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***Saturday, March 31, 2068; around 11 a.m. aboard Thunderbird Five***

Callie had marked her calendar for each day she had worked in the International Rescue space station. When she checked off this date, she realized she and John would return to Earth very soon. She started to consider what she wanted to do when she was back on solid ground but mentally shook herself and turned back to her task at hand. She was so busy checking files she failed to notice John walking up behind her.

"Hi, Callie," he said with a smile.

The sudden noise made her jump. "Oh...John, you startled me."

"Sorry, Callie, but I just wanted to remind you to start packing your things. Remember, we're going home in two days."

"I know. I've gotten so used to the instruments and panels around here it won't be easy to make the transition to the noise back on Earth."

"Once you get the hang of it, it'll be a lot easier. Besides, you'll have to deal with the noise of the Thunderbird Three simulator when we do get home."

"That's right. I have to get the controls down if I want to fly Thunderbird Three safely. I'll start putting my things together after lunch, unless you need me for something."

"No, that'll be fine, Cal--I mean, Ursa. Need any help here?"

She shook her head. "Things are going fine right now. I've flagged five transmissions, but none of them have required IR being called in as of yet."

"Good. Keep track of those transmissions, and hope things stay quiet between now and Monday."

Callie became curious. "John, has there ever been an emergency situation during the changeover?"

John rubbed his chin trying to recollect. "Actually, no. We've been awfully lucky there. I guess if something like that were to happen, it would really depend on how long the situation's occurring. If it's just started while we're changing over, the relief will take the call. If it's deep into the rescue, the person on duty will get a little overtime work."

She nodded. "That makes sense. Well, I'm gonna get back to tracking these messages and then pack after lunch."

"Okay, I'll leave you to it. And Callie, you're doing a great job up here. You've been a tremendous help to the team."

She blushed. "Thanks, John. That really means a lot to me, coming from someone who's been up here on-and-off for over three years."

He replied, "What's really great is that with you being part of the rotation to Thunderbird Five, I can start joining in on rescues on Earth more often."

"Yes, you can." Her voice sounded distant.

"Callie, are you all right?"

She snapped herself back to reality. "Oh. Oh, yeah. I'm fine."

"Okay. I'll see you later." John left the control room to attend to various other duties around the station.

******Around 12:45 p.m., after eating lunch******

Callie placed her clothing into her suitcase. Her mind, though, was far from thinking about the clothes. I need to make sure I know all the procedures. I'm doing well for myself, but perhaps I can ask John if I can download the procedures to my computer back on the island. I'll feel better remembering the procedures exactly when it is my turn up here.

She could hardly believe she would go home in less than two days. "It's been a ride up here," she said to herself, smiling. "And in a couple of months, I'll have to take care of everything on Thunderbird Five by myself. I just hope I can live up to the expectations."

She looked at the photo of herself and her family outside their home. "I wish I could tell them what I was really doing. I love you, guys. Hopefully I'll get to see you sometime before I take on the individual duties up here."

After placing the photo in the suitcase, she closed it and was done packing her personal belongings. She next went to the closet and made sure of the clothes she wanted to leave behind.

She opted on three pairs of old jeans and four t-shirts. "That'll be fine. I can use these when I'm not in my uniform. I can't wait to wear it when I get home!"

Completing that task, she left her quarters to find John. "John, I need to make a request."

"Sure, Callie, what is it?"

"Would there be a problem if I downloaded the procedures? I want to review what I've learned here on my computer back home."

John said, "From the island, you should be able to access Thunderbird Five's computers from yours. But, if you want to have it on your laptop when you're away from the island, a download shouldn't be a problem."

It took only a short amount of time to download the information from the hard drive into a data cube. She returned to her quarters to place the cube in a smaller part of the suitcase. "That's it. Now I've got everything I need that's going planetside. It'll be great to be back on Earth, soaking up some sunshine." She suddenly gasped. "Oh, man, the national championship game's on Monday night, and it'll be Tuesday afternoon on the island when I see it. I can relax and watch the game."

Callie left her quarters in a happy mood, as she looked forward to being back on Tracy Island.

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