Chapter 52
Admiral Douglas's Office: The Admiral was going over the various reports on his desk, and he sat back and rubbed his eyes. The treaty to end the war had been signed, and the official announcement would be in 2 days. The prisoners were doing well, Miss Fox was no longer withdrawn, but according to Heidi and Dr Mason, she still had a long recovery in front of her. Now he picked up the report from Commander Duganerro, she had been as thorough as usual. Most of what she had found out was from the JAG on Beta Durani station. He reread the report, and he started to smile. Now he pressed his intercom, "Tony, ask Commander Duganerro to report to my office immediately."
"Yes sir."
Five minutes later there was a knock on his door, "Enter."
Commander Duganerro came in and saluted, "Lt Commander Duganerro reporting as ordered sir."
"At ease Commander. Please sit down."
She nodded, and sat down.
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"Commander, I know that you and your team have drawn up the Articles for our colony, and the Corporation papers for us."
"Yes sir."
"Well Commander, I need you and your team to amend those papers."
She looked at him for a second, "Amend them how sir?"
"I want you to add a new division to our Corporation."
"And that division would be what sir?"
The Admiral smiled a little, "Division M."
She looked at the Admiral, "And what does division M do sir?"
He smiled again, "They will be our own Mentalist division."
The Commander was a little surprised, "But sir, do we have Mentalist's?"
"Not yet. But once word gets out about our division, we will. I also want you to set up the division using standard guild guidelines from home, and the public guidelines of Psi-Corp's charter. "
"May I ask why sir?"
The admiral looked at her, and she could see the seriousness in his eyes. "Commander, when a person is discovered to be a telepath here, they have only a few options.
1. Join Psi-Corp.
2. Lifelong imprisonment.
3. Take medication for the rest of their life to block their abilities. A medication that we found out has a rather deadly side effect.
4. Go underground and hope they can escape."
"So how would division M help them sir."
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He looked at her, "As you and your people found out, any Corporation that wishes to do business with the Earth Alliance has to be officially recognized by the EA government. And with what we can offer them, the EA government has all but guaranteed our recognition."
"Yes sir."
"You also had in your report of the Psi-Corp, that anyone who is discovered to be a telepath, has to be registered with a duly EA recognized entity."
"Yes sir." then it clicked in her mind.
"And if we are a duly EA recognized entity, division M would give telepaths a whole other option."
The admiral nodded, "And Psi-Corp would be powerless to do anything about it."
Now the Commander looked at the Admiral, "How long do we have to make the amendments?"
"I want them in 24 hours Commander."
"Yes sir."
She then stood up, "If you'll excuse me sir, my team and I have some work to do."
"Carry on Commander."
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General Hague's Office: The general had finished his report to the Joint Chiefs, and now he looked at the data on the crystal again. He knew that most of what the Admiral and his people had discovered would most likely never see the light of day, but it did give the EA government a whole new bargaining position when dealing with Psi-Corp. Now he encrypted all of the data on a separate crystal, and sealed it in an official courier envelope. He kept a copy of the data for himself, "You never know when you might need an extra edge." He then placed the crystal in his office safe and headed to his quarters.
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Admiral Douglas's Office: The admiral was just about to enter his office, when he saw Commander Duganerro coming down the hallway. She looked exhausted, "Good morning Commander."
"Morning Sir."
She handed him a small stack of papers. "These need signatures sir, then we can send them to the EA people on the station."
He looked at her, "Is everything in there Commander?"
"Yes sir. We set up the division with the same guidelines as the Psi-Corp, with a few differences.
1. Joining the division is voluntary.
2. All fees for a job are paid to the division, and then passed on to the 'mentalist' minus 7 percent.
3. The only identification the 'mentalist' must have is a division M identification card.
4. If a person joins the division, they may stay inactive as long as they wish, as long as they pay an annual processing fee of 24 credits to be kept on the division's records.
5. Any 'mentalist' may privately contract out, as long as they pay an annual processing fee of 240 credits."
The admiral smiled now, "That sounds like exactly what I was hoping for Commander."
"Yes sir. Now once you and the division head sign these, we can get the ball rolling sir."
The Admiral entered his office, and signed the documents, and then he started to leave his office.
"Uh sir, where are you going?"
"To get the division heads signature."
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A few minutes later, the two of them were standing in the observation room and were looking at a man and woman sleeping on a cot. The admiral picked up the microphone, "Dr Mason?"
They saw the man open his eyes and look around. "Dr Mason, I need to talk to you, would you please go to the door."
Anthony was awakened from a sound sleep by the voice in his head. At first he was a little disoriented, but then realized it was the transceiver he was still wearing. He quietly got up and walked to the door. He heard the lock unlocking, and the door slid open. He stepped out into the hallway, and the door closed behind him. Now he saw a man and woman in uniform walking toward him.
"Hello Dr Mason, I'm Admiral Douglas"
Anthony nodded; he was still not quite awake yet.
"Dr Mason, I need to ask you one question. Are you an officially registered telepath?"
Anthony nodded again, "Yes sir. I'm actually registered with the Psi-Corp medical branch. I was added to the team at the last minute."
He saw the man smile now. "Dr, as I'm sure you have guessed, you and Miss Fox can't return to Earth or the Psi-Corp."
Again Anthony just nodded
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The man looked at him, "I need you to read something." and he handed Anthony a stack of papers.
Anthony read the papers, and as he was reading, the meaning of these documents hit him like a ton of bricks. Once he was done, he just looked at the man. "Is this for real?"
