USS UNICORN

Mission 4 -- A Whiter Shade of Pale

Councillor for the Defense

USS Unicorn - Devroy's office
Orbit around Pale - just before the Landing
party is beamed down.
ON>>
Lanor is standing out in the corridor waiting patiently as Devroy finishes
off her session with the last of his marines. Lanor hopes the "standard"
checkout is the last remnants of the BIGGS TROUBLE episode he and his men
have been put through. Hopefully the new XO would not be so "concerned"
about the Marines affairs. The door opens and the corporal leaves her
quarters with the typical look a professional soldier that has been dealing
with the touchy feely folks. Lanor flashes him an amused look of sympathy
and the man departs as Lanor walks in for his "routine checkup." That darn
Biggs was really getting a pound of flesh for Lanor's screw up with the
secret shipment. Or maybe considering the fact that Biggs was suspected of
hating Beta Zoids he was killing two birds with one stone. It would
certainly be like the old man to use the Councillor to keep the marines
busy and thus both groups out of his way.
The office was well laid out and was designed to put most people into a
relaxed and comfortable state of mind. Everything was done in soft colors
with rounded edges. Devroy is sitting relaxed in her chair by the couch
where her patients were suppose to sit or lay he supposed. Lanor preferred
a chair next to the coach and noted Devroy's smile. Either she had
predicted that move, he thought, or she was reading him he and he wasn't
sure which.
Devroy: softly "Welcome Captain, or should I call you Major?"
Lanor: "Call me Dyral, were not in each others chain of command so there
isn't any reason we can't be friendly." he said with a smile.
Devroy: "OK then, Dyral. You have been... shall we say agitated lately and
I was wondering what you had to say about that." She gently reached
forward with her mind to get a reading from him and was a little surprised
when she almost missed his mind. It was a complete blank. He was there
when she concentrated but he was obviously very deliberately not thinking
or feeling anything. She could probe and probably break through but he
would most likely notice if he had this kind of control.
Lanor: "I don't think you really want to hear about this since it concerns
Cmdr. Wayne, still you asked for it. It appears that I am the only one
concerned about the fact that Commander Wayne is behaving strangely and I
have been told repeatedly in no uncertain terms that I am to stay out of
it. This frustrates me of course but like the old saying goes, 'You can
lead a Denebian Slime Devil to water but you can't make him sluzzle."
Devroy: "I notice your trying to block your feelings from me. Any
particular reason behind it?"
Lanor: smiling "Of course, you haven't asked permission yet. And to be
honest I am not at all sure I am going to let you. As psychologists go I
haven't been very impressed with you so far. I realize your a good person
and you are probably very new to the job to have been assigned to this ship
but you cracked way to fast when dealing with Mr. Wayne. And as someone
who is suppose to be looking out for the welfare of the ship you have been,
shall we say 'easily manipulated?"
Devroy: was a little surprised at the calmness and the polite tone coming
from her latest patient. It seemed that the whole ship knew about the
incident with Biggs, but given her running through the halls crying she
couldn't blame them for that. Now however, instead of being berated for
hurting Mr. Biggs after his incident with the Krazzle she was being berated
for NOT going after Mr. Wayne with everything she had. Life was truly not
fair. She sat up straight and looked Major Lanor right in the eye, "I have
had just about enough of that sort of talk. I do my job and I do it well
and if you don't like it you can just go to ......."
Lanor: smiled as he interrupted, "Easy Doc, it seems you do have a little
life left in there after all. OK, if it means that much to you I'll let
you have a peek. But keep it to yourself."
Devroy: with a touch of skepticism, and realizing she had been manipulated
into getting upset, reached out with her mind and this time had no trouble
finding her target. She probed very gently at first and then deeper. It
seemed that he had no awareness of her at all but was in fact very calm.
There was a deep underlying concern/worry that was focused at the situation
surrounding Biggs and the Capt but it was ... well ordered. It was the
best she could describe it. The only other time she had experienced
anything remotely like it was when she had scanned a Tibetan monk. Lanor
wasn't nearly that calm but he was close. "It seems you are concerned with
more than just Mr. Wayne. Care to explain?"
