Please Rest, For God's Sake

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Normality had fallen over the band of Brozone. Hanging out and catching up. 

Ever since coming back to Pop Village, Clay, Floyd and John Dory were all staying in Rhonda until they finished moving all of Branch's survival supplies and such out of the rooms that he had made for them. 

That's what they were currently doing, moving the boxes of stuff. 

John Dory went to lift a box of stone spear heads, he got part way up when his back gave out. John let out a yell and fell to his knees, dropping the box. 

The other bros came rushing in to see what was wrong. 

They saw John Dory knelt down on the floor, shaking slightly. 

"John, you ok buddy?" Bruce asked, slowly reaching his hand towards his brother to check on him.

 "Please don't touch me right now." John said quietly while gritting his teeth. 

They could hear the pain in John's voice.

 Bruce sat next to John Dory, placing his hand next to JD's in case he wanted the comfort.

 "JD, what happened? Are you ok?" Clay asked as he sat down near John as well. 

Branch and Floyd looked on, concerned and wanting to help.

 "I finally blew out my back." John mumbled grumpily. 

At first none of them caught what he had said, so they asked him to repeat it. 

"I blew out my back, ok?!" John said, frustrated.

 "Oh John." Bruce said softly, gently placing his hand on JD's back.

 John let out a little yelp, his hair flaring out like he had been electrocuted, Bruce removed his hand immediately. 

"John Dory, I understand that you don't wanna be touched right now but it can't be good for your back to stay in the position you're in. Let us help you get to bed or at least the couch." Floyd suggested, gently taking John's hand, ready to help him when he needed it. 

"Nah, I'm good. I should be fine in a little while." John Dory responded, shifting so he was fully laying on his stomach. 

"I'll go get Dr. Moonbloom." Branch said, exasperated as he walked out the door and to the elevator. 

Branch took the elevator to the surface in search of the doctor.

Branch returned with Dr. Moonbloom, explaining the situation the best he could.

 Dr. Moonbloom examined John, giving him a routine check up before getting to the root of his problem.

 The doctor pulled out a portable x-ray machine (cartoon logic) and further examined John Dory's back. 

"Well, I have good news and bad news. The good news is I finally get to try out my new sedative. The bad news is he's going to have to be on bed rest for at least a month, maybe more. He pulled the muscles in his lower back pretty badly." Dr. Moonbloom said, excited to use the new sedative. 

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