Where in Space-Time is Kaylana Cornette?

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Soon they came for Hawk; two huge goons dragged Hawk off to another room. Inside this room Hawk saw a Klingon and Orion each with an angry Klingon jackal mastiff in tow. Hawk was forced into the center of the room where his wrists were bound together and a hook from above was lowered so he could be hung like a piece of meat in a smoke house. A bright light shined down on Hawk which created shadows in the room’s extremities. Hawk could sense the presence of others just beyond the light but he had to concentrate on communicating with the two jackals.

Hawk, as a Falconian has the ability to talk to animals in a manor of speaking. Hawk could in some case even see through the eyes of another animal if his link to that animal was strong enough. He was able to place certain behavior suggestions in the creatures mind and control their actions to a limited effect.

Hawk thought that if he could establish a connection to these animals and survive the first round of torture treatment, he might be able to use them to affect an escape for himself and Kay. Hawk believed he could transfer the mind drain from himself to one of the jackals if and only if he could establish a connection.

It seemed that they decided to start Hawk’s treatment with a beating, like a piñata at a child’s party. The head Orion believed that pain and draining his strength might make him more receptive to the mind drain. The Orion had a strong hatred for the Falconian race for some deep dark reason.

The green hulk turned toward Hawk with an evil smile and said, “I am going to enjoy this birdman.”

[lizjaneway]

Liz and Mike had been scaling the mountain for a good portion of the day. She knew this mountain had several ledges, and they would be resting soon enough.

Once they reached the first ledge, Liz looked up spying the next one as a mere speck. She sat down and closed her eyes for a moment. What she didn't expect was a kiss from Mike.

They ate lunch on the ledge before deciding it was time again to ascend. They started again the packs weighing a little more now than before since they were both still a bit tired. Neither let that stop them.

About halfway through this part of the climb, Liz reached for a handhold only to have it come loose on her. The foothold was good, and she searched for another handhold. She discovered none, and was about to change her path when the rocks came loose under her feet!

[Michael Aarons]

Liz was losing her grip and her battle with gravity. She began to slip and called out to Michael. He quickly let go of his hold skidding down the face toward her ever keep a hold out to any grip he could manage. He reached her and put forth his hand pressing hard against her pinning her to the side of the mountain preventing any further slippage. The pressure being exhibited upon her was uncomfortable to say the least but with an alternative of going splat, it was bearable. He pitted every bit of strength into holding her in place until she could get new footing and gain a hold on the mountain face.

Liz reached out and embraced Michael's arm. She pulled herself up and climbed up him in an attempt to make a new path up the mountain. They were now safely on their way up the side. Michael maintained proximity to her case she needed him again. They made it to their goal and understandably stopped.

"You seem to have a knack for playing the 'Damsel-in-Distress'."

[Tag]

[lizjaneway]

"Ah, so you noticed," she said teasing him. She didn't like having to be rescued, but was glad when it happened it was by him. She knew this climb might take forever, and she wanted to get done with it before they turned old. It would take two years to climb up, over, and back down the mountains there. She remembered what the lady said when she wandered through the ship about a passage through the mountains after a weary climb.

Not wanting to move again for awhile, they just left their belongings around for awhile just outside a cave. Things were looking good, and after dinner she wandered over to where he was sitting by the warm fire. At the altitude they were at it was very cold, and she knew the little wood there was wouldn't keep a fire for long. She sat down next to him and put her head on his shoulder knowing they would need all the help they could get.

"We should have brought more wood," Liz said.

The next day after an okay night, they got ready to leave again. She noticed he looked up and chuckled. He then looked at her.

"What is so funny?" Mike asked.

"We aren't going up, the cave will take us through the mountains," Liz explained. After a long day in the mountains, they arrived at almost dusk at a ranch.

The next day Liz mounted a horse and took off hoping Mike would come and find her when he finally awoke.

