Naruto: Infinity Divide
Speeders and Spies
Blanket Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Star Trek
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
This chapter we get to see Samui and Naruto have fun with Section 31. Enjoy!
Port = Left
Starboard = Right
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For those of you keeping track, here is an updated timeline:
Stardate/Year/Star Fleet Battles Timeline
Stardate 2230. = 2230 = Y120 Spock Born to Amanda Grayson & Sarek
Stardate 2233. = 2233 = Y123 James T. Kirk Born
Stardate 2336. = 2336 = Y126 Constitution Class Launched
Stardate 2248. = 2248 = Y138 Shizuka Nadeshiko Born
Stardate 2254. = 2254 = Y144 NCC-1371 U.S.S. Republic (CA) Ensign James T. Kirk
Stardate 2254. = 2254 = Y144 Naruto Born to T'Ara and Sovar
Stardate 2263. = 2263 = Y153 Talok Born to T'Ara and Sovar
Stardate 2265.-2270 = 2265-2270 = Y155-Y160 NCC-1701 U.S.S. Enterprise (CA) 5 year Mission (TOS)
Stardate 2265. = 2265 = Y155 Naruto's kahs-wan
Stardate 2267. = 2267 = Y157 Naruto enters the Vulcan Science Academy
Stardate 2267. = 2267 = Y157 Naruto and T'Lyra's koon-ut-la
Stardate 2267. = 2267 = Y157 Siegfried M'Fau Born
Stardate 2271. = 2271 = Y161 Naruto and T'Lyra enter Starfleet
Stardate 2272. = 2272 = Y162 V'Ger Incident (Star Trek I)
Stardate 2272. = 2272 = Y162 End of Naruto's first semester/Naruto and T'Lyra return to Vulcan
Stardate 2272. = 2272 = Y162 Subcommander Kurenai promoted to her first command, the RIS Scimitar (K5R)
Stardate 2273. = 2273 = Y163 Cadet Cruise aboard NCC-1802 U.S.S. Darwin (GSC)
Stardate 2273. = 2273 = Y163 Naruto graduates Starfleet Academy
Stardate 2274. = 2274 = Y164 Cruise aboard NCC-1728 U.S.S. Gettysburg (CB)
Stardate 2274. = 2274 = Y164 Siegfried M'Fau moves to Vulcan
Stardate 2274. = 2274 = Y164 Discovery of Ozari-Thul of the Tkon Empire
Last time:
London, Section 31 Headquarters
"Subject Naruto M'Fau is currently in Cambridge at the residence of Professor Siegfried Schrodinger." said a male voice. "This would be a perfect opportunity to abduct him."
"Spencer, our Commander and Tower have not authorized this operation." said another.
Spencer explained, "We have outside forces contracted for this sort of job. If the operation fails, it will not come back on us."
"We're taking an awful risk here, but fortune favors the bold." said a female voice.
"…Make it so." said Spencer.
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Chapter 42
Stardate 2274.249, Sol System, Planet Earth, City of Mojave, Nadeshiko residence
T'Lyra and Shizuka woke up at 05:00 sharp as usual due to being on a military schedule and the two young women each took a shower before coming into the kitchen where Seiko was up early drinking her morning coffee. She said, "You girls are up awfully early; couldn't you sleep?"
Shizuka smiled and answered, "Nah, it's just a symptom of being in the military Mom. T'Lyra and I both work first shift so we automatically get up at 05:00 whether we want to or not."
"Well, your Dad won't be up for an hour and I'll start breakfast then." said Seiko. "What do you girls want? I know you love your omelets Shizuka. What would you like for breakfast T'Lyra?"
"Any vegetarian dish will suffice." replied Shizuka. "Please do not trouble yourself with anything difficult to prepare. I will help if you wish it."
Seiko's eyes turned to stars and she exclaimed, "If only Shizuka would learn to cook!" Shizuka groaned and Seiko laughed. "I'll take care of the cooking T'Lyra. You are a guest but thank you."
