<USS Avalon> Engineers by Patrick McEntire & Li Vilya

 
 
Vilya was loathe to leave her  baby so soon but a job to do was a job to do 
now that she was able to.  Zachan, for so it seemed the nickname  had stuck 
already, was perfectly safe and sound with his father and grandfather  but she 
still hated leaving him.   
She bit her lip as she ran down  to Engineering.  Even as she ran,  she 
caught sight of the damage to the ship.  Prophets...and this was from only  
twenty? 
 I wonder if this was from  us or from them?  She skidded into  Main 
Engineering, her warm brown eyes darting about, searching, hoping Anna had  
gotten it 
wrong.  She didn't see him  anywhere yet there were repair teams running out 
of the door already.  If he wasn't there and she, herself had  been in Sick 
Bay, then...who?  Finally, she spotted a familiar blond. 
"Mac!"  she  cried as she ran over and practically grabbed his uniform front. 
 "Mac, tell me the truth.  Tell me Anna's wrong and that Josh is  already 
back with that shuttle."
 
Mac looked at her, weighing his answer carefully,though the  pain of their 
loss was evident in his hazel eyes. At long last, he shook his  head slightly 
and answered, "...he can't be gone...we'll find  him..."
 
"What do you mean gone?!"  she asked.  "He can't  be gone!  He has to hold 
his godson at his blessing.  He has to be  there for yours too."
 
Mac nodded shortly to her before calling out to another  engineer, "I need a 
report on those sensors...are we getting anything  yet?"
 
Vilya bit her lip.  Crying was not going to do a damned  thing to help.  
"Alright, Mac.  Where do you need me?  I've been  lying around doing nothing so 
I 
have no idea what's going  on."
 
His expression one of near desolation, he shrugged slightly.  "Got any ideas 
for sensor or scanner upgrades, now's the time to try  them...."
 
"Not a clue," Vilya muttered but she headed for a console  anyway.  "If 
repairs are well in hand, then I'll get right to  it."

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