Greetings!
Here it is! My first story, I have read over it several times so if there are any spelling mistakes please forgive me!
For future reference, there will be no set time in particular for my stories and I won't create much of a plot as I get bored and give up pretty easily! Therefore, the stories will be short and pretty much just a "whump-without-plot" type thing.
OK, I'm nervous about this! oooh. Please R&R and tell me if you liked it. Constructive criticism is appreciated, we must learn by our mistakes :)
Oh, and I want to say a big thank you to 'ImJustTired' ! cheers, m'dear. I honestly don't think I would have had the confidence to write without your help and suggestions! *hugs*
If anyone is reading this, you obviously like whump, so go and read her stories people! (after you've read this one, of course)
OK, I'll shut up now, sorry
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He was getting close to something here, he could feel it! Not long after the strange alien ship appeared right next to the station, that he and Jadzia beamed on board. He had to admit, he was a little disappointed in what they found. The entire ship seemed empty, no engine room, no computer panels, nothing! That was until they stumbled upon something, literally. They were both walking through the corridors when Dax tripped and nearly fell if it wasn't for Julian's quick reflexes. Bending down to pick whatever it was off the floor; Julian was surprised to find it ice cold and weighing next to nothing. Neither of them had any idea what it was and seeing as there appeared to be no-one on the ship to ask if they could examine it, they took it with them back to the station.
Hails to the ship lead to dead ends, no response whatsoever. It was beginning to get frustrating for the crew of DS9, especially Dax and Bashir. After doing all the experiments and tests they could think of, they decided to take a break in the Replimat and have a few drinks.
"Maybe it's some sort of communications device?" Jadzia asked as she took a sip of her Raktajino.
"hmm… it could be I suppose, but what would a ship with no crew be wanting with a communications device. Besides, judging by the scans we took, there is nothing about it which resembles any kind of device."
Jadzia could tell Julian was getting stressed out now, the way the gulped down his Tarkalean Tea was evident that he just wanted to know what the strange thing was.
She was just about to offer another theory, when Julian's eyes suddenly widened. He looked straight at her in shock and ran out of the Replimat as if he saw a ghost. She called after him but he was already gone, presumably to the Infirmary. Jadzia finished her drink and walked after him.
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Julian sprinted all the way to the Infirmary, he had a really good idea of what the object was, he just needed to do one more scan to be sure. When he mentioned that the thing they found doesn't resemble any sort of device, he thought what else it could have been and nearly choked on his drink when he thought of something so obvious. It could simply be an ornament, or even a handmade model made by a child.
The results came in; he slumped in his chair and smiled. The scan revealed finger prints and skin cells imbedded in the artefact, which came to reason that it was, in fact, handmade. He felt a feeling of relief at knowing that this "device" wasn't going to compromise the station, as well as triumph for figuring the puzzle out, but he also felt guilty for taking it away. He wanted to send it back to the ship, but the ship was abandoned, surely. Nothing was aboard apart from this ornament. Maybe the person who made it is wounded and stuck somewhere, or maybe they didn't want to be found.
He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't hear the doors to the Infirmary open and close. He was thinking of every possibility he could think of, he didn't even notice that someone was slowly approaching him from behind. He jumped when he felt someone grab him by the back of the hair and pull his head backwards. As the realisation of the attack came to his mind, it was too late. His head was being projected forward until his face contacted hard with his work desk. He was stunned and he began to feel blood pouring from his nose, it felt broken, he could hardly breathe through it. Then his attacker proceeded with the attack, he felt his chair being turned round to face his assailant. He was so dizzy, everything was spinning around him, he couldn't make out the face and couldn't see the fist that was quickly approaching his face. A sharp pain moved across his right cheek as the knuckles broke his skin. Barely had he had time to comprehend what had just happened, that the attacker continued hitting him, again and again.
He felt himself being pulled from his chair by his collar and shoved face first onto the floor. He instinctively curled up protecting his head, but his attacker was more interested in his stomach, kicking it with all his might until he felt ribs crack and break and Julian cried out in pain. He gave one more hard kick in the stomach for good measure and strolled out of the Infirmary.
Julian was left in a bruised and bloody heap on the floor, blood seeping from his many wounds and swiftly lost consciousness.
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"I think it was meant as a warning"
Jadzia Dax was standing in front of the Commanders desk with her hands clasped behind her back, a look of sadness and confusion on her face.
Commander Sisko slowly rose up from his seat, he could not grasp why that kind of beating would be simply seen as a "warning", it was brutal. He wanted, no needed to know who did this to his Chief Medical Officer
"Warning about what?"
