Chapter 3/Search for mimetic device

The Athena is at high warp on course towards the Romulan border.

In the briefing room Colonel Dualla looks at the senior staff giving them a briefing when Major Hailey looks at her.

Won't the Romulans see this as a violation of the Neutral Zone Treaty? Major Hailey says as she looks at Colonel Dualla.

Admiral Kira looks at her.

Well maybe, I'm helping a friend to clear her name says Typhuss as he looks at Major Hailey.

Then Colonel Dualla turns to Commander Hoshi.

Mr. Hoshi have you and Mr. Valdez found a way to hide our signature? Colonel Dualla says as she looks at them.

He looks at them.

All three of us did Colonel Commander Hoshi says as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

Colonel Dualla looks puzzled.

What do you mean all three of us? Colonel Dualla says as she looks at him.

He looks at them.

You can thank Commander Charles Tucker of the NX-01 Enterprise in 2154 during the Augment Crisis he came up with a way to fake a Klingon warp signature Commander Hoshi says as he looks at them.

Then Typhuss chimes in.

You know this trick doesn't always work says Typhuss as he looks at them.

He looks at the Admiral.

True but it's the best plan we've got without getting shot at but it won't work if we get within five hundered kilometers of their sensors Commander Hoshi says as he looks at them.

Colonel Dualla looks at him.

On your way get the plan going Colonel Dualla says as she looks at him.

He leaves the briefing room as Typhuss looks at the Colonel.

You have something to add Admiral? Colonel Dualla says as she looks at him.

He chimes in.

We need to have a plan b in case this dosen't work says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

She looks at him.

I'm all ears Colonel Dualla says as she looks at Admiral Kira.

Admiral Kira looks at her.

We hide our warp signature by remodulating the plasma injectors says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

She looks at him.

That could work Colonel Dualla says as she looks at him.

Typhuss looks at Nikita who is worried.

Nikita, everything is going to be all right, we are going to get who ever did this says Typhuss as he looks at Nikita.

She looks at him.

Thanks Nikita says as she looks at them.

Typhuss looks at her.

Your welcome says Typhuss as he looks at Nikita.

She looks at them.

I'm going to go rest Nikita says as she leaves the briefing room.

Typhuss looks at Colonel Dualla.

We better get to work says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

She nods at him and the senior staff leaves the room as she does as well.

The Athena approaches the fourth planet in the Neutral Zone and enters orbit.

On the bridge Lieutenant Mitchell looks at his console then turns to Colonel Dualla.

We've established standard orbit ma'am Lieutenant Mitchell says as he looks at the Colonel.

She then looks at Ensign Ronald.

Any sign of Romulan vessels in the sector Colonel Dualla says as she looks at her.

Ensign Ronald looks at her console.

Nothing on sensors Colonel Ensign Ronald says as she looks at her console and reports.

Typhuss looks at Dualla.

Kira to Nikita, we have entered orbit of the fourth planet, please report to the bridge says Typhuss as he tapped his combadge.

Acknowledged Typhuss ​Nikita says over the com.

Colonel Dualla turns to the Admiral.

Let's pay whoever's in charge a visit Colonel Dualla says as she looks at Admiral Kira.

Admiral Kira looks at her.

As soon as Nikita gets here says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

Colonel Dualla looks at him.

Could we just go without her because what if her face is on the wanted list? Colonel Dualla says as she looks at the Admiral.

Admiral Kira looks at her.

I could leave you behind on the ship, Nikita can handle herself says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

In the transporter room their waiting for her.

Ugh how long does it take? Colonel Dualla says as she looks at Admiral Kira.

Admiral Kira looks at her.

​Nikita, please report to transporter room 1 says Typhuss as he tapped the com panel on the transporter console.

Colonel Dualla looks at the chief.

Check the transporter logs Colonel Dualla says as she looks at the chief.

He looks at the logs and then at them.

Transporter logs indicate that Ms. Mears beamed down to the surface an hour ago the transporter chief says as he looks at both Colonel Dualla and Admiral Kira.

Colonel Dualla, Lieutenant Alvadez, Commander Hoshi and a squad of MACOs step onto the transporter pad.

Chief beam us down at the same cooridnates Colonel Dualla says as she looks at the chief.

Admiral Kira looks at the chief.

I'm coming too says Typhuss as he looks at the transporter chief as he gets on the transporter pad.

Colonel Dualla looks at him.

Admiral we can handle this Colonel Dualla says as she looks at the Admiral.

Admiral Kira looks at her.

Don't fight with me Colonel, I'm coming we are wasting time says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

She looks at him.

Give me and the team five minutes to secure the beam out point before you beam down just to be safe because of what happened to a member of her team Colonel Dualla says as she looks at him.

He agrees to it and the away team beams down.

On the surface the MACOs and Lieutenant Alvadez scans the area as he turns to the Colonel.

Area secured Colonel Lieutenant Alvadez says as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

Colonel Dualla tapped her combadge.

Dualla to Athena Admiral the area is secured you can beam down now Colonel Dualla says as she spoke to the com.

Admiral Kira beams down and asked for a report.

Report says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

She looks at the Admiral.

Area secured sir but so far no sign of Nikita did you do the mission with her? Colonel Dualla says as she looks at the Admiral.

Typhuss told her the report from that day.

Yes, 20 years ago Starfleet got word that the Romulans were making a bio-weapon and Starfleet Intelligence sent Nikita, me and the team here to destroy the weapon says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

Colonel Dualla looks at him.

From what I've read in the reports they were going to use the bio-weapons on the Federation and that you lost a man Colonel Dualla says as she's looking at the Admiral as their walking through the town looking for Nikita.

Typhuss looks at her.

