That same shortage was one reason her latest patient was still on board. Wesley Crusher hated Captain Picard and Commander Troi because of what they did to his mother. They would rather have disposed of him as well, but the war made someone with his talents indispensable. Right now Selar was treating him for injuries suffered in the latest battle with Alliance ships. "Why did Spock do what he did?" Ensign Crusher asked as Selar was treating him. "Do you know if they can duplicate what happened with the transporter?" Wesley asked. "Your parents were rebels, weren't they?"