Beksa's Story
Prologue
Bongo sat in his red walled office. He flipped through the report on the last Space Corps mission. He chucked it in a draw to finish later, because Kayleigh had just come into the office with some more files. "I've got a report on a new Space Corps recruit. Take a look, you will be surprised" Kayleigh placed the red file on the desk, and walked out. Bongo gazed after her, but then remembered her boyfriend Spanners, so promptly forgot about what he was thinking and he picked up the file - before realising that Ace Rimmer had walked in.
"Morning Bongo! Are you busy? I need to discuss a few things with you." Ace flopped down in the chair by the desk and picked up the red file that Kayleigh had brought in. He opened it, and saw the face of a girl staring back at him. He closed it again, and stood up. "Bongo, about the latest mission to come up for me. I need a new technician for the crew; McGregor is off with measles, is there anyone I can have? They will be first class of course" Bongo flipped through the file of personnel but found nothing "Nothing Ace, no personnel available for this mission, what are you going to do?" Kayleigh buzzed into the office "A new crewman is here to see you sir, shall I send her through?" "Send her in Kayleigh, lets chat to her" Bongo replied and glanced at Ace, and the door opened.
A tall, good-looking girl walked in. She was wearing the standard green uniform and had shoulder length brown hair. It looked as though she had an angelic glow around her, and she stopped in front of the desk, with light streaking in from the window on the far side of the office. She had light- tanned skin, and she spoke to Bongo. "Hello, you must be Peter Tranter. My name is Beksa Riley, I'm 26 years old, and I lived on Io for all my life. I was posted to Jupiter from Io base two weeks ago." She said. Ace stood there, hardly believing what he saw in front of him. This was more than he expected from a new recruit. She had a perfect round face, and looked very clever. For an Ionian, this was more than average.
Ace stepped forward and held out his hand. "Hello. My name is Ace Rimmer," She shook his hand, and smiled at him "You look like a smart kid, I'm taking a crew out next month to sort out a violent war on a distant planet, I need a senior officer for my crew," Beksa unclasped her hand, and held it up signalling him to stop "and you want me to be that senior officer yes?" She raised an eyebrow at him questioningly, and he nodded. "Well, I don't know. Hadn't you better ask your superior first?"
Ace smiled. She was toying around with him, worming him round her little finger "She knows how to act when she's faced with a guy like me" he thought, and kissed the top of her hand "I am the commanding officer, do I need to ask myself?" She grinned. They were going to get along just fine.
Prologue
Bongo sat in his red walled office. He flipped through the report on the last Space Corps mission. He chucked it in a draw to finish later, because Kayleigh had just come into the office with some more files. "I've got a report on a new Space Corps recruit. Take a look, you will be surprised" Kayleigh placed the red file on the desk, and walked out. Bongo gazed after her, but then remembered her boyfriend Spanners, so promptly forgot about what he was thinking and he picked up the file - before realising that Ace Rimmer had walked in.
"Morning Bongo! Are you busy? I need to discuss a few things with you." Ace flopped down in the chair by the desk and picked up the red file that Kayleigh had brought in. He opened it, and saw the face of a girl staring back at him. He closed it again, and stood up. "Bongo, about the latest mission to come up for me. I need a new technician for the crew; McGregor is off with measles, is there anyone I can have? They will be first class of course" Bongo flipped through the file of personnel but found nothing "Nothing Ace, no personnel available for this mission, what are you going to do?" Kayleigh buzzed into the office "A new crewman is here to see you sir, shall I send her through?" "Send her in Kayleigh, lets chat to her" Bongo replied and glanced at Ace, and the door opened.
A tall, good-looking girl walked in. She was wearing the standard green uniform and had shoulder length brown hair. It looked as though she had an angelic glow around her, and she stopped in front of the desk, with light streaking in from the window on the far side of the office. She had light- tanned skin, and she spoke to Bongo. "Hello, you must be Peter Tranter. My name is Beksa Riley, I'm 26 years old, and I lived on Io for all my life. I was posted to Jupiter from Io base two weeks ago." She said. Ace stood there, hardly believing what he saw in front of him. This was more than he expected from a new recruit. She had a perfect round face, and looked very clever. For an Ionian, this was more than average.
Ace stepped forward and held out his hand. "Hello. My name is Ace Rimmer," She shook his hand, and smiled at him "You look like a smart kid, I'm taking a crew out next month to sort out a violent war on a distant planet, I need a senior officer for my crew," Beksa unclasped her hand, and held it up signalling him to stop "and you want me to be that senior officer yes?" She raised an eyebrow at him questioningly, and he nodded. "Well, I don't know. Hadn't you better ask your superior first?"
Ace smiled. She was toying around with him, worming him round her little finger "She knows how to act when she's faced with a guy like me" he thought, and kissed the top of her hand "I am the commanding officer, do I need to ask myself?" She grinned. They were going to get along just fine.