"Death of D'Alaan station, birth of a new assignment" 
by Sogh T'Kang 
First officer - IKC ro'QeH 
http://come.to/tkang


The Jachyoj, over crowded with the many Klingon 
warriors and survivors from the ill fated Station 
D'Alaan 27, made it's way back to Q'onos as ordered 
by General Pi'ror.

The mood on board the Klingon bird of prey was a 
somber one.  Klingons did not like retreating from 
any enemy, and in this case, the massive alien 
creatures that invaded D'Alaan 27 were mighty 
monsters indeed.  They fought honorably and bravely.  
It was ashame that when the reactor of D'Alaan 27 
ruptured, the facility had to be abandoned before 
it's warp core breached and destroyed the entire 
station.  There was little doubt that the Klingon 
High Council would look upon this chain of events as 
a terrible tragedy.  They were likely to blame the 
loss of the Alien space station discovered deep in 
the farthest reaches of Klingon space, on HoD Aram.  
He being the Commanding officer of the Klingon 
presence on D'Alaan at the time.   The only thing 
that seemed to comfort the Klingons was knowing they 
would reach Q'onos and have a chance to explain what 
happened several days before the USS Yeager and the 
Federation survivors from the Station ever reached 
Federation space.  They would still have to travel 
clear across the Empire to reach their home boarders 
once again.  That would definitely give the warriors 
a chance to tell the Council their side of the story 
long before Starfleet Command ever got wind of what 
transpired with their pathetic Captain John Mec and 
his crew of Federation slackers. . . at least those 
that didn't simply disappear from the 
station never to be heard from again.


"We approach the home world my Hod."  Angar reported 
from the navigation console.

"Prepare to take us in to the square.  I do not want 
to delay my report any longer than I have to."  HoD 
Aram replied.  It was obvious from his tone he wasn't 
looking forward to facing the General and telling him 
of the loss of D'Alaan station.  He knew Pi'ror 
already disliked him because of his relationship to 
Duras.  Only because the General owed his family a 
favor had he agreed to help the boy at all.

"Yes HoD Aram.  Raising tactical battle wings and 
engaging landing thrusters."  Angar declared from his 
station.

Within a short time the Jachyoj was on the ground on 
Qo'nos.   T'Kang watched as HoD Aram prepared to go 
speak to the General.  He could tell Aram was uneasy 
about what laid ahead for him now that D'Alaan 27 had 
been destroyed while under his guard.  

"Shall the First Officer accompany the HoD this day?"  
T'Kang asked.

Aram glanced at T'Kang.  "You would risk standing 
before the High Council with the Son of Duras?"

"I would stand by my HoD and by the actions he took 
at station D'Alaan 27.  There is no dishonor in that.  
We acted as honorable Klingons in every action."

T'Kang's words seemed to put Aram at ease.  It was 
nice to know that through all of this, there were men 
such as T'Kang that could see past his family's 
bloodline.  "I would be honored to have you by my 
side T'Kang.  Come.  We will face General Pi'ror 
together."

****

After a brief wait, the doors to General Pi'ror's 
office opened beckoning Aram and T'Kang inside. 
Pi'ror sat at his desk with his hands across his 
rotund belly.  He looked displeased having already 
heard of the loss of D'Alaan station.

"General Pi'ror.  I have come to give you my report."  
Aram stated.

Pi'ror glanced at T'Kang. "And why have you come 
before me Sogh T'Kang?"

"I stand for my HoD and his actions."  T'Kang stated 
boldly.

"Yes, so I see." Pi'ror said through narrowing eyes.  
He then glanced at Aram once again.  The young 
warrior stood proudly at attention.  He looked like 
he was prepared to face a round of pain sticks by the 
look of how he held himself at attention.  He was 
full of pride.  A warrior in every sense of the word, 
regardless of the shame his father had placed on his 
house.

"It would please me to no end to blame the loss of 
D'Alaan 27 station on you Aram.  I'd like nothing 
better then to do that, and send you and your crew to 
Rutha Pente for the rest of your natural lives and be 
done with this.  But the Duras family still has 
political clout in the High Council.  There are those 
that think destroying D'Alaan station was a wise 
move, as it rids us of the Federation delegation that 
was assigned to study the antiquated facility."

HoD Aram seemed pleased at hearing this.  It sounded 
as if the High Council was happy to be rid of the 
Federation and the resulting space traffic 
maintaining D'Alaan station would require cutting 
through Klingon Space.

"Be that as it may General, I take full 
responsibility for the loss of D'Alaan station.  It's 
loss was a tragic mistake.  However I am pleased to 
report that there were very few Klingon casualties as 
a result of the evacuation.  The Aliens encountered 
there did manage to kill several of our warriors.  
But the remaining personnel were all safely evacuated 
on board the Jachyoj."

"That must have been one crowded journey on that 
little bird of prey."  General Pi'ror commented.

"It was.  But our warriors are strong.  We managed."  
HoD Aram replied.

"Well Aram, you needn't worry about the Jachyoj any 
longer.  As of this moment you are no longer in 
command of that vessel.  HoD K'sara will be resuming 
command of that ship."

T'Kang glanced over at HoD Aram.  It sounded as if 
the General was stripping the young Captain of his 
command.  Something Aram didn't deserve having saved 
all of the people from D'Alaan station before it was 
completely and totally destroyed by it's overloading 
reactor system.

"General, HoD Aram is a good Captain.  He doesn't 
deserve to be stripped of his command over this 
incident."  T'Kang objected.

General Pi'ror shot T'Kang an evil look.  "Do not 
worry T'Kang.  I am not stripping Aram of his 
command.  I have been ordered by the High Council to 
place him in charge of the ro'QeH, an even larger 
Q'Vort class Bird of Prey."

T'Kang was surprised. being placed as HoD of the 
ro'QeH or "Fist of anger", was basically a promotion 
for Aram.   It must have really bothered the General 
to give Aram even more responsibility in light of the 
loss of the Station.  Especially since he stated 
he'd rather toss him in a penal colony to rot because 
of his father's name.

Aram seemed pleased at hearing the news.  "I will do 
my best at Captaining the ro'QeH General."

"We shall see.  You are to take the crew you 
presently have, and transport them to the ro'QeH.  
She is presently in orbit about Qo'nos.  Have your 
men transport up immediately and set course to the 
mIch nItlhral.  You will be stationed near lanjep, at 
the botlhlan yaH space station."

The mIch nItlhral was a sector of Klingon space where 
both the boarders of the Romulan Star Empire and the 
Breen Sovereign Territories met the Klingon Empire.  
Roughly half way between the two was the world of 
lanjep, and in orbit of it, midway station, botlhlan 
yaH, one of the most important military bases in the 
entire Empire."

"We are to be stationed at botlhlan yaH, to aid in 
patrolling Klingon space in the mIch nItlhral 
General?"  HoD Aram asked.

"That is part of your assignment.  Yes.  You will 
also be acting as honor guard to important 
dignitaries to the Empire when they are on lanjep.  
You will learn more once you arrive at botlhlan yaH.  
But now you must go.  Since the war with the Dominion 
has ended, both the Romulans and the Breen have taken 
advantage of our lack of patrols in the mIch 
nItlhral.  Increased Defense Force presence is 
required to push them back out of the boarders of 
Empire space."

"We will serve the Empire well General.   Qapla!"  
HoD Aram saluted with an arm across his chest.

General Pi'ror nodded. "Qapla! Aram."

Then both Aram and T'Kang turned and exited the 
General's office.  HoD Aram was smiling widely.  He'd 
just been given command of a larger, better vessel 
than the Jachyoj, the "Fist of anger", - the ro'QeH.