[leodenart]

OOC well, it seem that some of post while other like to play around, thats ok with me.
IC
Leo rubbed his eyes, after looking at the phaser residue again, making absolutely sure that he hadnt missed anything. Finally decideding that he didnt miss anything, he turned away and went to find Commander Greenwood. Shortly thereafter he found Nik in engineering with the new CEO. "Commander, i havent found anything else on the phaser residue, is there something you would like me to help with?"

<tag Nik>

OOC this thread doesnt seem to be moving much......

[Michael Aarons]

Waking alone once more, Michael got dressed and went outside. The doctor was nowhere to be found and well he just didn't like that. Gathered at the stables the horses watched as Aarons paced and sunk into his own rendition of General Patton while they wondered what was up with the idiot talking to himself.

"We are faced with a crisis. A woman whom I care about, and who knows where the hell we're at, has gone off somewhere and frankly I just don't like it. Now I'm asking you to grow up a bit soon but such is life. Remember today you aren't going out as ponies but coming back as men... men ponies. Remember when you look back on this day that you were helping me look good for a chick not dropping a deuce in a field." He mounted his choice. "Go..." "Go. Move damn you!"

Michael held on desperately to his ride as it stampeded through the landscape. Apparently smacking a horse's butt was a trick only for equestrians (skilled ones ). The horse galloped along and Michael wasn't liking the experience one bit. He lost control and was thrown from his mount tumbling along the ground most discomfortingly. As he lay there aching from the fall, he was rudely awakened by the attention of a horse.

"Go away." He shooed it away but it kept coming back. He looked up to see sitting on that horse was a very lovely lady. "I can fly a Galaxy and Sovereign class starship through tactical maneuvers and yet a four legged animal makes me look like an [word deleted]."

"Actually gravity and the ground seemed to have done that. The horse just helped."

"Spare me the jokes will ya'? I'm not in the mood." She laughed. He climbed up with her and held on as they cantered off.

[Kaylana Cornette]

Prying with as much force as she dared, she jabbed the stylus into the door’s control pad. For the umpteenth time, it slipped, this time gouging the palm of her hand. She resisted the urge to curse and fling the stylus across the room. It had taken her hours to find something suitable for prying and she would be foolish to lose it, however inefficient a tool it was proving to be. She wiped her clammy palms on her gown, leaving a smear of blood from the wound on her hand. She was sweating profusely and nauseous, yet she willed herself to concentrate again on opening the door. As she went back to work, she heard distant footsteps approaching on the other side. With as much deftness as she could muster in her weakened state, she sprung away from the opening, attempting to strike a casual pose as the two hulking masses from earlier burst in. Between them, they were dragging a limp figure, his feathery head signaling her it was her cellmate from earlier. Instinctively, she moved to help him only to be smacked away by a massive backhand from the Orion guard. She tumbled like a rag doll into the corner of the room and watched helplessly as they dumped the poor creature to the floor and kicked him repeatedly, laughing as he cringed and screeched with pain. Finally, they grew tired of their cruel game and left.

The feathered man lay so still that she was afraid he was dead. Although she didn’t know him, she felt compassion for him. At the very least, he was in the same predicament as she and therefore, she reasoned, he wasn’t her enemy. She slowly moved toward his crumpled body and brushed the silvery feathers away from his face. She grimaced as she saw the bruising and swelling. One eye was completely swelled shut and the other eye already showing a purplish ring. His nose appeared broken as well. Not knowing what else to do, she cradled his head in her lap and placed her cool, clammy hand on his forehead.

[lizjaneway]

"If I wanted to joke I would have said something better than explaining gravity to you," she said before he mounted up. She thought of things to say that would be a joke, but she didn't share them as she smiled.

She kept the horse at an easy gallop and realized something. "You know, this makes us even. I can't do anything too good with water and you are great, but you aren't good with horses. We make a good pair. Whatever I can't seem to do, you have it down pat," Liz said as she headed toward the exact spot she had picked.

Once they arrived, she let him dismount first. She tied the horse to a tree, but kept it loose enough so it could graze. She then walked over to a blanket spread out on the grass with a picnic basket on the left corner.

