#hirana martel

[adrianomartelandsiblings]

Hirana’s favorite Pokemon, by type.

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Addison hated talking about her time on Omega especially to Hirana. She even went as far as to make Cassius promise he wouldn't say a word about it to his eldest sibling.

One night the topic of Omega came up between the two infiltrators and Addison got defensive, as she normally did. Hirana didn't understand, "I thought you worked for the Talons."

"Rana, can we please just drop this subject?" Addison begged

Hirana leaned on his desk in his cabin while Addison sat cross-legged on the bed, "It can't be worse than working for Aria, can it?"

Addison groaned falling back on the bed, "You really are desperate to know why I hated it so bad."

"No desperate." He smiled that charming Martel smile taking place on his lips, "Curious."

"Curiosity killed the cat, Captain." Addison rolled to the end of the bed and sighed, "I-- I should go."

She stood to leave, but Hirana caught her arm, "Did Aria do something to you? Did she hurt you?"

"Hirana."

"Addison, did she hurt you?"

'Shepard, see the marine in the far corner?' Aria T'Loak asked the young dancer. Addison glanced towards the table. She recognized the man as her eldest sister's CO. Addison turned back to Aria and nodded. Aria grinned, nodding to him, 'Entertain him.'

Addison shook the memory away. Hirana's fingers ran along the curve of her elbow down to her wrist, "You know I'd never judge you for anything she made you do, Addison."

'Hi.' She said quietly the booming music much softer where he was seated. Addison sat a glass of scotch before Captain Hirana Martel, 'Compliments of Aria.' Hirana cocked an eyebrow but gave her a quiet nod. Addison blushed, 'She also said I was to entertain you.'

'You don't have to do that.' His voice was barely audible, but Addison heard it perfectly, 'You shouldn't do anything you don't want to, and you can tell Aria that I said she should give you a better job. You are much too pretty to be a dancer.'

A blush rose on Addison's face from those old words. She pulled away from Hirana, "Not tonight, Rana. Please, just drop it."

Hirana nodded. and Addison bade him a quiet 'good night' and left the room. The Captain smiled softly remembering a sweet smile and a shy young dancer on Omega. Not that he'd ever say anything to Addison.

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Put your make up on

Get your nails done

Curl your hair

Run the extra mile

Keep it slim

So they like you. Do they like you?

“Emma, we are going to be late! This is going to be a fun party!” Sierra shouted from the hallway. Emma walked out of the bathroom. She couldn’t even look at the room. Her closest friends, her cousins, didn’t know what she had just done. But, she didn’t have a choice. She worked out as much as they did, ate very little, and still felt uncomfortable in her own skin.

Even now, dressed in the nicest dress, manicured nails, and makeup, Emma felt fat and ugly.

She walked out of her room. Sierra tilted her head slightly.

“Every thing okay, Em?” Sierra asked, putting a strand of hair behind her head.

Emma nodded and went down the stairs to join Briley, Gwen, Wade and Lisa.

“Looking good, Em! I love that dress.” Gwen said, in her usual bubbly tone that she reserved for Emma. Emma smiled slightly, but felt her skin crawl about what she had done to make the dress feel like it fit.

The group walked out of the house and got in Wade’s car to head to the party.

Get your sexy on

Don't be shy, girl

Take it off

This is what you want, to belong

So they like you. Do you like you?

The party had been fun. Her cousins and Wade were still down stairs singing karaoke, but Emma had gone upstairs with Kelvin Fletcher, the most popular guy in school. She was a freshman, but Kelvin was a senior. He said he could make her popular too, but she would have to earn it.

So, he lay on his bed, asleep. Emma, her heart in her throat, stood in front of his bed, pulling her dress straps back on her shoulders.  Her cheeks were stained with tears. She knew Sierra had been with a guy, but this was her first time and it wasn’t what she thought it would be.

Emma grabbed her shoes, went to the bathroom to clean and redo her makeup. She then walked downstairs and was again greeted by Sierra.

“Hey, chick. Where did you slip off to?” Sierra asked, handing Emma a glass of water.

