Family Building...

Posted on Wed Jun 2nd, 2021 @ 3:25am by Senior Chief Petty Officer Emily Charles {Kelea-Salik} & Commander Sthilg & Captain George Charles [Reece]
Edited on on Wed Jun 2nd, 2021 @ 3:50am

Mission: Season 5: Episode 2: Operation Save Humanity
Location: Sickbay
Timeline: MD5 1700 hrs
3130 words - 6.3 OF Standard Post Measure

{ON}

Emily walked along the corridor to Sickbay happily chatting about everything she’d missed whilst she and George had been apart, with her decision to offer herself as a surrogate Emily had asked her twin brother to keep her company for her medical. “I’ve missed having you there with me during my trips to Sickbay for medicals” She smiled at George.

As the pair walked, George reached out and pulled Emily into a warm hug. "I've just missed seeing you," And hearing you, Emmy. It's been waaay to long. I always feel like a major part of me is...

Missing Emily nodded. I know me too! walking through the doors of Sickbay Emily was surprised to see a large reptilian officer. A Gorn?

Said gorn was slightly humming to himself as he disinfected a biobed. Noting the staring he gave a warm smile as he headed towards them. " Hello there George i belive thisss isss Emily." he inquired politly.

"Hey, Doc!" George replied happily. "Yes, Sir, this is my twin sister, Emily. Em, this is the Elysium's CMO, Commander Sthilg." Don't worry, he is super nice, and brilliant!

Emily offered a polite smile. “It’s nice to meet you Doctor. I’ve just transferred here, for the next twelve months or so and I need my boarding medical. George has always looked after me so I asked him to accompany me.”

" Nice to meet you to my dear. Take a ssseat and we'll get you ssseen to." The gorn said tapping the bed he'd just cleaned.

Emily nodded and moved to sit on the biobed, she motioned her brother to be nearby. “I’m sorry after all these years I still get nervous being in a Sickbay or medical facility. It brings back lots of memories I’d rather forget.”

George moved with Emily, staying right next to his twin sister. Looking at Sthilg, he added, in a somber tone. "Following our removal and rescue by Federation Child Protection Division, we were sent to the juvenile medical treatment facility in Hawaii. We remained there, under constant medical supervision for several years. We both have been a bit leary of medical facilities ever since, Sir."

Emily nodded. “I don’t remember the first year or so, I was in a catatonic state for quite some time.”

" Well my dear I'll do my bessst to make sssure your ssstay is pleasssent." The gorn said as he started up the scanner. " I have to ask have there been any injuries or illnessssss sssince your lassst medicle ssscan?" He politely inquired.

Emily shook her head. “No, none recent. I do need to ask though ... I know I can’t have children of my own thanks to the violence of our past, I was told if I ever managed to conceive I’d never be able to give birth. I want to volunteer to be the surrogate for George and Leilani, is it possible I could carry their child until Leilani is ready?”

" Well, my dear let'sss take a look. " He said as he lowered the scanner. " May i ask who was the doctor who gave you the diagnosssisss. " He asked as he begin looking at the incoming results.

“It was Doctor Hamura aboard the USS Hood. He’s pretty well known for his thoroughness with medicals.” Emily shrugged her shoulders. “he isn’t one for beating round the bush when it comes to giving you bad news either.”

" I sssee, jussst had a ssstrain of patientsss who'sss doctor need to go back to ssschool recently." The doctor replied playfuly as his white eyes looked over the results. " Well, i can sssee he'sss partially right. I may able to fix you my dear though it would take ssseveral yearsss, but right now we need to be thinking of your role asss a sssurrogate. You ssshould be able to do it, but we'll need to ssstrengthen your womb tissssssue wall firssst."

George had stayed silent, hilding Emily’s hand, as Sthilg cand she discussed her medical status and history. He couldn't help but feel his rage grow again at what Hector had done that last night.

“Anything!” Emily smiled the biggest smile yet. “Did you...” She paused. “Did you say you can fix me!? So that I can have children?”

