Tom carried Reese into the sickbay over his shoulder. He quickly laid Reese on the biobed at the back of the room.
"What happened?" The Doctor asked, with a vile look on his face.
"He tried to replicated a flaming paper bag of dog feces. When he did, the replicator overloaded, and exploded." Tom replied.
The Doctor waved a medical tricorder over Reese, "He's suffered only a minor concussion and several plasma burns. Nothing serious. But tell me, in retrospect, why did you let him replicate a bag of animal manure?!" The Doctor stated, then bellowed.
"I couldn't do anything! Neelix and I thought he was going to replicate something to eat!"
"Well next time—" The doors slid open, interrupting the Doctor. Captain Janeway thundered in.
"What happened and why does the mess hall smell horrible?" She demanded.
Tom and The Doctor stared at each other until Tom spoke up, "He replicated a burning bag of dog feces, then the replicator exploded."
"Where were
you during all this?"
"I thought he was going to get
something to eat!"
"And his parents?"
"He said they were still on the tour—" The Captain thundered out of the room before Tom could finish his sentence, leaving him a little amused. "You know, when I was in the academy, I tried something similar to that."
"You don't say…" The Doctor replied, failing to hide his lack of surprise.
* * * *
"This is Astrometrics!" Harry announced, "It's where we map out all of the stars and anomalies we encounter. We also use this room for various other functions."
"Ensign Kim, explain the presence of these people." A woman stated. It was Seven of Nine. She had been working on a console that was blocked from view when the Wilkerson's first came in.
"Seven, this is Hal, Lois, Malcolm, and Dewey. The oldest brother is with Neelix." Harry introduced them.
["Wow, she's gorgeous."] Malcolm stared at Seven, openmouthed.
"I detected an E.M. surge in the mess hall. You sh—" Seven stated, noticing, but ignoring Malcolm.
"What's that thing above your eye?" Dewey asked.
"It is my ocular implant."
"What's an ocular implant?"
"It improves my vision."
"Where'd you get it?"
"All drones are enhanced with them when they are assimilated into the Collective."
"What's the Collective?"
"This line of questioning will cease. I feel I am needed in the mess hall." Seven stated, exasperated. She practically ran from the room.
Harry leaned over and put his hand on Dewey's shoulder, "Wow. It usually takes a lot to get Seven that rattled. I think we might need to check in on Neelix to see if he's okay!"
