CHAPTER 4 OF THE PHOENIX AND THE WOLVERINE
V
Q junior did not turn when he felt someone enter the engine room.
The last 24 hours had been exhausting for the three humans; they were still very suspicious of him and the ship.
When they followed him out of the medical bay; he begun to give them a brief tour of the ship until he noticed how tired they were after looking into several rooms.
So; he gave them detailed manuals showing them how to move about the ship; how to operate the replicators and once they had the clothes they needed; he left them to their own devices.
He had not even spied on them; he knew they were safe...for now.
He had half expected them to go sneaking about after he left them but to his surprise they stayed in their rooms. They must have been more tired than he realized.
"Good morning Laura," he said as he continued monitoring the dilithium crystals.
There was silence for a while. "What are you doing?"
"Monitoring our fuel and making sure the ship runs as it should."
Q Junior was grateful for his time on Voyager; he had learnt so much there; especially on monitoring a starship's engines. If only B'lanna could see him now.
Laura observed him for a few more seconds. Even though he said he was a hologram; she found it interesting that he knew who came in without turning.
"How did you know it was me ?"
Q Junior reduced a power flow before replying. "The ship told me."
Laura raised an eyebrow. " You're connected to the ship ?."
"You could say that."
He finally turned to look at her.
Gone was the one piece white jumpsuit; in its place was a simple black t-shirt ; black jeans and black sneakers.
She had definitely gone for the goth look.
Q Junior looked at the chronometer on the wall; it read 0610hrs.
"I guess you'll be wanting breakfast now. I hope you slept well."
Laura was still staring at him with a suspicious look in her eyes.
"For the record; I don't trust or believe you."
Q Junior was a little take aback by her words...and also a little hurt.
He took his time in answering.
"Fair enough; you have no reason to believe anything I told you yesterday...so it is only reasonable that you investigate," he paused " Laura; I'll be very frank with you and the others. You three need to learn everything about this ship because there may come a day when I will not be around to maintain the engines or help out in the medical bay."
Laura's eyes narrowed. " Why is that?"
Q Junior shrugged. " Anything could happen...my program could be damaged or corrupted and then you three will be up a creek with no paddle.
That can be a disastrous scenario in space."
Laura kept looking at him. "So you're going to teach us how to run the ship?"
She like Wolverine did not believe they were in space; she thought it was an elaborate mind game by some pretty sick government officials.
"Oh yes; as soon as I can."
"Why the hurry?" asked Laura.
Q Junior rolled his eyes. " Were you not listening ? And besides don't you want to know how this whole ship works ? If I were in your shoes; I would want to know this ship from top to bottom and definitely how it ticks. It is your home for the next 5 months."
VI
Wolverine woke up suddenly and heard a 'snikt!' sound as he extended his claws. For a few seconds he did not know where he was.
Then he remembered and swore profusely for several seconds.
He had been so keen to go to bed and get up to see it was all a dream. But it was not to be his lucky day.
As he sat up in bed; the dim light gradually brightened and he could also hear a soft pinging noise coming from where the door was. He wondered briefly what that meant before he recalled Q Junior's brief explanation that the pinging noise meant someone was at the door and could not come in unless the room's occupant gave his or her permission.
"Enter," he said warily.
As the door slid open he smelt a distinct scent and quickly retracted his claws as Jean Grey entered the room.
She had changed from the one piece jumpsuit into a white blouse with blue jeans; she looked breathtaking. He felt pain in his chest as her death flashed before his eyes again.
For several seconds they looked at each other in silence.
"Hi," said Wolverine ; unable to stand the silence any longer.
"Hi yourself," said Jean as she came closer to him and sat down on a chair next to the bed. "Did you sleep well?"
"Well...yeah I did; which is kinda odd because most nights i don't," replied Logan.
Jean nodded. " I didn't sleep at all."
Logan gave her a worried look. " Why not ?"
Jean was quiet for a while.
" Ever since I was a little girl...I could always hear or feel peoples thoughts around me and I could sense there were hundreds or thousands of minds around me. Even when...the professor," her voice caught.
She paused and waited for some control. " Even when Charles taught me how to block out other people's thoughts; I could still feel their presence. But last night...I could only feel two other minds on this...ship.
That scares me Logan."
Wolverine was speechless. The implications of what she just said was mind boggling.
"Do you think...maybe some sort of drug was given to us...that dulled our abilities..."
