The Voyages Of Ker'Tak and Skye

Episode 4: Peace Gone Wrong?

"Ker'Tak, can you pass me the that injector?" Skye asked as she worked to treat the Captain.

"Here," Ker'Tak was quickly handing her things as they tried to treat another crewmate of theirs.

The Kirins didn't see the couple sent to their planets as a sign of peace. Unfortunately, Mekt'Ta didn't take Ker'Tak's advice to send Sek'Fa.

"Ker'Tak, your normal resting pulse is 230 beats per minute?" Skye sounded worried now.

"Yes, why? What's going on? James is stable," Ker'Tak had James all taken care of for the time being.

"Heart rate's below average, trouble breathing, there's a large area of irritation, like they shot them with a phaser," Skye started hooking Mekt'Ta up to a breathing mask and worked to scan the irritated site.

Ker'Tak couldn't move past Skye, but they could look over her, and they saw the charred bruising of a phaser.

The ship shook for a moment and the alarm started blaring. The comm buzzed in a panic.

"Skye, go, take care of those injuried on the bridge," Ker'Tak took over, "I'll take care of the Captain."

"Alright, gotta hurry," Skye ran out carrying her bag of supplies. Mekt'Ta's breathing stabilized as the ship shook a second time.

"Godspeed," Ker'Tak muttered as they worked to lift some of the char off the Captain's chest.

The Captain's heartrate stabilized around 203 bpm. Not ideal, but better than under 150.

The alarms ceased and it got eerily quiet upon the ship. Mekt'Ta was stable for the time being, so Ker'Tak stepped back and waiting close to the door.

Skye opened the door, carrying Fekt'Ma around her shoulders. That, and a human child laid in her arms. Bloodied.

"Help," Ker'Tak didn't need to hear more, moving to get both the child and Fekt'Ma onto bed and begin treatment. They had to call in a couple other medics for the time being, so that they could work to stabilize the two.

"Bullet in their lung, they need immediate surgery," Hiashi started, prepping Fekt'Ma for said surgery.

Skye watched over Human James and Captain Mekt'Ta for the time being as Ker'Tak handled the child's injuries. They were crying a lot, so Ker'Tak also worked to distract them with their horns. The crying was a bit more controlled, but still consistent. The child would be ok, a couple of stitches along their forearm, and some tylenol later and they'd sleep for the day.

"Mekt'Ta isn't looking too hot, Ker'Tak. Has Viya been informed of her role?" Skye inquired not half an hour later.

Fekt'Ma had come out of surgery and was recovering well..Surprisingly well.

"I don't know," Ker'Tak admitted, "With all that has occured over today, I've been swept up in the work."

Skye nodded, "That's alright, I'll head to the bridge to see if she knows. Do you want me to grab anything while I'm out and about?"

Ker'Tak paused for a moment, staring at Skye. Their mind went blank for a moment. If they needed to, they could grab what they needed and be back in a few minutes, why would she offer to go? It would be awhile before she'd be back anyway.

"N-No, thank you Skye," Ker'Tak mumbled halfheartedly turning away.

"Alrighty, well, yell if you need anything," Skye seemed worried about Ker'Tak. In all honesty, they seemed exhausted, overrun already, even after their extended break the day before.

It would be hours before they had anything interesting happen.

Skye left, and her voice rang in Ker'Tak's ears. They were bothered by this whole thing. Mekt'Ta was pulling through, and the other three injured patients were going to be fine.