Author's notes: Alright I have finished writing the story in my head so I can start posting up more uploads.
Disclaimer: Obviously I do not own nor have had any input in this series that started a cultural movement. I'm just a huge fan that got inspiration from another artist.
Sleep wasn't as elusive as it had been before she had left on the away mission. While she hadn't noticed it before the Sickbay had a particular smell to it. She couldn't describe the smell but it comforted her. Sleep came dreamless which was a mercy in and of itself. When she woke she was in a private room. She couldn't completely remember being moved but then again she had been knocked out as soon as she got there and when she had wakened after the surgery she promptly passed out again. There was a hand mirror beside her bed and Serena used it to see how her face looked. She hadn't seen her face when it had a fractured cheekbone but she could assume what it looked like from her studies and how she looked now spoke volumes to what McCoy had been able to do. Her face was almost back to normal, there was slight swelling but the coloring was back to normal except a stray bruise that would go away within a few days. Her vision was back and when she snapped her fingers next to her left ear she found her hearing was back to normal. Looking at her own chart she read about what McCoy had done and found that there would be no lingering effects of what she had gone through down on the planet.
Now that the medical side of her exploration was done she noticed the flowers. Tiffany had been there apparently. The card also read that she would be back to kick her butt for scaring her. Serena chuckled as she set down the card and got up. She was wearing those unsightly medical gowns but found her clothes nearby. Seeing the blue uniform comforted her almost as much as the smell of the Sickbay. Serena walked out of the room feeling more confident and more herself. McCoy was at a console reading something on the screen but looked up when she exited.
"Well look who's up, how are you feeling?" he asked leaning back in his chair. "Perfectly fine thank you, nice work on the face by the way." Serena said leaning against the wall in front of him. "I know better than to mess up a woman's face. Besides how else are we going to get Kirk back here for his physicals." McCoy said smiling. He seemed to be relieved seeing her up and about. Serena got McCoy to tell her what she had missed while out. Everyone was fine and already back in their respective quarters. Sharick and Dalera were assigned quarters as well and Sharick asked to be given a job on the ship. Kirk gave him a civilian job and Sharick seemed to be taking it well. Dalera was seeing the consular but she still hadn't talked. McCoy seemed to think the woman would be just fine, something about the life returning back to her as she grew accustomed to the spaceship. She even came to the Sickbay by herself from time to time helping the nurses. McCoy couldn't turn her away so he let her help. The funeral for the two security officers had been held the night before and Serena grew quiet as she reflected on that. "Serena, I read the report. There was nothing you could've done for either of them." McCoy said putting a hand on her shoulder and looking her in the eye.
Serena was released from Sickbay and she made it back to her quarters. She wasn't allowed to work so she read the report herself. The report was a summarization of Spock's, and Sharick's reports. Serena was tasked to turn her report in as soon as she could as well so he did that as well. Every detail was important in reports like this so she tried to be as accurate as possible. It was already evening when she finished. Her door buzzed and she answered it only to be tackled by a flurry of blonde hair.
"Well hello Tiffany." Serena said laughing some as she tried to keep her stance. Her friend from Starfleet Academy was almost crying more than Serena had during interrogation. The sincere concern warmed Serena's heart however and she simply tried to get her friend to stop crying and answered any questions. More people visited her quarters bringing food and more flowers. The officers from the science department visited and Serena immediately drilled them for information on her experiments. They laughed as they explained what they had done to keep them going. Their reports weren't as good as Spock's but it was obvious they tried and she thanked them for it.
Spock never came and saw her and when she asked about him the others said he had gone back to work as if nothing had happened. Serena was a little disappointed that he had been given clearance to go back to work and she hadn't. McCoy had even denied her access to the labs until she got cleared by psych. Serena had wanted to see the consoler that day but even that had been denied to her. She would have to be patient and wait until tomorrow to do so. Luckily her friends kept her busy; Tiffany didn't leave until late evening. She told Serena if she didn't sleep she would tell McCoy. Apparently they had ganged up against her and were threatening hyposprays if she didn't sleep. In the end sleep found her, she found herself almost feeling normal as she slept.