Chapter Four

A star

Virgil started to slow down as the time drug on. He had been doing a lot of falling lately, and he really didn't want to fall again by loosing his footing. The stair way was dark, the only light being the light Virgil saw at the end of the stairs. It seemed to be taking forever to get there.

Virgil sighed as he said to himself, "Down, down, keep going down, it looks like I'm falling again-this is getting too weird."

"Virgil suddenly stopped and listened, "No more battle-that ones over-so what's next?"

Suddenly there was a door in front of him, he could hear beeping and a few popping noises coming from the other side.

"Well, what ever it is, it sounds electronic," Virgil muttered as he slowly opened the door, as he did he walked into a-.

"Hey this is-," Virgil began but was cut off as Lucy finished off his sentence.

"The Star Cruiser Wonder," Lucy said with a smile as she stepped in front of him.

"You!" was all Virgil could say.

"Good to see you too, welcome aboard Commander Tracy," Lucy said as she stood out of the way to let Virgil come in all the way.

"You call it Wonder hu? Are you going to tell me what this is all about?" Virgil asked getting rather annoyed.

"Let's get to where we're going first," Lucy said as she sat down in one of the pilot seats and turned to face the controls.

"And where might that be? Oh no, don't tell me, sector 001 right? Home," Virgil said sarcastically.

"You better strap yourself in," Lucy said as she started to set the course.

"Ohh," Virgil sighed as he sat down in the other pilot chair. The controls of the star cruiser, reminded him of the controls on thunderbird two, it had reverse thrust, and the same kind of control panel. In fact it was almost identical.

"Computer, engage star drive sector one," Lucy said, that was one thing thunderbird two didn't have-a voice box.

"Star drive engaged," the computer answered.

"So is this just a pleasure cruise?" Virgil asked again looking at Lucy, who did she remind him of?

"No, we are still running," Lucy said calmly.

"Oh, what's my enemy's name this time Grimulin?" Virgil asked with a little too much sarcasm.

"No just Grim," Lucy said and added, "And after the last two defeats, he wants you more then ever."

"Why! Why does he want me?" Virgil asked he was starting to act a little young for his age.

"Virgil-," Lucy began calmly.

"If you can't tell me that then a least tell me why Brains can't get me out of here, I mean, he invented the dream machine," Virgil said as he tried to bring himself back up to a seventeen year old level.

"You're not in the dream machine Virgil!" Lucy managed to say before the radio started cracking, in the distance a faint banging sound could be heard.

"What's that?" Virgil asked pointing at the light that was blinking on the control panel.

"It's the radio, we are receiving a message," Lucy said as she pushed some of the buttons and said, "Open channel."

"Tracy, Commander Tracy," the voice seemed far away over the speakers.

"It's Grim," Lucy hissed.

"Tracy, you can not escape me this time. Your cruiser is low on everything, your power is failing, and when it fails completely you will be mine, mine Tracy, MINE!" Grim said with an evil laugh.

"Channel off," Lucy said hitting the button again.

Virgil sighed and ran a hand through his sweat soaked brown hair and said, "You know-I'm feeling really tied-maybe he's right."

"No," Lucy said quickly as she turned back to Virgil, "You can't give up."

"Well, what are we going to do?" Virgil asked. He was racking his brain, she reminded him of someone but who?

"Computer, how are our life lines?" Lucy asked.

"Emergency power is ten percent, and dropping," the computer answered.

"Okay, prepare escape pod," Lucy said.

"Air lock opening," the computer said.

"Wow, cool," was all Virgil said, he was too tired to say anything else, he just wanted to go home now.

"We don't have much time commander, get in and strap yourself in," Lucy ordered.

Virgil did as he was told and looked at Lucy again, as she turned to him, something finally clicked. He knew who she reminded him of; his mother.

"Come on," Virgil said as it hit him that she was not in the pod herself yet.

"I'm sorry Virgil. I love you my son," Lucy said to Virgil just as she turned back to the computer and said, "Now, release the escape pod.

Virgil's cry was cut off by the door closing and escape pod shooting out of the cruiser. Virgil looked back just in time to see two ships hit each other and blow.

"MOM!" Virgil yelled as he saw the two ships hit, and then it was over, "Oh mom."

Virgil sat back in his seat; he was so tired; he just wanted to go home. He looked out the window, he saw a star cluster to his right, the star he thought John had named after their mother when she died.

Tears started to roll unchecked down Virgil's face, his mother had been with him this whole time. He had had extra time with her and he hadn't even known it was her. And now she was gone again.

T.B.C. Author's note: if you read it please review it, I really want to know what people think of this story. Pretty please with suger on top! thanks Anakin's girl 11