Lost in his building rage, George didn't hear what Sthilg said. Only when Emily gushed out in extatic happiness, was his rage quashed. "Wait..what?! You...you could make it so she could have her own babies?!" Tears of hopeful happiness began to fill his eyes.

" I can try. It would take ssseveral yearsss and a few operationsss and cloned organsss, but i ssshould be able to allow you to have children." the elderly gorn replied with a warm smile.

Emily looked at Sthilg totally speechless. “I...” She grinned and nodded. “I’ll happily take you up on that once I’ve helped George and Liliana.”

" Indeed. Now remeber sssmall ssstepsss. Now i'll need a tissssue sssample of your womb ssso can you pleassse lay back. If your uncomfortable with anything jussst tell me and it will ssstop." The old gorn said as his artafical arms began to transform into surgical mode. With his free hand, he began wiping it down with the sterilizing gel.

Emily did as she was asked, moving her clothing to give Sthilg a working area she held out her hand for George to hold. He was always good at calming her nerves, and right now she needed that.

George took a gently, but reassuring hold of his sister's hand. He also looked down and gave her his warmest twin brother smile. He sent calming images to her. Images of their time in Hawai'i, watching the whales out in the bay and ocean.

The gorn gave her a reassuring smile as he gave her a hypospray with painkillers as one of his fingers made a small incision the size of a pen point as one of his fingers now resembling a very thin piece of wire. The old gorn's eyes went blue as he guided the sampler until with the skill of one with his many years he collected a small tissue sample the size of a pin prick. As his mechanical figure sterilised and cleaned the sample site before adding some healing gell before withdrawing.

This took less than two minutes.

Sthilg blinked a few times as his vision returned to normal. " Sssorry about how long that took my dear i'm getting old." he said as he tapped the sample into a test tube before sealing the entry point.

“Long?” Emily smiled at Sthilg. “That took the shortest time anything could ever take! I think I’m going to like being your patient Doctor.”

Told you he was brilliant! "See, and you were worried, Em." He leaned down and kissed her on the forehead, just like he always did, after she had a visit with any doctor. If I haven't already said it, I love you and can't thank you enough for doing this!

Emily’s smile practically shone. It’s my pleasure! You’ve always been there for me, now it’s my turn to be there for you. She looked to Sthilg. “Leilani was telling me she can’t carry past four weeks, will I be ready to take over at that point?”

" If everything goesss well which I'm sssure it will. " The gorn said as he placed the sample into a machine on the nearby table and activated it. " Asss i sssaid we need to ssstrengthen your womb tissue layer firssst."

Emily nodded. “When will I need to start treatment? Will I need to stay in Sickbay?”

" If you'll give me around fifteen minutesss we can get ssstarted now. I jussst need to program a W.O.R.M and program in the necessary protiensss." the old doctor explained.

Emily looked surprised but she wasn’t going to run scared, she was a surgical nurse after all. “George, if I’m holding you up carry on and go to work. I’ll be okay.”

George smiled down at his sister. “This is where I am today, little sister, by your side.” He suddenly blushed slightly. “If..if that’s okay?”

“Of course it’s alright!” Emily grinned as she looked at her brother.

" I have sssome sssandwhichesss to eat if your hungry along with some ssspruce beer." the gorn offered.

“There you go you’re being offered food and drink now!” She smiled at George and at Sthilg. “I’ll be seeing a lot more of you anyway Doctor, I’m your new surgical nurse.”

" Well it meansss i can keep a clossse eye on you." the gorn said as he quickly nipped into his office before returning with a tray with a stasis feild hovering over it and a flask with some cups. " Afraid it's bacon and chicken or cheessse on corn bread I'm afraid." He said as he carfuly opned the flask and poured three glasses of the spruce beer.

“Mmmm I’ll gladly go bacon and cheese if no one else wants it?” Emily grinned.

"Guess that means I'll go for the chicken. Thank you, Sir." He gave Sthilg a friendly grin.

