"Operation Assault, Phase 1"
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Stardate: 60298.1546
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Bridge
Dealing with emergencies and urgent crises had almost become second nature to the Romulan/Terran hybrid and the rest of the crew thanks to the incredible amount of practice they had unwillingly received over the last little while. If this was only a taste of things to come, life under the banner of Intel and more specifically onboard the USS ANUBIS was not going to be in any way monotonous or repetitious, something that the COO could learn to appreciate and maybe even enjoy. The final piece of the puzzle was to survive long enough to be able to talk about these numerous adventures and predicaments they were going in and out of at record setting pace.
Doing what needed to be done from the Ops station, the Romulan/Terran hybrid quickly confirmed the location of their CO to be on deck 24 in the Navigational Main Deflector Control Room. Meeting all of the deadlines they faced meant that she needed to work quickly, so the COO decided on the most efficient and rapid way to relay the updated information to all by using a ship-wide channel. "Attention all hands, report to battle stations, we will be attacking the Hirogen ship in approximately one minute. All members of assault team Alpha are to report to the transporter rooms now. Capt. Simmons please report to the bridge."
Imagining the combined reactions of David and Maya to the announcement just made by the Romulan/Terran hybrid, the COO came to not envy her CO's position, leaving her hoping that the request to report back to the bridge would be enough to save him from the bulk of the two officer's discontent. The Chief of Ops doubted that the reaction of the CSciO would be anything to be overly concerned about, but the potentially volatile nature of the CEO's outbursts was another story. That said though if anyone could weather that storm, Capt. Simmons was that person.
Looking back to the center of the bridge to get a confirmation of readiness from the tactical station, the Romulan/Terran hybrid caught sight of the vacant CO and ExO positions making her feel a little uncomfortable. Being in charge of the bridge under normal circumstances had never been a problem, but the current situation was anything but normal making the COO feel an increasing level of apprehension growing in the pit of her stomach, a feeling that she did not allow to be displayed on the outside. Displaying any sort of misgivings or hesitation would serve no purpose, something that Serenna had learned early on during her Intel training back at the Academy. So focussing her thoughts on the tasks at hand, Serenna cast her gaze on Rawyvin who met her eyes and with a quick movement of his head he confirmed that the tactical systems were ready.
Turning to the FCO's station next to her, the Romulan/Terran hybrid gave the order to Tam to proceed with the first phase of the assault. Within the next few minutes the crew of the ANUBIS would be made to see if the ship was all that Admiral Koneki had made it to be or if all of the CEO's unflattering comments had been genuinely deserved. "Helm, take us in to point blank firing range. Let's make sure that we only need one shot to knock out their power and get the assault team in."
Responding to the order given with a single nod, the FCO engaged the ANUBIS' sub-light engines and brought the ship and all of its weapons down on the unsuspecting Hirogen ship.
Scanning the information being displayed at her station the Romulan/Terran hybrid silently cursed herself for not having had taken the time to contact David or anyone else in the Engineering department to request for more power to be diverted to the inertial dampeners. This omission would not be a critical one but it would mean that the next few seconds would prove to be bumpy ones for anyone not prepared. Thinking that the price of a few bumps and bruises was not all that much to ask, the COO carried on without giving that particular problem a second thought.
According to the instruments the COO was looking at, the ANUBIS was performing remarkably well despite its size, performing the required manoeuvres expertly at the hands of their FCO. The warning from the Major that came next had not been unexpected but still managed to catch a few off guard, "Hold on! This is going to be a tight turn."
Getting the ANUBIS into position had been the easy part of this first phase, but getting the weapons into the exact position needed to give the crew the highest possible chance of success against the heavily armoured ship had been another matter. Following the arrival to the needed coordinates the ship was cast into a quick spin that the inertial dampeners could not compensate for fast enough resulting in many officers being sent flying.
Having been sitting down at the Ops station, the Romulan/Terran hybrid managed to stay at her station despite the rapid change of course performed by the FCO, a claim that unfortunately not everyone on the bridge had been able to make. Looking over her shoulder to see how the Sec/Tac officer had faired, the COO saw Rawyvin stretching out to return to his station. Although he had not been knocked to the ground the Chief of Security had been tossed away from his console during the manoeuvre.
Wasting no time Lt. Seth announced the deployment of the ANUBIS' weapons against the Hirogen ship a split second later. "Phaser banks 1 through 6 firing, pulse cannons 1 through 4 firing at reduced power, forward torpedoes launched. All shots are on target. VIPER 1 has also been launched apparently undetected."
Arriving back on the bridge just in time to see the numerous impacts on the Hirogen ship being displayed on the main view screen, the CO stepped out of the turbolift pod looking a little out of sorts. The final leg of his journey back to the command deck had visibly been a rough one but no one dared to say or do anything other than to be glad to see their CO back. Heading to his chair, Capt. Simmons requested an update on what he had missed with a single word, "Report!"
Looking at his tactical station, Rawyvin confirmed that every shot had landed where it had been expected to, leaving the Hirogen ship crippled and ready for boarding by the assault team led by Lt. Cmdr. Enaii. "Text book perfect Sir. The Hirogen ship has lost primary power causing all weapons and defensive systems to be offline. Cmdr. Rikar is on route to intercept the FOOL's GOLD."
Opening a comm channel to the transporter room, the CO gave the all clear for the next phase of their plan, not having the luxury to wonder about how they would proceed with the attack on the Jem'Hadar base of operations for the time being. "Bridge to Enaii, you are clear to go. Good luck."
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Serena Switt {serena1141@yahoo.com.au}
Lieutenant Serenna
Chief of Operations / Second Officer
USS ANUBIS
