Gift

Posted on Wed Oct 7th, 2020 @ 4:49am by Commander Arrianna Salannis an Vantar & Lieutenant Sapphire Morgan [Lalor] & Lieutenant Scott Gregory [Taylor] & Consul Josephine Carlyle-Cragen & Lieutenant JG Nerinath zh'Rhilror [Lalor]

Mission: SEASON 4: Episode 1: Know Thy Self!
Location: ISS ELYSIUM Shuttle bay
Timeline: MD3 Late
1286 words - 2.6 OF Standard Post Measure

Arrianna emerged from her ship with Josephine. She spoke quietly to her love. 'Did you know wearing these tachy clothes are torture in and of itself?'

Two men entered the shuttle bay leading a bound andorian female in a Federation Flight control uniform. The rank pip denoted ensign.

"Viceroy?" One of the men said. "This one has been sent to you."

"Oh my, my. Whatever did you do to earn the privilege of gracing my presence? You blue antenna thing... Josephine what is this freak before me again. I simply cannot keep track of all the Terran's freakish slave races, and I'm wondering what to do with her."

"Its an Andorian. Strange to see one out side a pleasure house, but the federation are weaker than the Terrans, they allow them to walk around clothed." Josephine replied.

Neri snuck a peek at her from behind the white hair that hung in her face. Hmm yes sounded like Carlyle but... something was off.

"Oh yes. Now, what to do with you?" Arri wondered. "Josephine, let's get this thing cleaned up." Arrianna turned to the guards. "You may run along now peasants."

She stepped into the waverider. "Ensign, dont be afraid. We will help you." Arri used her more familiar voice.

"Sorry to disappoint but I am not your Ensign" Neri said. "I am with the resistance. And I have come to give you information." She had known as soon as the woman dismissed the guards.

"Clever..." Arri admitted. "Very clever. I need to be more careful before I break cover in the future. So what's going on?"

"One of your people got a call out to the restistance. I am not sure if they are coming but, we sent one of our operatives off two days ago. My owners know that Josephine is dead, so you ned to be careful. I will report back that you are unaware of the change if it is a change... Oh and your captain... they are forcing her to watch as one of the main torturers rape her Yeoman." Neri had learned that on her way here. "The poor girl will not be the same. She has been broken by my owners. Commander Taylor has linked up with a group who remained on your vessel. But there are others still there. Oh and the torture of your captain is being broadcast to the Arena."

"Barbarians... no compassion nor honor. But we did not kill Josephine alternate." Arrianna mentioned. "Either way we cannot keep up appearances forever. We need our captain back. And we need to put our plan into motion." Arri pondered again. "Quite a lot of Ambition between Terrans. Humans abandoned this treachery centuries ago. Josie."

"There is also the issue that Captain Taylor knows the story behind Lieutenant Carlyle from your vessel" Neri said. "If ordered I will need to take her to my owners and they then to him."

"The VOID? Unfortunately no one knows the story behind the Void. It is unstable, and i suspect dark matter is invoked with an interaction with some kind of temporal anomaly. They'd be more served asking me. I attempted to experiment, using Avalon's processing capabilities, a way to use the quality of dark matter inside the void. The mathematics stumped her because it was a zero. You don't ask a computer to divide by zero. So I gave up. I even tried publishing the paper. 'Hypothetical analysis of exotic matter with temporal anomalies.' It's vague and confusing, and it created more questions than answers."

"He does not care about that, in fact I would be surprised if he even knew about it. He sees that she has time travelled and that is what he wants. The knowledge of that." Neri said. "I can protect her only so far, but it might assist your plans."

"Perhaps it is time to show these two upstarts..." Arri shifted into her alterd-ego. "... that a Viceroy of Alindar is not to be trifled with. This is what I want to do. We're going to make it seem like I had my way with you. Some fake bruises, fake agonizer marks, and an overloaded neural-transmitter level. Enough to convince them you've spent some time in these despicable pain machines." Arri mentioned. "I decided to return their gift, one last thing; Do you know where Penelope Lalor is?"

"Yes" Came the reply. "Everyone on the ISS knows where she is."

Josie squeezed Arri's hand.

Arri nodded and squeezed as well. "We require her for a very specific purpose."

"Yeah well so does everyone else. There is a line to use her you know." Neri rolled her eyes. "The woman is painful, and no one is allowed to use her for sex so she is basically a waste of space."

Arri pulled a medkit and began creating fake bruises and injuries. Including several nasty agonizer marks on Neri. Enough to terrify these upstarts. "Nerinath, I wish I could do more for you and the resistance here. Your people do not deserve this kind of hate and cruelty. I think this will make quite the impression on Sapphire Morgan and Scott Gregory." Arri began to compose a message to the two conspirators. Along with placing several strips of latinum in Neri's possession. "Now, It might be fun for you, watching them squirm."

Neri smiled. "I will pass on your message to them Milady." She bowed low and headed off to where her owners awaited.

== USS Elysium, VIP Room, ==

Neri again stood naked, bruises and cuts on display before her owners. She held out the message chip to Scott in silence.

Scott looked at Neri and her 'bruises and cuts' "A very nice job of faking injuries." He said while he held the chip in his hand. "Tell us Neri, what was your impression of the 'Viceroy?"

"The Viceroy is in complete control. She rules as she has always done." Came Neri's reply.

"Neri, expand on your rather vague answer." Scott ordered. He wanted to know just what he and Sapphire were dealing with.

"I believe the woman is the Viceroy. And is playing a game with the Feds." Neri said. "She sent you that message Mylord"

Greetings Lieutenant Morgan, Lieutenant Gregory. I'm sending you this message back with your gift to inform you that I no longer require her services.

Did you think I was fooled by your ruse. I have half the mind to have both of you put in an Agony Booth for a week. Rest assured. I will now handle affairs between Taylor and Josephine, as I've played the game much better than you two would have on Alindar. There you would be rank armatures trying to earn the most unimportant title from the Chancellor. I am grateful, you have just sent me an interesting new venture to negotiate with Taylor. Oh yes, and I'm also aware of your plotting dear Sapphire. I believe I'll give this knowledge to Taylor for even more coin. Expect his response to be fatal.

I must thank both of you from the bottom of my heart. If you live, I might be willing to take you two fools on as household servants and teach you how it's really done. Or I'll just have both of you tortured until I sell you as a concubine and a mine rat.

Ta-Ta now.

SJ read listened to the message. "Scott,.." she said softly. "I think we may have to reconsider our options"

"I'm not afraid of her or Taylor but a strategic retreat might be the best option right now." Scott answered bitterly.

SJ nodded. "I will commence our retreat. Neri, go back and watch Taylor. Report if he suspects anything."