*** CMOs Office * USS Chimera *** It was late evening and Rangi was feeling the effects of a long day. She swallowed the last dregs of coffee from her mug and shuddered horribly. The fact that it was now cold plus her dislike for coffee in the first place, combined to make her wish she hadnt bothered with it. But she had drunk it in an attempt to keep herself alert enough to complete all the work she wanted to do. She leaned back in her chair and stretched her arms to ease her aching shoulder muscles. {Well at least its done and up to date} she thought, observing the cleared desk. Sitting forward again, she placed the last medlog with its companion, switched off the console and ran her eyes over the work she had completed. {Bedtime} she told herself and got to her feet, pushing her swivel chair back and reaching for the empty mug. The replicator absorbed it at her command and she moved to the door, adjusting her shoulder bag and glancing back at the ordered office. Sickbay was quiet, the lighting dimmed and the four remaining patients sleeping peacefully. "Goodnight Steve...Anne" Rangi said quietly. Steve, the doctor on duty and Nurse Simpson, broke their muted conversation and looked towards her. "Goodnight." Anne responded. "Goodnight Rangi..sleep well" Steve said. "I will." Rangi replied. She gave a small smile and walked to the exit, glad to be on the way to her quarters. ** The last two days had been busy. Mercedes had spent some time treating the CEO who had a seriously injured arm due to a distruptor blast. PO Williams, had needed minor surgery and had remained for a night in sickbay. McKnight and Cortez had been treated and released to their quarters as had three other marines. Captain Walsh was one of the sleeping patients. Having arrived suffering anaphylactic shock he had received prompt treatment but had, much to his own chagrin, had to admit that he needed further treatment for his original chest injury which had been aggravated in his recent 'engagements'. Added to that was a fractured cheek bone and blackened eye (that drew comments from all who saw it) courtesy of a Kzenti soldier. For the first twelve hours or so, he had felt far from well but had soon recovered enough to become a pest as far as anything female was concerned, taking a delight in annoying Anne and even succeeding in making Lucy blush everytime she had to attend to his dressings. Oriana, Chief Science Officer, had, at Rangis insistence, attended sickbay for a full medical check. Though exhibiting none of the symptoms the Vulcan and Betazoid crew on board had suffered, she had sat patiently through the procedure before happily escaping back to her department to explore some of the Kzenti technology 'acquired' from the asteroid. Athena had made a full recovery and was also released to her own quarters for rest. Maikai and the rest of the first away team had had their cosmetic surgery reversed and Steve insisted that Maikai have treatment to her knee, which had been an ongoing problem she had thought to hide. ** Rangi reached the turbo lift, waited for its arrival and stepped inside, requesting deck 2. She leaned back on the wall for the short journey and exited it with a tired sigh, heading for her quarters with thoughts of a good sleep. ** Shane had returned to sickbay that morning and Rangi had performed the reverse surgery herself. While he recovered from the sedative, he explained all that had happened concerning the Kzenti chameleon technology.It had been a cunning and cleverly composed plot that had been thwarted by the Romulans and Federation together. Shane had told her they would now have R&R on Starbase Bragg and promised that they could have time to themselves, a prospect that made her very happy. ** She smiled to herself again at the thought as she opened the door and walked in, dropping her bag onto the sofa and flopping down beside it a moment later. Easeing off her shoes,she leaned back against the soft cushions, drawing her legs up onto the seat and yawning a long yawn. {What a day} she thought, resting her head on the sofa back and closing her eyes. {I'll have a warm shower and a 'long' sleep...mmmm.....I musnt forget to ask Scott about the cordrazine...I cant believe we used that much...} She yawned a wide yawn. {...and R&R soon...that will be nice...} She smiled, eyes still closed and body relaxed. {...very nice indeed...yes.....Shane..............} Rangi sighed. her head slowly turned to her left ....and she fell soundly asleep. *** End Log *** LtCmdr Rangi Summers CMO/AXO USS Chimera