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This is a work of fiction. All character's active are of the age of consent.
Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
I want to Thank Driven2Read and d_forrest3
for helping with Beta Reader, Proofreading, and some editing.
Chapter 8
Tim was on the bridge with the three girls, "Sarha, could you ask Madlyn to come to the bridge for a moment?" Tim asked.
Madlyn walks onto the bridge, "Tim, did you need me for something?" She was looking for a place to sit.
"First of all? How is Jeanne doing?" Tim asked, turning to look at Madlyn.
"She is doing well, a couple more days and she'll be up moving around; thank You."
"We are two days out of the Shayeland Shipyard; Do you know what you are wanting to do?" Tim asked, looking at her with an understanding look.
"Tim. What are our choices?" Madlyn asked. She now has a sad look on her face.
"First, we can get Jeanne and you off at the shipyard; the Military Hospital will take good care of both of you; 2
nd,
you both can stay on this ship until Jeanne gets better, then you can leave when you want to. 3
rd,
Jeanne, and you can become members of the crew." Tim states
"If you both or one of you want to leave, the information about this ship must stay a secret," Tim said.
"Tim, if we are going to stay and become members, what do you think our jobs will be?" Madlyn asked. She now has a smile and a questionable look. Thinking, '
She really wants to stay, but the years of medical school all gone to waste.'
You guys don't need a full-time doctor.
"We could use a doctor occasionally, but with your ability and intelligence, you could come up with devices to help the sick and disabled," Tim reassured her.
"You don't have the equipment to do the testing, as well as other things needed!" She replied.
"We can get whatever you need to do the work. This ship is becoming a ship of hope for anyone's future." Tim replied.
"Madlyn, do you have someplace to go? Do you have something you need to do?" Tabitha said, looking at Madlyn with her kitty cat eyes. "Is there Someone you need to be with?"
Madlyn, now with an even sadder looking face, "For each of the questions you asked, the answer is NO."
"Well then, I guess that means Jeanne, and you are staying aboard this ship as our new crew members," Tammy said.
"Are you girls sure you want this old lady as a crew member?" Madlyn asked.
Tabitha, Tammy, and Pauline went over and gave Madlyn a group hug, laughing and saying, "Welcome aboard."
Tim stepped out of his chair, walking over to the group, and embrace everyone, said, "Just like the girls said, welcome to the crew."
Everyone was talking and laughing; they did not hear the bells and the intercom.
"Tim, you have a call from Colonel Joe Timberside; Do you want to take it in the debriefing room?" Sarha said.
"Yes, ask him to wait one minute, and I'll be right with him." Tim was heading to the debriefing room, taking his seat in front of the viewscreen.
Tim looks at the viewscreen, "How are you doing this morning, Jim?"
"Tim, I have a question? Do you have a Ghost Ship?" Jim replied.
"What do you mean?" Tim, with a unique look on his face.
"Well, the pirates that were brought back to us, Said, their ships were destroyed by a ship that was not there. One of them was looking out the viewscreen and watched the first three vessels being blown up entirely. The fourth ship only lasted two minutes more. He said, "He did not see any traces of fire lines or anything going to the last ship. It merely just blew up."
"What did Commander Tom Newhope say in his report? Did he see my ship?" Tim said
"Yes, Tom, said He has seen your ship but could not believe you did all that. But there were no other ships in the area." Jim said.
"By the way, the pirates confirmed. There were 30 crew members for each ship, with four ships, 120 crew members, and 10,000 credits each. You have a total of 1,200,00 credits." Jim stated.
Tim, with a surprised look on his face, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, the government last year, offered 10,000 credits per each pirate, dead or alive. With the pirates telling how many there were, it gives you the credits. Do you wish to just add it to your account?" Jim stated.
"Yes, if that is OK? And Jim, I'll be coming into the shipyard in two days, with the Kirenium ore." Tim said.
"Tim, what kind of ship will you be in? That way, I'll have a bay open for you," Jim asked
"The same ship I've been in all the time! It is a corvette. Its transponder is tagged Regal 1." Tim replied
"I'll see you in two days, have a good day," Jim said, the viewscreen faded away.
"Sarha, could you have the girls come back to the bridge, Please," Tim asked, just sitting there, cannot believe what just happened? Finally, getting up and walking down onto the bridge.
The girls, all four of them now, are standing, waiting around for Tim. Tim was walking to his seat, still shocked. Merely sitting there for a moment, with a stunned expression on his face.
"Tim, what happens in the debriefing room just now?" Tabitha asked.
"Ladies, please sit down someplace," Tim said, still with a stunning look.
"OK, but please tell us, it's not bad news." Tammy and the rest of the girls are now sitting on the edge of their seats.
"NO, it is not bad news; the pirates that were holding Madlyn and Jeanne, Well, the government just transfer 1,200,000 credits over to my accounts, as a reward," Tim mumbled.
The girls were now just as shocked as Tim. Everyone just sits there with a very
bewildered look. No one said a word.
"Tim, will this change all your plans?" Sarha asked for an AI. She now had a sad face, hoping the answer would be NO.
"And I just joined the crew, and now what?" Madlyn said. She sits back in her seat, did not know what to say or do, so she just sat there.
"Tim, what are you going to do with all those credits?" Tammy asked.
The girls were now just as shocked as Tim. Everyone just sits there with a very bewildered look. No one said a word.
"Tim, will this change all your plans?" Sarha asked for an AI. She now had a sad face, hoping the answer would be NO.
"And I just joined the crew, and now what?" Madlyn said. She sits back in her seat, did not know what to say or do, so she just sat there.
"Tim, what are you going to do with all those credits?" Tammy asked.
Tim sat up straight, looking around, seeing everyone looking at him. "First of all, the credits belong to everyone, Not just me. Each of you helped in the fight; Madlyn and Jeanne got the wrong end of the deal. So, from now on, each will have a say in how we spend the credits."
"OK, I want to buy a new spaceship for my very own." Tammy jumps up and pretending to drive it around the bridge, laughing.
Tabitha said, "Tammy, stop that, quit being silly." Tammy is now sitting back down, with her lower lip being pushed out and moping.
"May I make a declaration? Why make any decisions, Now. You have two days before you get to Shayeland Shipyard. Why not wait until then?" Sarha asked.
Everyone agreed. Still not believing everything that had been said. Each girl was thinking about what to do. Did they want to stay on the ship and keep the adventure going? Or Take some credits and go on their way alone.
Tim was sitting on the bridge; the three girls had just left. Tim was thinking, '
Madlyn has been silent since they talk about her nightmares. Was she still having them
?' Tim really thought about what had occurred when they were talking about it. He started to become stiff, and no girls to help him out.