Disclaimer- Ya know this part. If not, go all the way back to chapter 1!
Personal Note- Thanks to Zev, love ya man! Sorry for taking forever. Life had other
plans.
Thanks to Cora, KL and Dag ( sorry not mentioning you with your help on 4) for the
great job you guys did on my English. You guys rock! All other mistakes are mine.
In the memory of Steven Alfonzo Garces ( Cavalito ) September 12, 1983-June 28, 2001
for always being a friend and listening to my stories even if they sucked. Thanks for
always pushing me to write my twisted stories down. 18 years are not long enough.. Miss
you.
Meaning Of Life
By the Untalented JOxER
Chapter 5!
"Damn it Lucas, get off the road." Nathan yelled at the top of his lungs as
he saw Lucas walking towards the road. He could see a big truck
approaching, headed in the teenager's direction. Quickly getting to his
feet, Nathan ran toward the teen. He had to do something, even if he
had to get between the truck and Lucas. The truck was coming closer by
the second and Nathan's screams became louder and louder.
"Lucas, get off the road.. oof.!" Nathan tripped over a rock and
heard something snap. He found himself on the ground in severe pain.
Looking at his leg, he saw that it was twisted at an awkward angle.
Quickly brushing it aside, he returned his attention to Lucas, who was
still on the road. Nathan tried to get up but collapsed from the
intense pain in his leg. It was too severe for him to even sit up. He
saw that the truck had picked up speed and was now very close to hitting
the teen. He was so close to Lucas. He had to keep trying.
"Damn it, Lucas, GET OFF!!! THERE'S A TRUCK HEADING YOUR WAY! GET
OFF." As the teen finally turned to see the captain, Nathan tried to
signal him with his hand of the incoming truck. Lucas only waved a
"hello" back to the captain and continued down the road.
"NOOOO!!!!" Nathan yelled, but it was too late. He heard the squeal
of brakes as the truck tried to slow down. The effort had locked the
steering wheel, and the truck was heading right towards Lucas. Nathan
wanted to look away, but he couldn't tear his eyes away from the boy.
As the truck slammed into him, Lucas scattered into tiny pieces of human
flesh. Nathan didn't want to watch but his eyes were glued on Lucas.
As he finally lowered his head in grief, something hit his shoulders -
something heavy. Nathan turned to see what it was. He instantly wished
he hadn't. What he saw brought a horrified scream to his lips. It was
a very bloody head, without a body, looking up at him - all that
remained of his Lucas. Dead blue eyes still opened....
"Captain... please wake up..." Nathan heard the voice of a Nurse Bay,
but it was so far away. Marcy shook him a little, pleading with the
Captain to wake up.
"NO!.." the Captain yelled as he jolted awake, his confused eyes landing
on the worried nurse. * It was all a dream...* His eyes then traveled
to Lucas' sleeping form. The teen was still in his ICU bed, still
asleep, but alive. Nathan looked back at Nurse Bay, who continued
eyeing the Captain with concern.
"Captain, are you alright? I heard ya scream and came rushing in. You
look terrible. I can give you a sedative to calm you down if ya like."
The nurse gladly offered.
"No, thank you." He responded, his thoughts quickly returning to his
nightmare. "My God, it was all a dream"
"Sir, what was just a dream?" the nurse replied.
*Guess I must have said that out loud.* "I dreamt,..my God, I saw Lucas
being killed, right in front of me. I was helpless. I tried to warn
him off but.. I couldn't. I couldn't...." His voice turned into a low
sob but then quickly stopped. *What the hell are you doing Nathan Hale
Bridger, it was only a dream. Get a grip* The captain reminded
himself.
"Are ya sure ya don't want a sedative, I promise it won't hurt."
"No, Thanks again."
"Alright, leave ya alone with this guy." Nurse Bay gave a gentle kiss
on Lucas' forehead and soon left.
It had been this way for four days now. Nathan would dream about
Lucas being hit by a truck. He would see Lucas on the road and wouldn't
be able to do anything to save him. This time, his dream had gone
further, causing him to scream out loud.
Lucas was still asleep and remained unresponsive to the Doctor's
commands to wake up. Dr. Chambers had reassured Nathan 'that these
things take time and that in Lucas healthy condition, he will get out of
this.' He remembered her exact words. The teen had shown some
improvement. Lucas would have dreams of some sort that would make him
groan or even move slightly, but he didn't respond in any way to their
voices.
