FIC: Dauntless: Forgotten Heroes (7/?)

[Shadow <Shadowlander1@xxxxxxx>]

Title: Dauntless: Forgotten Heroes (7/?)
Author: Shadowlander1@xxxxxxx
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters commonly associated with
Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Star Trek: The Next Generation; or the X-Men
and their sister team the New Mutants; they belong to others and are
used without permission. No copyright infringement is intended.
Rating: PG
Pairing: still working on that one, I'm afraid. :)
Archive: The usual places all others please ask first.
Summary: The mystery deepens or something to that effect anyway.

DAUNTLESS: FORGOTTEN HEROES (7/?)

Captain's Log
Stardate: 41798.2
Recording -

We have finally left Starbase 344 and have returned to our original
heading for the Turkana system at high warp. The more I think about
this mystery that has been dropped into our laps, the more puzzling it
becomes. An indirect inquiry made on the Enterprise shows that our
sudden need of additional supplies was ordered just a little over a week
and a half ago... right after my initial report to Starfleet Command was
made. It makes no sense, what does Fleet Command know that they have
saw fit not to tell us? Why the additional supplies that will keep this
ship operating continuingly for the next fifty years at a minimum
without limited rationing?

The Dauntless is not a deep space explorer; such supplies are not needed
for our primary ship functions. And yet the preliminary cargo and
supply inventory all show that we have been stocked for continuous deep
space... as well as prolonged military operations. This latest
revelation troubles me, my ship has been prepared for war and Starfleet
Command has neglected to inform me whom the enemy is.

My contacts at Headquarters have all gone quiet; save for Jean-Luc and
Moira who have both pledged to use their own resources to help find me
some answers. I'm not sure what they will be able to find, they are
both tied to their respective ships, but I have found over the years
they are a lot craftier then many give them credit for. If there are
answers they will find them, of this I have little doubt.

Another, equally troubling mystery is this 'Slayer" that has been
assigned to my ship, with the 'honourary' rank of Lieutenant. According
to Starfleet, Elizabeth Ann Summers has never attended the Academy and
yet holds a commissioned rank. Furthermore, the Federation Council has
sealed most of her record, what connections does this young woman have
with the governing body of the Federation?

My first encounter with the Slayer has left me with more questions when
answers, however I was able to order a 'truce' between this Chosen One
and my Security Chief. Sacred duty or not, I cannot have her staking my
Second Officer, even if he is a vampire. While I am not totally sure
what I'm supposed to do with a Slayer, I will find her something to do.
She will learn every department and function aboard this ship, in the
process I am hoping that we will learn more about her. From my initial
impression I gather that Lieutenant Summers does not 'play well with
others', perhaps her presents here is just as much of a mystery to her.
As for Professor Joyce Summers, her record is impeccable I'm lucky
Jean-Luc hasn't gotten hold of the woman first. Professor Summers will
make a valuable addition to the Science Department, her knowledge of
ancient art and culture alone has my Chief Science Officer practically
drooling.

On a final note, the return of one Riley Finn to the ranks of my crew
has caused a minor problem. Lieutenant Finn outranks the cadets I have
assigned to key positions. Giving his prior actions and known
hostilities toward non-humans I have taken steps to ensure that he will
be unable to pull rank on certain members of the command staff.
Effective immediately, Cadets Kitty Pryde, Douglas Ramsey, and Rahne
Sinclair are field promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with all rights
and privileges there of. Cadets Cordelia Chase and Willow Rosenberg are
field promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander permanently assigned
to the positions of Operations Officer and Chief Engineer respectfully.

End Recording.

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"Rahne... you can't kill him," Commander Yar said to the growling young
medic seated opposite her in the main crew lounge. "That's an order."

With another low growl Lieutenant Rahne Sinclair acknowledged the
executive officer, "Aye... I won't tear out his heart." Crossing her
arms over her chest, the short haired redhead tried to get control of
her temper, as much as she wanted too, she wouldn't rip out Riley Finn's
heart and hand it back to him.

Knowing that it was the best she was going to get out of the younger
officer, the Commander turned her attention to other matters, "Now that
we got that settled, we can talk about your other problem. Commander
Blood wants you in Security... he feels your unique abilities can best
be used in his department, of course so does the Chief Medical Officer,"
she said with a slight grin, referring to Sinclair's ability to shape
shift from human to wolf. "I happen to agree with both of them, your
enhanced senses alone make you invaluable on Away Team missions in
unknown and possible hostile territory. You are able to follow the
faintest of scents anywhere that makes you ideal for rescue and recovery
operations. Your ability to use your senses to assist in administrating
first-aid is just a bounce... Commander Blood would be a fool not to
want you on his staff. He also likes the idea that you come with your
own set of claws and fangs to aid in 'scaring the hell out of the enemy
when he is otherwise indisposed'." Yar added with a smirk.

"Aye... he has mentioned that a time or two," Rahne replied dryly,
remembering the little Ferengi he was willing to feed to her when they
were looking for their missing Captain last year. While she wasn't all
that sure she would want to eat a Ferengi, at the time growling at the
annoying little twit and shifting to her tallest transitional form did
have the desired result. Kitty Pryde only had to threaten to phase the
Ferengi into a wall once to get him to shut up.

"Aside from the claw thing... the very things that makes you ideal for
Security makes you ideal for working in the Trauma Bay," Yar said after
a moment, brushing aside a lock of her own short blonde hair out of her
eyes. "Now after a lot of thought I've decided to permanently assign
you to the newly created post of Chief of Emergency Operations, you will
work with both Security and Medical. Your responsibilities will be to
provide additional support for both departments, aboard ship and on Away
Teams."

"Okay," Rahne said a bit unsure, "who do I report to?"

"Me," Tasha replied, her eyes shining with mischief, "I will be your
immediate superior. You'll pull your staff form the other department
ranks; its strictly volunteer but all of the Cadet force will serve at
least six months with you. I want to exploit as many of our talents as
possible."

"Ya seem like your expecting something," Rahne noted, cocking her head
to one side and giving the First Officer a closer look using those
enhanced senses the CSO and CMO seemed so fond of. 'Interesting... her
adrenaline level is up, heart rate a bit evaluated too... blood
pressure... not bad. But she's worried about something,' Rahne thought,
her hearing picking up the Executive Officer's heartbeats and noting the
minute changes in Yar's scent. Making a mental note to keep an eye on
Tasha, a little feeling telling the young werewolf that something bad
was about to happen. Rahne hated that feeling, it was usually correct
and often meant she was going to end up doing something really inhuman
and down right disturbing to someone or something. Shaking her head
slightly, Sinclair refocused her thoughts on what Yar was saying, the
two soon into a deep conversation about sitting up and running the newly
created department of Emergency Operations.

End Part 7.


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Note: For anyone who is interested, the stardate I used was for the
Next Gen episode "The Arsenal of Freedom"... while to most non-Trekkers
the date doesn't mean much. To die-hard, and somewhat fanatical,
Trekkers the date is rather funny, you see Arsenal was episode 21 of the
first season of the Next Generation. In episode 22, "Skin of Evil"
Tasha Yar was killed off; the stardate for that was 41601.3... strange
how she managed to pull that one off. Episode 23 was even stranger; it
was Yar's last appearance in the series but was shown after she got
killed! Figure that one out. :) {No stardate was given for episode
23, "Symbiosis".} I know I know, no pulling out 'The Star Trek
Encyclopedia" to look this useless trivia up in, I just find the
information amusing is all.



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