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<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Ready Room</h3> | |||
<h4 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">by | |||
Andrew Catterick 7-24-1996</h4> | |||
SD: 80724.1000<br> | |||
MD: 5.0400<br> | |||
Scene: Ready-room<br> | |||
"Captain's Log, Stardate 80724.0400....<br> | |||
We sit and wait. Repairs are, for the most part complete, and we | |||
are ready to get underway as soon as ALPHA shift begins. I have decided | |||
to postpone until that time simply because if today is anything like | |||
yesterday I want the best at their stations. | |||
The attack of the PHOENIX came as a great surprise. We knew it | |||
could happen but it was always hard to believe that one Starfleet officer | |||
would fire on another, whatever their status. Still, for them to have | |||
made their move before we had the information they wanted came as an even | |||
bigger surprise. Lt. Jenn has hypothesized that perhaps the captains of | |||
the four ships are not the allies they thought they were. If they had | |||
waited for us to emerge from the 'sack in a few days they would, most | |||
likely, have had to share the information our sensor logs provided. By | |||
attacking early it seems Tremaine hoped to capture the FEYNMAN and gather | |||
the information himself, undercutting his 3 cohorts. Such dissension | |||
could provide us with convenient wedge. | |||
Either way, it was not to be. The PHOENIX was unable to capture | |||
her prize. The bridge crew worked as the finely tuned team that they are | |||
while Lt. Koreth some how managed to keep the ship together. But, and | |||
although I hate to admit it, I don't think we would have escaped from that | |||
tractor beam, regardless of their power-management problems, without the | |||
timely arrival of the Xanthandi. | |||
Of course our immediate good luck leads to greater misfortune. | |||
Namely, why are the Xanthandi so close to the edge of the 'sack? Is it | |||
confidence or lack of concern that has them operating so openly? Its | |||
obvious they knew we were there either through the luck of one of their | |||
patrols or, more ominously, through the monitoring of shipping outside the | |||
'sack. Thank-God, the PHOENIX got away. To add a SOLAR to their fleet, | |||
even with its deficiencies is unthinkable. When I had first viewed | |||
Captain Allison's briefing I had hoped that it was presenting the extreme | |||
situation. It seems it was not. | |||
When we began this mission we were, officially, to survey the | |||
inside of the 'sack in the hopes of mapping hidden pirate bases that have | |||
been hampering shipping. Now, based on the past day's events, we | |||
may find ourselves discovering Xanthandi staging areas. If this is true | |||
we all may find ourselves facing war. I hope I am wrong. | |||
Staffing.... | |||
All indications show that Lt. Meleah is fitting in well | |||
with her colleagues and has already proved to be invaluable by enhancing | |||
the DELPHI array. I've heard through the grape-vine that Ensign Loth has | |||
not taken the arrival of his new CO all that well. Perhaps he may one day | |||
learn patience....and some social skills. Additionally, we have also | |||
received a new CNS, one Ensign Lee. Her fitness report says it all, | |||
another headstrong Bajoran, just what I need! Still we need a Counsellor, | |||
and I am glad she's here. | |||
Unfortunately, her arrival meant that the temporary CNS, Ensign | |||
Ryan was free to return to EPSILON. Aware of the dangers both she and the | |||
EPSILON pilot elected to take their chances and return to the starbase. I | |||
can't say I blame them, the attack by the Xanthandi does not bode well. | |||
Unfortunately it seems that the PHOENIX did not destroy all of the raiders | |||
as we had believed. Three Xanthandi were still in the area, most likely | |||
looking for us, and appeared out of no-where. The GALILEO didn't have a | |||
chance.... | |||
With two attacks I have suspended all shuttle operations for the | |||
time being. We have had a terrible lesson in just how dangerous the 'sack | |||
can be and I will not tempt fate again. If the raiders that destroyed | |||
the shuttle had located us in our still crippled state we may have been | |||
unable to fight them off. From here I am proceeding as if we are at war. | |||
The FEYNMAN was built to be a black ship and for the next few days it will | |||
be. If we are close to war or even a new level of aggression it is vital | |||
that we learn as much as we can and return to EPSILON, without the | |||
Xanthandi realizing they have been comprised. | |||
....end log." | |||
______________<br> | |||
Scene:Bridge<br> | |||
MD:5.0730<br> | |||
Zane entered the bridge and immediately asked Maril for a report. | |||
"All systems on line, repairs complete. We're operating at Yellow | |||
alert and all emissions are being controlled." | |||
"Good. Mr. Jerran coordinate with OPS and develop a search pattern | |||
that will cover the most space in the least amount of time....with sensors | |||
on passive. Additionally, I want to stay far enough from the perimeter of | |||
the 'sack so that if those four ships are still out there they aren't able | |||
to take anymore pot shots at us. We've got enough problems *inside* this | |||
thing to worry about the outside as well. As soon as your ready get us | |||
underway." | |||
"Aye sir." | |||
"Ensign Allard, how's are prisoner? Any useful information?" | |||
"No sir. All I'm getting out of him is name, rank and serial | |||
number. And the occasional threat that he's got friends in Starfleet | |||
Command that could make or break my career. He is being watched around | |||
the clock so even with his skills he won't be going anywhere." When | |||
Allard had come aboard Zane had him go over every inch of the brig as well | |||
as stepping up training for security in general. Two brig escapes in one | |||
day during the previous mission was something the Captain, and ex-CSO | |||
would not stand for. | |||
Zane frowned. It was the answer he had expected, but not the one | |||
he wanted. "Very well, keep me informed." | |||
Respectfully,<br> | |||
Andy<br> | |||
-LT.CMDR Tarsa Rogers, Unassigned<br> | |||
-CMDR Zane, Commanding Officer, USS FEYNMAN<br> | |||
-CMDR Nigel Straun, TACFLEET Liason Officer, INDIGO FLEET<br> | |||
-CMDR Horatio Sinclair, Fleet Intelligence Officer, BLUE FLEET<br> | |||