Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 17:56:49 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
From: "dymondbolt@earthlink.net" <dymondbolt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Bigger is Good, Part 1

This is my story but with characters created by another author. I have
tried to contact the original author, but I've been unable to find his new
email address.  XHUGE4MUSCL (at) hotmail.com is no longer the correct
address.  I'm starting my story where XHUGE4MUSCL ended "Big Is Better".

It has been many years since this story seemed to end. In my mind it
hasn't. You can't craft up two people who are perfect for each other, give
them one year together and then have one of them die! That is not how it
works. Not with other characters in the shadows waiting to have their day
in the sun and a say in the matter. Characters willing to fight for hope
and love.  So I have to continue the story through someone else's eyes. The
original author put these Characters into the story for a reason. The
circumstances for their creation were not apparent at the time but now make
sense. At least for the story I have to tell. This in no way says NO to the
original author; IT SAYS YES! You were right. But it wasn't the end. How
could it be the end when you never explained why Dr.Marantz needed that
blood sample from Samson? Or who could have stolen them from the good
doctor, or why? Or why someone would get trumped up charges against Sam and
get him arrested? My imagination has run ahead and seen possible answers
for these questions. I hope you like the story. Let me know.


		    Bigger Is Good Part 1 by dymondbolt


The heart monitor changed to a steady drone. The third time his heart
stopped. Something just snapped in Dr.Marantz own heart. After such a
lengthy surgery to repair the damage to Peter's body, and no assurance he
could even last out the week; this was too much for the good doctor to
take.

The doctors eyes looked thru the heart monitor and then in rage focused on
Pete's face as he bellowed " PETER THIS IS THE MOST WRONG THING YOU COULD
DO TO SOMEONE YOU LOVE!!!  PETER !  COME BACK THIS INSTANT !"

The following silence was beyond electric. The heart monitor continued its
steady drone. Dr.Marantz could feel his own heart beating wildly. He was
shocked at himself. "Where did that come from?" he thought . The silence
did not last. As he started to look at his colleagues; the heart monitor
began to beep in a normal rhythm.

All eyes left the doctor and went to the monitor. Only a second went by
before the most reserved and calm female nurse there yelled "I KNEW YOU
COULD DO THAT".  Now she was shocked at her own behavior.

All eyes fell on her for a fraction of a moment before Dr.Marantz and then
the whole surgical team began laughing. As the laughter subsided, she
looked up to see Dr.Marantz eyes smiling down on her as he said " I have
great confidence in you too!"

Dr Edwardo Sanchez ( still an intern but just barely) said " I'll finish
closing doctor if thats alright with you? You should give yourself a little
break before you explain things to our patient's Very Large Friend."

Now Dr. Sanchez had smiling eyes at Dr. Marantz. The doctor did a perfect
Homer Simpson as he closed his eyes and said " Samson!" He faced the
younger doctor as he said "Please finish closing Dr. Sanchez and thank you
for the excellent assistance throughout. I've never gone thru one operation
without having to ask for assistance to be given a certain way. Today, I
never said a word. You were right where I needed you every step of the
way." He looks down on Pete's face as he says " You were right where Peter
needed you"

Dr Sanchez ( Lalo to his friends) looked up briefly for the last few words
and got a bashful look to his brow as he turned his attention back to
actually sewing up the incisions ( instead of staples) on Pete's
abdomen. He says in a mock arrogant tone " Doc, if you get me all teary
eyed I might mess up and leave a nasty scar on this boys belly. Then thard
be all hell to pay with that large varmint outina waitin room."  He glanced
up for a second while he spoke with a gleam in his eyes. The attending
nurses all give out a giggle or short laugh.

Dr.Marantz softly says " Mi compadre" as he locks eyes with Dr Sanchez, who
looks back and softly replies "Doc" . They break eye contact to go about
their business.

Dr.Marantz starts stripping and then scrubbing to leave as a 5'10" whippet
of a man in a black suit enters the room. The suit clears his throat and
says "Thank you doctor" .

Dr. Marantz turns with a chagrined look on his face. Dr.Marantz (or Doc as
his friends call him) says" Agent Erickson. Hello. ( pause with a slight
frown) Thanks for what? You helped me and my patient and my patients VLL. I
thank you!"

Agent Erickson face now looks puzzled. " V-L-L ?" he asks.

 Doc replies with a shit eating grin "VERY LARGE LOVER!"

Agent Erickson got a pleasant grin too but then changed course. "What are
your patient's chances of making it to the end of the week? "He asked.

 The doctor's face slumped as he said quietly" Cut to the chase real
quick." then with more volume " Not very good. Not very good at all. With
his blood type and rare tissue type it doesn't look like a match for a
liver is going to just pop-up any time soon. " By now Doc has toweled off
and moved with Erickson into the locker room.

 Agent Erickson says" And yet you did your best to give this kid a chance."

Doc takes his undershirt off. At 5'7" and with his stocky wrestlers frame
he always seems to project more height than he has, more mass than he
really carries. Yet, at this point in his day, he suddenly looks exactly
5'7", not a fraction of an inch taller. He feels angry, but he could not
tell you at what. God, the government, cars, trains... ANGER itself? None
truly fit. He felt like saying AND STILL IT'S NOT ENOUGH! But he just let
his mind and face stay between rage and sorrow and did say (trying to stay
calm) "Where is this leading ?"

Agent Erickson's face became more animated as he replies "Give him one MORE
chance" The doctor is tired and suddenly looses both emotions and remains
blank . Erickson pushes on "The triage doctors that observed Peter's
condition shortly after arrival here all agreed that the amount of liver
damage along with all the other damage to his body is too great for Peter's
natural ability to heal himself before toxins in his blood cause kidney
failure along with liver failure."

