Day 10 to Gault: Touchdown

Posted on Thu Nov 12th, 2026 @ 8:20pm by Lieutenant Kally Kellerman & Lieutenant JG Katie Kellerman & Captain Calypso Skyie & Ensign Azrael Vaux

2,217 words; about a 11 minute read

Mission: We'll Be Back
Location: Gault

Kally adjusted her turtleneck and sighed as she sat back in her chair. “All right, everyone, time to look respectable.” They’d entered the system over two hours ago, and were en route at full impulse, ready to land.

“Why? Everyone here knows you already,” Katie said, grinning.

Kally didn’t dignify her with a verbal response, but held up a hand, making a rude gesture.

“I, at least, have to.” Calypso tugged at the leggings that seemed to be trying to wrinkle, before pulling her sweater on over the more form-fitting shirt she wore, “After all, I’m meeting her parents for the first time as her girlfriend. Not just as the Captain of a starship, so… I can’t go looking like a hooker.”

“Unlike the usual, ma’am?” Azrael got a rude gesture from Cally as he stepped out of the bedroom looking like a model from some old department store commercial with a light jacket on over a polo shirt and jeans. “Sorry, couldn’t help myself… Didn’t try very hard.”

The twins whistled appreciatively and Kally smiled at Cally, blowing her a kiss. “You look great,” she said. “Very respectable. No one would suspect you’re…” she looked around dramatically and whispered, “a Captain.” She winked and grinned.

“Secret’s safe with me,” Katie said. “Entering orbit,” she added, bringing the runabout around.

“Hey now, I’m sure Kally has told them what my day job is!” Cally laughed at the teasing, “And since no messages have come in saying to keep me away, I’ll happily assume that they approve of it.”

“Well, technically I told the truth,” Kally said, grinning. “Said I met you in Sickbay.”

“So they don’t know that I’m the Captain of the ship?” Cally asked her, jaw dropping open at what she had assumed had been told, but apparently not.

“And the plot thickens…” Izzy laughed as he watched the discomfort, “Of course, who am I? The plucky aftermarket kid that you guys picked up on a random moon on the way here?”

“No you’re a sex worker we hired to pretend to be a crew member,” Katie said, snickering.

Kally walked over to Cally and closed her jaw, then kissed her. “They know who you are, dorogaya,” she said, sitting in Cally’s lap. “You think I wouldn’t brag incessantly that I’m dating the most beautiful captain in the fleet?”

“I’d sure hope so…” Cally whispered back to her, “After all, this is the Captain that gets to say whether you go to the brig for insubordination, or..” She tossed her head at Izzy, “To him for punishment.”

Ne pugay menya khoroshim vremyapreprovozhdeniyem. Kally purred in Cally’s ear.

“Leave the sex worker out of this!” Azrael laughed, adjusting his jacket slightly as the others joined him in the humour, “But seriously, I should have asked this before, but are any expectations going to be made of me?”

“Over and above what we’ve already been expecting of you?” Kally said, grinning at him.

There was a soft thump as the runabout landed in the Starfleet parking bay and Katie secured their position, then took the engines offline. As the runabout got eerily quiet, she stood up, adjusted her sundress and walked over to Azrael, smiling up at him. “You are here as my friend and our guest,” she said, simply. “And all we expect of you are good manners and kind words. Anything else you offer is up to you.”

“I think I’m happy with that, but rest assured I’ll be on my best behavior with your parents. And I’m always at your disposal.” He winked at Katie, as he took an arm and put it around her shoulders, giving her a hug, then gave a dramatic sigh, “And I suppose these two reprobates as well, if I must.”

“You must, you must!” Cally giggled loudly, “Though I resemble that remark, especially when on vacation.”

Kally stuck her tongue out. “Don’t act like we aren’t an absolute delight,” she said, grinning and hugging Cally. “All right, why are we standing around? Let’s get going!”

Cally laughed as she saw the grins on both Katie’s and Azrael’s faces, “I agree, but which way do we go? Sad to say, I’ve never been to Gault before and I have no idea where to go.”

“We’ll have to hire an autocar,” Kally said. “Public transport doesn’t go out to the farmlands outside of town. Easiest to just get a lift directly there.”

“Nicer than that one year we had to hitchhike home,” Katie said, snickering.

“That could’ve gone better…though it could’ve gone worse,” Kally admitted. “All right then, all ashore.” She pulled Cally along to the door.

“Why do I get this feeling that a good samaritan got very lucky that one year.” Azrael gave a laugh, “What’d you do, pull off onto a side road, give him a blowjob then let him bend the other over the hood?”

“Something like that,” Katie said, then lowered her voice. “Kally was working through some feelings.”

Cally placed a hand on Kally’s ass and squeezed as they went down the ramp, “Oh? I’m interested in this particular story, so I know just how much I have to work her up to get my very own demonstration.”

“Not much,” the other three said in unison, Kally sticking her tongue out at Katie and Azrael.

“I will happily let you bend me over anything you wish,” Kally purred, squeezing Cally affectionately as they headed towards the exit doors of the terminal.

“Just wait until we get to the car, then you’ll be over it like you were meant to be…” Cally whispered in her ear, “Except that the toys are in the luggage, so maybe I’ll have to wait a bit for it, or.. Let Katie drive and we’ll play a bit in the back seat.”

“Well, technically we’ll all be in the backseat,” Katie said. “Or at least not the driver’s seat. That’s the joy of an autocar after all. It’ll get us there while we relax.” She glanced back at her sister. “Of course, I should point out we’re now in public and being bent over a car has consequences.”

