Alleran Tan Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 ((Chief Medical Officer's Office))::Eliaan Deron paced around the office that was temporarily his. Howcould it be that both a Shapeshifter and a Q were onboard the Victory?What confluence of events could have resulted in this?::::Shapeshifters held a peculiar, dark place of fear in his heart.Like all Betazoids, the Dominion Occupation had been an event that hadcleaved his life in two. There was the carefree, happy time Before andthen there was After.::::Nothing had ever been the same again after the Occupation. Betazedwas a peaceful, open world in a way that few of her Federationneighbours had been, which made its fate even more tragic.::::Eliaan knew who was to blame for that. Not the Jem'Hadar footsoldiers or the Vorta commanders; both of those races had been createdby the Founders to do their dirty work. The fault lay squarely withthe shapeshifters. Everything that had happened to his people duringthe War was their doing.::::And a Q. Not as immediately terrifying but infinitely moredangerous. The God-like entities that had first introduced theFederation to the Borg and had played with starship Captainsthroughout the galaxy.::::It was almost too much to process, let alone understand.::::He stopped pacing as the doors to the office opened and Kaedyn Tannentered. Without a word, Eliaan rushed to him and through his armsaround the Trill, squeezing tightly.::Tann: Are you okay?~~Flashback: CMO's office - USS Resolution~~Tann: Are you ready?::The young doctor shook his head.::Deron: I am terrified. We’re in over our heads here…::Kaedyn pulled his partner towards him and hugged him tightly.::Tann: We’re going to get through this… don’t worry.::Eliaan pulled back a little and stared into the nurse’s eyes.::Deron: But I do worry, if this goes wrong… if I do the wrong thing, wecould all end up being assimilated. I could destroy the whole shipand then what? An assimilated Resolution is a threat to every planetin this sector!Tann: Eliaan. You need to calm down. Listen to me, we don’t have achoice. If Major West is in a stable condition then perhaps we canwait and get an expert to deal with his Borg components at a Starbasebut if not we are going to need you to deal with this; just as youdealt with Nicholotti and Llewlyn and the Zalinians.::The Betazoid snapped out of his panic and calmed a little.::~~End Flashback~~Deron: ... Sorry, what?::Kaedyn looked confused.::Tann: I asked if you were okay...::The Betazoid took a deep breath, maintaining his grip around the taller man.::Deron: No... I'm not sure any of us are.Tann: Why?Deron: There is a shapeshifter onboard and a Q.::There was a long silence.::Deron: Did you hear me?Tann: Yes, I heard.::There was a calmness in his voice that Eliaan found frustratingrather than comforting.::Deron: Are you sure, because you sound remarkably calm about itTann: We have been through worse. I have faith in this crew and herCaptain and so do you. You told me as much before we arrived here.Deron: Worse than a Q?::With Eliaan still wrapped around him, Kaedyn shrugged a little.::Tann: They cause trouble but usually get bored and leave...Deron: And the shapeshifter?::Kaedyn smiled.::Tann: Its been a long time since a shapeshifter was the same threat asthey have been. Any Founder left here has been alone and defeated fora long time. And Starfleet security have a lot of practice dealingwith them.::As Kaedyn spoke, Eliaan could feel himself calm down a little. Herecognised that he had been close to a panic attack but that alwaysthe presence of the man he loved was enough to stop that.::::Passionate, like most of his race, the Betazoid benefited from thecalm, serene Trill's manner. This had also been an incrediblystressful return for Eliaan and his adrenaline was running high evenbefore the arrival of their two guests.::Tann: We're going to be okay, Eliaan.::As if hearing his words, a voice filtered over the comm system.::Jaxx: =/\= Attention crew....we have returned home. =/\=::With a sigh, Eliaan relaxed as quickly as he had started to panic::Tann: There you go. We survived our first adventure on the Victory.Now, do you want to let me go?::Eliaan maintained his grip.::Deron: No... no, I don't.ENDLieutenant (j.g.) Eliaan DeronActing Chief Medical OfficerUSS VictoryAndEnsign Kaedyn TannNursing OfficerUSS VictorySimmed by Eliaan Deron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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