"I am the king of the world!" by Mumacik ====== Shane's quarters, USS Chimera ===== Shane sat on his bed and looked over the latest details of his report to the Captain. Like most of the crew ... Shane's quarters was quite underequiped. He had no chair ... no desk ... only a bed {At last a VERY confortable one} and some cabinets for clothes and stuff keeping. The rest of his quarters looked like quite a mess ... only his favourite picture (Ricewind and the luggage in some landscape) hung over the bed like always. Finishing his report, Shane stared blank on the ceiling, thinking again about the ship. Slowly ... very slowly the chaos with the name USS Chimera turned into the Interpid class explorer ship it should be. It was like a sieve with mud from a river ... it will take some time, but finally after lots of shaking there will be only gold nuggets left ... and Shane thought about the ship as a nugget. Chimera was his fist command experience ... quite different from anything he done before. Sure, he commanded his own staff back on the USS Clark or Aurora, but it was always only one department. One under others. But now, he has to command a whole ship ... he had to serve like a link between the crew and the ship. Something Shane felt still not up with it. Sighing, Shane's thoughts turned to Rangi again. The woman he loved. What a unbelievable luck that she serves on the same ship as he does. Almost a miracle. Under the hundreds of starfleet ships ... she serves right on this one. {Maybe there is really someone watching over me there ...} he thought and smiled. "Huh ..." Shane said suddenly and patted his head. {I promised Rangi to show up for the check up today ...} he thought. They arranged time in the end of their duties ... and Shane was very eager to catch up time with her AFTER their duties ... so he sprang out the bed like a rabbit and grabbing the PADD he left the room and whistled happily. ===== Turbo lift 1 ===== One of the days hilights was sure the completing of the turbo lifts repairs. From now on ... no more clibing through the jeffries tubes, no more jamming inside some malfunctioning lifts. Thinking about the small adventure in the turbolift with Rangi, Athena and Storok ... Shane had to smile. {yeah ... a great way to impress your beloved} he thought and went a bit red. There was one final duty before he could go to the sickbay ... he had to bring Bretam the report. Waiting for the lift to reach the bridge, Shane thought about his Captain. Bretam was quite a puzzle for him. It was the 'marine aura' Bretam was still radiating ... Shane felt quite uneasy in his presence. Sure, it was not quite well, for the XO felling uneasy in the presence of his CO, coz they have to make a coherent command team ... but it was reality. Maybe it was just a feeling, maybe it just needs time, maybe just Shane needs time to adjust to Bretam ... or maybe it just needs an another XO ...} Shane thought with a grinn on his face. Stepping out the lift, Shane noded to Storok, the vulcan 'CTAC lady' who held the bridge in the iron grip of her will. Pressing the chime on the Captain's ready room, Shane waited for the permission to enter. Wondering about the silence behind the door, Shane pressed the chime again ... Getting no responce, Shane turned to Storok. She shaked with her dark haired head two times. Shane pulled a long face and went over to her. Indicating to the Captains ready room he asked: "Is the Captain not here?" "No, sir" Storok replied, "he left the ship and went to the base 25 minutes ago" "Ah" replied Shane with a tiny trace of disappointment, "any idea when he will be back Lt?" "No, sir, none" came the cold, emotionsless and logical reply from the vulcan female. Shane noded and went to the XO seat in the center of the bridge. He sat into the seat and his thought run like horses. Right now ... with the CO beeing on the base ... HE was the Commander of the ship ... the foremost officer on board ... the one and only ... It was a feeling like Shane experienced never before. In Shane's whole time in Starfleet ... there was always someone there who could command him (do that, report about this) ... but NOT here and now ... It was the feeling of a fresh graduated student ... {I AM THE KING OF THE WORLD!} ===== End of log ===== LT. Shane Guzman XO USS Chimera