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Flag Hanger

The shuttle carrying the Fleet Admiral landed in the Flag Hanger and begun the cool down procedures. Waiting for the Fleet Admiral were the honor guard of the station, the station's commander Admiral Dayakka Bachika and his second and third in command. Drifting not too far out of view, the Polaris was engaging its engines in order to return to the Nonua System to contribute to the system's protection. Once the cool down was complete, the ramp descended and the Fleet Admiral appeared at the top, a bandage visible on her head. She quickly descended the ramp and was greeted by Admiral Bachika. They spoke quick words and then started off toward the station proper. Fleet Admiral Veila Panjirinanu told Admiral Bachika about the battle, including the destruction of the Pride-C and the death of Captain Neville. She then informed the Admiral that she would need the design crews to meet her in the quarters set aside for her so that they can design a replacement for the old flagship, which will be named Pride-D. The Admiral acknowledged and, with his entourage, left to alert the design crews that the Fleet Admiral wanted to meet with them.

War Council Chambers

Tahiri presented the new flagship before the War Council and called for a vote. General Gavin Lorian requested the necessity of a specialized flagship for the navy and stated that while the navy was received many new updates, the army was not. Admiral Silverfang, present via hologram, responded that the navy saw more action than the army and that without the navy, the army would have little chance making it through the planetary naval fleets. And more times than not, naval marines were the ones making landings on planets and ships. An argument ensued while Tahiri fought to gain control of the situation. Finally, she quieted the Generals, then shot a silencing glance at the two Admirals. Tahiri stated that the fleet has been the center of the Federation and the Empire before it, and that would continue. There was a grumbling from the Generals, however, only one of them agreed to the warship, which was enough to topple the vote in favor of the ship. However, a deep fault was discovered in the way the war council functioned, and an emergency meeting would need to be called with the Head of State.

Fleet Admiral's Office, StarFleet Academy
Dojouro Prime, Dojouro System

It had been almost a week since the ship Tahiri had sent to Atenu had responded about the situation with the Outer Rim world. Attempts to contact the ship or her escorts resulted in no responses. Now the Fleet Admiral was greatly disturbed as neither the planet, nor the defensive stations, nor the warship dispatched to investigate were responding. She would have to go investigate this situation herself. As she was preparing to contact one of the warships orbiting near the station, her desk communicator blinked with as message from the orbiting shipyard. She read the message and, nodding, sent a response message to have the ship made ready to fly, then she requisitioned from crew from the orbiting vessels and from reserve. She contacted the Captain she had selected to replace the Captain lost with the Pride-D and told him that he was being reassigned, like planned, to the new flagship. As she was preparing to leave, she noticed a message from her daughter, Captain of the Rembrant-Class destroyer Endeavor, currently assigned as an envoy to the Terran Federation. She was requesting back-up for a battle that the Terrans would be engaging in and provided coordinates for the fleet to wait. Tahiri transferred orders to the Eighth Armada, currently stationed at Janto Prime, to relocate to the provided coordinates and await further communications from Captain Panjirinanu. Then she programmed her computer to forward all messages to the communicator in her office on the Pride-E. Finally, she left her office for the hanger, where she would catch her shuttle over to the shipyard.

Fleet Admiral's Personal Quarters, StarFleet Academy
Dojouro Orbital, Dojouro System

After a much needed 'fresher break, Tahiri dressed in her uniform and headed to the communicator in her quarters. She checked the time in the capital city, then sent a communication to the Head of State's office. Moments later, Tomas Jirun, current Head of State of the Galactic Alliance answered. Tahiri had been expecting his secretary to answer, so she was caught slightly off guard. "Hey Tahiri, what can I do for you?" Tomas, a personal friend of Tahiri's since they were children was beginning to look his age. She notices new creases in his face and around his eyes. But still, seeing her friend did bring joy to her day. "Tomas, I was wondering if you could come up to the Academy. There's an issue I want to discuss with you, if you have the time." Tomas looked off screen, probably checking his agenda, Tahiri thought, then returned his attention to her. "I have a break today after lunch. I can come up there for lunch and then we can discuss whatever you had in mind." Tahiri checked her chrono and silently cursed to herself. She had already been up for fourteen hours and lunch was in another hour. But, her life had always been a busy one and so she nodded to the Head of State. "Sounds good Tomas. I'll meet your shuttle in the Flag Hanger in one hour." The Head of State nodded and closed the channel. Tahiri slumped down on the spartan couch in her quarters and sighed heavily. Here we go again, she thought to herself.

Fleet Admiral's Office, StarFleet Academy
Dojouro Orbital, Dojouro System

The Fleet Admiral and Head of State entered her office and sat at the desk and the chair facing the desk respectively. Tomas leaned back and put his ]feet up on the desk almost at the same time as Tahiri did. They looked at each other and laughed to themselves. Tahiri ordered lunch for them in her office and then exhaled. It was Tomas who spoke first, "So what did you call me up here for?" Tahiri shifted her eyes for a moment. "Earth." Tomas smirked. "Yes, I know it. Blue planet. Humans much similar to us...well, me. What about it?" Tahiri tried, but failed, to repress a smile. "Well, I've been thinking a lot recently about my second home world. Most of Earth's governments have abandoned it. First Nova Armada left, then Raven's Federation. The Terran's Federation left next for Gallonigher, and then the Phoenix Deterrence Navy left Earth and reappeared recently calling themselves Gallia." Tomas interrupted her. "Your husband's government?" Tahiri half-nodded. "My estranged husband, yes. As I was saying, there's no major government on Earth right now." Sitting forward, Tomas nodded. "What's your point?" Tahiri called up an image of Earth and projected it from her desk. The planet revolved around on her desk and began to change, showing population centers and the like. "I think we should annex Earth."

Flag Hanger, StarFleet Academy
Dojouro Orbital, Dojouro System

Tahiri stood in the Flag Hanger watching the Head of State's shuttle taking off and considered the next step in annexing Earth. Well, she thought, I could start by visiting Ecks and the Terrans and talk to them about that. She returned to her office in time for a Private to deliver the meals she ordered. She sent one back, and ate hers, thinking about how to contact her husband and Gallia to find out if they have dropped their claim to Earth.