“Tell me Doctor, what do you know of Betazoid mental abilities?” Emily looked at Sthilg curiously. “Our medical records explain how delayed our abilities were, mainly due to being forced to wear shock collars. I’ve been learning to use my abilities but it’s been a challenge. The doctor helping me was surprised by just how powerful I am, even for a full Betazoid.”

George nodded. "Yeah, mine seems to be growing stronger too." His face darkened in pain as he continued. "The other night, I...was having a nightmare, about the last night Emmy and I were...." He shook his head, trying not fully relive the experience. "Leilani tryied to enter my mind, to calm me, and I ended up pulling her into the nightmare! She saw everything from your viewpoint, Em!" He looked down at his sister, then back up at Sthilg, tears starting to fall.

"She said she felt...everything...that I saw and remember Emily experiencing." He clenched his jaw in an attempt to block the growing inferno of hatred that was starting to fill his core.

" Hey, calm breath in and out. Leilani loves you and nothing going to change that." The gorn said calmly. " I'll openly admit Emily that i don't know asss much about telepathy and empathically powers as i'll like. The brain isn't one of my ssspecialtiesss though i have worked on many in my two hundred years. It'sss why i'm asssking a friend if ssshe can help out."

Emily nodded. “Any help is gratefully received. Neither of us have the experience that other Betazoids have.”

George nodded in agreement. "Yeah, Doc. We've been told that while we clearly are undertrained, we have an astounding amout of raw ability."

" Well, my friend will know how to help both of you and if you can't trust an expert in mental abilitiesss who's been helping people sssince the last T-Rex took it's last breath who can you trusddt." The gorn said as causally as if someone had asked him for directions.

This comment actually made George laugh out loud. He quickly controlled himself, but continued to givgle and snort a little.

Emily couldn’t help but laugh as well. “May I ask who this friend is? I’m curious now.”

" Her name as bessst as we can pronounce it is Sssheizzuntyrth the dark scale of the saganth reef. Ssshe'sss a Threcuk doctor and her knowledge of the mind is sssecond to none. True communicating with her is challenging due to her living minimum of fifty miles in her planetsss oceansss, but ssshe and i are working on something." the elderly gorn explained. The Threcuk despite their long life expectancy were relatively newcomers to the galactic scale. Giant sea creatures resembling earth Anguilliformes who lived deep in the oceans of their ocean world they only been found after they threw a boulder at a Ferengi freighter that had been dumping waste onto their planet.

George was interested. "Anything that can be done to reverse the damage that was caused us, I'm all in for. Please convey our greetings to her when you speak again, Doc?"

“Yes, please do” Emily nodded in agreement. She sounds fascinating.”

" I will and ssshe isss. I've asssked the federation embasssy on their world to ask any active onesss to go and wake her up. There sssleep cycle is over two yearsss." he explained.

"Oh!" George said in reply. "I'd hate to wake her if she's sleeping."

Emily looked astonished. “Two years! Wow!!”

" Ssshe was due to wake up in a week and ssshe'sss like me my boy. If sssomeone needsss help ssshe'sss alwaysss there. How are you enjoying the sssandwichesss?" he inquired.

“Mmmm... absolutely delicious!” Emily grinned as she finished off her last bite. She’d been savouring every little morsel. “Thank you Sthilg.”

" Made the cornbread myssself. Need to do things to keep my grandssson happy when i'm looking after him." The doctor replied.

George finished the food in his mouth and said, "Sorry. Yes, very tasty! Thank you again, Sir. Didn't realize that I was hungry until I started eating!" He chuckled softly as he finished speaking.

Emily smiled warmly. “It sounds like you have a lot of fun with your grandson Doctor.”

" I do indeed my girl. I'm going to make sssure he turnsss into a good man. " Sthilg said as he thought about the little hybrid. A beep from the computer brought him round as he looked over the results. " Ah, it's ready. Jussst need to load a WORM. "

George spoke up. "Hey, Doc, I meant to ask earlier. Would you, for those of us with zero medical training, please tell us what this worm is?"

