VFF The Book Continues part 5
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abbey slowly came back into conciousness. She saw an unknown man talking to another one near a door.
"Garner wanted her processed as soon as possible," he was saying. "I'll help you transfer her."
Processed? Transfer? abbey thought. Was seeing Colt a dream? Were they about to transfer her to the ship that Siringo told her that was on the way?
"Not gonna happen," she muttered as she pulled herself up and looked at her arm. They were pumping some kind of drugs into her. No wonder she felt all woozy. She carefully unhooked it as she kept an eye on the two men and kept whispering to herself. "You won't get me; rather die first."
She swung her legs over the side of the gurney and silently slid off. Somehow she managed to stay upright. Slowly she made her way away from where she was. She saw an elevator down the hall and headed for it. Just as she got there, it opened and there stood a man and a woman with a gurney between the two of them.
"What are you doing up?" the woman asked her. "You need to lie down."
abbey looked down and saw that Oram lay in the gurney. She grabbed the only thing she could reach, the electronic chart at the end of the bed. She held it up high with both hands as if she was going to strike at any moment.
"You'll leave me and my mei-mei alone. I would suggest you let us go," abbey said resolutely. "No one's gonna make a slave out of me. Not me and not her."
Jacey's eyes narrowed as she concluded that Colt and his buddies were indeed slavers. There were few that ranked lower than a slaver in her book.
"Now, calm down," Jacey said evenly as she put up her hands in a peaceful manner. "We're not slavers. I can promise you that. You are at a hospital."
abbey thought back a little, but it was a little fuzzy. Did she see Colt? A vague memory of him telling her that Oram had been injured flitted through her mind.
"You're not slavers?" she asked suspiciously. "Prove it."
Jacey took off her hospital ID and placed in on the end of the gurney. abbey quickly grabbed it and read. Dr. Jacey Garner. Vanteel Medical Facility. Didn't Colt say they were going to get medical help?
abbey lowered the chart and tilted her head at the doctor.
"Where's Colt?" she demanded to know. "Where's he at?"
"He's not here, but you are safe. Both of you," Jacey reassured her. She pointed back towards where abbey's gurney was. "We just brought you up here for a scan. Your shoulder is injured and we wanted to make sure you didn't have damage to your neck."
abbey tried to move her arm, but winced again. That part was familiar. This Dr. Garner seemed to be telling her the truth.
"No imager for me. I'm fine. I just wrenched my shoulder. It will heal," abbey said as she looked down at Oram. A lump formed in her throat. "You take care of her though. And do it right or I will end you, dong ma?"
"We can image you both..." Jacey started to say.
"No imager I said," abbey told her firmly. "But if you are truly a doctor, I need to ask you to do something for me."
"Anything," Jacey told her. "But you look like you're about to fall over. Let's get you back to your bed and get the IV hooked back up and fluids into you. You're dehydrated."
Since the room was starting to spin, abbey nodded weakly and let Jacey help her back to the bed.
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Meanwhile, down in the Emergency area, a woman had cornered Colt and started asking questions.
"The girl you carried in here... I'm going to need to get some history on her," the woman started. "What's her name?"
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Nurse: Let's start with her name
Colt: Her name? Abbey
Nurse: last name?
Colt blanked. He tried to picture the lease agreement for the shuttle. He hadn't used a last name since the war. Out in the black it didn't seem important, until now. He blurted out the first thing that came to mind.
Colt: Road Abbey Road
The nurse didn't seem to catch it: Date of birth?
Colt: Not entirely sure. She thirtyish.
This wasn't uncommon because different planets used different calenders.
Nurse: Home planet?
Colt: oh a...one of the big ones?
Doctor Garner walked into the waiting room. Colt moved towards her " how is she?" Garner brushed right by him and took the form from the nurse. After a quick glance she turned back to colt.
Garner: Abbey Road huh?
Colt: Her parents were fans
Garner: Like you know her parents * holding up the form* you don't even know her
Colt: that's not true she...
Garner interuppting: Something smells here and I'm going to get to the bottom of it
Colt resisted the urge to sniff at his shirt
Garner: Follow me up to my office. You can wait for me there.
Colt followed her and noticed the two orderlies drop in behind them.
Colt keying his comm: Mobbex we may have a problem of the we need to break out of here type. Stand by with the mule just in case we need to leave in a hurry.
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Jacey was taking a slight risk by escorting Colt to her office, because the path would take them in a close vicinity of where abbey and the girl she referred to as her “mei-mei” were. However, she needed him contained. Somewhere not near the lobby area or in the emergency triage area where he was nearby his comrades. Somewhere he could be watched.
So they took the stairs instead of the elevator. This way they would merely pass by the entrance to the hallway where they were. If she was lucky, he wouldn’t see them.
When they got to the right floor, the entered. Jacey looked behind her at the orderlies. They were well aware that she didn’t want the Captain anywhere near the two women and that they needed to do whatever they had to order to make sure that didn’t happen.
As they neared the hallway, Jacey’s worst fear in this whole thing happened. A voice rang out as clear as day.
“Mister,” abbey asked the technician who was conducting the scan on Oram. “Is she OK?”
And Colt heard her. He started down that way, but was restrained by the orderlies.
