Chapter 4
The Doctor woke up to a steady beeping sound and a heavy breathing. He figured they both had reasonable explanations, but he was too drugged up to figure out either. He examined his surroundings and discovered that he was in a hospital somewhere in the universe. Suddenly shots of pain raced throughout his body and he certainly remembered the reasons for why he was here.
He tried to withhold a scream, but it was all just too much. Moments later two nurses, a medic, and a soldier rushed in to see what happened. Despite his discomfort, it seemed everyone seemed more pleased than anything. The medic then stepped up to his bedside and started talking.
"Hello Doctor, I'm Dr. Blackfeather. Do you know where you are?" she asked.
"Not really, but it has to be a hospital somewhere in the universe." he struggled to say.
The soldier then felt the need to intervene "You are on the planet Lucera, your injuries proved to be nearly fetal, and my superiors felt the need that you be brought here to heal and for your own safety Sir."
The planet Lucera, a planet known for its advances in medicine. The Doctor knew the uniforms of the Luceran army and he surely knew that the soldier was not wearing one.
"May I ask where exactly where you and your superiors are from, if it does not seem to be intruding that is?" the Doctor heaved.
"We are from the planet of Carpathia. My queen and her people seek your assistance. In her efforts to find you, she discovered that you had been kidnapped. That is when we had been sent to rescue you." The soldier responded.
"And why aren't we in Carpathia and not in Lucera?" the Doctor struggled to ask.
"It's not safe in multiple senses Sir. As I said before, our planet seeks your assistance. If you were to go to Carpathia right now, your life would be at stake from our current threat, for it may kill you upon sight if you aren't able to defend yourself. Also there is a likely chance that the mastermind behind your kidnapping may know that you were rescued by Carpathian soldiers. To avoid your recapture we brought you here in hopes that you wouldn't be found." The soldier dutifully responded
"And may I ask what your name is if that isn't a bother" the Doctor inquired.
"I am Sargent Dorian Ceranus at your service Sir" the soldier said.
"Oh great a bodyguard to watch my every move, just what I wanted!" the Doctor sarcastically stated.
Corin felt left out of the loop, whatever was going on in Carpathia was not the concern right now, at least not to her that is. If the Doctor was that badly needed the sergeant would let her focus on treating the Doctor rather than the conduct political small talk. "Sargent, I do not mean to intrude, but our main focus right now should be getting the Doctor healed so he may do what your people ask of him." She politely intervened.
"Oh my apologies Madam please carry on." He said.
"Thank you, I do appreciate that." Corin noticed that this soldier was far more polite than his superior was. At least he knew when he was wrong and admitted it. It surely eliminated many of her frustrations.
"Doctor, I do recommend we get you into surgery soon, to avoid serious infection that is. Though I do need to ask if there are any medications you can take." She said.
"There are no medications on Lucera that I know of that may prove fetal on me, though I do appreciate your concern." The Doctor said.
Corin nodded her head in response, "well we should go in the next few hours because you never know what could come up."
"Well what are you waiting for, I want to get healed quickly the Doctor said.
Corin walked out after getting a few more things in check, but it wasn't long before she heard someone running behind her. "Madam! Wait I have an inquiry about the operation!" Corin turned around to see the sergeant running behind her and stopped to wait for him.
"Yes, what do you need?" She asked
"Well, my superiors told me that I have to keep my eyes on the Doctor and because of that, I was wondering if it was possible for me to stand in and make sure nothing went wrong. Not that I believe that anything would go wrong, umm it's just that it's something that's expected of me by my superior. I apologize for any intrusion though and if you say no it's perfectly reasonable and I will understand." The Sargent nervously stated.
"Well I don't see any problem with it so long as your sterilized and in scrubs. You'll also have to keep out of the way, but I'm sure you'll be fine." She said
"Really, wow that wasn't the response I expected, but thank you though, I do appreciate it." The Sargent said sounding shocked. And then walked away back to the Doctors room
Back in the Doctors room, the Doctor was thinking. He wondered why he saw those images. Not all of them were bad but he just worried that he's going to have the nightmares again, during the surgery for sure. He knew he would need the assistance of a telepath to help him reblock some of those memories once again. He could understand why his mental barriers failed him in blocking out these images, but it surely was going to be difficult to repair any damage.
As he was being put under once again, the Doctor braced himself for another dose of the horrifying images that were once forgotten never to be remembered again.