question "How are Gwen, Harry, and MJ?"

Montana answered "Worried about you, but good other than that. Same with all of the others. Everyone's been coming in too see you every once in a while. Even that Jameson guy's stopped by to check on you. We almost didn't let him in until May approved. You'll have more visitors soon if the hospital allows it, by the way. I notified everyone through the group chat that you came out of the coma."

Peter nodded. It really was extraordinary that Peter had little consequences remaining from the injury. It appeared that the main thing remaining from the worst of the damage was the slight atrophy of his muscles.

Peter smiled and typed "You know, I'm feeling pretty sad right now from the fact that things have changed so much concerning my identity. Can I have a hug?"

Montana snickered as Peter smiled. Both Montana and May gave him a gentle hug.

~~~~~~

Peter had to attend physical therapy for about a month until it was deemed that he was strong enough to return to his Spider-Man duties. He'd regained most of his strength and muscle mass within the week of waking up, but everyone wanted to be sure that he wasn't going to overtax himself. They were lucky that he hadn't suffered any permanent damage.

The worst part of everything though, was that Peter had ended up missing half of the summer break, and missed the trip to the Brice's for the fourth of July. The family had been told why Montana and the Parkers couldn't come, and they had sent their well wishes. Peter still hoped that they could at least get a trip in to see them sometime soon though.

The first time Peter had made a public appearance after the coma, it had been for another press conference and consult with his lawyer Matthew Murdock. Everything had gone well, and the reporters had been appeased. Not to mention, his uncles had all hovered and went into protect mode.

The first time Peter was stepped back out as Spider-Man though, that was a highly celebrated event. The people of New York City were happy that the hero from Queens was back in action. They knew that Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man, would always do his best to protect them.

I drawn Bob the Builder diagnosed with brain tumour and epileptic seizures.

Postman Pat sketches

I made some sketches of Pat Clifton in two pieces of papers in a month and 23 days and each one has six of them.

Left: Postman Pat sketch no. 1 (Black pen outlines) - 1st November 2022

Right: Postman Pat sketch no. 2 (Magic coloured marker pen outlines) - 24th December 2022

Gray or Black?

He ran. He just ran, to let the thoughts get out of his head to make the thoughts go away. To run away from reality even in just a second longer.

 But he couldn’t.

 Not when the ring wrapped in his finger constantly reminds him of what he’s running away from.

 Katsuki stopped in his tracks, breathing heavily, sweat dripping down his temple.

 The blond wanted to scream. He wants to scream so badly. Wanted to let the pain out as much as he can. He needed to stay strong, and pain hinders him to.

 But he can’t. The blond will seem crazy if he did that. Although he already he has a reputation of screaming and yelling a lot, especially to other people.

 Katsuki raised his left hand, where the ring rested on his ring finger -the ring that connects him to his soulmate. He narrowed his eyes as he found the color of the ring.

 Gray.

 A very dull gray.

 Something that is very appropriate to his soulmate, Deku, who is currently on the hospital bed. In a coma. His body covered with casts, bandages bruises and wounds -Katsuki knows that there will surely be new scars appearing on the nerd’s body somewhere.

 How long has he been like that you ask?

 3 weeks or so? Almost a month? The blond isn’t sure, time was both quick and slow when it came to him. He isn’t sure what day it is today already as well.

 He hated it.

 Not only could he not focus on his job as a hero and that his rank as the top 3 hero is in danger -he’s still on his way to defeat Deku on the No. 1 spot after all (and actually, he doesn’t care about that much right now, the worst they can do is put him the top 10 spot) but he hated that his hero boyfriend over there is a suicidal martyr that without a doubt in his mind would jump into danger to help even just one person while not caring how many injuries, scars and etc. it would leave him.

 It frustrated him to no end but also admired him for it. He won’t say it of course, the blond has a feeling the greenette will get even worse if he says that to him face to face. No one can just do that so easily. Not all heroes can do that. Not even Katsuki.

