This Woman's Work (Chap 6)
By vandiver49
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters associated with Star Trek, I'm just borrowing them for a moment. Please don't sue; people in the Navy don't make that much money.
All parenthetical statements in Vulcan are denoted by (*)
Please forgive me if the date doesn't correspond exactly to the series.
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2100 22 Aug 2151
Once T'Pol ensured Kelis' was sleeping restfully, she made her way back to the Bridge. She was determined to know exactly what the purpose of the Sendrini outpost and why they were experimenting with what she suspected was cloaking technology. T'Pol barely paused once the reached the Bridge, only stopping to ask for a secure comm channel from the communications officer on duty. T'Pol continued toward the ready room, waiting for Ambassador Soval.
*Sub-Commander T'Pol, do you have anything substantial to report?* He asked as the view screen clicked on.
*What type of research was being conducted at this station?* T'Pol retorted, ignoring Soval's question.
*You know that information is classified Sub-Commander. I fail to see how such information is pertinent to your investigation.*
T'Pol was tiring of the semantics. *Ambassador, I reason to believe that the Romulans were the ones who destroyed the Sendrini outpost. I also believe that this outpost was conducting experiments in cloaking technology. Now I have yet to share either of these findings with any of the crew, but that can change unless you prove to be more forthcoming.*
Ambassador Soval was visibly infuriated. *You would dare compromise the security of the Vulcan High Council?*
*You have dared to comprise the safety of this ship through your omission.*
Soval realized he was not going to win this meeting of minds. *Very well Sub-Commander, but you will not like what you will hear.*
After listening to Soval intently for two hours, T'Pol realized that the Ambassador was correct; the truth about Sendrini VI and its subsequent attack was not appealing to the ears. T'Pol learned that the Romulans had attacked several long range Vulcan outposts in the past couple of months, with deadly precision. The attack on Sendrini confirmed two High Council suspicions; the first being that the Romulans did indeed have some sort of cloaking device, making their ships' virtually undetectable. But Sendrini's attack also revealed that there was a spy in the High Council's midst. This answered all but one question.
*Ambassador, why was Enterprise requested to investigate? Clearly this matter is outside of our jurisdiction.*
*Because Sub-Commander, the Romulans have no knowledge of whom the Terrans are. Sendrini's destruction was a major setback in the development of a cloaking detection system. The High Council assumed that by sending Enterprise, the Romulans would leave you be. Thus allowing you to retrieve whatever data could be salvaged.*
*Very well Ambassador, I will retrieve the data as requested.*
*Sub-Commander, I have violated my security protocol by sharing this information with you. You are now under the shame burden of secrecy. You must not allow the Humans to know who the Romulans are as well as not divulge any information of the cloaking research, is this understood?*
*Yes Ambassador.*
*Very well, Soval out.*
T'Pol starred blankly at the screen for some time before leaving the Ready Room. Having her questions answered failed to diminish the mental stress the day had caused. She regretted having to lie to Trip and the rest of the crew earlier today, but with the delicate information she now possessed, T'Pol found herself with no other alternative.
By vandiver49
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters associated with Star Trek, I'm just borrowing them for a moment. Please don't sue; people in the Navy don't make that much money.
All parenthetical statements in Vulcan are denoted by (*)
Please forgive me if the date doesn't correspond exactly to the series.
_________________________________
2100 22 Aug 2151
Once T'Pol ensured Kelis' was sleeping restfully, she made her way back to the Bridge. She was determined to know exactly what the purpose of the Sendrini outpost and why they were experimenting with what she suspected was cloaking technology. T'Pol barely paused once the reached the Bridge, only stopping to ask for a secure comm channel from the communications officer on duty. T'Pol continued toward the ready room, waiting for Ambassador Soval.
*Sub-Commander T'Pol, do you have anything substantial to report?* He asked as the view screen clicked on.
*What type of research was being conducted at this station?* T'Pol retorted, ignoring Soval's question.
*You know that information is classified Sub-Commander. I fail to see how such information is pertinent to your investigation.*
T'Pol was tiring of the semantics. *Ambassador, I reason to believe that the Romulans were the ones who destroyed the Sendrini outpost. I also believe that this outpost was conducting experiments in cloaking technology. Now I have yet to share either of these findings with any of the crew, but that can change unless you prove to be more forthcoming.*
Ambassador Soval was visibly infuriated. *You would dare compromise the security of the Vulcan High Council?*
*You have dared to comprise the safety of this ship through your omission.*
Soval realized he was not going to win this meeting of minds. *Very well Sub-Commander, but you will not like what you will hear.*
After listening to Soval intently for two hours, T'Pol realized that the Ambassador was correct; the truth about Sendrini VI and its subsequent attack was not appealing to the ears. T'Pol learned that the Romulans had attacked several long range Vulcan outposts in the past couple of months, with deadly precision. The attack on Sendrini confirmed two High Council suspicions; the first being that the Romulans did indeed have some sort of cloaking device, making their ships' virtually undetectable. But Sendrini's attack also revealed that there was a spy in the High Council's midst. This answered all but one question.
*Ambassador, why was Enterprise requested to investigate? Clearly this matter is outside of our jurisdiction.*
*Because Sub-Commander, the Romulans have no knowledge of whom the Terrans are. Sendrini's destruction was a major setback in the development of a cloaking detection system. The High Council assumed that by sending Enterprise, the Romulans would leave you be. Thus allowing you to retrieve whatever data could be salvaged.*
*Very well Ambassador, I will retrieve the data as requested.*
*Sub-Commander, I have violated my security protocol by sharing this information with you. You are now under the shame burden of secrecy. You must not allow the Humans to know who the Romulans are as well as not divulge any information of the cloaking research, is this understood?*
*Yes Ambassador.*
*Very well, Soval out.*
T'Pol starred blankly at the screen for some time before leaving the Ready Room. Having her questions answered failed to diminish the mental stress the day had caused. She regretted having to lie to Trip and the rest of the crew earlier today, but with the delicate information she now possessed, T'Pol found herself with no other alternative.