Chapter Three: The Crew and Space
I woke up excited and I smiled. I quickly got dressed and I let my hair down. I was in some skinny jeans, a plain white shirt and my black cardigan. I slipped onto my boots and I looked at myself again. I heard a knock on the door and I ran over to open it. I saw Jim and I tilted my head a bit.
"Hey Jim," I said crossing my arms.
"Hey Lydia. Do you wanna get some food before we go?" He asked.
"Yeah. Let's go," I smiled. I grabbed my key and my backpack. I shut the door behind me and we started to walk out.
"You excited to go to outer space?" Jim asked me.
"Yeah. I will be the first teen to go to space," I smiled.
"Well, one of our crew members is, I think three-four years older than you."
"I meant the first teen from my generation," I said.
"I see. So, what future food do you want?" Jim asked me.
"Do they still have doughnuts?" I asked him.
"What are doughnuts?" He asked seriously. I gasped in shock and horror and he started to laugh.
"I'm kidding. Come on. Let's go," He said.
"Oh thank god," I said in relief.
After we grabbed our doughnuts, we went to Starfleet. I saw people running around again and I smiled at them. We went to one side of Starfleet and I saw people getting into something. It looked like a mini ship and I stared at it in awe and confusion.
"Come on, Lydia. We have to get to the ship," Jim said.
"Okay," I walked into the transporter thing and I sat down next to Jim.
"You ready?" Jim asked me.
"Sorta. I'm a bit nervous," I told him.
"You'll do great!" Jim told me.
When everyone got on board, they headed off. As soon as we got there, Jim and I walked to the ship. I stared in amazement and I smiled happily. The people in red, yellow, and blue shirts were running around and they looked like they were in a rush.
"You like it?" Jim asked me.
"Love it!" I told him.
"Jim!" I heard. I turned around and I saw a tall man in uniform. He wore a blue shirt with a pin on it.
"Hey Bones," Jim said.
"Where were you?" Bones asked.
"I was out with my friend here," Jim said looking at me. I looked up and smiled at him.
"Is she yours?" Bones asked Jim. Jim's face made me want to laugh. Jim had a horrified face and he looked like he was about to panic.
"What? No? I'm not that stupid, Bones," Jim told Bones. I giggled and Jim winked at me. The man looked at the both of us and I looked at him with a smile on my face.
"Hi! I'm Lydia Oswald," I said offering a hand shake.
"I'm Dr. Leonard McCoy but Jim here calls me Bones," Bones said shaking my hand.
"Lydia here is going to space with us," Jim said.
"Space huh? You know it's just a big open void right?" Bones said.
"Well, I'd rather be there then on the ground," I told him.
"Tough kid."
"I know. Come on."
We walked around the ship until we made it to the engineering room. There were a lot of people in uniform like Bones except they were in red. The women here wore red dresses instead of the shirts.
"Jim!" I heard a Scottish accent say. I looked over and I saw another man and he looked at me. He had a confused face and he looked at Jim.
"Who's the young lass here?" He asked.
"Scott, this is Lydia Oswald. Lydia, this is Scotty," Jim introduced.
"Hi! It's nice to meet you Mr. Scott," I said offering a handshake.
"Nice to meet you too. She's a polite one," Scott said shaking my hand.
"Thank you," I smiled.
"Bones, can you watch over her? I have to change into my uniform," Jim told Bones.
"Sure. Come on Lydia," Bones said. We walked to a room and I saw a lot of people there on computers. I stared in amazement and I looked around.
"You like it?" Bones asked me.
"Like? More like love!" I said.
"Keptain on ze bridge," I heard a Russian accent say. I saw Jim walk in and I smiled.
"How are you liking this?" Jim asked me.
"It's amazing."
"Captain," I heard. I turned around and I saw a guy with pointy ears. He looked like an emotionless elf.
"Yes Spock?" Jim asked him.
"Why is there a young girl on the ship? Is there something I should know?" Spock asked.
"Admiral Pike wanted me to bring her here. She's not from around here," Jim said.
"What do you mean Captain?" Spock asked Jim.
"I'm from the past," I told him.
"Are you a time traveler?" Spock asked me.
"Even if I was, I would've gone back to my time and warn people about everything already," I told him.
"She has a point Spock," Jim said.
"Time travel is illogical," Spock said.
"You're illogical," I muttered. Bones must've heard me because he snickered. He offered a fist bumped which I obliged.
"Are we ready Sulu?" Jim asked.
"Ready when you are Captain," a man sitting in front of us said. I looked at the giant window and I looked back at Jim.
"Wait, are we going?" I asked.
"Yes we are," Jim said. I smiled and he sat down on the Captain's chair.
I looked at the view and Sulu said something about hyper drive. I saw the ship move fast making the stars look like little lines. I smiled in amazement and I walked over to the window a bit more.
"Guys, we have a guest with us today. Her name is Lydia Oswald. She's just here for this mission." Jim announced. I hid my face and I felt a pat on my back. I looked up and saw Jim smiling down at me. I smiled back and I saw everyone looking at me.
"Hi," I said shyly. They all smiled at me before going back to their jobs.
"So that's Sulu, he's our driver, the curly hair boy right there is Chekov. He's, I think four years older than you," Jim said.
"Cool. So what do you guys do?" I asked looking around.
"We help planets if it's in danger, explore it, and search for any poison in the planet. Things like that," Spock answered.
"That's cool. Can I go on a planet sometime?" I asked Jim.
"If you stay or come back," Jim told me. I smiled at him and I looked around at the crew members.
"Do they ever take breaks?" I asked Jim.
"Yes and someone else takes their place while they're on break," Jim told me.
"Okay."
"You like space so far?" Jim asked me.
"Of course! I mean, look at all these stars. And you said there were more planets? This feels like a dream!" I told him. He chuckled at me and I looked back at the view.
"You're lucky you get this, Jim. 2013 only gets to see space from pictures," I told him.
"Well, you're the first girl from the year 2013 who gets to go to space," Jim said trying to cheer me up.
"Correction. I'm the first teenager to be in space," I said.
"Whatever makes you feel better," Jim smiled.