The Search for the cure

Posted on 24 Mar 2021 @ 4:47pm by Lieutenant Xu Chang Lau & Captain Jonathan Reynolds & Commander Amelia Fox & Lieutenant C'Tora Kuroka & Ensign Gwen Leighton
Edited on on 24 Mar 2021 @ 4:47pm

Mission: Mission 5 - Season of the Witch?
Location: Colony landing pad
Timeline: MD4 21:00
1565 words - 3.1 OF Standard Post Measure

ON

The second runabout touched down at its original landing site and moments after Xu, Gwen and Fox hurried round to the other craft which had been hurriedly turned into a makeshift medical lab for Doctor C'Tora. Gwen had hold of what could possibly be the single most important aspect of this mission so far... a sample of blood from someone who had apparently been free of the illness or somehow had a natural immunity.

"Doc, we come bearing gifts!" Xu offered as they entered the shuttle, finally feeling as if they were making some headway, even if she would have to answer for her conduct in the market place.

After the incident at the market, it had taken some time for Amelia to let go of Xu's hand but when they had got back to the Runabout, she had relaxed slightly. Now they were landing again, Amelia stretched out on the bench seat at the back of the runabout. Still holding her trusty teddy, Amelia let out a long yawn. "I'm sleepy..." She said quietly, as she lay down on the seat and closed her eyes.

Gwen watched as Amelia just nestled herself in and fell asleep. There was a twinge of envy, "The sample." Gwen offered it to C'Tora, "From what we gathered, the effects of this ..." She motioned to Amelia, "Does pass but it takes months. Whatever is causing it cycles it seems."

" Thank you for this. " C'Tora said as he quickly took the new blood sample and compared it to the sample of an Ill patient and ran the data through the computer, after a few minutes the computer beeped. C'Tora leanedin close and studied the results. " Yes.. Yes.. Good.. I think we have.." He rapidly entered data and double checked for any errors. " Computer, Display ingredients of serum for 200 doses. "

Hw tapped his combadge as he got to work. C'Tora to Captain Reynolds. Working on a serum with a 99.8% effectiveness against the Illness. Will be ready in two hours. Permission to test it on a affected crewmember when complete, will monitor for any unexpected side effects before continuing. We should have the crew back to normal in three to five hours.

Amelia has only been asleep for 20 or so minutes when suddenly she awoke with a jolt. She clutched on to her teddy and sat up, as if looking around for someone. "Savvy bear? Where are you" She remembered.... Syvar had been holding her and she had been acting grown-up. Now...

She placed a hand on her swollen stomach and tears started to well in her eyes. She muttered quietly "No.... this... this is not right." She suddenly burst into tears. She wailed out in-between sobs. "I'm not meant to be little... I'm meant to be grown up! I... Want... My... SAVVY BEAR!!!!!"

Xu responded first, hearing the anguish in the cried from Amelia. Like a mother running to her daughter the Asian women put her arms around Amelia as she placed herself at her side.
"What's the matter sweetheart?"

Amelia looked at her as if struggling to form thoughts and ideas in her head. Her emotional response was still overwhelming. She was still crying but she was starting to slowly calm down as she spoke. "I'm not meant to be little. I'm grown up I'm a grown-up.." she chanted to herself, almost mantra-like, trying to maintain a grip on her thoughts. She suddenly giggled again. "We wanna go playyy... NO! Have to be a big girl, for my baby." She took another deep breath and looked at Xu with pleading eyes "Please help me! I was talking to my Savvy-bear in someplace, someplace else. I don't want to hurt my baby, I can't stop myself."

"C'Tora, I'm sorry but I could do with your help" Xu called over to the workbench before turning her attention back to the frightened women. "Here, lay down and rest your eyes. We'll take care of you and you'll get to see your Savvy-bear again soon!"

C'Tora came over to check on Amelia, He checked the tricorder readings and frowned. " Fetal heart tones are somewhat elevated. " He pulled out a hypospray. He spoke softly to himself at first. " Ok, Five milliliters of Ambizine." He turned to Amelia. " Amelia, I'm going to give you a mild sedative. It will help you and the baby to relax and you'll still be awake, And it's safe for the baby as well. Do you understand? "

He turned to Xu and spoke softly. " If you remember what the bear looked like, Could you replicate a new one? Better to have her calm for the baby's sake as well as herself. "

Amelia nodded slowly, one hand on her teddy, one hand on her swollen stomach. As the injection took hold, her breathing slowed and she calmed down considerably.

