Chapter 2- The Launch
"Does everyone have their imaging device?" Scott asked Kitty and Jean before they entered the launch pad area. "Do they work?" they both nodded that they did and headed for the shuttle. The professor had told them what they should expect since none of them had ever been in space before. Scott carried the device that they would place on the station in orbit. "Okay everyone ready?" Scott asked them before they entered.
"As ready as we'll ever be," Jean told him and he smiled at the comment.
"Kitty?" Scott asked.
"Okay, let's just do this and get it over with."
"Okay then, let's go." They entered the shuttle and took their places and waited for the other astronauts to take their seats. As soon as the crew was all onboard and strapped in they started a full systems diagnostic. It checked out that all systems were optimal, so the command started the countdown.
"Endevor you have a go in 30 seconds...29..." the countdown continued and the crew braced themselves for take off, especially Scott, Jean, and Kitty.
"Scott," Jean whispered next to her. He looked at her, "Kitty's really scared..."
"It's okay, I think we all are. She'll be fine," Scott told her. They stopped talking and resumed staring at the ceiling.
"10 seconds....9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...Endevor good luck," the contol operater said as they Endevor started its ascent towards the stars.
"This is going to be a long day," Scott said to himself.