Conquered by the Alien Dragon by Stella Cassy

Author:Stella Cassy [Cassy, Stella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-13T16:00:00+00:00

16

Leti

I paced the medibay floors. Oslow still wouldn't let me leave. I was fairly sure that Illion wouldn't send me back to the pits, and life on the ship was definitely preferable to that, so I wanted to be let loose. If I was free on the ship, I could make my way to the kitchens or exercise room to find something to relieve the constant boredom of being in the medical ward. The only thing that had kept me from completely losing my mind had been the few times Oslow had allowed me into his lab. He'd shown me how to use their medical equipment but wouldn't let me in there unless he was there to supervise. And he hadn't been in the lab often.

Sirens suddenly went off, flashing red and so loud I clapped my hands over my ears. Oslow ran from the room, and I followed. Rules be damned. If he was needed somewhere, maybe I could help.

He went straight for the exit door, stopping when Lieutenant Chase dragged Illion in. I gasped. Illion was foaming at the mouth, and his skin, normally many shades of blue, ranging from the whitest-blue sky color from Earth to the deepest sapphire, was so pale he was nearly translucent. I could see his blood pumping through veins that would be visible if he paled any more.

He said something to Doctor Oslow before passing out completely. I ran ahead of Oslow back to the medibay. "Regular bed or hydration?" I yelled behind me.

"Regular, until we find out what the poison is."

I pulled the sheet back on the bed and prepared to do anything Oslow said. Oslow grabbed a syringe and I ripped Illion’s uniform away from his chest. Tugging it off of his arms proved difficult while he was lying on his back, but I managed it.

"Should we pump his stomach?" I asked.

Oslow nodded his head, but not before a bit of irritation flashed across his face. Maybe he was mad at himself for not thinking of it first.

We turned Illion onto his side and Oslow went into the lab, returning with a needleless syringe filled with a brown liquid. I held Illion's nose while Oslow forced the nasty-looking liquid down his throat.

He began to retch in minutes, bringing up his breakfast along with the liquid he'd swallowed. "Maybe that'll help a little," I murmured as I stroked his bare back under his wings. They were limp, half unfolded behind him. I left him on his side in case he needed to retch any more.

The ship shuddered suddenly. "I suppose they got the rest of the crew on board," Oslow said. "The engines just started."

"Would they leave anyone?" I asked.

"Depends on how overwhelmed we are by the enemy. Drakon can take quite a beating and still make it through. Many can still fly on board with us in the air as well. I'd say quite a few are waiting, hidden, to do so. We should manage to take off with most of them on board.

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