Posted by Elias “Eli” Trenor (Medic) in Side-Story: Old Wounds

Posted by Noril Zoi (Captain) in Side-Story: Old Wounds

Posted by Elias “Eli” Trenor (Medic) in Side-Story: Old Wounds
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Eli stepped into his quarters after getting vash setlled he had hardly slept in two days. The long hours at the table had certianly taken it’s toll on his body, he was stiff and slow and needed to losen his muscles up. A shower might do him some good, he kicked on a little music, something soft and relaxing.

Moving to the sonic shower he removed his cloths and stepped in, how he missed water there was something soothing about having warm water rushing over the skin. He closed his eyes leaning agains the wall. He thought of Vash and how she could have been killed, the scenario playing out in his mind, maybe he had payed the woman to much attention. ‘I should have been there’ he thought ’ I should have been faster’. He new that she could take care of her self and it was that thought that almost got her killed. Continuing to beat himself up his thoughts quickly driffed to his sister now, images of the cardasian’s beating her and tearing her up with their wands of pain. Then they took her away, when he had heard news that she died it crippled him. “I can’t” he wispered to himself.

Maybe it was the lack of sleep or the preasure of the last two days or the thoughts of his sister, or some combination there of, but Eli’s body shuttered, his large body colapsing to the floor, tears and sobs echoing in the sonic chamber. He sat up pulling his knees up to his chest and sat crying something he almost never did. Snot and tear mixed as he lost control of his emotions. His mind was filled with pain and loss, a sense of lonleyness washing over him that he had not experienced since he left the Maquie.

As the timer on the sonic shower expired he layed there in a pool of tears quietly sobing.

Elias “Eli” Trenor
Medic

There was a hard knock at the door shortly after the sonic shower turned off. “Eli open this door or I swear I’ll open it for you,” Noril’s voice came through the door.

~ N, Captain

Eli was lost in his own pain, and not hearing the nocks and shouts, his mind tormented by a pain that was always just in the background. He continued to sob as the memories flowed in. Cardasian punishment his family all of it surfacing at once.

Elias “Eli” Trenor
Medic

Noril had similar technological capabilities as his brother, if not better, and had an easy time forcing the lock with the ship’s own software. He remained outside the bathroom and knocked on the door frame. “Eli, I know you’re in there.”

~ N, Captain

The knock on the outer door to the restroom broke through the reverie of fear and pain. Looking around he realized where he was and what was going on.”second” he musted to say standing to his feet. He put back on his pants and opened the door.

Eli’s massive frame drown the light from the shower casting a shadow over Noril. Eli moved past, that’s when Noril saw something he hand never actually seen. Eli’s back was covered in healed lash marks. The over laped so many times they could not be counted and formed a rather deformed set of rough skin. The tribal tattoo that had been on his back extending to his arm and face was now a mash of scares and displaced black ink.

“What can I help you with Cap” was all he could muster still choking back his tears.

Elias “Eli” Trenor
Medic

Noril was only 5‘3’‘. Towering over him, Eli was like a behemoth. And yet, Noril showed no fear, not even with the man in this emotional state. He was calm, compassionate. “I can sense your emotions, Eli. So strongly I could drown in them myself.” He sat in a chair in the room. “And I’m not in the habit of letting my crew drown in their own pain.”

~ N, Captain

Eli started to say something but realized it would not make a dent In his resolve. “I’ll be ok, just fatigue taking its tool” he said sincerely he was telling the truth or at least he believed what he was saying.

“She could have died!” He said. “I’m ” he paused a moment. “Sorry, It won’t happen again” he finished lower his head

Elias “Eli” Trenor
Medic

“We all could’ve died. We all could die every damn day,” Noril said. “Or- or get caught and hauled off gods knows where.” He looked up at Eli. “It’s because of you Sisnil and I are alive. You’ve saved the lives of everyone on this crew at least once.”

~ N, Captain

Eli shook his head, “I know,” he said “I know, this time it was different, I” he stood back up and walked over to the porthole, leaning on the frame and looked out, but was reflecting in. “I can’t lose my family again, I cant” his thoughts darkened, ‘I’ll find a way to burn it all down, the federation thr syndicate anyone who takes from me again’ he thought not wanting to admit it out loud.

Tears began to fall again, what the hell was wrong with me, he thought His arms and back shook both from the tears and the vice grip he now had on the porthole frame is knuckles white from the vice grip he now had on it.

