"Water hose!"

"Wait you can make water out of thin air?"

"Nope the Force, talk later fight now"

Meanwhile Ashland was also fighting with her Defender's Righteous fire though she was definitely more limited so that she didn't do irreparable damage to the ship

"Fire punch!"

Soon enough her group was taken care of and Ashland knew she could finally team up with Soketh which was quickly accomplished, she even added her own attack to his as soon as she joined up because he was making another attack right as she arrived

"Waterfall!"

"Fire stream!"

The two attacks combined and right on the spot they both thought of a name at the same time and the same name at that

"Steam barricade!"

"Nice job Soketh"

"Same to you Portland"

"Shall we make another attack together?"

"Sure what's it called this time"

"How about Steam geyser?"

"Um how will we make that work?"

"We use our powers at the same time and focus them on where the enemy is and on my signal we activate the attack"

"Works for me"

"Steam geyser!"

As soon as the attack was finished Ashland started breathing hard because there was a major downside to being a Sentinel, especially one with unique abilities

"Soketh...how are you...not exhausted?"

"Who said...anything about...not being exhausted...I'm just controlling...my breathing better"

"Stick to phasers?"

"Yep, stick to phasers"

Finally the pirates were all taken care of and the rest of the trip went smoothly, the Captain didn't even really scold Portland and Soketh about keeping Soketh's new abilities a secret, he understood that the Council had to know first and understand what was happening before he found out, and discovering that if not for the pirate attack they would have told him that day helped as well

"I just wish he hadn't been forced to reveal himself in this way, I told him to do it in his own time and then I had to go back on my word and force him to reveal himself today because of the pirates"

"Things happen Portland, you know that, you know all that really matters is that the ship and refugees are safe"

"Portland, I was going to reveal myself soon anyways, I've been feeling restless lately and it's not related to the pirates, something's coming, something I'm surprised you aren't sensing"

"Who said anything about not sensing it? I'm just doing a better job of putting it in the back of my mind, though it's causing me headaches because of my insistence to think of it as a minor disturbance"

"How long have you been doing that?"

"Probably since shortly after we arrived on Tanixi"

"Wait I only sensed it when we got back from Coruscant"

"Yeah, Force Trouble indicator remember? I sense things a little earlier than most Jedi"

"Okay, that makes sense, I was wondering could you teach me to put things in the back of my mind when I'm not in a more immediate and dangerous situation?"

"I can try, it's helpful that you're a Vulcan because you have the mental training already for the most part"

The Captain decides to remind them that he was present since it was his office they were discussing things in

"In the meantime could the two of you leave so that I can do my paperwork? I also want the two of you on the surface when we arrive at the refugees home planet because quite frankly I think you at the very least will be needed Portland since you know the planet the best"

"Yes sir"

The two leave and prepare for what they would have to do once on planet. Ashland even made secret orders for certain Starfleet officers and also Senate members because of what would have to be done if things went wrong during the relocation

"...and I am giving this order not as First Junior Sentinel Portland, but as Ambassador between the Republic and Federation and highest ranking Sentinel in Starfleet and the reason why I am specifically stating who I am when giving these orders is because if we fail things could go disastrously wrong and as such I want you to know just what position and state of mind I am in when giving these orders"

Ashland then goes to meditate which then turns into a mission when she was known as an Ensign on the Texas all those years ago, before she managed to make it home. She had only been serving for about three months and was on a simple away mission to handle a trade agreement when things went south

Memory

Ashland was currently not able to access the Force and was also separated from the rest of her crew but she quickly realized what the Lt. would need so she started moving into position but unfortunately wouldn't make it before the Lt. called her to get into said position

"Ensign Portland I need you to get behind the crates for cover and then I need you to cover me while I get into a more defensible location"

"Trying Lt. but these explosions are making it a bit difficult to do so"

The Lt. looks over to see that Portland was right, she was having a very hard time getting into position to provide cover fire

"Okay, just do your best, I'll cover for you while you get into position then seeing as how what we're currently doing isn't working"

"Works for me you cover me and I'll cover you let's do it"

Finally the situation was contained and she was commended on predicting what her commanding officer needed and doing her best to get there before being told to do so

Present

"That was one of the few times I ever allowed myself to be caught off guard, after that day I made sure to plan for every contingency known to the Federation and to me though that didn't always work as planned"

Ashland stops talking to herself and finishes the meditation period and then gets sleep knowing she was in for a long day after she woke up. The next day Soketh and Ashland were planetside making sure that the refugees would be safe and also to help them start a new life with a few other officers

"Soketh, keep an eye on the East while I keep an eye on the West"

"Understood Portland, what about the other officers?"

"They'll help with the building and some other security issues we'll be most effective with our use of the Force especially the elemental uses"

"How long will we stay here?"

"I don't know, and remember there's something I must show you once we get back to Coruscant"

"What's so important you must show me anyways?"

"I'm sorry but I can't tell you because I don't know exactly what you would think about what I have to show you" (thinks) "especially because of the fact that what I'm going to show you will give you thought about the fact that showing you will mean I have an idea of when I will disappear or die. What I have to show you is important though because of the fact that what I am showing you is basically a safe house that is on several different planets including the one where the New Hope will disappear and where I will be put into a special carbonite sleep most likely"

The two Sentinel's kept a lookout for trouble the longest before they rotated out though all the Starfleet officers knew that if there was trouble that regular officers couldn't handle they would get right back to work because of the fact that they would sense trouble through the Force before it got too close. Over the next few days the group fell into a routine of being a guard for part of the day and then helping start the building process until finally they were recalled to the New Hope because of the fact that since the New Hope was one of the only large vessels in the fleet that had arrived they had the most officers to help protect everyone still on Coruscant because the Starfleet officers now had to guard both the Federation Representatives and the Federation civilians still on Coruscant either by their choice or because there weren't enough ships for the trip