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      ('-//////-//          Rear Admiral Tebrun Lora Kor, Commanding 
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 "How many are left?" Rear Admiral Dev Wallace asked.  Following the
 destruction of Panache, he had had his team set up in one of the
 larger office buildings in what looked to have once been the center
 of the business district of the city.  Not far from the Great
 Library, this building had the advantage of good power feeds from
 the city's reactors, and a cafeteria whose replicators had been
 easy to repair.

 The Lieutenant manning the makeshift Tactical Operations swung
 around to address Wallace.  "Something between forty and fifty,
 Admiral," he said, "in three groups.  One of those groups is pretty
 large, and is moving on the Third Chamber.  We think General
 Ironside is leading that one..."  The Lieutenant hesitated.  "It's a
 good bet he's swung some of the defense regiment over to his side."

 Wallace nodded, running his hands through his hair.  "Very well. 
 And the others?" he asked, standing and leaning over the Lieutenant
 to have a look.

 "Four or five in this group," the Lieutenant said, pointing.  "We
 think that there's an engineer in that group -- there's no question
 it's someone technically competent.  They've blocked our sensor
 someh---"

 The Lieutenant's answer was interrupted as Rear Admiral Todd
 Marshall stormed in.  Marshall seemed ready, willing, and able to
 tear into Wallace -- the expression on the taller man's face was
 none too friendly -- but Marshall was himself interrupted by the
 Ensign at the makeshift Operations board.

 "Admiral!" she said.  "We're being hailed!"

 Ignoring Marshall for the moment, Wallace turned.  "By who?  From
 where?" he asked.  Even Wallace -- or more precisely, the answer to
 his question -- found himself interrupted by a voice-over from the
 speakers.

 "Priority override, delta, two, niner, blue, star.  Rear Admiral Dev
 Wallace, you are hereby ordered to surrender command of the Xanadu
 facility, on orders of Vice Admiral Brian Aldur," the voice said.

 "Admiral!" the Lieutenant at the Tactical board said.  Wallace spun
 around.  On the screen, a tiny Cardassian runabout hung a few
 hundred kilometers from the entrance to Xanadu.

 A moment later, two Defiant class escorts and a Starfleet Marine
 transport ship decloaked around it.  The voice from the speakers --
 firm, but with an undercurrent of hard amusement -- repeated its
 announcement.

 "Repeat, Rear Admiral Dev Wallace, you are ordered to surrender your
 command, respond."

 The voice was that of Rear Admiral Tebrun Lora Kor.
 
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 Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone" Staff:
    Commanding, TG 85.3:       RADM Tebrun Lora Kor      (Jester)
    S-1, Group Adjutant:       Cmdr. Sieven Drexler      (Brad)
    S-2, Group Intelligence:   Cmdr. Kariasa Ma'Aru      (Kari)
    S-3, Group Logistics:      Cmdr. Savant              (Savant)
    Commanding, M64 Ground:    Brig. Jeremy Ironside     (Fraser)

 U.S.S. Coronado Crew Roster:
    Commanding Officer:        Capt. William Daren       (Daren)
    Chief of Operations:       Cmdr. Olme Tlaloco        (rev)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Lt. (JG) Maiko D'Rall     (Farrell)
    Command Yeoman:            Cwm. Miranda Forester     (Fox)
    Chief Tactical Officer:    LCdr. Kyle Marcy          (Marcy)
    Raptors Squadron Leader:   LCol. Thomas Wayne        (Masters)
    Battalion Commander:       Maj. Jacob Prescot        (Shadow-FjP)
    Flight Leader:             LMaj. Thirishar ch'Thane  (Alffred)
    Flight Leader:             1Lt. Natalia Petrovna     (Phishie)
    Chief Engineer:            Cmdr. Zunite Oswald       (Sonya)
    Assistant Engineer:        LCdr. Jack C. Farley      (CCC)
    Chief Science Officer:     LCdr. Isamu Dyson         (Isamu)
    Chief Medical Officer:     Cmdr. Alec Reed           (McC)
    Assistant Medical:         LCdr. Lauren Dyson        (Natty)

 On Extended Leave of Absence:
    Bartender:                 PO/1 Bridget Bordeux      (Dolin)

 Positions Available:
    Executive Officer:                                   (---)
    Assistant Tactical                                   (---)
    Assistant Engineer                                   (---)

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Jester

Rear Admiral Tebrun Lora Kor
Commanding, Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone"
embarked on U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901
http://www.jestertrek.com/coro2400/