The team stood in silence as Commander Ajax introduced their senior officer. Owen was a nightmare—literally. And while they didn't know how Reid had managed to beat him, they knew it hadn't been easy.
"Sir." Reid stepped forward, requesting permission to speak.
Commander Ajax looked at him. "Yes, Fletcher?"
"With all due respect, sir, isn't Owen a junior officer?" Reid asked.
"You're right, Fletcher. Officer Owen here was a junior officer," Ajax explained. "But he had already earned enough merits to be promoted. He just didn't take it because, according to him, that would be 'too much work.'"
"But he suddenly volunteered to be your senior officer, so I granted it" The commander concluded.
"Understood sir" Reid said and stepped back.
Commander Ajax then turned to the still sleepy Owen and said, "You can take over from here officer Owen, they're in your care now."