Back to the start (Pt.2)

Posted on 04/12/2013 @ 1:31am by Captain Neil Redding

"The mining facility was ancient and dilapidated but it was as far as we could get in a damaged hauler Sara had managed to procure for us after pulling my butt of that damnable cross" He glanced at Dr. Cross to see if the irony bothered him, but it didn't seem like it.

"I was on trial 'so to speak' for smuggling and by their laws that meant public humiliation by nonlethal torture, I was allowed to choose with kind."

He took a breath before continuing.  "Believe me of all the choices getting bound to a cross in a public square was the best one. Anyway, my ship the Ajax was doing what they could to get me out but Federation law prohibits interference with local laws and customs, so I was stuck"

Then he smiled a little "Sara played my grieving woman and showed up to beg for my release or at least mercy for my bravery, it might have worked a little better If I hadn't broken my keepers nose with a head butt just 30 minuets prior to her attempt." And gave a little chuckle. "But she did manage to slip a Viridian patch onto the heel of my boot, clever girl" 

He got up and walked over to the replicator "Uh.. do I get another glass or will it fill this one up again?"

Cross smiled "Both, put your glass in there and it will be replaced with a full one."

Redding did as instructed and asked for more more cold water, getting it he took another drink then sat down. 

"So anyway as soon as the contraband was proven that it was planted and that I had been set up the Ajax pulled me out of there instantly. This caused some turmoil but the captain deiced enough was enough and that I had done my time. All this set the stage for the finale at the mining facility, seems that their leader, Toh'ampa was just trying to keep us occupied while he was setting up for the total destruction of a dissident colony moon in theirs orbit using a type of energy cannon witch I think he had managed to scrape together from some ruins we discovered beneath the facility, it had some sort of energy pattern we couldn't identify as well."

He took another drink "After evacuating the rest of my team I had to set the cannon to overload and make a run for it, the next thing I know, I woke up here."

Cross smiled "You have a way of making the miraculous sound mundane Neil, It was far more involved than that. But your recounting of the events, as you know them, is accurate."

Redding sat back "Glad you liked it Doctor, so now what?"

 

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