Disclaimer: Joss, Fox, Universal Own em’. I’m just playing. No money being made. The situations come from my own twisted mind as do my original characters.

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Quest-Chapter Six

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“I want his head!” Allan thundered at the man on the cortex screen.

“Dr. Bryant... I'm... I'm sure there has been some mistake...” Josiah Messier stammered.

“Since when is is it fleet policy to blow unarmed transports out of space?”

“Never,” The Deputy Prime Minister answered.

“Then please explain how the IAV Hephaestus came to fire upon Serenity without warning, nearly killing all aboard and forcing Quest to destroy said vessel?” Allan replied.

“That's another thing... thirty-two member's of the Hephaestus' crew were killed. What right did you have attacking an Alliance ship?”

“Hephaestus did not identify itself as a fleet vessel. Quest encountered an unknown ship about to destroy an unarmed transport carrying women and children. It was only after we recovered some of the ships debris, including her computer core that we found out that it was indeed a fleet ship,” Allan replied darkly.

“You... you have the core?”

“Indeed I do. It's amazing what can be found in the ships logs. Like orders from Fleet Admiral Antonio Rosales ordering the destruction of any ship attempting to rendezvous with Quest. And if possible, board and seize the ship. Please tell me that the good Admiral was acting without authority from Parliament.”

“I... I...” Messier stammered.

“I am not a man to trifle with Mr. Messier. If Admiral Rosales is not under arrest within the next four hours, I go public. I'm sure you know what that means.”

“That's extortion. I can have you arrested for inciting revolution!”

“It won't be revolution,” Allan replied flatly, “Simply a call to all the good citizens of the Alliance to question their leaders... Like they did after Miranda. Funny how many of the people nearly killed in this attack are the same people who released the Miranda wave. Once that becomes public knowledge, the