30x300 by -yannik-
DAY TWENTY FOUR
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She came back.
"What do you want?" He jumped up, yelling.
Chomsky leaped up to the Captain's side, taking out his phaser. She rose her palm incalming gesture.
"Put down your weapon, Crewman. There's the forcefield."
The forcefied?
Oh, yeah, that's it! Why didn't he think sooner? He run towards her, and for a moment she must've thought he'd get through it and attack her! He actually frightened her! She backed off two steps, he saw that!
Just before his body connected with the energy field, the pain soared through his muscles, and he collapsed to the floor, screaming in agony…
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The next thing he saw was the Doctor's face. His scornful, smug smile.
"Feeling better, Ensign?"
"Uhrmm…"
"Don't try to talk just yet. And don't try to do it again, it might smolder the rest of the brains, you still have up there. Here's the sedative. You'll wake up tomorrow fresh and new, without any traces of your encounter with an energy field."
Tom felt cold metal touch his neck, and didn't even argue.
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"Get us out."
"Bruno, I'm trying!"
No lights, except for the constant dance of red flashes.
"Just get us out! I can't ignore what you've done! You must get us out!"
I must pull this lever, I must get us out. I can't breathe!
"WARNING. Hatch breach attempted. WARNING. Step away from the hatch. WARNING. Airlock seal broken. WARNING. Step away from the hatch…"
Vacuum…
There's no air!
There's the Rescue Ship, but why isn't it docking? There's the Admiral…
"You thought I would come back for you? You thought y'daddy will come and save ya?"
It's a dream! I know it's a dream!
Why can't I wake up?
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t.b.c.