New Oppertunites

[Alexei Juno 0]

Alexei Juno stood at the center of the turbolift as it descended from the bridge of the Challenger and headed towards sickbay. His sickbay. That was actually still only starting to sink in that he was going to be running the medical department of an Excelsior-class starship on the frontiers of the civilized world.

 

He's served aboard starships before, even if it was a Miranda-class, and he knew what lay ahead of him. The last days had been trying. They'd had a ship-wide medical emergency, a a dying patient who'd been poisoned, a fight with intelligence over medical ethics that spilled into a fight between himself and the former CMO, and while that happened the Klingon Empire crept precipitously towards all out civil war.

 

Juno couldn't help but wonder if the worst happened, if the Klingon Empire was plugned into a bloody civil war if Challenger would be caught in the crossfire, if they'd be asked to treat the patients that would no doubt arise from such a conflict. His mind instantly wandered to thoughts Gid. She was putting herself in much danger by going back to Qo'Nos. If the fighting broke out, would the Klingons make a distinction between the Deltan and their enemies? Once she stepped off the starship, she lost the protection that the golden parabola and red uniform gave to her.

 

The lift stopped and he took a deep breath. The doors opened and Alexei headed out towards sickbay. With measured steps he made his way to his office and took a seat. Getting used to the idea of it being his chair and his office was going to take sometime. He took a deep breath and exhaled.

Edited October 30, 2008 by Alexei Juno