This was finally it. All the preparing, all the hard work, all the pressure, it finally ends at this moment. Cadet Collins walked the last couple of steps and then, glancing around the corridor, paused one more moment. Funny how, when it finally comes down to it, the nervousness is gone. If only his father could see him, maybe he’d finally make the old man proud. Of course, he knew his mother would be ecstatic. She always was more interested in what Devon was doing, and how he felt, rather than the accolades and position his father always pushed him to get. Not that that was a bad thing, it did help Devon reach beyond his comfort zone, but he always seemed to be in the shadow of his 3 older siblings. Now though, he had finally found his niche. True, it wasn’t in academia like his parents, but that never held much interest for him. Here, aboard the Challenger, he could finally make a difference in the universe, he could prove himself so much more than just the son of the “Two Professors”. All it would take now, is to ring up his new Chief, and see if she could help him grow into the excellent Starfleet officer he felt he could be. Reaching out his hand swiftly, he buzzes into her office. “Cadet Devon Collins, reporting as ordered.”