The first thing he noticed was how big- no- more like humongous the ship is. He thought the university was huge, but this…this takes the prize.
Danny took an awed step into the Enterprise, looking around at all the people and machinery. ' I can't believe I get to work with this stuff.' Danny grinned, and chuckled to himself. It took him a lot to get here. He spent his entire life savings on the academy, wanting to do something with his life, he wanted to prove people back home that he could not only amount to something, but something great. Something that none of them could do.
Danny grew up in a small town in England. He was always poor, his family could hardly put food on the table, and Danny became resentful. All his peers and classmates lived , if not luxurious, then comfortable lives, while Danny didn't even know where his next meal would come from, or even when for that matter.
His mother died when he was three, so all he had was a dad and an older sister, who ran away when he was ten, just to show up dead two months later.
Then his father turned to alcohol, and that's when his crappy life got crappier. All of their money went to cheep whiskey and beer, and Danny took out his aggravation at school. He fell behind, he got in fights with random kids, and he generally stopped caring.
Then, the town turned on him. They didn't care about his family situation. They didn't care that he was hungry almost every night. All the townspeople saw was a drunk and his violent, repulsive son. They became the family everyone knew about, and everyone steered clear of.
Danny doesn't want to be that kid anymore. The thought of having even one trait like his father was revolting. He wanted to do better with his life. He needed to do better with his life. His town and father may have given up on him, but he needed to show them that he wasn't a lost cause; and even though he might not be able to do good on their world, that doesn't mean he can't do some good on a different world.
Danny was lost in thought, and a little overwhelmed at the state of things, he didn't even notice when a brown-haired man barged up to him.
"Oi, Chekov. What are you doing here? Yer supposed to be on the bridge preparing for warp!" Danny was too busy marveling at the ship, to realize that the man was talking to him. "Chekov!" The man grabbed Danny's shoulder and spun him around.
"Oh, sorry, mate. I thought you were someone else." The man said upon realizing that he was speaking to the wrong person. The man studied Danny's face, "You know, you look a lot like…never mind. Anyway, you're a new crew member, yes? What field?"
The man had a thick Scottish accent, and was naturally loud.
"Uh…engineering." Danny said. The man's eyes lit up.
"Engineering? Yer working weeth me. The names Montgomery Scott, but my friend call me Scotty." He extended a hand to Danny, who took it gladly.
"I'm Danny. Danny Wood."
"Pleasure to meet you, Danny Wood. I'll show ye to the engineering deck. Follow me."
It was hard for Danny to keep up. Scotty tore through the corridors at such a fast pace, and all Danny wanted to do was go slow, and stare at all the amazing sights the ship had to hold. But that wasn't good enough for Mr. Scott. He wanted to get to the engineering deck and get started with Danny as soon as possible. He wanted to show him around, see for himself that Danny knows his way around a warp core, stuff like that. He didn't have time for Danny to take a complete tour around the ship.
When they reached the engineering deck, Scotty introduced Danny to the crew there. Scotty told Keenser to keep an eye on Danny, and make sure he does okay, then he was off again; but before he left, Danny could hear him saying to a blond women at the door, "I think we should take Danny to see Chekov. Don't ye think they look alike?"
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