Star Yawns Episode 7. A Few Good Cadets by David & Sabine Williams Smashwords Edition Copyright 2014

by David Williams

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  On board the DVD Oh-No went in to make his report to the Captain.

  “ Captain we have a situation on Tarrago. I would best describe it as a pending civil war… I believe it will shortly take place. To make matters worse one of the cadets has been detained by Elgin246 and he is not about to release him any time soon.”

  The Captain nodded his head. “ I can see that Flip is still in trouble… is it a lawful detention?”

  “ Yes Sir it is. Kazzie-Spockers has taken the liberty of contacting a man of law in order to ascertain our legal position. It may however not be a detention of any great length of time. I believe that Elgin246 had to save face and had no choice. It would not surprise me to learn that the cadet were released very shortly.”

  The Captain frowned. “ That would be the clever decision on their part, as neither side will be humiliated then. Protocol will have been served. However it is a very sensitive situation. We cannot interfere in their laws but by the same token I do not intend to leave our cadet on this planet. How dire is this situation? Civil war is very serious and I feel that we may have added to the problem with our presence here. Perhaps we must decide to interfere after all… I can’t see us just leaving orbit with all our crew without offering some kind of assistance to the people of this planet. No matter which species they are.”

  “ What you intend to do sir?”

  “ I intend to create a Mexican stand-off, if you get my meaning.”

  “ I’m afraid I don’t sir.”

  “ No matter, you will find out. Assemble fifty of our best people with phasers as a landing party so we can beam down to the planet’s surface. I want everybody ready to beam down in ten minutes. Dismissed.”