The Other Torres | A Star Trek Fanfiction *Book 1*

Initiations-Chapter 45

[Bridge]

Neelix is getting comfy in Chakotay's seat, much to Amanda's dismay, not that she let it show.

"I've got a Kazon raider approaching at bearing two eight eight mark nine." said Harry.

"On screen. Open a channel." Amanda said to Tom, who had to lean over to Amanda's conn (which wasn't that hard) to open a channel.

"I'm Commander Amanda Torres of the Starship Voyager." Amanda said.

"Jal Razik, First Maje of the Kazon-Ogla. I will speak to your captain." said Razik.

"I'm in command right now, so you can speak to me." Amanda said coldly.

She hated the knockoff Klingons, but at least the Klingons didn't kill innocent people, unlike the Kazon.

"You are trespassing in Ogla space. Why do you orbit our moon?" Razik asked.

"Just stopped to make a few repairs. We'll be on our way in no time." Amanda said.

"That is a lie. You are here looking for your Commander Chakotay." Razik said.

"Now, how would you know about that?" Amanda asked in the sort of tone Tom would use, it seemed she'd picked up some habits from him.

"Quite simply. We killed him." Razik states.

"Under what circumstances?" Amanda asked.

"He kidnapped a young man. During his escape, it became necessary to destroy his ship. No doubt you found the remains, so I suggest you depart immediately." Razik said.

"Thanks for the advice." Amanda said.

"What a most unusual offer. A Kazon-Ogla Maje allowing a trespasser to leave his space unharmed. What would the other Kazons say about this new merciful attitude of the Ogla?" Neelix asked.

"Don't tempt me, Talaxian. I would just as soon open fire." said Razik.

"Would you?" Neelix asked.

"Neelix..." Amanda said getting annoyed with the Talaxian.

"No, I don't think so. That would attract every rival Kazon sect to your secret training base, wouldn't it? Now, I know your ships, Maje. I even sold a few Plaxan sensors to the Ogla a few years back." Neelix said standing up and walking over to Amanda, standing beside her.

Amanda looked surprised and then glanced at Neelix. 

"I have no doubt that you read the same life signs on that moon that we have." Neelix said.

"Perhaps one of those life signs belongs to your captain." Haliz said.

"If you've detected the extensive weaponry deployed on the moon, know this. With one remote command, I can cause that weaponry to self-destruct, destroying the surface of the moon and everyone on it." Razik said.

"Neither of us wants that, do we? Think of the cost of replacing all those weapons. Awfully hard to come by in this region. And it would make you so vulnerable to your enemies." Neelix said.

"We'll leave as soon as we've retrieved our crewmen, all of them, including Chakotay, if he's alive. And if one of your people is with him, he'll be returned to you." Amanda said.

Transmission ends.

"They're moving into a lower orbit. Looks like they're intending to enter the atmosphere." Harry said.

"I need communication with the surface, B'Elanna, and soon." Amanda said, she walked back to her station and turned to B'Elanna.

"I still haven't been able to get the dampening field working. I can't even give you an estimate." B'Elanna asked.