"He's going to be okay. He's just pushed his body past its natural limits." The voice was soft, but sounded familiar. "He should be waking up any minute. Look, his eyes are twitching. He can probably hear us." Kellen felt his muscles twitch, his body coming to life with screaming clarity.
He wasn't in the best shape, that he could tell.
He had a throbbing pain in the base of his neck, filtering through to the rest of his head like fingers sinking into mud. His muscles hurt, his body feeling like he'd given it a good workout and then hadn't stretched properly after.
"Are you sure? It was so sudden. I'm sorry I called you back but I just-"
"It's okay, Captain. Totally fine. We won't know more details of what happened until Kellen wakes up." Kellen was able to piece together who was speaking. It was Taylor and Rhys. More sounds began to filter in and he could hear the soft hum of machines. He had to be in the Medical Bay, and a tinge of guilt filled him.
