Rendezvous in Space
Posted on Sun Aug 1st, 2021 @ 12:46pm by Captain Karyn Somers & Captain Maia Sterling & Lieutenant Commander Ryan Blake & Lieutenant Commander Robert Hendon & Lieutenant Commander Havri Belbre & Lieutenant Maria McMahon & Lieutenant Kasey Tanger & Lieutenant Rick Gibbs & Lieutenant Steve O'Carroll
Edited on on Wed Aug 4th, 2021 @ 7:48am
Mission:
The Riixian Insurection
Location: USS Leto Halfway to Betazed
Timeline: 239507.25
Captains Log Stardate 239507.25
Starship Leto has been at warp six for over a week heading to Betazed. We are scheduled to rendezvous with both the Ambassadors to Betazed and the Betazed Ambassador to the Federation as well. This will be a full diplomatic event. So far our journey has been relatively uneventful. However many members of my crew and the senior officers are betazoid and the stress levels have been high, especially for Commander Toran and Lieutenant Brannon. According to my orders, we are to rendezvous with the Starship Hood to pick up our guests. Lieutenant Steve O'Carroll has his new legs and is making great strides in learning how to walk again. Special commendation goes out to Dr Herndon for his great medical skills in making it possible for Mr O'Carroll to walk again. Cre is working on several mysteries right now such as how did the Riixxian Caliphate get its hands on a Thaleron weapon. We suspected the Orion Syndicate but they will no longer do business with the Rixxian Caliphate. There are several prominent Arms dealers in and around the Betazoid sphere of influence. It could even be the Remans or Ferengi arms dealers. We definitely need more intelligence on that. Ship and crew functioning well. Log out.
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- Bridge -
"Captain we are approaching the coordinates of the rendezvous," Helm said.
"Very well take us out of warp. Slow to one-half impulse. Tactical give me a scan of the area. Is the Hood in the area?" The Captain asked.
"Looking now, ma'am." Rick's fingers moved across the console.
Lt. Brannon was on the Bridge when we arrived at the point of rendezvous. She was looking forward to meeting her old friend for the Academy. She just wished it had been at a better time and not in the middle of something important.
"Also check for the signature of a Federation shuttle coming from the Betazed space. It will be Ambassador Saagu. She is bringing us a complete update on the current situation on Betazed, Mr Gibbs.." Brannon said.
Maia half expected the ship to be ambushed.
"Your friend is coming on a Federation shuttle, Lieutenant Brannon. I would have thought they would have sent a cruiser to retrieve her". The Captain said.
Bannon replied, "Ambassador Saagu wanted to leave without as many as possible knowing she was away. She felt using a cruiser would draw attention to her leaving and look like the Federation was bailing out on the people of Betazed. So she decided to use a type 9 shuttle to come and meet us, Captain. This way it looked like she was just making a short trip to do some diplomatic duties." Brannon replied.
"A class nine shuttle is easily intercepted. Especially with the Rixxian Caliphate out there wanting to eliminate opposing opinions. They have already proven capable of resorting to violence". Maia stated.
"Mr Blake have you heard from your family"? Maia asked.
Ryan currently stood behind the helmsman. He was on the bridge watch bill as Officer of the Deck. He turned to Maia and nodded. "They're both aboard the USS Hood and will transport over once we are in range."
The Captain turned to Mr Gibbs.
"Anything yet on the sensors, Mr Gibbs?"
"Captain I show a shuttle dropping out of warp to outport side. It is identified as the Malon Dupree Shuttle Federation signature. Captain they are hailing us.". Replied Brannon. Lt Brannon stood and straighten her tunic as it came on screen. She was looking forward to seeing her old friend again.
Gibbs nodded, "Yes the Shuttle, but still nothing for the Hood. That doesn't sit with me well." Putting the hail up on the screen.
"This is Ambassador Saagu on the Federation shuttle Malon Dupree to Federation ship Leto. I am requesting permission to land in your shuttle bay."
=/\=Leto acknowledges please land in shuttle bay one. =/\=
Brannon replied, "Permission to leave the Bridge to greet our guest Captain."
"Yes, you and Mr Tanger get down to the shuttle bay and welcome them. Mr Tanger, Full diplomatic courtesies if you please." The Captain replied.
"Yes, captain, I will be happy to extend the diplomatic courtesies to our guests," Tanger replied. "I will even make sure the VIP quarters are properly prepared for our guests as based upon their files in the computer."
Brannon left the Bridge in the turbolift with Tanger. She hit her communications badge. =/\=Need an Honor guard in Shuttle Bay 1 ASAP=/\=. She looked at Tanger, "Ambassador Saagu is an old friend of mine from the academy Lt Tanger. I am looking forward to talking with her again. She has done well for herself as a Diplomat and made rank quickly. She is now a Rear Admiral. She likes simple things around her to help her relax."
The shuttle lands and the hatch opens, Ambassador Saagu steps out. The Boatswain mate pipes her on board. Brannon replies, "Welcome aboard the Leto Admiral Saagu. This is Ambassador Kasey Tanger. He is the ship's ambassador. I am LT Angelina Brannon Chief of Security and Chief Tactical Of the Leto."
"Bridge the shuttle is docked and we can respond to the request for help anytime."
