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Star Trek: Protector ( Darkkitten9389 & CrimsonMaster )

Lenara had become very skilled at showing others just how wonderful sex could be, both physically and emotionally. She had shown many of her lovers this and now she was showing Vox this as well. Lenara and T'Pren had become very good friends and very passionate lovers, the way the female Vulcan embraced her emotions in a way that many other Vulcans did not making the sex between the two women very intimate. They had very similar views on having multiple lovers and on what their significant other would have to be accepting of should they ever get married. If someone ever wanted to marry her, they would have to be very accepting that Lenara would always have many lovers other then them. That she would probably never be able to commit to just one person.

After he had buried his cock into her, Vox began fucking her just the way she wanted, fucking her hard and deep, stretching her with his long and thick cock. He was pounding her hard with his cock, making the sexy first officer moan and cry out lustfully. She was loving how Vox was fucking her, how primal he was acting as he pushed his cock deep inside of her over and over again. His thick, hard cock parted her wet walls and he was making her feel wonderful. There was a little bit of pain from how hard he was fucking her, but it was a pain that she'd learned that she really enjoyed thanks to some of her other lovers. She'd been taught that a hint of pain felt amazing and helped to enhance the pleasure that she got from being with someone.

Lenara ran her hands over Vox's chest and one of them moved up over his neck to stroke his ear. "Yes!" she moaned loudly. "Fuck me like you wanted to fuck me that day you saw me in the hallway." She was encouraging him to continue fucking her like this, telling him how good he felt as she moaned lustfully for him. Her hips were rocking up against his, her breasts moving in time with his thrusts.
 
Vox was already letting his mind wonder about what could have happened if he had forced himself on Lenara. That day when he encountered her in the corridor, outside of her quarters. Vox had so deeply wanted Lenara, he planned on raping her. Taking her by force if needed. It certainly seemed as if force would be needed. Lenara had fought against Vox. Keeping him from carrying out his plan until others came to help her. Lenara was easily a match for Vox. She was as strong as any Vulcan, male or female. However, his Pon Farr had made Vox like a wild beast. His strength had become almost uncontrollable, even for Lenara. Vox became aware of Lenara telling him to fuck her like he had wanted that day in the hallway. He already remembered how badly he wanted her. He remembered the deep need to have her, one way or another.

Vox suddenly started slamming his cock into Lenara even harder. " I wanted to fuck you like a dirty whore! " Vox blurted out. " I wanted to make you my slut!......I wanted to fuck you in front of everyone!......I wanted everyone to see me fuck you! " Vox's voice grew louder as he pounded Lenara harder. His balls were slapping against her ass cheeks. Vox was grunting like a wild animal. His primal side was clearly on display for her & T'Pren to see. This pleased T'Pren who knew how her brother felt about the sexy first officer. Vox would never be able to hide his desire for Lenara again, nor should he do so. Both Lenara & T'Pren wanted Vox to be free with his feelings for them and for others he may wish to fuck. Vox was like T'Pol, in the way he couldn't hold back his emotions where Lenara was concerned. She knew how to reach his hidden feelings and bring them to the surface. T'Pren kept playing with her pussy while she watched her brother fuck Lenara like some cheap slut. His wild thrusts brought such erotic sounds from Lenara. All three of them were quickly closing in on a sweet release. Vox soon groaned out that he was about to cum. A moment later, his cock started pumping Lenara full of his seed. He continued thrusting into her. Pushing his cum deeper into her body. Like he wanted to make her pregnant. However, pregnancy wasn't in Lenara's future, Not unless she wanted it. She took regular injections to keep herself from getting pregnant. It was something all Starfleet Officers and crew members did. Vox suddenly lowered his head, placing his lips against Lenara's. They kissed while his balls emptied into her pussy.
 
Lenara was telling Vox to fuck her as he had that day in the hall and when he remembered that deep want and need for her, she felt the change in him as he began slamming his cock deep inside of her, drawing louder cries from the woman. His hard fucking pushed her quickly into an orgasm but he continued to pound her while telling her that he had wanted to fuck her like she'd been a dirty whore and of how he wanted to make her his slut. To fuck her in front of everyone and have them see him do so. He was loud as he fucked her, almost yelling while his cock pierced deep inside of her. At the same time, the sound of his hips colliding with hers and his balls slapping against her ass could be heard. Vox was wild as he took her as he had wanted to back then, making the woman scream in pleasure. "Yes! Pound my pussy!" she begged through her moans, cries and screams of pleasure and lust.

Vox's wild thrusts quickly drove Lenara towards another orgasm, her pussy clamping down around him as she came again shortly before he groaned out that he was about to cum. After he did so, she begged him to fill her depths with his seed. And he did so, pumping her full of his seed while continuing to thrust into her hungry body. Lenara was a little breathless beneath him and she suddenly felt him lean in and press his lips against hers while he continued to empty his seed into her willing body. Moaning into the kiss, Lenara wrapped her arms around Vox and pulled him close while kissing him back, her hips lifting and pressing firmly against his. Already there was a wet spot on her couch beneath her from them and there would probably be several more before their time together was even over.
 
It was true. By the end of the evening, there would be several more wet spots on Lenara's couch. Mr. Vox was in touch with his lustful, primal Vulcan side. He would never be the same again. Vox would never be so closed off. At least not where Lenara was concerned. Because of how long Vox held off dealing with his Pon Farr, and how long he wanted Lenara. His ability to keep his emotions in check was damaged. Not totally unlike what happened with T'Pol all those years ago. Vox showed Lenara his passion as they kissed deeply. The lust and love in his heart was on display for her to see. His sister, T'Pren could see it was well. She brought herself to an orgasm while watching her brother fuck Lenara for the first time. She knew her brother would never be the same again. He may still hide his emotions, but they would be easily found when the time was right. T'Pren sat there, leaning back and looking at the new lovers with lustful eyes.

T'Pren pushed herself forwards, sitting up on her knees. She crawled towards her brother. Placing kisses on his ass while he continued kissing Lenara. T'Pren reached her hand between Vox's legs and began playing with his balls again. This broke his kiss with Lenara. " T'Pren. " Vox moaned out her name. " Come my brother.....Come and know me as a lover. " T'Pren lustful spoke between placing kisses on Vox's ass. The Vulcan male looked at Lenara. The look he gave her was one of asking her permission. This was rather funny since he was mated with T'Pera and never asked her permission before fucking Lenara. In his mind, Lenara was the one he wanted. Because of this, he was seeking her okay before taking his sister. Once Lenara told Vox it was okay with her. He pushed his body away, pulling his still hard cock from her well fucked pussy. Vox then turned towards his sister. He took her into his arms, kissing her with the same passion he showed Lenara. Vox then laid his sister down on the couch, laying his body on top of hers. T'Pren opened her legs, allowing her brother to have her body. He then slipped his still hard cock into her hungry pussy. Male Vulcans may hide their emotions, but they were very good in bed. Vulcan males had a high sex drive, despite keeping their emotions locked away. They could go for hours on end before being spent. Lenara & T'Pren were happily looking forwards to being fucked over and over again by Vox.

