"Yes Ion. Oh thank the stars you are okay Providence. What were you and those poor creatures doing on this awful planet? The storm that was coming would've killed you?" Cila's pale mohawk vibrated with her excitement.
"Did the other ship make it off the surface?" Providence asked, fear for Madhava gripping her tight.
"Yes unfortunately, but Zer is about to take care of those nasty Jurou Biljana." Cila replied.
"No!" Providence screamed. "Call him now. It's not the Jurou Biljana in that ship."
"Okay." Cila looked confused as she pulled her communicator out. "Zer hold. Providence said the Jurou Biljana aren't on that ship."
"Please there are two ships here that were former Jurou Biljana ships. They have an insignia on their hull that looks like a knife going through a quarter moon. There may be others in orbit that have those nasty reptiles but don't attack the two with that symbol." Providence begged.
"Did you hear that Zer." Cila asked.
"I got it. What do you know about the other ships?" Zer asked through the comm.
"There should be two former Jurou Biljana ships with the mark. Three other ships with the same symbol and three more from an aquatic species. Any others I don't know about. Any un-marked reptile ships are the enemy." Providence quickly explained. "Please Cila I need your help. My mate is horribly injured."
They were losing precious time while Dagaa suffered and possibly slipped away.
"Your mate is injured?" Cila looked at Providence in confusion.
Providence ran into the room and knelt by Dagaa. Cila gasped as she looked down at Dagaa.
"Oh my stars. Ion get the gurney." Cila exclaimed and Ion ran out of the room. "Zer, Exo I need one of you to come assist. We have a large male with very serious injuries." Cila spoke into her comm.
Providence stroked Dagaa's forehead, pushing back his matted hair as she stared into his calm face. The rise and fall of his large chest was subtle but thankfully his breathing was steady.
Ion re-entered the glass room, pushing a large metal bed that looked like a floating hospital gurney. She glanced nervously at the sleeping Toufik males as she pulled the bed up next to Dagaa.
"They won't hurt you if you are kind to them. We were rescuing them from that planet. That one there." Providence pointed to Stone. “Stone knows me."
A tall Miran Sona male, Providence didn't recognize, entered. Providence cast him a hesitant smile as he knelt by Dagaa. With a bit of effort the four of them hefted Dagaa's battered body onto the gurney.
"Quick Exo we need to get him to the surgery unit." Cila urged the male.
"We are not familiar with his species. We may do more harm than good." The male grimaced.
"Please do what you can. We have to be very similar, our people are compatible." Providence pleaded as they raced Dagaa across the domed holding bay in the center of the ship.
"How?" Cila looked at her in shock.
"It's a long story. I'll explain everything as soon as we get Dagaa patched up." Providence replied to her pale friend.
They entered a sterile looking room with calming blue bands of light at the floor and ceiling. Exo pushed Dagaa into the center then locked the odd bed in place. He moved to a control panel on a pedestal and pressed several buttons.
Providence watched as a dome came down from the ceiling sealing Dagaa in. There was a silent hum as a beam of light passed over Dagaa in a solid line. It paused at his various injuries then continued on, till it had scanned him completely.
"Amazing. He is a hearty species. There appears to be only minor internal injuries, the bulk damage was done to his extremities." Exo reported.
Providence released the breath she was holding. She watched as a dozen little machines extended from the dome and rapidly went to work. First, they cut free Dagaa's clothing using tiny lasers, at the same time removing the layers of dirt and dried blood that coated him.
"Here sit." Cila pushed up a chair and Providence sat with a brief smile for her friend.
Providence frowned as she noted the blueish tinge covering much of Dagaa's usually red skin. Her poor sweet mate was bruised all over. A tube appeared beside his neck, then pierced his skin. Providence assumed it was similar to an IV. Once Dagaa was clean, the dozen little medical machines then shifted tasks, most of them converging on his leg. Providence watched in awe and a little bit of trepidation as the medical wonders sliced into Dagaa's leg exposing the broken femur and shattered tibia bone.
Providence looked away. She couldn't watch this.
"I am going to assist Zer." Exo said as he nodded to her then left.
Ion and Cila sat down beside Providence in chairs they pulled from the side of the room. Cila reached out and gripped Providence's hand lending her a bit of comfort.