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[Xena]

//"Lieutenant Xena to engineering."//

[Sharpay Harper]

Sharpay had just entered engineering when she heard Xena's voice over the comm lines. "Ensign Harper here." Sharpay responded wondering what could possibly be wrong enough for security to call engineering. It never happened before. "How can I help you?"

Tag: Xena/Any

[Xena]

//"Is everything alright in the shuttle-bay? I have a report here that said that the gravity decreased, was back to full then decreased again." "I'm sending it to you now."//

[Sharpay Harper]

"The shuttle-bay?" Sharpay said to herself as she walked over to the station that beep saying that it was receiving information. Sharpay sat in the chair and looked over the sent report. "What?" It was unbelievable! Why didn't an alert go off in engineering about the gravity. This report was not false either. Vulcans don't lie, unless under orders. And what about the chief? Why was their no inspection?

"There was something." Ensign Harper tapped away at the console. "Thank you for bring this to my attention. An alert should have went off, having it looked into. Hold please." Sharpay called a crewman and an ensign over. She asked them about the gravity and if anything had been recorded or an alert went off. Both officers said no. She also asked about the chief, and neither of them had seen him. This was just very strange. "Thanks."

Sharpay then tapped her badge. "Ensign Harper to Lieutenant Mishtak, please report to engineering."

Tag: Any

[Mishtak]

After a short ride in the turbo lift Mishtak arrived in Engineering and spotted Sharpay at one of the consoles. He made his way straight to her, had he not been there on duty or in for a security issues he would have scooped her into his arms and kissed her to say hi, instead he stopped just behind her...

"You got me down here, now care to tell me why?"

He was a little annoyed to be called away from the bridge, especially if this was for something Xena could handle, but at the same time he was glad to be here, he enjoyed spending time with Sharpay for any reason...

"On a side note..." He lowered his voice "...you still haven't told me what you want to do for dinner this evening."

Even if they were on duty that was no reason they couldn't discuss their off duty plans...



TAG: Sharpay

[Sharpay Harper]

"You got me down here, now care to tell me why?"

Shar turned around. "Are you using a tone with me?" Shar questioned as she raised an eyebrow. She had picked up on a different kind of note in his voice. It was not much appreciated. However, now was not the time or the place for a fight. So, Sharpay simply bridled her tongue and skipped to the 'why'.

"It looks like someone tampered with the alert systems." Sharpay informed Mishtak. She stepped aside so he could see. She also tapped a few more controls. "You have to have a code to do that, and as amazing as this might sound I can't get pass the sequence. Someone is covering their tracks, and doing it quite well." Sharpay explained further as she tapped the above console.

"And I know you are aware of the shuttle bay, gravity an all that, because I know you. Anyway, taking off the alerts and coving ones tracks seems too much for just that. So, there is something funny with the internal sensors. I already talked with a crewman and an ensign whom I actually trust. "Nothing was recorded."

"I can't locate the chief, and as far as dinner...your place or mine?"

Tag: Mishtak

[Mishtak]

"Are you using a tone with me?"

He had the sudden urge to kiss her,but restrained himself,business first...

"It looks like someone tampered with the alert systems."

He thought about that for a moment, it would not be easy to do that under normal circumstances and the extra security measures he had installed should have made it twice as hard at the very least...

"You have to have a code to do that, and as amazing as this might sound I can't get pass the sequence. Someone is covering their tracks, and doing it quite well."

This caught him totally off guard...

"I was under the impression the only person on board that could do that was... you."

"And I know you are aware of the shuttle bay, gravity an all that, because I know you. Anyway, taking off the alerts and coving ones tracks seems too much for just that. So, there is something funny with the internal sensors. I already talked with a crewman and an ensign whom I actually trust. "Nothing was recorded."

Not even a hint of a recording, now that was not something he liked to hear, he would find out what was going on one way or another...

"I can't locate the chief, and as far as dinner...your place or mine?"

"I've not yet met the chief engineer, I was beginning to think the file I had on him was some sort of practical joke and that he didn't really exist..."

His attempt at humor once more...

"I was thinking we could go out for dinner tonight,I hear there's a new holoprogram involving music and dancing somewhere on Earth, Paris I think..."

Truth was he had been reviewing old program files and had found something named 'romantic interlude in Paris' and was wondering what it was all about...

"For now I must attend to this... situation. I will return shortly."

He turned to exit engineering as he tapped his comm badge:

"Mishtak to Security. Lt.Xena, Cadet S'Louk, meet me in the shuttle bay."

He was going to have answers, and soon...


