Project Boussh: Sticky Situation by Alison Sky A few of the Wraiths sat around a table in the makeshift eating room. Shalla was retelling the tale of the final battle with Atner while Kell, Tyria, Kirney, Kolot and Face listened. Just as Shalla was at the point of which Alison disarmed Atner, Face's comlink bleeped. "Loran here." "Face, Ooryl here. You might wish to make a stop by medbay in the immediate future." "She's coming out?" A smile came to his lips. "In the hour. Kristy believes you should be there when she is pulled." "So Alison can take her sword and stab me with it?" The Gand's laughter joined that of the Wraith's at the table. "We have already hidden the weapon until she recovers. You will be safe." "I'll be there shortly." He turned the comlink off and stood. "Duty calls. I will see you all later." He looked down at Kirney. "Wish to join me?" Kirney shook her head. "Not right now. I'll wait for her to rest a bit." Face nodded, then left towards the medbay. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When he arrived, Hobbie, Ooryl, Kristy and Emily stood outside the tank. Two of the med techs watched her vitals closely. "We can remove her now, but she'll be weak," one tech said. "Or let her stay another hour and she will jump out ready to fight." "Now!" the group said in a chorus. The med tech nodded, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips. She motioned for the second tech to press the waker against the tank. Alison jumped inside the tank, then slowly opened her eyes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ She was floating, her body feeling as if she was in jello. She could move her body, but yet was restrained in a certain place. Then again, it took alot out of her to even move her arms. She felt a shock go through her, enough to tingle the hairs on her skin. Reluctantly, she opened her eyes and stared out at the pink world beyond. Something in her snapped then. She was trapped, unable to move, and in a tight area. Her breath got caught up in her mouth, and she started to thrash about, clawing at the wires attached to her body and the breathing apparatus on her face. _I have to get out of here_ she shouted in her head. _Too close... too tight... I can't stand it!_ She clawed at the breathing mask again, not hearing the alarms that rang outside the tank. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "What's happening?" Kristy asked, staring at Alison's thrashing form. The med tech looked worried. "I don't know. I've never seen anyone do this before." "I have," Hobbie stated. "She's claustrophobic." Face watched as Alison pulled off the breathing mask and smashed her body against the tank side again. "Whatever she is, it's gonna kill her." He ran up the stairs, tossing his hat and shoes off as he climbed the stairs. Hobbie quickly followed. The top of the tank was open. Face took a deep breath, then dove into the pink liquid. He swam downwards, quickly finding Alison's thrashing form. He felt her fist slam into his jaw, and was glad that not only for the bacta to cushion the blow, but to instantly heal anything that could have come from it. He knew that confining her would cause her to thrash more, but to get her to the surface, he needed to. He reached around Alison, pinning her to his chest with his arms. She made to scream, and suddenly all the air in her lungs escaped into the bacta. Without thinking, Face clamped his mouth down on hers, keeping her from inhaling the liquid into her lungs. He was surprised when he felt Alison respond to his lips. For a moment, it seemed that she let her lips caress his, kissing him deeply. What surprised him more was that he enjoyed it. Quickly, he pushed half his air into her mouth, then seperated from her and kicked upwards. Getting both of them to the top was hard, and the second they broke the surface Face took a deep breath. Hobbie and Ooryl reached out, grabbing the two of them and pulling them to the side. Face wiped the bacta out of his eyes while Alison did the same. "Thanks," she said weakly. "I don't know what happened. How did I get in there?" "You needed it," Face said, scornfully. He hauled himself up over the ledge onto the platform, them helped Hobbie and Ooryl lift Alison. Face then picked her up into his arms, and they walked down the ladder and to the showers. The others watched the two of them walk away in silence. Finally, Emily spoke. "Did they just do what I think they did?" Kristy looked down at the young lady. "Let's just keep what happened to ourselves and let them work that out." Hobbie and Ooryl nodded in agreement. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Face held Alison up as they washed the bacta from their bodies. He swore at the medtechs for suggesting they pull her out this early. She really had no strength left, spending whatever she did have in the bacta tank struggle. Neither of them spoke as they scrubbed the sticky substance from their bodies and hair. Finally, Face turned the water off, grabbing a towel and wrapping it around his waist, then removed his boxers. He then saw Alison staring at him wide eyed. A grin came to his face. "You don't expect me to walk around wearing bacta in my drawers, do you?" Alison smirked from her spot on the shower floor. She was still clad in the bacta-proof clothing. "It would be fitting justice, since you're the one who sent me to that tank." "I'm also the one who rescued you from it," he stated. Alison lowered her head. She went to talk, but Face knelt beside her, grabbing her head in his hands. He looked into her eyes, then leaned forward and kissed her again. Confused for an instant, Alison drew her arms around his neck and held him as she kissed him back, then pushed him away. "Face... this isn't right." Face fell back onto the ground, biting his lip. "I know... but I just don't know why i feel this way." Alison tried to stand up, but her legs still wasn't ready to support her weight. Face moved to help her, but she held a hand up to stop him. "Just go, Face. Emily will come and help me in a minute." "You sure?" he asked. Alison nodded, and Face walked out of the shower. Alone in the corner, Alison pulled her legs up to her chest and started to cry.