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Doc made his way to Canaria Medical for yet another day of work. With Midori home recovering and his twins now stable, his personal issues seemed to be at ease. But before he even got to the front door, his pager went off.
"More freed slaves" was the message. Inside, he briefed with the head of staff and went about his work.
First, he checked in on Sol who still lay sleeping. Again, he measured another dose of the serum and injected it into his line. He still didn't know whether or not his efforts were working. Only time would tell. With Sol's vitals stable, he went to treat some of the freed slaves.
One patient would be one he would never forget. She simply went by the name Tia, a young girl of 15 years.
At first glimpse, she seemed nothing more than a case of malnutrition as her bones were beginning to show from under her skin. With her was her mother who was also freed and had been given a clean bill of health.
"Well, Ma'am," Doc said to the mother as he worked, "to this point, she's nothing that some good food in her system won't fix. I'll just run some scans and check her over and with your permission, a physical exam."
The mother nodded. It was also where Tia was quietly nervous. When she removed her garments, some of the reason became evident.
"Tia," he asked, "did any of your captors have, um, inapropriate contact with you?"
She nervously shook her head. Doc didn't need a scan to find swelling in her vaginal area.
Her mother noticed as well, beginning to cry as she spoke to her daughter.
"Tia, please, no one can hurt you anymore," she muttered.
Tia's only response were tears falling down her face. Doc only nodded, closing his eyes momentarily as a moment of rage passed through him as he knew that slavers used her for their pleasure, over and over again.
He set his scanner and checked her over. His fears came true as he found another life reading within her and a vinereal disease. He then sat down and began to explain to them.
"Tia, you are with a slaver's child," he explained, "and infected with a vinereal disease. I checked twice to be sure."
"Those bastards," the mother said angrily through her tears, "they have hurt my baby."
Doc did his best to comfort her.
"Miss, I can't fix what they did wrong but I can help you and your daughter," he explained, "I can cure the disease. The child is up to you two. If Tia keeps herself healthy, there should be no problems."
The mother turned to Doc, her face wet with tears to which Doc handed her tissues, "She's only 16 and didn't ask for this. She isn't ready to be a mother."
Tia sat up, taking a sheet to cover herself in, "Momma, give this child a chance. It's not the child's fault, Momma. Let me at least give it life and I can give it up. There is no shame in it."
"You two have much to discuss," Doc replied, "I'll give you some time." He then turned to Tia, "I want there names. If you don't know, I want a DNA sample from the child to find them." He stopped a moment as he laid her back down and ran a DNA scan of her belly. He then helped her up and re-covered her, "I'll now leave you two to some private discussion."
Doc left the room, heading for his office. He was furious!
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