A/N: As a reminder, this weird version of Star Trek is based on my life, so there's no telling what will happen because life is unpredictable.
Ode to A Starship by Lina Shay
Chapter Forty-Two: Words from the Stars
My sister got a message from our parents that they would be returning from Earth the next day. They said that things were quite well, which eased my mind. When I came home from work that next day, I saw my dad up and about with only the aide of a cain. I was so glad that I hugged him straightaway.
"We met someone on Earth that I think you would like," my mom told me.
I gave her an annoyed look. "Mother, you know that I am not interested in dating right now."
"Oh, but I think you would like him," Mom insisted. "He's a really nice man."
"Ok, what kinds of things does he like?" I queried.
Mom smiled sheepishly. "Well, I'm not sure. But Colonial Reih knows him, and he's really nice. I told him to contact you."
"I don't know anything about him and neither do you," I complained.
"You can get to know him," Mom pressed. "He's really interested in meeting you."
"Why?" I asked suspiciously. "What did you tell him?"
"I told him that you were tall and thin and pretty," Mom listed.
I shook my head. "Every mother says those kinds of things."
"Col. Reih talked you up as well," Mom told me. "Col. Reih really likes you and had a lot of nice things to say."
"What?" I exclaimed in surprise. "Col. Reih doesn't even know me."
"The man's name is Spencer," Mom told me, ignoring what I said about Col. Reih.
"Spencer? What kind of name is that?" I blurted.
"He's human," Mom shrugged.
"Does he know I'm joining the Vedek order?" I asked.
"Yes, I told him," Mom said. "He still wants to meet you. I think he's going to send a datastream this afternoon. And we now have the means to recieve it here instead of at the communications relay station."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"We set up a communications station, so we can get subspace communications here now," Mom explained. "You should check to see if he has send a message yet."
There was a spark in my mother's eyes. She was severely excited about this. I figured I would humor her and go check the new communication's station. She was right. There was a message for me from Earth, but it was read only.
"Hello, Lina. How are doing? I'm Spencer Hess from Earth. I helped your parents a little with Colonial Reih. Your mom told me that I should see if we could do something together if you want to. Just so you know, I am initiated in the Bajoran religion. I'm single, which is what happens when you don't know a lot people. I'm planning on attending Starfleet Academy this next year. I can't wait! I work with Colonial Reih on Earth. He is a nice guy and so is your dad. He was walking around last night! So this is why I'm contacting you. Do you, Lina, want to do something together? I'm not Joking. Please send a message back and let me know what you want to do. Talk to you later. Have a great Day! Spencer Hess."
He seemed all right, but so far, nothing he said sparked my interest too much. I thought I might as well send him a message back. I didn't say a lot. I told him a little of what I like and asked some questions about him. I also asked how he planned on us getting together with him on Earth and me on Bajor.
The next morming, as I was getting ready for work, my mom asked if I had checked the communication's station yet. I couldn't believe how excited she was about this man. I went to the communication's station and found another read only file from Earth.
"Hello, Lina. Any obstacle is easy to overcome with faith. I like to do everything, especially new things. I spent some time on Bajor once. When I came home, my hair was black and I was white, but it was the most life-changing thing that ever happened to me. That was when I got to know the prophets and the Bajoran religion. I will fill you in on that when I see you. I haven't been on a real date before. It was nice to get your communication. I hope all is well with you and your family. Take care, Spencer Hess. P.S your mom said they may need help next weekend. If they need me, let me know, and we can plan to go on a date then."
Still, there was little that interested me about him. I was quite confused about him never having been on a date. According to my mother, he was in his mid-twenties. I couldn't believe he had never been on a date by that age. I had been on more than I could count and started when I was sixeteen. I was curious about him, but was worried about the idea of him coming for a weekend. What if we don't get along? The same thing happened to my sister when my mom set her up with a friend of a friend from the Klingon homeworld. She went there for a weekend and found that they had no chemistry. She refuses to talk about it to this day. My biggest problem is that I'm afraid I would disappoint him. I'm quite the lazy and boring person. Or maybe, I was afraid to get my hopes up. Maybe I would be disappointed.
A/N: I would like to apologize for any misspellings. I used to use my sister's computer for a spell-check because my computer lacks that resource. Now that my computer is wired with internet, I can no longer use my sister's computer. So I will have more typos. So I apologize.