The sexual action continued as Vox pounded his sister. Taking her just like he took Lenara. Making her cry out in pleasure, as his cock drilled her hot pussy. After a while, Vox came hard. Filling his sister with a hot load of his cum. He then turned his attention back to Lenara. He ordered Lenara off the couch and on to her knees. Vox spoke of wanting to see Lenara eat his sister's pussy while he fucked her tight ass from behind. He told T'Pren to get into a seated position and spread her legs open for Lenara. This was something the sexy Vulcan female did gladly. She re-positioned herself, sitting and spreading her legs open. Her freshly creamed pussy was ready for Lenara's mouth and fingers. Vox waited for Lenara to get between his sister's legs and start cleaning her pussy of his cum. He then moved in behind her. Pressing the head of his cock at her sweet ass. Vox then pushed forwards with his hips. The head of his cock slipped into her tight ass. The tightness made him groan out loud. Vox sank his cock down into Lenara's body. Filling her ass with his full length. Vox then began fucking her hard, while she was pleasuring T'Pren. Licking Vox's fresh cum from his sister's body. The action continued on until all three came hard. Vox filled Lenara with another load. From there, the action switched again. Lenara & T'Pren changed positions. This time Lenara was on the couch with her legs spread open wide, and T'Pren would get her ass fucked by her brother.

The hot sex kept getting hotter. Once they all came again, Vox sat on the couch and ordered Lenara to ride his cock. He showed Lenara, everything T'Pren had told her about Vulcan males and their high sex drive was true. Once Lenara was in position. Having mounted herself on Vox's cock, she began riding him like some sex starved slut. T'Pren sat back and enjoyed the show. She watched as Vox played with Lenara's hard nipples. Lavishing them with pinches, pulls, twists and even playfully biting them. It wasn't long before Lenara & Vox were cumming again. By the time their evening ended. All three came several more times, while in different positions. It was a wonderful evening full of raw sexual passion shared freely among the three lovers. Lenara & T'Pren even entertained Vox as they pleasured each other. By the time Vox & T'Pren left Lenara's quarters. It was quite late and everyone felt so damn good. Both Lenara & Vox had duty in the morning and both would feel a little tired, but it was a tired they would enjoy.
 
As the two of them kissed passionately, Lenara reached up and buried her hand into Vox's hair, their tongues dancing around each other while they held each other. This went on for some time while T'Pren watched. It was only when she moved forward and began touching and kissing Vox that he broke the kiss and moaned his sisters name. She replied by asking him to come and know her as a lover. This made Vox look at his lover who laid beneath him with his still hard cock buried deep inside of her. Lenara could see him asking for her permission without saying anything and she smiled up at him before leaning up and pressing a softer kiss to his lips. "Go to her, Vox." she told him. "And show her the same pleasure that you and I have just shared." As she spoke, she caressed his cheek. With her permission granted, Vox pulled out of her and turned to T'Pren, taking his sister into his arms and kissing him the same way he and Lenara had just been kissing.

While the siblings moved to the other end of the couch, Lenara pushed herself up into a sitting position while smiling to herself, watching as Vox pushed his cock deep into T'Pren and began fucking her just as he had just taken Lenara. While watching them, Lenara reached out and picked up her long forgotten drink and sipped from it while her fingers reached down between her thighs and began lightly playing with her clit. She wasn't trying to make herself cum, the woman wanting to save that pleasure for when she was being fucked and she trusted T'Prens information about a Vulcans stamina when it came to sex. Lenara wouldn't have too long to wait as after some time, Vox came hard and filled T'Pren with his hot cum, dumping his load into his sisters pussy before once more turning back to Lenara. As he did, he ordered her to her knees, telling her that he wanted to fuck her ass while she ate his sisters pussy. The way he said this made Lenara shudder with excitement before she stood up.

Moving into position on her knees, Lenara watched as T'Pren sat up and spread her long legs, exposing her freshly creamed pussy and Lenara grinned saucily while telling her how hot she looked with Vox's cum dripping from her pussy. With that, the woman leaned in and began licking her friends pussy clean, her tongue moving over the outside of her pussy before she spread her open with her hands and moved deeper. As she did this, she felt Vox move into position behind her and she groaned as his cock began pushing into her tight ass, filling her as she began pleasuring his sister. Lenara moaned loudly at the feeling of her ass being filled and from the combined taste of the siblings upon her tongue. The action between the three continued like this with Vox fucking Lenara from behind while she ate his sisters pussy until all three of them came hard. Afterwards, the women swapped positions with Lenara on the couch and T'Pren getting fucked.

Things didn't stop there either. Lenara afterwards was ordered to ride Vox's cock which she eagerly did, the woman mounting and riding his cock like some sex starved slut who couldn't get enough. Her moans were loud as she moved, her nipples so hard they became very sensitive. So as Vox teased and tormented them, Lenara arched her back while riding him faster and harder, her pussy clenching tightly around him. Again they came together, their bodies moving together. By the end of their evening, all three of them had cum numerous times and were spent, all three of them having swapped positions a good number of times. Both women had several loads of Vox's cum dumped deep within all their holes. They all felt great by the time Vox and T'Pren had to leave her quarters. After they left, Lenara took a quick sonic shower before retiring, just laying down in her bed completely naked and falling asleep with a smile on her face. She'd really enjoyed herself and she fell into a peaceful sleep.
 
Vox had been gone from the Protector for quite a while. During that time, both he and Lenara went through some changes. Changes which made their re-connection even sweeter. Vox thought of Lenara and his actions towards her everyday. This made it impossible for him to control his emotions as he once did. Vox's emotion would always be just below the surface. Covered, but not hidden. Lenara went through her own change, though her change wasn't as extreme. She became more sexually active and far more open then before. During the time Vox was away. Lenara suffered the loss of Jadzia. It effected her job until she was forced to take some time off. During her time off, Lenara came to terms with her loss and she became more like a slut. Ramping up her sexual activity while not on duty. These changes helped to make their reunion even better. Lenara had waited a very long time to get Vox back, and he didn't disappoint her. She enjoyed many orgasms with him and while watching her new Vulcan lover. Whether there would be any repercussions because Vox was mated to T'Pera, had yet to be seen. Most certainly Vox's parents would have something to say. It would be a while before they found anything out.

After picking Vox up on Vulcan. The Protector returned to Starbase 134. There they found the Romulan Fleet waiting for them. Not long after returning, Captain West was asked by Starfleet to plan a new attack on Dominion forces. The reason for a new attack plan became clear once Kyle found out a Klingon Fleet would also be joining the 4th Fleet. A large combined fleet of over 700 ships gathered at Starbase 134. General Karg was leading the Klingon 1st Fleet. Known as the Fleet of Kahless, or the Emperor's Fleet. This fleet and those who served in it, fought under the banner of the House of Klang. The same house which Kyle was a member of. It had been a while since Kyle last saw General Karg. Their last meeting was at the end of the second Federation/Klingon War. The two men drank bloodwine and toasted their governments becoming allies once again. Both knowing the next war was just around the corner. That was of course the war with the Dominion.

When Karg arrived with his forces. A meeting was set to discuss new attack plans. Attending the meet was General Karg, Admiral Mandak of the Romulan Star Empire, along with Kyle & Lenara. Karg had a deep, and long running hatred of the Romulans. Kyle wanted Lenara there for more then just her tactical mind. She was also there to help keep Karg from trying to kill Mendak. Lenara was very busy in that area, since Mendak was a typical Romulan. He often insulted Karg during the meeting. Several times Lenara had to physically restrain General Karg. Keeping the man from pulling his blade and leaping acrossed the table. Lenara was well suited for the job since she was stronger then Karg and did her best to keep the peace. Kyle reminded both men that they were allies and the real enemy was the Dominion. It took several hours before a new battle plan was hammered out. The attack would happen the following morning. That evening Kyle & Lenara had dinner together in his quarters. During dinner, Kyle told Lenara that Karg was the General he defeated at the Battle of Ganalda IV, during the second war with the Klingons. It was the biggest victory for the Federation during that war. And a costly one for the Klingons. Not long afterwards, peace was restored between the two powers. After dinner was over. Kyle & Lenara spent the rest of their evening fucking like horny rabbets. First on Kyle's couch, then in Kyle's bed, where they ended their evening.

