Reunited once more

Posted on Sun Jul 14th, 2019 @ 4:25am by Commander Liselle Qwyyn & Captain Gary Taylor & Lieutenant Commander Aurelia Taylor

Mission: Episode 1: Hell is a four letter word
Location: Romulan Prision
Timeline: MD12
1146 words - 2.3 OF Standard Post Measure

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Lia sat in the shuttle and watched outside for any movement, to her surprise it was the transporter that now came to life. Liselle and Taam now took form, "What the hell are you two doing back here?" A smile slowly took shape on her lips, finally the crew of the shuttle was coming together all they needed was Gary and Phoenix.

Taam looked outside, shaking his head, "Something's going on out there, looks like your people." He said, "We need to give them some backup, seeing as they're probably here for us."

Liselle stepped down as well, revealing a third figure on the small transporter pad behind her. "A friend of Taam's," she said simply.

The young blonde woman eyed them cautiously but decided to stay quiet.

At that precise moment, Gary was moving. He was sticking to the shadows, creating havoc any and everywhere he could. He would repay the Romulans with a vengeance. First they had held him as a prisoner now years later they tried to hold him again, brought his friends into the mix had embarrassed, humiliated and hurt them. Now they were going to see just what he was capable of. He knew he should go to the shuttle and check in but he had heard the guards talking of a Federation prisoner, a captain being held in the "Depths" that could only mean Phoenix. He sighed silently. His decision made. He would check in at the shuttle, give Lia her orders and then set out to find Phoenix, his captain...alone.

Taam didn't have to watch for much longer to figure out that Gary was, most likely, responsible for this chaos, ~Gary.~ He turned to Tana, "Where would they have taken Captain Lalor?" His expression showed no mercy, he wanted her to know he planned to kill her if she was anything other than honest and helpful from this point forward.

The blonde woman sucked in a breath. "If they knew for a fact that she was a captain? I'd guess the interrogation blocks. Do you have some kind of map? I can show you."

Lia cocked her head to one side as she looked at Taam, "We're not collecting pets, not that kind anyway". She heard the request and brought up a large map of the prison, one that she had located in the Romulan data base. "Here you go, now show us", she snapped.

A voice from behind them spoke. "Captain Lalor is being held in the Depths." Gary spoke as he stood there. His voice was low, cold and deadly. "I'm going after her." His tone left no room to argue the point. "Lia you stay here with Liselle. Tell our people what happened and where I went." He looked at Taam. "I can't order you to stay Taam. You are your own agent."

Spinning round, Lia fixed Gary with a steel hard stare. "Who the hell do you think you are? Some kind of super hero?" She stood up and advanced on Gary, "I've been dodging fucking prisoners and trigger happy Romulans because of you, and now you suddenly appear and tell me to STAY here". Her anger seemed to grow as she spoke, "I'm not a fucking dog, I've just got rid of one bastard who thought I was. I don't expect this shit from you, if one goes we all go. We're a crew, or at least we were until we arrived in this shithole. Now suddenly it's everyone for themselves, and you seriously expect me to just meekly say `Yes Master?" Tears were starting to form in her eye's, "I set you free to do your thing, now you've joined back up with all of us. Guess what, that means you stay with all of us. We fight and if necessary die together, don't shut me out not now". Lia turned back and returned to her seat, her willingness to fight had already been pushed to the limits. But now she had her friends around her, she didn't want to die alone and she felt that's what Gary was aiming for. One more reason to believe Khoal was right, one more dent in her confidence.

Gary's eyes were like steel as Lia lambasted him yet he held his tongue until she had finished. When she had he didn't respond with angry words or a raised voice instead he moved to her, took her hand in his and gently kissed it. " Those trigger happy Romulans are in a state of complete chaos." He replied softly. " Furthermore you aren't a fucking dog Lia and I'm not your master." He said quietly He knew the abuse and humiliation she had suffered at Khoal's hands and he didn't want to risk fracturing her fragile psych. "I'm not shutting you out. I'm trying to protect you. If you feel up to it, then you are welcome to come."

"Come on, Gary." Taam said, "It's time we make them pay for what they did to them." He jerked a thumb towards the women, "And what they're still doing to Lalor. Time to throw the Romulans to the wolves..."

Gary turned to Taam and gave a curt nod. "I couldn't agree more." He answered catching Taam's reference to the wolves. "Lets make them see what happens when you tangle with wolves."

He looked to the ground and found a few dead Romulans, stripping them of their rifles, sidearms, grenades, and knives, "Yeah, here's the play, we go to the depths, we kill them all. Objections?"

"What about my -- the child?" Tana asked. "Taam, please. You have to help me save her."

The talk of a child made Lia take note, "What child? Where is she?" Visions of Sandulvar now entered Lia's mind, "You two go find the Captain, that's what you wanted in the first place. Liselle and myself will go get the child with little Miss Strange here". She walked over to Gary, "Stay safe, or I'll come find you and kill you. Get that?" She kissed his cheek, "Meet you back at the shuttle, don't leave without us".

Gary smiled and nodded at Lia. "That goes for you and Lis...er Commander Qwyyn as well." He said quickly covering up his mistake. He was well aware of Liselle's feelings for him. Her utter disgust. She despised him with a passion. He walked over to Taam and starting picking up some of the weapons. "Lets go Taam, have a Captain to find and rescue."

"Damn right." Taam nodded, flipping the disruptor setting to kill, the next person who got a taste would be vaporized, and it didn't take him long to find one, vaporizing a Reman marine who had brought a rifle to bear on the women.

"Nice work. See the reflexes are as fast as ever." Gary observed. "Now lets go find the Captain."

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