Station Post # 22 The Banished Realm

Posted on Wed Apr 17th, 2024 @ 2:31pm by Commodore Sureth & Lieutenant Commander Ramvek Williams M.D. & Lieutenant Isabelle Veran-Dallas & Lieutenant JG Ellie Kees-Odak (Veran-Dallas)

Mission: TALES FROM THE MIDDLE STARS
Location: Between Starbase M-69 and the Lagoon Nebula
Timeline: Concurrent

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As a white light filled the Ocoee cabin and all aboard fell into a deep sleep the majesty of the unknown filled Sureths mind.

Strangled moans and cries filled his background noise as he felt himself being dragged down a dark slick muddy path towards a large venomous dragon like creature

Standing behind the dragon stood a dark being dressed in all black and its face was sheathed.

" Why are you in my realm?" asked the voice.

" I do not know an accident with the worm hole has brought me...us...my crew where is my crew?” Sureth replied.

" Like you they are dead....if they are here. All who come here are dead. I am Qweveth the custodian of purgatory. "



Ellie’s mind drifted into the darkness, coming face to face with what looked like a copy of herself. “Who...what...are you?”

“Questions, always questions, you risk the unborn within, dragging them out on your quests...” the version of herself changed into what looked like Yova. “You risk the Emissary...put precious lives at the point of death...”

“Death!!” Ellie looked around her fears growing. “Where are my companions? Where am I!?”

Isabelle stirred, opening her eyes she found herself encompassed by nothingness. Until movement caught her eye. “Who are you!? Where am I?” Her mouth dropped open as she caught sight. “John!?”


Williams woke into an area being surrounded by darkness. Standing he could barely see something, or someone, floating towards him "What is this place? Where are my companions? he asked strongly confused as to what was happening. The being floated up to him "Ramvek why are you so afraid of relationships; why are you so afraid to let someone into your life." Thinking for a moment Ramvek could only come to one logical conclusion as he muttered to himself "Crap! I must be dead." as he became filled with regret.....regret that he never told Heidi how he really felt.....regret being too afraid to actually act on his feelings towards her. If he was truly dead.....he would never get that chance......if only he could have a second chance to make things right.

Isabelle meanwhile was in shock having come to the same conclusion as Ramvek, “I’m dead...we’re dead...” she placed her hand on her stomach, “There’s no one left to care for my son...” she stood staring at the silent figure of John who was standing before her. “I am dead, aren’t I?”

The John figure said nothing to Isabella but rather seemed to look past her as he moved about the darkness.

Sureth stood up as the darkness let him loose. The dragon fumed with smoke which filled the darkness with its sulfurery smell.
" You came by way of a starship. Does it work?" Qweveth asked.
" Yes. We were using the worm hole when it started collapsing." Sureth replied. " I need to find my crew."

" I will help you find them Sureth. If you promise to take me with you?" Qweveth replied.

Ellie meanwhile was still trying to figure out what had happened. She was refusing to believe that anything bad could happen to her or her children, especially with Yova’s belief that she was carrying a future Bajoran Emissary.

Sureth scoured everywhere and only paused when the dragon became annoyed. As it let out a growl Sureth paused.
" I will not be threatened. What is this place?"
" I told you purgatory for the banished. Where the damned are sent. But why are you here with a star ship?" Qweveth replied.

The reality of the situation Ramvek found itself in, was starting to take its toll on him. Never in his life had he ever felt so along....so hopeless; almost to the point of sobbing. In his adult life he had been so driven by his duty to Star Fleet and by medicine it never occurred to him there was so much more to life; or he just plain ignored the fact. Finally his demons had caught to him after all these years.....his life now seemed pointless...what would he be remembered for.....ten years from now would Heidi even remember him. "Only if I had another chance" he whispered before falling to his knees; tears streaming down his face.

A baby dragon found itself near Ramvek as it hissed to say hello. Where it had come from was anyone's guess but he now was not alone. Hearing the sound Ramvek turned to be greeted, by what looked to be, a baby dragon. Sitting down on the ground he wiped the tears from his face "Hey there little guy, where did you come from" as the baby turned it's head to one side looking at Ramvek then proceeded to walk over and crawl onto his lap. Instinctively he found himself stroking the baby's head when he heard something akin to a cat's purr emanating from the beast. As Williams continued stroking the baby's head it crawled up his chest and snuzzled under his chin "My, your are a friendly one" he commented now feeling somewhat better even if he thought he was dead.

