=/\= somewhere on the enemy ship =/\= Even though Athena tried to see what was going on everything was darkish and fuzzy as though water was being poured over her eyes. She could feel that someone familiar was in pain. She could feel more pain from others too. She wished she could get out of this deep fog and do something. Her senses went on alert as she sensed a battle beginning. Her heart rate sped up and she concentrated on her breathing to try and calm her racing heart. Athena could hear the phaser shots and flinched inwardly with each one. In order to try and escape were she couldn't help; she closed her ears to the sounds around her drifting further into her meditative state. As she did the phaser fire drifted away and other visions drifted to her mind. At first they were fuzzy and ran into each other but as her heart rate slowed it was easier to distinguish them. The first vision that came to her was one of a young Vulcan male and Athena could feel the pain that he was going through. She could see him fall to the ground in pain and lay there only briefly before it would start again. She felt as though she was intruding on a sacred event. She shook the image free only to have another one appear before her. This time it was a beautiful Betazoid wedding in the traditional fashion. The bride and groom had lovely strong features and were a stunning couple. The parents of the bride and groom seemed to be thrilled. The couples happiness seemed to begin and end with their smiles as their eyes didn't seem to have the same elation as everyone else's. The ceremony was over and the festivities were beginning. The groom went to find his bride in the gardens and he did, but the sight that met him was unbelievable. His new wife was being strangled. Although he didn't love his bride like a husband should; he would never wish such a horrible thing on a childhood friend. As he drew nearer to stop the other man the groom could hear the other man's angry words, "If I can't have you; no one will." The groom grabbed the other man and tried to pull him away from the his bride. The others man's fury gave him more strength as he pushed the groom away. The groom stumbled and hit his head on a stone bench. When he awoke both sets of parents stood and looked at him in horror as they asked, "How could you?" Athena blocked those images from her mind even if the scream from the remaining pain stayed with her. She was beginning to feel like she was in some awful B-rated movie that had no end. {Help me. Help me. Oh, please get me out of here} she begged mentally. =/\= End Log =/\= Lt. Athena Wellington Counselor USS Chimera