Third chapter! This story is off to a good start so far, and I'm excited to see where it goes. This chapter was updated late because I'm sick and this was the soonest I could put it out there. So I know this episode will have a lot of fluff in it, but I'm trying to develop the plot while developing their relationships, so this is a relationship episode. You can guarantee that the next one/few will be focused on the plot mainly.

I do not own Star Trek nor do I own Total Drama

Noah, Courtney, Cody, and Gwen rushed through the brightly lit hallways towards their positions on the ship. As they neared the med bay, Gwen waved goodbye to them as she rushed off to her position. Cody, of course, waved back too but was pulled along by Noah to get him on the bridge. Soon, the three found themselves in the lift on their way back to where they were supposed to be. Noah was panting after running to the lift.

"Are you seriously out of breath already? We only ran for like 5 minutes." Courtney said eyeing him. Noah looked up at her a little agitated,

"I'm not a runner." He said flatly. She smirked,

"Obviously. You would slow us down if we were in danger." Courtney pointed out. This time, it was Noah's turn to smirk.

"Would you prefer to carry me?" Courtney looked very annoyed by his sudden comment and kicked him in the shins. He hopped around on his foot for a moment, while regretting what he had just said.

"Don't you think that was a bit rash? Wasn't really an insult." Cody said watching Noah rub his shin. Courtney shrugged. The lift continued on its way up to the bridge when the intercom came to life,

"All crew members of the Arcadian please report to your assigned positions. We are about to lift off from Starfleet Headquarters Docking Bay 7! All crew members of the Arcadian please report to your assigned positions! We are about to lift off from Starfleet Headquarters Docking Bay 7!" The announcer repeated several times until she felt that she had gotten the message across. Once she had finished announcing it, the door opened revealing the bridge to the three. They quickly ran to their seats; Noah on the right side next to his senior Navigation officer: Science Officer Bradly Remy. Bradly was an interesting fellow who never talked to anyone other than the captain and those who served under him (aka Noah). He remained at his post at all times unless getting food or sleep.

Courtney sat herself a little closer to the lift next to her senior officer: Lt. Nancy Carson. Courtney found Nancy to be annoying, as she would often not pay attention to her work, and would be daydreaming when it seemed she was needed. Courtney felt that she could easily replace her, and do a better job at her position too. It seriously baffled her on how she built herself up to the rank of Lieutenant. Maybe she had a life threatening situation that scarred her? Courtney wasn't sure, and she didn't think she would ever find out anytime soon.

Cody's position on the bridge was a seat on the left hand side of the bridge right next to the captain (behind the guard rail). His senior officer was not present, as he was relieved from duty for some unexplainable actions. Apparently, he had downed 1 too many drinks one night, and had caused some chaos. Cody wasn't sure if his alcoholic problem had anything to do with his position, but he sure hoped it didn't. Before long, everyone was in place. Captain Wyatt sat on his leather chair positioned in the middle of the circular room. All around him, the crew members stared at him, awaiting his orders. It was time. As of right now, he was about to send the order to send the ship off to an amazing voyage. No one knew what lay ahead of them, but one thing was for certain. It was definitely going to be an adventure for all of them.

Captain Wyatt ordered to see the bow view of the ship on the monitor, and the bow quickly came into view. This view of the ship was the standard view for the bridge (Obviously as they have to steer the ship). He then ordered a few nearby crewmen holding clipboards around to give him reports on everything in the ship. Everything seemed to check out perfectly, so he sat up straight in his chair and rolled up his sleeves.

"Starfleet Headquarters Bay 7 Docking Area? Do we have clearance?" Captain Wyatt asked in the hailing frequency.

"You have clearance to launch. Good luck out there Arcadian." Starfleet Headquarters Bay 7 Docking area responded.

"Alright then. Everything checks out. Ensign Clark? Would you mind taking us out?" Captain Wyatt said looking at a blond haired man with blue eyes sitting in the front desk before the Captain. The man spun around in his chair upon hearing his name, and nodded when he received his orders.

"Taking us out Captain." Ensign Clark pressed a few buttons unknown to Courtney, Cody, or Noah. After a few seconds, a mildly loud humming noise began ringing through everyone's ears. The engines of the Arcadian roared to life as they were put into action for the first time since its creation. Machines moved back and forth mechanically. Crew members down in engineering worked hard as they made sure that everything was running smoothly. Seeing as the engines were stable, and that no readings popped up on their monitors, the crew proceeded.

