Chapter 60 The Real him.

When Andrew came back, he heard that both women seemed to reach an agreement.

He was happy, that they did not become enemies over this situation.

-I see that you clarified the situation.

He said entering the command center and making both women jump in fright.

-I told you before not to scare me like that.

Lanarine said, angrily.

-Sorry, that was not my intention.

Andrew said, but his attitude and smile showed that he was not sorry at all.

The doctor was surprised when he not only didn't punish Lanarine, for her outburst but even apologized.

-Well doc, feeling like sharing your name?

He said to her.

-Does it matter if I tell you my name?

She asked.

To be honest, she was afraid of him now but didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing it.

-I guess, that it doesn't, but calling you the doctor will be quite amusing.

He said remembering the TV show in which the main character was called the doctor.

-Besides, I always found calling people by their name, to be the easiest way of communication.

He added still with an annoying smile.

-My name is Iliana as for calling me a doctor, it also works since I am a doctor.

She said, with a sigh.

-You can call me Andrew, like everyone else.

Now let's talk about your work on the station.

He said, happy that at least she didn't completely hate him.

-What work can I do?

She asked.

-I'm a medic and that's the only thing, I'm good at.

If not for the help of others, I would not even have the station I have now.

She admitted.

-That's good enough, if you want, then you can take over the medical modules.

I don't know how much Lan told you, but I believe in assigning the right job to the right person.

That's why she works on her scans, and Aelita is an engineer on this station.

He explained.

-You would really allow me to be the doctor here?

Iliana asked, not believing what she was hearing.

Just an hour ago he turned her into a slave and forced her to lie to her friends, and now he was offering her to work as a doctor on his station.

-If you want the job then yes.

He confirmed.

-I want the job, since I can't leave and I also don't like being bored out of my mind.

But what do you expect for it?

She asked, with suspicion painted all over her face.

-I expect you to do your job properly and not hurt anyone who is not an intruder on this station.

She was stunned, expecting him to want her to serve him in the bed or something similar, but then she got angry hearing the allusion to her work.

-I never did my job in any improper way.

She said, staring daggers at the human.

-Oh, so that drug of yours was supposed to damage my brain and destroy my immune system?

Andrew asked.

If that was the case, then he would need to reevaluate the idea of making her the station's doctor.

-What are you talking about?

She asked confused.

As far as she knew the drug would only paralyze him and make him sleep for a few days.

-I ran the analysis of it and its effects on my body, and it would damage my brain and almost certainly annihilate my immune system, so you might want to be more careful when concocting something like this in the future.

He explained.

-That's impossible, I checked the drug and I made it with the scans of your body sent to me by Aelita, there was nothing like this in the effects of the drug.

She protested, but she was not sure now.

-These scans were made using the basic scanner, now I have much better equipment and if you don't believe me, then you are welcome to read the data yourself.

Andrew said, without a shadow of a doubt in his voice.

-I will as soon as I get to the medical module, which by the way I would like to do as soon as possible.

She said, hoping that he would allow her to go there.

-Be my guest, I'm actually going there myself so we can go together.

Andrew said.

-Oh, and this is for you.

He said remembering the item he wanted to give her.

-What is this?

She asked, seeing that he and Lanarine had identical devices on their wrists.

-It's a communicator, with it you won't need to run around the station just so you can ask us something to call someone.

He explained.

She accepted the bracelet and put it on.

-Can I come with you?

Lanairne who was quiet till now asked.

-I don't see why not.

Andrew said, guessing that she most likely just wanted to check up on Aelita.

When they arrived at the medical module, both women went to see Aelita first.

-Why is she not wearing the regeneration suit or at least a swimsuit?

Iliana asked when she saw the girl only in her underwear.

-Because I panicked when I saw her scan and she was not so easy to convince to even get into the tank.

Andrew answered.

-You should have just ordered her to get in.

The doctor said, not understanding why he needed to convince her.

-I can't, she is not a slave like you two.

Andrew said, surprising Iliana once more.

-But you are her protector, she has to listen to you.

She said.

-I don't like to use that authority and not too long ago we figured out that the whole protector system is basically just a scam to keep Cheroni as not much more than a slave, of Cherix.

He explained.

-Then how did you convince her to agree?

Lanarine asked.

-If you behave and be a good girl, then maybe someday you will know.

He said with a smile and almost burst into laughter seeing to women's expressions.

while talking, the doctor opened Aelita's scan results and gasped seeing the data.

-Did you do this to her?

She asked with fury in her voice.

Iliana was so angry that she was trembling, just hoping to get the one who did this to Aelita in her hands.

-No It was not me, but the ones who did it will regret the day they were born if they ever fall into my hands.

Andrew said, his whole demeanor shifting, and his voice sounding like a hungry beast just waiting for its prey.

Hearing his words, both women felt a shiver going down their spine and fear gripping their hearts, when they saw just how furious he was at the moment.

This also made them understand just how much he cared for this young Cheroni.

-Do you know who did this?

Iliana asked a bit fearfully, she had no idea how terrifying a human could be when he was truly angry.

-I do, Aelita told me, but if you want to know then you need to ask her when she is out of the tank.

With these words, he turned around and left the medical module.

He needed to cool down and the best way for that was a punching bag.

Andrew would prefer to unload his anger on those who hurt Aelita or on his stepsiblings, but for now, he would need to be satisfied with the punching bag.

While Andrew was tormenting the punching bag, both ladies were shocked at his reaction.

-What made him so angry?

Iliana asked when he left.

-I think he cares a lot about Aelita, and his species might have a strong defensive instinct about those they care about.

Lanarine, said, still shaken, from seeing Andrew this furious.

In her eyes, he was much more terrifying than when she had seen him fight the pirates previously.

-Also he had changed a lot since I last saw him, and I think that it might have something to do with his regeneration.

She added.

-Let's see.

The doctor said and pulled up Andrew's scans before and after the regeneration.

-What the hell is this?

She asked the moment she saw the data.

-What did you find?

Lan asked, seeing the shocked expression of the other woman.

-He was on the verge of death, and his injuries were even more serious than Aelita's, not to mention that he was poisoned with some kind of drug, and it started to affect his brain before he got the treatment.

Iliana explained, still looking at the scans in disbelief.

-More than that, the treatment also dealt with his psychological trauma.

-And that means, what?

Lanarine asked, not getting the full picture.

-That means, that the person he is right now is the real him, the one you met before was traumatized, so his whole personality could have changed once the trauma was resolved.

The doctor said, and then took a look at the parameters, of Aelita's treatment.

Shure enough, the psychological treatment was active and it added over 50 hours to the procedure, which meant that She was much more traumatized than the human.

Iliana sighed.

-The Aelita we will be getting back, might also not be the one we know.

She said, turning to Lanarine.