Shakedown #152"
By: Charles Atwood, Chief Intelligence Officer, [PST]
Jonathan Wright, Executive Officer, [PC]

Stardate: 58203.08 0945

=USS Zion - Intelligence Office=

After his meeting with the Captain Wright went to the Intelligence office to meet with Atwood. He found him in his office and entered. "Good morning Lieutenant. How are you today?"

"Very Well Sir, how may I help You?", said Charles

"The Captain and I have reviewed you personnel request for your mission. I want to stress to you that this is a clandestine operation. You will be in enemy territory and may need to move quickly. A team as large as you are suggesting would hamper that cause." In addition we simply cannot spare to send a doctor along on your mission." Wright paused and added "By the way, you might want to double check your records. The three candidates you have listed for doctors are not currently on the Zion."

"Well... Yes as you know we are currently going to Qul Tuq, Most of the candidates are there specially the medical personnel, and of course they are well trained in black ops, Sir", Said Charles trying to determine where the XO was going with this conversation.

"Surely you know that the Captain cannot authorize personnel that are not under his command to join you on this mission." Said Wright. "Also, it is important that you keep in mind that Jenkins somehow knew that the Kittyhawk was transporting our senior staff. It is also no coincidence that the Zion's warp engines malfunctioned There is possibly a spy in our midst. That is why the success of your mission depends on it's secrecy."

"Yes sir I'm Aware of that and I'm currently working on that particular issue, about the undercover mission I'm gonna use the misdirection factor. While I start giving a hand to the engineering compliment I will begin an investigation to uncover the mole", said Charles

"The Captain and I have decided that you may take one trained Intelligence officer with you." said Wright.

"Of course Sir The thing is that I would have left the other part of the crew in the cargo shuttle that I have selected for the mission and they are just dummies to fill the crew compliment and just in case something goes wrong I liked to have a medical officer on board waiting for us", said Charles trying to explain a little his plans for the mission.

"I see", said Wright thoughtfully. "Jenkins seems to be one step ahead of us. The less people that know of this mission the safer it will be for you. The contact that the captain has provided you will also serve as your contact back to us. He will be able to get information back to the Captain." said Wright. "Good luck Lieutenant, and be careful."

"Thanks sir I will and thanks for giving me the chance to prove my abilities as an intelligence officer in a mission so important as this one", said Charles while he saluted Commander Wright

Wright returned the Lieutenant's salute and left the agent's office. He relaxed a little after having spoken to Atwood. One of the hardest things that captains and sometimes XO's had to do was to tell a person's loved ones that they were dead. He hoped desperately that they would not have to do this for Lieutenant Atwood.