“No risk, no reward,” Kally quipped, then grinned at Katie’s annoyed look. “I know, I know,” she said.

“I’ll tell you what…” Azrael gave a nervous glance around as they walked, “If you two will behave while in public, I’ll make sure to give you some extra special attention tonight? I really don’t want to be in police custody tonight, I prefer to be the one in charge, not having someone else telling me what to do… Or else.”

“Oh you worry so much,” Kally said. “The authorities here are very understanding, I’m sure.”

“That’s not quite a comfort, Kal,” Katie said. She patted Azrael on the arm. “I promise they’ll behave,” she said, giving the other two a look that clearly said, “or else.”

They flagged down a car and as it moved into position for them to board, they put their luggage in the cargo area in the back, then moved into the comfortable two-by-two seats making up the interior.

Kally sat back and sighed. “All right,” she said. “One more hour and we’re there.”

“An hour?” Cally grumbled, pulling Kally into her gently, “And we’re just going to sit here and chat?” Her mouth turned into a moue, “Sounds pretty boring… Unless you want to give us the tour?”

Azrael rolled his eyes, “I could regale you with some of the things I’ve read about Gault? After all, there are several species of fauna that I may go off to find, and Katie knows where the Leichtschwimmers ought to be, presuming they haven’t gone through their migration? There’s also a species of deer that should be in the general area, maybe a few hours of a hike from your house, isn’t that right?”

“Correct,” Katie said, brightly. “And don’t worry, nothing’s migrated yet. It’s cool out but not quite that time yet. I promise you’ll see plenty of wildlife.” She grinned. “Plus some animals!”

“Ha…ha…” Kally said. “If you look out the left side, you’ll see our main street. We call it such because…it’s the main street.” She snickered. “In a town of twenty-thousandish, we don’t need much. Town Hall is a few streets over, oh and see that large building with the flagpole? That’s Maxwell Planck Secondary School where we attended.”

“That shed out in the field looks like a good place to sneak off to in the middle of the day, if you can avoid any prying eyes.” Cally’s eyes lit up, “And that soccer field would be a lovely place to spend a late night with someone special.”

“Pretty sure Kally has a set of bleachers named after her,” Katie said, sweetly.

“Hey! I wasn’t alone under there!” Kally said.

“Yeah, that was kinda my point,” Katie snickered.

“I’ve never gotten to do that.” Azrael gave a slight sigh, “Not that I didn’t get a couple of offers, being the star striker on my high school team. I mean, it wasn’t the most popular sport on Trillius, but I was good at it, and Aukris, one of our native ones.”

“Well shame on you for denying them a good time,” Katie teased, poking him, then kissing his cheek.

“I was a lot more reserved back then.” Izzy laughed, “With starry-eyed dreams of the Academy and not of the girls.” He saw the skeptical looks of the other three, “Okay, yes, of the girls, but I didn’t want to embarrass myself, either! You know how reputations get around in high school and I just…didn’t have the confidence in myself back then!”

“Well, we definitely understand the reputation part,” Kally said. “I just never cared.”

“And I let her be the ‘public face’ of our reputations,” Katie said.

“Trust me, no one thought it wasn’t both of us,” Kally teased.

“Right, because I was the one getting voted MVP by the soccer team…” Katie shot back, sparking a small squabble between the two locals as the car drove on.

The town passed away behind them and more open spaces awaited. Farmland stretched in all directions as they left the main settlement and moved onto less traveled roads. They passed through multiple crossroads through field after field until finally they turned around a corner and the crops parted to show an open lawn, flower garden and large farmhouse looming in the distance. “We’re almost there!” Katie said, excitedly.

Calypso kissed Kally on the temple before she looked out the window to their destination. It was definitely a bigger place than her family had back on Betazed and she felt soothed from the lack of mental noise that wasn’t one of her friends or girlfriend, though the pair of bright mental spots from the house even at this distance told her that there would be a rather excited greeting very soon.

Kally smiled and rested her head on Cally’s shoulder. “Don’t be nervous,” she said, quietly, as Katie started pointing out various crops to Azrael.

“I’m not nervous; why do you think I’m nervous?” Cally said in as calm a voice she could manage.

“You’re doing that thing where you tense your shoulders a bit. Not enough to see, but enough to feel,” Kally said, rubbing Cally’s thigh gently. “You’re among family; be calm, and rest assured that you’re already welcome here.”

“Yeah, but it’s my first time meeting the father of my girlfriend, not to mention the mother.” Calypso sighed. “I think going into combat with a pirate squadron would be a much calmer place for me than this sort of thing. I mean, I know that everything will be fine up here,” She tapped her temple, then her heart, “But the Sweet Merciful Four know that I’m terrified. Your father’s going to have ‘The Talk’ with me, I’m sure of it.”

“Why? What do you need to know about the birds and the bees?” Kally teased, grinning at her and kissing her cheek. “He is going to adore you! All I’m going to do is say ‘Papa, this is my girlfriend, Cally,’ and he’s going to say something like ‘Ah, Hasi, she must be very special. I can tell just from the light in your eyes.’” She smiled and kissed Cally again.

“All right, game faces on,” Katie said as the car came to a stop. The doors opened and the four of them stepped out, straightening outfits and picking up their bags. The twins took the steps first, bouncing onto the porch and getting to the door before pausing to let the other two catch up.

 

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