Recovery

Eyes closed, Logan laid perfectly still. Didn't know how long but when he awoke he was in a hospital bed, arm wrapped in gauze. Glancing to his right Logan noticed the Fennec that attacked him curled up in a ball purring, as if its new life goal was to protect him, despite having just attacked him. Looking around further to gather his surroundings, Logan came to the conclusion that his blanket and this Fennec were the only two things of color in this blandly white room. Logan looked up to see a monitor glowing with his vitals on it and a half-filled bag of Saline. He wasn't sure how long he'd been out for, but the Saline bag was an indication of at least twelve hours, maybe a bit more. Difficult to tell. About that time a woman dressed in a colorful outfit with foxes on it entered the room. She wore a mask and gloves so she was either a nurse or an on-call assistant. Either way, they probably wanted to discuss what happened,

"Hello Logan I'm Tonya, a RN here at Garfield..."

Garfield Memorial Hospital, some 70 miles from where he was. Logan remembered one of the other team members say the member he replaced had gone to Garfield following a rattler bite and never returned. Logan wasn't sure what happened after as he dismissed the incident as anything other than what it was - a snake bite in the middle of a desert canyon. Was probably provoked or something...

"Mr. Bamaisin?" Logan looked up at the nurse, "There we go. I'm sure you haven't had much sleep however I need to ask you some questions regarding what happened if that's ok."

Logan nodded and the nurse began, "So you were out in the canyon and were attacked by this Fennec?"

Logan nodded before speaking, "Everyone in the crew had gotten a memo that Fennec's were in-season and to be careful so I was tasked to look for them to fit one or two with a tracking collar, " Logan put his hand on the Fennec, who smiled slightly, "This one decided it'd be funny as heck to mimic two other animals while springing an attack on me."

"But it hasn't left your side.." the nurse questioned.

"No, it seems bent on protecting me for whatever reason," Logan replied, tapping the Fennec on the head. The Fennec in turn playfully swiped its paw in the air.

"Well, it looks like you gained a friend then," The nurse said jokingly, "We drew blood from the both of you when you first came in and will need to do it again unfortunatly."

Interpreting what was just said as something else, the Fennec turned and bit Logan's hand in defiance, "They said me you sadistic Fennec!"

"Oof, rough audience on that one." the nurse said jokingly.

"You're telling me..." Logan retorted.

The Fennec started to nam the bitten area, using its saliva to numb it, before wriggling it's way up onto Logan's lap, curling itself into a ball. Logan sighed and shook his head, before leaning back. He was about to close his eyes when a doctor entered the room with a folder. It was a thin folder so either they wanted more information or it was his discharge paperwork.

"Hello Logan," the doctor began, "I'm Dr. Mayner, acting ER Doctor here at Garfield."

Logan gave him a stare, the Fennec looked up at him. Dr. Mayner opened the folder before speaking again, "Looks like we ran two full pannels and the results were... interesting"

"Interesting how?" Logan asked, raising an eyebrow.

"So it seems like you have a case of idontknowwhatitiseidus. Your cells from the attack have healed at an alarming rate, your cholesterol is non-existent, and you have a mild case of Hypertrichosis. Your friend there is just as interesting, having nearly the same symptoms."

Logan and the Fennec look at each other, then back to Dr. Mayner, "Ok Doc, now explain it in words I can understand. I'm a Park Ranger, not a Physicist."

Thinking about the best way to put it, Dr. Mayner said, "You're going to be a Werefox Logan, and a thumpin good one I wager."

"I would facepalm if it wasn't going to hurt," Logan said sarcastically. The Fennec nodded in agreement.

Noticing the interactions, Dr. Mayner put the folder on a table behind him and sat down in a chair, "Logan, have you noticed the interactions between you and this Fennec?"

"What do you mean?" Logan asked, lost.

"When I just relayed your prognosis you and this Fennec nodded in agreement at the same time as if it completely understood what I was saying."

Logan and the Fennec look at each other again, then back at Dr. Mayner, "Yeah I can see it - since this whole thing's happened it's become my protector, meaning when I found it, it was by itself and alone."

"I can see that," Dr. Mayner began, "I'm going to write you a script to see a specialist friend of mine about this. No one in the history of being bitten by a Fennec or snake or anything else from that canyon has turned its victim into a were."

"Joy," Logan began sarcastically, "I get attacked by a sadistic Fennec, only to be turned into a were, and no one knows anything about it."

Dr. Mayner stood up about that time, ready to leave the room, "On the plus side you'll have plenty of Testerone and a tongue that makes Gene Simmons look tiny."

To be Continued...