End Mishtak (for now) - Move to Shuttle Bay

[Sharpay Harper]

"I was under the impression the only person on board that could do that was... you."

"Imagine my surprise." Sharpay said to herself. She had been under that same impression until now. It was so very rare that anyone came close to her skill level; especially with sneaky stuff. Sharpay hated the feeling that went with it.

"I was thinking we could go out for dinner tonight,I hear there's a new holoprogram involving music and dancing somewhere on Earth, Paris I think..."

Paris. The most overrated city for lovers on Earth. Any place that served slugs as a delicacy was not romantic. Why, to find that food all you had to do was go out to the backyard or a swamp like place. You might as well eat a caterpillar. "And here I thought he said he did not dance. Least that is what he growled on that one planet."

Tag: Any

[Mishtak]

After a long time in the shuttle bay,Mishtak returned to engineering and to Sharpay. As he entered he could hear a male ensign talking into his comm badge and from the sound of it he was getting reamed out by Romilly, which meant Xena had already finished interrogating him. Strange how it hadn't taken as long as he thought it was going to...

He spotted Sharpay issuing orders in another section and he crept up behind her, as stealthy as a wild earth cat on the hunt. He came in close behind her and quickly wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Hello again my Par'Mach'kai. How soon will you be ready for dinner?"





TAG: Sharpay

[Sharpay Harper]

Though occupied with other tasks, and back facing Mishtak, Sharpay still heard him approaching, but said nothing. Not now anyway. Besides, it really would not be all that fair or fun for Mishtak if he knew she knew he was coming. How did she know? Well, how long had Sharpay had to get used to his footsteps.

"Hello again my Par'Mach'kai. How soon will you be ready for dinner?"

Sharpay felt his arms wrap around her. She closed her eyes and leaned her head back. She quite enjoyed it. Opening her eyes Sharpay smiled and looked up at Mishtak. "Hello." A wave of disappointment then washed over her face. "I'm afraid I have to cancel. And no, it's nothing you did. Just some extra work popped up that requires my personal attention, and expertise."

Turning to face him.

"I'm sorry. I have some free time tomorrow evening though. What do you say to dinner then? You can even pick the place."

Tag: Mishtak

[Mishtak]

She leaned her head back into his chest, he always enjoyed the feel of her close to him, her scent filling his nostrils, he was intoxicated by her, not that he'd ever actually admit to it, but it was the truth.

"Hello."

He had a bad feeling about this...

"I'm afraid I have to cancel.

Bad feeling was right...

And no, it's nothing you did. Just some extra work popped up that requires my personal attention, and expertise."

He had heard this before, it was a common occurrence in their lives. More than one romantic evening had been interrupted by one if not both of their comm badges calling them elsewhere. It was in the job description, be ready to work at all hours regardless of personal plans, and so they had done their best to adjust to it, he still hated it but there wasn't much they could do about it. He tried not to let his own disappointment show.

"I'm sorry. I have some free time tomorrow evening though. What do you say to dinner then? You can even pick the place."

"I say it's a date. I would have had to cut dinner short tonight anyway, I have bridge duty in an hour..."

He bent down slightly and kissed her gently

"...Until tomorrow then..."

He slowly drew hims arms back from around her waist,lingering ever so slightly with hesitation that always came when he had to let her go, but she needed to get back to work, he could already hear the yelping of a crewman in the distance, Sharpay would probably teaching all the crewman several lessons before her shift ended this evening...

"You know where to find me should you need me."

He made his way back out of engineering, thinking he'd have to have a chat with Romilly about getting Sharpay some vacation time eventually, then decided she would ask for time off when she was ready to and he'd be more than happy with that. He had learned to live with her style of doing things her way and he respected that about her, not to mention it was one of her more charming traits too. 'Another meal alone, it could be worse I suppose.' he thought to himself as he headed for the turbolift to hit the mess hall before bridge duty.




END Mishtak - move to ...somewhere else...

[Sharpay Harper]

"I say it's a date. I would have had to cut dinner short tonight anyway, I have bridge duty in an hour..."
"...Until tomorrow then..."

"Ever thought about just taking a shuttle and finding an M class planet to settle on? Just you and me?" Hey it was just a thought. They didn't get a whole lot of time together. Shame too. Beating Mishtak in his own holodeck program would be way too much fun!

"You know where to find me should you need me."

Shar released a small sigh as she went back to work. I love you. Pitty she still could not say it out loud.

After a few hours of hard work, 'voodoo', and telling a few crew members what was what Sharpay left and headed for her quarters to sleep. Romilly could deal with the others.

End Sharpay

[Mishtak]

//"All senior officers and department heads report to the briefing room in one hour...."//