Notes: so @lilmissriottbliss and I have both been watching a lot of Chicago Med and decided that the Chicago shows now officially take place in Emoverse! This is just a lilâ one shot of Kate being injured, Rhea and Toni taking her to Chicago Med, and everyone finding out Ethan was once SHIELD. If anyone has questions, toss them in my inbox!
âHold on, just hold on,â Rhea Ripley muttered, half under her breath, as she ran down the street. Kate Kane was laying, half limp, in Rheaâs arms. It was supposed to be a normal trip, a vacation almost, to Chicago before WWE started touring again but it ended in disaster. Even on vacation, Kate brought her Batwoman suit and it ended with her stabbed.
âM fine,â Kate murmured weakly, even as blood steadily bled out of the wound.
âYou arenât fine, you got stabbed!â Toni snapped, her tone shaky. Kate tried to roll her eyes but winced instead as they burst into the Emergency Department at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center.
âHelp! We need some help over here!â Rhea shouted. A nurse rushed up to them.
âWhatâs your name?â She asked.
âIâm Rhea, thatâs Toni, and this is Kate. Please. You need to help her!â Rhea pleaded.
âDr. Halstead, over here!â The nurse yelled. A tall, well built man with red hair rushed up.
âWhat happened?â He demanded.
âWe UhâŚ.we umâŚ.â Toni stumbled over the question so Rhea quickly butt in.
âWe were at the park and Kate was climbing in a tree and fell,â Rhea quickly lied. Dr. Halstead looked unconvinced but still helped Kate onto a gurney. âSomeone page Dr. Choi!â âAlready on it!â A nurse yelled.
âYou look really familiar,â Another nurse commented. âKate!â Toni cried
âListen, will you help my girlfriend or not!â Rhea snapped. A Korean man ran up and checked on Kate, making orders quickly.
âGet me a CBC, CMP, tox screen, and type and screen. STAT,â he commanded.
âMake sure the tubes are green and lavender,â Dr. Halstead said before adding a, âOr Raya will have my assâ under his breath. One of the nurses snorted.
âLooks like whatever stabbed her missed her lung by about a centimeterâ Dr. Choi said.
âWhat the hell stabbed her?â Dr. Halstead asked. Toni paled. âShe fell off a tree, I didnât even look when we picked her upâ Dr. Choi looked at the two women, frowning. Kateâs heartbeat went slow. âSheâs stableâ A nurse said, another snapping her finger. âI know you two! Youâre wrestlers!â
âBloody hell, canât we go anywhere and not be recognized,â Toni grumbled.
âApril, leave them alone,â Dr. Choi said with a smile.
âIâll take the tubes down to the lab,â a new doctor said, walking up.
The doctor walked off with the tubes in hand.
âWhere can we wait?â Toni asked
âIâll show youâŚ.I actually have a few questions for you two,â Dr. Choi said. Rhea nodded. Dr. Choi led them to a small room and shut the door behind them, crossing his arms and looking at the two. Rhea did the same, Toni sitting down.
âIâve been a doctor for a very long time, and I know what kinds of injuries are caused by what. And I know that she didnât fall out of a tree. So what happened?â Dr. Choi said. Rhea looked him in the eye. âI canât tell you thatâ
âWhy not? Was this a domestic dispute? Those injuries are more from a knife than falling from a treeâ
"It wasn't a fight with us, and that's all I can say"
âKate helps SHIELD,â Toni added.
âThe agency that works with the Avengers?â
âYes, her father runs Crows Security in Gotham,â Rhea said.
âThat explains where Iâve seen her. Used to do medical for Shieldâ
âSo trust us when we say, this wasnât a dispute with us.â
He sighed. âFine. But donât be surprised if Chicago P.D gets involvedâ Toni nodded
âAnd weâll let SHIELD knowâŚ.why did you leave them?â Rhea asked. Dr. Choiâs jaw tightened. âThatâs none of your businessâ
âFine,â Rhea snapped, âBut some agents will be coming here.â
âThen you can ask themâ he left. âWhat a dickâ
âWe should call Bobbi and let her know.â
Rhea nodded. Toni pulled out her phone, dialing up the number.
âHi Bobbi, do you know a Dr. Choi?â
âYeah, he used to work for SHIELD. Why?â
âBecause Kate had a incident with a knife and Iâm pretty sure him and Rhea are gonna hurt each otherâ
âIâll be there ASAPâ
About fifteen minutes later, Bobbi Morse strode into the room with Jade on her heels.
âEthan!â She greeted the doctor
âBobbi. Jade,â Ethan nodded. Bobbi pulled him into a hug, Ethan awkwardly returning it.
âHow have you been? It's been ages.â
âHave you been going to therapy or are you still overworking yourself?â
âThe second oneâ Will interrupted.
âDamn, he looks like he could be Romanrogerâs kid,â Jade joked. Bobbi snorted, turning to Ethan. âI thought when you retired you said youâd take care of yourself.â
Ethan shrugged, looking away awkwardly. Bobbi sighed, noticing Rhea glaring.
âSo why did he leave?â Toni asked Bobbi and Jade. Ethan glared.
