Stardate: 70916:2205
Title: Indigestion
Author: CMO Ted Matthews
Time: After "Tinkets, Teapots..."
Scene: USS Horizon


Two tablets for indigestion weren't settling the CMO's stomach and he couldn't help but think maybe it wasn't the food that was causing him discomfort, but maybe it was Emma's observation.

Thinking over his time on the planet he couldn't remember whether or not he had seen any females. This in itself was a strange thing as Ted, being a single man, often noted the presence of women. Maybe the lack of them hadn't occurred to him, as he didn't find the race attractive, but even so...

He also wasn't happy with what had happened to Emma. The young Security Officer smiled as she caught Ted looking at her. She had experienced genuine crippling pain on the planet and, whilst she was breezily saying it was nothing now, in those brief few seconds before they were beamed back to the ship his tricorder had given off-the-scale readings.

Ted had run every test he could think of and her results were just as she had been when Gabriel took her baseline measurements before she left. It was like some kind of allergy and her symptoms had been relieved when she was taken out of that environment. In this case, the Renna homeworld.

Not wanting to leave Emma alone in case of some kind of relapse he asked Alex Ross to join him in Sickbay. When the Operations Officer arrived he quickly bought him up to speed with what had happened.

"I need you to get a secure message to either the Captain or Lieutenant Falls, it might be easier if you deliver it in person. Let them know Emma is okay, but what she observed, about the lack of females. Ensign Colón is also alone with one of the Rennas, perhaps with this latest events someone should check up on him. Furthermore, I would like you to get permission for me to carry out some tests with Emma."

Emma who had been listening to the exchanged raised an eyebrow in a quizzical manner.

"Tests?"

"If it is possible I want you to collect samples of things Emma came into contact with during the banquet - food, drink, etc. You might have to be creative, as we don't want to cause offence to our hosts. Then I will run a controlled allergy test up here to see if it provides any useful answers."

"No problem, Doctor. I'll beam down to the planet immediately." Alex said before giving Emma a reassuring smile and heading for a transporter room.


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Dr Ted Matthews
CMO
USS Horizon
NCC-72400
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