Karen Chakwas managed the medical needs of the crew. Chakwas was training the younger doctor to take over for her one day when she finally retired. Fo... now, however, there was still a long way to go.Specialist Samantha Traynor joined the crew to take over the duties of Yeomen Kelly Chambers, who now served as the ship's psychologist, helping everyone aboard through their daily struggles. Both were very good at their jobs, though rumors persisted that Miss Chambers in particular provided more.... After going about two hundred miles, the travelers at last found themselves on one of those vast plains which extend to the Atlantic, and which nature has made so propitious for laying the iron road.On the declivity of the Atlantic basin the first streams, branches of the North Platte River, already appeared. The whole northern and eastern horizon was bounded by the immense semi-circular curtain which is formed by the southern portion of the Rocky Mountains, the highest being Laramie Peak.. “Count on us. We’re with you now, even if not before,” Obadiah grinned while about forty or so Black Panthers gathered around us.“Let’s give ‘em Hell!” the Black Panther leader shouted as they began rushing at the surprised and disoriented fascists.“Fuck ‘em all!” another voice shouted as members of the Black Queer Liberation Front joined in the combat.The leader of that group was a very obvious drag queen, not that anyone cared. Her XO was either a bull or butch dyke, I couldn’t be sure which,. Grabbing one of dad's long robes I opened the door a crack and saw my mother as I had never seen her before. Naked, furious, a demon-goddess, tanned skin flowed over firm muscle, large breasts thrust like softly swelling hills from the plain of her chest. Her belly still flat after three c***dren showed a sculpted grace that an athlete would envy. Her face was flushed, her hand raised to deliver another blow to my fathers already red cheek. Tears ran down her face as she cried out again to him.