Lost In Time

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Six years later

The sound of Beethoven's classical tune Freya's ear as she checked through her list of supplies on her trip to Alpha Prime. Though it would be a long time till she would see earth again ,she didn't mind. The adventure was totally worth it. So far everything was going well, she had enough fertilizers for different plants, new seedlings, soil samples and Gaea Bots to take care of the Greenhouse when she couldn't.

The Apollo Space Station hanger was buzzing with movement and sounds of people moving to and fro.

Everywhere a person would turn,she or he would see cargo and supplies being loaded by either ,passenger ships or cargo ships for their journeys into deep space. The ship that she was on was called the Everstar, she wasn't sure why that name but Opal said she liked it so Drake kept it.

A tap on her shoulder made her look up and turn sharply to her left.

Captain Richards or Drake as he preferred to be called by the crew was standing with an amused smile. Next to him was a man.

The man was tall ,tanned , well built and had dark blue eyes that seemed to be studying her with curiosity. He was wearing what looked like a military uniform that seemed to fit him very snugly and emphasized his muscular torso. Hanging from his shoulder was a black duffle bag. His black hair was hanging down to his shoulders.

Freya took off her earpiece and smiled at Drake.

"How's the resupplying going?" Drake asked.

"As well as it can be, Drake. I'm nearly done." Freya replied as Drake gave her a satisfied nod.

"Good, make sure the others get here in one piece please. I am not up for another trip to another jail cell."

"Yes sir."

Drake and the stranger then left, they were both heading for the Everstar at a leisurely pace. None seemed be in any hurry. Who was that man?

Bruce, who was on his way back from his talk with a fellow engineer, stopped beside her,"Who's that with Drake?"

Freya shrugged,"You're asking me? I'm not even sure where he's from. Drake didn't even bother to introduce him to me."

"Do you think he's going to be coming with us to Alpha Prime ?"

"Maybe, he was carrying a duffle bag with him, but I noticed that he wore some sort of military uniform."

"That's strange, military men don't usually request to go on exploration ships. They have their own ships for travelling. "

Freya frowned,"Really?"

"Yeah." Bruce nodded as he took Freya's tablet and switched it off,"Your supplies have already been loaded. Switch it off and save some power, cowgirl."

True enough,the crates filled with her things were already inside the cargo hold and the hatch was being sealed since her things were usually the last to be loaded onto the Everstar.

Of course,Bruce's last words distracted her.

"What have I told you about calling me that? I'm no longer a cowgirl . I work in a greenhouse on a spaceship for heaven's sake!" Freya exclaimed as Bruce laughed and handed her tablet back.

They both turned and started walking around the hanger towards the Bay doors,"By the way, how did your talk with Engineer Frank go? Did he help you with your problem?"

"Yeah, he said we should use fusion ions to help stabilize the shields and make them stronger. That way, we won't need to constantly repair them every time we get blasted at or crash."