*** Bridge * USS Gott *** Rangi watched Keylors retreating figure and breathed a sigh of annoyance. She turned back walking quickly across the ready room to collect her medcase from his desk.She closed it and slung it over her shoulder, easing the strap as she headed back towards the door. {Retrieve a few things...oh right!....first Ra'nar and his sword..now the General and his...whatever it is!} Rangi walked onto the Bridge looking very annoyed. {He needs to be back here in under an hour......and what will Shane say when he knows what's happened!} she asked herself and with the XO in mind, moved to his chair and sat down, setting her medcase on the floor near her feet. She tapped her fingers absently on the chair arm. To her left, Athena was talking to Lt Foster. {He looks tired} she thought, as she looked at Andersens weary face.{...but so are we all.} She sighed, looked down at the control panel on the chair arm and moved her hand so as to tap in a code to access the medical files. They weren't good reading. She clicked a button to access different results... the number of casualties.. the condition of the remaining crew aged in the time shift...the number affected by the X'Chi virus. Rangi sat perfectly still, except for her eyes moving as she read the information and the third finger of her left hand as she clicked the button. The status of sickbay equipment...the status of sickbay supplies...the number of bodies in the morgue. A final click ended the access and she raised her head looking now at Samantha Palmer. The striking blonde haired woman was working at a consol. Her companion Harker, bent his head closer as they studied some detail or other. {You knew what you were doing} Rangi thought {You led us into this knowing we couldnt get back. You knew about the virus and said nothing...not a word. You have decimated this crew and condemned our ship...and yet you still play the part.} She sprang to her feet, feeling a sudden urge of anger wash over her. It was all that she could do to stop herself crossing the floor to Samanthas side and demanding 'Why!' Instead, she bit back angry words, clenched her fingers, then bent and picked up her medcase. "Athena...contact Shane and tell him the General has returned Chimera...I need to get back to sickbay" Even as she spoke it, Rangi knew she sounded harsh and imperious but she couldnt stay a moment longer in Samantha and Harkers presence. She walked quickly towards the door where Lt Foster was explaining to the marine who had escorted her to the Bridge, that he needed to check for provisions. "I need an escort back to sickbay" Rangi said as the marine drew himself up smartly at her arrival. "You dont mind lieutenant? perhaps you can start your...mission... on that deck?" It was more a statement of fact than a question and Lt Foster glanced at her face and met the eyes of the marine over her head. "Ofcourse Ma'am" he said stepping back to let her past. A moment later, all three left the Bridge. *** End Log *** LtCmdr Rangi Summers CMO/2XO USS Chimera