"Me neither" Nat replied, shaking his head. "Maybe they're on to us."
AU Sarah Walker - Unknown Location
AU Sarah blinked. One moment, she was on ESD, and then suddenly, this. It was dark. Soon, a light on unknown sources came on, revealing a figure nearby. She figured it was the admiral; she couldn't help but recognize the combadge.
"So, do you remember me? I thought you would..." he said, walking further into the light. It was him alright.
AU Sarah got up. "What do you want with me now?"
The admiral walked over. "Oh, I won't need you here for too long, just wanted to have a little chat, since you're evidently immune to the temporal displacements that your version of me and Krystal appear to have been inflicted with. Put simply; none of you stand a chance. You and I both know you'll need my help to fight off their invasion."
Sarah backed away a bit. "Really?"
"Yes, actually. Even then, I'm curious; why exactly didn't you stick around with them? Don't you know; they could use the knowledge you've gained about the Chronostorm, but no, you ran off. Oh, I know what you're thinking; you were gonna run off and find that ship your "future self" gave you, weren't you? Don't bother; it was all a trick, as was your future self. In any case, I have a mission for you."
He motioned for some unknown entity to come in. Sarah gasped in shock; it was Sarah. "You're still alive!?"
Prime Sarah walked over. "Believe it or not. Thanks a lot, by the way."
The admiral interrupted both of them. "Put simply, go meet up with the others, on the Lexington. I think we all know that I can provide reinforcements when the mirror Alliance attacks; I want you two to prove that to them. Plan your defense with them; I'll be watching your every move, naturally, and I'll let you know if I have anything to suggest, alright?"
The two Sarahs looked at each other and shrugged. Prime Sarah spoke up, asking, "do you mean I'm basically free to go now?"
The admiral nodded in affirmation. "Yes. Be sure to take my crew with you, alright? They've been briefed on all the intelligence we have on the mirror alliance, so you'll need them to help you. Oh, and get them to make that other me a fleet admiral in my former place, alright? It doesn't look right without an admiral Nat in the admiralty. Don't be afraid to bring 11 of 14 back down to commander if you have to... I don't think anyone understood that promotion anyway."
AU Sarah deadpanned the admiral. "So... the same requests you told me and the captains before? Seriously?"
The admiral laughed. "Exactly that, actually. Believe me, I may be power-crazy, but my original mission still stands; and for that to really succeed, I need your version of me in admiralty, where I was. I need my crew serving out there again, on his new ship, and if anyone tries to go against these... requests, per-say... let's just say, there's a probability anomaly preventing that. I mean, if you wanna demote them, fine! Make them ensigns if you really want to, but remember your limits!"
Prime Sarah shook her head. "I can't believe this, but I guess it could be worse. What will you do without your crew though?"
The admiral replied. "I'm only sending the senior staff and some others, silly. The rest of the crew and some other officers at my disposal can fill the void they'll leave behind."
Soon enough, the admiral's ever so familiar senior officers, including (but not limited to) Captain Jim Dennison, Commander Burt, Commander Scott, and Commander Sek, along with a few others, came into the light as well. The admiral turned to them. "Well, be careful; I don't think Starfleet will be too happy about your return, but you'll manage." Jim nodded in agreement. Nat continued, "I'll save you some trouble, alright?" He snapped his fingers, and the group (admiral aside) vanished into a flash of light.
Captain Nat, (Prime) Captain Sarah Walker, (AU) Sarah Walker, Captain Jim Dennison, and Co. - U.S.S. Lexington
They suddenly appeared, filling the room. Nat's jaw dropped. "Sarah? Other Sarah?" He turned to Jim and co, as Jim interrupted. "Prime universe us, not yours. Sorry."
Nat turned to prime Sarah, clearly shocked. "You have a lot of explaining to do..."
Krystal shot to her feet, instantly glaring at Dennison.
"How the hell did you get on my ship," she growled, remembering how he practically cut her legs out from under her when she was the first ranking officer on the Philidelphia.
Captain Nat turned to her. "We encountered one in my universe. Long story short, they took 8 Tactical Cubes and fused them together into one, massive, ridiculously powerful ship, then threw it at us during the Battle of Defera. We lost."
11 of 14's jaw dropped. "Never heard of them."
Jim sat down in a seat. "Of course, there's are a lot bigger. Over 20 kilometers long, wide, and tall..."
Sarah prime sat in the last seat, gasping. "I finally get back from being imprisoned by the admiral for all that time, only for that?"
