Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This.....

Upon receiving a PADD from Captain. Devore, Lieutenant Lucas Taline briskly walked to the "docking station" of the USS Ronin. He was to begin repair immediately. Unfortunately for him, the rest of the officers' duty shifts had just ended and they had all left for the mess hall for an evening dinner. Taline, having finished a large soup-like meal, wasn't hungry, so he was ready for a full night's work. He pulled out a "tool case" and started repairs on the Bridge.

Two hours passed and the computer sounded.

[The time is 21:00 hours]

"Thank you, computer." Taline responded. He slipped into the helmsman's' chair and accidentally nodded off.

His dreams were filled with unrecognisable voices. They spoke in a foreign tongue, but the visuals that appeared were crystal clear. It was as if he wasn't dreaming at all, but actually experiencing them. The dream was an odd one indeed.

He was himself, walking onto the Bridge of the Leviathan after having an early afternoon lunch. He had two PADDs in his hand and approached the Captain's chair, handing Devore the first PADD. He talked for a minute, then turned to leave the Bridge. Upon reaching the doors, which opened automatically, he accidentally dropped the second PADD. He bent over to pick it up when the doors automatically shut. His chest made a loud cracking sound as the doors nearly shut completely. Taline shouted in anguish as someone called for the doctor.

Taline woke up in a sweat, arms wrapped around his chest, which was in one piece. He sighed with relief and stepped off the Ronin. It was now about 02:00 hours and he entered his quarters. He typed up a brief summary of the work he performed and then grabbed a second PADD that contained the programming for a holodeck program he wanted to try. He stacked them on his deck, changed, and went to sleep.

At 07:00 hours, Taline woke up, changed and grabbed the PADDs. He went to the mess hall for breakfast and went back to the Ronin to finish some minor repairs. He finished earlier than usual, so he added the new information to his PADD. He left for the mess hall and had lunch at 11:00 hours. He picked up the PADDs and headed for the Bridge to deliver the PADD with the repair information to the Captain. He entered the Bridge, holding his two PADDs and walked over to the captain.

"Here you are, Captain. All of the repairs."

"Thank you, Lieutenant. What's that other PADD ?"

"Huh ? Oh. Nothing, sir. Just a new holodeck program."

"All right. Good luck on finishing those repairs."

"Thanks, Captain." Lucas turned and was about to leave the Bridge when he dropped the PADD with the holodeck programme. He bent over to pick it up, but when he did, he felt a throbbing pain in his chest. His face distorted into a look of utter pain. The doors had nearly closed completely on his chest. His bones must have been broken. The pain was excruciating.

Devore noticed the accident and jumped over the rail that separated the two areas. He ran to the Lieutenant's side who was now moaning from the pain. He tapped his combadge, "Ensign Katts. Medical emergency to the Bridge."

Taline shouted with pain as the realisations that his dream last night had come true.