Bethany grumbled as she stared at the empty hypo in her hand. Of course Ryley had left to parts unknown. When this mission was over, she’d hunt him down. Assuming he hadn’t crossed the Klingons or someone else by then. Of course she didn’t blame him, who would want to stay on this suicide mission.

He was the only one who made this whole thing bearable. She slapped the hypo into her hand as if it would dislodge more medication to be dispensed. Like it was an old Heinz 57 glass ketchup bottle. But no good. It was empty. Now she would have to go to sickbay and explain to yet another doctor what was wrong with her, and hope they read whatever Ryley put in her file. She might really lose her temper if the new doc told her it was all in her head and turned her away.

She left her quarters and made her way to sickbay and entered and looked around. She stopped the first person she saw, “I need to see the doc.”

Gadi, CoS