"Revelations"
 by Sogh T'Kang
 First officer - IKV Jachyoj
 http://come.to/tkang


Commander Steven Relloren escorted T'Kang to the USS 
Yeager at docking bay 3.  The ship was a Sabre class 
Federation starship.  It's interior much more refined and 
standard than the alien decks of the space station or the 
interior of Klingon ships.

Relloren negotiated the corridors and decks of the Yeager 
like it was second nature to him.  The muscular Trill didn't 
make much small talk as he walked.  Instead expecting 
T'Kang to keep up with his long stride.  The Klingon was 
grateful for that.  Too often humans in Starfleet felt the need 
to communicate when it was unnecessary.  They would ask 
questions about the climate, or how you are feeling, or if 
your day went well.  So far T'Kang had spent not even 24 
hours on D'Alaan 27.  He knew practically no one.  His 
commanding officer, Ra'wI' Kruge, had been murdered, and 
he'd been appointed First officer of the Jachyoj which hadn't 
even arrived yet.  Was that as good day, or a bad one?  
T'Kang wouldn't know what to say.

"Here we are.  You can use this station to access the 
Klingon Defense Force computer network, assuming you 
have the clearance codes to gain access to the KDF 
databanks." Relloren pointed.

T'Kang, being former Starfleet himself, was familiar with the 
standard LCARS control panel.  He quickly tapped in the 
required sequence of commands and soon had established 
a link to Q'onos and the central database of the Klingon 
Defense Force homeworld.  Glancing over to Commander 
Relloren, he could see that Steven was suitably impressed 
at how well T'Kang knew how to operate Federation 
equipment.  "May I use some of your computer's memory 
banks to record a copy of the downloaded information for 
later reference?"

Steven nodded.  "By all means.  What exactly are you 
looking for T'Kang?"  Commander Relloren asked.

"I am accessing the service records and personnel files of 
the Klingon Empire.  Requesting the records of every officer 
assigned to D'Alaan 27.  It may come in useful once the 
cause of Ra'wI' Kruge's death has been discovered."

Steven nodded.  "The Captain was filling me in about that 
T'Kang.  I'm sorry this happened.  Our doctors and scientists 
should have some information for us come tomorrow."

T'Kang just grunted while the data was being downloaded 
from the Klingon Empire into the USS Yeager's databanks.  
T'Kang had been only partially truthful with the Commander.  
He was correct, the Klingon personnel records would be 
needed later on in the investigation into Kruge's death, but 
really, T'Kang wanted to find out more about this HoD Aram, 
the new Captain of the Jachyoj who had replaced HoD 
K'sara because of the business on Praxis.  General Pi'ror 
evaded the warrior's direct question of why the HoD sounded 
familiar to him.  Now T'Kang wanted to know all that he could 
about his future commanding officer, who would be arriving 
tomorrow with the Jachyoj.

The download was completing while T'Kang and 
Commander Relloren waited.  It was an awkward moment 
for the two officers.  The Klingon sat brooding, waiting for the 
files to finish transferring while Steven stood by and 
watched.    Finally, he couldn't stand it any longer.

"So what do you think of D'Alaan 27 T'Kang?" Commander 
Relloren asked in that 'small talk' tone so common in 
Starfleet.

"It is dark.  And certain sections smell very badly."  T'Kang 
replied bluntly.

Steven chuckled, "Well, I guess you are right about that.  It's 
my understanding that the space station is thought to have 
sat out here in space for over a thousand years.  They are 
still trying to discover more about it's origins and who built it.  
I would think if any space station sat unoccupied that long, it 
would smell pretty badly too."

T'Kang just glanced at the Commander without changing his 
facial expression at all.  T'Kang was so serious, Steven 
thought he'd make the perfect straight man for telling jokes 
and pulling pranks.  

"The download is complete."  T'Kang stated as he 
disconnected the sub-space link to the KDF database back 
on Q'onos.

"Well, let's see what you have got there." Commander 
Relloren stated, leaning over T'Kang's chair to gain a better 
view of the screen over his shoulder.

"This is a list of all Klingon's assigned to D'Alaan station.  
Some are currently here already, while the remainder will be 
arriving tomorrow on board the Jachyoj."  T'Kang explained.

"The Jachyoj is finally arriving?  It's about time that bird of 
prey got here."  Steven commented.

"There was a delay while the commander of that vessel was 
replaced.  I am assured by General Pi'ror that it will be 
arriving early tomorrow."  T'Kang explained.

Glancing at the list of names on the manifest, Commander 
Relloren noticed the name HoD Aram listed.  It stood out, 
because he knew that 'HoD' was the Klingon equivalent of 
'Captain' in Starfleet, and the last he'd heard, HoD K'sara 
was to command the bird of prey stationed at D'Alaan 27.

"HoD Aram?  That's the replacement commander?" Relloren 
asked.

T'Kang nodded, calling up Aram's service record which had 
also been downloaded from the Klingon Defense Force 
database into the USS Yeager's computer system.   The 
screen flashed with the warrior's picture and record.  
Immediately T'Kang was surprised at how young he looked.

Steven noticed it too.  "I'm no expert at guessing the age of 
Klingon's mind you T'Kang, but isn't he a little young to be 
the Captain of a bird of prey?"

T'Kang was a little stunned and nodded.  "Your eyes do not 
deceive you Commander.  He can not be more than two or 
three seasons past the age of ascension at most."

Steven, not being an expert on Klingon customs or 
traditions, asked, "That would be young, yes?"

T'Kang glanced back to give the Trill a more solid frame of 
reference.  "What you would refer to a . . . teenager."

The Klingon then turned around and scrolled through Aram's 
service record with the KDF.  It was very sparse.  Which 
would be expected of a youth in the Defense Force.  But 
then why was he granted Captaincy of a bird of prey and 
made a HoD?   Remembering General Pi'ror's elusive 
behavior when asked what house Aram belongs to, T'Kang 
began searching for the data in his file.   When he found it, 
he leaned back in shock.

Commander Relloren, reading over the Klingon's shoulder, 
also saw it, and read out loud from the file.  "Aram, 
illegitimate son of Duras."  Steven paused,  "I thought Toral 
was Duras' illegitimate son?"

T'Kang was still in shock, but managed to explain, "Duras 
had many affairs outside his house.  Evidently this. . . boy, 
resulted in one of those drunken nights of passion."

"So this HoD Aram is of the house of Duras?"  Commander 
Relloren asked just to be certain.

"It would appear so.  No wonder General Pi'ror was reluctant 
to tell me anything more of the HoD's background."  
Glancing off in the distance, T'Kang realized he'd gotten 
what he needed from the Commander in the use of the 
Yeager's computer systems.  "You have been helpful 
Commander.  But I believe I have what I need now from the 
Klingon Defense Force databanks."

Steven nodded.  "I'll show you the way back to the docking 
bay T'Kang."

T'Kang deactivated the terminal and rose to follow the 
commander off the Yeager and to the airlock they past 
through earlier.  Now that the data was safely stored in the 
databanks of the USS Yeager, it could easily be linked to 
from station D'Alaan 27.  It would make the investigation into 
Ra'wI' Kruge's murder much easier, once the medical and 
science teams came through with their findings from the 
autopsy and toxicology tests.

The entire way through the Yeager's corridors and to station 
D'Alaan 27 T'Kang remained silent.  It was the perfect 
ending to an already turbulent day.  He was now First officer 
of the bird of prey Jachyoj, serving HoD Aram, son of Duras, 
a disgraced traitor to the Klingon Empire.  Some how T'Kang 
didn't see this assignment as being a great help in restoring 
honor to his fallen family house of Crass.