Uninhabited, the mothership orbited the earth while plans back at Alpha Control were thwarted and reset. The renovated TNI continued to display electrical problems which could not be easily diagnosed. The modern components were fraught with incompatibilities and faulty workmanship. Flash missed the old TNI, and longed for the simple beauty and functionality of the craft which had taken him so far, and with such consistency. 

“This is all wrong”, he said, and abandoned the state of the art technology. Instead, he chose the sister ship to the original TNI, which had been in storage for decades. Refusing assistance from the experts in the aerospace industry, Flash went over the entire ship himself, and christened it the TNI2. 











On the anniversary of man’s first step onto the surface of the moon, Flash took off alone to rendezvous with the mothership which silently encircled the Earth. He couldn’t rely on anyone else.  No one seemed to share his vision, though his crew could be beamed aboard if they chose to join him. Flash felt compelled to go on alone for now, heeding the still, small voice within. After all, it was his birthday. 

Flash carefully approached the Mothership and prepared to dock the TNI2.

Fully docked, Flash opened the hatch and entered the Mothership. Soon, he was underway, and Earth grew smaller behind him.