Fallen From the Sky
Disclaimer: This story has a little bit of bad language, a lot of violence, and some 'graphic content.' Reader discretion is advised. OK, enough BS. I also did some character changing so please do not get offended that Suzee pretty much doesn't exist here, or that Radu grew some balls (just kidding, he had them before). Also, I don't own any of these characters or the Christa, and I thank the creators for lending them to me for the time being. I'm not making any money on this, although I do accept reviews!
Prologue
From the personal log of Commander Goddard (kept on audio disc)
June 23
It's been five years today since we left home.
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pause recording.
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Damn, I don't know what to say. I was just thinking the other day... yesterday, how the crew has changed so much. I mean...
...
Damn
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The first time I set foot on this ship, the thoughts going through my mind were bad ones. I mean... I was pissed. And scared. Heh... Teresa would never have believed that I was scared, me, The Great Commander... but hell, I was. For all I knew, those kids could have been dead... or starting a war inadvertently with some new species... and if they were fine, it could still mean what was left of my rank if they got in trouble. Because I was in charge. But...
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They're all so different now. I was going to say that yesterday, I called Radu "son." Hah... And he just looked at me like... I don't know... like he believed it. He smiled, damn... He's changed a lot since that first day. Five years like this, he's gotten something he never had before... he's got confidence. I honestly believe that if we ever make it home, Radu will make captain within ten years, racism and all. And damn... he looks* so old.* I mean I always knew Andromedans aged quicker than us but he looks almost as old as Teresa! And he's only 16... he could be my son.
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Harlan's done the opposite I guess. He's 23 now. That cocky overconfidence he had in the beginning has faded. Not entirely of course! I hate to call them "kids" because they are all adults now, but those kids can still pull off the strangest pranks on TJ! Heh heh... she would kill me if she ever found out how much I enjoy those pranks... But back to Harlan, what was I saying... Oh yeah... the overconfidence has turned into a steady assurance with a touch of sarcasm. It's amazing.
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I would like to say for the record that I hugely underestimated the intellects of both Rosie and Bova. Just because they look like kids. They still do! Not a physical change in each of them, but I think they have the oldest minds on this ship... or anywhere near here. It still freaks me out after more than a year seeing Rosie and Radu walk down the ship's corridor together... he looks like he could almost be her father. But I suppose they think it looks just as strange seeing Teresa and I together. Damn me and my tangents! I was talking about Rosie. Heh, I am trying to make a profound, sickeningly sentimental entry here and I go off on tangents about lovers. Rosie has been a great help to us all this time...I can't think of a crew member who hasn't been saved by her at least once. Her too... She is a great gift to this crew, like a fire in a cold, dark night... Was that poetic? Well she is. Bova has gotten over her, although he is as gloomy as ever. Sometimes I see him and Radu up late in the team room or the galley talking about old times and he smiles...But it's a rare thing. I think the worst thing a Uranian ever wants to see is all of his bad predictions coming true and Bova's been through too many true predictions in these years. But he's grown too...his belief in all of our impending deaths is stronger than ever, but he no longer sits there and talks about it, giving up in the process. He is a brilliant scientific mind. When he has an idea about something he says it, although he never believes it will work. He's saved our lives more than once with his ideas.
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Teresa I love. That's all. She is still the fainting queen but did you know it has a reason? You? Who am I talking to exactly? Oh well...turns out her mom was a telepath. She's latent but when she picks up too much she just shuts off. Or if she sees the latest ...heh... alien "pet" Rosie has brought aboard to study. Same old woman but I love her very much.
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Then there is Catalina... and her daughter. Cat had her three months ago, her name is Titania. Named after Cat's home and one hundred percent Catalina genes... it's weird. The kid is already WALKING! Cat still talks to Suzee, but not much when she is awake anymore. She told me a few weeks ago that the only time she dreams, still, is when she is on Yensid watching Suzee work. Different time shift... It's wonderful to have her back, after more than two years without her. And she never fights with Harlan... ever. They get along fine! Which is scary.
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And then there's the old Dog, me, Seth. I have more gray hair now but at least I haven't lost any of it yet. What am I saying, Yet, I will NOT be losing my hair. Teresa says that every female relative I have carries at least one balding X chromosome but I say you can't trace back to the stone age. Aw well... I guess I grew up some too.
