"OW! That so totally hurts!" -- Charles Xavier

[cityship]

The battle against the Ohm raged on, and the casualties on the ground were mounting. Injured crew members got emergency treatment in the field, which largely amounted to patching them up so they wouldn't die sometime within the next fifteen minutes. After that, they were quickly picked up by shuttle and brought back to the ship, where they were sent to a medbay that was getting progressively more crowded.

The situation was growing increasingly dire, to the point that Stacy activated one of the AI's to help out.



"Please state the nature of the medical emergency."

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[notadamnangel.livejournal.com]

He'd thank her for the help if he could, but the trauma to his body from the fall and the fire left him still out cold, struggling to breathe.

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

"I should have stayed," Katara said softly, "But what could I do? There was another one there, and it was causing MORE fires. I didn't want to leave you guys. But it...it disintegrated people's limbs. I couldn't let it go on. I just wished I'd stayed. You were great out there, trying to get those people to safety."

And she slowly closed her eyes and felt the bruised ribs much like she could feel the blockage of chi. Luckily for her, she could actually DO something about the ribs, unlike the blocked chi. She brought her hands a bit to the ribs now, trying to mend them. She started to sweat here though: the fighting and bending and healing was starting to take its toll. Even the moon being out was not going to stop her from getting tired if she spent too much energy today. She had to stop, but at least there was some mending happening.

"The EMH is on its way," she said. She smiled down at him, and got up. "Please get better soon. I'd like to talk to you after this. You look a little like Sam. I wonder if you're his brother. You seem alike."

[notadamnangel.livejournal.com]

Upon hearing his brother's name, like a summoning, Dean rasped out a quiet, "Sammy." His green eyes flickered under the eyelids before stilling again.

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

Katara smiled. So it was true, he was Sam's brother. It was totally something Sam would have done too, even if people had thought Sam handled everything badly. "I'm sure he's coming soon," Katara said. "Siblings can;t stay away from each other too long around here, you know."

[notadamnangel.livejournal.com]

A while after he been patched up, Dean groaned, and his eyes opened again.

"Sam, where?" Not here. Wasn't somebody talking about him earlier? A girl's voice that sounded vaguely familiar.

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

"Not here," Katara said, a little surprised he had just woken up so suddenly.
"I was just...talking out loud. But I knew a little about him: he was the one that led that Yeerk invasion. A lot of people thought that he was crazy and violent...but I saw he was trying to help people even if they didn't. I can see you were doing the same thing."

She gently wiped some of the blood off his face. "I can't so much for the internal injuries, but I'll do my best with the outer. I'm sure the doctor can help the concussion.

[notadamnangel.livejournal.com]

Even as he was lying there, it was obvious he was exhausted and worn out. Dean was fighting sleep.

"You mean you knew the old one. Or the other one Stacy grabbed. Not sure if my brother would, but he'd have his reasons for it. To save others."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

It was apparent that Dean was tired, and Katara was sensitive to that. She brought a hand to his face, trying to clear up some of the bruises. Her chest still was twisted inside, seeing the injuries he sustained.

"Yeah, I did hear there were two. I wish I could have met your brother Sam. The one I met was very alone, but he stood by his decision, and he cared about the people on the ship. The Yeerks are something we still have to worry about, after all."

[notadamnangel.livejournal.com]

Dean wanted to ask about more about them, but his strength was fading. He could feel himself being pulled back under, and he gave up fighting it as he closed his eyes again.

He murmured as he fell asleep again, "Check library... the big geek."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

Katara nodded as hew started to go under again. She had NO idea who this big geek was he was talking about, but she would look into it.

"Right," she said, and patted his shoulder. "Sleep well."