Re: Parker
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New OrdersWe arrived at ESD and the crew had departed the U.S.S T'Rokk. Admiral Koruk escorted me to the Admirals Office. I was depressed, having lost so many lives and my ship. The Admiral was not going to be pleased. I had disobeyed orders and gone into that battle alone without waiting for help. I was sure I was going to be busted down to Ensign for this. We stood at the door. I turned and looked at Koruk silently pleading for him to take me away from here. "Later." he voiced. "But now you must go face the music, alone." I did not like that he could read me so well in such a short amount of time. I quickly embraced him. He tapped the door chime and turned and walked away.
As I entered the Admirals office I noticed several other command officers in the room. I began to sweat.
"You lost how many crew men, Admiral?" He stated gruffly not waiting or wanting an answer. "Not to mention an Ambassador star ship. You went into that fight without assistance, against my orders. You did manage to Destroy 3 Tholian vessels. Your surviving crew have all been reassigned to Star base 625 under the command of Admiral Nicholas John. This Star base will eventually be your new base of operations and is located in the Eta Eridani sector. As you know the Romulans are looking for a new home world and the Federation has decided to assist them with that endeavor. As have the Klingons. For the next six months your first officer and chief of engineering have been assigned to retrofit an Regent class Assault Cruiser for you. During that six months you will be assigned to the U.S.S T'Rokk to assist Admiral Koruk with his engineering refits. As long as his reports to me about you are positive you will rendezvous with your new ship at New Romulus. From there you and Admiral Koruk will assist the Romulans and try to get as many of them as possible to ally with the Federation. Your rank for the next six months will be Commander and you will temporarily be Koruk's Chief Engineer. A little time in his engine room will give you some time to think about your actions of late. Koruk is not going to be easy to work for. I have given him explicit orders as to your treatment while on his ship. It will not be easy. You will have to earn his respect as well as his crew. They risked their lives to save you. The Phantom will be ready in six months. You have that much time to pull your head out and get it together. There will be medical tests and psychiatric tests that you must pass each month. Fail just one and I will bust you so low that you will be cleaning plasma injectors for the rest of your life. Now, get outta here."
I turned and walked out. Did Koruk know about my orders in advance? I guess I would find out soon enough. I made my way to ESD Engineering to catch up on any new technology we might be preparing to deploy. I realized I was starving and changed my course to find a turbo lift to the lower levels. As I rounded the corner I saw Koruk. I stopped to observe him. He was talking to Commander Resoli. The commander saluted and then headed off to whatever it was he was doing. I was feeling rather low being demoted to commander. How would I face anyone. I turned around and decided I would find a dark corner somewhere. I could feel the tears coming.
"Commander!" I heard someone shout. "Commander, just a minute."
I recognized the voice suddenly, it was Koruk. This was too much to bear. I sat down at the nearest couch and rested my face in my hands. Koruk approached. He touched my shoulder and as I looked up at him he stated "Two to beam up."
