Authors note: All medical knowledge comes from ER and a few medical journals my mother has in the house. Feedback would be nice, but this is my first fanfic, so be nice. Email me at maura@creekfan.zzn.com .

Mothertime
By Maura Lee

[SCENE: A busy New York street, early evening. A light snow is falling, and the streets and stores are decorated for Christmas. We see a Jeep driving in the heavy traffic, from which a child’s voice can be heard arguing. We pan into the backseat to see three children, a girl of 5, a boy of 2 and a baby asleep in a car seat. The girl is whining to a parent in the front.]

GIRL: How much longer? I’m hungry!

MOTHER’S VOICE: Kara, we’ll be there soon, OK?

KARA: (continues to mumble under her breath)

MOTHER’S VOICE: I heard that young lady! Now I don’t want to hear one more peep from that back seat, do you hear me?

KARA: Yes mommy. (She sits back, visibly sulking.)

[There is silence for a few moments, then suddenly we hear a scream, and the screen goes black. It fades in on the street, where we see that the car has hit another vehicle. There is a tangled mess of metal on the street, and a crowd of people all around. Sirens begin to blare as a baby’s cry wails through the air.]

[SCENE: A busy hospital. We follow the camera down the hall, past doctors working with patients, and people waiting to be treated. The camera enters a private lounge area, where a blonde female doctor is seen asleep on a couch. The camera pans around to see a nurse in the doorway]

NURSE: Doctor? You need to wake up.

[The doctor sits up, and we see that it s Andie McPhee. She’s around 35, but still pretty much the same face. She rubs sleep from her eyes, and looks at the nurse]

ANDIE: Sorry, hi June. What’s up.

JUNE: MVA just pulled up, three kids involved.

[Immediately Andie is on her feet, pulling on her jacket as she runs out the door and down the hall]

ANDIE: [As she enters the trauma room] what we got here?

DOCTOR: 2-year-old male, name unknown, probable fracture to his left arm. Some minor abrasions, and he’s a little shaken up. 5-month-old infant female, name unknown, also shaken, but uninjured save for a cut on the head.

ANDIE: [Startled to see who it is] Pacey? I though you weren’t on tonight.

PACEY: I’m not, I came to see you, and they said they needed another pediatrician.

ANDIE: Ok, are you right in here?

PACEY: Yeah, try next door.

[Andie walks into the next room, and finds a very distressed 5 year old girl (Kara) surrounded by two nurses, and one other doctor. She walks immediately to the child’s head]

ANDIE: Hey sweetie, you’re going to be fine, you just need to let us have a look at you. Where does it hurt?

KARA: Where’s my mommy? I want my mommy and daddy!

ANDIE: You’ll see them soon, for now we need to look at you. [She begins to check the girl over, poking and prodding, and asking ’does this hurt’ etc. Finally she stops, and addresses the other doctor.] She seems fine, but that cut on her arm will need stitches, can you do that?

DOCTOR: Yes Dr. Witter. [He leaves to get the materials needed, but Andie stops him, and pulls him aside.]

ANDIE: Any news on her parents?

DOCTOR: Yeah, mom was DOA and her father’s in surgery. It doesn’t look too good though; they took the brunt of the accident.

[He leaves. Andie looks sad for a moment, then moves to take a seat next to Kara. She picks up the girl’s chart and begins writing on it.]

KARA: Where’s my family?

ANDIE: You’ll see them soon sweetie, I promise. Now, the other doctor is going to take care of that cut on your arm, but first I need to ask a few questions. Is that okay? (Kara nods) Good. Well, let’s start with your name.

KARA: Kara.

ANDIE: Kara that’s a very pretty name. And what about your brother and sister, what are their names?

KARA: Lindsay and Jacquelyn.

[Andie is writing all this down]

ANDIE: And your parent’s names? What are they?

KARA: Dawson and Josephine Leery. [Andie looks at the child in shock for a moment, then stops to study her face more closely. Suddenly, she gasps, then runs next door where Pacey is playing with Jacquelyn, and observing the setting of Lindsay’s arm.]

ANDIE: Pacey, come here, now.

[She practically pulls him out of the room, giving him just enough time to hand the baby to a nurse]

ANDIE: Do you recognize this girl? [She indicates Kara. Pacey studies the child’s face, but makes no connection]

PACEY: No, why?

ANDIE: That’s baby Kara Leery there, our god-daughter. The other two are Lindsay and Jacquelyn Leery. Which means that the DOA was….

PACEY: [Fits the pieces together] ..Joey….oh god! And the father in surgery is Dawson.

ANDIE: Yes, he is. [Pacey and Andie stand in silence, looking from Kara, to Lindsay and Jacquelyn in the next room, too startled to say a word]

To Be Continued….

You really think I’d leave it there? What sort of sadist do you think I am? The first full part will be done ASAP, it’s just tricky fitting it in around my CATs. Feedback please!