17. First Aid

The sky was clear, and the island was bathed in the warm early morning sun, casting shadows on the numerous coconut trees lined along the beach. Calm blue sea gently lapped upon the unmarred white beach as seagulls hovered above the island, wailing loud cries to declare the start of a new day.

In a nearby hospital, doctors and nurses were scampering around, wheeling pieces of mangled flesh from room to room. Apparently, they were still sorting out which parts belong to whom from the accident approximately two hours back.

Ah-moe had arrived in several meaty chunks which made it difficult to tell each part from another. Ah-mo had his stubby neck broken in 3 places and had a nasty piece of log lodged in his mouth as he was apparently laughing at Ah-moe at the time of the accident. He was incomplete too, with gaping holes where flesh should be. Both Ah-moo and Ah-mui arrived visibly flattened and strangley contorted very much like Ah-mo, missing a limb or two. Ah-pui had arrived with the least amount of injuries, with her lower body twisted almost a hundred and eighty degrees.

Perhaps the strangest bit was that they were not bleeding at all. No signs of blood, of any colour and texture were oozing from the wounds.

Meanwhile, in one of the operating theatres...

"They're... not... not human... Are they?"

"Ahh... Yes... that I'm pretty sure of... Hmmm... " the doctor paused in mid sentence. "They do have humanoid form though, in their natural state, although a little shorter, more plump... "

"Ahh... Yes... Skin colour close to that of a Caucasian, slight purplish tinge... But hairless... Hmmm... Still... Wonder what's inside of them..." the doctor continued, adjusting his rimmed glasses on his horned nose.

"Urm... Sir... I don't... don't think... that's a good idea... It's... " the lady nurse in short white uniform stuttered, her knees visibly shaking.

"Oh don't worry! It'll be just a small cut... They'll regenerate in no time... Ahh... Yes... I know incision doesn't seem to work... As the rest have told me... Hmmm... So here I'm trying out this laser thingy..."

"IT'S MOVING!" the nurse had barely finished screaming when Ah-moe rose from the operating table.