
DekaOps
18
Michelle walked the halls to the Major’s office with the morning reports in her hands. She would have had them on his desk sooner but she had to make sure Ace didn’t sneak in any more request forms in. She found two, and the Major wasn’t even in yet. She turned the corner and stopped for a second. Outside the Major office Dan was leaning against the door talking to somebody inside, “You see that cup of pens? Turn it a quarter twist to the left.” She walked up to see a confused looking Rev inside the office. “Hi Michelle,” he greeted her with a quick kiss on the check. “Now move the picture of his wife.”
“What are you…”
“Too much,” he said suddenly, “just move it enough to make it look like it got touched.”
“What,” she repeated, “are you doing? And why is Rev in there?”
“Because the Major would suspect D.E. and Boomer and go to them immediately,” he answered her second question. She repeated the first one again. “The other day when he almost walked in on us, he told me that you and I were not to have any,” he made quote marks in the air, “‘relations’ in his office.”
Michelle snorted, “Does he think we’re a couple of hormone crazed teenagers who’ll do it at the drop of a hat?”
“I know, ain’t it ridiculous. Twist the box of tissues a bit, it’d be a nice touch.”
“Still doesn’t tell me what you’re doing.”
“Going to try and make him think we did.” Michelle let out a tired sigh. “Don’t act like that. As many pranks he’s pulled on me over the years I have to try and even the score.”
“And you say Boomer acts like a four year… wait,” her forehead creased a little as she thought it over. Giving him a suspicious look she said, “You were going to tell me about this, right?”
Dan glanced between her and the office a couple of times before saying, “Of course I was.”
She looked at him before slapping him in the arm hard, “No you weren’t.”
“Yes I was,” he started rubbing his arm, “eventually.”
“If he fell for this he’d be giving me the strangest looks and I wouldn’t know what the hell was going on.”
“You have to admit, it be funny.” He took a look at her expression then mumbled, “Oh yeah that was the wrong thing to say.”
“Very perceptive Mr. fill in the blanks.” She walked into the office, slapped the reports on the desk and left without saying another word.
Dan stood there for a few moments then said, “I’m going to have some lonely nights for the immediate future.”
“Captain,” Rev started, “if it I companionship you seek, I would…”
“Rev,” Dan quickly cut him off while pointing a finger at him, “I know you mean well, but before you even finish that thought I’m telling you right know. It will not be the same.”
“Oh,” he said. Then his antenna perked up a little when he understood what Dan was talking about, “Oh.”
***
“Alright team listen up,” The Major said after called them all together in the Command Room. “Word through the grapevine is a new slavery ring is in effect. A couple of humans have been located off planet in places they’re not suppose to be.”
“Sanders at it again?”, Dan asked.
“No, the Colonel is still safely locked away in his cell,” Pierce informed them. “After Command rescued them they gave a description of their capturer. They found a match in the database, a Rigillien named Vosk. Michelle,” she nodded and an image of a green skinned humanoid with pointed ears appeared on screen. “Vosk has a record a mile long, but it’s small time stuff, vandalism, disturbing the peace. Up till know his biggest crime was pick pocketing. Apparently he’s gotten bored with that and starting something a little more ambitious.”
“Don’t you just hate it when that happens?”, Boomer quipped.
“More than likely Sander capture left a huge hole in this particular operation,” Pierce continued. “From various reports Vosk is a two bit of a con man and probably talked his way into the assignment. Either the Alienizer bosses were desperate or they wanted to see how fast he would crash and burn.”
Michelle took over, “The sensor net registered an unauthorized entry over Africa. From the entry angle we think it landed here in the rainforest.” A map appeared and a small section was highlighted. From what I can tell this area is sparsely populated, but a few scientific studies are being done right now, some without any immediate way to contact the outside. Plenty of opportunities to nab somebody who’s not going to be missed for a few days. “
“I’d personally say time is of the essence here so launch now,” the Major told them.
“Rodger,” they saluted.
As they were leaving Ace said, “The guy better hope he doesn’t try anything,” she looked at Dan and stressed, “funny.”
He stopped and looked at Michelle before saying, “Best friends, or course they talked.” As he exited the room the Major thought he heard him mumble, “This is why I had that rule to begin with.”
Major Pierce glanced over to Michelle, “You guys hit a bump in the road?”
“Just caught him doing something stupid,” she told him. “Basically he was being a guy.”
“Ah, the all purpose reason,” he said. “You can look at me all you want, but I’ve been married long enough to know that much.”
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