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==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Sorting Out Problems Part I== | |||
===by Brian V. Mansur=== | |||
SD 2261.091 | |||
MD 2.1130 | |||
Scene: Engineering, USS HOOD | |||
"What did you mean, Zade?" Cedria said in confusion. | |||
Merrick wanted to slap his forehead, but knew he could cover quickly for this | |||
mistake. "Word had it you were secretly going by that. More false trails it | |||
seems. Now get the frak up before I decide to shoot you here and take an ass | |||
kicking by the Captain for depriving him of his pleasures. Pike. Kindly don't | |||
let her do knock your toys out of your hands again. Get her up to the bridge | |||
and we'll see what it is she's been doing." | |||
With that, several red shirts moved in and proceeded to frog march Cedria off to | |||
give Steele a new headache. Sean didn't envy the Captain's almost certain | |||
necessity to execute this mirror Cedria. They absolutely had to keep up | |||
appearances if they were to succeed. Knowing that didn't make it any easier | |||
though. Kinda made him think being a Captain wasn't all it was cracked up to | |||
be. | |||
He turned back to Gar. "What have we got." | |||
"See for yourself. Does that make sense to you?" | |||
Merrick looked at the display Gar was reading. He frowned. "She's trying to | |||
leave the ship maybe? Sabotage and run?" | |||
"I can't think of any other reason right now," Gar said. | |||
"What the hell is going on in this crazy ass hellhole of a ship," Sean commented | |||
in disgust. He popped open his communicator again. He thought about how they | |||
might be overheard there in the open so he looked for an office Locking himself | |||
in conference lounge, he set the communicator to scramble. "Captain, it's | |||
Merrick. Scramble protocol. Are you secure?" | |||
[Go ahead Sean.] came Steele's voice. | |||
"Holy crap John. Seems Cedria has a switch rigged to kill the shields. It is | |||
like everyone on this ship is trying to kill each other. Whatever is happening | |||
in their universe seems to be coming to some sort of head if things are this | |||
bad." | |||
[Or maybe the stakes are just higher. Either way, it may come in handy.] | |||
Sean took a breath. "What are you going to do with Cedria." | |||
[Don't worry about it. Let me know about the transdimensional device as soon as | |||
you can. Everything depends on locking out their universe with it. We have to | |||
get this thing done fast. Things are growing more complicated by the minute.] | |||
"Anything I should know about?" | |||
There was a thoughtful pause. [Well, you might want to congratulate Stile on | |||
his wedding. Seems he married that Orion you saw last mission.] | |||
Sean wanted to laugh. "I'll bet the shock of it has already driven him to | |||
drink." He heard a snort in the background. "I'm right aren't ... " The color | |||
suddenly drained out of his face and the last syllable died in his instantly dry | |||
mouth. | |||
[Sean?] | |||
Merrick's heart was suddenly pounding. "Captain," he said in suppressed | |||
desperation. "Captain she's not here is she?" | |||
[Who? You don't mean? Aw frak! Why the hell didn't we think of that earlier. | |||
Look, even if she is, you know it doesn't change our mission Sean.] | |||
To hell with the mission he thought icily. "Sir, if there is even a chance I | |||
can save her." | |||
[God damn it Sean, don't lose it now. You don't even know ...] Steele's voice | |||
trailed off. Sean guessed he was doing exactly the same thing. Looking up the | |||
dossier for a one Jeri Merrick. | |||
And she was there. Alive. Still the wife of Sean Merrick. | |||
"She's one of the chief scientists John." | |||
[Yeah I see the file too.] | |||
Sean was in a cold sweat and pacing the little room. What was he going to do? | |||
[Alright look Sean. Look at what our counterparts are capable of doing. What | |||
they have done.] | |||
"She worth saving John. I don't care if she's committed genocide. This isn't | |||
some coincidence." He could practically hear Steele banging his head into a | |||
wall. | |||
[Alright damn it. We'll find a way to get her off. Just for everyone's sake, | |||
get that device sorted out first. We're all dead if you can't rig it to block | |||
out the mirror dimension.] There was ping on the Captain's end. [Seems Cedria | |||
is here. Good hunting. Steele out.] | |||
The moment the line went dead, Sean opened another. "Computer locate Jeri | |||
Merrick." | |||
[Lieutenant Jeri Merrick is in her quarters.] | |||
"Is she alone?" | |||
[Affirmative.] | |||
"Open a channel." | |||
NRPG: Part II coming up in a few hours | |||
Respectfully Submitted, | |||
Brian V. Mansur | |||
LCDR Sean Merrick | |||
FO, USS HOOD, NCC-1703 | |||
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