"Is this how you thought it would end?", Elizabeth walked onto the Ops deck looking at Nicole cuffed in a laser holding ring. The purple hue almost looked almost like a bracelet.
"No.", Nicole snapped sarcastically.
"I dreamed that I would be arrested and kicked out of the United Federation of Planets Civil Service for withholding things from my citizens. People already think I am an idiot. Now they know.", Nicole frowned.
"What if there was another option?", Elizabeth looked at Nicole.
"Huh?", Nicole looked at Elizabeth.
"I have been aware that the mining colony of Camelot charter is up. Prior to the Betazoid Alliance Trade Agreement with the Phoenix Moon, the Betazoid Sector used Camelot as its primary Dilithium resource. There are rumors that Starfleet may wish to divert the resources of Camelot into general resources and assign the charter to someone else. The Betazoid Alliance cannot have that. The charter is written so that a Betazoid cannot hold the charter within its own region. The Alliance would back you if submitted a charter application.", Elizabeth announced.
"I am a political prisoner. I don't have any authority to apply for a colony charter. How the hell would I get a chance to apply?", Nicole looked at Elizabeth.
"I submitted your application prior to the expulsion.", Elizabeth announced.
"In my name.", Nicole snapped.
"There will be a hearing in 24 hours.", Elizabeth announced.
"I knew that T'Ora would not stand for what Viceroy did. I knew he had no choice. Had he not diverted power to the ships, Legate Anwar and his Cardassians would have been able to take Ephyra again. Viceroy is a god damn hero not a freakin' expelled officer designted for assignment. You could be reborn again on Camelot.", Elizabeth explained.
Nicole could not believe these words were coming from Elizabeth.
"Are you in?", Elizabeth looked at Nicole.
Nicole thought about the other colonies she had operated. She thought about the end of Ephyra. She wanted to. She had to do better.
"I am in.", Nicole looked at Elizabeth.
Nicole looked at Elizabeth, "If we are going to operate a colony. We are going to need a station."
"I know.", Elizabeth looked at Nicole.
"This station.", Nicole looked out the viewer to see the mining colony below.
"I know.", Elizabeth looked at Nicole.
"The pieces will fall into place, Nicole.", Elizabeth showed the darkness that had become part of her bitter feud with Nicole.
Nicole knew what she was getting into. She was making a deal with the devil.
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Nicole Branson
Future Governor
Camelot Colony
King's Fleet
Vincent Viceroy
Awaiting Reassignment
Starbase 756
King's Fleet
