The alarm buzzed loudly and Lucas woke with a jolt, his head hurt. He rubbed his temples. Climbing out of bed he turned the alarm off. Piccolo was gone, Strange, Tony usually had to be splashed with ice water a couple times to get him to even get out of bed. He trudged to the bathroom and turned on the water, splashing his face a couple times and then finally drying it with a towel. He brushed his teeth quickly and went to dress. The mess hall seemed quiet; he grabbed a bottle of water and an apple. He never ate the apple, he would drop it under the table and only drink the water. As he sat down he noticed Tony, he was sitting next to Ford and Henderson. Lucas didn't even bother to move over there. He missed Ben. "Lucas" He jumped at the sound of his name and then relaxed as Dr. Smith sat next to him, resting her elbow on the table. He smiled, trying to cover up the initial jolt that had passed through him. "Bridger sent me to get you. He wants to see you in Medbay." "Probably has a new specimen for me to study." He stood up, almost spilling the bottle of water as his hip bumped it. Wendy smiled and grabbed it for him, putting the cap back on before handing it to him. They walked in silence and Lucas really didn't mind; he didn't feel like talking to anyone. When they reached Medbay, Bridger was there, waiting for them. Immediately Lucas knew he wasn't summoned here for science. "What's going on here?" He stepped back, staring back and forth from Wendy to Bridger. "It has come to my attention that something is wrong with you." The Captain sighed and shook his head, "And it worries me that I had not seen it before.That I didn't see the obvious." Wendy put her hand on Lucas's arm, "I know what's been happening Lucas, I know about the purging." Lucas pulled away, stepping back more until he hit the Moonpool, "What are you talking about?" his hands shook and for a moment he felt that he would vomit. "You've been getting so thin, you don't look like you've slept in months." Wendy looked at him strangely, as if she were studying him, "Let me only examine you. I only need to see what's wrong." "No!" Lucas's head was spinning. He wasn't sure what was happening but suddenly he felt cold steel on his face and he drifted into dreams.