" No Logan," cut in Jean softly " I really think we are very far away from Earth...I mean really, really far."
Logan was quiet for a long time.
"We need to find Junior...and Laura," Wolverine got out of bed and began to grab the jeans and grey t-shirt he had flung on a table. The clothing had been replicated last night before he went to bed.
"Xavier," called out Jean.
Logan looked at her worryingly.
"Please locate Laura and Q Junior," asked Jean as she looked at the ceiling.
"They are currently in Ten-Four which is also known as the Mess Hall; its located on deck 2. I can direct you when ready," said the soft male electronic voice.
"Thanks Xavier;" said Jean with a small smile.
"You're welcome Dr Grey."
Logan went behind a screen to change while he wondered how he was going to get used to a male computer talking back to him.
It was just plain unnatural.
VII
Logan was ready in a few minutes, then he and Jean walked down the corridor after getting directions from the computer.
Logan touched the smooth grey metallic gleaming walls. If they were really inside a ship; it had to be huge. Its energy requirements alone would be enormous.
"Feels good doesn't it ?" asked Jean.
Logan gave her a questioning look.
"The feel of metal or a solid beneath your hand; it also tells you the...place is real. I keep hoping it is," continued Jean softly.
Logan stared at her for a bit; unsure of what to say. His last clear memory was of him stabbing her in the heart and watching her die.
Suddenly; he hoped it was all real; because he was not sure he could deal with the thought of her been dead.
Logan wanted to say something; but he could think of nothing that sounded right.
"Jean, I...I am really sorry ...that I hurt you."
She stopped and turned to him; his heart went cold when he saw her eyes were pure black.
The Phoenix was back.
They stared at each other for several moments; then her eyes returned to normal.
Jean looked confused then worried when she realized she had not been in control. "Logan ...are you...did I...?"
"I'm fine," said Logan as he tried to hide the relief and anxiety he felt "let's just find Junior and the girl."
VIII
Laura sipped her orange juice as Q Junior kept talking. She had realized it took very little for him to start talking.
At the moment he was describing the 'ship's' defences; something about force-fields and shields and plasma cannons.
On the inside she was smirking; for a failed elaborate mind-game; this took the cake.
Whoever thought this up was obviously desperate.
She knew what was real; like for instance; the man called Wolverine was very real. She had recognised him from the videos and pictures that the Colonel had kept.
And from the simulations she had to fight on a daily basis; she got punished when she didn't win the fights.
The woman called Jean Grey; was definitely a mystery and real as well; she was a powerful telepath; that part she knew because she was the first person to ever stop Laura in mid flight.
However the questions bothering her; was how had two such powerful mutants been captured and what was the reason for the elaborate hoax?
"You're not really listening; are you ?" asked Q Junior.
Laura took another sip. " You just called yourself the 230th President of the United Nations and thought I would look pretty good as your Public Defence Minister."
To her surprise; it looked like the hologram was blushing.
" So you were listening."
Before she could say a word; the door to the mess hall slid open and the other two crew members entered the room.
"Good morning Dr Grey; Mr Logan," greeted Q Junior cheerfully.
Logan looked around the room quickly before acknowledging the greeting.
"Morning; we need to talk right now."
Laura put down her glass carefully; he sounded pissed off.
Q Junior looked at him and Dr Grey for a few seconds ; then he nodded as if he had made a decision.
"Let's do this on the bridge."
Logan gave him a suspicious look. " And where exactly is that ?"
Q Junior smiled. " It was one of the rooms you didn't get a chance to see before you three went to bed. Please follow me."
The hologram took the lead as the three mutants followed him.
Jean started asking questions the moment the left the mess hall.
"How big is this ship exactly ?" asked Jean.
Laura gave the telepath an odd look; did she really believe they were in a ship ?
"Its 119.5 metres in length; its beam is 90.3metres and the height is 30metres; maximum crew capacity is 50. There are 4 decks."
"That's a pretty big ship," said Logan in a surprised voice.
Laura's forehead narrowed in confusion; was Logan falling for the same trick or was he in on the deception ?
Laura began to flex her wrists slowly; she needed to be ready if things went south pretty fast.
They reached a pair of double doors. Beside the doors was a plaque which read 'turbolift."
Q Junior got in first; then waved the 3 humans in when they stood outside looking in suspiciously. "Come on; we don't have all day."
Wolverine was the first to get in; then the others followed.
"Xavier; take us to the bridge," asked Q Junior.
