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Quivira and Tom hid in bushes near the hanger, from there they could see the ramp leading to the transport ship to take crew to the Aurora. Quivira ears twitch, she was nervous due to the chance of them being caught.

Tom whispered "Hey, put your beanie on" he held her red beanie in hand.

"Oh yea. Sorry I am kind of distracted...but I know this will work" she was determined

"Now remember...you get on the ship, get to the planet, find out what happened, and come back home. You will come BACK home...riiiight?" Tom scowled at her.

"Yes honey, I will be back in about 2 months....nothing is going to happen" her ears perked up as she heard the last call for boarding "SHIT" she put on her beanie and applied the last of the makeup to hid her penguin colors. In a flash she ran to the hanger and got to the back of the line. So far no one has pointed her out or seen her, as she got to the ship ramp there was a man standing at the bottom to scan ID's. Quivira scrambled to take out her fake ID, by the time she had it out she was right in front of the man.

"Name, Age, ID, and Department?" he said

"Oh uh" she thought for a spilt second and continued "Mikaela Roger, 20, in Engineering" she said as she showed her ID.

The man looked to the card and then to her, he seemed to not believe her at first but then shrugged "Hm....welcome aboard Mikaela" he let her pass.

"Thank you sir" Quivira sigh with relief and then began to climb the ramp. She looked off to the side and saw Tom distantly in the bushes, worry filled her head as she looked to him

'What if I don't make it?' she thought.

Quivira looked back to the ship, knocking the thoughts of disaster to the side. 'Nothing is going to happen....its going to be fine.' she sat down in the ship and felt it take off and heading toward the Aurora.

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After

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Tom looked down at the little vial with Quivira's feathers, how he longed to see her face again. It had been more than 2 years since he last saw her take off in that ship. Ever since then he had to take a customer service job with Alterra, it filled him with hate to go up to his dad and brother to ask for it. Though this job helped pay for his and Quivira's house and land. After a bit he snapped out of his daydream to listen to the customer on the phone yelling at him.

"yes, YES Mr. Benglin, we do have your ship fixed and clean ready for your trip to the Alpha Quadrant. Uh huh, thank you and have a terrific day" Tom frowned as he put the phone down. He rubbed his face as a migraine came back, right away he took out some medicine to ease the pain.

"Hey...you okay man?" his work friend, Bill, asked.

"Huh...yea"

"Pfft...no your not...listen I know your still bummed about your girlfriend dying" Tom made a slow scowl at Bill as he continued "You losing your lovely life, getting a job with your deadbeat dad, and......RIGHT...too far" Bill stopped as he noticed the scowl "Sorry."

Bill's phone rang as he returned to his desk "Hello, you are speaking with Bill from customer service." Tom listen in as he had nothing to do "Yes Mr. Alterra....yes I will send him right up sir...yes sir....good-bye" Bill looked at Tom with a concerned face "Your dad wants to see you in his office."

"Oh great...what does that prick want now?" Tom scowled as he stood up and walked toward the elevator to head to his dad's office.

Once he got there he knocked on the door and opened it as he heard his brother say "Come in"

Tom sighed "What the hell do you need from me this time? A diamond plated ship smothered in gold and rubies?" he mocked his kin.

Devon started "Take your shit and her with you."

"What?"

"You heard me! TAKE YOUR SHIT AND YOUR LOVELY LADY AND LEAVE." Devon hissed but his dad got up.

"You jumped 50 steps ahead dumbass" Phillip scolded Devon "Tom, listen.."

"What?" Tom eyes widened with curiosity.

"Two days ago our Space station picked up a rouge Alterra ship nearby the system where planet 4546B is. The ship had two inhabitants. Engineer, Ryley Robinson and...." his dad frowned in defeat.

"Who else?" Tom asked

"Hi honey." Tom's heart stopped for a beat as he heard the voice, he turned around and he saw her, Quivira, walking through the door. She was bandaged up, blood stained, and shaking. Her hair and fur was messy and smelled of saltwater, along with that her left foot and right arm were in cast, and her left face was covered in scars. But through all that Tom could still see her, his lovely Quivira.

"H...h...how are you.." Tom voice was shaky, and he just stood in place until he rushed into her. He wrapped his arm around her and then grabbed her face to kiss her, saying "YOUR ALIVE.....YOU STUPID CRAZY BITCH YOUR ALIVE!" he cried.

"I am sorry....I AM SO SORRY" Quivira sobbed too. They both stopped when they heard Phillip clear his throat. The two of them looked at him as he started to speak.

"Quivira here was owes 1,000,000,000 credits to Alterra after all the crafting she and her friend did on the godforsaken planet.....but.." Tom and Quivira looked puzzled, "She brought us the cure for the Kharaa, something that has become a problem in our world.....so technically we can't pin anything on you....but I don't want to see your face here Tom. Now get the fuck out"

Tom smiled "WITH PLEASURE SIR." As he wrapped his arm around Quivira's and they slowly went out.