“I just went to the balcony on..on the second floor. The sky is really pretty tonight.” Emma said, drinking the water.

Sierra glanced up the stairs. Gwen waved to Emma, so Emma joined Gwen for the next song.

You don't have to try so hard

You don't have to give it all away

You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up

You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i

You don't have to try

Yoooou don't have to try

Ooooo, oooooo, oooooo...

Emma felt horrible the next morning. She had lied to her best friend, slept with a guy she barely knew and forced herself to throw up before the party. Why had last night been the way it was? She didn’t even look at herself in the mirror before going down stairs for breakfast.

The only person still at the table was her father. He smiled when his oldest daughter came into the room.

“There she is, my pretty girl. How was the party?” Hirana asked, pouring Emma a glass of orange juice and handing her several slices of toast.

Emma shrugged. She took a small drink of juice and nibbled the corner of a piece of toast.

“Daddy, have you ever...” Emma started, but she stopped.

“Have I ever what, sweetheart?” Hirana asked.

“Never mind. I don’t think I am very hungry this morning. We ate a ton at the party last night. I have some homework to do.” Emma said, giving her father a quick kiss on the cheek and rushing upstairs.

Get your shopping on,

At the mall,

Max your credit cards

You don't have to choose,

Buy it all

So they like you. Do they like you?

“Hey, Emma. Its me Kelvin. So, my guys and their girls are going to that fancy restaurant in town, and I don’t have a date. Do you want to go?”

Emma nodded at the screen. 

“Cool. Cool, meet us at 6:30.” Kelvin said, winking at Emma.

He had actually called. And was taking her on a date. She knew she had to have new clothes. She couldn’t look like she didn’t have good clothes in front of all those seniors.

Emma left to the mall. An hour later and many, many credits later, she emerged with several large bags of clothes. She went home and tried on all of them, settling on a simple, but expensive dress.

She arrived at the restaurant, dropped off by her Aunt Naswyn, who was heading into town already. 

She saw Kelvin, who waved her over. He was standing with the most popular guys and girls in school. They ate and Emma tried to join the conversation, but each time she did, the other girls glared at her. She had to win them over, Kelvin told her.

So, at the end of the night she paid for everyone’s meals, knowing that it would be well over the limit her father set for her. Even then, the other girls just rolled their eyes at her. 

One of them, Sandra Long, took Emma aside before the others left her and Kelvin alone.

“I know your paying for dinner stunt was to try to make us your friends, but we aren’t friends with Kelvin’s latest conquest.” Emma’s face dropped. “Oh, you didn’t know? You aren’t the first this year. Hell, you aren’t the first this month. Thanks for dinner.”

Sandra walked towards the group and Emma felt the tears starting to form in her eyes. Kelvin walked over.

“Hey, what’s wrong? You want to go back to my place? I came in my dad’s skycar.” Kelvin said, putting his hand on her shoulder. Emma felt her skin crawl again. She pulled away.

“What’s your deal? I thought you wanted to be popular?” Kelvin said, crossing his arms.

“Not like this. I...I have to go.” Emma said, pulling up her omni-tool to see if her aunt was still in town.

“Whatever. You’ll always be a slut in the gang’s eyes anyways.” Kelvin said, pushing Emma into the nearby wall.

Emma hit the wall, causing her to cry openly.

Wait a second,

Why should you care, what they think of you

When you're all alone, by yourself

Do you like you? Do you like you?

You don't have to try so hard

You don't have to give it all away

You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up

You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try so hard

You don't have to bend until you break

You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up

You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i

You don't have to try

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i

You don't have to try

Yoooou don't have to try

Oooooo, oooooo

Oooooo, oooooo

You don't have to try so hard

You don't have to give it all away

You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up

You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i

You don't have to try, try, try, try-i-i

You don't have to try

You don't have to try

Emma sat at the kitchen table, while her Aunt Naswyn stood in the living room talking to her mom and dad. She had to tell Naswyn what had happened. She had already lied to Sierra and her dad, not to mention herself. She knew why her skin crawled so often and why she couldn’t look at herself in the mirror. She hated herself. And it wasn’t just this weekend. It had been for months. She didn’t have Sierra’s athletic ability, or Gwen and Briley’s love of science, or Wade’s skill with cars, theater and pretty much everything else. She had been feeling more and more inadequate. So, she started trying to become popular. But, it wasn’t who she was. And she hated it.

