I blacked out and crumpled to the floor like a puppet with its strings cut. I awoke surprised to be alive. I blinked a few times and the pain hit me like a ton of bricks. The machine to my left made a clacking noise and I sighed as the morphine dumped into my IV. I couldn't lift my head. I had to use my eyes to look around my limited range of vision. I tried to talk but my throat hurt and I realized they had a breathing tube in me. What the hell happened? I tried to send a telepathic message but that met with a different kind...