missing brother

Posted on Wed Jun 8th, 2022 @ 11:58am by Commander Antonia 'Tony" Stoffels

Mission: The Lost Brother

Tony had sat in her office late in the evening crying for over half an hour after hearing that Nick was missing. It had helped a lot that the captain had offered the ship to help search for him but she could not put the idea of Nick being out there alone out of her mind. Her poor brother was not made to be an officer. She had tried to tell her mum and her granddad more than once. And now it may be too late for him to do anything else.

She had already bothered Sky a few times and she knew her friend needed to rest so she called the only other person whom she knew she could vent to without them losing confidence in her. Well maybe the doc and Pix as well, but she did not want to worry them yet.

So she hit her com badge. "Ren, do you have a minute?"

=A=I'll be right there.

A few minutes later the door chimed.

Tony walked to the door to let him in. She had wiped her eyes as she did not want to startle him with her tears. It had been years since they had seen each other. "Come in. Thank you for coming."

He stepped into the room, he could see her eyes were red and puffy. "Why the salt water?"

"Oh damn. I tried to hide it." She walked over to the easy chairs. "I have just been told that Nick has gone missing. And that mum has gone after him without dad's permission." It was so hard not to burst into tears again.

"How can I help?" Soran asked quietly.

"I just need a friend. I am so scared, Ren." She choked up.

"I'm here Tony," He offered her a hug.

She melted into his arms and let the tears come.

Soran held her silently and let weep.

"Is a search under way?" He asked.

"Xavier offered the ship." Tony offered. "And I have no idea what mum is doing."

"You're Mother can take care of herself, as for you're we will do everything in our power to find him." He said simply.

'I am so glad you are here." Tony sniffed.

"Me too," he said quietly.