“Reykjavik,
this is Albatross.” Commander Venkataraman called the ship.
“Go ahead,
Albatross” Lieutenant Trace responded.
“We are
preparing to send your captain back to you.”
She punched some buttons to send them critical information “You need to
have proper medical facilities available.
And you need to have them for our captain too.”
“What do you
mean ‘for your captain too’?” the Lieutenant was a bit confused.
“Both of
them are in medically induced comas.” The station commander quelled her
emotions “And will likely need to be for the trip back to base.” She paused
“You will also need to make accommodations for our captain’s wife and the
admiral.”
“Will do
Albatross. When will they be
transferred?” Lt Trace started calling
up berthing assignments.
“The
captains are being loaded into the transport now, so expect them in 20
minutes. We are still hunting down the
admiral but it should be within the hour.”
“You lost
the admiral?” the lieutenant was confused now.
“You will
understand shortly.” The commander jested.
“Lieutenant!”
the navigator panicked and shouted “That other one is moving!”
“What?” the
lieutenant looked at the monitor “Put it on the big screen!” he activated the
radio “Commander, take a look at that thing.”
“Will do
Reykjavik, Albatross out.” The commander almost lost her cool.
Sam entered
the shuttle cabin from the airlock and closed the door behind her. She took off her helmet and shook her head
around to free up her hair.
“Help me get
out of this thing.” She announced to Tim “I need a shower!”
“Just a
minute.” He fiddled with his console, plotting the path to the ship. “It sounds
like somebody figured out we’re doing something out here.”
“Alright, just
don’t take too long, I’m itchy!” She was grumpy as she started opening up her
space suit.
“Albatross,
this is shuttle 2.” Tim announced into the radio.
“Go ahead
shuttle 2, and make it brief we have a situation here.” The voice was near
panic.
“We are
moving the second asteroid to be towed back to base by the Reykjavik.” Tim
calmly stated.
“YOU’RE
WHAT?” the voice was clearly in disbelief.
“The orders
have been entered into the log.” Tim gave the operator a minute to get a grasp
on reality. “We are moving slowly and will get configured for towing. The flight plan is linked in the log, just
keep everyone calm and this will go smoothly.”
“Does the
Reykjavik know about this?” the junior officer really didn’t know what to do.
“They will
when you tell them.” Tim paused just to make the poor girl sweat a bit. “All of
the orders are linked in the log.” He was being reassuring now “Forward the
flight plan and the order, and let both crews know quickly to minimize the
panic. The Admiral’s full orders are
attached in the log.”
“Acknowledged.”
The officer regrouped herself “We will get that forwarded and the message disseminated.”
“Very well,
we will see you in 30 minutes. Shuttle 2
out.” He breathed a sigh of relief as he
unlocked himself from the console and tumbled toward Sam. “Ok Sam, let’s get you out of that suit.”
“You’re
going to have to help me get clean too.” She smiled at him.
“I wouldn’t
have it any other way.” He grabbed her and kissed her lightly on the nose.
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