Death of a future

Posted on 17 Jan 2018 @ 1:47pm by Ensign Arthur Jones, Son of Ruk (Jan 2389 TRNSFR After Second Battle of XFY)

Mission: He ho'omaka hou 'ana - A New Beginning
Location: Around the Klingon Neutral Zone, 2372
Timeline: June 2372

"We'll be arriving at the drifter in 5 minutes, sir." An Ensign in yellow standing at the Operations station said, causing the captain of the USS Sharon Miller to nod. "When we arrive, Commander Grayson, take an away team consisting of both Lieutenant Jones, and Ensigns Tyler and K'Tem." He said to his XO on his right, causing the younger man to nod and tap his commbadge as he headed for the lift.

"Grayson to both Lieutenant Jones, Ensign Tyler and Ensign K'Tem, please report to transporter ro9om 5 after you pull phasers."

After the 5 gathered in the transporter room, Grayson spoke again. "We'll be beaming in to what we've determined in a cargo bay, hopefully that will prevent them from detecting us until we find out what they're doing on this side of the neutral zone."

The five gethered on the pad, "energize."

As they materialized in the cargo bay, both K'Tem and Dorian Jones pulled out tricorders to start scanning. "We've got about 15 lifesigns ahead to the left, from what I can tell, we're near their sickbay." Dorian said.

"It looks like they were attacked and drifted to their current location, there's a lot of damage." K'Tem said, nodding to the right. "Particularly that way."

"Set phasers to stun as a precaution, we're going to speak to the Klingons first and offer assistance." Grayson said, pressing some buttons on his phaser. After everyone was ready they set out slowly, Dorian, as the trained Security officer, stay just forward and right of Grayson.

As they proceed down the corridor, they're stopped by the group of Klingons also headed their way. "Who are you?"

Grayson spoke up, "Commander Michael Grayson, Executive officer of the USS Sharon Miller. You are in violation of the Klingon/Federation Neutral Zone."

"With all due respect, Commander, we are not in violation of our own accord, we were attacked and our engines have been disabled and much of our crew has fallen, if allowed to make repairs we will retur--" Ruk, the current leader of the Klingons, started, only to be stopped by Grayson starting to speak, raising his phaser.

"You are also in violation of the Khitomer Accords and severa lpeace treaties." He turned to Dorian, "change to kill and shoot them with me. Lets get this over with quickly."

He raised his phaser, onyl to find Dorian on top of him, grabbing for it. "They have done nothing wrong except accidentally violating the neu-" The phaser discharged, and Dorian fell to the floor, limp and lifeless.

"DORIAN!!!" Hannah shouted, scrambling over to her husband, and checking for a pulse, before looking back at Grayson to say something, watching the XO aim his phaser. "Don't!" She rushed his, causing him to turn the phaser on her and fire, cause Tyler and K'Tem to scramble backwards in shock.

"They died with honor to protect us. Let's not forget their sacrifice!" Ruk shouted, raising his Bat'leth as the Klingons charged the away team.

"Get us out of here!" Grayson shouted into the open comm channel, narrowly avoiding getting stabbed by the Klingons.

After they arrived back on the ship, Grayson and the CO went into a private conference. "The plan backfired, the Joneses are dead, so what to we do with their kid? The twit will be a nuisance to take care of, and there will be questions when we return to a starbase if we keep him on."

"Beam him over to the Klingon ship. Tell him his parents joined the empire, and let the Klingons deal with him."

Young Arthur looked around as he materialized between the bodies of his parents, and he immediately began shaking Hannah as though to wake her up. "Mommy! Wake up!"

Ruk notidced the boy, and originally began to approach with intent to kill him, but he realized that the boy was the son of the two fallen officers that had given their lives for him and his crew.

"Sir, the Starfleet vessel has left the area." Ruk nodded, approaching the boy, who was now crying, and he was thankful for Universal translators. "Don't cry. They might be dead, but they died with honor, and I'll let you be my child."