Editing The Falthgood Devices (section)

===Warning Admiral Doenitz to Back Off===
'''Stardate: 2407.01.15'''

''(Runabout Des Moines - Ops - Lieutenant Falthgood - 0850)''

Two days out from the [[Night's Watch]], closed into his small personal cabin of the specialized courier shuttle, Falthgood sat down heavily on the bed and looked at the screen for what had to be the fiftieth time. He had managed to get nowhere, he couldn't stop his mind long enough to consider just what he wanted to say to a man he had never wanted to speak to again. 

What scared him especially is how much he WANTED to make this message, to scare and anger Doenitz for the hell he had raised in the last year.

~This is getting you nowhere, you WILL knuckle down!~ he thought furiously. 

He considered the devices for long moments, their purpose and history, and what they would do if LoDona grew brass balls big enough to deploy them. 

Zach had wanted to slam Lee into a wall after receiving this order. But only because he knew that Lee and LoDona were right. If they wanted to avoid using the devices, then the fear would have to be struck by someone Doenitz knew, someone with knowledge worth being feared. Nobody would have to demonstrate the power of the devices if word of their deliverance came from Zach's mouth.

He took a breath, "Computer, begin recording message for Admiral LoDona and Captain Lee."

The computer beeped, leaving [[Falthgood]] in front of a blank screen. He carefully folded his hands in front of him and left his face as an expressionless mask. 

"Mr. Doenitz, a pleasure speaking to you again, I'm sure. I trust your war has lived up to expectations? You've certainly had your pieces in play for long enough." His upper lip curled, ever so slightly. "Of course, I doubt it occurred to you that so many would oppose your New World Order. Through all the years, all the undying obedience you managed to work up, did it never occur to you that people liked things as they were?"

Zach's lip curled back down as he gestured off to the side to something Doenitz wouldn't be able to see. "And the board has become so interesting lately, all these new pieces to contend with. I saw the Klingon declaration of War. It gave me shivers, those drums of war and the particularly harsh condemnation from the High Council, especially." He grinned slightly, though the amusement didn't touch his eyes. "And that, of course, leads us to the purpose of this message... I've gotten wind of [[Mystery Train]]. You were always a crazy bas*ard, there's no denying that. But resurrecting [[Mystery Train]]?" 

Zach paused for a moment, then put his finger up to the screen and shook it slowly with a theatrical flourish as he made loud 'tsk'ing sounds with each wiggle of his finger. 

His face turned hard and he folded his hands together again, "Because of that bit of foolishness, Doenitz, I've had to go and do something particularly rash. Do you remember the last words I ever said to you?" 

He paused for a moment, letting Doenitz think. His last words had been a warning about the three devices he had hidden. He had heard from channels that enormous effort had been put into tracking them down. Nothing had ever been found. Falthgood nodded a couple times, "Oh yes, Mr. Doenitz. I'm sure you know exactly what I'm talking about. I have New Destiny, Trinity & Sociable. Your foolishness has necessitated that I resurrect them as promised." 

Falthgood leaned forward. "So let this be the only warning I will give you, Admiral. I will sit on them if you behave like a good little school boy. If you don't, though... If you pull out [[Mystery Train]] or any of the other little black projects we played with, I'll show you just how far I got in researching these devices. I will decimate your forces, Admiral. You will watch helplessly as I first hunt down your fleet. And then your friends. And then your family." 

"And then, Admiral, when I am done with everything you've ever held dear and you have nothing left but the hatred that drives you, I'll come for you." 

"I promise you this; you'll watch your entire universe fall apart from the inside out, all you'll hear is the sound of my laughter." 

He leaned back. "So, Admiral, I leave it up to you. We're in a war of you're making. You've driven us to the very brink. But the winds of change have come upon us, everything is going to be different from this point on, your order is going to be washed away no matter what you do. The only question remaining is how much pain you want to be in when the fall finally comes."

Zach leaned forward again, his face animated for the first time with the hate and loathing he felt. "One way or the other, Admiral, we're coming home."  




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