Dire Situation

Posted on 11/13/2023 @ 1:37am by Captain Cara Letsul & Colonel Jack Patton & Lieutenant Commander K'doc Valadorn & Lieutenant Daynah Ral & Civilian Michael Taggart
Edited on on 11/13/2023 @ 3:28am

2,019 words; about a 10 minute read

Mission: Pages...
Location: White Stag
Timeline: During Pages

Cara stood there just staring at the lone commbadge sitting on that table, just for a few moments. Then her mind clicked in and Cara went into action. Tapping on her own combadge.

"Commander Valadorn, please come to the White Stag Tavern immediately. "A sense of Urgency in her voice. Then a second breath later, Cara said to the computer.

"Computer please locate Colonel Patton And have him meet me at the White Stag asap." I hope he is back from whatever his errand was. Cara thought to herself.

She then called out to Mickey "Mickey." she called him over. "I hate to do this but I need you to close up your establishment for just a few. It is extremely important. And no one is to touch that table, no one." gesturing towards it. "Please."

Mickey's eyes narrowed for the slightest of moments. He knew that she would not have asked if it weren't important. However, he was a business man at heart. "Commander, if I am tae shoo these fine people away. Imma have ta know why?"

Cara gave Mickey a quick briefing as to what is happening. "Unfortunately your place seems the be the last place that Harrington was here I think. I am sorry to do this to you Mickey, but he is missing."

Mickey did not like anything that Cara had to say, he liked the amount of money he was about to lose even less. "Alright folks Imma have ta ask ye to leave. When ye return there will be plenty o drink and food. Some drink may even be on da house. But who knows... We will see ye all when ye return."

Everyone in the Stag filed out one at a time and when the last person left Mickey had the door lowered and locked it for the first time since he opened on Poseidon Station.

K'doc caught the tone in Cara's voice and tapped his combadge. " Enroute. " was his only response. He stood up from his desk and stepped out into the bay and looked at the three nearest security personal. " You three are with me, Grab your vest and helmet now! " once they had they stepped onto the transporter pad. " Chief, site to site transport to the inside entrance of the White Stag. Energize! " A moment later the fire team materialized just inside the doors of the White Stag in tactical gear and sporting phaser rifles at the ready. " Commander Letsul are you alright? " He asked her as he stepped forward and looked around for where the trouble might be.

K'doc's arrival gave Cara a little bit of a start, she noted the gear they were in, giving a bit of a wince. "I am alright, its just that..." she looked once more at the comm badge that was upon the top of the table. Quietly she spoke, "I believe that is Captain Harrington's commbadge. He was supposed to be at an appointment, he never showed up, I had the computer track it here and... he's not here."

Jack had just stepped through the docking port from where he docked having just returned from Deep Space 21 and looked forward to seeing his wife and heading for their honeymoon. However, the sound of Cara's voice over the comm did not bode well for that happy reunion. He tapped his commbadge and wearily replied. "I am on my way."

Minutes later Jack arrived at the White Stag and found himself locked out. He could see Mickey, K'Doc and Cara standing around. Jack wrapped three times on the glass of the door and Mick let him in. "Commanders What's going..." His voice trailed off as he yawned. "Excuse me. What's going on? Just got back from Deep Space 21."

"I am afraid we've got a bit of a situation Colonel." Cara began, "Captain Harrington has gone missing and this is the last place, well from what I can tell, the Captain has been seen or was here. I've not touched that area nor the commbadge. "She quickly informed Jack as to what happened so far, then she stated, "I am very concerned that he's not here. This isn't like him at all. And this is different than when his son had gotten hold of his commbadge before."

Jack tapped his comm badge. "This BlackJack. We have a Code White, repeat a Code White. This is not a drill. BlackJack out." A short moment later the voice of the Kingsmen's First Sergeant Robert Schiano could be heard as he acknowledged the call and The Kingsmen went into action to assist in securing the station. Jack turned to K'doc. "Well Commander my teams are now at your disposal. How do you want to proceed?"

K'doc didn't look pleased with this latest development, But he already had a plan of action. " We're going to lock this station down tighter then a Ferengi bank on holiday. " He tapped his combadge. " Open channel station wide. " He felt the concern for Herrington from his fellow crew mates. " Attention! This is Starfleet security. A state of emergency has been declared for Starbase fifty. All entry and exit from the station has been suspended until further notice. Anyone attempting to enter or exit the station during this time will be detained, You will be notified if the situation changes. Security out. "

K'doc looked at those there with him. " Well, that's going to prove to be unpopular. " He said with a shrug. " All critical areas will be guarded and all entry and exit points closed down tight, those not on guard duty will be patrolling in pairs in full tactical gear with tricorders scanning for life signs. This station will be searched from top to bottom until we can determine that Captain Herrington is still on this station or not. every room and closet will be checked, including my own. Let's get to it, we have one of our own missing, so let's find him. "

Daynah could not believe what she saw on the big board. She immediately downloaded the data and headed for Ops to tell command. However, upon her arrival she was informed that the Captain, Colonel, and Commander were all elsewhere. So, after a short time to learn where they were she was relieved that they were all in the same place. Daynah headed for the White Stag, and got about half way there when the call came out from the Security Chief. She knew something horrible had gone down and took off at a sprint.

