A9 Personal Log, SD 50212.01

[Atragon9 0]

::Sitting on the Bridge, scanning a report on a PADD, he presses a membrane on the arm of the Command Chair::

 

Computer, begin personal log, Commodore Atragon-9, commanding officer, USS Manticore, NCC-5852, password *********

 

 

I have just received a report from Colonel Eason with the away team and I have requested they return to the ship for now.  It seems that the locals are testing weapons that they should not even know how to build.  This, of course, means that they are getting help from some offworld source.  That is disturbing considering the planet's dictator, a Generalisimo Brando, has been on the Federation watch list for years now.  I know that the Federation is not aiding the people of Citadel or the Generalisimo.  Seeing these weapons in action, I can definitely see the reason that Special Ops wants us here.

 

The bigger problem is that there is some interference with these people coming from a high ranking member of Starfleet Intelligence itself, in the person of a Colonel Kurtz.  Col. Eason would not tell me how she knows this man, only that she is extremely worried.  I haven't known Claire to ever be a "worrier" so, of course, I'm falling to pieces completely.  I need her to tell me what she can about this operative so I can decide if we have been sent to aid him, sent to stop him or simply sent to monitor and the Consul General doesn't even know he's here.  I always hated the political side of this job!   Gads!!

 

I've directed Ens HelmGuy to keep us as far away from the surface as possible and still be able to transport.  I've also ordered the cloak engaged just in case.  Then again, this Kurtz may have the technology to see us even cloaked, you can never tell with the latest spy gadgets.  For that matter, should we make ourselves known to him and render assistance!!??  Oh what I wouldn't give for a black-and-white case of bad guys that need to be blown up!

 

Computer, EOM, EOT