Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Side Sim - Holodeck - Target Practice (Tag Shara)

Posted by Commander Mwezi (Executive Officer) in Side Sim - Holodeck - Target Practice (Tag Shara)

Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Side Sim - Holodeck - Target Practice (Tag Shara)
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Mwezi, seeing that most of their enemies were near enough for melee, pulled out the Claws and began stabbing and slashing at the aliens in close range. He grabbed one and used them as a shield against the shot of another, then used the phaser of the dead alien as a weapon to shoot the still living one. “Keep one alive, hopefully we can figure out the location of the planet-killer from them.”

Mwezi, XO

Mwezi made for a nice distraction, and so Shara slipped around some cargo containers, watching between objects and listening intently. She could easily map out his progress through the group and though some of the aliens were moving in her direction, she was expecting that.

She swung back around a larger set of containers, rather than the more direct route and was glad she did. Several aliens rushed ahead of her but she could see the shadow of one lurking by a container out of Mwezi’s way. Bingo. Stepping silently through a narrow space she turned around one more container and then aimed her phaser… pressing it to the alien’s head. “Move and I shoot. I don’t recommend it,” she said, reaching to pull them back towards her.

~Shara Calloway, CIO

The alien woman, just as bald and just as tattooed as her fellows, froze, although there was such intense anger on her face that it was clear she was unhappy with her predicament. She muttered something in an alien language and spat on the ground, but didn’t immediately resist. There was a glint in her eye though, she would likely take the first good opportunity to kill her captor and escape.

Shara might have pulled another weapon out but then she’d have to multitask and that was a bad idea. It left too many openings for her captive to take advantage of. Holding the woman’s arm, Calloway half dragged her towards another opening so she could check on Mwezi’s progress.

Meanwhile, Mwezi continued his warpath through the rest of the aliens. He threw the dagger into the eye of one of them, then used his powerful legs to jump over and yank it out while kicking the alien off the platform and into the abyss. By this point there was only one left fighting, and he shot them with their ally’s phaser, bringing the combat to a close… for now.

Mwezi, XO

Stepping out into the open space, Shara grinned at the XO while she kept a firm grip on her prisoner, phaser still to her head. “Well lookie there. We both played to our strengths. Nicely done,” she said with a nod of approval at Mwezi. She was better in the shadows anyway. Let someone else expend the energy if they were up for it.

Mwezi nodded, an almost feral grin on his face. It’d been a while since he’d really been able to expend this kind of energy in a fight. This kind of combat just wasn’t very common in this Timeline. Sure, he could spar in the Holodeck, but there was something special about fighting alongside another real person, in a ‘life or death’ situation, however simulated the situation was.

Leaning in against the woman so her head was inline with hers, Shara turned her head slightly so she was n the woman’s periphery. “Where’s the weapon? And don’t think about deceiving us. Trust me, I’m not going to kill you unless you make me.”

~Shara Calloway, CIO

The woman spat on the floor, muttering something in her alien language. The words slowly changed into Federation Standard, the UT “picking up” on the language and translating it.

“–will die – Federation scum.”

Mwezi watched for more aliens, sequestering himself behind a bit of a wall. He let out a shot every now and then, stopping anyone from interrupting Shara’s interrogation. He liked the idea of the two of them as a fireteam. Their strengths covered the other’s weaknesses, at least for this simulated mission. He grinned to himself.

Mwezi, XO

Shara tapped the tip of her weapon against the woman’s head. “Oh come now, we don’t have to be like that. Or are you one of those oh so tragic self-sacrificing individuals who will die for now good reason because they think it will matter?” She leaned in closer and whispered in the woman’s ear. “Where’s the weapon?”

~Shara Calloway, CIO

The woman bared her teeth. “You’ll kill me anyways after I tell you. Why not just get it over with? I will tell nothing.”

Mwezi, XO

“I don’t kill people unless absolutely necessary. Besides, a hostage can be useful. You’re still coming with us,” Shara said sweetly, pushing the woman forward towards the door.

Shara gazed at Mwezi as they approached. “Pick a direction and keep a path clear. We’re going to have to suss this out ourselves, unless Madame here wants to play nice.”

~Shara Calloway, CIO

Mwezi nodded, glancing around before gesturing in a direction with a shrug. The alien woman snarled at Shara, lifting her upper lip in an expression of distaste.

“Intel suggests the target is quite large. It looks like there is more ship in that direction,” Mwezi commented, gesturing in the direction he’d indicated before.

Mwezi, XO