Caught! (part 1)

Posted on Mon Jan 18th, 2016 @ 3:58pm by Lieutenant Mira Jayna & Lieutenant Commander Jennifer Tate & Lieutenant Commander Damion Wolfe & Lieutenant Rembrandt 'Remy' Batiste & Ensign Tallas Shirol & Logan

1,126 words; about a 6 minute read

Mission: Of Gods and Men
Location: Various
Timeline: Hours after "investigation of Jennifer Tate's Quarters"

ON:

Tallas was tapping frantically on the console. She had a Caf-Pow at close to her hand and loud music blaring all around her. She was determined to get this done. Not only for Damion, but for Hunter as well. This was pretty close for them and she wanted to come through for them. As she continued to tap away, watching the jibberish fly across the screen, it was only after working for hours on end did her computer skills pay off. A large grin came across her face, followed by a happy squeal. She grabbed the Cafe-Pow quickly and took a large sip from it before slamming it on the desk and screaming out "Jinkies! I think we cracked this one wide opened, Scooby. Help yourself to a Scooby Snack."

"I asked you once already not to call me that." Logan replied with a sigh as he looked over to the screen and raised a brow. "Whose Petty Officer Melanson?"

"Dead Meat." Tallas replied with a smile as she took another large sip of her drink before continuing. "We need to get this info to Damion so he can get his Batman on."

Logan leaned back in his chair and looked over to the Andorian woman as he cleared his throat. "Not before calling Remy."

"No. No. No." Tallas said nervously as she looked to Logan with a concerned look on her face. "In case you missed that... uhh... No. We can't tell Lieutenant Batiste. Damion wants to do this personally. We can't get your little friend."

"Remy asked to be personally involved. He says its personal for him too. Maybe it has to do with Vance too, I don't know. But what I do know is that what my little friend wants, he tends to get. One way or another." Logan replied as he cleared his throat a bit before getting ready to tap his combadge.

Tallas lunged forward, grabbing his hand before it hit his badge and smiling slightly. "If you value my job than I beg you to please reconsider."

"Listen Kid. I like you. As odd as you may be, at times, you're pretty skilled at all this. I can see why Wolfe keeps you on his side, but Remy is family. If he say's its personal for him, that means, it's personal for me too. If it makes you feel any better you can tell your boy I didn't give you much of a choice." Logan replied softly.

"But.. but.. you're not." Tallas replied softly.

"Exactly. So you don't have to worry about lying." Logan added with a smirk.

"Fine." Tallas said as she leaned back in her chair and grabbed her Cafe-Pow in her hand. "But I do it under duress." She said before placing her lips to the straw and sucking the remainder of the drink out.

Logan laughed slightly before tapping his combadge and clearing his throat. "Logan to Remy. We got Tate's attacker. A Petty Officer Melanson. Works in the Shuttle Bay."

"Nicely Done, Mister Logan. I'll meet you there." Remy replied.

"Can't take all the credit on this one, Boss. Damion's girl Ensign Shirol did most of the computer work. I just provided her with the resources." Logan commented as he smiled and looked to Tallas.

Remy was quiet on the other end of the combadge before answering in a disappointed voice. "You're on The Horus aren't you?"

"Yup. She needed something strong and fast. Horus is the only computer I know that can work at the speed she needed. Not to mention, you did say you wanted this done by any means necessary." Logan smirked, crossing his arms over his chest as he continued. "I made an executive decision."

Remy let out a sigh as he cleared his throat and spoke firmly and calmly. "I guess, given the circumstances, I can let this slide. Welcome aboard, Miss Shirol. Job well done." He paused for a moment before concluded. "Try not to touch anything on your way out. Batiste out."

Logan looked to Tallas and smirked slightly. "He really does take some warming up to."

"I'll bet." Tallas replied in an unconvinced tone.

Logan chuckled slightly before tapping his combadge for a second time. "Logan to Jayna. We got your attacker. Petty Officer Melanson. Shuttle Bay, as predicted. Shirol here has some pretty mean fingers. Almost as mean as yours are. You may have some competition on your hands."

"Me?" Jayna asked, the smile evident in her voice. "Not a chance. I have tricks no Starfleet officer would dare try. Tell her she has promise, for a rookie. I'm heading to the shuttle bay. I'll thank you and Horus later. Mira out."


[[Shuttle Bay]]

Petty Officer Alina Melanson was beginning her daily checks on the ship's shuttlecraft. She had been assigned to the Calypso only six months prior to this date and the distinction of serving on a Galaxy-Class Starship, no less a flagship was certainly an honour that made her proud, even if she was a lowly non-comm. She whistled a happy tune as she made her way around each craft, checking off each criteria as she inspected it.

Jayna had taken a few seconds to find out what Melanson looked like before she walked into the shuttle bay. She spotted the woman around one of the shuttles and walked up to her. "Excuse me, I left a bag here yesterday. Did you see one? Green and silver."

Alina furled her brows for a moment. She didn't remember seeing anyone from intelligence in the bay yesterday, but there was a lot of traffic and it was not something she could constantly track. "I'm afraid I haven't." she replied politely. "But if you can give me about ten minutes to finish these checks I could help you look for it."

Jayna went from agitated to relieved at the woman's words. "Would you please? My boss is going to have my hide if I lose that bag."
Alina continued to be curious of the officer and her lost bag. Normally intelligence officers were very careful with items placed in their charge. Secrecy was the nature of their trade and simply leaving something behind was quite unusual if not irresponsible. Melanson would not question the officer after all, it wasn't her place. "Alright. Stay right here I'll be right back.

(To be continued...)

Ensign Tallas Shirol
Security

Logan
Assistant Chief Intelligence Officer

Lieutenant Rembrandt "Remy" Batiste
Chief Intelligence Officer

Lieutenant Damion Wolfe
Chief Security/Tactical Officer

Lieutenant JG Mira Jayna
Assistant Chief Intelligence Officer

Petty Officer Alina Melanson
Shuttle Bay Operator

 

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