The Next Generation

[Lady Jenn]

"Thank you," she said, smiling faintly as she rested against the plane, closing her eyes slightly.

[Lawshenk]

" not sure it is in me"

[Lady Jenn]

"If I was your age, stuck on a plane with a powered down drone and someone groggy from painkillers I'm not sure I'd be handling it as well as you are."

[Lawshenk]

" doesn't make me a hero besides I was on one solo not so long ago "

[Lady Jenn]

"Yeah, but..." she started feeling nauseous, but tried to steady herself. "You didn't have a potential medical emergency on board at the time."

[Lawshenk]

“ I haven’t this time “ she looked at her

[Lady Jenn]

"Well at this rate you might," she said, lying down on the seats. "I'm just going to sleep...tell me when we reach our destination."

[Lawshenk]

Jenn sighed and let her sleep, the plane eventually landed and rather then wake her instant Jen went inside " So sorry " she said as she entered " kinda need help Now!"

[Lady Jenn]

"What kind of help?" Marla called out from the kitchen, where she was making food. "If you just flew here solo then I'm guessing not 'Can I borrow a cup of sugar?'"

[Lawshenk]

" Katya is on the plane every one else is gone"

[Lady Jenn]

"Jenn, go get Katya," Marla said, the other Jenn heading out of the house. "Tell us everything you know, we need to avoid rushing in unprepared when there are so few of us."

[Lawshenk]

" greenie came out, I know very little " she said " but the driod it might know more "

[Lady Jenn]

"It might be a bit late for that," the other Jenn said, carrying Katya into the house. "She's out of it, the droid seems to be powered down and I can see no way to switch it back on. Looking at her injuries though there must have been some kind of battle recently."

[Lawshenk]

Jen looked at her " got a screwdriver?"

[Lady Jenn]

"I'll have a look," the other Jenn said after lying Katya on the sofa, Marla taking a closer look at her.

"I can't tell what are fresh injuries and what are old battle wounds," she said, frowning. "Although it's admittedly easier with her passed out like this."

[Lawshenk]

" that's true " she joked " so opinionated" she left the room and returned moments later with the driod

[Lady Jenn]

"Was she complaining of any problems?" Marla asked Jenn. "Anything that seemed at all concerning to you?"

[Lawshenk]

" no" no she smiled " though she is not the hero I thought she was "

[Lady Jenn]

"It's just..." she said, putting a hand to Katya's head. "Jenn, can you get my a wet cloth?" she asked, trying to sound less worried than she felt. "This is where I wish we had a trained medic in the house."

[Lawshenk]

She looked at her " is it that bad?"

[Lady Jenn]

"She seems healthy," Marla replied. "She should at least be sat up having a conversation with us, so the fact she isn't is more than a little alarming."

[Lawshenk]

“ she’d given up “

[Lady Jenn]

"I need to get something," Marla said, standing up. "Keep an eye on her, there's something I need to check on."

Just as she ducked out of the room the other Jenn reappeared, a whole toolbox in her hand.

"Well, I've only got to mess with the tech of the most advanced robot builder I've ever met," she said, letting out an embarrassed laugh. "This should be an absolute breeze."

[Lawshenk]

“ allow me “ she walked over to the droid “ enable boot protocolor I’ll get angry “

[Lady Jenn]

The robot remained motionless, causing the other Jenn to swear under her breath.

"There are two possibilities, and I can't decide which is worse," she said as she managed to open a panel at the back of the robot's head. "Either Andre is so far away he's outside his own transmission range, or he's..." she paused. "Let's not say anything like that until we have a reason to do so."