From: Bethany \ (mouse3of3_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Oct 12 2007 - 17:37:52 PDT
"Trekking"
Cont. from "89"
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Location: RESTIN II
Stardate: 2.71012.1142
Scene: Plains
Tam couldn't help looking behind her when she heard the transporter whine, although she knew she wouldn't be able to see Catherine through the trees, and Maverick's explanation didn't sooth her any. If it was a simple matter of getting him another commbadge and phaser, the PATRIOT could have beamed them down. Why send an officer up and back down again when a simple message on somebody else's combadge would have done?
As they marched out of the woods and onto the plain, her mind kept turning that question over. Why send an officer back? Especially one of the two that were trained for fighting, a skill that they would need if they ran into any natives; that fray the day before was more than enough to convince her of that. As time passed, she became concerned rather than perplexed, as Catherine should have caught up to them ages past if she was just beaming up and back down.
After a few hours, she and LaGrande were both breathing hard, and Darum was actually panting. Maverick looked back at the three of them as he walked, and she saw him pause for thought before saying, "Okay, let's stop here. We all need to get some water and rest, and it's getting hotter."
Tam breathed a heavy sigh of relief as they moved into the shadow of some larger rocks and set down their packs. She was hot, sticky, and more than ready for a break. She noticed that LaGrande didn't even bother finding a rock to sit on, instead just sagging down to a sitting position next to her pack. Maverick was the only one of them that didn't sit immediately. He stayed standing and looked behind them, presumably checking for Catherine. It was only after the rest of them were sitting and drinking that he joined them, and even then he kept looking backward.
Finally, she leaned over toward him, speaking softly to avoid the other two hearing (they were talking about something to do with the Iconian technology itself). "What else did you send her back for? If it was just another phaser she'd be back by now."
"She might have been requested to aid with something onboard." He met her eyes firmly, though he did blink when she responded.
"Then why didn't she contact one of us to let us know, instead of letting us wait like this?" She paused-- didn't let it go long enough for him to talk-- and continued, "You gave her another order."
This time his eyes flicked over to meet hers. "She should be able to join us soon, but we weren't sure."
Tam would have pursued it, but then her commbadge chirped, and LaGrande, as well as she and Maverick, jumped to attention. "Tam here."
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NRPG: So... What's going on onplanet? Anybody else have any ideas?
Bethany B.
Ensign Tam Niala
Counselor
USS PATRIOT
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