The following morning. The crew was getting ready for the upcoming battle. Lenara was going over some last minute checks of the ship's weapons systems. Kyle suddenly got a personal call from Admiral Price. He took the call in his ready room. By the time Kyle reappeared from his office. His mood had changed. Before the call from Admiral Price, Kyle was ready for battle. Now he was clearly upset and a bit shaken. Kyle ordered a staff meeting in 10 minutes in the observation lounge, just off the bridge. Lenara & Vox just stared at each other. They were surprised by the order. This was unexpected and mostly likely not good news. The senior staff gathered in the observation lounge, and waited for the captain. Lenara, Vox, Lieutenant Commander Devlin, Lieutenant Commander Quinn, Doctor Boyd, Lieutenant Tala & Lieutenant Simms all waited. Kyle entered the room, looking very unhappy. He sat down and started talking with his people. " Our current attack has been called off by Starfleet Command. " Kyle's words were met with surprised looks and some grumbling from the staff. Several members became upset by the news. However, there was a good reason for the attack being called off. Kyle told his people that the Dominion forces had retaken the Chin'toka system. The only foothold Federation forces had in Cardassian space. Kyle said the Breen had unleashed a new weapon which helped to wipe out 311 ships of a combined Federation/Romulan & Klingon Fleet. He said only one ship, a Klingon ship survived the attack. Kyle then spoke to Lenara. Telling her the Defiant was lost during the battle. The ship was destroyed, but most of the crew escaped. Including all the people Lenara cared about. Worf, Ezri. Chief O'Brien, Doctor Bashir, Lieutenant Nog, Colonel Kira and Captain Sisko all made it off alive. Kyle said they returned to DS9 safely.

Kyle continued the meeting by telling everyone that the surviving Klingon ship had made a change to it's warp core before the battle started. This change is what kept it from being effected by the Breen energy dampening weapon. This change could not be made on Federation or Romulan ships because their warp cores wre of a different design. Kyle told his people that General Martok ordered the change be made on all Klingon ships. The Klingons were now the only thing standing between the Federation Alliance and total defeat. Kyle said General Karg was taking his ships and joining General Martok on the line. 1500 Klingon ships would try and hold back the Dominion forces until a way could be found to keep the Breen weapon from effecting Federation & Romulan ships. Suddenly Lieutenant Wong's voice came over the intercom. She spoke of picking up a message coming from Cardassian space she thought Kyle and the others should see. Kyle told her to patch the message into the observation lounge. Everyone then turned, looking at the viewing screen on the wall. An image of Legate Damar appeared. And what Damar had to say was very intertesting.
 
The reunion between Vox and Lenara had been much better then she'd anticipated and she'd greatly enjoyed their time together. Both of them had been changed over the time since he had departed the Protector many months ago. Because of what had happened during his Pon Farr, Vox now would not be able to hide away his emotions like he once had. And during his time away, Lenara had suffered a deep, personal loss and then she herself had lost control of herself during a fight, her emotions taking hold of her and making her rage against a Romulan. Since then, she'd opened up to others in several different ways. But both of their changes made their re-connection so much better.

After picking Vox up, the Protector left Vulcan and head back to Starbase 134 where the Romulan Fleet was awaiting them. Shortly after their arrival, West was requested to plan a new attack on the Dominion forces. They received news that a Klingon Fleet would be joining them. It was a fleet that Kyle told her was called the Fleet of Kahless, or the Emperor's Fleet, led by General Karg. This Fleet served under the same banner that Kyle was a member of.

Upon General Karg's arrival, Lenara was asked to attend a meeting with Kyle. The hatred between the Klingons and Romulans were well known and Kyle wanted her there for not just her tactical input, but also to help keep things from getting out of hand. This was something that Lenara agreed to. And it was a good thing to, because there were many times when she had to step in to actually physically restrain General Karg because the Romulan continued to insult Karg during their meeting. Luckily her strength made it easier for her to control Karg while Kyle reminded both men that they were there because of a common enemy. The Dominion. It took some time, but eventually they managed to get some plan decided upon and the meeting broke up.

That evening, the captain and his first officer enjoyed dinner in his quarters where they enjoyed something to eat and had good conversation. He told her that Karg was the General that he'd defeated at the Battle of Ganalda IV and she smiled slightly. "That was an impressive win for the Federation." she told him while sipping her drink. It was thanks to that win peace was eventually restored. After dinner, the two of them spent the rest of their evening fucking several different ways and both on his couch and in his bed. That evening, Lenara didn't even return to her quarters. Instead, she spent the night there before returning to her quarters early the next morning to clean up and get dressed.

The next morning, Lenara was going over last minute checks with the weapons systems when Kyle got a personal call from Admiral Price which he took in his ready room. When he finally emerged, Lenara could see the change in him and she tensed as she looked at him while the Captain called for a staff meeting in 10 minutes. This made her glance over at Vox for a long moment before she finished what she was doing and all of the senior staff gathered in the observation lounge where they waited upon the Captain. Finally he joined them and sat down, announcing that the attack had been called off by Starfleet Command. This brought a brief look of surprise from Lenara before she spoke up. "And why did they cancel the attack?" she asked. She was unhappy about this as it meant that time had been wasted in planning this attack when there could of possibly been something else that they could of been doing.

The reason that Kyle gave them, caused Lenara to sit back in her seat. The Dominion forces had retaken the Chin'toka system which had been the only foothold that the Federation currently had in Cardassian space. He told them that the Breen had unleashed a new weapon which had helped to wipe out 311 ships of a fleet made up of a combination of Federation, Romulan and Klingon ships. He said that only a single ship had survived and it had been a Klingon one. But when Kyle looked at her, Lenara felt her heart drop before he told her that the Defiant had been lost during the battle. She knew well who manned the Defiant and this news brought gasp from her. However, he told her that most of the crew had escaped. He informed her that those that she cared about had all made it off alive and had made it safely back to DS9. When he told her this, Lenara had to turn her chair a little to compose herself. Everyone in the room knew how close she'd become to the crewmembers of DS9. If they had all been lost, there was no knowing how Lenara might of reacted. Before it had been Jadzia, who was someone she loved dearly, but Lenara still had Worf and her other friends. But if she had lost Worf, who was not just like a brother to her, but also a dear friend and lover, as well as the others who had become close friends, even Lenara didn't know how she'd handle such a loss of that magnitude.

While Kyle continued talking, Lenara sat in her chair with her chin resting on her fist, a carefully controlled look on her face though her grey eyes were stormy as she listened to him. Eventually she looked at him again as he told them that the Klingon ships were going to try and hold back the Dominion forces until a way could be found to protect the Federation and Romulan ships from the Breen weapon. She was going to say something when Lieutenant Wong's voice came over the intercom and she announced that a message had come in from Cardassian space, a message that Kyle told Wong to patch through into the observation lounge. Turning in her seat again, Lenara watched as an image of Legate Damar appeared and it was a speech. Lenara was surprised yet again at what he said. After the message ended, Lenara looked at Kyle. "Could this be true?" she asked him after clearing her throat. The pride the Cardassian people had as fighters was not unlike that of the Klingons. If the Cardassians were turning against the Dominion, this might just be what they needed.
 
