=/\= Chimera Sickbay =/\= Scott heard a soft wince from his patient and his gaze met the Counselor's. Athena lifted a rudely bandaged hand to the doctor's face to be sure she wasn't hallucinating. At the warmth from his cheek on her cold fingers a tear slid from her good eye across her cheek and down her neck. Gently Scott took her hand and laid it across her body, covering it with his own reassuringly for a moment or two, his expression one of compassion for her pain and distress. Taking a tricorder and glancing up at the graphic display, he compared initial readings and began to scan, quickly finding the cracked ribs. After a moment or two, he set the tricorder aside and using materials from the tray beside him, began to clean the ugly gash on Athena's cheek, carefully avoiding any pressure near her blackened eye. He murmured soothing sounds as she turned her head away. "Its all right...its nearly done..." Athena's voice sounded like a 20th century smoker's who had been smoking for 25 years or better. It was raw and gravely sounding as her mumblings began. "We must steel that technology." Scott looked up at the overbed display and continued to watch the Bioscan as the look on his face became more perplexed. Athena murmured on, "We need more information to be convincing." Noticing Rangi nearby, but seeing she was tending to the XO, Scott hesitated to call her. Athena continued in her semiconsciousness, "They are stupid; conquering them all should be no problem." "Who are counselor?" he asked quietly, bending nearer. "The Federation is stupid; they haven't figured a thing out yet." Scott glanced again towards Rangi and this time caught her eye. He motioned that he would like her to join him. Scott took up the tricorder and was running a scan as Rangi came to stand at his side. He glanced down at the counselor. "Wellington 545 alpha.....Tal'mirk 666 theta." Athena seemed to be asleep but it was fitful and the information that was pouring forth seemed to be being pulled from her lips. "That's her access code!" Rangi said. "What's Tal'mirk 666?" she asked. Scott shrugged. "She's been mumbling stuff for a while. "Onorree Zenti 109." Athena took a breath and wrestled with her discomfort. "Scott...record what she says...it might mean something to Shane." Rangi looked back at the commander and then at the AMO. "He's waking...give me a moment?" Scott nodded and Rangi moved away. "We will gain the need information and have the sleepers in place." As her voice dropped off, Scott sighed deeply and looked down at his patient to find her staring at him. "You're a sight for very sore eyes," the counselor murmured before her eyes slid shut again. "You want to talk to me now?" he asked quietly and a few seconds later he gave his typical smile to Athena as her eyes fluttered open. "Its still you," she replied and closed her eyes against the pain in her throat. She lifted a hand to her throat but it fell back to her side as she lost the battle to keep her eyes open again. "Yes...still me," he replied, his attention back to the tricorder and the readings it was giving."Counselor?...can you...ahhh." Scott's question died on his lips as he glanced at his patient and saw she had slipped back to unconsciousness. He frowned and set the tricorder to record speech, thinking that she might repeat the sentences and code numbers. He wasn't wrong. Athena gave a shaking breath and moved her head from side to side. {I must not give them the information.} In her unconsciousness her thoughts were in the past and the serum the Romulan's had injected her with she couldn't fight any longer. "The Federation is stupid; they don't even know what's going on yet," She mumbled as she fought the demons that remained in her head and demanding. She gave a small thrash but winced with the pain that shot through her. "No, I don't remember." On a shuddering breath she continued fighting the demons that were silent to everyone but her, "Wellington 545 alpha ..... Tal'mirk 666 theta." Scott glanced down at the tricorder in his hands, checking that it was recording Athena's words. He knew she was in real distress and was torn between continuing to record and waking her. He turned his head and saw the CMO returning. Athena took in a couple of quick short gasps moving her head back and forth as if to say no. "We will gain the need information and have the sleepers in place." Her heart rate picked up a began to beat a little faster. "Onorree Zenti 109." With her heart rate