"They weren't bullets, they were beams," Krystal pointed out because she was annoyed. "Also... with that many... pretty hard to dodge. Especially with that shield of your deflecting. I tried, only to get hit on a rebound."
"I didn't **** up. You did by beaming over without warning like you owned the place!" Krystal shot back, pointing at Mirror Nat. "You obviously know nothing about being diplomatic!"
What they didn't notice was Admiral Quinn was in, observing the whole thing.
Mirror Nat looked down a little, looking serious. "The Terran Empire. They're planning an invasion of your galaxy, and our Klingon-Cardassian-Iconian Alliance has their own reasons for fighting them, so we thought we'd approach you about an alliance between us."
Sarah turned to mirror Nat. "What do you mean they've been planning on invading our Milky Way? Why didn't you tell us that before when you had on your ship, and against our will I might add..."
"So Admiral Leeta's not the only one with an eye on our universe? Is that it?" Krystal asked.
"We'd need more than your word to trust you," Admiral Quinn said. "Recent events have left us rather... skeptical when it comes to a Nat leading an Alliance."
Mirror Nat laughed. "I know. Besides, what if I told you he's the one pulling their strings? They won't come alone. They'll come, destroy half your galaxy in an all out war, and then his alliance will sweep in and finish you all off. I actually might suggest we go straight for the guy at the top, a.k.a. your me, and take him out first."
Admiral Quinn thought for a moment.
"We'd still need proof of these claims," he finally said. "Captain Jade... anything to report?"
"No sir," Krystal replied. "Most of their plans to get information seemed to require me to become a prisoner, although we were able to successfully get data off the ISS Lexington without doing that."
"Captain Nat?" Admiral Quinn said, turning towards Nat.
Admiral Quinn turned again to Mirror Nat.
"I'll let you out so you can get the proof that what you're saying is true. However The other three will remain here for debriefing. Sarah... you've got some explaining to do, however in light of the current situation... I'm inclined to reinstate you as a Starfleet Officer. We'll discuss this in my office."
Sarah laughed. "You can't be serious! Are you sure you know which Sarah you're dealing with?"
Nat pointed to her. "Evil Sarah. You know, the one that worked with your version of me."
Mirror Nat leaned in and whispered. "She'll be back too, you know."
Sarah turned to mirror Nat. "How the hell did she survive disintegration!?"
Mirror Nat replied. "The same way--"
He stopped himself. "You don't wanna know."
Sarah froze. "Oh no. The moon dreadnought. My apparent lack in security. Now..."
She turned to mirror Nat. "Are you telling me that The Infamous is alive, and that Nat somehow turned him into his agent and had him take over the entire Terran Empire!?"
Mirror Nat got up. "Well, where do I start... oh, of course. I'm sure you don't have any spies in our universe, so you probably can't find out from them. Too bad."
Sarah questioned. "Probably can't track down the Zipporah itself, so there goes that option."
Mirror Nat shrugged. "Welp, all the evidence I've got will be on my ship and with our alliance."
Captain Elric, a Human and tactical officer, entered Operations aboard Earth Spacedock. His ship had been near-destroyed in a fire-fight with Na'kuhl, so he was awaiting re-assignment. Approaching the command ring, he nodded to Commander Allura, an Aenar and the station's Operations department head, who was at a console, working.
"Any word for me?" Elric asked, to Allura's consequently shaking head. "Well, I did do the Picard-ramming-ship-saucer-first thing, so it might be a while."
Krystal thinks for a minute.
"Argala System, Delta Quadrant," she finally said. "Its patrolled by the Benthans. The Federation has no claim to that system. We can get their through the Jenolan Sphere. Its close enough that we won't be too far from am allied base, yet still in neutral territory between us. We could also try Deferi space in the Alpha Quadrant, but the Breen might be a bit edgy and there might be a rogue Terran ship that slips out of the Badlands."
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What they didn't notice was Admiral Quinn was in, observing the whole thing.
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Nat and Sarah looked confused for a moment. Sarah looked a little horrified. "Oh no. Not another one..."
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"That's what I'd like to know sir..." Krystal trailed off.
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He turned to Sarah, grinning. "Should've had better security, shouldn't ya?"
Sarah looked a little worried. "Better... security? What does this have to do with me?"
Mirror Nat winked. "You'll figure it out."
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"Don't look at me sir," Krystal said. "That's a new one on me too."
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Mirror Nat shrugged and turned to Admiral Quinn. "So, you want to discuss the freedom of your galaxy?"
Nat facepalmed.
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"That depends on who's threatening it," he said.
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Sarah turned to mirror Nat. "What do you mean they've been planning on invading our Milky Way? Why didn't you tell us that before when you had on your ship, and against our will I might add..."
Mirror Nat shrugged. "Didn't need to."
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"We'd need more than your word to trust you," Admiral Quinn said. "Recent events have left us rather... skeptical when it comes to a Nat leading an Alliance."
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"We'd still need proof of these claims," he finally said. "Captain Jade... anything to report?"
"No sir," Krystal replied. "Most of their plans to get information seemed to require me to become a prisoner, although we were able to successfully get data off the ISS Lexington without doing that."
"Captain Nat?" Admiral Quinn said, turning towards Nat.
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Sarah spoke up. "Me neither."
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"I'll let you out so you can get the proof that what you're saying is true. However The other three will remain here for debriefing. Sarah... you've got some explaining to do, however in light of the current situation... I'm inclined to reinstate you as a Starfleet Officer. We'll discuss this in my office."
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Nat pointed to her. "Evil Sarah. You know, the one that worked with your version of me."
Mirror Nat leaned in and whispered. "She'll be back too, you know."
Sarah turned to mirror Nat. "How the hell did she survive disintegration!?"
Mirror Nat replied. "The same way--"
He stopped himself. "You don't wanna know."
Sarah froze. "Oh no. The moon dreadnought. My apparent lack in security. Now..."
She turned to mirror Nat. "Are you telling me that The Infamous is alive, and that Nat somehow turned him into his agent and had him take over the entire Terran Empire!?"
Nat practically screamed. "WHAT!?"
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Nat went white. "I don't believe this!"
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"If you can provide proof of what you say, we'll listen," Quinn said as he released Mirror Nat.
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Sarah questioned. "Probably can't track down the Zipporah itself, so there goes that option."
Mirror Nat shrugged. "Welp, all the evidence I've got will be on my ship and with our alliance."
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"Any word for me?" Elric asked, to Allura's consequently shaking head. "Well, I did do the Picard-ramming-ship-saucer-first thing, so it might be a while."
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"Argala System, Delta Quadrant," she finally said. "Its patrolled by the Benthans. The Federation has no claim to that system. We can get their through the Jenolan Sphere. Its close enough that we won't be too far from am allied base, yet still in neutral territory between us. We could also try Deferi space in the Alpha Quadrant, but the Breen might be a bit edgy and there might be a rogue Terran ship that slips out of the Badlands."
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