Lanor: hesitant, "To put it simply I have to wonder why the Captain is
allowing this to continue. Then there is the whole Pale operation. From
what I read of Dr. Wakakoe's files the disease isn't that big a problem.
The full scale immunity shot protects the crew and only the three people
actually affected need to have worried. Of those only Kira really had a
problem and that was because the EMH insisted on treating her improperly.
Now every 28 days the Capt has most of our officers in the sickbay under
quarantine. With Harsh and Wakakoe's death, something the Captain hasn't
ordered investigated, that leaves us seriously undermanned once a month.
Now he is sending the untested Krazzle down to a planet of pirates alone to
make a treaty. So yeah, I think there is a little something to be worried
about. Especially since the last few people to come from Dante base have
been Krazzle spies."
DevRoy: light beginning to dawn, "That explains a lot of strange things, I
never considered. Why did the Captain refuse my transfer and suddenly
refuse any further investigation of Mr. Wayne. Why does the normally
pleasant Mr. Wayne suddenly drive me away using a form of telepathic rape?
He drove me away because he wanted to hide something. He did it
deliberately so I would want to avoid him. How did the Krazzle commando get
on board? What was he after? Why is no one investigating it? The Captain
and Mr Wayne are to closely wrapped up together not to be involved in
something. I think I need your help. I need to read the Captain and find
out what is going on. I don't think we can get away with this on Mr. Wayne.
The Captain is the weak point...he has to know what is going on. How can we
do this without him realizing that I am involved? Your point on J'Min is
just as accurate. If he is a plant then sending him in alone to make
contact with his masters is just what he would like. He obviously could not
get a message out through Scan Net but this little trip is great for him."
Touches Lanor's leg. looking at the handsome Marine closely, "What is
happening on this ship?"
Lanor: not really noticing the touch as he is busy guarding his thoughts
and trying to figure the Biggs puzzle, "I don't know but if your really
willing to find out. You may not like the answers. If you decide to pursue
this we need to go about it with extreme subtlety. I have all the
attention focused on me but that doesn't mean they are going to stop
looking at everybody else. Be very wary of the Capt, he pulled that new XO
in to fast and she is obviously an old friend of his. There is no telling
what else he has up his sleeve and he would probably be upset if he notices
your scan."
DevRoy: smiles at the major, "You forget, I do have the authority to scan
anyone on this ship that I think poses a threat to the safety of the ship
no matter what the Captain orders." She gets a vindictive look, "And that
also includes our suspicious Mr. Wayne. If we are going to accomplish
anything we are going to have to start working together as a group.
Obviously Mr Wayne and the Captain are working together on whatever it is
they are working on. This new XO may or may not be in on it. Who else is on
our side and what's the plan? Your the Marine leader?" Smiles a truly
beautiful smile and Lanor suddenly becomes painfully aware that the lonely
and outcast Dr. might be attracted to him. He has no desire to drive away
the brunette but is also painfully aware that the redheaded and fiery
Sanders might not like the competition. Still he needed allies in his
battle to get to the bottom of the security problems on this ship.
Lanor: "We are pretty much on our own right now. The others are suspicious
but to new to the ranks to be willing to challenge the establishment. If
we can come up with something hard to prove our point though they would be
willing to listen. What does it take for you to check someone out without
their noticing, especially Mr. Wayne?"
DevRoy: thinking, "It depends on the sensitivity of the subject. Mr Wayne
has had Vulcan Training and has a pretty formidable defense even as a half
Vulcan. I doubt I can read him unless he is surprised in some way and maybe
not then. I really am quite new to this. I don't know enough about the
backgrounds of the people to know for sure and lately, after dealing with
him I have been reluctant to scan people. Still not everyone can be in that
class and unless the Captain is a "Q" he should be scanable he doesn't have
any special background or protections in this."
