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<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Lend-Lease</h3> | |||
<h4 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">by | |||
Andrew Catterick 11-24-1996</h4> | |||
SD:81124.1300<br> | |||
MD:7.0600<br> | |||
View: Outside the FEYNMAN of the Issahi Fleet Circling the Asteroid<br> | |||
"Captains log, supplemental...The events of the past 24 hours have | |||
sped by as if they had been preordained but now we find ourselves in a | |||
rather uncharacteristic pause. A pause before a great storm. After the | |||
initial battle with the Reaver ship the base has been overtly quiet. This | |||
has given the Issahi homefleet time to move in and surround it. After the | |||
destruction of the Reaver ship the base made some attempts to send out | |||
communications packages but have since stopped due to Issahi jamming. | |||
Fortunately these messages were recorded and have been passed along to | |||
Ensign Loth and his team trying to crack the Reaver code. | |||
It is the Issahi intention to overrun the base as soon as they | |||
feel their net is complete. From monitoring their communications it seems | |||
they are filled with a strong sense of apphrehension however the | |||
destruction of the Reaver ship is serving to reawaken their warrior | |||
emotions. Either way the assault will most likely be a bloody one. | |||
Captain Jilithi, the homefleet's tactical officer and third in | |||
command has come aboard to discuss the operation." | |||
<nowiki>___________________</nowiki><br> | |||
Scene: Conference Lounge<br> | |||
The large Saurian sat down slowly in the modified chair that had | |||
been provided for her. Her tailed slipped slowly back and forth as if it | |||
did not believe the fragile looking seat would support her weight. It did | |||
but not without a few troublesome creaks. | |||
"Welcome aboard Captain it is an honour to have you here." Zane | |||
began. | |||
"There is no time for pleasantries Captain. The assault will | |||
begin in three hours and I have much to do. My science officer informs me | |||
you have information that will aid us. I am here to retreive it and to | |||
discuss your ship's role in the coming operation." | |||
"Captain all the information has been forwarded to your flagship | |||
there is nothing more to add. We were hoping that your people would be | |||
able to provide some more answers." | |||
"Captain I am not a scientist, I can look at the summaries but I | |||
believe to truly utilize information one must understand it completly. | |||
I could have my staff explain it to me but it is your staff who have | |||
made these breakthroughs and, therefore, their right to explain. | |||
Proceed." | |||
"Lt. Meleah." Zane gestured towards the science officer. | |||
<nowiki><<<NRPG: Mealnie feel free (or not) to explain the defence you | |||
have come up with to him. Ted, likewise the possible language | |||
breakthrough.>>></nowiki> | |||
Jilithi looked somewhat pleased at the information. Before these | |||
Starfleeters had come things had looked quite bleak. But now in less than | |||
24 hours they had destroyed a Reaver ship, found a hidden base almost on | |||
top of the homeworld, taken a first step towards cracking the strange | |||
click and buzzes that passed for the Reaver language and now they had a | |||
defense against The Weapon. Certainly it wasn't a foolproof one but even | |||
if it saved each ship from only one shot it would effectively double the | |||
size and power of his fleet. Perhaps the First Counsel was right and | |||
these strangers could help. Well, their technology maybe but certainly | |||
the fighting would be left to the real warriors. These puny Starfleeters | |||
could certainly not face the Reavers with out wetting themselves. | |||
"As for our place in the battle.." Zane began | |||
"Your ship is very powerful for its size Captain, we would like to | |||
give you the honour of leading the third wave." It was clear from her | |||
voice that she did not agree with the offer. It had probably been made by | |||
the First Counsel himself. | |||
A silence slid through the room. "That is not possible." | |||
The Saurian frowned. "Surely you do not see yourself leading the | |||
Fleet." She challenged. | |||
"This is not our fight...yet. As Captain of a Federation Starship | |||
I have wide discretionary powers but they do not include starting a war. | |||
For the FEYNMAN to participate in such an assault would be tantamount to | |||
doing just that." | |||
"You coward!" Jilithi snarled as she rose from the chair slowly. | |||
"No you are worse than a coward you are a fool. We will be destroyed by | |||
the Reaver's and then they will come for you. The only chance of stopping | |||
them is to ally ourselves against them. If you do not have the backbone | |||
then Lord Nicholas must send someone who does!" | |||
"Sit down!" Zane ordered in a tone he hadn't used since his | |||
security days. Surprised the Saurian did so. | |||
"I agree with you completly and I am am certain that the | |||
Federation will to. But until that time I am duty-bound to remain | |||
neutral and try to communicate with the Reavers. There is still the | |||
possibility that this war can be diverted and as a Starfleet Captain | |||
I must exhaust all possibilities. Since the discovery of the base we have | |||
been trying to establish contact with the Reavers but have remained | |||
unsuccessful." | |||
"So you will watch as brave warriors give their lives to protect | |||
you!" | |||
"No we will conduct an operation of our own. A shuttle has been | |||
stolen and we will retrieve it. If we encounter resistence we will | |||
extinguish it. But we will not bombard the base nor will we be joining | |||
your ground troops. | |||
"And that is your final decision." | |||
"It is the only decision to make." | |||
"I will leave you then." Jilithi said clearly disgusted. | |||
"Wait." Zane rose. "Lt. Koreth, Mr. Allard report to my | |||
ready-room in 10 minutes. Everone else dismissed." | |||
With the officers gone Zane walked over to the Saurian. "I know | |||
how you feel about me but my hands are tied. But for what it is worth I | |||
am completly of the same mind as you. The Reavers are as much our enemy | |||
as they are yours." | |||
"Brave talk for someone who prefers to slink in the shadows while | |||
true warriors go out to die." | |||
"Listen to me! I do not want war with the Reavers and I will do | |||
everything in my power to stop it. But I will not run away from it. When | |||
you have overcome the base's shields we will land an assault team to | |||
retrieve our shuttle. It is likely that they will encounter opposition. | |||
I know that is not enough for you now but it will be in the longrun. The | |||
Federation Council must make the decision and to do that they need proof | |||
that the Reavers have already warred against us. If I go in guns blazing | |||
then some will think that it is Starfleet that started the war. That we | |||
did not do enough to prevent it. Eventually they will know the truth but | |||
how many Issahi will die until then. This is the only way." | |||
"You are all cowards." Were her final words. | |||
<nowiki>________________</nowiki><br> | |||
MD:7.0700<br> | |||
Scene: ReadyRoom<br> | |||
"The Issahi offensive will begin in 2 hours. As I made clear to | |||
Captain Jilithi, we will not be participating." To their credit both | |||
officers remained impassive. "Once the sheilds go down I want you to lead | |||
a heavily armed team of primarily security and engineering into the base | |||
and retrieve our shuttle. If you can't escape with it, scuttle her. At | |||
the same time find out as much as you can about anything you come across. | |||
As I said, we are not at war with the Reavers and I don't want us to be | |||
the ones to start it. If you are attacked defend yourselfs. But your | |||
goal is to find the shuttle and return with it. Are there any questions?" | |||
<<<NRPG>>> | |||
Ok, we're walking a fine line here so lets keep it within the parameters | |||
where possible. But above all have fun. | |||
Melanie/Ted: fill in where applicable. | |||
Jason/Mike: same for you as well. | |||
Respectfully,<br> | |||
Andy<br> | |||
-Captain Zane, Commanding Officer, USS FEYNMAN<br> | |||
-Commodore Nigel Straun, Executive Officer, INDIGO FLEET<br> | |||
-Commander Horatio Sinclair, Fleet Intelligence Officer, BLUE FLEET<br> | |||