Nicole and Velta were almost joyous as they flew out to the site. Acrylos had been able to arrange for more parts for the NX. Acrylos had Nicole that he had met with Vincent and that Vincent was okay with supporting both vessels. This was a bold faced lie but Nicole did not know any better.
Magenta had grown tired of the former lovers spending too much time together and had expressed her concerns as Nicole left. Nicole tried to reassure Magenta that she had no interest in the Cardassian hybrid. The trouble is the time they were spending together. Magenta was not amused when Nicole's last words to her were, "I am doing this for you."
The shuttle appeared over the Bajoran research facility. Nicole was pleased to see the Bajorans were still thriving without the Omega research. She wished them nothing but the best. The city of Boston holds a special place in the colony history for holding out during the Romulan attack. The shuttle flew over the dunes to find...
NOTHING!!
Where the hell had the ship gone? Nicole was furious. She blamed Vincent for this and establilshed a shuttle visual link. Before Vincent could even explain, Nicole lambasted the Commodore for stealing her ship. Vincent informed Nicole that he had done no such thing.
The ladies put the shuttle down. Velta, ever the archeologist continued to dig. Nicole saw that as a huge waste of time. She used every shuttle scanner to try to find the ship. Nothing. Nicole was very frustrated.
She looked at Velta, "Let's go to Jersey to look at the Prometheus. At least, it won't be a wasted trip."
The girls watched the two suns beginning to set in the sky. The beautiful Purple and Blue hue of the Typhon Expanse filled with the sky and the colony's two most famous stars appeared, Starbase 185 and Journet 5.
Nicole had just lifted off the sand and started to leave when the ship proximity alarms went off. She looked down at the monitor and then put the ship on the main viewer.
There she was, the Lexington laying in the sand. Right where they had dug for her only moments earlier.
Velta looked at Nicole, "Let her down."
"Not on your life. We need more monitoring equipment. I am beginning to think this is a bad idea. Maybe there should be no Lexington launch.", Nicole exclaimed.
Posted by:
Vice Admiral Nicole Branson
Star Fleet Executive Officer
Phoenix Colony
Phoenix Fleet
Commodore Vincent Viceroy
Star Fleet Commanding Officer
Phoenix Colony
Phoenix Fleet
Cameo Appearance by
Commander Acrylos Teero
Chief Engineer
Phoenix Colony
Phoenix Fleet
