So, several people probably hate me by now for how my story ended. But no worries, it was only part one. This is the second transmission ready and begun. I have several ideas for this transmission. I hope you enjoy this part of the story as much as you enjoyed my last.

Now, may I introduce Transmission 2, Finding a Way. I would like to thank everyone and I hope you enjoy everything in this part.

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Chapter 1—Of Vacations, Surprises, and a Mayday—

Bez's Log….

It has been a few weeks that we've been here for a rest. I've healed to perfection and in the few days that I've been here, I've gained a full two levels. I expect a third to be completed really soon.

The Captain seems more at ease with the time off that I thought she would be. She's even thinking of inviting the Ambassador of the planet on board to get to know the Sharshans more. She is, unfortunately, still suffering from nightmares but they have eased off the more she spends time with Zim.

Zim is becoming more at ease with himself and even though he's not noticed it, he has grown to be taller than even his Tallests. He has become more mature and thoughtful in his time here along with many of the other Irkens who call me home. I fear their loyal ties will be pushed in the future and I'm even unsure of what they will choose in the end.

Rachel and Curtis have been well and have just returned from their time planet side. The loss and hurt that James inflicted upon Rachel was inexcusable. Curtis is not James so he can support her like James never could. I couldn't be happier with how happy they are together.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I must stop two S.I.R.s from breaking an entering into the medical lab.

Wren's P.O.V….

"Woo! Planet side!" I giggled happily stretching long into the sun, toes digging into the sand of the beach.

"You know, I never have actually been on a beach before," Zim said thoughtfully shading his eyes from the sun.

"That makes two of us then," I said giggling again and turned to look at him. "We've done well so far, haven't we?"

He looked at me a moment a little confused till it hit him. "We have, we've done so much more that most anyone has in the past few months. Several people couldn't even have done what we did in years. We should be getting a prize for what we've done and survived."

I smiled at him, "Totally. And you haven't done so bad yourself you know. Turned your back on your leaders, became had of security and personnel. I'd say you should get a medal for that."

He smiled back and gave me a hug. "I wouldn't have been able to do that without you, you know."

I blushed lightly at that, "You're just saying that to make me blush."

"No I'm not," he said with a shake of his head, "if we wouldn't have been abducted and I still would have landed on Earth, I'd still turn my back on everything, just for you."

I flushed a deeper red and hid my face in his shoulder as he kissed the top of my head, right between my ears.

We walked along the beach for a while with small chatter between us. After a while we sat down as the sun began to set along the water. We gazed out watching the fish of the area leap out of the water every so often. The odd bird call cut through the sounds of the waves hitting the sand. Blue green water reflected the blue green of the odd colored plants that made up the fauna of the planet.

"We needed this," I murmured leaning back in the sand on my elbows. "We needed this break, the time to relax."

"We did," Zim agreed as he leaned back with me. "But what are we going to tackle next?"

"Well…" I began with a grin looking up at him from where I was. "I was thinking of asked the Ambassador of the planet to come on board for a meeting and the see the ship."

Zim threw his head back and laughed. "Only you Wren, only you."

Narrator's P.O.V….

"Maybe you should thing about it though. You never know if being a nutral party will be helpful or not," the Sharshan Ambassador of the planet said taking a sip of his drink as Wren and himself lounged in the officer's dining area.

The Ambassador by the name of Breecomv was a stately and aged Sharshan with mostly grey and white fur. He was almost a grandfather or favorite uncle in feeling and spirit as he sat there, reclining in the way Sharshans were most comfortable, upon a lounge of pillows on the floor with his forefeet out before him and his hind quarters to the side.

Wren nodded appreciatively at the opinion of the Ambassador. "It would be interesting to be part of a universal treaty. A United Universal Committee or something. We seem to be off to a good start now anyway."

Breecomv nodded himself. "Not many can keep the Tallests of the Irken Empire from destroying them and none had before succeeded in creating a treaty with them."

Wren gave a shrug and smiled lightly, "I scared them into it."

Breecomv laughed, utterly amused at the whole idea. "I can't believe that you scared them."

"It takes talent and a whole lot of anger to scare the Tallests," Wren laughed. "I don't foresee myself doing it again any time soon though."

