We Meet Again...

Captain Pierce turned to face her new crew. They were certainly different, and all female. Had she been a male still, this would have been pleasure city. But being she's not anymore, it was just more hot women who possibly she could talk into sleeping with her. She glanced around the room and some faces although in newer uniforms, began to look an awful lot more familiar.

(See the Crew Here)

Immediately to her left she recognized her old crew mates, Commander Tarsi, Lt. Cmdr T'Met, and Lt. Cmdr Gaila. To her right and around the the rest of the table were, according to the crew manifest, her other officers who are from this time period. Dr. Sylvia Lancaster, Lt. Ruby Francesca, Lt. Tanya Breyan, Lt. JG Jessica Klatzky, and Lt. Aadya Edrei. All strong and beautiful in their own right.

"Well, it's nice to finally meet with all of you. I've been given command of this brand new vessel, with a sleek, retro style to her, and state of the art technology. Not to mention a qualified crew. On my last posting, there were quite a few qualified officers there as well. But I have no doubt we'll work well together," She exclaimed. "I recognize a few of you, and others not so much. We'll change all that as we serve together," pausing and pacing back and forth, finally ending up near the window by the viewscreen. "I want each of you to keep me on my toes, and to be honest with me. Even at the risk of angering me. I want you to be the best in the fleet. Any questions?"

The panel of women glanced around muttering, "No sir," the majority of them spoke up.

"I look forward to getting to know each and everyone of you. Dismissed," the Captain spoke.

The newcomers dashed out as Tarsi, T'Met and Gaila were talking and about to leave, the Captain approached them. "I'd like a word with the three of you." The three officers turned a bit confused and walked closer to the Captain.

Tarsi spoke up first. "May I ask what you need from us Captain, or can we be off to our duties?" Her eyes burrowing into the Captains, as if looking for some answers but ultimately not finding any.

"Tarsi, as my XO, I require the honest truth out my crew. Even when it may seem tough. Where were the three of you posted prior to the USS Endeavor?"

Tarsi, T'Met, and Gaila all looked at each other and you could feel the tension in the air as they looked at their supposedly new Captain, clearly holding their tongues. "Sir, I cannot divulge that information. It's been classified as far as you know."

"Don't give me that. You know full well, and I have an idea too. Would you care to elaborate or should I?"

Silence filled the room. "Alright then. Let me see if I have this story straight. The three of you are not from this time period. You're from the 23rd Century from the original USS Endeavor. In your final battle against Captain Kor, you all fought to allow the Federation to know about the new Klingon cloaking tech. Am I on the right path?" She paused waiting as her command crew were all wide eyed and mouths gaped open in surprise. Gaila nodded and Pierce continued.

"In that final fire fight, the ship was in tatters, and against unwinnable odds. No one was supposed to survive. But some did. Plucked from the moment before **** by Agent Daniels as to not upset the timeline and to bring you here, to the 25th Century as new Starfleet officers with a fabricated past to allow easier integration."

"Hu...how...how could you know all that?" Tarsi said in utter shock.

"Because Tarsi, I was on that ship too. I'm not the descendant of Captain Stephen Alan Pierce. I _AM _Captain Stephen Alan Pierce," she said letting that sink in as they look at each other in shock.

"Actually," T'Met began. "That answer is quite logical. The Captain was supposed to be in close proximity to the three of us an we saw another transporter beam before we phased out into a white explosion. We materialized albeit separately into the temporal chambers that Daniels placed us in for re-acclimation. The mere fact we're all serving aboard another Starship of the very same name and similar style is quite intriguing."

"How do we account for the Captain being a female then instead of a male?" Gaila asked still keeping her eyes glued to the Captain.

"Temporal mechanics state that a person exists in multiple time streams. Let's suppose for an instant that a Daniels from quantum realms was trying to save the Captain. During his transport, should he encounter a temporal distortion during transport, this could allow for the mind or body to be swapped upon re-materialization. In this case, it was the latter resulting in his becoming a woman." T'Met raised an eyebrow as if patting herself on the back. "It's the only logical conclusion."

"T'Met, you would be correct. In one quantum reality, I was born female and just so happened to get tossed into that body rather than my original. It's no matter, I can do the job Starfleet has for me. It's just been a...learning exercise to be physically different." Pierce said. "I go by Captain Stephanie Alana Pierce now. It's played up as being the Great Granddaughter of my former self. Makes for an easy cover should I conveniently spout off information only he would know."

"I'd be willing to show you the ropes Captain," Gaila winked in appreciation of Pierce's new body.

"I bet you would Gaila. Another time perhaps." Pierce replied to her.

Klaxons blared suddenly as red lights shown on the corners of the doors and room. It was the first Red Alert since taking command. Hopefully this one lasts longer than the last time she was in command.

"Let's table this for now. Red Alert! All hands to battle-stations."