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==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Leave no Quarter for Pirates== | |||
===by Andy Catterick=== | |||
SD:2261.045 | |||
Scene: Inside the Asteroid | |||
<snip from Dan’s post.> | |||
<<Ready for beam-up.?>> | |||
“Uh....no sir. We got caught with our pants down,” said Merrick, “We got | |||
our asses handed to us. Transporters need about 15 minutes to repair. I'll | |||
have Jefferson send down a data package with the Damage Report.” | |||
Merrick signaled Jefferson. She hit several keys, and the packet of data | |||
was transferred. The bridge could hear the sigh of Steele clearly through | |||
the comm. Line. | |||
<<How?>> | |||
“DeSimms has an analysis. It is quite interesting.” | |||
<<Lets hear it John.>> | |||
“From what I can tell, Nausicans have stolen energy weapons and propulsion | |||
systems from decommissioned NX starships. Added them to their freighters to | |||
turn them into frigates.” | |||
Everyone could almost hear the three men on the surface nodding. Finally, | |||
Steele responded, <<Keep all systems that are working on full alert. We | |||
can't talk about it on the air, but we don't think its the Nausicans, and | |||
you are damned lucky they only used the lasers.>> | |||
Everyone was very worried now. | |||
</snip> | |||
Jack looked back at Gar and Stile. “What do you think?” | |||
“I think whoever it was they were damn lucky that the HOOD was in the middle of the asteroid belt so we couldn’t get a sensor lock on | |||
them as they warped in.” Gar mused darkly wishing untold amounts of evil on anyone who inflicted damage on his ship. | |||
“Or they had some sort of cloak?” Stile offered. “But then again if they could afford to pay for a stolen cloaking device you’d | |||
expect they’d have more to shoot with then lasers. Maybe it was Nausicans.” | |||
“Well we won’t get any answers sitting down here.” Jack growled just as determined as Gar to throttle whoever it was who took a shot | |||
at his ship. He flipped his communicator back open. “Sean whats the status on the transporters?” | |||
[Still looking at minimum 15 minutes captain.] | |||
“What do sensors have?” | |||
[Three ships making a run for it at slow warp. Two ahead of our attacker who is trying to catch up. Nothing else in system.] The | |||
last statement came with the sting of embarrassment. Sean had let a ship get in close enough to attack the undshielded HOOD. They | |||
were lucky the damage had been minor. | |||
“Send down a shuttle. The second we’re back aboard get us underway after those pirates.” | |||
Ten minutes later Jack, Gar and Stile strode onto the bridge. Jack dropped into his chair, Gar took the engineering console and Stile | |||
sat at the extra science station. Jack couldn’t quite remember if the doctor had been on the bridge before. | |||
“Status?” | |||
“We’re three minutes to intercept on the one that hit us. I’ve ordered her to stand to and prepare to be boarded but there’s been no | |||
reply. The other two are a minute ahead.” | |||
Jack looked over at Yoshi who shook her head. She had continued to hail the fleeing ship and there had still been no response. | |||
“Status change!” Lieutenant Zade suddenly announced and all eyes snapped to the tactical display where the two lead ships had suddenly | |||
reversed course and were now heading directly back at HOOD. | |||
“You’ve got to be kidding.” Jack said more to himself as he picked up the coffee cup that Yeoman Greene had placed on his arm rest. | |||
“Confirm specs on those two ships.” | |||
Zade peered into her tactical computer. “From mass and configuration I’d say they were comparable to a second generation corvette. | |||
Light shielding, lighter armour and lowgrade weapons. Not a threat.” She concluded. | |||
Jack looked over at his comm officer. “Open a channel. This is Captain Steele of the Federation Starship HOOD. You are ordered to | |||
power down your engines and prepare to be boarded. You have fired upon a Starfleet vessel and I am informing you that failure to | |||
comply will be met with deadly force. This is your only warning.” | |||
“They’re picking up speed and channeling all other power to weapons and their fore shields.” Zade reported as she continued to stare | |||
intently into her computer. | |||
“Lieutenant if they haven’t cut their engines you are to fire once they are within 200,000km.” | |||
“Aye sir.” | |||
Jack found that he was hoping the Nauscians would not break off. He didn’t really care either way about Nauscians but he did have a | |||
hatred for pirates. He had seen enough atrocities as a junior officer that he had no doubt that one less pirate in the galaxy was a | |||
good thing. Two ships full of them would be a blessing. | |||
<<<NRPG>>> | |||
Hi guys got to stop this here as I am heading home. If no one else does I’ll pick it up in the am…but if you do could you please leave | |||
the third, bigger one for me I have a cunning plan. | |||
Respectfully, | |||
Andy | |||
CAPT Jack Steele | |||
Commanding, USS HOOD NCC 1703 | |||
STARFLEET: ORIGINS | |||