On the second day, most of the seaQuest crew that had accompanied the
captain, were back to work. It would have been impossible to return to
their leaves. Working on the seaQuest, they said, would keep their
minds occupied. Only Kristen, Ben and Nathan stayed at the hospital
with the Lucas. Kristen had spoken to the doctor about staying to help
with Lucas. Doctor Chambers wasn't too trilled about the idea, but
Nurse Bay had worked her sister over. "Years of practice", Nathan
remembered the Nurse saying to him. Ben Kreig had stayed 'to make sure
for himself that Lucas was going to be alright'. Knowing that Ben would
walk bare foot over burning coals for the kid, Nathan knew better than
to argue with the Lieutenant. Ben had stayed in the waiting room and
practiced his charm on Nurse Bay. Nathan remembered the Lt.'s
excuse, "keeps my mind busy!" But good old Nurse Bay wasn't offended
by Kreig's behavior. Marcy's personality was the equal to Ben's. Both
played with the other's mind.
Once, on the 3rd day, Kreig surprised Nurse Bay as she walked out of
Cafeteria, causing her to spill all her food on the ground. Other
women might have slapped the Lt. that very second, but that wasn't Bay's
style - she got even. That same day, Kreig was called into the
maternity ward and informed that he was the father of a new son,
ironically named Ben. Afterward, the Lt. explained to the captain that
Bay was not a person to mess around with. The Maternity Ward nurse was
a good friend of Bay's and had been in the plan. Nathan couldn't help
but laugh when he remembered the shocked look on Ben's face as he walked
in to explain his story. The captain's reverie was interrupted by a
soft knock on the door. It was Nurse Bay with a tray.
"Dinner's here!" the smiling Nurse announced as she walked in,
pushing a tray in front of her and placing it right in front of the
captain. Nathan looked at his watch and realized she was right, it was
nearly 7pm. But he was not hungry. "Now, where else can you get this
kinda of service? No Holiday Inn for sure!"
Nathan couldn't help but laugh. The Nurse always managed to be amusing
whenever she was around. "I'm not hungry, thanks." Nathan waved the
food away.
"I'm not buying it Captain Bridger! Besides, this food was prepared
just for you. You see, a nice sandwich, some orange juice and jell-o.
Can't say no to Jell-o.
Nathan opened his mouth to decline her offer again but before he could
speak, the nurse interrupted him.
"Doctor Wesphalen warned me about your stubbornness, ya must eat and
ya must eat now" Bay's voice was harsh but she still kept her smile.
Nathan tried to refuse again but Nurse Bay had years of practice.
"Don't argue with me, ya eat or Lucas gets another IV roommate!
Captain, I can call the admiral and order ya to eat! Now, please... at
least drink the juice. Juice good!" Nathan suspected that Nurse Bay
really wouldn't call the admiral, but didn't want to be proven wrong.
He grabed the juice and drank the whole bottle in one gulp.
"Happy now, Nurse!" Nathan joked.
"That's my good boy! Now, don't forget to eat the rest. Eat it or
else... I know the admiral's number..." She teased, leaving the tray
next to the captain. "Bye, my little man," Marcy whispered to Lucas.
"Bye, my big man" she whispered to the Captain before leaving the two
alone.
Waking up later, Nathan realized that, left alone with his thought,
he'd dozed off. It was one in the morning and the nice feeling the
orange juice had left in his stomach had worn off. Now, his stomach
begged for the food, so Nathan grabbed a sandwich from the tray and
began to feast. Suddenly, Lucas' uninjured arm began to move. Nathan
quickly dropped his sandwich and reached for the teen's hand. With his
free hand, the captain reached for the nurse's button. Almost
instantly, Nurse Bay was by bedside.
"Lucas, can you hear me.." Nathan waited for his answer, but was shocked
by what came.
"No..no.. ca-captain...c-tain hel-lp me..plea-ase..." Lucas moaned,
stuck in a nightmare. Nathan tried to shake the boy out of it. It
could only have been seconds, but it felt like hours to Nathan as he
watched Lucas finally open his eyes. The teen's confused gaze darted
around the room until it landed on the captain.
