Letters Between Friends

Posted on Wed Jul 3rd, 2019 @ 2:26am by Lieutenant Commander Arianna Sky Kamar

Mission: Onboarding & Departure
Location: Horizon Colony & U.S.S. Penn. docked at SB 11
Timeline: Incidental 001

Frank sat at his desk, in his ready room, reading through the mounds of information about the USS Pennsylvania. He had finished submitting recommendations to Starfleet for personnel, one person in particular was on the top of his wish list. Laying aside his current work, Frank picked up his personal Padd and began dictating a personal communique.

*Computer Begin Dictation*

Dear Arianna,

I am writing to you from the ready room of the USS Pennsylvania, or should I say my ready room. It seems like an odd thing to say, but I finally do have a ship of my own. I do hope this letter finds you well, I know it is a bit old fashioned, kind of like me, but I wanted to make sure I said everything that was on my mind.

Now that I am Captain of a ship, there is no one I'd trust more with my warp core than you. It sounds almost like a cheesy valentine. Here Arianna, take the heart of my ship, my warp core. Ha Ha Ha, seriously though I know my engines will be in good hands if you do choose to come aboard. I know you're already a Lieutenant Commander, and becoming my COE won't get you a promotion right away, but it will get you back to the stars.

I know this has mostly been business so far so I will stop there. I hope to hear from you soon.

Your Friend,

Frank

*Computer End Transmission*


===========Horizon Colony Arianna's Quarters==========

Arianna had just arrived in her quarters when her computer made its horrid sound making her jump. "Damn it!", she hollered into her empty quarters. Walking over she opened it up and read it. It was from Frank her former boss. When he left gpr the Pennsylvania it made her .....well sad because she had found a soft spot in her heart for him. He was a great boss and here he was asking for her to follow him. He was going to make her his CEO cause he trusted her with his engines. This was an honor for her....to be asked to transfer back to a starship and a Chief spot too, it was like a dream come true.

Arianna showered and ate her dinner and sat down and repmied to his communique.

**Computer send dictated letter to USS Pennsylvania Captain Frank Kamar Jr.**

Dear Frank,

Your letter came as a surprise to say the least. I am honored that you would trust your engines with me. I will ask Capt. Piper for an immediate transfer to the Pennsylvania. I believe I can arrange for a friend of mine to take my place on Horizon Colony.

I have been fighting the urge to return to the stars but now with your request it is a dream come true. I would be more than happy to return to the stars. It always was my love to be in the heavens.

Since you have been gone, I have been kinda sad not having you here to chat with and hang out with. It kinda left a hole in me that still is like there. I have to admit something.....I do miss you being here.

As soon as I get the transfer orders I will send you a subspace transmission so we can talk.

Missing my Boss

Arianna

**Computer Close and Send**


Closing her computer, she sat there looking out her window up at the stars wondering where the Pennsylvania was.



===========USS Pennsylvania Captain's Quarters==========

Frank was lounging in his room after a workout on the holo deck, he had just finished a small hike in the mountains before getting his shower. The beep of his computer's alert, brought his thoughts back into focus. He was pleasantly surprised to read Arianna's response. With a slight smile under his beard, he began to dictate his response.

Hello Arianna,

It's your boss again, or should I say Captain? you know after all of that crap we fixed for Captain Piper she should be willing to let you go. I need you more here, we have stars to explore and new planets find, it will be better than dealing with civvies whining about ther broken replicators. Anyhow, the Pennsylvania is nearly finished with her refit, the engineers are saying she can get to Warp 9, I think with a little work we can squeeze an extra .5 warp out of her.

Tomorrow the engineers will be installing the scanner pod, which is one of the cooler aspects of the Nebula class. It allows her to act almost like a scout, always looking at the horizon, see what I did there? Anyhow, I feel like a kid again, I wonder if this is what Cochrane felt like as he completed the final once over before his first warp launch.

I have to go, I am supposed to be receiving the latest intelligince briefing for the quadrant, there's so much to learn, they're keeping me busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest. I llok forward to hearing from you soon.