"What?!" Krystal exclaimed in shock. At the same time there was a flash of blue from the Trill woman and the things on Krystal's desk soon found new places on the floor.
Scott responded, "really, as hard as it is to believe!"
Suddenly enough, a small group of Omega Operatives appeared, rifles aimed at Graff.
Nat saw them, then turned and noticed Graff with his phaser rifle. "Ensign, you can put the rifle down. If they wanted to kill us, or capture us, it'd be long over by now."
Aurelia finally recovers the power of speech. "He's right," she says to Graff. "I mean, I've seen something like this before. Those people did not get here by transporter. Anyway, you're not supposed to escalate things and all that, are you?" She sounds as if she's stopped listening to what she's saying herself after the first few words, keeping her eyes fixed on the newcomers and Krystal.
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Jim turned to Krystal. "These guys all came with us. Don't worry, we won't need them all here if and when you people start working with us on this."
Nat sighed, turning to prime Sarah. "Please tell me you're not part of their alliance now."
Prime Sarah responded. "I'm not. They just captured me when your Sarah here was kind enough to shoot me for no reason! Trust me, I don't want to work with them anymore than you do..."
11 of 14 eyed Jim, looking over the others and then turning to Krystal. "Trust me, their loyalties may be slightly off as of late, but they're probably as trustworthy as any of the rest of us, if they hadn't chosen to side with the admiral rather than the rest of us when he turned traitor..."
Scott looked around, and saw that all the other seats were occupied, so he leaned against the wall. "It's... not as simple as you'd think, to be honest. You might know this already... but in any case, we're temporal agents. Both me, and the admiral. We knew this was going to happen. The admiral's powers. The mirror alliance invasion. We tried to prevent it by ending the mirror alliance's invasion plans beforehand, hence that mission the admiral was bringing you on to "some Herald Sphere", but... I guess that didn't work out..."
Jim turned to Scott. "You knew all along? I knew that mysteriously sourced intel on that Herald Sphere seemed odd..."
Elric had raided a weapons locker and trained his disruptor forward as he entered an empty Bridge. He could see that the ship was on course for Leora IV. Suddenly, the view screen clicked on and he saw himself— or, rather, the mirror universe version of himself.
"Elric, I've been watching you and I've given you my ship for one purpose: To track the source of that find, the data of which you have acquired from Admiral Quinn. You do not have to share anything with me, nor do you owe me anything. There is no catch. We merely have similar goals. Now, be forewarned, the transwarp beaming device on this ship is faulty, and may still transport people at random from your Spacedock. It's damaged Jem'Hadar technology, but it's not like more crew would do you harm. I'd be there myself, to prove who's the better Elric, but, unfortunately, I'm indisposed with other matters at the moment. We'll have to contest another time. Elric out."
Graff looked at all that had happened. "Will someone PLEASE tell me what is happening!" He look at Banks, silently wondering if she new just a little more than he did.
"Ex Astres Per Aspera"
"To the Stars, despite adversity"
"I don't care if they came with you," Krystal said. "Their presence could be interpreted as a threat if we don't 'tow the line'. I want them off my ship."
Jim glared. "And have you all put us in the brig, and let the mirror alliance take over the galaxy? Forget it!"
Sek leaned over to Jim, whispering to him in some kind of Breen language that the universal translators couldn't decipher; Jim sighed.
"Fine, but if anyone tries to put them in confinement..."
He motioned to the operatives to go ahead and leave. They turned to Krystal, lowering their weapons, as though seeking approval to go elsewhere.
(edit: we crossed in the post - this is meant to be straight after Graff's exclamation.)
"Search me," Banks said in exasperation. But after a moment she added, "I think they must be Admiral Nat's men. But what's this about Borg and a Mirror invasion?" She looks scared now. "All I was supposed to be here for was medical advice... they never said anything about any of this."
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Can you cope when your minds are playing tricks on you?
Sarah alternate answered Banks. "The mirror universe Nat made an alliance, like our Admiral Nat did. Difference is, they have a lot more allies. They asked us for "a meeting" about some plan they have regarding their future and the Terran Empire; we believe they're planning to attack during that meeting. The mirror Borg, apparently, are part of the mirror alliance..."
Scott went on. "The mirror Borg are the first wave."
Krystal waved the Omegas out.
"If Admiral Nat wants us to work together in good faith, having soldiers on my ship that could easily take control if we 'step out of line' is not the way to do it," she said. "Sorry you got dragged into this Banks. Welcome to Starfleet. Now... can we continue without any more surprises? We still got a lot of work ahead of us."