"Perhaps I should take a look at that speeder bike then." said T'Lyra. "We have a good hour."
'What an industrious girl.' thought Seiko. "Just relax and have some coffee T'Lyra. Ummm, do you like coffee?"
"I have acquired a taste for Terran coffee." said the brunette. "It is all we drink down in engineering thanks to Chief Sassaav."
"So, you work around the ship's engines?" asked Seiko as she handed T'Lyra and Shizuka their coffee cups.
"I work all over the Gettysburg maintaining the ship but yes I am primarily stationed on the engine deck." answered T'Lyra.
Seiko whistled. "That must take some kind of degree."
"I attended the Vulcan Technical Institute at ShiKahr and got my Masters Degree." explained T'Lyra. "However; most of my skills for Starfleet were learned on the job."
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Keichi got up at 7AM and smelled breakfast cooking. As he wandered into the family room, he saw his daughter Shizuka sitting on the couch looking over T'Lyra's shoulder as she drank her coffee. The brunette was studying a tablet with the design specifications of his speeder bike. Shizuka looked a bit glaze eyed and T'Lyra looked to be extremely deep in thought as she flipped between different diagrams of the bike. Finally, T'Lyra broke the silence by saying, "It seems to me that the airbrakes as designed would tend to jam if they got dirty. High speeds would also cause buffeting over uneven terrain. This is clearly designed for travelling over prepared roads."
Shizuka's Father looked wide eyed and said, "You know all about SL-2250's T'Lyra? That's great! They told me the airbrakes were finicky."
T'Lyra raised an eyebrow and asked, "You bought a vehicle even though they told you the airbrakes were subpar?" Seeing Keichi nod T'Lyra said, "I've never heard of an SL-2250 before yesterday. I was just studying the design before we started working on it…I'm used to racing speeder bikes. This is clearly a civilian road cruiser."
Shizuka came out of her daze and laughed. "T'Lyra, I'm sure Dad's bike isn't that bad!"
Keichi pouted and said, "An SL-2250 is considered a classic muscle speeder."
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40 Eridani A, Planet Vulcan, ShiKahr District, Vulcan Science Academy
Lieutenant Commander Lyakat entered the Vulcan Science Academy and took a deep breath. He once again was in one of the premier places of learning within the United Federation of Planets and was thrilled to be there after a four-day trip. 'I just can't get enough of this place.' thought the Saurian scientist with a smile. 'I just wish my colleague Doctor Devlok was well so we could talk about all things Tkon. He would be thrilled at our recent findings.' Commander Lyakat's mission here was twofold; the first was to establish a new contact within the Vulcan Science Academy since Doctor Devlok was hospitalized and the second was to find out whether the Vulcan Science Academy had any of the Tkon data memory crystals in their possession.
'I just hope the Tkon material was not sequestered away into storage where it is impossible to access.' thought Lyakat. 'Doctor Devlok was considered eccentric for always keeping the Tkon artifacts handy because they were his favorite subject.' Making his way down to the Archeology Department; the Federation scientist soon was engaged with the acting head of the department who was very busy and didn't have much time to spare. Her name was Awidat, and she seemed rather overwhelmed with work to Lyakat.
Doctor Awidat said to the Saurian scientist, "Doctor Devlok's coma is indeed tragic, and we all wish for his return. How may I assist you, Doctor Lyakat?"
The Lieutenant Commander said, "I was hoping that I could view the Tkon artifacts that are here at the Vulcan Science Academy. Doctor Devlok is one of the foremost authorities on the Tkon and I was hoping to view some of the collection he helped build here at the VSA."
Awidat raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "A most unusual request. The Tkon artifacts are no longer here."
Lyakat's jaw dropped in horror, and he thought, 'Oh gods they are boxed up in storage and inaccessible to the public!' Struggling to regain his composure, the Saurian asked, "Could you tell me where they might be stored currently? It would be a huge help to my research if I could see some of the Tkon collection once again."
