The Guardians© GB
Prologue
The impressive spaceship traveled at high warp through a sparsely populated part of
space, its circular shape arching above the powerful nacelles that propelled it forward
within the warp field.
A tall, blonde woman stood behind the dark haired helmsman, gazing at the large view
screen on the far wall.
"How much longer before we’re within range?" she asked
quietly.
"Two hours and fifteen minutes, Captain," a woman answered from the tactical
station behind the command chairs. "Our orders are clear."
"I’m aware of our orders, Lt Bremer," the captain replied. "Remain
on course. I’ll be in my ready room. Lieutenant, you have the bridge. ."
She turned and headed towards the door. Entering the calmness of her ready room she
walked over to the large view ports behind her desk. Warp speed reduced the stars in the
distance to silvery lines.
"Lt Ramirez to Captain Montgomery."
She tapped her comm badge.
"Montgomery here. Go ahead, Lieutenant."
"I’ve completed the diagnostics of the main warp core and also have the
preliminary results on the renovation to our back up systems. We can maintain the present
speed for another two hours but it’s going to take a bit of ingenuity," her
Chief Engineer said.
"And you’re just the man for the job," Montgomery stated
firmly.
"Yes, ma’am," he replied.
She could picture the sparsely built man with jet-black hair standing in the middle of
engineering, looking immaculately elegant even after having been on duty for more than
thirty-six hours, as had the rest of the crew including herself.
She was tired but knew that within two hours they would be at their destination and
that their chosen calling would demand all of their attention again.
Sometimes these assignments pushed her far beyond what she thought was possible to
endure. Still, despite the hardships, she had never known anything as
fulfilling.
"So work your magic, Lieutenant. We’ve got a job to do and you know how I
hate being late for an appointment with destiny," she smirked.
