Some Things Never Change

In Deep Sleep and in Too Deep Trouble

Hey guys I am back with a new chapter, with an answer to the cliffhanger in the last chapter!

Well the let the reading and reviewing commence!

I don't own Pokemon.

Last time on Why?

Black's last thoughts were," Don't you leave me too brother!"

Present Time

Drayden was running hastily towards the Pokemon Centre. Despite his age that was given away by his silvered over hair, he was going fast, faster than most of the youth today. His pokemon were injured, yes, but right now his mind was fixated on saving the young man in his arms. Nate.

He was concerned because as far as he knew, Nate had been an innocent by-stander before he had chosen to help them. "It is my fault. I shouldn't have let him help us. I should have told those two to take cover and wait it out!", Drayden thought angry at himself.

He realized that he reached his destination and skidded to halt before rushing into the Pokemon Centre. If someone could relate the two things they would say that Drayden had drifted like a car speeding to the target.

Black and Rosa were running close behind Drayden all the time. At last they reached the Pokemon Centre an watched as Drayden explained the situation to the doctor appointed. Black was feeling something he hadn't felt in a long time. He was afraid. Afraid to lose his brother.

Drayden had finished his work and Nate had been wheeled away on a stretcher towards an Intensive Care Unit (that's ICU for those of you who don't know). Breathing heavily, getting a chance to rest after the whole episode, Drayden turned towards the other two accompanying him.

Black was restless and troubled, but he manage to hide it well with a facade, but on the other hand, Rosa was close tearing up. Scratch that. She had been petrified and had buried her head in her hands, sniffling quietly.

Drayden had trouble reading Black's expression, but he could clearly make out that Nate meant a lot to him somehow. Drayden turned his face to look at the anxious girl sitting beside him. Rosa was teary eyed and was staring down at the floor, hoping that it would somehow bring back Nate. Drayden felt sorry for the distressed teenager. He turned his face to look at the dreaded white doors hoping for Nate to make it out of this.

Speaking of the doctor, he emerged through the doors looking at Drayden with a serious expression. He decided to break the silence by informing the three of their friend's condition, "Well, I have got good news and I have got bad news, which one would you like to hear first?", albeit feeling out of place.

With none of them taking the first step, Drayden decided to speak up, "Good news first." To which the doctor responded, "Nate will be okay. He is fine-", which immediately brought a smile on Rosa's face and the doctor continued, "-at least physically."

"What do you mean?"Drayden said standing up. The doctor opened his mouth to answer him but was cut off by Black, " It means he is in a coma, doesn't it?" hearing him, the doctor nodded solemnly," He is indeed in a coma. How he survived was also a mystery to us but when we got him out of his clothes to check for the other injuries, we found that he was wearing some kind of protective gear and it had saved him."

Black nodded and Rosa began softly, " Can we, can we go see him?" The doctor replied in the affirmative and gestured with his hand towards Nate's room and left to tend to other patients.

Rosa looked at Drayden as to ask for some sort of permission to go in. Drayden replied, "Go on kid, Black and I need to talk a bit." A slight smile came up on her face and after a final nod of approval from both of them she went inside.