A loud sound awoke Trip from his deep, cold sleep. He looked up to the bed for Kah'Li but she wasn't there.

He pushed himself off the floor with alot of effort, his wounds still causing him alot of pain. He cradled his broken wrist with his good arm, as he leaned against the bedframe.

He could see Kah'Li in the far corner of the room, fast asleep.

"Hey." he said gently.

She moaned and lifted her head up. "You're awake!" she exclaimed, instantly alert.

Trip gave her a small smile. "Yeah. But I'm starting to think I was better off unconscious..." he said, gesturing to his injuries.

Kah'Li scooted over, settling in closer to him. "I'm sorry, I didn't know how to help you! I've never met a real human before." she said, smiling sheepishly.

"Have you met only fake ones?" he joked.

"Any kind of human would have been okay." she said, looking down at the ground.

Trip felt bad for making the joke. It must have been so hard for her, being half-human.

"Hey." he said, drawing her attention to him. "I'm here now, aren't I?"

She grinned at him. "Yeah. I'm guessing this was a very carefully and cleverly planned rescue attempt?"

Trip smiled right back. "Oh yeah. This is part of my plan. A) Get captured by hostile aliens B) Make sure to get beat up real bad C)..."

Kah'Li laughed softly at his antics. It was a beautiful sound to Trip. Her entire body seemed to laugh, and her bright blue eyes sparkled with amusement.

"Well, if we're gonna escape from here, I'm gonna have to get up!" Trip reached behind him for the bed frame, using his one good hand to lever himself up. He got as far as squatting when his hand couldn't take any more. He tumbled back onto the floor.

"Here, let me help." said Kah'Li grabbing under his shoulder and helping him up.

With her added strength, Trip managed to get himself up. He was slightly wobbly, but at least he was standing.

He limped over to the door, trying to figure out how to open it. He ran his hand over the area closest to it, trying to find a control panel. No such luck.

"Damn." he muttered, turning to face Kah'Li. "Do you have any idea how Hael opens the door?" he asked her.

She shook her head. "I don't really pay attention to that. I'm usually too busy worrying about what he's going to do to me."

"Yeah. I guess I would to." He turned back to the door, contemplating what he was going to do next...

*Well, whatdya think?*