"Death of a traitor

*0300 hours Ship time.*
*Alang Quarters*

Phage was asleep in his quarters. He awoke to a slight beeping noise comeing from his termenal in the next room. Go Away! he thought at the incomeing message. Finaly he drug him self out of bed. He groped arround in the dark for a shirt. He could have turned the light on that would have woken Tenel. Right before he walked out the door, he turned and looked at his wife. From time to time he still woundered when he would wake from this dream When he finaly got to the termenal he saw that it was a priority communicay with heavy incription.

"Computer, access message. security code Alang 32Delta."

The screen came to life with the image of admiral Galone, head of starfleet security.

"Captain Alang. Im sorry I woke you but there is amatter you must know of." Galone said.

"Its ok admiral. What is this all important matter?" Phage replied grogaly.

"Its about one of yoru crew. Apparently one Ensign Tigan has been provideing classified information to non-starfleet personel. She has also been provideing technology to undeveloped planets...for prophet." Galone said.

"It was decided to see just how far this went before we informed you."

"So you didn't turst me." Phage said slightly irked. "What do you want me to do?"

"You are to bring her in. She is dangerous so use any means necesary. If she runs you are autherized to use leathal force."

"Yes sir. I will bring her in." Phage said.

"Good. Galone out." With that the monater wnet to the starfleet logo. Phage reached over and hit the power and when he woke up he saw Tenel standing in the door way. She was wraped in a light night gown looking as beautiful as ever. She was leaning against the frame with her arms crossed for warmth.

"Who was that?" she asked.

"Admiral Galone."

"Galone? What did he want at this hour?"

"Apparently one of the crew is wanterd for numerous charges includeing treason." Phage walked over to the replicator and ordered a cup of tea before he continued. "I have been ordered to bring her in. And I have been autherized to use leathel force if needed."

Tenel gasped. It was a rare thing for leather forced to be alowed in apprehending a shipmate. "Do you need me there?"

"No. This is someting i must do myself." With that Phage set down the empty cup and went to get his uniform on.

*0310 hours ship time*
*deck 7*

An armed security team stormed transproter room three, where Ezri Tigan was on duty.

"Ensign Tigan, you are under arrest for crimes against Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets." Before the lead serurity could finish the statement Tigan had hit a button on her councel and was beamed out. When the offier got to the council the location of the transport was already gone.

*0315 hours ship time*
*bridge*

The ops panel bleeped and the offier on duty looked down.

"Sir, we have an unautherized shuttle launch from shuttle bay 3." the ensign said.

X' turned and looked at the officer. "Send a message to Captain Alang that his suspision was correct."

*flightpod - USS Endeavour*

Phage sat in the cocpit of his personal Spectre class fighter with all system green and ready for flight when he got the message. He carfuly manuvered his fighter into the void beofre shifting power to his engins. It was a simple task for him to catch up with the stolen shuttle.

"Ezri Tigan. Lower your shields and power down or you will be fired upon." Phage said over the open comm.

"And what? Get shot after a 'trial'? I think not." Ezri shot back.

"No, you will be sent to a prison colony."

"Like hell I will. You will have to kill me if you want me that bad you bastard." With that Ezri killed the comm and opend fire.

Phage took his fighter into a steep dive narrowly avoiding the phaser blast. To Ezri's credit she had antisipated his dive and followed up with a micro torpedo, it connected and battereed the shields. The fighter shok with the blast.

"Thats it! She scrached the paint!"

Phage took the fighter into an inverted roll that brought him in line with Tigan's starbord engin. he opend up with his pulse phaers and removed the nacel form its houseing, crippling the shuttle. Some how Ezri managed to turn the shuttle arrond and hit the fighter's port stabalizer. To avoid the second shot Phage launced into a 360 roll combined with a lateral loop. Mid way though the loop the shuttle's command cabin came into line with the fighter's weapon systems. Phage squeezed the trigger and his blast went thoguht the viewport and out the back hatch, killing the ocupent instently. There was no explosion, no fire, no splender, was was there one moment and gone the next. After a mometns pause in reflection of the deed Phage turned his fighter back to the Endavour...and home. The shuttle was left drifting in space...a reminder to all that traitors are not tolerated.