She Gave One Sick Cub Medicine, Others Started Coughing Dramatically | HFY | Sci Fi Story

She Gave One Sick Cub Medicine, Others Started Coughing Dramatically | HFY | Sci Fi Story

The medical bay was supposed to be quiet. Inventory. Checklists. Boredom.

Instead, Human medic Octavia walked in on:

One Kharvari apex predator cub with a seriously infected leg

A panicking officer insisting they needed six committees before treatment

And a “do not touch the cubs or get spaced” law she politely ignored

Octavia does what humans do best: she fixes the problem first and argues with protocol later. One antibiotic gel. One neat purple bandage. One now-comfortable cub.

And then the real chaos starts.

Every other cub in the nursery:

Begins coughing, wheezing, and limping dramatically

Develops “sudden” symptoms the moment the human looks away

Escalates into full Sympathy Syndrome—pack-wide mimic sickness for attention

In minutes, the medical bay is full of:

Thirteen apex predator cubs demanding checkups and medicine

Screaming, fake sneezing, and theatrical tail injuries

A looming diplomatic disaster as their terrifying parents return from patrol

When the parents arrive spoiling for blood, they find something impossible:

The human who broke the law

Their cubs forming a protective circle around her

And one tiny cub who legally and culturally claims Octavia as their guardian

Now Octavia must:

Survive a traditional Kharvari “competency trial” in a predator habitat dome

Handle thirteen glowing-eyed apex predator cubs during their active cycle

Accidentally rewrite the station’s entire approach to childcare, medicine, and pack bonding

💥 This HFY story has:

Dramatically sick cubs who definitely are not sick

Humans vs. bureaucracy vs. common sense

Apex predator parenting, pack culture, and legal guardian bonds

Heartwarming cross-species family vibes, belly rubs, and medical theater

A human medic who wins an entire species with bandages, games, and stubborn kindness

If you love HFY, “humans are terrifying caregivers,” apex predator cub chaos, and humans breaking protocol to do the right thing, you’re in the right place.

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