"Go three doors south to Doctor Alison Fairbanks Office." said Doctor Awidat. "She's one of Doctor Devlok's graduate students. Though her specialty is astrophysics I assure you she is our current expert on the Tkon after Doctor Devlok."
The Saurian let out a breath he'd been holding and said, "I wasn't aware there were any humans on staff in the Archeology Department."
Awidat said curtly, "Doctor Fairbanks is quite brilliant Doctor Lykat. You should go see her; you might find it enlightening."
Lyakat realized he was being dismissed and smiled at the Vulcan woman's bluntness. "I'll see Doctor Fairbanks straightaway then. Thank you for your time, Doctor Awidat."
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Planet Earth, City of Mojave, Nadeshiko residence
After a big breakfast T'Lyra, Shizuka and Keichi went out to see Keichi's white SL-2250. It was in good shape for being nearly 25 years old. Keichi pushed it out on the driveway where T'Lyra could inspect it properly. The beautiful brunette hopped onto the speeder and started it up only to find the engine wheezed and sputtered terribly. "To begin with; this engine isn't getting enough air." said T'Lyra. She quickly got Keichi's tools and took off the two air intakes and found they were full of dirt and sand. 'No wonder.' thought the brunette. 'These intakes are clogged.'
T'Lyra started up the bike again and it roared to life much to Keichi and Shizuka's excitement. After checking over the bike and making several adjustments the brunette had the engine purring like a kitten. "This is amazing T'Lyra! You're even better at this than I thought." said Shizuka.
"What was the problem?" asked Keichi.
"The air intakes are absolutely filthy, and the speeder doesn't have the proper sand filters to protect the engine." said T'Lyra. "We're going to need some parts. Is there a speeder shop here in Mojave?"
Keichi nodded and said, "There's Doug's Speeder's. They've got all kinds of stuff."
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T'Lyra was soon on the rented speeder bike with Shizuka on the back headed to the speeder shop. When they arrived Shizuka went over to the counter to look at the displays while T'Lyra started looking through the catalog to find the parts they needed. "Welcome to Doug's Speeders ladies!" said the man behind the counter. "I'm Mark; how can I be of service?" Then he did a double take and said, "Shizuka Nadeshiko; is that you?"
Shizuka raised her eyebrows and asked, "Mark Palmer*①? Wow, I haven't seen you since high school. How have you been?"
The two old school chums were talking away as T'Lyra found what she needed for Keichi's bike. The brunette came up to the counter and was about to ask for parts when Shizuka introduced her to Mark. "This is my cousin T'Lyra from Vulcan." said Shizuka. "T'Lyra, this is my old school friend Mark Palmer."
"Well, hello there beautiful." said Mark laying on the charm.
T'Lyra looked unimpressed and gave the Vulcan salute. "Greetings, I am pleased to make your acquaintance." Mark sweat dropped at the cold reception as the Vulcan born young woman handed Mark her tablet with a list on it and said, "I need to purchase these parts for an SL-2250."
Mark looked at the list and said, "You do realize this is going to cost a bit…"
The beautiful brunette raised a delicate eyebrow and replied, "Your catalog says that the parts would total up at 867.50 credits with tax. Is that not correct?"
Mark looked a bit taken aback. "Ummm, as long as you are aware I'll get the parts." He said, "Going aftermarket or used would be cheaper than genuine parts from the manufacturer; especially on the custom model brakes."
The black-haired beauty did a double take at the cost and T'Lyra said, "Cost is not an issue. The rest of the speeder bike is original, so I'd prefer to stay with original parts."
"Will do." said Mark. "I'll get the parts." He stepped in the back.
Shizuka was spazzing out and whispered loudly, "867 credits? That's a small fortune! How is Dad going to pay you back for this?!"
T'Lyra gave a tiny smile of amusement. "I wasn't intending to charge your Father. This is a gift. You do realize our mate is a multimillionaire, don't you?"
The security chief looked a bit pale and asked, "He is?"
The brunette nodded and said, "I'll explain later. Trust me on this."