From outside the ship, many of Starfleet Academy's new recruits watched in awe as the ship began its ascent. With a loud clanking noise, the clamps holding the ship in its upright position let go of the ship's hull, letting it hover about in its position for a moment. Then, seeing the ships nacelles flashing their usual orange glow, the engines pushed the ship towards its new destination. Up. The ship then began to rise into the sky. Slowly at first, as it tried to avoid hitting anything, then gradually picking up speed. The cadets watching from Starfleet Academy cheered seeing another successful take off of a Federation Ship. The Arcadian, now exiting earth's atmosphere, began to heat up. The outer plated shield of the Arcadian protected the inside and the crew from any danger as the heat-proof thick metal plates that formed the outer shell of the ship kept the heat from tearing the ship into pieces. Inside the bridge, everyone grasped their seats nervously as the ship rattled from exiting the Earth's atmosphere.

Sweat poured down Noah's face as his entire vision began to be replaced by a red/orange color. It was getting hotter and hotter as they pushed through the atmosphere. His face was being pressed down upon the black leather of his chair as the Earth's gravity pulled down on him. Slowly, he turned his head to his left to see Cody and Courtney. Cody was closing his eyes, apparently not pleased with the current situation. He looked like a little kid on a rollercoaster that was waiting till the ride was over. Courtney on the other hand looked amazed at their take off. The sheer power of the Federation had been told to her by her parents, but never before had she ever felt it. The take-off of the Arcadian fulfilled that experience, and she was amazed by what humans could do.

Finally, the Arcadian seemed to be past the earth's atmosphere, as the heat started to die down and the red/orange glow began to fade into the 'normal' black color of space. When the ship finally killed the engines, letting the ship cruise around 1/4th power, the entire bridge erupted into a series of cheers. Everyone stood up from their seats and began walking around the cabin, shaking other people's hands and saying how amazing the lift off was. Captain Wyatt stood up from his chair with a smile on his face. He too went around shaking people's hands, but he quickly sat back down in his chair. Noah, (who surprisingly had a genuine smile on his face) walked up to Cody and gave him a handshake. The two laughed for a moment before Courtney walked over to them. They all exchanged handshakes and laughed together.

"Oh man that was amazing! I've never seen so much red though!" Cody said with wide eyes. Noah grinned,

"I'm surprised you saw anything, with your face all scrounged up like this!" Noah said mimicking Cody's face when they were breaking through the atmosphere. Courtney laughed as Cody crossed his arms and smiled back,

"Oh yeah? Was it just like that?" Cody said with an eyebrow raised. Noah laughed,

"Exactly like that."

"You know what I'm surprised about? I'm surprised Noah didn't throw up after nearly puking on me while on the shuttle craft!" Courtney said giggling. Cody joined her and eventually even Noah began to laugh at her joke.

"Hey, I wonder how Gwen is after all that." Cody said pondering the thought. Noah rolled his eyes,

"Is there ever going to be a time where you aren't thinking of her?" Noah said. Cody smiled,

"What do you mean?" Cody said, trying to act innocent.

"Alright everyone! We still need to make our way to Starbase 7. Officer Bradly, would you kindly set the course for us?" Captain Wyatt spoke up. Bradly nodded,

"Yes Sir." He pressed a few buttons on his monitor that Noah could not see and Ensign Clark suddenly nodded his head. Apparently, Bradly had transferred the coordinates to Clark so he could steer the ship in the direction that Bradly had destined the ship to go. Ensign Clark pulled a nearby silver lever in the desk in front of him, and said aloud,

"Coordinates received. Moving to Starbase 7 at warp 4." He announced. Captain Wyatt nodded his head and watched as the ship slowly turned till a small white area appeared on the giant monitor in the front of the bridge. The small white area was actually Starbase 7. The Starbase was stationed right outside of Earth's atmosphere to see ships off and help refuel and resupply. It also had a built in defense system, which helped protect Earth against any enemies. Starbase 7 happened to be one of Starfleet's biggest outposts besides Starbase 19. The Arcadian moved at a safe cruising speed towards Starbase 7. Outside, near many of its docks were many other ships. Most of them Constitution class, since it was the uniform ship of the Federation, but there were many other ships there as well. Once the Arcadian was in hailing range, Captain Wyatt asked Lt. Nancy to hail Starbase 7. She acknowledged his order (to Courtney's surprise) and hailed the Starbase. Before long, a man's face appeared before the entire bridge. He had a rigid jaw and grey hair was starting to appear in his slicked back hair.

