John nodded. If everything went as they expected, then they should be there and back within a few hours. "All right then. Let's get going."
Returning her kiss, he grabbed his pack before following her and the kids out of the quarters. Luckily Fred was able to catch Chases before he went running off towards the Jacksons quarters.
"Chase," he said, looking down at him.
"Sorry, Daddy," he said as they continued on to the daycare and school.
After they asked Aislinn and Natalia to keep an eye on Chase, they headed to the locker room to get their equipment for the mission, then to the bay. Sitting down, John went through the pre-flight check before telling Operations that they were ready to go. Within a few minutes, they were flying through the Gate to P-5674.
"All right, the source of that energy signature we picked up from the MALP is...there," John said. "I'm bringing us down toward it for a fly-by scan. Let me know if you need me to get closer."