To say that his return was a tearful reunion was an understatement. The three of them continued crying for a good half hour before they could not cry any more. As fun as it was to meet them, they had to head back to base and deliver the good news. With that in mind, Enterprise, Akagi and the Commander went back home.
Nearing the edge of the beach, they spotted Yorktown, Cleveland and Unicorn. Unicorn was playing near the shore with Yorktown watching her, while Cleveland relaxed on one of the lawn chairs.
"Careful dear, don't stray too far from the shores now," said Yorktown, then noticing the ship in the distance. It looked like Akagi and Enterprise returned from the memorial site. But, when she looked closer, she noticed someone else was there.
She took a few steps forward and when the third person was recognizable, her mouth fell.
"Commander?" she said and Unicorn immediately heard her. She spun around, looking in the direction of the ship as well.
"Bro!," she yelled, as she and Yorktown waded through the waters. Meanwhile he had jumped off the ship and was also coming towards them.
"Commander," cried Yorktown, practically leaping forward and tackling him into the water.
As he got up, Unicorn also jumped him and knocked him into the water again.
"Commander," cried Yorktown, hugging him, with tears rolling down her eyes.
"Hey guys," he said, hugging them both "I missed you too as well."
"Commander," shouted a third voice. He then noticed Cleveland rushing to him and once again, leaping forward to tackle him into the water.
This was but the start of a very tearful but ultimately happy reunion. One by one, the rest of the fleet came to see him, expressing their happiness at his return by tackling him to the ground and hugging him. The best of this was when he met with Friedrich, who had unfortunately forgot her strength and when she fell on him, she accidentally buried him in the ground.
Word spread and for the next three days, the main base was packed with the whole fleet, all wanting to see the Commander. Plenty of tears were shed but at the end of the day, they were happy to have him back and he was equally happy to be back.
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About a week after his return, everyone gathered in a large dance hall in the Sakura Empire Island. Here, the five leaders were dressed in formal clothes while the Commander was kneeling before them.
"I, Yorktown, leader of the Eagle Union," said Yorktown resting the tip of a sword on his back.
"I, Yat Sen, leader of the Dragon Empry," said Yat Sen, doing the same.
"I, Akagi, leader of the Sakura Empire," said Akagi, resting the tip of a katan on his back.
"I, Queen Elizabeth of the Royal Navy," said Queen Elizabeth
"And I, Tirpitz, leader of the Iron Blood," said Tirpitz.
"Recognize your efforts in uniting us all and helping end the war with the Sirens," they said together "in honor of your hard work and dedication, we bestow the title of Admiral."
They raised their swords up and he rose to his feet. As he did, everyone in the hall clapped. He turned around and smiled at them, wondering how much things would change for him thanks to his promotion.
"However," said Queen Elizabeth, causing the clapping to stop.
"We can't exactly forget your two greatest sins," said Yat Sen.
"My…. Sins?" he repeated.
"Yes," said Yorktown, smiling in a way that sent a chill down his spin "don't tell me you don't know about your mistakes?"
"Um…."
"As much as it is important to highlight all that you've done for our fleet," said Tirpitz.
"We can't exactly forget that you're the only person in the history of this world who made everyone here cry, not once but twice."
"Ah wait a second.."
"It is important that you are also punished for your actions. Which is why…."
"You have been demoted back to Commander," they said together.
"HUH?"
"That's right," said Queen Elizabeth looking down on him "spend the rest of your life making it up to us, Commander."
As much as this felt pretty out of left field, he couldn't deny their accusations. The only thing he could do was take it in stride.
"Now that that's done," said Tirpitz with a clap. This was followed by the sound of music filling the room "With that out of the way, let the party commence. Everyone, please help yourself to the food located on either side of the hall."
"You know you guys could have sent me a memo or something," he said, turning to all five of them.
"True," said Yat Sen "but then we wouldn't have an excuse to throw a party."
He nodded in agreement "by the way, this music sounds pretty similar to the stuff I hear on my world."
"Remember how I say sometimes books from your world come to ours?" said Yorktown "sometimes we also get these circular plastic discs. After analyzing them we found that they're used to store music."
"And since this is the sort of music you normally dance with," said Akagi, quickly closing the gap between her and the Commander "you're going to be my dance partner Commander."