Lanor: "You are the chief medical officer correct? Shouldn't you be
able to get into their records to find out their backgrounds? It won't
tell us everything but at least their medical history should be open to you
and that would allow some knowledge on who to check out and who not to."
DevRoy: smiling widely, "You forget after my encounter with Mr Wayne the
Captain barred me from the medical area. He had a new EMH installed and
then appointed Dr. Wakakoe in charge. I am not sure how he did that with
the Doctor killed in that blast, poor man. I guess the Captain doesn't get
around much and doesn't realize Daniel is dead. The Captain himself though
did pull my access. I really liked Daniel he was always so polite and
quiet. I think I will miss him more than anyone else on the ship."
ruefully.
Lanor: sits back looking suspicious again, "I hadn't known. With my time
in the Brig and being run all over creation by Mr. Wayne, I was not aware
of WHY Wakakoe was in the sickbay. I had just assumed he was helping out
with the rare disease." leans forward again, "So it looks like anyone
trying to investigate Mr. Wayne is cut off and outcast in a hurry. I am
still not sure how he has dodged the Star Fleet debriefings. Every rescued
prisoner I have ever seen goes through months of debriefing and pysch
evaluations, especially after the hell he went through. First they refuse
to rescue him and order me to stay out of it. Then they quarentine anyone
involved with the rescue every 28 days for no apparent reason. To top it
off anyone who looks to hard at the case is backhanded. We leave the
starbase in a hurry and pickup strange people halfway to our destination
making a special trip to do so. Now we are orbiting a planet of Krazzle
pirates and we are sending ONE of them down to the planet to 'make
contact.' This looks worse everytime we find a piece of the puzzle."
DevRoy: musing "A lot of this is new information to me. Your right though,
there should have been several FOX debriefings but there were none. Daniel
was also suspicious. Could he have discovered something about Wayne that
got him killed? Why didn't they want to rescue Mr Wayne early? Do you think
he knows they were not planning to rescue him? If they didn't want him
rescued why didn't they come down hard on Lessonar and Kira? I wonder what
that man's reaction would be if we confront him now? Maybe they didn't
demote you because it would have created to much notice? A full scale court
martial at least with all the publicity. Maybe they don't want that.
Remember that Admiral that turned traitor? Maybe they are a part of his
bunch. Do you think we ought to confront Wayne? I don't plan on going alone
and SickBay can be isolated, once we are inside, Frankly I am scared of
that man.
Lanor: "I understand your concern. Do you know what the Captains EMH has
been doing to Kira and Lessonar? It has been keeping Kira heavily sedated
and diagnosing her condition as a paralysis, the fact that she is Chief of
Security, the fact that the EMH GAVE her the paralysis in the first place,
and the final fact that just as Wakakoe was about to cure her he was
killed. I would suspect they have been up to something that requires the
Chief of Security out of the picture. You notice with all the security
problems we are encountering no one does anything even to letting a backup
perform the job? I hate to say it but we should probably put them all on
the suspect list from now on. At least until we can prove they haven't
been altered by drugs and mind conditioning. Which I am sorry to say is the
only reason I can see for wanting them back in sickbay every 28 days.
Moving now may net us something but what would we gain versus letting them
know you are back on the case?"
DevRoy: shocked, "Dyral, Oh My we missed it! The only ones in the Sickbay
are Wayne, Lessonar and Kira and a EMH that Biggs had to have installed
before he went back. He controls the machine and has whatever access he
needs to infect Kira and Lessonar if he has been turned. Daniel might have
been killed because of that. What if Wayne killed them to get them out of
the way and then set off a bomb to cover what he did? The Captain saw a
scenario using his holograph but Wayne could have made that holo anything
he wanted the Captain to see! He could be brainwashing them and reapplying
it every twenty eight days until he is sure it will stick. That man could
have killed Harsh and Wakakoe and every record and witness would swear he
had nothing to do with it!"
Lanor: "Which would explain why the EMH didn't notice the Krazzle that the
Capt saw clearly. You said you MIGHT be able to read him IF he were
surprised? How surprised and do you know of something that could make him
THAT surprised? I am ruling out drugging him and scanning him totally
against his will but only until we have proof."
