In one of the few quarters on the heavily modified Kata class ship the SS Shadow Hawk slept a young Terran-like woman with long, dark brown/black hair and wearing black leather trousers and a black leather, sleeveless top that only came to the middle thanks to a small zip at the chest area and black socks. Strangely though the sleeping woman held what looked like a 3P weapon in her right hand, her index finger gently placed on the trigger, seemingly ready to fire, even in her sleep. Soon however the young woman stirred, opening her ice blue eyes gently as she looked around.
Nothing happening… the woman thought as she got up and went to her computer. Activating it she began to write a letter of some sorts.
[From: Sesshriani Angel
To: Angel Family
Subject: Mistakes on life.Dear Mom, Dad and Siblings,
I just wanted to say I…]
She was cut off from writing by the Shadow Hawk lurching forward to almost a complete stop. Sighing angrily she took her communications earpiece and spoke through the small microphone. "Sesshriani to Devron, how many times do I have to tell you to REDUCE speed before trying to go into full stop? This ship can outrun the Prometheus but if you don't slow down before you stop this ship will fall to bits!"
[Sorry Sessh,] Devron replied through the comms, [You'd better come take a look at this though…]
"What another tribble landed in your soup?" Sesshriani groaned, thinking tribbles had invaded the ship again. "I told you I transported every single one of those furballs into space two weeks ago after the last shipment."
[Just get your butt up here Sessh.]
"Fine, fine!" Sesshriani groaned before sighing quietly to herself. "I'll be there in a few minutes. Sesshriani out."
Putting on her combat boots, Sesshriani walked out of the door unfazed by the urgency of the call.
Sesshriani walked onto the command deck of the small yet elegant Kata class vessel. It had been their home for the past 7 years. After the dominion war they purchased it for a good price from a Ferengi Trader, over time they had it upgraded, new and more powerful weapons, a better and faster warp core, even a better sensor system, but with every Mercenary ship there came a large cargo hold.
"Look at that view!" said Devron
"All I see are clouds of swirling brown Gasses, where the hell are we?" Demanded Sesshriani.
"According to sensors we're in the Briar Patch sector, sensors are picking up a colony beyond this nebula. It's our new home Sessh, think of the money we could make, the adventures." Devron said with hope
"Yes of course, all the opportunities we could ever want, where have a heard that one before." Sesshriani looked at Devron remembering the time on the Klingon space station, and him recruiting her into the Maquis cell. Sesshriani sighed a little, "Well take her in, lets see what we can do."
Devron began piloting the ship into the Briar Patch just awaiting what they would find on the other side. It seemed to take forever but finally they made it through and found a planetary system with a Starbase nearby.
"What the hell is this place? Looks like Starfleet territory." Sesshriani asked while Devron did some scans.
"It is Starfleet territory." Devron replied. "Though I'm picking up G'kra, Mullurans, Gorn, Son'a, Ferengi and Nausicaans nearby too."
"Mullurans, Gorn, Son'a and Nausicaans?" Sesshriani repeated, intrigued by the revelation. "Damn…Since this war went on between the Mullurans and the Federation places like this turn into dangerous places."
"Chickening out Sessh?" Devron smirked.
"Like hell I am!" Sesshriani replied, whipping the El-Aurian across It sounds like an adventure and a half. We should be able to make a lot of credits here as long as we keep out heads down and keep a low enough profile. Is there anywhere to set down?"
"There's a spaceport at Serenity City…" Devron began.
"But that place will be crawling with police and some of the stuff we carry isn't exactly legit remember!" Sesshriani reminded him before sighing. She knew there wasn't much choice. "Fine…thank Gideon that I installed those secret compartments on this ship otherwise we'd be in the stockade. You get this tin-can landed and I'll go get the illicit stuff hidden."
Sesshriani then walked away but soon turned back to look at him, "And try to make the landings less bumpier, please."
Devron began the decent, since they had bought this spacecraft they had installed landing gear to land on planetary surfaces.
"This is the SS Shadowhawk, requesting landing clearence"
"Shadowhawk this is Serenity City, please advise of traffic and make your way to docking pad 3"
"Fair Enough, Shadowhawk out"
Devron took the Kata Class vessel in and set it down onto the docking pad without to much trouble.
"Sessh we're home!" Called out Devron from the pilots seat.
Getting a fright from Devron telling her they'd landed Sesshriani banged her head on the top of the secret compartment in the floor that she was in and gave a yelp before cursing loudly making Devron laugh. Finally after activating the Chameleon Field to disguise the illicit goods from scans and internal inspections, Sesshriani climbed out of the compartment and sealed it before making her way back to the cockpit, rubbing her head after the knock she recieved. She frowned when she saw Devron grinning at her misfortune and she quickly took her hand off her head.
"Well what are we standing here for?" Sesshriani asked. "Lets check out the rest of this Godforsaken Planet you've taken us to."
After powering and locking down the heavily modified Kata class ship Sesshriani and Devron left the ship for spaceport to take a look at the planet for the first time.
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