Story:Star Trek: Phase II (alternate)/Fight or Flight/Act Two

The Landing party returns and they remove their EV suits as Commander S'Dar and Commander Tackett are there.

How many people? Commander Tackett says as he looks at her.

Cameron turns to him.

I don't know. About a dozen Cameron says as she looks at them.

Prescott turns to him.

15 people Prescott says as he looks at them.

Captain Nelson explains what she saw.

They're being drained of something. Whoever did it went to a lot of trouble. My guess is they're coming back Captain Nelson says as she looks at both S'Dar and Tackett.

They remove the holsters holding the phasers off their suits as S'Dar looks at her.

We should leave Commander S'Dar says as he looks at them.

Tackett looks at him.

There are fifteen dead people over there. We can't leave Commander Tackett says as he looks at S'Dar.

Nelson looks at S'Dar.

I agree with Commander Tackett Captain Nelson says as she looks at him.

S'Dar looks at both the Captain and Commander.

Your reason for boarding that vessel was to provide assistance, if assistance was required. Clearly, it no longer is Commander S'Dar says as he looks at Commander Tackett and Captain Nelson.

Nelson looks at him.

You're telling me that we should just leave them there? Captain Nelson asked as she looks at him.

He looks at her.

What's the alternative? Your intentions were admirable, Captain, but nothing can be done for that crew now and if we remain here your crew could be put in jeopardy Commander S'Dar says as he looks at her.

She walks over to the com panel and pressed the button.

Nelson to Bridge Captain Nelson says as she spoke into the com.

Morris here Ensign Morris says over the com.

She looks at the landing party, Commanders S'Dar and Tackett.

Go to warp three. Resume course Captain Nelson says as she spoke into the com.

Aye, Captain Ensign Morris says over the com.

Nelson leaves the locker room after she got her uniform on.

Enterprise flies over the drifting vessel and leaps back into warp.

In Sickbay Rand is talking to Doctor Derham.

Not long after I became a physician, there was an explosion on a cargo ship orbiting Starbase 11. I was part of the first medical team to arrive. There were seventeen bodies on the Bridge alone. I'd never seen that many dead people in one place before. Very disturbing. You have nothing to be ashamed of Doctor Derham says as she looks at Lieutenant Rand.

Rand turns to her.

I screamed like a 12 year old, if commodore Kirk was in command I'd be sent packing to the nearest Starbase Janice says as she looks at Brooke.

She turns to Janice.

We're all frightened by unfamiliar things. You should be grateful that your body of experience doesn't include rooms full of corpses Janice a lot of people scream when they see new things Doctor Derham says as she looks at Rand.

Rand looks at her.

No one else screamed when we saw the dead bodies, has she been eating? Janice asked as she looks at Sluggo then at Derham.

Derham looks at her.

I've been giving her some liquid food contains vitamin C & D, so I am hoping it will help her Doctor Derham says as she looks at her.