star trek au where pike survives the attack on HQ, and he's sent to the same hospital as jim, only he was too stressed and wasn't allowed any news on what was going on in fear that it would stop his recovery. the first few days were fine. he was tense, and worried, and irritated, but he handled it and took the time to relax and let starfleet handle everything that was going on.
that is, however, until he started wandering around the hospital in search of something to do, and ended up catching sight, even from a distance, as jim's body, which appeared to be limp and, hopefully, unconscious, was rushed through the room he was sneaking in.