Melody stayed balled up in the corner of sickbay. The ship jolting was only re enforcing the fear filled delusion that kept replaying in her mind. One of the nurses was bending down in front of her. "Doctor? Are you okay? Can you hear me?" The nurse reached out and put a hand on Melody's shoulder to try to calm her but in Melody's paniced state she had placed a psionic force feild around herself. Again she found herself in the smelly, dark corridor huddled in a corner. She spotted a shadow of one of thoes horrid red creatures and she bolted down the hall. She could hear the voice of the nurse but she was too afraid to focus. She was looking behind her when something... no someone grabbed her. She drew breath to scream when she noticed that person pulled her into an embrace. His skin was warm and soft against hers. She was shakeing uncontrolably in his arms. "Melody," he said to her. He tried to stay calm. The fear was threatening to overpower him. "It's okay." He could hear the nurse, the sounds of a medical scanner. "You are safe, Mel. You're in sick bay. Let them help you." And then he was gone again. But Malachi was here. She sank to her knees as she realized she was pressed up against Mal and they were both naked. A warmth, of both embarrisment and the love she felt for him, came over her. The halls of that nasty place faded away. The horrid red creatures melted. Mal had come for her to tell her she was safe. Her eyes came to focus on the nurse. Her face felt hot, she knew she was blushing. Her heart rate slowed and her breathing became normal. There was a look of deep consern on the nurses face as she continued to scan Melody. "Are you alright Doctor?" She asked. Melody just nodded and stood up. She was still wearing her PJs and a bathrobe. "It was just a bad dream. " --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.