“abbey?” he called out, but a quick hit to the gut by one of the orderlies took the air out of him and he was pushed further down the hall, away from her and finally into Dr. Garner’s office.
Dr. Garner was about to speak, but another technician knocked softly at the door. Jacey turned to the technician. He whispered something in her ear and she nodded, then he gave her a file. After he left, she turned back to Colt.
“Well, your man, Stan is it? He’s in surgery now,” she told him. “That woman down there said he was part of your crew. Now I have to check on my other two patients. You’ll just have to wait here until I get back and then we'll have a nice chat on why you feel the need to hit a woman.”
Colt's mind took a moment to process the accusation she had just thrown at him, however, before he could rebuke her, she left. But he still heard her next comment from outside in the hallway.
"Rutting slavers. That man needs to be put down."
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“Mister,” abbey asked the technician who was conducting the scan on Oram. “Is she OK?”
It was funny, but she was almost sure she heard Colt call her name, but when she looked down the hallway, she didn't see anyone. She shook her head a little. It all still seemed a little fuzzy. She was so tired, but she refused to rest. She needed to be awake to find out about Oram's condition.
"You'll have to wait for the doctor."
Shortly after that, Dr. Garner came back down the hall, holding a file folder in her hand. She placed it next to abbey on the gurney.
"Here's that information you wanted," she said quietly. "You can check it out anytime."
abbey nodded slowly, but didn't make the effort to pick it up.
"Is Oram OK?" abbey asked again.
Jacey turned to the tech and got a status report.
"Scan's almost done," she informed abbey. "In the meantime, I want to at least do a physical exam of your shoulder and neck."
"I'm fine, I just wrenched it," abbey said as Jacey started looking at her neck. Definite hand marks could be seen as the bruising was intensifying.
"Someone choke you?" Jacey asked, already making the assumption that it was Colt who had done it.
"I don't want to talk about it," abbey responded.
Jacey nodded and went on to her shoulder. abbey winced every time she touched it, but managed not to move very much.
"You did more that wrench it," Jacey told her. "It's dislocated. I need to put it back in place. I could get you some painkillers before I do it. Some Panaflex maybe?"
"No painkillers," she said quickly. "Especially Panaflex. I'm allergic. Just do it without any."
"It's gonna hurt."
"I figured that."
Jacey nodded, reached out to abbey's shoulder, placed her hands in the correct fashion and popped it back into place.
And abbey screamed.
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as the others helped Abbey and Oram a the hospital, Spots sets out with coolant coil in hand to find a replacement.
The bell rings as he enters the office of the junk yard
Merchant: how can i help you
Spots: yeah i need a Primary coolant coil for an 03 Firefly
Merch; ill check the stock room you can take a look out in the yard see if you can find one
walking out side Spots starts sifting though piles of rusting parts the he sees it an 03 firefly thats been striped bare. walking and heading to the engine room walking gingerly he finds it in relatively good condition
working his way back to the Office
Merch; hey i found one in the store room
Spots: how much?
Merch: 1500 creds
Spots visably shaken.
Spots: how much would a coil of an 01 be for trade in
Merch; about 500 creds maybe less depending on conditon
Spots: ok take this (hands him the old coil from the 01) and i found a coil from 03 out in the yard how much for that
Merch; about 1200 creds
Spots; here (floping the coil on the desk) its missing the connector at the top my best offer is 800
Merch; 1000
Spots: 900 or i walk
Merch: 900 it is, thank you for your business
Spots; yeah thanks (as he opens the door with bell ringing)
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abbey went limp when her shoulder went back into place. Jacey quickly caught her and guided her down onto the gurney.
"Are you OK, abbey?" Jacey asked her. abbey didn't answer. She lightly tapped her on the face until she roused. abbey's eyes opened, then slowly focused on Jacey's face. She jumped a little.
"Where am I?" abbey asked.
Jacey looked at her concerned.
"abbey, do you know who I am?"
abbey searched her face for a second before recognition dawned in her eyes.
"Doctor Garner,I'm so sorry," abbey said smiling and forcing herself to sit back up. "I was a little confounded. I wasn't expecting it to hurt that much."
"Well, that's why I offered the pain killers," Jacey said smiling back. She looked down at the folder she brought to abbey. "Did you look at that information yet?"
abbey glanced down at the folder and sighed.
"No." Jacey didn't push abbey.
"Are you OK now?" Jacey asked, gently squeezing abbey's good shoulder. abbey nodded. "I am going to get you a sling. Keep that arm immobilized for a while.
"OK," abbey said as she glanced down the hallway. "Have you seen the Captain?"
Jacey's temper flared at the mention of the Captain, but she managed to keep it in check.
"The Captain is busy with some details right now," she informed abbey. "But don't worry, I assure you that you are safe here."
"Good," abbey said. "Good."
"I'll be right back," Jacey said. "I have some things to handle. Will you be OK? If you need anything, ask the tech in there with your friend."
abbey nodded as her gaze drifted back towards the room Oram was in.
"I will."
Jacey patted abbey's knee and then turned to go back to her office. That hun dan had some explaining to do. No woman should have to go through what abbey had and that man was most certainly the root of her problems.
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