"Acknowledged," said the computer.
The lift began to move; Logan steadied himself as he felt the tube move slightly.
"Where is the bridge located?" asked Jean.
"Deck one," answered Q Junior as the lift came to a gentle stop.
"The bridge," announced the computer.
Jean and Wolverine shared a worried look as the doors swung open.
Q Junior was the first one out.
"Ladies and Mr Logan, welcome to the bridge," he walked down the steps " that is the captain's chair; that is the view screen and the seats and instruments directly before the view screen is for the helmsman aka pilot of the ship." Q Junior smiled to himself; the 3 humans had no idea that he had designed the ship on the outline of the USS Defiant with some parts of the Voyager thrown in.
He turned to see Laura and Jean staring at the view screen which showed the sight of space at wrap 9; then Q Junior caught sight of Wolverine pressing some buttons on the security station.
"No ! Don't..." started Q Junior as he ran towards the xman.
"Loading phaser banks; initiate targeting," announced the ship's computer.
Everyone looked at the ceiling in shock.
"Abort! Abort !" yelled Q Junior as he shoved a stunned Wolverine out of the way and started pressing certain buttons.
"Action terminated; phaser energy banks depleted."
"Hey..." began Logan ; he was cut off when a furious Q Junior turned to him.
"Never, never touch buttons on a starship especially when you don't know what each button is for!"
Logan could feel the eyes of the other two on him.
"Was that a weapon I activated ?"
Q Junior glared at him. " Yes it was; thank heavens you didn't completely activate the phaser cannons; we might have hit something or ...someone!"
The angry hologram looked at the other two.
"It's high time you three realized that this is very; very real.
Dr Grey please can you tell me if you can sense anybody else apart from Laura and Mr Logan ?"
Jean looked at Wolverine before answering. " I can't sense any one else...or any other living thing."
Laura felt herself go still; this did not sound good.
"What does that tell you ?" asked Q Junior.
"That we're definitely not on Earth...are we?" asked Wolverine slowly.
"Oh no; we are not; however the Xavier has been on a course for Earth since you three woke up."
"Then why are we here ?" Laura heard herself asking.
Q Junior looked at her for a while before answering. " Even if I could tell you the reason; would you believe me ?"
He waited for an answer; then provided it himself.
" No; you wouldn't because for you three; seeing is believing and the sooner you three learn how to operate this ship ; the quicker and easier this journey will be...and hopefully at the end of this journey you will know the reason for being here." He waited for the words to sink in.
"Now; who's up for a Basic Introduction on Starship Engineering ?"
IX
Q Junior talked to them for 30 minutes and answered the few questions that came his way; however when he started seeing Logan looking more confused by the second; he started having the feeling of a migraine coming on.
"Would you three like to rest a bit ?" he asked abruptly.
They all stared at him.
"Never mind; let's just have a break for a while; I'll be in the captain's ready room; see you in five minutes," he turned and walked into the room by phasing through the wall.
He missed their looks of shock.
Q Junior flopped bonelessly into the nearest chair and released a deep sigh.
"Still having fun ?" he turned to stare at his father wearing his usual red and black Starfleet uniform.
"Yes, tons of it," replied Q Junior sadly.
To his annoyance; his father giggled. " Oh; I can tell."
Q Junior rubbed his forehead. "Why. Are .They. So. Stubborn?, They don't believe anything you tell them and most of the time they believe I'm trying to poison them!"
Q senior stopped smiling and looked at his son. He and his mother had been fairly certain that he would get bored easily and return everything to its normal state and then pick up a new hobby the next second.
But he had surprised them when he built the ship himself from scratch using designs mostly from the USS Defiant class with a bit of USS Voyager thrown in.
Any Starfleet officer stepping on this ship would recognize it instantly before they discovered the 'upgrades' added on by a member of the Q continuum.
It had taken Q Junior 6 human months to build the ship; update the files and only a few minutes to retrieve Logan and Jean Grey from their tragic face off and Laura from her cell in the Stryker's Weapons Research Facility.
"So what do you want to do now ?" asked Q senior carefully.
Q Junior was silent for a while. " I want to prove to them that...this is very real."
"Drop them in the middle of a space battle and you will see how quickly they will come around," suggested Q senior calmly.
His son shook his head.
" No; that is too...," his voice trailed off as an odd look came upon his face. He turned to his dad with a grin on his face.
