Getting in touch

Posted on Fri Mar 28th, 2025 @ 11:46pm by Captain Mira Rodale

1,230 words; about a 6 minute read

Mission: The days of our lives
Location: IKS Slivin
Timeline: Present

On:
{IKV Slivin}

Mira walked unto the captain’s quarters and frowned. It smelled horrible! She looked around for what could be making that stench, but it was coming from all over. As she was about to drop her backpack on the bed, she stopped. Was it? Yeah she was sure now that it was …….moving? Was that sand fleas or…. She watched the closely. Nope she wasn’t sleeping in that. Even changing the sheets wouldn’t help whatever that was!

The shower wasn’t much better, but she changed into black leggings and a over sized black sweater that hung off one of her shoulders. Finally clean and dry after for more days than she wanted to think about. She then brought her bag to the crew deck and checked them. Much better, she thought. Not great mind you, but she had slept in worse places. Mira put her bag down in front of one the bunk bed, then walked barefooted to the bridge. Her feet making the journey soundlessly.

She gave Awol a smile as she activated a console at the side of the bridge. “finally, dry and warm.” She took a seat. “I am so not sleeping in the captain’s room. That bed is crawling with things I don’t even want to know what they are. But, not doing it.” She chuckled.

Mira narrowed her eyes at the screen as she read, “IKV Slivin is the name of the ship……looks like it’s from the House of Noggra.” Frowning she thought back. “Its a small but good house.” She smiled. “First time I ever met a blonde Klingon.” Laughing, she continued to read. “I had been under the impression that all Klingons had dark hair.”

Awol narrowed his eyes. “There wasn’t anything between the two of you was there?”

Mira raised an eyebrow. “Of course there was something between the two of us. My seven foot mate stood between us.” She laughed. “I was with Kolar at the time. Once I make a commitment, that’s it. I don’t go back on my word. I am having trouble understanding why the Chancellor would think I would be interested in someone else. I am with Kevin. We are a family Kolar is his first born.”

He nodded. “But it took the both of you far too long to join then Klingons would have. And you haven’t really done it officially, and in public. It could be thought of as reluctance on either your part or Kevin’s. You know, once a Klingon male knows a woman is having his child, they make the claim on that moment. Once they want something they take it. Kevin and you….. well you didn’t.” He gave a little shrug not really understanding it.

Mira nodded, “he wanted to take things slow. I think, maybe he had been in love before or was still in love and couldn’t forget her. So we took our time. I didn’t want to get involved with someone that couldn’t put me first or had someone in the back of his mine that was...better.” she added,

“Kolar wasn’t something either one of us had planned on. He was just there without warning. Then Ashla.” She smiled. “That time was the best time of my life.” She smiled with fond memories. “But, no matter how beautiful that time was, Kevin doesn’t remember it at all. Ashla and Kolar wasn’t something he planned for or maybe even wanted.“

Mira bit her lip. He was good with the kids though.
She leaned back in her chair, putting her feet on the console, wrapping her arms around her legs. As she felt the comforting vibrations of the ship, “I…..” she shook her head turning away. It hurt more than she would ever let Kevin know. That he didn’t remember her pregnant with his daughter and their time together. Not only that time, but the other lives they lived. Most of the time in the Matrix, they found each other. But other times, he had found someone else. Those memories hurt too.

“Mira?” Awal called her name, making her look back at him, but not before she wiped tears away.

“I remember you being pregnant. You were beautiful.” He told her softly.

Mira smiled. “I am glad I have someone to share that with, brother.” The console beeped.

“Time to change course. Still wanting to go to federation space or Klingon space?” he asked her.

“I want to get back to our family. They should be at earth by now. Once we are in federation space, I’ll contact Chin and Montgomery one of them should know what’s going on.”

(Days later)

Mira had Chin a in commutations link. “Did you get my message?”

Chin nodded, having a huge grin on his face at seeing her. “I got 3 words. Kitten, Shanghaied and Orions. It took longer than I would have liked to track down Commander Lance, but he had been resigned to another ship.” Chin frowned. “He sounded different.“ Chin pointed to his ears. Being a linguistic expert his hearing was amazing. The man he had talked to didn’t sound like Kevin and his response to the news was just plain cold.

Mira frowned, so he did go on a mission and had taken a transfer. She wondered what that meant for them but she pushed it aside for now. “We are out of supplies and stopping at Starbase 24. Chin, monitor Starbase 24 and let it slip as to what happens on the base.“

Chin frowned. “What are you going to do?” he asked very, suspicious of that request.

Mira laughed, “I am on vacation Chin, I am going to have some fun.”

Chins hand covered his face. “Oh, that sounds bad. VERY BAD. Are you still with K’ner and Awal?”

“Yes.” was all Mira told him.

He gave her a nod. “Ship should be ready in 2 days. Montgomery was Planning to go after you. Even with the orders to take it and the other ship to Earth.”

Mira nodded. They had completed that far faster than they had reported they would. “Have Montgomery bring it to Earth. And the Harbinger sent to SB364. “ she tapped her fingers on the console.

Chin nodded taking notes. “and your challenges?”
Mira blinked “What?”

Chin nodded. “You now have 2 and another that the Chancellor has ….. pointed or approved of.”

Mira closed her eyes. She had forgotten about Trolon K’tict marriage or fight challenge. She, of course, had picked fight. “There are more than just one?”

Chin nodded. “Yes Trolon K’tict,
Klvll Klingjil and the Chancellor's pick Dralohk Antaak“ He told her.

Mira frowned, then she let lose a string of curses in 15 languages. And all of this could have been avoided if she had just gotten married. Son of a targ. If she had not gotten kidnapped, then they would have had the engagement party. Their joining would have been out in the open. She probably would only had to fight the first one because the challenge was made before the engagement. “Send me all the information.”

Mira told him before signing off. One more message went to House Rasmehlier to buy the ship she was now on.

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Captain Mira Rodale
CO USS Chuck Norris

 

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