"And here I was hoping for a show," the other laughed, a full belly laugh that echoed off the hall's walls."

Wren joined in and they both enjoyed the fit of laughter until a crew member of Wren's ship interrupted with a knock to the door and a small clearing of his throat.

"Ma'am?"

"Yes Peter?" Wren asked controlling her giggling as she turned to her human crew member.

"I wanted to report we've had an unexpected birth from one of the civilians on board. She had gone into labor planet side and they transported her back to the ship. The baby was born full term we believe and it is healthy. The mother didn't even think she was pregnant."

"Well then!" Wren exclaimed. "That is a surprise! Though not unwelcomed at all!"

Breecomv slapped Wren on the shoulder, "Congratulations Captain! Happiness follows you! May health and happiness follow the mother and child." The Sharshan toasted with his glass and Wren followed suit.

"Would you relay the blessing to them Peter and our congratulations? Is there anything else?"

"Well," he began hesitantly. "The child is kind of a hybrid ma'am."

Both leaders blinked at the nervous crew member waiting for him to continue.

When he didn't continue Wren snapped, "Spit it out Peter." Her tail was twitching slightly and the grip on her fluted juice glass tightened minutely.

"Well ma'am," he gulped. "The aliens that kidnapped/abducted us at first must have raped her while she was still unconscious or something to that effect."

The crew member jumped slightly as both glasses that the Captain and Ambassador held shattered. Peter winced as he watched the glass fall to the ground, some of it tinted with red.

Breecomv hummed as he looked at his hand, "It seems we've broken our glasses Captain Wren."

"It does seem like that Ambassador Breecomv," Wren hummed just as calmly as he had while looking at her hand as well. "Peter, please call a Medical team here. I believe we are in need of some medical assistance."

"Right away Ma'am!" Perter nodded to Wren and the Ambassador before turning to leave.

"Oh, and Peter," Wren called causing him to pause. "Don't forget to give the mother out blessings and tell her I'll be down to talk to her as soon as I can."

He nodded again, "I can do that Captain."

Wren smiled at him and waved him to his tasks with her tail as she applied pressure to her cut hand with her good one. She turned back to her guest. "A fine mess we've gotten ourselves into hm?"

The Sharshan laughed, "That we have. Now, while we have a few moments to wait for help, you must tell me how you have so much control of your tail!"

Later….

Medical Bay….

Wren smiled as she entered the Medical ward spotting the new mother holding her child. She watched them from the doorway for a few moments observing how exactly the mother was handling the unexpected birth.

She was young, it looked likes she was barely twenty. Only a year or so older than she was. Anger bubbled up inside of her as she thought back to the fact this young woman had been raped. Wren was also happy though that she was accepting the child despite everything that happened.

Knocking on the door to finally make her presence known, Wren spoke up. "I came to see how you and the baby are doing Marie."

Marie looked up with a water smile, "You know my name? But I'm just a civilian on board."

"I know everyone's name, make it a point to find out. I prefer to call everyone by their given title. Though I think Bez is helping a bit with that," she laughed walking to the bedside of the woman. She smiled at her calming the other's nerves.

The mother relaxed, "It makes us feel better when you do that ma'am."

"No ma'am, Wren. I'm just Wren to the civilians on the ship. I personally prefer that," Wren grinned brushing a few strands of hair out of her face.

Marie smiled and nodded at her.

Wren motioned to the sleeping child, "May I? You may have to show me how to hold them. I'm not very good with babies."

Marie laughed looking down at the sleeping baby. "I don't mind, but do you? I mean she's a hybrid child."

"That would be horrible of me minding about that seeing as I'm now one myself. I may have to show a little extra favor to them because I'm quite fond of my tail and tails should stick together," Wren laughed. "But that's only if they do have a tail that is. Then I'll have to spoil them anyway because they're just so cute!"

Marie started to giggle at what the Captain said as she showed her how to hold the small child. In her wildest dreams she wouldn't have imagined the Captain to be like this. She had always seen her in the halls or mess but never talked to her because she thought the conversations wouldn't be welcomed.

Wren looked thoughtful as she looked at the sleeping child in her arms. "I think I may have to reprimand Peter. He never said whether or not the baby was a boy or girl."

