A Doctor in No Mans Land - Part 1 of the Awakening Series

by irascendedlolkitten

Outright war has broken out between the Federation and the Klingon empire. Meanwhile, Leonard has been haunted by strange dreams, isolated from his friends, alone and lost amongst a raging battle on an alien planet. All the while the foundations of their reality are cracking. When things are most dire, something impossibly mysterious will present our doctor with a proposition.

1. Chapter 1 Rain

On some accursed plane of existence something terrifying, timeless and most of all malevolently hungry stirred. A ripple and then, like a predator sensing blood in the water it awakens. In response to its attention the universe shivered. It was pleased.

The first thing to filter through was the pain. First the agony was a beast of creeping tendrils filtering through the dark fog of his existence. Then it was a pulsing thrum pulling him to awareness when all he wanted was to slip back into blissful oblivion. Next was the cold wetness around him weighing him down. He felt Heavy drops striking his face, continually soaking all him that is not already immersed. He's shivers and a detached part of him muses at the degree of hypothermia he must be suffering from. He hears the rumbling of the storm above and its fury in the bite of the wind. He can practically feel the heat draining from his body felt most acutely in all the areas in which the skin is bare to the wind.

He then remembers himself, his name Leonard McCoy or Bones to some and it is like welcoming an old friend. So far Bone's only comfort in the present, is that at least he remembers who he is. The revelation of his identity is a shining beacon. Lighting the darkness where before there had only been confusing fog of disorientation. Bones however, then realizes that he has no idea what time it is. In this hellish alien landscape it is hard to wager. Most alarming of all he suddenly notices that the light around him may be getting dimmer. Additionally comments the logical doctor in him,considering his present state it is highly probable that his perception is extremely flawed.

His limbs, scratch that, his whole body, feels like lead. After taking in his surrounding he notices that he seems to be in a ditch or pit with his back propped up against the side. With some difficultly he can see the dirt walls and rubble extends well above his head; twisted metal unsettling in its resemblance to branches or clawing spikes. Bones closes his eyes when the pounding in his head makes the world spin and tilt sickeningly. Most distressing of all the combined facts that he can feel the water slowly rising and the fact that he can barely move an inch. In alarm and confusion he tries to recall what brought him to such dire straights. The memories come back to him in a rush…