The Spark of Life

“Get her in here now!” barked Stella as soon as the air filter gave the green light.

The door opened with a soft hiss. Boro had thrown Andrea’s arm over his shoulder and carried her swiftly to the infirmary.

“What happened?” Stella asked urgently as she followed behind.

“I just fell and scraped my leg as we were climbing down the crater.”

“Your suit was exposed!”

“I’m fine. It just hurts a lot.”

“You lost a lot of blood,” Boro noted.

“Yeah, I can tell. But I trust the doc.”