One Bean Burrito to go, please

Posted on Fri Jul 17th, 2026 @ 11:44am by Commander Donald ‘Don’ Key

174 words; about a 1 minute read

Mission: Do as I say, not as I...
Location: Various
Timeline: Present

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{Admiral Star’s Office, Starfleet HQ}

Star: ::Shouting at the clean-up crew as they are leaving:: “Next time we’ll hold the hot dog eating contest in Admiral Intermeezo’s office! His is bigger than mine!”

Mysterious Figure: ::Beams into the room, still stroking his cat::

Star: “You!”

Mysterious Figure: “Yes, me. Me, me, me.”

Star: “But we were never meant to meet!”

Mysterious Figure: “Plans change.” ::He drops the cat, and pulls out a phaser and points it towards Star:: “This is plan C.”

::Voice over comms channel:: “Admiral Star, the USS Albion is unexpectedly entering the sol system.”

{USS Albion, Transporter room}

::Sprague, Key and Andrews take up position on the transporter pads::

Sprague: “As soon as we’re within range beam us directly into Star’s office.”

Transporter chief: ::Puts a bean burrito down and wipes her mouth:: “Not a problem sir. I’m the best transporter chief in this entire room!”

Key: ::Turns to Sprague:: “I like her.”


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Commander Donald ‘Don’ Key
Chief Flight Control Officer
USS Albion

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