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The reception desk is presently unmanned and the reception area itself is entirely deserted. Large signs placed around the waiting area read:
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As you enter through the window of Purge and Dowse, Ltd you find yourself in a large reception area on which rows of witches and wizards are sitting upon rickety wooden chairs., with a Welcome Witch sitting at a desk. To the left of her desk you see a sign:
Potion and Plant Poisoning.......................Third Floor (Rashes, regurgitation, uncontrollable giggling, etc.)
Spell Damage......................................Fourth Floor (Unliftable Jinxes, hexes, and incorrectly applied charms,)
Visitors Tearoom and Hospital Gift Shop......Fifth Floor
If you are unsure of where to go, incapable of normal speech, or unable to remember why you are here, our Welcome Witch will be pleased to help.
The St. Mungo's Admissions Department is the department of St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries that records the patients who gave entry on the Hospital and their respective injuries or illnesses.
With an audible pop the two woman appeared right in the door of the hospital. Glancing around Sonya looked for someone who looked in charge. When no one fit the description she frowned and blew a stray strand of hair out of her face. You would think two woman showing up bruised and bloodied would cause a scene but noooo....
"Excuse me? Can we get a little help here? Woman injured and two more on the way!" Her voice echoed up and down the hallway and hopefully it would get the attention of someone useful.
The last thing Becca saw of the castle was Isaac and Nell on the floor with Alex protecting them and Gid and Lucien fighting with Ed hovering behind Gidyun. The next thing she knew, she was in Mungo's and dizzy as anything. Turning away from Sonya, she vomited and then groaned softly as she nearly dropped her wand. "Take me back. I need to go back." she was determined to see this through until the end no matter what.
My love has no beginning, my love has no end, no front or back and my love won't bend My love has no bottom, my love has no top, my love won't rise, and my love won't drop. I'm in the middle, and I can't stop loving you
Being on the same floor as the reception area, Sutton heard the pop and was already bolting out of her office as she heard a woman shouting. Coming into the area, her eyes went wide at the sight of the red-headed one before who vomited as soon as Sutton entered. That couldn't be a good omen. Rushing over to them, she vanished the vomit with a wave of her wand. It was no big deal. Happened all the time.
She took Becca's weight from the other woman as she was obviously injured as well. Now wasn't the time for talking, even though every bit of her heart screamed to ask where Isaac and Ed and Nell were, what had happened. Keeping her lips pursed tight together, she summoned one of their levitating stretchers and moved to help Becca lay down it. "Becca, I cannot let you return. I'm sorry, but it is our policy to not allow patients to knowingly return to danger." The woman was obviously weak and injured, and Sutton didn't think she'd try to apparate back out of there on her own but just incase, she slipped the woman's loosely held wand out of her hand. "I'm going to keep this safe for you, Becca," she explained, showing her she had her wand. That seemed a better option than forcibly restraining her which was generally what had to be done if people tried to leave against their own best interest.
Turning back to look at the unfamiliar woman, she could just smell the stench of human blood all over. "H-How many others did you say? Two more are injured plus yourself?" she asked, assessing the situation without waiting for a response. Turning toward the main part of the hospital, she shot off several patronuses to send for the other healers. Becca would take several hours of work and attention. She would need help. Turning back to look at Becca, Sutton had on her Healer Face: calm and confident and compassionate, not a hint of the panic she felt inside showing. "Becca I need to take you back to a bed so I can heal you," she explained to the woman who appeared to be dangerously close to slipping out of consciousness.
I give up; I give in. I let go; let's begin. 'Cause no matter what I do my heart is filled with you.
Oh gosh, this wasn't going well at all. Now someone else had hold of her and she just knew she wasn't going back there now. She tried to fight laying on the stretcher, but in the end, just laid there wishing she was back at the castle to protect the kids Isaac and Nell. The healer seemed vaguely familiar, but there was no way of finding out who she was because if she opened her mouth, she was sure to vomit again. A frown crossed her face as she was told she couldn't return because of the danger. IT WAS HER GODDAMN JOB TO DEAL WITH THAT DANGER, and to keep her aurors safe too! Feeling her wand leave her hand again, she tried to sit up but stopped and laid back down when it seemed everything doubled up and caused her to vomit once more over the side of the stretcher. "No, my wand..." she murmured, wanting it back. It was all she had left that she could use to protect herself. "Give me my wand, I have to go back." she managed to form this sentence through the haze of pain that was weighing her down.
