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ship without any further issue.
    “They will sound an alarm before the jump engines trigger, and the unit will gas you when it senses the sound.”
    She nodded and sat with her hands tightly on the arms of the chair. Tension rippled through her, culminating with panic as lights and sound indicated the jump was imminent. She inhaled violently, and in three breaths, everything went a soft and gentle grey.
    Hands were touching her face, and as a stranger pulled open her lid, she yelped and slapped out.
    “Oh, thank the stars, Ms. Gwyn. You would not wake and Assessment Specialist Carolian was worried. I am Medic Laroik of the warship Neran Thak.”
    Naka croaked, “Pleased to meet you.”
    They were in the shuttle, but she was lying on a bunk instead of in the navigator seat.
    “You took in too much gas, and your heart stopped. By the time I got here, it had started again, but I am still wondering how.”
    Naka blinked at the other woman and her strange lavender skin. “It is just what happens when I pass out. It should be in my medical records. It can stop for up to twenty minutes, like it did when I was in an accident as a teen. I went under the water, but when they managed to lift me out, I started breathing again like nothing had happened.”
    The medic looked over her shoulder at Viiko. He frowned and shook his head.
    Naka sighed, “Apparently, it was another surprise that the Resicor did not want to share with the Alliance. Wonderful. If I didn’t think you knew, I would have warned you, but you have been telling me what is in my file this whole time, so I thought you had seen it.”
    Viiko scowled, “You should have mentioned it regardless.”
    “It isn’t something that one works into conversations like the ones we have had. It was a little out of bounds, and I was so panicked at the thought of the jump, a reminder slipped my mind.”
    He was going to speak but then he asked, “Did it happen the first time?”
    “No. I was awake for that. I am guessing that my heart only stops when my life is in danger. It hasn’t happened that often.” She sat up, and her suit sealed itself. Naka guessed that the medic had opened her suit to try to find the source of the difficulty.
    “Your breathing was too fast. You poisoned yourself.” The medic nodded as she checked the recordings from the finger clip and the small monitor device.
    “I didn’t intend to. What are the ramifications of this event?” She tried to put on her most adult mannerisms, but her embarrassment from being exposed while unconscious was very much with her.
    Medic Laroik shrugged, “Nothing. If this is not something new, then it is part of your biology, and we do not mess with natural biology.”
    Viiko smiled, “We are good to land then?”
    “Medically, she is now cleared. I will file the authorization, and you can be on your way. Happy journey and enjoy yourself.” Medic Laroik picked up her kit and nodded to them both before taking in a deep breath and entering the small airlock of the shuttle.
    The exterior door opened, and the medic disappeared.
    Curious, Naka got to her feet and ran to the lock, watching the exterior door close and the small figure of the medic disappear into a doorway far below.
    “Did she just jet out of here?”
    “Her kind can hold their breath for hours as well as maintain their body heat. They are recommended for treating folks when pressurizing the area or putting on an EVA suit would take too long.” Viiko was behind her, hovering with concern. “Are you sure you are all right?”
    “A little shaken but less disoriented than from the first jump. I will be fine when I get some ground under me. This flying in space feels weird.”
    “As you will. Please strap in, we will get clearance and resume our journey.”
    Not wanting to delay getting to a solid surface, she connected her harness and waited patiently while he called the traffic controller on the ship and got clearance for release.
    Viiko rapidly