She motioned for Banks to proceed.
"I'd like to hear what you have to say."
"What I have to say, sir? About the nanites, you mean? I don't think that's really the most urgent thing, right this minute."
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Sarah prime replied. "Give us a summary. Any weaknesses? Possible ways to locate and remove them without killing people in the process?" She stopped, and shuddered for a moment. Must have been a bad memory.
Banks switches on her PADD and stares weakly at it. "I. Er well. That is. I really, um - " she stutters; she appears to have well and truly lost her nerve now.
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Can you cope when your minds are playing tricks on you?
"To the Stars, despite adversity"
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AU Sarah Walker - Unknown Location
AU Sarah blinked. One moment, she was on ESD, and then suddenly, this. It was dark. Soon, a light on unknown sources came on, revealing a figure nearby. She figured it was the admiral; she couldn't help but recognize the combadge.
"So, do you remember me? I thought you would..." he said, walking further into the light. It was him alright.
AU Sarah got up. "What do you want with me now?"
The admiral walked over. "Oh, I won't need you here for too long, just wanted to have a little chat, since you're evidently immune to the temporal displacements that your version of me and Krystal appear to have been inflicted with. Put simply; none of you stand a chance. You and I both know you'll need my help to fight off their invasion."
Sarah backed away a bit. "Really?"
"Yes, actually. Even then, I'm curious; why exactly didn't you stick around with them? Don't you know; they could use the knowledge you've gained about the Chronostorm, but no, you ran off. Oh, I know what you're thinking; you were gonna run off and find that ship your "future self" gave you, weren't you? Don't bother; it was all a trick, as was your future self. In any case, I have a mission for you."
He motioned for some unknown entity to come in. Sarah gasped in shock; it was Sarah. "You're still alive!?"
Prime Sarah walked over. "Believe it or not. Thanks a lot, by the way."
The admiral interrupted both of them. "Put simply, go meet up with the others, on the Lexington. I think we all know that I can provide reinforcements when the mirror Alliance attacks; I want you two to prove that to them. Plan your defense with them; I'll be watching your every move, naturally, and I'll let you know if I have anything to suggest, alright?"
The two Sarahs looked at each other and shrugged. Prime Sarah spoke up, asking, "do you mean I'm basically free to go now?"
The admiral nodded in affirmation. "Yes. Be sure to take my crew with you, alright? They've been briefed on all the intelligence we have on the mirror alliance, so you'll need them to help you. Oh, and get them to make that other me a fleet admiral in my former place, alright? It doesn't look right without an admiral Nat in the admiralty. Don't be afraid to bring 11 of 14 back down to commander if you have to... I don't think anyone understood that promotion anyway."
AU Sarah deadpanned the admiral. "So... the same requests you told me and the captains before? Seriously?"
The admiral laughed. "Exactly that, actually. Believe me, I may be power-crazy, but my original mission still stands; and for that to really succeed, I need your version of me in admiralty, where I was. I need my crew serving out there again, on his new ship, and if anyone tries to go against these... requests, per-say... let's just say, there's a probability anomaly preventing that. I mean, if you wanna demote them, fine! Make them ensigns if you really want to, but remember your limits!"
Prime Sarah shook her head. "I can't believe this, but I guess it could be worse. What will you do without your crew though?"
The admiral replied. "I'm only sending the senior staff and some others, silly. The rest of the crew and some other officers at my disposal can fill the void they'll leave behind."
Soon enough, the admiral's ever so familiar senior officers, including (but not limited to) Captain Jim Dennison, Commander Burt, Commander Scott, and Commander Sek, along with a few others, came into the light as well. The admiral turned to them. "Well, be careful; I don't think Starfleet will be too happy about your return, but you'll manage." Jim nodded in agreement. Nat continued, "I'll save you some trouble, alright?" He snapped his fingers, and the group (admiral aside) vanished into a flash of light.
Captain Nat, (Prime) Captain Sarah Walker, (AU) Sarah Walker, Captain Jim Dennison, and Co. - U.S.S. Lexington
They suddenly appeared, filling the room. Nat's jaw dropped. "Sarah? Other Sarah?" He turned to Jim and co, as Jim interrupted. "Prime universe us, not yours. Sorry."
Nat turned to prime Sarah, clearly shocked. "You have a lot of explaining to do..."
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"How the hell did you get on my ship," she growled, remembering how he practically cut her legs out from under her when she was the first ranking officer on the Philidelphia.
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"A what?" she asked, not knowing what Jim was talking about.