The healer's words bounced around Becca's head for a second before they sunk in. "No, no bed. I gotta get to Isaac and Nell." she had to make sure they were okay and bring them here first. It was all she wanted to know before she let the healers work their magic. Right then, the only thing keeping her awake was knowing that those two were injured and Gidyun was sword fighting and that itself could turn out very badly if he lost his focus for even a second. She stubbornly repeated herself through the pain, even know she was sure the healer wouldn't listen. "I have to go back."
My love has no beginning, my love has no end, no front or back and my love won't bend My love has no bottom, my love has no top, my love won't rise, and my love won't drop. I'm in the middle, and I can't stop loving you
Honestly, Laurel had taken to sleeping in her office ever since she had heard about the Azkaban breakout. She'd known that even there wouldn't be safe if her brother or any of the other cult members had wanted to get revenge on her, but it was at least the tiniest bit safer than her apartment. People had told her she was crazy for not having moved once she'd escaped, but she'd been too stubborn to listen. Plus, it had enabled her to get the job here, where she could help people. Even some who might have been victims of the cult, which made her feel like she was making up for her mistakes even if she'd never actually done any of the despicable things the others had done. She'd just campaigned for the safety of creatures and their homes, until she'd found out that wasn't really what the cult was about and she'd turned her back. On it, on her family, on everything but the new start she'd wanted. Which made her position here at St. Mungo's even better, since she got to use all her Herbological knowledge for good.
Anyway, she'd gotten Sutton's patronus the second it had set foot in her office, and she'd gathered up a few materials before heading down to the ground floor. "What do we have?," she'd said almost as soon as she'd come through the doors into reception, noticing Sutton with the head of MLE right away and walking over as quickly as she could. In time to hear the last of Becca's words. "I'm sure they're right behind you," she murmured, trying to calm the redhead down as she vanished the new round of vomit. "You wouldn't be able to help much right now anyway," she added, her hazel eyes shifting to glance at Sutton. What exactly were they in for? She coudl tell it worried the other girl quite a bit, too, no matter how much she tried to hide it behind the healer persona. This was way more personal than just a normal triage situation, and all that meant was she knew who was involved.
Appearing in the reception area immediately after the patronus came, JD opened his mouth to ask what had happened when his eyes fell on Becca there on a stretcher. Alex...had left because she'd gotten a patronus about the ministry. Then he'd headed into Mungo's in case he'd be needed. Swallowing his fears he moved to Becca's side and looked up at Sutton "Te more coming? I could go check on them on location", glancing towards the other woman he smelled blood but didn't see any injuries.
"I can help get them here, where are they?" he asked looking between the two woman, Becca and Sonya.
I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.. - Nicholas Sparks
Sutton nodded sympathetically as Becca continued explaining that she needed to go back. "Becca, everyone will be fine. You've trained them well," she soothed, placing a comforting hand on the woman's head. And then it was like her blood turned cold and froze in her veins. The way she said their names... she knew something was wrong. She hadn't mentioned Gidyun or Ed needing protection... just Isaac and Nell. Swallowing hard, she tried to speak with out betraying the fear and impending sense that her world was turning upside down. "Isaac? ...And Nell?" Thankfully Laurel and JD appeared at that precise moment because Sutton wasn't sure she wanted to hear what had happened to Isaac or Nell. Her imagination would probably be much worse than the reality, yes?
Turning to Laurel, she asked,"Laurel? Can you please see to Ms. Lee here?" her ashen face clearly said she couldn't at the moment. If she did, she wasn't sure how long she'd be able to keep from badgering the woman with questions, and that wasn't what she needed right now. As JD entered and asked about going to see the other two on-site, Sutton nodded. "I think that might be a good idea, JD. We can get them both here sooner that way." Sutton gave Becca's hair one last smoothing and then walked over to the woman who smelled like blood. She must be an auror as well. "You must work with Isaac. Sorry, he's just never introduced us, I suppose. What's your name?"
Giving her a kind smile, she returned the favor of an introduction. "I'm Healer Sutton Piatek, and this is Healer JD Stevens. Will you take him back to where you and Becca were? He will help you transport... the other two," she suggested, her voice wavering a tiny bit as it truly sunk in who was about to be brought back...