"Are you going to just stand there? Not that the food will get cold," she said and sat down. She noticed he came over sitting next to her. They ate, then she sat looking at him. He moved over and put his head on her lap staring up at her.

"I could teach you how to ride, if you want," she offered.
"And move from this spot? I don't think so," he said making her chuckle.
"I didn't realize I was that comfortable," Liz said and realized someone was coming. She greeted them when the boy came up on the horse Mike had been riding. Liz explained trying to make it appear better than what she had discovered when he fell of his horse.

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Hawk came too with his head nestled comfortably in Kay’s lap. He could feel her compassionate touch on his throbbing face. Hawk was unable to speak or see at this point and barely able to move but, he knew it was the Captain. Hawk was not sure why he could still remember who he was or what happened during his time on the mind-shifter device but he was glad to still have his marbles intact.

Suddenly Hawk jolted, when from out of his darkness he could see large green figures moving about. Hawks first thought was that his captors had returned for him again. He soon came to realize that it was not his eyes he was seeing through but rather one of the Klingon Jackals. His mind link had worked and he was in control! Hawk was troubled though by the ease at which he was able to control this creature. Most trained animals that Hawk had ever encountered normally possessed more will power to resist his suggestions. This one did not and in fact seem to respond to Hawk like he was the trainer. This lead Hawk to believe that somehow the mind link had transferred the mind-shifter drain to the jackal’s mind and not Hawk’s mind.

The other jackal, which there were two, was another story as Hawk found out when he tried to switch to it and get another view of the room they were in. This one fought against Hawk’s suggestions but seemed to respond to its companion jackal when Hawk used it to insight cooperation.

Hawk learned from the jackals eyes that they were on the bridge of a ship and many light-years from the Majesty’s last know position. He also learned that he had maybe 48 hours to get the Captain out of harms way. Hawk began to work on both jackals’ mind to learn all he could about where he was and how he could get the Captain out and to some place safe until TEG found a way to find them.

For now, Hawk must spend sometime to heal himself if he can.

[Deleted]

TEG got to the bridge to find Nik, Denart, and Kel working on narrowing the scanning field so they could more accurately track the impulse wake, and later the warp field disruptions. Gaz was sitting in the command chair awaiting TEG to relieve him.

"Commander Gaz, I relieve you."

"I stand relieved." replied Gaz has he moved over to the science station where the others were working.

"Mr. Greenwood if you'd kindly take your station. Mr. Gaz and Mr. Kel would you like to take CONN and OPS please, Mr. Denart Tactical. Contact Station Ops and request permission to depart."

Denart made the request, "Permission to depart granted. Doors open in 60 seconds."

"Mr. Kel plot us a course following the data relayed from Mr. Greenwood's station. Mr. Gaz, maximum speed possible to prevent sensor errors."

Nik responded, "That will be warp 7 Commander."

Jamey responded, "Aye, warp 7."

"Mr. Kel, take us out, one quarter impulse... Mr. Gaz, increase to warp 7 once we are safely away from starbase traffic. Let's get our friends back... Engage."

[dytonkel]

The past hour was such a blur, Kel barely had time to think about what was going on. He was working on instinct, reflex and a little luck. The pace was much different to his last post - the USS Adelaide - a patrol ship on the far side of Federation space which saw little action.

After securing most of the ships primary systems, Kel followed Gaz and Greenwood to the bridge. After working with them to develop a way to track down their missing crew - including the Captain - Commander TEG had assigned him to Ops.

Kel had only a moment to familiarise himself with the controls. He knew the standard Ops layout quite well and was a qualified starship pilot but had never flown anything the size of the Majesty before. He contemplated asking Gaz to take them out, but he seemed busy at the Conn across from him. Kel looked up at the viewer that loomed ahead. The inner workings of the starbase were alive with activity.

Kel swallowed his anxiety and begun entering commands into his console. He tied the navigation system in with the station's docking and departure computer and begun authorising proposed exit manouvers.