âWhat, you said to ask them,â Toni said.
âEthan used to be a field agentâ Bobbi said
âOoh,â Rhea and Toni nodded in understanding.
âWent down to medical after a mission, been a doctor ever sinceâ Ethan added
âSo what happened to Kate? Is she okay?â Jade asked.
âWeâre just waiting on the blood test results,â Will added before his phone buzzed with a text.
âWhy is Saraya texting you in all caps?â
âSomething about Nat saying we were being rudeâ
Ethan laughed. Will smacked him. âShe might be tiny but sheâs gonna kick my ass!â
Ethan laughed again. Will stared at Ethan. âStop laughing!â
âTo be fair, tiny people can be scary. One of our wrestlersâŚ..â Toni shuddered, âTook out a guy.â
There was a knock at the door. Will made a noise.
âCome in,â Ethan said. A small woman holding lab papers walked in, glaring at Will. âHey Rayaâ She marched up to him and began poking him in the chest. âYou. Do. Not. Get. To. Be. Rude. To. Wrestlers!â
âStill rude to be rude to them!â
Ethan silently walked out. âActually it makes sense he's former SHIELDâ Rhea noted.
âHe never did say where he was before coming here,â Will mused.
âWas he in the Budapest mission?â Jade asked Bobbi, who nodded.
âThought I recognized him. What happened?â
Bobbi let out a long breath.
âHe got shot in the knee, guy came close to killing him, retired from field work not long afterâ
âDamn,â Jade shook her head.
âHe was a good agentâ
Bobbi nodded. âHe wasâ
âA bit. Not much, Jemma did a lot more as did Lincolnâ
âLincoln was smart enough to work in med shit?â
âHad a medical degree and everythingâ
âWe sure he didnât cheat?â âJade!â
âWhat?â Jade grinned cheekily. Bobbi shook her head. âI was on Budapest, hell of a two day missionâ
Will frowned as there was another knock on the door. A man who looked similar too but a little bit older than Will, and with darker hair, walked in with Natalie behind him.
âThis is Detective Halsteadâ
âJay Halstead,â Jay extended his hand, âI understand this involved SHIELD?â
âYes, we canât exactly say that out loudâ Jay nodded
âWhat happened to the perp?â
âI might have punched him out and left for CPD to deal withâ Rhea flexed. âThese arenât just for TVâ
Toni laughed slightly, nuzzling her face against Rheaâs shoulder.
âSo will Kate make it?â Toni asked.
âWell sheâs in surgery right but we have the best surgeons in the stateâ
âNot to mention her blood type is O pos, which we have a good amount of, and the rest of her results look normal,â Saraya added. Rhea breathed out a sigh of relief.
âAnyway, I need to get back to the lab,â Saraya said, handing the lab papers to Will.
âLove youâ She mock glared. Natalie laughed, pulling her into a hug.
âWhereâs Ethan at?â
Saraya sighed. Natalie bumped her shoulder gently. âWhatâs wrong?â
âNothing much, just thinking about my application to join Shieldâ
âYou applied for SHIELD?â
âYup. Didnât get in because of an underlying heart conditionâ
âUnderlying heart condition?â Will frowned.
âArrhythmiaâ Saraya said. Will let out a breath.
âNow that I think about it, it was a blessing in disguise. I was able to finish my MLS programâ
Will wrapped her into a hard hug. Saraya hugged him back, laughing. âAprilâs missing too so I assume I know where Ethan isâ
âGod I was such a bitch to himâ Rhea whined.
âEh, you were worried about Kate. If it had been me injured, Jade wouldâve killed him,â Bobbi shrugged. Jade stuck her tongue out.
âJadeâs a bit overprotective,â Bobbi explained, noticing the confused looks on Will, Natalie, and Sarayaâs faces. Toni coughed. âBit?â
âNot my fault I donât want my wife killed,â Jade shrugged.
âEthanâs having a panic attack!â April ran down the hall.
âIâll page Dr. Charles,â Will said but Bobbi grabbed his arm.
âLet me goâ She ran after April. In the break room, Ethan was sitting with his arms wrapped around his knees.
âEthanâ Bobbi knelt down and grabbed his hands.
âLeave me alone,â Ethan muttered.
âNot happeningâ Bobbi sat in front of Ethan, âI know youâre scared, but do you remember what you told me? Back when I was having these?â
âThat you were safe at SHIELD,â he said.
âExactly. So youâre safe hereâ
âHow do you know?â Ethan whispered.
âBecause you have friends here. Youâre aliveâ
Ethan licked his lips. April leaned down and hugged his head to her chest.
âIâm here for you,â she whispered. Ethan held onto her and took deep breaths. âIâm such a idiot for talking about Budapestâ
âSometimes it feels good to talk about traumas, sometimes I feel better when I talk aboutâŚ.you-know-who,â Bobbi said. Ethan nodded, April kissing his head. âIâm guessing youâre his girlfriendâ
April held out her hand. âFiancĂŠe, actually.â
âAlright letâs get upâ April eased him off the ground. Ethan smiled at her, hugging her tightly.
âAnytime,â Bobbi smiled.