Then a loud roar sounded causing the baby to get excited as it jumped behind Ramveks left leg.

In their prospective areas both Ellie and Isabelle had heard a loud roar, uncertain where it had come from Ellie’s musings had turned to scientific curiosity as she looked around in the darkness trying to discern where it had come from.

As for Isabelle she had watched the figure of her husband, if it was even him until he’d eventually disappeared from sight. The roar shaking her from her daydreaming.

Sureth followed the now moving Dragon until it stopped a distance ahead of her and Qweveth. Then, though the light was dim, Sureth saw Dr Ramvek Williams being clitched by a baby dragon.

" Do you make friends everywhere you go Doctor?" Sureth mused.

Williams stood with the baby dragon still hiding behind his legs "Sureth......man I am glad to see you; I thought I was alone in this, whatever this place is" he replied "And yes it would appear so" as he just grinned "This little guy came around awhile ago to keep me company" then he paused momentarily "Sir are we....you know....dead?"

Before Sureth replied the giant green and black Dragon arrived this time with Qweveth riding it.
" You have her child. You might want to step backwards." Qweveth warned the Doctor. The baby then ran and sort of flew up to its mother as Qweveth slid down. Introducing herself properly.
" I am Qweveth mistress of the dark realm. You are....Ramvek?"

Seeing this slender women with long black hair, pointed ears, and a dragon tattoo on her left shoulder along with various gold adornments he answered "Yes I am Ramvek."
" Sureth thinks very highly of you. This is a realm for the damned Doctor. I am afraid we have no of a healer. There are two more of your crew Sureth, shall my Dragon find them?" Qweveth seemed to threaten.

" We will manage thank you. Doctor have you tried to hail the others?" Sureth asked Ramvek.

"No, I have not....I didn't think it would work here" he replied then Tapped his Comm "Lieutenants Isabelle Veran-Dallas and Ellie Kees-Odak please respond" now they would wait.

Ellie almost jumped in fright as her comm badge crackled into life, it was a little patchy but she definitely heard Ramvek’s voice. “Doctor is that you?”

Isabelle’s heart almost skipped a beat as she heard the call. “Veran-Dallas here...”

Hearing the ladies voices put a smile on his face "This is Doctor Williams, I'm here with Commodore Sureth. Ellie...Isabelle see if you can follow my Comm signal to our location" he instructed with a glimmer of hope.

Sureth hailed the Ocoee and soon the craft landed. He then boarded and made the runabout glow brightly.

" Your star ship is small Sureth. My Dragon's will not fit aboard." Qweveth commented.

“Am I seeing things or do I see a talking dragon?” Isabelle offered a smile as she finally met up with her father.

“If you’re seeing things so am I?” Ellie smiled as she too arrived at the meeting point.

To them Qweveth was a talking dragon but to Sureth and Dr Williams she was an alluring pixie dressed all in black


As the team reassembled Sureth found his tricorder and soon plotted a course towards the Ocoees transponder. Ironically the craft hovered above them not itself unlike the flying dragon.

Sureth then nodded to Ramvek and then to the two ladies to join him inside the craft.

" Hurry please we have a situation I hope to avoid. Whatever this place is it is not a place we need to be. I believe we can raise our shields to the harmonics of the worm hole and get out of here." Sureth told them as he madenthe adjustments. Ironically realizing the shieldnsequence was the same Captain Spock from the Enterprise A had used to breech the Great Barrier.

" I believe that person out there was banished here. She resembles Jira from Hadah. I suspect this is a purgatory of sorts," Sureth added.

Ramvek looked over at Sureth "I'm not a superstitious person but this place is giving me the creeps. Purgatory, or whatever this place is;I'll feel a lot better after we leave" he stated recalling the effect this place on him. A feeling that returned as emptiness and his feelings were again attacked a Qweveth approached the runabout.

" Sureth please release us from this prison. " Qweveth cried. Followed by the arrival of two baby dragons and the larger dragon.

Perhaps under an influence or something else the onboard transporter activated and the individual patterns of Qweveth and her dragons were stored inside the annual containment system aboard the Ocoee.

Jumping to warp Sureth headed into the now forming worm hole as fast as he could only stopping just as an explosion ripped open the exit of the worm hole.

" We are almost home." Sureth reported.




Tbc