Chapter 4.
Meredith usually had good dreams but this one was simply odd and what bothered her the most was that J'son was standing in her quarters on the Eclector. He
tightened his grip on her shoulders as he smiled down at her before he whispered "you are supposed to be dead?".
Meredith giggled and tried to free herself from his grip and replied "of course I'm not dead J'son, why would ou say that?".
Stepping back from her J'son placed his hand on the side of her head and said nothing. Feeling uneasy Meredith was about to step away when a piercing pain shot
from his hand and into her head causing everything around her to darken.
Peter and Pearle who were asleep in their bedrooms were awoken by a loud noise coming from the bedroom their Mother slept in and leaving the warmth of their
beds they went to investigate. Peter being the eldest opened the bedroom door and stepped into Meredith's bedroom. Switching on the light they saw a lamp had
fallen to the floor and beside the lamp was their Mother shaking violently with foam coming out of her mouth. Hearing choked sobs beside him Peter turned to Pearle
and feeling the tears run down his own cheeks he said "Pearle you need to get help for Mom, I'll stay with her". Pearle nodded her head rushed out of their quarters
and across the hall into Yondu's quarters.
The captain's quarters were messy and dimly lit by a bedside light. Atop the large bed lay Yondu fully clothed snoring softly. Running over to the bedside Pearle
gently shook his arms and sobbed "Yondu wake up please wake up".
Yondu being awoken by someone shaking him was just about to whistle when he opened his eyes and seeing Pearle sobbing he sat up and asked "what's wrong
Pearle?".
"It's Mom she's shaking and won't stop. Peter told me to get help" replied Pearle as her sobs became louder.
Nodding his head Yondu climbed out of bed and went to investigate what she was talking about. Crossing over into Meredith's quarters he entered her bedroom and
seeing her condition he ran to get Oblo who had some medical training along with Tulk and within no time the three arrived back into the room with a stretcher.
Oblo knelt down beside Meredith and taking a quick look at her he said "it's a seizure and I'll have to get her to med bay to find out what's causing it".
"Then do it" said Yondu as he placed his hands on the shoulders of Peter and Pearle holding them back.
"I want to go with Mom" said Peter as he tried to follow the two Ravagers carrying his Mother.
Keeping his hand on Peter's shoulder Yondu said "ya'll just be in the way boy while they help your Momma so ya best stay here with Pearle".
Wiping the freshly shed tears from his eyes Peter nodded his head and said "okay". Walking into the living area he sat on the sofa and placed his head in his hands.
Yondu watched him before looking down at Pearle who was still crying and picking her up he carried her over to the sofa where he sat down beside Peter and placed a
hand on his back reassuringly.
Looking up Peter saw his sister sitting on the captain's lap sobbing into his shoulder and scooting closer to Yondu he whispered "will Mom be okay?".
"Pete Oblo will make yer Momma better and when he's done that you and Pearle can go see her" replied Yondu quietly.
The seconds turned into minutes and the minutes turned into hours as the three waited. As Yondu heard the Ravagers making their way to the canteen he looked
down to see Peter and Pearle fast asleep. Standing up he gently laid Pearle down on the sofa before leaving the quarters to check on Meredith.
Tulk and Oblo each sat on a chair inside the infirmary exhausted after the night they had put down. Oblo who was the first to speak said "Captain Yondu ain't gonna
be happy about this?".
Tulk nodded his head before saying "Oblo you removed the tumour, I'm sure he'll be happy to know Meredith is on the mend".
"Okay but which one of us is going to tell him she died twice during that surgery?" asked Oblo.
Before Tulk could reply the doors opened and in walked Yondu with a tired yet firm look on his face. Looking at them he asked "so what caused the seizure?"
Oblo stood and facing Yondu he replied "she had a tumour on the right side of her brain, it was relatively new and while we were operating to remove it she died
twice but she's stable now and seems to be recovering".
Taking in everything Oblo had told him about the tumour and Meredith dying Yondu approached her bedside slowly before asking "how of her skull did you remove?".
Feeling the sweat bead on his forehead Oblo replied "a small bit but it can be replaced by a cyber skull plate which are easily get".
Nodding his head Yondu said "we'll see, ye can go get breakfast. I'll stay with her a bit and Tulk I'll need ya to watch Peter and Pearle for a while".
"Aye Capptain" said Tulk and Oblo as they left the room.
Sitting on the chair by Meredith's bed Yondu pondered on the missing piece of her skull. He had something he had obtained during a raid three years back but he
didn't know if it would work or not. Taking Meredith's hand in his he decided to get Oblo to take a look at it later".
The morning passed quickly and between the kids visiting their Mother often and each Ravager taking a turn to sit with Meredith Yondu brought the Oblo a small
metal box and asked "will this suffice to replace her missing skull piece?".
Oblo opened the box and gave a low whistle before nodding his head. Looking at Yondu he replied "aye Captain it will and by the look of it the cybernetics on this
device will be perfect".
"Good then get to it, I want Meredith back on her feet in no time" ordered Yondu as he made his way to the bridge anxious to be on his own.
Watching planets pass by was never as boring as it was now while the Ravager Captain waited for Oblo to finish. Hearing someone run onto the bridge he turned and
saw Pearle gasping for breath before saying "nothing to worry about Pearle yer Momma's going to be fine".
"I know but Tulk told me to come and get you coz Mom's awake" said Pearle happily.
Nodding his head the Ravager Captain walked with Pearle to the infirmary anxious to see the new Meredith Quill.