"In Too Deep"
(Previous Post: 'Dark Cloud')
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Stardate: 60324.1045
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Sickbay
Lea moved in as soon as the latest injuries materialized into the triage area. Sickbay had quickly turned into grand central station and the CMO still did not know what had happened. All that Lea knew was that the type of injuries was nasty including all sorts of severe lacerations. If the CMO had not known better she would have guessed that the crew had been attacked by a group of sword wielding maniacs.
"I have multiple deep cuts and possible exsanguinations," Lea said as she looked down at David. "I need him brought to the operating room STAT!"
"Relax Doc," the CEO said sounding full of himself. "I'm fine, go take care of the others."
"Damn it David, you're an Engineer, not a machine. I can't just put you back together if you get yourself blown apart. It is not because you are as large as you are that you can go against the universe. You don't see that giant Oltharian trying to take on the galaxy bare handed." Lea said debating the benefits of sedating the stubborn ox.
"Elan wouldn't hurt a fly." David replied with a wince, his laughter causing him to move and feel the sting of his injuries.
"My point exactly," Lea said, applying a hypospray to David's neck. "You don't see him in here do you? I've given you something for the pain. Now just stay still while I put you back together."
David had been about to say something but he decided not to. Triggering the wrath of the CMO would not be a good thing. The CEO needed to get back to work and see just how much damage those *things* had done to his ship.
As David was being seen to, the CO of the USS ANUBIS, along with the ships CSecO entered.
"Report" Captain Rikar ordered and she gasped as she saw the lacerations on David's arms and chest.
"It is what you see it is Captain" the CMO replied, "deep lacerations across his arms and chest. I can honestly say thatnk God for the nanites in his system. They're doing most of the work."
Sabrina ran her hand through her red tressels and approached the CEO. "Hmmm... I do recall you promising *not* to injure yourself" as she smirked at the chief engineer. They eyes met and Sabrina's eyes narrowed.
"Have you been sleeping David?" she asked.
"As much as possible *Captain*" the CEO replied rolling his eyes.
Sabrina let *that* one slide as she pressed on. "What happened down there?"
"I heard the red alert, headed to M.E. and saw the ugliest creatures crawling around *my* warp core." the CEO replied.
"Lieutenant, how did they look?" Eva asked as David eyed her suspiciously.
"Who the hell are you?" the CEO growled, fire in his eyes as the captain made mental notes about David's eyes. She remembered them being a beautiful golden hazel... almost the color of honey straight from a bee's hive. But they were different. Where had she seen his eyes look like that? She shook her head.
"David, this is Ensign Doratheva our new security chief."
The CEO laughed, then winced in pain as Lea was trying to patch him back up but his infernal squirming made it difficult.
"OW! Dammit!" David hissed and Lea's eyes narrowed.
"I *told* you to relax and keep still."
"I'll *need* that arm if you don't mind Lea" David snapped.
"Not if you don't keep still" Lea said running a dermal regenerator over his arm.
"The creatures Lieutenant?" Eva asked.
David's head flopped back on the pillow. "Ugly little bastards. They looked... arachnoid with spikes on their legs."
"How big were they..." as David winced again.
"And you see *why* I try to stay outta here" he growled looking at Lea with a meanencing glare as she contuinued working. David looked back at the security chief.
"How the hell do I know? All I know is that I saw them crawling over the warp core and several stations. One saw me coming and attacked."
"Attacked?" Sabrina asked, "how?"
"I was crossing the deck and it charged me. It went for my face. I wrestled with it and killed it..."
"You killed it?" Lea asked.
"No... I asked it out to dinner" David replied dryly, "didn't I just say that?!"
"Captain" Eva said, "with your permission I'd like to go have a look at this creature."
"Granted" the CO replied and as the CSecO left, she focused her attention back to the CEO.
"Estimated time of repair... once you get out of here?" she asked looking at the CMO.
"*If* the big lummox would remain still..." Lea said.
"I don't know. Its hell down there. I'll have a better idea once I have a look."
Sabrina patted David on the shoulder. "Clock's ticking if you know what I mean" she said and he nodded.
"Don't worry Captain. I'll have this rusty bucket of bolts running in no time."
Sabrina shook her head. "I don't like my ship being disrespected like that *Lieutenant*"
David shrugged his one good shoulder. "James got used to it... so will you" he said and closed his eyes.
Sabrina looked at Lea who nodded to the biobed next to her. The captain approached.
"What's on your mind?" Captain Rikar asked.
"Well... his blantant insubordination for one" Lea replied, "did you hear him?"
"To know David is to love him" Sabrina said, "sometimes with a club if I had one" she added with a wink but got serious again as Lea chuckled, "what's with his eyes?"
"I didn't notice. You saw something I didn't see?" Lea asked.
"Its probably nothing" Sabrina said as she ran her hand through her hair once again, "is he going to be down for long?"
"No more than a hour. The nanites are really working overtime... which is peculiar, but then again David's metablism has always been off the charts."
Sabrina nodded, "Keep me posted. I'll be on the bridge."
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Tiffany Rose {lady_tiffany_rose@mail.com}
Ensign Lea Summers
Chief Medical Officer
USS ANUBIS
and
Julian Knight (d_dawson_1@yahoo.com)
as
Lieutenant David Dawson
Chief Engineer
USS ANUBIS NCC 18501
"A Starfleet officer... that's all I am and that's all I'll ever be." 2005 post #285
- Avery Brooks as Captain Benjamin Sisko,
Commanding Officer of the Federation Spacestation Deep Space 9
