Chapter 1

I made my way into the elevator that was already occupied with Reed, Sue, and Ben. "Hi guys."

"So when are we leaving?" Ben asked.

"I'll be scheduling the launch, so you can call me in the morning, for resources and crew." Sue said handing him, her business card. I just stepped into the most awkward situation ever.

"I think I remember the number." Reed said, chuckling lightly.

"It's been changed." He reluctantly took the card. Just then Ben cleared his throat. Then started giving a look to each other.

"As far as crew I was hoping Ben could pilot the mission." Reed said. Oh' shit, neither of them know do they?

"We already have two pilots on our payroll. But you're more than welcome to ride with them. Of course you know Spencer, she's our first pilot. Remember my brother, Johnny?"

~ Launch Day~

"Captains on the Bridge!" Someone yelled as me and Johnny walked into the nicely furnished locker room. Ben Immediately snapped up to attention.

"Digital Camera: $254, Memory Stick: $59, The look on your hard-ass former C.O.'s face when he finds out he's one of your Junior officers: Priceless." Johnny said walking into the Locker room, sitting in a cushioned chair.

"Don't be a dick, Johnny." I turn to Ben. "Hi Ben", I say giving him a hug, then walking over to sit on the arm of Johnny's chair. Then I zipped up his suit the rest of the of the way, he gave me a mischievous smile. 'He's been really flirty lately, hmmmm. I wonder why?' I thought to myself, but

I pushed the thought away. Maybe he's just on his man period.

"Hey Spence. I can Handle Mr. blond ambition, but I don't know if I should be flying or doing Swan Lake in these. I mean who the hell came up with these?" Ben said holding up the blue flight suit.

"Victor did." A voice said, I turn to see Sue coming around the corner. Reed slowly got up from the chair he was sitting in. "The synthetics act as a second skin, adapting to your body's individual needs."

"Now that means it keeps the hot stuff hot and the cool stuff cool." Then he turned to me and started looking at the blue suit that covered my body. "Damn, you look hot Spencer!" he laughed out.

A blush started to creep up my neck into my cheeks. "Um…thanks." He got up and wrapped his arm around my shoulders and I put mine around his waist.

"Wow. Fantastic, material made from self-regulating, unstable molecules." Sue's face turned to silent rage. "I've been working on a formula for this." Wow, Reed is so stupid for a smart guy.

"Great minds think alike." She said with cold and bitterness in every word. She walked over to Ben and gave him his suit that went over the blue flight suit. "Here you go Ben."

"Thanks, sweetie." He responded politely.

Then she went over to Johnny and me. "Here you two go. Here is yours Spencer." She handed the dark grayish-blue fabric over to me.

"Thanks Sue." Then gave Johnny's his, and he gave his thanks. Then she proudly strutted her way over to reed and threw his uniform at him.

"Reed." She growled out, and then walked away.


The flight went off without a hitch. Everything was going normal, Ben and Johnny were fighting about who got to fly us home, but we all knew I was driving home. Then Victor started to pick on Ben and Reed. I started to walk with Johnny and Ben, to get Ben set up to go outside the station. "Why does Victor always have to be such a dickface?"

"I don't know, Spencer. I just don't know." Ben says getting into the suit. "Hand me the helmet, please." I quickly handed the helmet over to Ben, and went back to typing in the codes on the computer.

"Please don't tell me your guy is trying to rekindle things with my sister again." Johnny said into his earpiece, as he fixed the back of Ben's suit.

"Of course not. It's strictly business." Ben quickly answered.

"Yes, well, his eyes say differently, don't they?" Johnny said pressing buttons on Ben's suit.

Ben grabbed his arm. "Hey. Two hearts got busted last time. Maybe she's not over him either." That was deep.

"Wow, Dr. Phil, that's deep. Let's think about that." Way to ruin the moment Johnny. "You got Victor- more money than god, stud of the year and then you got Reed, worlds dumbest smart guy worth less than a postage stamp. That's a real toss up." He said. I grabbed the experiment as we walked into the airlock, and clipped the experiments to Ben's belt.

"Thanks, Spence. Don't trouble you tiny little mind, Johnny."

"Don't wander off now, boy."

"Secure the airlock." A voice wrung out 'airlock secure.' and Johnny gave a mock salute. "Don't be a Jackass, Johnny."

"What did I do this time?" He said, shocked, putting his hands up in surrender.

"Reed's a good guy and you know it. It could go either way. Plus you've been acting different lately."

"Different how?"

"I don't know. But you've been really flirty lately, even more than usual."

"I always flirt. What's so different about that?"

"No, you've been coming on a lot stronger than usual, too." He started to walk closer to me, until he was in front of me and grabbed my hand.

"Maybe I'm trying to tell you something." He said seductively, and then he kissed me square on the lips. I broke the kiss.

"Johnny please, just stop. We have a job to do, let's do it." I whimpered out, then shoved my way over to the computer to monitor Ben's vitals. Then Reed came in running.

"Ben get inside now!" He yelled.

'I ain't done arranging your flowers yet, egghead.'

"Ben! Turn around!" I yell through the earpiece. He turned to see an orange cloud coming towards him.

'Guys I'm not gonna make it.'

"Ben you got to jump! It's the only way!" He turned and jumped of the platform, the cloud coming closer and closer. "Ben!" I yell. Tears trailing down my face. I couldn't lose him, he was like family. When my parents died, Reed and him took me in.

Surprisingly enough Johnny showed some compassion. "Come on Ben! You got this!"

"Johnny get ready to close the portal!" Reed instructed, and did what he was told. Ben was going to slow, then it him and slammed him up against the airlock doors.

"Ben!" my voice straining, I started to bang on the doors desperately. Johnny came up and grabbed me from behind, holding my arms down tightly. "No! Let me go, Johnny!" He just kept holding me tighter whenever I struggled against him. God! Why did he have to be so damn strong!

The portal closed behind Ben, but the Energy from the cloud, came into the ship, knocking me, Johnny and Reed to the floor.

I heard Johnny yell my name when I hit the floor, everything was a blur. Then I felt a pair of strong arms wrap themselves my waist he lay next to me on the ground, "Come on, Spence. We gotta stay awake." He started to shake me to keep me awake.

"Johnny…" I managed to croak out.

"I'm right here, blue." A soft chuckle managed to slip my lips at my nickname, "Always." Then my world faded to black.