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Planet Earth, Cambridge, England
It was evening in Cambridge and Naruto and Samui were out looking at the Cam River from the Bridge of Sighs. The enclosed stone bridge was obviously a favorite place of the blonde bombshell. Samui explained enthusiastically, "The Bridge of Sighs was built in 1831 and was named after the Bridge of Sighs in Venice and is a big spot here in Cambridge. I think it is one of the most beautiful spots in the city. Queen Victoria was said to have loved it here. To really appreciate it you need to see it from the Cam River on a chauffeured tour during the day."
Naruto was admiring the tracery in the bridge's openings when his danger sense went off. The blonde Vulcan subtly looked around and saw nothing out of the ordinary except two local police officers. Everyone else there seemed to be an average citizen. As the young couple admired the scenery they moved about, and Naruto kept an eye out for anyone suspicious…
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It wasn't until after dark that the pair of blondes sat down at a café to eat dinner that Naruto said quietly, "I think we're being followed Samui. Keep an eye out for anything unusual."
At first Samui wanted to dismiss the idea of being stalked in her own hometown but then she remembered tight spots she'd been in with Naruto on duty. 'His instincts are excellent. We'd best be careful.' The blonde bombshell said with a minimal smile, "I'll take you back home on a different route then." The young couple made small talk about the local sights before her own instincts kicked in while they ate. She glanced over at a couple sitting nearby eating. The unusual thing about the pair was they were wearing clothing that was very loose…Clothing you could conceal a weapon under. Her ice blue eyes locked with Naruto's azure pools, and he nodded as he briefly glanced over at the other couple…
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Planet Vulcan, Vulcan Science Academy
Lyakat soon found himself in front of Doctor Fairbanks' Office. It simply said on the door, Archeology Department, Doctor Alison Fairbanks, Astrophysicist. Lyakat shrugged at the incongruity of the door signage and knocked. Then he noticed the light was out in the office and felt rather foolish…
About twenty minutes later a young red haired human woman unlocked the door with her keycard and looked over at Lyakat who was obviously waiting for someone or something. "May I help you?" asked the redhead. Her green eyes sparked with curiosity.
The Saurian scientist smiled weakly and said, "I'm waiting for Doctor Alison Fairbanks, Miss. Are you one of her interns?" 'She looks too young to be at the VSA.' he thought.
"I'm Doctor Alison Fairbanks." said the redhead with a Vulcan salute. "What can I do for you sir?"
Lyakat's eyes bulged a bit in surprise, and he said, "Oh! Forgive me Doctor Fairbanks. I'm Doctor Lyakat and I was hoping to view some of the Tkon artifacts you have. I'm with Starfleet and-"
Alison had mirth in her eyes. "Step into my parlor Lieutenant Commander." she said as she entered her office and motioned for him to follow. "I wasn't aware Starfleet had an interest in the Tkon Empire. It was my primary area of study under Doctor Devlok before his injury."
'Well, she knows military ranks.' thought Lyakat with a slight sweat drop. He looked around the cluttered office and found that the walls were covered with Tkon maps…some of which he'd never seen before. His yellow eyes widened as he noticed several chevron shaped Tkon data memory crystals sitting on Allison's desk.
"Forgive the mess." said the green-eyed scientist. "I was just cataloging these data memory crystals. Let me put them away and take a seat."
Doctor Lyacat asked incredulously, "You know that those are data memory crystals?! Doctor Devlok spent years studying those and couldn't identify what they were!"
Allison hummed in the affirmative and said, "I took a different approach in studying them than Doctor Devlok. He was looking at them externally. I looked at them internally. The crystals are imbedded with bioluminescent inscriptions. If you expose them to a bioelectric field of energy, then they reveal their contents. From what I can tell most Tkon artifacts have similar qualities. Unfortunately, there are few bioelectric auras strong enough to activate them. The lowest energy ones revealed they are star maps of the Tkon Empire. Those with higher energy requirements are currently out of my reach." Then she motioned to the crystals proper. "You seemed to know these are memory storage crystals already though Doctor Lyakat. I assume you discovered this independently?"
