Revelations

Posted on Mon Dec 29th, 2025 @ 3:39pm by Captain Terry Kingston & Lieutenant Commander Kah’lyn Chiara-Rivers

Mission: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT 10/25
Location: Starbase M-69
Timeline: Concurrent

On

< Starbase M-69 Auxiliary Command >

Captain Kingston quickly opened the casing and dismantled the warning programs that were alarming. The protocol systems were now in check and the real work could begin.

What he had not was the sudden arrival of a ship that had followed the Peel back to the station. A ship of similar origin but opposite directive of the Borg.

( FEDERATION STATION WE MEAN YOU NO MALACE. THIS VESSEL IS FROM THE CYBRID CONFEDERACY. WE ARE HERE TO SEE CAPTAIN TERRY KINGSTON. )

In Ops Kah’lyn breathed a sigh of relief as she answered the hail. “Understood, please stand by” she tapped her comm badge. “Captain Kingston please report to Ops!”

Captain Kingston had just completed the reset of the loaned equipment but soon realed it would not work as it again reactivated. Looking out the window he saw why as a large triangular device over shadowed thr now smaller station. His secret was about to be blown but perhaps it was now time.
[ Captain Kingston to Auxillary Command. Please inform our guest I will gladly surrender myself.]

“Surrender?” Kah’lyn was confused. “Please come to Ops Captain, we can discuss it.”

But before Kingston could reply both he and Kah'lyn were transported aboard the Cybrid vessel. A ship completely lit up with halls of work stations and Borg like alcoves only these beings were smiling and appearing to be happy.

A very large humanoid like being met them almost immediately extending his hand to Kingston.

" Welcome to the Oracle Captain Terry Kingston. And you must be Kah'lyn Chiara-Rivers... I am Cybrid Care. You have been away from Cybrus for a long time Terry. Your wounds are all healed."

" Not all just the flesh ones." Terry replied.

" Commander Kah'lyn I am afraid Terry has been keeping a secret. Several years ago his ship crashed on one of our planets in the Gamma Quadrant. He was very injured and our technology of nanobots rebuit him. We sent him back to his Federation and hoped we had wiped his memory. But we discovered it had not worked." Cybrid Care stated.

Terry remained silent

Kah’lyn gave Kingston a surprised look. “Question is why you haven’t told anyone about this Captain? The Cybid obviously saved you, so why not be open about it?”

" I elided to it once to Dr Williams. I started remembering because they took someone near and dear to me and made her one of their own. They made her a Cybrid. "

" We had to her synaptic pathways were eroding. It was either to assimilate her or let her die. My culture does not kill Kah’lyn. We escaped the Borg long ago and formed our own society. We are the Cybrid Confederacy and thrive to unassimilate Borg drones. We learned that Terry was bringing stolen Cybrid materials here and followed your ship here to see why you wanted it." Cybrid Care replied.

" The station is in great shambles. I hoped to use the nanobots to rebuild the Station quicker like the Borg do to repair their ships. " Terry defended.

Cybrid Care embraced Terry and smiled at Kah’lyn as he did.

" We are happy to help. The nanotechnology is a gift to your Federation. Rebuild your station Terry with our blessing. It is time we greeted the Federation and make ourselves known. Commander you can go back to your station. Inform your leaders we will leave very soon and will cause your people no more harm. In fact..." Cybrid Care closed his eyes and then reopened only to have ordered a smaller ship to leave their giant one.

" That ship contains enough power to support your two life pods indefinitely using an assimilated power source from the Romulans." Cybrid Care added as he returned Kah’lyn back to the little station.

" Thank you." Terry said to Cybrid Care.

" You could have stayed with Laura you know. She now has a modified body and serve on Cybris."

" Starfleet is my home. I had to come back."

" And so you did along with Sparks I am told. Your ships AI component that you stole. We know about it too Terry. We wanted you to design the slipstream drive. In the hopes you would come back to us."

" I am home." Kingston replied as he returned to station.

< Auxillary Station >

Terry materialized onto the small Command bridge and looked to Kah’lyn.
" Commander they promise to only help but if you want to sound alert we can probably call the Peel here to assist us." Terry addressed Kah'lyn

“If we do that they may take it as a threat and I don’t want to risk that.” Kah’lyn added. “Let’s see how we do, if we need help then we call.”

It only took a few minutes for the Cybrid ship to set up a fully functioning power hub for the cargo carriers and the smaller Auxillary Command Station using the nanobots.

Then Cybrid Care appeared on the main viewer one more time.

( I hope this shows you we mean you no ill will. For too long the Borg have terrified races. We endeavour to restore order where their chaos exists. )

He then vanished from the screen and the full effects of slipstream drive took him and his giant ship away.

" Well Commander. I have a Station to build. If I am needed I will be down in the reactor room." Kingston reacted.

“Before you go Captain, I certainly hope you intend on informing Starfleet about your time with the Cybid? You know I’ll have to put everything in my report.”

" I will explain to Commodore Sureth when he gets back." Kingston scowled. Exiting the room several of the nanobots appeared and began upgrading one of the consoles.

Phase one had begun way sooner than he had hoped but now his secret was out and his future awaited it fate


Tbc