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Dinner and Taenor

Syd looked in the mirror. She was wearing blue jeans with a simple pink flowing shirt. She decided to leave her hair down, which of course lay on her shoulders in such a pretty perfect way. Sighing she looked at the clock on the wall, soon she would be picked up and then Tomas and her would be going out. She hoped that the rangers were doing just fine. She knew their suits had been upgraded, but that didn't mean the virus wouldn't be able to get them.

No one knew about the virus but the creators. And where were they? Safely hidden away. He hadn't been able to tell Syd who or where they were. Supposedly they were trying to make it better all the time, so the more time wasted the more time was given to those people to make the virus stronger. There was a knock at the door and Syd answered it.

"Tomas," He was wearing nice black pants and a grey shirt.

"Hi. Are you ready?"

"Yes."

After closing and locking her door she took his arm that he was holding out and the two walked to his car together.

The dinner was a bit more crowded than Syd wanted. Somehow, although she was pretty sure she knew how, reporters had been told about their dinner and there were reporters all over the place. They were able to get into the restaurant and sit in a nice table. Unfortunately it was by a window so there were reporters outside.

"Did you want to leave?" Tomas asked Syd after their food was brought.

"No, we already have our dinner. Let's finish and then we'll go back."

"Alright."

"So how's your family?"

"Good. They are happy that I am able to be here."

"Do you like Earth?"

"Why wouldn't I?"

Syd looked down at her food, she hadn't even realized what she had ordered and she still wasn't worried about that. "So do you have problems like this on your planet?" Syd gestured to all the reporters.

"We do have famous people. And things can get crazy. But we are just having dinner."

"The media likes to make things bigger than they are."

"I've noticed. Much like when you were attacked."

"Yes, just like that. I am glad you are safe."

"Don't you think the virus was weird?"

"Virus?"

"I'm assuming it's a virus, I mean what else would it be?"

"That is a good question. The freezing part reminded me of the planet Z."

"Z?"

"Yes, some of our exploration teams found a planet, but the people were frozen. We do not know anything more about that planet as of last I heard."

"Interesting. Who would have thought."

"I just hope that it does not happen to anyone else."

Syd tilted her head to him and moved her chair closer, "Yeah. That would be horrible."

"All those innocent people, all dead."

"It's sad."

"Especially since there was a child killed. It is horrible for any deaths, but a child is young and innocent."

"Tomas, you don't like fighting or wars or anything do you?"

Before Tomas could answer there was a loud commotion. Syd turned to look where it was coming from and noticed that a bunch of reporters where walking towards their table. "Alright, I hate to do this, but I think I'm done, you?"

Tomas looked over Syd's shoulder and nodded. "Yes please."

After quickly summoning a waiter over they were able to pay quickly and asked to use the back door. They got into the alley and looked around. Syd pointed up the street and the two quickly went up there. "The reporters are now inside, so if we go around to the front we might be able to get your car and head out of her." Syd said looking slowly around the corner.

"Alright." Tomas said looking behind into the alley.

"Come on." Syd grabbed his hand and the two began walking to his car.

Thankfully they were able to get to his car and get in with no problems. He brought her back to her place and walked her up to her door, "Thank you. This was nice."

"Yes, it was." Syd smiled.

"And thank you. I do not care much for those reporters."

"You're welcome."

Tomas leaned down and gave a soft kiss on her cheek, and at the same time a giant flash went off. The two turned and saw a photographer heading off. "Oh my gosh," was all that came out of Syd's mouth. Looking up she saw that Tomas looked even worse, "Are you alright?"

"I need to go. Can you get in?"

"Yes."

Syd opened her door and before she knew it Tomas was gone. After getting in she realized what it would look like in the media, to certain people, one in particular, someone who she really didn't want him to think anything about this. Although, he didn't always, but still, she felt horrible. "Oh Bridge, I hope you understand."

Bridge walked into Kat's office and immediately noticed a change in how things had been. Ever since Kat had lost the virus she was in the lab, however now she was in her office typing furiously away on her computer.

"Hey. What's going on?"

Kat glanced up, "Bridge," she turned back to the computer, "I think I found out one part of the virus."

Bridge came in, "Really? What?"

"It's from the planet Taenor."

"Taenor?"

"Yes."

"I don't ever remember hearing that name."

"That's because no one's heard about it in a long time. I don't know why I didn't think of it before."

"So?" Bridge didn't understand about what was going on.

"Here." Kat stepped away from the screen and pointed to it. Bridge scanned through it. Apparantly it was a planet that was full of life, but the last known information from it was that the scientists had been messing around with the body. They had taken DNA from another species and tried mixing it with human DNA. What they didn't know was that they had taken a DNA that had a buried virus in it. Once it mixed with the human DNA it broke down their systems so that nothing could make them better. "I had forgotten about this, none of the people made it off the planet."

"So it's dead?"

"There are more than just that one. Certain planets are left alone for various reasons and so the general public, or even those in SPD don't find out about it because they don't want anyone to go there."

"So then did that virus die off with those people?"

"It never made it off planet, and no one has ever gone back there to even research it."

"So then how did these people get it included?"

Kat paused at the other screen she had been looking at, "That is something I don't know."

"Kat, do you think they'll find a way to make it last so that it can stay alive even after the host is dead?"

"It's very probable."

Bridge and Kat became very quiet for a few minutes before Kat resumed her work. Bridge headed back to the Common Room. Imagine getting that virus. Imagine getting any of those parts of the virus. Shaking his head he saw Devon, Z and a few other cadets sitting and watching the TV. On it he saw pictures of Syd with Tomas at a restaurant; they were holding hands and Tomas kissing her on the cheek.

He and Syd had always been close, but for some reason seeing her with him like that, it hurt. He knew that she had been doing a bunch of things but this…Syd still hadn't gotten a hold of him and now…he needed to think. He headed to his room to do some deep thinking.