A.N I do not own Transformers
Sam went back to work while Zack went back to his. Sickbay was quite boring until Eriks came in. Eriks is one of the Canadian soldiers in NEST.
"Eriks, how may I help you?"
Eriks had a very wet and congested cough. "So how long has this been going on?"
"This morning. My back is hurting below the shoulder blade."
Sam went to work examining him. "Take a deep breath for me."
Eriks did what he was told and then he let out a bunch of coughs.
"Congratulations, you have a mild case of pneumonia. I am placing you on a ten-day course of Augmentin. You will be on prednisone for five days. You will need to take it once a day. I will be placing you on pro air. You can take two puffs every eight hours.
For over the counter medications, you can take Mucinex DM as well as ibuprofen. Try to be sitting up and get up and move. Laying flat will add insult. Any questions?"
"No"
Sam wrote him his prescriptions. Epps came in and he needed a favor that was a little unusual. It involved the Gracie, the family dog.
"Sam, I need a favor from you. My dog contracted Lyme disease and apparently, the veterinarian can not write a prescription for her. Could you…"
"What is it? I need permission to write prescriptions for benzos and narcotics."
"I need 200 mg of doxycycline for ten days with a possibility of a refill."
"Epps don't worry, it is for a dog. It's antibiotics and not a narcotic. I will put in your name so the pharmacy does not ask questions. Be warned, doxycycline can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea with humans."
"Thanks, Sam and what's up with Eriks? He sounds like shit."
"Walking pneumonia, I sent him back to the barracks."
Now Epps was confused, they are in a warm climate. Isn't pneumonia a winter thing.
"Sam, I thought you can only catch pneumonia in the winter."
"No, you can catch it at any time during the year. The type would be at most risk for here is communal pneumonia because of the barracks. Basically, we are going to have an outbreak on our hands. You might want to warn Will."
"I will do it."
The next person to come in is Will. He had the same cough. "Let me guess, you woke up like this?"
"Yes"
Sam took out her stethoscope to examine Will. "Take a deep breath."
Will did what she asked. Then he coughed. "Congratulations Will, you have walking pneumonia. I am placing you on a five-day course of prednisone, ten days on augmentin, and pro air. You can take two puffs every eight hours. For over the counter relief, 600 mg of ibuprofen and Mucinex 12 hour. Any questions?"
"Sam, I do not speak medical English. What is 600 mg of ibuprofen? I know the pharmacy is the next stop for me."
"Three tablets"
"Couldn't you say that like a normal person?"
Will left because all he wanted to do was park himself on the couch catching up on all of the hockey he has missed that he records. Any pneumonia questions, he will ask Sam or Thompson later. Before he left, he felt himself be scanned by Ratchet.
"You have walking pneumonia. Has Samantha given you your prescriptions yet?"
"Yes, it's why I am leaving."
"Good and make sure you get up and move periodically as well as drink plenty of fluids."
The only thing Will could think of is he was exposed to something during the mission which means an outbreak is going to happen. It's not the first time something like this has happened. He just hoped Sam and Thompson don't get sick because he really does not want to have to go back and see Yellen.
One by one, everyone was dropping. It started with Eriks and finally, Zack came in. "Sam...I…"
For her own safety, Sam has been wearing a mask and gloves all day.
She pulled out her stethoscope and listened. "Congratulations, you have walking pneumonia. What the fuck was in that factory to make everyone sick? I will be placing a call into Germany and Balboa."
Zack felt too horrible to give Sam grief. Ratchet scanned him. "I agree with Samantha. You do have pneumonia."
That PT test that is supposed to be tomorrow, that is going to have to be rescheduled.
When Nick arrived, he saw the place looking like a ghost town.
"Nick, we have a pneumonia outbreak. Everyone has been dropping like flies. Germany knows as well as Balboa. Something was in that factory."
"I agree and where we were connected into the west entrance, we have been exposed as well. If you get sick, call me and I will call you if I have been nailed. So do we have any wusses? Black ops they may be but not when they are sick."
"No, they were fine. If anyone is bad, it is usually the jarheads and even worse if they have tattoos and need a needle for anything. Did I tell you about the clinical incident?"
Nick knows one thing, you can write some damn good novels about what goes on in an emergency room.
"Do tell"
"Right before I reported in there was a jarhead vs Navy football game during a cookout that was off post. There was plenty of drinking. Two jarheads ended up sitting on the grill and it was burning hot.
It was quite entertaining to have to watch them explain to the triage medic, nurses, and doctors about how it happened. Now what I would have loved to have had is a front row seat to them explaining to their commanders why they are on sick leave."
Nick lost it. That is hilarious. People making fun of the army for being dumb.
"You are relieved, Sam. You will need to be on call as a precaution."
"You got it."
When Sam arrived back at her apartment, she discovered who one of her neighbors. It is Will. He had the three prescriptions in his hands.
"Will?"
He looked at the ensign. He was busted by the human version of Ratchet who should have gone to med school.
"Sam, it isn't…"
"Just get a dose in before you go to bed. Pneumonia is very dangerous. Lastly, everyone has dropped like flies with this. Ratchet thinks it is something we inhaled inside of the factory. Even Nick and I were exposed since we went in too."
Sam answered his question and he would not badger her unless it is a dire emergency.
What no human nor Autobot knows in this "pneumonia" was created by the remnants of the Allspark. The Allspark has decided to only way to stay safe is to have more guardians.