Malcolm cringed as Chris trod on a twig which snapped, giving away their position. He saw Jennifer's head turn towards the noise and upon seeing Chris she rolled her eyes, Malcolm laughed inwardly. She gave the signal for him to move up front. Crouching down beside her he gave her an inquisitive look.

Leaning closer to him she whispered, "They've moved away, must've heard us." she said sarcastically "Anyway they're closer to Trip's team now."

"So you want to, give up?" he asked her.

"Well yeah I suppose, Trip can handle them now. But I've picked up an energy signature on my scanner." He raised an eyebrow. "About two clicks in that direction." She pointed straight ahead of them. Malcolm scanned the area, slightly downhill, not too dense plant life, nothing they couldn't handle. He gave her a quick nod to show that he agreed.

She turned round to face Emma and Chris who were covering their six. "I want you two to stay put, incase the Captain's team need back up, or the aliens retreat back in this direction."

"Yes ma'am." Emma responded. "Where are you going Commander?" she asked.

"To check out this power signature." Jennifer responded, already with her back to them. Malcolm nodded his goodbye's and followed Jennifer through the undergrowth.

Usually Malcolm would enjoy a good walk. Two kilometres? Nothing to him, but this walk had reminded him it had been a long time since he'd got any sleep, and he was exhausted.

"Jen!" he called. She turned round to face him. "Can we take a break?" he asked.

"Sure."

"Thanks." He said slumping to the floor in a rather undignified heap, which caused her to laugh. Sending her the death stare, he fumbled for the bottle of water fastened to his belt, and took a long drink from it. While he was drinking he felt Jennifer sit down next to him.

"It has been a while since I got any sleep." She said. "I guess you're the same?"

"Pretty much."

"Don't s'pose you've got any food?" she asked.

"No, sorry. We never did get to the mess hall did we?" She shook her head sadly.

"I'm starving."

"You never know, maybe this power signature is from a food replicator." He said dryly. She moved slightly and he felt her head rest lightly against his shoulder.

"Ya never know." She said.

"So . . ." he said searching for a topic of conversation "I guess you'll be staying here then."

"Here? Hell no! Too many trees."

"Ha bloody ha. You know what I mean, onboard the Endeavour, with Trip" He clarified.

"Well I was planning to. I miss Kate a lot, and it'll be great to be able to see her every day." He nodded with understanding. "But with Trip? I don't think so."

"What do you mean?" he asked curiously.

"Well . . . I've had an idea." She said cryptically. He turned his head slightly to look at her.

"I'm listening."

Short but sweet, I think, anyways . . .

Review pretty please, suggestions welcome, because I've got some good ideas for the ending (even though we're not quite there yet), but I'd love to incorporate what you guys want into it aswell, so tell me, in your review!