[open]No whistling while I work.

[Xena]

So. Much. Work. Xena had not expected to come back to this much. "Remind me to never take a vacation." She muttered to herself as she went through report after report. Reports of things missing, reports of things broken, reports of things stolen, and then some. Naturally these were filed after everyone was back to normal.

Perhaps some officers would find something and return it. Hey, it would help. Either way, regulations stated that each incident needed to be investigated. Pity that Mishtak had been effected too. Xena lightly shook her head and continued her reading; occasionally sending off a few crewmen under her command to check out the minor things reported.

Tag: Any

[Shawn O'Conner]

With things back to normal: crew, ship, etc. Shawn was taking this opportunity for his world to get back to normal. The mischief maker had made it through the ships jeffries tubes without running into Ensign Harper (thank God!), only to arrive at a hatch that led into the security office. After listening quietly and carefully for a while Shawn knew two things: Mishtak was not there. Xena was in charge. And that Crewman Kozz had an argument with the computer in the cargo bay; which was of course do to some of Shawn's 'handy work'.

The young lad was doing his best not to laugh after the crewman finished talking to Xena then left to go do another task. It had been a success story if he had ever heard one. Shawn then shifted to get more comfortable while eavesdropping. When he did Shawn's elbow accidentally hit the hatch.

"Ow!" Shawn exclaimed in whisper, hoping no one heard.

Tag: Xena/Any

[Xena]

While picking up another report to read Xena started to get the feeling that she was not entirely alone. Nevermind the very few staff that was going in and out. This was different. Different but familiar. Xena carefully scanned the room with her blue eyes, as she listened carefully to anything that might be different.

Her gaze then shifted to the hatch in the room. She lightly tilted her head to one side. She had a gut feeling. Silently Xena walked over to it, and just before the 'ow' was heard she opened the hatch to only reveal the location of the unforgettable troublemaker Shawn O' Conner. Xena simply stared at the young boy with a poker face. He'd talk.

Tag: Shawn/Anyone

[Shawn O'Conner]

The hatch had been pulled open from the outside. Shawn at first only saw a pair of legs, covered with the black pants. They were all to familiar; he had run into them before. Shawn slowly lifted his head and eyes upward only to see the face of Lieutenant Xena: Assistant Chief of Security. Shawn gave her one of his best innocent smiles. He knew though that it would not work. "Hi."

"So, what brings you here?" Shawn asked innocently as he slowly got out of the jeffries tube. Even he knew that was a stupid question which he had just asked. This was after all the security and Intel office. The question Xena would likely ask was what he was doing here...or not. Sometimes it was difficult for Shawn to read Xena. She was not as predictable as everyone else on the ship.

Tag: Xena/Any

[Xena]

"Hi." "So, what brings you here?"

Xena just kept silent as she watched Shawn get out of the jeffries tube. She did however arch a black brow at his question. That had to be one of the silliest questions to ever come out of this young child's mouth. Well...perhaps not. Xena folded her arms across her chest as she continued to watch Shawn with a straight face. She'd say something eventually.

Tag: Shawn/Anyone

[Crewman Janet Chan]

The doors to the security office slid open with a familiar hiss as Crewman Chan entered the office. She had come in early in order to prepare for the performance reviews of herself and the rest of the hazard teams. She knew it was Lt. Xena that would be conducting them as she was in charge of the hazard teams, although she wondered how Xena was planning on doing her own review, she pushed that thought aside when she saw Xena standing near an open hatch and the all to familiar young man getting out of it. Obviously Shawn was up to his tricks again, not that it was a surprise of any kind.

"Good morning Lt. Xena, I would say good morning to our visitor but I doubt he's here because he was invited." She said as she walked over to join them. She then looked at Shawn.

"Turning yourself in to save us trouble I see, how very thoughtful of you."

She remained nearby, standing in a position to give Xena backup should any of the young man's pranks still be lingering in the jeffries tube.


TAG: Shawn/Xena (whomever is up first)

[Shawn O'Conner]

She was looking at him silently. It was almost as if her eyes were x-raying him. For a minute there was a lingering cold chill in the air. She just stood there. Before Shawn said anything Crewman Chan was there next to Xena. Was this the womans shift or something...

"Good morning Lieutenant Xena, I would say good morning to our visitor but I doubt he's here because he was invited."

"Hey, I'm performing a vital function." Shawn stated as he looked up and over to Chan. He pointed to himself. "I'm learning through observation. Are you really going to give me the cold shoulder for taking on the guy role of Jane Goodall? Not that I'm saying you two are gorillas or anything..." Shawn said now pointing at both Chan and Xena.

"Turning yourself in to save us trouble I see, how very thoughtful of you."

"That's me! I'm thoughtful boy!"

Tag: Any

[Xena]

"Good morning Lieutenant Xena, I would say good morning to our visitor but I doubt he's here because he was invited."