I give up; I give in. I let go; let's begin. 'Cause no matter what I do my heart is filled with you.
No, everyone would not be fine. She was sure Nell would recover, but she had no idea about Isaac. It seemed no one understood just how much she had to go back. "Yes, I have to -" she attempted to sit up once more, but laid back again as pain shot through her once more from her ribs. Couldn't they just temporarily fix her and let her go back? Please? The murmur from another healer had Becca turning slightly to try and focus on her. Obviously she was right about her not being able to help, but that wasn't making much sense right now.
Confused, she heard another voice, a male voice and turned again to see who it was, but her attention was grabbed by the first woman who'd walked off with her wand. That was until there was another question directed her way. Tearing up as she realised she had no idea where they were, Becca covered her eyes with her arm and answered in a half sob "I don't know."
My love has no beginning, my love has no end, no front or back and my love won't bend My love has no bottom, my love has no top, my love won't rise, and my love won't drop. I'm in the middle, and I can't stop loving you
Nodding as Sutton spoke. He heard her say Isaac and Nell and could tell that she was fighting for composure. "I'll go as soon as I know where." Looking over at Sonya who must know where they were going. Or at least he hoped she did!
Hearing Becca's voice he went over to her "'Tis gonna be alright." he said comfortingly. Laying a hand gently on her arm that was undamaged. "Is there someone particular ye want me te check on?" he asked quietly. "I'll get Nell and Isaac here and anyone else who's injured. I promise."
Hopefully whatever they were heading into was over?
I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.. - Nicholas Sparks
WHY DID PEOPLE KEEP TELLING HER THAT? "Just get Isaac here, he needs it the most." she whimpered, her already shallow breaths growing even more shallow as she got upset. She moved her arm to look up at the man with tears in her eyes as she fought to get a proper breath. She had to know he was okay before they did anything for her, the boggart had to stay a boggart and not become a reality. "Don't- don't touch his chest or... ow, or anything wet." she warned him between short breaths.
My love has no beginning, my love has no end, no front or back and my love won't bend My love has no bottom, my love has no top, my love won't rise, and my love won't drop. I'm in the middle, and I can't stop loving you
Listening as she spoke he wanted desperately to ask about Alex but right now apparently this Isaac needed help more then anyone. Glancing Sutton's way he nodded looking back down at Becca. Lifting his hand he summoned the dragonhide surgical gloves as she said don't touch anything wet. "I'll take care of him myself." he said quietly. He saw her tears and it put a knot in his stomach. He saw her lips were starting to turn blue. "One last thing, is Al...anyone else injured do ye know?" he asked glancing Laurel's way wondering if they should have 3 people or not.
Looking up towards Sutton, "Maybe ye should take a look here. I'm assuming ribs with her shortness of breath, and painful breathing." Yep he'd noticed that "But her lips are beginning te turn blue." Yep, set Sutton to do something and it'd distract her from running with them to fetch Isaac.
I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.. - Nicholas Sparks
She looked up at him through her tears as he nodded and assured her he'd look after Isaac himself. Summoning up what might have been her last bit of strength, she replied. "No, just them two." Her eyes closed as she tried to remember whose name had started with 'Al'. Oh! Alex! "She saved the day." Becca mumbled softly. Her finger went to her lips at the mention of them going blue, though. Blue wasn't a good colour, right?
My love has no beginning, my love has no end, no front or back and my love won't bend My love has no bottom, my love has no top, my love won't rise, and my love won't drop. I'm in the middle, and I can't stop loving you
For the second time that night Sonya melted into the background. As the healer came out and took Becca from her she felt a bit satisfied. More healers were called once they realized there were more injuries. Becca was still struggling to rise from the gurney and she silently blessed the woman for taking her wand.
Then the tension kicked up a notch when Becca let slip who the other two injured were. The first healer started having a small panic attack which made Sonya realize she probably knows one or both of the others. At that point she was addressed directly by...Sutton and JD. She blamched when the woman assumed she was an auror. How did you explain that your a criminal who was arrested for vicious murders but were helping out? Smiling wryly she shrugged her shoulders. "I'm Sonya. And I will take JD with me."
