Act One, Scene One

[Akirapryde]

Ensign Noguerra nodded her head as his question about what she like. "Oh yes. Well at first it used to scare the hell out of me. While the Ghost Riders would be doing most of their training in the holodecks, Commander Bonham had us training combat operations through out the vast construction yards of Utopia." She looked down a bit bashfully and added, "okay that was not our original training area. But Pander loved to show off for the guys working in the construction yards. Oh My God, Its was so exciting."

She lifted her head up and smiled as she looked Neumann in the eye as she added, "sure Bonham was mad when we got caught but you should see the training we got in close quarters flying. Whipping and zipping in and out of Starships that aren't even finished being built. As the speeds increased, that is when the heart starts pounding. The slightest mistake and you and your fighter are nothing more than a fireball. There is no hope for transport or survival. But that was nothing compared to flying wingman for the Reaper himself. When he took me down on that asteroid, I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I never flew that fast and that close to anything before. Made our exploits out at Utopia seem almost like child's play. Now I laugh just thinking about it."

In that moment she just realized that she was standing next to the Captain of their ship. Her face went blush as she realized what she had just said. "Sorry Sir, that kind of flying is not regulation. Commander Bonham had made that clear and we only did it a few times."

She turned her eyes back to Neumann and smiled again, "Um...piloting the large ships? Sure they are nice. Kind of like a Sunday drive in the country right?" she turned her eyes back to the Captain, "yeap, nice and safe drive in the country Sir. That is what we in the Jolly Rogers like it" she said with a smile that was clearly painted on.