House of Cards

[Akhetaten]

[LNS-Akhetaten, Captain's Quarters, Later that day]

"Another day." Mary thought to herself, laying down on the bed facing the ceiling, thinking. Her suit was still on her, her legs positioned in such a way so her boots would be outside the bed's borders.

"Another day of having to put up with his ****," Mary spoke out loud, sighing deeply. "If he keeps this up, I'll report it to command," she continued with a hard tone in her voice. It was evident that she wasn't too happy about having to resort to command to solve the issues within the Akhetaten, but it seemed like the only option.

"Ma'am.. You're not gonna do that. Just.. Give him some time." Commander Elizabeth Burns, the warship's XO, spoke from across the room, where she sat at the glass table, facing Uhmen. Elizabeth's tone was warm, she didn't want the Commodore to end up in jail or worse - dead.

Christopher was once again missing from the Akhetaten. As every other time, nobody knew where he had went. It seemed to Uhmen that he had once again left the warship and his crew to meet up with yet another enemy of the Republic.

Her thoughts alone made her clench her fists. Silence followed.


"Ma'am, requesting permission to man the Serqet. I wish to look for the Commodore."

"Permission granted," Uhmen replied shortly afterwards, turning her head sideways and eyeing Burns, "tell Ward to keep the Akhetaten here until you're back and don't let anyone know you're after the Commodore. You are dismissed, Commander."

Burns exited the Captain's quarters, shutting the door behind her as she did. With a heavy breath and footsteps to match, she walked towards the bridge.

"Watson, I'll be manning the Serqet. Ward, keep the Akhetaten at orbit until I'm back - Captain's orders." The XO spoke, both men nodding back at her after saluting her.


Elizabeth made it to the Akhetaten's tertiary hangar, walking up to the Avenger, unlocking it and hopping into the cockpit.

"All systems show green. Watson, inform Zimmer that I need a detailed analysis of the trajectory every ship has followed over the past six hours within Liberty. I need that information displayed directly at my console once it's ready, Burns out." The XO spoke over the radio before turning on the Serqet's engine and taking off through the now-opened bay doors.