The Evil Inside" (Part One of Two)

The door opened to Captain Devore's ready room and he stepped in slowly this was the first time he entered the Captain's ready room. However he wasn't worried as he had been the past week, and he knew had done nothing wrong.

"Sir Ensign Taylor reporting as ordered." He stood at attention and waited for a response.

"At ease Ensign. I want to thank you for outstanding work on this case, that has shaken the foundation of our society we try and keep onboard this ship. Your actions and performance were commendable. Since this case is very unusual I want you to write a report to the head of Star Fleet's Security and JAG Corps. I know it may seem weird but that should get the information strait from the officer who help stop this crime on my ship."

Taylor looked at the Captain and shook his head in agreement. "I want to have on my desk in one week. Is that clear Ensign ? "

Aye sir."

Thirty minutes later in Taylor's quarters he was walking back and forth trying to put everything in context and then he started.

"Computer begin reporting." The Computer peeped. "It's hard to explain this case and have it make sense, Sirs so please bare with me.

It began around 01:30 hours on the 31st of January 2384. I had the job as Security officer in charge of the delta shift."

January 31st 2384 : Engineering

A young female ensign was in Engineering, finishing up her shift. She was human 25 she was about Five foot Six and had her brown hair pulled back in a pony tail. There was about only six other people in Engineering at the time.

"Hey Kate your shift is up time for you to call it a night."

Another female engineer said walking into main Engineering.

"Okay I'm gone." The young Ensign replied. And set her tool down and left Engineering for her quarters.

She arrived in her quarters and had the lights go on to 25%. She took her top off and was pulling her boots of when, out of the corner of her eye she say something move in the shadows.

"Who's there ?" She called out, but nobody answered her.

"Minds playing tricks on me." She said to herself and continued to undress. She then took a sonic shower.

She stood in the hallway between the bathroom and the main living quarters she had. She was drying herself off around her legs when she saw a pair off black boots behind her. She jumped back and say a shadowy figure and tried to raise someone on the comm channel, but it was disabled. Ensign Taylor was in the Security office talking with one of the Marines, Corporal Barnes. Barnes was talking about the battle he had just been in. Taylor enjoyed those stories, and encouraged more of them.

[Engineering to Security]

"Security here" Taylor said tapping his comm badge.

[Someone has disabled the Comm system on Deck five, we'd like for you to accompany one of my Engineers to fix the problem.]

"Roger that I'm on my way. Sorry Corporal finish the story when I get back."

"Will do sir"

Matthew was on deck five and thought to check the eight junior officers quarters. While the Engineer was working on the comm panel.

He walked up to a door that said Ensign Kate Parker. He pressed the door chime and nothing happened. He pressed it three more times and nothing. He used his security code to open the door, to see if someone was there or not.

"Excuse me Ensign, I'm Ensign Taylor Security checking out the quarters we had a comm system failure on the entire deck."

Taylor waited and nothing.

"Computer lights 100%"

The room lighted up and the sight was a shock to the young Ensign. Ensign Parker laid on her bed arms bound and covered in blood, there were blood splatters all over the walls and furniture.

"Taylor to Commander Soiel."

[What is it Taylor it's 02:35]

"Sir there has been a murder committed. Deck five, crew quarters number two. Ensign Kate Parker"

There was a deafening silence for a few seconds.

[Keep the area contained I'll be down in three minutes]