The New Vulcan In Town

Posted on Mon Apr 14th, 2025 @ 1:20pm by Lieutenant JG Lucian (Lu-Shen) & Commander Izzy Schröder

1,252 words; about a 6 minute read

Mission: Plight of the Pyrithian Bat

ON:

Lucian made his way to the Commander's office. He had yet to go to his quarters but first he wanted to check in. Standing at her door he heard some voices from within. There was something familiar about one of the voices. He rang the chime.

Inside Minato smiled at the commander. "Oops! It appears your next appointment is here." Smiling Minato stood. "Commander thank you for the chat and the warm welcome!"

"You're welcome" replied Izzy. "One moment" she added and gave a nod to Minato. She was approving his leaving and allowing the next individual in to see her.

The door opened and Lucian walked in. His eyes zeroed in on a very familiar person. He suppressed groan.

Minato leapt up from the seat. "You! Lieutenant LuLu!"

"Lucian. Lieutenant Lucian."

"Whatever you saved my life!" Minato turned to the Commander. "That man should get a medal! He saved me from a turbo lift free fall where I would have been crushed to bits!"

"The lift was merely stuck."

Minato shook their head. "No No No! It was shaking and it would have fallen."

Lucian briefly closed his eyes to prevent a massive eyeroll. "Ensign you exaggerate."

"Oh my Gods! I owe you a big hug."

"I wish you would not...you have already done that and it is the prime reason I have been avoiding you."

Minato smiled. "Awwww I bet you're all cuddly on the inside. But hey! We are shipmates!"

"I shall ensure I am trapped in a faulty airlock to remedy that."

Minato laughed. "Sense of humor too! Well I won't keep you and the Commander." Minato turned to Izzy. "Commander thank you once again! Lieutenant Hero LuLu I'll see you at the medical." Minato headed out and when the door closed Lucian sighed and muttered "Ridiculous."

"Lucian," Izzy gestured for the man to have a seat. She immediately took the helm of the conversation. "I need these students thoroughly trained on phaser discipline, type-1 for now. Some may be more comfortable than others. I'll also need their phasers modified with safety settings. Access restriction block on the kill setting, render it inaccessible to them."

"Indeed. I have a crate of phasers prepared and they should be loaded on ship shortly. I also have a lesson plan prepared for your review and approval." He handed her a data pad.

"Wonderful, I will review it and have it back to you as soon as possible. I wanted to go over your position aboard" she explained. "Teaching is certainly the primary focus of your position though keeping the ship and these students safe is another factor."

"Indeed. I have some suggestions on that if you would like to hear."

"Continue, please," she replied. Izzy was interested. "I'd like to know more."

"I would like to work with the station Tactical team and Engineers before we leave to up the shield capacity. I've found some ways to improve that give us a back up power to shields. Also I would like to recalibrate the weapons systems as well, with your permission. It would mean storing extra power packs in the cargo bays. Also I have a list of all Starfleet and Federation non Starfleet ships in the areas we'll be going on. First is the ... Bat project. There will be three Telerite ships, two Vulcan ships, and five Betazoid ones as well as an Andorian battle cruiser. If they know we are out there and the nature of our mission they can provide assistance should it be necessary. I would ask that this be our protocol no matter where we go to ensure the safety of the students."

"Lieutenant, I've been a Starfleet Officer longer than I've been a teacher," replied Izzy. "I'm six steps ahead of you. I can assure you that we were not greenlit for this program on a whim. Everywhere we go, Starfleet Command is made aware of. We are mostly remaining in Federation space, well within the borders. There will be Federation starships around us at all times."

She returned to his request. "It will be protocol, but you may always include added insurance. As for modifications, you have my approval, but have the work completed immediately. I have a schedule to keep and the bats don't run on Izzy time."

"We'll be done by morning." He studied her. "I ... permission to speak freely, Commander?"

"Good, Lieutenant. The early bird catches the worm" Izzy replied. "Granted. What is it that you want to say?"

"I realize I was a last minute sub in...I gathered that a certain Admiral was probably pushy but I will not let you down and if you are not satisfied with my performance on this first mission I will ask for a transfer." He paused. "That being said I know I wish to be an instructor at the Academy and this is a step in the right direction so I will ensure that I do my best on the Warbler."

"Lieutenant, I do not care about a certain Admiral and her requests, being pushy, or favors" quipped Izzy. "If I did not believe nor trust that you would be up for this job, I would not have allowed your assignment here. I know you can do this and I have no intention on replacing you at any point. What matters to me is the safety of all aboard, especially the students. You see to that and we will have no need to mention the Admiral again."

He gave a nod. "Thank you." Before he could say anything the coms beeped. He looked at the data Pad. "It is a message to all staff from the doctor." He put the Pad on the table between them and played it.

The face of the new doctor appeared on the screen

=/\=Hello my fellow Staffies! I am the fabulous Ensign Takahashi or Doc Taka if you will. This is your friendly doctor reminding you to please see me before the ship leaves for your onboard medical and counseling session. To further entice you all into my clutches...I mean office I have chocolate=/\=

The image held up a bowl. Minato bit into one =/\= Yummm Strawberry. They are assorted!=/\=

He bit into a second one and grimaced dramatically scraping his tongue. =/\=Ohhhh Telerite eel! Yuck who makes that into chocolate!=/\=

He gagged. =/\= Okay new plan. Coffee and cookies will be provided. Anyway see you all soon. =/\=

There was a small heart emoji that floated to the surface and then burst into confetti.

Lucian sighed. "I...will stock up on headache medication to be distributed to all staff to ward off our medical problem. Namely the doctor."

"Probably for the best," Izzy replied. "I think we all will be needing it given our medical situation being as it is."

He sighed. "Ridiculous person." While he said it part of him was amused at the doctor's antics. It was odd but he hadn't had that feeling in a long time. "Well then Commander I should go. In addition to the upgrades it appears that all staff must have a medical... with a rather...annoying doctor."

"Eventual Doctor," she replied teasingly. "He still needs to finish med school and pass everything for certification, but I suspect that Doctor will indeed be his fate."

He sighed. "Indeed." He stood. "With your leave I shall go start my duties."

"You have it, Lieutenant" she replied with a nod.

"Thank you." He gave a bow and headed out.

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