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completely normal.”
    She could see that he doubted it. A quick check below the sheet showed her what she had hoped. Each of her limbs now bore a silver line that indicated the reinforcement she had wanted. She tucked her sheet against her and raised her hands. Her arms were balanced.
    “Do you feel any different?”
    She grinned. “I feel balanced. Where is everybody? I thought that at least Nikolai would be here when I woke.”
    “He is off on a mission. There has been an incursion into our space, and the base is on minimal staffing.”
    Stitch sat up fully. “So, the entire base is evacuated?”
    “No. All the fighters are gone. The medical staff and administration are all that is left.”
    Stitch flicked him a glance. “Can I get a wrap or something?”
    “I have your uniform.”
    He turned and opened a cupboard next to her bed, bringing out her folded clothing and setting a pair of boots down on the floor next to the bed.
    “We will leave you alone to change.”
    She snorted and flipped the sheet away. “Right. Like this whole area isn’t crawling with cameras. I can see three of them from here.”
    She could see colour in his cheeks, but he turned his back anyway. She grabbed for the shirt with the shelf bra built in and adjusted her boobs when the knit fabric was on. Centuries of technology and they still couldn’t make a brassiere in a shirt that didn’t give her a uni-boob.
    She slipped her feet into her panties and pulled them up over her new racing stripes. She felt a little tired, but by the time she was dressed and her hair was up in a bun, she was all business.
    “Is there an ETA on the return of the troops?”
    Captain Blue looked at her and did a double take. “No. Not currently. They will signal the amount of wounded and estimated injuries when they are on their way back.”
    She could feel that he was looking at her change of appearance and bearing. “Captain, am I clear for duty?”
    “Uh, yes. All of your scans are good and your nanite communication is solid. While your physical capabilities are unknown, there is nothing to stop you from regaining your administrative duties.”
    She nodded. “Excellent. I will just get settled, and we will prepare to accept incoming wounded.”
    Blue frowned. “I beg your pardon?”
    “I am now the highest-ranking command officer on the base, and I want the wounded treated in the proper order.”
    Blue gave her a shocked look. “We tend them in order of their chance of survival.”
    She nodded. “And that is a good thing, but you also want to make sure that while one major surgery is occurring, the auto-repair unit is in action.”
    He scowled. “The men don’t like it.”
    “Then, it is a good thing I will be with them while the repairs are underway. I have familiarity with the unit. Not using it has crippled the base during the hours that could have had the majority of the survivors back on their feet.”
    “Are you saying that we shirked our duty? We have been here for years.”
    “And the number of cyborg virgins has dwindled. Save your skills for the full humans first and let the machines take care of the cyborgs.”
    She felt like an ass, but it was necessary. Having seen six men put ahead of Nikolai’s brother because they were sharing surgeons was stupid and dangerous. If they had the repair unit, they should be using it.
    Captain Blue scowled. “I am going to take this up with Captain Lukai.”
    “Feel free, in the meantime, have the labs and operating rooms prepped.”
    She turned and left him to take over the office. She had supplies to order and a communication link to take over. Just her average day at work.
     

Chapter Six
     
     
    The alert came through, and Stitch took a look at the report. She set up the operation schedule and activated two dozen sleeper pods; it was all they had.
    She grabbed her screen and headed to the medical bay. “We have incoming wounded.”
    Captain Blue looked up from the report he seemed absorbed