OOC>> This will be my last log ... at least for now, I hope. I want to thank
everyone for letting me be a part of this sim and for JLing with me from
time to time, especially Jess who I thought would be appropriate to do my
last JL with ... if it is my last. Good luck to you all in everything you do in life.
Rick
aka Butch
=Psychological Ward=
=Starbase Unity=
Newly promoted Captain Trent Rodgers stood quietly over his brother,
who laid asleep peacefully on a biobed.
Trent had arrived a few minutes ago on a runabout. The Lancelot, which
was recently repaired, was being kept in reserve for the time being. The
Lance would probably see action the moment Trent returned to Earth.
When Trent had arrived at the starbase, Rick hadn't even recognized him.
Everything Trent had been told was true. His brother didn't even speak.
He just had this stare, this glazed look in his eyes. There was nothing
behind those eyes, at least not what he could tell.
A few days earlier, a passing starbase security crewman had found
Rick tied to a chair in a dark room. The door had been left open, making
finding the engineer easier. They had rushed him to sickbay, only to
discover that there was nothing they could do for him.
As Trent watched Rick sleep, he couldn't help to feel that this was his
fault. He held a copy of the isolinear rod that they had found with Rick in
his left hand. He had viewed it on the runabout. He then watched it again
and again. He had viewed it several times, feeling more helpless than
angry.
He had also read the medical report from Commander Summers more
than once, which made him fell even more helpless.
Trent reached down and gently pulled up the covers up over Rick's
shoulders. As he did so, he heard the door open behind him. He noticed
MaiKai enter the room.
Mai just stood there upon entering the room realizing Trent was ... well
paying his respects. Are mind was already paralyzed she felt, so she
decided to stop all movement at the moment.
"How are you holding up?" Trent asked, keeping his focus on Rick.
"I'm not. That's how I'm holding up..." Mai stated flatly. Like Trent really
had to ask.
"I'm going to take him back to Earth," Trent said, finally turning to
face his sister-in-law.
She could only nod. She tried to open her mouth, but nothing would
come out.
"Starfleet Medical is going to provide him with the best care possible,"
Trent said. "They already have a room set up for him and are gathering
some of the best people in their fields to see what they can do to help.
While I don't like the idea of Ricky being treated like a Guinea Pig, I
don't see any other choice."
Trent knew he didn't mean to make her cry, but she started to. With each
sentence that he said just rippled an emotion through her never felt before.
It tore at her heart letting the tears flow that she thought she had gotten rid
of.
"You're welcome to come back with me," Trent said.
"Thanks, but no," Mai wasn't even thinking really what Trent was saying
though she should've been. She stood there letting her face be cleansed by
an ocean of tears. Her lips started to tremble as the tears were starting to
cease.
"I understand," Trent said. "And don't worry. Sarah and I will make sure
that he's taken care of properly. If I'm off somewhere on the Lancelot, at
least she'll be there for him."
Trent knelt down and ran a hand over Rick's left cheek.
"As for the man responsible for this ...," Trent said, with a hint of anger in
his voice and his eyes. "... the Romulans, nor anyone else for that matter will
be able to protect him. I'll find Hoack and his associate. And, when I do ..."
MaiKai reached out and touched her brother-in-law on the shoulder and
retracted once he stopped talking.
"You and Rachel are family. You always will be," Trent said. "I want you
to understand that."
"I know thank you Trent. For everything".
Trent stood in front of Mai. He surprised himself when he gave her a hug,
Maybe it was because he thought that's what Rick would have wanted. Then
again, maybe that's what he thought was needed. Maybe that's what he
needed.
When he pulled back after a long moment, he put a hand on each of her
shoulders and looked at her.
"If you need anything, and I mean anything, then you let me know," he said
still feeling as numb as he did when he first arrived, She just nodded as he
turned to face his brother once more.
"I'd better go and make arraignments for the trip back," he said softly. He didn't
move for a moment, but then turned and exited the room.
Lieutenant Commander MaiKai Rodgers
Chief Medical Officer
U.S.S. Chimera-C
and
Captain Trent Rodgers (npc by Rick)
Commanding Officer
U.S.S. Lancelot
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