Most everyone was aware of how close Lenara had become with the crew of DS9. She'd been there twice on leave, and enjoyed herself both times. It had become one of Lenara's favorite places to visit. Even though it was an old Cardassian space station. Lenara loved it because of those who ran the station. She formed some great friendships with the current crew members. Several, had become lovers. Like Worf, Colonel Kira, Quark & Ezri. Lenara also enjoyed platonic friendships with Captain Sisko, his son Jake, Lieutenant Nog, Chief O'Brien, Rom, Leeta, Odo and Doctor Bashir. They were all special to Lenara, in their own ways. Losing any or even all of them would have been devastating for Lenara. It would be the same if she lost Kyle, Vox, Lesley, Alexander, Tala or her other close lovers on board the Protector. Losing such close friends & lovers was always in the back of her mind. It was a fear she faced everyday, but she knew there was little she could do about it. She couldn't sit in her quarters and dwell on what could happen. So she just hoped for the best for each of her friends & lovers.

There was silence in the room as the staff listened to Damar make his speech. As stunned by the news that their attack had been called off. The staff was even more stunned by what Damar said. He called on Cardassians to rise up and resist the Dominion & Breen now controlling Cardassian space. Kyle sat back into his chair as Damar spoke. He knew the Cardassians better then most of his current crew. Kyle fought against them throughout the first war between the Federation & the Cardassians. He knew how brutal they could be, but the Cardassians never showed such deception before. It was unlike the Cardassians to do this type of trickery. Kyle had spoken with Captain Sisko several times since Ben returned to Deep Space Nine. He was aware of how Damar hated the Vorta named Weyoun. That was easy to understand since Ben had met Weyoun several times. Ben once described Weyoun as a person you wouldn't want to buy a used shuttlecraft from.

Once Damar's speech was over, Lenara posed a good question. Asking if it was true? Kyle sat silent for a long moment. " The Cardassians can be brutal at times.......But I've never known them to openly lie. " Kyle spoke, but he was a man how didn't take things at face value. He contacted Lesley and asked her to get Admiral Price and patch him into the observation lounge. It didn't take Lesley long before Admiral Price appeared on the screen. Kyle asked him straight out about the message they just saw from Damar. Admiral Price said the attack Damar spoke of was confirmed. Forces under Damar's command, had attack and destroyed a Dominion base. Kyle thanked the admiral before he was gone from the screen. " The Dominion won't be able to attack us while Damar is causing trouble behind their lines........Let's all hope they don't track him down before we can figure out a way to counteract that Breen weapon. " Kyle spoke while looking around at his officers. Quinn then spoke up. He asked if he and his engineering team could get the information on the Breen weapon? Kyle nodded his head before asking Lenara to contact Chief O'Brien for the information.

The meeting broke up, but the day wasn't done with it's surprises. Several hours later, while Lieutenant M'Ress was on duty on the bridge. She received another message from Cardassian space. This one was directed at the Protector and it was in code. She couldn't break the code, so under Commander Devlin's orders. M'Ress sent the message over to Lieutenat T'Pren to see if she could break it. The message was Cardassian, but the code wasn't known by the ship's computer. Lenara was soon called to the bridge. She had some background with codes at Starfleet Academy. The code proved tough for even Lenara. Captain West was called to the bridge, as well as Mr. Vox. It was then decided to call upon their only Cardassian crew member. Lieutenant Getal was called upon. She arrived and studies the code for a little while. Getal then said the code was an old one only used by the Obsidian Order. Lucky for the crew, Getal's father had once been a member of the order. It took Getal several minutes of trying before she got the right code. She then read the message. " It's from Gul Ocett.......She's asking for a meeting at the McAllister C-5 Nebula as soon as possible. " Getal then turned and looked towards Captain West. The expression on his face told of his knowing who Gul Ocett was. Kyle explained, he had fought against Ocett during the first war. So he knew her very well. Kyle then ordered the ship to the McAllister C-5 Nebula, at maximum warp. There was some risk here, which Lenara pointed out. It was her job to remind Kyle that Ocett maybe using Damar as a trap to catch him alone. Kyle understand, but he knew they couldn't pass up a chance to help Damar out in case Ocett was working with him.
 
It would be very devastating for Lenara to lose those that she'd become close to on DS9, just as it would be devastating if she lost those she was close to on the Protector. However she now had plenty of people who supported her if she did lose someone. Plenty of close friends and lovers who would help her through such things. While it was a fear that she held deep in her heart and always plagued her mind, others would make sure that she wouldn't sit around in her quarters and dwell on things. They helped to take care of her even when she didn't know that she needed it the most.

The room had fallen into silence during the speech made by Damar. It was as shocking as the news of their attack being called off. They certainly weren't expecting it. Lenara looked around the room at everyone after the video ended and she asked if it could be true. Her captain was silent for a bit before he spoke up himself and said about how the Cardassians could be brutal at times, something she nodded in agreement with. But like her, he had never known them to openly lie. So he asked Lesley to get Admiral Price and patch him through to the lounge. It wasn't long before she did so and Admiral Price appeared on the screen. Kyle wasted no time in asking about the message and Price confirmed the attack that Damar had spoken of. The forces under his control had indeed attacked and destroyed a Dominion base.

When Lenara was asked to contact Chief O'Brien for the information on the Breen weapon, Lenara nodded and told him she would contact Chief O'Brien right away. It wasn't long before the meeting broke up and Lenara set out to contact O'Brien just as she said she would. Afterwards, she'd gone back to her quarters to do some work in her office. That was where she was when she was called to the bridge. The First Officer stepped onto the bridge and was soon asked about a Cardassian coded message that they'd received and she began to study it. Lenara eventually told them that she couldn't decipher the code herself, which was surprising since she had some training with codes back at Starfleet Academy and even after leaving, she continued studying it. After she admitted defeat with it, the Captain was called to the bridge, as well as Mr. Vox, both of whom couldn't crack the code. Finally, Lenara suggested calling in Lieutenant Getal, their very own Cardassian crew member.

After Getal joined them, she studied the code for a little while and then said that it was an old one used by the Obsidian Order, something that luckily Getal knew because her father had been a member of the order. It took her a while but finally she was able to read the message and she announced it was from Gul Ocett who wished for a meeting at the McAllister C-5 asap. Lenara followed Getal's gaze over to Captain West, wondering what he would decide for them to do. Lenara took a couple steps closer to him and she softly spoke of the risk that Ocett might not be working with Damar. But instead she could be using Damar as a trap to catch Kyle alone. This was something that he knew, but they couldn't pass up a chance to help Damar in case Ocett was working with him. Lenara gazed at him for a long moment before nodding. Soon enough the Protector was on course for the McAllister C-5 Nebula at maximum warp.
 
Kyle was aware of the risk involved with meeting Gul Ocett. They'd crossed paths many times during the first war between the Federation and the Cardassian Union. Ocett was forced to swallow defeat several times because of Kyle West. Defeat was a bitter pill for any commander to swallow. Ocett made it known, she wanted to kill Captain West. No matter how long it took. This could very well be a trap, and not beyond something Ocett might do. However, Kyle believed in his gut that this message was real. That Ocett was reaching out for help. She was a loyal member of the Cardassian Union. And she would be what was best for Cardassia. After hearing what Damar said during his speech. It became clear that Cardassians were no longer interested in being puppets of the Dominion. So Kyle accepted the risk. Risk was apart of being in Starfleet.

