<USS Avalon> Demons in the Darkness

Josh stepped out of the shower, dressed quickly, then waited, pacing silently 
in the darkness as he watched her sleep, checking the chronometer every so 
often, awaiting the moment his 72 hour exile from the one place he felt whole 
was finally over. 41 more minutes, he thought. 41 more minutes until he could 
return to engineering and drown out the demons that chased him with the purity 
and logic that defined who he'd become since leaving the hell he'd known, the 
hell that haunted him well beyond his dreams now, following him deep into his 
waking moments as well, carrying with it the name of someone he couldn't help 
but feel he should know, though how and why still eluded him. 
 
Daniel Murgo...
 
Danny....
 
He could still hear the faintest echoes of the scream resounding in his head, 
the voice sounding painfully frightened and terribly familiar. He shuddered as 
if suddenly chilled and checked the time again. 39 minutes. He sighed, then 
headed out the door, making his way for the holodeck again, the new imperative 
inexplicably taking equal importance alongside the old one. Maybe he could get 
a little farther before work this time. Maybe this time he'd find the way to 
free them...
 
Maybe this time, he'd find Daniel...


                
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