It was past 0000 hours and the crew had been up for over twelve hours. Most of the crew were tired, including Commander Kelly. He was trying to keep his eyes open he hadn't been up this long since 2375, and was thankful that it didn't repeat itself often.
"Alright listen up bridge officers, and crew men," Commander Wallace said standing up from his Command chair. "Commander Kelly, Lieutenant Nugent, Cadet Razek, Ensign Kelvin and Yeoman Harper and Yeoman Johnson. You're relieved for four hours. That's four hours of rack time then get back here at 04:36. That is all."
The officers named stood up and left the bridge. Kelly walked down to Crew Quarters 4. He was assigned to this two person quarters, with Lieutenant Nugent. Co-ed quarters were common. Mainly on the Defiant class ship. Kelly walked in and took his tunic off and jumped into the bottom bunk and kicked off his boots.
Nugent sat at the desk that made up the two's quarters. She unzipped the tunic and took her boots off as well.
"Commander?" She asked.
"Yeah," Kelly said, rolling over towards the wall on his bunk.
"I was wondering why you had a look of shock on your face when Wallace ordered us to fire, and then rush to the colony. Why is that?" Nugent asked, jumping onto the top bunk.
"I am not to thrilled about helping out Cardies and then firing on a Federation ship." Kelly hated the Cardassian's. He knew them a little to well. He wished that Walker would find something to justify the actions he took.
"So, you hate these people?"
"Listen Lieutenant: I am not one that usually pulls rank. I don't aim to have a counsel session with you. I'm ordering you to shut up and sleep." Kelly rolled over to his back.
"Sorry sir. I am not one to push some one," Nugent said laying on her side, feeling rather bad.
"Hey, I am sorry Nugent. Just spoon heads bring out a side of me I'd like to forget." Vince new his experience in battle was limited to Cardassian, and Jem"Hadar. He saw things that he only took for here say before actually seeing the Cardassians in battle. Those things he buried deep in his mind and tried to forget. Now he must help a former enemy find and destroy a fellow officer. He had a stomach ache and longed to be back on the station.
I'm so sick of battle. I don't want any more actions no more fights, Kelly thought to himself as he fell asleep to the humming of the plasma conduits.