" Womb, operationsss, repairsss, and monitoring." The gorn said as his hand pulled out a small cylinder from his draw. He had to hold it up to the light so they could see what appeared to be a very thin piece of wire. " It'sss a little robot that can do all the necessary jobsss without the need for direct sssurgery. They were originally designed to keep umbilical cordsss away from children'sss throats and medical have just improved them sssince then."

George looked at the vial containing the near microscopic wire. Suddenly feeling prorective of his sister, and against his experience with Sthilg, he asked, "And you're sure that it can't malfunction and hurt Emily in any way?"

" Off courssse not my boy. We've never had one malfunction. " The gorn said pointing over to the excom nurse who was floating by. " Besssiedsss ensssign Sssnow'sss going to connect to it to keep an eye on it twenty-four ssseven. If anything goesss wrong he'll shut it down.

Even though she was a nurse Emily had never seen a WORM before. "How long will it need to remain inside me?" She couldn't help but feel a little nervous. "Will I need to stay in Sickbay?"

George had started to calm, when Emily's own nervousness entered his mind. He held her hand a little closer to his chest, wrapping it in both of his hands.

" It only needsss to be in for the firssst opration which ssshould take around half an hour. " the doctor responded knowing it could be a very delicate subject. " After that we can remove it though i would prefer to leave it so we can monitor how the treatmentsss doing. The choice however isss yoursss."

Looking down at Emily, George communicated, The choice is your, Em. But whatever you choose, it wont change how I, or Leilani, feel about you. I will always love and cherish you.

Emily smiled as she looked at her brother I know you will George she looked to Sthilg. “You can leave it in if you feel that’s best, I’d rather all goes well for me to carry George and Leilani’s baby.”

" Okay. If you'll lean back, breath in and relax i can get ssstarted. " the gorn said as he placed the tube onto what appeared to be a small transporter.

Emily nodded. Even though she was a nurse she was still nervous about having treatment done. Lying back she took a slow deep breath in and relaxed as best as she could.

George stayed right with Emily. Leaning down, he kissed her gently on her forehead, sending soothing images of the whales.

Closing her eyes Emily smiled as she saw the whales George was sending images of, he knew how much she loved marine mammals.

The gorn gave the pair a reassuring smile as he tapped a button. Instantly the WORM vanished in a small transporter beam. " Okay it'sss in. Jussst lean back and relax." The gorn said as one of his eyes went blue as he took control and began the operation. " Can you feel anything. The painkillers i gave you earlier ssshould still be working."

Emily shook her head, “No, I’m not feeling any discomfort. I’ll let you know if I do.”

With a polite nod the gorn continued as he went to work. His mind linked to the small robot as he commanded it to do it's work making a few small incisions and applying the necessary gell that would stimulate fresh growth. Humming as he worked the lizard finally switched of the worm and disconnected after twenty-five minutes of work." There we go. All done." He said warmly.

George looked down at his sister and asked, " How do you feel, Em?"

Emily gazed up at George and Sthilg. “A little uncomfortable but there’s no pain.” She offered Sthilg a warm smile.

" Everything looks well. No heavy exercissse or work for a few daysss and we'll take another look in a weeksss time." He said with a warm smile.

Emily nodded and smiled. “Am I free to go back to my quarters?”

The gorn gave her a warm smile. " Feel free my dear. If anything feelsss wrong call and i'll come running."

Happy emotions filled George’s eyes as he helped Emily sit up. He then looked at Sthilg and said, "Thank you, Sir! For everything you are doing, and will do, to help my family grow!"

Emily smiled warmly. “Thank you for everything Doctor.”

Tag Sthilg

George helped Emily stand, then the twins left sickbay, arms wrapped around each other.

***OFF***

Commander Sthilg
Chief Medical Officer
USS Elysium

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Sergeant Emily Charles
Nurse
USS Elysium

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First Lieutenant George Charles
Senior Valkyrie Starfighter Pilot
USS Elysium
[NPC Tonelly]