“Are you OK, sis?” Divya asked, handing Emma a soda. Emma shook her head and tears began running down her cheeks. Divya wrapped her arms around her big sister.

“I...I hate myself. I forced myself to throw up before the party last night. I slept with him. I spent all of my money, plus some. I lied to dad and Sierra. I can’t do anything without feeling like a failure.” Emma sobbed into her sister’s shoulder. She felt one large hand and one smaller hand on her shoulder. She looked up. Addison’s eyes were filled with tears and Hirana’s with a mix of anger and sadness.

“Daddy, I’m sorry.” Emma said, throwing her arms around her dad.

“Emma, sweetheart, you aren’t a failure. You are smart, beautiful, and intelligent. And your mother, sister and I love you more than anything in the world. Is that why you haven’t been eating much at meals? I’m such a fool for not noticing sooner.” Hirana said, rare tears running down his cheeks.

For the first time in months, Emma felt a warmth inside her. She knew the people that mattered loved her, no matter what. She hugged her mother and sister tight, before hugging Hirana one more time. She called Sierra and told her everything that had been going on the past few months.

“First of all, you are the best cousin and friend a girl could have. Second, you have seen how much pudge I have? You are a goddess compared to me. Third, Kelvin will die. I will end him in the most painful ways I can think of. Then I will find a way to bring him back so I can kill him again.” Sierra said, ripping up what Emma figured was her math homework.

“Wait for it.” Emma said, a smile on her face. Sierra looked at the remains of her hard work.

“Well, shit.” Sierra said. From the other side of the room came the voice of Connie, “That’s a bad word. Put money in the jar.”

“I have to go, love. Call me later. The little sister gets the tickle monster, and then the jar, then redoing this homework.” Sierra said, smiling at her cousin.

Take your make up off

Let your hair down

Take a breath

Look into the mirror, at yourself

Don't you like you?

Cause I like you

Emma spent the next years figuring out who she was. Sierra ended up beating up both Kelvin and, for an unrelated issue, Sandra. Emma knew her cousin had her back. Even more importantly, Emma felt comfortable in her own skin. Even enough to join the Alliance Diplomatic Corps and become Earth’s councillor. She still struggled with her eating problems and self-image issues, until she met Issac, who made her feel like the most beautiful and important person in the world. Emma finally liked herself, no matter what else was going on.

[adrianomartelandsiblings]

Pokemon AU- Hirana Martel, the globe trotting trainer

Pokemon- Ivysaur, Smeargle, Breloom, Leafeon, Simisage, Gogoat

Badges- Boulder, Cascade, Thunder, Rainbow, Soul, Marsh, Volcano, and Earth

Hirana and his Ivysaur beat Brock for the Boulder Badge, and then in a twist he decided to travel to other regions to find the perfect partners to finish collecting badges in his native Kanto. So after finding his other companions he returned and finished collecting the 8 badges.

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Infiltrated Hearts- Hirana Martel, Alliance Captain, Infiltrator, former gang member, passionate husband, protective father. Addison Shepard, former Omega Mercenary, Infiltrator, scarred by her past, happy wife, joyful mother.

“Hey sexy. Why do you look so happy?”

“Seeing you always brightens my day.”

“You keep talking like that and a girl might fall in love.”

“Huh, I thought that had already happened. I know it has for me.”

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::Mass Effect Morals:: Question 4 for Adriano :: Question 7 for Cassius :: Question 9 for Fulia :: Question 13 for Naswyn :: Question 17 for Portia :: Question 20 for Hirana

04:Would you let a hostage die in order to catch the criminal, or save the hostage and let the criminal get away?

As a rule, I try to save the hostage, but if the criminal is bad enough, a sacrifice is necessary. I remember helping Zaeed catch Vido Santiago. I was willing to let everyone in the refinery die to catch him, and had Shyanne and Max not split off, those people would be dead, but Vido had to die. 

