[Chris/Open]How do we fix this?

[Captain La'Mara Tiho]

“Hey, it almost looks like my father’s ship,”

A new voice and presence got La'Mara to turn away from the current circumstance; which was being told she was Christians' bride, and the EMH on screen asking about the fruits and veggies from the planet, and something about the bio filters...whatever those were.

"I don't have a son, but I have a daughter." La'Mara stated softly, answering as one of Tihos' previous hosts. Back in the ready room she had commented on how Xena's hair had reminded her of her daughters. Truth be there was only one host that had a child. She looked over at the boy. No one could forget that face! La'Mara giggled. "That's Shawn O' Conner! He gets in a lot of trouble."

“And you’re getting married to the first officer. Congrats!”

Well, okay. It almost distracted her. La'Mara blushed and became a little fidgety. "No! It was Xenas' idea!" La'Mara pointed to Xena. She then looked at the man before her. "Who are you?"

Her memory of him had been wiped clean at the moment.

Tag: Mr. Scott Any

[michaelscott]

“I am Michael,” the Xenobiologist specialist saluted to the Captain. Michael grew up on his father's ship. So he knew how a crew responded and how ranks worked. “I am into Science, like my daddy, but my daddy is a Captain. I am going to be like my daddy. I too will have a ship. Well not my daddie's ship. But I will have my own ship.”

Looking around the bridge, Michael had to admit this was not his father’s ship. “I do wonder…why don’t I remember being here? I remember a food fight. I ate good fruit. The one we got on the planet. Can we go back and get more?”


“We are in space,” he said looking at the helm. “Nobody is piloting the ship…” his blue eyes were noticing the crew was acting weird. He wasn't sure how to read the helm station. "Is that bad? Are we going to crash in a planet? I hope we don't fly in Borg space. That be very very bad."

Michael was young when he started to wonder about asking questions and never stop. “I am confuse and not sure,” he said looking at the Captain. “You are like me and you are like us,” he said, pointing his finger at Xena.

“Something is wrong,” he said, “What the---?” he was pulling his right hand away from his chin and he was feeling his beard. “I have a beard…Why? Adults have beards…” he looked at the Captain. “I am tall as you. I have a beard,” he was rubbing it again and he snapped his fingers. “That’s what’s wrong! We are in adults’ bodies! COOL! But… how?” He was looking around the room again. He was looking at the Science section. He was pressing a button. “Nifty! My daddy won’t believe I am playing at the Science station…I don’t think I be in trouble.” He turned his head to the Captain. “I think we are in trouble, Captain…I think we are in trouble…I think we are adults…because…because…” he was looking at her chest and he blushed. “Er girls don’t have those until they are very old.” A dead beat, he realized something. "That kid...the one who does pranks...where is he? Is he acting like an adult? What about the kids?" he was looking at the monitor.

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[Commander Christian Hughes]

Christian's head was spinning from everything that had happened. His face had turned a shade of red as Xena and La'Mara burst in demanding that he married her. I'm sorry, La'Mara, he thought, but this was all too sudden. "Listen to her, Xena," he said, not unkindly. "If either -" or both, he thought. "doesn't want a wedding, it's off." He tried to sound a bit like a parent explaining things.

Then a bearded man came in and started making funny remarks, and Christian turned even redder. He was now bloody determined to make an end to this. "Can everybody please be quiet?" he said, quite sincerely irritated. "I can't hear what the doctor is saying!" He turned to the screen. "Doctor, can you say that again?" When the doctor had repeated it, he told him: "sounds good. I'll let Shawn fetch it for you."

He made it so. "Shawn, can you fetch me some of the alien veggies and fruit from the kitchen and bring it to the doctor?"

Tag: Shawn

[Lillian Daniels]

//"That's not necessary, sir. I went and fetched them as soon as the doctor said he needed them."//

[Shawn O'Conner]

Shawn could have just rolled up in a ball, and died from laughter at what had been going on on the bridge of the USS Orion. Too bad none of this was being recorded. However Shawn just remained quiet as to see how the commander was going to handle all of this. Though the young boy did get concerned when it was mention 'who was at the helm'. Shouldn't someone be there?

"Can everybody please be quiet?"

They can, but I don't think they'll listen. Shawn was about to rise and do as Commander Hughes said, but then Lilly was back on the screen saying she already did it. "That was fast." Shawn remarked mainly to himself. "Commander, do you still..."

