=== Continued === Athena just stared at the man before her for a minutes and then asked, "Couldn't I go back to an easier question?" She gave a small sigh and said, "Would you believe it if I said I did it?" Keylor looked even more puzzled. "You?" he looked back at the empty room behind him and then back at Athena. "How? Telekinetic? I thought you were only telepathic!" He exclaimed. Athena looked at the ceiling and then back to Keylor. "Most people don't understand about telekinetic and since I've really never had control of it before I chose to ignore it," she explained in a hurried rush. She took a deep breath as she waited for her words to sink in. Keylor slowly sat down, "You telekinetic? I don't recall any thing in your personnel record about that. And SSF command is usually pretty thorough about things like that." Once seated, he looked over his shoulder at the pillow on the floor. "and I don't think you have control over it still." He looked back at Athena. "Did drakanus have any thing to do with your renewed inability to control it?" "There isn't anythng about it in my personel file. Besides you and I there is only one other person who knows and I'm not sure they are still alive," she began to reply. She paused for a moment and then went on, "Before Drakanus it only happened when I was extremely disstressed and not regularly. After the mission it was the only thing I could think of that might be causing what the doctors were seeing in my tests." She looked down at her desk and then met his eyes again and continued, "It still wasn't something I was sure about or willing to share." She took a deep breath and added, "I'm not sure its wise to be sharing it now, but..." She paused for a minute or two as random thoughts about the aliens ran through her mind. "Since Drakanus I do seem to be able to control it just not well," she finished on a sigh. Keylor nodded. He can understand not sharing up abilities you were not sure of, and in this case, there was no telling what SSF command or SFI would have wanted to do if they had found out. {Probably more poking and prodding} he thought. He settled in to his chair and gave Athena a long inspective look. " Well it is important to me. After all form what little I have seen here, you appear no control of it at all." He paused. " and it appears you no longer need to be extremely distressed at all." Thoughts of the potential problems whit Athena bounced through his head. {Boy would that be a good one. Me and Athena meeting with diplomats at some swank reception and a cup of punch flying across the room in to a dignitaries face, causing an interstellar incident.} He shook his head slightly at the thought and gave a faint chuckle. Keylor leaned forward a bit and rested his hands on his lap, "SO what do we do with you now?" he chuckled a bit louder. Athena slumped against the back of her chair and quietly replied, "Send me to the brig?" Keylor chuckled again. "Oh that would be useful. You stressing out locked up behind a force field, and things mysteriously floating and flying about the ship with out your knowledge. Don't know about you, but I think that would be a bit hard to explain to the rest of the crew." He leaned back in to his seat. "I think something in the last mission fine tuned the ability," she started and continued, "but I'm intentionally try to control and I don't think my mood will have an effect." She paused as she thought a moment. "Its more like using a portion on your mind that you keep continually relaxed," she tried to explain and shook her head slightly not happy with the explanation. She bit her lip in thought and tried again, "Its like doing one thing and consciously thinking another, but with an extra twist. Like patting your head and rubbing your tummy and chewing gum." She paused and observed Keylor to see if she was making any sense at all. Keylor hummed a bit. "Hrmm... so you need more practice, aye?" He thought about the counselor and her new found prowess. "Well You can understand if I have reservations right now about this ability and away missions." Athena nodded and sighed, "I'm sorry about hitting you in the head. Its just that ............ when you mentioned ..." She looked away as she turn reflective. After several moments she looked back and went on, "Rob, it threw me off and as my attention became focused on you ..." She held her hands up and shrugged slightly as if willing the Colonel to understand. Keylor nodded" I understand, but this is my point exactly. If you are distracted this can cause problems. " He then thought for a moment. "I know they have ways to suppress telepathic abilities; perhaps it works one telekinetic as well. Not that I would insist you use these methods all the time, but on away missions I think it would be best. At least until you can demonstrate total control over your ability." "Understood," she said formally. She licked her dry lips and then asked, "You will keep this to yourself won't you?" She had visions of being put in a glass cage as others poked and prodded her and requested her to perform like a circus animal. She bit her lower lip as she waited for his reply and was the only indication she gave of the fear she was truly feeling. Keylor frowned a bit as he thought. "Well... I don't think I can. At least not from everyone." He stood up from his chair. "I want you to have regular checkups form Dr. Summers. She should be aware of your new abilities. I also want her to keep an eye on your health to make sure you are not having any problems." He stepped to one side of the chair. "And LtCmdr Guzman should know as well. But for the rest. I don't see a need to tell them unless you feel the need to." She sat up in her chair and laced her elbows on the desk. She folded her hands together and leaned forward to rest her chin atop her hands. She nodded her understanding but still asked, "Do they have to be told right away?" {I'm not sure I'm used to it yet and some portion of my worst nightmare is to become part of my every day life.} she waited patiently as he seemed to consider her request. Keylor shook his head no. "I am afraid not. I am guessing that you have not had a medical checkup since your return to the ship. I would like Dr. Summers to do a complete physical and get her records updated at once so she has a baseline for monitoring your health." He turned half way to the door, still looking at Athena. "And well Shane needs to know for personnel reasons." "As YOU wish," she replied. Although her tone of voice was calm it was plain to tell that she was only doing what he asked because the was the commanding officer. {A lab rat.} All though her thoughts were silent it was obvious that it was an unpleasant one. She closed her eyes and the pillow began to levitate from the floor. It wobbled as it went up and jerked several time as it moved toward the sofa. Keylor noticed movement out of the corner of his eye. He quickly turned and saw a pillow rise form the floor from behind the chair. Keylor quickly reached out and grabbed the pillow so he would not be pelted by it again. He then turned back to Athena. "Don't worry the good doctor will not poke and prod you too much." He grinned. "Well I have a few things I need to check in to so I will leave you with your things to practice. " He smiled and gently tossed the pillow towards Athena. Athena caught the pillow and looked at it a moment before letting it fly toward the colonel's head. Keylor saw the pillow immediately fly back towards him, this time under Athena hand power. HE jerked to one side, the pillow glancing off his ear and on to the floor. He chuckled. "Well at least you have not lost your reflexes." Keylor turned and started walking towards the door. Half way there he stopped and turned back to Athena. "Oh by the way. The leaving the base ... going AWOL? I will put a reprimand on your record and not that you will be monitored by the ships physician. That should satisfy them and their egos for having lost you. But next time I will simply put you under Rangi's care, and if you try to slip out on her, she will track you down and have you dragged back to sickbay kicking and screaming if needed. Trust me I know first hand how she is about seeing her patients." Athena Smiled and gave a nod, "If I try to slip out on her and she manges to track me down, I won't be kicking and screaming when I'm dragged back," she quipped as she stood and stepped around her desk. Keylor smiled and nodded. "Well What ever you do, you will loose. She is funny that way." He turned back to the door, "Keep practicing counselor, I am sure you will have control of it in no time." She nodded and replied, "A little rest can do wonders for judgment, Colonel." Keylor nodded and walked out the door in to the hall. ==End Log== Col Bretam Keylor Captain & Lt Athena Wellington Counselor