After safety officer Alara and helmsman Gordon learned the truth from Annie, they immediately rushed to the bridge to find second officer Bortus and Isaac the robot. They discussed the matter with them and explained what had happened.
Afterward, under second officer Bortus's orders, they went straight to the medical bay and took control of Chief Medical Officer Claire and the gelatinous blob Yaphit, who had both been acting increasingly strangely. Ignoring their protests, they locked them together in an isolation ward.
Then, with Isaac and the other doctors in the medical bay doing everything they could to help, they used the best medical equipment available and successfully extracted a strange pheromone from the pair. It was unique to the blue-skinned Drull and seemed capable of affecting people's neurons.
After that, things became simple.
Since Captain Ed of the Orville and First Officer Kelly had both lost their minds and could no longer carry out their duties as commanders, Second Officer Bortus decisively ordered that they and the instigator, Drull, be locked up. He also ordered the medical team to resolve the problem as quickly as possible and find a way to free the captain, first officer, chief medical officer, and gelatinous blob engineer from their twisted love-hate relationships!
Bortus had no choice but to do it!
For the past few days, Captain Ed and First Officer Kelly had been entangled with the blue-skinned Drull in a bizarre love triangle. They had not only neglected their command duties aboard the ship, but had also failed to hold any meaningful discussions or negotiations with the Navarians and the Bridians' representatives. As a result, the two sides' representatives were growing increasingly impatient.
Over the past two days, they had nearly come to blows aboard the Orville several times. They had even started