Epilogue
Everyone was on the mess getting ready for dinner, everyone except Eli, again. Since there was now a lot less people on board Destiny, the crew had joined enough tables so they could eat together. The long table sat five on each side and one at the head of the table, normally that seat was Col. Young’s. The couples tended to stay together so the disposition of the seat was usually the same; Col. Young at the head of the table with Eli, Brody, Lisa, T.J. and Vanessa on one side and Rush, Scott, Greer, Varro and Volker on the other. But today Eli’s seat was empty.
LT. SCOTT: Never thought I’d say this… but I miss Becker’s cooking.
DR. PARK: Hey!!
LT. SCOTT: No offense to today’s cook.
They all laughed a little, while they passed around the food platters. They were all so focus on the food that they didn’t notice someone at the entrance. T.J. was the first. When she picked up the bread tray, since the Life-Line was fully operation they would get bread from time to time, she noticed a shadow at the door. Everyone was startled because T.J. dropped the tray on the floor after she focused her eyes to see who was there. The large bang of the tray hitting the floor brought after it a deafening silence. Everyone soon realized that T.J. was staring at something. They followed her eye line and everyone gasped for air when they saw it too.
At the entrance of the door was Chloe:
CHLOE ARMSTRONG: Hello.
Scott after the initial shock wore off, got immediately up and made his way towards her. He puts his arms around her and then leaned in for a kiss, she stopped him.
CHLOE ARMSTRONG: I’m not Chloe…
Scott took two steps back in shock. By this time everyone had gotten up from their seats and was near them.
COL. YOUNG: What the hell is going on? Who are you?
In a moment of perfect timing, Eli turned the corner and appeared behind Chloe.
ELI WALLACE: Wait…
He was out of breath.
COL. YOUNG: I’ll ask again, what the hell is going on?
ELI WALLACE: Everyone, this is Ginn.
LT. SCOTT: What did you do, Eli?
ELI WALLACE: Everyone, calm down. I’ll explain everything. Best we all sit down.
Eli began to explain the “why, how and when” of that situation.
ELI WALLACE: I had an idea a couple of months ago. If Chloe’s condition was caused by the fact that her mind had somehow disconnected from her body, why not replace it with a working mind?
LT. SCOTT: What are talking about?
ELI WALLACE: I uploaded Chloe’s brain into Destiny memory banks and I downloaded Ginn’s into Chloe’s body.
COL. YOUNG: Are you insane?
ELI WALLACE: Let me explain everything.
LT. SCOTT: Explain.
ELI WALLACE: Chloe’s body was slowly failing because she eats almost nothing, doesn’t move and the only thing keeping her alive was Destiny med spires. Not anymore. I uploaded Chloe’s mind into Destiny memory back so that Destiny could help Chloe directly. And I download Ginn so that she could help us maintain Chloe’s body healthy.
