Family Time

Posted on 02 Oct 2026 @ 11:23am by Captain Alexandria Somers

739 words; about a 4 minute read

Mission: General Sim Postings
Location: Somers Residence 0800 hours
Timeline: Circa 2374

WIP

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S’arila arrives at the Somers mansion and walks up to the door and knocks; she thought to herself how quaint, even more so when a flesh-and-blood butler opened the door. He took one look at the tall woman, then at who she was carrying and let S’arila into the house. She entered the lounge and gently placed the unconscious Alex on the sofa and looked up as the girl’s parents, Elder brother and Sister entered.

“Medical kit now,” S’arila said, and Karyn Somers was in action, leaving Alex to the care of her sister. Samuel Somers silently called her over; in fact, he knew S’arila was telepathic, so he called her over in his mind. It was a one-way link; she could hear him, but not the other way around. S’arila simply nodded and went into the large kitchen with Sam, Jennifer and John, and it was Samuel who spoke.

“I see you found her, Major. What actually happened? I know she was feeling down when she returned, but from what John said, not so much?” Sam asked.

S’arila looked at him; to make it easier on his neck, she hunched down, a motion and position that seemed all too natural for her. “From experience, the only time someone drinks as much as she did, it means they are trying to either numb or get rid of their pain. But four burly guys came in and began to harass her; she politely said no and shakily stood, and the first guy grabbed her by her collar” She paused.

“I have to say I was impressed; despite her inebriation, she broke his grip and sent her assailant a short distance across the floor, then the second guy; she broke his nose. After that, the other pair beat the crap out of her; that is where I stepped in. In the morning she is going to have one mighty hangover and serious aches and pains, but her pain will not go away easily,” Donovan said.

“Thank you, Major. I hear that you have been assigned to the USS Tomcat under Captain Jasmine Somers?” Sam said.

“Yes, she is your niece. What is she like to serve with?” Donovan asked oO another Somers! This should be interesting, Donovan thought to herself.

“To be totally honest with you, I cannot say. I know she has always had the Somers stubborn streak and a liking for combat. But she does not have the diplomatic skills that my Alex has, but she is, after all, a former Marine. I am hoping her time Commanding a Starship will teach her a few things,” Samuel responded.

“If she is anything like my realities Jasmine Somers, then she will do what she needs to do”, Donovan said with sorrow.

Sam studied the hybrid; there was something she was not saying, and he remembered she was from an alternate reality. He decided to look up her debriefing she got. “So Major, when do you ship out?” Sam asked.

“Tonight, enough time for the shakedown cruise the Tomcat will be doing,” Donovan said.

Sam nodded and watched Donovan stand and stretch “My task here is done, Mr Ambassador. I will take my leave and gather my gear together,” S’arila said and walked to the door. She stopped and looked back as Sam spoke.

“Major, what was your exact motive for helping my daughter this day?” he asked her was curious, and this question was long overdue.

With a sad smile, “For the memory of someone I once knew, your daughter has a future where I come from her future was cut short. Good day to you, Sir,” Donovan said cryptically and was gone, leaving them to ponder her words. Then it hit them who she was on about.

“What was she on about, Dad?” John Somers asked; he was home on leave from Utopia Planitia, where he was one of the engineers there.

“Major Donovan comes from an alternate reality that is vastly different from this one, and the person she is referring to is another version of Alex; obviously the Alex she knew died in some action,” Sam answered, more determined than ever to read her arrival transcripts now.

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Major S’arila Donovan [P: Somers]
SFMC
USS Tomcat

Colonel (Retd.) Samuel Somers [P: Somers]
Ambassador to Kronos

Lieutenant John Somers [P: Somers]
Engineering Officer
Utopia Planitia - Mars

 

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