Tom Carlson and Beckett were working on their own consoles. Carlson was a little over six feet tall with sandy brown hair and blue eyes. Across from them on the Bridge was Adam O'Donnell working at his tactical console. O'Donnell was just under six feet with light brown hair with dark green eyes. Erbrun was off at her console checking how things were going at the science labs.

Gabriel walked onto the Bridge.

BECKETT "Captain on the Bridge!"

GABRIEL "As you were. Mister Beckett, mind passing something onto the crew?"

BECKETT "Yes, sir?"

GABRIEL "No more of that."

BECKETT "Aye, aye, sir."

GABRIEL "One aye is sufficient, Lieutenant."

Beckett was about to speak but decided better and just nodded. Gabriel smiled and walked over to O'Donnell. O'Donnell looked Gabriel in the eye and looked rather uncomfortable. Gabriel saw it and frankly enjoyed it a little bit but also kept a poker face despite the urge to knock O'Donnell on his ass.

GABRIEL "Mister O'Donnell, report."

O'DONNELL "The entire security contingent is on board, sir. The armor matrix should be finished installing in an hour. We are just waiting on the torpedo complement."

GABRIEL "Excellent. Carry on, Lieutenant."

O'DONNELL "Sir."

Gabriel walked to his ready room. O'Donnell sighed hard as soon as the doors closed. Carlson was worried about his comrade and went over to him.

CARLSON "Are you alright?"

O'DONNELL "I'm fine, Tom."

CARLSON "You look like you looked at death itself and that's saying something we saw Borg...multiple times."

O'DONNELL "Remember just before we were lost in the badlands when we stole that info on the Orias system?"

CARLSON "Yeah, we barely got out of there when Starfleet showed up."

O'DONNELL "On the planet below I told you I got into a fist fight with a security officer who managed to stun me a bit before beam out and I managed to wound him?"

CARLSON "Yeah, you said you prayed you wouldn't cross his path again."

O'Donnell inclined his head towards the ready room.

CARLSON "What?! Him?!"

O'DONNELL "Him."

CARLSON "Damn"

O'DONNELL "Well we know if we get into a scrap on this mission I'm really glad he is on our side."

CARLSON "Me too."

Carlson walked away flabbergasted.