Shawn was cut off by a beeping sound. He looked over at the console. "We're being spied on from engineering."

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[michaelscott]

How did Michael miss that little runt? He started to put the pieces together now. The fruit had affected the crew and it seemed the first officer was not affected. So, it seemed that the Captain was unfit to run her ship.

Being on his father’s bridge on his ship when he was a kid, Michael learned how each officer respected his father’s rank. The Scientist looked down at his uniform. He saw he had pips on his collar that showed he was Lieutenant Commander. He wondered if his father would be proud of his son. He wondered how he got the rank too.

They are being spied by Engineering, the doctor was talking and the fruit was involved. He was going to be quiet and see what the commander will do next. It was the only option he had.

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[Captain La'Mara Tiho]

"You don't have to sound mean!" La'Mara snapped at Christian after he 'explained' about the 'wedding'. She didn't want to get married, but that was no reason to be insensitive, or at least sound that way! "It was only make believe anyway!" La'Mara's personality started to mix with Jix a bit as she kicked Christians' shin. That would leave a little mark.

"And I don't care if we are being spied on. You seem to think you know everything Mister Bossy Pants, everything except peoples feelings, so you're fired!" La'Mara took Xenas' hand and walked with her to the turbolift. "Come on Xena, we'll find someone who knows how to play nice."

Tag: All - specifically Christian - then End La'Mara

[Commander Christian Hughes]

"Ouch!" Christian said as La'Mara kicked him in the shins. It hurt more emotionally than it hurt physically. I like you better when you're not acting a child, he thought, somewhat hurt. As a Captain, and as a person. What she said afterwards hurt even more, leaving Christian in a daze. Just that he had been mean was no reason to bring up his autism, especially not the way it was meant to sound.

"I hope she returns to normal soon," Christian said with a sigh when La'Mara had gone away. "Go ahead, Shawn," he said resignedly. "We'd better get going on that remedy. What does it matter if Engineering is spying on us?" He didn't look at Shawn: he just distractedly stared at the viewscreen.

Tag: Shawn

[Sharpay Harper]

//"Hey, what's the doc doing on screen?"//

[Shawn O'Conner]

"I hope she returns to normal soon,"

It took everything inside of Shawn not to laugh! The captain kicking the first officer. That would have been a priceless photo or recording! "I don't know sir. I think I kind of like her better this way." Shawn said with a grin that was ear to ear. "Much more fun."

"Go ahead, Shawn,"

"Aye." Then Sharpay and another appeared on the view screen right next to the doctor. Those on the bridge could see sickbay and engineering at the same time. "Um, that's why it matters commander." Shawn said pointing to the screen. "Looks like it's a two for one deal."

Shawn then picked up and left. Well, not after a: "Have fun sir."

Tag: Christian - End Shawn

[antinvargo]

// Bridge…This is Captain Antin of the Elite team. How can we assist you?//

[Commander Christian Hughes]

"Wait a minute, Doctor, I..."

Chris was interrupted. Can't I talk to the Doctor in peace? Christian thought, wishing for some peace and quiet to resolve the problem. It was total and utter chaos and he couldn't manage total and utter chaos. A battle, or a crisis, yes, but not total and utter chaos where everyone seemed to have turned into children by some sort of Fountain of Youth fruit. I swear that if anyone -ever- dares to speak to me about the adventure of finding the legendary Fountain of Youth on Earth, I'll give them some.

"Mr Vargo, what are you..." he said softly, then remembered that he was in command now and had to get the ship out of this mess before they'd go around asking the Borg if they would play tag. "Ahem," he scraped his throat. "I'm sorry, I'm rather busy. I can't play games right now. Now, will you please let me speak to the Doctor?"

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[Captain La'Mara Tiho]

//"Oh. Speak to the doctor." She then flipped her blonde hair. "Well excuse us!"//

//"We're ready to release it into the ships ventilation system."//

[Commander Christian Hughes]

"Thank you, Lilly," Christian said with a smile. Everything would return to normal now. What a relief! "Release it- as soon as humanly possible." Then, somewhat hesitantly, he added: "Should be child's play for you."

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[michaelscott]

“Well excuse me,” he said to the first officer. He was skipping out. And he was singing he was going to play Science officer in the science lab. And he was yelling as he was singing. He was letting everyone know he was going and he was smart. The doors of the turbolift open, Michael jumped in and the doors closed behind him. The bridge had one less young mind to worry.

/end Michael Scott