Slipping Anchor in the Darkness

Posted on Mon Mar 9th, 2020 @ 7:39am by Lieutenant Commander Gabriel Yamaguchi & Lieutenant Commander Ouros Yamaguchi & Post Captain Plataea "Phantom" Lasky & Lieutenant Lasarra "Silverbolt" Yamaguchi & 1st Lieutenant Selendis "Ratchet" Yamaguchi

Mission: Mission 81: They Shall Have Wars and Pay for their resumption
Location: Federation Orbital Station - B Kayor
Timeline: 2300Hrs - April 10th - 2392

Commander Plataea Unal had specifically requested that Captain Torilla Yamaguchi and Rear Admiral Jake Yamaguchi not come to her departure as she wanted to slip out of dock quietly, she was best at slipping out into the endless dark or silence, she wanted more time to consider what she wanted from this family and how she fit into the Yamaguchi clan what was simply huge in terms of raw numbers.

Ouros was standing at their airlock with her two siblings but the surprise was Lieutenant Gabriel Yamaguchi who regarded Plataea with the smile of a young man who was proud of his mother. Gabe had told Plataea that he would be there to see her off and she knew that talking him out of it would be a waste of time and of good oxygen.

Ouros smiled. "Take care of yourself mom. If the Klingons start shit then please kick their asses.." before she gently gave her mother a hug, something Plataea returned with a gentle embrace of her own. "I'll be back in a few weeks sweetie." she smiled.

Plataea then moved onto Selendis. "Shouldn't you be bedding that boyfriend of yours?" the older woman inquired of her youngest child who blushed a deep shade of chocolate. "Well yes.. and I will be taking him to bed and fucking him senseless shortly," Selendis commented with a smile. "Besides, he's good to me and he doesn't play rough..."

"That's always good to know sweetie. Just.. be careful is all I'm saying." Plataea responded with a smile as she gently ran a hand over her daughter's face before mother and daughter gave the other a hug.

Lasarra regarded Gabriel. "I'm surprised to see you here... I didn't think you cared."

"About Mom?" Gabe responded. "Of course I care... Why shouldn't I care about mom?" he indicated Plataea as he spoke.

"She's not your mom," Lasarra responded in a derisive tone.

"Whats the difference?" Gabe inquired. "Plataea looks like Torilla, she acts like her, thinks like her and talks like her... To me its an open and shut case... She's my mom as much as she is yours."

Lasarra regarded him with an eye of suspicion. "You don't know -"

"What Jacob did?" Gabriel finished for her. "Oh yes, I do... You shared with Rachael remember... She tends to have a habit of blabbing. Especially to me." Gabe explained.

"Are you two getting along?" Plataea inquired, she already knew the truth but Gabriel nodded. "Yes mom, we are."

Plataea smiled. "Try not to hurt each other while I'm gone," she said quietly as she shared a hug with Lasarra first and then Gabriel second. "Take care Mom," Gabriel said quietly.

"I will son," Plataea responded softly and with that, she was gone, through the airlock and onto the USS Nightstalker. Gabriel turned to leave. "I don't understand.." Lasarra commented.

"Like I said... She is my mother. Elizabeth and Rachael don't bother to try and tell the differences... But they also never bothered to tell her this... Where as I did... Today at lunch."

"That explains why she's been distracted," Lasarra responded. "But then... I don't know what to make of Jake... or your mom... or Rachael.."

Gabriel's tone of voice turned harsh. "You sexually assaulted her husband. You hurt Rachael and Saki with that stunt you pulled... That cannot be undone." he rumbled. "However you still have the option of accepting my father's offer."

"Jake as a decent man.. You're kidding me right?."

"No. Jake Yamaguchi is one of the most loyal, honorable and brave men I've ever had the privilege of knowing, he's not just my dad but he is also my friend..." Gabriel responded. "You are judging him unfairly for crimes he has not committed against you or your siblings... Ouros and Selendis also must face this as well." he indicated the two women who were still present and well within earshot. "Did they allow their personal feelings to get in the way when they decided. Of course, they did... But in the end, they accepted because they wished to know him, Dad knows this... So what makes you different.?"

"Because!" Lasarra snapped loudly. "He beat me... Jake beat me.."

"So you blame my father for this??" Gabriel responded quietly.

"YES!" Lasarra snarled at him

Ouros stepped in. "Lasarra... You never gave this Jake a chance... He's not the abusive bastard who beat us..." she explained. "You also forget that I am much older then you dearest... I remember more of what he did... How he raped mom, violated her and beat her... Then there was what he did to me... Oh yes... He raped me too... I saw and I remember but at least I am giving this Jake Yamaguchi a chance... I want to be able to tell both men apart. But you can't even let go of your hate... your own rage..."

"He singled me out for beatings.." Lasarra responded softly.

"Because he was sociopathic," Gabriel responded. "My father never once raised a hand to me or my sisters. If you don't believe me... Ask Torilla... Ask them... Just do something other then what you've been doing..."

"What have I been doing?" Lasarra inquired in a snotty tone.

"Holding yourself as a prisoner, inside your own mind," Gabriel answered. "Alex was doing that until we freed her today... Dad did and so did Aunt April earlier and those two in your native reality were real monsters... I should know... I read their files.."

"Wait. How did you manage that?" Ouros inquired.

"I have my ways," Gabriel answered. "Facing your fears takes a great deal of courage Lasarra... Dad is here on this orbital base... if you wish to see him." Gabriel shrugged. "But I leave that choice... up to you."

Ouros smiled. "He's right you know... In what he's saying.." the tall woman responded. "At least consider it"

Gabriel Yamaguchi turned and departed in silence before he said quietly. Almost under his breath. "Come back safe mom." as he watched the small Defiant class ship wheel about in space and move off before engaging her warp drive, the Nightstalker was gone with a silent bang.