Catching the Phoenix

Posted on Fri Jul 9th, 2021 @ 10:51am by Commander Arrianna Salannis an Vantar & Commodore Phoenix Lalor-Richardson & Lieutenant Commander Malakai Starr [Taylor] & Sasha Stone [Whavi] & 1st Lieutenant Joshua Young [Taylor]

Mission: Darkness Rising - A Phoenix Lalor Sub Plot
Location: Equinox /Gamma Epsilon A-2012
Timeline: MD - 19 0800hrs
1629 words - 3.3 OF Standard Post Measure

Kate entered a conference room and prepared her sword and pistol. She waited for the others to arrive, pulling out a picture of Josie. The pain had lessened. but it was still there. Her crew knew her agony. She hid the picture and waited.

Malakai entered next. A phaser on his hip a Mark VII phaser rifle in his hands along with his 'toys' explosives secreted about his person. He also had a K-bar on the other hip if the fighting got up close and personal.

Anna walked in arguing with Josh. "No. You got your ass kicked by the Nausicaan. I didn't need you to handle him. I was just about ready to shove his ass into an ice machine for groping me."

"I most certainly did not!" Josh said hotly. I ah slipped and he was doing a lot more than just groping you Anna. He was undressing you with his knife."

"Yeah, and I smashed his head with a bottle. Knocked his teeth out, slammed his face into the bar, and into the ice machine he went. Then I found you... on the ground." Anna noted.

Josh grinned at her, he loved getting Anna worked up. made her even sexier. "My hero." He quipped.

Sasha followed quietly behind the two bickering, she looked up once to roll her eyes. She took a seat, sitting side ways so her legs hung over the arm immersed in the PaDD she held.

"Glad you could make Sasha. What are you reading?" Malakai asked her.

"I would tell you.... but it's highly classified." She gave him a smirk.

"Right classified. some trashy romance novel more likely." Malakai fired back with a smile.

Lily walked behind Sasha, looked and grinned at him. "Nah, its a recording of you and Kara in a very..." she left it hanging and grinning moved out of range.

"Really? and here I thought it was you and Matt." Malakai replied with a grin not to be undone.

"No we keep them in our own vault. Makes for wonderful movie nights" Lily sassed back.

Nonchalantly Sasha replied, "Like I said....highly classified. So I guess you'll never know." She smiled at the both of them.

"Just tell me you are looking for a new base for us?" Lily asked.

Kate shook her head. "Ascendants help me, please be professional, Ladies and gentlemen."

"Where's the fun in that?" Malakai remarked.

Sasha gave Kate an apologetic smile. Then addressed Lily's questions, "I have a couple maybes. Real-estate isn't ideal. But I'll keep you posted."

"ohh flashbacks!" Lily said with drama. "Hold on! I used to say that a LOT! Why are you copying me Katie?"

Katie realized she was acting to much like Arri. She finally erupted in her calm Alindari voice. "Alright shut your mouths, and listen up. By the Ascendants... I'm going to send you all back to Kindergarten somewhere." It was interesting hearing her Calm Voice get flustered. "Now. we have to recover my yacht, it will be very useful to us. And I've sent it to a certain place where we can easily detect a trap."

Payback was Lily in a mischievous mood. She crossed her eyes at Katie and smirked.

"Now at least act your age, Get on that damned shuttle, and let's get some damned work done." Arri was shouting. "Apparently she had to be as emotional and pissy as lily. Something unusual for the stoic Alindari.

"Breath Katie!" Lily stood. "we are going."

"Yes, Lily.." Arri noted. "I just needed to be authorative so that we stay on task."

"Damn didn't you ever keep us on task, Well done girl. We'll make a pirate out of you yet." Anna slapped Arri's shoulder. "You heare that, Josh. Katie's not putting up with any of your shit anymore. Isn't that right Katie?"

"Damn straight." Kate noted.

"My shit, your the one mouthing Anna."

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OOC: Okay here's what I'm thinking We recover the Phoenix. But not before Bishop leaves some kind of message for Arri. Possibly tempting Arrianna with a place next to Josie if she just came back. Possibly Afraid of what a mind like hers is capable of. Maybe even tell her she won't get much from the computers immediately, but Bishop knows Arrianna will find Cragen. But deep down, Bishop knows Cragen's days are now numbered.

