Just then there was a beep from the entrance door. "Hello." Dawn said.
"This is Commander Data, may I enter?" "Um, yes." The door opened and Data
walked into the room.
"The captain has ordered that you must all undergo a medical examination." "Data was it?" Spike asked. "That is correct." "May I ask what you are?" "I am an android." Data explained.
That would explain the lack of heartbeat Spike thought to himself, as they walked many strange faces past them. Most looked human some were obviously not.
The three followed Data into the medical bay where an auburn haired woman wearing blue walked up to them offering her hand which Buffy took. "I'm Dr Beverly Crusher." She said beaming and waved towards two examination couches, "This way."
Buffy perched herself on the couch. Dr Crusher scanned her with the tri- quarter. "Ok you check out." Dr Crusher said smiling. Buffy nodded and jumped down, she joined her sister. "That was fast." Dawn whispered. "So not complaining though." Buffy muttered.
Dawn remembered how Buffy hated hospitals and anything related their worst experiences had taken place in hospitals. "Dawn Summers." Dr Crusher called. Dawn was examined in the same manner and diagnosed healthy.
"Um, Spike was it?" She said with a puzzled expression. "Yeah." Spike answered taking off his duster and walking over to where Beverly was standing. Beverly scanned Spike and read the tri-quarter. She looked puzzled; "I'm getting a strange reading here excuse me." She said and exchanged the instrument for another. She scanned Spike again and paled.
Spike smirked, "It's bad news isn't it doctor? Tell me I can take it!" Spike saw Buffy frowned at him.
Beverly took Spikes wrist and then tried his neck, nothing. "So what's the verdict?" Spike's smirk had faded but he was still being annoying. "Um, well" Dr Crusher said still looking at the tri-quarter primarily you're human but none of your body's systems are functioning according to these readings, it's as though you're." "Dead?" Spike finished for her. "Yes." She said staring at him and the look of astonishment melted into a frown, "You knew this didn't you?" "Yeah." Spike chuckled, "But how.." Dr crusher began but was interrupted by Dawn; "Spike's a vampire." She said simply. "That's impossible." Beverly said setting down the tri-quarter.
*****
Beverly Crusher entered Picard's ready room with her report. "So Dr Crusher what is your report on our guests?" "Something very strange sir. The two girls, the sisters, they are human and in perfect health." "You mean to say the man that accompanied them is not?" "Yes sir. He claims to have been at one point though sir." "Is he a mutation?"
Beverly shook her head, "He's physically dead sir." Picard was taken back by this, "How is that possible?" "It's not sir. The youngest girl told me he was a vampire."
Picard didn't believe for a second that was true however this could be an alien trick. "Have them sent here at once. I want to know exactly what is going on." Crusher nodded and left the room.
*****
The three Sunny Dale residents stood in front of Picard's desk. "Right then the Dr has given me some rather unsettling news about you Spike. It seems you claim to be a vampire." "I am. Buffy here is the Slayer. Dawn is currently human but she used to be universe destroying energy and we used to fight evil on the hell-mouth." Buffy shot Spike a look for revealing too much information. "That's why our first thought when we got here was demon or magic." She said quickly.
Picard clearly looked unconvinced, "This all seems very fanciful, I don't know what a Slayer is but I do know there is no such things as demons & vampires." Buffy sighed then she turned to Spike, "Show him." She ordered. "Slayer?" Spike said in a mixture of warning and question. "Show him, get all grr." Spike raised a scared eyebrow but Buffy just folded her arms at him. "Fine." Spike said heavily and slid his game face into place.
Picard started up and touched his com-badge, "Security to ready room." The next second Warf and Data burst through the door, Spike was still in game face. "Sir." Warf said pointing a phasser at Spike.
Spike shook off his Game face and grinned at the Klingon and Android before turning back to Captain Picard. "Intriguing." Data commented. "So?" Buffy said folding her arms. "Yeah." Spike said. Dawn folded her arms as Buffy had done now, "Didn't you mention something about demons not being real?"
