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Inspired by Coldplay's "Viva la Vida", "Guardians of the Galaxy", and "Sway" cover by Annapantu.
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"Captain's log. Stardate 2270.6. A Shi'ar prince and the mercenary hired to asassinate him have requested asylum."
Captain Kirk entered the mess hall in time to catch the tail end of Soredn the mercenary's story.
"And then my partner, may I never see the idiot again, ran straight into the Nausicaan. I know what you're thinking, 'he's dead now', but before the Nausicaan can smash his skull in he drops to the ground and slides right between his legs! Jumping up and spinning around- quite gracefully, might I add, given his honestly bulky physique -he grabs the Nausicaan's hand and starts dancing. Confused the living daylights out of him. One elegent bend later, and we're off! It was a straight shot to the ship from there." Soredn shrugs. "Of course, we were still stuck with the hamster steeds. But..."
Kirk leans against a wall to settle in for another of Soredn Quill's tall tales. Kirk had looked the man up before granting him full protection from his enemies. The emerald skinned man and his family had quite the reputation. It spanned all the way back to the 21st century. Respected among a guild of pirates called Ravegers, their praises still sung on planets such as Xandar, and once allied with heroes of ancient Earth.
There was that one incident with Star Waver and a famous crime family, but that was dealt with.
Kirk was particularly interest in what the knights in the Beta Quadrant had to say about him. A village of Tridactyls on Ugorgadoy II hailed the rogue as a hero.
From his stories, he certaintly believed himself to be.
Soredn caught Kirk's eye and they shared a smirk. Kirk nodded once before leaving the room to continue his duties. The next few days should prove interesting.