"Huh?"
"Oh no you don't," said another voice as he was yanked out of Akagi's grasp and was now held by Enterprise.
"No way am I letting you dance with the Commander first," she said.
"Looks like the entertainment part of tonight's party has already begun," mused Yat Sen.
"Hey get back here with my Commander ya stupid eagle," barked Akagi.
"Your Commander, how dare you?" shouted Enterprise.
As he was pulled back and forth by the two, a third entrant entered the contest. In regular fashion, he was suddenly yanked out of their grasps and found himself in the center of the dance stage with Cleveland.
In a surprising twist to her usual clothes, Cleveland wore a pair of black pants, a white shirt and tie with a waistcoat on top. Although this did little to dispel the 'tomboy-ish' character, the Commander could not help but notice how she looked better in those clothes than he did.
"Sorry girls," said Cleveland, smugly "this first dance is with the Commander and I."
Although many of them in the hall were annoyed at how Cleveland got to dance with him first, seeing the two of them dance had an unintended side effect. Seeing Cleveland look good in guy's clothes made everyone imagine a male version of her 'dominating' and overpowering a weak and vulnerable Commander.
This desire would later manifest itself in a series of books sold by Akashi and Shiranui, but that's a story for another day.
While he was dancing, Roon held two beverages in her hand and chuckled evilly.
"Let them fight over the Commander as much as they want," she said, digging into her pocket and pulling out a small vial of liquid. She then opened it and poured the contents into one glass.
"I may not win the battle, but I will certainly win the war," she chuckled and was about to make her way to the Commander. However, some of the children bumped into her from the side, causing Roon to stumble a little.
"What was that for?" she said, glaring at the kids.
"GAaaah," shouted Mutsuki "it's Roon."
"She's going to eat our souls," yelled Kisaragi and the girls immediately ran off in different directions.
"I am not going to eat your…." shouted Roon, but noticed her left hand was empty. Concerned, Roon turned in the direction she fell and found that the glass with the tainted drink was now sinking into the very large bowl of punch.
"That can't be good," she said, watching the glass sink further down.
Meanwhile the Commander had finished his dance with Cleveland and was immediately whisked away by Enterprise for another song. This went on with one song after another till it was late at night and the Commander had danced with almost everyone in the hall. Needless to say, he was incredibly tired.
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Since they were celebrating on the Sakura Empire's Island, Akagi invited some of the girls to rest and relax in the hot springs.
And so, Belfast, Friedrich, Roon, Cleveland, Enterprise, Hornet, Queen Elizabeth, Yat Sen and Akagi were all relaxing in the warm water.
"OOOOOHHHHH," said Hornet "this is the best."
"I can feel my troubles," said Queen Elizabeth sinking into the waters "washing away."
Yat Sen quickly brought Queen Elizabeth back to the surface before she sank any deeper.
"Akagi," said Enterprise, noticing their hostess was not present, "where the…. get down from there."
What Enterprise was referring to was that Akagi was now climbing up the partition.
"And why would I do that?" she asked.
"Because it's an invasion of privacy."
"Oh pssshhh. It's not wrong if he doesn't spot us. And besides, haven't you wondered if the picture does the real thing justice?"
Enterprise knew what she was referring to. In fact, everyone present knew what she was referring to. The infamous 'grand prize' picture Belfast gave during the competition she held.
Just then, the group heard the sound of the door opening.
"Wait a minute," said Hornet "did you invite anyone else?"
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"Good grief that was a long night," he said, taking his shirt off and unscrewing his left arm. He put the shirt, arm and his pants into one of the baskets, then opened the door.
"Akagi asked me to try these hot springs and to be honest, I've wondered if they're like the ones that's back at home."
The Commander stepped into the bathing area. Following bath etiquette, he rinsed himself a little then slowly slipped into the hot spring,
"Oh, this is even better than what's back at home," he said, tilting his head back.
"I can already fell my troubles washing away."
"My legs are sore from all that dancing. Sure one or two is nice but dancing with half the fleet? Hmmm then again, I honestly shouldn't complain. After all, how often does one guy get the chance to dance with that many beautiful women?"
