AHGGGHHGGGHH!!
*the beam blasted through his chest, blood erupting like a geyser and spraying Pressman to his side, he collapsed to the floor as blood poured from his wounds, the polaron technology not letting his blood coagulate*
But...but I served...well...
*then Mark Chekote entered the abyss*
Wha-what do you....mean...?
Admiral! It wasn't my fault! She captured me!
It'll never work, O'Grady!
I-in the secret basement! Down those stairs! In the basement library! through the bookcase!
*thinking quickly, he ducked behind the guard shed, yelling*
Stop her! She's got a phaser trained on me, STOP HER!
*he approached the gate slowly, not wanting to get shot, the night guard was surprised to see him there and asked why he was there*
I um...forgot to go over those new defense protocols Admiral Jellico submitted in wake of the Luna attack...is that a problem?
*the guard said no and opened the gate*
You won't get away with this! And I expected better from you Mary!
*he raised his hands and got out*
Yeah...as if...you'll never get off of Earth alive...and even if I go to jail...there is no guarantee I'll serve the whole sentence...I could get out for good behavior...
Oh yeah, live it up! We'll see if I ever go to trial...I still have a few aces up my sleeves...
*he stumbled on the stairs, almost falling flat on his face several times as she pushed him down the stairs and out of the front door where a short bald man stood, this had to be infamous Erik Pressman*
B-but shouldn't I change first!?
We don't have to go anywhere! They're on Earth! Right at Starfleet Academy...
Fine! Fine! I'll do whatever you say! Just don't kill me! I know exactly where they are!
B-but I just talked to the head of my guard and...
B-but how!? How did you get past my security!?
Who....is this you...? The bitch who has cause me so much grief...
*until a strong hand clamped down on his throat, choking him as a bloodstained knife was brought to his temple, a dark, hooded figure standing over him, a soft, sweet yet deathly voice purring in his ear savagely...*
*after seeing nothing outside his door or down the opulent staircase of his home, he returned to his bedroom, closing the door and climbing beneath the sheets and sighing in relief, closing his eyes and drifting off to sleep at last, secure in his castle of a home, he was finally in peace...*
*hearing another sound, this time from outside his window, he raced over to check flinging it open and looking out into the cool night air, seeing nothing amiss, he closed the window and bolted it, then he heard what sounded like a creak on the stairs and he checked outside his bedroom to make sure*
*some time later he awoke again, swearing he heard something downstairs, he called out, but no one answered, reaching over he contacted the chief of his guard again and was told that nothing had happened at all in the last three hours that he'd been asleep, he closed the communication*
Well, deal with it! And make sure nothing else like this happens again! What are you trying to do? Give me a heart attack?
*he cut off the communication and headed upstairs towards his bedroom, slipping between the warm sheets and nodding off once again into a deep sleep*
*suddenly! He thought he heard something from outside, he pulled out his comm device and contacted the head of his personal guard if anything had happened, he was told that a stray cat had gotten into the gardening shed and had made a mess and that was the ruckus he had just heard*
*he sat down in front of the fire with his usual glass of chardonnay, swirling the red liquid before palate testing its vintage, then finally drinking it with vigour. He relaxed back in his pleated dressing gown, letting the warmth of fire and the liquor wash over him as he semi-nodded off*
*he set up the security perimeter on the mansion he owned in the Presidio, he had requested extra security from Starfleet and had received it, with that crazy bitch on the loose he was taking no chances with his life, if he could outlast her, then he could rebuild 31 from the ashes by himself*
As do I...Batanides was completely out of line and look what happened...
I just hope this works...Batanides dropped the ball in handling her big time and now its up to us to clean her mess...
Yes, so lets hurry and get her approval...
I agree, before she has a chance to escape.
Whatever works...as long as she can't get out...
