Huff! Huff! Huff!
Captain Zoan let out misty puffs of exhausted breaths, her frame angled against the metallic wall of the captain's cabin, the room around her unstable and swaying.
Perspiration oozed from her forehead, as she hyperventilated, her frame trembling slightly from exhaustion, her lips already going blue.
The door to her cabin suddenly swung open as a male crew member staggered in, yelling at the top of his voice… "Captain! Captain! We found it! We've freaking found it!"
The joy and exhilaration in the crew mate's voice was palpable, his excitement worn on his exhausted face, his dull grey eyes darting through the dark cabin in search of the captain's silhouette.
Captain Zoan jerked to her feet, her eyes lighting up and flashing as myriad emotions, relief, excitement, anticipation and many more churned in her heart.
