Hello, and welcome to the sequel of Light-years From Home. I told you I'd make one didn't I? Well here we go.
I stepped off of the platform, and took a deep breath out of the mask that I would be wearing every time I stepped outside. "Get moving civilian!" The staff sergeant yelled, and I took off following a guy in a Hawaii shirt. We were all called into a cafeteria type room, where a man with a buzz but, and a scar that would make Darth Vader jealous was standing. He gave us an introduction to this world he called. "Extremely hostile," but that was about as much as I heard. I was busy trying not to fall asleep, and when the meeting finished we all filed out of the room. I was one of the last, and as I walked out the door the man in the Hawaii shirt called out to me. "You must be Dillon," He said, and I nodded. "Oh, I'm Norm and this is another new one, Jake Sully." I shook his hand, and then looked over to see a man in a wheelchair. He caught my hesitation, and held out his hand. "Names Jake, what's yours?" I shook it, and said. "Dillon, I take it your not a scientist." He nodded, and wheeled past me. "We were just heading towards the link room, wanna tag along?" Norm asked, and I nodded. A few minutes later we were staring at the three of the male Na'vi, and all I could think was that I was now on the same planet as Alyara once again. I smiled, and Norm said. "yours is over here." I looked up from his, and walked over to one of the other incubators if you could call them that. He looked just like me, but blue and about four feet taller. "Wow, he's big." I said, and looked over at Norm who nodded. "They fully matured on the flight out." I gave him a good look over, and turned around to meet a short middle eastern man. "Hey, my name is Max. You must be Dillon." I nodded, and said. "Everyone seems to know about me around here don't they?" He smiled, and said. "That's because you were one of the Lucky ones Grace chose."
We walked into the link room, just as the redhead was getting out of her link. "Where's my Goddamn cigarette?" She yelled as she sat up in the link. A woman came over, and gave her one. Max walked ahead saying. "There she is cinderella back from the ball, Grace I'd like you to meet the new initiates." She said something to Norm, but I zoned her out and look around the room from where I was standing. "You're Dillon?" She said, and I looked back to where she was. "Huh, oh yes that's me, and I'll be the person who stitches up your wounds." She smiled, and said. "How much training have you had in the medical field?" I smiled, and said. "Do you need open heart surgery or a kidney transplant?" This made her laugh, and Max looked at me with surprize. "What about your Na'vi?" I greeted her with the custom greeting, and she said. "It's a little wobbly, but it'll have to do." I smiled, and then she said. "You know something, now that I see you I'll bet your avatar will be huge." I looked at the ground, and remembered that it is a longer way down for me than most people. I zoned out again, something that I have been doing a lot more after Alyara, and I didn't hear when she went off. When I finally looked up, Norm was walking toward me. "We need to go find our bunks to get settled in." I nodded, and followed him out of the room. An hour later I was sitting on a bunk reading a holobook when Grace knocked on the frame of the door. "Hey Dillon, let's talk." I looked up, and waved my hand as an invitation. She sat down on the bed, and looked over at me.
"I'm happy that we got you here without any problems." She said, and I looked over at her. "Well I guess when the top scientist asks for someone they usually will give them to her." She smiled, and said. "You owe me though, I know about Alyara and Ryder. That was five years ago, and probably the most excitement we've had since you showed up." I looked back at the Holobook, and said. "Well thank you, when do we get to run around in nothing but blue skin?" She stood up, and said. "Get your sleep, we get to run around in blue skin tomorrow." I smiled, and closed the book. Just then Jake wheeled in, and put his duffle bag on the floor. "We are sharing a room?" He asked when he looked over at me. I nodded, rolled over to face the wall, and closed my eyes.