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==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Finding Yourself== | |||
===by Steve Apple=== | |||
SD: 2261.071 | |||
MD: MD: 2.0800 | |||
Scene: USS HOOD, Briefing Room | |||
Corbett sat in the briefing room wondering when Jack was going to say something. For ten minutes now he sat staring into the vidscreen. “If you stare into that vidscreen any longer I might have to diagnose you with an obsessive disorder; however, as luck would have it they are treatable.” | |||
Sean stayed quiet, but shot the doctor a dark look. “What’s on your mind Jack?” | |||
“Long range sensors show nothing.” Steele said turning the vidscreen so Sean could see. “No starship of any kind in orbit around this planet.” | |||
“They could be cloaked.” DeSimms offered. | |||
“Thanks John,” Steele said nodding his head. “But I already thought of that; however, without knowing the type of cloak technology they use we’d be looking for a needle in a haystack. | |||
“Maybe not, we know the basic mechanics of different cloaks and might employ the standard counter measures for each of them to see if we can pick anything up.” Hemux said jotting down notes on her PAAD. “We can use a quantum beacon and set sensors to track motion, energy distortions, and even plasma exhaust.” | |||
Steele nodded. “Do what you need to do, ARr’Rhiana.” | |||
“There might be a way to see if they’ve at least been here.” Cedria said looking at her PAAD. | |||
“Go on.” Merrick urged. | |||
“The transporter signal. The hull arrays use a lot of power to boost the annular confinement beam. It leaves a quantum energy pattern, which as long as it hasn’t degraded can be tracked and cross referenced with the pattern buffer database. It’s a quick way to see if we come up with a match.” | |||
“I think you’ll find it a bit trickier than you suspect.” Corbett said pushing his hat to the back of his head. | |||
“How so?” Cedria asked annoyance tingeing her voice. | |||
“If you lock onto a trace and run it through the data base as is, you won’t get a match. Their DNA sequencing is paired in reverse. I’ll need to send you over the program I used to isolate the blood sample which turned out to belong to John.” Corbett answered then looked over at DeSimms. “I mean the other John.” | |||
“How soon can you get that done?” Steele asked. | |||
“If the doctor has the program ready we could have it in five minutes. If anything was out there the sensor sweep would have caught it and all I need to do is enter the subroutine to isolate the quantum signal from background artifact and run it through the database.” | |||
“Good.” Steele said then hit the comm. button. “Steele to Engineering.” | |||
[Engineering, Gar here] | |||
“How’s that little project coming?” Steele asked. | |||
“It’s coming. I was able to isolate the warp signature from that other universe starship and as I suspected it’s based on the NX warp technology. It has some significant enhancements; however, since it’s similar I am almost positive I can rig a remote shut down.” | |||
“Very good Mr. Gar let me know when you’re done, Steele out.” He said then turned his attention back to the room. “There you have it. If we find them we can keep them from running.” | |||
“That’s not going to keep them from fighting though.” DeSimms’ murmured. “If her weapons are back online then she will be formidable.” | |||
“Noted.” Steele said then turned toward Cedria. “Well Lieutenant any luck.” | |||
“Yes sir, we found a transporter signal and are running it through the database now.” | |||
A minute went by while the computer analyzed the data and finally spit out a print copy. | |||
“The computer only gives a 47% accuracy rating as the signal was already degrading when we entered orbit, but with some certainty, Dr. Corbett, Mr. Gar, Mr. Merrick and yourself have beamed down to that planet.” | |||
“How can that be, that ship we saw wasn’t designated the Hood.” | |||
“Multiverse Jack.” Corbett said. “Maybe in that universe we were not assigned to the Hood, but to the…” | |||
“Or maybe there are 2 ships out there.” DeSimms interrupted. | |||
“That’s a possibility,” Merrick replied. “I think we should seriously consider that theory until proven otherwise.” | |||
“John put a security escort together.” Steele said looking at the vidscreen again. “Sean you, Stile, Gar and I are going down to the mining facility.” | |||
“My men and I will be waiting in the transporter room.” DeSimms said standing. | |||
“Not this time John.” Steele said motioning for DeSimms to sit back down. “If there are indeed 2 cloaked ships out there then I need an experienced tactician onboard examining their offensive capabilities.” | |||
“Sir,” DeSimms said immediately. “Star Fleet regulations specifically forbid a commanding officer from entering a known hostile situation.” | |||
“I appreciate the sentiment; however, we don’t know that they are hostile and besides who better to negotiate with me than me.” | |||
“I disagree sir,” DeSimms replied. “I think they have shown themselves to be hostile. They have raided a Star Fleet Intelligence outpost and fired upon a Nausicaan ship.” | |||
“They were in need of supplies and went after an automated base. They shot back at Nausicaan pirates, which is exactly what I did. I’m not sure they’re hostile, but I’m not stupid either.” Steele said directing his stare at DeSimms. “I’ve been on a few missions in my time and know how to be cautious; however, I’m looking at this situation as something akin to first contact with an alien species.” | |||
“Aye aye sir,” DeSimms said though his body language screamed I disagree. | |||
“ARr’Rhiana your top priority is to find that ship or ships.” Steel said standing then looked over at Lieutenant Zade. “Cedria you have the conn. in my absence.” | |||
“Yes sir.” The 2 female officers said in unison. | |||
“Dismissed,” Steele said then added “Sean, Stile with me.” | |||
Respectfully Submitted | |||
Stile Corbett, MD | |||
CMO, USS HOOD NCC-1703 | |||
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