'She's exceptionally perceptive.' thought Lyakat. 'I could really use her help.' "A colleague of mine discovered it actually. He is also a VSA graduate. His name is Naruto."
The redhead's face lit up with a smile and she said, "Naruto M'Fau….my old study buddy. We helped each other with our Doctoral Degrees. Let me guess; his chakra can light these crystals up like a holographic projector." Seeing Lyakat nod in disbelief, she added, "Here I was thinking I'd have to capture a Capellan Power Cat to harness that kind of bioelectric energy…" She laughed. "…and risk electrocution in the process."
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Planet Earth, City of Mojave, Nadeshiko residence
T'Lyra and Shizuka pulled up in the driveway with the SL-2250 parts in the towed mini trailer. "You're telling me that every ship in the fleet being refitted with the new warp field platform is as a result of Naruto's patents?!" asked Shizuka. "Just how much is that worth?"
"500 million credits was the initial fee plus 2.5 million per refitted ship." explained T'Lyra. "Suffice it to say it is a well-kept secret so do not repeat it."
"Unbelievable!" exclaimed the black-haired beauty. "I had no idea. I wonder why he never mentioned it."
"He probably just forgot again." said T'Lyra in a flat tone. "Naruto never touches those funds unless he's making an investment."
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After lunch T'Lyra went to work on the speeder bike while Keichi and Shizuka handed her the tools and new parts as needed. It took about four hours to replace the airbrakes because of their 'most illogical design and mountings.' In the end T'Lyra prevailed and the bike was ready to go on a test run by that afternoon. The brunette beauty hopped on the speeder bike and checked all the systems and performance levels before she took it for a test hop. Placing her helmet on T'Lyra took off like a bat out of hell leaving both Shizuka and Keichi completely slack jawed as she disappeared in a cloud of dust…
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T'Lyra was clipping along at 100 Ks when a red speeder bike raced up beside her and the rider waved jauntily before accelerating away leaving her behind. 'He wants to race…?' thought the beautiful brunette. She carefully checked her gauges and saw things were well within safety parameters. Looking up she saw the taillights of the other speeder in the distance. 'Challenge accepted…' Cranking the accelerator, she smiled under her helmet and felt the SL-2250 start to wind up…
The Vulcan rider raced up beside the other speeder at 150 Ks within seconds and she gave a two finger salute to the other rider before she kicked the white SL-2250 into a high blower mode and lowered herself into a low set racing stance. T'Lyra turned up the accelerator again and left the other rider behind as she tore up the road at 300 Ks in the dry desert heat of Mojave. The brunette watched amused as the other speeder tried to catch her. Being used to racing with Naruto; T'Lyra was used to taking high speed turns and drifted and banked smoothly as needed.
'This SL-2250 is a good road machine.' thought T'Lyra as she blew down a straightway on the highway. 'The acceleration is good, and the top speed is excellent for a non-racer. I topped out at 386 K's without going into the red.' As the young Vulcan woman was merrily analyzing the bike's performance, she was shooting past other speeder bikes like they were standing still. She didn't slow down until she reached a mini mart in Bakersfield to get herself a drink of bottled water. The red speeder caught up a half an hour later…
The other rider took off his helmet and looked shocked at the curvaceous brunette as she finished her drink. "…What took you so long?" asked T'Lyra in a logical manner. She was leaning on the SL-2250 drinking her water and added. "You must have not exceeded 220 K's."
"You're a Vulcan?" asked the man as he stared goggle eyed at the beautiful young woman.
"That is correct." said T'Lyra.
He shook his head. "You're too hot for me lady."
T'Lyra gave a minimal smile as she put her helmet back on. She said, "Apparently so…" Then the brunette whipped the SL-2250 around and was gone before he could say another word…
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Travelling at a much more sedate (and legal) 100 K's T'Lyra made it back to Mojave an hour later and pulled into the Nadeshiko family driveway. She saw her cousin Shizuka come out of the garage with a smile as T'Lyra shook out her braid from her helmet. Shizuka asked, "Where did you go? Did the speeder run okay?"
