Ding Dong
The Doorbell rang clear through the approaching twilight, announcing my arrival to the place where I would be spending the next night doing anything except sleep. I waited a bit longer and then the door flew open and nearly took my nose off.
"Come see! Come see!" Cricket practically screamed. "It's the Enterprise!
The ENTERPRISE!"
I gasped and ran out into her backyard, shedding my overnight bag somewhere in the house. She was right. There it was, orbiting plain as day. Cricket, Kayla, Abby, Jack and I screamed simultaneously.
"Enterprise! Enterprise! Come in Enterprise!" Screams became yells, and yells became cries as we all lapsed into hysterics. It was really there. We could barely believe it
"It's a weather balloon." The adults told us, walking inside for coffee and conversation. They would never know how wrong they were. We knew it was real. We didn't know how, but we new it was real. It had to be.
"I have an idea!" I jumped up from the grass and ran inside, laughing. The adults barely looked up. I dug through my bag for a few moments and found what I had been looking for, a bottle of pomegranate-scented body spray. Why I had brought it, I had no idea, but now I figured it would come in handy. Clutching it in my fist, I ran outside and sprayed Jack in the back. He screamed and fell to the ground, pretending to twitch in pain.
"What are you doing!?!" My friends all screamed at me.
"I'm causing distress," I replied simply, "Counselor Troi can sense distress."
"Oh…right!" Cricket said. "Spray me!"
I walked around spraying everyone and the air was filled with new cries.
"Spray me!! Spray me!!"
"Eeeww…It's in my mouth! This crap tastes terrible!!!"
"Ow ow OW! ARGH!! You got the stupid stuff in my eyes!
"Enterprise! ENTERPRISE!"
"Try again!"
We had pretty much given up and were walking inside when we heard an interesting sound. It was the sound that the transporter makes when someone in beamed down. We all whirled around and gasped. I dropped the body spray and my mouth fell open, Cricket screamed and drew her hands to her face, Kayla was stunned into silence, Abby gaped, and Jack fainted. Commander Riker, Lieutenant Commander Data, Counselor Troi, and Dr. Crusher were standing in front of us, surveying Cricket's backyard.