Raauhl had been suffering with them for a few days but ever since he had been shot and brought back to life by Hampton he’d had incapacitating stomach pains, he couldn’t tell if it was his stomach or symbiotic pouch that was causing the pain or just a figment of his imagination there was no knowing how Hampton brought him back to life and what side effects that would happen. He had been cleared off duty for several days but being the way the ship was there was no real resting for the XO.

Stepping into the medical bay he looked around for the on duty medic officer his hand clutched to his stomach as another bout of pain hit, his face screwing into an agonising frown and a small grown escaped him.

• Cmdr Raauhl, XO