-=/\=- About the Ship -=/\=- MaiKai was given orders to go ahead and get to the Gott somehow. She decided on a shuttle, but not until she found something. You see, the only true thing that had sentimental value to Mai or was her only true best companion was her dog Kaine. She searched through debris and smashed in corridors and tight places a person of her stature could fit knowing that dog could aimlessly go through those places. MaiKai began to become distraught and many of times thought about giving up. But Mai had this dog for quite sometime and would feel terribly ill to leave him behind. "Mai!" came a shout of man's deep voice. {God I wish animals could talk and that was the sound of my Kaine} she sighed to herself as she half turned around before being attacked with a hug. It was Corporal Stan Pressman. "What are you still doing here? You need to be getting of the Chimera, really." His voice portrayed that he was upset even though he smiled at a familiar face he hadn't seen in a while. "I - I ... I'm looking for Kaine. Oh he just has to come Stan! Don't you understand?" MaiKai sounded like guilt and failure were setting in all ready assuming the future of the dog not being with her. Pressman made a face; he was puzzled. He had never heard the Lieutenant Junior Grade sound this desperate or longing for something. Stan's job was to help make sure the majority of the people on Chimera had left leaving the ship vacant. He could not leave Mai's dog behind. He loved her, though he never said it, and seeing her like this made him feel guilty as if he were sending the dog off to be executed. "I'll help you look for him, Mai. But after a while, if we don't see him, we must leave ... You understand." MaiKai nodded in agreement then jumped into his arms and kissed him on the cheek, "I'll make it up to you ... I swear," she announced cheerfully as she walked a little ways in front of him to look for the dog in question. Stan smiled to himself. He had to have been doing the right thing. He also blushed as he put a hand to his cheek and started searching over the debris. Time passed. It appeared to be hours though no one is exactly sure before Mai her a sound: a rustle of something struggling to get free. Finally, a bark of an animal sounded through the air giving Mai hope that it wasn't a fellow crew member's animal. The barks grew louder as MaiKai rushed forward as she picked up debris and slung it out of the way. She didn't care what was in her path now or even if she got her just as long as Kaine was safe and sound for the years to come. Stan ran to where she was rushing off to. He picked up a piece of the falling ceiling that laid in front of MaiKai; he thought of it too carry for her to barbarically swing the sheet across the hallway. The black face of a large dog beamed up at MaiKai, looking into her eyes with tears in it's own. "Oh ... Kaine," she gasped as she removed all the other debris, with Stan's help, away from the dog. Mai looked him up and down and made sure he wasn't injured, but as the animal tried to stand, he began to haunch over. He had a limp in one of his front paws. Probably injured from falling and crashing down debris. MaiKai thought of it probably sprained. She turned around to Stan and, pardon the expression, and gave him great puppy dog eyes. Pressman just smiled down at her, "All right we found him. I know, I know we ought to be going. I'll carry him and you lead the way to the shuttle. After a few hours, they reached the shuttle and departed from the Chimera for the last time. MaiKai turned to Stan, "Thank you ... for everything." "It was nothing," he boasted confidently while he still held the dog in both arms. "Don't be so smug about it," she smiled at him for she knew everything would be fine now. "I'm sorry," he whispered. Hearing his tone, Mai spun around and before she could think Stan kissed her. MaiKai was drawn back a bit, however, she just smiled and looked away into the distance for the silent ride over to the Gott. -=/\=- End Log -=/\=- LtJg. MaiKai Quiocho AMO USS Chimera & (NPC) Crprl. Stan Pressman Security USS Chimera