Shall they be worthy?

Posted on Wed Feb 5th, 2020 @ 7:34pm by Brigadier General Kaden Ross

1,315 words; about a 7 minute read

Mission: Episode 103 - In The Darkest Days...
Location: Various
Timeline: MD3

~ Location of the Chalice ~

Having rested Freya emerged from the tent and was greeted immediately by curious natives of wherever this was. Her guide soon reappeared, "I hope you are rested, we have prepared a feast in honour of your return, as it was written so it has come to pass."

"May I see the writings?" Freya looked at her guide curiously. "I wish to see what else they have foretold."

Her guide nodded and lead her to a large gathering, it seemed that everyone had donated something to the mass of fresh foods arranged. "Please choose what you would like, you must eat. Once you are finished I will take you to see the scrolls."

~ Meanwhile ~

Kaden sat on a cargo container in the cargo bay ever since Freya had been taken he hadn't spoken to Vox or Varena since. Instead, he had left the bridge and came straight to the items Kaden had Vox bring on board.

Pulling out his PADD Kaden brought up a picture of Freya and set it up against the bulkhead next to him. Opening one of the containers Kaden began to assemble a phaser rifle attaching the receiver to the butt stock then the barrel to the receiver. Before finally attaching a photon grenade launcher onto the rifle. Whoever took his woman they was going to pay in blood.

~Bridge~

"I wonder if we are actually looking at Taroonah. " he uttered. Vox turned to Varena "I am worried about Kaden" Vox stated. "I know he's worried about Freya, we all are, but there isn't much we can do till we reach the co-ordinates." He added. "Speaking of which." He said turning back to the console. He taps in co-ordinates and engages the long-range sensors. He brought up the image on the viewscreen

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"I wonder if we are actually looking at Taroonah. " Vox uttered.

“Perhaps” Varena nodded. She wasn’t a woman who was used to the softly, softly approach. “We’ll find that one out when we get there. All I know is, I’m going prepared for the worst.”

"You usually do Varena. " Vox replied. He taps the console." OK, the ship is now in full auto-pilot so I am going to find Kaden to see if he is ok and also because I think he requires his medication that Freya normally helps him with." Vox then left the bridge.

"Tenaran, locate Kaden for me please."

#Kaden is in Cargo bay 1 on deck 3#

"Thank you." Vox replied. He was soon there and opened the doors.

"Kaden, are you in here?" He shouted.

There was no reply just a loud clicking noise as if someone had just loaded their weapon in the distance.

"I know you're in here Kaden, Tenaran doesn't lie and neither does your combadge. I'm pretty sure you need your medication and so I am here to help. We are all worried about Freya and we are moving as fast as my ship can possibly go without blowing any vital parts. So let me help you and work together. " Vox pleaded with Kaden.

A crate slid out from nowhere for Vox to use to sit on. "Come take a seat." Kaden replied.

"Sure" Vox replied taking a seat on the crate.

Kaden had been busy placing photon grenades onto his armored tactical vest when Vox came looking for him. Truthfully he had no issues with the guy just right now he felt lost unsure what to say or do. Kaden's only concern was finding Freya and hope she was okay. Especially their unborn child cause if he found out something horrible happened to both of them Kaden had no idea what to do.

"Your worried, I can tell. We are doing all we can to get to the coordinates, which incidentally, looks like a very forest lush class M planet. Possibly the fabled Taroonah. Do you need to take any medication at all before we reach the planet?" Vox asked.

Kaden didn't realize it was time for his injection he was so worried about his Freya. "Yeah, I have to take that everyday you need to monitor my heart make sure it don't stop." He said extending his arm out.

"Where's your medication?" Vox asked. "Also, the ship's computer can monitor your heart rate when I administer your medication." He added

Kaden handed Vox his kit of hypos filled with the medication he needed. "Thanks for doing this Freya is always charge of doing it for me since is a certified medic and well...able to respond quickly should anything go south." He said.

"Tenaran, please monitor the heart rate of Made. As I administer his medication and be on standby with the medic hologram." Vox asked.

#Understood# the computer responded.

Vox administered the medication. All went well.

" You feeling okay?" He asked.

Kaden shook his head. "Physically? Yeah, but Mentally..." He trailed off his anger swelling up inside him whoever took Freya was going to pay if anything happened to her or the baby. "Sorry, Rae, I feel lost right now."

"I understand. I wish I could say she's safe but I don't know. What I do know is we will get there soon and we will find her. Trust me." Vox said

Kaden took his phaser rifle and set it on top of the crate it came in. "I do trust you, Rae, just you had hosts who were in love in the past right? So I am certain you know what I am going thru right now." He replied turned to face him better.

"Absolutely," Vox replied

Kaden walked over and sat down next to him interlacing his fingers. "I never did thank you by the way." He looked Vox in his eyes. "For looking after Ariana back there during the last attack on 400. You do know she and I have a special past between right?"

"Thanks but it's not necessary really and I knew there was some connection between you but wasn't sure what the deal was. " Vox replied.

"We were lovers before I met, Freya." Kaden replied.

"Oh I see. She is quite a lovely lady. " Vox replied.

Kaden smirked at the Trill playfully smacking him on the back. "That she is, but you are not a bad fellow yourself. Although I can't say much for your lady friend she did try to rob my wife's family. Not to mention nearly start a war with the Sau'Vik."

"Thanks. But Varena, there's a woman who is both amazingly attractive but also equally troublesome. How she keeps out of prison I don't know. It was such a long time since I heard from her, that's where I thought she was. " He laughed.

Kaden chuckled a bit himself he understood how Vox felt. "Well, women certainly are amazing as they are a handful." He certainly was starting to feel somewhat better. "Rae, thanks for coming down to check on me I guess it's good to have someone to talk to right now."

"Not a problem. We will arrive at the coordinates in approximately 4 hours but it will be the middle of the night there. I think the planet might be Taroonah. So I think we should perhaps wait till daylight before venturing down." Vox replied.

Kaden nodded as he leaned forward resting his large arms on his knees. "Understood, easier to see our surroundings in case of encountering hostiles. But I just hope Freya is okay where ever she is." He told him.

"We can only hope" Vox replied.

~ Meanwhile on the Planet ~

Freya had requested to be shown the scrolls, having eaten she was taken to a chamber where the scrolls were displayed. She was surprised to find them written in Earth Standard and even stranger that they mentioned Venus having a companion, a man with spots....

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