Once the Protector was on it's way towards the McAllister C-5 Nebula. Kyle told Lieutenant M'Ress to call him once they reached the nebula. He then left the bridge, returning to his quarters. Several hours later, both Kyle & Lenara were called as the ship approached the nebula. Lieutenant T'Pren scanned the area. She was only picking up one ship. One Cardassian Galor Class Cruiser, hardly a match for the Protector. The Galor class was the backbone of the Cardassian Fleet. It entered service during the 2350's. When compared to the more advanced Protector. The Galor class was out of date. Kyle took his chair as Lenara took her station. Lieutenant M'Ress said they were receiving a message from the Cardassian ship. Kyle told her to put it on the screen. The image of Gul Ocett appeared. She thanked Kyle for coming so quickly. Ocett then asked for a face to face meeting on the Protector. She spoke of beaming over if Kyle agreed. Kyle said they could meet in 10 minutes. Ocett nodded her head before her image was gone from the viewing screen. " Lenara......We'll using the briefing room on deck 3.......Post two security guards inside that room......Take two more security guards with you to transporter room one and greet our guests........Then bring them to the briefing room. " Kyle spoke after standing. He knew Ocett would bring two of her officers with her. It was standard practice for Cardassian leaders to travel with two aides. Kyle told Lenara he was heading for the briefing room. He turned over command of the bride to Lieutenant T'Pren.

By the time Lenara set up the security for the visit. It was time for her to greet their guests. She, and the two officers of her choice, reached the transporter room. Ocett was then beamed over once Lenara gave the command. As expected, Ocett had two officers with her. She introduced herself to Lenara, then introduced Glinn Renn, her first officer and Dal Lyr who was Ocett's science officer. With the introductions made. Lenara would lead them to deck 3, and the briefing room where Captain West was waiting.
 
When Lenara was called back to the bridge as the ship approached the nebula, Lenara returned quickly to the bridge, arriving there just about the same time as Kyle. She entered as T'Pren reported that there was only one ship that she was picking up and it was a Cardassian Galor Class Cruiser. Hearing this, Lenara knew that it would stand no chance against a ship like the Protector. It was an older ship that wouldn't last long against one like the Protector. As Kyle took his chair, she moved over to her station and got ready, listening as Lieutenant M'Ress spoke of them receiving a message from the Cardassians. Once it was put to screen, they were greeted by the image of Gul Ocett who thanked Kyle for coming so quickly and then requested a face to face meeting on the Protector if Kyle were agreeable to it.

Once it was agreed that Ocett could beam over in 10 minutes, Lenara was asked to arrange security inside the room and to take two more with her when she went and greeted their guests before bringing them to the briefing room. She nodded and told him it would be done. "Yes sir." she said before he told her that he was heading for the briefing room. Once she had her orders, Lenara left her station and head out to set up the security detail. Lenara thought about her security team before deciding on two of her men. With her decision made, she head down to greet their guests, her two officers joining her and they head down to the transporter room. Once there, she gave the command for Ocett to be beamed over. Just as it was expected, Ocett had two officers of her own with her and Lenara greeted all three of them before introducing herself and her officers. With introductions out of the way, Lenara led them out of the transporter room to deck 3 where Kyle was waiting for them in the briefing room. Reaching the briefing room, Lenara showed Ocett and her officers inside, announcing them to Captain West.
 
Lenara had Lieutenant Dan Coleman, and Alexander stationed in the briefing room. Joining her in the transporter room was Lieutenant Jeff March and Lieutenant Karen Grant. The two security officers fell in behind as Lenara showed Ocett and her two officers to the briefing room. A short turbo lift ride, and the group reached deck 3. The group then continued down the hall until they reached the briefing room. Lenara entered first, followed by Ocett and her two officers. Jeff & Karen took up positions outside the briefing room. Captain West had been standing, looking out a widow at the nebula. He turned as the door opened, watching as Lenara led the Cardassians inside. Kyle moved over to the table, inviting Ocett and her officers to sit. The three Cardassians sat down, as did Kyle & Lenara. Kyle opened the conversation by reminding Ocett of her threat to kill him. Ocett wore a serious look on her face. She then nodded her head at Kyle's words. " I'm a proud Cardassian Captain West......Losing in battle is never easy.......However I can't afford to hold onto such thoughts or feelings......Cardassia is a conquered planet.......Our fault for trusting the Dominion. " Ocett was open with her words. Clearly she was upset for how her people were taken over so easily.

Ocett then formally asked Kyle for help from the Federation. She spoke of how Damar asked her to reach out for help. Ocett said they had little in the way of supplies. She said they needed food replicators, medical supplies and weapons. Kyle was silent as Ocett spoke. Another man might wish to gloat at seeing an enemy groveling for help. Kyle wasn't that type of man. Despite his troubles with Ocett, Kyle wouldn't take pleasure in watching her asking for Federation help. Kyle waited until Ocett was done speaking. He then told her of having spoken with Admiral Price already. Kyle said the Federation would help anyway they could. " Lenara......Have our 12 emergency replicators beamed over to Ocett's ship.......Have Doctor Boyd release some medical supplies......Beam them over along with 12 cases of phaser rifles. " Kyle spoke with Lenara. Ocett then spoke up, thanking Kyle for his help. " Cardassia will never forget the Federation's generosity. " Ocett then added. She then told Dal Lyr to remain on the Protector and work with Lenara until everything was beamed over to their ship. Ocett then stood, she held out her hand towards Kyle. He stood and took her hand. The two enemies shook hands before Ocett & Renn left the briefing room. Jeff & Karen would escourt them back to the transporter room, so Lenara could carry out her orders. Kyle left Lenara to her work. Lyr stood from her seat. She'd been watching Lenara during the meeting. Lyr found Lenara to be very attractive. It did surprise the young Cardassina woman. She'd never been attracted to an alien before.
 
Entering the briefing room, Lenara quickly spotted her Captain and watched him turn as she and the others entered, the man moving over to the table and inviting their guests to take a seat. Lenara waited for Ocett and the other Cardassians to become seated before she herself took her own seat with Kyle before the meeting started. After they were all seated, Kyle started things by reminding Ocett of her threat to kill him. This was something that Lenara had reminded him of earlier before he decided to travel here to meet with Ocett, but he believed in taking the risk if it meant helping those against the Dominion. After he spoke of this threat, Ocett nodded and admitted to being a proud Cardassian. However, with things as they were, she couldn't afford to hold onto such feelings and she spoke of how Cardassia had become a conquered planet due to the fault of the Cardassians for trusting the Dominion. Lenara, who was skilled at reading most people, could easily read the upset in the woman across from her and Kyle. It was a bitter pill for any proud Cardassian to admit that it was their fault for the conquering of their own planet.

Ocett then asked Kyle for the help of the Federation, telling him of how Damar tasked her to reach out for help and she told them of how their supplies were sparse at the moment. They were in need of a lot and Kyle, being a kind man he was, was willing to help those who needed it. He could of gloated and made Ocett beg for the help, but Kyle was a much better man then most and he was willing to help without doing such things. He told Ocett of how he'd spoken with Admiral Price and how the Federation would help in any way they could. Kyle then told Lenara what to send over to the Cardassian ship and she nodded. "Of course, Captain." she softly said. During the meeting, Lenara had been studying the three Cardassians, starting with Renn and then looking at Ocett. Finally her gaze moved to Lyr who she had noticed had been watching her during the meeting and she boldly caught the other females gaze.