DevRoy: concerned, "That is the least of my worries. If we confront him and
he gets violent, how could we stop him? If he killed Daniel and George,
what would keep him from killing us as well?
OFF>>

USS Unicorn Sick Bay one hour later
DevRoy and Lanor are just outside getting ready to enter.

ON>>>
Biggs: Door suddenly opens, "Come in I have been expecting you Jarhead, but
I would have thought you could have showed up with better company though
for a sick old man like me. What happened to Sanders, she dump you?"
Lanor: nonplused, "You been playing with Scan Net again I see. Obviously
your not in quarentine like your suppose to be. I supose the EMH has
forgotten to restrain you, 'for your own good' like it has Kira and
Lessonar." He enters the room with DevRoy clinging to his arm in fear.
DevRoy: whispering, "I get nothing from him."
Biggs: quietly, "Ever since your little deal with the shield parts when you
made such an impression on the Admiral and Captain, I told Scan Net to
monitor you fully. I warned you I would be watching. Captain stuck his neck
out for you to keep you from being court martialed. I promised him I would
keep an eye on you. As the XO I was given access to Scan Net until the new
XO comes on board I still have that access. I followed your conversation in
the Councillor's office with a great deal of interest and your preparations
for confronting the mean old traitorous Krazzle agent were pretty
interesting. You both have a vivid imagination. I never saw such a mountain
made out of a molehill. You called me a murderer, I did not kill anyone.
You could VeriScan me using the computer, but then you probably won't
believe it anyway. After all I control the computer, the Admiral, and the
Captain according to you. That sure is allot of action for one engineer to
cover."
Lanor: cold hard smile, "So your still trying to say nothing is going on?
You didn't deliberately give the Counselor a hard time so she wouldn't
investigate you to closely? And this new XO coming on board,is completely
innocent and you forgot to turn off your Scan Net privleges. I would have
forgotten as well considering what is going on around here so I can't
really blame you but it makes it real convenient for you to be watching me
that closely all the time. There is no doubt there is some next level DREK
going on here and after all the Captain's talk of learning to trust each
other, I still
don't see much of it coming back this way. I am supposed to blindly
trust all of you now? Sure, all the evidence is circumstantial right now,
but every time someone tries to investigate it you guys slam the door.
Now why don't I get a warm fuzzy about that?"
Biggs: "You make some good points Kid, you almost remind me of me when I
was your age. As for the Councillor, your right. I also warned the Captain
to get her off the ship because it was to dangerous for her and you to be
around. He ignored me, I guess for his own reasons. He put it down to Beta
Zoid hatred. I don't really hate you girlie it's just that your anti matter
waiting to explode. I wanted her off the ship for her own good.I figured
she would either read him or you would put it together and let her know."
interrupted by DevRoy.
DevRoy: very angry, "YOU MISERABLE, HATEFUL, EVIL OLD MAN, YOUR SCUM! YOU
DID IT DELERBERATELY...." held back and hugged by Lanor.
Lanor: quieting her down, "Careful my Dear, he is just trying to divert
you again."
Biggs: tight smile, "He's right you know. Not that knowing it does you
any good."
Lanor: instantly sensing a veiled threat moves his hand closer to his
hidden phasor as DevRoy recoils surprised. He uses her body to mask his
drawing of the weapon. "The moment of Truth Old Man? Doing it all for our
own good? Isn't the villian supposed to explain all his elaborate plot to
justify his actions before he he does away with his victims?"
Biggs: chuckles, "Still melodramatic, Your to soon son. After that Krazzle
agent got on, I installed scanners to monitor weapons movement based on the
com badges and personnel body scans. Each weapon has to be registered and
carried by the person who owns it or locked down. However, since you been
so suspicious of your old shipmate lately, I have had your stuff under
constant scan. You see I upgraded Scan Net to track it. It just told me you
drew your weapon and armed it a good test and I'll log it as such. I
intercepted the alarm to the security console, not that anyone is manning
it, but you can be sure the Captain is now aware you pulled a weapon again.
