Going Home

[Pneuma 0]

After talking with Archangel I made my way down to my quarters and packed. I did so as fast as possible for this would be the first time I had been to Betazed since I was taken from there by my adopted parents. There is much for me to find out about when I arrive there. Having grown up on Earth I have little knowledge of the ways of my people. I know that they are very much based on ancestry and that there are many hand me downs including title. I was told that my first order of business should be to speak with the head of my house, which according to my cousin is the twelfth house.

It took me all of a half an hour to pack before exiting my room and making my way to the shuttle bay. Thankfully most of them were already repaired so I had my choice. Sadly the runabout and the Captains yacht were out of the picture though so I settled on one of the faster shuttles and boarded. Once inside I set my things in the rear of the shuttle and took a seat in the cockpit. I fired up the shuttle and even though I knew the Ops Manager was not at his post ::laughs:: I transmitted my course and the amount of time I would be gone. Receiving permission to depart I began to my departure sequence.

“This is shuttle Wildcat lifting off. See you soon Reaent.”

With that I took off. As soon I was clear of the shipyard I laid in the course to Betazed and set the shuttle to maximum warp. After going over the coordinates a few more times I began to relax. This trip would take two days at maximum warp so I knew I had time to spare. Locking the controls I made my way to the back of the shuttle and laid down.

Much had happened in the time we had been back from our last mission. We had seen more carnage than anyone would like to see. I had not had a full nights sleep since we returned. Between blocking out the waves of painful emotions and my feeling sorry for the loss of my dog the time between shifts just seemed to go too quickly. But now, now in the silence of space hurtling ever farther away from my home sleep began to find me and as it pressed in I began to fall into a deep dreamless sleep knowing that before long I would face the biggest challenge I have ever faced. My true Relatives.

Edited January 15, 2008 by Pneuma