Lenara only moved her gaze away when Ocett thanked Kyle and then told Dal Lyr to remain on the Protector and aid Lenara until everything was beamed over. Finally, Kyle and Ocett shook hands before Ocett and Renn left with Jeff and Karen who would escort them to the transporter room. Kyle then left her alone with Lyr so the two of them could get to work and Lenara finally rose to her feet as Lyr did and Lenara moved around the table and she asked Lyr to walk with her. They would first stop by the med bay so she could speak with Doctor Boyd about releasing the medical supplies before she took care of the 12 emergency replicators and finally the phaser rifles.
 
Lyr was had being serving with the Cardassian Military for the last year. She'd been a new recruit with all the losses suffered by the Cardassians, Lyr had never met a human face to face before. She'd been trained to think of them as the enemy. However, she found herself attracted to Lenara. She was struck with how beautiful the Protector's first officer was. This felt odd since Lyr was taught that the enemy was evil. Yet, she didn't see Lenara as being evil. Lyr felt someone so sexy couldn't be as bad as everyone said. The young woman waited until Lenara was ready. She gave Lenara a nod of her head, after being told to walk with her. The two women then left the briefing room. Lenara planned on stopping at sickbay first, and speaking with Doctor Boyd. Lyr knew because of Lenara's rank, she'd been in Starfleet for a while. You didn't become a commander, or first officer of a starship over night. Lyr's rank was Dal. She was the same as a lieutenant in Starfleet.

As the two women walked towards the turbo lift. Lyr asked Lenara how long she'd been in Starfleet? Lyr admitted to having joined the Cardassian Military a year ago. She was still pretty green, but she had been injured in battle with the Klingons several weeks ago. Lyr then asked if Lenara had been injured during the war? She knew there was no time for them to do anymore then just talk. There was a timetable to keep. Ocett couldn't keep her ship away from the front lines for long. Their Dominion over seers would get suspicious and Damar wanted to keep Ocett and her crew a hidden secret for now. Ocett was trying to recruit more help from the military for Damar, who was now cut off from all contact with other Cardassians. The two women left the turbo lift, heading for sickbay. Lenara would find Doctor Boyd in his office.
 
With Lyr's nod, the two women stepped out of the briefing room together and Lenara began to lead her away from the room. As they walked together, Lyr asked Lenara how long she'd been with Starfleet before she admitted to having joined the Cardassian Military a year ago. She told Lenara that she was still pretty green but had been injured recently. This was followed by the question of if Lenara had been injured during the war. This question made Lenara turn her head and look at Lyr for a long moment, almost as if considering her answer. "I graduated the Starfleet academy just under nine years ago." she told Lyr as they stepped onto the turbo lift. Lenara then addressed Lyr's question about her being injured during the war.

"Yes, I have." she softly said before turning her head to look at the younger woman. "I took the killing blow that had been meant for my Captain. A Jem'Hadar was attempting a cowardly attack from behind and I stepped between them, taking the attack upon myself instead. If it weren't for Doctor Boyd and his team, I wouldn't be standing here today. And I would do it again in a heart beat." Once the turbo lift came to a stop, Lenara stepped off and led the way the sickbay. Entering, she glanced around before softly saying that the doctor was probably in his office. So she continued through to where his office was and she entered. "Doctor Boyd." she said as she entered the office, greeting him with the smallest of smiles before she introduced him to Lyr, and Lyr to Doctor Boyd. With the introductions done, she spoke of Captain Wests orders to release some of the medical supplies to the Cardassian's.
 
Lyr was well aware of how deadly it was to fight the Jem'Hadar. She knew of how their weapons left a wound from clotting. It was their way of making sure most died from the wounds they were given. The fact that Lenara survived her injury was incredible. Lyr was impressed with why Lenara was injured. Taking a blow meant for her captain. That was a sign of a loyal and brave officer. Lyr could respect that. Cardassians had their own sense of honor and duty. During her training for the military. Lyr had been told how weak humans were. Weak because they always tried to talk with an enemy. Most races like the Cardassians & Klingons saw talk as useless. They would rather fight to win their point in any conflict. Lyr was seeing human differently from her talk with Lenara. Clearly, Lenara wasn't weak by any sense of the word.

Lyr walked along with Lenara as they entered sickbay. the young woman was impressed with the medical technology she saw. The Protector was far better equipped to care for the wounded. The starship was for more powerful then most Cardassian warships. It would take several Galor class ships to even make a good fight for a ship like the Protector. Doctor Boyd looked up from his computer screen when Lenara & Lyr came into his officer. He returned her smile, though his was larger. Doctor Boyd then greeted Lyr as she was introduced by Lenara. The doctor then listened as Lenara spoke of the captain's orders to release some medical supplies. Being the chief medical officer, his okay was needed before any medical supplies could be released to anyone. Boyd made out a pad with his okay for the release of medical supplies. He then handed the pad to Lenara. All rules and regulations had been followed. Doctor Boyd said Lenara could pick up 24 emergency medical kits from cargo bay 2. Each med kit had a medical tricorder, several hyposrays, a dermal regenerator and a battlefield trauma kit. More supplies could be brought later on, but this was a good start. The emergency replicators were in cargo bay 3. Lenara would need to have someone go get the med kits and bring them to cargo bay 3 for transport to Ocett's ships. Also the phaser rifles were in cargo bay 5. She would need a team to bring them to cargo bay 3. Lenara & Lyr left sickbay after Lenara thanked Doctor Boyd for his help. The two women continued to talk while they went to cargo bay 3.
 
It was well known how Cardassians and Klingons looked down on humans for wanting to talk and negotiate rather then fight all the time. Lenara believed that if a fight could be avoided, then one should try to settle things with talk. But if it is a situation that would turn to violence no matter what, she would jump into that fight with the passion and strength that would impress any Klingon. After speaking, the two women walked together and entered the sickbay. As she entered, Lenara could still remember what it was like to wake in this very room after being so badly wounded. It had been scary, but having Doctor Boyd there when she woke had helped.

After telling Doctor Boyd about the captains orders, he made out a pad with his okay for the release of medical supplies before handing it to Lenara and she nodded after she was told that she could pick up 24 emergency med kits from cargo bay 2. "Thank you Doctor." she told him. After getting his okay, Lenara set about ordering a team to gather the supplies that needed to be brought to Cargo bay 3. She knew that Ocett needed to return to where she was supposed to be as soon as possible or else someone would begin to get suspicious, so Lenara wanted to get the supplies to her quickly. While the two women head for cargo bay 3, they continued to talk about a number of things. At Cargo Bay 3, Lenara began to get things ready for the supplies to be transported over once everything was gathered together.
 
Lenara picked two teams to gather the other supplies, from the other cargo bays. Those teams then brought the supplies to cargo bay 3. Lenara was already using the large transporter pad in the cargo bay to beam the supplies over to Ocett's ship. All Federation Starships were equipped with transporters in their cargo bays. These transporters could also be used for evacuation when transporting large groups of people. As the rest of the supplies arrived. Lenara beamed them over to Ocett's ship. Her job was soon over. She and Lyr then left cargo bay 3. They walked back to transporter room one. Before departing for her own ship. Lyr wished Lenara well, and spoke of how she would like to see Lenara after the war. Adding that she would like to be friends with Lenara. Lyr was then beamed back to her ship.

