<USS Avalon> Defending the Temporal Prime Directive

Defending the Temporal Prime Directive

By Ensign Mary O'Donnell and Captain Keith Ketchum

 

Keith saw the ship come through the wormhole, and once so, he deactivated the 
view screens on the Main Bridge and Battle Bridge and the scans of the newly 
appearing ship, if anyone tried to start it back up, they would receive a 
message advising of the Temporal Prime Directive.  He couldn't prevent them 
looking out the windows, but alas that was not an issue with boarders. 

 

As the enormity of the situation the ship was in became clear to Mary, rage 
began to build within her. She was trapped in a box with two of the most senior 
officers on board watching the rest of the crew doing their level best to repel 
the boarders.

 

Her grip on the phaser rifle had unconsciously tightened again, her jade eyes 
flashed with gold fire. "Fuck this." She muttered. "Captain I want out of here 
now."

 

She moved between the viewscreen and two men. "I request that I be allowed to 
return to the Bridge and help co-ordinate the defense of this vessel. My duty 
is to this ship and crew, not to sit in this hi-tech priest hole with two men 
who should be leading by example." She could hear the blood surging in her 
ears. "You profess to be the best ship in the 'Fleet, yet at the first sign of 
trouble the Captain scurries away and hides. If those bastards are from the 
future or at least have help from there don't you think that they might have 
knowledge this fucking ridiculous protocol?"

 

Her voice dropped in volume as her wrath increased, "Two of the ranking 
officers on a starship cannot just disappear into thin air. If it's you they 
are after Sir, they will be well aware that you are still on board and will 
tear this ship apart to find you. Hell, they might even beam straight here and 
then your balls are in the fire 'cos this place is indefensible once they get 
in." Eyes narrowed and brow creased as the fury climbed to its peak. "What 
happens if they initiate the self-destruct? I presume this place will survive. 
Then they'll have found you won't they?" 

 

She could barely hear anything above the pounding of her heart now, "I think I 
was right when I said this was abduction Captain. I followed you here to 
protect you, thinking you had some plan to take on the arseholes overrunning 
your command. If you are just going to sit here until its all over I want no 
part of it, let me go do what I've been trained to do, protect your fucking 
ship!"

 

With pure adrenalin coursing through her veins Mary's face hardened and she 
turned the phaser rifle on the two men. "Is one of you going to show me how to 
get out, or do I have to stun the pair of you so I can work it out for myself 
without interruptions?" She hissed.

 

Keith sits back in his chair, looking over at the Ensign, listening to the 
obvious anxiety laced tirade.  Trying to decide whose toothbrush she would be 
using to clean the Warp-Nacelles and the ship's lettering, on the outside.  
"Ms. O'Donnell, true, you are a security office first and foremost.  And I did 
take you from that duty to be my personal bodyguard.  But what you have just 
said is borderline court-martial."  Keith tapped a hidden button on the desk 
and the holo-panel where the lift was disappeared, "Mr. Shimbrodus, you are 
free to leave also, and take the Ensign with you, before she regrets anything 
else that she says.  If anyone asks, I am 'No Where', and leave it at that."  
His looked dared her to say anything more.

 

He watched them as they left.  Temporal issues were the worst, as he knew.  
Being one of the officers in the Temporal Division, he had to protect himself, 
from capture, as he knew past, present and future.  That is why they were given 
this mission to begin with.  Now he would await the call, he was sure would be 
coming from the appearing ship shortly.

 


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