Chapter 33: 3-7

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A number of bloody patients are arriving at the Emergency Room at Beacon Hills Hospital.

"Looks like a huge accident is just happened" Melissa mumbled.

Melissa McCall seems overwhelmed. She shouts for an update on the whereabouts of the On-Call Physician, Dr. Hilliard. Scott arrives with takeout for his mother. She explains that half the accident victims from a 10 car pileup have been rerouted from downtown to BHMH and that the ER Attending Physician seems to be missing and isn't answering any of his pages.

"Missing or taken?" Lydia asks no one in particular.

While they are talking, a woman with blood on her face asks for pain meds. Melissa explains that giving her something without first examining her could do more harm than good. Scott sits down next to the hurting woman. He explains that he read online that human contact can help alleviate pain. He touches her hand and we can see the veins of his arm fill with a black liquid as he draws the pain out of her. The woman's face eases and she smiles.

"You just get off of helping others don't you" Peter rolled his eyes.

Ethan enters, screaming for help as he supports an obviously unwell Danny. In her Mercedes Benz, Dr. Hilliard is using the handsfree feature to call the hospital. She says it's going to take her longer than she thought to make it there as she is slowed by the traffic caused by the 10 car pileup. Ethan explains that Danny began having trouble breathing and chest pains that just kept getting worse. Melissa explains that she thinks he is suffering from Tension Pneumothorax which is when the lung is punctured and air escapes into the chest cavity causing a pressure build up against the heart and difficulty breathing. She also explains that his "Larynx has shifted to the side". Danny then vomits on the floor – the contents of his stomach seem to be a bunch of Mistletoe berries and leafy greens.

"Danny is a sacrifice!?" Stiles said in horror. "I think he was just a distraction, or maybe he found out something that could do the Darach harm. Otherwise he would have died the same way the others did" Chris pointed out calming the teens.

Dr. Hilliard is still driving to the hospital when a moth lands on her windshield. She turns on the wipers and whisks it away. A few seconds later an identical moth flies into the car through the air conditioning vent. Scott and Ethan both seem close to panic as Danny is wheeled into an exam room. Melissa further explains that Danny's heart is being pushed up against his chest cavity. Fearing he might die due to the lack of a Doctor, Melissa takes out a large syringe. Danny stops breathing and she jabs the syringe into his left pectoral in what appears to be a procedure called a "needle thoracostomy". Once inserted, needle has a valve that is opened to allow the air to escape and relieve the pressure in his chest. Danny begins to breathe normally. Danny gasps out "Thank you". Scott says the whole thing was "awesome" but Melissa counters that it was no big deal.

"That was really awesome Mrs. McCall" Allison, Stiles and Lydia said in unison before looking at each other and breaking into laughter.

Inside Dr. Hilliard's car, more and more moths are flowing through the vents until the car is so full with swarming wings that she can no longer see. In the rear view mirror we see the Darach.

"And there goes another doctor" mumbled Talia.

Scott and Ethan exit the hospital. Ethan explains that he didn't do anything to Danny. Scott points out that the minute the twins arrived; Ethan went right for Danny while his brother went for Lydia. Ethan says he won't hurt Danny and explains that they knew one of them, Danny or Lydia, would be important to Scott and now they've figured out that that person is Lydia.

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