Location: USS Paso Robles, Bridge

The crew of the USS Paso Robles was now in geosynchronous orbit around Talvath Homeworld. Several Romulan refugees had taken up residency on the colony world, ever since the destruction of the Romulan star going supernova. Somewhere hiding from the Romulan star people somewhere just trying to make a new life and some didn’t want to be under the ruling hand of the Tal Shair.

According to Starfleet intelligence, Renato learned that he’s calling us were mainly just survivors and farmers. They weren’t the only colony like this, trying to survive trying to build a new life for themselves. None of them really cared about the politics. They had sent out a distress to the Federation and to the romulans and to the Klingons and the Cardassians and everyone else they could think of.

The Federation was the first to respond, other government said they would respond if needed. Renato was concerned that the Tal Shair what uses as an opportunity to create a political stunt. It wouldn’t be the first time that the Romulan people were used as pawns by their own government especially their intelligence agency government.

“Number One, I believe you have a meeting with Minister T’Kra right about now. Have you chosen your away team?” Renato asked as he looked over to Mira.

“Yes Captain I already asked him I’m going to have Ensign Lira Chameer and Lieutenant Zara Elan join me on this mission. Along with a security officer and I’ve already asked Lieutenant Thorne to assign me somebody.” Mira pointed out to him.

“All right then you have a go, good luck and get these replicators off my ship.” Renato teased with a big smile on his face.

“Aye Captain.” Mira said with a big grin on her face. It was just his way of trying to be funny. And she could understand that and respected it. She knew he meant no disrespect by it.

As a three person away team left the bridge, Renato then looked over at the rest of his officers. He debated about going to have a seat in his command chair, when he heard the klaxtonss going off. He advised Mr Thorne to turn off the klaxtons.

He was also advised by his security officer that a Romulan warbird was fast approaching the area. And it was recommended to him that they break orbit to potentially engage The warbird.

“Captain we should break over it if we’re going to engage this warbird.” T’Shan suggested to her captain in a calm and collected tone.

“We’re not going to openly engage with the ramen warbird but what we will do if we will break orbit and hold up a stationary position just outside the planet’s gravitational pull and try to see what the romulans want. We will not be the aggressors here, we are a guest among the Romulan people.

“Understood sir, I’ll train course to break geosynchronous orbit.” T’Shan said, thinking to herself that was a very logical approach to handling the situation. Not to provoke the romulans but to be prepared if they need to defend themselves.

Location: Talvath Homeworld

In the meantime Mira and her team beam down to the surface, they’re meeting with Minister T’Kra. He is one of the lower ranking ministers in the logistics field. “Minister it is agreeable to see you.” Lira suggested has she looked over to him.

“That is a Vulcan greeting, you must have a Vulcan officer on your ship.”

“We do sir, and she’s one of my closest friends.” Lira pointed out to him.

“Jolan Tru, is our preferred greeting.” Minister T’Kra pointed out to Lira.

“Jolan Tru, Minister T’Kra.” Mira suggested that she did the appropriate hand greeting that went with it. Which he didn’t do in the first place so it indicated to him that she knew the proper greetings when it came to dealing with the Romulans.

“Very good commander, I heard you have 10 industrial replicators for us?” Minister T’Kra said as he noticed too young Romulan attaches coming his direction.

One of them whispered in his ear, then his calm and happy collected look turn to one of concern.

“Where is it Minister?” Mira asked, wondering what was going on. As soon as she said that her combadge started going off. Mira had a bad feeling.

=A=”Paso Robles to Commander Solwick.”=A= Renato called out over the comms.

Mira tapped on her combadge. =A=” I’m here captain.”=A= she could tell by his tongue that I must have been something serious.

=A=”be advised there is a Dhelan class warbird, in the area, proceed with caution.”=A= Renato said it’s a channel closed.

“It’s the Tal Shair.” Minister T’Kra said, as he looked over to Mira.

“What do we do?” Zara asked as she was a little concerned about their safety. The Tal Shair, where somebody you did not want to mess with if you didn’t have to.

“Your captain is talking with them now.” Minister T’Kra started to say and then he went on. “I need to get my people to safety, we’ll have to come back to this meeting in a little bit let’s hope your captain can persuade them to leave.” Minister T’Kra said a little panicked.

USS Paso Robles, Bridge

The bridge crew is hard at work, preparing for what they fear to be inevitable battle between the Romulan warbird and the Paso Robles. Renato was still looking for a peaceful solution to this situation. “Try hailing the warbird again!” he ordered realizing this is a fourth time they would be handling them.

“We are receiving a hail.” One of the junior officers at the Tactical station said. Jaxon was in the armory and he’ll be heading up to the bridge but for the time being a junior officer was taking his place.

“On screen.” Renato ordered, thinking to himself, ‘here we go!’. He waited to see what the Romulan Commander would have to say.

“What is Starfleet doing out here? This is neutral space, but the citizens are Romulan.” The unknown Romulan Commander said as he focused directly on the screen, looking at Renato. In a way he was measuring him up.

“Talvath colony has asked for general assistance, we responded to the request. Are you here in the same cooperation?” Renato asked, hoping they weren’t here looking for a fight.

“Our records indicate that just colony was attacked, and now here’s Starfleet offering aid. What is your true motivation? We saw how well you helped us during our sun going supernova.” The unknown Romulan Commander continued to say.

“The Vaadwaur Supremacy came through and attacked this colony, I have such a logs I can verify that. From what I understand is a situation, the bombardment assault from orbit cuz several earthquakes which destroyed their local crops we’re here on a humanitarian mission to deliver supplies.” Renato pointed out to the Romulan Commander.

“We have scanned your cargo, we can see that you’re giving them 10 industrial replicators, you will give them two and then give the other eight to us or prepared to face the Romulan people in battle!” The Romulan Commander demanded.

Renato couldn’t believe what he was hearing, was his Commander for real. He was not going to give him eight replicators if he gave him one he would steal all 10. This was a bully tactic, to see what they can get away with. “You would have to petition the Federation council in order to get supplies delivered and we wouldn’t know where to deliver them to. This colony requested our assistance and I’m here to fulfill that request which means all 10 replicators will stay here.”

“You dare openly defy the Romulan people, either you’re very brave captain or you’re very foolish.” The unknown Romulan Commander said.

“Perhaps a little bit of both Commander, but I have my orders.” Renato said as he prepared himself for what was to come next.

“Captain I’m reading five more Romulan ships, coming in fast.” The junior officer at the Tactical station called out, and look to the captain to see what they were going to do next.

“This is your chance to hand over the replicators, think about your people captain.” The Romulan Commander said, with a ton of confidence in his voice.

“Helm prepare to leave the system.” Renato suggested, everybody looked at him knowing that that meant they would probably leave the waiting behind. It was something none of them wanted to do, including the captain.

“Aye Captain.” T’Shan called out and she plotted an escape course. But she also was taking mental note about any evasive actions she would have to take.

After a few seconds the ships came into communications range, but they weren’t being held the Romulan warbird was. Forever the junior officer at the Tactical station advised the captain of the incoming communications.

The five Romulan warpers coming in or from the Romulan free movement, a group dedicated to D’Tan. They were ordering the warbird to leave the area immediately.

They listened in as an entire crew as the romulans were talking to each other in the translator was translating from Romulan into english. After a short exchange the hostile romulans were ordered to withdraw or be targeted.

They jumped out of the area, while the five ships, jumped in to orbit. Renato was relieved because he wasn’t sure, how well suited a California class would be against a Dhelan class warbird. As the scene fades away.