"A little girl," Marie supplied brushing a few strands of dark hair off the child's forehead.

"A beautiful little girl. She has your face you know, and by the looks of it your long fingers," Wren added making Marie blush a little.

"I didn't even know I was pregnant. I don't know how I even couldn't tell something was off," Marie murmured.

The little one shifted in Wren's arms a moment almost looking like she would cry but Wren slowly rocked her back into her dreams. She was smiling down at the little one with endearment in her eyes. "Random fact," she finally said, "many women actually never know they're pregnant until they give birth."

Marie blinked at Wren, "Really? How do you know that?"

Wren laughed lightly trying not to disturb the baby, "Useless information that I somehow retained to use at the most useless time."

"I don't think it's useless. Wonderful conversation starters if you can remember them."

"True!" Wren smiled then looked at the baby. "I think I know a bit about aliens too. Somehow it keeps popping up when I need the information. Not sure how or why but I'm glad it happens. Do you think you could recall what may have happened? I don't want to push you through, I just want to try and see if I can help."

"I don't know to be truthful," Marie replied quietly with a shake of her head. "I do know she has a tail though. It's not like yours of course. I don't know if that helps or not."

"It is a bit really. Tails are quite useful. I can pick thins up with mine," Wren said absent mindly while thinking. "The only other aliens that I know of that have tails that you may have come in contact with are the Saiyans that abducted us to begin with. The only thing you really have to worry about is her transforming during a full moon unless the tail is removed. It won't be a problem though, seeing as we don't have a good view of a full moon and pictures won't cause a change. But if you do want to be safe about it then removing her tail won't be a problem at all."

Marie nodded quietly.

"May have to worry about her strength a little though because Saiyans are naturally strong from birth but that shouldn't be a problem either."

"Oh!" Marie exclaimed. "Is there anything else?"

"Not that I can think of. She'll be a perfectly normal baby besides what I just mentioned," Wren cooed at the little on in her arms.

"You'd make a good mother," Marie said quietly after a few moments.

"I wouldn't mind children in the future, but at the moment I don't know if that's a wise idea. Need to focus on the crew for now and getting home," Wren sighed, smiling weakly.

"That's understandable. We wouldn't have made it through everything if it weren't for you. A lot of us haven't said it but thank you. Thank you for everything," Marie said placing a hand on Wren's arm.

Wren smiled at her. "You're welcome Marie. I'm glad I saved you when I did. The crew wouldn't be anything without everyone on board. She held the little girl in her arms up a little. "And you've added to the family that is our crew."

"Now," she said as she handed the little girl back to her mother, "What are you going to call her?"

"I didn't want anything like Hope or Miracle, so I decided on Joan. Like in all the stories of Joan of Arch. She was seen as a hope and I thought it would fit."

"It does Marie, Joan fits perfectly," Wren said smiling at her putting all of Marie's fears to ease.

She smiled back and the two exchanged small chatter until little Joan woke hungry. Wren left the mother and child in Med Bay with the excuse that she should find a meal herself and that she would talk to her later. Wren headed straight to the officer's mess to grab that something to eat, hoping that Zim would be there at this time.

Zim yawned as he poked at his food. He reached out without looking and grabbed GIR by the antenna and turned him around only to have him run right into CADIE who was chasing him. They collided with a large clang which only sent both of them giggling and squealing with glee.

"Now Zimmy, what have I said about torturing those two for your own amusement?" Wren scolded playfully as she sat down beside him with a plate of food. She leaned onto his arm and her tail wrapped itself around his waist.

He smiled at her instantly while wrapping an arm around her waist. "I haven't tortured them," he grinned nuzzling her between her ears. "They enjoy it too much for it to be torture."

She laughed and nudged his chin with her nose. "Point taken. Now, have you heard about Joan yet?"

Zim frowned a moment, "Joan… Joan… we don't have a Joan on board Bez."

"We do now," Wren grinned taking a bite of her food.

"We do?"

"Yep, she was born today and hybrid of the aliens that caught us and human. She's adorable. Marie hadn't even known she was pregnant so it was a surprise to her as well as us," Wren replied in between bites of food.