Ambassador Saagu stepped off the shuttle, she heard the Red Alert Klaxon. "Thank you for the welcome, I suggest we go straight to the Bridge right now. Nice to meet you Lieutenant Tanger, and good to see you again Havri. What is going on right now?"
"We received a request for help from the Hood. It appears that a ship connected to the Rixxian Caliphate attacked them. We are responding to assist at the moment." She said as they left the shuttle bay got on the turbo lift. Bridge. Brannon replied.
Meanwhile on the Bridge...
"Shuttle is recovered." The flight officer reported.
"Mr Gibbs anything on the Hood". Maia asked a twinge of concern in her voice.
"There is now and as I feared." Gibbs glanced down and played the distress call.
The Hood's Commander's voice came up. "Any ship in range. We are under attack by Riixxian ships. Please help. I believe that we've fended them off for now, however, I believe they will be back. Communications are fai...."
"That's where it ended, Captain. They did send their position."
Sheena was listening to what was being said.
"Do you have a fix on their position, Mr Gibbs? How far away are they?" Maia asked.
"Heading 007 mark 215, distance...760,000 kilometres." Said after Rick made sure to double-check. Replied Mr Gibbs.
"Mr Gibbs, take us to red alert." The captain ordered.
"Helm set course 0067 mark 215 increase speed to warp point 5. The captain added.
At one-tenth, the speed of light the Leto could rendezvous with the hood in 20 seconds.
"Mr Gibbs, are there any other ships in the area?" Sterling asked.
"Not at the moment."
"Lt McMahon contact the hood let them know we are here to assist," Sterling ordered.
"Ma'am, I suggest we use the targeting sensors to contact them by morse code," Maria stated looking back at her captain giving an idea as to how to contact the Hood.
"Do whatever you have to, Lieutenant," Maia replied.
Right now the Captain had more questions than answers.
The doors to the turbo lift opens and we step out on the Bridge. We hear someone say "Ambassador on the Bridge."
Ambassador Saagu replies, "As you were." She looks around at every station. Everyone is busy doing their duties. Lt. Brannon has taken up position beside Lt. Gibbs. They are working together to help out to find the Hood or who attacked her.
Lt. Brannon takes a minute, "Captain Sterling this is my friend from the academy I told you about. Meet Ambassador Stera Saagu. Starfleet Ambassador to Betazed." Ambassador Saagu goes down the stand near Captain Sterling.
"Your service honours us, Ambassador. Welcome to the Leto." Maia said.
Gibbs groaned a bit, "They're coming back in. They were hiding in a sensor shadow. Apparently, picking strike time since they knew that the Hood got a message out before their communications went down."
"Rig up a tractor beam for both ships. Phasers to full power target engine only. I want them captured not destroyed. Stand by photon torpedoes." Sterling ordered.
Ryan had moved to man the Secondary Mission Ops station. He brought up the sensor feed to ascertain the Hood's status and that of the attacking ships. "Captain Sterling, the Hood's shields are at 60% and dropping. One enemy vessel appears to be adrift, but the other two are conducting simultaneous attacks to the Hood's port and starboard quarters."
"Lock phasers on target as she comes to bear," Sterling said.
Rick gave a slight glare to Ryan a moment, shaking his head. "It's a pincer flanking move, they are going to get as close as they can to the Excelsior-class before they turn away. I'm sure the Hood will give shots with what they can. Which is a bit of an advantage. They'll have to angle their shields to aft as they move to come around again. Their fore will be weakened."
"Fire phasers!"
"Firing. In....three....two...." Gibbs waiting a moment for the other ships to come around.
- MXO Office -
Karyn was in her office going through a backlog of files, and occasionally felt the ship shake, she did not know what was going on up there if it was something that the Rifles were to be brought in on, then the Captain would say something until now she had not realized how much she missed the action, still until she was needed it was not her problem, so she returned to her filing, it had built up quite quickly.
Brannon hit her communications badge. =/\= All Security and Marine personnel. Prepare to repel borders and also be alert for Rixxian Caliphate sympathizers that could be among our ranks as sleeper cells. We need to be alert everyone. Place Marine guards at all communications ports and main Engineering. =/\=
=/\=Acknowledged security teams are inbound, Ma'am =/\= Security watch officer said.
Tapping her Commbadge =/\= Understood, Somers out =/\= Karyn said and rushed out of her office shouting "okay Rifles grab your combat gear and prepare to repel boarders, c'mon get moving people" She said and headed into the MCOs office.
[End part one]
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A post by:
Captain Maia A. Sterling
Commanding Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
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Lieutenant Commander Sheena Toran
Executive Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
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Lieutenant Commander Ryan Blake
2XO/Chief of Strategic Operations
USS Leto NCC-80916
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Lieutenant Angelina Brannon
Chief Security Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
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Lieutenant Kasey Tanger
Chief Diplomatic Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
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Lieutenant Maria McMahon
Chief Operations Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
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Lieutenant JG Steve O'Carroll
Asst Chief of Operations
USS Leto NCC-80916
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1st Lieutenant Karyn Somers
Marine Det 95 Executive Officer
USS Leto NCC 80916
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Lieutenant JG Rick Gibbs
Chief Tactical Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
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Lieutenant Commander Dr Robert Hendon
Chief Medical Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
