"Yea... I just... out of the frying pan, into the volcano," Krystal sighed as she sat up again. "We're gonna have to do everything we can to fit in. So I'm borrowing a page from Sisko's book to try and show I'm not just going to back down because of one ship **** up a mission. And... if I ever ask you to come to my quarters... make it look good."
"I'm aware of that Captain," Krystal replied. "Trust me... I'm not happy about it either. Short of us getting recalled so that Sarah can be questioned... we back off now we'll draw attention to ourselves. We need to go through the motions. If we happen to have any Trilithium Resin... I want you to do something to make it look like we did use it when the time comes. The Empire's not like the Federation. It could be our heads if we don't even try and make it look like we attacked."
She sighed and leaned back in her seat.
"I need options Nat."
It was the operations officer. "Sir, the crew reports that we've got a stockpile of trilithium resin in cargo bay 2, and that the I.S.S. Sally just warped into the system, behind us. Fleet Admiral Anna Walker wants to speak with you."
The officer replied. "Yes, captain. She's requested that you, Sarah, and an escort beam the I.S.S. Sally immediately to coordinates they are sending to us."
She sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.
"Well... this is going along real well..." she said before standing up. "Nat... We're in hostile territory. Computer, unlock the door."
They arrived in the transporter room, and since they were instructed to come with only one guard, Nat took a phaser rifle and acted as said guard, stepping on the transporter pad while pointing the rifle at Sarah to ensure she didn't try anything.
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"Energize."
The transporter lit up, and they soon found themselves materializing in a Galaxy class transporter room. It was dimly lit, and very militaristic looking. 4 holographic guards alike those of Facility 4028 stood there, pointing their Omega Force antiproton rifles at them. A man shaped figure dressed in a Terran Odyssey uniform, albeit without the needless exposed skin, walked in. He stated, in a voice identical to that of Lieutenant Commander Data, "on the ground, now."
Nat was horrified, and did as instructed. Sarah did the same; she didn't believe it either.
Krystal... held her ground.
"We're here to speak with the Admiral," she said, getting into character. "So unless you got a good reason... get out of the way. I have orders to follow."
The figure walked into the light. He didn't just sound like Data, he looked like him too. He looked her in the eye with a maniacal smile. "Captain, I've got orders of my own." He turned to the holograms. "Take these 3 and put them in the brig, maximum security."
He watched as the holograms somewhat forcefully took Nat, Krystal, and Sarah each by the arms and dragged them to the brig, regardless of whether or not they resisted.
The 3 were thrown into individual brig cells, all under heavy guard from Facility 4028-esque guards. They were close enough to see and hear each other, however, although they were certain talking about their true selves would be a very bad idea. Soon, Fleet Admiral Anna Walker came down. Indeed, she was another Sarah, and safe to say her Terran Odyssey uniform wasn't unusual from the others, albeit for a fleet admiral. She turned to Krystal.
"So, captain, how ya been lately? Give up any... old habits? Do any time traveling, perhaps? Encounter some kind of anomaly that could affect the little universe determining variances that let us identify which universe you're from?"
"Don't know what you're talking about," Krystal replied, staying in character. "Just trying to follow orders when your tin man decided to acost us on the transporter pad."
"Really, captain? I've got some interesting bioscans suggesting giving up some habits I hear you were always a fan of, time travel in the recent past, and some technobabble suggesting you're from the prime universe. Nat and this alternate Sarah are even more interesting, however, as they're from yet another universe. Trust me, I have spies in your universe, and I know about the alternate universe. We had a version of our own until we decided to cut it off from us, and believe me, this Nat and Sarah match. They're definitely them, so you must be "prime" Krystal, who alongside with this Nat disappeared from the surface of the Earth in a temporal transporter beam."
Sarah looked at Anna. "Sure, and you're falling for our trap. Who wins now?"
Anna turned to Sarah. "You really think my guards will let you try anything? This whole ship is as tight as Facility 4028, if not tighter, given the lack of other prisoners. There's no way out, admiral. I've got you."
Then, everything stopped. The guards, Anna, the lights on the wall console; they all stopped. Sarah looked around surprised, as did Captain Nat. The door opened to a Chronostorm corridor as mirror Nat walked in.
"Well then, I think this simulation ended badly, but not by your own faults, agents. I'll be sure to have your dimensional variances or whatever they call'em re-calibrated so you fit in better. This simulation, of course, is over. I'll give you the rest of the day to do more research and get some more rest, alrighty? Computer, end program."
The room vanished into no more than a futuristic holodeck as mirror Nat swiftly walked out as quickly as he entered. Nat and Krystal would find their uniforms had also reverted to their original state, as the altered uniforms were evidently holodeck material.
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That done, Krystal's head hit the desk.
"Helluva wake up call..." she sighed.
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He stopped, and lowered his voice. "That's mass genocide."
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She sighed and leaned back in her seat.
"I need options Nat."
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"Hold off on the Trilithium for now. I'll speak with the Admiral," she said. "We'll figure out what to do afterwords."
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She sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.
"Well... this is going along real well..." she said before standing up. "Nat... We're in hostile territory. Computer, unlock the door."
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Nat walked out, headed for the turbolift.
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"Energize."
The transporter lit up, and they soon found themselves materializing in a Galaxy class transporter room. It was dimly lit, and very militaristic looking. 4 holographic guards alike those of Facility 4028 stood there, pointing their Omega Force antiproton rifles at them. A man shaped figure dressed in a Terran Odyssey uniform, albeit without the needless exposed skin, walked in. He stated, in a voice identical to that of Lieutenant Commander Data, "on the ground, now."
Nat was horrified, and did as instructed. Sarah did the same; she didn't believe it either.
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"We're here to speak with the Admiral," she said, getting into character. "So unless you got a good reason... get out of the way. I have orders to follow."
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He watched as the holograms somewhat forcefully took Nat, Krystal, and Sarah each by the arms and dragged them to the brig, regardless of whether or not they resisted.
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"So, captain, how ya been lately? Give up any... old habits? Do any time traveling, perhaps? Encounter some kind of anomaly that could affect the little universe determining variances that let us identify which universe you're from?"
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Sarah looked at Anna. "Sure, and you're falling for our trap. Who wins now?"
Anna turned to Sarah. "You really think my guards will let you try anything? This whole ship is as tight as Facility 4028, if not tighter, given the lack of other prisoners. There's no way out, admiral. I've got you."
Then, everything stopped. The guards, Anna, the lights on the wall console; they all stopped. Sarah looked around surprised, as did Captain Nat. The door opened to a Chronostorm corridor as mirror Nat walked in.
"Well then, I think this simulation ended badly, but not by your own faults, agents. I'll be sure to have your dimensional variances or whatever they call'em re-calibrated so you fit in better. This simulation, of course, is over. I'll give you the rest of the day to do more research and get some more rest, alrighty? Computer, end program."
The room vanished into no more than a futuristic holodeck as mirror Nat swiftly walked out as quickly as he entered. Nat and Krystal would find their uniforms had also reverted to their original state, as the altered uniforms were evidently holodeck material.
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"Rigged from the start," she said. "And next time... don't just drop us in like that."
She then crossed her arms across her chest.
"So... other than being screwed from the get go... how'd we do?"
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