" Consequences "
(Previous Post was Julian's "Again From The Top")
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Stardate: 60327.1415
Setting: USS ANUBIS, CO's Ready Room
The young woman had once again been alone in her office after having dismissed Lt. Fairborn and the ANUBIS' Avatar following their report on what they had discovered in the Bio Chemistry Lab… or more to the point what they had failed to fail. Through her apprenticeship of the ways of Intel under the tutelage of her life-mate, Sabrina had learned that leaving any sort of traces behind could prove to be fatal to a field operative. Therefore the absence of any trace actually supported the account made by the CsciO, CMO and Cns that they had not been alone in the lab. Although there had been no actual proof of the genetic link of the two women known only as Jaycee and En, the CO had been inclined to believe that they were related to the late ILO.
A faint grin flashed over the young woman's pink lips as she thought that Talia had aunts somewhere on NEW ALEXANDRIA, but that pleasant thought was quickly subdued by the fact that they had not made any attempt to contact them. Actually they had gone out of their way to keep their presence on the base a secret and had even joined forced with David in an effort to prove his innocence. The redheaded woman heavily sighed as she thought that maybe it would have been best if Enaii *had* been an only child.
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Stardate: 60327.1420
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Bridge
The head of the Nausicaan Sec/Tac officer snapped up when he heard the door to the CO's ready Room whoosh open. Ens. Rostov had not expected the young woman to come out of her office so soon after having received the report from the Oltharian, so her unexpected appearance made him wonder as to what the peaceful giant had discovered.
"What is the current location of Ens. Summers, Ens. Mei and Lt. Cmdr. Maya?" The CO inquired of the Sec/Tac officer suspecting that the Nausicaan had the information handy.
"Ens. Summers and Mei are currently in Sickbay… in the CMO's office to be more specific. Lt. Cmdr. Maya has not left the Astrometrics Lab… according to the computer logs she had been conducting an extensive scan of the base, my guess is that she is looking for those women she claimed were in the lab with them." The Nausicaan reported, having obviously been keeping track of the movements and actions of the 3 officers who had gone missing not all that long ago.
"Good luck finding anything… if they are anything like Enaii they could be in the room with her, standing on her foot, and she would not be able to detect them. Anyway, let's head to Sickbay… I suspect that our CMO and Cns are waiting for me to drop the ball on them." The young woman said as she motioned the towering warrior to follow her into the turbolift. There was no real reason for the redheaded woman to request having a security escort but the CO felt more at ease knowing that Nico was by her side, even if only for the company during the journey.
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Stardate: 60327.1425
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Astrometrics Lab
"You know there are more to the ANUBIS than science Labs." The Enaran Marine said shaking his head in utter disbelief. As strange as it might have been, the fact that the Shillian CSciO could always be found in one of the main labs of the ship did make it easy for anyone to find her without having to resort to asking the computer. Maybe that had been the main reason why Pravat had been so worried when he had learned that Maya had been nowhere on the ship.
"I like it here… and by the looks of things… so does he." The Shillian said referring to the miniature primate that the Marine 1st Lieutenant had been so kind in giving. If anything that present had insured that he would always have a reason to visit the CSciO, if only to claim that he was making sure that the animal was doing well.
"Still trying to find a way to *cure* our CEO?" The Marine sarcastically inquired, not one bit convinced that David had fallen under the control of a dead twin brother.
"I am… which is more than those sisters were doing. I mean they were only interested in separating Richard from David so that they could execute justice on the guilty… they cared nothing about how they reached their objective as long as the odds of David's survival were in their favour. There is more to research than reaching your objective… sometimes the cost, or the risks are too high." The CSciO explained as she continued to work, while the little monkey stood on her shoulder and glanced back at the Enaran as if to say that there was nothing either one of them could do about it.
"Speaking of *excessive research* and *costs*… maybe you should take a break before someone finds you on the floor suffering from acute exhaustion. According to my sources you have not had lunch yet." Prav offered as he moved closer, watching the expression on the small primate change as if it understood each and every word that had been said.
"I really don’t have the time… I mean I am *days* away from finding something that might work and unfortunately David does not have the luxury of having that much time." The Shillian countered with, ignoring the hand of the Marine which had gently landed on the opposite shoulder to where the monkey had been resting on.
"I won't argue… but at least give me the chance to bring something to you knowing that you will take the time to eat it." Pravat offered as a compromise, not wanting to leave the room in an angered huff as he had done so many times before.
The CSciO had been ready to turn down the offer when she felt the emptiness of her stomach beg otherwise… up until now the Shillian had done a good job at ignoring her hunger but know that the Marine had made her think about food, even if only for a brief moment, the damage had been done. Half reluctantly and half thankful, Maya accepted the offer made by Pravat hoping that he would bring more than a few trinkets to satiate her appetite.
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Stardate: 60327.1425
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deck 7, Corridor outside Sickbay
As the young woman and her escort made their way down the corridor, the Hirogen who had been assigned as the newest VIPER Pilot had been heading towards them. The CO suspected that Uxtar had gone to check up on the 2 women who had helped make his and Nico's arrival on the ANUBIS a little more pleasant, and this actually pleased Rikar who could see a growing friendship developing… something that would only make the crew stronger during times of crisis.
"Captain… I did not have the chance to thank you for having given me the opportunity to pilot 1 of those VIPERS. I am still struggling through some of the more complex systems that are onboard but I can promise you that I will have everything well under control by the time we head out for our next mission." The Hirogen offered sounding positively proud and sure of himself.
"Given the state of the ANUBIS… I think you will have time to not only become familiar with the systems onboard the VIPERs, but I suspect that you will have more than enough time to rack up more flight simulation time than all of us combined." The redheaded woman replied with, offering the enthusiastic Hirogen a smile that clearly demonstrated that she had been happy to have him as part of her crew.