It was at this point he noticed the steam filling the area had started to dissipate. When enough steam had gone, it was revealed that in his weariness, the Commander had accidentally gone into the wrong room and was in the girl's section.
The group that came in before him stared at him in shock, while he stared at them in embarrassment. In what could only be described as a reaction that was ripped out of a cartoon show, the Commander dashed out of the room with such speed, there was a smoke outline of him.
For a good few minutes, everyone present remained silent. Some of them wondered how he made such a mistake, while others had 'other' thoughts to ruminate on.
"I will say this," said Roon, breaking the silence permeating the room "the picture does not do the real thing any justice."
On that, they all agreed.
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Understandably a little more concerned than before, when the Commander opened the door to his room in the inn, he first checked to make sure this was indeed his room and not someone else's he accidentally wandered into.
Relieved that he was in the right place, he set up the bed and without taking too long, he fell asleep.
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After an unknown period of time passed, he heard knocking on the door. Curious, he rose up from the bed and went to the door.
"Who is it?" he asked.
"Iz mi Comanduh," said a familiar voice, slurring her words. He opened the door and found a very tipsy looking Enterprise standing on the other side.
"Heay Commandurr," she said, smiling while swaying from side to side a little.
"Okay, we need to get you to your room before you hurt yourself," he said, holding her straight.
"But I alruddy foundmyroom," she said.
"Huh?"
"Dis iz my room,"
"No, this is my room," he said. 'This is my room, right?' he thought, questioning himself.
"Comandah, stop being so rude and lemmein," she said, pushing him forward. This caused him to lose his footing and fall on his back, followed by Enterprise falling on top of him.
"Mmmm, so warm," she said, resting on him "dis is noice. I'll go shleep nao."
"Hey," he said, shaking her, but it was to no avail. Enterprise was quietly sleeping on top of him.
"Hey Comamderr," said Enterprise, after a few minutes of silence.
"Yes?"
"Am I pretty?"
"Yes Enterprise," he replied in a monotone voice "you are a very pretty girl."
"Then why don't you like me?"
"Huh?"
He noticed Enterprise slowly rose up and pin him down with her hands so that she was on top of him.
"I was the first person that came to help you," she began "I helped you throughout this whole war. I was always there, by your side helping you…..."
"Enterprise," he said "why are you suddenly bringing this up now?"
"Because I can't stand the thought of seeing you with someone else," she replied "at first I couldn't understand why I was jealous seeing you with the others but the more and more it happened the more I realized how I feel deep down."
"I'm sorry for being a selfish woman Commander," she said "but I want you and I don't want anyone else to have you."
"Which is why…." she said, slowing coming closer..
"Hey wait, what are you doing?" he asked, but she didn't respond. Instead, she closed her eyes, puckered her lips and came closer.
"Enterprise think about what you're doing, you might come to regret it later. I mean just take a moment and think," he said, moving his head in a vain attempt to escape her hold, all to no avail.
Just then, the door to his room swung open and through it came a very angry Akagi.
"What the hell is going on here and what are you doing to the Commander?" she barked.
"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm making him mine," replied Enterprise.
"She is not," he interjected "get her off me."
Akagi nodded in compliance and grabbed Enterprise by her arms and got her off of him. As much as Enterprise struggled to, her inebriated state made her less of a problem to tackle than usual.
"I had a feeling something was wrong when I saw you leaving," she said, standing between Enterprise and the Commander "but I didn't think too much of it and went to my room. I should have known you were up to something."
"Wait…." said the Commander "if you went to your room, how'd you wind up here?"
Realizing her verbal faux pas, Akagi's eyes widened in surprise and she looked away from his gaze.
"Good luck I guess," she replied with a shrug.
"Admit it," said Enterprise "you came here with the same reason I did. You wanted the Commander too, didn't you."
"Fine I admit it," she replied almost immediately "this was the perfect opportunity for us to get closer and I was not about to let some stupid eagle get in the middle of destiny."
"Destiny?" barked Enterprise "you two are not fated to be together."
"Says someone who doesn't understand fate at all," countered Akagi smugly "the Commander understands this as well don't you Comman… ah he's run away."
Darting through the empty halls, the Commander did his best to get as far away from his room as possible.
