| As the "Norns" turn....they blink at the assembly before them...and
as the Tree, the Serpent, and Fenris Wolf fade into grey mist.....
Gone....never to return. What.....how?
They never expected to see THESE entities.....together......
One holds up a grissly trophy....a woman's head with a symbol obscene
to "Heaven" and with sown shut lips......and a head wearing a brass leering
mask.
"We have a few questions about your dealings with this.....rather
dead demoness......" the Choas agent begins. The Order Agent (an Elder
Rule), the Demon, and the Angel (well....that's the guise they wear today....)
nod in agreement.....
The Brazen Man did indeed shake a few foundations....just not in
the way planed.....
And theirs goingto be Hell to pay.
Back on the mortal plane....
Halfway through the series, Jellico felt like he'd been punched
in the gut!
How could he have misjudged Calhoun so badly?
Near the end, he knew that while it may be too late for he and Calhoun
to be on friendly terms....he, Admiral Jellico would not be so....abrassive
around the young man.
See, the entire series should have taken a few hours or days to read.....but
Jellico had ahold of a special....magical series of books. Five seconds
after picking up the first, he's putting down the last....and they disappear
as he shoots to his feet in shock!
The last part of the book he'd read told of the Excalibur, Calhoun's
ship, exploding. Given the strange events of the day, Jellico somehow knew
that this hadn't happened.....yet.
"Captain Sterndeck, I've got to get in touch with Star Fleet....with
the Excalibur!" Jellico shouts. "That ship is going to blow up!
Sterndeck and the others stare at the wild eyed admiral, then nods.
Crazy as what Jellico just said, it would be well nigh possible....given
today's freakish events!
Jellico expects them to take him to a ship for zipping back to the nearest
Star Fleet communication console....back in Jellico's universe. However,
the Military patches it's communication system into several spy devices
in Jellico's universe....and thus Jellico's still on Terra Prime when he's
soon looking at Calhoun. The Captain of the Excalibur has a cool glint
in his eyes as he speaks.
"What....do you want, sir?" Calhoun begins....ready to give off a few
snippy remarks......along with maybe a few colorful insults! Calhoun still
was hurting from the loss of his son who died preventing the Black Mass
from devouring the Redeemer's homeworld!
"He's alive and he's on his way to Zerti 5," Jellico says....causing
Calhoun to blink in surprise. "He used his cloaking device on his ship
to disappear and fake his death. Didn't want to stay around and see you
weakened by him being around, I read. Also he didn't want Kalinda to suffer
the hand to mouth existence she'd share with him if she really went off
with your son! I'll pull some strings for him to get a good trading contract....a
real plush one if need. Look, I called for urgent business....so listen!
Jellico almost smiles as Calhoun swallows in shock and nods. Jellico
knew that this rapid fire method would get the guys attention...and short
circuit any banter from the usually less than respectful officer!
Given what Jellico now knew of Clahoun....and especially what Calhoun
went through on that disasterous mission on the Grissom...the one
time the guy didn't listen to his instincts......
Jellico was willing to let bygones be gone!
Still, it was a little fun to have the upper hand....for a change!
"Your ship is in danger from a building imbalance in your warpcore,"
Jellico said....seeing it in his mind. "The sensors that would detect it
are on the fritz.....despite the excellent engineer you have.....and the
net result is that you have about a half hour to lock it down and stop
it from blowing you and your ship to hell....maybe the Literal thing from
what I've seen today!"
Seeing that Calhoun is looking at Jellico as if to ask how he knew of
this, Jellico resorts to the one tool that had served him so well thoughout
his entire Star Fleet career. He may not be much in the way of being a
kind and gentle man when working....but his hard nosed approach had served
him and the Fleet well enough.
"For the love of GOD!" Jellico shouts. "Get your ass in gear, M'k'n'zy!"
Lavender eyes flashing a bit in anger and scar on cheek growing
a little redder in anger at the Admiral's raised voice, Calhoun nonetheless
checks with Engineering....and returns with an odd look on his face.
"How....did you know?" Calhoun asks, at a loss.
"You...wouldn't believe me, Captain Calhoun," Jellico sighs. "Oh, and
good work with the Reformer's.....I'll make sure that you and those who
did such a fine job under those conditions will get a good mark on their
record."
And I'll remain silent about the two Black Mass creatures your son
placed on those SOB's planet...and even now are eating and growing the
planet slowly, Jellico thinks to himself grimly as he breaks connection
with the Excalibur....and Star Fleet Command (who'd been frantic in trying
to find out what happened to him and the Janeways)
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 "Captain?!"
a high...melodious voice calls out in shock......
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