Posted by Lieutenant Dr. Solomon Kane (Chief Science Officer/Research & Development) in Side Sim - Somewhere That Isn’t Here
Lieutenant Commander Soulis lay on the biobed as the ortho-regenerator worked on his broken jaw and his broken ribs. He was in pain, but more than that he was angry. He winced as the device helped fill the crack in his jaw he received when a particularly hard elbow landed there the day before. ‘I don’t know who that bas^%$d was, but he will get his. No one does this to me and walks away…’ he thought to himself.

‘So… Alexis has a man, does she? Well… that won’t last.’ he thought some more. ‘I need that brain of hers. I have too much riding on this to see it fall apart just because I can’t figure out the proper-’ and he opened his eyes when the door to his room slid open.

An older human man and a Bajoran woman came in, both dressed in the uniform of Star Fleet Intelligence, but Soulis didn’t recognize either. The woman looked at Soulis but said nothing… the man chuckled. “So… how ya feelin’?” he asked and then chuckled again before a look form the woman caused him to stop and clear his throat. “So, Lieutenant Commander. Want to tell us why you are lying here looking like you just tried to stop a shuttle crash with your face?”

Soulis glared but looked at the man. “I was assaulted, I’ll have you know.” he said through closed teeth. “And while I do not know who you are, I can tell you that if I find out the guilty party works for you, whoever you are, then I will be filing a full report with your superiors.” and he glared wide eyed at the man.

The Bajoran stepped forward and said “You know quite well that isn’t an option. And you would do quite well to stay in your own lane. The man you… had an exchange with… does indeed work for me. And he will continue to work for me long after your paths cease to cross. And looking at you, and knowing him like I do, I would say he gave you a warning. Next time, I doubt he will be so restrained. So do as I say… and stay away from the Ogawa and Lieutenant Bonner.” Soulis’s eyes narrowed and he started to speak but the woman shook her head. “No no… don’t talk. I know what you are going to say anyway. And yes, I know all about you and Lieutenant Bonner. And if it wasn’t for your current assignment, I doubt anyone would try and stop me from putting some much needed distance between you and her… and all of society. But alas…” and she moved and sat on the edge of the bed on the side of him Kane had kicked.

“Leave him, her, and that ship alone… and in that order. You are tugging a tail, and you don’t know what it’s attached to. I would be careful.” Her eyes moved slowly down his form until she came to the regenerator working on his ribs. “You did get off light… ” she said and stood up and began to walk to the door. “Good day, Lieutenant.” and Soulis raised his head and said “Lieutenant Commander!”. The woman stopped in the doorway and turned.

“Only if you do what you’re told, Ensign.”

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Three weeks later…

Lieutenant Commander Soulis of Star Fleet Intelligence was pissed. He paced back and forth in his office like a freshly caged predatory cat wanting the taste of flesh. The office, normally a textbook example of organization and borderline- OCD cleanliness was in a state of disarray. Multiple PaDDS lay scattered across the desk and dozens of data chips lay strewn over the desk, the floor and the small coffee table. He had spent every waking hour trying to find out more about ‘Dr. Solomon Kane’… and it was obvious he had friends in very high places because before two years ago there was nothing. So he was obviously some kind of agent… but whose? There was no record of the people who came to see him and warn him off. There was no record of Kane before two years ago. And of him currently? It was an obvious fabrication… and poorly done and transparent one at that. But someone was protecting him… but who? And then the thought came to him… why protect him? He was important to someone… okay. But why? Well… most likely it was similar to him and his need for Bonner… her mind. So Kane knew something. That was problematic. From the records on Kane he could find, the man was involved in a multi-disciplanry approach to a lot of things. He was adept in medicine, but very skilled in Science and Engineering. So that made it very hard to isolate what could be…

Bonner… of course.

They were an item… at least until Soulis had Bonner with him. And he knew Alexis would never be interested in a buffoon. So she had to be familiar with his work… that meant that they worked together. That could only mean the Ogawa. Soulis swept his arm across his desk sending PaDDs and chips flying and began to construct a data search with some very specific requirements.

The computer chirped in another facility so far away that Soulis would not even know the Federation knew about it, let alone had facilities there. A face familiar to Kane glanced at the alert and grinned, then cursed. “Man… why is he right so often? He’s not a shrink! How’d he know th-“ “Because he grew up having to learn people from a glance to stay alive, Mr. Smith. You know this. That is why he is such an asset.” ‘Smith’ turned and looked at the Bajoran woman sitting on the couch across the coffee table from him and said “Asset… well you are half right. And you are sure Kane and Bonner are more important than Soulis? ‘Cause this is only going to end really bad for that guy.” The Bajoran woman smiled and said “Oh… trust me. Those two are leaps and bound more important than that arrogant piece of s#!+. Besides…” and she leaned forward and got a grin on her face that always made ‘Smith’s’ blood cool, “… I want to see what they have in store for him. Creativity is a must for what we have planned for them. I’m just glad the good Commander was generous enough to put himself in their crosshairs before we had to set something up. Now go on.. do it.” and she shooed him on with her hand.

‘Smith’ turned to the computer and uploaded the file Kane had sent him. He looked back at the woman. “Sent.” The woman smiled and said “Excellent. Now let’s see what happens next…”

A few hours later, the search engine on Soulis’s computer chirped. A result. Soulis leapt off the couch and moved to the desk. There was a secure file on the screen. It was above his clearance level to access, but that never stopped him before, did it? After a few more minutes the file opened… and Soulis’s mouth dropped open as he read the information before him. For almost an hour, he read scientific data without moving. Then he moved to the personal files. His jaw set as he heard Alexis describe Kane.

“Alexis… oh honey… you were totally holding out on me. That’s going to be a spanking, indeed. And Mr. Kane… oh, if only I didn’t have to kill you for what you did. I bet we could have done amazing things together.” He chuckled a mental vision of him, Kane, and Bonner came into his mind… Bonner being subjected to both of them, but he shook his head and said “Too bad for you. Coulda been fun. But noooo… you are going to have to suffer quite a bit instead…”

“Maybe after I see just how good this ‘Eden’s Apple’ is firsthand…” and he began to digest the information… and it’s potential benefits to him personally.

‘Smith’ looked at Soulis in his office. “Bait is set and they have a bite. Think they can land this particular fish?” he said without looking away from the screen.

“Oh… land, clean, gut, filet, and fry in butter. I’m not ashamed to say… I really am curious as to what this is little trap is. Let me know when things move ahead. I want to see that in real time.” Smith nodded without a word.

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