The ship came closer and closer to the station and with each passing minute the tension on board of the station rose higher.
Finally it was close enough for them to recognise the emblem on its side.
It was the crest of the Vermont's.
-I know it's against the rules but which family sent you here?
Alice asked Tommy.
-Its ok I don't see any harm in telling you,it was the Hendersons.
He answered.
-Why? Is that important?
-Yes it is.
Answered Simon.
-You see the only people that they take are the ones sent here by their clan.
So you are safe since they are from the Vermont clan.
-You,me and Alice are ok, they didn't come for us but those that were sent here by their clan will have a hard time calming down until it's all over.
Simon's words were true,when it was possible to distinguish which family had sent that vessel,most of the people calmed down a little.
However it was getting obvious who was sent here by the Vermonts, they were in near panic not knowing who would be taken away this time.
It took the ship another two hours to dock with the station and soon after 6 people in power armor came to the central area and all of them had the same crest on their right shoulder plate.
Everyone was present. Even the people that scarcely showed themselves were here.
The leader of the power armored group came forward.
-We are here for Robert Chen.
That was all he said.
A moment later a man came forth,Tommy recognised him from the dock.
When Robert came before the armored soldier,two other men came forth and cuffed his hands behind his back.
After that they left.
A few minutes later everyone saw the ship leaving.
Tommy was shaking from anger but it was just like Simon told him there was nothing he could do to help the man.
The next day life on the station got back to normal .
Tommy did everything like usual with the exception of getting ready to bring in the shuttle to dock 2.
He and Simon went to talk with the guys responsible for towing in the ships and explained to them which ship to tow in and that they needed to put it deeper inside the dock so they could set up the generator again.
They agreed even stating that having to tow one ship with two harpoons will make it easier to maneuver the ship into place.
The time flew by and soon there was nothing left of the second fighter.
With the empty dock. There was a two day pause in getting more ships and the reason was that they dismantled the two ships faster than anyone predicted.
For Tommy that just meant more time to read the archives and look through the station schematics atop of his daily training.
Two days later Tommy and Simon with the help of 4 other men disconnected the generator and loaded it up on the grav-cart just to be sure that it won't get sucked into space when the door opens.
During those two days Tommy noticed that the majority of the people in the blue section stopped distancing themselves from him, some even came to him to ask for help with some minor tasks.
There were some that still didn't want anything to do with him but he didn't care.
When everything was ready the process of getting more ships started again the difference was that this time it took longer than before.
But a few hours later all the ships were inside,dock 1 hosted another two fighters,and in dock two rested a medical shuttle they wanted.
Alice was almost drooling while looking at the 75 meter long 35 meter wide and 20 meter high vessel which occupied only a small portion of the dock it was placed in..
Unfortunately for her it took time to thaw out the ships that spent years in the cold vacuum of space.
She waited this long, she could wait another day or two.
Was what she said when Simon teased her about her excitement.
Alice of course, didn't forget to call the first dibs on any medical materials inside.
Which earned her a round of laughter from her two companions.
The time went fast and after the next two days the ships were ready to be dismantled.
Most of the people started to work on the fighters while Simon,Tommy and the four men that helped them to remove it,got the generator back in place and getting the cannons charged..
Alice on the other hand went to see if there was some medical equipment or supplies left inside the shuttle.
When the men finished their work and were on their way back they found Alice waiting for them sporting the biggest smile they have ever seen.
-Gentleman. I'm going to need your help in getting all the supplies back to the Med-bay.
She said just barely containing her happiness.
-This bad boy is full of goodies,they left everything inside there medicines and equipment and the best of all there is an unpacked,brand new medical scanner in the main cargo bay.
She was so excited that she squealed the last sentence.
All of the men looked at each other and started to laugh so hard that some of them had tears in their eyes.
It was comical to watch her trying to keep her cool and at the same time squealing like a teenager that just received her dream present on her birthday.
Looking at them almost rolling on the ground from laughter got her angry and she started yelling at them to stop while stomping her foot.
All she accomplished was to make them all laugh even harder.
Frustrated with it all she crossed her arms on her chest and with a pouting expression on her face she said.
-Let's see if you'll be laughing the next time you're injured or sick.
That statement worked like a bucket of cold water and the laughter stopped.
They all knew that she was the only medic on the station and pissing her off was not the wisest thing to do.