"I think she means her Husband Doctor, Svyar" Xu turned back to Amelia, cupping the womens hands in her own. "We will get you back to your Husband".

Xu let go of Amelia, seeing the sedative taking effect. "How is your work coming along Doc? "

C'Tora looked up at Xu and gave a wide grin. " It's looking very promising, In an hour to a hour and a half I should be done and have the serum replicated. I'll run the standard safety test and check for reactions. After that we should be able to administer to everyone in the landing party, And I mean everyone. We don't need the unaffected ones being infected by these spores as well. "

"I'll let the Captain know... How is Ensign Morgan?"
Xu made a mental note, planning on calling the Captain from the cockpit shortly.

There is the sound of someone yelling "Giddyup! Fixit man!"

"Muriel! I've just about had enough of your digging your heels into me." Michael's exasperated voice can be heard. "I've only found two of the civilian boosters that you promised me, I would find if I gave you a horsey ride. However I am tired, and I need to rest..." Michael came into view with a blond woman on his back hanging on and him wearing a steel colander on his head. The woman had blue ribbons in her hair.

Michael brightened up when he saw the other's gathered. He had been going in this direction under Muriel's guidance, did not think he'd see any of the crew for a little bit more.

"Hi, fancy meeting you here!" he called out to them.

Muriel caught sight of C'Tora and immediately hopped off of Michael's back and ran towards the kitty doctor.

"I found you Kitty Doctor! Where are your pretty ribbons and bows! I have some here for you, I can put them back on you!" getting ready to do a glomp leap onto him.

"Muriel, don't!" Michael diving to intercept her from leaping onto C'Tora. He and Muriel ended up in a heap at C'Tora's feet. His colander helm rolling away from him.

=^=Reynolds to Kuroka=^= Jons voice rang out.

"Oh .... oh are you a wizard now?" the girl currently squashed under Hawkins commented at the voice out of nowhere.

=^=We are returning. The colonists told us its spores from a plant causing this and gave us samples of 2 other ones they mix together to be inhaled which will combat it. I'm sending Hawkins the bioscans. I'm going to contact him next to go out and locate more of these other two plants. Also True is starting to show symptoms so I need you to look her over as soon as we land please.=^=

There was a concern in his voice.

Muriel shrugged off Michael and grabbed one of C'Tora's legs. "Doctor Kitty! You need ribbons!"

Xu ran forward, trying to pry Muriel from C'Tora so he could answer the Captain, fighting down her own amusement at the situation at large.

"No, no, let go, I want Dr. Kitty." Muriel letting go of C'Tora's leg to bat at Xu's attempt to move her away from C'Tora. "No no no! Dr. Kitty needs more ribbons!"

Hawkins tapped his comm badge, =^=Captain, I'm with C'Tora and the others. I'm ready for the bioscans."=^=

C'Tora Leapt up into a low lying tree branch out of Muriel's reach. " No no no, People are sick and Dr. Kitty needs to work!! I have No time for ribbons right now!! "

"Dr. Kuroka to Captain Reynolds, Sorry for the delay Sir but things have been rather hectic here and have kept us jumping about. What may I do for you ? "

=^=I need you to look over True, counsellor Keading ... once we get back to you=^= Jon repeated.

"Dr. Kitty come down!" Muriel going to where C'Tora was at.

Michael walked over to Muriel who was being insistent. "Muriel, come and sit by me, Dr. Kitty needs to make people feel better." taking her by the hand and leading her away to where they could sit down.

Amelia just sat there with her hands on her stomach. The urge to go and play and act like a child was almost overwhelming but she didn’t move. She had to hold it together for Syvar and for her baby.

Xu took a seat, suddenly feeling exhausted and an undercurrent of highly uncharacteristic malevolence towards the afflicted officers. They are Starfleet, how could they allow themselves to become puppets of some illness. She shook the thoughts off.

END