Serana appeared on the monitor, whole and healthy. Clearly this had been taken some time ago. "Hello," she said calmly, "I apologize that I'm not sure who is getting this message; the box is only encoded for certain members of Starfleet brass. If one of you is watching this now, it means that something has happened to me, the Venasian people, or both. I also apologize if Lucas is overly dramatic; he's still pretty young.
Once that was taken care of, he opened the box. Inside was a crystal media storage unit. A data crystal. He takes it out carefully, holding it up to the light. Giving is a good look, before putting it in a reader.
Once in the reader.....
"In answer to your question, yes, there is a network of people within the Venasian government, watching and gathering information, but no, I'm not the head of it. I'm only a link."
"A military takeover has been in the works for some time. We're not trying to stop it; we're only here to watch out for the safety of the innocent civilians who get caught in the middle. I can give you some information, which I trust will be used in accordance with our goal. If the information is misused, there will be, as Admiral Garibaldi would say, 'hell to pay.'"
She shifted slightly. "I've attached three files to this crystal. One are visual images of the new Venasan ships. We don't have the technical blueprints or schematics, but maybe you'll be able to discern something from the pictures. The second is a list of safehouses which have been set up for civilian refugees. All of them are outfitted with food and medical supplies for casualties, but they are not military installations. Some of them are little more than caves with some rolls of medical tape. They'll provide safe haven for anyone, regardless of race. They'll be watched, so if you start using them for military or covert operations, it'll be exposed. And the third contains bios on General A'amon and his closest advisors and aides, their political affiliations, their family alliances, and their training. This is fairly common knowledge to the Venasians, but it may be locked up after the takeover."
"I will say one more thing, but this is my own personal opinion. The Venasian people as a whole are not going to take a military takeover lying down. Venasians are a pacifist race; the few militant families like the A'amons are held very tightly in check by the Council. Venasians also hold very rigidly to their traditions, one of which is the Council. If there isn't a lot of outcry, you can be almost certain that they're being coerced or forced not to. I hope this information is helpful to you; good luck."
Her image blinked out, leaving the three files accessible on the crystal.
-S
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