 Doc nods yes. Erickson continues " They also advised me of his rare tissue
type and blood type, which closed off that avenue of salvation. And then
one of the doctors who has had no contact with any of the information
regarding your research program says out of the blue---If only he had time
to heal, if only we could speed up his ability to heal himself, in so many
cases survival is a matter of time, with the right time the body can heal
all wounds---"

Those very words were printed on the cover of the project outline Dr
Marantz used to apply for the funding.

By now the doctor was dressed . Both he and Erickson were facing each other
and both had the same shocked expression. Erickson put his forearm between
them to show goose-bumps as he pointed to his arm. The doctor did the same
and looking at his arm said " Me too."

Doc locked eyes with Erickson as he says "And your sure he had no knowledge
of my research or the funding thru the FBI.. or the pentagon... or the
bullshit the CIA pulled ? " Each question was met with a firm shake of the
head NO.

 Erickson said " neither the theft fifteen months ago nor the arrest of the
CIA agents ten months ago nor the retrieval of all samples and research
data shortly after that.  They were at the antarctic on a special project
investigating suspended animation and hibernation. Their availability for
objective advice on the matter was a fluke. They had some down time while
their grad-students crunch all the boring data into shape".

 He holds up a medium sized booklet with the word top secret printed across
the title The Physik Project . His whole body language says HE WILL HAVE
HIS WAY. Erickson tells the doctor" You fought for three years for the FBI
to oversee your research and be part of the funding so that the public
would benefit from your procedure not just the military.The FBI fought to
remain part of this when the pentagon tried to take over. But the pentagon
is still involved, and I think it behooves you to consider that the best
way to keep this procedure geared for the public is to have the first trial
occur with non-military personnel . You have finished the baboon trials to
the FBI's satisfaction two weeks ago. The man responsible for your research
leapfroging at least ten years forward is in the waiting room hoping to
hear good news about your patient, A patient who most probably will die
before the end of the week... Unless we give him the right time to heal
himself."

Erickson was preaching to the choir when it came to the doctor's decision
to offer the procedure to Peter. But Erickson's passion finally put him in
complete focus for Doc. Doc said to Erickson " You're the one that
convinced the congressional committee to fund in the first place and then
got them to agree to keep the FBI as oversight. And you never said a thing
!"

Agent Erickson's face went blank as he said" those meetings were classified
as top secret and I am not allowed to discuss any part of the procedings
with you."

Doc just got a little grin on his face and said " Thank you agent Erickson"

Erickson replied with "You're welcome Doctor Marantz "

Doc Flips open his cell phone and pushes a button as he says " Lab
conference" the little phone says the same thing back to the doctor in his
voice and then you hear ringing.Three different voices say hello almost
together. He tells them" We have exactly 24 hours to get the full procedure
ready for our first human patient. I need you all to shift mental gears. We
have a patient whose life depends on our best work. In the scheme of things
this is not a make or break situation for the procedure. In the scheme of
things this IS life or death for a young man....  Remember, Patient NOT
subject... Do your very best... I know you'll make me proud of you. Ok,
I'll see you all at the lab". As he closes his cell phone he turns to see
Erickson's reaction.

Erickson is sitting at this point and he looks up with his hand on his chin
as he says " I didn't have to go through all that did I ?" the doc just
shakes his head no as a smirk forms on his face. Erickson continues
"Sounded pretty good tho, right?"

The doc scrunches his nose up with a shit eating grin and nods yes a few
times fast then says "pretty good".

Before Doc leaves to talk to Sam he recalls the start of this whole deal
and stops Erickson with the question "Earlier You said thank you but you
never said what for."

Erickson looked down and then at Doc. " For trusting Us" he said" when Sam
came in with Peter you called us to fix the situation. Some might have
suspected we were responsible for the false arrest in the first place. When
the pentagon started to get all black opps and tried to place us all under
a national security gag order, some unknown hacker geeked just enough info
to CNN to ruin any hope of the pentagon keeping it completly secret. You
trusted us and we do appreciate and respect that."

The doc just said " How can you not trust a guy who invites you over for
dinner to meet the wife and daughter, and as soon as he gets home insists
on giving his daughter her time and plays with her for an hour at whatever
game she wants to play (all while the guest watches)"

 Erickson interrupts with " You could have participated "

Doc replies " I'm bad at Slides and Ladders " He continues " and at the
dinner table you all talked about how your day went. .. " he seems to have
a frog in his throat. He finishes " how can you not trust people who
understand the value of Family. "

Erickson looks at his shoe then at doc as he says " Marla has got to the
point now that she thinks I should insist on medical grounds that you take
a day off to come back over and get a real home cooked meal. .. After we
get Peter fixed up and healthy, you're next. Understood?  ... Don't make me
call my local fireman buddies and have your lab closed down for a week over
false fire-code violations. Ok? "

Doc started to laugh as he said " Marla would back you up on that one! "

A smile on both their faces , Erickson tells Doc " I'll see you back at the
Lab In 12 hours".

Doc nods yes but his parting remark is " Teach your daughter Parcheesi "
Erickson nods and leaves.

And just then Peter is wheeled through to ICU.  Dr Sanchez starts stripping
off scrubs and asks Doc " Did you get any rest ? "

 Doc shakes his head no as he says " but now i've got a lot more hope for
our patient."

The end Bigger is Good Part 1


Well It's a start. I must warn you , that due to the fact the story has to
save Peter's life first; there wont really be any sex till part 4. But
don't worry, the relationship part of the story heats up in the next
part. So let me know what you thought of this, and thank you for reading
this.