From: V. Rahul Chandra (vrccan_at_gmail.com)
Date: Tue Apr 17 2007 - 17:51:17 PDT
======== “Premonitions” Con’t from Erik/Naomi’s “A Tale of Two Runabouts” ======== Location: USS PATRIOT Stardate: 2422 [2.7] 0417.2006 Scene: Marine Deck Daniel was standing at one of the large windows and staring out into the nebula moodily. He was irritated at the current situation and was even more irritated because he knew that there was nothing he could really do about it. For all he knew Catherine and Ben could already be dead. His mind drifted back to the nightmare he just had back on EARTH and the irrational part of his mind began to wonder if the nightmare was actually a premonition. Then, he shook his head. No, even if it was, the setting was totally different. It was in a cave somewhere, not in a nebula in the middle of nowhere. It didn’t make much sense that the nightmare would be a premonition, because this situation was completely different. Besides, they were all Starfleet officers; danger came with the territory. “Excuse me sir,” Daniel’s thought processes were snapped by the voice of one of the other marines. “I have the battle readiness report here for you.” “Thank you Private,” Daniel said, taking the report and scanning it over quickly. “This seems to be in order. So the teams are ready to move should a boarding action be required?” “Yes sir,” the Private nodded. “Very well,” Daniel said, handing the report back to the Private. “The troops should maintain battle readiness at all times just in case their services are required. I don’t know for a fact that they will be used, but we need to be ready to move if the situation arises. You understand?” “Yes sir,” the Private nodded and saluted. “Good,” Daniel said with a nod of his head. “Dismissed.” He watched the Private scamper off before turning and looking out the window again. He shook his head, wondering if things were ever going to be easy for him. “How ya holding up doc?” Daniel looked over to spot Morris coming up beside him. Daniel shrugged. “I’m about the same as I was when I heard the news,” he said. “Nothing much has changed.” Morris came to a stop beside Daniel, looking out at the nebula himself. “Yeah,” he agreed. “I guess nothing much has changed.” “I gather they’ve both gotten out of worse scraps then this before,” Daniel said suddenly. “So I don’t think this search is futile.” Morris sensed that something more was coming from his immediate superior and because of that said nothing, waiting for him to continue. “I’m sure we’ll find them,” Daniel added, not sure whether he was trying to convince Morris or himself. “And if we don’t…” his voice trailed off, and he sighed as he looked out at the nebula. “And if we don’t?” Morris prompted after a few minutes of silence had ticked by. Daniel shrugged, a hint of his tightly contained worry and grief coming out in the action. “I don’t know,” he said. “But we will, so it doesn’t matter anyway.” ======== NRPG: Just moving things along ======== ========== V. Rahul Chandra <vrccan_at_gmail.com> Playing... Lieutenant Commander Jeffrey Gorman, MD Chief Medical Officer/2nd Officer GATEWAY STATION, GS-2 & Major Daniel Clarkson, MD Executive Officer - Marine Contingent USS PATRIOT, NCC 5781-A & Lieutenant Sevlock Junior ACT Instructor Starfleet Academy, EARTH -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: 17/04/2007 4:43 AM From HyperNews_at_youth.net
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