Young Jared Brahms was not your average lieutenant. For one, he was Romulan. Two: He was adopted by humans after his colony ship was destroyed when he was an infant. Three: His adopted family is very prestigious in Starfleet. His career choice seeme...
Lieutenant Brahms walked along the promenade, his personal belongings in his knapsack. It had been three weeks since the "repeat" indecent at Omega Draconis with Matan. They had held a service for the Sovereign's former captain, and re-instated her with a new one. Meanwhile, they had been taking shore leave here on the Station. Brahms was also being transferred to another ship. Which one, however, he didn't know. He was heading over to Quark's, as the bridge crew had a small party planned, to boost morale. There was also going to be a surprise for him. He wondered what it would be as he walked in. "Hey, Brahms!" Brex called out, the surviving bridge crew of the ordeal around a table. "Over here!" "How are things, Brex?" Brahms asked with a smile. "Enjoy your leave?" "Yeah. Thing is, we got some good news and some really good news..." "Okay, give me the good news first." Brahms said. Brex pointed behind him. To four people he didn't notice when he walked in. People he should have noticed. Colonel Kira, Admiral Janeway, Miles O'Brian, and Captain Jean-Luc Picard. "You're being transferred today. You're ship's due any minute, and that's just the start..." Kiska said. "Lieutenant! At attention!" Janeway said. Brahms was at attention in a snap. Then, Brahms got the shock of his life: Janeway got out a box with captain's pips and a new-style comn badge! "With the power invested in me and Starfleet Command, I, Vice-Admiral Kathryn Janeway, promote and commission you, Jared-Nathaniel Taylor Brahms, to the rank and status of Captain. Congratulations, and god have mercy on your soul." She pinned the pips on his collar and swapped his badge. "Your former captain would be proud of you." "Admiral... with all due respect, what ship am I getting command of?" Brahms managed to ask She pointed out of one of the windows to a docking ring. A federation ship was decloaking! It was unbelievable! The new Oden-Class Galaxy "X" Refit! "The USS Atlas!" He gasped. "With the latest in technological breakthroughs and upgrades the Federation has to offer." Miles O'Brian explained. "She's equipped with the new Triton warp core, bio-neural technology, ablative armor, advanced weapons, including a Phaser spinal lance, phase-quantum, tri-cobalt, and transphasic torpedoes, and regenerative, mutating anti-Borg shields, along with other things, including the crew of the Sovereign. She's all yours."
"Let's have a toast." Picard said. "Everyone! A toast to the new Captain of the USS Atlas, Captain Brahms! May fortune follow him and never fade!" "May fortune follow him and never fade!" The bar echoed, toasting with their glasses.
Brahms couldn't help but smile as he toasted with his new crew. My own star ship, he thought. What a big step! He looked out the Promenade window at the Atlas as she docked with the station. This was going to be an amazing time in his life.
USS ATLAS
BRIDGE
SEVERAL HOURS LATER
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Brahms did he best to cap his nerves as he sat down. This was the first time he'd actually sat in the captain's chair since the Sovereign. The retrofitted Galaxy-class bridge was amazing. Despite it's subtle, aged framework, he knew underneath was the latest technological breakthroughs that Starfleet had to offer.