The ship shuddered slightly. "Docking clamps released. Port and starboard thrusters to station keeping." The elegent ship released from its port and slowly begun to come about towards the large spacedock doors that were almost completely open revealing the starscape beyond.

"Mr. Kel, take us out, one quarter impulse... Mr. Gaz, increase to warp 7 once we are safely away from starbase traffic. Let's get our friends back... Engage." TEG spoke with confidence and a sense of determination. Clearly the crew of this ship were close, and the absence of the Captain could be felt even by a stranger like Kel.

"Aye sir, one quarter ahead." The Majesty cleared the space doors and streamed effortlessly past several transport ships and a runabout. Kel transferred his projected course to the Conn based on the sensor information provided by Greenwood. "We're clear. Transferring navigation to the helm - Belicose departure protocols finalised." He nodded to Gaz.

After ensuring they were on the right course and confirming sensor details, Kel spun around from his station to face the command chair. "Commander, I'd like to get down to Engineering to try and stabalise more of our secondary systems. Our primary computer core is still infected - the virus is contained but not eliminated."

[Deleted]

"Commander, I'd like to get down to Engineering to try and stabalise more of our secondary systems. Our primary computer core is still infected - the virus is contained but not eliminated."

"Very well." TEG motioned to a Lt. who just came out of the turbolift. "Lieutenant, take over at OPS. What is our status Nik?"

<Nik>

[dytonkel]

Having been replaced on the bridge, Kel made his way to Engineering. After asking for directions a few times he finally made it. Stepping through the blast doors on deck 16, he was impressed by the size and open plan of the space. The ambient glow of the core caught his attention immediately and he was drawn to it like a moth to light. He stood before it, staring up at it while he gripped the perimeter rail. He wanted to take it apart.

"Can I help you?" Inquired a female Vulcan. Her brow raised.

"Ensign Kel," he smiled. "I've been assigned to Engineering. Who is in charge down here?"

"I am Ensign Loka, Acting Chief of Engineering. We haven't had a Chief for several months. I was advised a replacement was en route but with the recent troubles with the Captain..."

"Right." Kel nodded. "Well Commander TEG has asked me to help where I can. We're looking for the missing crew, but it's not making it any easier having half the secondary systems offline."

Loka spun around and approached the main console overlooking the core.

"Since you and Commander Gaz secured primary functions in a sub-processor, I believe we can begin purging the primary processors one at a time and gradually restoring secondary systems."

"Let's do it." Kel sat at the console beside Loka and begun entering commands.

=/\= "Engineering to Bridge. I believe we can have most secondary systems back online in less than an hour."

[Deleted]

Lieutenant Falco came from the turbo-lift and took the ops station. Falco set the long range sensors to maximum and set them to scan for Falconian life forms. Falco remembered that at one time Hawk carried a special Falconian transponder device under his skin. If he still had it active; and if they got close enough; and if they could find the frequency, Falco might be able to home in on his position. Falco knew that this was a big long shot but he decided to inform TEG about the possibility.

Falco turned to face the Captain’s chair.

“Commander TEG, there might be a way for me to locate Commander Hawk”, Falco informed the concerned FO.

“I am all ears Lieutenant’, TEG replied.

“Sir?” Falco questioned.

“Ever mind Lieutenant. How can you find Commander Hawk?” TEG said with impatientness.

“Well, Sir at one time Hawk carried a transponder device and if you knew the frequency I might be able to set the sensors to track that signal if we get close enough to him,” Falco said pleased with his idea.

“So where do we get the frequency for this device Lieutenant?” TEG asked.

“Well Sir, I was hoping you might know,” Falco said with a bit of disappointment.

TEG sat back in his chair and wondered who might know besides the Captain. He tapped his index finger against his temple as he thought. “I wonder who,” TEG said to himself.

