"Zeus, we have entered the first chamber, proceeding to main room. Any sign of his return?" Two men snuck forwards towards the large set of doors, their torches illuminating paintings on the wall. A voice returned on their communicators, it was broken up slightly through interference.
[Negative Apollo the subject is still in the bar. Proceed to main room]
"Copy that Zeus" A second man replied. He rested his hand on the handle and slowly pulled it down. He pushed it open revealing a dark room lit only green LEDs flickering at the back. They started to move forwards and the computer responded. "Shit, an alarm!" He exclaimed still trying to keep his voice down. A computer display activated then music started flowing through the speakers. The two men gave a sign of relief and moved forwards to the sound of Veracini.
The voice cut in through the comm. [Apollo and Poseidon, what's going on?]
"Just an automated response, not an alarm. The computer has started playing music" the first man replied moving over to a display on the wall. A Violin and a chess board were resting on a low table. Above them were two sticks about 55cm in length with a piece of coloured string attacked to the end of each of them. He lifted his hand up to touch it. "Ah!" he withdrew his hand, blood was coming from his finger. "Some kind of sharp wire in the string. Lights" he asked, the computer did not respond. He looked around with his torch, it was a large room, marble pillars and a desk at the end. He moved over to it as the second man stood staring at one of the paintings in the corner. "Zeus, I have photos here, request ID for them."
Down the crackling comm. Line the voice spoke again. "Scan them in then" it said. The man picked up the first photo, a single person and scanned the image into the visual transmitter. "We have it, it appears to be the subject at an early age." He picked up the second, a large family photo. "We have 3, the old man on the right was an Intelligence officer named John Logan, died 3 years ago from extreme old age. The young boy is the subject and the man in the background is a Starfleet admiral called Spooner. The rest aren't on the database." He picked up the reaming one and ran it in the scanner. "Unidentified, what about the computer".
"Its hardware is sealed up tight, I will attempt to by pass the security measures." The first man said. He sat down and activated the main display. When it flickered on there was just 2 word onscreen.
FORMAT SUCCESSFUL
"Apollo, we just lose audio!" the comm man exclaimed.
"Poseidon, get over here!" the first man shouted heading for the door. He was gone, and the door shut and locked. "Zeus, I've lost Poseidon!" There was no answer "Zeus! Control do you copy!" he looked over to the display with the violin and saw the two sticks were gone. He felt something hit the back of his head and he fell to the floor. Next to him dropped the stick from the wall display. 2 men in black uniforms came out of the shadows at the far side of the room while a dark figure stepped out over the body of the first man.
"Make sure he remembers nothing. Send him to Ou Topos if you have any trouble." The figure said. "Computer, lumoj" the computer immediately responded illuminating the room with the huge sandier hanging above the floor lighting. Another man came out from behind a far door to the figure.
"John, we have taken care of their conspirators, we are erasing their memories as we speak and return them in a week once it is done." He said giving him a PADD
The figure took the PADD and replied. "Good, make sure these people get appropriate treatment too, they should be OK. And deactivate that hologram of me in the bar once we have left." They started to walk don the hall.
"Yes sir, and we have orders from the seniors"
"Is it about my senior-ship?" he said pausing.
"No but-"
"Then I am not interested" The figure said cutting him off.
"It's a new long term assignment, there is some shapeshifters that-"
"Shapeshifters you say. more details"
"Well the seniors want someone that can deal with shapeshifters, there have been 15 that have escaped us in the last year and the present a serious security problem.
"When do I start?"
CO Quarters, Starbase 48, Federation/Romulan Border
February 8th 2382
The door flew wide open, outside was a man in admirals uniform looking rather annoyed. He slowly raised an eyebrow. "What exactly are you doing in my closet"
"Not one of my finer entrances I admit but you seam to have stepped up security." The 'dark figure' replied stumbling out of the closet.
"Not enough it seams, did I go tell you to jump of a cliff the last time you showed your face." The admiral said turning back to his desk. The office was wide and open, large glass doors opened out into his quarters and beyond space.
"I missed you to Bro." the figure said dusting himself down.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT" he said almost having a fit. "I am not your brother for crying out loud!"
"Charming, but you don't get rid of me that easily, we are family"
"You didn't come all this way just to bother me, what do you want" he said sighing
"See, family. And you're right I do need a favour."
"I do not work for you guys anymore"
"Its just a small thing, I can get you an extra shipment of XO4 and perhaps Romulan ale, with the embargo up and down all the time your running out I know it."
"What is it first?"
"I just need a few logs moving around and you to move me down to a nice post on starbase 901"
"901.. Nope doesn't spring to mind so there probably isn't anything important going on there. I will do it provided you don't kill anyone"
"What! How can I do my job if I keep worrying about accidentally killing someone."
"Alright just don't assassinate anyone, or I will send a message over for you to be removed and uncovered"
"Deal!"
"Going to get back in the closet now?"
Blue Bird
April 10th 2383
"Say hello to Charles Saila!" the figure said to the occupants of the room upon his entry into the large hall. The room itself was all a navy blue with green dado rails along the walls. It was about 4 floors high with balcony's along the walls leading into rooms and offices, glass lifts took people onto the balcony's. On the floor is an assortment of items, tables and chairs, to the right was a small table with a load of officers gathered around it.
"Salia? Isn't that a bit obvious?" said a captain
"I'll just say its Greek or something." 'The Figure' Replied "What have we got then?"
"We are all set for you arrival, you will be beamed aboard a Gabon class transport that will be docking with the starbase." A Lt informed him. "He have your equipment all ready." He puts a bag on the table and starts pulling out items. "We have packed the essentials including a few new things, some is old technology some is new." He opened a small box "These are AMVM, or Autonomous Mobile Visual Monitors. You stick them out an airlock pre-programmed and they will search for their subject looking in the windows of peoples quarters. Once the subject is found they attach themselves to the window and activate a cloak. They transmit what they see on an encoded frequency you can pick up with the right equipment."
"What if the exterior sensors pick them up"
"Oh that's the clever thing" The LT continued "the move around on 6 tiny metal legs too small for the sensors to pick up and their main body absorbs any EM radiation, you can find it but only if you know what to look for. Oh and the cloak isn't effective if they are in motion."
"Next?"
"Yes, for the stations shapeshifters we have 2 sealed strong boxes, a high power psycho active neuro-disrupter-" he stopped when he realised no one had no idea what he was talking about. "Big boom no shape shifting" Everyone gave a nod of understanding and he continued "there is also a little goodie bag of things including a sabotage kit. Now since the Seth will probably be used against us we have components you can exchange in its computer core which will bring the ship under our control."
"How long are you going to spend talking about this?"
"We have 143 items to go through"
"Just give me a PADD with the info. I need some reading on the trip anyway."