"Broken Bones and Shattered Dreams"
[Previous post: "The Prize of the Hunt", written by the daring Mark Hutchings]
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Sickbay
Once again Lea had found herself in the ANUBIS' Sickbay, although this
time it had been for a real medical situation. The lunatic move done
by Prav and Uxtar back on the HATHOR had caused a great deal of damage
to them. Both men displayed signs of torn ligaments, dislocated
shoulders as well as extensive muscle bruising. If the CMO looked anywhere
else but the shoulders of the two men, the list of injuries instantly
tripled in length. Faced with such extensive physical trauma, it was not
surprising that Lea had not been in a good mood.
"I hope you two are happy with yourselves," the CMO huffed as she stood
between the two biobeds.
"We attained our combat objective," Pravat smirked.
"We found out more about the Imperians and their combat techniques,"
the hunter added.
"We successfully tested the modified weapons provided by Elan," the
Marine continued.
"And we saved the HATHOR," Uxtar followed with as if the Enaran and
Hirogen shared the same thoughts.
"So yes, we are pretty happy," the two men said in perfect unison which
caused Susan to laugh out loud. The laughter had been very short and
dry, but it had been a laugh nonetheless. The Cns had followed Lea onto
the ANUBIS to oversee the medical treatment of the two men. Susan had
also wanted to see how badly the Imperians had hurt them as a group and
to see if she had been right about the beam-out of personnel.
The ANUBIS' Sickbay had been filled to capacity with injured
crewmembers. If that had been it though Susan would not have felt the way she
did. As her eyes counted the number of covered bodies on the floor Susan
felt her stomach twist into knots. What made it worse was that this
was only half, Susan having learned that one of the holodecks had been
transformed into another sickbay.
"Glad you are here," Elizabeth said as she returned into the primary
medical area. "The staff is up to its eyeballs with injuries. Those
Imperians are nasty and ruthless, and we could use all the help we can to
patch up all that they did."
Lea smiled and nodded, forgetting for a moment her anger towards Prav
and Uxtar. The CMO had been happy to help in anyway she could. Of
course being back in *her* Sickbay had made this a lot easier on the CMO.
Seeing the extent of the devastation left behind by the Imperians
though had left Lea feeling a little distraught. The Enaran and Hirogen had
been the lucky ones despite their extensive injuries, and Lea knew it.
Susan stepped up to her friend and took hold of her shoulders. Being
the ship's Cns meant that Susan could instinctively pick up on people
when they were feeling down. Being the CMO's friend had made this that
much easier, Susan knowing Lea all too well.
Lea forced a smile to appear as she turned to look at her friend. This
had been the reason why the CMO had wanted to keep her friend off the
HATHOR; to keep Susan safe. Having on here, by her side though had
proven to be something that Lea had been grateful for.
The eyes of the CMO and Cns were suddenly drawn to the door of Sickbay
when Maya appeared. Lea could see fear and relief in the Shillian's
eyes, all of which had been directed towards Pravat. A great deal of
emotions had been made to surface as of late, and maybe that would prove
to be the only good thing the Imperians would ever be known for.
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Lt. J.G. Lea Summers 2006 post #089
Stardate: 60401.1750
Tiffany Rose {lady_tiffany_rose@mail.com}
Chief Medical Officer
USS HATHOR
