As always, thank you for all your support. Chapter 9 Ships Of The Line Commander Gavin Mitchell stared in frustration at the hole they'd cut in the decking in an attempt to access deck 11. As soon as the hole was made, a shield popped up, blocking access to it. He wasn't sure what the bounty hunter was up to, but he was sure it wasn't going to be good. "Just like the hole they cut in the overhead on deck 10, Commander Mitchell," Lt Cmndr Mark Berring rumbled, angrily. "They're playing games with us." "Well that's because even a god of love and war gets bored," A teen male's voice said over the ships intercom. "Who is this?" Berring asked. "Do you work for the bounty hunter?" "No," The voice said. "We work for Joshua Kirk, my big brother." The two men look at each other. "What's Kirk up to?" Mitchell asked. "Why has he taken control of this ship?" "It's only until you can recieve the orders from Admiral Ross to arrest this crazy bitch Solana. She's in her cabin now masterbating to some video. I can't make out what it is, though," The sound of a head being slapped sounded over the entire deck. "You would dare strike a god?" The male exclaimed, laughing. The two officers glanced at each other and shook their heads, smiling. "That's nothing compared to what Baby will do to you when she finds out you've not only watched, but recorded this nut job masterbating!" The bounty hunter's voice could be heard. "The recording is not for me, Em. It's for them. It's evidence of just how insane she is. Oh wait, I've got audio!" The sound of Solana gripped by an intense orgasm played for them. But in the background could be heard a teen's voice. Mackenzie Kirk's voice. "Come on Josh, you can do it! Scream for me. Just once! Make my day!" "I'm going to kill you!" A raspy voice could be heard. "I'm going to break every fucking bone in your stolen body and cut your fucking throat, Ka'alu, or whatever your real name is. Then I'll make boots out of your skin!" The voice was interrupted by Mackenzie's laughter. Then another voice could be heard, shouting angrily. "This torture stops now, Human!" The audio cut off abruptly, and Solana could be heard breathing heavily. The two men stood in shocked silence. "Very well," The boy's voice came back on, sounding strained. "I'm going to lower the shields and allow only the two of you to drop down to deck 11. You'll then proceed to the holding cell where Josh is talking with his friend Dani, and his cousin Ami Lynn. He's telling them about the overthrow of the Federation government," Both Mitchell and Berring turned to each other in horror at that last part. "And don't worry about Solana's security team. They are in their quarters playing some kind of card game. And they're going to be taken out soon." "Wait, what do you mean, taken out soon?" Mitchell asked. "I mean they will be taking a stun grenade induced nap. Now go." The shield vanished and both men dropped through. At the bottom, Gavin turned to Berring. "Don't say a word to Dani Marx or Ami Wu about what we heard, understood?" "Yes, sir. They'll kill her if they find out she has that," Berring looked like he was ready to explode. "Hell, I'm tempted to kill her myself. I knew all those commandos from my time serving on Invisible Hand." "I know. Let's just go find Kirk and get these orders," Berring nodded to him before they ran down the passage. "Kirk, what's this about the government being overthrown?" Gavin demanded as he and Mark Berring rushed into Kirk's cell. "Everything you need to know will be included with the orders I've brought. Do you have a link?" Gavin pulled out the cable all Family members carried that allowed them to link brains, as well as with computers. "Stand by for orders from the Chief Of Starfleet operations and the acting Federation President." They both inserted the connecters into the sockets in the back of their heads. Almost as soon as they'd started it was over. Joshua then connected with Mark, and then Dani. With his cousin, Ami, he used their subcutaneous interfaces. Kirk then waited while the four processed the data. Gavin nodded. "We need to find her and lock her up. But first we need to do something about that pack of goons she brought on board," He said, talking about the Admiral's personal security team. He held up his right hand to show Kirk a half finger. "One of the idiots bought a blaster on one of the planets we stopped at. She was playing with it when it fired. Put a hole in the bulkhead and did this." Joshua jerked at this news. "Comlink!" As if by magic a comlink flew through the air. Joshua caught it. "You brought someone aboard this ship?" "Yes!" Kirk said sternly. "Kitty, where are you?" "Outside Solana's security team's quarters." "Be careful. It seems there's at least one blaster in there. So watch out for live weapons." "You got it stud!" Ami smiled as her cousin lowered the link. "And just how close a friend is