COUNTER COMMAND

by flimflamkid


"He did it! It was the Commander!" the girl sobbed, her back and shoulders shaking with emotion as her fiancé, Jim Boulder, held her in his arms.

"I'll kill you, Koenig." Boulder whispered calmly but his eyes were fiery, an indication that the wrong word might send him over the edge.

Helena felt there could be violence and advised security to have a guard attending their meeting.

John Koenig could only stand, staring at them, completely confused. He glanced once at Helena as she stood behind the couple, her face ashen, but saying nothing. "I don't understand." he said, truthfully.

They were in his office, the door to Main Mission closed. Professor Bergman was also there.

"Oh please, don't insult us!" Boulder shouted, unaware of the flinching girl he was holding. "Maria here states you entered her quarters - unannounced - and raped her!"

"I can assure you, nothing of the kind happened - at least, not by me." Koenig was firm and eyed Boulder suspiciously.

"What Are you saying? She imagined it?"

Koenig looked to Helena, "Doctor, has she been examined?"

"Y ... yes." Helena appeared strangely uncomfortable, her hands clenched by her sides. "There is bruising and a tear. It does appear that she was abused." the doctor nearly murmured and looked down at the floor.

"I can assure you all. It wasn't me but if Maria was attacked we need to find out who did it and quickly." Again, he met Boulder's confrontational eyes. He was a quick-tempered man and they had arguments in the past. Still, he was a good pilot and Alan Carter always vouched for his integrity.

Koenig looked from him and eyed Helena. If he did not know better he would believe she thought he had done what he was accused of. She was too quiet and did not seem to want to meet his eyes. She was probably just as shocked as any of them, he decided.

He looked over at Bergman who stood, taking it all in, his arms folded. "Victor, check with Kano. Find out if there has been any unusual activity on Alpha, inside and outside. Maybe computer can figure out what is going on."

"I will." Bergman nodded, "There was a flare in outer-space a few days ago. It was very visible to the human eye. I will also check into that as well."

"What?" Boulder was aghast, "Flares? Computer? The man who did it is right here!" He pointed a finger at the Commander. "I always knew there was something vile about you, Koenig. You are always too confident and in control. Knew you'd eventually erupt and when you did - it as with my Maria!"

"Jimmy, please!" Maria sobbed, "I just want to go back to my quarters." The technician appeared shy and embarrassed and completely vulnerable.

Helena could see she was not doing well and touched her arm. Softly, she said: "You are off duty, Maria. Take all the time you need. I've set you up for a psychological evaluation ..."

"Now you're saying she's crazy?" Boulder growled.

"Of course not." Helena returned his tone, "She's been through a physical and mental ordeal and needs to speak with someone qualified to get her through it." Softer, Helena spoke again to the young woman, "He will see you in his private office at fourteen hundred hours. There will be a nurse there too. Okay?"

"Thank you, Doctor."

Maria and Boulder left the office out of the back door, the man giving Koenig one last sneering grunt. The security guard followed them.

When the door slid shut Koenig looked at Victor and Helena and shrugged, "Why would she claim it was me?"

"I've read reports where a victim can be so traumatized they replace the real assailant in their mind with someone they automatically fear." Victor looked to Helena for confirmation and she gave him a somewhat reluctant nod.

"Fear?" Koenig asked.

"You are the Commander of Alpha and some might think that is reason enough to feel uncomfortable around you."

Slowly, Koenig walked down the stairs, the others following, to his office lounge and he sat heavily on the sofa. "I don't think I've spoken five words to that girl since breakaway." he said, lowly and a little aggravated. "We have enough to worry about on Alpha." The last thing he needed placed on his shoulders was a false accusation of sexual battery.

"Don't worry, John. We will get it cleared up." Bergman was encouraging. He looked over at Helena who was standing behind the sitting Koenig. He too was suddenly aware that she was being oddly quiet about the matter. Victor thought it was probably the situation. Women, even doctors, were never comfortable about rape. He supposed he could not blame her. "I'll go to Kano now. Helena, perhaps you should do some research into those case files. They could be important."

Helena nodded and was about to turn and leave with Victor when Koenig called to her.

"Helena, can we talk for a moment?"

She stood stiff and still for a moment as he stood and rounded the sofa. She watched Victor's back and the doors close as he left the office. Helena gulped ever so slightly.

"Helena, I was wondering if you could ..." He lifted a hand to touch her shoulder and was stunned when she shrugged him off and stepped back. "Helena?"

She looked up at him, calmly meeting his eyes. "Yes." she waited.

He studied her, suddenly fearful. "You don't believe I could really do something like that, do you?"

She hesitated, staring at him, expression firm and in control. Then: "How can you ask me this?"

He waited, shocked by the accusation in her tone, observing that her hands were once again fists by her sides.

"How can you possibly ask me if I think you are capable of raping a woman ... when you did the same thing to me two nights ago!"

Koenig's eyes widened just before he felt her slap across his cheek.


I just recently bought the DVDs of this show. I was a fan a long time ago and decided to write a fan fiction. I am new at this and am currently working on Chapter 2 which will explain Helena's shocking accusation! FFK