One Yacht, One Idiot Pilot, One Alindari Rogue, and One Ton of Romulan Ale.

Posted on Tue Sep 28th, 2021 @ 11:37am by Commodore Phoenix Lalor-Richardson & Commander Arrianna Salannis an Vantar & Sasha Stone [Whavi] & 1st Lieutenant Joshua Young [Taylor]

Mission: Darkness Rising - A Phoenix Lalor Sub Plot
Location: Black Watch Base / Rising Phoenix
Timeline: MD - 26 0830Hrs
771 words - 1.5 OF Standard Post Measure

Kate loaded the Phoenix with the crates of Romulan Ale. they had recieved for this smuggling run. Filling every nook and cranny with the illegal drink.

"C'mon Joshy. I'm on fifteen crates and you're on thirteen. I know you can load them faster. Lose this bet, and it will cost you your shirt." Anna quipped.

Kate responded. "Oh will you two just stop it. Even Romeo and Juliette had an ending, you two just go on and on!!!!."

"My crates are bigger." Josh quipped back with a smile. Then looking at Kate he said, "Somebody's jealous." Before he blew her a kiss.

"Oh watch me and Joise stare at each other, laying down in a field of flowers. The only thing we're thinking about is each other's eyes. Losing ourselves in absolute, pure love..." Kate smiled. "Then someone will be jealous."

Josh smiled at her, "I don't envy you one bit Kate. I can't wait for you and Josie to do just that and you will. Besides." He added, "Me and my little cherry blossom have things we like to stare at as well.... like our plasma rifles. Now that is pure love." He quipped.

Jax who had been standing by the entrance with Lily began to gag. "Oh you all are such saps!" he sneered cheerfully. "At least Lils and muscles for brains do not do the goo goo eyes around us!"

"Oh we could" Lily smirked at him. "And more but we are professional"

Jax did a dramatic half faint "Oh please stay professional Lils."

She shoved him. "Get the shuttle prepped Jax!"

"Professional what?" Josh asked a grin on his face.

Jax grinned at Lily "Professional Pain in the arse?" he teased.

"no that is you" She retorted. "I am a professional Pilot. Unlike You JAX I have never crashed anything."

"Uh... didn't you break Mattias's nose when you first met him? In a shuttle?" he laughed and danced out of reach

"JAX!!!" She yelled as he took off "You were sworn to secrecy!!!"

Jax suddenly got clipped by Kate's PADD. Kate smiled at Lily. "Don't worry Lily. I've always got your back. Oh yes, Jax.. Don't you dare crash my yach, and stay out of the master bedroom."

He rolled his eyes. "I would never dare peek into your underwear drawers." he said being affronted.

Kate spoke. "Hey Sasha... does your information booth have any details on who we're delivering this too?"

Josh sighed and looked over to Anna, "And they complain about us."

Sasha looked up, having been mentally elsewhere just seconds before. “Just a location. Details were pretty vague.” Looking to the crate next to her Sasha popped it open. “You think they’ll miss one bottle? Or believe it was ‘broken in transit’?”

"No Sasha. Apparently Lily says we're supposed to be professionals," Kate closed the crate.

“Where’s the fun in that?” Sasha pouted.

Jax popped out of the Shuttle. "Fun?" He asked brightly. "We are allowed to have fun!?"

Kate sat in the pilot's seat and began plotting a course for drop-off.

Jax moved to take the co-pilots seat.

"Don't sit in that chair." Kate noted. "That is Josie's seat. Take ops and establish a dampening field around the shuttle, make it seem like simple Subspace Interference. We don't want the Feds dropping in on us when we're up to our necks in Romulan Ale." Kate couldn't stand people sitting in Josie's chair.

Jax nodded "okay" he said and took the other seat.

Malakai heard Kate talking to Jax and moved to her, "Kate are you alright?"

Kate realized what happened. "I'm sorry Jax... Josie used to sit there. Come, Be seated. We'll have much to do to get this cargo to its destination."

Sasha didn't have words to convey the sorrow she felt for Kate, so instead she approached her from behind and hugged her as she sat. Only lingering for a few seconds until she squeezed and set off to ready for take off.

"Sasha..." Kate noted.. "You do not know how grateful I am for this crew... I would have taken my life days ago if not..."

Malakai heard Kate's statement to Sasha. "We're a family Kate. We may bicker or argue but we all have each other's back. Not a one of these people I don't trust with my life." He said sincerely.

Jax ignored them all and set their course. "Shall we?" he asked

"What's wrong Jax, feeling left out? Do you want a hug to?" Sasha teased.

"no..." he drawled "Lily would beat me up"

The ship lifted off and they headed off to their destination.