"The captain has ordered that you must all undergo a medical examination." "Data was it?" Spike asked. "That is correct." "May I ask what you are?" "I am an android." Data explained.
That would explain the lack of heartbeat Spike thought to himself, as they walked many strange faces past them. Most looked human some were obviously not.
The three followed Data into the medical bay where an auburn haired woman wearing blue walked up to them offering her hand which Buffy took. "I'm Dr Beverly Crusher." She said beaming and waved towards two examination couches, "This way."
Buffy perched herself on the couch. Dr Crusher scanned her with the tri- quarter. "Ok you check out." Dr Crusher said smiling. Buffy nodded and jumped down, she joined her sister. "That was fast." Dawn whispered. "So not complaining though." Buffy muttered.
Dawn remembered how Buffy hated hospitals and anything related their worst experiences had taken place in hospitals. "Dawn Summers." Dr Crusher called. Dawn was examined in the same manner and diagnosed healthy.
"Um, Spike was it?" She said with a puzzled expression. "Yeah." Spike answered taking off his duster and walking over to where Beverly was standing. Beverly scanned Spike and read the tri-quarter. She looked puzzled; "I'm getting a strange reading here excuse me." She said and exchanged the instrument for another. She scanned Spike again and paled.
Spike smirked, "It's bad news isn't it doctor? Tell me I can take it!" Spike saw Buffy frowned at him.
Beverly took Spikes wrist and then tried his neck, nothing. "So what's the verdict?" Spike's smirk had faded but he was still being annoying. "Um, well" Dr Crusher said still looking at the tri-quarter primarily you're human but none of your body's systems are functioning according to these readings, it's as though you're." "Dead?" Spike finished for her. "Yes." She said staring at him and the look of astonishment melted into a frown, "You knew this didn't you?" "Yeah." Spike chuckled, "But how.." Dr crusher began but was interrupted by Dawn; "Spike's a vampire." She said simply. "That's impossible." Beverly said setting down the tri-quarter.
*****
Beverly Crusher entered Picard's ready room with her report. "So Dr Crusher what is your report on our guests?" "Something very strange sir. The two girls, the sisters, they are human and in perfect health." "You mean to say the man that accompanied them is not?" "Yes sir. He claims to have been at one point though sir." "Is he a mutation?"
Beverly shook her head, "He's physically dead sir." Picard was taken back by this, "How is that possible?" "It's not sir. The youngest girl told me he was a vampire."
Picard didn't believe for a second that was true however this could be an alien trick. "Have them sent here at once. I want to know exactly what is going on." Crusher nodded and left the room.
*****
The three Sunny Dale residents stood in front of Picard's desk. "Right then the Dr has given me some rather unsettling news about you Spike. It seems you claim to be a vampire." "I am. Buffy here is the Slayer. Dawn is currently human but she used to be universe destroying energy and we used to fight evil on the hell-mouth." Buffy shot Spike a look for revealing too much information. "That's why our first thought when we got here was demon or magic." She said quickly.
Picard clearly looked unconvinced, "This all seems very fanciful, I don't know what a Slayer is but I do know there is no such things as demons & vampires." Buffy sighed then she turned to Spike, "Show him." She ordered. "Slayer?" Spike said in a mixture of warning and question. "Show him, get all grr." Spike raised a scared eyebrow but Buffy just folded her arms at him. "Fine." Spike said heavily and slid his game face into place.
Picard started up and touched his com-badge, "Security to ready room." The next second Warf and Data burst through the door, Spike was still in game face. "Sir." Warf said pointing a phasser at Spike.
Spike shook off his Game face and grinned at the Klingon and Android before turning back to Captain Picard. "Intriguing." Data commented. "So?" Buffy said folding her arms. "Yeah." Spike said. Dawn folded her arms as Buffy had done now, "Didn't you mention something about demons not being real?"