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"Damn it Chris. The Commandant will not be happy to see me again so soon, if you remember just 2 weeks ago I was sitting here because of one of your fights." I said sitting on the bench outside of the Star Fleet Academy's Commandants office for the 8th time that school year.
"Look Amber the Admiral ain't about to kick ya out because of a fight." Chris McLand said. Not only was he my friend but he was the main reason I got into these fights in the first place, he just loved getting a 12 year old into trouble.
"Um Chris last time I was here, because of a fight mind you, he told me the next fight would be my last one here."
"Come on SAT how'd you know he ain't bluffing to stop you from fighting so much?"
"You know my grandpa pulled a lot of strings to get me here in the first place. You know the Admiral one, my dad's dad."
"Yeah you and Max never let me and Amanda forget it." Max Paine and Amanda Russell were our other best friends and usually tried to dissuade Chris from getting me into trouble well mainly Amanda did.
Amanda Russell or Mandy is 5 foot 6, with medium length dark brown hair, and blue eyes, and relatively thin. Max and Chris always said that she could pass for a 21st century model. Amanda's personality is what makes her so great. She so cool headed and calm in just about every situation, rarely ever raises her voice, except when she's yelling at Chris for getting me into trouble, and is always ready to listen to anyone's problems and calms us all down when we get into arguments and is our voice of reason. We always said that she should go into Psychology because of it but she stands firm on her medical training.
Max Paine is 5'11", African American, these amazing deep brown eyes, and really fit. He's a really great friend and I've known him longer than I have the other two. Max is basically the wise-cracker of the bunch, when ever some one is down in the dumps he's always there trying to make us laugh at ourselves or anything else. He is so close to me that I can call him Maxie and to which I get the normal reply of Ambrie. He never really yells at me for getting into trouble he knows that it's all mainly Chris' fault so he doesn't blame me. The only time I've ever seen him really pissed at Chris and mainly himself, was when Chris got me in to a fight with him, for some unknown reason Max had made Chris mad and Chris used me to get back at him.
I looked over at Chris and thought about him. Christopher McLand or Chris is usually the reason I get into trouble like I've already said. Chris just clears 6 foot 1 and had these green eyes usually filled with a mix between laughter and hatred. How anyone could feel both of those emotions at once is beyond me. Right about now thought the only emotions his eyes told me he was feeling was worry. I reached up and pushed his messy short blond hair out of his eyes. Chris was my rock, my shoulder to cry on, my hope, my one support and usually my partner in crime and most of the time the only one who can get away with calling me SAT out of the blue. He usually likes to talk trash to all underclassmen and then before the first punch was thrown drag me into it; at least he had for the last seven fights I had been in. The first fight I was in was all my doing. I made the kid mad and he put me in my place or tried to. Well he did verbally just didn't manage to physically. I was told he was one of the best on the wrestling team. I laughed when I heard that one. Sure wrestling was something to be proud of but yet it didn't matter when you get into a fight with me, the only thing that matter's is whether or not you know how to street fight. Chris was a great person, a great friend to all who knew him, and loved to make me see if you want something you got to push to do it. The only down side I could find in Chris was that he had a tendency to run his mouth before thinking about what he was doing, therefore dragging me into a fight and making me walk away with never anything more than a couple of bruises and only one scar.
Well me, what can I say about me? I, Savannah Amber Tyler, guess I'm the youngest at 12 while Chris is 23 and Max and Amanda are 22. I have hair about as long as Amanda, it's just a lot lighter in color, I'm only 4'11" but then again I haven't gone through puberty yet. My eyes are a pretty blue-gray color that my real mom says is steel-blue. Max says they're more green than gray but what does he know, my big brother Jason says it's funny because I have a big attitude and am more like him than either of my parents, he'll be 15 this year. When I ask him why that's so funny he tells me I'll understand when I'm older. Then one day I asked him how come I don't look or act anything like our mom and he quickly changed the subject. My dad told me on my twelfth birthday that the mom I had grown up knowing wasn't my real mom. Sure she was Jason's mom but not mine. My mom couldn't handle me after I turned 5 so her and my dad got a divorce and he moved me from the starship we were on at the time back to earth so I could live with Jason and my step mom. I don't remember my mom that much, just that she was really gentle. What was I talking about before I got into this speech about my past. Oh yeah my attitude. I've been told the old saying isn't true with me. My bite is worse than my bark. Sure I've got a big mouth when you get me going but never make me take a swing at you because there will only be two hits, me hitting you and you hitting the floor. Oh well.
With that the Commandant's office door opened and he stepped out. "Ah my dear Miss Tyler, back so soon?" He said. "I do believe your chair is waiting." The way he phrased that you would think I had been in and out of there more than 8 times.
