Chapter Nine: Extraction part two

"These are the seven defence attitudes that I want all of you to practice for next class. We will work on speed and variant next week and I believe that all for today."

The last class of the day was over. Duncan was about to exit the cargo bay when the Captain voice stopped him in his track.

"Commander Idaho I have urgent work coming for you."

"Where are you captain?"

"On the bridge we have new order. We are still going to Vulcan but we have to speed up a bit."

"What our new ETA."

"About an hour."

"We are doing warp nine are we? Captain that not what I call a bit."

"The Admiral made it clear that he needed you for something."

"I guessed that part thank you. If you don't mind I have to go pack my thing I may have unpacked a bit too soon."

An hour later Duncan Idaho was stepping inside the Enterprise main teleporter room followed by his Yeoman LT Rand who was now working for him full time.

"You know Commander my Great Grand-Mother used to have the same job on Kirk Enterprise."

"I doubt she was the Yeoman of an officer from a parallel universe."

"No for a time she was Kirk Yeoman."

"Kirk... I wish I could have met him by all account he was the kind of man who could think outside the box."

"In Kirk case that an understatement but you may still meet him, rumor has it he's not dead."

"You should not believe in rumors or in this case sea-story but do tell it."

"He reappeared around the time the Enterprise D crashed on Veridian five. They said that he dies in helping Captain Picard save millions of peoples. Only Captain Picard knows for sure after all he's the one claiming to have witness Kirk death. But Starfleet never acknowledged it and there is no body, no grave."

They stepped on the teleporter pod. Before the teleporter was activated Idaho said. "Like I said, don't trust rumor. Men like Kirk by the very nature of what they're, create mythology around themselves. It gives them an edge. You see between what is real and what is false an opponent will have a hard time figuring out what a man like Kirk may do next."

LT Rand was learning the fact that the commander was a natural teacher, most conversations with him end with a lesson of some kind she said. "Energize."

Half a second later they where inside Admiral Carson office.

"Who is this?" Asked Admiral Carson.

"This is LT Rand my new Yeoman." Said Idaho just to reassure Carson he made a hand gestures meaning that this LT Rand can be trusted. Carson understanding, relaxed a bit, giving Commander Idaho a piece of paper he said.

"We received twelve hours ago this message." After having read the message Idaho asked. "Who's 'S' and where do I pick him up?"

" 'S' Stand for Ambassador Spock he's been leading a underground organisation on Romulus for years now, working on his crazy crusade. You don't need to go that far. The pick up place is Kappa Epsilon Three, a neutral world right in the middle of the neutral zone."

"Twelve hours I presume transportation is already being care for."

"We have a refitted Klingon Bird of Prey for you to use."

"Completely refitted?" Ask Rand speaking for the first time.

"The warp core and the phaser design we stole them from The Borg.

We also got a Cloaking Device of my own design." Said retired Captain Montgomery Scott getting inside the room for the first time.

Then he added. "We replaced the old torpedoes by Super-Quantum trp"

"What a Super-Quantum torpedoes?" Ask Rand not intimidated one bit by the old legend after all for her he was family.

"Jr. a Super-Quantum torpedo is a normal Quantum that I have redesign."

"The fleet is getting the specs for these modification as we speak." Said Carson

"We also have two weapons that I will not talk openly about." Said Captain Scott

Then he lets out. "Let just say I'm not really proud to have made these."

To change the subject Carson said. "What we don't have is a crew for the ship."

Idaho tough about it for a second he said. "Myself, Captain Scott, LT Rand, and four of my most advanced student."

"I believe that all, anything else." Said Carson

"What do we tell Captain Picard? If we take some of his peoples he will ask why we do it." Ask Rand.

"Everything but it has to be face to face only no communicator communication on this subject ever is that clear all of you." Said Duncan Idaho ending this meeting.

"Make your list Commander LT Rand will deliver the list and news to Captain Picard while you and I are taking command of the ship by the way we need a name for her." Said Captain Scott.

"You cannot go on a mission in a ship with a nameless ship it bad luck. And since it your Command Duncan you have to pick the name." Explain Carson for Idaho.

"With that kind of firepower and guessing why this ship was originally refitted for, it will be called the Muad'Dib." Said Idaho making a very personal joke and with the knowledge that Carson alone would get it.

"I don't know that name, is it fitting?" Ask Captain Scott.

"Trust the Commander, it is." Said Carson answering Idaho unspoken question he was thinking. Yes Commander this is one of the ships we will load into your No-Ship for a trip to the Delta Quadrant. The name is more than fitting if the stories you told me about your friend Paul are true. What better name for one of the weapons we will hits the Borg worlds with. All this time we have fought this war with no hope of ever striking at their strategic asset. You changed all that with your No-Ship for this you deserve a medal, but we are lucky if we just end up in jail.

End of Chapter Nine