"Captain Wyatt? Nice to see you finally got your ship. You've deserved this for a while. I'm sure your time on the NCC-3843 Farragut proved that your experience as a First Officer would eventually lead to Captain of your own ship." The man said a slight grin on his face. Captain Wyatt smiled back at him.

"Nice to see that you're still in command of Starbase 7 Commodore Johnathan. We're looking to dock for the night before setting off." Captain Wyatt said. 'Johnathan' nodded and looked down for a moment before looking back at the screen,

"Dock 23 is still open. You have clearance to dock Arcadian." He said before the hailing frequency ended. Ensign Clark maneuvered the ship towards the rear end of the Starbase where one of the docks was still unoccupied. Slowly, the ship inched closer to the clamps of the station until with a sudden jolt, it was safely docked. Captain Wyatt then leaned back in his chair and pressed the white intercom button on his chair arm.

"Crew of the Arcadian. This is Captain Wyatt speaking. We have successfully docked at Starbase 7. As a reward for your first time on the job, you will be given the rest of the day off to enjoy yourselves on the Starbase. There will be officers at the exiting dock bridges that will ask for your ID card to make sure we know who is missing and who isn't. Please, enjoy yourselves. Captain Wyatt out." Captain Wyatt smiled for a moment before standing back up and walking out into the lift. Many of the rest of the crew stood up from their positions and began to talk with the others. Noah, Courtney, and Cody stood up and made their way to the nearest lift. As the red metal doors slid shut behind them, Cody spoke up,

"After we get Gwen, I guess you guys want to go explore Starbase 7 before we run the simulation? If so, we can do it afterwards." He said.

"Sounds like a plan." Noah said.

*On board Starbase 7 (Market/Restaurant Section)*

The section of Starbase 7 in which the four astronomers lounged around in was a large circular section of the spaceship in which Starfleet ship members came to rest, trade, eat, and just enjoy other types of leisure in which they would not experience in space. All around them, big flashing lights beckoned them into whichever restaurant it represented. There were so many, it would've been impossible to count. Each restaurant was two stories high, each with an outdoor balcony overlooking the walking area where the teens were currently walking. As the ventured deeper into the Starbase, they came across a fast food restaurant that was quite popular down in planet earth. Seeing as they were still very young, this type of food attracted them, and drew them in.

The four teenagers entered the restaurant, and began looking at the menu on the big flashing monitors in front of them. After looking over all of the possible choices, the group ordered their food, waited in line until they received it, and then finally sat down in an open booth.

"It's nice to relax for once. Ever since we got on that ship, it's been all work and no 'play' except for when we take our lunch break, which is not every day mind you." Courtney pointed out to them. Noah took a deep bite into his hamburger and once he swallowed his bite, he looked at Courtney,

"Eh, whatever. All the same to me. We just changed spaceships." He said blandly.

"It's really nice here though! Look at all of this!" Cody said throwing his hands up in the air for emphasis. Noah shrugged,

"Just a bunch of big fancy lights to draw us in. It seems effective." He said before taking another bite. Cody took a bite out of his hamburger as well (they got the same thing). He then swallowed what was in his mouth, and began to speak,

"So I've been thinking…"

"Here we go." Courtney rolled her eyes,

"Seriously! I haven't even said it yet! I'll have you know that you'll probably like what I'm about to say." Cody said defensively, "Anyway, I was thinking about talking to Captain Wyatt and asking him on where he intends to send us. I'd very much like to know."

"I don't think he'd tell us. It's probably confidential information." Courtney said. Gwen nodded,

"I agree. It's probably best to just enjoy this while we can and then see what happens." Courtney smiled at her and she smiled back. Gwen couldn't help feeling that they had quite a bit in common, and would become great friends. The feeling was mutual with Courtney.

"Huh, look at that. They've got a band playing up there…" Cody suddenly said, sending everyone else's eyes towards the stage. Indeed, there was a section of the rather large restaurant where there was a stage area with a series of tables set around it. The lights were dimmed around it, and a few colored lights were focused on the stage, giving it some effect. On top of the stage, was a band playing what seemed like an old rock song, around 21st century. The crowd seemed to love it, as it seemed as a classic, and everyone knew how it went. Also, it seemed as though this was a retro kind of restaurant, which put much focus on old Earth culture. Cody hadn't noticed it much before, but old pictures of Earth were plastered across the wall, and other famous people were painted on the walls, from Elvis to Taylor Swift and to Eli Topaz*. As they were all staring at the stage, the previous band ended their song and packed up their things. They soon left the stage and were replaced by a man around their age holding a guitar. He was wearing a green shirt with a mark resembling a human hand on the front of it. Along with it, he wore black pants over his uniform.