20 minutes later I walked out and sat back down on the other side of Chris who stood up and walked into the office. 10 minutes later he rejoined me and sent Jeff Hopper in, the guy who ended up with a black eye. "Well?" He said.
"Well what? He said he had to talk to you and Jeff and of course my parents before giving me a punishment." And of course my dad and Step-Mom just happened to show up then along with my real mom. "Mom, Dad, Laurie (step-mom) this is Chris McLand. Chris, my parental units."
"Look SAT I'm sorry for getting you into trouble."
"Again." I mumbled under my breath to him, then louder I said "You know I hate that nickname and if it weren't for your southern Oklahoma accent I'd skin you for it."
"Yeah, Yeah I know." Chris said before the Admiral opened his door.
"Mr. and Mrs. Tyler, Ms. Carter, nice to see you looking so well. Chris, Jeff if you hurry you can make the end of dinner." He said as he stepped out of the way motioning the folks into the office.
"Can we just get this over with?" I asked as I sat next to my mom facing the Admiral 10 minutes later.
"Yes I suppose. Your parents and I have talked and we have decided I would act on what I said last time."
"You mean you're kicking me out of the Academy 3 weeks before I get to see my friends graduate?"
"Yes Savannah that's exactly what I'm saying. You have caused too much trouble here so we've contacted your godfather." Oh great every time Jean-Luc Picard got brought into the picture I had gotten into serious trouble or vise versa, I was in serious trouble when they threatened to send me to him. "He said as long as you don't cause too much trouble on board the Enterprise you could stay but you do have a job to do up there. You will be tutoring a 13 year old in some classes it will be up to the two of you to set up a schedule but it will occur every day for at least an hour."
"When do I leave?" I asked. I knew Captain Picard couldn't really stand kids that much but then again I never liked him or what I had been told of him.
"You leave on the first shuttle tomorrow."
"Tomorrow ain't that a bit soon?" I gulped. "Sir." I added as an after thought.
"Yes but I told you not to get any more trouble and your parents have to and they fully agree to it."
"I don't." Laurie said.
"Yeah I know you don't. You think shipping me off somewhere was always a bad idea. You would rather have me around the house so you can slap me around a bit when I get in trouble, but thankfully it ain't up to you. It is up to my real mom and dad."
"Savannah now that's enough." My mom said. I shut up right away. Truth be told I hated being called SAT and Savannah, I prefer to be called Amber. I mean Savannah's an ok name for a little kid but Amber is a lot better. So when ever my mom or dad called me Savannah I knew they were being serious and I had better stop what I was doing. Jason did too when ever they called him Derrick. I always teased him by calling him Derrica but he gets me back by saying 'SAT sit on it'. Usually I just call him D.J. or Jason, both of which he's ok with.
"Sorry Mom." I said sinking in my chair a bit.
"Well Savannah you're free to go. Your departure time is 0930 hours tomorrow and no tricks this time. You'll be staying at star base 34 until the Enterprise makes its stop there in 4 weeks time, you will be accompanied by 2 security officers the entire time until Capt. Picard decides you don't need them anymore."
"Security guards? What do I need guards for?" I asked.
"You are too much of a flight risk. I know you know how to fly a shuttle and steal one with out anyone noticing. According to Cadet Paine you're pretty good at the Jupiter run." He said.
"Good? Admiral that's an understatement. I'm insulted you know as well as anyone else I beat Commander Riker's record by 4 seconds flat."
"Yes exactly why you're a flight risk. And by tricks I mean what you did last Christmas."
"Hey that prank at Christmas was in no way at all my fault, if it was I would have taken credit for it but it wasn't." I said walking out his door.
"Thank you for coming in Mr. Tyler, Mrs. Tyler, and Ms. Carter. It was a pleasure seeing you again but it would be better under different circumstances." The Admiral said and with a stern glance at me he shut his door.
"Well I better get back to my room I've got to pack." I said as we walked in to the hall from the main office.
"Amber, be careful out there dear and take care of yourself." My mom said hugging me.
"I will."
"And for god's sake stay out of trouble. It's the reputation of the flagship of the Federation we're talking about, not just yours." My dad added also hugging me.
"Dad I'm always good this time it wasn't my fault. And if you didn't want me to ruin its rep then why did you name him my godfather?"
"Don't worry about that now just behave and go pack. Amber, baby, don't forget we love you." My dad said.
"Never have, never will forget it." I said then walked down the hallway back to my dorm. When I got there Chris, Max, and Mandy were already there. I pulled out a few bags that I had in the bottom of my closet and started throwing clothes into them.