07:If you were about to kill your mortal enemy, and their child appeared to beg for their parent’s life, would you spare your enemy?

What a tough choice! Is taking out an enemy worth ruining a child’s life? The Illusive Man, if he had kids maybe. Saren definitely, even though he wasn't my problem. Aria maybe. But I think my enemy would walk away if his child came in.

09:Would you steal from a wealthy corporation if it wouldn't affect any individual?

I would only do it if I knew that no one lower down would be hurt. I would then use the money to help those that needed help. Refugees, orphans, the people on places like Omega and the Citadel that are just ignored. That's the only way I would commit a crime that like.

13:Would you rather kill a criminal or send them to prison?

Depends on the criminal. A scumbag like Dr. Saleon I would send him straight to hell, if I had the chance to go back. Others, like Elias Kellam, I would as soon have them rot in prison. But some criminals deserve a chance at redemption. Kolyat Krios is one. His father, Thane, is another. So that's my opinion on that.

17:What is your greatest virtue?

My drop dead gorgeous ass. I don't guess that's what were are looking for. I guess I would have to say my courage. Some days my fear has held my almost paralyzed, but I have still gotten up everyday, put on my uniform, clothes, whatever and faced what has come. And done it with style.

20:If you had a twin/clone, would you be the evil one or the good one?

I don't think there would be a "good one" or an "evil one". We would be equal. And there would be few who could stand in our way. In this scenario would it be possible to clone Addison? That way my brother and cousin don't lose their wives? Because my twin would probably take either Shyanne or Adamina. OK, I guess I would be the good one. Or at least the decent one. Of course sometimes, I would be the evil one, like getting Fulia drunk or pranking Naswyn. So we would switch I guess.

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Hirana and Adamina assault Omega part II

Hirana and Adamina picked up their weapons from the bodies of Aria's dead guards and rushed out the lower section of the bar.

"I would appreciate you not mentioning that little show to anyone on the Berlin, especially your brother." Hirana said, opening the door to the lower slums.

"Aye aye, Captain." Adamina stated simply. She was still reeling from Hirana's quickness and ferocity dealing with Aria. He knew that the two had a past, aside from Aria's dealings with Adamina's youngest sister. She also knew Hirana wouldn't have made the request unless he was dead serious.

The two moved quickly, sticking to the shadows, but doubting there would be much resistance. Most of Omega's residents still avoided this area. The adjutants that Cerberus had released still caused fear, even among the most hardened soldiers.

The two entered the station's power plant and were immediately set upon by several adjutants, but these were strange. They weren't as fierce as reports said they were, but they were more uncontrolled. 

Adamina looked at Hirana, and strangely, winked. Before Hirana could say anything Adamina did a biotic charge on the two furthest away, followed by a powerful nova. The two adjutants immediately disintegrated. Hirana was impressed, Adamina's skills were still top notch. Hirana quickly sniped the remaining adjutants.

"Let's move quickly. These things are strange." Adamina said, pulling out her Piranha. 

"I think because the Reapers are gone they have lost control. Cerbrus built them with Reaper tech, but without some sort of control signal they have gone crazy. Wait, do you hear that?"

The two listened for a second and heard the sound of biotic blasts and gunfire, followed by the sound of a young woman screaming.

"Anna!" Adamina rushed towards the sound, followed closely by Hirana.

The two turned a corner and saw Anna firing a few blasts and then shooting at several adjutants, with another young woman down on the ground, bleeding from a hard hit to the head.

Adamina didn't hesitate and charged right in to help her daughter Hirana fired a few quick sniper shots, and rushed to the other girl and saw that Anna had started patching her up using supplies from the dead mercs, but was interrupted by the adjutants. Hirana quickly stopped the bleeding and turned to join the fight. The three quickly dropped the remaining hostiles.

Upon killing the adjutants, Anna collapsed. Adamina rushed over and held Anna close. Hirana walked over and grabbed his niece's hand.

"Mom. Uncle Rana. What are you doing here?" Anna mumbled softly, the wounds and weariness starting to take their toll.

