Going home

Posted on Wed Jan 24th, 2024 @ 11:50pm by Captain Mira Rodale

Mission: Deep Space Nine
Location: Space
Timeline: Present

on:
{planet Hell}

Mira dropped her camping gear and backpack in the back of the shuttle as Vaytoc and Spike settled down for the trip back home.

She took one of the leather bags she had asked the leather master to make and handed it to Awal. "A souvenir from that lizard I got earlier." she smiled , slipping the burgundy sweater over her head, knowing it was going to be colder in space, then she took the co pilot chair. "You sure you are OK to fly?"

Kronnelti nodded, "I will be." he seemed surprised at her gift. She had been surprised at his gift as well and it was in a sheath on her hip.

Mira waited until they were in the air, "We have gotten to that age that we now know better than to have the insane fun of youth." she laughed, shaking her head.

She was still a thrill seeker, but maybe there were safer ways to accomplish that. Like with her free hand climbing, at one time she never wore a parachute. It was Kolar that insisted she start wearing one, and it had saved her life a few times.

"Perhaps I should have seen a worm first?" Awal asked.

Mira laughed. "That was the grandfather of all them. If I knew he was in there, I would never have gone near that place."

It took the rest of that day and all night to get to DS9 and see the USS Chuck Norris.
Mira insisted they all go to medical to make sure all 4 of them were healthy. One could never be too safe when visiting uncharted planets.

{USS Chuck Norris, Medical}

The nurse had laughed as Vaytoc hopped on the Biobed and waited his turn. Luckily, none of them had picked up any parasites, but Kronnelti needed some more treatment for his lungs.

Ensign Larry walked in "Well, at least someone in command staff are where they reported they were going."

Mira started to laugh but asked, "Who hasn't reported in?"

Larry rubbed the back of his neck, wondering if he should have just kept his mouth shut. " The Captain, ma'am. He left the ship the day you did, and no one knows where he went to. I thought maybe he found a girlfriend, but it's been too long between check-ins."

Mira frowned she was surprised he even left the ship. "But that was over a week ago."

Larry nodded.

"Have you scanned the base for him?" Mira asked.

"Well, we tried, but do you know how many human males are over there?" Larry started to tell her, but Mira cut him off with " he is ½ Human and ½ el-Aurian There can't be that many. If you don't find him on the base search, Bajor."

Mira frowned as she looked to Kronnelti. "The last time I saw him was at Quark’s Bar.
He was talking to Doctor Bashir.

Kronnelti took a PADD out and looked through the records. "They had dinner at the Bolian restaurant on the upper level of the base. They had a record of his thumb print."

"Then we should start by talking to Bashir. We can stop by the captain's quarters so Vaytoc and Spike can scent him. if the scans don't show anything. check all the transporter logs and shuttles." Mira told him.

Larry said "I did do that they don't have a record of him leaving the base."

Now Mira was getting concerned. "Scan the planet and base anyways. Someone could have taken him off the base." if he wasn't on the planet or base then someone has him on a ship
"Get me all the reports of every ship that has left the base since that night."

off:
command Mira Rodale
XO
USS Chuck Norris