<USS Avalon> "The Capture" written by Cmdr Skyler & Ensign Cate

> "The Capture"
> written by:
> Cmdr Skyler & Ensign Cate
> 
> 
> 
>        Skyler and Ensign Phillipa both woke up only to find that they were 
> both dazed, not to mentioned a little worse for wear. Apparently, they had 
> been stunned and beaten before their captors had taken them somewhere below 
> decks and tied them up. Phillipa was looking worse than Skyler liked, yet the 
> more she struggled against her bonds the more they tightened. Apparently, 
> these 
> captors knew how to keep someone from escaping.
> 
>        Looking around Skyler saw three people. It seemed that two were male 
> and one was a female. The female appeared to be somewhat petite in stature 
> with golden brown hair. If it weren't for the phaser in her hand, one would 
> think she was rather friendly. 
> 
>        "I don't know who you are or what you want, but you have made a big 
> mistake by attacking the Avalon this way. You won't get away with this."
> 
>        Skyler knew she was taking a big risk by speaking as she did, but she 
> could let them know that she was sure she was going to die. She also had to 
> get a message somehow to Mehdi and let him know what was going on. She had to 
> tell him that she loved him and even though they had only been married a 
> short while, it had felt like forever.
>                                            ***
>      The larger of the two men stalked forward and slapped the woman across 
> the face for her outburst.  He raised his hand to strike again, but his arm 
> was intercepted by the woman captor.
> 
>      "Enough," she said forcefully and firmly, leaving no room for argument 
> "You took your barbarous liberties before I arrived, leaving them bruised and 
> battered enough.   They may be ... abominations, but they are still 
> intelligent life forms," she continued while staring him in the eye, "which 
> is more 
> than I can say for you."
> 
>      The large man flung his arm wide, knocking the woman's grip from him.   
> "Yes...Lieutenant," he added reluctantly.   His glare said many things to 
> Lyryn.   She knew that her derisive comments would one day push Brin over the 
> edge and he would strike back, regardless of her rank.   But for now, she 
> still held him firmly in check with her gaze.
> 
>      Satisfied with his response, she broke the eye contact.   "The two of 
> you may go and see if Maria needs help.   I think that I can handle them," 
> Lyryn said, gesturing to the prisoners.
> 
>      The two men quickly left the room and the petite woman bent down to 
> check the wounds of the two women bound at her feet.   'Not pretty', she 
> thought,  'but it won't kill them.  Not that it really matters,' the thought 
> continued.
> 
>      She hated such displays of violence that Brin and his cronies seemed 
> all too eager to dole out.  Crouching in front of the woman who had spoken, 
> she 
> looked deep into her eyes for a moment before speaking.
> 
>      "I am Lieutenant Lyryn Cate of the Tempest.   You are now my prisoners. 
>   How shall I address you?" she asked with a slight smile in a very quiet 
> and pleasant voice. The irony of being so polite to prisoners whom you have 
> been ordered to kill, slightly amused her in a morbid way.
> 
>        "I am Commander Skyler, the XO of this vessel. Why have you boarded 
us? We have done nothing to you or even know who you are."  

       Skyler looked at Phillipa and told her to keep quite. Skyler wondered 
what this "Lt." was up to and why they had chosen the Avalon.

       "That is all the information that you are going to get. Name, Rank, 
and Serial number. You should know that. If you are going to kill us then just 
do it, or don't you have the guts for such a dirty job?"

       Skyler was pushing her luck and she knew it, but she was not about to 
give in to such a coward as this......Lt. She would rather die knowing that 
she hadn't given out any information then live and risk the rest of the crew's 
lives.   She watched as the woman paced in front of them as if she was 
expecting something or someone. In the meantime Skyler waited for a chance, any 
chance 
at all to either escape or to get up and fight this woman.
                         ***
     Lt. Cate continued pacing while she was thinking of the proper response 
for this Commander Skyler.   Finally, she stopped.   Turning to look at the 
brave woman bound on the floor,   Lyryn said very quietly, "Killing takes no 
guts."
     If she hadn't been looking right at her, Skyler would've missed hearing 
the Lt. speak.   "What?" Skyler asked, unsure if she heard correctly.
     Patiently, Lyryn explained, "I said 'killing takes no guts'.  It is my 
reluctance to kill you that makes me different from them," she finished as she 
gestured towards the door where her subordinates had exited.

>      To the surprise of Skyler, the Lt. then sat down cross-legged on the 
> floor opposite of her.   Lyryn continued, "I don't want to kill you, but you 
> don't belong here.   It isn't right for you to be here and for that, by law, 
> you must die.   All of you."

>       There was a look of compassion on Lyryn's face as she whispered to 
> Skyler the fate of the Avalon.  It was obvious there was a great deal of 
> inner 
> conflict.  The soft spoken Lt. continued with, "But I will make sure the 
> executions are merciful."  There were tears in her eyes. 
>  

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