Coming Home.

Posted on Mon Nov 9th, 2026 @ 11:35am by Lieutenant Commander Shoniara T’ghann-Travis MD & Lieutenant Seth Travis

1,167 words; about a 6 minute read

Mission: Creatures of the Night
Location: Shuttle/Washington
Timeline: end of mission Creatures of the Night.

Shon yawned and sat back on her seat Sage now two years old asleep in her arms. She stretched her legs out, it had been a long journey jumping from place to place making sure her and Sage's luggage had followed them. She smiled feeling the change in her implants for the better as further surgeries had augmented her strength and sight. It was a year ago though and she remembered the anxiety she had suffered prior to that. However her teaching position and lectures on advances of virology and looking after a now waddling child had taken up all her time.

Earth had been beautiful and she and Sage had seem most of it especially New Zealand where she wondered if, when they stopped working they could perhaps build a retirement there. The shuttle jumped forward and Sage woke. "Shush little one, we will be home soon." Sage fell asleep once again the thrum of the engines soothing her. "Not far to go," she said softly to herself thinking of their long journey. New Zealand to San Francisco, USS Victory to Mars, USS Johnston to Vulcan. Vulcan ship T'Pau to the Darius system and now the shuttle to catch up with the Washington.

"How long Lieutenant?" she asked aware that it had been the third time in an hour. He laughed, just an hour now Maam." he said. "We had to avoid the Tikan asteroid field, the shuttle's shields won't hold." The Lieutenant seemed to want to make conversation.
Have you been away a long time?" he asked.

"Two years" she said. "sometimes it seems much longer and then just a few days but they were all full of lecturing, surgery and looking after this little one, they didn't call it the terrible two's for nothing!" she exclaimed.

She fell silent at the thought of going home to the Washington, seeing her husband again the Captain, Sam, Callie and the rest of the crew although the thought of the teaching position she had been offered at the Academy had been tempting, but her overiding feeling was one of going home. She felt changed, she was changed, no longer suffering nightmares or PTSD blaming everyone for her problems a stint on Vulcan had seen to that. She closed her eyes and dozed until Sage woke.

"We are approaching the Washington Maam." He said as the ship came into view and he began to procedure of entering the ship.

Seth stood outside the shuttle bay, Shasta next to him as they anxiously awaited the shuttle carrying and Age to arrive. It had been a long two years since Shon left for Earth, a teaching position and surgeries on her bionics. But that was all behind them, Shon would be arriving soon and the family would be complete once more. He glanced at Shasta, their oldest child the one who had kept him sane while Shon and Sage were gone. "Excited Shasta?" She turned and shared a large grin with him. "You knw it dad. It is going to be great to see mom again and little Sage except Sage won't be so little now will she?" Seth smiled and shook his head "She's still little sweetheart, just not as little." As he turned back to look trough the observation glass and await Shon's arrival back home.

A few minutes later the shuttle was inside the bay. Clutching the still sleeping Sage she thanked the pilot and walked down the ramp looking expectantly for Seth or Shasta. Then, she saw them the same bright faces she had left two years ago. She rushed towards them waking Sage who rubbed her eyes. "Dada" Sage called and leaned out towards him. Suddenly Shon felt such happiness as Shas began talking excitedly. Sage was now in Seth's arms covering him with goo. "You've grown up, let me look at you?" she held her at arms length examining her. "you have to tell me everything Shasta said, "and how are you anyway Mom?" Shon looked at Seth and smiled, the pundits were right, long distance relationships just don't do it. "Lets go home then we can talk and Sage needs to go to bed. Shon looked at him and laughed at his now mussed up hair and a stained shirt.

"so what's been going on whilst I've been away?"

Seth grinned from ear to ear as Sage called him Dada. "My precious little one, how I have missed you." He switched arms and leaned to Shon and kissed Shon. "And you, my love for you as only hotter and brighter in the time we've been apart." He whispered as Sage grabbed at his shirt and mussed up his air all while cooing happily. "Let's get home and I'll tell you all about what you've missed. "We just finished a mission involving vampires and werewolves and the mission before that we encountered intelligent dragons." He looked to Shon, "It seems we've become a ship that is involved in the strange and supernatural."

“Sounds intriguing and maybe a little dangerous.” She said as they walked along the corridor. Reaching their quarters she said, “let me put Sage to bed and then make a tea and talk.”

“Let me put her to bed Mom, then you and dad can relax and talk.” She took Sage from her father and moved towards her bedroom. Shon sat down, “so how is everyone?” she asked.

"Everyone is well love. Callie just recently passed her Bridge Assessment Exam and is now a Commander. Lt Phoenix did as well as was promoted to Assistant chief of security, Lt. Kono was promoted from Lt. j.g to full Lieutenant as well. We have several new officers as well, some I know were assigned medical and counseling, so you will have a chance to meet them as well." Seth commented as he steered Shon to the couch to sit down. "Vulcan tea for you my love?" As he stood ready to go into the kitchen and prepare Shon's drink of choice.

"No I'm fine," she patted the seat, "Sit down next to me, it's been so long."

Seth turned from the replicator to sit beside Shon.

Shon put her arms round him, "you smell so good you know, I missed that. I should not have stayed away so long. Tell me about the last mission, I heard that Sam has been injured?"

"I'm afraid I don't know exactly love as I was not on the away team. It appears she was injured by on of the supernatural creatures that populate the planet." Seth replied.

Shon stood, "Im sorry Seth but I better nip down there just to check on her, get a report on what has been going on." she went into the bedroom and changed into a uniform. "I will be back as soon as I can love," she said. Ask Shas if she will put Sage to bed. She bent over and kissed him, a kiss full of promise and left.

 

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