"Welcome back, Kiddo. You gave us a scare." Nathan tearfully greeted
Lucas. He looked for the Nurse, who seemed to disappeared. She
returned with Doctor Chambers and Doctor Wesphalen as Nathan was turning
back toward Lucas.
"Good to have you back" Kristen leaned to kiss Lucas tenderly on the
cheek.
"Captain, Dr. Westphalen, please tell me, where am I?" Lucas pleaded,
seeming confused and lost.
"Lucas, hello. I'm Doctor Chambers. You were checked in the hospital
4 days ago. I have to ask you a few questions, ok?" The doctor must be
sure that Lucas' brain is fine.
"S'ok"
"What's your name?"
"Lucas Wolenczak"
"Where do you live?"
"The seaQuest right now."
"Who are these two people over there" As she pointed to the Captain and
Kristen.
"The guy is the captain, Nathan Bridger. The lady is Doctor Kristen
Wesphalen.
"Thanks Lucas. You are going to be all right. I need to ask on more,
do you remember why you are in the hospital?"
"um...no...no.. all I-I can remeb..... Captain, I'm so thirsty."
As Nathan glanced around for some water, Nurse Bay came to the rescue
with some ice chips.
"There my boy, ya can have water later but right now, this will have to
do. By the way, my name is Bay, Marcy Bay. In other words, your
nurse."
"Panks" Lucas tried to say thanks but the darn ice got in the way.
"Lucas..." Nathan tried to question him again but was interrupted by
Doctor Chambers.
"Captain, he needs his rest. You can ask him anything you want later
but right now, he needs to rest."
"The Doc is right, and I think it would be a good idea to have a chat
with your Lieutenant. He's really worried about this lad. He's
sleeping in the waiting room. Don't worry about this young fella, we'll
move him into a private room and he can have any visitors he wants."
Nurse Bay argued, for once backing up Doctor Chambers.
"I agree with both of them. Come on, lets find Kreig." Kristen grabbed
Nathan's arm and motioned him toward the door.
"We'll be back, ok, Lucas." Nathan said.
"S'ok, I'll be here." Lucas smiled, drifting back to sleep as Nathan and
Kristen walked out of the curtained ICU room.
"At least his sense of humor is back" Kristen said as she clutched
Nathan's arm and headed to find the sleeping beauty Ben Kreig.
Personal Note- Thanks to Zev, love ya man! Sorry for taking forever. Life had other
plans.
Thanks to Cora, KL and Dag ( sorry not mentioning you with your help on 4) for the
great job you guys did on my English. You guys rock! All other mistakes are mine.
In the memory of Steven Alfonzo Garces ( Cavalito ) September 12, 1983-June 28, 2001
for always being a friend and listening to my stories even if they sucked. Thanks for
always pushing me to write my twisted stories down. 18 years are not long enough.. Miss
you.
Meaning Of Life
By the Untalented JOxER
Chapter 5!
"Damn it Lucas, get off the road." Nathan yelled at the top of his lungs as
he saw Lucas walking towards the road. He could see a big truck
approaching, headed in the teenager's direction. Quickly getting to his
feet, Nathan ran toward the teen. He had to do something, even if he
had to get between the truck and Lucas. The truck was coming closer by
the second and Nathan's screams became louder and louder.
"Lucas, get off the road.. oof.!" Nathan tripped over a rock and
heard something snap. He found himself on the ground in severe pain.
Looking at his leg, he saw that it was twisted at an awkward angle.
Quickly brushing it aside, he returned his attention to Lucas, who was
still on the road. Nathan tried to get up but collapsed from the
intense pain in his leg. It was too severe for him to even sit up. He
saw that the truck had picked up speed and was now very close to hitting
the teen. He was so close to Lucas. He had to keep trying.
"Damn it, Lucas, GET OFF!!! THERE'S A TRUCK HEADING YOUR WAY! GET
OFF." As the teen finally turned to see the captain, Nathan tried to
signal him with his hand of the incoming truck. Lucas only waved a
"hello" back to the captain and continued down the road.
"NOOOO!!!!" Nathan yelled, but it was too late. He heard the squeal
of brakes as the truck tried to slow down. The effort had locked the
steering wheel, and the truck was heading right towards Lucas. Nathan
wanted to look away, but he couldn't tear his eyes away from the boy.
As the truck slammed into him, Lucas scattered into tiny pieces of human
flesh. Nathan didn't want to watch but his eyes were glued on Lucas.
