Afterwards

Posted on Fri Jan 19th, 2024 @ 12:12am by Captain Mira Rodale

Mission: The Avenger
Location: USS Chuck Norris
Timeline: Present

on:
{USS Chuck Norris, Bridge}

Mira sat frozen in the Captain’s chair for a good hour. The weight of the lives lost weighed heavy on her mind, but the choice to save the USS Avenger and her crew along with the lives of the crew of the USS Chuck Norris had been in her hands.

If they hadn't been waiting on an attack, the Romulans would have used that weapon and destroyed both ships, and no telling how many other lives.

Now she knew why Captain’s had a ready room to hide after the big choices they were forced to make.

Normally, Mira would have just walked back to the ready room and made a report on what happened. It all had happened so fast. Part of her had been sure the Romulans would see reason. Was there any other choice she could have made?

No. She didn't think so.

"Commander, you are being hailed by the USS Avenger, Ma'am."

"Aye, put it in the screen." Mira told her in a monotone voice.

On the View screen, Captain Shrun smiled. "I wanted to thank you for saving my crew and myself. We thought we were all dead for a few moments there."

Mira nodded. They all could have been. "You're Welcome, Captain. We will see you safely to DS9. Hopefully, they will complete enough repairs to get you back to earth."

Captain Shrun nodded. "Perhaps I can invite you over for dinner to thank you and your captain."

Mira had tensed at the mention of dinner. "I am sorry Sir, I not feeling very well. The doctor hasn't even cleared me for duty yet."

Shrun laughed. "Well, it was a good thing you were in the right place at the right time. Perhaps dinner on DS9 then."
Mira shrugged. "Perhaps. Is there anything else, sir?"
"Tell that weapons officer of yours good shooting." Then he signed off.

The science officer stepped up to the command chair and gave a soft smile. "I thought you would like to know the Polaric ions were building to a critical mass. They would have taken the USS Avenger, the USS Chuck Norris, and most of the area out. Then, there is the whole messing with the timeline and a hundred other things that could have been damaging. It would have reached critical in two minutes. "

Mira nodded. She was glad her gut was right this time. "Thank you, Ensign.

The moment they were out of Cardassian space, Mira stood up. She needed a darn hug, and the only one she had to hug was Vaytoc.

“Lt. Lance you have the bridge.” Mira walked off the bridge and went to her quarters. Falling to her knees as she got inside she wrapped her arms around Vaytoc.

Off:
Commander Mira Rodale
XO
USS Chuck Norris