All the Queen's Men

Posted on Mon Feb 24th, 2020 @ 3:07pm by Lieutenant Colonel Tienn Nerra

Mission: Mission 13: The Space Between
Location: Various Locations - USS Shadow
Timeline: 0900Hrs - March 1st, 2390

1st Lieutenant Tienn Nerra stood in at 5'3 in height, she was not a large woman but she was waiting for her
two students, one of them she was not worried about but the second was an Andorian private who'm she
had issues with.

today they would be doing explosives training, Tienn for her part was wearing her engineering armor which
was something she had brought with her from her last assignment before the USS New Hampshire. She held
a PADD in her hands as she waited.

Two Marine privates arrived. One was McDermot, the other Amlari.

"Hello Lieutenant." McDermot addressed the Bajoran.

"Hello Lieutenant Nerra. We are here for training." Amlari told Tienn in a subdued voice.

"Tienn." Tienn responded to the two. "I'm properly addressed as Tienn, family name first folks... given name
last." she looked at the Andorian.

"Really?" Amlari asked. "Your not just saying that to get me in trouble again are you?" Ryi asked, a little skeptical.

Tienn raised an eyebrow. "You know Private. I like you." she commented. "But yes... Bajoran tradition says the
family name is first so I am properly addressed as Tienn." she pronounced it as 'Tee'Yen'. "So tell me something..
whats this I hear about you and Telerite getting into an altercation over quarters?" she inquired. "Do I need to
come deal with venting some fleeters guts?"

"No, that won't be needed. The Captain's minion told me I'll be bunking with someone else." Ryi told Tienn. "I'm just glad to be away from her. She whined a lot." Ryi put her finger to her nose to imitate a pig. She then changed her voice into a more gruff tone. "Marine, pick up your cloths. Marine, don't leave your hygiene tools in the head. Marine, stop taking my underwear."

"Oh I can't normaly say this around the Fleet types... they are way too squeamish.." Tienn responded. "Why would you want a Tellerites underwear?" the Bajoran inquired, clearly amused rather then confused.

"Well, I kinda run out of clean underpants once in a while. So I figure that were roomies so we share everything." Ryi told Tienn with a shrug.

"Uh, you seem to have a gusto for your job Sir." McDermot told Tienn.

Tienn smiled as she regarded the larger male Private. "Yes... I do have an appetite for destruction. I enjoy
breaking things.." she regarded her two students. "So... are you two prepared for the insanity that awaits you?"
she paused. "did I just say that aloud?"

"I'm kind of hoping we're here for demolitions training Sir." McDermot told Tienn, a little disturbed by the thoughts of violent actions against crew members and Amlari's undergarments.

"Do not rush me Private." Tienn commented with a smile as she tapped the display before her. "but since you are in a rush... I will begin ahead of time." there was something in her tone as she opened the doors, inside was a starship cargo bay with a lot of ordinance and weapons from almost every known culture in existence. "I decided to teach you both everything I could think of." as she plucked a Cardassian grenade off of the rack, she smiled as she tossed it to Amlari. "Instead of talking you both to death... I will instead show you. the firing range is over there where you will use them and test various weapons... Amlari. you are new to Tienn's School of Explosives so.... you will go first... select a few grenades and go use them on the range... McDermot will observe and learn how they explode... you may both add and remove surroundings as needed in the range... I will be seeing if you are worth my training which... I will start tomorrow."

"They explode. How complicated could this get?" McDermot asked.

"I want you to develop kills in using these explosives.. I want you to learn about them, how to use them and... how to disarm them." Tienn regarded Amlari. "Private. Go ahead and blow something up but I caution you. two of the ten grenades are bugged, one will blow late and one will blow early." she explained.

"Is this typical Star Fleet training?" McDermot asked.

"Private." she pointed to the guy, the tip of her finger connected with the center of his chest as she slowly turned her head. "Question my methods again... and I will make you regret it." and with that she grinned at him, this was all tooth. "You are new to Tienn's School of Engineering and thus, you'd do well to keep your mouth shut and observe."

"Understood Sir." McDermot grumbled.

Tienn gently plucked a grenade off of the wall and she handed it to him. "Can you make an IED?" she inquired, IED meant Improvised explosive device

"I think I saw something on an action holo-movie. The like blew up something like eight Borg with it." McDermot explained.

"Yes... I know..." Tienn commented as she pulled the pin on one of the grenades and then she tossed it to him. "Here, catch!" and with that she grinned evilly as the grenade exploded in McDermot's face. Of course the Marine was unharmed as Tienn regarded him. "Now... did that clear your sinuses?" she inquired.

McDermot was covered in red war paint, Tienn chortled as she regarded him. "Your new name... Warpaint." she turned to Amlari. "Now then Private... can you build an IED, an improvised explosive device... someone comes along and steps on it, it explodes... don't need to kill... it can cripple or maim, can you make me one like that.."

"Aw! Was this really needed?" McDermot complained.

"Yes Private, it was. You needed to learn... otherwise you wouldn't be here... I can see my regular method won't work. I will do this another way... I will teach you both about explosives and like me or despise me, you are going to learn.... if for one second, I feel you will fail your future victims, I will fail you... and then I will inform the Gunny what a useless moron you are." she regarded the Andorian as well. "Is this clear enough for you Private McDermot!" she got in his face as she screamed the last eight words of her sentence.

