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Tachyon

Tandaris Goes Over the Edge

“Tandaris Goes Over the Edge”

Cdr. Tandaris Admiran

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Tandaris slipped into the cargo bay, a surreptitious glance reassuring him that none had seen him enter. There could be nothing to link him to this crime—not a single shred of evidence. Oh, everyone would know he had done it; that couldn't be prevented. But no one would be able to prove it....

 

His combadge lay on the table in his quarters. He had implemented an anonymous backtrace deletion script for the internal sensor logs in this section—the logs would be gone, but there would be no way to tell who had deleted them. It could be any engineer.

 

Yes, it was a method of last resort. He was not proud of such tactics, but he appreciated that they had a certain flare. And to be honest, he would enjoy it.

 

His tricorder's constant hum disrupted the otherwise pristine silence of the cargo bay. No one had been here for at least a couple of weeks—this storage area contained rare or less-often used components. It was the perfect place to hide something from prying eyes.

 

“There you are,” Tandaris said, his voice unusually sedate. “Yes, you're very pretty, aren't you? I can see why you're so popular. But you had to go and taunt me.” He crept forward.

 

“Do you know how long we've been out here? Do you realize how much damage we've sustained—heavy battle damage, no less—in the course of the past months? Do you have any conception of the amount of work and effort involved in trying to repair the ship and keep her functioning when you have no support from a drydock, few extra supplies, and an overworked crew?”

 

He didn't bother waiting for a response, for he would have received none. His victim couldn't speak. Indeed, it would suffer silently—perhaps even unaware of the torture it was about to endure. Tandaris was no expect in these matters, but after six lifetimes, he had managed to pick up a trick or two.

 

You don't negotiate with terrorists. But for terrorists, negotiation is a powerful weapon. Almost as powerful as terror.

 

Tandaris stood in front of his victim, a smile spreading across his face. “I need a release after all this stress, you know? And you're going to give it to me.

 

“Don't worry, I'll try to make this as quick and painless as possible. . . . But it'll still hurt.”

 

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An hour passed, and Tandaris finished his business in the cargo bay. His next stop was the transporter room. Fingers flew across familiar controls, disabling the pattern logs and the activity alerts. Then he energized.

 

A bottle of 2355 Andorian brandy materialized on the desk of Corizon's ready room. It was sealed with the stamp of the Kerran-Saldar Vinyard & Distillery, one of the most renowned manufacturers in the entire Alpha Quadrant. And of all Kerran-Saldar's vintages, 2355 was the best. It was neither easy nor cheap to replace it.

 

Tandaris had stumbled upon Corizon's hidden case of brandy several weeks ago. He had been ecstatic. Corizon may have been willing to part with a case of common Altairian whiskey—but what about rare Andorian brandy? He'd have to negotiate now.

 

A folded piece of paper was tied around the neck of the bottle. On the outside were the words, “We have your brandy. Meet our demands and it will be released unharmed. Refuse to comply, and you will never see it again.” A list of demands followed on the inside.

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So we have a secret stash of the Captains Brandy, taken hostage by the Chief Engineer for negotiation purposes? Okay, I really need to be back up and running soon. I totally can't be missing the aftermath of this. Interesting take on a log Tandy, it's almost Mirror-ish. - K >^..^<

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