Mission 82 - The Aggressor - Kearsage

Posted on Sat Feb 9th, 2013 @ 12:41am by Commodore Andrew Clifford & Captain R'nard Lokran & Brigadier General David Hurd Sr & Captain Torilla Yamaguchi & Commander Tressa Brislan

2,497 words; about a 12 minute read

Mission: Mission 82 - The Aggressor
Location: SB400
Timeline: Present

Andrew sat down in his office and looked again at the crew roster assigned to the Kearsage. He tapped his comm badge, "Captain Clifford to USS Kearsage"

A few seconds later the Kearsage replied, "Kearsage here, Sir"

"Make the ship ready to leave and notify the following officers to report aboard. Cmdr Lokran, Cmdr Yamaguchi, Colonel Hurd. Cmdr Brislan, Lt Quan and Lt Maxwell. Also ensure we have one marine squad with GSgt Ermy on board as well."

"Understood Sir", the officer on the Kearsage sounded up beat at the news.

"I'll be aboard in 30 minutes, Clifford out.

Sickbay - Starbase 400

Tressa saw the message flash across her terminal as she was reviewing the medical logs from the previous shift. She sent her reply to the Kearsage and left, picking up her medical kit as she went.

Meanwhile, in the Yamaguchi quaters, the console started beeping at her as she sighed softly, she opened her eyes as she looked up at her husband who sighed. "You're wanted?" he knew without looking that his wife would soon depart again.

Torilla Yamaguchi who had been lying on her husbands lap with her eyes closed as she savored his presence, she saw too little of him and her babies, everyone involved knew it but they hid their concerns for her well. "Yeah, you watch.. it'll be to go off and save Reach or stop some attack somewhere." she
rolled her eyes. "How long till you leave?" she inquired.

"Two days time... need to get Gabe and Beth back to the Academy and then get back to the Courageous... the old ball and chain is calling...you'd best go answer it.."

Torilla slowly and gingerly sat up, hoping against hope it was something to keep her on base but when she finaly read the note, her eyes were bright with repressed rage. Of course it told her nothing and neither was anyone else going to be forthcomming.

Jake rose to his feet and came over towards his wife, he gently slipped his arms around her shoulders. "Racheal will still be here when you get back... she seemed rather happy with her new friend..."

"Paul Harrison... I hope he treats her well... otherwise Captain Harrison and I will have a problem to deal with..."

"No... let Racheal handle it herself... she's a big girl and she can fend for herself... she had him over to finner the other night and it went really well... he was intimidated by Beth but.. what can I say?"

Torilla smiled at her husband. "Yes Gabe mentioned it.... I thought it was funny." she then sighed. "I'd best go pack... and I'm going to requisition one rifle from the armory."

"Concerned?" Jake gave his wife a knowing smile as he had an idea of what she was thinking about.

"No... expecting. As sure as I was when I was pregannt with our three kids.."

Jake nodded. "Come on... I'll help you pack.." and with that the two went into the bedroom, two hours later she walked onto the USS Kearsage as two guards stopped her. "Everything in order Commander?"

"It will be as soon as I go aboard.." as she placed her hand over the security scanner, it quickly identified her and she went aboard. 'I come here and I go there, this ship is the same as the Essex. I never liked Intepid class ships... too weak..' she thought to herself as she reported to the Quatermaster for her room assignment then she would drop her rifle off at the armory.

Colonel Hurd was sitting at his desk, going over paperwork, when the message flashed across his computer to report aboard the Kearsage. Typing his reply back, he walked over to his equipment locker, picked it up, and started twards the ship. A few seconds later, he was stopped by the same guards that had stopped the Commander a few moments earlier. ''Sir, you can not bring that locker aboard'', one said, his hand resting on his phaser. Hurd looked at the guard, and said in a quiet voice, ''Excuse me?''

Yamaguchi skidded to a halt as if she had been yanked by a chain as she heard the two security guards getting in the Colonels face, she raised an eyebrow as she turned around, she then came back to the airlock.
"Gentlemen." she raised an eyebrow. "What seems to be the trouble here?"
she crossed her arms over her chest as she looked at the more senior of the two men.

