The medical dispenser

"This one? sure, i can take it to her. Lets go" Ellaya picked up the metallic spherical object. It wasn't nearly as heavy as she expected, but then few of these space men magic items really were. As her attention focused on the object, so did the alien runes that filled her vision. They kept shifting, lines forming different geometric forms, some of them shifting colors to a dark red.

"What is happening here Emi? There is something strange my 'Visor' " The spirit appeared equally perplexed, reading the markings.

"There are some strange elements in her medicine. It seems heavily laden with _tetrahydrocannabinol..._I am sorry, that is a ****. It causes people to feel less pain and see things. Maybe private Sakamata did it to herself, but it sounds highly unlikely."

"... where are the other' belongings?" Ellaya asked and began to turn around, but a different odor began to fill the air. It was a delicious smell, like thunderstorms, but as she felt her hair stand her survival instincts kicked in, she sprint, picked her bow and quiver up on her way and jumped out of the vehicle as a large ball of static electricity filled the place.

"Ellaya, take cover!" There wasnt anywhere to 'take cover', so the elf simply tumbled forward and laid flat on the ground as a second explosion, this time of fire and flying shrapnel rocked the forest. She didnt escape a couple of shallow cuts, but considering the **** and the timing it was a miracle that she was otherwise unharmed.

Ellaya began to laugh, thrilled to be alive. "We survived, Emi... thank you for the warning"

"You are welcome. >Database missing<. Is it normal for your species to find humor in near **** experience?"

"No, I guess not. But don't take us High Elves too lightly, we are an ancient and wise race." She felt like adding a little bravado at the end, but Emi appeared to have lost the irony. "So it seems. Are we going to pursue my missing crew now?"

"Yes. I came from the left, and didn't see any signs of a war crew capable of attacking you... so we only have three directions to go. Do you have any way of locating them?"

"No. This backup copy only has access to stored data and local computational power. I am at about a hundredth of the version you met at the ADL3-V."

"Don't worry, I got it..." The explosion did cause a ruckus around the vehicle, but not enough that the tracks of a score strong orc raiding party, accompanied by either a troll or an ogre, couldn't be found. Furthermore there were signs of Worgs, which would make surprising this party considerably harder.

"There is a traitor among your group, isnt there? Also please dim these lights, if you can" Ellaya kept her voice low, even if she figured the Orcs had several hours head start. "That trap was made by someone that knows your magic"

"A logical conclusion, I can replay the footage that I have, but all three of them appear wounded. " A small part of her sight field becomes occupied with a circular image, it shows the three space warriors, all dressed in their armor, being tossed about as the vehicle turns. There are screams and confusion, as the point of view is equally thrown around. As one wall is ripped open the image turns grey and stops.

"Incidentally ... as you are helping Ithaca protocol demands I inform you I recorded your attire mishap for later distribution. Do I have your consent?"