Grand Slam

Posted on Fri Feb 14th, 2014 @ 6:25am by Lieutenant JG Paul Harrison

1,288 words; about a 6 minute read

Mission: Mission 85 - Q-uality Time Aboard Starbase 400
Location: Arbortum - Starbase 400
Timeline: Around the time of the first Dinosaur report in the Arboretum

"tbd"

Rachael Yamaguchi
Civilian - Child
Starbase 400

Paul Harrison
Civilian - Child
Starbase 400

***** Starbase Arboretum *****

Rachael Yamaguchi raised an eyebrow as she was sitting in her usual tree next to Paul as the two were comparing notes on the wildlife planetside as there was a loud roar, Rachael blinked. "What was that!?"

"I don't know." Paul was just as much in the dark as she was.

Rachael looked down as she narrowed her eyes as she examined the small bipedal creatures that looked reptilian. "What the hell?" she narrowed her eyes. "Those are Micro raptors..." she added, as she suddenly looked almost terrified. "we're trapped."

"That's impossible but there they are." He pulled Racheal close to him and held her tight.

Rachael could feel his fear as she felt her own magnified as she suddenly heard a loud stomping sound. "Paul... that's no Raptor." she said softly as
something that was very large and very heavy approached and then moments later, a massive tyrannosaurus appeared through the small woodland as Rachael narrowed her eyes. "Paul.... forget what you heard about this guy.... he can see you at over one mile in distance and can outrun us both." she
commented. "That... is Tyrannosaurus Rex himself." she explained.

"I see that."

"We need to get out of here.." she slowly looked around as the massive theropod turned and came over towards them as she sprang out of the tree and landed on its face. "Go!"

The Dinosaur threw back its head as it roared at the top of its lungs, the sheer noise was deafening and bone jarring as Rachael somehow managed to hang on to the massive beast which was over twelve foot at the shoulder or so she guessed. "Damn Dinosaur."

"Rachael? Are you crazy? Jump down and let's go." He moved farther away, "Rachael! Come on!"

Rachael did just that as she lept clear of the now enraged Dinosaur as she crashed into the mud, she growled softly as she mentally picked up a smashed tree and using it like a giant bat, she proceeded to club the Dinosaur right before everything flashed before her and everything seemed to reset to the way they were with her and Paul back in the tree.

The Dinosaurs enraged roar still echoed around the arboretum.

Rachael blinked. "What the...." she slowly looked up. "Oh boy...this is so not good.."

"Now what? What is gong on around here? We need to go find our parents."

Rachael's eyes turned opaque as she was clearly in contact with someone else. "The three of them are all in Ops and Dad is still on the Courageous."
she explained. "Mom just smacked Q good and hard with a large hunk of ice... wow is she ever angry, I think Captain... err Leon is in a similar mood and your mom...." a smile graced her lips. "she is uninterested in Q, she thinks he's a pest.."

"With a name like Q, he sounds like a pest." Paul joked.

"Oh you have no idea.... I've head enough stories from My mom and dad to last awhile." she sighed softly. "Come on.. lets get out of here..." she sighed
"Dammed Q." the thirteen year old growled as she started swearing.

"Calm down Rachael. I'm sure that the Admiral won't let him continue to play games with his crew."

Rachael seethed as she fought to calm down.

The dinosaurs disappeared, "See? I told you. Now let's go before they return or something worse."

Rachael nodded as she looked down before she dropped out of the tree, landing on the ground with a soft thud as she crouched to better absorb the impact.

Paul took her hand to lead her out the door.

Rachael looked at him. "I need a vacation..." she sighed.

"I hear that there is a party being planned in Holodeck 1. You should go to it. You might have fun. Let's get out of here. The walls are closing in on me."

Rachael raised an eyebrow. "Mom will be there... lovely, wedding parties can be dull.. but alright, I'll go."

"Finally!" He once again took her hand and walked her out.

Rachael raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by that?" she inquired as she looked at him.

He stopped again and looked at her, "It would be nice if you'd let me be the brave one once in awhile. Sometimes I think you see me as weak."

Rachael looked at him. "Lets go for a walk..... there are some things we must discuss." clearly he had hit something and she needed to address it right now.
"I have never questioned your bravery or courage Paul." she commented. "Now, it you're referring to the incident on the arboretum just now then you were the courageous and smart one.... you knew when you run away..... I was the stupid one."

"You said it, not me."

"Leaping out of a tree onto a giant Dinosaur's face, that's not courage, that's suicidal...." she commented. "and then using a tree like a giant club.... No..."
she shook her head. "you're the level headed one...I'm the one who's letting her abilities go to her head.... thinking I'm god because to others, I have weird and unusual abilities..." she laughed.

"Its not funny Rachael. Sometimes I wish you'd act your age. And I don't care that you have certain abilities but you need to know when to use them and when not to." He took a breath, "And you are not a god either."

"Act my age?" Rachael crossed her arms over her chest as she frowned. "What exactly is that supposed to mean?." she inquired. "I babysit others quite a bit. I walk Earl three times a week and I do more homework then any other three people in my class combined..." she explained. "so... your statement confuses me about my age.."

"Really?, I'm confusing you?" He frowned, "You're confusing me. Are you twelve or twenty? Because I don't know anymore." He wanted her to act younger. He was starting to feel like he was the twelve year old.

"Oh so you want me to act irresponsible." she commented as she rolled her eyes. "immature?"

"Oh, never mind. Forget I said anything." Paul started to walk off.

"Oh come on Paul... gimme a break.." she chased after him. "What exacly do you want from me!?"

Paul stopped and turned towards her, "I want you to act normal once in awhile. You don't have to use your abilities all of the time you know. And you didn't have to think that you have to save me when there is the slight chance of danger. That is what I want." He started to walk again but turned towards her again, "But I suppose that is asking too much."

Rachael growled as a panel nearby suddenly exploded as it shorted out with a loud bang. "Normal... I am as normal as I get." she angrily growled at him. "The Dinosaur in the park... that's what this is about... isn't it!"

"Yeah...it is. I don't need to be saved, I need a girlfriend." He started walking once again but stopped as before, "And what just happened to that panel? That's not normal." He went back to walking.

"Normal!" Rachael snarled at him. "Again, I ask you.... what exactly is normal?"

"Go hang with Becca Bremer. Maybe she can show you what is normal."

Rachael snarled angrily at him. "Fine.... be that way..." and with that, she turned and stalked off, angrily.

"Fine! I will be that way." He walked into his quarters and plopped onto the couch. He smacked his fists on the couch, "Girls."

***** Here's where the fun begins - Anakin Skywalker *****

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