After a few hours of travelling at warp Lt. Detmer announced that they were approaching their rendezvous point. "Drop us out of warp Lt. Detmer." Chris replied, his voice wavering slightly. "Yes sir." Detmer said with a frown. She noticed her friend Ash is more subdued than normal. She was concerned, like everyone else on the bridge who didn't know what was wrong.
They rendezvoused with a federation transport ship called the U.S.S Thunder-child. Bryce announces "the U.S.S Thunder-child is requesting permission to beam the ambassador aboard, shall I grant permission, captain?" "Yes, thank you Bryce." Chris replied.
"Captain Pike to Ash Lorca-Tyler, Gabriel Lorca-Tyler and Ambassador Sarek, please report to the transporter room to meet our guest. I will meet you there." After receiving confirmation he says "Commander Saru, you have the bridge." "Yes captain." Chris leaves, after telling Bryce, Detmer and Joann Owosekun to look after Sienna, and heads to the transporter room.
On the way, he meets up with everybody he called. He greets them solemnly and walks ahead of them slightly. Just before they walk into the transporter room, Ash stops. Chris gives Ash a reassuring smile and gives his biceps a squeeze to tell him he is not alone. Ash gives him a small smile back.
They go into the transporter room and Chris tells the transporter operator to beam the ambassador aboard. Ash was tense, you could feel his tension from a mile away. Sarek noticed and sent waves of calmness and peace to Ash. Annie Baratheon, the ambassador, beamed aboard with a smile on her face.
It faltered a bit when she saw Ash and Chris, but everyone, apart from Ash, didn't notice. "Ambassador, what an honour it is to make your acquaintance." Sarek said. "The honour is all mine ambassador Sarek."
"Ambassador, I am Gabriel Lorca, captain of the discovery. This is my friend and co-captain Christopher Pike, ambassador Sarek and my chief of security Lt. Ash Tyler." "Hello captain Lorca, it is a pleasure to meet you." She shook his hand and continued. "Captain Pike, sir." She answered, sounding tense. She snapped out a salute and stood at attention. He saluted her back.
"Ash Tyler, as I live and breath. Tell me, how did you get to chief of security, did you become a pet to one of the captains and beg for the position?" Annie sneered. Ash tensed, Chris noticed. Sarek also noticed and intervened "ambassador, I will show you where you are staying." "Very well ambassador, lead the way, I will see you later Ash, captains." She sighed, sneered and then saluted to Gabe and Chris. When she was gone, Ash's breathing became unsteady and uneven, the tell tail sign of a panic attack.
"Ash, Ash I need you to calm down, you're having a panic attack. Breath with me Ash. In one..two...three, out one...two...three, in one...two...three, out one...two...three, that's it." Chris soothed. They repeated that several more times until Ash calmed down. Gabe and Chris helped Ash off the floor and went to their quarters, where Sienna was playing with Detmer, Bryce and Joann Owosekun.
They were hit with silence and Bryce looking up and down around their quarters. "Lost something Bryce?" Chris asked amused. Bryce jumped "no sir, we are playing hide and seek and i'm the seeker. I'm surprised there are so many places to hide that is not in your room." Yeah, Sienna can be creative when she wants to be." Gabe announced.
"Game over." The computer announced. "Alright guys, out you come now." Bryce yelled, startling the three of them. Sienna, Detmer and Owosekun came out of Sienna's room giggling about Bryce not being able to find them.
"Where were you guys hiding?" Ash spoke for the first time since entering their quarters. "Somewhere no-one but us will ever know." "Ok, thank you guys for looking after her while we dealt with stuff. "No problem sir, it was a pleasure." Bryce commented, while the other two were blushing lightly at the thanks they got. Sienna was picked up by Chris, and not needing to be told twice, wrapped her arms around Chris and promptly fell asleep. Bryce, Joann and Detmer left soon after.
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we choose our own pain, mine helps me remember
General FictionSomeone from Ash's past has come onboard our favourite starship and is making dangerous threats. Will the crew act upon the threats made to their family? How will Lorca and Ash react? And what will her extended family do to help? Find out in the sec...
