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- USS Tomcat – Bridge -

As Jasmine arrived on the bridge the viewscreen came to life.

=/\= Greetings Major Somers, I am Captain Simms, I come with those items you requested” He said.

=/\= Hello to you too Captain Simms, the Romulan ship exploded due to power overload, but its sole occupant is in my Sickbay, please beam over Medical Teams and such, you will need to clear things with Lieutenant McCallister my Chief Medical Officer before the prisoner is moved to your Medical ship. As for the diplomat, it is covering all possibilities, in case the Romulan’s take issue with this. Also I am sending you all collected data from the Romulan vessel Captain =/\= She said.

With a tight lipped smile, that had a tint of disappointment =/\= I understand Major, we will beam over the appropriate personnel, Simms out =/\= With that the viewscreen changed to the view of the New Arrivals.

Jasmine looked around “he is Starfleet Intelligence, would you not say?” She asked the bridge crew and all agreed. Then opening a channel =/\= Bridge to Security keep an eye on the new arrivals, I suspect they are intelligence officers =/\=

=/\= Affirmative Major, Security Out =/\=

Then she opened another link =/\= Somers to McCallister=/\=

- USS Tomcat - CMO's office -

Gabriel rubbed her eyes. The test just proved, over and over, what she already knew. He was progressed quite far into his condition. Then the Commbadge beeped, breaking her concentration.

oOWhat now?!Oo

She replied as pleasantly as possible. =/\=Yes, captain?=/\=

=/\= Some Medics and others will be beaming over, and will want to take the Romulan with them, I suggest you let him go without trouble Lieutenant, I have a feeling they are not telling everything, just update their Medics and release the Romulan over to them =/\= she said.

=/\= Captain, he's not ready to be moved yet. And my testing isn't completed. He should not be relocated until I'm finished here!=/\=

=/\= I understand and agree Lieutenant, but I have a feeling these people have powerful friends, and I do not want to cause an internal incident. Please just allow them to take the Romulan, Somers out =/\= she said and closed the link.

"Ugh! This is ridiculous." She muttered to herself. "Get the the patient ready for transport! He's being taken off our hands."

Her assistant started to protest but caught the look in Gabriel’s eye. "I know. He's not good enough to move, and we'll make sure they know that when they get down here. But let's do the best that we can so that if anything happens, its on their heads."

She brushed a loose hair out of her face and gave the Vice Admiral another dose of sedative.

- Bridge -

A new announcements made Somers sit up straighter and initially exclaim loudly.

“Major the shuttle has just landed” The Sensor Officer said Jasmine just nodded as she sat in her chair.

“WHAT!!!” She exclaimed then more calmly “I thought they were beaming over” She said.

“I think its safe to assume that they got something to hide Major” The Communications Officer said.

Jasmine only nodded in agreement, then opened a ship wide.

=/\= Lieutenants Tsmel and McCallister report to my ready room after our guests have left =/\=

Sofee hit her Commbadge =/\=  Yes, Captain. =/\= Sofee waited a few more minutes, and then headed straight to the bridge. Once she reached it, she rang the chimes of the door.

=/\= Yes Sir =/\= McCallister simply said.

=/\= Thank you, Bridge out =/\= she finished as she silently fumed oO damn intelligence Service Oo she thought and was glad Donovan was not here to sense her frustration. “Helm and Navigation, set a heading for Deep Space 10 when our guests have left the ship and send the CMO and CEO straight to my ready room if they come via the bridge” She said.

“Yes Major” both responded as Jasmine left the bridge.

- Captain’s Ready Room -

She took her seat and was reading something when the door Chime sounded.

“Enter”

Her Chief Engineer entered.

“Ah Lieutenant, please take a seat, I have some questions, and I will ask if you can keep them simple so that a non-engineering person can understand them” She paused “You want a drink Lieutenant?” She asked.

"No, I am fine. What is it that you called me here for?"

Sitting down and looking at the Vulcan over the edge of the mug of tea, she studied Tsmel.

“You are not in trouble Lieutenant, and I need your expertise” She began, Tsmel only raised an eyebrow. “In layman’s terms Lieutenant please explain to me how a Romulan Warbird could just develop an overload and explode? I suspect it had something to do with tying in all systems to the bridge. But I would like to hear your opinion on this” Jasmine said.

"It is. I did not think it was possible to do it, and make it last that long. That ship was an older model, and it is only able to take so much. It was only a matter of time before it would blow up, and it amazed me that the ship did not do so sooner."

Jasmine listened and nodded in agreement “be seated Lieutenant” She said, this time it was not a requests; she looked at Tsmel until the woman sat down.

She was about to speak when the Comms came alive =/\= Major, those ships have now left, not one seemed to be happy=/\=

Activating her Comms =/\= Thank you, set course for DS10 best speed, Somers out =/\= she said and closed the link. “Now where was I, ah yes? Well the CO of the lead ship that just left was kind of upset that the Romulan Warbird went boom, so I am of the mind that he was Starfleet Intelligence or Section 31, either way they were upset. I imagine the Lieutenant McCallister is upset, probably the reason why she is slow to respond to my hail” Jasmine paused as she looked at Tsmel “so Lieutenant, what do you think of the latest events surrounding the Romulan ship and its commander? Permission to speak freely is given” She said

"It was not something I was looking forward to. Having already dealt with a Vulcan with emotional problems, I was not looking forward to a Romulan with Bendii. However, I am somewhat surprised as to the fact that he was able to get away with controlling everything from the bridge. Even with Bendii, he was able to think clearly enough to make it happen, but not thinking clearly enough to figure out the future outcome of what he did."

“I am sorry you were put in that situation Lieutenant, I know there has always been a rift between the Vulcan and Romulan’s, but I needed my best over there.” She paused looking at the clock “hmm McCallister must be really upset, if she is taking this long to arrive, do not blame her I am none too happy about losing our Romulan either” Looking at the clock again “We should arrive at Deep Space 10 around late afternoon tomorrow, I will need you and your team to make sure that our engines are in top order, because after my briefing with Colonel V’Tolk we will be heading into the Corridor. Thank you for you time and opinions Lieutenant, dismissed” Jasmine said with a smile.

Sofee stood up, and bowed before heading out of the ready room. After she left she headed to Engineering to make sure everything was in order.

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