The Taking Of Emily, Leilani, and Zac

Posted on Tue Jul 7th, 2026 @ 9:45am by Lonian Royal Sovereignty & Commander Kyle Reece & Lieutenant Zac Smithson [Taylor] & Senior Chief Petty Officer Emily Charles {Kelea-Salik} & Gunnery Sergeant Leilani Charles {Kelea-Salik}

Mission: Season 6: Episode 7: Crossroads of Destiny
Location: Niea IV : Detention Centre (true location unknown)
Timeline: MD4 Late Morning
1123 words - 2.2 OF Standard Post Measure

A bunch of transporter beams appeared, depositing the Elysium crew and the guards who had approached them into an enclosed room. No windows were present to indicate where they had gone; it was just an empty space and guards waiting for them. Including the guards that transported in, there were easily at least two guards per person waiting for them.

Once the transport completed, some of the guards raised their weapons toward the Elysium crew, a series of hums giving away their power cycling, while others approached with restraints at the ready. The weapons were small, no bigger than hand phasers, but a faint crackle of energy from the tips hinted to a rather unpleasant tase if hit. "By order of the Sovereignty, you are under arrest for misprision of treason!" One of the guards barked. "You are ordered to surrender!"

The guards that had transported in with the crew began separating them, reaching for arms to restrain them.

Emily backed away from the outreaching hands of the guards, her mistreatment when she was young making her afraid of what was to come.

Leilani stepped closer intent on protecting her sister-in-law. “Please, leave her alone can’t you see she’s afraid?”

Zac moved to protect both Emily and Leilani. "Hey! Leave them alone! Keep your hands to yourselves you big apes!"

Some of the guards that had been waiting for them came forward to assist. Two approached Zac and grabbed him by his shoulders to yank him away from the two women. "Do not resist!" One ordered.

Zac gave a bitter laugh. "Don't resist? Are you kidding?! Damn right I'm going to resist. You can't do this to us!" He protested vainly.

One of the guards, a large man (by Lonian standards anyway) by the name of Melop, pressed the business end of his electrorod against the prisoners back, firing a powerful jobless of electricity into him. "You have no say here, prisoner! We can do whatever we want to you and your friends!" He zapped Zac again. "Now move!"

"Bastards!" Zac hissed as he was tased again but his resistance remained strong. "I'll have my chance. I promise you." he said through clenched teeth.

Once the guards pulled Zac away, two others approached Leilani and Emily. "Cooperate, and this will be simple," a female guard ordered, presenting restraints.

Leilani could see they had little choice as she nodded to Emily to cooperate. “Alright already..” she offered up her hands so they could put on the restraints motioning to Emily. “She doesn’t need restraints, she’s just afraid not dangerous.”

From his position Zac could see Emily's fear. It radiated off of her. "Emily love, be strong we will get through this." He tried to assure her. before he was stunned again.

The guards took hold of Leilani's hands and brought them together in front of her. The cuffs secured around her wrists with a click. "We decide how to do our jobs, not you!"

Leilani wanted to say so much more, but she knew it was best to stay quiet and strong for Emily. “We’ll get out of this Em, I promise!”

Through the haze of pain, Zac looked at Emily and Leilani. " Emily, listen to Leilani." He gasped.

“Zac!!” Emily wanted to help him, seeing the man she loved in so much pain hurt her more than anything else. “Please stop hurting him!!”

Once all three of them were restrained, the guards led them through the only set of doors in the room. Within a few minutes, any personal belongings were confiscated, their clothes were replaced with a grey shirt and grey pants. Then, they were taken through another set of doors.

The next room contained a series of small rooms that had to be not even the size of a turbolift. They certainly weren't meant for more than one person, but they did invite claustrophobia. There was nothing inside these small rooms, just a control panel on the outside. The guards moved each prisoner toward one, their movements indicating that compliance a firm suggestion.

"You can't do this!" Zac hollered and struggled the best he was able. "You just grab people off the street for no reason! We have rights!"

Feeling the resistance, one of the guards tased Zac by pressing the prods into his side to get him to comply, then they pushed him into the small space.

Once she was tossed into her cell Emily backed herself into the nearest corner away from the door, she was afraid and didn’t have good memories of being locked in small rooms alone. Her mind reached out to feel her connection with Zac, as long as she had that she could hold on.

In her cell Leilani wished she was with George safe aboard the ship. She wasn’t going to go down without a fight, no matter what they wanted from her.

Once the prisoners were secured, the forcefields activated. Then, the guards simply left.

“Is everyone alright?” Leilani asked as she stood at the entry of the cell. She wished she was in with Emily, knowing she’d be terrified. “Emily?”

In her cell Emily was still huddled in a corner she wanted George and she needed Zac, but right now she was alone and she didn’t like it. “I…I’m here.” She took a deep breath moving herself so she could see Leilani. “Zac! Are you okay!?”

Zac 'heard' his beloved Emily through the connection they shared. He bit back a groan of pain. "I'm here Emily my darling. Are you alright?" he asked trying to keep Emily calm in the face of what they were going through.

Some time passed before two guards appeared. They came to a stop in front of Leilani's cell, and one dropped the forcefield while the other reached in to grab her arm.

Leilani knew better than to put up a fight, she was going to find out exactly what their captors wanted. “I can walk” she shrugged off the guard’s grip. “I’ll come peacefully.”

The guard who had initially grabbed Leilani's arm, backhanded her for her troubles. He then snapped restraints on her wrists, which were very tight as they were designed more for smaller Lonians, but the restraints held all the same, pinching her wrists painfully. "Shut your mouth unless your told to speak, prisoner!" He and the other guard then grabbed either arm and escorted her out of the holding area, away from the others.

“Why did they do that!? She was going willingly!” Emily responded as she moved closer to the cell bars.

"Emily, they are just looking for a reason to punish someone." Zac replied, "Don't give them one."