As the Commander finshed speaking, the most senior of the two Security Officers said, in a tone that sounded rather disrespectfull, ''Ma'am, The Colonel can not bring that locker aboard the ship, and i will thank you to stay out of things that do not concern you''. By this time, Hurd had sat the trunk down, and was getting very angry.

Torilla narrowed her eyes as she became angry, she reached behind her as she
gently slid her fingers over the handle of her rifle. "Ensign.. read my lips. You address me like that and I promise that not only will I make your life a true living hell... I will also make your supervisors life a true living hell... you need to learn a little thing called 'respect'. Look it up as soon as you get off watch... that is also a direct order." she stated, why the guard was getting in her face was confusing at best and mystifying at worst.

Torilla found the feel of her rifle rather conforting as she struggled to repress and control her rage which was now threaterning to boil out of control. "Why can't the colonel board the U.S.S. Kearsage with his personal equipment?" she
commented. "Thats like telling a Doctor she can't bring her medical gear.."

Looking at the Commander, Col. Hurd said, ''Calm down.'' As he looked at the man who had adressed the Commander in such a direspectfull manner, he said, ''You are herby placed under arrest on charges of insubordnation.'' ''Hand me your Phaser, and place your hands behind your back'' Hurd said as he reached down to his belt, First grasping his own Phaser, and then a pair of Plastic Zip-Tie Handcuffs.

She watched the Colonel place the Ensign who gave her attitude under arrest after telling her in no uncertain terms to 'Cool it' which caused her to mentaly stop as it quashed her anger as she quickly brought herself under control as she watched silently.

Tressa approached to board as Colonel Hurd arrested the Ensign. "Am I late to the party?" she asked Lieutenant Commander Yamaguchi.

Yamaguchi smiled at the other woman. "One of the guards was giving me hassle and then these two got in the Colonels aface so he had this guy." she indicated the guy who was being led away. "arrested for insubordination."

Commander R'nard Lokran was working out in the gym, keeping his martial arts skills in top form, when he got the message.

He left the gym, went to his quarters and got his equipment. Leaving for the Kearsage, he was soon there, just in time to see the Ensign being led away. He looked to Hurd. "What happened here, Colonel? Anything I need be concerned about?"

Hurd looked at Lokran, and started to say, ''No Sir'', when alot of noise from down the corrador caught his attention. He spun around and saw that the prisoner had somehow broken free of his restraints, and was now charging back down the corrador, straight at the group of assembled Officers. Hurd Yelled ''Get Back!!'' at the other three, and charged straight at the man that was running at them. He caught the man mid run, and both of them went down to the deck, fighting, and Col. Hurd had no illusions that the man had snapped and was trying to kill him, and when finshed, would attempt to do so to the other three around him, his friends.

Yamaguchi grasped her rifle as it appeared in her arms as if by magic, she frowned as she attempted to get a clear shot but since the security officer was duking it out with the colonel, she couldn't risk hitting the Colonel. "Get clear!" she called, hoping the Colonel would take heed so she could stun the maniac security officer who was shortly to be out of a job.

Andrew was a little early as he started up the boarding ramp. He could hear the commotion ahead of him, but was not expecting a fight to be ensuing. He walked in silently and took stock. The colonel was fighting one of the security guards. Cmdr Lokran was moving towards the fight, and Lt Cmdr Yamaguchi was lining up her phaser rifle, but not firing. He walked up to the Lt Cmdr and grabbed the rifle, he checked the settings and fired at the two fighting officers. They both dropped to the floor, stunned. It was unfortunate that he had to hit them both, but control of the situation was more important than stunned officers. He then handed the rifle back to Lt Cmdr Yamaguchi.

Then and only then did he speak, "Tressa, assist them". He then looked at Lokran and Yamaguchi, "Explain! What the hell is going on?"

Yamaguchi raised an eyebrow as she proceeded to sling the rifle she was holding in her hands over one shoulder as she regarded the older Captain.
"The security guard approched the Colonel in a hostile manner when he refused to permit the Colonel to bring his footlocker aboard, when I inquired what was going on, he was extreamly rude so the Colonel arrested him... the man got free down the hall and then attacked the Colonel. Neither Doctor Brisian or Commander Lokran were really present from the start of this sir."
Yamaguchi explained, what she left out was that it had taken all of her willpower not to slug the older Captain for snatching the rifle out of her hands as where she had come from, that had been a major offense.

