Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT19-Feb-22 02:15 AM
Wheatley, who had missed this station so dearly, was silently admiring the promenade and how things were almost the same since he left. He had grown to be a ferocious engineer, Lieutenant Commander and local dorky instructor! With a soft sigh, he admired everything around him as a smile grew on his face.
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT19-Feb-22 02:17 AM
They looked around, then finally spotted their husband. “Wheat!” They called joyfully, sprinting over to him.
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT19-Feb-22 02:18 AM
He turned around and he grinned happily, opening his arms. "Hsarr, luv! C'mere!-"
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT19-Feb-22 02:19 AM
They willingly let Wheatley hold them, purring softly. “I missed you,” They grinned.
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT19-Feb-22 02:23 AM
He picked them up with ease, unlike his younger self. Someone's gotten stronger! "Missed you too. How are you doing?? Tell me everythin' you got!"
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT19-Feb-22 02:25 AM
“Well, I’m still trying to install good health habits in the Highlander’s crew,” They shrugged. “Logan keeps nearly killing himself, and then off course I have to fix him,” They recounted, remembering the most recent mission.
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT19-Feb-22 02:27 AM
"Oh, i can imagine how it is. Meanwhile I've always been fixin' up things in the Defiance, even without an arm!" And then... He realized. He had forgotten to tell Hsarr about his arm.
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT19-Feb-22 02:28 AM
“What?” They said, suddenly panicked. “Wheatley, what?” They looked into their husband’s eyes, searching.
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT19-Feb-22 02:30 AM
His gaze lowered to the ground and he sighed, sliding up the sleeve of his uniform and showing his now prosthetic arm. "I... I lost it, during an away mission."
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT19-Feb-22 02:32 AM
“And you didn’t tell me?” They ran their paws down the prosthetic with a sad expression. “Wheatley…”
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT19-Feb-22 02:35 AM
"I didn't want to worry you..." He furrowed his eyebrows. "I knew you were having a wonderful time in your ship, and... It's still very recent. I'm still getting used to it, but work never stops for silly ol' me."
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT19-Feb-22 02:36 AM
They frowned, looking back up at him. “It worries me more that you didn’t tell me,”
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT19-Feb-22 02:37 AM
"I'm sorry..." He sighed heavily. "...for not tellin' you."
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT19-Feb-22 02:39 AM
“What happened, love? And give me more information than ‘an away mission,’ please,” They asked.
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT19-Feb-22 02:43 AM
"I was in a dying planet, helping evacuate what was left of it before it all died. While I was helpin' fix one of the evacuation shuttles, a rock from a nearby cliff became loose and fell right where I was standing, so i tumbled down a ditch and... Another rock fell onto my arm. I still had some tools with me, and i had no choice but to cut it off." He looked down in shame.
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT19-Feb-22 02:47 AM
“I wish I had been there to help…” They sighed, feeling almost guilt that they hadn’t been there, preforming the surgery instead of the Defiance’s CMO.
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT19-Feb-22 10:41 AM
"I'm sorry, luv... I should've told you, but i was so... So scared.." He frowned a little, looking down at his prosthetic.
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT19-Feb-22 02:28 PM
They looked up at him. “All that matters right now is that you’re alive, and we’re together,” They said decisively.
"Yeah... You're right. I'm alive, with you... And there's nothing I wouldn't do to keep it that way."
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT19-Feb-22 02:33 PM
At this, they grinned like a dope. “To bad Starfleet posted us on different ships,” They said, rolling his sleeve down for him.
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT20-Feb-22 02:31 AM
"Too bad indeed... I surely could use someone like you to keep me company down in Engineering!" He joked, smiling a little.
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT20-Feb-22 02:33 AM
“I have a very angrily worried communication planned for HQ,” They declared, holding Wheatley’s hand with their paw.
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT20-Feb-22 02:34 AM
"Maybe that'll teach 'em a lesson. You'll love the Defiance, there are so many wonderful people in there!" He held their paw gently.
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT20-Feb-22 02:36 AM
“I kinda need to stay and make sure Logan doesn’t die, though,” They laughed, shrugging. “Don’t know what he’d do without me,”
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT20-Feb-22 02:37 AM
"I see, well. Maybe i could be stationed at your ship!" Wheatley noted.
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT20-Feb-22 02:38 AM
“I think you’d like Highlander…plenty of warp core breaches for you to handle,” He said, only half joking.
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT20-Feb-22 02:39 AM
"Well, nothin' like a few more to add to my curriculum." He chortled.
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT20-Feb-22 02:42 AM
Hsarr laughed. “Such is the life of a Starfleet officer,” They sighed. “I’m glad we’re back on the station. Do you remember when we met?”
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT20-Feb-22 02:43 AM
"How could I not? I remember i was all awkward, but it was almost like an instant connection. It was definitely something i haven't experienced before." Wheatley replied, sighing softly.
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT20-Feb-22 02:45 AM
“I’ll be honest, you intimidated me,” Hsarr admitted, thinking back. “You are so tall,”
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT20-Feb-22 02:46 AM
Wheatley smirked and stood proudly, crossing his arms. "Runs in the family."
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT20-Feb-22 02:48 AM
“Meanwhile, being tiny runs in mine,” Hsarr said with fake despair. “Tiny and chubby,”
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT20-Feb-22 02:49 AM
"And i love you just the way you are!" He crouched down a little and poked Hsarr's belly, chuckling.
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT20-Feb-22 02:52 AM
“Thanks, love,” Hsarr grinned, rubbing the back of their neck. Their husband was so goofy sometimes.
Lt. Cdr. Wheatley Pendleton | ENGBOT20-Feb-22 02:53 AM
Wheatley got back up again and shuddered a little, his hair puffing up. "Man alive, i didn't realize it would be so cold..."
Commander Hsarr M'ow | MEDBOT20-Feb-22 03:01 AM
“Not a problem when you have fur,” Hsarr teased, shucking off his coat. “Here.”
