The mission

Part 5

It was possible to do research of the mysterious planet from the ship using various scanners like the one used by Grim and the lieutenant. They conducted research using the ship's telescope, getting closer and closer to the planet's solar system. They didn't think they would gather that much information from the scanners Degea had.The crew did not communicate too much, just what was needed. The silence on the deck gave a different aura. Grimm missed his brothers, the Captain missed the kids, the lieutenant was in her world of technology while Raven was tormented by a headache."The solar system consists of 8 planets." Grimm recorded newly discovered data in the Degea system. "Five dwarf planets have been found." "The sun is a star of the main series according to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, of the G2 spectral type, which means it is slightly larger and warmer than the average star, but not large enough to belong to the so-called giants. ˝ They were focused on work. "What else do we have?" The Captain stood in front of a large table on the deck, checking any information gathered. "The first four planets are terrestrial planets, and the other four are gaseous," Grim added, reading the data he had researched. "The planets of this solar system have at least 2 natural satellites orbiting them while Planet E3 has only one." "Does that tell us anything?" the Captain interjected, following Reyes's gaze. At the moment, that information was nothing to them. "Um, Stelvio?" Grim pointed to her face. Now the others noticed the red under her nose. A red line stretched all the way to her lip. She felt the warm liquid with her finger, then looked at her hands. "Shit." She quickly put her hand over her nose, heading for her sleeping chamber."I wouldn't recommend you to lie down when you have a nosebleed like that." After only ten minutes, Morgan appeared in Stelvio's chamber. "What?" Stelvio was ready to quarrel. "There can be complications," she said simply. "And that would suit you, huh?" She tossed the first spear, just because she didn't like that. "Maybe it would suit me," Morgan continued nonchalantly. She picked up a chair and placed it in the middle of the chamber as Stelvio followed her with a raised eyebrow. Her whole handkerchief was soaked in blood. "Sit there," she ordered. The lieutenant's gaze was still the same. "I have no intention of making your condition worse." Morgan rolled her eyes, crossing her arms over her chest. The lieutenant slowly began to rise from the bed but could not cover up the sudden pain that flowed through her head. Morgan noticed it immediately, the lieutenant never made a fake grimace. She picked up the first aid kit above the lieutenant's bed and placed it on the table full of notes and paper. The lieutenant slowly sat down on the chair that Morgan had set up. The engineer lifted her head with her fingers in an attempt to clean her face. She moistened the gauze with alcohol to tear the dried blood from under her nose. The lieutenant did not take her eyes off the engineer's brown eyes. The closeness between them changed the rhythm of her heart. For the first time, she admitted to herself that the engineer Morgan Reyes is very beautiful and hot. She could see every detail on her face. Barely noticeable freckles on her small nose and cheeks, large eyelashes and thick eyebrows, even small scars from pubertal acne. She stopped and looked at her full lips, and it only took her a split second to realize how terrified she was to look at them. Her heart was beating really fast. She liked the proximity that they had, and she didn't dare move. The lieutenant wasn't the only one who liked the proximity. Morgan really wanted to touch her sharp jaw and she wanted to smell her scent. Reyes thought that Stelvio was very attractive. Morgan's movements were gentle and careful, and Stelvio totally forgot about the data she had previously researched. Now, she walked away from her, tidying up the utensils she was using. "Why are you doing this?" Morgan was taken aback by the question, but soon found the answer. "I'm sorry I snapped at you that day." Morgan wanted to apologize but didn't see the opportunity. "Why were you crying?" The lieutenant used a tone of empathy that Morgan had never heard before. She can say that she liked the lieutenant's attention, although she was surprised that she didn't miss it either. "I don't know, it was too much for me, I snapped. ˝ Reyes laughed softly, smiling at the lieutenant. "What was worst, I was angry with myself for letting it happen." She chuckled briefly. Now she looked away from the box, carefully putting the unused gauze in place. Stelvio followed her, every movement of her face trying to read her. "I thought I was stronger than that," she added now, getting serious. "And you are." The lieutenant made her voice present. "Emotions