Elias “Eli” Trenor
Medic

“What was different about it?” Noril prodded. Sisnil was better at this stuff than he was, always better with people than Noril. That was why the other Zoi usually did the talking. But he couldn’t have his medic doing anything rash… And by the looks of him, that was a risk.

~ N, Captain

Eli thought about it for a long moment. “I’m not sure,” he paused to turn around and leaned against the cold wall. “But my past surfaced with a vengeance” he looked at him is eyes bloodshot

“When I saw her go down. ” he looked away.

Elias “Eli” Trenor
Medic

“Tell me, Eli. It’ll help.” Noril’s voice was soft. He knew about Eli’s past, or the broader strokes anyway, so he had ideas, but the point was for Eli to say it.

~ N, Captain
He looked at him, his normal composure come back. ” you , Vash, this crew” he said. ” if anything happend i don’t know that I could make it back again. I’m a hollow husk as it is” he sighed. “I don’t know I’m so tired” he noted. “I think I just need some rest”

Elias “Eli” Trenor
Medic

“No one else is going anywhere,” Noril said. “We’re going to get Sisnil back, too.” He had to believe that. Had to. “Get that rest, Eli.”

~ N, Captain

Eli placed a hand on Noril’s shoulder. “Dam Straight we are getting him back” he said his voice more optomitic than it had been only a few minutes ago. “I’ll try and get some rest” he noted escourting him toward the door. “And Noril” he closed “Thanks”

After Noril left he laid face down on his bed, drifting in and out of sleep, his mind still trying to draw him back to his past. As he would sleep he would wake after a time in a cold sweat, the nightmares waking him with a jolt.

Elias “Eli” Trenor
Medic

Eli sank once again onto his bed, face down his frame consumed all the available space on his bed. He wanted to believe Noril , that no one else would be taken from him, that they’d get Sisnil back, but the words were a promise and not a guarantee. They were in a dangerous business, and life could go sideways at any moment.

Exhaustion finally claimed him with vengeance, the darkness pulling him under quickly. The dream was warm, a memory untouched by the weight of his life. He stood by a riverbank with Alana near an area that like to pool to form a small pond, her laughter echoing as she teased him. She always found joy in the smallest moments even the bad ones. She took three steps and skipped a small rock across the small calm pool in the creek.

“Beat that” she said, her smile wide and pure. Eli smiled, picked up a stone. “Watch and learn,” he said, tossing it low across the pond skipping easily past her last skip. ‘I should have let her win’ the thought slipped in momentarily echoing in his mind as the sunlight faded away, replaced by a dimly lit hall that smelled of rust and mold. The cold damp space chilled him to the bone, he was searching for someone something.

Eli round a corner stopping in his tracks he stood frozen, Alana her hands bound was kneeling on the floor. A Cardassian stood over her, his cruel smile sending a chill down his spine, as he raised the painstik to her side, it crackled and sizzled as it jumped to find it’s target.

“NOOO!” Eli roared, charging forward. He quickly moved his body fueled by rage, fear, and adrenaline as he launched himself at the Cardassian. The fight was chaotic, Eli landed blow after blow knocking the painstik free. “Get away from Her!” he screamed as another Cardassian moved to take her, and then another. As he fought to reach for her. as reached harder almost getting hold, he was struck in the back of the neck, pain chained through his body, and then nothing.

Alana” he called as he saw her standing out in the open overlooking their river, her figure highlighted by moonlight, a wave of relief washed over him. She turned to face him her eyes filled with sadness, her voice a nothing more than a whisper. “Why Eli?, Why did you leave me?” she pleaded “you did not save me” she said in accusation.
“I tried” he said, “There were too many!” he cried as he dropped to his knees.

“You left me!!” she said, the venom in her voice cut through him into his core, his head lowered in shame. Lifting his eyes Alana was gone standing before him Vash, covered in scares from burns, her eyes dug through him “You failed, Why didn’t you save me” she said her hand sticking him across the face.

“No..” Eli whined, shaking his head. “Your safe, and perfect, I was there. I” her hand raised again this time with the CantKar, an acient Cardasian device like earths cat-o- nine tails. Her expression now full of contempt as she sent it down it leather arms and metal teeth searching for his flesh......

Eli woke with a start, his body drenched in sweat, he gasped for air as his heart pounded and his memory of pain flooded him. “She’s ok, she’s ok “he said pulling his hands to his face finally clearing the fog of the dream. Swinging his legs on the floor he sat there trying to regain himself his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands.

Elias “Eli” Trenor
Medic