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11 of 14's jaw dropped. "Never heard of them."
Jim sat down in a seat. "Of course, there's are a lot bigger. Over 20 kilometers long, wide, and tall..."
Sarah prime sat in the last seat, gasping. "I finally get back from being imprisoned by the admiral for all that time, only for that?"
Winning.
"To the Stars, despite adversity"
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Suddenly enough, a small group of Omega Operatives appeared, rifles aimed at Graff.
Nat saw them, then turned and noticed Graff with his phaser rifle. "Ensign, you can put the rifle down. If they wanted to kill us, or capture us, it'd be long over by now."
Winning.
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"To the Stars, despite adversity"
One Of Our Telepaths Is Missing - a new Foundry mission.
What do you do when somebody goes into meditation and doesn't come out?
Where's the only place in the universe that Romulus still exists?
Can you cope when your minds are playing tricks on you?
Nat sighed, turning to prime Sarah. "Please tell me you're not part of their alliance now."
Prime Sarah responded. "I'm not. They just captured me when your Sarah here was kind enough to shoot me for no reason! Trust me, I don't want to work with them anymore than you do..."
11 of 14 eyed Jim, looking over the others and then turning to Krystal. "Trust me, their loyalties may be slightly off as of late, but they're probably as trustworthy as any of the rest of us, if they hadn't chosen to side with the admiral rather than the rest of us when he turned traitor..."
Scott looked around, and saw that all the other seats were occupied, so he leaned against the wall. "It's... not as simple as you'd think, to be honest. You might know this already... but in any case, we're temporal agents. Both me, and the admiral. We knew this was going to happen. The admiral's powers. The mirror alliance invasion. We tried to prevent it by ending the mirror alliance's invasion plans beforehand, hence that mission the admiral was bringing you on to "some Herald Sphere", but... I guess that didn't work out..."
Jim turned to Scott. "You knew all along? I knew that mysteriously sourced intel on that Herald Sphere seemed odd..."
Winning.
"Elric, I've been watching you and I've given you my ship for one purpose: To track the source of that find, the data of which you have acquired from Admiral Quinn. You do not have to share anything with me, nor do you owe me anything. There is no catch. We merely have similar goals. Now, be forewarned, the transwarp beaming device on this ship is faulty, and may still transport people at random from your Spacedock. It's damaged Jem'Hadar technology, but it's not like more crew would do you harm. I'd be there myself, to prove who's the better Elric, but, unfortunately, I'm indisposed with other matters at the moment. We'll have to contest another time. Elric out."
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Sek leaned over to Jim, whispering to him in some kind of Breen language that the universal translators couldn't decipher; Jim sighed.
"Fine, but if anyone tries to put them in confinement..."
He motioned to the operatives to go ahead and leave. They turned to Krystal, lowering their weapons, as though seeking approval to go elsewhere.
Winning.
"Search me," Banks said in exasperation. But after a moment she added, "I think they must be Admiral Nat's men. But what's this about Borg and a Mirror invasion?" She looks scared now. "All I was supposed to be here for was medical advice... they never said anything about any of this."
One Of Our Telepaths Is Missing - a new Foundry mission.
What do you do when somebody goes into meditation and doesn't come out?
Where's the only place in the universe that Romulus still exists?
Can you cope when your minds are playing tricks on you?
Sarah alternate answered Banks. "The mirror universe Nat made an alliance, like our Admiral Nat did. Difference is, they have a lot more allies. They asked us for "a meeting" about some plan they have regarding their future and the Terran Empire; we believe they're planning to attack during that meeting. The mirror Borg, apparently, are part of the mirror alliance..."
Scott went on. "The mirror Borg are the first wave."
Winning.
"If Admiral Nat wants us to work together in good faith, having soldiers on my ship that could easily take control if we 'step out of line' is not the way to do it," she said. "Sorry you got dragged into this Banks. Welcome to Starfleet. Now... can we continue without any more surprises? We still got a lot of work ahead of us."
She motioned for Banks to proceed.
"I'd like to hear what you have to say."
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Jim turned to Banks, curious.
Winning.
One Of Our Telepaths Is Missing - a new Foundry mission.
What do you do when somebody goes into meditation and doesn't come out?
Where's the only place in the universe that Romulus still exists?
Can you cope when your minds are playing tricks on you?
Winning.
One Of Our Telepaths Is Missing - a new Foundry mission.
What do you do when somebody goes into meditation and doesn't come out?
Where's the only place in the universe that Romulus still exists?
Can you cope when your minds are playing tricks on you?