Thursday, January 24, 2008

Starfleet Academy Exam (Part Three)



Guest Poster: Karena

My pumpkin, Wesley and I are sitting the Stafleet Academy Exam. We've just gone through the Written Test, and are now moving on to the Practical Part. This will decide who goes through to be an Ensign and who fails.

If the two of us can get through, Wesley and I can get married, and he can be my Life Servant.

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With us in the group competing are a Bolian named Norm, a human called Flushman who basks in the title of Academy Bully (though my spear put him in his place a couple of days ago) and a female Andorian.

It is this female Andorian with whom I am concerned. She is named Tarah, and I have noticed that she has been making eyes at my pumpkin.

I ought to nip this in the bud.

"You will stop making movements on my fiance, Tarah." I tell her, "Wesley and I are engaged to be married."



"Oh, really?" she replies sneeringly, "I'm sure if your fiance spent some time with me, he'd drop you right away. I know how you Amazons from Wondawawman treat your men. Wesley would get VERY different treatment from me."

I am incensed. If only I had my spear with me.

Before I can reply with a well-placed fist, the exam head calls us into place.

"All right, students." he starts, "For the Practical Part, you will be placed in a holographic Starship Bridge. Names have been drawn for the roles to play. This test will cover all the roles, so the Captain will be tested on the same level as the others. Karena is the Captain, Tarah is is second as Commander, Wesley is Tactics, Flushman is Lieutenant Commander on Com and Norm is Engineering"

Flushman grumbles that he should have been Captain. I am annoyed that Tarah is my Number One, but pleased she is taking orders from me.

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We are on the holographic Bridge, and cruising through space, encountering various problems. The crew report what they see, and I tell them what to do. Tarah takes a delight in contradicting me and giving me alternative ideas. I remember to listen to them, as a Captain is supposed to do that.

"Borg Cube coming up on sensors" Flushman tells us.

"It must be heading for Earth." Tarah mentions.

"Weapons at full complement." my pumpkin announces.

"Engines are weakening." Norm announcers, "We may not be able to keep up with them and stop them."

"Suggestions?" I announce.

"Hit them with all our weapons." Wes comments.

"I agree." Tarah says, looking round with a smile and a wink. I'll get her for that later.

"We have to do it now, Captain." Flushman orders, "We're running out of time."

"I don't think it would work." Wesley tells us, "Our weapons would not be powerful enough. Only the explosion of a Starship would stop it."

"You mean we kill ourselves in the process?" Norm asks.

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." I tell them. I'm glad I read that Spock biography.

I ask everyone if they agree, and eventually they all do.

"Well, it's only a pretend Bridge." comments Tarah sniffily.

We set the ship to ram the Borg Cube. As it hits it, the holodeck program ends.

"Well done." says the exam head "You recognised that sometimes a Starfleet Officer has to give their own life in order to preserve those of many more. You have all passed, and are now Starfleet Ensigns!"

Wesley and I kiss each other, and I see Tarah glaring away. I'll get her later.

"Well, honeybunch." he says, "We've both graduated from Starfleet Academy. We can start laying the plans for our marriage."

"I'll be around, honeybunch." Tarah whispers quietly.

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Michelle sent me. I think I flunked the exam. :)

David Edward said...

i liked that one, Karena

Unknown said...

Karena: If your Wesley spent any amount of time with the female Andorian, he'd require therapy. Glad you spoke up!

Anonymous said...

Michelle sent me back for another try. :)

Linda said...

That Spock was a wise old Vulcan, was he not? Of course Wesley may find that, being married to Karena, the needs of the one are difficult to deal with!

Tawnya Shields said...

It looks like there could be trouble ahead for Wesley and Karena. I personally do not think Tarah is as pretty as Karena but I guess persoanlity counts too. Does it in the 24th century?

Lahdeedah said...

Shoot.

Does this mean we have to buy presents?

Maybe Picard can arrange for them to be on seperate ships!

Batgirl said...

Um You're dating an um pumpkin?

The Mistress of the Dark said...

Oh this is getting good ;)

November Rain said...

wow what should I bring for the wedding gift?

Black Widow said...

I just love weddings

Jean-Luc Picard said...

I can see all the female bloggers going to get a new hat for the wedding.

Batgirl, 'pumpkin' is Karena's pet name for Wesley.

The Curmudgeon said...

If two's company and three's a crowd, what's four?

(I'm counting this way: 1. Karena, 2. Wes, 3. Tarah, the Andorian with the antennae quivering for young Wes, and 4. Karena's spear.)

Next year maybe this word problem will be on the exam....

Anonymous said...

Michele sent me to reflect on weddings to amazons, even alien ones, being difficult at best.

Gordon said...

Hmm I wonder how "random" that pick was....
Sometimes the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one...
Spock - ST:The Wrath of Khan.
I'm glad they passed the exam, it means it's going to get interesting who knows who'll be next...

Ellee Seymour said...

Have a good weekend captain.

eastcoastlife said...

Poor Wesley is going to be a Life Servant. So wise of you Captain to remain single. hehehe....

Vegeta said...

Dating an amazon .. always a bad idea.

Jean-Luc Picard said...

Amazon dating agencies never were successful!