Sammy had everything ready for Doctor McCoy but was still rushing around checking to make sure that everything was fine and dandy before she finally slowed her ass down to a stop and breathed for a second or five. She quickly thought over all the things that had to be done and mentally checked each one off until she knew that she had finished. Sam ( Read more... )

It was a bumpy ride -- of course, because no one sane ever made a shuttle craft with a smooth ride -- all the way up, outside and in. After surviving a hostile abduction, the bizarre bastard child of a political intrigue and a ceremonial sacrifice, they'd escaped. Only to maybe be done in by killer sex spores ( Read more... )

Gaila wasn't going to let herself get bored, even if most of the crew was off on an exciting mission that she hadn't been privy to.  She was, however, stuck in the shuttle bay going over paperwork and diagrams and step-by-step procedures for the very serious matter of quarantining those folks who were returning.  Damn Scotty for being Lt. Commander ( Read more... )

From this high up Bacchus II looked a pleasant enough place, glowing gently with the reflected light of its star. Only went to show that appearances could be deceiving ( Read more... )