"Hey baby. We came to save you. We got your message. My little girl." Adamina said, stroking Anna's hair.

"Mina, we need to get these girls back to the ship. I can take the other girl..." Hirana started, before Anna interrupted.

"Elizabeth. Her name is Elizabeth." Anna said, before falling silent again.

"Elizabeth. I can carry her, you take Anna. I will get you three to the ship and then I have to return to Afterlife to take care of some unfinished business. You will tell Brutus to take the ship out of the system, back to the Citadel until I contact you. Is that clear?" Hirana stated, leaving no room for questions.

"Hirana..." Adamina started, ignoring his tone.

"It wasn't a request." Hirana said sharply, before turning and picking up Elizabeth and starting towards the nearest airlock, sending a coded signal to the Berlin with their coordinates.

Adamina picked up Anna, who looked at her mom and said, "Mom, I'm sorry. For everything. Is Uncle Hirana ok?"

"I'm sure he is. Honey, I wish you had talked to us before leaving. Who is Elizabeth?" Adamina asked, realizing how much of a mother she was at that moment.

"She was one of Aria's favorite girls. I saved her. She's also my girlfriend." Anna said, trying to keep her eyes open.

"She's pretty. We will get her taken care of. Gwen was worried about you. She'll probably meet us at the airlock." Adamina said, rushing to keep up with Hirana. She couldn't figure out what business he had left in Afterlife. The only thing there when they left was Aria. They had agreed to get Anna and get the hell out of the Omega system. But all of a sudden Hirana had changed his tune when they found Anna and Elizabeth.

They reached the nearby airlock just as the Berlin arrived. And as Adamina predicted, Gwen led the team from the ship. Hirana handed Elizabeth to Brutus and Adamina walked up with Anna. Hirana turned and began walking back towards Afterlife without a word to anyone.

"Captain..." Brutus started to shout, but Adamina cut him off.

"Brute, we need to get the girls to the Citadel. Hirana said he would contact us when he was ready for extraction." Adamina said, looking at the two girls in their arms. Anna had reached out and grabbed Elizabeth's hand. Brutus looked at his sister, then at his niece, and the girl he was carrying.

"Gwen, go get the ship ready for departure and tell the Doc that we have two patients for him." Brutus said,

Gwen saluted and Adamina looked towards her former captain's disappearing figure and couldn't help feeling a sense of foreboding, but she too walked onto the ship.

Hirana heard Brutus shout towards him, but his heart was filled with rage. Bad enough Aria had hurt his niece, but the other girl, Elizabeth, had the look of a girl who had spent time as one of Aria's personal dancers, much like Addison had been all those years ago. He knew Addison still had the hurts from those days and to see a young girl put through that was his breaking point.

Hirana reached the exit to Afterlife and saw a trail of blue blood, leading away from the club. But he knew the one who moved Aria was still inside.

He walked quickly inside and found Patriarch, an old Krogan warlord inside where Hirana had pinned Aria down an hour before.

"Patriarch. I think it is time we talked." Hirana said, his sniper scope focused on the Krogan's head.

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Teen face claims for the Martels

Hirana-Jack Gleeson

Adriano- Zac Efron

Naswyn-Ashley Benson

Cassius-Spencer Knight

Portia-Bonnie Wright

Fulia-Emma Watson (I cheated on that one)

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Cassius, Happy Birthday. You are the best little brother a man could ask for. I hope it is a good one.

Cass. Happy Birthday man! I know I don't need a reason to party, but your birthday is a great one! Let's make it good!

My sweet cousin, it is a special day and you are a special guy. Let's have some fun.

Cassius, I love you and I am looking forward to your birthday party. Have a good one!

My sweet brother. You are my rock and I love you. Happy Birthday and let's blow it out tonight!

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Top: The Shepard and Martel women in all their beauty.

Bottom: The Shepard and Martel men, with their favorite toys.

[adrianomartelandsiblings]

LC,

       This day is very special and I wish you well. I'm glad I have been able to know you for so much of your life. Have a good day and an excellent party tonight!