He is watching to see what your going to do and how I handle it. He
promised me to give me that chance. Son, you need to stop thinking with
your phasor. It just gets you into trouble. Weapon like that is a last
resort, but that's a Jarhead for you." shakes his head in mock disgust.
Lanor: smiles coldly, "Impresive given your 'weakened' condition that you
have done so much. The fact that you have been locked in here for quite a
while doesn't seem to have slowed you down much either. Next your going to
tell me you hooked the computer into the transporters and you've disarmed
my weapons as I have been standing here."
Biggs: suddenly smiling like the old Biggs,"Well now that you mention it,
No. I didn't really think that much overkill was necessary. I also know
that your phasor and Sarge's aren't standard issue. I ain't sure what you
have done to them so I'll wait before making any kind of overt move like
that until it is necessary. As for my weakened condition, I can do a lot
with a console and some quiet bed time. One of the reasons I am back here
was I was supposed to be on light duty but I overdid it again. I have so
much to get done and very little time to do it. You have been cutting into
my time to much lately. I'll be glad when that new XO takes over. Then you
will be it's headache""
Lanor: "Smart move. However, since we are here for a friendly visit why
don't you go ahead and explain what's going on. Obviously you aren't
expecting me to give up and go away so maybe you can get around to
straightening out this huge misunderstanding." Carefully slips DevRoy's
hypo into her hand. After all medical equipment is not classified as a
weapon, even in Biggs computer.
Biggs: still smiling, "Maybe I ought to tell you and your girlfriend here a
story? Your to tense. Just look at you pacing around and your girlie looks
real scared. You two need to lighten up and take it easy. Sit down, break
out some Panther Sweat, I got a bottle here in the Doc's office somewhere."
EMH appears dressed like a Butler, (Lurch)
Lurch: "You rang Sir?"
Biggs:lightly "Panther Sweat for our guests and find them some confortable
chairs." looks at Lanor, "That is the last time I let an EMH keep me from
saving a shipmate!" glares at the EMH in hatred. "If it hadn't been for
that stupid machine I might have been able to save them."
DevRoy: controlled loathing, "I don't believe you. I have a question
though, you obviously know now that the Captain and Admiral did not intend
for you to be rescued. Maybe you were supposed to escape your Krazzle
buddies later?"
OFF>>

A leave them hangin post.....from those really nasty troublemakers
Biggs and Lanor...hey we love to post problems for everyone, especially US!
Imagine to have to Captian this crew.....

USS Unicorn
Sickbay
ON>>
Lanor and DevRoy have confronted Biggs about his strange behavior hoping to
get answers. Unfortunately, all they have received so far is further
evasions and non commital answers to questions. It appeared that Commander
Wayne was deliberately dodging the answers to sensitive questions and
answering only vaguely any other questions. This made both DevRoy and
Lanor very nervous and more suspicious by the moment.To date he has not
actually denied his misuse of Scan Net and the Capts involvment. The
confrontation has grown more and more hostile as time progresses and
feeling threatened by Biggs, Lanor had drawn his phasor secretly.
Unfortunately, Biggs had modified Scan Net yet again and was immediately
notified of the action. Now, phasor calmly replaced but still armed, Lanor
was pacing the Sickbay looking nervous while trying to check on Kira and
Lessonar who may or may not be under mind control from Biggs.
DevRoy: controlled loathing toward Biggs, "I don't believe you. I have a
question though, you obviously know now that the Captain and Admiral did
not intend for you to be rescued. Maybe you were supposed to escape your
Krazzle buddies later?"
Biggs: serious, "I became aware of that when you and the Jarhead talked
about that before mind peeper. Of course I don't like it, but I understood
the necessity for their actions. If it hadn't been for Lessonar and Kira, I
would have been a dead duck by know. I noticed though you never seemed to
question just how easy the rescue was. Here are two people going up against
a full scale and ready Krazzle special commando base pretty much openly.
Ever wonder why they found it so easy and only saw four Krazzle all the
while they were there? They killed three and the bastige that worked on me
somehow got away."
