The Emerald

Chapter 41 - Dr. Caitlin Snow

Roy doesn't have much time? Please tell me that doesn't mean what I think it means! Felicity thought as she quickly dialed her friend from Central City, Dr. Caitlin Snow.

"Felicity, Hi!" Caitlin answered cheerfully.

"Caitlin, I need your help as soon as possible." Felicity didn't waste any time in getting down to the matter at hand.

"What's wrong?" Caitlin asked, now worried.

"We found Oliver and Roy but there's a problem. Roy's been seriously injured and Diggle said he would need surgery. You're the only doctor we can trust." Felicity told her friend.

"I'll have Barry bring me right over. We'll be there in a flash." Caitlin answered. Moments later she was holding her breath as Barry carried her to Starling City as fast as he could.

"Felicity, put Caitlin on the comms as soon as she arrives." Diggle instructed as he and Oliver worked to stop the bleeding from Roy's gunshot wound. He wanted to give the doctor as much information as he could before they arrived at the lair.

"Will do, she should be here..." Felicity was startled by a sudden rush of wind and a burst of energy in the room. Suddenly Caitlin and Barry were standing before her. "Here she is, one second."

"Someone called a doctor?" Caitlin commented.

"Yes! Diggle, Caitlin's here and on speaker." Felicity said into the comms as she put everyone on speaker.

"Dr. Snow."

"Please, it's Caitlin." Caitlin answered. "What do we have Diggle?"

Diggle looked down to Roy once again and listed the known injuries to Caitlin.

"Extensive bruising to the torso. Most of his ribs are cracked, several are broken. Several lacerations to the chest. One stab wound through the ribs. One gunshot wound to the abdomen. Looks like his right shoulder is dislocated and his wrist is at least sprained." Diggle passed on the information as quickly and accurately as possible. "He's lost a lot of blood and is going into shock."

"Okay, you need to get him here as soon as possible. Try not to jar him too much though. You don't want one of his broken ribs puncturing a lung." Caitlin instructed.

"Roy!" Diggle called worriedly. The young man on the ground before him had suddenly started wheezing, clearly having trouble breathing. Diggle leaned over and placed an ear to his chest. "Caitlin, it sounds like he already has a punctured lung. He's having trouble breathing."

"Barry!" Caitlin called as she turned to her friend urgently.

"Where are they?" Barry asked Felicity, ready to go.

"Here." Felicity pointed to a spot on the map and Barry was suddenly gone in a burst of wind.

"John, Barry's coming to get him." Felicity told her Teammate through the comms.

"Where are the medical supplies Felicity?" Caitlin asked as soon as Barry had vanished. She wanted to know what she had to work with before her patient arrived.

"Over here." Felicity rose to show Caitlin where the needed supplies were. "Thank you for coming!" Felicity told her friend as she placed a hand on her arm.

"Of course!"

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Diggle was trying not to panic. He was trained not to panic. But, he knew that Roy didn't have long to get to Caitlin before he risked dying. A punctured lung wasn't something to mess around with.