Disclaimer: They're not mine.
Set after "The Risk-All Point".
Risk all, fear nothing
„What do you mean – you're going?"
„Ah, c'mon! This is the what? Third time you're asking?"
„Well, what do you expect? You've never taken a leave since we signed on with you. And now you will be gone for more than a week?"
He looked at her annoyed, the ‚So what?' expression in his eyes softening slowly to something more of a ‚Relax!' one.
„Where are you heading to?"
„Infinity!" he said.
„Infinity?" she asked, her voice more incredulous than ever. „That's a planet for vacations."
„Precisely," he replied, lifting his bag up from the sofa and throwing it over his shoulder.
„You're going on a holiday?"
He smiled down on her.
„Aye," he nodded sharply.
„A classified mission then?"
„Noo," he replied laughing. „I really am taking a break."
„On Infinity Atoll?" she questioned again, still not sounding convinced. „To do what?"
„Oh, you know, the usual: sitting on the beach, sleeping in the sun, swimming once in a while, sailing a bit, sipping at my drink, maybe scuba diving..." He marched out of his quarters, suddenly stopping and turning around as he noticed that she wasn't following him. „You coming?"
„Where to?"
„Captain's room. I have to pass all the new codes to you."
It was but a short walk.
„Andromeda, transfer all command codes to the First Officer, authorization and identification code Core Break Alpha 1-2-79 Alt," he ordered.
„Identification accepted, transfer complete," Andromeda's voice replied as emotionless as ever. Picking up an impressive amount of flexis from his desk and placing them with a grin into his XO's hands, the captain turned to leave. „Enjoy," he chuckled softly.
The first officer's eyes narrowed.
„Andromeda, can you check the booking list of all resorts on Infinity for the next couple of days?" she then slowly asked.
„Certainly, Captain! What shall I be looking for?"
„Familiar names," she said, pleased to notice that her captain stopped in his tracks and slowly turned around.
„Done," the AI told her after a couple of seconds.
„Show me!" the acting captain ordered. On the nearest screen a short list appeared. A very short list, indeed. It stated but the captain's name and just another one in addition to that: "Shohashi, E.".
„What do you know?" A broad grin appeared on the woman's lips. "Have fun, big guy," she told her aghast looking captain as she casually walked by him, patting his arm lightly.
The minute they stepped outside the captain's office a somewhat breathless young man ran straight into them.
„Boss..." he addressed the captain, „I was just looking for you... Remember the report..."
„Come on," the XO interrupted him, throwing an arm across his shoulders and dragging him away with her. „Tell me what you wanted, he's on vacation..."
„Really?" the engineer threw the older man a very surprised look.
„Yeah," she said lightly, „he's heading for Infinity..."
„Infinity? The captain? To do what?"
And as the two of them disappeared around the corner without another look back at him, Beka's fingers waving an ironic ‚Good bye', Dylan faintly heard her answering Harper's question:
„He's got himself a new hobby. Doing things starting on 'S'."
