"Another Miracle"
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Stardate: 60298.1457
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Bridge
Watching her ACT classmate work in the manner that he was made the Romulan/Terran hybrid realize how lucky the ANUBIS was to have someone like him on staff. Engineers were a brand of officers apart from the rest, and to David's credit he was one of those that stood out from that already elite crowd.
Returning her eyes to her console, the Romulan/Terran hybrid observed what the COO could not see from observing David from where she sat, the computer of the ship processing the rapid sequence of commands given to it by the CEO. The distance between the ANUBIS and the Breen ship steadily decreased as did the time to impact but the COO help tight to her convictions that the man she had known since the Academy would be able to pull yet another miracle to save them from a situation that they would all prefer to avoid. With Dawson's skills, expertise and a little bit of luck they would get out of this little problem and many more to follow.
Shattering the silence that had engulfed the bridge, the CEO gave a cryptic command that everyone heard but no one knew if it had been directed at them. Tension and probably his proximity to the longwinded CSciO had caused David to be a little too short with his words. "Now!"
Scanning her console, the Romulan/Terran hybrid reviewed as fast as she could what the CEO had been trying to do and quickly realized that the command given had been directed to her, unless David had expected the Sec/Tac officer to fire powerless weapons at the Breen frigate. Pressing the controls in accordance to what she had believed her ACT classmate had wanted, the COO engaged the modifications that had been put into place and waited to see the result.
Returning with the same intensity that it had before the single words had been spoken, the silence that had invaded the bridge returned as the members of the senior staff waited with baited breath for the COO's report or for the distinct signs of a collision. When the Romulan/Terran hybrid made her report, not a single sound could be heard on the command deck, even the normal operational background noise having apparently stopped for this moment of truth. "Forward motion has stopped. We are now perfectly matching the Breen ship's speed and heading."
Glancing at the two officers standing at the back of the bridge, the CO smiled and nodded his head in thanks and appreciation for the work done. Had this meant the end of all their trouble the Captain might have broken out into a full blow congratulation and celebration but this was neither the time nor place. Returning his attention to the forward section of the command deck, the CO asked, "Are we still in any condition to proceed with the energy feedback?"
Insuring that this had in fact been the case, the Romulan/Terran hybrid surveyed her instruments before answering the Captain's question. "Affirmative, at our current distance from the Breen ship our contact with the field should be able to trigger a feedback in less then 10 seconds."
Still not entirely convinced that everything had been right where they had wanted them to be, and not entirely believing that luck was not a very sharp two-edged sword that equally took as it gave, the CO turned to the Sec/Tac station, "Any sign that we have been detected?"
Looking at his console with great care to insure that he would not report something erroneous, Rawyvin took several seconds before making his report, the partial grin on his face hinting that the news had been a good one. "The energy output of the Breen ship has remained constant during all of this and there does not appear to be any changes in their tactical situation. If they have detected us in any way they are not making a big deal of it."
The CSciO jumped in with her observations, the rate her words were coming out even faster than normal something that the Romulan/Terran hybrid had truly thought to be a physical impossibility. "The Breen are not known for ignoring anything that might pose a threat to them or their goals and since the energy field generated by the frigate contains a very high percentage of charged particles it is easily conceivable that they have not detected us, in fact it is even probable that like us they had to sacrifice many of their systems in order to make this possible and because of their position compared to that of the other ships I would imagine that the Breen sacrificed short-range sensors in favour of keeping their long-range observation tools operational."
Rawyvin nodded his agreement, surprised with himself that he had been able to follow the high speed report as well as he had. "That does sound like a sound tactical move on their part. If they were expecting the other ships to flee once they arrived, they would have wanted to make sure that none of the ships doubled back after a short period of time or called in reinforcements. Once the deception was complete, they would have likely dropped the energy field and restored their systems."
It was the COO that interrupted the tactical evaluation with her report. "Energy feedback will reach optimal level in two seconds."
Turning back to the CEO once again, the CO gave an order that he had been waiting to give for far too long. "Lt. Dawson, as soon as we have confirmed that the Breen ship is disabled, bring our systems back online and get us the hell out of here."
Smiling like a Cheshire cat, David nodded. "Already working on it sir. We will be on our way and with full shields before the feedback does any real damage to that ship."
Looking at her instruments, the CSciO jumped in with her own report. "Reading an massive energy build-up in the Breen's main systems, it will likely cause a complete system's shutdown which might result in the ship losing all power or create a cascade failure that will cause the ship to explode."
Not at all liking the last part of the last report, the Romulan/Terran hybrid kept a close watch on the Breen ship and the CEO's efforts to bring their systems back online.
Rawyvin was the first to report on David's success. "Shield are operational."
The FCO followed suits almost immediately after. "So is full propulsion."
"Shields up! Helm get us out of here and back to TOLAR IV. Let's hope that our Marines are having as much luck as we are."
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Serena Switt {serena1141@yahoo.com.au}
Lieutenant Serenna
Chief of Operations / Second Officer
USS ANUBIS