"Dad; you're a genius, thanks again!" then he was up and out the room before Q senior could say a word.
"You're welcome," said Q senior anxiously hoping he had not made things worse.
X
A few minutes earlier...
Logan watched the upset teenage-looking hologram phase through the wall .
"For a hologram he looks pretty upset," said Laura; voicing what all 3 were thinking.
" Not only that; he had the strength to push me out of the way...and trust me when I say I'm carrying around a lot of weight," said Logan meaningfully.
For the first time; Jean and Laura shared a knowing look.
Both knew Adamantium weighed a lot; which meant Q junior's hologram may have a lot of abilities he had not told them about.
"He's right about one thing; we need to know everything about this ship" said Jean.
Laura could not stop herself from asking the next questions. " You really believe this shit is real ?"
Logan gave her blistering look. "Watch your mouth young lady."
She matched him glare for glare. "Or what? You will ground me? You're not my dad."
Logan moved closer. "Well apparently I might be."
"Logan; Laura both of you need to relax" began Jean in a soothing voice.
The two mutants ignored her.
"Sharing DNA does not make you my dad; besides where the hell have you been for the past 13 years of my life ?" said Laura with barely suppressed fury.
Logan opened his mouth to reply when Q Junior phased through the wall again.
He took one look at the three of them and seemed to notice the tension in the room. "What did I miss ?"
Logan gave Laura one more stern look before turning back to the hologram.
"That was a fast five minutes."
"Yeah; well I'm a hologram so I think a whole lot faster. Anyway I have just figured out a way to show you something real," said Q Junior.
"What ?" asked Jean hoping that whatever he had in mind would distract the two other mutants from attempting to hack each other to bits.
"How would you like to visit a planet ? We're bound to pass several solar systems on our way to Earth."
His earnest question was met by stunned silence.
"You're serious " asked Laura.
Q Junior gave her a solemn look. "Absolutely."
XI
20 minutes later the Xavier had slowed down to explore the nearest solar system.
The 3 mutants and one hologram stared at the viewscreen as the solar system was seen in all its glory.
"So what happens now ?" asked Logan in a gruff voice.
Q Junior grinned. " You ask Xavier about the system." Then he waited.
When they all looked at him he sighed. " This is your ship people."
Right thought Logan as he looked at the ceiling trying not to feel so stupid.
"Eh...Xavier; what...where are we ?"
"According to Federation Space Charts; this is Uncharted Territory; we are exactly 452.1 light years from the nearest Federation Starbase in the Delta Quadrant..." Logan closed his eyes as this made no sense whatsoever.
"Okay; okay...so we are really far away; what can you tell me about the solar system below?"
The computer changed track immediately.
"It is a Class G star with 5 planetary bodies; these planets are Class A, Class I; Class J, Class N and Class O," Logan glared at the ceiling and transferred the look to a grinning hologram who was actually struggling not to laugh.
"Is this a joke to you ?"
Q Junior shook his head. " No; but your expressions are priceless. I'll help you out."
"A Class G star is identical to the sun of Earth; your solar system."
"So these planets support life?" asked Jean.
Q Junior shook his head. "Unfortunately no...not life as you would know it; Class A are small young planets; Class I is your typical gas planet; so is J; Class O is covered with ice; but Class N has high CO2 levels and erosive sulphides and a very high surface temperature."
"So what's Earth's classification ?" asked Laura.
"It's an M planet," said Jean surprising everyone "because its in the Goldilock's zone."
"Exactly so Dr Grey," said Q Junior with approval.
"So which one are we visiting?" asked Logan.
Q Junior stared at him as if he had gone mad. " None of those planets are exactly favourable in supporting human life."
It was Logan's turn to grin coldly. " You mean to tell me that after more than 200 years in space that man has not yet invented a strong enough spacesuit for at least two of those planets ?"
Q Junior looked at each of the mutants.
"You really want to go down there ?" he was stunned when each of them nodded slowly.
He stared at them for a while; his plan was to find an M planet or one near enough to it for them to walk around on; he sure hadn't seen this coming.
"What's wrong ? At loss for words or scared ?" asked Logan mockingly.
Q Junior glared at him. " Of course I'm scared Mr Logan; we have only two options down there; one very cold planet and one very hot one with corrosive gases. Any one going will need a spacesuit which none of you are familiar with."
"You could teach us," said Laura in a firm tone.
Q Junior folded his arms he could see they were dead set on going.
