In the nick of time part 1

[Travis Kroells 0]

In the nick of time part 1...Kroells’s logs

 

Travis stood in the upper level of the engineering section going over several consoles seeing if any of them hadn’t been burnt beyond recognition.  He headed towards the main console, the one that would go directly above the warp core.  Travis stepped up to it just a few feet away from the core.  He slowly looked down towards the console to see if any thing of use was left.  I was badly burned but he figured that I couldn’t hurt to touch the panel and see what happened.  As he brought his finger to the consol it instantly begin to collapse inward as if try to avoid his touch.  He had finally given up once the entire panel had collapsed and he headed towards another one.  

 

After about four consoles latter and now four piles of burnt equipment Travis had given up.  He didn’t really feel like going down yet.  He slowly approached the wall and examined it.  It could still hold his wait so he put his back to it and sat down using it as a back rest.  His thoughts once again drew to that woman that had been alive when the team had entered engineering.  “Why couldn’t Mills just transport her to sick bay right away instead of gawking around?”  Travis couldn’t help but mutter.  He quickly began to go over the possibilities as to why he hadn’t transported her.  Finding none he began to wonder why he hadn’t just given the order.  By ranking wise he was technically second in command of the away team over here.  He just couldn’t figure it out…he just didn’t know why he had choked…choked like he had in the academy.  Travis thought to him self that he could never figure out how that accident had happened.  Actually he knew why and how it had happened he just didn’t know why he didn’t do any thing to help.

 

Travis stood on the main campus grounds at Starfleet academy in San Francisco.  He had recently finished an other science mission simulation and was currently resting on one of the many benches on the walkways to the other buildings.  He wished he could just head back to his dorm and hang out with O’Connor and his buddies but in just a few hours he would be taking his basic firearms test to prove that he could at least fire a phaser on an away mission. He had always had a passion for being in security but now the more he looked at it the more he was most likely to be a scientist.  He could picture it now… he’d be placed on a sovereign class ship, plenty of work but plenty of rewards, and he’d always be in a new place with new mysteries and excitement.  

 

Travis was awakened from his day dream by the sound of a female voice.  “Umm…excuse me is this seat taken?”  Travis quickly opened his eyes and looked to the woman.  He then quickly looked to the open area of the bench that wasn’t being used.  “Umm…no…umm…yea you can use it.”  Travis said rather awkwardly, he didn’t know if it was he was just snapped out of his little dream world and he was still plenty groggy, or if it was because she was quite attractive and couldn’t stop taking his eyes off of her.  She quickly sat down and stuck her hand out.  “I’m Kayla…and what would your name happen to be?”  Travis fumbled to get his hand to the same level as hers.  “Err….I’m…umm…Kroells…yea…Travis Kroells.”  He stupidly replied as he shook her hand.  “Kroells…Kroells…where have I heard that name before…”  Kayla trailed off as Travis began thinking strait once again.  “Err…yea my dads Admiral Barry Kroells.”  “Wow that’s got to be fun…that is you have a big shadow to step out of.”  Kayla said as she began to her stuff away.  “So…what are you doing tonight any ways?”  Travis quickly went through is mind searching for any important things tonight that he couldn’t miss.  “Umm…I’ve got a firearms training class in like an hour but after that I’m free I should be done in like an hour.”  “Good.  I’ll pick you up around 7 and then we’ll see what happens from there.”  Kayla said as she walked away.  Travis also got up and headed towards his next class.  

 

“Did she just ask me out?”  “Yes you dimwit…your losing your touch.”  His mind replied back.  “Yea well you know what I don’t care.  I have a date with a hot chick tonight and if you were out here I bet you wouldn’t care how you got her either.”  “Your sad Travis…very sad.”  “Shut up or I’ll stab you with a que-tip.”  Travis heard no other responses from his little voice as he headed towards the building where his test was to take place.  He had a feeling that tonight was gona be a night to remember…