Disclaimer: This story has a little bit of bad language, a lot of violence, and some 'graphic content.' Reader discretion is advised. OK, enough BS. I also did some character changing so please do not get offended that Suzee pretty much doesn't exist here, or that Radu grew some balls (just kidding, he had them before). Also, I don't own any of these characters or the Christa, and I thank the creators for lending them to me for the time being. I'm not making any money on this, although I do accept reviews!
Prologue
From the personal log of Commander Goddard (kept on audio disc)
June 23
It's been five years today since we left home.
...
pause recording.
...
Damn, I don't know what to say. I was just thinking the other day... yesterday, how the crew has changed so much. I mean...
...
Damn
...
The first time I set foot on this ship, the thoughts going through my mind were bad ones. I mean... I was pissed. And scared. Heh... Teresa would never have believed that I was scared, me, The Great Commander... but hell, I was. For all I knew, those kids could have been dead... or starting a war inadvertently with some new species... and if they were fine, it could still mean what was left of my rank if they got in trouble. Because I was in charge. But...
...
They're all so different now. I was going to say that yesterday, I called Radu "son." Hah... And he just looked at me like... I don't know... like he believed it. He smiled, damn... He's changed a lot since that first day. Five years like this, he's gotten something he never had before... he's got confidence. I honestly believe that if we ever make it home, Radu will make captain within ten years, racism and all. And damn... he looks* so old.* I mean I always knew Andromedans aged quicker than us but he looks almost as old as Teresa! And he's only 16... he could be my son.
...
Harlan's done the opposite I guess. He's 23 now. That cocky overconfidence he had in the beginning has faded. Not entirely of course! I hate to call them "kids" because they are all adults now, but those kids can still pull off the strangest pranks on TJ! Heh heh... she would kill me if she ever found out how much I enjoy those pranks... But back to Harlan, what was I saying... Oh yeah... the overconfidence has turned into a steady assurance with a touch of sarcasm. It's amazing.
...
I would like to say for the record that I hugely underestimated the intellects of both Rosie and Bova. Just because they look like kids. They still do! Not a physical change in each of them, but I think they have the oldest minds on this ship... or anywhere near here. It still freaks me out after more than a year seeing Rosie and Radu walk down the ship's corridor together... he looks like he could almost be her father. But I suppose they think it looks just as strange seeing Teresa and I together. Damn me and my tangents! I was talking about Rosie. Heh, I am trying to make a profound, sickeningly sentimental entry here and I go off on tangents about lovers. Rosie has been a great help to us all this time...I can't think of a crew member who hasn't been saved by her at least once. Her too... She is a great gift to this crew, like a fire in a cold, dark night... Was that poetic? Well she is. Bova has gotten over her, although he is as gloomy as ever. Sometimes I see him and Radu up late in the team room or the galley talking about old times and he smiles...But it's a rare thing. I think the worst thing a Uranian ever wants to see is all of his bad predictions coming true and Bova's been through too many true predictions in these years. But he's grown too...his belief in all of our impending deaths is stronger than ever, but he no longer sits there and talks about it, giving up in the process. He is a brilliant scientific mind. When he has an idea about something he says it, although he never believes it will work. He's saved our lives more than once with his ideas.
...
Teresa I love. That's all. She is still the fainting queen but did you know it has a reason? You? Who am I talking to exactly? Oh well...turns out her mom was a telepath. She's latent but when she picks up too much she just shuts off. Or if she sees the latest ...heh... alien "pet" Rosie has brought aboard to study. Same old woman but I love her very much.
...
Then there is Catalina... and her daughter. Cat had her three months ago, her name is Titania. Named after Cat's home and one hundred percent Catalina genes... it's weird. The kid is already WALKING! Cat still talks to Suzee, but not much when she is awake anymore. She told me a few weeks ago that the only time she dreams, still, is when she is on Yensid watching Suzee work. Different time shift... It's wonderful to have her back, after more than two years without her. And she never fights with Harlan... ever. They get along fine! Which is scary.
...
And then there's the old Dog, me, Seth. I have more gray hair now but at least I haven't lost any of it yet. What am I saying, Yet, I will NOT be losing my hair. Teresa says that every female relative I have carries at least one balding X chromosome but I say you can't trace back to the stone age. Aw well... I guess I grew up some too.