The four of them continued to stare at the man on stage until he walked up to the microphone and began to speak into it.

"Hey. I just thought I'd play a song I love. Please enjoy." He said coolly. He stepped back from the microphone and sat down on a small wooden stool that he had brought out with him. Slowly, he began strumming his wooden guitar. Unknown to Noah and Cody, Gwen and Courtney had their eyes fixated on him. Very lightly, he began to sing,

"Oh her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying

She's so beautiful
And I tell her every day

Yeah I know, I know
When I compliment her
She won't believe me
And its so, it's so
Sad to think she don't see what I see

But every time she asks me do I look okay
I say"

*Meanwhile at the table*

While Trent was singing, Cody seemed to be bored. Whatever this guy was singing was obviously meant for a girl, so he was not interested. At one point, he looked at Gwen to tell her a joke he had thought of when he noticed something. Both she and Courtney had their eyes fixed on him, as if in a trance. They could not for the life of them take their eyes off him. Cody became slightly angry. Who was this guy to come in here and take all the girls? Who did he think he was?

Noah decided to go and get a drink from the bar when he realized that he was parched. He was about to ask Cody if he wanted to come as well when he noticed that he seemed to be in a fit of rage. Noah snickered at Cody's position and walked away with a smile plastered on his face.

*On Stage*

"When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

Her lips, her lips
I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think it's so sexy

She's so beautiful
And I tell her every day

*Meanwhile at the Bar*

Noah sat at the bar, waiting for the waiter to arrive at his seat. When he finally did, Noah decided that he would take a light beer, as a way of celebrating. To be completely honest, he was not one for beer or liquor, but he decided that he would live a little if he was not going to come across something like this for quite some time. The waiter soon arrived with a small can of light beer and a glass. After pouring the glass for Noah, he walked away. Noah slowly sipped at his Beer, instead of taking big gulps like 'real men'. There were men like that at Noah's home town at Earth, but he hated them. All brawn and no brains. As he was about to take another sip he felt a warm patch suddenly land on his cheek. Slowly, he put the beer down, put his finger to his cheek, and inspected what had landed on him. It was a piece of meat.

"Eugh…gross…" Noah said under his breath, wiping his hands and cheek off on a napkin. 'Where did that even come from?' Noah wondered. His answer was in fact hard to miss as the giant man sitting next to him was stuffing his face with a hot dog. Noah stared at him, disgusted, and watched as the fat man turned towards him with worried eyes. He tried to say something to Noah, but his mouth was still filled with food.

"What?" he said slightly annoyed. The big man smiled, took a rather large gulp, and opened his mouth,

"I said, sorry did I get some of my food on you?" Noah turned back towards the beer in front of him and shook his head, trying to end the conversation before it continued. Unfortunately, it did.

"Man it's awesome here isn't it! Look at all the food!" Noah decided that a conversation wouldn't hurt, and turned towards the fat man.

*On stage*

Oh you know, you know, you know
I'd never ask you to change
If perfect is what you're searching for
Then just stay the same

So don't even bother asking
If you look okay
You know I say

When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

The way you are
The way you are
Girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are"

When the man had finished, he received a round of applause from the audience. They loved him. There was whistling and cheers as he waved and left the stage. Cody watched, infuriated as the man walked offstage. Whoever this guy was, he had just made Cody's enemy list (if he had one). Cody turned to see Gwen's face completely flushed. She was actually affected by this guy's lousy, cheesy song? Cody immediately thought of an idea, but he needed to find Noah. He would need his help. As if on cue, Noah walked towards the table, with a rather fat looking man, laughing while holding his beer.

"Heeeey guys! Meet Owen! He's working for engineering on our ship! Isn't that awesome?" Noah said, half laughing. It seemed as though some of the beer had gone to his head. He wasn't completely drunk, however, and he still knew what he was doing. Owen was laughing with him, and the two sat down with Courtney, Gwen, and Cody. The second they sat down, Cody eagerly wanted to talk to Noah, but found himself cut off by Owen.

