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Chirakis

Contemplation

Contemplation

I and my bosom must debate a while, and then I would no other company.
~William Shakespeare
~Henry V, Act IV, Scene 1 

Above the saucer section of Sky Harbor Aegis, several pinnacles reach into space to receive or deliver data for the benefit of Aegis security. Inside the station dome, on decks one through five, specialists monitored subspace communication. Specialists on decks six through ten were responsible for sensor monitoring and analysis.  Above deck one was a little-known area that was used for tower maintenance.  The area above Deck 1 was small, but comfortable and quiet.  A viewport circled its rim. 

Kirel leaned against the viewport and stared into the void, a deep nothingness except for faint points of light: stars, galaxies, and nebulae.  They appeared peaceful but were often tainted or destroyed by their inhabitants. Hopefully that would not be the destiny of Aegis nor TKR 117.

The present situation concerning the Alien Alliance had taken its toll on Aegis command, especially on its commanding officer.  As an SI-5 operative, Chirakis Kirel could deal with one puzzle at a time.  As Aegis’s commanding officer she had been forced to deal with an onslaught of information that threatened to drag her into mental chaos.  Too many thoughts.  Too many incidents that seemed to point in one direction and suddenly pointed to another: the Alien Alliance.

The disappearance of the Breen freed millions of slaves.  Some were docile, desiring a quiet life in freedom.  Others formed gangs, cartels, and syndicates.  Now known as the Alien Alliance, they were determined to conquer the galaxy, beginning with Aegis and the Joint Allied Powers.

The first major encounter with the Alien Alliance came when the Adriatic was pulled into a transwarp ribbon that threw them to the far edge of Alliance space almost instantly.  When Alien Alliance ships caught them warping through their space on their return to Aegis, they gave pursuit but did not enter Joint Allied Powers space.  Why not?  Why did they not pursue? 

Two flights of A-85 Crusaders broke into her thoughts when they shot out of Missouri’s flight deck, swerved into formation, shifted into stealth mode, and disappeared.  Missouri was on guard, as was the D’deridex class RSE Praetor and several birds of prey.  They furnished defenses. Kirel needed answers.

Pushing off from the viewport, she began to pace.  Her list was expansive, much to consider. Glitches in the station's systems, a star’s EM pulses that almost devoured Argos II and Nei’rrh, the Gremlins and their ignorance, the Crow’s cartel below decks, the formidable Alien Alliance ship manned by ignorant non-humanoid beings attempting to attack Aegis, the planet Drakel’a that quickly shifted from a small way-station for organized crime to a major Alliance hub, the planet An-Ward and its delta-shaped black stealth hull, and Ragor Tal….

“Kh’éile.”

D’Ka’s psionic call jerked her out of her thoughts.  “What?” she growled at the interruption.

“You cannot resolve these situations immediately, nor can you do it alone. Trust yourself.  Trust those those around you.  The solutions will come.”

Bracing herself on the viewport, her anger slowly subsided.  Very slowly.  Eventually her expression relaxed into a slight smile. “You heard my conversation with Commander Coleridge.”

“Of course.  As your bondmate, it is my right.  Your words to him were wise.  I suggest you do the same.”

 

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