As he finally lowered his head in grief, something hit his shoulders -
something heavy. Nathan turned to see what it was. He instantly wished
he hadn't. What he saw brought a horrified scream to his lips. It was
a very bloody head, without a body, looking up at him - all that
remained of his Lucas. Dead blue eyes still opened....
"Captain... please wake up..." Nathan heard the voice of a Nurse Bay,
but it was so far away. Marcy shook him a little, pleading with the
Captain to wake up.
"NO!.." the Captain yelled as he jolted awake, his confused eyes landing
on the worried nurse. * It was all a dream...* His eyes then traveled
to Lucas' sleeping form. The teen was still in his ICU bed, still
asleep, but alive. Nathan looked back at Nurse Bay, who continued
eyeing the Captain with concern.
"Captain, are you alright? I heard ya scream and came rushing in. You
look terrible. I can give you a sedative to calm you down if ya like."
The nurse gladly offered.
"No, thank you." He responded, his thoughts quickly returning to his
nightmare. "My God, it was all a dream"
"Sir, what was just a dream?" the nurse replied.
*Guess I must have said that out loud.* "I dreamt,..my God, I saw Lucas
being killed, right in front of me. I was helpless. I tried to warn
him off but.. I couldn't. I couldn't...." His voice turned into a low
sob but then quickly stopped. *What the hell are you doing Nathan Hale
Bridger, it was only a dream. Get a grip* The captain reminded
himself.
"Are ya sure ya don't want a sedative, I promise it won't hurt."
"No, Thanks again."
"Alright, leave ya alone with this guy." Nurse Bay gave a gentle kiss
on Lucas' forehead and soon left.
It had been this way for four days now. Nathan would dream about
Lucas being hit by a truck. He would see Lucas on the road and wouldn't
be able to do anything to save him. This time, his dream had gone
further, causing him to scream out loud.
Lucas was still asleep and remained unresponsive to the Doctor's
commands to wake up. Dr. Chambers had reassured Nathan 'that these
things take time and that in Lucas healthy condition, he will get out of
this.' He remembered her exact words. The teen had shown some
improvement. Lucas would have dreams of some sort that would make him
groan or even move slightly, but he didn't respond in any way to their
voices.
On the second day, most of the seaQuest crew that had accompanied the
captain, were back to work. It would have been impossible to return to
their leaves. Working on the seaQuest, they said, would keep their
minds occupied. Only Kristen, Ben and Nathan stayed at the hospital
with the Lucas. Kristen had spoken to the doctor about staying to help
with Lucas. Doctor Chambers wasn't too trilled about the idea, but
Nurse Bay had worked her sister over. "Years of practice", Nathan
remembered the Nurse saying to him. Ben Kreig had stayed 'to make sure
for himself that Lucas was going to be alright'. Knowing that Ben would
walk bare foot over burning coals for the kid, Nathan knew better than
to argue with the Lieutenant. Ben had stayed in the waiting room and
practiced his charm on Nurse Bay. Nathan remembered the Lt.'s
excuse, "keeps my mind busy!" But good old Nurse Bay wasn't offended
by Kreig's behavior. Marcy's personality was the equal to Ben's. Both
played with the other's mind.
Once, on the 3rd day, Kreig surprised Nurse Bay as she walked out of
Cafeteria, causing her to spill all her food on the ground. Other
women might have slapped the Lt. that very second, but that wasn't Bay's
style - she got even. That same day, Kreig was called into the
maternity ward and informed that he was the father of a new son,
ironically named Ben. Afterward, the Lt. explained to the captain that
Bay was not a person to mess around with. The Maternity Ward nurse was
a good friend of Bay's and had been in the plan. Nathan couldn't help
but laugh when he remembered the shocked look on Ben's face as he walked
in to explain his story. The captain's reverie was interrupted by a
soft knock on the door. It was Nurse Bay with a tray.
"Dinner's here!" the smiling Nurse announced as she walked in,
pushing a tray in front of her and placing it right in front of the
captain. Nathan looked at his watch and realized she was right, it was
nearly 7pm. But he was not hungry. "Now, where else can you get this
kinda of service? No Holiday Inn for sure!"
Nathan couldn't help but laugh. The Nurse always managed to be amusing
whenever she was around. "I'm not hungry, thanks." Nathan waved the
food away.
