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==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Catch and Release== | |||
===by Scott Lusby=== | |||
SD: 2261.018 | |||
Timeframe: immediately after Andy's post "The Gang's All Here" | |||
Setting: Spaceport, New Detroit | |||
Gar Th'elenth knew right where the Romulans- and Doctor Sahen- were. He | |||
could smell them. | |||
Problem was that a dozen Klingons just beamed down in between him and his | |||
prey. | |||
However, they appeared to be armed primarily with bat'leths which, while | |||
ferocious in close quarters, was not especially terrifying from a distance. | |||
"Leave it to a Klingon to bring a bat'leth to a gun fight," he muttered as | |||
he took aim with his phaser and fired, in rapid succession. Six shots, five | |||
down and one winged. Another quick shot and winged one was stunned too. | |||
The other six, however, as Klingons do, charged him. He could have stayed | |||
and fought...but chances were good he'd not get them all before they reached | |||
him. So, he ducked behind the bulkhead again, and back down the maintenance | |||
corridors. | |||
He planned to double back around behind the Klingons and surprise the | |||
Romulans...if he could get tot hem before they either killed Sahen or beamed | |||
him off-planet. | |||
Gar pushed deeper into the bowels of the spaceport, following the scent of | |||
his prey, phaser drawn and ready. | |||
Suddenly, the aroma spiked in his antennae and his nose- Sahen was close. | |||
A second later, he heard Sahen's captors speaking. He knew enough Vulcan to | |||
guess that it was Romulan being spoken, but he wasn't fluent enough to | |||
understand what they said. | |||
**It doesn't matter,** he told himself. **You're not here to talk.** | |||
Gar popped out from behind a baggage dolly, and stunned the two guards | |||
restraining Sahen, and then two others guarding the flanks. The rearguard, | |||
however, grabbed Sahen, and, pulling him tight, aimed a disruptor at Sahen's | |||
head. | |||
The Andorian walked forward into the open directly towards the Romulan and | |||
Sahen, phaser pointing straight at the last Romulan's face in a classic | |||
tow-handed grip. | |||
The Romulan spoke. "Drop your weapon or Sahen dies--" | |||
Gar fired, and before he could finish his sentence the Romulan soldier was | |||
down on the ground, unconscious. | |||
Gar moved forward and grabbed Sahen's arm. "Welcome to Arcturus, Doctor | |||
Sahen. If you will come with me, please, I'll escort you to safety." | |||
The Andorian quickly keyed his wrist communicator as he led the doctor | |||
towards the rear of the baggage sorting area. "Gar here- I have Doctor | |||
Sahen. Where are you guys?" | |||
"Don't move, Gar." | |||
The Star Fleeter stopped short; he found himself staring down the barrel of | |||
an Andorian-model phaser, close enough to his face for him to notice it was | |||
set to kill. | |||
And it was in the hands of the one person he felt certain, at this moment, | |||
wanted him dead at least as much as Doctor Sahen. | |||
"Thank you for bringing Doctor Sahen safely to me, my dear," Avae Zh'sharav | |||
said with a smile that only looked disturbingly evil to Gar at the moment. | |||
As she took his phaser from him, he held his hands up over his head, palms | |||
out. | |||
**Where the hell is the cavalry?** he wondered. | |||
<<NRPG>> | |||
Just adding my part to this little game here... | |||
I think there's still some Romulans around, and probably an angry Klingon or | |||
two, maybe a humiliated Klingon... | |||
...but I'd REALLY appreciate it if someone would find me. Even if it is | |||
Commander Compass. | |||
Respectfully Submitted, | |||
-- Scott Lusby | |||
/\ LCDR Gar Th'elenth | |||
Chief Engineer | |||
USS HOOD NCC-1703 | |||
AND | |||
Avae Zh'sharav | |||
Am-Tal Operative | |||
STAR FLEET: ORIGINS | |||
==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Day at the Office== | ==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Day at the Office== | ||
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==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Don't Press Your Luck== | ==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Don't Press Your Luck== |