...For with Each New Battle... - Part Four

Posted on Thu Mar 19th, 2020 @ 9:53am by Lieutenant Commander Jorge Hular & Post Captain Harmon 'Hammer' Rabb Junior. & Post Captain Hannah Mueller & Chief Warrant Officer Shael Jaest & Director Tienn Gyce

Mission: Mission 98: Building Our New Home
Location: Various Locations - USS Heart of the Tiger / Starbase Vanguard
Timeline: 0900Hrs - July 22nd, 2393

The wait was not as long as expected, there was a sudden beep at the door. Gyce was the one to answer and she did. "It's Open," she called before she smiled as she clearly thought of something.

"What?" Rabb had noticed.

"Tienn always answered the door when its open, I've missed my spouse," Gyce answered in a direct and blunt tone.

Rabb nodded with a gentle smile, while the doors opened and in walked a woman who was lean but muscular. She looked every inch a competitive gymnast or a swimmer rather than a security officer. "Was ist Los?" the German woman inquired. "What's going on?" came the English version of the infomation.

Rabb and Gyce shared a look before Rabb handed her the PADD in his right hand. "The particulars of the case that's perplexing us."

Mueller accepted the PADD with her left hand, she raised it to her eyes as she began to read in silence, the look on her face got even angrier as she continued to read. "Okay, lass mal sehen ... Oh, dieser Kerl war ein Clown." as the system translated it into English. "Okay, let's see... Oh my, this guy was a clown.. " she paused as she shook her head. "Ist er ernsthaft so dumm?" as the translator once more, did its usual work. "Is he seriously this stupid?"

Rabb shook his head. "I honestly have no idea. But could we bring him in for questioning.?"

"Bestimmt." Mueller answered "Certainly." She had a rather evil smile on her face, one that was all tooth and anger rather than one which indicated she was in a happy mood, she tapped her combadge. "Mueller zu Hular, einen Herrn Paul Harrison finden und inhaftieren. Ich möchte, dass er festgenommen wird, da ich Grund zu der Annahme habe, dass er ein böser Junge war." she almost demanded.

The translator raced to keep up with her rapid-fire german which sounded almost harsh, even to Rabb's ear. "Mueller to Hular, find and detain a mister Paul Harrison. I want him detained as I have reason to believe he's been a bad boy."

The answer came back. "You got it, skipper, I'm rolling now. I'll have him at your location in ten, out."

Mueller smiled. "Also gut. Ich brauche etwas zu trinken ... Darf ich?" as the system tried to keep up. "Right then. I need a drink... May I?"

Gyce indicated the replicator with a wave of her hand. "My house is your house," she commented while the group settled in to wait.

Lt Commander Jorge Hular tapped his combadge twice in quick succession. "Computer, locate Paul Harrison?"

"Ensign Paul Harrison is in science lab nineteen." came the answer.

"Excellent." and with that, Hular set off to his new destination. He reached it a few minutes later. "Hello. I'm looking for Paul Harrison," he said to the first person he saw in the lab. The small Bajoran female regarded Hular with a look of curiosity before she turned to her co-worker. "Hey, Paul. You got a visitor."

"Okay." Harrison came over. "Can I help you sir?" he inquired.

Hular nodded. "I need you to come with me and not make a scene. Captain Mueller wants to talk to you, she did not tell me why she wanted you."

"Oh... Okay then..." Harrison turned to his co-worker. "Sorry Shael." he sighed.

"That's alright. "The small Bajoran responded. "I'll call Commander Fardreamer and let him know what's going on and that I need someone to replace you, who knows don't know how long you'll be gone," she added.

Harrison nodded. "Let's get going, sir. The sooner we get this done, the sooner I can carry on with my work," he explained. "I'll make no trouble, I'm as curious about this as you are." and with that, the two men set off out of the lab and down the hall. Harrison did not speak during the journey to the final destination which was the Director's office.

Both men reached their destination a few minutes later and were permitted entry when arrival. "Vielen Dank, Jorge. Ich werde Sie später über die Angelegenheit vor mir informieren. Auf deinem Weg." Hular nodded as the system tried to keep up with the German woman. "Thank you, Jorge. I will brief you later on the matter before me. On your way."

Hular nodded. "I didn't cuff him and he made no trouble, I wish all my assignments were so easy." Hular added, "Just so you know."

"Thank you, Commander," Rabb answered with a nod. Hular turned and departed.

"Alright, Mister Harrison, please take a seat and we can get started," Rabb explained evenly.

"What am I being charged with?" Harrison inquired as he took a seat, as requested.

"Right now, nothing but I want to be thorough on the matter before me. Do you know a Miss Rachael Yamaguchi-Cullen?" Rabb asked him with a gentle smile on his lips.

"She was my first love, back when we were on Starbase four hundred together," Harrison explained. "Wait, is this about that eight or nine-year-old that was contacting me a year ago?"

Gyce paused as she shared looks with Rabb and Mueller, both were as confused as she was. "Wait... Okay... Maybe we'd best have that story from the beginning.?" she asked.

"Okay, well I got a call out of the blue from a young child who looked about eight or nine years old, claiming to be my daughter, I thought it was a prank and I treated it as such," Harrison explained. "I told her that if she contacted me again, I'd refer the matter to Starfleet security."

Gyce held up an old-style picture of Saki before she handed it to Harrison. "Was this the child in question?" she asked gently.

Harrison recognized her, she looked a little older then last time he saw her. "Yes, that's her... " he paused. "Who is she?" he inquired in a curious tone of voice rather than a hostile one.

"Paul." Rabb started. "She actually is your daughter, your very own flesh and blood. You impregnated Rachael Yamaguchi but you were eighteen at the time, you didn't tell her that detail, did you?"

"No, it wasn't really relevant." Harrison sighed softly. "I thought this meeting child calling me was a random prank."

"No." Rabb paused. "That's not why you are here." he sighed softly.

It was Gyce who added. "We have you for statutory rape of a minor. You were of the age of consent but she wasn't." the Bajoran sighed. "She was a minor, aged fourteen. To make matters worse is that you were a student at the academy at the time." as she sat in her chair, some days she loved her work and other days she hated it.

"Did Rachael put you up to this?" Harrison sounded more confused than anything else.

Rabb shook his head. "No. Her husband did," he explained. "Ultimately. We need to look into the matter, as an accusation of this nature requires attention. I am Sorry Ensign but, at this time, do you wish for legal counsel?" he inquired.

"I do." Harrison knew this was going to get stupid real fast.

"Very well, I will serve as your council as I am shy on lawyers at present. I will be impartial but I have to ask about what happened between you and Rachael Yamaguchi."

Gyce turned to Rabb. "We don't need to ask. We can call Rachael in and ask her directly."

Rabb smiled. "That's great," he said while he tapped his combadge. "Rabb to Yamaguchi-Cullen?"

Suddenly Rachael's voice came back over the com system. "Ripcord here. Go, Captain?"

"Would you mind dropping in down here?" Rabb commented. "My associates and I would like to have a word with you."

"Yeah. I'll be there in five, out." and with that, the combadge went silent.