<Captain Mortimer, Bridge>

"Belay that order, Mr Tycon"

"Mr. Taylor, last time I checked Starfleet regulations, the Captain gives the orders to move the ship, or maybe they taught you differently at the academy?

I don't want to do anything to provoke the Romulans. Unfortunately, they have as much right to be here as we do. This isn't Federation space, so we don't have the right to demand to know what the Romulans are doing here. I'm afraid they're acting perfectly within their rights."

Just then, the intercom crackles into life.

"Captain this is Straylar. I have placed the two captives in the cell.  I'm sure that you will find some use of both of them.  Especially the Slider. I'm going to report to sickbay, I think I may have come in contact with the plague just as Ensign Vyd had.  Straylar out."

"Captives? What captives? What exactly has been going on Mr. Straylar?"

"Mortimer to Beata, I'd like a brief report on your progress at the earliest opportunity, please"

[O.O.C. Everyone seems to be becoming a little distracted from our main mission, which is to cure the plague. It's fine to introduce little plot twists, but please make sure that you don't all do it at once, otherwise there's nobody left to further the main storyline :) Everything that's happened so far has been great, it's nice to see so much participation from everybody, however we need to get back on course with the main mission before taking the subplots any further. Thanks - Matt.]