She saw them screaming in pain and couldn't help them. She would try to get away and find help. Then their captors saw her and ran after her. I have to get away, she thought. One of them jumped in front of her.
"You are going for help. How brave and foolish of you, child." He tried to grab her so she could suffer the same fate as her family but she managed to get away. She stole one of their crafts and flew off the planet. She had payed close attention when they had brought her family on board to what controls did what. The ships were firing on her. She found the weapons and fired at the ships in pursuit. They were destroyed and she managed to escape the Suliban.
She found a planet that could sustain life and landed, hoping someone was there. She got out of the ship and found... an abandoned city. She returned to the ship and saw that part of the ship was damaged. She thought she could take off and find a port where they could fix it. At her attempt to take off, the ship burst into flame. She got off and it exploded. She was stranded.
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It had been one year. She was still alive, but just barely. The memories of that day still haunted her. She wished she could erase them and never have to relive it again.
She was deep in thought when she heard footsteps. She went to see who was there and saw a man in a strange uniform. He saw her and came over. She tried to hide but failed. He started speaking.
"Hi. My name's Commander Tucker. Friends call me Trip. What's your name?"
"Jorna." It was the first time she had spoken in over a year.
"Ok, Jorna. I'll be right back." He walked a few feet away and pulled something out. "Captain, I found a young girl. I think you should come see."
"Be there soon." So it was a communicator. She remembered something like those from her time with the Suliban.
He came back over. "Do you want to come out?" He held out his hand and she took it. She saw another man walking over. "Captain, this is Jorna. Jorna, Captain Archer," Trip introduced them.
"Nice to meet you. She should see Phlox, she doesn't look well," Archer said to Trip.
"I'll take her. Enterprise, two to beam up. Energize." The next thing she knew, they had left the planet and were on a ship. "Come on, let's get you to a doctor." He led her to the infirmary. She didn't notice where she was going. She was too glad to be off that sinkhole planet.