She, herself struck out absent mindedly to grab GIR like Zim had moment before to turn him around and let him run into CADIE again. She smiled as they giggled madly before running out of the room.

"She was raped," Wren continued seriously. "She doesn't remember any of it though so that's thankful. May be a blessing too."

"Poor Marie," Zim murmured quietly still a little shocked at the news. Irken Invaders just destroyed, which is horrible, but they never raped. That was more barbaric that any standard around.

"She alright though, right?" Zim added.

Wren nodded, her mouth a little full at the moment. She wiped her mouth with a napkin. "She was more worried about the baby than herself. So as long as she concentrates on the little one she won't linger on what happened. I hope so at least."

"That's at least good to hear."

"Definitely."

They at a little while longer making small talk between them when Wren brought up something completely random. "You know, I think the human race may be a gigantic gene pool mixing pot."

Zim Blinked at her because of the random subject topic. "Wha? I don't think I'm following you Grashe."

"Well, it just seems humans are a species which can easily create hybrids. I mean, look at me and Joan. We're not even sure I'm part Earth cat. I could be something completely random and not originating from Earth at all. And Joan, from the reports, is perfectly healthy and will most likely grow to be even better."

"You have a point there," Zim said tapping his chin thoughtfully with the end of his fork. "The possibility that your race may have the ability to adept in that way and form is very high."

"At least my idea doesn't seem so far fetched."

Zim laughed, "Of course it isn't. Now what is this I hear about a certain captain wondering if she should invite a few Sharshans on board?"

Wren grinned at him then began to explain her whole chat with Breecomv from earlier that day.

Rachel's P.O.V….

"So, you're saying that you think it is a good idea if we offer to take a few Sharshans to work on Bez as part of our treaty," Curt said with his fingers steepled before him and leaning back in his chair. "I didn't even know we had a treaty with these people."

I leaned back in my chair and propped my chin on my fist as I rested my arm on the chair arm. We had met in the conference room to discuss Wren's idea of combining crews. Personally I thought it was an excellent idea to incorporate the Sharshans into the crew. I enjoyed discussing many things with them.

"Well, you know now," Zim said. "We have a treaty with them and they were the first aliens we had a full treaty with."

"Besides you," I pointed out with a small smirk.

"Besides me," Zim said rolling his eyes at me.

"Uh huh, and the joining of these crews would include what?"

"Well, a few more weeks of relaxing here till the two dozen Sharshans get here," Wren said, leaning forward to engage us with the idea.

"Do we have enough space for them on board?" one of the other officers asked.

"I think we do," an engineer piped up. "We have about six or so extra rooms free that haven't been claimed yet. They can probably share easily seeing as Bez creates the furnishings when you move in. And there is another growth sequence almost finished that will add enough rooms to double up seeing as the mess hall and ship bays are the main focus at the moment."

"That is at least good news," I hummed. "Now, will the ones sharing rooms now, mind not being able to move yet?"

"That one, I may be able to answer," Curtis said raising a hand. "After this vacation I think they will be just fine. They interacted with the Sharshans planet side and many of them came to me saying they'd miss them because they were very easy to get along with. Others said that at first they were very uneasy with them about but wouldn't mind getting to know a few better."

"All that from a few sessions?" Zim asked with a raised brow.

"Nope, chatting in the mess hall actually."

"I've over heard a few planet side invite the Sharshans on board to see Bez," I offered trying to help.

"That's a very good sign then," Wren nodded to me.

"How would they use many of the seats and controls?" an officer asked.

"That is one thing Bez may have to take care of fully," Wren said. "He'll know better than anyone the schedules when they'll work. We can also ask the crew about seating but Bez again would probably get to that before us."

Many heads around the table nodded in understanding.

"So, those in favor of adding twenty-four new crew members?" Wren asked and all hands rose in the air. "Those against?" Not a hand was seen.

"Then it's settled. We will welcome our new crew in five weeks," Wren grinned.

"Five weeks?" I asked.

"Unfortunately," Wren winced. "They need to pick the twenty-four and that won't be easy."

"So….?"

"Yes Rachel, that means five weeks more of our wonderful vacation time."

"Woohoo!" Curtis and I shouted giving each other high fives. "Gotta love our vacation!"