this Kitty?" "Close enough for birth control," A disembodied female voice said. "Girls, decloak," Joshua said with a smile. Melee, Baby, and Mu-SO 1 appeared before them. Gavin turned to Joshua. "She's tall." "Let me introduce my sisters to you. This tall one is Melee Orinnie. Behind her is Baby, though her real name is Arla Tel'Meht. The third and fourth are Melee's sisters, Ano and Xin. They're with Seesha. You'll be meeting the three of them soon. And I have a new little brother as well, Zell. He's the one who's taken control of the ship." "Ah," Gavin started, still staring at Joshua. "Why are they wearing Shadow Dancer uniforms?" "Because they think it makes them look hot." "They're right," Berring said with a smile. "Ha!" Baby grinned. "See, I told you!" "Besides, it's the official uniform of Long Distance Runner, the ship that's sitting out there. And don't worry about the damage to the ship," Joshua told Mitchell. "There is none." "Of course." The commander smiled as he shook his head, embarassed. "You punched us with your tractor beam, and fed our computer false information." "Yes. Well, except the first two shots that took out the shields. Those were real. Ya figgered ya woulda membered dat manuveur boy, considering you invented it!" Kirk glanced over at his cousin. "Ami why are you wearing an engineering uniform? And why isn't Solana wearing her rank bar?" "Because we have so few people on the ship, I was transfered to engineering. And of course Solana is a stickler for the rules, so I had to start wearing one of the ugly red things. And she never told me why she stopped wearing her bar. I'm not one of her confidantes," She said as Joshua knelt down to let MU-SO 1 care for his wounds. Seesha, Ano, and Xin crept down the corridor leading to Solana's security team's quarters. Ano wore her Shadow Dancer uniform, while the other two wore their armor. Ano called Zell on her comlink. "Zell, we're here. Are they still in there?" "Yeah. They're playing some kind of card game." "Ok, bro." Seesha's comlink came to life. "Kitty? Where ya at?" Joshua asked. "Outside Solana's security team's quarters," The Furrene returned. "Be careful. It seems there's at least one blaster in there. So watch out for live weapons." Seesha grinned. "You got it stud!" Before Joshua cut his comlink off, she heard a woman's voice in the background. "And just how close a friend is this Kitty?" Xin grinned. "You don't think she's jealous do you?" "Maybe she hasn't learned to share," Suddenly the Furrene was serious. She raised her blaster and pointed it at the door. "Toss in the stun grenade." Xin opened the door and hurled the blue globe into the room. Several surprised voices shouted, then were silenced as a crackling sound filled the air. Bodies could then be heard hitting the deck, followed by the sound of a blaster being fired. Zell called in on Seesha's comlink. "Seesha! One of the idiots was playing with a blaster! She shot herself, I think!" "Gotcha." The trio entered the room, weapons at the ready. All ten of Solana's team were scattered about the room. One of them lay with a shabby old blaster next to her, half her foot blasted away. "Wow! Ano laughed. "She's going to feel that when she wakes up!" "Let's get the binders on them, then do some first aid," Seesha said, peering over Ano's shoulder. Ano picked up the blaster. "Kitty? I think this thing is older than Pehn!" Tripping her comlink, she called Melee. "Hey big sis. Have you ever heard of a ZichCo Systems Type 3 blaster?" "Are you kidding me?" Melee asked with a tone of shock. "No. One of crazy ladies goons had one. Dumb bitch shot herself in the foot." "They went out of business more that nine hundred years ago," Melee could be heard laughing. "That thing's probably older than Mulk. Stay away from it. The idiot's lucky it hasn't exploded." "Ok, thanks sis," Ano said, gently placing the weapon on the table, and backing away. "Hey, Ano," Seesha said. "Two things. Only people who get me in the sack can call me Kitty. And let's go find some souvenirs when we're done here." "Ok and ok!" Xin turned to Seesha, but was cut off before she could say anything. "No, you will never be able to call me Kitty." "Great," Xin frowned. "I'm stuck with a bunch of prudes. I'll be glad to get to my new assignment." "You've found out where they're sending you?" Her sister asked. "Meet one of the newest members of Admiral Ackbar's personal security unit." "Well, let's hope you're better than these clowns here," Seesha said, jerking her thumb over her shoulder. "Now let's go find Joshua. I want to see if this cousin Ami Lynn is as cute as her videos make her out to be. I hope not. We have all the cuteness we can stand with this little Bessa brat here." "Don't you know?" Xin said as she took her helmet off and grinned. "Cuteness is my middle name!" "Really?" Ano asked as she gave her a playful nudge. "I thought it was Xincha?"