Post Number 6 What Happened

Posted on Tue Jul 19th, 2022 @ 12:53am by Commodore Cyndi Song & Major David Hurd Senior

Mission: McKinley Outpost
Location: Ready Room
Timeline: Backpost From Two Missions Ago

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Cyndi had received word that Major Hurd had returned and there was a report about a his wife and kids being killed, tapping her com-badge "Major Hurd please report to my ready room," Cyndi opened a small cupboard and drew out a bottle of whisky and two glasses and set them on her desk.

Hurd tapped his combage, and replied, "On my way." Arriving a few minutes later, he entered the Commodores Office. Standing at rigid attention, tears streaming down his face, he said, in a broken voice, "Major Hurd reporting as ordered".

"So the report is true," Cyndi said quietly as she poured a glass of whisky, "Relax major and have a seat as she got to her feet walked over to him and handed him the drink, along with a handkerchief and pulled him into an embrace

Hugging her back, Hurd broke down. After what seemed like a eternity he pulled back and said, "Do you wish to hear my report?"

"Only if your up to telling me, have a seat," Cyndi said gently as she took a seat on the edge of her desk.

Sitting down, Hurd paused before he spoke, composing himself. "It was sabotage, Miniature trilithium device was attached to the impulse drive." When it detonated, it caused a cascade overload which destroyed the shuttle, killing all aboard", he finished, fresh tears rolling down his face.

"Has it been determined as to why your family was targeted?" Cyndi asked "Has an investigation been done? If not I'll order one to be done, because Christina was a member of this crew the notification of her family falls on me,"

Composing himself, Hurd said curtly, "I have my guess as to why, and i will hunt down and destroy those responsible. "Pausing he added, "She was my Wife, those were my kids, and as such it, with respect, is my duty to inform her family, again with respect, not yours".

Cyndi nodded "I respect that, but if you'd rather I do it just say the word. As for hunting those responsible and destroying them. I've been there, there was a time I thought my husband had been killed. I wanted to kill those responsible. While I understand your feelings, you do that and it could end your career. Let me launch an investigation."

"You really think I care about my Career", Hurd said angerly. "One way or the other, those responsible will pay dearly for this."

"And what would your wife think if she were here to hear this? I damn well know how you feel. As I said I've been where you are. If you want to throw away everything you've worked so hard to achieve that's on you. You go storming out and kill or seriously injure those who did this what will it prove? Will it bring your wife and kids back? NO! All it's going to do is get you up on charges, charges that I can't fix nor can General Long. You'll end up with a court martial and quite possibly a dishonorable discharge," Cyndi retorted "Is that what you really want? What will it solve! I'm a Commodore I have pull in places you don't, I'm married to a retired admiral who still has contacts. The choice is up to you, I know I can't stop you. It's your call."

Grunting, Hurd said coldly, "What do you propose?"

"What I propose is any scans of the wreckage of the shuttle you took and the location of it and I'll get a recovery ship out to it, retrieve it and go over things with a fine tooth comb. Paul was an engineer. I'll have it sent to Starfleet Headquarters and have the finest people we know tear it apart and give answers. Have you given any thought that this could have just been a horrific accident? I need to know where she got the shuttle from, was it from this ship or did she check out one someplace else," Cyndi said her tone softening

Sobbing, Hurd said, "I can tell you the shuttle was one of ours, and from the limited scans I was able to take of the wreckage, it was rigged up to explode ", Hurd said. "And this was no accident either." Sobbing for a few moments, Hurd said, "Commodore, the bodies of my family are in stasis, and they need a memorial service." "Please for the love of everything, please help me find who did this".

"Of course we will," Cyndi said checking the requests for a shuttle "Major there is no record of your wife ever taking or requesting a shuttle. Are you certain the wreckage is a shuttle from my ship? None are reported missing."

"From scans and pieces of wreckage it, from all appearances appears to be one of ours, in my opinion something is very wrong and there are elements that just plain stink".


"There are no missing shuttles from this ship, give me the location of the wreckage and I'll launch an investigation in this matter. I have contacts that are the best in this. I'll have either Doctor Long do an autopsy of your wife and kids or have them sent to Earth for an autopsy. Your right something is wrong," Cyndi said

Sliding a PADD across the table,, Hurd said, "There is the information you need". "And their will be no autopsy on any of them, as next of kin I forbid it, their bodies will not be desecrated and mutilated any further".

Cyndi picked up the PADD "I understand, you may take your family to be buried."

Cocking his eye, Hurd said, "I request a space Burial"

"We'll do it at the very first chance we get. I want you to find out what shuttle Christiana used as it was not from the Amandora. Ours are all present and accounted for, Cyndi said

"Permission to be dismissed, I have work to do".

"Permission granted," Cyndi said "Dismissed."


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