STAR TREK
"The Spying Game"
The tractor beam of a Romulan K5R frigate captured a Federation shuttle. But it wanted to be captured. The Romulan ship's name was Henchman. It was pulled into the shuttlebay. Only one person was inside.
"Get out of there now!" cried a Romulan security guard as the door to the shuttle was being pried open.
In the end, an explosive was used to open the door. A Star Fleet junior lieutenant was dragged from the shuttle. He cried, "I'm not resisting arrest! I'm not resisting arrest!"
The Romulan security guards beat him.
In deep space, a nearby Kerr-class freighter saw this on their viewer, "Simon, turn up the volume on the first officer's transmission."
Loki was the name of the freighter.
The bridge crew of the Loki was watching as the Star Fleet officer was being taken to the brig of the Romulan ship.
"There has to be something we can do," the engineer stated from below decks. "That's our first officer."
A crewman started, "Puck, you're not going to let them do this, are you? You are the acting captain of this ship."
Simon, at the helm, said, "Yes. It would be most profitable to save his life."
The captured Star Fleet officer, Joseph Campbell, was in a cell nursing his wounds. They were going to execute him for espionage.
He whispered to himself, "Please, someone help me out of this."
On the bridge of the Henchman, the commander opened a channel to the Kerr-class freighter, "You are too close to Romulan space. Remove yourself from our territory or all you'll have left is your 'black box.'"
The Romulans did not know what they were getting into. Puck of Vulcan ordered, "Turn off our surveillance. Prepare for war."
His was, in fact, a Q-ship. The security chief told him, "It's not going to work. They're bigger than we are."
Someone else spoke, "You're only a petty officer 2nd class. You can't command the ship in battle."
Puck responded, "I must retrieve the person who can."
Everyone on board the freighter feared that they might be met with extreme prejudice. The Loki moved towards the Henchman.
On the Romulan bridge, the commander said, "We will capture that fool. Aim our phasers at their phaser bank."
The phaser bank was destroyed. But the Romulans were under the impression it was their only weapon.
"Simon!" the acting captain ordered. "Open fire!"
The Henchman was hit the moment its shields were down.
"They hit us, Commander!" the first officer said. "We have to raise shields!"
"How did they hit us?" Commander Hula demanded. "Is that a Q-ship or something?"
"Yes!" the first officer stated as he wiped the sweat from his brow. "That's the only answer!"
"Helmsman, disengage by acceleration," the commander said. "Set a course for the nearest base station."
In the brig, Joseph had noticed that the K5R frigate was putting all of its power into engines. The force field to the brig shut down. Everyone was running to their stations. It became time for him to escape in a shuttle.
As the Romulans ran, he crept through the corridors.
On the Loki, the tactical officer was sitting at the communications station. She cried, "We've lost the first officer's transponder signal!"
Just then, as they feared the worst, a shuttle launched towards them.
"Arm phaser batteries again," the acting captain responded. "Prepare to fire."
"No, wait!" Simon said. "It's him!"
On the viewer, the Romulan shuttle contacted them, "Joseph Campbell here. I come in peace."
There were cheers. He came back on board to have the transponder taken out of his arm. It was a spying tool. He returned to his duties after being treated for injuries sustained on his mission.
The End