The Spoils Of War
Ciaran sat back sipping on a glass of Saurian Brandy. he had gotten several vintage cases when he had visited Rigel IV. He wondered if the owner even knew it was gone yet. The old codger had the stuff just wasting away in a basement storehouse. Ciaran smiled at the thought of the man finding his pride and joy gone. Well that would teach him to brag in public and then not protect his prize.
Swirling the amber liquid in his crystal tumbler he thought of the Tyranny's recent gains. Not only was he richer and hence more powerful there was new crew aboard that he would use some day. He had figured out the shares that his crew would share in this recent plunder. he was generous to most by his standards but a few...Well they would know he was disappointed. he had sent a comm to each one letting them know what they had earned and that he would be personally visiting a few of them. he had left it at that so they didn't know whether his visit would be a good one...or the last they would ever have.
He emptied the glass in one long swallow and smiled as he felt the warm liquid hit his stomach and radiate out through his body. the old man definitely had reason to have been bragging. He was getting ready to pour himself some more when the whistle of the comm panel shrilled in his office.
"Bridge to Captain MacCumail... .."
Hitting the switch he barked. " Why are you bothering me? "
The shaky voice of the communications officer came back . "Sir...I apologize but we have picked up a shuttlecraft sending a distress call. It seems to match one of our own craft but there is something... odd about it. "
He stood and cursed the incompetence of the sensor crew he truly hated only half information. "Plot a course to intercept and grab it in a tractor beam once we are there. Once it is deemed safe bring it into the bay." He cut the channel and put the bottle of brandy away. He hoped this would turn out to be another prize worth his time.
(( Half hour later ))
Ciaran stood outside the bay doors as the crews scanned the shuttle that now stood in the middle of the deck. The markings were all wrong....The name of the craft was odd and there was some residual radiation that he had never seen before as well. However, the crews had deemed the craft safe and Ciaran wanted to know what it held. He motioned for the security team to follow him and as he entered the bay everyone there saluted. he returned the gesture and looked at one security officer. "Crack the hatch..." He sat there as the ship was opened to him....the hiss of atmosphere filled the bay and the security team moved inside. A moment later they called out that everything was safe and Ciaran entered. One of the ensigns pointed to a young woman. "Sir she's alive."
Ciaran approached her and his smile grew. Her uniform was odd but it hid nothing of the young woman's form which is what he first saw. She also offered a mystery which he would crack....he reached down and pulled her up and held her close so his face was inches from her's. As he eyes opened his face was the first thing she saw. Eyes full of cold anger, curiosity and lust. "Welcome to my world......"
Captain Ciaran MacCumail
Commanding Officer
ISS Tyranny
Posted by FSF Lowell on 08/07/07
On The Planet
He follows her into the crack of the cave. "Now do not try anything funny. I am still armed."
Annalea moves quickly thinking about sending him to meet his maker. She stands up at the end of the small tunnel her blade ready to slice through his throat.
Knowing she would try something from either end he moves on and when he gets close to the end he looks from each side and then moves on out.
Annalea began to advance on him, but he was prepared, she slid her blade quietly back in place and pointed "Behind that rock"
He looks at her and glances over to the rock. "After you."
Annalea walked across the cave and pushed the rock aside revealing quite a nice little pile of gems and crystals. "The Captain promised I could keep half, I know what's here and I will make sure he knows as well"
Seeing the sparkling gems."If the Captain wants you to have half then he will give it to you but for now it will be added to the others."
"Just remember this, if even one crystal is missing, I'll know.. and I'll come looking for it"
"Then you would take it up with the Captain. I am not interested in your gems."
"Then let's get this over with and get me off this god forsaken rock"
"If it was up to me you would die here but lucky enough that the Captain liked you kissing up to him."
Annalea turned and glared at him. "I was not kissing up to him, I was doing what I had to to get out of here"
"Sure you were. Either way you got what you wanted and the Captain got what he wants." He tapped the combadge and informed them they were ready. In a few moments they had transported back to the ship and all the gems was in where the Captain keeps his other treasures.
Annalea felt the tingle of the transporter and found herself on the ship, "I don't suppose he gave you any order's for once we got here?"
"My orders were to have you killed." He was joking but his eyes did not show it.
She glared at him once again, "I don't think you're Captain would have me beamed aboard just to have me killed, take me to him."
"You are right and I see you are not afraid either and that is good. Here you kill or be killed." He grabs her arm and leads her to the Captain.
Annalea walks next to him, knowing that she will most likely wind up punished in one way or another, reaching up to hold her uniform in place "I don't suppose you'd let me get a decent uniform first?"
"You? Not unless the Captain says you need one and right now you are sleazy as they come."
She frowned, "I don't know what makes you think I am sleazy. I did nothing that would give that appearance. And if you choose to continue with such negative talk, you will find your tongue missing one day."
Annalea Connors
Captain's Prisoner/Sleazy Woman
ISS Tyranny
And
Ensign Patrick John Davis
Captain's Personal Body Guard
ISS Tyranny
Posted by FSF Esrom on 08/08/07