Keichi came out and said, "You must have been cruising around the neighborhood to be gone for two hours."
"I went up to the city of Bakersfield, took a half hour break and came back. The bike peaked at 386 Ks without a single problem. I want to run a few diagnostics once it cools off."
Shizuka and her Father's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates and Keichi choked out, "386 kilometers per hour?! That's insane!"
"I was challenged to a race and decided to see what your bike could do Keichi." explained T'Lyra. "I'm pleased to report it performed well within its designed capacity."
"But what possessed you to get into a race to begin with?" asked Keichi.
"It seemed like the logical thing to do at the time." replied the brunette.
Keichi looked ready to faint and Shizuka finally regained her wits and burst into hysterical laughter…
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Planet Earth, Cambridge, England
Samui and Naruto were deftly moving from place to place in the shadows and found they had no less than six pursuers. It was getting very late out and the people that had been trailing them the last four hours had forgone stealth and were actively chasing the pair of blondes. However, between Samui knowing all the places to hide in Cambridge like the back of her hand and Naruto using subtle genjutsus to hide them; the six trying to hunt them kept losing the trail. Naruto was also creating shadow clones from time to time to further confuse their pursuers and lead them astray.
The blonde couple was currently hidden in an alcove under one of the many stone bridges watching two of the people that were trying to catch them. The man and woman were whispering to each other loudly and it was obvious that they were exasperated. The man said, "This is ridiculous! We've been playing cat and mouse with the blonde pair for hours and haven't come close to catching them! How the hell could team two be following the in the north while team three are headed southwest towards London?! We spotted them hours ago at that café and have followed them diligently! Now we've lost them again. This is confounding!"
The woman of the pair was extremely agitated herself. "We never should have taken this job! It's been a messed up wild goose chase from the outset and the Vulcan and his girlfriend are just jerking our chains! I've had enough; let's give up and go home. We can't go near the Schrodinger residence and were supposed to have nabbed them by now. Our contractors didn't pay us enough for this nightmare."
Hearing the two would be kidnappers lamenting their bad luck made Samui want to burst into a fit of giggles despite her normally serious demeanor. In spite of the fact they were technically in danger, the blonde augment woman was having an absolute blast playing in the streets and thought this was the best date she'd ever been on…
The man said, "This is impossible. I'm telling the others to call it off. I. Have. Had. It!"
As their two pursuers stormed off and hailed a taxi, Naruto created two more shadow clones to trail them just in case. He gave Samui a tiny smile and said, "It seems we've eluded our pursuers." Then Samui gave him a milliwatt smile and kissed him with enough electricity to curl his toes…
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Stardate 2274.251, Planet Vulcan, Vulcan Science Academy
VSA Director Sekla was in his office having spiced tea with Lieutenant Commander Lyakat, Doctor Awidat and Doctor Alison Fairbanks. Doctor Lyakat was explaining the current situation of archeological research on the Tkon Empire in Taurus Reach to the Director now that he had the clearance to do so (It took two days and the permission of Starfleet and that was only after Admiral Shimura gave the go ahead…)
The Saurian said eagerly, "…So as you can see we've taken quantum leaps in our research having found the Capital of Ozari-Thul of the Tkon Empire and need the support of the Vulcan Science Academy. Doctor Devlok and just as importantly Doctor Fairbanks' contributions to this field could have a huge impact with Starfleet as I'm sure you can imagine. I've spoken to Admiral Danzo Shimura in detail on the subject over the last two days and we would like Doctor Allison Fairbanks to join us in our research as a formal liaison between the Vulcan Science Academy and Starfleet. Obviously, this would benefit the archeological community and advance our understanding of the Tkon Empire more than ever before."
Sekla nodded to himself and said, "It is certainly an interesting proposal. I've been following Doctor Fairbanks' research on the subject eagerly and I'm sure Doctor Devlok would feel a great deal of satisfaction knowing his research is being appreciated at long last. What do you think as our acting Director of Archeology Doctor Awidat?"