Zim rolled his eyes at us as Wren laughed. "Get out of here everyone. We'll repeat the vacation cycle like we have been doing. Report to the right positions, yada, yada, yada…" Wren said. "Since everyone is on Bez, I'll send an all ship announcement as soon as everyone is gone."

Everyone in the room saluted her as they stood and started to leave, chatting amongst themselves. Wren made the announcement as Curtis, Zim and I sat there waiting for her to finish.

"So do you think what I did was a good idea?" Wren asked after a few minutes.

"Wren, if you would be eligible for being president, I would vote for you. You've been making the best decisions for everyone. But you're not old enough fro that," I said plainly.

"She'd make a hot president too," Curtis blurted out.

I elbowed him in the ribs sharply with a loud, "Curtis!"

Zim raised a brow at him in an almost unspoken, threatening look.

"Sorry! Sorry! That wasn't supposed to come out," he yelped.

I snorted. "Uh huh, sure it wasn't. You weren't even supposed to be thinking it."

"Aw, I'm sorry Rachy," Curt said as he almost smothered me in a hug.

"Yeah, yeah," I muttered rolling my eyes at him but smiling none the less.

I looked at Wren and saw she was making a fish face at me without anyone else noticing. Being as it was completely random, I started to giggle uncontrollably. She crossed her eyes suddenly and I suddenly couldn't breath, I was laughing so hard. Both Zim and Curtis looked at me like I was going insane.

They went to look at Wren but she stopped without them noticing and was grinning like a Cheshire cat when they saw her. That only made me laugh harder than I had been if that was possible. And when they turned to look at me again Wren started making the face again.

"What is up with you?" Curtis asked confused.

I could only point at Wren seeing as I couldn't talk for laughing so hard.

She dropped the face fast and started giggling as they looked at her. "What?"

"What exactly are you doing?"

"Nothing. Not doing a thing," she replied with a snigger.

I was wiping tears out of my eyes and panting for breath. They were still looking at her when I made a face at her and she started to giggle herself.

After about five minutes of the exchange and two very confused boyfriends. We stood and giggled as we walked out of the room.

"I will never understand those two," I heard Zim say before we left.

"Probably a good thing too," Curtis added.

"Females are just weird."

"You said it."

Curtis' P.O.V….

Five weeks later of course….

Everyone was assembled in the shuttle bay seeing as that was the only largest area that could hold the two hundred and some people that were our crew already. We were all waiting anxiously as the Sharshan crew docked and entered the bay in their ships.

Wren stood on a platform constructed just for this purpose of greeting the crew. She was dressed in her best uniform her hair loosed but her bangs tied back out of her face. Her all black uniform was accented with the emblem of Bez as a pin on her left shoulder. She looked quite the force to be reckoned with.

Rachel, Zim and I stood off to one side behind her along with the rest of the officers in uniforms of almost all black but with different colors on our right shoulders. We waited as she waited for the Sharshans so she could begin to address the crew before her.

Everything grew quiet as the bay doors opened to reveal the incoming ships. Six ships entered the smallish bay looking much different than any of our ships. The bay crew settled the ships easily and quickly showing off just how good they were without any problems what so ever.

As the doors of the crafts opened almost in sync to reveal the Sharshans, people made a path for them so they could make their way to the platform. They were stepping very carefully; almost nervous at what was going on around them. Being unsure of anything with this new place made me think I would have done the same.

Wren stood strong as the procession of thirty Sharshans stopped before her. She rose an eyebrow at this number but showed no other emotion than that. Personally I thought she was doing a very good job at the moment for being the perfect captain of a ship.

"Captain, I apologize for the six extra crew members standing before you. There was a hard decision made and the Counsels were unsure who would be best to serve on board," a Sharshan said as she stepped before Wren handing a list to her. "The Counsel decided that you were to have the final say in the cut list."

Wren took the list in hand and skimmed over it quite quickly. "Let's see, we have a team of mineral, metal, and geographical specialists, medical crew, other scientists, warriors, astral mapper, and a few other large named terms that I won't bore the crew with because you already know who you are," Wren read a loud for everyone to hear. "If the specific teams of my crew would separate by your specialties now."