As the young woman and her escort passed the immobile Hirogen, the Nausicaan sent a playful stand at the ribs of his friend, silently accusing him of being nothing more than a 'suck-up', a message that was clearly received, understood and accepted as an opening for a challenge that would be determined at a later time.
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Stardate: 60327.1430
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Sickbay
The moment the two women saw who had entered sickbay, both of them swallowed hard… the sight of the Nausicaan standing behind the redheaded woman having come across as a sign of doom which luckily the CO was quick to dismiss.
"Relax ladies… I am actually here to tell you that everything is alright. So you can start breathing again." The young woman playfully suggested thinking that maybe she had been a little too hard on her crew in general over the last little while.
"So you were able to find proof of what we said?" Susan inquire, actually sounding surprised that something had been left behind by the strange women who had claimed to be Enaii's sisters.
"Lt. Fairborn and Annie performed a thorough examination of the Bio Chemistry Lab and all of the instruments therein… what they found was 'absolutely nothing'." The CO reported as she moved in further into the office and met the CMO's eyes.
"See… told you… we have lousy luck." The CMO softly growled as she glanced at her friend before returning her gaze to the standing redheaded woman.
"Relax Doctor… them having found nothing was actually a good thing. According to the report that I was handed, no one was in the Bio Chemistry Lab for *weeks*. Since we all know that this was not true, the only conclusion that we can reach was that someone *was* there and that they did a very thorough job at cleaning after them." The young woman explained once again thinking that this had been pretty much the only proof she had required to accept the claim that they had made as to their relationship to the ANUBIS' former ILO.
"So we can get back to work?" Ens. Summers queried, appearing more than ready to tackle the daunting task of discovering a way to help David.
"By all means do… In the meantime I think I will pay our CEO a little visit. Maybe he will be able to tell me more about the two women whom you have spoken of. If they were, as you reported, so bent on reaching Richard, or whatever else is hiding inside of Lt. Dawson, maybe they have already gone to see him." Rikar offered before she left Sickbay with her escort in tow and leaving the Cns and CMO wondering if the CO visiting the CEO had been such a good idea considering that they were on opposite sides of this unlikely conflict.
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Stardate: 60327.1500
Setting: NEW ALEXANDRIA, Section G, Level 1, Corridor leading to Containment Area Alpha
"Captain? What brings you down here?" The half Romulan, half Human ExO inquired, surprised to see the CO and the Sec/Tac officer here on the base and so close to David. Given the obvious animosity that the young woman had openly displayed for the CEO, Serenna had not been overly pleased to see her and her bodyguard here at this time.
"Just came to ask David a few questions." The young woman replied as she made her way past the hybrid clearly indicating that as CO of the ANUBIS she did not need to explain her reasons… especially not to her First Officer.
"Questions? Wouldn't those be better kept for the court-martial?" The hybrid offered as she quickly caught up to the redheaded woman moving down the corridor towards the room where the CEO was being held.
"Relax Commander… these questions have actually nothing to do with the court-martial or even David himself. I am just curious to know if he received the visit of a couple of women claiming to be Enaii's sisters." The CO explained, glancing only for a brief moment at the half Romulan. Half Human woman who had come to stand by her side.
"The only person who has been in to see David has been Lt. Cmdr. Abigail Ryan… no one else, not even me, has been in the room for the last several hours." The ANUBIS' ExO explained, not really buying the excuse given by her immediate superior… normally Serenna would never have questioned the motives or reasons, but right now the hybrid could not bring herself to full trust the CO… especially when it concerned David.
"Commander… if you are so worried about what I may do to David, you are more than welcomed to come in with me… I will even instruct Ens. Rostov to stay in the corridor if it will make you feel better." The redheaded woman suggested, immediately prompting the ExO to glare at the Nausicaan.
With a sly smile on her pink lips the CO of the ANUBIS requested from the guard on duty to open the door to the room where Lt. Dawson was being held. As the door opened the young woman motioned her escort to stay where he was and to wait for their return, but when Sabrina turned back she saw a look of puzzlement engraved on her ExO's features. Quickly turning to face the open doorway the redheaded woman looked into the room and found it to be empty.
"Where is he?!?" Sabrina demanded of the security guard who appeared to be as puzzled as everyone else.
"He was in there less than half an hour ago."
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Stardate: 60327.1500
Setting: NEW ALEXANDRIA, Section G, Level 5, Docking Port 3
The last thing David could remember was that a strange transporter beam had enveloped him and brought him here… wherever here had been. The transport had felt like nothing the engineer had ever felt before, but that had been the least of his concerns… what was currently on the CEO's mind was that the hissing sound he could hear resembled the noise made by the air contained in an enclosed room being bleed into the vacuum of space.
Through his blurred vision and using what little amount of strength he had at his command, the engineer tried his best to reach the nearest control panel but to his great dismay his efforts proved futile. As large and strong as he had normally been, David had somehow been rendered as weak and helpless as a newborn child. Using what strength he had, the CEO turned his attention to one of the two doors he had identified as being in the room and saw something that chilled his blood more than the prospect of death itself. What he saw, or at least what he had believed he had seen, had been the eyes of the ANUBIS' ILO looking at him through the small circular window… waiting for him to die.
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Sabrina Jones {sabrina_sweet@hotmail.com}
Captain Sabrina Rikar
Commanding Officer
USS ANUBIS, NCC-18501
"We are Grey, we stand between the Candle and the Star, between the
Darkness and the Light" 2005 post #454
-Entilza Delenn, Babylon 5
