<USS Avalon> "Leaving Izar"

"Leaving Izar"
Admiral Ketchum & Captain  Skyler
 
 
Sitting on the bridge, in  the center seat Skyler looked around her. Everyone 
was in place. Anxious to  resume their mission. She could feel the excitement 
in the air. Finally it was  time to get moving.
 
Tapping the console on  her arm rest, Skyler contacted Izar control. "Izar 
this is Captain Skyler of the  USS Avalon. We are seeking departure clearance."
 
"Avalon, this is Izar.  You are cleared to depart at your convenience. Have a 
safe journey and may the  wind always be behind your sails."
 
"Thank you Izar. It has  been a pleasure staying with you. Skyler out."
 
"Helm, begin departure  procedures. Once we are clear of the shipyards begin 
increasing speed to warp 3.  Once we are clear of the shipyard let's see what 
this new ship can  do."
 
Keith walked in from the  back of the bridge from his office.
 
Phillipa walked through  the open lift doors, when it stopped on the bridge, 
"Sorry, I am  late."
 
Keith surprised to see  Phillipa, he nodded to her, knowing that if she 
needed to talk, she would,  "Quite alright, Ms. Waterson, we haven't left yet."
 
"Engineering, this is  Captain Skyler. We will be leaving Izar momentarily 
and then we will begin  testing this vessel out. Please be advised to keep me 
posted of anything  unusual."
 
Looking over at Tactical  she saw James keeping an eye on his console. 
"Lieutenant, set a course for the  previous Avalon and send the coordinates to 
Helm. 
It is time to retrieve what we  left behind and say good-bye one final time."
 
"Skyler, what about that  distress call that we heard, any word on a 
location, and shouldn't we go to  retrieve that first?  I'm sure that would be 
the 
more prudent location  first, the Avalon-B has waited this long, another day or 
so won't  hurt."
 
Phillipa awaited the  exact location, but began the launch to leave 
space-dock, flying straight and  true out of the trusses.
 
Moving out of the center  seat and back into her own on the right, Skyler 
looked at Keith. "Welcome to the  bridge Sir. As for the distress call we are 
still trying to determine it's  location. I thought that we could pick it up on 
the way back to the Avalon-B. I  haven't forgotten about it. Lieutenant 
Henderson is working  to pin it  down. Once he has it, we will tractor the 
shuttle 
aboard and hope we find a live  person aboard."
 
Skyler wondered to  herself if she had made her first big mistake, proving 
she didn't deserve to be  a Captain or have command of her own ship.
 
"Sounds like a plan,  carry on, Ms. Waterson, lay in a course to the Avalon-B 
and engage", Keith sat  in his chair.

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