-Alice, sweetheart, may I hold it?
-Yes.
-It's beautiful. Sweetheart, how about I'll hold it safely and you stitch Serena up?
Alice's face became unsure. It was not the fact that she didn't trust Lancey. But she got her baby back after all that suffering. She couldn't risk losing it again, could she?
-FUCK THIS. SHE'S BLEEDING TO DEATH. Wanna be useless? Be my fucking guest. Sit there with your fake baby. Tell me how to sew her up.
-You need to suck her blood and stitch her in x crossing, every stitch one millimeter apart.
-What the fuck does that mean?
-Ugh, I'll do it. Wash your hands, Teddy. You're gonna hold my baby next to me. If something happens to it, I'll take care both of me and Serena. Am I fucking clear?
-Yes, ma'am.
"This is ridiculous" thought Simon. " I am the one saving them, I am the one who saved their lives and this is how they repay me? Because of what? Teddy was the one careless enough to not secure the knives! I did everything right". He scoffed making his way to the kitchen booze. Usually, he would take on the empty kitchen opportunity to have a snack, but today he only craved alcohol despite his hunger.
Getting a bottle of wine, he sat down on the kitchen floor.
-Why the hell is the floor wet?
After they started to run out of food, Teddy took charge and locked up the alcohol and seasoning. Who did he think he was to do that anyway? Simon scoffed. He did a great thing today. He saved the ship from imminent death. Yet everyone was too focused on Serena. They were harvesting the result of his planting!
-They should be grateful! I am the best fucking captain! Cheers to me!
-Choke on it!
-HENRY?
Simon looked around scared, but there was no sign of Henry.
-What the hell?
-I'm in your head, idiot!
-Huh, so that's why you're less sufferable than the real one was. Show a little respect if you're gonna live in my head rent-free, would ya?
-Like you showed me locking me there? Blaming me?
-I didn't even have time to blame you. They are all too preoccupied with Serena.
-Shouldn't you?
-Why should I?
-If she dies, only Alice remains. The food supply will get lower. Not to mention Alice will be the only nurse left. Who will help her give birth?
-She can manage.
-So you don't care?
-Can you leave? I wanna be mad in some peace.
-If she survives, Teddy will be the hero.
-So everyone will kiss his butt, while they all ignore me. It isn't news.
-What will you do if the girls won't want you planting anymore?
-What?
-Teddy is nicer and at least he pretends to give a shit.
-Should I just kill him?
-Use your brain, Simon, if you shoot him, they will kill you.
-So what am I supposed to do?
-Go there and help.
-I don't want to. It's disgusting.
-Roll your alee and be a man. You can win back their respect, maybe their love. A little sugarcoating and these suckers will eat from the palm of your hand.
-Hey, you're not stupid anymore!
Simon started laughing in the empty kitchen. With a single breath, he emptied half of the wine bottle before stumbling back to the infirmary.
In the infirmary, Alice completed sewing up Serena. Next to her, Teddy was holding the product of a mixture between humans and an alien worm with healing propriety. It sure was ugly. Instead of eyes, the two black orbs seemed almost like holes drilled so far back into the skull that the light couldn't reach. The tip of the fingers were covered in something similar to a large nail. It smelled rotten.
-Is she going to be ok? ask Lancey.
-She lost a lot of blood. There is also a risk of an infection since we ran low on antiseptics.
-Is she going to die?
-I hope not. I did all I could. I'm sorry.
-Should we move her to another bed? This one is full of blood.
-We shouldn't shake her. She's fighting enough as it is. The stitches could rip and she'll bleed inside to her death. It's not a pretty sight, believe me.
-I AM HERE TO HELP! yelled Simon happy barely standing on his feet.
-YOU DRANK MY WINE!
-It is not yours! The cabinet was opened anyway. It was your responsibility, Mister Goody Two Shoes.
-Ugh, just leave, Simon! said Lancey tired.
-I am here to save my precious crew mate Serena, said Simon coming closer.
-Don't you fucking dare come near her! threatened Teddy.
-We're already done, Simon, said Alice.
-She is staying in a pool of blood. It's unhigsh- unhidgej- It's unhygienic.
-If you move her, she might die, idiot!
-First of all, I'm your captain! Show me some respect you damn brat! Second, I am not that dumb to trip and fall and get her killed. I'll show you!
Teddy ran between Serena and Simon still holding the harvest.
-Don't you dare!
-I'm getting tired of your act, kid!
-Then bring it on, Grandpa!
-MY BABY! MY FUCKING BABY! yelled Alice.
-What baby? Oh, do you mean this thing? said Simon pointing towards it. That's some ugly baby, I am not gonna lie. Alice, he definitely got your genes, cuz I have never EVER been that ugly!
-Teddy, give me back my baby, whispered Alice with her voice cracking.
As Teddy moved her arms to give Alice the baby, Simon snatched it from his leg and began to dangle it in the air while laughing. Alice started screaming maniacally.
-Man, you are funny, Alice. Look at you. Don't worry, darling, I ain't greedy. We can share this one for dinner and at night, we can make another. I got that stamina, ya know?
Teddy lounged at Simon, trying to get Alice her baby, but before he could grab it, Simon threw it into the air. The mixture landed on Lancey's severed food.
As if awakening from his slumber, the harvest started to nibble on Lancey's wound tearing a part of his skin in the process. Lancey then snatched it, holding it by the back of his neck while the creature continued nibbling on his skin. He made a sound that resembled laughter while he was enjoying it.
-Alice?
-He's hungry. Maybe he's my kid after all, said Simon laughing.
-Alice, what did you feed your "baby" for a week? It wasn't milk, was it?
-I just… it wasn't a lot of blood. And he only ate a piece of skin. It regenerated. What pain can't a mother suffer for the sake of her child after all?
-Guys? said Lancey. I think this thing just got bigger.
-THROW IT ON THE FLOOR! If he eats all this blood, we're going to have Thanksgiving dinner tonight.
-We're so screwed!