"Choke Hold"
(previous post "Marvellously Terrifying")
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Doctor Halliwell moved effortlessly around the marines who were still hanging about, there presence not much of a hindrance to the young doctor. Unfortunately for the marines Prav didn't feel the same way.
"What are you still doing here?" he attempted to yell at them from his position on the bed. "Get back to the cargo bay and secure the area." His last few words were merely a weak cough.
Looking a bit embarrassed the three marines backed away and soon had vanished from the room.
"That's going to help your larynx plenty," Elizabeth said sarcastically. She moved the dermal regenerator over the damaged tissue on his neck, the Imperians' grip having taken a couple good chucks of flesh off.
As soon as she had finished that bit of work and turned to pick up her tricorder he swung his legs over the side, ready to hop off the bed.
She saw the movement out of the corner of her eye and quickly stepped in front of him. "Where do you think you're going?" she asked, holding the tricorder in front of her like some makeshift weapon.
"Back to the cargo bay," he said, his voice a mere raspy whisper.
"What was that?" she asked, leaning toward him.
"I'm going back to the cargo bay to over see my men," he said again, voice still a murmur.
"I can't hear what you are saying," she said again, this time catching the eye of Captain Rikar who clearly heard what the Marine 1st Lieutenant had said.
"I'm leaving!" he tried to state emphatically in a gravely voice.
Elizabeth smile and pushed him back flat into the bed. "Well until I can understand you, you need to lie down so I can finish treating you. Then you can tell whatever it is you are trying to say."
The look of frustration on the Enaran man's face was almost comical as Sabrina turned away so as not to let him see the grin.
She walked over to the Doctor and patted her on the back. "Nice job, ensign."
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It really hadn't been that long but for Prav it had been an eternity. Finally Doctor Halliwell let him off the biobed. His throat was still sore when he swallowed and his voice still a bit raspy but all told he was in pretty good shape.
His first move though wasn't what the Doctor had expected. Instead of bolting for the door he walked over to the bed where Maya had been sitting. She had been checked and given the all clear a while ago but she had remained in sickbay though she hadn't wasted any time as Prav found her engrossed in the information on a PADD.
"Are you okay?" he said, startling her slightly.
"Are you okay? You're the one who that thing had for so long, I mean, when I saw your eyes roll back I thought…" she paused considering her words. "Never mind what I thought, you're okay now, right?"
He nodded and smiled at her. His only concern was her well being and once again she had saved him, not by turning into a cat but by dousing the think with water.
"What made you throw the water at it?" he asked as he helped her off the bed.
"I don't know, I just saw it and was desperate. I had to do something," she explained as they began to walk out of sickbay.
"Well thank you for your desperation," he said sincerely. "I would have been quite irritated had I not got a chance to go after these guys."
She glanced at him, his eagerness to 'go after these guys' bothered her but she decided at this point to let it go. They had been through enough at this point and who knew what else was in store.
"I'm heading back to the cargo bay, you?" he asked as they reached the turbolift.
"I think I'll join you. I'd like to see what Elan has discovered concerning our friend and his probe."
Prav cringed for a moment wondering if Dawson was going to be there but pushed it back since he was eager to see what the engineer had found.
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Writing for: 2006 post #063
Stardate: 60341.0940
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Sickbay
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Stardate: 60341.1030
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Sickbay
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Matt Kelly (downwitmal@yahoo.com)
1st Lt. Pravat
MCO
USS ANUBIS