Your Boss,
Frank

*Computer Send Message*

Frank said as he began downloading and reading the latest threat analysis to the quadrant. He had an appointment to meet with the Head of Intelligence and wanted to make a good impression. With intense focus once more Frank zeroed in on the report, as the evening slowly crawled by.


========Horizon Colony==========
============Two Days Later=======

The colony was growing nicely and surprisingly calm since that awful storm that had them being rescued by the marines. With the systems running smoothly surprisingly, Arianna asked Capt. Piper for her transfer and actually got it. However she now had to get a hold of Katana on the Churchill and get her transferred to Horizon Colony asap!

Achieving that, she headed back to the captain's readyroom and was pleasantly surprised that Piper had approved her transfer to Frank's ship. Almost running back to her quarters, Arianna opened up her computer, "Computer open subspace channel to USS Pennsylvania, Captn Frank Kamar", she said.

Computer:"Opening up com link to Pennsylvania. Stand by", came the response. Fixing her hair and her uniform she sat and waited for his face to.appear.


===========USS Pennsylvania Captain's Quarters==========

Frank was seated at his desk, chewing his unlit cigar, and pouring over the data sent by the Iota Command Facility (ICF) the briefing contained the latest maps of the Delta Quadrant. He scratched his head as reviewed the large expanses of unexplored space. The computer beeping interrupted his train of thought, "Computer on Screen," he barked as he set down the Padd containing the report.

Frank was pleasantly surprised when Arianna's tan, ridged face appeared on the screen, he tried to sound angry to cover the excitement in his voice, "Lietenant Commander Sky, don't you have some work to do? I'm sure your Captain has a replicator somewhere for you to attend to."

Not being able to keep a straight face this time, she smiled. "Well to be honest I fixed all that last week. How have you been Frank?", she asked knowing he would actually tell her.

"Staying busy, I haven't had much free time, it seems like there are mounds of paperwork and back to back briefings. Getting geared up to go to the DQ is crazy, I almost miss the Horizon's crazy engineering issues. How are you doing?" Frank asked.

"Well honestly.......missing my favorite boss and his cigar", she said laughing. She didn't want to tell him how she felt with him gone, but the fact of the matter was she missed him a great deal. "I gave good news however", she said as a smile crossed her face exposing her pearly whites.


"I can get you a box of cigars, don't let Piper catch you smoking them," he teased. "So what's the good news? I could use some, I swear I close my eyes and all I see are mission briefings and intelligence reports in my sleep."

"Piper approved my transfer to the Penny! I will be ferried by Gryphon fighter along with your new CAG's jacket. We should be there in the afternoon baring any mix ups", Arianna said smiling.

"Outstanding," Frank replied quickly. "When you get here, we will go to dinner and catch up. I'd also like you to go over some proposed engine modifications that the refit engineers want to do before we leave to go to the Iota Command Facility."


"Great news Frank. I could go for some good cooking. Formal or informal dress code?", she asked. Arianna was hoping to go in her new outfit she bought on Horizon.

"Whatever you want is fine, I will be in my uniform, I have a meeting with the admiral and other command staff. One of the Lieutenant Commander's is getting promoted and being given his own command. So the command staff is all getting together for his promotion ceremony. I have to go unfortunately, they've given me no choice. I'd rather be on my ship, but you know Starfleet, you jump when they say jump," Frank replied.

Laughing, "You need not tell me about that. If you dont answer how high they throw you in the brig. Well my dear I will see you in the afternoon. Try not to have to much fun", Arianna said laughing again.


"I promise I won't, I will see you soon Arianna." Frank turned off the display and returned to his reports. Picking up the Personnel Report he checked off the COE position. Placing the cigar back in his lips he returned to the latest Intel reports from Iota.

Arianna closed her computer and packed her things quickly because they would have to go ahead by shuttle to the Penny ahead of her. She was very happy to be going once again back to the stars.