First she walked over to Becca and pushed her firmly back on the gurney. Leaning over so they were making eye contact. "You will stay put and trust me to look after the others. Now stop struggling and let them tend to you." She didn't wait for a response. Holding out her arm for JD to take she turned and disapparated.
Becca's words echoed through her head as though she'd shouted them through a long hollow tube.
This... wasn't real. She'd fallen asleep in her office, and this was a nightmare. But then, how did this woman she didn't know and had never seen get there? She had no seer powers... so that wasn't possible.
Her blue eyes stared vacantly at the spot Sonya and Becca had first appeared in. Isaac was there... where ever they had come from... and he was even worse off than Becca. Everything around her blurred out and the noise was muffled... like hearing a television through the walls from several rooms away. "Isaac... but... he said he wants to marry me. He can't..." It didn't make sense. They were perfect. They were happy and loved each other and after all of this time they were together. They were going to get married someday, and she was going to take his last name and be his forever.
No... no! She couldn't lose him now. Right as Sonya grabbed JD to apparate, Sutton lunged for the woman. "Take me with you!" she screamed. But her brain had moved too slow. Her reaction hadn't been fast enough. They were gone, and she stood there in the place they'd vanished. Ever so slowly, she turned back to Laurel and Becca. "Will... will you take her, please, Laurel? Fix her ribs... and she needs oxygen. And fluids." Her voice sounded hollow, and she felt detached from the words. Laurel would have to take Becca away because Sutton wasn't leaving this spot until the love of her life was here in her arms where she could fix him.
I give up; I give in. I let go; let's begin. 'Cause no matter what I do my heart is filled with you.
Swallowing he was more then relieved, that Alex was alright. His own peace of mind was definitely eased. Though his fear for Isaac was now increased. He smiled at what Becca said about Alex and turned to Sonya. Nodding to Sutton "I'll get him." he said quietly and taking her arm apparated away.
I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.. - Nicholas Sparks
Her eyes fluttered open as Sonya pushed her back down after yet another attempt to get up, and she stared up at the woman blankly. She wasn't exactly given a choice right now, so all she could do was watch Sonya leave with JD. Her eyes widened at the scream and failed attempt to join them from the first healer. She'd heard something about marrying and even though she was slow, she managed to put two and two together. "I'msorry." she slurred to the distraught woman. "S'allmyfault." If she hadn't been caught, if she'd reacted quicker and dived in front of the spell herself, Isaac might be alert and himself right now. Her eyes closed once more as the voice of Sutton faded while giving instructions and Becca finally succumbed to the darkness she'd been fighting for far too long.
My love has no beginning, my love has no end, no front or back and my love won't bend My love has no bottom, my love has no top, my love won't rise, and my love won't drop. I'm in the middle, and I can't stop loving you
Appearing with Isaac, JD conjured a stretcher for him and using his wand set him on it. Glancing over where Sutton still stood he glanced in Becca's direction and saw she was unconscious now, biting his lip he wasn't sure which was more serious. Isaac was out cold but his vitals were normal as far as he could tell. "His vitals are normal Sutton, other then thet I don't know." Becca was breathing...shallow but breathing.
I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.. - Nicholas Sparks
Sutton didn't have to wait long. Mere moments later, JD appeared with Isaac... who was laying on the floor looking, for all intents and purposes, lifeless. He seemed to be breathing on his own, but... it wasn't like he was just asleep either. Something was WRONG, and Sutton could feel that in her heart more than anything. Her first instinct at seeing him there was to throw herself on top of him and kiss him until he woke up, but Becca had cautioned them to be careful about touching him, and the worst thing for Isaac would be for Sutton to join him in this fate. Taking a steady breath as JD conjured a stretcher for Isaac, she tried to decide the best course to take.
Pointing her wand at his stretcher, she slowly pulled it toward her. "Thank you, JD. I am going to take him to my ward, where I can... make sure he's... comfortable..." Not that he wouldn't be comfortable in any of their wards. She just... needed to be somewhere that she knew where everything was, where she was used to working and thinking. "See to the others, please? You're welcome to put them in the other private rooms in the Kotarski ward if you'd like. It's not as far of a journey."
With that, she gripped her wand to steady it, handed Becca's wand to JD, and levitated Isaac along next to her, her hand gently brushing against his.
