Fleet Captain Addison MacKenzie - The Three Musketeers

[Addison MacKenzie]

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Captain’s Log, Stardate 240203.21

 

The crew of the Artemis was able to successfully prevent the Suliban and Da’al from disrupting life on the Genesis planet. We’ve detained the Suliban leader and his crew and will be transporting them to a Federation outpost where they will face trial for violating the no-fly zone. While I gave them my assurances that I would do what I could to ensure leniency for the Suliban crew, their fate is out of  my hands.

 

I have also filed a formal petition with the Federation and the Da’al government recommending that sanctions be placed because of the Da’al violation of the no-fly zone. I do not believe the Federation intends to pursue formal litigation, but I hope that the petition being filed under my name carries weight with the Da’al provisional government. After what my crew has done to render aid and help them rebuild, for them to have violated our restricted space feels like a personal affront, and to have been treated so poorly by Colonel Evreste absolutely is.

 

The stolen Bird of Prey has been returned to the Klingon Empire and the High Council did something it very rarely does – express gratitude. Hopefully the returning of this property builds a little good will between the Federation and the Empire.

 

As for my report to Starfleet regarding the status of the Genesis planet, I have indicated that life on the planet is developing in accordance with the design of the Genesis matrix, but that the local plant life did have a negative response to our presence that necessitates maintaining the travel restrictions to the surface.

 

I have purposefully omitted any information about Commander Farrel and the Tree of Life, or any possible sentience that might exist on the planet, in the hopes it will be left to evolve in peace.

 

For now, I thought it would be nice to surprise the crew with a trip to Risa. It was, after all, the place where the survivors of the Resolution’s destruction sought refuge in an attempt to heal their wounds in the immediate aftermath. Plus, with Commodore Nicholotti aboard, I thought she and Genkos might enjoy the opportunity to take advantage of their infrequent proximity to one another.

 

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(( Captain’s Ready Room – Deck 1, USS Artemis-A ))

 
Addison sat behind the desk in her ready room, her feet gently pressing into the floor and relaxing, causing her chair to lean back and forth. On the other side of the room, Kali and Genkos sat next to each other on the chairs that surrounded a small table. The three officers served as the command team of the Resolution from the time of its recommission through its destruction, and being together in the same room again brought the sense of a sort of invincibility. While it had been years since they’d all served together in the face of countless challenges, in many ways it felt like hardly any time had passed at all.

 

MacKenzie: …we should have you back to the Eagle in no time, but I figured you wouldn’t mind a quick stop by one of the galaxy’s destination hotspots for old time’s sake…

Nicholotti/Adea: Response

Addison cracked a smile.

MacKenzie: I think the last time I was here was right after the Resolution… I remember Vitor’s court martial after biting that man’s neck. ::closing her eyes and shaking her head:: Can you even imagine?

Nicholotti/Adea: Response

MacKenzie cocked her head quickly.

MacKenzie: They all have. Though, that any one of them would have thought I would have let them keep the Bird of Prey means I still have some work ahead of me…

She chuckled.

Nicholotti/Adea: Response 

 

 

Tag, and TBC!

 

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Fleet Captain Addison MacKenzie, M.D., Ph.D., FASFS
Commanding Officer
USS Artemis-A

Captains Council Member at Large

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