A cure for mind control.

Posted on Tue Oct 13th, 2020 @ 10:44pm by Commander Sthilg & Lieutenant Colonel Azhul Naxea

Mission: SEASON 4: Episode 1: Know Thy Self!
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The Elysium's doctor paused as he examined the blood trail leading into the medicle lab. There was something wrong with it. It was bright green i color, but it seemed to have a reddish hue. Standing up he looked to Sele the Romulan/Klingon hybrid marine who had found this and called him down here. She looked tired despite her best efforts to hide it.

" It was a good call to call me down here Sele. We may have an escaped Terran ssslave. There probably absolutely terrified ssso leave the rifle ssslung." he said to which the marine nodded before the two of them stepped into the dark armoury.

" Hello. I'm doctor Sssthilg of the federation. We don't want to hurt you and we won't sssend you back." he said calmly as he panned his flashlight around the dark room.

Naxea had woken to the familiar yet strange medical lab and now hid as she tried to sort out what was going on. Her mind was confused, seemingly split between two personalities. One of Major Azhul Naxea and the other of Nivnaa. The unmistakable voice was familiar--Sthilg. The voice belonged to her Master. 'No, not my Master...is he?' she wondered as peered around the corner of a medical cart towards the source of the voice.

The cart shifted slightly getting the gorns attention. Bringing his light around he froze at the sight that was standing in front of him. He could partially recognize the Elysium's marine commander but by the all mother. It was like someone was trying to graft his dead wife's face onto her. Briging her back from the dead at the cost of another. " Major?" He asked feeling very confused.

'Major?' she thought to herself, confused. For a minute, she debated about who she was. The sight of Sthilg frightened her, yet she knew it was safe. Wasn't it? "W--which Sthilg are you?" she finally asked from her hiding spot.

"The good one." The Elysium's doctor said as he manipulated his artificial arm into it's surgical mode to prove it was real. " Come on I won't hurt you." He said reaching out his real hand in a sign of friendship.

After studying the Gorn doctor for a moment, she slowly stepped out, watching for any sudden movements by either Sthilg or the Marine escort. Every movement hurt. She slowly reached out her hand to take his.

As gently as he dared the gorn gripped her hand as he helped her up. " Sssele can you please get the major a jumpsssuit or sssomething?" he said to the marine who nooded before hurrying off. " Let'sss get you one a biobed Naxea, ssso we can take a look at you." he said calmly to the major.

Naxea nodded slowly. This Sthilg reminded her of the one she had known. A part of her wanted to fight back and flee but for the moment Naxea was in control, as she fought down those urges. "Ok."

The gorn helped her onto the biobed which he switched on and began scanning the Major. As he saw the results that came in he could feel his blood run cold. What the hell had they done to her? Her body had been modified to make her appear more Orion with bones being extended or shortened and she'd even had artificial implants to produce fake pheromones.

Her skin pigment had been turned green by infected her cell's with what appeared to be an artificially created virus and her eyes had been seemingly died green.

As the lizard moved the scan to her brain he paused at what he was seeing. What could... he began thinking to himself until he realized what he was looking at.

Sela had returned with one of the marine green jumpsuits, but she stopped when she saw the doctor. He had on his face an equal mixture of anger, disgust, and rage.

"Sir." She asked as she approached the gorn who was gripping the bio bed's side so hard it had started to crack and break. " What's wrong."

"I've ssseeen this before. Thisss is the sssame gung they'd usssed on my wife." He hissed out realizing the table his real hand bleeding from a shard of the biobed embed in it. " Sssela i need you to get me sssome water and asss much sssodium chloride as posssible." He said his tone returning to that of the Elysium doctor.

"C-can I be healed?" Naxea asked, watching the Gorn.

Turning to her the gorn gave his warmest smile that he could. " Yesss Naxea I'll get you fixxed." he said giving her his artificial hand to hold.

She gingerly took the hand. "Thank you."

Sela had returned with a jug of water and a bag of salt. The hybrid was very confused with this, but she did as the doctor asked. "I've got the water and salt doctor why do you need it," she asked.

The gorn doctor smiled as he picked both of them up. " The mind control gas they've usssed on the major is primarily based around a poissson from a puffer fisssh of vingol three. Sssalt thankfully breaks up the poissson which will allow the major to re asssssume control of her mind. "

"You've helped sssome like this before haven't you sir?" The marine replied.

"Yesss. My wife had been feed the sssame £$£"." he said quietly as he turned to the major. He'd already disolved a portion of the salt into the water. " Now major i need you to drink this. It will start to break down the $%£ they've pumped into you. "

Naxea nodded, taking a drink. Grimacing at the taste of the liquid, she fought to swallow it before handing the glass back. She dropped back down against the bio bed, closing her eyes in the process. She was soon feeling her self regain full control--thoughts of the slave Nivnaa disappearing. She felt confidence growing within her as she continued to lie there on the biobed. She slowly opened her eyes, seemingly having renewed focus within them. "Doctor?"

"You feeling better Naxea? " the gorn replied with a smile. Looked like the who'd tried conditioning her was either an idiot/over confident or both.

"Yes, but I will be better once I look like my old self again," she said, taking a breath as she sat back up, feeling some dizziness as she did so. Anger rose within her as she recalled what was done to her. She spotted the green jumpsuit and grabbed it. "First, let me get out of these stupid clothes. I feel like an Orion Slave Girl."

The gorn nodded as he and Sela turned to give her some privacy. " I will be able to fix everything Naxea, but right now were retaking the ssship. Who did thisss to you." he asked.

She looked at Sthilg with renewed determination in her eyes as she pulled the jumpsuit on. "You did...or your other self did anyways."

The gorn was quiet for over a minute though anyone could tell the word well £$£$ were going through his head. " Well, I'd avoid my mirror ssself as much asss posssible. It will take ssseveral days for it to fully break down and he may be able to pull the other personality back." the gorn explained calmly.

"Not making any promises," Naxea said, getting up from the biobed. "But the minute this is over, I want my body and looks back," she said as she finished donning the jump suit. "Now to get a weapon and help retake the ship."

The gorn was about to open his mouth and begin arguing but closed it when he realized how pointless it would be. She was too angry to listen. " I will fix you as sssoon as i can Major. If you're going to aid in retaking the ssship pleassse take Sssela with you and keep drinking a mixture of sssalt and water every couple of hoursss." the gorn said calmly.

"Very well. See you soon Doctor," she said, focusing on the task at hand and not what she had been through. She was certain that time would come soon enough.

"Good luck." He said as the two left the room leaving him alone. Staring into the computer screen the gorn scowled at his reflection. He was going to kill that thing wearing his face.

Naxea simply nodded at the doctor before making her way out into the corridor. She turned to Sela. "Try to organize the Marines on the ship and let's make a push deck by deck until these bastards are either dead or off the ship."

Sela nooded. "It's good to have you back major."

"It's good to be back," she commented, making a bead to the nearest auxiliary armory.