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From: Hobbeth Sent: 6/10/2006 12:38 PM
Wednesday, July 18, 2068, 9:50 a.m. local time, somewhere west of Ipoh, Malaysia
"Careful, everyone," Gordon said, looking up. "I think it's stopped raining branches, but in this place, who knows what could happen?"
"How much farther?" Nikki asked, gazing around carefully. That one sighting of... whatever it was... had spooked her slightly. Dom also kept a wary eye out, mostly looking up for the falling branches that Gordon had mentioned. Dianne stepped cautiously, trying to make sure she didn't trip over anything.
"There they are!" Gordon picked up the pace to where John and Scott both stood, and Virgil lay.
"He's tried to sit up, but we wouldn't let him," John explained.
"Good call." Dianne said, crouching down beside him. "What the hell happened?"
"The wing was coming down," Scott explained with a sigh, and pointing to the crumpled wing, which lay on one end, leaning against the bole of a tree nearby. "Virgil tackled me, pushed me out of the way. This branch over here," he motioned to a sizeable piece of jungle wood, "fell on his leg."
"An' which leg was that?" she asked.
"The left," Virgil said with a groan. "I don't think it's broken but it hurts like hell!"
"Ah'll be th' judge o' whethah it's broken or not," Dianne replied. She gently and slowly passed her hands down the calf, and Virgil gritted his teeth, then let out a cry when she passed over the worst of the injury.
"Ah don' think we should remove th' boot heah," Dianne said. "Nikki, Ah'll need an inflatable splint. Dom, get th' stretcher ready. We'll do a scan when we get back t' Seven."
Nikki opened the medikit and pulled out the inflatable leg splint. Between Dianne and herself, they got it properly wrapped around Virgil's leg, immobilizing it from just above the knee to the ankle. Meanwhile, Dom opened up the stretcher, laying it on the ground next just behind where Dianne was crouched.
"I'll take the shoulders," Dom offered.
Dianne nodded. "Nikki, you an' Ah'll slide our hands beneath his back and knees. But be careful!"
"Right." Nikki crouched down and the two women slid their hands beneath Virgil's thighs and behind his back. Dom grabbed Virgil beneath the armpits.
"On three. One, two, three!" At the final count, the medical personnel lifted Virgil. Dianne stepped carefully backwards over the stretcher, and they put Virgil on it. Dom strapped him down, and activated the antigravity impellers.
"Take him back t' Seven," Dianne instructed. "Ah'll be along in a minute."
"F-A-B," Nikki said crisply.
"Can you find the way?" Gordon asked.
Dom nodded. "Yeah. I can."
"F-A-B," Gordon said, giving Dom a friendly pat on the shoulder.
They moved off, and Dianne faced Scott. "What are we gonna do about the people in the plane?" she asked.
Scott let out a deep breath. "Depends. We're going to take a look at the trees, and how they're holding up the plane. We might be able to cut some away and then perhaps use Thunderbird One's lances to stabilize it, keep it from falling any farther. Once that's done, we could probably put one of you inside to deal with the worst of the injured." He glanced up at the plane, its fuselage barely visible through the leaves. "If not, we'll have to use a sling or something to get it down safely. I've asked Callie to bring the crane and some jet packs."
Dianne nodded. "Sounds like a plan. Let me know when you're ready for us, either way."
"F-A-B," Scott said. "Let us know about Virgil. We may still need him to fly. And we could probably use Dom's help out here anyway."
"I'll keep you apprised." Dianne sighed, then picked up the medikit. She shook her head slowly. "This one has started out bad. I hope it doesn't continue in the same vein."
"You and me both, Doc," Scott said fervently. "You and me both."
Written by Tikatu
98% pure evil...and loving every minute of it.
 
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