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After the whole affair was over, Bashoon was, as promised, promoted to Ensign and was assigned to the Endeavor<\/em>. It had been an enjoyable three months so far for the first Goblin in Realmfleet. Because of her ability to estimate how many people it would take to accomplish a task, especially when it comes to security, she worked under Dalengor and Malak. Bashoon approached Dalengor\u2019s office, as was the usual routine since day one, and rang the door chime. \u201cCome in,\u201d Dalengor responded from inside. Bashoon entered and saw Dalengor at her desk and Malak in a chair in front of the desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood Morning, Ma\u2019am, Sir,\u201d greeted Bashoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood Morning, Ensign,\u201d greeted Dalengor as she motioned for Bashoon to sit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s on the docket for today?\u201d quizzed Bashoon as she sat down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFour items,\u201d replied Malak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe ship\u2019s criminal element has been busy!\u201d joked Bashoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNothing out of the ordinary,\u201d assured Dalengor. \u201cLet\u2019s start from the top, as usual.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll right, item one,\u201d mused Malak. \u201cAssault on Lieutenant Jargeth and treatment of broken hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis wife hit him again?\u201d asked Bashoon. \u201cWhy do they stay together?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTherein is the transition to item two,\u201d explained Dalengor. Bashoon looked over the contents and raised her eyebrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLewdness in Engineering?\u201d she said. \u201cA Drider and a Troll…oh wow! That explains why Thangred was scalding everything!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe same night Marshii informed me of the circumstances surrounding Leyshana\u2019s broken hand,\u201d explained Dalengor, \u201cI found her and Jargeth in a state of…undress by the engine core.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMakes for a rather tenuous relationship if it\u2019s built on just that, in my experience,\u201d muttered Malak. \u201cI don\u2019t think I got a good look at item three, but it looks like it was from you, Ensign, a few minutes before you arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, yes,\u201d exclaimed Bashoon as she read the contents of item three, \u201cI caught Ensign Melgem scrawling political graffiti on a wall on Deck 5.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou told me that that boy\u2019s always riled up about something!\u201d sighed Dalengor. \u201cWhat was it this time?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe was protesting King Elgrad\u2019s newest suggestion on money standardization,\u201d elaborated Bashoon. \u201cHe believes that trying to unite all economies under one currency would devalue goods. He tried to explain this to me, a Goblin! The Captain arrived and is having Ensign Melgem spend the morning camping out in a cell. I cast an illusion spell so the offending graffiti won\u2019t be seen, but Arsha\u2019s recommended that his last assignment on this ship, before he\u2019s reassigned to another ship, is that he spends some time on sanitation duties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn excellent suggestion,\u201d affirmed Dalengor. \u201cEnsign, I want you to make sure he scrubs that wall real good. We\u2019re going to arriving in Frigandor soon, and I don\u2019t want Delga to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnderstood, Ma\u2019am,\u201d complied Bashoon. At that moment, the ship rocked. \u201cWhat was that?!\u201d yelped Bashoon. Dalengor called the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCaptain, any idea what\u2019s going on?!\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnknown at this time,\u201d replied Arsha. \u201cThangred\u2019s investigating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is Thangred, reporting,\u201d came the Chief Engineer\u2019s voice. \u201cWe just lost Maho-flow link K-7. We need to touch down to make repairs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCaptain, aren\u2019t we over an island between the central and northern continents?\u201d asked Dalengor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOne that\u2019s uninhabited, yes,\u201d confirmed Arsha on the Bridge. \u201cNo tech for miles. At this rate, all Thangred can afford is a patch job until we reach Frigandor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m having all available engineers assess the damage,\u201d reported Thangred over the comms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood work,\u201d praised Arsha. \u201cNazay, get us down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAye, Captain,\u201d confirmed Nazay. He set the ship down onto the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI think I may take this opportunity,\u201d mused Bashoon, \u201cto ensure that Melgem cleans that wall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood idea, Ensign,\u201d praised Dalengor. \u201cTake a pair of guards with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAye, Ma\u2019am,\u201d confirmed Bashoon. She left the office and made her way to the guard post. She made a request and it was approved. A merman with a hydration necklace and a gorgon woman with shades over her eyes were assigned and the three of them headed to the detention area to find blast marks around the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay, what could possibly prompt blaster marks around the door?\u201d asked the merman, Lieutenant Raksen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStarting with the right questions already,\u201d said the gorgon, Lieutenant Commander Melloo. \u201cWands out.\u201d The three drew their wands and entered to see the guards knocked out and the bars of a cell broken. They went to check on the guards who had only suffered a mild concussion spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat happened?!\u201d demanded Raksen to the mermaid that was at the desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMelgem had concealed a wand and broke out of his cell, Sir!\u201d moaned the mermaid Lieutenant JG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay, THAT\u2019S grounds for commission termination!\u201d snarled Raksen. Bashoon opened her communicator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMedical team to the brig!\u201d she called. Melloo then opened hers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll hands, be advised,\u201d she told the entire ship, \u201cEnsign Melgem has broken out of the brig! He\u2019s armed and dangerous!\u201d The alarm sounded throughout the ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAll hands, this is Arsha! Melgem is not to leave this ship!