The Shield
Chapter Ten
William Riker was having a hard time trying to sleep in the queen size bed of his quarters. While his wife Deanna hadn't gotten back from a late therapy session with one of the crew members needing to talk.
He kept on twisting and turning in bed. When finally he settled down to fall asleep. However it was an hour later when he woke from a night mare crying out and sweating.
It was at this particular time when Deanna heard him from the living area after just finishing up the session. She ran quickly into the bedroom to wake him from the nightmare. Using all of her strength she was able to slap him hard to wake her husband.
After a few moments. He was able to come to his senses. "What the hell is going on with me, Deanna?" He says with remorse in his tone while trying to get up from the bed.
"Oh, no you don't Will. I am calling for a doctor to come here to check you out and find out exactly what is happening with your brain wave pattern."
"Deanna can you massage the back of my neck. It's so tight as if I have a golf ball behind my neck?" He asked gently as she came to sit next to him and placed her hands behind him to begin to massage the knot that eventually would loosen up after ten minutes to have him feeling better.
Moments later ...
Doctor S' Tore a Vulcan specialist in brain wave issues. However he was asked to simply just check out Captain William Riker. He heard the request to come on in with Deanna waiting for him in the living area. As she asked him to come into the bedroom to examine him.
"Captain, please lay back down on the bed while I use the scanner over your body. It should only take a few moments to complete." Doctor S' Tore replied with his statement towards the captain.
After a few moments of watching the stonic Vulcan. Deanna had a feeling that something wasn't right with the scanner readings. 'What's wrong Doctor S' Tore?" She asked with a worried look on her face.
"His brain wave pattern had been altered. We need the captain into sickbay ASAP and figure out how this is happening in the first place." He ordered with asking the captain stay in his pajamas while wondering on whether he would be able to walk to sickbay without the use of a stretcher.
"I will walk to sick bay doctor. I expect you to inform Doctor Tanaka of this situation?" He said sternly to the young Vulcan doctor.
"Doctor Tanaka was the one to send me here in the first place Captain Riker. Shall we go now and get you settled in sickbay."