Lanor: "So to repay them you had the EMH drug them into a stupor. Sounds
like gratitude to me."
Biggs: amused, "If brains were taxed, you'd get a rebate. Give it a rest.
You see a conspiracy in everything. You think I told the EMH to brain wipe
them and drug them? That would be a darn silly thing to do. I ain't no
Doctor and what I know about medicine is Null. While I set the EMH not to
interefere with me, I did not give it any other instructions. I didn't
order Kira or Lessonar back in, the Captain did based on recommendations he
got from sources I am not even aware of and I am not interested in
pursueing.".
Lanor: looking pointedly at the drugged Lanor and Kira. "Yeah, keep singing
that song. Someone might believe you eventually."
DevRoy: not convinced in the slightest. "Then you would have no objections
if we interrogate you with truth drugs? Then if your as innocent as you
say, we can verify your innocence and if were wrong we will apologize."
Biggs: amused and malicious, "You'll to anything to get your jollies won't
you mind peeper. I would have thought you would have learned from the
Major. He didn't want anyone inside his head either. Just becuase I am not
guilty of what you say, doesn't mean I don'[t have thoughts I want kept
private. I gave you a taste of what it was like before, don't tempt me
again. As for truth drugs, you should know that Starfleet command rank
personel are protected from that and brain scan devices. If the Krazzle
couldn't make me spill neither will you. Besides after an interrogation by
those fiends I have no desire to go through it again from my so called
friends!"
Lanor: somewhat sympathetic, "No, even I can't blame you on that one.
However, you can see my point. Lots of suspicious things going on and
nobody explaining anything. A couple of harmless looks get slapped
viciously and a couple of vicious looks get almost ignored. Stuff is going
on backward and your still dodging the questions."
Biggs: still amused, "Some things it is better not to know. For example,
what if you had this really great info and the Krazzle grab you like they
did me? How do we know you won't spill your guts and get allot of people
killed? We don't, but if you don't know it you can't spill it, right?"
Lanor: shakes his head, "Round and round, you can't tell me because you
don't trust me and I won't trust you to tell me what your telling me. With
that reasoning you might just as well not have told the Captain since they
might grab him as well. Hell, according to the logs they have already
tried to grab you again and you know. Yeah, I can see where I would be a
security risk."
Biggs: quiet laugh, "You mix yourself up real good. The Captain has enough
security training not to be grabbed so easy. If you don't know, any secrets
and your actions sure show you don't, then your safe from being grabbed
ain't you? So they went after the guy they know has the knowledge. If they
can almost get to me here. They could have gotten you easy. However, your
going to do the job for the Krazzle yourself. Your snooping might just
unearth the info they want and make it obvious to everyone. With your heavy
handed moving around you might expose to the Krazzle exactly what we don't
want them to see. That is one of the reasons we had to leave the Star Base
so fast. Ever stop to think you and the mind peeper are helping the Krazzle
more than anyone on this ship? We been lenient because we know your
intentions are good, but your timing and curiousity are really fragged up."
Lanor: "Yeah, Situation Normal. another excuse or evasion. You sure are
good at making it sound real though, I'll give you that. OK old man, we
play it your way. I am willing to wait and give you enough rope to hang
yourself." Turns to look Biggs square in the eye, " We have obviously
taken up to much of your time. Have a nice evening." He turns to go
standing sideways against the door jam to let DevRoy leave as he looks back
at Biggs for a full minute, "I really hope your on the level." And he turns
to go.
OFF>>

Post from Lanor and Biggs.....Think it's over? Wait till you see Lanor's
next move.....Biggs, meets his match?

With the Landing Party,
On the Pale near the Baron Sardhin's Palace

ON>>
When last heard from Jmin had rushed from the briefing room. He suspected
that Bigg's had not just been infected by the dangerous Panthla but was the
subject of a deep personality overlay that would only become obvious when a
release code had been sent. He suspected that the relase code would only be
authorized by the criminal Lord Skragg through Deitritus. If he could get
to the Minjay Panthla he might be able to control the release. Jmin had not
told the humans that the Panthla were actually a clan within a clan. They
were made up from members of all the clans and usually specially trained.