"I'm not buying it Captain Bridger! Besides, this food was prepared
just for you. You see, a nice sandwich, some orange juice and jell-o.
Can't say no to Jell-o.
Nathan opened his mouth to decline her offer again but before he could
speak, the nurse interrupted him.
"Doctor Wesphalen warned me about your stubbornness, ya must eat and
ya must eat now" Bay's voice was harsh but she still kept her smile.
Nathan tried to refuse again but Nurse Bay had years of practice.
"Don't argue with me, ya eat or Lucas gets another IV roommate!
Captain, I can call the admiral and order ya to eat! Now, please... at
least drink the juice. Juice good!" Nathan suspected that Nurse Bay
really wouldn't call the admiral, but didn't want to be proven wrong.
He grabed the juice and drank the whole bottle in one gulp.
"Happy now, Nurse!" Nathan joked.
"That's my good boy! Now, don't forget to eat the rest. Eat it or
else... I know the admiral's number..." She teased, leaving the tray
next to the captain. "Bye, my little man," Marcy whispered to Lucas.
"Bye, my big man" she whispered to the Captain before leaving the two
alone.
Waking up later, Nathan realized that, left alone with his thought,
he'd dozed off. It was one in the morning and the nice feeling the
orange juice had left in his stomach had worn off. Now, his stomach
begged for the food, so Nathan grabbed a sandwich from the tray and
began to feast. Suddenly, Lucas' uninjured arm began to move. Nathan
quickly dropped his sandwich and reached for the teen's hand. With his
free hand, the captain reached for the nurse's button. Almost
instantly, Nurse Bay was by bedside.
"Lucas, can you hear me.." Nathan waited for his answer, but was shocked
by what came.
"No..no.. ca-captain...c-tain hel-lp me..plea-ase..." Lucas moaned,
stuck in a nightmare. Nathan tried to shake the boy out of it. It
could only have been seconds, but it felt like hours to Nathan as he
watched Lucas finally open his eyes. The teen's confused gaze darted
around the room until it landed on the captain.
"Welcome back, Kiddo. You gave us a scare." Nathan tearfully greeted
Lucas. He looked for the Nurse, who seemed to disappeared. She
returned with Doctor Chambers and Doctor Wesphalen as Nathan was turning
back toward Lucas.
"Good to have you back" Kristen leaned to kiss Lucas tenderly on the
cheek.
"Captain, Dr. Westphalen, please tell me, where am I?" Lucas pleaded,
seeming confused and lost.
"Lucas, hello. I'm Doctor Chambers. You were checked in the hospital
4 days ago. I have to ask you a few questions, ok?" The doctor must be
sure that Lucas' brain is fine.
"S'ok"
"What's your name?"
"Lucas Wolenczak"
"Where do you live?"
"The seaQuest right now."
"Who are these two people over there" As she pointed to the Captain and
Kristen.
"The guy is the captain, Nathan Bridger. The lady is Doctor Kristen
Wesphalen.
"Thanks Lucas. You are going to be all right. I need to ask on more,
do you remember why you are in the hospital?"
"um...no...no.. all I-I can remeb..... Captain, I'm so thirsty."
As Nathan glanced around for some water, Nurse Bay came to the rescue
with some ice chips.
"There my boy, ya can have water later but right now, this will have to
do. By the way, my name is Bay, Marcy Bay. In other words, your
nurse."
"Panks" Lucas tried to say thanks but the darn ice got in the way.
"Lucas..." Nathan tried to question him again but was interrupted by
Doctor Chambers.
"Captain, he needs his rest. You can ask him anything you want later
but right now, he needs to rest."
"The Doc is right, and I think it would be a good idea to have a chat
with your Lieutenant. He's really worried about this lad. He's
sleeping in the waiting room. Don't worry about this young fella, we'll
move him into a private room and he can have any visitors he wants."
Nurse Bay argued, for once backing up Doctor Chambers.
"I agree with both of them. Come on, lets find Kreig." Kristen grabbed
Nathan's arm and motioned him toward the door.
"We'll be back, ok, Lucas." Nathan said.
"S'ok, I'll be here." Lucas smiled, drifting back to sleep as Nathan and
Kristen walked out of the curtained ICU room.
"At least his sense of humor is back" Kristen said as she clutched
Nathan's arm and headed to find the sleeping beauty Ben Kreig.