still increasing she took a couple of panting breaths and then awoke with a start. She Grimaced against the pain with the deeper breaths that she had been taking and her heart rate began to slow as Scott came into focus. "How is she?" Rangi asked Scott as she hurried to him. "Waking" he replied "...and she was talking again, the same stuff as before....the code numbers." "Athena?" Rangi said, moving closer to the counselor. "Do you know where you are?" "S-sickbay," she replied in a soft whisper. "That's right." Rangi replied. "You're back aboard Chimera and you're safe....quite safe." Athena looked at Rangi and took in her slightly disheveled appearance. She asked the CMO, "What happened to you?" Rangi glanced down at herself and smiled back at Athena "Yes..well...been a bit busy," she replied. Athena turned and looked at Scott and then back at Rangi and said, "He is as cute as they say." Scott, surprised by this statement, looked at Rangi and shrugged, an exaggerated 'I don't know what she means' expression on his face. He saw the amusement on Rangi's lips and grinned at her as she looked at Athena and said "Indeed!" Athena Continued to whisper on, "I don't feel so well. Its very hot here." The words were barely out of her mouth before she was trying to take her clothing off. "Athena..." Rangi reached forward at the same time as Athena gasped in pain. "What is it?" she asked quickly and looked at Scott. "Four cracked ribs" he replied and severe bruising. "we need to get that sorted out" Rangi replied, moving to Athena's side and restraining her with care. Scott, noticing a tone of disapproval in her tone, told Rangi "I was going to do that when she began talking and " "Yes...I realize that..please find the regenerator." Scott did as he was bid, selecting the tool and preparing it. Athena laid back and her eyes fluttered shut once more. In a few minutes the simple procedure was done. The cracked bones were repaired, the bruising treated to a fair extent and the angry gash on Athena's cheek healed as if magically by the dermal regenerator. "Were you able to record what she was saying?" Rangi asked. "Yes..she was talking about the federation being fools," he glanced at Rangi. "She must have heard someone say that." "Mmmm..thats what I wondered." Rangi gave her full attention to Scott. transfer it to a padd for me? We'll let Shane listen to it...it might make sense to him." Scott nodded and looked down at Athena. "She's coming to again," he said. As the Romulan serum raged through her system, Athena opened her eyes and asked, "Why am I still here?" As if here own questions was to be answered she turned her head to the side of the bed and threw up. "Riiiight." Scott said, reviewing the new scene with a frown. Rangi, her attention on the biosensors asked."What do you think that is?" Scott took a long step and moved beside her. "I was going to ask you that....I've taken a blood sample...results should be ready soon." Athena's voice was barely a whisper, "Could I get some water to rinse my mouth out?" All she wanted to do was rid herself of the sour taste of bile since she hadn't eaten for a while or had anything to drink." "Of course." Rangi looked around and signaled to Nurse Robinson that she was needed. "I'll get you some and Anne will help get you cleaned up." Rangi turned away and Scott walked a few steps with her."Hurry the technician along with the sample," she said. "...and let me know what the results are. In the meantime we'll send the transcript to the Bridge." The nurse brought the preferred beverage and helped to get Athena cleaned up. She sat in the bed with her head resting on the wall behind her with her eyes closed. Her head ached and the room was starting to spin whenever she opened her eyes. As she heard foot steps approach she asked, "Did anyone get the number of the ship that hit me?" Rangi stepped back beside Athena's bed. "Athena.." she said quietly. "Listen please. I believe you've been given something...a drug of somekind... when you were on the Warbird or possibly before that. We're going to find out what it is. I know its difficult but try to rest. Someone will stay with you, all right?" Athena kept her eyes closed but gave Rangi a salute that said "Aye aye Capitan." "Please stay with her." Rangi told Anne Robinson. "If she gives cause for concern, call Scott or me." =/\= End Log =/\= LtCmdr. Rangi Summers CMO USS Chimera & Lt. Athena Wellington Counselor USS Chimera & NPC's played by Athena & Rangi