"Brian, what's wrong?" Zoe asked Brian, full of consern.
    Brian tried to hold back the tears that were forming in his eyes but he couldn't.
    "Tyke's been hit by a car," Brian said, crying.
    "Tyke is Brian's dog," Kevin reported.
    "Aww. Poor baby," Zoe said, walking over to him and trying to confort him.
    "I think we should go to the animal hospital where he is," Amy suggested.
    "Good idea," Howie and Karina both said.
    "AJ, Kylie, come here!" Nick yelled.
    AJ and Kylie came running towards them.
    "What's the problem?" Kylie asked.
    "Tyke's been hit by a car," Brian said, crying on Zoe's shoulder.
    "What are we waiting for? Let's go!" AJ said.
    They all ran to the cars that they came to Six Flags in.

********At the hospital********

    "Is he OK?" Brian asked the doctor.
    "He'll be fine. He's sleeping right now. He needs a hip replacement because the car only hit his backside. It seems that he ran out of your house when your mother opened the door and he was running across the street when someone in a white Jaguar hit him. The man said that he could not see the dog because of it's size," the Dr. Korine said.
    "Whatever he needs, just do it. I just want him to be OK." Brian said, sobbing.
    "Oh, Brian, he's going to be OK. Don't worry. These doctors know what they're doing," Zoe said.
    "Here, sit down, I'll go get you a glass of water," AJ said.
    "Can I see him?" Brian asked the doctor.
    "Not right now. We are about to do an operation on him," the doctor responded.
    "Oh, OK," Brian said, sadly.
    AJ returned with a glass of water and handed it to Brian.

********After the operation********

    The doctor walked out of the emergency room and said something quietly to Brian. The other nine looked on in antisipation. Brian's face lighted up, and he ran into the emergency room.
    "What did you tell him?" Frankie asked the doctor.
    "I told him that Tyke was OK and the operation was a success."
    "Thank you so much, doctor," Howie said, reaching to shake his hand.
    "All in a day's work," the doctor replied, shaking Howie's hand.

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