Everyone shifted into groups by the color of their uniforms. Since the officers were already standing with Wren that wasn't a problem. The normal uniformed crew shifted appropriately though. Red being normal deck crew and security, yellow maintenance, green science, clue medical and of course our civilians separated as well in their most formal wears.

Wren looked out amongst everyone before her. "Now, my guests if you would flow towards the groups that you would fit into."

Slightly confused, they did just as Wren asked with only a few questions to our crew as to where people were and what they did. A few moments were given to let the chatter die down on its own.

I knew what Wren was doing by now and what her plan was as suddenly as if someone slapped me. It was a very good inclusion plan and it was a gut feeling that she wouldn't let any of these new crew members go.

Wren raised a hand to silence any other movement or noise that was left. "You who stand before me today, I than you. You have left your homes, your lives to work and live on a ship like none other you have seen before. Our ship is a living ship and its crew is a living crew. Everyone works together to survive and survive we will.

We are not a separate species anymore; as soon as we stepped foot on Bez that ended. There is no line between Irken, human or Sharshan. We are a crew of one people. We are Bez's crew and I will not send anyone home or away that wishes to work on this ship.

We are brothers and sisters on this ship. We live together, we fight together, and if it comes to death, we die together for we leave no one behind, leave no one out, and believe in those that will believe in us.

Crew, welcome the new members as if they have always been here. Learn from them, thrive with them, and help them on the way as we find Earth, find peace, and find our place amongst the stars!"

Everyone erupted into cheers, and I swear Rachel, Zim, and I cheered the loudest of all. Who knew someone could have given such an emotional speech that felt as if it included and spoke to everyone as an individual.

"Now, let's get settled and a message off to the Sharshan Councils thanking them. We have a long ways to go and many things to find!"

The crew went into a flurry of activity as members helped the new crew get their things and head for the lifts. Maintenance started to take care of the ships and bays as well seeing now that everyone was leaving.

"Well done!" I said as I slapped Wren on the back. "Didn't know you had it in you."

She grinned at me. "I didn't know I had it in me either."

Zim gave her a hug and a quick kiss on the top of her head. "Amazing Grashe. A true leader if I've ever seen one."

"Couldn't have done it better Wren," Rachel said giving her friend a quick hug.

"Thanks guys. Now, who's up for a race to the chutes?"

"You have to ask?" I asked as Wren and Rachel shot off first before Zim and I for the chutes.

Wren's P.O.V….

"All hands on deck!" Rachel said in a parade voice to everyone who was milling around the deck as she went toward her seat. It was our sign to get to our stations as fast as possible.

"Rachel, ship wide communication to ready for launch," I said taking a seat in the captain's chair.

"Yes, Ma'am," she grinned at me turning to her station. She tapped coms. "This is Rachel, your co-first officer of the ship Bez, prepare to launch from the moon's surface. Every member who has a station please report to your station."

"Zim, commence with the launch sequence," I nodded to him.

"Commencing for a proper launch this time around," he grinned at me.

"Riph, proceed with launch," I finally said giving the signal for our launch.

There was a rumble from the throat of Bez, and then he roared shaking the whole deck and everyone to their core. He sounded triumphant as he launched from the surface of the moon. There was only a small amount of turbulence as Bez got his wings under him. Then there was another bone shivering roar from Bez as we started on our journey. From my chair I could only smile at the possibilities we had before us.

"Um… Captain. There is a distress call coming across all coms," an understudy to Rachel said looking over their shoulder to me.

"Well Mavu, there is only one thing we can do about that. Let's check it out," I grinned.

"Barely a kake in flight and we're already going into the belly of the beast so to say," Curtis said. "Can't you stay out of trouble?"

"What's the point of waiting for trouble?" I winked at him. "If I don't go out and find it, it'll get lost!"

Zim laughed from behind me along with several other crew members. Rachel grinned and agreed with me while Curtis only shook his head.

Oh my, what a chapter. Better than my first chapter of Abduction. Lol At least in length. I'm glad that I've finally got this done to be truthful. I do have a good start on chap two started so people don't have to be too worried about that. And may I say my next chapter includes the cameos of my two winners for my contest. Anyway, don't forget to review!