"Altering Course" Cmdr. Skyler Skyler was sitting in her chair when the shuttles comm went off. She just about jumped out of the seat, but managed to maintain her composure. She listened to the message from the captain. "Crew, once you have loaded, exit the ship and meet about one thousand yards off the front of the Avalon. We will then head as an envoy to Izar to get a ship to come back and get items from the Avalon. I would have called ahead for one to be sent but they have limited staffing there at the ship building facility. Make sure that once your shuttle or runabout is at the meeting point, that all your assignees are aboard. Ketchum out." Sighing she turned to Lyta, "Well, you heard the man. Take us to the meeting point one thousand yards off the front of the Avalon and get in line behind the Aeroshuttle." "Yes, Ma'am," responded Lyta. She altered their course to get to the meeting place. It meant doing a little backtracking but orders were orders. Skyler knew her passenger's were nervous about leaving the Avalon, but noticed some relax when they heard that they would be returning to get their personal effects. Skyler just hoped that the Avalon's orbit didn't decay and the ship fall into the atmosphere by the time they returned. That would be the icing on the cake. First to have to abandon ship and then to lose it altogether.