Jack nodded in agreement with the Security Chief, then turned his attention to Cara. "I believe it in the best interest of the station that you take command, until the Captain is found. If I took command it would be seen as a military maneuver and with the station on lockdown the people who live here would not stand for that..."

Jack's explanation was interrupted by a loud thud at the door to the White Stag. He could see that it was Daynah Ral the Chief Strategic Operations officer. "Mick let her in." Taggart did as he was bid and a moment later a very out of breath Trill stood before the group.

"Commanders, Colonel I am sorry I tried to get here as fast as I could. I just heard your orders Commander Valadorn and I regret to inform you that the Glan'To, Ambassador Loval's ship left the station in a hurry. So fast in fact that they did not get clearance from Ops, they filed no flight plan and gave no impression as to when they would return. This is rather unorthodox for Romulans. They are sticklers for protocol and procedure. The Glan'To cleared the station and dropped cloak. We do not know where they are heading." She reported to the gathering of officers. Daynah wished she had more to report. Ral for his part continued to spin the proverbial wheels and give ideas. Both Daynah and Ral were pretty sure that someone, or something important was on that ship.

Mickey knew that he was not supposed to be privy to the conversation that had begun in his bar. However, it could not be helped. As Daynah spoke he slipped behind his bar and produced a tray that contained a glass of the young sweet blood wine that he knew K'Doc enjoyed. Two pints of good cider for Jack and Cara, and a nice pint of stout that he knew Daynah loved. The bartender knew that the officers were going to need a drink. He handed out the drinks with a small smile. "These are on da house. I think you are all going to need them."

Care was flummoxed pure plain and simple. The news that Daynah had just told them sent a ripple through her, like an electrical shock. "Do the search leave no stone unturned, but I am getting a bad feeling about the coincidental departure of Lovals ship. You are right Colonel that the residents of the station wouldn't like for you to be in charge."

Cara took in a deep breath letting it out slowly then said "let's get to work." Then took a drink of the cider Mickey gave her. "Thank you." She said with a smile, to Mickey.

Cara then said to Jack, "Colonel Patton, we need to talk to Rice, get him informed. Commander Valadorn we need a quick scan to see if there is anything else to be scanned, I'll leave this in your capable hands of taking care of this." motioning towards the commbadge sat.

"Mickey, I'll make it up to you for closing your place of business for the time being. We'll get out of your way as soon as possible. Colonel Patton, Lieutenant Ral lets head for Admiral Rice's office."

Jack took the cider offered and downed a large portion of it. "Mick you always know how to make a situation better. Thank you kind sir." He took another sip before continuing to speak. "Commander Valadorn, as I stated all of my men are at your disposal. For the time being procedure dictates that they guard all of the docking ports for the station. If there is anything else that you need contact Master Sergeant Schiano. I will have a mission spec for a search op to find the Glan'to on both of your desks within the hour. For now Commander Letsul you are right there are many conversations to be had." Jack nodded in agreement to head to speak with the Admiral.

For her part Daynah sipped the stout and began to process exactly what ships may be in the area to intercept the Glan'To. She fell in step with Jack and Cara as they left. A few taps on her PADD as she went to bring up the star charts. Catching a Romulan was no easy task.

K'doc took the mug and drained it in one pull and set the mug down on the table with a scowl on his face. " First order of business is to secure the station as fast as possible. Second we search it from top to bottom and do we know the last known direction of travel of the Glan'to? Send out an alert to all starfleet and klingon ships in the area and advise for captain's eyes only and inform the basics of the situation. " He looked to Cara. " Is that acceptable to you Commander Letsul? " As he awaited an answer he growled under his breath. " I swear if I ever see Loval aboard this station again, I will rip his heart out of his chest and eat it. " he was far from being a happy Klingon at this point.

"That is acceptable" Cara giving a nod as she headed out the door with Daynah, and Jack to operations.

Commander Cara Letsul
Poseidon Operations Command
Poseidon Station

Lieutenant Commander K'doc Valadorn
Chief Security/Tactical Officer
Poseidon Station

Lieutenant Colonel Jack 'BlackJack' Patton
Commanding Officer, The Kingsmen
Poseidon Strategic Command
Poseidon Station

Lieutenant Daynah Ral
Chief Strategic Operations Officer
Poseidon Station

Michael 'Mickey' Taggart
Owner White Stag Pub
Poseidon Station

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