Kate and her team waited on a habitable moon's crater for the phoenix to touch down, The team were well concealed in the moon's jungles. It was easy for them to know if this was going to be a trap.

Malakai waited with the other's for Arri's yacht to arrive on the moon and they could check it out. His eyes swept over the horizon for any signs of a trap.

Kare picked up her rifle and kept her tricoder facing forward. "Cover me, Malakai. I'm flooding the ship with Anesthezine to ensure there's no surprises inside."

Malakai raised his rifle and nodded. "GO. I've got you covered." He replied.

Arrianna nodded. "Sasha, any surprises on Sensors?

"None. Looks clear so far." Sasha said only briefly raising her eyes from the sensors.

Kate dispelled the Anesthezine and opened the yacht. Walking inside with Mattias She examined the Yacht.

As she did a hologram materialized standing in the middle of the deck. "Hellp Flossie, I've missed you" The hologram greeted her, "I'm afraid you won't find much on the computers but knowing your tenacity, I have no doubt you will be coming for Cragen to take Blondie back." The hologram paused and sighed. "I know his days are numbered Flossie. Why don't you return to me? YOu can be my Slave Mistress. You know I would never beat you like Cragen does Blondie."

"You did torture me with a painstick... I remember that clearly now." Kate noted. Keeping her duster's hood up over her eyes.

The hologram nodded, "That is unfortunately true but in my defense it was just for conditioning purposes Flossie."

"You think you know me... But you never knew Arrianna Salannis an Vantar. Her pain extended far beyond that. Josephine is one of the few things keeping her sanity in check. Fighting Battles endlessly since she graduated Starfleet Academy... and then was assigned to evacuate Romulus... And now I've harnesed new strengths... You want to know why I took your master's nose? I was defending my love's honor." Arrianna noted. "Pray I am able to recover my mate from you. I know you're a slave to him, Bishop Do the right thing... or one day Clara will be gone, and you'll be floating out an airlock. He is utterly ruthless..."

The hologram studied her before replying. "I have seen your strength Flossie and I have witnessed the depth of your love for Blondie. I know there is no obstacle too great that you cannot overcome to reclaim her and have her at your side once again. "I know you are coming and Cragen will have to face you and when he does he will die." A smile came to his face as he said the next, "You are a remarkable woman Arrianna Salannis an Vantar. I knew it the moment I laid eyes on you. I hope whoever rescued you, knows that as well. " He paused again before continuing. "I shall consider your words Flo... excuse me I misspoke. I shall consider your words Arrianna."

"Save yourself Bishop... Save Clara... We can help you... But know your life is in grave danger. I forgvie you for what you did." Arri saw the hologram vanish... "Thoughts, Malakai?

"He knows you or at least has more than a passing knowledge in you. He's not stupid. He knows Cragen's days are numbered. He cares for you Arri. You can see it in his eyes. Do you think he'll leave Cragen's sinking ship?"

"You see that Collar Malakai... He may have enslaved me as Flossi, but Bishop was broken a long time before he ever met me." Arri noterd. "This may be the key to finding him... If his love for Clara is stronger than his loyalty for Cragen..." Arri noted. "Flossi is not coming back. I'll do what I can for him, it's what Josie would want me to do."

"You can forgive him for the hell he put you and Josie through? Stripping away your personality as easy as it was to strip you of your clothes. He tortured you and Josie. Kept you nude, bound and gagged and you can forgive him?" Malakai questioned.

"When you've been a slave, Malakai. And you've had no choice... whatsoever on what you did... When you've gladly done things so you wouldn't suffer endless torture.. When you've had to curb your tongue, fearing a master's lash..." Arrianna mentioned. "When you're a slave... You realize you truly have no control. And it takes a titanic will to breeak yourself out of it..." Arri noted. "We came here looking for a possible way to find Cragen and those he serves... We may have found it."

Malakai made no comment, he simply nodded. "A way to find Cragen? You mean backtracking where the yacht came from?"

"When he realizes he loves Clara more than Cragen. We will have our way. In the meantime, we take the Phoenix back to the Equinox. She may come in useful." Kate noted. "Let's go people.

"What do you thin he's going to do Arri? Send you a note?" Malakai questioned her.

"If or when he makes his move... We will kinow it. Patience." Arri noted. "He was quite impressed with me... Considering how he found an equal." Arri noted. "Cragen is not as smart as he thinks he is."

"I hope your right about this guy Arri. I really do." Malakai answered.
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