"Fine; on one condition...I come with you."
XII
The shuttlebay.
Q Junior could not help but smile as the 3 living crew members stared at the 4 small Delta Flyers; he was sure their jaws would literally drop if they knew what the small ships were capable of. However he hoped he had time to teach them.
He had given them the option of 'the transporter beam' or the shuttle. Once he described how the beam reduced each part of the body to atoms; the 3 quickly opted for the shuttlebay despite his assurances that the beaming technology was safe.
He showed them how to put on the suits ; he had to take extra time with Laura as she was insistent on knowing how to take off the helmet.
Once he was sure their seals were intact; he got them onboard the Delta Flyer alpha.
"Where's your suit?" asked Logan in an electronic voice as he watched Q Junior power up the shuttle.
The hologram smiled. "I'm a computer program remember; I don't need one."
"So how come you can move around so much ?"
Q Junior could help but be impressed at Logan's question. " There are holoemitters in most parts of the ship; especially in the engineer room; medbay; mess hall and bridge. I also have a portable holo-emitter."
He pointed to a small device which was the same colour as his red plaid shirt ; it was over his right shoulder. " I use that when I'm leaving the ship."
"That's pretty conven..." his voice trailed off as the cargo doors opened to show what appeared to be space. The small craft began to move.
"Inertial dampeners off line; Xavier keep a close eye and transporter lock on us all at all times," ordered Q Junior.
"Acknowledge Q," answered the ship.
Logan tore his gaze away from the scene above him and looked at Q Junior.
"Think of it as a backup plan," said Q Junior without looking at him as he gently eased the shuttle out of the cargo bay.
"Wow," said Jean softly as the shuttle came out and the occupants could see the vastness of space for the first time. Laura said nothing; she was too busy staring at the stars on the other side.
Q Junior let them enjoy the view as he made a beeline for one of the planets on the outer rings.
The 3 mutants had chosen the class N planet despite his warnings; anyway they were wearing top of the line suits ; what could go wrong ?
XIII
There was a storm when they entered the planet's atmosphere and even Logan had to commend Q Junior for the slightly rough landing.
The four occupants eventually got out in a dust-storm; Q Junior added on ski mask goggles on a whim.
He and Logan took the lead while the two females lagged behind.
"What's the temp ?" yelled Logan as he braced himself against harsh burning winds.
Q Junior took a look at his monitor and whistled. "79 degrees Celsius or 174 Fahrenheit ! This is a gale force storm that's why it's slightly cooler!"
"Oh really ?" asked Logan in surprise "how dangerous is the atmosphere really to humans ?"
Q Junior looked at him. " Any human without a mask and suit in this heat and this dust would inhale acidic hot dust which could sear the upper airway and lungs thus killing the person slo..."
"Laura no!" yelled Jean suddenly.
Wolverine instantly extended his claws ripping the gloves and letting in the harsh environment which immediately began to burn the skin of his hands.
He ignored the pain and turned; he saw someone lying on the ground and a second figure bending over the fallen figure.
He ran back; but Q Junior beat him to it.
To his relief Jean was the one upright but Laura was on the floor; her helmet was off. The young girl was choking and gasping; her hair burned as the skin on her face was blistering and literally melting before their very eyes.
Logan could already see the adamantium part of the girl's left jawline.
Jean looked at them with fear in her eyes. "She took her helmet off."
"Q Junior we have to get back to the flyer," yelled Logan.
The hologram was already yelling into his communicator. "Xavier! Four to beam up; straight to the medical bay !"
Before anyone could protest; the four figures were replaced by columns of light.
XIV
Logan closed his eyes when the strange light appeared and suddenly found himself back in the medical bay with his space suit still on.
"Dr Grey help me !" demanded Q Junior as he lifted Laura; suit and all onto a biobed. The telepath complied as they took the suit off.
"Xavier activate bioscanner," commanded Q Junior as a curved bar appeared above Laura's head and began to move towards her feet.
Logan moved closer as the computer listed the affected areas; scalp; vocal cords and severe burn damage to both lungs and face.
Now that they were off the planet; the girl was coughing more and healing rapidly; still Q Junior worked as if her life depended on it. He wasn't taking any chances.
"Eh...femm," Laura coughed violently as she tried to speak through burnt vocal cords. Q Junior ignored her and used an odd glowing object on her neck.
