*** CargoBay 1 * USS Chimera *** The marines who escorted the injured from Deck 5 Sickbay, moved straight into the work of transforming cargo bay 1 into its past former glory of a temporary sickbay. They retrieved the emergency equipment stored in an area between the cargo bays with practised skill and a functioning medical centre seemed to materialise before her eyes as Rangi and her team began treating the inflow of injured crew. Each piece of equipment had a designated area, following a layout that had been carefully planned by the medical team so as to be as efficient as possible. The numerous training exercises of preparing for a situation such as the one they now found themselves in, ensured that essential needs were satisfied first. The result was, that even as the marines stocked the bay with supplies, the most seriously injured were already receiving attention, with everything falling into place in a well prepared routine. Steve Desoto was treating an injured cadet from Astrometrics, who, like many of the injured, had suffered broken bones and concussion. Steve found internal bleeding and carefully adjusted the amount of hypercoagulin he loaded into the hypospray.Surgery would follow, the treatment he administered now was a temporary measure to stabilise his patient. Rangi gave Maikai the primary care of Sheryl Matticks, the burns victim that Martin Guzman had rescued.Again, surgery would be needed as soon as was possible. There were a number of burn victims, ranging from minor to severe.Most of them were electrical burns though two were caused from chemicals in a science lab. Rangi,saw Athena enter the bay with a limping cadet. She watched Nurse Fleming receive the patient who, though not badly injured, was shocked. The counselor stayed for a few minutes, talking to Lucy, the cadet she had brought with her and a couple of other less urgent cases. {She's going to the Bridge} Rangi told herself as Athenas slim figure walked towards the exit and thoughts of the crew there filled her mind. She had kept an eye on the newcomers, fearful each time that it might be Shane. Though somewhat reassured by the lack of communication from the Bridge, Rangi still wished that she could go there and see for herself that he and the Bridge crew were uninjured. She knew it would take a desperate emergency for Shane to remove himself from his post and the thought stayed in the back of her mind that he might be injured but stoically remaining in command. Scott gave her a pleading look. "Really...I'm ok" he said. "Look...fit as flea." He raised his open hands to her. "You had a nasty crack on your head...and were 'out' longer than is acceptable." Rangi replied checking the autosuture on his forehead. Scott sighed and looked past Rangi to where Mercedes was guiding a patient to a chair. "Have you checked her hand?" he asked watching Mercedes take up a tricorder. Rangi looked glanced over her shoulder, following his line of sight. "Mercedes?..no not yet. She assures me it isnt serious and that the dermapatch you applied is helping." She stood back and looked at Scott. "You're right ofcourse...I do need you working...but.." she added as he immediately made a move to get up "...you're to concentrate on minor cases only at the moment." "Yes...but.." "No 'buts'.. " Rangi said,raising her hand and stemming his argument before it began. "Thats my final judgement and thats what you'll do.....until I'm satisfied you're fit....ok?" He sighed and nodded, knowing that she wouldnt be persuaded from her decision and that it was probably the right one anyway. She picked up the dermal regenerator and removed the attachment. "Why dont you go and check Mercedes?" she asked and when he looked at her in surprise, she smiled. "Go and treat the laceration." Scotts face showed the wide familiar smile that Rangi new so well. He got to his feet saying eagerly."Yes ma'am!" She smiled to herself as he headed off towards Mercedes and set the regenerator onto a tray making a mental note that it needed checking out, its power wasnt all it should be. "Ops to sickbay.." Lieutenant Fosters voice came over the general communication system. "Ensign Alshain requests immediate transport of an injured marine....site to site" No sooner had his words died away, than Rangi saw the blue haze of a transporter beam...and the still figure of Marine Captain Jack Walsh marerialised on the biobed next to her. *** End Log *** LtCmdr Rangi Summers CMO/AXO USS Chimera & Ltjg Scott Fisher AMO USS Chimera (npc) Rangi