Chapter 40: Ishir

“What about her health, Doc,” I ask, needing to know if there is anything we can actually do for this girl.

He takes a last look at Nova's DNA, probably trying to figure out how he’s going to fix this mess, before turning back and coming over to the massive amount of equipment he has. He takes some more blood and puts it into new tubes and then into something that begins spinning fast.

Then he starts pulling up information with numbers and letters that start scrolling in rapid succession on the screen that he’s looking at.

“Flash it up on the big screen, Everett,” Kaylani says, and with a push of a button, what Doc is looking at is on display for Kaylani and I to see.

“Dehydration, malnourishment, low red blood count, high white blood count,” Kaylani sighs as she reads the information that is scrolling on the screen.

“None of that sounds good,” I say.

“No, she’s either too low or too high in nearly every point of her blood work,” Everett confirms.

“What can we do?” I ask.

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