Xena, not wanting to break any control she might currently have, simply gave a short nod at Chans' words. She figured that Janet would understand, also being in security. Chan was also quite a capable officer which in Xena's personal opinion should have been given the rank of ensign by now.

"Hey, I'm performing a vital function."

Well that statement certainly attained her attention. "Exactly how is that?" Xena questioned coolly, as she effortlessly pushed the door on the hatch closed. She was quite looking forward to this answer. Majority of the time Shawn's answers and explanations to certain questions were quite amusing. Naturally Xena could never tell him that. It would only be an encouragement.

"I'm learning through observation. Are you really going to give me the cold shoulder for taking on the guy role of Jane Goodall? Not that I'm saying you two are gorillas or anything..."

Xena looked to Janet for just a moment. That was one of the most silliest answers that Xena had ever heard; forget the fact that she didn't know who Jane Goodall was. "Uh huh."

"That's me! I'm thoughtful boy!"

At that Xena wanted to laugh, but she didn't dare. She took a deep breath. "Well then, since your so thoughtful perhaps we can assign you a task to do, under supervision of course."

Tag: Any

[Mishtak]

//"Mishtak to Security, I need a detail to sickbay and an investigative team to the shuttle bay to get me as much information as possible on his ship."//

[Crewman Janet Chan]

Chan just stood back and listened to Shawn attempt to explain what he was doing, she studied the way Lt. Xena conducted herself and forced herself to try and recall this Jane Goodall, to no avail. Apparently the Jane Goodall reference involved gorillas, he said he wasn't calling them gorillas but it just made her think he had insulted them all the same, she was about to say something when Mishtak's voice broke through the com system.

//"Mishtak to Security, I need a detail to sickbay and an investigative team to the shuttle bay to get me as much information as possible on his ship."//

Chan looked over at the nearest computer terminal to see he had also posted an updated duty log along with a security alert, it mentioned... The Borg...

"Lt. Xena, you should take a look at this quick."

As Xena was the ranking security officer in the office at the moment Chan would simply wait to hear what orders were going to be issued and then follow them accordingly.

"I guess our performance reviews will have to wait."



TAG: Xena, Shawn

[Xena]

Before Xena was able to think of something for Shawn to do, Mishtak's voice came over the comm lines. Hmm. All this Shawn stuff had thrown her a little off schedule. Well, no use thinking in the past. Xena took hold of Shawns' arm and walked him over to a seat.

"Lieutenant Xena, you should take a look at this quick."

"Stay." Xena commanded of Shawn as she walked over to the terminal. Borg. Borg was never a good thing. "Alright, here's what is going to happen;" Xena pulled out a couple of phasers especially designed with a rotating pulse to deal with Borg. It was a precautionary measure.

"Chan, you, myself and Shawn will head to the shuttlebay." Xena handed Janet one of the small hand phasers. As she did so in walked Ensign Lue, and Lieutenant Shev. Just the two I was going to send for... "Shev and Lue will lead the team to sickbay." Xena then handed the two the pasers that were on the desk.

Why let Shev (half Romulan half Human) and Lue (fully Human) go to sickbay? They were good and still needed more experience, well Ens. Lue anyhow. And Shawn, well it would be best if he were to stay out of the busiest place; which was bound to be sickbay.

Besides, he was good with technology, why not put him to work with the foreign tech? "Let's go." Xena turned to Shawn and said: "Come."

Tag: Chan/Shawn - End Xena

[Shawn O'Conner]

"Stay. Come. What am I? A dog?" Shawn asked rhetorically. He got up and went with Chan and Xena to the shuttlebay. At least Xena was going to let him help. What better way to keep an eye on him? Security was sure getting smart. It must be all the times he kept them on his feet.

End Shawn

[Crewman Janet Chan]

"Chan, you, myself and Shawn will head to the shuttle bay."

"Yes ma'am."

Chan went to one of the weapons lockers and pulled a freshly charged hand phaser out and put the one she had been carrying back in it's place, never go into a situation with equipment that might let you down after all.

"Stay. Come. What am I? A dog?"

She chuckled slightly

"Just do as your told and try not to break anything."

She said to Shawn with a smile, she was picking on him and she hoped he knew it, after all he hadn't actually broken anything... yet...



END- Move to shuttle bay

[Mishtak]

//"Mishtak to Security, send an additional detail to the shuttle bay. Wait outside until Lt. Xena gives you further instructions."
//

As soon as the message had been played everyone in the office was moving. One detail grabbed hand phasers, holstered them and then armed themselves with phaser rifles before making their way to the shuttle bay. A second detail began arming themselves with phasers and rifles in preparation for a boarding party or other major alert that might go out next. The final detail was armed only with hand phasers and they, without having been ordered to do so, left the office and made their way to sickbay where they would remain outside the doors in case the guest decided to escape.