IC-SWORD-The Lion's Den(Sally only)

[ryansommer]

" Lets go ahead and start on my chest and see what is there. From there we can choose which way to go. "

[Mr. Handy]

In the medical lab-
"Sounds good to me," said Doc. He finished applying the cast, then placed a pillow under Sally's leg and another behind her head. "Lie back and keep your arms away from your sides. I'll cover your lower body with the apron." He laid the lead apron carefully over her abdomen and upper legs. "How long ago was your leg broken? Maybe we can measure the progress of the growth. I'm thinking of giving you antibiotics as a precaution, but I don't know if they'll work or not. Frankly, I've never seen anything like this. You have any allergies to any medications?" He felt Sally's forehead. "Your head does feel a little warm. I'd better take your temperature too." He took out a thermometer and placed it in her mouth, sliding it under her tongue. "We need to move the screen back into place now."

"I got it," said Nitro, wheeling the heavy screen back into its place.

[ryansommer]

"let's forget the apron" Sally said. "If the radiation kills it, let's not prevent any radiation from hitting me. "

[Mr. Handy]

In the medical lab-
"We don't know if radiation kills it or not," said Doc, "but if you're willing to take the risk, okay." He removed the apron and laid it aside, then loaded another plate into the X-Ray machine. He adjusted it so that the beam would hit Sally's chest. He took out the thermometer and read it before putting it away. "It's reading 100.1, so it looks like you are running a slight fever." Then he squeezed her hand. "Sally, don't be afraid. We're going to beat this thing - together." He walked around the screen that Nitro had pushed into position again. "Hold your breath until I tell you to release it." When Sally was ready, he activated the machine, and it buzzed briefly. "Okay, you can breathe again. You never said when your leg was broken."

Sally recalled that it had been a little past 12:30 PM.

[ryansommer]

Knowing it was now 12:30, Sally did the math back to when she was attacked to determine how quickly the 'thing' seemed to be spreading. She let out her breath and said: "Antibiotics are not a bad idea seeing how that wound was exposed for a while. I feel fine but I'm not surprised I have a feaver seek g how it appears I have something foreign in my body that it's trying to fight off. "

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,It was past 12:30 when the monster broke [b]Sally[/b]'s leg. Currently it's almost 5:00, as [b]Sally[/b] can tell by looking at her watch.

In the medical lab-
"I'll go get you some, then," said Doc. "Let me start developing the X-Ray first." He removed the plate and returned to the darkroom. Nitro went back into the hall just outside the lab entrance and took up his post, standing guard and watching the airlock door. Mutt walked over to just inside the door.

OOC,[b]Sally[/b], roll Listen.

[ryansommer]

Try as she might, Sally was not able to hear what was said

[Mr. Handy]

In the medical lab-
Doc emerged from the darkroom and handed Sally the MRE and the can of beer. "You can sit up now," he said. "You might want to chow down while we wait for the X-Ray to develop. We don't know what this foreign substance is, so I'm not sure which antibiotic would be best. Let's try penicillin to start with. I'll go get it; it's in the pharmaceutical lab across the hall. You'll take two pills to start with and then one per day until they're gone. Don't stop taking them before that, even if this stuff clears up. The last thing we want is for it to come back. I'll be right back." Doc walked out of the lab and into the one on the other side of the hall.

[ryansommer]

After Doc left the room, Sally got up and tested the new cast she was fitted with. She wanted to see how standing felt in the event she needed to flee for one reason or another. She also scanned the lab for a scalpel of other insturment she could grab quickly and hide on herself. She wanted to have another weapon on herself that the others did not know about.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,[b]Sally[/b], roll Spot Hidden.

[ryansommer]

Sally scanned the area

[Mr. Handy]

In the medical lab-
Sally examined the tray, but there were no scalpels, hypodermics, or other sharp objects upon it. She looked around the lab as she limped around, but so far she had found no weapons lying about. Before she could continue her search, Doc returned with a small, unlabeled pill bottle. "Here you go, Sally," he said, handing it to her. "Good to see you on your feet - well, foot. You can down the first two with that beer, or I can get you some water instead if you prefer."

Suddenly, there was another tremor, stronger than the one that had hit earlier. Sally recalled with horror that the tremors were only this intense when the giant worm was breaking through the earth and rock. Sure enough, she could hear the sound of rock being smashed in the distance, coming from beyond the airlock door.

"Doc, get Sally upstairs!" barked Mutt, bringing up his M-16, stepping into the hall, and facing the airlock. Nitro stood beside him, his own weapon pointed at the door.

[ryansommer]

Sally clutched the pain pills tightly and, with of look of panic on her face, began to hustle off with Doc upstairs. Silently, she hoped that worm killed all of these bastards. Each and eveyone of them.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,They're antibiotics, not pain pills.

In the medical lab-
"Hurry!" said Doc, grasping Sally's arm and pulling her out the door and into the hall.

In the lower lab hallway-
Doc and Sally passed behind Mutt and Nitro. "It'll be faster if I carry you," he said. He tried to lift her, but he simply wasn't strong enough. As they hurried toward the stairs leading up, there was a terrible sound of metal being crushed coming from beyond the outer airlock door, though that door was not damaged.

[ryansommer]

Sally was sure to take in her surroundings as she hurried through the underground bunker. She paid attention to the number of men present and the layout of the bunker.

[Mr. Handy]

In the upper lab hallway-
Doc helped Sally upstairs quickly, as more noises came from below. She had seen this hallway before. The door on the right led to Mutt's office, and the hallway continued straight ahead. "Hang in there, Sally," he said. "We're going to make it through this."

[ryansommer]

" I hope we do," Sally said. "Lets keep moving. What is the status of the surface? Are there vehicles here if we need them?"

[Mr. Handy]

In the upper lab hallway-
"There are still some of those ghouls up top," said Doc as he led Sally onwards. "Some of the other guys are sweeping the compound and hunting them down. We do have vehicles up top if we need them, but I'm hoping we don't." They proceeded down the hallway.

In the living quarters-
The hallway passed through a living quarters area much like the one under the T-Bone in Deep Mole One. There were eight cubicle-like rooms, four on each side. However, these rooms showed no signs of having been lived in. They did have those coffin-shaped capsules, as well as desks, chairs and bookshelves, all empty. The hall ahead led into a meeting room, which also looked deserted. From behind Doc and Sally there came a loud thump, followed by a massive explosion! The hall shook, but they were otherwise unaffected. There was a hideous, inhuman screech from well behind and below them, followed by silence.

[ryansommer]

"That must have been the satchel charge Mutt rigged." Sally paused, listening. "It sounds like if killed the beast. We should go and check on Mutt and Nitro. They could use our help if injured. "

[Mr. Handy]

In the living quarters-
"Yeah, you're right," said Doc. He escorted Sally back the way they had come.

In the upper lab hallway-
As Doc and Sally headed back down the hallway, Mutt came up the stairs from below with a huge grin on his face. "You and Nitro okay?" asked Doc.

"We're great," said Mutt. "That satchel charge worked like a charm. It was that giant worm thing that Sally told us about, trying to break in through the airlock. Its carcass is now blocking the airlock entrance, so at least nothing else can get in that way. The outer door got blown clean off its hinges too, but there's no damage to the armory or the labs. The blast was contained. We'll have to be on alert in case any more of them show up, since they can burrow through stone and could still potentially get inside. Sally, I can't thank you enough for the heads up. If you hadn't warned us, we'd have been caught with our pants down. Come on, let's get back down to the medical lab."