Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Prisoners of Peace by John Peel

Author:John Peel
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction, Fiction, Star Trek Young Adult, Star Trek
ISBN: 0671882880
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 1994-08-01T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

The following morning when Jake had finished his shower and was getting dressed, he walked warily into the small kitchen of the quarters he and his father shared. Commander Sisko was taking a last sip of coffee before heading off to begin his workday. Jake winced; he’d been delaying, hoping to avoid seeing his father. He was afraid that he’d get another talking to, as he had the previous evening.

His father put down his cup as he headed for the door. “I’m not going to lecture you again, Jake,” he said. “I know you did what you felt was best. But please try to think in future, and if you have any problems—any problems at all—you should know you can come to me to ask for advice. End of subject—okay?”

“Yeah,” agreed Jake, relieved. “I guess I shouldn’t have been so secretive and all.”

“I said end of subject,” his father replied, smiling slightly. “And that includes blaming yourself. Enjoy your day at school.” He winked then left the apartment.

Glad that things were back to normal with his father, Jake replicated himself some juice and cereal. He really liked and admired his father, and it had been rough being told off. “Why didn’t you just call me or Odo when you saw Riv go into Garak’s shop?” his father had demanded. Jake had been forced to admit that he simply hadn’t thought of it. He’d been completely intent on watching the Bajoran boy—and had almost been blown up because of it.

As he was swallowing some juice, the flashing Message light on the wall computer caught his eye. Since his father had left, it couldn’t be for him. “Computer,” he called out, “what’s the message?”

“It is from Ashley Fontana,” the computer replied. “She asks that you meet her an hour early at school this morning.”

An hour early? That was in just a few minutes! He gulped down the rest of his cereal and then washed it down with the last of the juice. After placing the used dishware in the recycler, he grabbed his computer pad and hurried out.

As he approached the classroom, Jake saw that Ashley, T’Ara, and Nog were waiting for him.

“You’re late,” she told him. “We haven’t got much time. Here, hold this.” She thrust out a small flashlight, which Jake took automatically.

“Time for what?” he asked, puzzled.

“We have discovered the identity of the person who sabotaged the replicator,” T’Ara announced.

“So?” asked Nog. “Who is it?”

Ashley gave a grin as she tapped in the code to open the classroom door. “Nobody we know.” As the door opened, she picked up an expandable ladder. “And you’ll never guess where this person is hiding.”

Jake frowned slightly. Ashley had a ladder and had given him a flashlight. Up, then, and dark… “Inside the ceiling?” he guessed.

Ashley wrinkled her nose. “You did guess. Yeah, in the ceiling. Neat, eh?”

“So,” Nog repeated impatiently, “who is it?”

“You’ll see.” Ashley grinned secretively at T’Ara. The Vulcan girl almost smiled back but caught herself just in time. Setting the ladder up close to one wall, Ashley tapped the button that activated it.

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