"Let me get this collar off of you before you continue fighting because it's making you off balance"
"My thanks, though I thought I was doing well considering they blinded me"
"Wait you're blind and can still fight?"
"Yep, also went through a whipping session recently too so my back is a bit sore but I can fight"
"One moment...there it's off"
"Much better, now it's not shocking me every five minutes, what about the control console for the others? I know for a fact that I'm not the only one with a collar"
"We're working on that, but it's safe to simply remove the collars from their person if you know how to unlock the thing"
"Good to know...watch out"
Suddenly the Jem'Hadar was shoved aside just as the slave simply lifted their hand and the object just stopped in mid air and then dropped to the ground. Once that was done the person they took the collar off was a whirlwind of activity the likes they hadn't seen in a while, and it was almost as if the person was even more aware of the battlefield then before
"Founder is it just me or is that person acting like a Jedi or Starfleet Sentinel?"
"They are acting exactly like a Jedi or Starfleet Sentinel would act, but there shouldn't be...it's not possible is it?"
"Founder?"
"Later, first we need to take care of the rest of the guys"
Just as the Founder said that Ashland knocked one of her captures out cold
"Though it looks like she's more effective"
Finally the battle ended and everyone was started to being looked over. They soon get to Ashland who they knew was blind but other than that they had no history or even her name
"We think we can fix your eyesight but how did you know how to fight blind before we took the collar off and what was with the moves afterwords?"
"Well that's good news for my eyesight as for the rest First Junior Sentinel Ashland Portland reporting in after three years being captive, and also most likely being declared dead"
"Yes you're supposed to be dead"
"Nope taken captive, knew that was a possibility but I also knew that they could just as easily kill me so I was mentally prepared for both, though I wasn't prepared to become a slave"
"Well that won't happen anymore because this planet is now part of the Dominion and the Dominion is now part of the Federation"
"Well that's good news...um have you guys regained access to the files I transferred and then deleted?"
"Yes, and it was smart sending it all to Dagobah but still did you have to use riddles?"
"Yes just in case the enemy decided to try and access those files too as long as they didn't have any Jedi turned Sith they wouldn't have a clue as to what was going on and even then they would need Starfleet officers to get to the end"
"That's true, um you should know that we burned your lightsaber"
"Kind of expected that actually and it's okay I can always make a new one seeing as how my spare is also gone"
"What makes you think your spare is gone?"
"Simple I sort of lost it shortly before we got back to Earth, the one you burned was my spare lightsaber seeing as how my original lightsaber got destroyed earlier"
"Oh, well for now we do need to get you in contact with a few people and also need to fix your eyesight seeing as how while you are very effective even when blinded I would think you would like to see now...if it's reversible"
"Oh it's reversible alright, considering they used acid to blind me, it might just take a longer treatment then normal because of the fact that I've been blind for a long while now without treatment"
"They should have the equipment on the main battleship which I will be sending you to, by the way when will you contact Starfleet Command and the Jedi Council to tell them that you're alive...oh and is this going to affect things once you're confirmed alive again?"
"No it shouldn't because of procedures put in place long ago, and I think I should make contact first and medical second"
"Fine, just make sure that you do get your eyesight seen to, sorry to say that it looks freaky that blind eyes can just stare at me and I know that you can sense everything around you still because of the Force that you Jedi can use"
"Yeah, not many people can handle blank eyes staring at you and I understand that, so how soon will I be on the ship again?"
"Soon, I just need to contact the ship to let them know about you"
"Works for me"
"Are you sure that waiting longer for treatment won't change the fact that it will work?"
"Yes, I am because of the method used to blind me, we can treat acid burns like it's nothing now it's just how long it takes for treatment to work that differentiates depending on how long it's been since the initial injury"
"And what about this so called Healing trance I've heard Jedi can do?"
"That will help once initial treatment is started but only in the fact that it will accelerate healing and the treatment program only and not by much"
"Fine, for now they're ready for transport"
"Excellent and will I have access to the bridge immediately so that I can report in?"
