2375: Ensign, USS Hiratoha, Xenobiologist

After nearly 3 years of abuse Jasmine ran away. She stowed away on a Federation vessel. The vessel a patrol ship called the USS Hiratoha. The captain of the ship was quite surprised at finding a young half starved teenager in his ship’s Jefferies tubes. Bruised and battered, afraid of anyone’s touch, Jasmine was stunned by the XO. Taken to sickbay she was scanned and healed. The CMO, one Louisa Hamilton-Bannon, made her recommendation to the captain that Jasmine receive counseling due to the extent of injuries on the young girl’s body.

Having realized that Jasmine had suffered greatly, the XO, Commander Roger Bannon, adopted Jasmine after discussing it with his wife. Together they took the young girl under their wing and helped her through the adoption process. Jasmine was also to attend counseling until she adapted.

At first the Bannons found that Jasmine had a certain way of thinking that was rather alien. She refused at first to sleep on a bed, she refused to sit at the table and eat and sat on the floor in the kitchen. She worked very hard and their quarters were always neat and tidy. They could do nothing to break her of the habits.

For 6 months they persevered until Louisa took Jasmine onto a starbase to do shopping. Showing the young girl a different view of life by not allowing her to do anything but relax and be pampered. That began the acceptance of her new life for Jasmine. She was still always doing things though she began sleeping in a bed, though some nights Roger would find his daughter asleep on the floor. When she turned 17 Jasmine who had been learning to read, being taught by her mother, applied to Starfleet. Her father and mother both backed her and she found herself being allowed to her academy courses by correspondence. With her new family’s help and the help of the crew of the Hiratoha she made her way through her academy classes, focusing on Xenobiology.

She passed her courses and by that time her father was promoted to captain and he asked for her to be assigned to the Hiratoha. She worked hard and was quickly promoted to Lieutenant jg. Now Jasmine’s past was well known on the Hiratoha and it was always avoided by the senior members of the crew. But in 2378, Jasmine was noticed by a crew member. He was Orion and he recognized the young lieutenant jg as the escaped slave from his uncle’s property. The Orion was undercover on the Hiratoha as a spy for his people against the Federation ships in the area. His mission parameters changed when he reported the fact to his uncle. He was charged to apprehend the slave and bring her back to Orion Prime.

He had a hard time trying to get Jasmine alone. For off duty she spent a lot of time with her mother in medical. Jasmine wanted to learn all she could and she spent the time studying, trying to catch up on the years that had been stolen from her. The man, Vidalenic Marcken, eventually stunned her and tried to take her back to Orion Prime. But the USS Hiratoha gave chase and got her back. The Orion had tried while Jasmine was in his custody to teach her a lesson and when the away team found Jasmine she was naked, spread eagle tied to poles with her back marred with whip marks and blood pooled around her as she hung there. She was taken back to the Hiratoha and healed. Physically at least. She went back into counseling, not willingly of course. She returned to her job. She worked hard and in that year she came into her own. She moved into her own cabin, just down the hall from her parents and she became Chief Xenobiologist.

After careful consideration she realized that even though the Hiratoha was her home she would eventually need to go somewhere else. So in 2380, she took a transfer to the USS Galaxy A. She hopes to make her mark a lot better on the warship. She now boards the USS Galaxy with hope and expectations of a life full of adventure. She writes weekly to her parents.