Wallace was in his office, when Kelvan responded on the comm channel. [Sir a message is for you on a secured channel.]
"Alright patch it through."
Wallace's computer terminal, came alive with a race he met a month or so ago. A Gorialic male.
"How may I help you sir?"
[Tonian said, that you are the type of people that helps those in need. Also it is in that device you've given him.]
"Yes that is true. How may I help as well as my crew?" Richard said giving a smile.
[We demand, medical and military help.]
Richard was willing to give Medical aid, but not military help. He knew the Prime Drective very well. "As a Federation envoy, I can give you limited aid. About the military aid, it's our policy not envolve ourselfs with internal affairs of other races." He hated telling people that, but he knew the Son'a were his present problem. "May I have your name please?" Wallace asked.
[Minister Korlan, we were invade by a group of, people calling themselves the Jem'Hadar, and Hirogen.]
The news, was very uneasy with Captain Wallace. Now his problems were others problems. "How far are you from these corridnates?" Wallace sent some stuff to the Minister.
[We are 3 hours away, we also have the remainder of our fleet. About 2,000 refuges, and 3 Government officals including me, 19,000 of our Military personel]
"Alright we will sign off, so you can get in here with all possible speed. Wallace out."
The computer screen went blank, and Wallace thoughts, went to the things that Lieutenant Deveraux, and the revelations, of Commander Kelly. Richard stood up, and walked out of his office, and looked over his bridge crew. He then thought of the uncertainty of everything. He longed to be a Ensign, or even a Chief would be better. "All hands Yellow alert. I want the Arizona, to be on a 24 hour standby, and the Banshees as well." Wallace said looking at his OPS officer. "Raise Command on the emergancy comm channel, and route it tothe Holo tank." Wallace took his chair and turned the towards the holotank.
A holographic figure of Admril McCaffee, appeared. [Yes, Captain?]
"Sir I have some startling news. We have found out the nebula is a natural phenomenon that is a corridor to the Delta quadrent. We belive an enemy from there is currently alling themselves with Son'a. They call themself the Hirogen, also we found out the Son'a are mostly dead, and are using a new Faction of the Dominion, to rebuild there forces. Commander Loran, has found an enemy ship yard and a few ships have been completed. We have yet to find the cloning plant. Also a race I made contact with, has been attacked. They are seeking medical aid, here on the station." Wallace took a deep breath, and waited for the Admril to respond.
[Captain, I am authorzing military force if you feel your station, or New Canada is threaten. It seems the ball is in your court, either we fight, and start a war, or your attacked and a war is started. I am sending the Sutherland, and ordering her Captain under your Command, the Midway was well. McCaffee out.]
The image in the holo tank was gone, and the news was good, but also bad. He had the power to start a war, or sit back and allow it to begin. Richard got up, and left the Command deck, and walked the Commerce section, and his thoughts went to his years of combat experince.
After drinking three Ales, he kept going back over in his mind the time he killed the Vorta, forcing the First to withdraw his men. Then he had a plan, but it botherd him to allow the Shop keeper Kassia, not know the full truth of that event. He also knew her phsyic gift couldn't be ignored.
Richard found her shop, and walked in and took a look around at the many diffrent items in the shop.
"Can I help Captain?" A voice said from the rear of the shop, he turned to Kassia, and Captain Tarik.
"Yes, Captain, I wish to speak with Kassia alone please." Richard said walking towards the rear of the store.
"Oh, I was just leaving Sir."Tarik said leaving the shop. It was dead quite for a minute. Then Kassia decided to break the silence.
"You want to take a seat Captain?"
"Yes that might be a good thing to do first." He siad pulling out the chair.
"I uh, feel perhaps you should know that Command has granted me the power to control this situation at hand." Wallace said giving a look of hope.
"That is good news, but doubt that you came here to tell me that." Kassia said.
"Yes, I never cared for Cardassians, before they were untrust worthy, and so very arogent. Of course I never met or knew any I didn't like them. Then I encounterd the Jem'Hadar. The best soldiers, ever produced. They longed for battle and fought bravely. Often their Vorta order them to kill unarmed soldiers,or civilans. You know I sensed relief from the Jem'Hadar when we cought them. That night, my friend Lieutenant Parker was being ambushed, and bein shot up. I knew the only way to stop that was, show the Jem'hadar who was in charge. So I basicly killed a unarmed man, just like the Vorta often did, I became a killer. And I hate myself for that everyday. I thought the more Jem'hadar I killed the more I could take away the guilt. However with every person, I killed the furthur away from humanity I came. Now I must force the enemy not to attack us, and become that killer, I dslike."
Kassia, was quite for a minute, and then looked into his thoughts, and saw the answer. "Maybe the answer is in your mind, and you want a diffrent option?" Kassia said.
[Captain the Gorialic are arriving.] The Comm channel peeped.
"On my way." Wallace said tapping his comm badge. "Excuse I must leave now." Richard stood up, and walked out in a brisk manner.