In reply to Lieutenant Teranin Atek (msg # 40):

< Will do That is my opinion as well. Thanks Lt. Please let me know will you?>

So Shione heads off and the  hears Nyle's reaction.

She sits down next to her mom and lays her head on Melissandra's shoulder. "What did I do wrong, Mom? This seems like it's all my fault"

And for the first time in 30 years Shione cries

Melissandra embraces Shione and begins stroking Shione's hair while making sympathetic crooning noises in the way mothers do. Nyle moves forward and places his hands on Melissandra's shoulders. He says quietly, "Where do we go from here?"

Seconds later, Shione's commbadge chirps. "Medical emergency! PO Kingsleigh report to Lt. Dul's quarters. Lt. Kurasa and Mr. and Mrs. Dul please report to sickbay."
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In reply to Relic GM (msg # 42):

Shione  gets herself under control to answer.

"She will be taken to the Medbay and sedated. The Sphere's Chief Medical officer will be here soon and she will manage her care until Deanna Troi arrives.
It is a medical problem now,which might just solve her issues with Starfleet as they should discount all she has been saying as simply an ill officer.

Mr Dul. Starfleet looks after it's own, very well. She will have the best of care"

Mr. Dul takes Shione's hand in his and says, "Call me Nyle."

Melissandra looks scared and says, "We'd best get down there right away!" and heads for the door.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 44):

Shione grabs her Mother's hand as she stands.

"No Mom. Not right now.Let Dr Adonidas have some time with her. Trust me. Seeing any of us right now will only make her think we are the reason she is in sickbay.

We will only make it worse.Athena Adonidas is one of the best. Give her some time.

Help me with Mom ,  Nyle."

She wraps her arms around her mother, partly to hold her here.

"Now we wait"

As Shione and the Duls wait, her commbadge chirps again. "Shione, is there a problem? Please escort the Duls to sickby as ordered!"

In reply to Lieutenant Teranin Atek (msg # 46):

OOC Sorry Missed that one. Please assume we went

I was on my way out to get groceries so let's assume they went immediately
This message was last edited by the player at 18:25, Sun 02 Apr 2017.

When the Duls and Shione arrive at the sickbay, PO Kingsleigh is assisting Hawkeye with Cassy, who is in convulsions and frothing at the mouth. Atek is there and speaking to his commbadge, "Athena, go to warp and beam down as soon as you get into range. It looks serious. Atek out" He looks up and sees Shione and the Duls come in.

He comes over and says, "They don't know what's happening yet. Cassy was ordering something from the replicator when she collapsed. The computer reported the loss of contact and Ops called Cassy to confirm she was OK. When they got no reply, they checked up on internal sensors and discovered her in convulsions. Alyce had her beamed straight here."

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 48):

Shione does not hesitate.She moves past Atek,like he is not there and arrives at the bed where her sister lays.

"Do what you have to,but do not try to stop me.I am going to find out what she ingested"

Shione bends over her sister's head until their foreheads touch. Shione's hand go to either side of her face and she draws every ounce of her telepathic talent and focuses on Cassy's mind, probing her mind deeper than she has ever gone with anyone before.

< What did you do? Cassy I love you. Tell me what did you do?>
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Shione finds herself in an environment of semiorganic caverns with a dark reddish gelatinous liquid oozing from the walls and ceiling; collecting in an ankle-deep stream below. A dim light seems to emanate from nowhere and a rank stench permeates the thick, stuffy air. The footing beneath Shione is unsteady, as if she were standing on a living being. A wail of terror undulates through her head.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 50):

<Cassy where are you.?
You want me, I'm right here.
Come tell me what did you ingest?.

You said you were going to finish me.
You can't do that if you die>
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[OOC: You're forgetting to bold your telepathic conversations. I've edited your last two commments to correct that.]

<Shione, can you 'hear' me? This is Atek—I'm monitoring your telepathic contact with Cassy. Hawkeye says there is no evidence of poion in Cassy's system.>

In reply to Lieutenant Teranin Atek (msg # 52):

< Maybe an allergy? Teranin?

C'mon Cassy it's Shione. You know me You hate me
Come get me.
Are you afraid of me?>

A feeling behind Shione causes her to turn around Ahead of her is a nightmarish sight. It is the insectoid beast they'd found in the stasis tube at the Gamma Station.