"You don't have to scream." McDermot said a little defensively.

"Gunny taught me a few things when we were going over the munitions inventory." Ryi interjected. "I'm not sure if they're by the book but they looked like they might work." Ryi added.

Tienn stepped back as she regarded the Andorian. "Very well Private Amlari. Please proceed.... Mr Meathead will observe.." Tienn's smile had vanished and now she was annoyed as she regarded the Andorian. "First thing Amlari, the phrase 'by the book' have no meaning in here. I want you to make me something that can explode on command, be it to kill or to maim, I leave to you're best judgement." Tienn commented.

"Okay, let me get my field pack." Ryi stated. Ryi stepped back and picked up her field pack. "Gunny told me I should only make stuff from what I'll have in my pack."

Ryi pulled out her entrenching tool and some wire. She then detached the spade from the shaft of the entrenching tool. Ryi then took five grenades and wired them around the end of the shaft. She also wired the pull rings to be pulled out at the same time.

"Gunny told me this what they called a 'Panzerknacker'. It was used on pre spaceflight Terra." Ryi proudly told Tienn.

Tienn watched the Andorian work as she raised an eyebrow. "Looks lovely.... show me how it works..." she commented before she turned and went over to the range. "Private.. lets test your... odd looking toy. go blow something up."

Ryi approached the range. She tugged on the wire and flung the charge out into the range. A second latter Ryi was rewarded with a large explosion. As the dust settled Ryi had an annoyed look on her face. "Now I need a new entrenching tool." Ryi stated out loud.

"You'll have one when we finish here." Tienn commented. "McDermot, you'r turn.... Impress me.... if you can."

McDermot Looked a little flustered. He went to his pack and pulled out some clear monofilament line. He then attached the grenade's cargo tube to a nearby cargo create with the line. Then, he put a hole in the back of the tube. He tied a knot at one end of a wire and run the loose end through the hole. He then tied the half meter of wire to the grenade.

McDermot then cut of another piece of wire. He tied it to an adjacent create. He strung the wire between to space between the create. He tied the loose end to the pull ring on the grenade. He put the grenade in the cargo tube.

"I saw this on Captain Uber Marine. The victim hits the wire. The wire pulls the grenade out at the same time pulls out the pin." McDermot stated proudly.

"Captain Who?" Tienn inquired evenly as she regarded the device that he had made. "show me how it works..." she commented.

"Pfft! Captain Uber McFarland is a Marine and leader of the Assassin Commando Brigade." McDermot stated with a little bit of surprise. "He has all the great catch phrases. 'Uber isn't my middle name, it's my first.' Or after he shots somebody he yells 'Zap!'. Oh oh, my favorite is when he takes out a boss guy 'Just a days work.' There all classics." McDermot explained.

McDermot could tell by the puzzled looks on Tienn's and Amlari's faces that they had no idea what he was talking about. McDermot gave a shrug of resignation.

"This is how it works. I walk through the trip wire. The wire pulls the grenade until it runs out of length and the it pulls out the ring." McDermot explained."I'll show you."

McDermot walked into the wire. The grenade came out of its tube as the ring was pulled out. McDermot let out a loud shriek as the grenade exploded. When the smoke cleared he was on his side moaning.

Tienn went over to him. "Shit McDermot. What the hell is wrong with you!" she yanked off her pack as she produced a Medkit from it, she then went to treat his wounds. "Just because you are on a holodeck doesn't excuse you from common sense." she commented. "I was kinda hoping you'd use some brains with your toy but..." she sighed. "you need to grow the fuck up Private or you'll end up dead pretty quick." she did a quick check and sure enough, there was nothing wrong with him as the safeties would protect against injury.

"You wanted to see how it worked!" McDermot protested. Then he moaned in pain.

"The holodeck can cause quiet of shock. I should know from personal experience." Amlari chimed in.

"I did... I was expecting you to create a hologram to demonstrate and not use yourself." Tienn commented. "Come on... on your feet." she commented as she grasped his hand ans with a strength one couldn't expect from someone who was quite small, she hauled him to his feet.
"Take five minutes and process what you learned here Private..." she regarded him as she looked up at him. "Once you've learned what I feel you need to learn.... we will proceed..."

"Okay,fine." McDermot said with resignation. "Computer: Shadow corridor network, saucer section." The Holodeck changed form. McDermot created a fresh package of explosives. He placed two sticks in four different corridors. He then wired the explosives together.

"See," McDermot explained "the devices are all daisy-chained. I can blow all the explosives from this one detonator." McDermot held up the detonator. "Why would I want to do that? Your asking. Computer: add a Borg mass attack wave." McDermot ordered.

Borg soldiers flooded all four of the corridors. McDermot hit the device. In one flash, the Borg were incinerated.

Tienn raised an eyebrow. "Mr McDermot, very nice...." she commented. "I was thinking that this was going to take me all day. but you have both proven that you are able to handle making explosives." the smaller woman commented. "Now I will teach you how its done... since you've both shown you are capable."