Alex appeared with Nell, and she was soon laying the girl gently on the floor, and she looked around. "Hello! This girl needs help." Alex was now shaking noticeably, but she didn't really focus on herself, she wanted to make sure that Nell would be allright first.
Watching as Sutton levitated Isaac and left with him. Nodding he glanced over at Becca and headed directly for her. His hands lightly moving over her rib cage he drew his wand and knew if she was conscious this was going to be painful, so being unconscious was probably a good thing at the moment. Waving his wand he muttered a few words to find the exact breaks and injuries. Thankfully nothing appeared punctured which was his biggest concern.
Drawing the wand along the lines of broken ribs he watched and waited until she finally started breathing more normally. Breathing a sigh of relief as her chest started to rise and fall more normally he turned back to Alex who had appeared with Nell. Conjuring a stretcher he levitated Nell onto it and started checking her over for injuries. "Let's bring her inte the ward and take a closer look. Mebbe wake her..."
I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.. - Nicholas Sparks
Alex sighed with relief as she saw JD and she felt her knees go weak, she no longer had to be strong, she didn't have to protect anyone, or watch anyone die.. Everything was okay now..
She smiled weakly at JD as he spoke, and she slid down onto the floor, he needed to do his job, and she should probably apparate home..
She didn't say anything as he led the stretcher away,
She was shaking badly as she sat down on the floor, and she could see blood staining her clothes.. his blood..
Her stomach turned and she was barely able to get up and make it over to a wastebasket as she lost all of her stomach contents into it.. She fell weakly back onto the floor, shivering violently now and starting blankly into space.. She was weak and cold and shaking.. unable to comprehend what had just happened..
She fell down onto the floor, her body curling up into a ball...
His gaze had moved around the ward when he'd asked the question and hadn't spotted Alex, leaving Nell at least temporarily as she started to stir he nodded for a nurse to keep an eye on her. Where had Alex gone??? Stepping from the ward he slipped the gloves off his hands. His eyes focused on the blond head that was on the floor with Alex curled up in a ball. DAMNIT! She'd been injured as well! How could he not have realized??? She'd just been sitting there looking like she was protecting them! GAHH!
Kneeling down beside her he scooped her into his arms "It's okay me love." he whispered as he carried her into the ward as well and lay her on the one beside Nell. "Can ye talk te me?" he asked.
I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.. - Nicholas Sparks
As Sutton had divided her focus between Becca and Sonya, and JD had entered reception as well, Laurel had nodded at the request to take care of the redhead. She wasn't exactly trained in the type of injuries that were present, but she wasn't letting anyone die tonight. Not when a tiny part of her felt half-responsible for the current situation. That, and it was much easier to just melt into the background and hope that Sonya hadn't recognized her. Maybe St. Mungo's hadn't been a safe place to hide, but then the cult member didn't quite seem to be acting as deadly as she knew her to be. Maybe things would all work out, and if anything, she had a patient to see to. A patient who she needed to focus on if she was going to actually do what she'd said she would, although she'd relaxed a bit more once she heard the pop indicating Sonya having Disapparated again with JD. And she'd turned back to Sutton again as the other healer had spoken again. "Of course. Maybe you should sit down while we wait for them to return..." she'd started to say, only to trail off as JD had Apparated in again with Isaac.
She had taken a step away from Becca as her hazel eyes had focused on Sutton going over to him, narrowing them slightly as she put two and two together. "The Morganian vial," she murmured, taking the tiniest step aside as JD had moved over and healed Becca's broken ribs for her. "Who broke it?" She didn't know if anyone had heard her, especially as Sutton had already disappeared with Isaac, and others had arrived. Who also had gotten attention from JD, as she felt useless. Knowledgeable, but useless. At least she could get Becca into a room and make her comfortable, so she finally lifted her wand to move the stretcher.
Graeham stumbled into St. Mungo's, clutching his stomach. It hurt so bad. It felt like everything inside of him weighed about a twenty times more than it should, like he was turning into solid rock from the inside out. The many welts and cuts across his face and arms weren't doing any favors for the pain either. Looking around, he didn't see anyone, but he noticed the sign. "Spell Damage..." he murmured before letting out a groan of pain and face-planting right in front of the reception desk.