"Are you going somewhere?" Amanda asked.
"Yeah Amanda I am. And it's all thanks to Chris really." I said dryly.
"It ain't fair to blame it on Chris now is it?" Max asked.
"Actually yeah it is. He knew I could never resist a fight and even though I told him that if I got into another fight this year I would be out he went and drug me into it. And guess what."
"What?" Chris asked irritated.
"You got me kicked out Chris. Thanks to you for the next year and a half I'm stuck on my damn godfather's ship tutoring some damn kid in some damn class. So thanks Chris." I practically yelled.
"Oh Amber that's awful. How could you do that to her Chris after she told us about the Admiral said last time?" Here she goes once Amanda gets started it's hard to turn her off of the subject she's ranting on.
Finally about half an hour later she was done. "So what do you want to do tonight?" Max asked.
"Finish packing." I answered trying to decide what to take and what to leave at my parents.
"You can do that any time I mean you got till the end of the school year right?" Max said.
"No Max I don't have that long, my shuttle leaves tomorrow a 9:30 am and I've got security guards until that man decides I don't need them."
"Where you going to before you meet the Enterprise?" Chris asked.
"Star base 34." I answered shortly.
The next morning the 3 of them came out to say good bye to me and watch me leave. One week later I was docking the shuttle at star base 34 ready to leave they were shipping the stuff we didn't need to the Enterprise so I didn't have to worry about that. For the next 3 weeks I sat around the base doing absolutely nothing except get to know the guards and bother one of them a bit. One's name was Brad Lewis, a lieutenant transferring to the ship from the Crazy Horse and the other one was a Lt. Commander, Gary Rigby, stiff 30 something pain in the butt who said all he was told to do was make sure I didn't go anywhere but the ship and star base not get friendly with me. I loved bothering him he was so easy to bug once you knew what buttons to push. I was glad when he left me with Brad, as he told me to call him when the 'stiff Mr. Boring' wasn't around. All we did was mess around. Brad reminded me of a 16 year old free-spirit rather than the 28 year old he really was. Shoot if I had to be honest he looked like he was in his late teens or early 20's and when I told him that he thanked me and shook his head. A day before my ship was to arrive the Star Fleet grads arrived well the ones that would be boarding the Enterprise or the Crazy Horse or the Magellan. Those were the three ships coming through the area. I was walking around, with the two guards, and I ran into Max, Chris, and Amanda. "Hey guys and dolls I didn't spect to see you around here." I said tapping Max's shoulder.
"Amber what are you doing here?" Max said spinning around.
"The ship decided to only make one stop so I've been here for only about three weeks, since it takes about a week to get out here. What about you guys."
"The Magellan." Amanda answered.
"That's a good ship. They have a good doctor on board."
"Guess what Ambrie." Max said picking me up.
"What Maxie?" I answered.
"Me and Chris here got the same ship." Max said.
"The Crazy Horse I heard it's a great ship." I said coming to the only conclusion because The Enterprise never took Ensigns straight from the Academy.
"Nope and we ain't on the same ship as Mandy either."
"There is no way they would put you guys on my ship it just doesn't work-"
"Actually they changed their policy this year they're taking on grads from Red Squad this year." Chris said. Red Squad was supposed to be the best and the brightest of the Academy.
"No way, that rocks. Think you can persuade Lt. Yar, chief of security to let you take over for Lt. Com. Rigby here?"
"The Admiral told me not to even try and he said he contacted the Enterprise not to let me either, which in my opinion really sucks."
"Damn at least I'll still get to see the two of you. I'm sorry you ain't coming with us Mandy. You're the only one who can keep him in line. They said I was transporting up there first as to get me out of the way or something along those lines. Oh I guess I should introduce you. Mandy, Chris, Maxie, these are my ever so wonderful guards Lt. Commander Gary Rigby and Lt. Brad Lewis. Commander, Lt., these are my best friends Amanda Russell, Christopher McLand, and Max Paine."
They just nodded as Mandy said hi. "So when can we see you again?" Amanda asked "Before the ships get here."
"Come by my room l8r." I said stressing the ate part of it.
Max was used to me saying stuff like that in code so he said "Ok we'll see you then. Come on guys we got some other stuff to see." And the three of them walked off.
"Lewis take her back to her room and stay there I'm taking the rest of the night off." Rigby said.
"Yes sir." Brad said before turning to me after he walked off. "What do we say we go find those friends of yours. Amanda looked hot."
"Yeah of course Brad but remember you're 6 years her senior so play it cool." That night the 5 of us had fun and the next morning the three ships arrived. Like I said I was transported up first and after we got there all hell broke loose.
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