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.
