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Star Trek Adventurer	By : Tcr Category: +S through Z > Star Trek: Online Views: 2690 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: Disclaimer: Star Trek is owned and copyrighted by Paramount Pictures and CBS. For full disclaimer, see Chapter 1.

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A/N: Timeline note: While STO wiki lists the missions as mostly taking place in 2409, I'm disregarding this and having them spread out across years. This takes place old Earth calender year 2410, approximately one year after the start of the game and three months after the new threat from the displaced Dominion fleet is ended.
Chapter 2: Aren't You Dead?
The white light was replaced with the black squares of the holodeck. Around her, Taka’s ‘crew' groaned in irritation at the outcome while she pinched the bridge of her nose. Her antennae flailed angrily, betraying her frustration at herself and the scenario.
The arch appeared and the door opened. The stamp of boots on the floor resounded as the cadets came to attention for the Admiral. He shook his head in disbelief.
“Congratulations, you’re dead,” Admiral William T. Riker stated as he glanced at Taka. “Welcome to the afterlife, Cadets.”
“Sir, permission to speak freely?” Taka asked.
“Granted, Cadet Zh’an.”
“Even with the odds against us, the shields on the Odyssey-class starship would not have given out like that. Nor would the warp core suffer a failure that fast, sir.”
“Cadet, you do know the Kobayashi Maru Scenario is designed to provide a no win option, correct?” the Admiral asked rhetorically. He stepped down the line of Cadets. “Captain Shon was faced with one only three months ago, before taking command of the Enterprise.”
“As, sir, were you, above Veridian III,” Straala noted.
Admiral Riker flinched at the reminder of the loss of the Enterprise-D. “Similar, yes, Cadet Straala.” He glanced at each of them before saying, “Your marks and Midshipman assignments will be posted within the hour. Dismissed.”
Taka stayed at attention as the rest of the Cadets filed out. “Sir.”
“Yes, Cadet?”
“Did the crew make it?”
“A situation you'll never know,” Riker replied. “Sometimes, the only thing you can do is hope for the best when you sit in that chair.” He offered a grin. “If you must know, though, they did.”
“Thank you, sir.” She smiled to herself and stepped out of the holodeck.
“You’re crazy!” Tanis said from beside the door. She smiled at the Andorian and moved towards her. “But damn, you made sure they'd never forget you.”
“We're Red Squad!” Taka replied.
“We can do anything!” Tanis recited. The smile broke. “Have you thought about what's going to happen after the Academy?”
“Still worried?”
They stepped into the open air. Green grass and colourful flower arrangements greeted them, as did the hologram of Boothby giving a Cadet an earful about walking on the grass. They smiled at each other; they'd been at the receiving end of a similar speech on a few occasions.
“Ever wonder how the first ones did it?” Tanis ask.
Taka looked over at the Trill. “Left their worlds behind, separated from loved ones for weeks, months, even years at a time?” They sat on a bench. “I can’t even begin to imagine what it must have been like.” She took Tanis’ hand in hers. Even in the warm, San Francisco climate, her hands were chilled.
“Petahl, he was one.”
“Your first host?”
“Second, shenva,” Tanis corrected. She offered a gentle smile; four years and she was still correcting her. But she wouldn't trade it. “I still remember each time he left his wife.” She sighed sadly.
“Hey, we're not that far apart, not with technology what it is,” Taka smiled. “Just one message away if you need me.”
“Thank you, Taka.”
“Hey, you two lovebirds coming?”
Tania jumped in surprise with a yelp loud enough even a few Cadets on the opposite side of the Pioneers Memorial were stunned. Her cheeks turned a bright red and she shifted, embarrassed by her action. She brought her hand up to try to hide it, But it was too late; Taka and anyone else around them had seen it.
M’Akl’s grey fur bristled nervously and her tail sagged anxiously. “They've posted the Midshipman assignments.”
Taka understood the anxiety. Though the test was certainly a no win scenario, the marks achieved by those undertaking it often led to desired positions. As Red Squad, the premier training squad in the Academy, they were unrelentingly scrutinized.
She could feel her own antennae twitch with excitement and apprehension. She was glad her shenva wasn't Andorian. Being able to hide her state of mind from Tanis was better.
She pushed herself from the bench. Tanis’ hand let go of hers as she followed suit. Though their relationship was hardly a secret on Academy grounds - once Ricardo had discovered it, it had spread like wildfire - it was hardly something they wanted to flaunt.
Measured steps came from behind the trio and they knew who approached without looking. “Straala,” the three said. Straala replied in kind with each of their names. The four women started towards the administrative building.
The massive throng of people chatting and making small talk as they waited for the annual entertainment. Taka could remember her first year here. Midshipman cruise starship assignment based off the Kobayashi Maru results were always telling about a person.
They pushed through the crowd, seeing Ricardo at one of the five consoles in front of the large screen. A few seconds passed before his name appeared. Santiago, Ricardo: assigned, Helm Officer, USS Deimos, NCC-84501.
“Congratulations, Ric,” Taka said, giving him a pat on the shoulder. “Those Luna-class ships are still pretty state of the art.”
“I can’t wait!” he cried out excitedly. He hugged her. “I gotta go pack!” He sprinted off.
Taka stared after him with a grin on lips and a head shake. Then she saw Tanis. Her shenva wrung her hands in front of her before seeing Taka looking her way. She stopped, but Taka already knew.
M’Akl stepped forward. She let out a purr of approval and her tail stopped moving as it came up on the screen. M’Akl: assigned, engineer, USS Adventurer, NCC-85662.
“Second batch Vesta-class,” Taka said. “You earned it. Congratulations.”
“I don't know what to say,” M’Akl said. Her tail and fur said all that was needed.
“Go on, pack up. We'll meet at C-42 on Spacedock,” Taka gave her a pat on the shoulder. “I'll buy the first round.” She stopped. “Humans and their idiosyncratic phrases.”
Next was Straala. Stoic as always, she entered her requests into the computer, which spit it back on the screen. Straala: assigned, Helm Officer, USS Adventurer, NCC-85662.
Impassively, she turned. “It appears I, too, have been assigned to the Adventurer.”
“That's great,” Tanis said. Her voice quivered nervously and she bit her bottom lip. “Hopefully we see each other again.”
“That would be agreeable.”

“Your turn,” Taka said. She smiled. She spoke in her native tongue, “Vusha anaam.” Always together.
“Etahl retos,” Tanis completed in Trill. Never apart. She smiled. “You’re always there for me.”
“And always will be,” Taka reassured her.
Tanis stepped up to the console. A moment passed, then another and Taka’s antennae moved apprehensively. Lanul, Tanis: assigned, medical officer, USS Adventurer, NCC-85662.”
“Doctor?” Taka asked. “All the extra credit courses and late nights,that's what you were doing?” She pulled her shenva close. “I'm proud of you.” Their lips connected.
Tanis broke the kiss. “Now you.” She stood firm. “I'm not going until you do it, now.”
Taka shook her head with a smile. “But if it's bad news?”
“Because that's something that will happen,” Tanis scoffed. “You’re one of the luckiest people I know.”
Taka chuckled. She tapped her Academy ID number into the console and waited. Seconds passed, then a minute. Her breathing quickened.
A chime and she could feel the eyes of everyone on her back. Zh’An, Takala Karizesma: see Captain Tereza Korolevna.”
“Captain Korolevna? Isn't she…?” the final words to the question trailed as Tanis lost them.
“The lone survivor of the Atlantis,” Taka finished.
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