"Um…hi…Owen…" Courtney said, slowly sticking her hand out to shake his. Owen eagerly grabbed her hand and shook it,

"Nice to meet you! Noah's told me all about you guys! Mind if I hang out with you guys at lunch? I haven't really met anyone to hang out with on the ship, and Noah here's probably the funniest guy I know!" Owen asked ecstatically. Noah grinned,

"Thanks lunchbox." He said elbowing Owen in the side. Before they could continue, Cody quickly grabbed Noah's arm and pulled him out of the chair.

"Excuse us, but I need to talk with Noah privately for a moment." Cody said and quickly ran Noah off to the bathroom. Gwen, Courtney, and Owen watched as they disappeared behind the black door that read 'Men' on it.

"So….what's your guys' favorite food?" Owen asked towards the two remaining girls.

*In the Men's Bathroom*

"Noah! I need you to help me with something!" Cody quickly said. Noah groaned,

"What Cody, what is it now?"

"I need you to distract the girls for a moment."

"Why?"

"Because I'm going to play a song on stage. For Gwen." Noah snickered,

"Someone's jealous of pretty boy's singing skills aren't they?" Cody pushed him against the wall but walked away,

"Shut up Noah! This is important to me. Gwen is unlike any other girl I've met. She's smart, kind, and she could even save my life if I become hurt…which is not a bad perk."

"Really man?" Noah said raising an eyebrow, "Unlike any other girl? Try searching up Emo on the internet…"

"Can you PLEASE just distract them for me while I get set up on stage?" Cody said, getting a little irritated.

"Shouldn't be too hard with Owen. He'll probably ask them a series of questions about food. Yeah I'll do it. Better do something magical up there, because if they boo you off, I don't know you." Noah said before leaving the bathroom. Cody smiled and pumped his arm in his excitement. 'YEAH! I'll show that guy who's good at guitar!' Cody thought before straightening himself up in the mirror. He was going to show her how a real man plays guitar…

*Ten Minutes later backstage*

Cody plucked at the electric guitar a few times before deciding that it was in tune. Behind him was the band which had played earlier. He had given them some of his money to help him perform the song he wished to play for Gwen, and they happily accepted. Slowly the curtains opened, revealing Cody and the rest of the band players to the crowd. They gave a slight cheer before Cody approached the microphone,

*Offstage (Tables)*

"As I was saying, the best stuff to put in a taco is-"

"Oh my god is that Cody?" Gwen suddenly said, cutting Owen off. The four of them turned to the stage to see Cody standing in the spotlight with a few band members behind him. He was holding a red and white electric guitar and looked slightly nervous but still managed to wear a smile on his face. Everyone watched as Cody approached the microphone and spoke into it,

"Hi, I'd just like to play this song for some of my friends. It's a bit old, but I'm sure you guys will like it." He said happily before turning to the band behind him. "Alright guys, I'll get it started, and you just follow my lead. I just hope you guys have heard of this song…" He said. Cody returned to his original spot on the stage and began to play and sing.

"Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans!

Way back up in the woods among the evergreens

There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood!

Where lived a country boy name Johnny B. Goode!

Who never ever learned to read or write so well!

But he could play the guitar just like ringing a bell!

Go go, go Johnny go go

Go Johnny go go, go Johnny go go

Go Johnny go go, Johnny B. Goode

He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack

And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track!

Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade

Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made!

People passing by, they would stop and say

Oh my, what that little country boy could play!

Go go, go Johnny go go

Go Johnny go go, go Johnny go go

Go Johnny go go, Johnny B. Goode

Cody began dancing across the stage, playing away at his guitar, partially rocking out in his own little world. Sweat poured down his face as he played.

Go go, go Johnny go go

Go Johnny go go, go Johnny go go

Go Johnny go go, Johnny B. Goode

His mother told him someday he would be a man!

And you would be the leader of a big old band!

Many people coming from miles around

To hear you play your music when the sun go down!

Maybe someday your name would be in lights

Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight!

Go go, go go Johnny go

Go go Johnny go, go go Johnny go

Go go Johnny go, Johnny B. Goode

As soon as Cody finished, there was a quiet pause for a moment. Cody suddenly turned pale. Did they hate it? Was it too old? Cody's father was always into the classics, and Cody took after him, learning all the classic songs rather than the newer ones. Fortunately for him, he chose the right restaurant to play at, for many of the people here were into that kind of stuff. Indeed, after a few seconds, they erupted into a loud applause, cheering and clapping. Cody smiled and turned red, pleased to see that his little show had pleased the audience. However, there was only one person that he was mainly concerned with. Gwen.

