Awakening, Take Two

Posted on 17 Nov 2020 @ 5:10pm by Lieutenant Amelia Warner & Lieutenant Alex Sexton

564 words; about a 3 minute read

Mission: Ab Intra

Sickbay had, for a time, been like an image from an old Earth horror film showing insane asylums back when those people were treated like animals more than people. The large bay had been filled with persons screaming, being experimented on, and others that were just plain unconscious for reasons the electro-being couldn't figure out but did their best to.

Amelia had absolutely not wanted to come back on duty...ever again, really, but this ship did not have enough doctors and had small chances of replenishment. She was needed, and her dedication to her craft had her back at work despite all that she had witnessed while being helpless in her own body to stop it. Today, she was overseeing the patients that were awakening now that the beings possessing the crew's bodies (or trying to) had been cast off the ship and back to whatever Hell they'd slithered out of...

The fog was starting to clear in his head. Sound was returning and sensations seemed to be returning as well. His finger moved. His wife lifted her head. “Doc, I think his hand moved. Can I get a doctor over here?” She yelled

Hearing someone calling for a doctor, Amelia's feet instinctively carried her toward the source. She found the bed where Lieutenant Sexton was laying, looking rather like déjà vu. "Is he waking?" she asked, pulling out her tricorder and starting to scan.

“Yes, he moved his finger. “ replied Tayla

Alex stirred again. This time moving his right foot as his eye lids began to flutter.

Amelia nodded. "He's regaining consciousness," she confirmed, putting her tricorder in her lab-coat's pocket and turning to the tray. She pulled a hypospray and inserted a mild stimulant, injecting it into the CSec to help him wake a little quicker and with less side effects.

“Uhhhhhhmmm” came the first sounds he made. Then he opened one eye and then the other takings big breath. “Tayla, what........happened?” He whispered

“They reported that on your last mission you succumbed to something and passed out and you’ve been that way every since. How do you feel?” Asked his wife.

“To be honest I’m not sure.” He said groggily

He was in for a quite a story when he fully woke up, Amelia thought wryly, but in the meantime... "Almost everyone on the away mission returned unconscious and have been in that same state for roughly a day. So, at least not as long as your last deep sleep."

“So basically we got our butts kicked out there. I just hope we all made it back. Did we? Did we all make it back in one piece? “ he asked

"There were some casualties, but the majority of you made it back," the doctor replied. "For the most part, the team and the crew are in a state of recovery from everything that's happened. I'll make the report available to you on a PADD so you can catch up on your own time with the past twenty-four hours aboard ship." She personally didn't want to relive it.

“Thanks doc.” As he looked up toward the ceiling. “I need to see the Captain.” Said Alex

“Love, there’s time for that later. Let’s make sure you’re ok first.” Replied his wife.

He lay there thinking to himself, I got to get back on my game!

 

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