[Michael Aarons]

lizjaneway said:

"I could teach you how to ride, if you want," she offered.
"And move from this spot? I don't think so," he said making her chuckle.
"I didn't realize I was that comfortable," Liz said and realized someone was coming. She greeted them when the boy came up on the horse Mike had been riding. Liz explained trying to make it appear better than what she had discovered when he fell off his horse.

Liz began to talk with the boy as Michael lay there. It was comfortable enough that he began to drift away. There was nothing he could contribute to the conversation and so it didn't bother him.

Elsewhere in Federation space, the Majesty was searching in a somewhat vain effort to find her captain and operations officer. They spread their sensors to the widest setting which is itself not practical procedure. The inherent problem is that in doing so, anything detected would have to have the sensors focused on it to identify it; very tedious. Furthermore, this left them vulnerable to all sorts of sensor ghosts and other such anomalies especially when you have someone who has been staring at the screen too long and starts seeing things. Nevertheless in response to Falco's revelation of Hawk's possessing of a transponder, they were going to implement a radical bit of science derived along the ideas of echolocation.

As was the case centuries ago where shapes were defined by the interference of a surface and sound-wave bounce, they were going to find how to tune in to Hawk by sending out wavelengths in search of any reactionary reception and thus determine what was responding and whether it was what they were seeking. One problem however was the high number of frequencies. To accommodate this dilemma, a signal matrix would be constructed to multiplex the signals.

Multiplex: To interweave individual signals into one main signal to later be sorted at the receiving end (demultiplexed).

After the multiplexing was achieved they would still require five broadcasts per broadcast area to accommodate all frequencies being attempted to locate and identify Hawk so as to rescue him and the captain.

[leodenart]

"Mr. Greenwood if you'd kindly take your station. Mr. Gaz and Mr. Kel would you like to take CONN and OPS please, Mr. Denart Tactical. Contact Station Ops and request permission to depart."

Leo did as he was told, then set about going over the systems of his console, double checking, although a few were not working, he got mostly green lights from his check.

[Deleted]

TEG was thinking about Hawk's transponder, when the idea hit him. He rushed from the bridge and went into Kay's ready room. On the bookshelf was a book he had admired over the years, "Avian Spotting Guide". TEG looked until he came across an entry for a falcon, on the page were size ranges, and a silhouette of a typical Falcon, sitting and while in flight. At the bottom of the page, he saw a series of numbers. He took the book out to the bridge with him and showed it to Falco. Falco quickly indicated that the frequency appeared in the correct range.

"Nik. Begin a scan for all signals on a frequency of 1.453293125 THz."

"I'm getting a weak signal at 245, 47 range 10 light years."

"Mr. Falco alter course, Mr. Denart raise shields, and prepare a boarding party."

[Deleted]

Hawk was able to successfully attain the release of both Kay and his self with the aid of the 2 jackals. They made their way down to the deepest bowels of the captor’s ship to hide and pray for rescue soon. Hawk’s body was badly battered and bruised with blindness in one eye and only partial vision in the other eye. He was barely able to walk but managed with the help of Kay.

Kaylana on the other hand seemed to be in fine physical shape but her mind was still damaged. She still did not know Hawk or anything about her ship the Majesty. She acted more like an innocent young teenager than that of a mature woman. She knew nothing of Starfleet or her reason for being on a prisoner of some mad men.

Hawk felt more alive now, even in his condition, than he had in sometime. Kaylana, the woman, responded to his needs and injuries like Captain Cornette never could. Although Hawk prayed for a rescue, he also would regret the end of his time with this Kay. She cared for his injuries in a gentle and loving way without any second thought. The look in her eyes of compassion is one that gave Hawk the strength he needed to continue the fight for their lives.

[leodenart]

Leo raised the shields in moments, then called up Alpha and Beta squads. Meeting the squads in the armory, he got suited up and gave them a quick breifing. "We are going in to an unknow ship, to rescue out officers. Stay ready, and keep alert" Leo said as he led the boarding party to the transporter room.

=^=Major Denart to commander TEG, boarding party is ready=^= After receiving a response, he waited until he got word of the ETA. "a few more minutes, get your minds together now, remember to stay with your group, Beta your with me, Alpha in the rear."