Courtney, Noah, and Owen were sitting in their chairs. Owen was cheering like everyone else, clearly surprised with Cody's musical talent. Courtney smiled at Cody and gave him a small applause. Noah sat with his head to the table (he was unconscious after the liquor went to his head). But Gwen…Gwen was missing. She was not at the table with the others. Cody just assumed that she was in the bathroom or something.

Cody began making his way to the table with his friends, down the stairs when he ran into a couple. One was a red haired woman with a big smile and practically wore all red, while the other was a man with flipped up hair and was wearing jeans and a blue shirt.

"Wow! You were amazing up there!"

"Yeah, I thought that song was forgotten long ago! Good to know that it's still alive!"

"Um…sorry but who are you?" Cody asked. He didn't want to be rude but these two had come out of nowhere to talk to him. The man rubbed the back of his neck and smiled,

"Sorry, completely forgot to introduce us. I'm Cpt. Mike of the NCC-1392 Rafter and this is my girlfriend Cpt. Zoey of the NCC-3192 Yellowstone. I just wanted to say that you did a great job out there!" Mike said.

"Yeah! It's good to hear the old songs again!" Zoey replied. Cody nodded sheepishly and began to make his way past the couple towards Gwen again,

"Ugh, yeah thanks! Thank you!" He said before dashing off to the table.

"Awfully nervous for someone who just performed isn't he?" Zoey said to Mike who shrugged. The two then walked away holding each other's hands.

*At the Table*

"Cody I never knew you played guitar!?" Courtney said, patting him on the back as he sat down between her and Noah. Cody shrugged,

"Well, I never thought it would come into use until now…" He said quietly. "By the way, where's Gwen?"

"Oh, I saw her over there with that guy that was on before." Courtney said. When the words left her mouth, Cody had felt the color drain from his face. His entire show, just for her, was now for absolutely nothing. She had decided to go with that other jerk than see him play his heart out for her. Cody stood from his chair and began making his way over to where Courtney had directed. Noah suddenly picked his head up from the table and beckoned Courtney to come with him,

"What's the matter?" Courtney asked,

"I have a feeling Cody's about to do something he might regret." Noah said, limping his way after Cody. The beer still having an effect on his brain, slowing him down and making him look groggy.

"Pfft, I never knew someone who could get wasted after their first LIGHT beer." Courtney said as she assisted Noah after Cody.

*Hallway near Bathrooms*

"You know, I've been on Starfleet for a while now, and I've seen so much…but I don't think I've ever seen a girl like you before. Your hair…is…uh…awesome. I love the color blue." The man said to Gwen, while leaning against the wall. Gwen leaned against the wall next to him, smiling.

"Thanks. It's my favorite color; blue. I like green too though." The man laughed,

"Nah, you're just saying that." Gwen giggled,

"Am not Trent! It looks good on you!"

"You really think so?"

"I know so. C'mon, I want to introduce you to my friends!" Gwen began leading Trent out into the open when she ran into Cody. For some reason, he looked annoyed and was glaring at Trent. "Oh! Hey Cody! I was just going to see you! I wanted to introduce you to Trent." She said, pointing to Trent.

"Hey man what's up?" Trent said holding out a hand. Cody was about to answer when a pair of coffee colored hands wrapped around his mouth. Courtney pulled Cody back a bit before he was back next to Noah, who was leaning against the wall.

"Um…what are you doing?" Gwen asked, slightly confused. Cody struggled under Courtney's grasp, but could not break free. Thankfully, for his sake, Noah had thought of a plan to save Cody from endangering his relationship with Gwen.

"He's quite sick. In fact, I think he's about to puke. We're trying to save him from puking on you. Now if you don't mind, I need to take him to the bathroom where he can empty his insides. Gwen looked a bit disgusted and Trent took his hand back while staring at Cody. Cody seemed to become more furious after Noah finished speaking. Courtney didn't look too happy either, as she wasn't sure if Noah was lying or not, but helped push Cody into the men's bathroom.

*Men's Bathroom*

As soon as Cody was pushed inside, he tried to run back outside but was pulled back by Noah,

"STOP IT CODY!" Noah shouted. (He hoped the others had moved away, otherwise they would hear them).

