A Mission Post by Brigadier General James "Reaper" Archer & Captain Jonathon Kirk & Acting Commander Melanie Dez & Lieutenant Colonel Morgan "Valkyrie" D'varo & Lieutenant JG Brea Kael & Lieutenant Guy Hale MD & Ensign Morgan Crow & MACO Captain Kasey "Frost Bite" Kane
Mission: Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun
Location: =/= D'Varos Office =/=
Timeline:
Reaper had just walked into the transporter room in his dress uniform when the call came in from D'Varo. He looked at Kirk and Dez and raised an eye brow and took a second to decide if he should just transport down and leave that to Dez and Kirk, "on our way, Colonel," he finally called, "after you," he said, motioning both to the door, "Archer to the bridge, please let the Nali know I'll be along shortly."
As the trio entered Valkyrie's office her mood appeared very disturbed. "I'm sorry to distract you from other matters General but you need to be aware of this just as much as these other two," she paused lifting up the bloody knife carefully with a gloved hand for them to see. "This was located in a bulkhead in the secondary maintenance bay on the flight deck. I found it during my regular routine inspection. The area has been sealed off and I have security team sweeping that area now."
Kirk looked at the knife with a concerned glance. He looked over to Commander Dez and General Archer before looking to D'varo. He only knew one department that was specifically allowed to have knives and that was the culinary department. Everyone else had to put into requests through there department heads and XO and CO, before they could bring them onboard.
"Needless to say, no requests came through my office to stow a bloody knife in the bulkhead." Melanie said, "Get this to the lab for a full scan. We need to know where it came from."
Looking Reaper square in the eye, "Were you cut recently? My quick scan of the knife shows the DNA in the blood on this knife matches yours." There was no point in dragging it out and he needed to know the truth one way or another.
Guy was still in sickbay looking over some charts nothing was really out of order but some of the charts were missing some things. Mainly lab results, "Settler I need you track down these results and get them into these charts." He said handing them to her.
"Of course Doctor." Rachel said deciding to go a little bit more professional now that they have a new CMO on board. This allowed Guy to start on rounds he also needed to get his transfer request into the CMO he wanted to get off of the floor and become a surgeon again.
Archer shook his head as he looked the knife over then his eyes widened, "Archer to sickbay, my quarters," he ordered and turned, motioning for them to follow, there were only three people in the Quadrant that DNA would match his and only two on the ship, "you two, with us," he ordered, pointing to two MACOs on the repair deck.
Morgan Crow, the new CMO had only recently boarded the ship less than an hour ago. She had been in the search for a: the CO. b: sickbay. c: her quarters. She had failed on the first one so far, found the second, and hadn't started on the third when she heard the call from Archer. "On my way." She had only met a few of the medical staff so far, and motioned for Dr Hale to come with her as she headed to deck 5 and the Captian's quarters.
Guy followed the new CMO to the turbolift to deck 5 to meet with the TF CO he was a little confused on what was going on. "So what's going on?" Guy asked.
"Aye Sir," Morgan followed him as instructed. The General's expression only solidified the knot growing in her stomach.
"Reaper, I don't think anyone is that stupid to go anywhere near your girls." Jon said as he followed after him. He could see the look in his eyes and knew what the man was feeling. He knew only three other people who could gain access to the General's Quarters and that would be Captain Kane, himself and maybe Commander Dez. He didn't want to think about someone hurting the General's daughters.
"Maybe, but my double wouldn't leave his own blood laying around for no reason and I've not been cut recently," James replied, "that blood is still red and sticky, no more then twenty four to forty eight hours old, any older and it'd be going brown."
"A subatomic analysis could determine exactly who it came from." Melanie suggested.
"Deck five," Archer called as they stepped on the lift, "I still need to see that they are ok with my own eyes, I'll send you to the new CMO so you can run it if they are," he replied then stepped out as the doors opened and headed for his quarters.
Somberly Morgan nodded, "Yeah I'm pretty sure no one put in a request to stow this knife anywhere on the ship. Given the severity of the situation its why you were all informed and I didn't just say what I wanted over the comm."
Moving as quickly as possible, not knowing what the call was for Morgan Crow with Guy Hale in tow met Archer and D'varo outside the CO's quarters just as they were arriving there.
