Joint Duty Log || Fleet log || "USS Archer reporting in."

Posted on 241403.22 @ 1:18am by Admiral Alexander Hark & Chancellor Ch'Krang House of Ch'Krang

=/\= USS Archer, Ready Room =/\=

Captain Korath sat at his desk and pressed a key to activate his LCARS terminal. He was not looking forward to this report, but it had to be made. It was also one he had not fully unexpected. Given the record of this ship and the tendency to be dragged into the middle of politcal agenda. “Computer Open a secure channel to both Starfleet and the Klingon High Council. “

[Working… channels open]

Having just received word from the Klingon Intelligence service, Chancellor Ch'Krang was frustrated, he'd ordered the borders to be sealed and their loyalties to the Federation had been severed, the Klingon Empire now stood as an entity in its own right again, he'd already offered asylum to former Vice Admiral Hark, who had been assaulted by a team from the UFP security services, it was only because the Empire owed Starfleet a debt that his warriors had stepped in and deported the attacking security with extreme prejudice, Hark was considered a hero of the Empire and a man to be respected, not hauled away like a common criminal.

From his assigned quarters on Qo'Nos, Hark noted the screen light up, he'd ordered all Starfleet communications traffic near the Empire to be routed through to him, the message from Malone had only arrived a matter of moments before, confirming the news that had filtered through the Klingon Intelligence agents.

“Thank you both for taking my call so quickly.” Korath spoke after several seconds. “There has been an incident aboard ship that I believe both of you should be aware of. It would seem that my Chief of Security was influenced into shooting General Jm’Pok as he was stepping off our Transporter pad.”

"Unfortunately Captain, that is the least of our worries," Ch'Krang replied as he gave the nod to Hark.

"The Chancellor is correct Captain, any time now, you should be receiving an encrypted message from Fleet Admiral Malone, you are a man of honour, so I believe that I know what your reaction will be." the greying Human added as he ran a hand through his hair.

Korath did not know what could be more pressing than the news he had relayed. The words however, hung in the air with an ominous heaviness. "I take it that the situation is more serious than we had initially thought. " he replied wondering if the coded message could have anything to do with their previous dealings with the rogue officer calling himself Ronan. "What sort of message sir?"

"Starfleet Command has fallen, Fleet Admiral Malone has fled Earth with as many of the senior staff in tow as he could muster, the rest have been arrested, or worse," Hark began before straightening his uniform, "They came for me too, but the Chancellors forces were... not ready to hand me over, not yet anyway,"

A broad grin and a quick nod from the Chancellor confirmed it.

"A faction has managed to implant itself within the UFP Council and has begun taking over the Federation, Starfleet and their allies have been deemed to be traitors to the state, Malone managed to evade capture and sent an encrypted message throughout the entire communications network, to every functional Starship, to warn them of what is happening, the Federation burns from within this time." Hark finished, pausing to let the Klingon Starfleet Officer speak his piece.

"That is grave news indeed. It would seem then that the rouge intelligence agent we had been tracking before the battle in the form sector was likely one of those loyal to this new faction. It would also seem that his intention was to destabilize our alliance with the Empire by arranging the assassination of a High ranking official. However, our doctor is very good at his work. The assassination attempt failed." Korath paused for a moment taking in exactly what this all meant. "What are your orders then Admiral?"

"Prepare to receive Malone's message and then make up your own mind when you've viewed it," Hark replied with a slight smile, "The Chancellor has graciously offered to house and supply any Starships loyal to Malone within the Empire, the borders have been shut and are heavily patrolled by their reinvigorated forces, if you choose to side with us, then we can fold the Archer into the Klingon Military structure as an additional asset, until we receive further orders from Malone."

"Understood sir. I will make the nessesary preparations. When it is convenient we should rendezvous with an imperial ship to transfer the General and his men ASAP, If the situation is as dire as you say, then we should waste no time getting the general to his post."

"Indeed," Ch'Krang bellowed, "We have set aside the Orbital facilities at Qu'Vat, Starfleet vessels will find themselves repaired and resupplied to the standard that they are used to, our recent alliance proved to be most fruitful, we can have one of our ships pick him up from there." the Chancellor continued as one of his assistants placed a couple of dataslates down on the desk, "Aside from a select number of Klingon overseers, these facilities will be considered under the control of Starfleet until you regain rightful control over the Federation."

"Understood."

"How you deal with the assassin is down to you Captain, each ship is now being considered their own small part of the Federation, as the Captain, you have final authority on the matter, unless you wish to hand him over to the Klingon Empire, considering that he attempted to assassinate one of their own, he will likely face death by honorable combat or imprisonment on Rura Penthe."

"As the injured party, I will speak with General Jm'Pok. I will not allow one of my officers to face discipline for an act he was not in control of, however; I believe the General and I can come to an agreement that will satisfy honor.

"Very well," Hark replied with a nod, "I trust the General will make a decision befitting his station within the Empire,"

"Is there anything else Captain?" Ch'Krang asked as he flicked through one of the dataslates before him.

"Nothing else sirs." Korath replied. "Archer out."

(End Log.)

Vice Admiral Alexander 'Xander' Hark
Former Chief of Staff
Starfleet Command

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Chancellor Ch'Krang, the house of Ch'Krang
Chancellor of the High Council
Klingon Empire

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Captain Korath
Commanding Officer
USS Archer - E