Calling for Advice

Posted on Mon Apr 19th, 2021 @ 6:33pm by Lieutenant JG Miaxi Etaalu & Lieutenant Xalanth

763 words; about a 4 minute read

Mission: Episode 109 - The Dust Settles
Location: Main Security Office
Timeline: MD3

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Despite the lack of information she had gotten from Zuri, Miaxi thought her fact finding mission had gone well. She had learned a little more Curan Mides - enough to know that she was out of her depth in this situation. Had Xalanth been on the station, she would have gone straight to him with this information, but he was not. She had barely been on the station 26 hours herself, and wasn't sure who else she could ask, so she took advantage of the fact that Xalanth had left his contact details aboard the Ark Royal, and put a call through.

Xalanth was at that moment sitting on his bed watching Fulvia chest rise and fall as she slept. He was worried about her as his body and mind became very defensive and protected over his mates when they were pregnant. Hearing the alert he slowly moved out of the bedroom to his temporary quarters to the computer on the center table. " Hello Miaxi." He said as he opened the channel. " How's the station?"


"The station is good." Miaxi said with a grin. "Some of those on it, perhaps not so much. I'm calling because I need a little advice. I've had interviews with both of the people who were pulled out of cryo, and I have to admit I'm worried."

" What's worrying you my friend. Have we found out who the woman is?" The lizard inquired.

"Sort of. She told me I could call her Zuri, and medical determined she was a mix of several different races - Orion, Tyran, and Antaran. She pretty much refused to answer any of my other questions, including where she was from or if she was taken against her will. I already had what I needed from Ensign Mides, or I would have pushed harder. She seemed pretty young."

" She may have reasons to not want to tell us. Did Mides say who was selling them and does he know who they were being sold to. " Xalanth replied calmly hoping they'd be able to send in some federation ships to kick some slavers asses.


"More bad news." Miaxi said, her face deadly serious now. "He and other Starfleet POWs were being held by Typhon Pact member races. Their guards would occasionally pull someone out of the room for a health check, and the person would never return. When it was Mides's turn, he was taken, knocked out, and woke up here. I hate making assumptions, but either a small group got ahold of some Starfleet members and thought they made some extra latinum, or there's a huge problem here. I'm really hoping it's the first one. I don't know who to go to, besides you of course, with this information, and I'm not sure it's something I should sit on for long."

The lizard let out a sigh when he heard that news. " If the pact has been selling our POW's into slavery that could end the ceasefire. Have you informed the diplomatic corp and intelligence? " He asked.

"No. I've just gotten this information. I haven't even written up a proper report." Miaxi replied. "Is there anyone in particular I should see in the diplomatic corp on the station?" Intelligence - well that would be as high up as she could get access to.

" Not sure for diplomacy I'd go and send the report to the captain, but for intelligence contact Commander Leksander Draven. I'll try and let someone at the diplomatic corp on earth they'll definitely want to know this. By the ancestors how many of are dead or missing could have been sold off." The lizard said with anger rising in his voice.


"I know." her voice was grim. "It's appalling. We need to do something about it. Thank you for the advice. I'll go talk to Commander Draven, now if he'll see me."

" Very good. I'll be back as soon as possible. I'm sorry for throwing you in the deep end like this Miaxi. If you need help with any other investigations just call me up." the lizard replied.


"I'll manage." Miaxi replied. "I'm grateful you were contactable. Thank you for your help, and I'll see you when you get back."

" I'll see you then." Xalanth replied as the channel closed. As it did the lizard began typing as he opened up a few channels to people he knew back at Starfleet command. He had a lot of work to do.

OFF:

Lt.JG Miaxi Etaalu
Assistant Chief of Security
Starbase 400

and

Lieutenant Xalanth
Chief Security/Tactical Officer
Starbase 400

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