Posted by Lieutenant Natasha Daye (Doctor) in Knight and Daye: Time to Play

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Dante stood still a moment as he looked down at the man. Well, ‘man’ was likely an overstatement. The good looking Erewhonian in front of him couldn’t have been more than twenty three years of age. Before he replied, he just picked up his comm-badge from the nearby table and tapped it.

=/\= Saracen, this is Captain Knight. What’s your status? =/\=

=/\= Captain, this is the Saracen. We are in orbit over the planet and awaiting your call to beam back. We thought you were on holiday for another 48 hours sir? We are just running a few combat simulations and re-calibrating the Phasers. The refit meant power levels are fluctuating slightly, we seem to completely obliterate any target we take a practice shot at so we thought we would take the time to make some adjustments. Are you and Lieutenant Daye ready to beam aboard, Captain? =/\=

=/\= Not yet, Saracen. I was just checking your status. Keep those phasers warmed up and under control, we wouldn’t want an incident to happen over this paradise, now would we. I doubt that would be painless. Knight out. =/\=

Pinning the badge onto his holiday shirt, Dante then casually sat down at the table. “Sorry about that, kid. Just checking on my Battlecruiser. Now, where exactly is Natasha, and you said something about processing, and an incident? I’m quite sure you, sorry, we, don’t have a few hours to wait.” He made a point of avoiding the coffee, it was hot, and the kid did have such a pretty face.

Captain Knight

“Mrs. Knight is being processed for her condition,” the man said calmly. “In situations like this most partners choose to wait which is why I said it might be a few hours. You are not needed so you are free to go if your battlecruiser needs attention.” The man worked to keep a neutral expression. Mr. Knight was not as imposting physically as some men Sunstrom had encountered but he had a presence and demeanor that was far more unsettling. The captain’s gaze never wavered and his actions spoke of a history of people caving when Mr. Knight issued an order. Sunstrom was extremely happy he was not a member of the Saracen crew right now. Mr. Knight was probably capable of all sorts of nasty orders for those he found a dislike for. Luckily Sunstrom was not a member of Starfleet.

Taking a large sip of coffee, Terri attempted to mimic Dante’s sense of calm control. “As for Mrs. Knight she will be released within the hour if the scans come up negative. If the scans come up positive then you knew the rules for coming to the planet. With Mrs. Knight being the chief medical officer I have no doubt she performed the necessary exams required to disembark your ship and come to our surface.” The tone in the man’s voice held a hint of authority to it.

Dante frowned, he had no idea what the man was talking about. Nat had done the scans before coming to the planet, and she was clear of any disease or contagion. Anything she had been infected with must have happened here, but he found his hackles rising in frustration as he couldn’t seem to get a straight answer.

“Now you have two options and we are willing to allow you either one. You can go back to your ship and based on the results of the testing, Mrs. Knight will be returned to you in an hour or so or you can relax here in your room and wait for the results. Either way you will be waiting Mr. Knight.”

Terri Sunstrom

“You know the funny thing about Federation Starship Captains, kid?” Dante asked as he leaned back in the chair and looked out over the balcony and the long drop to the ocean below, “We always have more than one option, whether people are willing to allow us any or not. It comes with the job of protecting idyllic worlds like these. I’ve never been good at waiting, especially when nobody is telling me what the hell is going on. Especially when from what I am hearing, you have taken a Starfleet Officer hostage against her will and intend to perform some kind of medical scan on her for some kind of, condition that she doesn’t have. Now I may not be an expert, I mean I am only a Federation Starship Captain with a Battlecruiser sitting in orbit over us right now, but there are better ways of going about this than kidnapping.”

Captain Knight, CO