***** Starbase 485 * Brig ***** "All this because Ra'nar wanted to impress some crazy Vulcan woman",Richard thought to himself. Ra'nar wiped the blood from his face as he sat down on the bunk. His nosewas broken and he had a rather large cut across his left check. {Well… thatis the last time I help out a Tactical officer.} He thought as he put hishand up to his nose… the snap could be herd across the cell as he broke itback into place trying not to makeany noise. "Lost my good looks" Ra'nar mumbled under his voice. Susan heard the comment from the Cardassian across the cell. It was verydifficult for her not to snigger like a teenage making fun of their teacher.It was very gentlemanly for the two marines to help her in the bar, but itwas totally unnecessary she had them all were she wanted them… all eight ofthem…. Well perhaps she did need a little bit of help. "Sorry about thefight guys, those security officers from the USS Kennedy were unbelievable." "Ehhh...Bunch of panzies", Cortez said from his Position by theentrance to the cell. He was leaning against the wall with his armscrossed. "You shouldn't of started it though". "I did not start anything, I was merely commenting that he was a few braincells short of being space weevil, and his mother clearly spent too muchtime up against walls with Orion merchants without proper protection." SaidSusan with no hint of remorse. Ra'nar stood up, "Yes then you proceeded to state that the USS Kennedy was ahalf-ass ship and her Captain, Vice-Admiral Maria Daninburg, was a Risenpleasure girl who had only worn the Starfleet uniform at a clients request!" Richard chuckled to himself and just shook his head. "That maybe so, but why did they all go for me?" Asked Susan. "It was the Admirals last mission, they were celebrating, the room wasfilled with Kennedy crew!" Shouted Ra'nar. "I guess the big ass red and blue sign hanging above the bar wasn'tenough", Richard quipped, opening his fist and closing it again. "mmm… I did wonder why so many were offended." Said Susan thinking back. ***** Back flash * one hour ***** Susan had not been having the best time since arriving at the station. Shehad no assignment and nothing to do. After three days on the station she wastold that she would be placed on the Chimera, "the Chimera is destroyed."She told the senior officer, but he said nothing in return. So she had triedto get come rest and relaxation, time on the holodeck and plenty of sleep.But she could not get any sleep and when she did she would have dreams andwake up in a sweet clutching the phaser she had placed under her pillowready to blow a hole in the wall. And the only holodeck simulations shewould ran were combat related, so not much rest there. To top it all off shenow had some half-ass security officer trying to chat her up. "Again lieutenant, thank you for your kind offer but I must decline." "A lovely lady like you should not be all alone, at least let me keep youcompany so that the womanisers will stay away." He said smiling. Across the Bar Ra'nar and Cortez were sitting at a table, on their fourthround of shots. Ra'nar could already feel the alcohol taking effect. Healways knew when he was about to get drunk. His face slowly became numb, notthat anyone else could tell, his face did not drop on the floor of anythinglike that but the feeling would slowly fade away. At the moment he could notfeel a thing in his checks. "Not a bad ceremony yesterday." Said Ra'nartrying to make a conversation statement. "Yah Whatever", Richard replied back, "After my fifth Romulan Ale Idon't remember much". "Shame about the general" said Ra'nar "Yah I guess so", Richard replied, "He was a good man". Ra'nar raised his glass in the air, "The General!" Said enthusiasticallybefore downing his fifth shoot and slamming the glass down on the table. Richard smiled at the Cardassian's drunken attempt at a toast, henearly spilled his drink when he slammed back onto the table. "Absolutely!", Richard said laughing. "Did you see when the Majorstormed out of the room, I don't think he's too happy that Guzman madehis girlfriend the ships XO". Ra'nar laughed, "I did see that, Walsh did not look pleased at all." Ra'narcontinued to laugh before noticing the Vulcan Cadet from the Gott at the barshe appeared to be getting hassled from a fancy man. {Mmmmm…. Could do with anice Vulcan woman.} Ra'nar was just about to share his thought with Cortezwhen he noticed the women shoot out something that seemed to get theattention of half the people in the Bar. Richard saw Ra'nars attention divert to a cute little vulcan standingby the bar. He could totally tell what the Cardassian was thinkingjust by looking at his face. "This doesn't look good." Ra'nar said as he downed another shoot before'jumping' to his feet. "Where the hell you goin", Richard said turning back around. Susan grabbed the bottle next to her and smashed it across the face of theLieutenant. As he fell and the cloud of broken glass cleared she noticedseven men charging her. With a kick she broke the leg of a stool next tohers, flicked the wood into her hand, and smashed it around the face of thefirst man. Before she disappeared under a hail of flying bodies. "Don't get involved, she started it", Cortez said as Ra'anar startedto storm towards the fight. "Damnit!", Cortez grumbled as the manpayed no attention. Ra'nar ran across two before jumping off and grippingone of the men on top of the Cadet. Ra'nar lifted him up, turned him around,and with a flick of his knee floored him in one. One of the other men gotup, flicked out a knife and slashed Ra'nar across the face. Ra'nar stumbledback bleeding in a state of disorientation, but he was aware enough to seethe man with the knife lunge forward. Ra'nar twisted his body sidewaysgrabbed his arm and throw the man other his shoulder. Standing up Richard slowly took off the jacket he was wearing andplaced it on the table. He watched as Rana'r manhandled one of thesmaller officers and then disarmed another one who was charging at himwith a knife. "Nice move", Cortez muttered to himself before walkingover to the fight. One of the officers was about to tackle Rana'rfrom the backside, but before he could do it, Cortez had alreadygrabbed him by the neck with one hand and slammed against the bar,knocking some glasses onto to the floor. "Now thats not very fair",he said to the man, a few inches from his face. With a few of the men off her Susan struggled free from the barrage ofpunches, by now her face was covered in blood. She scrambled to her feetfacing the two men in front of her. One dived forward, with a simple move hewent flying over the bar into the stack of bottles behind. The other movedforward and with a kick caught Susan in the face loosening one of her teeth.He tried it again. This time she grabbed his leg and with her body as weightapplied presser using her free arm on his knee before twisting the leg offof its socket with a leg whip. Letting go of the man that Richard was holding against the bar heturned back towards the rest of the fight, just in time to see thisfeisty female literally toss one man over the bar and then completelydestroy another mans knee. "DAMN", Cortez said to himself as hestepped behind another man who was about to assault the woman frombehind. This time placing his entire arm around his neck and hisright foot between his legs. Then leaning back he applied pressureuntil the man fell asleep. Ra'nar turned to be caught by a fist in the face, his nose exploded sendingblood flying everywhere. He wiped the blood out of his eyes to see hisattacker go for him again with a right hook. Ra'nar managed to duckgetting his body behind the man before rapping his arm around his neck.Ra'nar used every bit of strength to chock the man down to the floor. Hadthe security not come in shouting, telling everybody to stop or they'll openfire, Ra'nar was not sure that he would not have chocked the name to death. Richard saw the security team enter the room and everyone freezed. Trying to be slick Richard quickly let go of the man in his arms andtried to disappear into the crowd of people that had formed up aroundthe fight. Unfortunately the room seemed to be filled with people whodidn't seem to like him at the moment, and he, Ra'nar and the insaneVulcan woman were soon arrested and taken out of the room and towardsthe brig. -=/-\=- End Log -=/-\=- Lance Corporal Ra'narODA Medical SpecialistUSS Chimera Cadet Susan C'elAssistant Tactical OfficerUSS Chimera Corporal Richard CortezODA Weapons SpecialistUSS Chimera