Moving In
Posted on Thu Aug 13th, 2020 @ 12:44pm by Captain Michael Meezo
Mission:
The Avenger
Location: USS Wayfarer
Timeline: Present
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The Wayfarer slowly penetrated the outer layers of the Rolor Nebula, easing its way into the unknown. It was rare for something to be completely unexplored in the Alpha Quadrant, but this was something that no ship had ever entered before.
... Or had the Avenger?
Mike sat in the command chair on the bridge, his body tense. The viewscreen had started to display some interference, a clear sign that their sensors were becoming less and less effective with each meter that they moved forward.
“Steady...” he ordered towards the helm, “Steady as she goes, Ensign Reynolds.”
He turned to look over his left shoulder towards the operations console, “Anything so far, Lieutenant?”
O’Donnell shook her head. “Sensors are heavily compromised, but are still working at 34% efficiency.”
Mike looked back towards the viewscreen. The Rolor Nebula wasn’t particularly big, and it would only take the Wayfarer a couple of hours to completely search the area, but having ineffective sensors was troubling. Particularly since the Cardassians were now aware of their presence.
“Subspace anomaly detected approximately 200 metres ahead of us!” O’Donnell suddenly piped up from the operations console.
“Helm, full stop!” The Captain ordered. He got to his feet and crossed over to where Lieutenant Moldonado was stood. The Chief Science Officer was looking at the readouts on science console one.
“No doubt about it, Captain.” She explained, “It’s definitely a subspace anomaly. And I’d bet good money it has something to do with the Avenger.”
But before the Captain could respond, the ship was rocked by incoming weapons fire. A conduit sparked above the bridge, and the ship automatically transitioned into red alert status.
Commander Sito was still in his chair, reading his chair console, “Its the Cardassians! There’s three ships coming up directly behind us. Closing fast.”
“What the hell are they doing?!” The Captain questioned, retaking his seat, “They’re throwing away the treaty we established following the Dominion war by doing this!”
The ship was rocked again by another volley of disruptor fire.
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What do we do from here?
Captain Michael Meezo
Commanding Officer
USS Wayfarer, NCC-72113
