How Do You Realize A Dream Come True?

Posted on Tue Jun 4th, 2019 @ 5:05am by Captain Wilkan Targaryen & Lieutenant Commander T'Lisha "Hawkeye" Bishara
Edited on on Thu Jan 2nd, 2020 @ 5:33pm

563 words; about a 3 minute read

Mission: Atlantis
Location: Fighterbay/Captain's Ready Room, Starfleet One
Timeline: 2429-12-02, 11:20

Awed by her orders she stepped from her Valkyire fighter onto the deck of Starfleet One. She was actually on the President's ship as CAG but also she had the honors of flying her as well. That was a feather in her cap surely to be looked upon favorably by her parents. Picking up her duffle bag and headed for the turbolift to report in with the captain first as was customary in her books.

Arriving on the bridge some 10 minutes later, she hit the door chime and waited patiently just outside of the captain's ready room.

Admiral William Teagarden glanced up from his desk at the door. Setting aside his pasta he tapped the release button on the lock, "Come in."

Entering the Admirals ready room, "Lt. Cmdr. T'Lisha "Hawkeye" Bishara reporting for duty sir!", she said snapping a fast salute.

The Starfleet One Commander smiled, "Welcome aboard, Commander, I'm very happy to have you aboard."

"Thank you Admiral, it is both an honor and pleasure to be here. Your fighter bay is impressive. I hope you don't mind as I flew in with my own fighter. Still can't believe I am on the Presidents ship", T'Lisha said.

"We get that a lot, Commander," he answered with a smile. "It hasn't always been the President's ship - I've actually been her commander off and on for the last 19 years - and only the last couple we've been assigned this role." He was very proud of this ship's history and very few to have held its previous name made it as long as this one had. It was a testament to the ability of his crew.

He walked the pasta over to the replicator to recycle it, "I'm excited to have a Group Commander of your abilities joining us, but I have a bit of a confession to make to you. I require that my Group Commander pulls double duty as the pilot of Starfleet One," he caught himself this time, "in addition to their responsibilities as the Group Commander. In many ways our Airwing is only ceremonial, responsible for honor guards and escorting the President when he chooses to use a shuttle instead of a transporter. Is this a problem?" He tapped the recycle key on the Food Services panel.

"Pilot......you mean helm don't you. No it is not a problem. I am able to fly almost any class starship. The Vesta class is no different than flying a Prometheus class or a Galaxy Class or even an Intrepid class. If they have a chair for a CHO I can fly it. Hope you got seatbelts cause we're going to need them."

"Starfleet One is a little bit different than any other ship in Starfleet, as are all vessels of the Allegiance Class," he commented thinking about how it had been Enterprise not long ago. "We've been equipped with an experimental drive system, a Coaxial Warp Drive, that is significantly more capable than anything else in use in Starfleet. We'll do a tour of the Engine Room later, for now we need to get ready. We're departing in a few minutes."

"Then Admiral I had better get to my station huh?", she said chuckling.

He smiled, "Sounds like a great idea, Commander. I'll see you there. Dismissed."

"Understood Captain", T'Lisha said turning on her heel and left for her helm station.

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