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Athena rolled to a sitting position letting the other woman to go back to her duties. She let her gaze raise toward the ceiling. With a sigh; she unconsciously supported her right side as she made it to her feet. She began surveying the area around her trying to remember where she had seen that emergency kit.
Captain Lockheart got to her feet and went to report to Viktor "General, we've received a message from the Chimera about how to beat the Romulan jamming. They sent it using the Chimera's running lights to flash Morse Code out to the other ships.
Her eyes finally found it on the floor near the door. She went and picked it up and made her way back to where the Captain was standing relaying some bit of information to Viktor. Athena ripped the burnt cloth from the other woman's arm not caring too much if she took the dead skin with the material. Athena ignored the look she received as she rummaged through the kit and found a cooling gel pack. She applied the soothing gel to the captain's arm and then wrapped it to keep dirt away from the wound.
"Inform the other ships using the same method as Chimera then we can coordinate our attack better." Viktor looked at Athena and said light heartedly "Are you sure you didn't miss your calling as a medic?"
"I don't have the bedside manner that's required," she started, "besides my grandmother was big on diplomacy."
Viktor raised an eyebrow. "And so you were to become a diplomat? Wow that would be a different world if you were one."
"I started out working as a diplomat's aide....... I didn't like it."
The deck shook with another impact. "Move Artemis and Poseidon closer towards us so the interceptor guns arcs of fire overlap with those of the Hermes." He turned back to Athena "How come? I figured you would enjoy meeting all those different people."
"Would you find it ironic if the rule makers were the biggest ones about breaking the rules," she answered with a question. It was a question that held truth but really said nothing.
Viktor shrugged "Not really. The usual trend is the more power a person has, the more skeletons they have in the closet. I know, I spent many years clearing up the messes that Federation Politicians and high ranking Starfleet Brass got themselves into and trust me pretty much all of them illegal."
"Skeletons, alcohol and sex all the good things that makes... the univ...," her words were cut off as new information was relayed to Viktor.
"General! Sensors indicate Chimera has taken a major hit. Her impulse core has overloaded...she's dead in the water. Several Warbirds are closing in for the kill!" Captain Lockheart shouted.
"Direct all long range fire at those Warbirds. Put everything we've got into covering that ship except for the Herakles, Demeter and Atlas. Keep them inbound to cover the Starbase." Viktor ordered sparing a moment to check how Athena was reacting.
Athena's gaze was on the view screen where she could see the Chimera. Pictures of different people at different times flashed through her head. With her concentration on else where she slid hard into Viktor when the ship shuddered again. The impact cause a sharp intake of breath as her gaze quickly flew up to meet Vik's. She pressed her lips into a firm grimace to keep from wincing.
As the first of the escape pods started to jettison from the stricken Chimera a few of the Warbirds changed from targeting the Chimera itself to the fleeing escape pods. Lines of green disruptor fire ripped through the defenceless escape pods. Viktor scowled and said angrily. "Cowardly bastards. Change the fleet course to cover the Chimera's evacuation. Put our shields between them and those Warbirds."
She brought her hands up and pushed away from Vik's chest. She turned away from the screen hoping that not seeing what was happening would help with the emotions that seemed to be crushing in around her.
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Commander Athena Wellington
Chief Counsellor
USS Chimera - B
General Viktor Ivanov
FCO
EAS Hermes
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