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Anora's little hands flayed out. Pushing at, screaming at these images. The monsters before her. The panic on her face, in her eyes, as Becci grabbed her, screaming at Ameryst. “Keep them back !“
The flare of light that streaked across the Medisent, as it, accessed a database of sorts, on virtually all known illnesses, viruses, complaints shall we say affecting the health of Kets across the galaxies, whatever race?
It was also scanning Anora. She, was almost to the point of convulsions. Becci supported her, helped by Ameryst. An object appeared and suddenly the Medisent moved to jab with it, at Anora. She screamed, the object produced an intense beam that pierced her skin. It was injecting her with an anti serum.
The hiss from the Medisent was all too clear. “This Ket, needs to remove her tunic."
Becci went to remove Anora's tunic, as the female Kets, dragged in by Ameryst, surrounded them blocking the view from the male Kets. The male Kets were warned about coming any closer.
The tunic removed, reveals the weal mark on her shoulder all too clear. The Medisent had activated another beam across it, the gel like substance, that had slowly, been releasing, the toxin into Anora being sucked up by it.
‘This’ the Medisent was now making clear, was an illegal substance, a toxin within the gel, that was deadly. The amount it had registered, was enough to be considered lethal.
No doubts, Anora would have been dead within hours, were it NOT, for the rapid actions of Ameryst and Becci. Becci, her eyes, flitting over the weal mark, as the Medisent cleansed the area removing the last traces of the drug. Applying a small drop of a skin sealant, before recording all of it’s findings. They would be uploaded to a main core system data storage area.
Serenia was receiving that data. Looking at it to see if there were any clues as to who the assassin might be and or where, the illegal drug came from? Identifying what the substance was, would give her more of a clue, where it had been obtained.
The Medisent, having achieved its purpose, in ensuring Anora was safe, now terminated, to vanish. So the substance that had been used, was a highly toxic, hallucinatory drug, known as ‘Zephex’ The Ket who had called the Medisent, was identified, their details logged on the system.
Serenia, would have to watch the Opticon security recordings of that area, to see who might, have been the culprit. Trouble was, catching them with whatever had been used, to deliver the toxin, was not going to be easy. One thing Serenia was certain of. Whoever it was? They were, her number one target, re some much due punishment.
On the subject of replays? Becci was mulling things over in her head, as to what she, had actually seen. That meant, going over what she had witnessed earlier. Fre? Now she knew what he had been up to?
She saw Fre pull in close to Anora, saw the same images, she had originally seen of Fre’s body, tight against Anora, his back to her, which did not help things! Then she remembered, what had caused her to stare in the first place. His hand had been inside his tunic! BEFORE he had moved in close to Anora. No doubt to ensure delivery of the drug.
Her thoughts were interrupted by Ameryst. “Probably a lance.“ Ameryst looked at her, then at Anora.
“You thinking what I’m thinking?“ Becci nodded.
“Fre!“ She stepped over to a console unit, activated the screen, tapping in the information she had learned from the Medisent evaluation, to stare at the screen. It was the added knowledge of the potency of that poison that had her totally convinced WHO it was, beyond doubt. Any Ket caught with it, would be automatically expelled.
The would be assassin, was no fool! Fre, had carefully disposed of the lance. Crumbling to be dispersed, gone! All and any evidence, that could link the attack to him, now dust. He had gotten away with it! He grinned, glanced at the screens, to see the commotion in progress. He was, at that moment unaware, that his victim had been saved?
The patient‘ had indeed recovered and was now, sipping the drink Ameryst had given her. to ease her thirst. A reaction common, to the after effects of most hallucinatory drugs. The Medisent had topped up some of her body chems and boosted her immune system, but she was, it had made clear, in need of fluids and rest!
Thirst, appeared to be a number one concern for Anora! She was gulping back the drink as she passed Ameryst the vessel for her to refill it, only to gulp the next one back. Becci watching her as she hissed at Ameryst.
“If we, hadn’t got to her in time, she would have been beyond, even the help of the Medisent!“
Luckily for Anora she couldn’t remember too much, re the incident, but in Becci’s mind, she knew as did Ameryst, all too well WHO the villain was. Becci went to excuse herself.
“Make sure she’s OK “ She whispered to Claria and Delise, who had now joined them. She paused to explain what had been going on. They would help Ameryst take Anora back to her domicile. “Have you seen Fre on your way in here?” Delise nodded.
“Pushed past me, almost shoved me outta the way, rude, an he had that usual self satisfied smug look on his face. You know, the one Ameryst swears one of these days she is going to give a good hard slap to remove!“ Claria started to grin. She went to explain, where she had last seen him. Becci left as Ameryst glanced at Delise.
Delise, took hold of Anora. "Get her back to her domicile. I'm going after Becci, she may need my help with you know who!"
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