Lenara contacted Kyle with her communicator. Telling him the supplies were taken care of. Ocett's ship then left the nebula. The Protector also left, heading back for Starbase 134. The ship had just jumped to warp when Lieutenant M'Ress picked up a distress call. The captain was still on the bridge when the call came in. He asked M'Ress who was sending the call? M'Ress said it was coming from a Mizarian freighter inside of Dominion held space. The ship was reporting it was under attack by the Jem'Hadar. Kyle thought for a moment. He then ordered Lieutenant Arex to turn the ship around and head for the freighter's position. Kyle then ordered M'Ress to call battle stations. The female Caitian carried out her orders, by alerting the crew. T'Pren was already picking up the freighter and three Jem'Hadar attack ships. The Protector was moving into Dominion space. It was another dangerous move, but Kyle couldn't let innocent people be killed by the Jem'Hadar. The Mizarians were a highly intelligent race, but they were pacifistic by nature. They valued peaceful non-resistance. Any ship of theirs was no match for any kind of warship.
 
With the teams that she picked, Lenara knew that they would perform their jobs quickly and efficiently. Sure enough, it didn't take them long to have all the supplies brought to Cargo Bay 3. Right away she began transporting using the large transporter pad to beam over the supplies. Once the teams finished, she thanked them before finishing up her job and she beamed the last of the supplies over to Ocett's ship. With it finished, she and Lyr left the cargo bay and they head back to the transporter room where Lyr would be sent back to Ocett's ship. Before the Cardassian left, she wished Lenara well and spoke of her interest in seeing the human after the war. That she'd be interested in being friends with Lenara. Lenara looked at her and told her if fate allowed such a thing, then perhaps it would happen. However, they both knew the dangers of war and knew that either of them could die during war.

After Lyr was beamed back to her ship, Lenara contacted Kyle and let him know that the job was done. The Protector left after Ocett did and it head back for Starbase 134. Lenara had returned to her quarters for a few moments before returning to the bridge and she had just stepped onto the bridge when Kyle was giving the orders for the ship to turned around and he ordered battle stations. "What's going on?" she asked Kyle as she approached him. Once she was told that they had picked up on a distress call from a Mizarian freighter and Lenara nodded. She wasn't surprised that Kyle chose to go to their aid. He wouldn't let innocent people die at the hands of the Jem'Hadar. She moved over to her station and took over. They were heading into a fight with the Jem'Hadar and they had to be ready for anything.
 
Kyle explained what had happened before Lenara took her position. Taking over at the tactical station. The Protector had crossed the border into Cardassian space. It wouldn't be long till the ship was discovered by Dominion forces. Possibly even by the Breen. With their new weapon, the Protector would be powerless to defend itself against them. T'Pren was calling out the distance between the ship and the Mizarian freighter. She was picking up the three attacking Jem'Hadar ships. Lenara could also see the ships on her targeting scanners. The Protector soon reached the combat area. Two Jem'Hadar attack ships broke off from the freighter. They moved towards the oncoming Federation Starship. The two ships began firing at the Protector. Their energy beams hitting the large ship's shield's. Lenara unleashed a killing strike of full phasers and quantum torpedoes. The attacking ships were blown apart by Lenara's devastating fire. The Protector soon moved against the third and last Jem'Hadar ship. It made a suicide run on the Protector, but Lenara was ready for such a move. She laid down a carpet of quantum torpedoes which destroyed the attack ship. This left the Protector and the Mizarian freighter alone.

Kyle rose from his chair. He looked back at Lenara, giving her a well done and a wink of his eye. He then had Lieutenant M'Ress contact the Mizarian ship. Their captain soon appeared on the view screen. He thanked Captain West for his help. Kyle asked how the Mizarians got into this situation? The Mizarian captain said he'd been hired to pick up some Cardassian refuges. Their planet had been one of the worlds handed over by the Dominion to the Breen. They did this without speaking with the Cardassians. This was part of the reason why Damar split from the Dominion and began attacking his former ally. Kyle offered the Mizarian captain whatever help he may need. He refused any help from Kyle. He spoke of how it would make a bad situation even worse for him. The captain said his ship was forced to make a change in it's course. Due to an Ion storm. The new course took his ship towards the Federation border. He believed this is what caused the attack. Assuming the Jem'Hadar thought he was perhaps working with or for Damar's rebels. He just wanted to get the refuges to their new planet. The captain's attention was drawn away by someone speaking to him. Whatever was said, made the captain nod his head. He then spoke of having one request Kyle could help him with.

Kyle turned and looked at Lenara. They both weren't sure what was going. The Mizarians were a peace loving people. So this hardly seemed like a trick. Kyle looked back at the view screen. He spoke of doing whatever he could to help. The Mizarian captain then spoke of having too many wouded among the refuges. He asked about sending one over to the Protector? Kyle & Lenara again exchanged looks. It was an odd request. Why would he need help with only one wounded person? " Lenara.....Get down to transporter room one. " Kyle asked before looking back at the view screen. He then agreed to take this wounded person. The Mizarian smiled before saying she would be transported over right away. By the time Lenara reached the transporter room. The transportation was underway. A figure appeared, laying on the transporter pads. She was a female Cardassian at first look, but as one looked harder, it would be easy to see why she wasn't wanted by other Cardassians.
 
Lenara frowned slightly when Kyle told her about what was going on, her gaze narrowing slightly as she took in what she was being told while she moved over to the tactical station. If they were going to go up against the Jem'Hadar, she would run the tactical station. They had to move quickly as it wouldn't be long before the Dominion discovered that they were there. If they were attacked by the Dominion forces, if not the Breen. They were someone that they really didn't need to run into at the moment. As the Protector closed in on the Mizarian freighter, Lenara listened to T'Pren call out the distance. She soon picked up the three attacking Jem'Hadar ships on her targeting scanners. Once she saw them, she readied herself for the incoming fight. Once they were in the combat area, she saw two of the attack ships move towards the Protector and they began attacking. Their attacks hit the Protectors shields and she returned fire upon them.

Lenara struck back with full phasers and quantum torpedoes, taking out the two attacking ships in one killing sweep before they moved on to the third and last ship. The final ship that was left decided to make a suicide run on them, but Lenara was more then ready for it. With a quick attack of quantam torpedoes, she destroyed the final ship and ended the battle with the Jem'Hadar. With the threat taken care of for now, Lenara relaxed a bit before looking over at Kyle as he looked at her, giving her a well done and she smiled gently with a nod before looking at the viewing screen as he asked Lieutenant M'Ress to contact the Mizarian ship. It wasn't long before the captain of that ship appeared and Lenara listened as the two captains spoke to each other. When the Mizarian captain refused Kyles offer of help, Lenara understood why he would. It would possibly bring on more trouble then he needed at this moment.

However, he then spoke of a request Kyle could help him with and when Kyle looked at her, she raised an eyebrow, curious as to what this request could be. The Mizarian captain then spoke of having too many wounded and he asked about sending one over to the Protector. This made Lenara look at her captain again. Why would he need help with just one wounded person. She was then told to get to the transporter room one and she nodded while moving away from the tactical station. "Yes sir." she softly said before sending one more glance at the Captain from the Mizarian ship and she left the bridge, quickly heading down to the transporter room.

By the time she reached the room, the transportation was already underway and she moved forward as a figure appeared. She watched as a figure appeared upon the transporter pads, laying upon them and she moved forward. It was a young woman. A Cardassian woman. At least, at first look that's what she appeared to be. Lenara moved over to the young woman and gently turned her over. When she did, she saw the injuries that the woman had and she called for a medical team. After she did, Lenara looked at her again as the woman winced in pain and began to open her eyes, her dark gaze meeting Lenara's. As Lenara looked at the woman, she began to see why she wasn't wanted by the other Cardassians. She wasn't a full Cardassian. "Don't worry." she softly told the other woman. "We'll get you fixed right up." The woman nodded while another look of pain passed over her face. She'd gotten several injuries during the attack.
 
