*A few hours had passed since the encounter with everyone in the mess hall, Each of them enjoying each others company while a small meal was beset before them...As the time passed, each one continued to bring forth story after story of their past and how they all came to be....Each one full of happiness and hardships...As the evening fell upon the group, each one began to retire to their quarters, weary from the day and grasping for rest...However, in the main window, Bret stands facing out, the sight of Gaia shining through the ice cloud...As the lights begin to dim in the room, Vixen walks slowly through the dim light to him, holding two small cups of tea in her hands*
Vixen: Hun...You know its still gonna be there right?... *Bret gives out a deep sigh as he turns his head, extending his paw out and taking a hold of one of the cups* Bret: Yeah...I know...I wish Daniel and Charles were here though...They would have enjoyed the company....I'm getting a strange feeling... Vixen: What kind of feeling?... Bret: That things are going to be changing here....Real soon...Even as I hold this warm cup, my body still feels cold...Its as if a part of me....Is so close and yet behind it lies something so cold...
*As Bret ends his small talk, they both stand in the in the quiet of the room,slowly drinking their tea till none remains...The room grows darker as the evening continues to pass on in silence...With a soft sigh, Vixen pulls up a chair next to the window, resting herself for a moment as she strokes the large bulge her waist has become* Vixen: Somethings troubling you...I know this...Am I right?... *Bret simply turns and gets to his knees, laying his head into her lap as his tail slowly swishes across the floor* Bret: The Lane Hackers denied my ship request...I'm not sure how I'll be able to get into Sigma space now...And I wont be moving this vessel into that place with the increase of Corsair activity that Daniel has reported to me...How he's keeping safe still surprises me...But still... *Vixen simply listens as she starts to stroke Bret's long blonde hair, softly digging her claws into his scalp as she continues to listen to him* Vixen: I know...And I know you're only doing the best you can...And what you think is right...But right now I just want you to focus on all those who we have found...I am sure that somewhere...Charlie is safe and waiting for all of us...Now you simply relax...
*An hour passes as the two simply enjoy each others company....Vixen giggling now and then as she feels the baby kick, Bret giving a few good laughs of his own...After a time, Naoko begins to enter the room, the glow from his circutry illuminating the room in a blue light*
Naoko: //Sir...Legion ships have been detected in the Lewis system sir\\
*The words from Naoko grip Bret like a sheet of ice across his pelt, his eyes wide as he gets to his feet....Bret simply takes a hold of Vixen's hand as he begins to look at Naoko*
Bret: The day I feared to never come...Has come...
==END OF PART 2==
-"If we do not learn at least one thing a day....Our minds turn to stupor"- Kyle Sparrgrove -2005
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