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Nakamura

Memories (Part I)

"Memories..."

Log entry 02: SD 10511.16

 

Nakamura sighed as he reclined in his chair, pouring himself a glass of his favourite sake. With Col. Kroells and Major Mc Queen back, life on the Reaent came back to normal. Well as normal as things get here anyways.

 

Getting them home though took alot of work and effort. Mostly on the parts of him, VRoy and the other starfighters. The apparent power of their new enemy the Breen brought for the crew of the ship to realise that they had more than Federation to look out for.

 

He wouldn't admit this to anyone, but when Nakamura first thought about signing up for the NFA, that was pretty much all he thought he'd have to worry about. Oh, of course the Federation was still a force to be reconed with too.

 

With much newer and more powerful ships, Starfleet was still a concern for everybody here in this fifty year old tub. Like everybody else on board the Reaent, Nakamura just couldn't agree on the principles of the corrupt United Federation of Planets.

 

Kicking a species while they're down like that, so the American saying goes.. that is just dispicable. But the decision to defect wasn't Hideki's own. Maybe it was the sake, the more Hideki thought about it, the more his mind started to drift off to that very day....

 

Fifteen years ago... Osaka, Japan....

 

It was anotther bright and sunny day in Osaka. It was spring and all the cherry blossoms we just now beginning to bloom in the cherry blossom trees by his house. As far as houses in Osaka goes, his was one of the biggest.

 

Thirteen year old Hideki had just finished his homework for the day and was outside playing with the family dog Tadakichi. A friendly big Great Perenysse, Tadakichi had been with the family for five years.

 

Hideki threw the stick for him to catch when he saw his father's hovercar pull into the landing pad. Hideki's father, Takeshi Nakamura was a Federation Senator, having been on the job for about twenty years.

 

He had a blank, expressionless look on his face. A lot more than usual. "Takeshi, your home" Hideki's mother Hitomi said. She too noticed the dour expression on Takeshi's face.

 

"I know that look. What did Duren do now?" she asked. A conservate Senator, Takeshi never could agree with Duren's views of galactic conquest for the Federation. "Senate just approved the attack of the Klingons again.

 

"This time, it was an outpost. There was a military base there, but for the most part, it was populated by innocent civilians. Sad thing is, was that the military base was small compared to the population of the civilians. I tried to lobby against it, but I was outvoted by 304-2.

 

"I tell you, there's no honour with the Senate. They're all just corrupt war mongerers, right up to President Duren" Takeshi said. "Another attack? Didn't Starfleet just attack a Klingon colony last week?" asked Hitomi. "Yes" replied Takeshi.

 

"All these needless lives lost. Mostly women and children that were the casulties. But nobody cared. 'They're all filthy Klingons anyways, they're all better off dead' is what they said" Takeshi sighed and took a sip of sake. "I tell you, I can't stand to serve for such barbarians"

 

"But you can't the Senate. What will we do? You could get arrested and thrown in jail for your views -- or worse" replied his concerned wife. Hideki was out of view hidden by the paper doors of his traditional Japanese style house. He could hear everything with his parents none the wiser.

 

"Which is why I've been thinking we leave Osaka and Earth" replied Takeshi. "I have connections that can get us into a ship bound for NFA space by the end of the week. We'll finally be free of Duren's tyrannical grasp"

 

"The New Federation Alliance? We'd be criminals here.. never able to come back. I wonder how the children will take it?" replied Hitomi. "I"m sure they'll get used to it. I can tell Hideki feels the same way I do about Starfleet"

 

"Well then.." trailed Hitomi. "I guess we'll have to tell the children over dinner" Takeshi nodded as Hitomi turned down the heat to the stove, and began to set the dishes and serve what would be a dinner Hideki would remember all their lives...

 

TO BE CONTINUED.....

Edited by Nakamura

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