"Missing Doctors"
 by Sogh T'Kang
 First officer - IKV Jachyoj
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T'Kang was on Red level 9, the deck where the Klingon 
Barracks was located.  His thoughts were still on the 
information he'd just learned about the Jachyoj and her
HoD, Aram son of Duras.  The warrior had returned to the 
Empire to try and restore honor to his family's fallen house.  
When General Pi'ror made T'Kang First Officer of the 
Jachyoj, the warrior thought he was well on his way to doing 
that.  Now to learn that he would be serving with the 
illegitimate son of the son of a traitor to the Empire, he found 
that to be highly unlikely.

The barracks looked better.  The three warriors at the 
station, Tumek, Roshka and Reshtarc, had done as the 
Sogh had asked of them and straightened the place up for 
the arrival of the Jachyoj and the detachment of warriors she 
carried with her to D'Alaan station.   With a nod, T'Kang was 
pleased with the job they had done.  "You have done an 
honorable job, worthy of Klingon warriors."

The compliment seemed to please the three warriors, who 
looked at each other with a sense of pride.

"There is a recreational establishment on this station on deck 
Blue 99.  They serve food and drink there and have a 
descent stock of bloodwine.  If you like, you are dismissed to 
go there and enjoy yourselves for the rest of the night.  Just 
don't get out of hand or cause trouble for the Federationers."  
T'Kang ordered.

"Thank you Sogh."  Tumek nodded.  Then he and the other 
two warriors exited the barracks to enjoy a well deserved 
evening of celebrations after their long day of cleaning out 
the alien deck that would become the Klingon Barracks for 
their fellow warriors.

T'Kang watched them exit before walking over to the bunk 
where his bat'leth and duffel bag had been deposited.  
Sitting on the portable bunk, He reached for the bag and 
started to open it, just when a hail came through.

["Sogh T'Kang?"] Queried the computer synthesized voice of 
a human female.

"I am here." the warrior responded while looking upwards as 
if talking to the ceiling.

["Captain Mec has asked for all senior officers and the 
highest ranking Klingon representative to join him in the 
Conference room on Red Level 5 in ten minutes.  The 
Captain wishes to discuss details of Doctor Smith's 
disappearance from D'Alaan 27.  The Doctor disappeared 
two hours ago by means unknown at this time."] the 
computer intoned in a passionless voice.

T'Kang's warrior's ridges furrowed at hearing the news.  *I 
hope Doctor Smith isn't the one responsible for the Autopsy 
being performed on Ra'wI' Kruge* the warrior thought.

"I understand."  T'Kang responded.  "Tell the Captain I will 
be there directly."

The Computer made an acknowledgement chirping sound 
and then deactivated the channel.   T'Kang cinched up his 
duffel bag and deposited it back onto the bunk that Kruge 
had so nonchalantly tossed it onto several hours earlier 
when T'Kang went to the first staff meeting with the Captain.   
The warrior only hoped that this meeting would turn out 
better than the last one had.  But having heard the 
information provided by the computer about Doctor Smith's 
disappearance, T'Kang wasn't going to hold his breath.

The trip to the conference room on Red 5 didn't take very 
long at all.   T'Kang moved his bear-like frame in a long 
stride upon entering the conference room and took a seat at 
one of the open spaces about the table.  Captain Mec was 
waiting patiently at the head of the table for the others to 
arrive.   T'Kang leaned back in the leather upholstered chair, 
crossed his arms and waited for the meeting to begin.