A WHALES P. O.V

VETS AND MEDS

A mysterious alien came to this marine park one day. "This must be Tilikum," he said leaning down to get a close look at me. He pulled open my mouth so that I would expose all my teeth. With a glass thingy, he took close view covering it over his eye. I looked at him with curiousness. I watched as he turned to Dawn. "You better keep an eye on what he chews on. I see a serious gum infection and some of his teeth are worn down. I recommend you toss him floaty toys or throw sticks and hoses in the water to prevent further gnawing on stuff he's not supposed to. Just trust me," he told me. Dawn nodded in agreement and so did I. "This is just a shot to prevent sores and diseases," he said holding a pointy thing up to the light. In an instance I tried to flee the area in fright. He hushed me as Dawn Grabbed hold of my dorsal fin as I dizzily thrashed around. Eventually I felt tired and was unable to move. I got pinched with something and I fell into the waters. They held me up to prevent me from drowning. I tried to swim but my body wouldn't let me. Dawn and the doctor lifted me up onto a stretcher out of the water while they looked around me. I squealed nervously. A metal bar with ropes on either side was placed in my mouth for further examination. This would keep me from biting the doctors hand off while they were caring for me. He took the needle as I watched with blurry eyes as he stuck it into my side gums making me wheeze. It stung like a bee just flew into my mouth. I made a low vocal and tried to squirm around. Another passing alien stopped by to pet me. With alarm I tried to lunge but it didn't work out for me. I screamed. He took another shot but this time larger and carefully sunk it into my fluke. Next he took a cold metal thingy. "I'm just using a stethoscope to check your heart beat," he said baby talking to me. I ignored him and other side distractions. I sputtered up water as Dawn covered me in fresher water. "I'm just gonna give em one more shot," he said and I shook frightened. "Calm him! That's dangerous after tranquilizing him," he explained. She hushed me and rubbed me down slowly massaging every part of my hurting body. I felt a prick in my pectoral flipper and saw another sharp shot. Next, he grabbed a bright light and held it straight into my eyes. I got scared and tried to move but Dawn held me down too tight. I screeched as he took some skin and held it under a glass object. He nodded curiously. Next he took an object similar to that one and held it directly over my blow hole. He tapped the side of my back as I blew up water. I had apparently sprayed my blow hole water onto the mirror like surface. "I'll send you the results by tomorrow morning," he said. Dawn nodded in agreement. Results if what I wondered. Did they think I had an illness. "Take notes of any odd behavior you may notice," he said to her. "Of course I will Doc. Thank you for stopping by," she said as he left the gate. I had to lie there for an hour until I could be released back into the water. The power of the tranquilizer didn't die off yet. Eventually, she set me into the waters for the first time after the doctor appointment and my whole body felt sore. I swam around the tank in the deep waters where no one could find me. I got fed free fish that night. Dawn told me it was because the shots would make me sleepy which was true and that it would make me hungry, also true. For the rest of the day I ate and slept nonstop. Of course time came quicker than ever for bed time. Dawn sent me to a separate module than them that night so that they wouldn't take me to shreds.