Chapter 55 - Teaser!!
Added 2024-10-04 01:06:39 +0000 UTCNeeds one final brief polishing and spell check, but I should almost certainly be able to get this latest chapter published by Friday night, so you'll have it available for some weekend reading. :-) In the meantime, enjoy the teaser!
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We materialized on the Enterprise’s transporter pad to the blaring of several loud alarms coming from the transporter control console and a forcefield snapping into visibility trapping us on the transporter pad.
“Security team to transporter room 1, on the double,” the transporter operator requested over the ship’s internal comms. “Energy weapons detected in transport. Weapon deactivation protocol has failed. Transport protocol five has also failed.”
I raised an unimpressed eyebrow at the man who glanced at me fearfully before turning back to his console. Whether that was because I was an Augment, my imposing figure, or the fact that I was Admiral in rank, I didn’t know, nor did I particularly care. I remained still anyways, doing nothing to exacerbate the situation, nor either brandish or remove my sidearm from my hip, only gesturing minutely for T’Maz to let me handle this.
Per my ship’s standing orders my entire crew wore at least a sidearm whenever on duty and T’Maz, even though a Federation patriot through and through, favored a Romulan disrupter pistol these days given how disrupter weaponry had proven more effective against Collector armor. While she preferred the sheer versatility of a Federation phaser, she was exceedingly pragmatic like that.
Comments
I'm going to drop the chapter within the next hour. Thank you my friend for your longtime support!!
Joseph Orlando
2024-10-04 18:38:21 +0000 UTCGothic has seen a lot of Star Trek, that's why. :-)
Joseph Orlando
2024-10-04 18:37:34 +0000 UTCI'm so glad you said that, buddy! There were several instances in the writing of the past few chapters where I was thinking, am I including T'Maz too much? Shouldn't I use the other characters more? With Lauren and Annika I want to include them more, I just can't quite decide where they fit and what role they should play in the group dynamic. And with B'Elanna, I enjoy having her act as the foil so much I'm almost dreading when Gothic inevitably sleeps with her and tames her to a degree, since I love her being a source of conflict and argument and challenge. T'Maz is pretty fucking awesome, though, isn't she? I think I need to harp on her looking like T'Pol more considering Jolene Blalock was so freaking hot and desirable.
Joseph Orlando
2024-10-04 18:36:31 +0000 UTCT'maz the ride or die
Big ToFu
2024-10-04 02:35:35 +0000 UTCOh i can't wait to see how this goes, also good to know that transporters can't disable Gothic's weapons...also time for Gothic to have a reunion with Beverly and Deanna maybe?
War sage
2024-10-04 01:36:26 +0000 UTCa great teaser! i love it and i can't wait to read what happens in the coming chapter when it comes out in the coming days : )
maben00
2024-10-04 01:12:18 +0000 UTC
