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The Beginning
Topic Started: Mar 27 2018, 10:18 AM (2,275 Views)
Angel Ryder
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"Dad taught me that at a young age too." Angel said with a nod of her head. "The boss does everything even the new recruits would be doing. Scut is not a four letter word. Well it is... but it's not THAT kind of four letter word. You can tell a CO who actually does everything by how worn their knees and the bend in their boots are." she looked at her own boots. "Can I ask you one thing though... if you were an Ensign, just starting out right now. You think I have it easier or harder than you did? Dad never did give me a straight answer."
Vice Admiral Angelica "Angel" Ryder
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Rebecca Talon
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"'Scut work'," she laughed. "Your dad always had a unusual way of calling grunt work, but, he's right. With that said you need to find a balance. Otherwise you will be doing all the work."

She turned her attention back to her work, and there was silence between them for a moment. "I think," she started continuing, "That the Federation is much less of a utopia than it used to be. Yes, we had conflict with the Cardassians, Tzenkathy, and Romulus, but I don't remember the internal strife here at home like we do now."
"Nothing of consequence happened today. " -- Diary of King George III, July 4, 1776
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Angel Ryder
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"I really don't remember a time when there wasn't some internal strife." Angel said with a sad expression on her face. "Pythus Sector... that was a completely FUBAR'd situation. I still have some pretty... vivid nightmare flashbacks to some of the nastiness back then. But then that was just a weird place once you passed the slot, sort of it's own pocket of insanity and weirdness." she closed her eyes. "I was just a little girl when those weird literal FemiNazi human superiority wackadoos were making trouble. Thought that was just out there... didn't think I'd see that kind of racism in this part of Federation space."
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Rebecca Talon
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Rebecca sighed, "I know what you mean. But it seems that what we are dealing with is worse. Those Terra Materians never got an operative on board and blew up my bridge."
"Nothing of consequence happened today. " -- Diary of King George III, July 4, 1776
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Angel Ryder
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"Yeah they weren't suicidal... at least from what I remember." Angel said softly. "That whole 'Earth for Humans' bullshit... thought we were through with that. Guess those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it."
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Rebecca Talon
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"Oh they know. They know all too well. I'm teaching over one-hundred cadets right now World War One," Rebecca stated.

She pushed away from the ops console and faced Angel, her legs crossed and hands folded into her lap.

"It just takes the right combination of bad, ignorance, and charismatic leader to have a bunch of sheep believing lies and following them to the slaughter. Evil exists my niece, but it's not usually the movement as a whole just the people on top."

She took a deep breath and let the air out through her teeth. On the viewscreen Terra Alpha slowly rotated as the dry dock and ship orbited.

"One thing is for certain," she said again, "decay is the natural order of things. Just like a body decomposes, or steel rusts into oblivion, governments do the same. Rome, British Empire, the United States all succumbed to atrophy and necrosis. So too will the grand experiment that is the United Federation of Planets. But, this death will be in the form of loss of liberties. Toltarian Regime is always the final plung of a nation before it resets itself and climbs out of the wreckage. Knowing history forstalls it for a time, but greed, sloth,and corruption will always bring it down."
Edited by Rebecca Talon, Jun 11 2018, 11:01 PM.
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Angel Ryder
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"Yeah... like they say, freedom is refreshed with the blood of patriots and innocents." Angel said as she cocked her head slightly. "Paraphrasing of course." she looked at the planet. "Dad says in about a decade it'll be ready for full colonization. Terra Delta would be a good place to hide any of these racists though. It's cold and it's pretty much in the ass end of space. Wonder if the Romulans are going to give us a hard time with this system." she smiled slightly. "My Romulan penpal Tivol thinks that we're really only a leader away from something lasting. After Shinzon, there's changes, but they're going through similar pains, lot of Romulans want to keep to themselves, rebuild their Empire. While others are like screw the Empire, we need allies not conquests."
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"It was from Thomas Jefferson," she replied. "The actual quote is 'The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of Patriots, and tyrants'."

Rebecca returned to the console, and started plucking away. "I have more than a penpal. During the Dominion war I worked with a Romulan senator. I think I have mentioned her before. Your penpal is correct. There is a growing division. The republicans are growing in strength. Especially with the aperrent death of Empress Sela."
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"Never know... I may have a Romulan serving on my bridge that isn't a double agent someday." Angel said as she ran her hand through her hair. "Remember that Stelam t'Radiak guy that used to be on Python, even then he was like 'it's gonna happen, we're going to be allies.'. That was how long ago?"
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"I didn't work with him too closely then, but I would agree with that. Perhaps you will have a superior officer who is a Romulan. Senator Tomarah is in favor of such an alliance, as is Chairman Koval and Senetor Levak. It's a pity Senator Krerak didn't survive the Dominion War. I liked her the couple of times I met her."
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Nick Ryder
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"I like her too." Nick said as he walked off the turbolift. "Ladies." he greeted them with a smile. "Thought I'd surprise you. You can keep Angel for a little while longer, Julie and I are following up on a couple leads, but I told her I had some other business to take care of while she set things up." he walked over to his daughter and returned her salute. "God, you look like you were born to wear that uniform kid."

"Does feel really good." Angel said with a smile. "Admiral."

"So... Admiral Sandoval..." he turned to Becca. "Once this bird is spaceworthy, I have an assignment for you."
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Rebecca smirked, "I outrank you Mr. Ryder ," she teased. Technically they were the same rank, but she had the edge of seniority.

"We should be done in three days. If it's an emergency we can leave now."
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Nick Ryder
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"No super rush. Need you to swing by the border of the Romulan and Federation, we've been getting reports of some skirmishing. I'm thinking the only reason there's skirmishing, someone from our side of the border is starting it." Nick said as he sat on the edge of the tactical rail. "Julie and V'Pier both came to the conclusion that there's something there. Whatever it is, be careful, but I've got a fresh supply of fighters for your flyboys. Seriously Becca... you could have upgraded those birds a year ago, the new engines and braking systems will make you wonder why you didn't do it sooner."
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She shrugged, "I have been fighting with Fighter Command for years. Hell, the training is lackluster at best. The new recruits need three months of work before I can even assign them to a squadron. This is all new to them I know. But, these people are making decisions that they know nothing about. They look at these fighters as simply shuttles."
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Nick Ryder
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"And I've got shuttle pilots on Starbase 58 that think they're fighters and complain and hack them to make them that." Nick chuckled. "Well, the new control system and drives are going to help them out, but I think we need to run some more fighter drills. Let me see if I can't find you a decent CAG that'll whip them into shape." he looked at Angel and smirked. "So ladies, you good with spending a little more time together?"
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