Alya Kade
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| Alya Kade | |
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| Alya Kade in 2392 | |
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Female |
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2364 |
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Green |
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Brown |
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5'7" |
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135 lbs. |
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Echo Team Leader |
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Lieutenant |
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NPC |
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Alya Kade was a Starfleet officer and one of the original members of Starfleet Special Investigations. A Joined Trill, she was only the second host of the Kade symbiont, one of the few symbionts born in the 24th century. She served in Starfleet since the outbreak of the Borg War, and saw action in several key engagements before she was headhunted to join SSI. There she was assigned to Echo Team, and partnered with Lieutenant JG David Jackson. She was well known for her steady demeanour, keen investigative instincts, and excellent understanding of Federation justice and Starfleet procedure.
The current status of Alya Kade is unknown.
This article is about a character from Star Trek: Echo and may contain spoilers.
History
Alya Kade was born Alya Tarrick on Trill. She spent much of her youth working in her father's workshop, where she picked up several skills in mechanic work. Nevertheless, she entered Starfleet Academy before the outbreak of the Borg War, and studied and trained as a Security Officer.
Some time after graduating, she was joined with the Kade symbiont, whose only previous host was the legendary Bruen Kade. It is known that whilst Alya's father survived the Borg attack on Trill, her mother has been missing with no trace. In addition to this loss, her fiancé Jorzan Dal, a Starfleet Marine, was reported Missing in Action in the second Battle of Khitomer.
In 2392, Kade transferred from her position as Chief of Security on board the USS Fearless and was assigned to SSI. She was one of the individuals hand-picked by Deputy Director Captain Logan Callahan. At New Moscow, the SSI Headquarters, she was teamed up with former pilot Lieutenant David 'Smoke' Jackson in an unlikely partnership. Technically his superior, she commanded the team to Vega Prime on their first assignment: to identify from where a group of civilian dissidents on Vega Prime had been receiving Starfleet-grade weapons.
She showed aptitude in diplomacy in coordinating Echo Team's efforts with the intractable VegaSec, getting them involved in a raid on a dissident hideout. When a group of dissidents fled, it was she who identified them and led the pursuit, chasing down the one who fled on foot. When she and Jackson discovered the weapons had been shipped on the civilian freighter Northern Star, it was her experience which ensured the ship was not simply locked down and the crew arrested, possibly closing off leads.
Kade arranged and supervised the successful undercover mission to Styx Base, the origin point of the Northern Star and the home of Vincent Black, crime lord responsible for the weapons. There she used her talents to catch the attention of Peter Zavits, right hand man of Black, and coax him into revealing key facts. She also identified Lann, an old friend of her previous host's. Now a bounty hunter on Styx Base, she successfully enlisted his help on her investigation. Lann's aid led to the death of Zavits after a capture and interrogation, but this still provided Echo Team with the information they needed to order a Starfleet raid on the station.
It was her responsibility to keep Vincent Black on the station until Starfleet's arrival. However, her efforts to sabotage his ship, the Meridian, failed when she was discovered on the ship's hull by a Betazoid agent of Black's. Captured and interrogated, she held out for as long as she could against a psychic invasion, but ultimately her cover was revealed, and Jackson's flight from Styx Base to raise the alarm. Black chased after Jackson, and Kade was left at Styx Base, tortured and tormented by her interrogator. She was saved again by Lann, who disabled the guards and helped her escape on to the Northern Star. They successfully pursued Black and rescued Jackson.
Upon the return to New Moscow, the investigation was still labelled a success. The raid on Styx Base had not gone ahead, but they were still furnished with extensive information on the arms shipping operation, including ships used, destinations, and the particular weapons factories that were the source. Regardless of Black's escape, Callahan approved and Echo Team were formally made a permanent partnership.
Within a month they successfully thwarted an effort by rogue officers to steal supplies from Starbase 414, despite extensive damage to many of the supplies themselves by a fire started by Jackson. Callahan's judgement on that success was not forthcoming, for he immediately assigned Echo Team to respond to the hijacking of a transport carrying munitions that had been stopped at Antares.
While it was Jackson who finally overcame the crazed hijacker, Petty Officer Jeff Brendan, it was Kade who had identified Brendan's true identity and thus motives, and Kade who managed to make a connection with him in their joint losses to keep Brendan distracted enough to allow her partner to board the transport.
Kade's next case was participating in the raid on the Sirius Munition Facility, an identified source of Vincent Black's arms trade. This was SSI's biggest operation to date, including the members of Charlie, Delta, Echo, and Fox teams. The raid was ultimately successful, though this was enjoyed only briefly when celebrations in Starbase 12 in the aftermath were cut short by an explosion in the bar. Kade emerged with only superficial damage, and Echo Team were assigned to bring the perpetrator to justice.
The Kade Symbiont
Alya was only the second host of the Kade symbiont. The first host, Bruen, was a true renaissance man. He was renowned for having mastered various fields, including philosophy and sciences, alongside an illustrious Starfleet career, which he followed by going into politics. He fought in the Cardassian War, but when a member of the Federation Council, engaged extensively in the rebuilding of Cardassia after the Dominion War. It was at this time he met then-Gul Lann.
His wife died of cancer, despite long efforts by Bruen to save her.
Skills and Attributes
Kade is a well-trained security officer, having excelled at her courses at the Academy. She is well-versed in Federation law and Starfleet procedures, and has experience as an investigator and in shipboard security. Although not as capable as her partner Jackson in making a friendly approach to witnesses in a case, her professional demeanour can hold her in good stead. She has a sharp eye for detail, and is experienced and capable when it comes to assessing evidence and drawing together theories and predictions without preconceptions.
Although lacking enough natural aptitude to excel, Kade nevertheless received training at the Academy in security engineering, which she continued to hone her skills on. With the right equipment and time, she has demonstrated herself as able to bypass and manipulate military and civilian security systems, though she is well aware of her limitations and as a rule does not rely on these skills. On a similarly technical basis, her childhood working in her father's garage business has left her with some mechanical aptitude with basic ship and hovercar maintenance, though she holds no formal qualifications.
Kade consistently trains hard to meet physical requirements as a security officer. She is a capable marksman, remaining in a high percentile amongst other officers. Her strict physical training regime keeps her athletically capable, even by the standards of security officers. Kade is particularly capable and well-trained in hand-to-hand combat, having pursued study of several martial arts at the Academy.
As the second host of the Kade symbiont, Alya has inherited the memories of Bruen Kade. Although she claims no formal qualifications as a result, it is known that Bruen was held qualifications in philosophy and physics, had sat on the Federation Council, and fought in the Cardassian War. It is unclear to what extent Bruen's experiences have shaped Alya's competence, though assessments by superiors have indicated that she was considerably more confident as an officer and an investigator, more inclined to trust her own judgements, after being Joined.