He had observed the Engineer quietly at some length. If Bigg's was the
subject of such an overlay it would not be obvious to Federation Science.
While they might be good at it the Krazzle were experts and it was one area
of Science in which they surpassed the Federation. J'min was sure that even
Bigg's would not be aware that he had been compromised like this and would
supply his own reasons, that would be perfectly logical even to himself. So
far the engineer had given away nothing. His observations were cut short
but the request from Acey to report to the Transporter. Here he found the
Captain, DevRoy, and two security guards waiting for him.
McAllister: impatient, "About time Mr. Jmin. I don't know where you have
been, but you are supposed to be getting us ready to confront this Baron
Sardhin. We are supposedly here for an antidote to this disease. I hate to
admit it but Biggs might have been right. We need a Doctor on this away
team for several obvious reasons. However, I am hoping Counsellor DevRoy
will be able to fill in. I had been counting on Doctor Wakakoe but he died
when that Commando got on board."
J'min: "Yes, Sir, my apologies for keeping you waiting but I had to make
contact with the Baron before beaming down. He states he is ready to
receive us when you give the word." He gives the coordinates to the
transporter chief and takes his place on the platform."
McAllister: still irritated, "Energize." A short while later they appear in
a courtyard of a PDC (Planetary Defense Construct) which has obviously seen
better days. They are facing a ring of weapons pointed directly at them and
realize that any type of action or movement will get them killed long
before they can be beamed out. Two experienced Krazzle quickly remove the
parties equipment, com badges, and run scanners over the party to insure
their were no hidden or surgically embeded items as well.
Jmin: angry, looks at the Baron whoi is standing nearby studying his
polished claws, "What is the meaning of this? Have you now Honor?" DevRoy
and McAllister watch with interest.
Sardhin: chuckles, "You are a criminal and you ask me this? I can do with
you as I will. I heard that Lord Skragg has placed a price on your head. It
is rumored that he might let the one who turns you over to him have the
prize of raiding in Federation Space. How much more will he reward me if I
give him four other Federation spies as well?" Turns to the Captain. "Your
quarters will be most uncomfortable until I can contact Lord Skragg's
destroyers in our system. Currently due to a misunderstanding with the
mighty Lord Skragg, our communications units are out. I will have to wait
until they achieve orbit. You will then be transferred to them."
McAllister: cannily, "The Federation makes a bad enemy Baron. We can offer
much more than your Lord Skragg and you will be more likely get the chance
to enjoy it. Why not hear me out? Surely you are not so afraid of us that
you could not listen to a good deal?"
Sardhin: laughs in compliment, "Excellent ploy Captain. I almost believe
you. Rumor has it though that you and your new XO are from the Federation
Security Unit known as FOX. Surely you do not think that I am so stupid as
to trust you? When I uncovered the information that Lord Skragg was looking
for you and had offered a large reward, I used my spies with the Purmar to
get all the information on your ship and crew that I could possibly lay my
hands on. I am not stupid enough to give you any chances. " To the guards,
"Take them away. They are to be held under the strictest and tighest
security possible. If they escape your heads are mine." Manacles for hands
and feet were produced and the prisoners were quickly linked together and
taken deep into the construct blindfolded. They had no idea where they
went, but when the blindfolds were removed they were in a pitch black room
with heavy metal walls and a door. The little ventilation was only six
inches around and there was no furniture. The room was damp and smelled of
fungus and the squeaking of small rodents could be heard. The manacles were
locke to a staple in the floor and the guards left. The heavy door slammed
shut and a heavy bar was placed on it from the outside. Heavy boots could
be heard outside as an unknown number of guards started patrolling.
McAllister: disgusted, "Another fine situation. Anyone have any good news
today?" He was greeted with blank stares and silence from the other four.
OFF>>

Post for my Ole Buddy Jmin....from Biggs.....

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