She noticed the two men were slowly comming to and she moved over to where the downed security guard lay as she again drew her rifle. "Morning handsome... stun hangover cleared your head of the battle rage yet or do I need to sedate you again?"

The guard sneered at her but did not move as Yamaguchi looked at him. "Someone please move this man to a holding cell, charges are insubordination and assault on a superior officer.... and whatever charges to be forethcomming.." she stepped back as three more security officers converged on the downed Security officer.

Yamaguchi watched with dark, impassive eyes. "Some days... I just can't win..."

Tressa slipped her tricorder into her pocket and stood back up. "Should be a fun mission," she said, nodding to Captain Clifford as she boarded the ship.

Andrew nodded back to Tressa as she walked off. He then watched impassively as the guard was lead away. In his mind was the question of what precipitated this. He walked over to Colonel Hurd, "My apologies Colonel, I don't like having to stun my officers but it was the most appropriate action in the circumstances. Come to my ready room in one hour".

Col. Hurd looked at the captain, shaking the last vestages of being stunned off, and said, ''Sir i understand, belive me i would have done the same in your position.'' After a short pause, he also added, ''Aye Sir, 1 hour it is.''

Andrew acknowledged the Colonels response and started to walk towards the bridge. Before leaving however, he turned to Lt Cmdr Yamaguchi, "Come to my ready room in one hour, as well, Lt Cmdr. We must talk".

Yamaguchi disagreed as she thought there was nothing to discuss but he outranked her and thus her opinion meant nothing. "Yes sir." she responded as she reached down and plucked her sizeable duffel bag off of the deck and
she then turned and went aboard the USS Kearsage, what she had left unsaid was that the Captain of this rickerty barge had snatched her rifle out of her hands and had used to shoot two men and then he handed it back to her like she was an ignorant cadet, such actions offended her and she was going to see to it he knew how she felt because the next time, she may not be able to stop herself from drawing her second phaser as she always carried two on assignment

As Col. Hurd picked up his equipment locker, he noticed that Lt. Comdr. Yamaguchi looked rather angry, morso than he had ever seen her. As he walked, he called out ''Commander, a moment please.''

Yamaguchi raised an eyebrow, as she had an idea of how this would go.
He was probably going to tell her that she needed to calm down and the like
which would be pointless and a complete waste of time. "Yes Colonel?"

Col. Hurd looked at the commander, and eyed her. He said, ''Commander i know you are somebody i can trust, so i will tell you this. That ''Security Officer?'' ''I know him, i cant say from where, because it is classified, but suffice it to say, he did, and maybe still does work for Section 31.''

Andrew continued to the bridge. As the doors opened the officer of the day jumped up, calling out "Captain on the bridge".

Andrew waved a hand of dismissal, "At ease. For future note, don't announce me on the bridge, there is no need."
As he walked across the bridge, he looked at the officer of the day and motioned him to the centre seat, "You still have the Conn, Lt. As soon as everybody is aboard let dock control know and cast the ship off. Once we are in open space set a course for Cetus III, warp 8".

The Lt. sat back down, "Warp 8, Captain?"

Andrew paused in front of his ready room door, and recalled the starfleet dictat limiting travel to a maximum of warp 5. He looked at the Lt, "Yes, good point, Lt. Warp 8, anyway. We need to get to Cestus III pdq, we have a Gorn incursion to deal with".

With that he entered his ready room. As the door closed behind him he heard the Lt. issuing instructions about getting the ship cast off.

Yamaguchi was feeling annoyed as she slowly cooled off as she walked into the armory, she then signed her rifle over to the armory officer. "Sign that into inventory please. It has some modifications... my own design."

"Right.." he responded and with that she went off to find her room, another ship, I come here and I go there as she sighed, the differences between the
Essex and this ship were sizeable as the floor carpet was a different colour and the signage was different.

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