 And look what the nerd got himself into for that.

 He clenched his teeth as a scowl formed on his face, his hand turning to a fist, his knuckles turning white as he did.

 The sighed out heavily, before pulling the energy to continue his morning run (and running away from reality even just a single moment.

 But before he can even could even take a step, a heavy weight fell to his chest, like all of a sudden, his heart was ripped out of him. Eyes went wide, the blond could feel the blood is draining away from him. He could feel himself trembling where he stood. Katsuki isn’t taking a risk in walking just yet cause he’s sure as hell that he’ll fall to the ground.

 Slowly, the pro hero raised his hand to view. Eyes with horror this time as he saw the color of the ring.

 Black.

 Pure black.

 Katsuki ran, without him knowing. He ran as fast as he could. He didn’t know if he just ran or he used his quirk to get there but that didn’t matter right now. It didn’t matter at all to be honest.

 All that did matter was Deku.

 The only meaning associated with black is…

 Death…

 No, no, no, no. Katsuki thought as he ran through the streets, the crowd parting like the red sea as they saw the blond ran, worried looks on their faces.

 Don’t you dare, you nerd. Don’t you fucking dare.

 Katsuki looked at the ring on his hand once more. It was still black but it wasn’t fading, it still hasn’t turned to dust.

 Yet…

 Katsuki shook his head.

 No, not “yet”, I know the nerd won’t just kick the bbucket that easily.

 Finally, Katsuki arrived at the hospital, he rushed inside and through the corridors -the nurses didn’t bother to stop him, not that they can rival the strength of a pro hero anyway, plus they know the situation there anyway.

 The door to his room was open, the blond could see the doctors running in and out of the room, he could here the shouts of commands. When he was at the door, the first thing he saw was the doctor shouting some number for the defibrillator. And pushing it down to Deku’s chest as he said “Clear!”

 Inko was right there beside him, clutching on to her son’s hand like her life depends on it, tears streaming down her cheeks as she talked  - prayed­- to not take her son away from her. Katsuki rushed next to her as he too, grabbed to their joined hands, clutching on to their hands until his knuckles turned white.

 Don’t you dare nerd! Don’t you dare leave me Deku.

 Please don’t leave.

 I don’t know what I’ll do without you.

 Please.

 ….

 …

 …Beep…

 The weight on Katsuki’s chest -that godddamn boulder- was finally out of his chest. The blond opened his eyes -he doesn’t remember when he closed them in the first place- red orbs immediately landing on the ring wrapped around his finger.

 Gray.

 It’s back to that dull gray color.

 As much as he hated that one, but he hated the black one more.

 Next time this ring turns black again, Katsuki thought as if he and Deku can communicate with the power of their minds. The next time that happens you little shit I’m gonna beat your ass, got it?

 He got no answer.

 Figured.

 “You’ll definitely wake up,” he whispered, mostly to himself. “You have to.”

 I’ll be waiting…

kris..?

guys should i make a comic

Prompt#9

Severus and Harry are soulmates. James and Lily aren't happy about it so James called for life debt forcing Severus to act hateful and unkind, any attempt of saying nice things will instantly turn malicious to Harry to the point that drove out Harry and Harry basically gave up to be with Severus and didn't want anything to do with him should Harry decide for some reason to pursue Severus. Severus couldn't tell in any shape or form about this and the only way to be with Harry was if somehow he could make Harry forgive him and want to be with him after Harry didn't want anything with Severus at all.

After Severus managed to drive Harry out and become the subject of everyone's hate because he hurt Harry. Severus couldn’t take it anymore and tried to take his own life. The spell around the astronomy tower saved him, however since the spell is old and waning it only managed to put him in a coma. Harry driven by his curiosity about why Severus wants to kill himself and the guilt of everyone who pushes Severus to this point set on a mission to discover the reasoning behind his suicide and perhaps find a way to wake Severus up from his magical coma.

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