Ditching the Uniforms

Posted on Mon Oct 26th, 2020 @ 8:09pm by Captain Akeno Misaki & Lieutenant Basil Dampfish & Ensign Robert Lee Jr.

Mission: Section 57 and a Third
Location: Shuttlebay 12

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The combadges went off in unison. =/= Morrow, Lee, and Dampfish, report to Shuttlebay 12. =/= Dampfish snapped the PADD off. "That is us, gentleman; the game is afoot. Perhaps we will find more answers than questions this time."

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Akeno stood arms crossed outside the large doors of the shuttlebay. She had already eluded security by ditching her uniform and comm badge. Instead she had opted for civilian clothes comprised of a light blue crop top revealing her lower midriff and navel and dark grey shorts just above the knees.

Hopefully Ensigns Morrow, Lee and Lieutenant Dampfish would be here soon. Her intentions were simple. Gain access to a runabout and find the Wayfarer. There was something bigger going on and she needed to know. For her crew and her own sanity.

As the group approached the shuttlebay, Dampfish noticed that the Commander was not in uniform. He motioned the group to stop, and deactivated his own combadge. "Security reasons, sir?", as he stepped forward.

Akeno nodded. "Something is not right. Starfleet is hiding what really happened to the Wayfarer. I'm going to find out. I can't order you to come with me. But if you want to know what happened to the crew; our crew then we're going to have to break a few rules" she explained to them simply.

"I am in; I always did like fixing things," said Dampfish, shrugging. He turned to the two ensigns. "The decision is yours. I don't know what is going on, but I want to find out. Right is on the side of truth, wherever that is. Are you with us?"

Lee shrugs, " At least it will be on yall's heads and not mine if this goes south." he says as he steps into a nearby security room with a replicator to fabricate some civilian cloths. Finally the hefty man steps out in a pair of khaki pants, a polo shirt and a pair of shoes thats meant for casual activities. He then looks to the ceiling and notice a few sensors that might compromise this task, " Seeing a few security sensors we could hinder to buy us some time, with yer permission ma'am." says the man. Lee was the ideal candidate for security detail or as an armed escort. He would know what a number of ways to get around security sensors or where they would be seeing that was his secondary field after weapons specialization.

Akeno nodded. "You disable them while we work on getting this door open" she replied. She looked over at Morrow and Dampfish. "You two joining us?"she asked.

"Ditch your uniforms and comm badges. We can't let them trace us in any form" she explained to them as she turned to the doors. "We need to 'borrow' one of their runabouts..."

"Yes, sir," said Dampfish, "We will return shortly. Morrow, let's use the same replicator to minimize contact in the system."

Lee nods and goes off to find the security terminal for the shuttle bay they're at. He finds it with relative ease after looking around and avoiding sensors. Finally he found it at the remote security station. No personeal in sight but it was begin monitored. He is able to get in using his passcode for station security. The tall burly man looks up to the sensor and waves at it with a smile, they will have to make this quick. He locks down the doors in and out on this floor, scans the screen for personal on this section of the station, none. Odd seeing this is only one of three ways off the station. He's sold on the fact that this isn't his universe or timeline as he doesn't remember have pancakes for breakfest this morning. Section locked down and all recording of all sensors ceased but way is clear to grab some things from the weapons locker and survival kit if they find themselves stranded in space longer then they intended. ' Crap happens so better be ready' his grandmother-in-law told him, the crazy old half-romulan. He is no doubt heeding her words incase this does go south.

[A few minutes later]

The shuttlebay was huge. But no one seemed to be there. Akeno looked around at its size. There were various types of shuttles and Auxiliary Craft dotted around in berths.

"Type nines, type eighrs, type sixes..." she said identifying the shuttlecraft. "Ah. Danube". She pointed towards the large modular vessel. She approached at a fast walk.

"Oh now thats ironic" she muttered in amusement. "Gentlemen all aboard the runabout Sumida."

As they entered the runabout, Dampfish set his PADD on the tactical station and tapped it a few times. "Sir, the PADD's last recorded locations of Wayfarer have been entered, as well as this reality's Wayfarer locations. The last known point of correspondence is sent to Nav."

Lee was the last one to get in with what seemed to be a backpack of survival gear if things do go south. Not one for creature comforts as he is more at home in the woods of temperate forests on Lake Anna. Still, the man wasn't one to be ready for the worse and in his adult life for once? This has to be the most off the cuff thing he has ever done while being a part of Starfleet.

Akeno slid down into one of the empty seats and accessed the console infront of her. "Setting a course" she said simply as the runabout lifted gently off of the deck. She piloted it towards the door which remained closed.

"Can one of you get that door open?" she asked as the runabout lingered in front of the exit.

Lee stands at the tactical panel before moving to the communication terminal. He easily bypasses the security clearance needed. He finally sends over the open the shuttle bays door to Akeno's panel before her, " Yer call, ma'am. Yer ass and not mine if this fails." he says as the emerald light flickers on her end that gives her access to open those shuttle bay doors.

"No worries. I have a feeling this is for the best" Akeno replied simply as her finger danced across the console powering up the runabouts engines. In a matter of seconds the runabout darted out into the cold black abyss of space.

"Starfleet Runabout. Stand down and return to base immediately" the comm system sounded. Akeno switched it off as she engaged the warp engines sending them out of their range. "No doubt it'll take a while before they catch up with us" she said. "I'm going to mask our warp trail so they can't find us as easily..."

"Take us to the last known co-ordinates of the Wayfarer" she ordered simply. "Full speed ahead"

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Posting by

Commander Akeno Misaki
Executive Officer

Lieutenant Basil Dampfish
Chief Security/Tactical Officer

Ensign Robert Lee Jr
Security Officer

Ensign Rob Morrow
Assistant Chief of Operations