"What Noah! What is it! What the hell do you want?!" Cody yelled back as he turned to Noah. Noah quickly put his arms on his shoulders and looked him square in the eyes,

"Look Cody, I know you're angry. I understand-"

"Apparently not! Why did you stop me! I could've flattened him! I could've-"

"First off, you would've been mauled! I don't know if you've taken a look in the mirror recently, but you're no Hercules! And unless you've got spinach with you you're no Pop-Eye either!" Noah paused for a moment to catch his breath, "Listen, what I did out there I did to save your relationship with Gwen. Because we're friends Cody. If you had 'flattened' him, she would hate you. You know that? Hate you! And then….and then it would be all over…god Cody I don't know what else to say…just….god why do I have to clean up your mess…" Noah began pacing around the bathroom,

"I didn't ask you to help…" Cody said quietly,

"No, you didn't, and that's your problem. You have us now! Unlike before you got on this ship, you have me, Courtney, and Owen I guess…but that aside, you have friends that can help you through this. Now get back out there, shake his hand, and let's get this over with alright? When we get back we can play that simulation you wanted." Noah concluded. Cody stood silently before nodding. "Good, let's get out of here; I'm beginning to hate this restaurant…"

*Back outside*

Noah exited the bathroom with Cody and saw that their group of friends had regrouped near their table. Noah followed Cody out towards their table again. Cody approached Trent, who was laughing at Owen for a moment. Trent turned towards Cody and smiled,

"Hey man, sorry we got off to the wrong foot. I'm Trent." Trent said, sticking out his hand again. Cody shook it,

"Cody." He said quietly. They stood there, for a moment in complete silence before Courtney broke the awkwardness,

"Well, it's getting late, and we certainly don't want to miss our own ship now do we? Haha, oook well we'll see you Trent!" Courtney said and began packing up their things. The others acknowledged and began packing.

"Oh! Well, haven't you heard? I'm on the same ship! I'll see you guys all the time!" Trent said happily. Cody, who was sipping the last of his drink, sputtered. "Oh shoot dude, you ok?" Trent asked. Cody nodded,

"Yeah…just fine." Trent smiled. The group proceeded to pack their things when they heard the loudspeaker of the station come to life. Also, as they came on, the giant television that was playing a sports game in the middle of the room, changed to a man in a highly ranked uniform standing in front of the camera.

"Starbase 7! We have just had urgent news from Starbase 22! They have reports of being under attack by a strange vessel! They cannot trace it to any known species! Starfleet asks that any known vessels report to the vicinity immediately!" The message spoke. Immediately, everyone that belonged to Starfleet in the restaurant ran to their ship. The group ran to their ship, the Arcadian.

"Who do you think it is? Do you think the Romulans have disguised their ships to look different or something like that?" Courtney asked Noah as they were running. Noah panted,

"I *pant* I don't think so. I believe that *pant* when he said that it was *pant* it was a new species I think he was serious Courtney!" Noah said, running out of breath. Courtney rolled her eyes and grabbed Noah's arm. From that point on, she practically dragged him to his position on the bridge. Gwen and Trent parted ways near the docking bay, (Trent is part of engineering as well and Owen accompanied him there). Cody, Courtney, and Noah entered the lift and finally emerged on the bridge of the Arcadian.

"Dammit you three if you're late again I'll have you stay in detention in the brig! We've got a crisis on our hands!" Captain Wyatt said. "Lt. Nancy, how many ships are ready to engage?" he asked. Lt. Nancy took a quick and not focused look at the miniature map on her screen and turned back towards him,

"About 2 other ships sir." She said. Captain Wyatt scoffed,

"What do you mean about, how many?!" Lt. Nancy took another look and confirmed that it was indeed 2 ships. "Fantastic. Which ones are they?" he asked. She reported to him that it was the NCC-3192 Yellowstone and the NCC-1392 Rafter (Both Constitution class as well btw). Captain Wyatt sighed heavily,

"Well, it's better than nothing. Hail them." He ordered. Lt. Nancy nodded,

"Patching you through sir." First, Mike's face appeared on the screen. However, unlike when Cody had met him, his face was not smiling, happy, and silly. It was serious, stern, and focused.

"Captain Wyatt. Good to see you." Mike said. Cpt. Wyatt nodded,

"You as well. It seems that you and the Yellowstone are the only ships ready to accompany us. Are you ready?"