'What is going on with the girls?' he thought 'did something happen to them?'
As he rounded a corner, he accidentally crashed into someone, causing the two of them to fall down.
"Belfast," he said, coming forward and helping the woman he knocked down.
"Ah master, good. I was coming to look for you."
"Can it wait? something weird's going on with Enterprise and Akagi and I don't want to be around when…."
"Commander, I don't want to be your maid anymore."
"Well there's nothing wrong with that Belfast," he said, not running anymore "you're free to do what you want and I'll support your decision. But, can I ask why this sudden change in mind?"
"It's because you're such an airhead."
"Wait, whaaaa…" he said as Belfast pushed him into a storage closet.
"I'm done standing on the sidelines watching you move further and further away from me," she said, "before I know it you'll be with someone else and I'll have missed my chance. So no more being quiet. This is me, taking charge."
"Commander, I…." this was then followed by a swift knock to the head, causing Belfast to fall down unconscious. The Commander then noticed a slightly tired Cleveland holding a frying pan in her hand.
"I owe ya one Cleveland," he said, moving away from Belfast, yet taking her unconscious body out of the closet and resting her in the hall.
"I heard some strange noises so I came to check it out," she said.
"You always carry a frying pan on you?"
"This?" she said, pointing to her weapon and chuckled "I keep this with me just in case. Come on, let's go to my room. You'll be safe there."
Not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, the Commander nodded in agreement. The two of them then ran down a few hallways before they came to her room. Cleveland went in first, followed by the Commander, who locked the door but looked through the peephole.
"Something weird is going on tonight Cleveland," he said "First Enterprise, then Akagi, now Belfast… they're all acting really different than usual. It's like they're under some spell or something."
"I think they are," she said "from what I gather, there was something up with the punch that made them act the way they did."
"Wait, everyone drank from those bowls," he said, turning to her in shock "does that mean everyone's going to act crazy?"
"No, if that were true then the halls will be flooded with the girls," she said "but they're asleep. I think the effects are only working on a few of the girls."
"Well that's good. I can stay here and wait things out," he said, returning to looking out the peephole.
"Hey Commander," said Cleveland, twiddling her index fingers "what do you see, when you look at me?"
"I see my friend," he replied "you're strong, reliable and trustworthy. You helped me out a lot of times both on and off the battlefield and I'll always appreciate your hard work."
"But what if….. I want more than that?"
"Huh?"
"What if I don't want to be your friend? What if I want more?"
"Cleveland what are you….."
He noticed that Cleveland had taken off her trademark poncho and looked at him with a vulnerable expression. This and the combination of the moonlight shining down on her to give her an ethereal glow made the Commander realize something.
'Oh good god!,' he screamed in his mind 'of all the times to realize that Cleveland's gorgeous.'
"Tell me Commander, what do you see now?"
As much as he wanted to answer that question or form a string of words in an effort to answer that question, the door he was standing behind was blown away by a combination of Akagi and Enterprise, with Belfast behind them.
"Hah, I told you he was here," said Akagi, tapping her nose "the nose knows."
"Whatever, whatever, move aside and let the heroine rescue her hero now," stated Enterprise, pushing past her.
"If anyone's the heroine in this story, its me," shouted Akagi.
"No it's me," shouted Enterprise.
"You two are both wrong because it's me," shouted Belfast.
"It doesn't matter what any of you think because the Commander just got stolen," shouted Cleveland, ending the argument.
"I got here just in time," said Roon, carrying the Commander while running through the hallways.
"How'd you know something was wrong?" he asked.
"Enterprise," she replied, "I came out to have a drink of milk and saw Enterprise in the hallway. At first I didn't think too much but then I remembered she was headed in the same direction your room was in. After following the trail of insanity, I came here and snatched you."
"Thanks Roon," he said
"We'll hide out in my room, I'll keep you safe," she said.
It didn't take long for them to return to her room. When they did, he made sure to lock the doors and close the windows.
"Now that I think about it," he said, "it'll be better if I get out of here. The woods nearby should provide me plenty of space to hide till this all blows over."
As he thought about how long he'd have to keep running and estimating how much time it'd take for sunrise, he felt two very soft objects pressing into his back.