[dytonkel]

<< Main Engineering, USS Majesty >>

=/\= "Engineering to Bridge. We've got all primary and secondary systems cleared up, you should have green across the board. There's something else, but it can wait until the mission is over Commander. Engineering out."

Kel spun around from the console he was working on and approached an alcove where his fellow Engineer, Ensign Loka, was adjusting a large cylindrical data module half a meter high. It sat atop a work station.

"Is the containment holding?" Kel inquired.

"Yes. This module is now operating completely independently from the ships systems. Recommend beaming it off the ship."

"Didn't we just discuss the possibility that the virus that has been infecting this ship's system is somehow intelligent?"

"Yes. An intelligent virus bent on crippling us that we have now contained. We should remove it from the ship so it cannot harm us," Loka retorted.

Kel pondered the situation, running a hand through his thick hair. "Negative. We should consult the XO when the mission is over. Correct me if I'm wrong but Starfleet isn't in the business of throwing new intelligent life forms out the nearest airlock. For now..." he hoisted the module off the work station and carried it to a locker on the far side of Engineering. "...it stays here. Computer, erect a level five forcefield around storage locker Alpha 6." A blue shimmer blanketed the locker.

[Deleted]

Lieutenant Falco altered course as ordered and checked their ending position which put them very close to Klingon space. Falco thought that they had no idea what awaited them and believed it would be a good idea to have some backup if they get in over their heads. He devised a plan that might keep their back sides out of a sling. Falco decided to share it with Commander TEG.

“Sir, Course plotted and laid in and Sir it will take us will over 2 days at maximum warp to reach these coordinances. We will come very close to Klingon space and I just thought,” Falco stop in mid-sentence as he looked around the bridge and wondered if there could be spies aboard.

“Yes Lieutenant, Please continue,” TEG insisted.

“Well Sir may I approach,” Falco requested.

“Of course Lieutenant,” TEG responded.

“Well Sir,” then Falco whispered in TEG’s ear the details of his plan.

The idea was simple. Get Hawk’s friend Admiral Nova to contact his long time friend General K’Thor to back up the Majesty should she need help. They had no idea what lay ahead and they would be close to the Klingon Empire.

A gleam came to TEG’s eye as Falco relayed his plan. He nodded his head as Falco laid out his idea. Falco also added that there could be spies aboard and that he may want to keep this to him-self.

“I concur Lieutenant, you may return to your post,” TEG instructed.

[lizjaneway]

Liz talked with they boy a little, then watched as he left on Mike's horse like she had told him to. She didn't think he wanted to learn, at least not on a horse alone. She looked down about to say something when she noticed he was asleep. She didn't wish to wake him, and watched him as he slept.

A little while later she found herself among the land of dreams instead of watching the guy she loved. She was having a good dream, when suddenly it changed and she saw something she didn't desire.

Liz was in a place she didn't know, and for some reason she felt very afraid. She didn't know what was going on, and wondered if this is what it was like to be dead. She figured she wasn’t dead yet, but felt very weak and faint like she was far away. ~Where am I?~ She thought and then heard something she hadn’t expected.

So brave, and yet so hurt.[/i] The captain’s voice in her dream. She looked and there was Commander Hawk injured. He looked like he was standing guard, and she wondered if this was at all real.

Suddenly it was gone just as it had come. Liz woke dumping Mike on the ground face down. He turned over giving her a dirty look. She remembered her training mission, and wondered if maybe she hadn’t lost that part of herself after all.

“Mike, I just had some strange dream. The last time this happened I was only a cadet. If this dream is true, the captain and Hawk are both in some trouble,” she explained hoping she had a vision instead of a hallucination while sleeping.

