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“Section 31 never lets go, Jack. They never let go.” 

“Maybe not-- but I don’t either. I won’t forget what they did...”

“Stop smiling at me at tell me what you want!” She snapped impatiently. She took note of all the way to get out of the room and the easiest was behind him, right back out the door she came in through. If she had to fight her way out, she would. When he dove into his explanations, her glared intensified. She didn’t like being accused of things and this was feeling more like an interrogation than anything. When he told Mika his name her eyes shot to his face. The name sounded vaguely familiar but she couldn’t place it. 

The color drained out of her already pale face, though, when he held out the PADD. “H-how do you…” Her question trailed off and eyes grew wide with intense fear. She bit her lip in order to stop tears from forming. She backed away even more. Only Section 31 agents were aware of the Bishop case. Poor Thomas had snapped from the pressure and stress of his job and tried to literally strangle his superior. The fight that ensued put both men in the hospital for weeks. Thomas was sent to a court martial and after the sentence, no one ever heard or saw him again. 

“Cut the shit!” She growled at him. “They sent you to kill me, didn’t they?!” She knew she was beginning to looked like a scared, trapped animal. “I will tell you this Commander Piper, if that’s even your name, I’m not an easy woman to take down! And if you’re going to kill me here of all places, they must be running low on agents that actually know what they hell they’re doing!” She reached into the boot, for the knife she always had on her and she tried to calm herself since panicking would fog her mind and impede her fighting skills. “But if you’re going to try and kill me, let’s just get this over with.”     

For a moment, Piper frowned, confused. And then he grinned slowly, shaking his head as he took a step toward her. “Lieutenant--” he said, holding back a laugh. “I’m afraid you have quite the wrong idea.” He held up both of his hands as if to say, don’t worry.

“I’m not here to kill you, or to do anything to you at all. I’m a simple tactical officer, just as you’re a...” he turned the PADD back to himself and clicked on her file. “Historian. And while we’re being honest with each other,” he continued, “It looks like both of our undercover agent days are over.” The hesitancy to speak the name of the organization was still there, although Piper had no doubt now that they shared the same background. It was still too taboo. And anything he said could easily be used against him. 

“Let’s make one thing clear, Lieutenant. I have no communication with them, and haven’t in years. I’d like to ensure that the same goes for you, although it seems I don’t need to worry about that, given the special care you took to erase all trace of it from your record. Fortunately for me,” he drawled, “I know what to look for, having done it myself. After what happened with Admiral Marcus, do you really think I’d have a job if I still worked for them?”

Mika let out a soft chuckled and looked up at him with a smile. “High praise coming from you, Commander.” She looked back down at their intruder. “How the hell did he get one the ship while it was docked? And more importantly…why is he here?” 

“He must have some way of getting through the shields. We’ll let someone else deal with that. But we should probably get him somewhere he’s less likely to be found-- for now.” Piper gave her a lopsided grin. “Whatever he’s here for, looks like we’re the ones who are going to have to deal with him. And besides,” he added with a grin. “We’re probably the most qualified.”

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