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Serena wasn't allowed back at work for three whole days and McCoy was ruthless. She didn't dare try to sneak back into the science labs but instead into Sickbay. McCoy caught her each time and kicked her out. By the time the third day was gone she nearly hugged the sickbay beds she missed them so much. With all the rest she was rejuvenated and in a great mood. Tiffany was in a better mood with her too since Serena had been able to hang out with her more during the break. Being back in the lab was almost a holy experience. Spock must've found it amusing but he didn't say anything. He just acted as normal and made transitioning back into work easy. The detail notes he had taken made it easy for her to jump right back in with her experiments. Serena was still trying to figure out what to get Spock as a thank you gift when they were both called for an away mission.
Both of them separated off in the corridor, Spock went to the briefing room to get a more in depth briefing while Serena went to the transporter room with the rest of the crew. When she entered the room she realized that she and a security officer were the only ones there. "Small crew this time." She said looking at the security officer. Apparently this guy was not talkative as the others she usually went on the away missions with as he only grunted and shook his head yes. Serena fell into line and grew silent. Somehow this officer's silence weighed more than Spock's silence.
When Spock walked in he came alone and moved to the other two. "Our mission is one in which needs secrecy and fast action. There is a contact down in the colony that has important information on Romulan movement in the Neutral Zone. It is perfectly acceptable to believe there might be a tail on our contacts so we need to blend in with the populace down there and meet with them secretly. Lieutenant Moss, you are required for one of the contacts. We were told that one of them needs some medical treatment. As to the extent of treatment they were not specific." Serena nodded as she then went to double check her equipment, making sure she could be ready for almost anything. After a brief break to dress in more accurate clothes for the situation all three of them positioned themselves on the transporter pad as Spock gave the signal to begin transportation.
When the transportation room faded Serena found herself in the alley of what seemed to be a busy city market. There were many races walking the streets and Serena couldn't help but take note of each of the species. A Vulcan in this crowd wouldn't seem out of the ordinary. Even so Spock pulled up his hood as he led the way into the middle of the crowded street. Serena felt like she was being buffeted left and right by how packed the area was but she somehow kept up with Spock's long strides. Serena was thin and small compared to Spock but how the broad shouldered brute of a security officer kept up with them was beyond her. When they finally exited the crowd she saw they were making their way to a bar. Instead of entering the bar they went around it to the alley.
Two people were waiting in the alley; one was sitting on the floor while the other looked over at them when they entered. Spock stopped a before he reached them. "Are you.. from the federation?" the man asked who was standing. The man was dressed in layer after layer of rags and had dirt smudged on his bronze skin. His brown hair was equally as dirty as it almost came across as black. Serena's medical instincts quickly turned from the man to the person on the ground that she quickly identified as female. She was dressed just like the male but her long wavy dirty blonde hair seemed cleaner then the male's.
"I am First Officer Spock from the USS Enterprise." Spock said pulling down his hood. The man moved to Spock, his movements were clipped and choppy. Serena's eyes scanned the area. The man was obviously scared, what around here was so dangerous? There was little known about the Romulan's besides their hostile nature. Recently the Enterprise had come across a Romulan bird of prey that was attacking outposts. Needless to say the Federation, Captain Kirk most of all, were wary about the Romulans and just what they were planning. When the two before them contacted the Federation about information on the Romulans they had immediately ordered their nearest starship to make contact with the informants, USS Enterprise was that starship.
"We must get out of here, it's not safe here... They've followed us, they're in disguise." The man said reaching out to grab Spock's arm. It was then that a disrupter fired behind them and Serene saw two figures entering the alley from in front of them. In a swift movement Spock tried to push down the man as he aimed a phaser at one of those in front of them. Serena turned around just in time to see the attackers from behind down the security officer with a well-aimed disrupter blast as the second had already passed him and deftly struck her. She hadn't even had time to process that they had been upon her; the hit immediately blacked out the world and muffled sounds of phaser and disrupter charges slowly faded to nothing.