[Deleted]

Even after talking to Admiral Nova, TEG's hands were still sweaty. He had explained to the Admiral what had happened to Kay and Hawk. The Admiral was a but upset that he hadn't been contacted earlier, but understood TEG's reasons for keeping the abductions close to his vest, given his experience on Bellicose not precluding the possibility of an inside job. The Admiral had promised to contact General K’Thor, and hopefully the General and his ship would be in range to backup the Majesty. TEG breathed a short sigh of relief once the channel had closed, it was at that point that things changed.

=^= Greenwood to TEG =^=

"Go ahead Nik."

=^=I'm getting a strange reading up a head sir, you'd better see for yourself. =^=

"I'm on my way, TEG out." TEG got up from behind Kay's desk and headed for the bridge.

<Tag Nik>

[lizjaneway]

"Mike, if I try again and concentrate, maybe I can do this again. Its been so long, but I don't think I'm that out of practise," she said, and noticed he said nothing.

Liz crossed her legs and closed her eyes trying to concentrate on reaching Hawk. She felt the captain wasn't going to be any help, but she thought maybe Hawk would know more of what was going on.

She had tried for hours, but nothing worked. Mike and Liz had headed back for a place they could contact the Majesty. It was the next best thing in this situation. Liz waited in a tent while Mike went off to discover what he could from the Majesty crew. While she was waiting she crossed her legs and started to meditate. It was then that she felt a little strange again.

How do we get out of this one? If we stay here too long, they will find us and take us back to that torture chamber...

~Hawk? Is that you? Where are you, and what is going on?~ Liz thought realizing she had done it after all.

What the heck?! She heard him think.

~It's Doc. Janeway. I contacted the captain earlier by mistake. What is wrong with her? Nothing in her head made any sense.~ She thought, and he explained what he knew.

~I see now. Hawk?! Oh no I'm..... losing... you....~ She thought, and then was pulled out of it by Mike shaking her. She opened her eyes and looked up at him.

"I finally get through to Hawk, and you pull me out of it. What did you find out with the Majesty?" she asked and he explained what she already knew, that the captain and Hawk had been taken.

"Then there goes our vacation. I couldn't relax knowing the captain is in trouble. We have to get back there and help them out," Liz said and Mike agreed. They hopped the first flight back to their ship.


[glow=purple,2,300]Hours later.. Back aboard the Majesty[/glow]

Liz changed into her uniform and headed for the bridge after she returned. She was glad they had rested and showered on the ship. When she got to the bridge she walked straight up to TEG.

"Sir, reporting for duty. I think we need to talk alone, sir," she said hoping what she knew would be of some use.

[Michael Aarons]

Something was bugging Liz as Michael laid solemnly in her lap. It was bothering her enough the she stirred him awake. What is it with women and sleeping men. ;D

They were forced to return to civilization... Liz forced Michael to return and told him to contact the Majesty while she went into some tent. He was greeted by TEG.

"Hi, just calling to see how you guys are doing."
"Urgent news, the captain is missing!"
"You sure she's not in the closet hiding from Father Time?"
"That's the first place we looked."
"You check the bar?"
"That's the second place we looked."
"Maybe she just went on vacation and didn't tell anybody."
"Why would she do that?"
"Because she has us for a crew."
"...Good point. Wait Hawk's missing too."
"Definitely a vacation."
"There was weapons damage in her quarters."
"A kinky vacation?" He was not amused. "I don't see why you're bugging about this. With her gone we all get promotions." ;D
"Just get back here!" He hung up.

He found Liz spacing out in the tent and upon seeing her he asked a question and begun shaking her. ;D

lizjaneway said:

"I finally get through to Hawk, and you pull me out of it. What did you find out with the Majesty?" she asked and he explained what she already knew.

"The captain has gone missing with Hawk."
"A vacation perhaps?"
"They said they found weapons fire."
"A kinky vacation then?"
"See that's what I thought at first too! Anyway we have to get going back. They need us (what a surprise)."

They had to return and collect their affairs. Whilst they were together, they were photographed. Michael quickly grabbed Liz and posed while avoiding looking straight into the camera. Satisfied with the quality they accepted.

"Look, souvenir!"