<You should not be here...> it hisses.

[OOC: Going to supper, will check back in about an hour.]
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In reply to Relic GM (msg # 54):

Back when she was training in Psi she was taught that the mind is a powerful weapon and that what you can imagine can happen.

< Teranin You still there?
Let's double team this Bitch>

< You picked on the wrong girl BUG >
The Shione it saw alters, til she is covered in glistening armor, wielding a NoDachi, which shimmers with Light.
Time to Die Insect! and the sword swings in a blinding arc directly at the insect's head>

And in the physical world Shione's hands come up open and grasping in the direction of Melissandra and Nyle.
Beckoning them "Help us"she says in Betazoid
This message was last edited by the player at 21:07, Sun 02 Apr 2017.

Atek, Melissandra and Nyle fade into existence beside Shione. Shione's blade passes through the bug without doing any damage, as if the sword was only imaginary. The bug's claws sweep toward Shione and her armour proves just as ineffective. A sharp pain blossoms in her abdomen and she looks down to see blood on her belly. With an effort, Shione is able to cause the cuts to heal, but she's not sure how long she can hold up. The pain ebbs away to a mere dull ache. Behind the bug, Shione sees an ornately carved baroque wooden doorway set into the organic walls. The door has chains stretched across it. Shione can hear a child whimpering behind the door.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 56):

Distract it I'm going for Cassy>

Shione calls on her martial training feinting one way as if to attack again and then tumbles forward running full out for the door. <Cassy Come Home!>  She shouts as she strikes the door and chains full force

<Cassy Fight it! Mom and Dad are here to take you home, but we need your help>

[OOC: I'm rolling for Shione and the bug in the background and will simply post the results as narrative, OK?]

Shione succeeds in her feint but the bug flails at her and connects as she ducks beneath its legs. Shione is momentarily stunned and spits blood into the gelid liquid on the 'floor'. Above her, she can see Atek, her mother and step-father attempting to grapple with it.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 58):

< Ok the only way we win is together. This is one Psionic bug vs 4 Powerful minds. Believe we can win!Nyle Melissandra focus on your love for Cassy.It will give you strength!

This is all Illusion,that is it's power.>

I will send a courage point or more if I can

She struggles but manages to speak out loud "Creature lays eggs in subject"
This message was last edited by the player at 23:17, Sun 02 Apr 2017.

Shione slams her heel into the bug's lower leg and hears a crack. The bug shrieks and tumbles forward, dragging the other three down with it. Greenish-yellow ichor splatters Shiones trouser leg. The bug claws at the threes, splattering blood all about. Shione is able to stagger to her feet.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 60):

She Moves to it's head and aims a blow both physical and Psionic at the back of it's head.

All the rage at it and the love for her family concentrated in one last blow to save them

OOC Spend whatever I have left. Getting late so this is the last post tonite

She is picturing hitting a spot just on the other side of it's head,by going through it

< Die Bug. You won't take my family from me!>

The bug's head explodes in a welter of ichor and it stops moving as Atek Melisandra and Nyle painfully crawl to their feet. They grimace as the cuts seal themselves and the blood stops flowing. As they face the door behind the bug's original position, Atek says, <The body is dematerialising.>

As Meisandra touches the door, Cassy's wail comes from behind. This time, it more closely resembles a bllod-curdling shriek of pain.
This message was lightly edited by the GM at 00:02, Mon 03 Apr 2017.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 62):

<Break it down together!> Shione summons the last of her strength both here and outside

"Hawkeye Are there eggs in Cassy? Get them out!"

When this is over Shione collapses to the floor and before passing out she mutters one word
"Cassy"


OOC I'll look in first thing in the morning
This message was last edited by the player at 00:10, Mon 03 Apr 2017.

Shione is lying on her back under a blinding white light. Someone leans over her, partly blocking the light. A voice, vaguely familiar says, <Shione, are you awake? Can you hear me?> The voice echoes through Shione's skull, as loud as a peal of thunder. She can feel warm hands grasping hers.

The same voice, this time a whisper, says "Try not to move. You've been trough a lot." Shione's whole body aches as though she's been through a harder workout than she can ever remember doing.

In reply to Relic GM (msg # 64):

She manages one word "Cassy?"