\u201d ordered Arsha as she armored up and teleported her hairpiece into its drawer. She drew her wand as she joined the search across the ship. The alarms blared as the crew scoured the Endeavor<\/em> for the rogue Ensign. While she searched, she got a call from Shalvey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCaptain, we have a hail from an unknown source,\u201d she reported. \u201cThe caller is a Captain Reb Rojam. She wants to talk to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan\u2019t it wait?!\u201d asked Arsha. \u201cI\u2019m in the middle of something now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe said she\u2019s looking for someone who escaped her watch,\u201d explained Shalvey. \u201cA Mr. Calzax Melgem.\u201d Arsha stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs this Melgem Captain Rojam\u2019s looking for,\u201d she quizzed, \u201ca Sea Elf?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe gave a very perfect description of Ensign Melgem,\u201d elaborated Shalvey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTell her we have a common cause and invite her and whatever crewmates aboard the Endeavor<\/em>,\u201d ordered Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aye, Ma\u2019am,\u201d replied Shalvey. The call ended and Arsha took out her communicator to tell the ship, on a secure channel, that Captain Reb Rojam and her crew were coming aboard to aid in the search. The Captain then arrived. She was a human with red, wavy hair, red eyes, an Under-realm Blood Rose adorning her hair, and was in a mound of red slime. The slime wasn\u2019t a full slime, with a core to command all motor and speech functions. Because it was coreless, it needed a host to survive. Evidently, Captain Reb Rojam was its host. The only parts of her body seen were her bare shoulders and head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA PLEASURE to see you, Captain Arsha!\u201d cheered Reb. Her slime brought Arsha close to its flamboyant host and hugged tightly. Arsha managed to wiggle her way out of the slimy embrace. \u201cOh, I DO hope we can catch that AWFUL Melgem!\u201d cried Reb. \u201cHe\u2019s simply DREADFUL! My crew has been searching for him nonstop, with NO rest!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEase yourself, Ma\u2019am,\u201d assured Arsha, \u201cwe\u2019ll find him and bring him to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCaptain!\u201d called a female Vampire Commander. \u201cThangred and Melandra have engaged him in Main Engineering!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn our way!\u201d replied Arsha. She turned to Reb. \u201cThis way!\u201d They moved quickly to Main Engineering to see Thangred swinging a giant wrench towards a blue haired, pale Elf, Melgem the Sea Elf, while Melandra stuck to the walls, firing stun blast after stun blast. Melgem was resisting the blasts quite well as he managed to grab the wrench and toss it and Thangred into Melandra. They fell from the wall and Melgem summoned a fist of water, slamming it into the two Engineers and causing severe buffeting to the point of bruising. They managed to pick themselves up and cough out the water. Reb then fired a maximum stun spell, knocking Melgem off his feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy the Ones!\u201d swore Arsha. \u201cThat could have killed him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo chance,\u201d countered Reb. \u201cMelgem, from what we researched, was HEAVILY modified in terms of genetics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn escaped super soldier?!\u201d yelped Arsha as security dragged him to a maximum security part of the brig. \u201cWhat\u2019s he hiding?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have SIMPLY no idea,\u201d replied Reb. \u201cWe\u2019ve been tasked with finding this ATROCIOUS man by Realmfleet. He\u2019s caused a LOT of terror for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, how did he break out?\u201d asked Arsha as she dismissed her armor and summoned her hairpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s resistant to a lot of pain,\u201d explained Reb. \u201cThe barriers that most cells cast simply CANNOT hold him as they set his nerves on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood grief, who made him that way?!\u201d exclaimed Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn underground ring of UNSAVORY scientists and mages,\u201d replied Reb. \u201cThey were all arrested a while back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCaptain,\u201d groaned Thangred as he and Melandra were checked over by the medical team, \u201cMelandra discovered something rather disturbing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was Melgem who sabotaged Maho-flow link K-7,\u201d reported Melandra. \u201cHe damaged more systems when he escaped.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh dear, it\u2019s simply WORSE than I thought!\u201d cried Reb. \u201cHe\u2019s had an UNFORTUNATE hatred for ships. He studies their schematics and targets the systems MOST vulnerable! Hopefully, we can offer our aid to you as you helped us capture that BRUTE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe would greatly appreciate any assistance you can give us,\u201d accepted Arsha as she smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSPLENDID!\u201d called Reb. \u201cWe simply MUST celebrate! Come, I will organize a MAGNIFICENT party!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you,\u201d replied Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The party was as magnificent as Reb boasted. There was music, dancing, food, and other various avenues of entertainment. Arsha had invited Bashoon to sit with her as they drank. \u201cWell, this was an interesting day,\u201d observed Bashoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t expect anything like this?\u201d asked Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was just expecting to watch over Melgem as he washed graffiti off the wall,\u201d explained Bashoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGraffiti? Of what?\u201d quizzed Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe was protesting your dad\u2019s currency standardization policy,\u201d elaborated Bashoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo THAT\u2019S what the fight was about last night,\u201d exclaimed Arsha. \u201cPerhaps I should have asked what went on. Sorry for snapping that time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all right,\u201d assured Bashoon. \u201cI have to say, out of all the adventures I\u2019ve read about or participated in, this has to be the easiest.\u201d She raised her glass. \u201cHere\u2019s to more of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHear, hear,\u201d agreed Arsha. They clinked their glasses together and sipped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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