Disclaimer: I do not own Star Trek. The late Gene Roddenberry and any other geniuses he's been in cahoots with already hold that honor.
Author's notes: I'm off to camp tomorrow and I'll be gone for a week, and then I'll be in band camp (no American Pie jokes, please) so I may not update for 2 weeks or so. I cross my heart and hope to die promise that I will update ASAP.
Zandile turned to her sister, "Sis," she said, "I have to be on duty for awhile longer, until my replacement comes. You can just pile your stuff here for now and go wandering. Enterprise has almost the same configuration as the USS Freedom, so you shouldn't get lost." Zandile started pushing the luggage to the wall. Then she fished out a passenger roster that had been lost in the shuffle and marked off Deanna's cousin and
"I'd rather stay here with you, Z." She replied. "Hey, since when have you been putting you hair up? It looks nice." Lynette put on a puzzled frown, trying to remember if she had ever seen her sister's hair up in public. Zandile's chocolate colored hair was put up in braided bun. (Reminiscent of Princess Lea in The Empire Strikes Back.)
"A few weeks ago, I decided it was silly to cover up my ears like I was doing before. I'm just more comfortable with myself now." Zandile answered.
"Cool...So...um..." Before Lynette could finish her sentence, the turbolift doors opened and Commander Riker approached the airlock and the sisters.
"Are all of the scheduled passengers aboard, Lieutenant?" He asked in a businesslike voice.
Zandile checked the roster and replied, "Yes, sir."
"Are any crewmembers on the station?" Continued Riker.
"None came through the airlock, sir." Answered Zandile.
"Good, we're about to disengage from the station, and we can't leave anyone behind. Who's this?" He nodded toward Lynette.
"My sister, Lynette Carsen."
Riker smiled at Lynette and shook her hand. "Welcome aboard, Lynette." Riker then tapped his comm badge. "Riker to bridge, the airlock is secure. We can disembark whenever we receive clearance."
Captain Picard, on the other end of the channel replied with confirmation of clearance before the comm channel closed.
"I would suggest that you two get a good handhold, the ride might get a little bumpy." Riker smiled and returned to the turbolift.
The airlock ports from DS9 slid away from the ship. The majestic vessel swung away from the station in a wide arc and set a course. The Enterprise sped away from the station and accelerated into warp. The flash that followed the ship going into warp soon faded into the black void of space. The Enterprise was headed for parts unknown.
Sorry it's such a short chapter, but this was the perfect place to stop. I give my solemn word that I will update ASAP.