22 "Wiggle your toes," requested the Doctor.
North did so, and the Doctor smiled. "They all moved," he continued,
"it's fine! Go back to sleep or do I have to give you another shot?"
23 "Not any more of THAT stuff!" objected North, "That's worse than
being drunk!"
24 The Doctor smiled and went back to his book. "What are you reading?"
North asked.
25 "I'm brushing up on hormone instability," said the Doctor, "I'm
trying to figure out why you have three times more male hormone
swimming around inside you than you should, and why your adrenaline
level is constantly high, and, super concentrated when you are excited.
It may take awhile, but I'll figure it out!"
26 "That," sighed North, "I don't doubt at all!" He closed his eyes and
found he WAS tired. He went back to sleep and smetime during that sleep
everything around him seemed to squeeze in on him and pull out at the
same time. He was blazing hot and he was freezing.
27 When his senses returned to normal he found himself waking up. The
med com was slowly turning him around so his feet touched the bottom,
and one side was lowering. The Doctor was standing there holding his clothes. North quickly got
dressed. "Doesn't that ever get any better?" he asked.
28 ''I must've done it thousands of times," the Doctor admitted, "it
never gets any better, you just get used to it, or you develop leap
syndrome, and it kills you. That reminds me, time to check the crew!"
29 "Permission to leave the sickbay," North requested.
30 "Permission granted," the Doctor agreed, "but try to avoid any
running for awhile?"
31 "Understood, Doctor, North replied, and walked briskly out the door.
In moments he was in the anti-gravity tube and gliding forward. Minutes
later he was on the command deck taking command, the Number Two
obviously glad to see him. "You look a lot better, sir," he commented.