Thread: The Navigator (Kolath x Abovetheroses)

Becoming a Navigator was never the original plan for Harper Weston. Growing up the only daughter in a four child home, she had dreams of being a dancer, a ballerina like in the old holo-vids she watched. She'd practiced just like those dancers for hours on end. Until her father and eldest brother died on the front lines. Another brother graduated fighter training and joined the forces shortly after while her last brother left for school leaving her mother and her home alone. It didn't really seem fair that Harper would get to live out her dreams while her brothers would have to fight to give her and her mother a happy life. Yet every time they would call home, all they wanted to see on the video screen was the latest dance move she had been practicing. First dad, then Joe, two years later Trevor, and three years after that Chris was gone. Harper was just a girl and there had been so few of them to actually enter the academy, let alone succeed. But she was the last one left to support her mother and carry on her family name. She had to do something.... Navigation academy was hard. Being singled out because your female made it worse. Not only did she have to meet all she same physical requirements as the men, but she had to prove she was just as smart as them too. What came as a shock to everyone was that she seemed to be smarter. Despite her small stature, Harper managed to keep up physically but once she was in the seat of any ship, her mind just seemed to work wonders. She knew maps and patterns it took others years to memorize. Layouts and maneuvers it took senior pilots years of training to master it took her weeks. Her predictive capabilities landed her the top seat in her class. Her instructors put her through the ringer, as did her classmates. Trying to test her. Find out how she was cheating the system. But she wasn't. She was just damn good. So while her class hated her for it, her instructors started preparing her for more real life situations, more front line hard hitting scenarios. And just like they thought, Harper aced them. Graduating number one, Harper was being shipped off to Minos five as a replacement nav for one of the best fighters in the system. The shuttle pulled into the bay and the men all unloaded. Harper hurried off, her duffel bag slung over the shoulder of her perfectly pressed uniform. She always had to look her best. Especially being a woman in this world. Long golden hair was tied back in a neat bun at the back of her head. Bright azure colored eyes scanned the people milling about on deck. She had no idea who she was looking for. She chewed on her lip nervously as she looked around before she reached into her pocket pulling out a small piece of paper. Walking over to a crewman nearby she cleared her throat. Um excuse me. The man turned around and quirked a brow as he saw her navigator uniform when he looked down at her petite frame. Yeah? I'm supposed to be meeting my new partner. A one Marcus Haywood. Do you have any idea where I might be able to find him? She looked up at him hopeful. He scoffed and laughed outright. You have got to be kidding me. You? They sent him you? The other men working around him snickered. Good luck little lady. He gestured with a thumb over his shoulder and didn't say another word. Harper frowned and turned away from them but headed in the direction they gestured.