Part of USS Mackenzie: Ep 17 – Trouble on the Line
The Southampton is back in a different refit.
A new paint job. A new mission. And a new commanding officer.
The Southampton is back, and ready for whatever comes next.
“Nothing you can offer me will get me to talk.” Orlani Tal sat against the far wall of her brig cell, staring down Commander Rowan Hale, who stood just outside the thick transparent barrier. It had taken eight hours from her talk with Yaaya Deepre to seek him. He did not find her opening [...]
“Orlani Tal. That’s a name with history.” Commander Rowan Hale spoke as he sat near the front of the long briefing room table onboard the USS Denver. His brief time working with intelligence operators over the years had introduced him to the name. Across the table from him, Lieutenant [...]
“Red Alert,” clipped Lieutenant Commander Jordan Reid, standing on the bridge of the USS Southampton. The overhead lights faded from the bright white to a dull ruby, and the klaxons rumbled through the corridors of the Plymouth-class starship. “Keep us behind the Denver, Prentice.” Just [...]
“I knew about your loss, Jordan.” Rowan Hale spoke as he sat across the table from his date for the evening. “It wasn’t my story to tell or to ask. It’s your story. Your past.” He kept his eyes on her. “You don’t have to explain why. Two dates isn’t enough to bare our souls and [...]
