Tombstone Estate

[Doc Holliday]

Location: Gran Canaria, Omega 49.

The Canarian night was pleasant and peaceful as the good doctor sat on his deck with a drink in hand. The sound of crickets filled the night sky and the distant howl of wild dogs could be heard. "Such creatures of beauty," he thought to himself. Doc smiled, knowing that they were protected on his lands.
Grady as usual was with his family in his own home. The only evidence of the McCue family being a light coming through a house window far off in the distance.

For his own estate, John Henry was alone as his beloved Midori was out working on her standing amongst the Zoners. Earlier in the evening they had spoken over the com. She looked beautiful even in a pilot's suit with her long black hair flowing over her shoulders. For this night, she called in from Planet Houston in Liberty space after a long trip from the Sigma 17 system.
"I promise I be home soon," she told him with a smile.
"Take your time, dahlin'," he answered, "I know how much work it is. Just be safe." With a blown kiss, a smile and a wave, she logged off. Doc felt good about where she was as she was amongst some old friends on Houston, a small group of Klingon mercenaries who made there home there.

He had a rule that once the work day was done, he stopped thinking about it after that. As time went on though, he realized that a diplomat's work is never done. There is always something needing attention to whether it be another council vote or dealing with other diplomats. He often said to himself, "How Mal juggled that work load before me......." This night was different as some of the issues before him troubled him.

A report he had received from Commander Matok was both an unpleasant surprise and disturbing. Earlier that day, Matok confronted some Bowex personel as the referred to Doc's home planet of Gran Canaria as Planet Sydney. Many Zoners had already resided on the planet as did a bulk of the Klingon population that he had rescued long ago. They had their own colony well south of the Tombstone Estate. From time to time, he would visit his old friends to see how they were doing but respected their privacy. Still, the more he thought about Bretonian imperialism and there expansion, the more he irate he would gate. For many Zoners, the annexation of their planet Erie in the Pennsylvania system by the Liberty government was still very fresh.

Also concerning him was a report from his beloved Midori. A group had an "interest" in her but not in a personal way as he could tell. He knew little about them except that they hated by many. Not knowing who they really were, he kept quiet on it as they had indirectly offered support for her. Besides, Midori was a very capable woman and knew Sirius better than he did.

He also had much reason to celebrate. He was now certified as a medical doctor as well as a dentist and his estate plans were going well. Wanting to use his know how to help beyond humans, he had approval to place Gaian wildlife on his estate ranch and accordingly, began the effort to expand his ranch from 5,000 to 10,000 acres. It would also mean hiring another hand which he didn't mind doing. Grady McCue's family was proof that hiring on a refugee family was a worthwhile investment and he had made plans to hire another. After all, 5,000 acres was alot for his current staff to handle without Doc around and 10,000 would be even more difficult.

For a moment, Doc closed his eyes to clear his thoughts. Once re-opened, he found himself at peace to continue enjoying his evening.

*more to come*

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