Sean Pierce, he was killed by a Romulan officer as we made our escape to the runabout says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

Meanwhile in the office of one of the Romulan Commanders Nikita bursts through the door and shot the guards and then points the type-3 phaser at the Commander.

May I ask what you're doing? Commander T'sok says as he looks at Nikita.

She points the phaser at him.

YOU'VE SET ME UP Nikita shouts as she looks at him.

He looks at her.

I don't know what you're talking about T'sok says as he looks at her.

She still has her weapon trained on him.

Colonel Dualla looks at her tricorder.

The trail ends here at this building I'm also detecting weapons fire Colonel Dualla says as she looks at the tricorder and reports to the Admiral.

Admiral Kira looks at his phaser.

Come on says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

They walked into the building and see the guards knocked out or dead.

Whoa, this is strange we don't take Romulan lives Colonel Dualla says as she sees a dead Romulan soldier with his own knife in his chest.

Admiral Kira looks at her.

Come on let's find Nikita says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

They get to the broken down door as the away team surrounds Nikita as she looks at them.

So not here to help me then Colonel Nikita says as she looks at Colonel Dualla.

Typhuss looks at Nikita.

Nikita, I'm here to help you says Typhuss as he looks at Nikita then he points his type 2 phaser at the away team.

Colonel Dualla looks at the Admiral.

Admiral what the hell are you doing? Colonel Dualla says as she's looking at the Admiral.

Admiral Kira looks at her.

Helping my friend, I'm not going to turn on Nikita, what the hell are you doing says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

She looks at him.

As you can see she's got a weapon on a Romulan Commander one of which is the most important person in the Romulan Star Empire if he dies all hope of restoring the treaty of Brassen is dead Colonel Dualla says as she looks at him.

Admiral Kira looks at Nikita.

Nikita, tell me what you are doing says Typhuss as he looks at Nikita.

She looks at him and the away team.

Getting some answers Nikita says as she looks at Typhuss and the away team and then points the disruptor at Commander T'sok.

Typhuss looks at her.

All right says Typhuss as he looks at Nikita.

Colonel Dualla looks at Nikita.

I'm sorry Ms. Mears but I'm going to have to ask you to drop the disruptor Colonel Dualla says as she looks at Nikita.

Nikita looks at her then turns to the Commander.

No he's going to pay for what he did to Sean and what he's trying to do to me Nikita says as she still has the disruptor trained on the Commander.

Admiral Kira looks at Nikita.

Nikita, Sean wouldn't want you to do this, revenge isn't the answer this isn't going to bring Sean back we can arrest this son of a bitch, don't do it says Typhuss as he looks at Nikita.

Colonel Dualla looks at the Admiral.

Sorry sir I've got orders to preserve his chances of restoring the peace and this isn't the Romulan commander that you think he is he wasn't around the day Sean was killed I ran the name through the database it states he was killed for failing to capture the Federation spies this is the son of Commander Tomalak Colonel Dualla says as she looks at them.

Nikita hands the disruptor to Typhuss as he shuts the disruptor down and hugs Nikita.

Admiral I am here to make sure that the peace with the Federation is restored true we've had our wars with each other but we did end the coup that Shinzon was about to do Commander S'Tok says he looks at Admiral Kira.

Admiral Kira looks at him.

Who is setting Nikita up, if you know anything tell me now says Typhuss as he looks at Commander S'Tok.

He shuts off all interal sensors and recorders.

Had to do that first before I could talk five weeks ago a human female visited the colony and she wanted a small device replicated for her and the original one destroyed and she left and stated that if I told anyone what happened I'd suffer her wrath and she left Commander T'sok says as he looks at Admiral Kira.

Colonel Dualla looks at Admiral Kira.

A human female he doesn't mean Colonel Dualla says as she looks at Admiral Kira.

Admiral Kira looks at her and then at Commander T'sok.

Was it a woman named Miranda Tate says Typhuss as he looks at Commander T'sok.

He looks at them.

Yes it was Commander T'sok says as he looks at them.

Then out of nowhere he's shot in the shoulder as Admiral Kira looks at his wound as Colonel Dualla tapped her combadge.

Away team to Athena lock onto whoever shot at us and fire torpedoes Colonel Dualla says as she spoke into the com.

​Aye, Colonel firing torpedoes now ​Major Hailey says over her combadge.

The Athena fires three torpedoes down to the surface and destroys the building where the shots came from, as Typhuss was treating T'sok's wound and looks at him.

Its not bad, but you need to be beamed to the Athena and taken to sickbay says Typhuss as he looks at T'sok.

He nods at him and beams up to the Athena.

In the transporter room the away team steps off the the pad and Admiral Kira looks at Colonel Dualla.

Now we know who set up Nikita says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

Colonel Dualla looks at them.

She could be long gone by now and if she's smart as her file says she is tracking her warp trail will be tough Colonel Dualla says as she looks at Admiral Kira.

Admiral Kira looks at her.

She is, I have been trying to capture her for years says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

They're walking through the corridor as crewmen are walking by or replacing relays, she turns to him.

You've been trying to arrest her for years that must be tough not catching someone Colonel Dualla says as she looks at Admiral Kira.

Admiral Kira looks at her.

Miranda always finds a way to escape, it is says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

They walk into the turbolift.

Main bridge Colonel Dualla says as she gave a command to the computer.

Admiral Kira looks at her.

We better start looking for Miranda says Typhuss as he looks at Colonel Dualla.

She nods at him.

On the Bridge Major Hailey looks at them.

Admiral, Colonel we picked up a transmission from the Intrepid I've downloaded it into the padd if you wanna take a look at it Admiral Major Hailey says as she hands him the padd.

Admiral Kira takes the padd and looks at the Major.