Description
Before
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Quivira and Tom hid in bushes near the hanger, from there they could see the ramp leading to the transport ship to take crew to the Aurora. Quivira ears twitch, she was nervous due to the chance of them being caught.

Tom whispered "Hey, put your beanie on" he held her red beanie in hand.

"Oh yea. Sorry I am kind of distracted...but I know this will work" she was determined

"Now remember...you get on the ship, get to the planet, find out what happened, and come back home. You will come BACK home...riiiight?" Tom scowled at her.

"Yes honey, I will be back in about 2 months....nothing is going to happen" her ears perked up as she heard the last call for boarding "SHIT" she put on her beanie and applied the last of the makeup to hid her penguin colors. In a flash she ran to the hanger and got to the back of the line. So far no one has pointed her out or seen her, as she got to the ship ramp there was a man standing at the bottom to scan ID's. Quivira scrambled to take out her fake ID, by the time she had it out she was right in front of the man.

"Name, Age, ID, and Department?" he said

"Oh uh" she thought for a spilt second and continued "Mikaela Roger, 20, in Engineering" she said as she showed her ID.

The man looked to the card and then to her, he seemed to not believe her at first but then shrugged "Hm....welcome aboard Mikaela" he let her pass.

"Thank you sir" Quivira sigh with relief and then began to climb the ramp. She looked off to the side and saw Tom distantly in the bushes, worry filled her head as she looked to him

'What if I don't make it?' she thought.

Quivira looked back to the ship, knocking the thoughts of disaster to the side. 'Nothing is going to happen....its going to be fine.' she sat down in the ship and felt it take off and heading toward the Aurora.

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After

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Tom looked down at the little vial with Quivira's feathers, how he longed to see her face again. It had been more than 2 years since he last saw her take off in that ship. Ever since then he had to take a customer service job with Alterra, it filled him with hate to go up to his dad and brother to ask for it. Though this job helped pay for his and Quivira's house and land. After a bit he snapped out of his daydream to listen to the customer on the phone yelling at him.

"yes, YES Mr. Benglin, we do have your ship fixed and clean ready for your trip to the Alpha Quadrant. Uh huh, thank you and have a terrific day" Tom frowned as he put the phone down. He rubbed his face as a migraine came back, right away he took out some medicine to ease the pain.

"Hey...you okay man?" his work friend, Bill, asked.

"Huh...yea"

"Pfft...no your not...listen I know your still bummed about your girlfriend dying" Tom made a slow scowl at Bill as he continued "You losing your lovely life, getting a job with your deadbeat dad, and......RIGHT...too far" Bill stopped as he noticed the scowl "Sorry."

Bill's phone rang as he returned to his desk "Hello, you are speaking with Bill from customer service." Tom listen in as he had nothing to do "Yes Mr. Alterra....yes I will send him right up sir...yes sir....good-bye" Bill looked at Tom with a concerned face "Your dad wants to see you in his office."

"Oh great...what does that prick want now?" Tom scowled as he stood up and walked toward the elevator to head to his dad's office.

Once he got there he knocked on the door and opened it as he heard his brother say "Come in"

Tom sighed "What the hell do you need from me this time? A diamond plated ship smothered in gold and rubies?" he mocked his kin.

Devon started "Take your shit and her with you."

"What?"

"You heard me! TAKE YOUR SHIT AND YOUR LOVELY LADY AND LEAVE." Devon hissed but his dad got up.

"You jumped 50 steps ahead dumbass" Phillip scolded Devon "Tom, listen.."

"What?" Tom eyes widened with curiosity.

"Two days ago our Space station picked up a rouge Alterra ship nearby the system where planet 4546B is. The ship had two inhabitants. Engineer, Ryley Robinson and...." his dad frowned in defeat.

"Who else?" Tom asked

"Hi honey." Tom's heart stopped for a beat as he heard the voice, he turned around and he saw her, Quivira, walking through the door. She was bandaged up, blood stained, and shaking. Her hair and fur was messy and smelled of saltwater, along with that her left foot and right arm were in cast, and her left face was covered in scars. But through all that Tom could still see her, his lovely Quivira.

"H...h...how are you.." Tom voice was shaky, and he just stood in place until he rushed into her. He wrapped his arm around her and then grabbed her face to kiss her, saying "YOUR ALIVE.....YOU STUPID CRAZY BITCH YOUR ALIVE!" he cried.

"I am sorry....I AM SO SORRY" Quivira sobbed too. They both stopped when they heard Phillip clear his throat. The two of them looked at him as he started to speak.

"Quivira here was owes 1,000,000,000 credits to Alterra after all the crafting she and her friend did on the godforsaken planet.....but.." Tom and Quivira looked puzzled, "She brought us the cure for the Kharaa, something that has become a problem in our world.....so technically we can't pin anything on you....but I don't want to see your face here Tom. Now get the fuck out"

Tom smiled "WITH PLEASURE SIR." As he wrapped his arm around Quivira's and they slowly went out.