> Returning to Polath, "Our *interview* with the prisioner revealed plans to
>hit this convoy, and that the pirates are supporting a main force
consisting
>of at least 2 Felid ships of the size of an escort. We can take them...,
with
>the support of a few other ships from Starfleet."
>
> Black finished by saying, "We have a plan of action all set. Just need you
>to do three things......."
She wasn't pleased that she had not been informed of the prisoner, but it
wasn't technically her show. She let it be. "And those would be?"
>"1) approve the plan. 2) Get Snellings to approve the plan and approve the
>diversion of the crusier USS Istanbul. and 3).... Lead one of the boarding
>parties to capture as many felinids as possible."
She chuckled. "Only a few minorrr things, in otherrr worrrds."
"Right..... Nothing that someone of your stature could not handle..."
Black said both of them grinning (or as close as Polath was likely to get to
a grini with this human). Obviously a lack of sleep had caused some....
effects.
"Well, the firrrst is done. I apprrrove. I will worrrk on the second. As
to the thirrrd..." She flexed her claws. "I think it might be nice to
surrrprrise them with a felinid face. Orrr severrral." She paused to let
them comprehend what she'd said. "I spoke to my homeworrrld. As of last
night, the Caitian forrrces have been temporrrarrily rrreassigned to me
forrr coverrrt operrrations."
"Glorious news. More good warriors to share in the battle and glory."
Polath commented.
"I think they should stay herrre forrr this one," she said. "The felinids
believe they arrre the bosses, that humanoids and Klingons arrre
inferrriorr. We should let them think that forrr now. It will be easierrr
laterrr to send yourrr teams in, because they won't be expecting
'inferrriorr' species to be used as spies or to infiltrrrate the colonies
they contrrrol. I will lead, and yourrr teams will appearrr as though they
arrre subjugated to my command; 'lackies'. When the time comes for a full
strrrike, it will confuse them. They won't be expecting it to be led by a
non-felinid, so may not take it serrriously, allowing us morrre time to gain
contrrrol of the situation. They may just see it as a slave rrrevolt
rrratherr than a militarrry operrration."
"Agreed." they both said...