"Commander," said Roon, resting her head on his back "do you know the story of us PR ships?"
"Um… yes," he said "Roon, you're wearing clothes on right?"
"I have some clothes on, not all of them," she replied. He nearly turned around to see if that was true but she turned his head so that it faced forward.
"The PR ships, what do you know about us?"
"I know that development for the six of you began during the first war. But the cost of it was too high so whoever was in charge of the whole thing scrapped the project," he replied "then it was silent till the second war, where you and Saint Louis, Neptune, Ibuki, Izumo and Monarch saved my fleet."
"Sharp as ever," she said, giving out a light chuckle "we were there for so long, I thought that we'd be stuck in those tubes for all eternity. Then, I heard your voice and how you were bringing the program back. When we came to life, we all wondered what kind of person you were. Were you good or bad? would you use our power for your benefit or for everyone elses?"
"I was so nervous when I first met you," she continued "I thought you might not like me or might get scared of me."
"In the end, you were every bit the leader I hoped you were," she said, coming closer and putting her arms around him. "You were nice to all of us, you treated us with kindness and in turn, the six of us swore our absolute loyalty to you."
Then the Commander was pushed onto bed and before he could try to escape, Roon was on top of him, in only her pink colored underwear.
"But I want more," she said, giving him a warm and at the same time terrifying smile.
"The thing is Commander, I'll do anything you ask me to. Whether it's normal or perverse, hell I'll wage war with the world if you ask me to…"
'Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body,' he thought, noticing her right hand rise up to her chest.
"In return," she said, undoing the strap on the front of her bra, causing it to open but not fully reveal her chest. Slowly and carefully, she came closer to him, reducing their distance with each second.
"I want you to give me my first permanent scar," she whispered in a way that made his heart race.
'Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, Dead body, ' he thought, trying in vain.
Due to his own airheadedness, it was only during the summer party event that the Commander realized his situation. He was on a planet with many beautiful women. Fearing that he might say something inappropriate or act in a way that will damage his relationship with the girls, the Commander adopted a form of aversion therapy to help calm his mind.
Whenever he felt he was having any incorrigible thoughts, the Commander imagined the most disgusting thing he could and divert his mind. This included rotting hummus, spoilt food, a corpse being eaten by maggots, the smell of a dead beach whale and other horrendous thoughts.
'Dead body rotting on a hot day, dead body on a hot day, dead hot body, hot body… oh god it isn't working,' he screamed internally, unable to mount any defense both physical and mental against Roon's attack.
Just as she was about to take her approach a step further, there was a bang on the door. He was about to call out but Roon covered his mouth with her hand in order to shut him up.
"Roon I know you're in there," shouted Enterprise.
"Yep, it's just me," she said, while the Commander's muffled screams did not make it past the bed
"We know that the Commander is there as well," added Beflast "let us in."
"Why would he be here?"
"Damn it Roon you can't fool me," shouted Akagi, "I recognize the Commander's scent anywhere."
"Damn it," shouted Roon just as the door burst open and in came Enterprise, Akagi, Belfast and Cleveland.
"Get off him," shouted Enterprise, as she and Akagi yanked Roon off the Commander.
"I can't believe you would try something like this Roon," said Enterprise.
"Don't be so surprised," said Akagi "I always felt something was off with her from the start."
"You can't blame me for taking the initiative," she said, getting to her feet "and I would've gotten away with it too if not for you meddling kids."
"Speaking of getting away," said Belfast, standing half by the door "he's escaped."
"We really need to keep an eye on him," said Cleveland.
Meanwhile, the Commander purposely ran through as many different hallways as he could. He'd even run through the same place once or twice in order to throw off Akagi's scent. Then, when he was sure he couldn't be tracked, he bounded for the exit. Once he was outside, he'd head to the nearby forest and hide out there till morning comes.
But as he opened the door and darted outside, he was sent back by the impossibly tall figure standing at the door.
"Hello Commander," said Friedrich.
"Friedrich," he said and screamed internally. She was scary enough on her own. If whatever was affecting the girls was also affecting her, then he needed to get as much distance from her as he could.
"What are you doing Commander?" she asked.
"Going out for a light stroll. No biggie, you can just let me go now."
"And why would I do that?"
