Posted by Captain Johann Dvorak (CO) in Alt. Universe: Starfleet Command - Operation Bedlam

Posted by Lieutenant Siennadye Nox (Counselor) in Alt. Universe: Starfleet Command - Operation Bedlam

Posted by Captain Johann Dvorak (CO) in Alt. Universe: Starfleet Command - Operation Bedlam
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“Easy, you say?” Her eyebrow arched in disbelief. Her voice was a bit cold as she continued, ticking off the points. “Yes. So easy. Just find a machine that could be anywhere in the alpha or delta quadrant, hope that it works or could be fixed, and then send me back to the precisely right alternate universe, find your wife, and somehow send her back.”

“Yeah, that would be easier than the alternatives on offer,” he said. The alternatives on offer were, wait for some scientist to independently discover whatever breakthrough led to the machine, or just sit around and wish really hard for everything to go back the way it was.

Her eyes lifted to his. “Exactly how is that going by the way. I’m well aware of your operation. I’ve been supporting it and approving all the resources you have requested since I started working here.”

Nox

His annoyance became a little sharper with the confirmation that information only flowed in one direction around here.

“Well, we found his associate, Doctor Chorkit, and grabbed research data from his lab in the process. Then there was a slight… jurisdictional dispute… over some of that, during which the lab blew up and the jerk got away. So now Korolev and I get to spend a week in the penalty box here on Earth instead of hunting him down in Romulan space.”

“I suppose you couldn’t just call in a favor with Q?”

— Johann Dvorak, CO Korolev

She shook her head in the negative but she let it show that she was thinking. A week of time off. Romulan space. Her fingers drifted to her lips, lightly brushing across the lower half in a gesture that was identical to her alternate self.

Finally she looked up at him with narrowed and curious eyes. “What would you need to go after him?”

Nox

“Let’s see… a starship with crew, all of the latest intelligence reports from the Hobus Sector, all information the Bolian government had about his space station, permission to enter Romulan space from whatever government or governments have jurisdiction now that there’s no Empire, assistance from local Romulan government if it even exists, and a long enough leash from our Fleet Command to knock over every mound of termites from here to Gamma Hydra, and grind to paste anything that crawls out.“

He sighed heavily. “That’s probably too much to expect. And actually, that assumes we actually do need to kick every place between here and there over. He’s probably running to Nimbus III. It’s the largest nearby hub of scum and villany where he can find support from other entrepreneurial criminals. We could probably intercept him there if we had a fast ship to beat him to it.” He had lost time, having Korolev come back here and getting chewed out. But at high warp speed he could probably still beat whatever civilian ship the Doctor would be riding on. Assuming that the Doctor didn’t have support from some Romulan ex-military types… an assumption that wouldn’t necessarily hold up these days.

– Johann Dvorak, CO Korolev

Her mind began turning as she contemplated his “needs”. He had a liberal idea of needs yet there was logic in his list. Her fingers brushed her lower lip again absently. An idea began formulating in her mind.

There were things in his list she couldn’t get even if she wanted to. Romulan space was a disaster politically right now. The area he spoke of was not really in the control of anyone. It was chaos but if one had a fast enough ship, with good enough shields… it wouldn’t matter as much.

“A fast ship and crew I can get. Intelligence reports too. I could probably get some leeway from my Commander to run my own mission. We could leave within the hour if you wished.” She looked up at him wondering what he thought of staying in confined space with a woman to so resembled his wife or did he think she was going to just let him run off by himself.

Nox