don't make you weak, they make you a human being." Morgan liked the new tone of the lieutenant's voice. "You'd be lost without emotion." She certainly didn't expect words like this to come out of her mouth, and that surprised her even more. They looked at each other's eyes, but now for a different reason - they were both looking for something that would betray their sincerity.What interrupted them was the lieutenant's nosebleed. Morgan's eyes widened again, rushing her hand to the lieutenant's face. The lieutenant exhaled in defeat, looking toward the floor. Morgan held a gauze under her nose that slowly filled with blood. "Every fucking time." Stelvio exhaled again. Reyes was confused and that was what Stelvio expected. "Because of my acrobatic flying," she said as if she were angry with herself. "I was born with badly shaped blood vessels in my nose," she admitted. "When the overload breaks, the bleeding is harder to stop." She looked up at Morgan, who was still holding the gauze under the lieutenant's nose. She put her other hand on her thigh to give her some kind of comfort. Morgan realized that the lieutenant was a human being after all. "Nevertheless, I don't believe that anything can stand in Lieutenant Stelvio's way." A big smile on Morgan's face reflected on the lieutenant's face. The lieutenant's soft side etched itself as a clue to Reyes, changed her mood, and everything seemed somehow more magical. They kept their eyes on each other for a long time. Blue eyes stared at the warm brown ones."You can call me Noah," the lieutenant said, rescuing them from staring incessantly. She also wanted to get them out of this boring formality. The engineer smiled as she rose from her squatting position. "Morgan," she said with a smile. The lieutenant got up from her seat, now standing in front of the engineer. Morgan had to look up at the lieutenant. Even though she was tall, the lieutenant was much higher. They held out their hands to shake, and there were smiles on their faces.It was time for Cryosleep. In those 67 hours, Degea regenerated and was now ready for a long autopilot trip. Stelvio prepared the chambers for Cryo that the rest of the crew was now entering.The plan was to reach Planet E3. Degea wakes them up, they send the dwarves to the surface, the dwarves return to Degea with the collected data, Degea processes the data, they send the data to the general and go back to Cryo all the way to Arma. After several years, they are back as if nothing had happened. That was an easy mission.Tom Grim entered the Cryo first. He was only in compression pants that mimicked his skin. The captain waited for him to settle in and close the chamber. When this was done, the captain ordered him to close his eyes. In five seconds, Grim was already in Cryosleep.Next was Captain Richard Naslov. Reyes repeated on him the actions he had done on Grim. Although anyone could do it alone, that way was safer.Lying in the chamber, Reyes watched the lieutenant prepare her for Cryo. "Will you be able to enter Cryo on your own?" she asked anxiously. The lieutenant glanced at her briefly, then returned to Reyes's information screen. "You don't intend to go in at all." Reyes talked to herself. She knew that that was the correct statement because the lieutenant just smiled. "Why?" Reyes sat up abruptly. Stelvio quickly warned her that she had to return to the lying position because she would close the chamber soon. She wanted to put her back down with her hand, but Reyes grabbed it, expecting an answer to her question. The lieutenant exhaled and stopped typing, looking at her. "That planet is hiding something big. I won't be able to sleep peacefully in Cryo if I don't find out exactly what it is." Reyes smiled at her answer and she nodded at the lieutenant's response and headed out of the chamber. Stelvio looked at her confused, though she was a little embarrassed since Morgan was half-naked. "I hope I don't bother you," Reyes announced with a wide smile. "Two heads are always smarter than one." The lieutenant smiled, looking away from the screen. "I think it would be best if you put something on yourself first." Reyes noticed a faint red ink on the lieutenant's face that brought a smile to her face. "I'm not saying that you don't have a beautiful body." Reyes, like Stelvio, was aware of her very well-sculpted body. Stelvio turned her head abruptly toward Reyes, meeting her smirk. "I know, Stelvio," she said in a tone of confidence as the lieutenant rolled her eyes. "Your self-confidence is equal to the universe - infinite." It was now Morgan's turn to roll his eyes. "Look who's talking." Even though the engineer was just mumbling to herself as she left the Cryosleep chamber, Stelvio could hear her clearly. "You know Reyes, I have a great hearing." Reyes stuck her tongue out at the lieutenant who looked at her when she left the room.