A/N: Sorry this took me so long to post. I needed to add in more of a story for River. In this chapter, an old friend arrives to help Simon and Zoe and River’s condition takes a turn. Hope you like it.

Just so you know, I was looking for a witty nonsensical phrase to use during River’s part, but I failed. Forgive me for my Dr. Seuss reference. It is what happens when you have kids who want you to read that stuff to them over and over and…

It had been a couple of hours and it was starting to get really cold. Zoe prodded Simon until he acknowledged her.

“Mmm…”

“You OK, Simon?” Zoe asked.

“I think.”

“I’m going to turn on a few things. I’m beginning to feel like a ice cube.”

“I was hoping you would.”

Zoe smiled and then went to the engine room to turn on life support. She started to leave, but decided to fire up the electrical system too. She wanted to turn on the sensors once she got back to the bridge. It had been quiet, so she needed to know if they were out of danger.

“Should get warmer now,” she told Simon as she returned and sat down at the console.

“How’s it look out there?” he asked.

Zoe studied the screen for a few moments before giving him an answer.

“I don’t see anything on the sensors right now. I think we’re good.”

Both of them relaxed just a bit.

“What are we going to do now?” Simon asked.

“I can honestly say I don’t know,” Zoe told him. She stood up and stretched, wincing in pain from the bruised ribs she received from a bullet to her armor earlier. “I’m going back to the engine room to turn on everything. We’ll need to plot a course somewhere. We should lay low for a bit and figure out what to do.”

Simon nodded in agreement. Zoe went to the engine room flipped everything back into the ‘on’ position. She smiled when she saw the engine begin to spin. It was a comforting sight. Zoe jogged back to the bridge. When she got there, she was surprised to see Simon looking over the console. He wavered a bit while sta