The man nodded, "It will be."
"If this happens, the Corp will be sunk. Rogues will come out of hiding in droves."
"That's what we figured. But for this to happen, I need your help Dr."
Anthony looked at him, "My help? How can I help?"
The man took the papers and opened them to the last page. "I wanted to ask you to be the interim head of Division M."
Anthony was shocked, "I don't know anything about running a division of a corporation."
"You don't have to Dr. once our Corporation is recognized, and we start getting people to join division M. We can then select someone else to lead the division."
Anthony thought about it for a moment. "If I don't do this, will it interfere with Melissa's therapy?"
"Not at all Dr."
Anthony took the papers, and looked at the Admiral, "Do you have a pen?"
The woman handed him a pen, and he signed and initialed were she had indicated. He handed the papers back to the woman. "I'll get these processed right away Admiral."
"Thank you Commander."
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The Admiral looked at Dr Mason, "So how is your patient?"
"She's resting for now, but she's still got a long road ahead of her."
"That's what my CMO has said. But she also told me that Miss Fox is doing far better than she expected. I believe that that is because of you. But I need to ask you Dr, is coupling with the patient a standard part of the treatment?"
Anthony blushed a little, and just shook his head, "No sir. When she jumped me, her emotions overwhelmed me. I wasn't able to fully control myself."
The admiral just nodded, "Well whatever you did, it seems to have worked."
"Thank you. But I need to ask something from you Admiral."
The Admiral just looked at him, "And what would that be Dr?"
Anthony was trying to be tactful; "I would like to request that the man who did the interrogations stay away from Melissa for the time being. She associates him with the bad things she did. If she were to see him, it could very well send her back into her withdrawn state."
The admiral thought for a moment, "Alright Dr, I'll tell the Col to hand this detail off to one of his officers. I'm sure he'll understand."
"Thank you sir."
Anthony now turned and the door slid open. He was surprised that it was still unlocked. He went in and the door closed. As he was walking back to the cot, he didn't hear the lock reengage. Then he heard the admiral's voice, "The door sensor has been keyed to you Dr, and you can leave if you have to, but Miss Fox can't."
As Anthony sat down on the cot, he thought, "Well at least it's a start."
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Lennon's quarters TCS Bull Run: Lennon had spoken to Delenn, it seems that the idea proposed by Megan and the others had been approved by the 4 races. "Thank you Valen."
Now he was sitting in the chair in his room, and wondering about the future. He knew that they had to approach the humans and tell them of the shadows. But how to do it was the question he was trying to answer. Then he knew, Megan. She could be the bridge between their peoples. He was sure that she would accept that challenge, as long as Nossan was beside her. And judging by the look, he had seen in Nossan's eyes, and the smile on his face whenever she was around. He knew that Nossan would be at her side as long as she wished it. But fortunately for Nossan, the look in his eyes was mirrored in Megan's eyes as well. Now he smiled, "Perhaps the Vorlon's are correct, and the humans are our kindred spirits. Only time will tell."
Now Lennon sat back and was thinking of the things he still needed to do before they were to return to Minbar. He knew he definitely need to thank Captain Grove, for allowing Megan to leave with them, and for the medical data on humans that the healers on Minbar would need if they had to treat Megan.
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Megan was in the crew quarters, and she was trying to get the last of her things packed away. She didn't have much, but it surprised her how much she had. She was packing the last few things into her bag, when she heard Nossan clear his throat. She turned and smiled at him, "Hello Nossan."
"Hello Megan. I see that you are almost completed."
"Almost, I just have a few more things."
He was standing behind her, when she picked up a small circular device. She was holding the device, and he saw a tear starting to form in her eye. "What's wrong Meg?"
She looked up at him, "Nothing, I was just thinking about my family."
She turned on the device, and Nossan saw a small holograph of an older pair of humans laughing, and saying hello. Then they were holding a circular pastry in front of them and were singing. He didn't know the tune, but he recognized the words, Happy Birthday.
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Now he put his hands on Meg's shoulders, and she turned toward him. He saw the tear in her eye, and he saw a look he was unsure of. Megan put her arms around his neck, and gently pulled him into a kiss. At first he wasn't sure of what to do, but his lips and his body soon did. They were now kissing very passionately, and when they stopped, both were a little flushed. She looked into Nossan's eyes, and she felt a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry Nossan I didn't."
He now pulled her into a kiss, and the two of them were again lost in the heat of the moment. When they came apart again, Megan felt something pressing against her from beneath his robes. Now Megan pulled him toward an open bunk, and they were both taking off their clothing as fast as they could. She pushed him onto the bunk, and quickly straddled his hips. The rather impressive Minbari anatomy looked the same to her, and she guided him to her own sweet spot. Now she began a gyrating motion, and all they could do was moan. His hands explored her body, gently stroking every curve, and the sensations were driving her mad. Soon they were drenched in sweat, as she pounded herself against him. Now the waves of passion and pleasure were carrying them both into sheer ecstasy. She suddenly screamed as she felt the most earth shattering orgasm she had ever had. She also felt his release deep within her as well. Afterward they just lay on the bunk, neither wished to move, nor spoil this most perfect of moments. As she lay on top of him, she felt a reawakening in Nossan. He looked deep into her eyes, and placed his hands on her hips. He started to move with her, and she was soon under him. Now they began again, very slowly. Cherishing every movement, every sensation. She allowed the waves to carry her off again. Soon the world was a blur to her, as she soared into the passion, staring deeply into Nossan's soul.