Tossed Around...

Posted on Sat Jan 21st, 2023 @ 11:36am by Avalon [ADMIN NPC] & Commander Sthilg & Commander Kyle Reece

Mission: Season 6 : Episode 1: Circinus
Location: USS Elysium, Kyle Reece's Quarters
Timeline: MD 3 / 0200 hours
1245 words - 2.5 OF Standard Post Measure

As Kyle and Vanessa slept peacefully in bed, they had no idea what was about to happen.

As the mighty starship spun and shook, they were both thrown from their bed, Kyle hitting the deck with an audible crunch as his right knee bent to wrong way. He howled in agony as the pain overloaded his unprepared synapses.

Vanessa climbed off the far side of the room, her body was tossed like a rag doll, due to the lower gravity Alindari live in. "By the first empress, computer lights!"

There was no reply to her commands

Kyle grunted loudly as he tried to reposition his damaged leg. He swore under his breath as he was met with more pain.

Vanessa pushed up and got the medkit out of an emergency locker she kept. Activating an emergency light, she examined Kyle. "Your knee is dislocated. We're going to have to set it."

Gritting his teeth, Kyle nodded wordlessly. He then laid down and let Vanessa do what she could.

Vanessa examined the knee with the medical tricorder and then nodded her head. Grabbing something soft yet hard to bite onto. She put it in his mouth. "You'll feel a sharp pain."

Biting down, Kyle locked his eyes on Vanessa's and nodded wordlessly.

Using the tricorder to guide her, she suddenly shifted Kyle's leg hard. A snap was heard as she set the bone.

Kyle grunted loudly through the gag as the pain washed over him. He worked hard to keep breathing through the shock, so as not to pass out.

Vanessa checked the tricorder and finally gave the leg another shift, the tricorder confirmed the leg was in the right position. She grabbed some splints and began to wrap the leg up. "I need to get you to sickbay, Love."

Taking the gag out of his mouth, Kyle worked through the pain in his leg. Pain was not a new companion to him, they had danced together for his entire career up to this point. He took a steadying breath and tried to joke. "Well, you always talked about tying me up. Is one leg enough to sate your hunger?"

"You would joke about this." Vanessa mentioned. "Our situation is not good. Main power's offline."

Nodding, Kyle looked around the bedroom as he started to sit up. "I don't hear any signs of battle," he observed. "So, that means, either we hit something, something hit us, or there's something even worse happening. Help me up, please." He raised his right arm up to her as he braced his left against the deck to help him rise.

Vanessa pulled him up. "Well, you're going to sickbay, and you're going to stay there until the doctor releases you. As for myself, I plan on making myself useful in a way that Mattias will not approve." Vanessa mentioned. "We're in deep trouble right now, and we need all hands on deck."

Kyle chuckled despite the pain in his body. As he had her help him to the bed, he indicated the footlocker at the foot of the bed. "Press your right thumb on the top sensor plate. I added your biometrics to it a couple days ago. Inside are two complete environmental suits, one for both of us. Plus a full emergency survival kit and a few other toys that I've been collecting over the years."

"My goodness, my love. We're going to have to speak concerning your scavenging habits one day. Ascendants forbid if I find a kabar in my sock drawer one day." She began to help him one step at a time to sickbay. "Now come along love, and keep your weight off that leg. I want it to heal right so I can punish you later for the injury."

After they were both dressed, the pair started on their way to Sickbay. Along the way, they found a piece of duranium that Kyle could use as a makeshift crutch. It made their movements easier and faster.

Soon, they reached an open turboshaft. There was a car present, but it had stopped with the top of the car less than a foot from the deck under their feet.

"Get me one of those energy packs. We're going to find out if it can power a turbolift at least until we get to the deck sickbay is on." Vanessa noted.

Kyle turned away from Vanessa, as it was easier for her to grab the requested power pack from the bag on his back. "How are you going to hook it up? You're not going to try to squeeze down into that car are you? What if it shifts?! You'll be cut in two!" Worry filled his voice. In his mind he was watching Elizabeth die again, however this time, Vanessa was in her place. He didn't want to think about losing two loves to death.

Vanessa thought a moment. "I'm not going through that entrance. We can power the car by interfacing this power cell through the Turbolift EPS Junction." She pulled the panetl. "One power cell will reactivate and align the turbolift, we then use the second on the car itself to engage the lift itself, and use it's power for our trip to the medical deck. It should have just enough power to get us safely there. And now, I certainly am not going to entertain the idea of being cut in half. That would be foolish. We Alindari have a saying. "If it's a dumb idea, and it works. It's still a dumb idea... just one that happens to work." She began to manipulate the turbolift controls after setting Kyle down to work.

Kyle helped as best he could. Then, a few moments later, they had managed to raise the lift car up to their deck and get inside. Once there, he pulled open the emergency brake controls and grabbed the handle, ready to pull it, should the car fall. He nodded over to Vanessa. "Go ahead."

Vanessa punched in the controls and the turbolift began climbing, albeit slowly, towards the sickbay deck. After a few decks, Vanessa helped Kyle, and the lift stopped at their destination. The door opened slowly. "Alright, this is the place. C'mon, let's go."

Kyle nodded pulled the emergency brake handle, to keep the lift car in place, and followed her out onto the deck. As they moved down the corridor, they passed dozens of injured crew and civilians. Each one was in various stages of treatment, the more serious cases seeming to be closer to Sickbay itself.

Finally, they made it to what seemed to be a makeshift operations desk, where the injured reported in and were moved to various locations, depending on their level of injury.

Sthilg was busy with his hands in someone's chest when he saw the latest arrivals. " Captain, Legate nice of you to join usss." He replied calmly trying to keep spirits up.

Kyle gave a grim nod to the CMO. "I've got a busted knee, Doctor. Where do you want me?"

" Jussst grab a free bit of ssspace sssomeone will be with you asss ssssonn asss posssssible." the chief md replied.


~OFF~

====Author's Note====
OOC: the "toys" that Kyle referred to are a phaser rifle, with two full energy packs, two type II phasers, with two full packs, flash lights, a prybar, a couple survival knives, a bat'leth, and a fully functional Colt 1911 .45 caliber, with a box of fifty rounds.