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Planet Omiya

Nova stared intently on the screen presented in her bedroom. She was lying in her capsule. An old tattered flag of Great Britain her dad gifted her one year hung over it. She smiled and laughed reading the foreign text. She waved her hand every now and then to the virtual page. She had been reading this story for the last two days. The story was Scandal in Belgravia by Dr. John H. Watson. Nova wished so deeply she was Irene Adler in those moments. For the chance to taunt Sherlock with her intellect just like she did. No one was like him on her father's ship, her planet, or her time she thought. She read with adoration and a tinge of melancholy at the thought. She was startled when her father beamed herself in her chamber.

"Is everything okay?" her father asked. He was Captain Vox Domini. He controlled everything that went onboard the Athena. He was the only parent she had. Her mother had died during childbirth. "Do you want help to review your world war three homework?"

"No dad, I think I am ready for the test tomorrow," she rolled her eyes never taking her eyes off the screen.

"Don't tell me. You are reading the adventures of Sherlock Holmes?" he looked annoyed.

"Of course and I am rereading this story. I wish I could meet Irene Adler myself!"

"It always amused me how much you love human history," he shook his head. "Don't you read anything else besides that stuff?"

"Why should I? They were so interesting. I could never get away with the amount of stuff Irene Adler could do on this ship," she pushed back a few rainbow strayed hairs on her face.

"Why aren't you with your friends?"

"Dad these are my friends! I like being in 2012 much more."

"You worry me sometimes with all of your talk about this person," he shook his head.

"Well… you know my birthday is coming up?"

"Yes and we discussed I'm still not letting boys anywhere near your cabin."

"I figured that much. Dad… who was the last human woken on this ship?"

"Gosh Nova, that was a long time before your birth. I was just a toddler when that was conducted. No… no… don't tell me what you are thinking."

"Oh come on, why not dad?"

"Waking up someone who has been dead a thousand years? There is probably nothing left of Mr. Holmes or that friend of his left."

"What if there is dad? If there is even just a follicle left, could I? I want to it be my 18th birthday present."

"Honey, you just don't wake up a species that has been extinct for years," he tried to explain. "Remember when humans tried bringing back dinosaurs?"

"Well it was their fault they bought back T Rex, not some of the gentler ones. The next time earth does its rotation, can we both go down to England and find his grave?"

"Humans haven't been around for a long time Nova. The grave is probably buried deep with dirt and trees."

"Dad you said you wanted to give me a good 18th birthday present. Can't you give me this?" she folded her arms in a pout. Captain Vox sighed and rolled his eyes once more. Why couldn't he just have a daughter into normal space things?

"I'll take the day off from the federation. We can use one of the pods to go to and from. I wouldn't be telling anyone about this young lady."

"I promise," she smiled as she went back to reading.