"Yes you will and yes we have access to Starfleet Command, the Jedi Council and for some reason the Republic Senate"
"That's because you never know if there are Starfleet officers that need to get in touch for some reason and there's a Senate meeting or something concerning Federation refugees is going on and the Senate themselves need to make contact"
"And there's a possibility of it being routed through us for whatever reason right?"
"Exactly, though it probably won't happen very often"
"Well we've actually sent some of our own representatives since we joined the Federation so that we could get a better understanding of the Republic from first hand accounts and not files sent to us after we joined. Their assignment will only last about a year or two but that should give us a good idea about the Republic right?"
"Exactly, it took me a little longer only because of the fact that I had to do major debriefing in that first year so it took me three years instead"
"Right, well Vorta 12 to Sha'radan one to beam up"
Ashland is soon beamed up
"I request that I be escorted to the bridge first before I get any medical treatment"
"Why it looks like you could use some healing"
"I do need medical attention but I also need to do something else first that's critical"
"Fine"
Two minutes later they were on the bridge
"Captain, this civilian says she needs to be on the bridge for some reason"
"What do you need miss?"
"I need to make contact with the Jedi Council and Starfleet Command, the Admiralty to be more specific, and you'll understand why as soon as I identify myself to the two groups"
Two minutes later Ashland hears two familiar voices one right after the other
"Why have you contacted us?"
"A civilian wishes to speak with you"
Ashland then steps up to the viewscreen and they could tell that she was blind but nothing else because they weren't really paying attention
"Okay, you can probably tell I am blind and what I have to say is going to affect you guys very quickly, Master I know that you will quickly be able to confirm what I am about to tell you even from the Republic. First Junior Sentinel Ashland Portland reporting in after three years of captivity"
"It can't be Portland died three years ago"
"Actually Admiral she's telling the truth I can sense it, it's really her"
"Now then I know I have really major debriefs to do with both groups but I prefer a written report for the moment, we can go over it again verbally at a later date if need be, for now though as you can tell by my appearance I need medical attention, and also a new assignment since I'm sure that I've been replaced on the Republic Alliance by now"
"Fine, written reports will be okay for now but right now I think everyone needs to know how you're not dead having been killed three years ago, the Sentinel's that didn't have the inhibitors on felt it that night Portland, they felt your death"
"Yeah, they thought they felt my death, what they really felt was a blasted Force inhibitor that was extremely painful being put on me and then I was eventually taken to the planet I am currently orbiting and was a slave for three years, found the Sith artifact that was affecting most if not all of the Jedi that went code Anakin Skywalker but was chained up so I couldn't really do much to help at that time"
"Okay then, that will do for now for the Jedi Council at least and we also know that what you've said is accurate because that ship was destroyed a few weeks after your 'death' and most of the Jedi returned to normal and we confirmed that they were simply under Sith artifact influence so they weren't punished too severely, the few that were genuine Sith were quickly taken care of"
"Understood Master, anything else you need to know or is there anything that Starfleet Command needs to know before I get medical attention?"
"Yes actually, about the Force suggestion of the security guards when you messed with the console?"
"That was necessary because I could sense that time was of the essence and they would have argued against me leaving the premises technically without permission even though Sentinel's can invoke special authorization whenever it comes to the Force but the guards that night were still pretty new to both Starfleet and the abilities of the Sentinel's so they might have argued still seeing as how they didn't have the mandatory Sentinel with them for some reason"
"Ah that was because of a schedule mix up that was quickly corrected. And you're right you do have special dispensation whenever it comes to the Force...is that what happened that night?"
"That's exactly what happened"
"Very well then, you may still be punished but it won't be as severe because it was necessary, just how urgent was the vision or feeling in the Force?"
"Immediate consequences urgent"
Both the Admiralty and Jedi Council winced at hearing that because it was extremely rare to get either a vision or feeling in the Force that urgent and both groups knew that too, for someone to get both was unheard of before literally, this was the first time anyone had heard of it