Revolutionary (The Athena Lee Chronicles Book 4) by T S Paul Page A

solution to our problem. A daughter, Colonel Lee has a daughter here on the station.”
     
    Looking at his aide like he was crazy the Governor said “your wife is on board the station? If she is why have NOT brought here in you idiot. We can use her as leverage against the rebels.”
     
    “Sir, not her. Her sister, the younger sister Athena. She’s a navy officer stationed on the James Cook thats one of the ships in dry dock. We can use her against the Lee family. She’s perfect sir. She is the one that was lost for all those years!”
     
    “Maybe you aren’t an idiot after all. Get out man on that ship to take custody of her and get her to station security as soon as possible.” The Governor rubbed his hands together. Now they were making progress. With a little leverage and a few rocks he could change the world.
     
     
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    Chief Engineer Hadley was not in a good mood. He had taken this posting because he was promised the full control afforded that of a Chief Engineer. The little extra on the side from the sector government had helped too. Now he was being blocked on every front. Captain Gorshin had overridden his order to bring the ship back to specs. Regulations were regulations, a captain was not supposed to make those kinds of decisions. Especially on the ‘advice’ of a Lieutenant. A cross-navy one at that.
     
    Lieutenant Lee, that little Bitch, was a pain in his ass all the way around. Every order he gave, every decision he made, the crew second guessed and turned to her. Like she had 25 years in this mans Navy! Beep. Looking down at his console he saw a communication from the Governors office. In his mail account a short message explained his orders. He was to use the official orders to get Lieutenant Lee off the ship. Once on the station she was to be handed over to the ESS as a traitor to the Empire.
     
    Her family was leading the rebellion down on the planet! Holy Crap! She was a traitor! What a way to get both revenge and justice for a trumped up know-it-all. Hadley sent a message for Athena to meet him in Engineering.
     
     
     
     
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    I was working on the new bulkhead project strengthening the walls surrounding the bridge. Only about 15% of the work was left to do. With the communication center torn open it only made sense to get the bulkheads ready while the crews were here together. My link signaled a message form Chief Hadley. Checking it I acknowledged the order and replied that I was on my way.
     
    Commander Hadley was waiting for me in Engineering. He asked me to follow him.
     
    “Sir, may I ask where we are going?”
     
    “No Lieutenant you may not ask! Do not question my orders! Or the orders of others. When someone of authority gives you an order you follow it. You will do as you are told. Now, follow me please and be silent!”
     
    This really worried me I knew that this officer was an ass-hat. By the gods, I really have been listening to Wilson for way too long. What orders was he talking about? Sub vocalizing I whispered to Wilson. “Wilson? Are you in there?”
     
    “Yes Athena. I hear you.”
     
    “Can you check into what orders he is talking about? Did the Captain send word because I was just on the bridge.”
     
    “What are you mumbling about Lee? I thought I told you to be silent! Now shut your trap or find yourself on report!” Chief Hadley had acquired a spring to his step. What was the deal here? He sounded almost excited about something.
     
    “Athena! Hadley received orders from the Governors office to place you under arrest for treason. He is to hand you off to ESS agents as soon as possible.”
     
    Damn it! Is every Governor in the galaxy out to get me? “Wilson contact the Captain, let him know what is about to happen.”
     
    I had to stall. Pretending to stumble I stopped and retied one of my shoes. The Commander stopped too and glared at me. “Hurry up, lieutenant!”
     
    One more hatch and we would be at the entrance.