Disclaimer: Joss, Fox, Universal Own em’. I’m just playing. No money being made. The situations come from my own twisted mind as do my original characters.

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AN: The new propulsion system works, but there's a hitch...

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Quest-Chapter Four

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Sara sat in her chair and took a deep breath. In less than five minutes, she would either be dead or remembered along with Einstein or Hawking. 'Time to get this show on the road,' she thought.

“Status report?”

“Engineering is go,” stated Becca. It was too dangerous to keep personnel in the engine room when operating the FTL system. Everything could be controlled and monitored from the bridge. There were even several remote manipulators and robotic arms she could control from the console to make any repairs.

“Computer cores are stable and on line. Finishing the calculations momentarily,” Melissa said after a moment.

“Sensors ready,” said Rachel next.

“Helm is ready. Navigator awaiting final course from the computer,” Jeff answered for himself and Virgil.

“All weapons on standby. No threats,” finished Meghan.

“Very well,” Sara replied, “Begin charging the pods.”

“Charging,” Clay replied from his seat next to Becca.

Outside, the four large lozenge shaped pods between the main hull and the engines began to move. Extending from their stowed position, they moved to the precise distance needed to generate the artificial singularity.

As they locked into position, the constructs began to glow with a golden light. Building up the charge that would hopefully lead to Quest traveling faster then the speed of light.

“Pods rigged and ready. System is charging,” said Becca.

Sara grinned and turned in her chair to face her best friend. It was almost time. Sara touched the intercom pad on the arm of her chair, “This is the Captain. Everyone not on the bridge, strap in and hang on. We're jumping in three minutes... mark.”

Things were happening quickly now. The computer had calculated the proper trajectory and velocity for the ship