Jadzia looked up at him with sad eyes, before she began pacing angrily back and forth across Sisko's office
"Julian and I were working on that relic we found, the one from that deserted ship. We were both having a break in the Replimat and started talking about different theories, when all of a sudden Julian near enough jumped up from his seat." She stopped pacing and gave a little chuckle "You should have seen the look across his face, he looked utterly shocked, and excited! He ran back to the infirmary, leaving me alone to grasp what just happened."
Sisko slowly nodded his head, his question still not answered.
"Do you know what he thought about that made him run back so suddenly?"
Jadzia shrugged her shoulders
"I have no idea, Benjamin. We were just talking about different possibilities about what the object was. Something one of us had said obviously made him think of something, by the time I made it to the Infirmary, I saw him there…"
Jadzia had to close her eyes as a tear slowly ran down her cheek. She remembered it so vividly
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She was walking to the Infirmary, intrigued as to what caused Julian to sprint away leaving her to pay for the drinks.
As she turned the last corner before her destination, someone violently barged past her, causing her to hit the wall.
"Excuse me!?" she exclaimed
The person just kept walking with their head down, she had no idea who they were or what species they were from, but they were definitely strong. She wanted to confront them but she decided to continue with her original plan. Infirmary.
She approached the doors and strolled in, she couldn't see anyone.
"Quiet night" she mused to herself.
Walking to Julian's office, she almost collapsed with shock.
Julian, her good friend of nearly 2 years, was lying sprawled on his back, blood covering a good proportion of his face, his nose gushing blood. His jumpsuit was ripped, revealing deep purple bruising on his chest and abdomen.
Jadzia sprinted to him and dropped to her knees. Reaching out a shaky hand, she checked his neck for a pulse. She found a very weak one and sighed with relief. He was breathing through his mouth, which probably meant his nose was broken. Judging by the amount of blood coming from his nose, she would bet on it. She tapped her combadge and made the necessary calls to OPs.
While waiting and murmuring soothing things to Julian's unconscious figure, her gaze moved up to his desk, a PADD he was obviously working on was smashed to pieces, with blood on it. She looked back at her friends face, noticing little pieces of glass on his face and blanched when she knew he must have had his face smashed against it.
She heard the infirmary doors open for the medical and security personnel. When she turned to see, she noticed writing on the wall. Big black letters spelling out "DO NOT TAKE THINGS THAT DO NOT BELONG TO YOU"
She instantly knew what this meant and was not surprised to see the sample missing from its container. She left Julian in the good hands of his medical staff, informed Sisko and made her way to his office
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She tore herself back to the present. Looking at Sisko.
"Obviously we inadvertently took something that meant a great deal to someone. Then that someone somehow came aboard and took it back, while leaving a message behind."
Sisko angrily shook his head, he was so angry, and above all, confused.
"I'm going to the Infirmary, Old Man. I want to hear what Julian remembers"
He marched out of his office with Jadzia close behind.
"I doubt he'll be awake Benjamin, he was seriously injured. Moderate concussion, broken nose, 6 broken ribs, 4 cracked and internal bleeding. I doubt his medical staff will have roused him from unconsciousness just yet. Can you imagine just what kind of patient he will be? He'll be saying his never felt better as soon as he wakes up!"
Her attempt at light humour succeeded in bringing a smile to the Commanders face. Julian must be okay, otherwise they would have informed him of complications. They entered the turbolift and stated their destination.
When they made it to the entrance to the Infirmary, Sisko braced himself for the worse. However, when he entered through the doors he was greeted by Nurse Jabara. She offered him a tired smile and lead them to where Julian lay.
"He pulled through the surgery without any complications. He's sleeping right now and will be sleeping for at least 8 more hours."
Breathing a sigh of relief, Sisko said his thanks to the nurse and looked at Jadzia, seeing a smile so wide, he was surprised there was room on her face to fit it on.
They both looked down at Julian, sleeping peacefully; nothing that revealed his injuries was left. Dax reached out her hand and gently brushed his hair, although she was thrilled he was going to be alright, she resented the fact that whoever attacked him so brutally got away with it.
By the time they realised what was happening, the assailant disappeared, probably through some sort of transporter that beamed them straight to the ship they found and went to warp. It was near enough impossible to track where they went. She was furious at how they escaped justice, but her feelings of happiness and relief that Julian was safe outweighed her fury.
Julian was going to be alright.
END
Told you it was short, not even 2k words! What did you think? I've got quite a few more ideas coming and will probably add a new story once a week!
Oh, and if anyone wants to suggest an idea, please PM me or leave a review
How about a sneak preview of my next whump-fest?
"The alien leaped off the biobed and pinned Julian to the wall by grasping his shoulders in an iron grip. Julian tried to struggle but to no avail, the alien was just too strong. The scaled alien slowly opened its mouth, revealing it's bright green tongue as it slowly stretched out towards Julian..."
oooooooh, I'm going to leave a snippet of a new story at the end of every chapter. 'Cause I'm nice like that :)
See you next time, folks.