<USS Avalon> "Back on the B"

 
"Back on the B"
Captain Skyler
 
    
As the shuttle approached the Avalon-B, Skyler  started to feel a tad 
nervous. She hadn't really planned on ever going back but  here she was. The 
shuttle 
was in a stationary orbit around the ship. She looked  at Tavi who had been 
sitting at the helm trying to learn how to fly it. She knew  that the girl had 
other things on her mind, like finding the things the engineer  had left behind 
and possibly finding his shuttle.
 
After making sure everything was secure Skyler  watched as Tavi, Miriam and 
Tery all donned their EVA suits. She knew Tery would  be working with Moreya as 
well as retrieving whatever she felt was important.  Part of her wanted to 
show Tery her old quarters, not that they were much to  look out. It was a part 
of her past.....a part she wanted to share with  Tery.
 
Once they were ready, Skyler beamed the three of  them to their destinations. 
Tery to engineering. Tavi and Miriam to the library.  Skyler then donned her 
own suit and beamed herself to the bridge. She felt  herself rematerialize, a 
feeling she never quite got used to.  The  night-shift lights were on, and 
some of the consoles lit with  lazy blinkings, since the security team had 
gotten 
minimal auxiliary  power going.  Looking around the bridge memories started 
to flood her mind.  She saw it the way it used to be. Busy with action, people 
doing what they were  trained to do. Off to the side of the bridge was her 
office.
 
Turning and walking toward it wasn't easy to walk  in the EVA suit but slowly 
she made her way to her office. She entered her  office stopping just inside 
the door. Looking around she remembered  conversations she had with different 
people. Especially Lissi. God how she  missed her. She was the one person she 
had been closest to while on the B.  Thinking of Lissi brought back memories 
of when they had first met. That was one  mission she would not soon forget.
 
Moving further into her office she noticed that  it was actually quite 
barren. There weren't any personal effects or anything to  let anyone know that 
she 
had even occupied the office. She made her way over to  the desk and activated 
the computer. She intended to delete all files that might  contain sensitive 
information. As she went through the files she found that  someone had already 
deleted them. Hopefully it was Captain Phillips and not the  scavengers that 
had been aboard. Turning around in the chair she looked around  and noticed 
that there wasn't anything there worth taking. Closing her eyes she  thought of 
all the times she had sat in that same chair wondering what the next  mission 
was going to bring.
 
Standing she took one last look around and then  left her office and found 
the nearest jefferies tube that would lead her to her  old quarter's. After 
climbing what seemed a thousand and one steps she finally  reached the deck in 
question. Walking down the hall she reached her old  quarters. Hesitating 
outside 
she tried to remember everything that had taken  place in those quarter's. 
Her many talks with Georgia. Talking to Miranda and  realizing they were indeed 
sisters. Of all the places on the ship this room  probably held the most 
memories for her. Good and bad they were all apart of  her. Made her what she 
was 
today. Although she had to admit to herself that  nothing in that room or any 
other room on this ship had prepared her to  become a parent. Yet here she was 
becoming one.
 
With the lights on minimal power the room had an  eerie feel about it. 
Looking around Skyler didn't see anything she really needed  to take back with 
her. 
All her memories were in her head. The physical items had  been hurriedly 
taken when she abandoned ship. The one thing she was going to  miss the most 
about 
these quarters was the holographic aspect to them. She had  been able to 
change the room to fit whatever mood she was in. She had yet to  discover if 
the 
Avalon C had these capabilities. Taking one last look around she  decided that 
there was nothing left for her there. Instead she decided she would  make her 
way to Georgia's quarter's and pick up whatever the woman had left  behind. 
However knowing Georgia she probably hadn't left anything  behind.
 
Leaving her quarter's Skyler made her way to  Georgia's. Walking along the 
halls with the emergency lighting on was different.  At least the marines had 
been able to restore some power. Reaching Georgia's  quarter's Skyler forced 
the 
doors open and walked in. Her first instinct was to  call out to her friend 
but she stopped herself from doing that. Georgia was at  Starfleet Medical 
working on her medical degree. As she walked into the room she  swore she could 
almost smell one of Georgia's pecan pies. Sitting down on the  couch, awkward 
as 
it was, Skyler let the memories envelop her. Memories of her  time with 
Georgia. It seemed like they were always inseparable yet here they  were doing 
their own separate things. Hopefully they would be reunited sooner  than later.


 
Not wanting  to linger any longer than needed Skyler moved from Georgia's 
quarter's and made  her way back to the bridge. She wanted to check the 
computers 
as well as make  sure the Admiral had left nothing behind. Knowing him he had 
everything on voice  activation. Hopefully she would be able to override his  
commands.
 
Standing on  the bridge, with the emergency lighting made everything seem 
ominous. It was  also strangely comforting. She moved to the center chair and 
sat 
down. Even with  the EVA suit on, the chair held a special feeling. Looking 
out the darkened view  screen made her wonder what the Avalon C looked like 
from this prospective. Oh  well she couldn't have everything. As she sat there 
she wondered what Tavi and  Miriam were up to. Knowing Tavi, she was finding 
what the engineer had left  behind. She had no idea why she was so intrigued by 
the engineer but if it made  her happy Skyler was all for it.
 
TBC






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