"Yes. We'll follow you're lead." Mike nodded. The hailing transmission ended between the Rafter and then Lt. Nancy patched them through to the Yellowstone. This time, Zoey's face appeared,

"Hello Captain Wyatt." She replied. Much like Mike, she had a serious face and looked completely focused on the task at hand. Cody was surprised on how polar these two were with their emotions.

"Hello Captain. The Rafter will be following us out; I assume you'll do the same?" Captain Wyatt asked. Zoey nodded,

"Yes sir. Lead on." Cpt. Wyatt nodded and the transmission once again ended. He then spun around in his chair and pressed into the intercom. All around the ship, the intercoms roared to life with his voice as he spoke through the microphone on his side,

"Crew of the Arcadian…this is Captain Wyatt. As you have already guessed, we are moving in to intercept an emergency transmission from Starbase 22. We will be assisted by Captain Greaves* of the NCC-1392 Rafter and Captain Stoyer* of the NCC-3192 Yellowstone. I know that this is all of a sudden, and that you were enjoying your personal time on Starbase 7. I realize that many of you have never entered battle before. I know what that's like. It's scary. I've been there. But look to your right. Look to your left. Those crew members? They're your family. They'll be there for you. We'll be there for you. You're not alone in this. We will go in to investigate what is happening at Starbase 22, and we will get to the bottom of this! Captain Wyatt out!" he closed the intercom and spun back around in his chair so that he was facing the giant monitor in the bridge.

Cody, Noah, and Courtney looked at each other. They were indeed each other's new family. They would be there for each other, no matter what happened. They were the crew of the Arcadian, and they were ready to engage the enemy if need be.

OK! It's done. Now, I have a lot to explain in this chapter. Yeah, you may have noticed that the Johnny b goode scene was from back to the future. If you have not, then go check that scene out, as it is hilarious. I got motivation, and I decided it would be cool to use (in my own way). Now, about that scene. To be completely honest, I'm not the biggest fan of Gwent, but it is a ship I like. Just not as much as Gwody. Still, that whole thing was to develop interference between Gwen and Cody, because I felt that they were becoming too attached too quickly (also, Trent has a part to play ;).

*Eli Topaz: Eli Topaz is NOT a real musical artist. I made him up so that it would show that they had a wide range of music in the restaurant. I know, it seems rare that a restaurant would play such an old song and that the people would like it, but I was hoping that by making them more retro they would enjoy the song. (Unless I'm getting the meaning mixed up…well you get the point.)

*Captain Greaves: Captain Greaves is actually Mike. His full name is Michael R. Greaves.

*Captain Stoyer: Captain Stoyer is actually Zoey. Her full name is Zoey. H Stoyer.

(Btw I know I added Zoey and Mike. Remember, this is not just about the original cast, and I wanted to throw some other characters in there.)

Alright, here's our cast of crew members so far that you should know:

Captain Wyatt (Ship: Arcadian) Status: Alive

Lt. Nancy Carson ~ Status: Alive

Science Officer Bradly Remy ~ Status: Alive

Ensign Clark ~ Status: Alive

Navigation Officer Noah Holbach ~ Status: Alive

Science Officer Courtney Dilucca ~ Status: Alive

First Officer Helmsman Cody Anderson ~ Status: Alive

Engineering Ensign Trent Locke ~ Status: Alive

Engineering Ensign Owen Simril ~ Status: Alive

Captain Donovan Holbach (Ship: Lancaster) Status: Unknown

Lt. Dewitt Wakeman ~ Status: Unknown

Lt. Carter Madigan ~ Status: Dead (Recorded by ships logs)

Sgt. Brenden Kiani ~ Status: Unknown

Officer Rory Berwick~ Status: Unknown

Ensign (#1) Gavin Kelsi ~ Status: Dead (Recorded by Ships logs)

Ensign (#2) Lincoln Alken ~ Status: Dead (Recorded by Ships logs)

Captain Greaves (Ship: Rafter) Status: Alive

Captain Stoyer (Ship: Yellowstone) Status: Alive

Commodore Johnathan (Starbase 7) Status: Alive

Admiral Darwin (Starfleet Academy) Status: Alive

Colonel Jonas ~ Status: Alive

Lt. Kenneth ~ Status: Alive

If you have forgotten some names, do not fret, because I have recorded ALL of the names mentioned in here (I hope). Some of them will not be necessary, like the ones from Starfleet, but you should definitely know the captains and their shipmates! Ok! Peace out, and I hope you enjoyed the chapter!