                                                    Hirana

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Happy Birthday Adriano, Naswyn, Adamina and Max from your family of the Martel persuasion.

To my big brother and sister, I love both of you and happy birthday! To my step sister and brother, you two are amazing and my life is better for knowing you. Happy birthday you four!

I spent a large part of my life without family, and now that I have it, I want to celebrate it. Adriano and Max, we stood together during the final parts of the Blitz and we are brothers in arms. Naswyn, you sweet woman, you protected my brother and sister and have always been honest with me, when others wouldn't. And Adamina. I don't even know where to start with you. You are the best officer I have ever served with and the best friend that I can ever have. Happy Birthday! I suppose I can bring some of my private store of scotch for the party tonight.

Wow you are old people. I guess I can buy some canes and diapers for you to wear around. No, I'm kidding. Well at least for Max, Nas and Mina. The four of you are going to see what a party should be tonight!

Hey you guys. Happy Birthday. Max you let me wear a chicken around the Normandy that one day and have always had an open ear for me. Nas, I owe you so much and I love you cousin. Adriano, you have never lied to me and are always around when I want to play chess or talk history. And Adamina, my beautiful love. I was so lucky the day we met, the day we got married and every other day we have spent together. I love you and am looking forward to many long years together. 

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Hirana and Addison love photo

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Hirana-wish one word drabble.

Hirana looked around at his now very large family and had one wish. He wished he could have added to it in some way. Even his little sister Portia had managed to bring two beautiful twins into the galaxy. He had always been a loner, but in these middle years of his life he wanted something more than just himself to rely on. Granted he was Gwen's godfather, but he wanted his own child. He knew it would never happen, he was too married to his life in the Alliance, but during this moment he wished his life had been different.

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Gwen's first staff meeting

Gwen was frightened. It was her second day on the SSV Berlin and she was attending her first staff meeting. The ship was getting ready to patrol the Traverse and her second cousin, Hirana Martel, the captain, and her uncle, Brutus were expecting her to be better than her crew mates. She felt a lot of pressure walking into the briefing room, checking to make sure her uniform was completely up to regs and that she had her engineering brief, which she had spent the whole night working on to get ready. She took a deep breath before entering the room, and the sight of her two family members in their uniforms, as well as the gunnery chief, chief engineer and pilot did nothing to calm her nerves.

Hirana gave her a slight smile upon entering and said, "Our last member is here, we can start this staff meeting. As you all know we are going on patrol in the Attican Traverse, but this mission is different in that we are going on patrol near Asari space, as opposed to Alliance space."

Gwen swallowed hard, she had never been so far away from Alliance space and home. She knew as she looked at her uncle that the fear showed on her face. She saw him lift his fingers to calm her. The rest of the briefing went well, she even received praise from the chief engineer when she pointed out a way to increase drive efficiency that he had missed. After the meeting Hirana put his hand on Gwen's shoulder to hold her back as the others left.

"Ensign, do you remember what I told you when you came on this ship yesterday?" Hirana said, as Brutus tensed up behind him.

Gwen nodded and said, "You expected more of me than the others, sir."

Hirana looked sternly at Gwen and said, "That's right, and I know this is your first posting, but showing fear at a simple assignment isn't more than others."

Brutus stepped forward and said, "You are being too hard on her. It is her first deep space assignment. Not everyone is made of ice like you.

Hirana turned towards Brutus, while Gwen cowered slightly at the look between the two older men. Hirana said, "You are being too soft on her. And I have dealt with your insubordination before, but do something like that again in front of ANY member of the crew and I will throw you in the brig myself."

Hirana stormed out of the briefing room, and Brutus looked at Gwen, who still couldn't believe the outburst from her oldest second cousin. Brutus put his hand on Gwen's shoulder as he said, "The captain is under a lot of pressure. Mostly my doing. I actually kept him from a promotion before you were born and the brass thinks requesting you to serve on his ship was a mistake, given his previous history with those related to him. He will lighten up on you when brass gets off his back. Good work today, kiddo. Report to your station."

Gwen nodded, saluted her uncle and quickly headed towards engineering, thinking about all that had happened that day.