"Doctor Fairbanks is the logical if not the only choice on the subject." said Awidat. "From Doctor Devlok's own notes she and Doctor Naruto M'Fau are the most qualified of his students to carry on his work."
"…And Doctor M'Fau is already working with me on the project on Starfleet's side." interjected Lykat. "Think of what they can achieve in tandem!"
Awidat said patiently, "Your enthusiasm is noted Doctor Lyakat." Lyakat blushed and Doctor Awidat asked, "What do you think Doctor Fairbanks?"
Allison replied, "The Tkon artifacts we have are still being organized and archived and I am loathe to leave that assignment unfinished without a designated successor." Lyakat's yellow eyes bulged. Then the beautiful redhead continued, "That being said this is a golden opportunity to increase both our knowledge and the size of our collection. Given the nature of archeology this project will take years. I believe that the Vulcan Science Academy should seize this chance."
Director Sekla nodded. "Though I share your misgivings I agree that this opportunity is too good to pass up Doctor Fairbanks." Then the Director got a gleam in his eye and said, "No doubt you will also enjoy working with your old partner Doctor Naruto M'Fau as well Alison."
Alison blushed prettily and said, "Yes sir…"
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Stardate 2274.252, Sol III Orbit, Starbase 1, Spacedock, U.S.S. Gettysburg
Captain Asuma Sarutobi was sitting in his ready room on the U.S.S. Gettysburg talking with Admiral Danzo Shimura who was on screen from Starfleet Headquarters on the surface. Shimura said, "The Tkon Colonies of Wsor and Rzom are your primary objectives, Captain Sarutobi. I don't have to tell you how this is of great importance to the Federation but also the scientific community. It is also highly classified needless to say."
"Of course, sir." replied the sweat dropping Asuma. 'We aren't on a double encrypted security channel for nothing after all. It's no wonder Dad and Admiral Shimura never got along. Shimura is paranoid.' "I do have to question the matter of involving a civilian from the Vulcan Science Academy in such a classified operation though. Doctor Lyakat is very enthused about the prospects of working with this person, but I see this as a potentially huge breach of security."
Danzo looked a bit constipated on the screen and then said, "Unfortunately Doctor Alison Fairbanks is a necessity given she has access to the largest collection of Tkon Artifacts in the Federation. She has already worked as a Starfleet liaison in the past, so I doubt she'll give you any problems."
Captain Sarutobi covered his smile and said, "I'm familiar with Doctor Fairbanks' work from the failed Stasis Field Generator project." 'She's quite a feisty little spitfire. Sure, she won't give us any problems. She sassed Captain Mei Terumi. That takes guts.'
The Admiral coughed at the mention of the Stasis Field Generator disaster and said, "No doubt your familiarity with the Doctor's work will be an advantage then."
"No doubt sir; I'll do my best." replied Asuma…
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London, Section 31 Headquarters
Three days after the attempted abduction of Lieutenants Naruto M'Fau and Samui Schrodinger utterly failed; Section 31 operative Spencer and his two cohorts were sitting together with their heads hung down in front of Commander Tower. "You three do realize that Lieutenants M'Fau and Schrodinger are far too valuable to be mishandled this way, don't you? Just as badly the professionals you hired completely bungled the operation like rank amateurs even though they are top tier. If I didn't know better, I'd say Shrodinger and M'Fau were toying with them! …You three will await here for your sentences to be passed." said Tower passively.
The three Section 31 operatives were severely punished by losing both their rank and two pay grades. Furthermore, they were dismissed from section 31 and drummed back out into the fleet knowing that if they even thought about Section 31 their lives would be forfeit…Considering the alternative was execution they were considered to have received given light sentences…
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POSTSCRIPT:
*① Mark was briefly seen way back in chapter 3 attending school with Shizuka.
Next chapter we'll round up the crew and the U.S.S. Gettysburg will set sail again. See you next time. Blue out. 10/1/23