"Because it's nice outside?"
"Indeed it is. A night like this it's boring to be by yourself. Why don't I accompany you Commander?"
"Well that's not something you need to trouble yourself overaaahhh," he said as Friredrcih grabbed him and kept him close to her.
"Ah, just in time," she said and noticed the others had caught up to them.
"Damn it I thought that running around would throw you off," he said.
"It did," said Enterprise
"But then we realized that you'll be heading for the exit so we came here," said Belfast.
"Sorry girls," said Friedrich stepping forward "but you're not laying a finger on my Commander here."
"Friedrich think about it," said Akagi "if we fight, this place is going to get destroyed, we'll all get hurt and the Commander will escape."
"So what do you propose then?"
"A truce."
"Hmm," she said, while grabbing the Commander by the collar to keep him from escaping again.
"Yes you're right. We're all allies here. No need to fight."
"What?" shouted the Commander.
"Girls calm down," he said as they approached him while he ran to the nearest wall, unfortunately trapping himself.
"Think about it, really think about it. i'm sure that if we all sit down and think about this properly, we can assess the situation and reach a calm and informed conclusion."
"Oh Commander we've already reached the conclusion," said Roon, as the group drew closer "you just weren't part of the discussion."
"Girls, ladies please lets be reasonable here. Girls, girls...ahhhhh!"
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"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" he yelled, shooting out of his bed like a rocket.
"Ah, Master," said Belfast, sitting by his bed and shocked at his outburst.
"AH! scary maid," he said and Belfast frowned at him.
"That's rather a rude thing to say," she said, clearing her throat "after all that time I spent keeping watch over you."
"Huh?"
"Honestly, you should have told us you couldn't handle liquor that well."
"Huh? what do you mean?"
"You don't remember getting blind drunk and passing out after dancing with so many girls?" asked Belfast.
"No," he said, shaking his head slowly "I can honestly say I did not remember that."
"The long and short of it was that you got drunk and asked me to help you to your room before you made a fool of yourself. I did and decided to stay here keeping watch over you. I must admit Commander, even when you're drunk it is admirable to see how concerned you are about your image."
"Wait… I was drunk?"
"Yes, that's what I've been saying."
"So last night didn't happen?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"Last night some of the girls were acting really crazy," he replied "and you fired me and Roon nearly kissed me and Cleveland looked incredible in the moonlight and Friedrich…"
"Honestly Commander, have you stopped to think about it?" asked Belfast "doesn't that all sound crazy? I mean, since when do maids fire their masters?"
"Well it does make sense when you put it like that," he said, nodding in agreement "now that I think about it, it does sound like a dream."
"Yes it was."
"You're right Belfast," he said, sighing a little "It was a dream, it had to be. Makes sense really: one girl liking me is pretty lucky, half a dozen sounds like a dream."
"Thanks for that Belfast," he said grabbing a towel and heading out the door "I'm going to go freshen up."
"My pleasure Commander," she said and watched him leave. Then, she counted to ten in her mind and said "thus the lie is the truth now."
As she said that, Cleveland and Roon rolled out the bed while Friedrich, Akagi and Enterprise came out of the dressing room.
"I can't believe he bought that," said Enterprise.
"Well we're lucky he did," said Akagi "last night was…."
"I honestly think we went too far with him last night," said Cleveland, rubbing her head.
"I agree," said Friedrich.
"While we may never find out the culprit responsible for what caused us to act the way we did last night," said Belfast "let us relax in the knowledge that our relationship with the Commander continues as is."
"Agreed," said the group in unison.
"Now, let's go eat breakfast," she said.
"I feel like we're forgetting something," said Enterprise.
"If you're forgetting something then it isn't important," said Roon.
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Stepping out of the shower, the Commander started rubbing his hair and face with a towel. He came forward a little and rubbed the steam coated mirror before him. It was then that he noticed something…. odd.
"Please be mosquito bites," he said to himself, in the hopes that the 'bites' on his chest and arms were the cause of a blood sucking insect and not anything else.
(AN: that was a long one to write. The next chapter will have new alliances forged, new talents emerge and equal parts of comedy as well. And if you spot any misspellings or wrongly spelt out words, please tell me in a PM. Thanks.)