With her two centurions, the real Tal Shiar officer took the found tricorder and searched for the energy signature located at the top of the small mountain.
As they neared the area she was very happy to find a fully functioning Star Fleet Runabout, complete with fully armament.
Commander Rhea and Tyvek woke up the next shift with fond memories of that night. She with a memory of a very pleasurable evening, and Tyvek with the knowledge of knowing that his mind meld had worked. Having placed a memory of something that never actually happened.
On the bridge, the two officers went to their perspective posts. Rhea in the center seat and Tyvek at the science post.
Unknown to her was that the Commander had discovered that someone had sabotaged the warp engine, namely Gunney. And had gone himself down there to confront the saboteur.
The secret badge chirped the very moment the Romulan Commander entered the room.
[Gunney to Tyvek, I beamed safely to the transporter room. I've rigged the engine to implode in one hour. Sir we've got to get out of here.] reported the saboteur.
Rhea had been very close and was able to hear the mans words.
"What is going on here?"
"It is part of the mission. Rhea you'll be in command in one hour. The ship will lose power but your engineers will be able to restart the engine in a couple of hours." Tyvek replied.
"What is the mission?" she asked again.
Suddenly the mission was revealed.
"Sub-Commander, a Federation scout class vessal has just taken off from the planet." the helmsman reported.
Tyvek watched as his runabout appeared on the screen.
"The Aliens we're hiding a Federation out post. Tyvek scan for weapons on the craft." Rhea replied.
"Scanning, they have armed their weapons." replied Tyvek.
The door had been locked the moment that the Commander and guards entered. They arrived to find three engineers unconscious and a voice speaking.
>SEVENTY FIVE MINUTES< the computer count down beeped.
"We have to get out of here!" shouted the Commander.
Rhea focused on the runabout, while Tyvek sneakingly hailed the runabouts computer ordering it to return to the planet, via use of a sub space carrier wave.
"Sub-Commander they have detected us and are returning to the planet." said the helmsman.
"Track them and fire."
The craft landed safely, much angering its pilot. When she exited though she did so with remorse. Upon exiting the craft several of the Amphians had exited the Bog and over taken their captors.
Tyvek was unable to leave now despite the fact the clock was ticking. He didn't really care if Rhea ever became Commander, but he did care that Gunney, Smith and the Amphibian got off the ship before it blew up. Even if he had to kill himself in the process.
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