From the Ashes - Part Three

Posted on Sun Mar 8th, 2020 @ 2:47am by Commander Ethan "Hardcase" Duval & Post Captain Plataea "Phantom" Lasky

Mission: Mission 75: Through the Looking Glass
Location: Various Locations - USS Dreamcrusher
Timeline: 0530Hrs - April 4th, 2392

Plataea Yamaguchi who had only just recently adopted the family name as her own, sighed softly. "Jeff?" she inquired softly.

"I'm free of her... I don't feel her lingering presence.." Duval responded before he gave her the once over.

"Good.." Plataea responded before she recalled she was wearing nothing whatsoever other then her skin. "So.. you heading back to bed?."

"No actually.. I was going to have a shower... With you."

"Ahh." Plataea was expecting this and there was no need to ruin what was shaping up to be a decent morning, so she gently took him by the hand and with that she led him into the master bedroom and into the large bathroom that was there, Duval followed her before she turned on the water.

Plataea smiled as she regarded him. "How long has it been?"

"Too long.. I'm going to make this worth the wait."

Plataea smiled as she settled in to enjoy what was coming. "Oh I sincerely hope so." before she opened the door and stepped into the shower, he followed and she closed the door behind her again.

Thirty minutes later the shower door opened as Plataea turned off the water, the sex had been highly fulfilling as she let out a soft sigh. "You enjoyed that." It was not a question while Plataea regarded Jefferson Duval.

"It was great." he responded with a gentle smile. "Soo... What now?"

"Now you need to decide what form the rest of your life will take... In this reality, the Empire does not exist... Which is a good thing." the Halanan female explained. "So... Do you wish to serve in this Federation's Starfleet or... no?"

"Would I be given the option.?" Duval inquired of her.

"Of course... They have me assigned here on detached duty as nobody knows what to do with me yet." Plataea explained. "Captain Yamaguchi and I share the same looks, hell according to her husband, she and I are the same woman in all respects."

"Her husband... is Jake?" Duval was suprised. It showed too. "Jake Yamaguchi... Is he ... different then the shithead I recall?"

"Oh yes... Jake Yamaguchi in this reality is a good man, loyal, courageous and strong... Nothing like the Jake I knew... I am envious of my twin here..." Plataea admitted. "I'm woman enough to admit that."

"I had no idea.."

"Jake in this reality is nothing like the man we left behind.."

"Well he did die at the Battle of the Rift... The Fleet assembled there was completly obliterated.." Duval explained what happened, that the USS Revenge had gone through to carry out a mission for April Yamaguchi, it had ended with the destruction of over forty Imperial ships, including three Galaxy class starships and one of the newer Pathfinder class ships.

Unal listened to his story before he explained what had happened to Marie and Celeste. Daniel and his wife had died years earlier in battle against the Klingons when the USS Alexander the Great had been destroyed while attacking Kronos. He had explained that Enyo was now little more then a glorified sniper and that her sister had only become much meaner and more vindictive then ever before, even to her allies.

Unal sighed softly. "Its just those two left now... All the rest of that family are all dead or over here." she explained.

"I'm not sure of what to do now... I mean I'm here. I had my implant removed and the powers that be here have the stuff thats on it, including my file and paperwork."

"Good." Plataea responded. "If you want to stay in then let them know that and they'll find an assignment for you, one suited to your talents through you might need some training at one of the various service academies around here."

"Alright.. I'll do that." Duval answered with a smile. "But first... you heading back to bed?"

"No." Unal answered as she was still nude and so was he. "I think I need to finish my shower." and with that, she turned on the water and back in she went, followed by him as he closed the door behind him.