James walked into his quarters with Dez, D'Varo, Kirk, the 2 Security MACOs and Medical team, "Brea," he called then motioned the group towards his daughters rooms as he reached out with his mind, he knew it was over kill to have so many with him, but, he also knew if he found his daughters and fiance dead it may take them all to keep him from blanketing the planet with torpedoes.
Morgan Crow waited behind the security personal to wait for their reactions.
"General." Guy said quickly, "what's going on?"
When Brea didn't answer Archer chewed his cheek, he didn't sense here either. The bedroom door was open but noone there so he turned and sighed, "a knife with blood that shares my DNA was found on deck thirteen in the repair bay. Outside of my mirror only my daughters share my DNA in the Quadrant," he said then looked into the girls room and rubbed his face, Brea must have taken them to school. He sat on the armrest of the sofa and put his face in his hands, there was no residual fear or anger lingering that he could sense so he knew they were ok, "D'Varo, let them see the knife."
Complying with the General's request Morgan showed them the knife, "I put gloves on before I picked it up so it has no other prints. However if someone went this far to put the knife where it was they probably had them on as well."
Crow retreived a container out of her pack of medical supplies to let D'Varo put the knife it. "I will see if I can pick up anything else helpful off this when I go back to the medical bay." Crow said with a nod.
"May I?" Guy asked wanting to take a look at the knife closer he didn't mind that it was in the case. "hmmm......." Was all Guy said as he continued to look at the knife. It was an interesting design to say the least.
Archer stood up, "I want that thing put through every test you have. Find out who's blood that is, who's knife that is and who's ass I'm going to plant itand my boot in for you to surgically remove," he growled then slapped his comm badge, "Archer to security, I want my children and Lieutenant Kael under MACO escort and post a guard at my quarters."
Kasey, jumped alittle at the tone of his voice and respond "aye Sir! I'll have third platoon tasked out for security detail. "
Morgan Crow nodded her head. "I will get on that right away, if you don't need me for anything else at the moment." She said looking to Archer as she passed the knife to Guy.
Jon shook his head. He knew that if he was in Archer's position, he would do the same thing. He worried enough about the crew and his friends. But when it came to loved ones the anger got worst. He walked over to Archer. "Reaper may I have a word with you quietly?" He asked politely and quietly. He didn't want to seem indifferent, but he felt his friend needed to be calmed down and reassured.
Brea walked around the corner and stopped as she looked into the quarters at everyone that was there. Raising an elegant brow as she scanned them. " Is everything ok?" Looking to Archer, worry on her face.
James nodded, "one second, John," he replied then stood up and moved to Brea, "aye, for the moment, I'm assigning guards to you and the girls, though, there's something....I can't quite explain going on," he replied with a sigh, not sure how to explain what had brought him up.
She looked at him and her jaw set, he couldn't hide anything from her, not since their bond had strengthened and she was able to tell when something was wrong. Seeing as there was obviously something going on. " James.... IF those girls and myself are in danger... I would like to know what is going on."
Guy brought the case with the knife and put it behind his back and waited until the General gave the okay to allow the Lieutenant to see it. He still wasn't a 100% of what was going on but he figured that the General would fill them in when he had more information to give.
"I don't know if you are, at least directly. A knife was found in the repair bay and it had my DNA on it, the only people here that share my DNA are the girls, so, I had to be sure before I left....."
Morgan addressed Archer, "If that's all you need me for Sir, there's other matters that need my attention since we're preparing to launch our next mission soon."
"Aye, go ahead, doctors, you as well, I want answers when I get back," Reaper ordered then looked the two guards, "you two stand guard outside until myself or Kane relieves you," he added then looked at Brea and kissed her cheek, "I need to go but I'll keep a line open, I may need your guidence, alright?"
A hand lightly rested on his forearm as she looked at him. " I still don't like you going without at least me and one other person there...." Her jaw set as she looked at him. " I want you to check in with me every hour..."
"Of course General." Guy said nodding to Morgan, "let's go and get started on this." He added as he took a couple of steps backward.
"As much as I can," he promised then motioned for Jon to follow him as he walked into the corridor.