<USS Avalon> "Leaving DS9" Commander Skyler

"Leaving DS9"
Commander Skyler

Skyler sat in her office going  over the night spent with Georgia and
Melanie. It had been the first time she  had actually felt like she had her
family back. Now if the rest of her life  would straighten out then she
would be happy.

She looked at the time  and stood, pulling on her uniform to make sure all
was in place and walked  from her office across the bridge to her chair.
Lyta was at helm and James  was at Tactical. The ship was still docked at
DS9 but that was about to soon  change.

Pressing the comm button on her chair she took a calming breath  and spoke,
"Attention all Avalon Crew. This Cmdr Skyler, we will be leaving  DS9 in
approximately 15 minutes. Please make sure you are aboard and at  your
posts."

"Lyta, check with the station master and make sure all  Avalon crew are off
the station, then check to make sure they are on the  ship."

Sitting back, Skyler looked around her and wondered what the next  mission
would bring. Where was Starfleet sending them now? She and the rest  of the
crew would find out soon enough.

"Commander, the station  reports that all crew are no longer on the station,
scans show the crew to be  present on Avalon."

"Good, now prepare for disembarking. Once you have  clearance from the
station begin to disembark."

Skyler was deep in  thought when a voice broke her concentration.
"Commander, we have received  clearance from the station."

"Good, commence disembarking. Once we have  cleared the station start at
impulse then proceed to warp 4."

"USS  Avalon, this is the station master. You are cleared to disembark at
your  leisure. Safe trip and may the wind be behind your sails."

"Thank You  DS9."

Skyler called Keith. "Captain we are about to begin  disembarking
procedures. Just wanted to let you know."

Keith looked up  from his desk, "Thank you, Commander, I'll be up shortly."

Getting up  Skyler walked over and stood behind Lyta. "Disengage the docking
clamps and  take us out slow and steady."

"Docking clamps disengaged, moving away  from the station. Will proceed to
warp 4 on your command."

Skyler  liked standing behind the helm and watching as the ship went into
warp. It  always amazed her of the advancements they had made in technology.

Lyta  turned and looked at Skyler, "Cmdr. we have cleared the  station."

"Commence warp 4, heading 368.97 mark 5."

"Yes Ma'am.  Commencing warp 4, heading 368.97 mark 5."

Skyler watched as the ship  started to move through space and suddenly moved
through the tunnel of light  created by going to warp. They were on their
next mission, whatever that was.  Returning to her chair she sat and waited.
For what she didn't know. There  was always tension and suspense in the air
as a new mission was  undertaken.

Only time would  tell.

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Out in the distance a lone ship with a lone pilot was lost. It was her  first 
trip into space and she was stranded. She had hoped to bring a great pride  
to her people. She would be the first from R'ish'tka to achieve warp flight. It 
 was to be a momentous occasion, instead she was stranded far from her  
homeworld.
 
She had sent out the automated distress signal, so now it was a matter of  
time. Time that she really didn't have a great deal of. Her people had never  
been in space, other than sub-atmospheric flights. This was the first warp  
flight. A flight that had not lasted very long, but because it hadn't happened  
as 
planned, she was marooned. Her only hope was a passing ship or that somewhere 
 in the vastness of space someone would pick up her  signal.

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