Authors Note: I was never happy with the amount of screen time Beverly Crusher
received in the movies. I felt she was kind of cast aside and felt that she needed some
one to appreciate her for the truly remarkable person she is. So I wrote a story let me know
if you like it.

Chapter One

In the past Beverly had always approach new crew rotation with mixed feelings. People she had not only seen through various medical producers, but many of whom she had thought of as friends would leave for new assignments. That was the down side of course, on the upside was meeting the new crew members, some on their first assignments, others experienced officers and crew pleased to finally be serving on the flagship of the fleet.

The war had of course changed a lot concerning crew rotations, more reassignments, more new crew members, and more people spending their last minutes in sickbay, clinging to life hoping she would see them through.

Beverly forced that thought out of her head and glanced around her very busy sickbay. After transporting aboard, sickbay was the first stop for, not only to make sure the new members were healthy, but to make sure she had their most up to date records. Her shift was just about over, but she knew she would stay until her new staff member arrived, no matter how much she was dreading the occurrences.

As she studied the final medical scan for the new helmsman, she cursed herself for having such negative thoughts. Dr. Tenaya Enar's Starfleet record was amazing, graduated the academy with top honors, with dual degrees in medicine and bio mechanical engineering. Her published research was interesting, her skills as a surgeon especially battle flied surgery were making her legendary, and Beverly probably would have been overjoyed about having her on board if it weren't for the simple fact that Tenaya was a Trill.

It was totally un-characteristic of Beverly to be prejudicial about someone based on their planetary origin. After all she had once tried to help a Frenji scientist prove his phase shielding could withstand travel into a suns corona. Of course she wasn't sure she was even being prejudicial, she had no preconceived ideas about Trill's behavior, no negative assumptions about them she was just worried about how she would react to having a Trill on her medical staff.

The doors of the sickbay once more slide open, admitting a young woman with chestnut hair walked through. Since she had spent so much time studying Tenaya's Starfleet record Beverly recognized her immediately spots and all.

Tenaya approach the nearest free medical person, Nurse Ogawa, and spoke to her. Beverly didn't hear what her chief nurse replied, but she saw Tenaya look her way and the doctor felt a moment of recognition in the young Trill's eyes. Beverly wondered if the Tenaya had been studying her own record.

After Beverly finished with her patient she then waved Tenaya over, the Trill immediately offered Beverly a welcoming smile, as she introduced herself. Beverly nodded to her and tried not to stare at the spots, she found find the pattern appealing as were Tenaya's green eyes.

Switching to a purely business mode she asked the young women to lay down. "I have a copy of my latest, medical results from the Phoenix," She handed Beverly a data stick which she took and placed in her pocket.

"I still need to examine you."

"I know." Tenaya replied lying down on the table, silently Beverly began the exam. "I just wasn't sure if my records had been updated, I was recently…"

"Joined." Beverly remarked studying her scanner in disbelief, she then hotly added. "You might have mentioned it."

"I just did."

"I mean earlier." Beverly replied bringing over the portable bio-scanner for a closer look.

Tenaya wasn't sure what earlier meant, unless the doctor intended for her to introduce herself as Tenaya Enar a joined Trill, but she said nothing not wanting to upset her new boss anymore than she had already.

"Was there anything unusual about your joining?" Beverly asked in a softer tone.

"Everything, the previous host was named Darién Enar; he was operations officer aboard the Muscovy when he was critically wound the doctor sent at an emergency message hoping to find an un-joined Trill."

"And you answered."

"I didn't think I had a choice not to."

"Have you been back to Trill since the joining?"

"No, Dr. Palaus of the symbiont commission arrived soon after the joining, he stayed on board with me for several weeks, and he thought everything went very well. Does something seem odd to you?"

"Your symbiont looks different from one I previously saw." Beverly was trying to block all memories of Odan from her mind but it wasn't working real well.

"Spots or ridges?" Tenaya asked pointing to her forehead.

"Ridges." Beverly replied in a chocked voice; carefully study her reading and finding nothing wrong, she had half hoped she'd find a reason to claim Tenaya as being unfit.

"That's a recess trait on Trill."

"I know that." Was Beverly cold reply, "But I fail to see how a persons outward appearance affects their symbiont."

"Because Ugaun Trills, those with ridges, have a different type of symbiont."

Satisfied Beverly removed the portable scanner. "You may sit up." She then retrieved the data disk from her pocket and placed into a near by data padd. "So if the Trill with ridges are called Ugauns, what are the Trills with spots referred to as?"

"Non-Ugauns, if your speaking biologically or usually just Trills." Tenaya replied sheepishly. "I know that sounds awful, but Ugaun refers to area on Trill were many ridged Trill come from, and personally I always thought the ridges were dashing."

Beverly smiled slightly, Odan had defiantly been dashing, she took her time reading over the data Tenaya had provided everything seemed in order except for the medication. "I'm not familiar with Triosyptnao?"

"Neither was I it's a new anti rejection medication developed by the symbiont physicians, I had Dr. Palaus included the chemical breakdown so it can be replicated, but they gave me a six months supply. " Tenaya nodded to one of her bags.

"I'll want to store that here." Beverly replied, and then put her padd aside.

"No problem." Tenaya fished the container out of her bag and handed it to Beverly. "It's a relief that you've had some medical dealings with Trill, not many in Starfleet have."

"Yes, I suppose it is." Beverly said knowing that her response was sharper than Tenaya deserved, but still unable to stop herself. "You're free to go settle in and I want you to report at 0700 tomorrow."

Tenaya gave Beverly another warm smile which she did not return and was off.