"Sentinel what was that about?"
"Sorry sir, but if I hadn't changed course when I did we would have been ambushed, it will take us about an hour longer to get to our location now but it is most definitely safer than our previous course"
"Very well Sentinel, carry on"
"No problem Commander Data when I tell you I need you to make rapid course directions that might not make sense but will keep us safe"
"Will do Sentinel, waiting for your orders"
"Good and Captain, it appears that our enemy is Force sensitive because they're actually following us through the Force I can feel it, tell Starfleet about that would you just in case something happens at least this ways the rest of the Fleet will be informed"
"Right away Sentinel, Number One you have the bridge"
Right after that both Ashland and Data started working together to stay one step ahead of the enemy but because they were Force sensitive it wasn't easy and then suddenly Ashland cried out in pain and grabbed her head and stayed there they also heard words from her, through gritted teeth
"Get...out...of...my...head...I...won't...do...what...you...say...Commander...Riker...Force...inhibitor"
Riker quickly puts Ashland's Force inhibitor on her and she simply collapses sideways to the ground in pure exhaustion while Data just does random movement to try and keep the Force user off balance. Once Ashland recovered from the mental attack she returned to her station and simply monitored the situation so that she could be ready to assist at a moments notice
"What exactly happened Sentinel?"
"We didn't just encounter a Force user, we have a Sith on our tails we need to switch gears and fast because even though I am no longer able to sense the Force the Sith knows there's a Jedi on board even if they can no longer sense me"
"What exactly were they trying to do to you?"
"Drop us out of warp and disable the shields for easy destruction, Commander, be very glad that we have training to deal with such mental assaults"
"What's the plan now?"
"Simple we do our best to keep away from our tail and maybe get to some major backup which means either Romulus or Qo'noS" (Kronos) "they will help us if asked and quite frankly as far as I know even if they have Force sensitive people they aren't trained which means that they won't be major targets if at all, and that means they can help us without risk to themselves"
"We can get there within seventy-two hours at our current speed Commander but I must inform you that we will be at extreme risk for being captured"
"Understood Mister Data, just get us to allies, also I want to contact Command about this new development, and where's Captain Picard I thought he would be back by now"
Picard exists his office right then
"Apologies Number One I had some connection issues"
"Right, Lt. get Command on the line let them know someone else has to take our mission and then contact the Klingon home world, they're the closest who should be able to help us and yes Data we know the risks of going on one path when dealing with the Sith, Sentinel I suggest keeping that inhibitor on until we know for sure it's safe"
"Already planning on it sir, I really don't want to deal with another mental attack if I can help it"
They are quickly able to contact the Klingon home world and explain the situation which they reply send the Sith to them and they would gladly blow them up because it turned out they had recently been attacked by those claiming to be Sith and had lost three battle cruisers. Once that was done they contact Command and let them know of the situation as well
"Sentinel Portland are you sure you can't access the Force again until after the Sith is taken care of?"
"Yes sir, if the Sith is strong enough to get through my shields then they are strong enough to eventually get control of me and that is not a good thing, having the inhibitor on is the best thing for the survival of the Enterprise"
"What about Lt. T'vran?"
"He's not as Force sensitive as I am though he could be trained he doesn't want to be, besides I've been teaching him how to hide his signature so that he's not discovered unless absolutely necessary"
"Very well then, we'll assign another ship to your mission while you take care of your tail, once that is done the Romulan home world actually needs you to help them with a few issues that recently popped up which only you can take care of Sentinel"
"Understood sir,we'll got there after we get rid of our Sith tail"
Data continued to do his best to keep away from the Sith follower but they were pushing things pretty far in that regard LaForge even mentioned that if they continued at their pace they might not make it to Qo'noS but they honestly had no other choice
"When I get this inhibitor off I am going to go into one of my more serious programs and work off the minor frustration of having to deal with the Sith, no Worf it's not bad enough that you have to lock me out of my own programs"
"You need to do your exercises to simply help supplement your meditations don't you?"
"Yes, you could say it's another form of meditation and keeps me in shape as well"
"Don't worry as soon as we deal with our Sith problem you'll have at least two hours scheduled for your training programs"
"Thanks Captain, for now though let's deal with our problem of being followed and not being able to do much to change our position to keep them off balance"
"Not that it was doing much in the first place"
"Not my fault Commander"
"Sir, we will be coming up on the Klingon home world soon"
"Very good Mr. Data, Lt. signal the Klingon fleet that we're ready when they are"
"Yes sir"
They soon get a reply back that they were ready when they dropped out of warp. Two hours later the Enterprise dropped out of warp which was quickly followed by the Sith and while the Enterprise helped the Klingon's defeat the enemy it was mainly the Klingon's who did the most damage and ultimately were the one's who destroyed the Sith vessel
"Thank them for their assistance with our issue, and Sentinel I believe that you can take off your inhibitor now"
"Indeed I can Captain"
She quickly takes off the inhibitor and gets a quick feel of her surroundings with the Force
"Everything alright Sentinel?"
"Yes Captain, just doing a quick check of the surroundings, Captain I do believe you might want to alert the Captain of the second ship that he has a Force sensitive pilot on his hands, enough for him to be fully trained as a Jedi if he so chose"
"Will do but like you said it's his choice"
The Klingon Captain replies that he hadn't known and neither had the pilot, but they needed time to think about the new information, once that was done the Enterprise headed to Romulus and found out what the problem was which was pretty big. It turned out that the Force sensitive Romulans were currently having trouble controlling their abilities and they had no idea why, they were currently taking the Force inhibitors just to make sure that they didn't lose control
"Okay let's do some tests and then we'll figure out the next step, it might be a simple solution but it might not be we don't know"
They get the results of the tests which only prove more confusing
"What now Sentinel?"
(Sighs) "I'm afraid this is more complicated than what Starfleet Medical can handle, we're going to have to request a mission to Coruscant so that you can be seen at the Jedi Temple, they might have answers for you after doing tests of their own"
"Anything to deal with this issue, let us know when we can leave and we'll be ready for that trip"
"I will most likely be the one to contact Command and let them know of the situation seeing as how I am the senior Sentinel I need to make the request considering what is currently involved"
"When should we expect contact from you again?"
"Soon, trust me it will most definitely be soon"
Two hours later Ashland was back on the surface of Romulus and let's them know the mission was approved and that they would be heading to the Republic as soon as everyone was on board
"Great we're ready"
"Portland to Enterprise six to beam up"
Everyone is on board and then one of the Romulans asks Portland how long it would take to get to Coruscant seeing as how they had never needed to know that before