*** Padassa Trading Station - Quorum Space (Romulan
Annexed) ***
Rangi paced back and forth in her half of the small cell
becoming more tense as time went on.
Now and then she stopped and looked worriedly towards the
curled up figure of Liev, assessing his condition as best
she could. The implant in the back of his head was partially
visible and she wondered about it and the other captives
that liev had mentioned.
It was difficult to gauge the time but she thought it must
have been a couple of hours when the doors on both sides of
the cell were opened almost simultaneously.
A guard entered her half carrying a large mug but Rangis
attention was immediately drawn to the activity on the other
side of the force field.
"Get up..time to eat" the guard said harshly and kicked Liev
sadistically.
" Stop that" Rangi cried but the guard merely gave a cruel
grin in her direction, set down the mug he carried onto the
small platform and looking straight at Rangi, delivered
another blow to Liev who groaning, was now half lying on the
floor trying to sit up. The door slammed shut.
Rangi turned quickly but the sounds of the door being locked
told her she was too late to do anything and clenching her
fists in frustration, she looked back towards Liev.
" Are you alright?" she asked, stepping back towards the
invisible barrier.
" Wh..wha..what?" he asked looking blindly in the direction
of her voice. " Who is it?"
" It's me..Rangi...do you remember?"
He peered up at her then nodded. " Yes..Rangi." he said in a
broken voice. " What..have they...done...to you..."
" Nothing." she replied. " They just came in and brought.."
she looked at the mug standing on the platform "...something
to drink."
The effect of her words was startling for Liev seemed to
gain sudden life and raising himself to his hands and knees,
felt sightlessly around the floor until his hand touched the
side of the platform.
Orientated, he stretched his fingers shakily until he found
the mug and lifting it to his lips, drank noisily, gulping
the liquid down.
Rangis attention turned to the mug left for her and she
moved to get it.
" Ohh!" she said, recoiling in disgust from both the sight
and the smell of the grey liquid it held.
Liev though had no such concerns and had finished his drink
by the time she looked back at him, wiping drips from his
chin and sucking them from his hand.
There was something so awful, so terrible about that action
that she felt a lump come to her throat.
To think that Liev,the tall confident man with a firm
handshake and friendly expression, the man who had helped
Shane and herself become Martins legal guardians, a man of
intelligence and compassion had been reduced to this
pathetic creature was too dreadful for Rangi to accept.
He knelt on the floor breathing fast after the exertion of
drinking when the door opened again, almost knocking him
over.
Two guards entered and siezed him roughly, pulling him to
his feet and dragging him, unable to resist, out of the
cell.
" No..let him go!" Rangi yelled but yelped in pain as the
force field bit into her for she had forgotten it.
Sucking in and then releasing a gasp as the sensation eased,
she turned to her own door and beat her fists against it.
" He needs medical attention...bring him back.,.bring him
back!!" she cried but as before, there was no responce.
She turned away knowing it was useless and sank down onto
the platform, bending her head into her hands and began to
sob.
When she raised her head, she wiped away her tears thinking
that she must remain focussed and not give in to fear or
frustration.
Her eyes fell to the mug beside her and the now congealed
grey liquid it contained and she struck out at it, sending
it flying across the cell into the force field which buzzed
and flashed like a minature electric storm with violent arcs
or light.
She took two deep breaths to calm herself but her thoughts
were on Martin and on Harker for, if he was capable of doing
this to a man, what would he do to a child.
*** End Log ***
Commander Rangi Summers
Med Adv 1st Task Force
CMO SB Unity
&
Major Varis Liev
JAG Officer
( Rangi)