"Hold still; this is a dermal regenerator; it will help you heal quicker," his anxious voice surprisingly had her staying still as he passed it over the worse burnt areas. He sighed when he got to the burnt areas on her scalp.
"You're going to need a hair cut after this." She grinned in reply.
Wolverine felt himself relax; then he remembered they had left the ship on the surface.
"Xavier; could you retrieve the Delta Flyer Alpha ?"
"Of cause sir," answered the ship.
"Thanks," murmured Wolverine as he waited for Q Junior to finish. He looked at Jean. "Are you alright ?"
"Yes I am; I feel so stupid...I knew Laura was going to do something...I didn't want to check...I..."
"You were just respecting her mind Jean. This is not your fault," he said softly.
Jean shook her head; Wolverine did not understand.
The Phoenix had told her Laura was up to no good; but she refused to listen because she had stupidly thought that if she ignored the other part of her...it would just disappear.
Fat chance of that happening love, said the Phoenix.
And because of that Laura had gotten herself seriously hurt.
Q Junior ran the scanner one more time.
"Regeneration is almost at 100 percent," reported Xavier.
"Thanks pal," said Q Junior with relief in his voice.
When he turned to Laura; he looked ready to explode.
"Laura Kinney; what the hell were you thinking ?"
She smiled at him. "I just wanted a breath of fresh air."
They all stared at her until Jean started giggling; before Q Junior could say a word Logan started laughing.
The hologram stared at them.
Laura kept grinning. " I bet you Logan was thinking of doing exactly the same thing."
Q Junior turned to see Wolverine shrugging. "It was on my mind at the time; but she beat me to it."
Q Junior sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
"Hey old man; looks like you got toasted as well," said Laura.
Wolverine pulled on glove off slowly. "I over-reacted and my claws broke the seal...sorry." All could see that the skin over Wolverine's right hand was healing as well and the suit glove was completely ruined.
"Never mind about the suits; however planetary visits are not happening until you three pass the suit safety tests," declared Q Junior.
"Aye aye captain," said Logan casually.
The Hologram shook his head. " Nope; one of you adults is the captain; Laura and I do not qualify and Dr Grey; Chief Medical Officer position is still available."
Jean and Logan looked at each other.
"We'll talk about that later," said Jean " Logan let's get rid of our suits."
The two adults left the medical bay.
Q Junior turned to Laura. " Well; I would advise you to rest a bit before you wander around the ship." He moved to go.
Laura reached out and touched him on the arm. "For the record; I believe you now."
Q Junior stared at her. " Why? Because you tried to fry yourself to death ?"
Laura did not know how to tell him that in all her time at the secret Stryker Weapon Research Institute; she had only seen two people who had cared for her .
They had been so afraid to show it that they did so in secret for brief moments but that had still gotten them killed.
When she took off the helmet; it was to test the 'phony deadly air' and when she felt the burning sensation in her throat and lungs; she wondered if she had made a stupid mistake.
Through the haze of pain as she was been treated; she had seen the concern on Q Junior's face and heard the anxiety in his voice.
This was someone who was not afraid to show he cared for her.
Laura smiled at him. "That Q Junior is for you to find out."
The hologram gave her a worried look. " I think you were deprived of oxygen for way too long; you should rest for now."
He awkwardly patted her hand and left the medical bay.
Laura watched him depart; then looked around her with new shining eyes.
If this was real;( and she was beginning to think it was ) the possibilities were going to be exciting; whatever the place or date.
The Battlestar Galactica in a galaxy very far away...
The CIC.
Commander William Adama stared at the tactical plans laid out before him; he and his men had been over the rescue plan repeatedly.
He looked up and exchanged grave looks with every pilot and marine at the table; his son looked at him and nodded.
"People; failure is not an option; tomorrow...our people go free."
"We will not fail; sir," said Lee Adama firmly.
William Adama nodded. "May the Gods help us all."
"So say we all," chorused the group above the map of New Caprica.
Nedy Rahn:Thanks for your review and I hope you like this.
Hi everyone; hope you liked this chapter; I am sorry for not getting the Battleship to meet them yet but I thought it was a little too early as Laura; Logan and Jean were still not sure it was real or not. I will try and update regularly; please wish me luck as this is actually harder then I realized!
Also please note the Xavier was built along the dimensions of Captain Sisko's USS Defiant; a lot more of the ship will be mentioned later on and Q Junior did build it from scratch! But he put in a few things he saw on the USS Voyager.
Have a great week people!
