[Ben isn't given a chance to answer as security grabs Ben from behind. He yelps, his finger pulling the trigger but the phaser beam hits the ceiling harmlessly. Then Ben gets hypo'd and the world swims out of vision as he passes out in the man's grip.
The nurse checks him over, and will let Kirk know that he's dehydrated, malnurished, and his blood pressure is extremely high. And even unconscious, Ben still twitches like he's trapped in the same nightmare he had thought was real life]