Parting of the Ways

Ch. 2

(Destiny, Mess)

"Okay, okay, okay!" Eli said, waving his hands around. "Top 5 movies."

"The Original Star Wars Trilogy," Amy started.

"Okay, so that's movies 1 through 3," he said. "What are the other two?"

"No way. The Trilogies count as 1 movie!" she informed him.

"Fine, fine, fine," he said quickly. "Go on."

"Thank you," Amy said, stirring her spoon around in her bowl. "Original Star Wars, Serenity, Finding Nemo--"

"Finding Nemo? Really?" Eli asked, laughing a little.

"Yes. Don't judge!" she told him, giving him a playful push next to her.

"So sorry. Please, continue,"

"The first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, and Stardust," Amy finished.

Eli didn't respond right away.

"What?"

"Nothing. I just wasn't expecting those movies, that's all," he told her.

"Well, you better believe it", Scott spoke up from across from them. "She watches those movies any chance that she gets."

Amy shrugged, "They're good movies, what can I say??

"If you say so," Eli's upper lip twitched.

"You should see Keiras list," she said. "It's full of boring movies like Good Will Hunting."

"Keira?" Eli asked, looking from one to the other.

Amy exchanged a look with her foster-brother, daring him to say.

"A very good friend", she answered.

"I actually like that movie, for your information," Eli told her.

"Really?" she responded. "It must not be that important if you didn't include it in your top 5."

Eli gave her the stink eye, playfully. Scott, meanwhile, was thoroughly enjoying this whole conversation between the two. More importantly, his foster-sisters mood had changed for the better. Amy giggled. Eli gave up on trying to be all serious, broke out into a smile and chuckled lightly.

"Has she always been this way?" Eli asked Scott.

"Yes," Scott answered, immediately.

"Like what?" Amy asked the pair.

"Know-it-all-ish," Eli said.

"That's not even a word," she informed him.

"It is now," he then told her.

"It describes you perfectly, though, Sis," Scott added.

Amy stuck out her tongue at the two.

"How old are you, six?" Scott asked, playfully.

"Whos six years old?" TJ asked, approaching the table.

"Amy," Scott answered.

"Well, I've had to go down to their level, you know," Amy told the woman.

TJ smiled and nodded knowingly.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but I need Keira's help with something," the medical doctor said.

Amy nodded.

"Sure thing," Amy got up from her seat and walked beside TJ as they headed toward the Infirmary..

(Destiny, Infirmary)

"So, what do you need Keira for?" Amy asked.

When the doors opened and revealed the room filled with half a dozen people in beds, looking very pale.

"Oh," she poke softly.

TJ motioned her inside. Amy obeyed, glancing around at the patients.

"We haven't been able to figure out what's wrong with them. The equipment we have are very rudimentary, at best," TJ explained. "I was hoping that Keira may be able to help."

Amy nodded urgently. She put her head down for a moment and then raised it again. When she spoke, her voice was different.

"You have brought the Healing Device, I take it?" Keira asked TJ.

TJ reached for it from the nearest crates and handed it to her. Keira took it and slipped it on her right palm.

"Where is the worst off of the bunch?" Keira asked, businesslike, almost.

"Over here," TJ guided her to him.

Without saying a word, Keira went to work. But by the time she had completed the six sick people, one other showed up. It took Keira only moments to heal her, but that was not what concerned her and TJ. Keira took off the Healing Device and set it down, massaging her wrist.

"If we do not find the source of this illness, they will keep coming, Tamara," Keira informed her, tiredly.

"I know," TJ sighed, tiredly. "I'm still working on that. Do you think in the meantime you can keep healing the new patients as they come in?"

Keira bowed respectively.

"I will remain here as long as I am needed,"

"Thank you, Keira,"

To be continued . . .