The Mizarian ship wasted no time in leaving once their unwanted refuge was gone. The other Cardassian refuges wanted nothing to do with her. Dumping her off on the Federation seemed like the best way of getting rid of her. Short of out right killing the young woman. As the Mizerian freighter was leaving. Kyle gave orders to get the Protector back acrossed the border before anyone else showed up. Kyle wanted to avoid contact with the Breen at the moment. Their new weapon would surely cause the destruction of the Protector. That was something Kyle wished to avoid at all cost. Lieutenant Arex turned the ship around, and jumped to warp speed. He punched it to warp 9, taking the Protector back into Federation space. Once they were safely away. Arex dropped the warp speed down to 8 for the trip back to Starbase 134.

In the transporter room, the med team arrived quickly. The young woman was quickly scanned to identify her injuries, She was then given a hypospray to ease her pain. The team members then picked her up and placed her onto a gurney. One of the nurses told Lenara the woman needed emergency surgery. She was suffering from several internal injuries. The team then rushed the young woman out of transporter room one. They went to the turbo lift, heading for sickbay. While on route, Doctor Boyd was contacted and told of what was coming his way. Lucky for this young woman. Doctor Boyd was experienced in dealing with Cardassians & Bajorans. He treated both during the first war with the Cardassians. Doctor Boyd got a surgical room ready. The med team hit the sickbay running. Voices calling out for others to move! The young woman was then rushed straight into surgery where Doctor Boyd waited.
 
Lenara gently grasped the womans hand while she waited for the med tem. Luckily it didn't take them long to get there and Lenara released her hand to let them move in to work. As they gave her a hypospray, her face relaxed as the pain eased and she murmured a soft thank you before she was moved onto a gurney. The cardassian woman's gaze was trained on Lenara who she could see occasionally as the people around her worked. She could see the human speaking with a nurse. Lenara nodded when she was told that the woman would need emergency surgery. "I want to be informed the moment she is out of surgery." Lenara said, turning slightly to look at the injured woman as the team got her ready to be moved. When they rushed her out of the transporter room, Lenara stayed, knowing that she'd only be in the way if she went with them. She trusted that her orders to be informed, would be followed.

As the woman was rushed away from Lenara, she closed her eyes as she was rushed down a hall and onto a turbo lift. When she was rushed into the sickbay, she was nervous as they rushed her in, hearing people calling out around her and as she was taken into the surgery room where Doctor Boyd waited, she opened her eyes to look up at the doctor, the nervousness she felt showing on her pretty face.

Once the woman was gone, Lenara sighed and crossed her arms over her chest. Though she didn't have personal knowledge about Cardassians, she'd heard stories about how they treated not just orphans, but children of mixed race. And the stories weren't good. Sometimes she was surprised by just how bigoted people could be against their own kind. With a shake of her head, she left the transporter room and head back up to the bridge where she would inform her captain of their new guest.
 
Once the young woman was brought into the surgical room. Doctor Boyd started giving out orders. People rushing around carrying out the doctor's commands. He held a medical tricorder in his hands. Doctor Boyd began scanning the young woman. He noticed the nervousness on her face. " Don't worry.......You're in good hands here......This is the Federation Starship Protector.......And I'm Doctor Boyd the chief medical officer. " Doctor Boyd spoke with a soft tone in his voice. The young woman's injuries were very bad, and could have ended her life without proper treatment. Treatment her fellow Cardassians wouldn't have given her until everyone else had been cared for. By then, it would have been far too late for this young woman. Doctor Boyd wore a smile as if everything was fine. However, his smile only hid the truth. This young woman had several internal injuries which would kill her. Judging from the injuries. Doctor Boyd could tell that the woman was somewhere near the outer hull of the freighter. Obviously, she was caught in an explosion. " I'll have you fixed up before you know it. " Doctor Boyd added. He then looked at one of his nurses and gave her a nod of his head. She then pressed another hypospray against the young woman's neck. This spray would knock her out so the surgery could begin.

Up on the bridge, and once the ship was safe from threats. Kyle had gone into his ready room. That's where Lenara found him when she came to make her report. Kyle was surprised to hear who their guest was. A half Cardassian, half Bajoran woman. Kyle was aware of how Cardassian society treated such people. After the Cardassian occupation of Bajor was over. There were thousands of mixed race children left behind. Though there were Bajorans who treated the half breeds badly. There were those willing to help them. Bajor had several centers which helped the orphans left behind when the Cardassian Military was pushed out. There was no chance of getting the young woman to Bajor. Not at the moment, and perhaps not until the war was over. Assuming that the Federation Alliance could still win the war. These were dark times since the Breen unleashed their new weapon. Only 1500 Klingon warships stood between the Federation Alliance and total defeat. Having Damar and his rebels causing trouble behind Dominion lines helped also. Despite having the Breen joining them. The Dominion couldn't mount an offensives until Damar was dealt with. Both Kyle & Lenara went off duty after their meeting was over. Kyle returned to his quarters for a short time. He then decided to spend sometime in the holodeck. Kyle had been recently involved with a program centered during the early 1940's on Earth. Like Chief O'Brien, Kyle had a World War II program. Kyle's program was currently sent during the North Africa campaign and Kyle was an American Army Officer. About an hour after Doctor Boyd started working on the young woman. He came out of surgery. Removing his cap from his head. He contacted Lenara, telling her the young woman made it through the surgery. Edwin said she would make a full recovery. He also said Lenara could see her whenever she was ready.
 
The young woman looked up at Doctor Boyd as he told her not to worry and he introduced himself to her. "Niesha... Niesha Drad." she murmured in reply. She knew perfectly well that her own treatment would of been neglected if she'd been left with her fellow Cardassians. They didn't care for her because of what she was. Not only was she not a full Cardassian, but she was an orphan at the same time. Something that had been made completely clear to her growing up. Her injuries at the moment were extensive. Not only did she have internal injuries, she had multiple burns from being caught in an explosion. She was told that she would be all fixed up before she knew it. A moment later, the young woman felt the hypospray being pressed against her neck and she was knocked out quickly.

Up at the bridge, Lenara entered and went directly to Kyles ready room and she entered, moving to sit down and give him her report. She sat and told him about their guest and how she was half Cardassian and half Bajoran. She sat and spoke with Kyle for a bit of their new guest and what the might do with her. Surely it was much too dangerous for her to remain on board with the war going on. They didn't know anything about who the woman was nor her abilities. Lenara was aware of how those on Bajor may help, but there was no way that they would be able to get to Bajor anytime soon. And possibly not until after the war was over. If they won the war, that is. After the meeting was over, Lenara and her captain both went off duty and she returned to her quarters to just rest and relax for a while.

While she was resting up, she was going through her mail and she saw that she got a letter from Kira. This caught her eye so she opened the letter and got to reading it. It told her that Garak and Odo were leaving on a mission to help Damar's rebels and she reread this. Garak and Odo? This was most curious. But at the same time, not too surprising. She'd heard a couple stories about the Cardassian who had tailored one of her favorite pieces of clothing that she currently owned. She'd heard a couple stories that said he was once part of the Obsidian order. Returning to the letter, she went on to read that Kira had also gotten a commission from Starfleet as a commander. She smiled slightly to herself when reading this before she began writing a reply to her dear friend.

She was doing this when she was contacted by Edwin who told her that the young woman had made it through the surgery and she would make a full recovery. She thanked Edwin for informing her and she told him that she would be down a little later to see their new guest.
 
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