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Stardate: 60298.1612
Setting: VIPER 1, Cockpit
The young woman allowed a very long sigh of relief to escape from her pink lips as she saw the ablative armour covering the Interceptor Landing Bay peel away as if by magic… revealing a part of the otherwise nearly invisible ship and granting the VIPER access to the vessel that she had left not all that long ago. As short as the timeframe had actually been, the events that had filled the redheaded woman's pursuit of the FOOL's GOLD had made it seem like an eternity making her more than happy to return *home*.
The ship in question had already been tractor beamed into Shuttle Bay 2... something that the ExO had found to be a little strange considering that normal procedures dictated that the enemy craft be brought into Shuttle Bay 1 because of the security systems in place there. What came as even more of a surprise to the young woman had been the reply she had received when the ExO had inquired as to the reason for this decision.
The lack of a specific reply had only made the redheaded woman wonder about what had happened onboard the ANUBIS while she had been away… and whatever it was had been too important and time consuming for anyone to spare the slightest moment to inform the ExO of its details.
"I'm sure its nothing major… if it had been they would not have let us return… wouldn't they have?" The inexperienced Ensign who had acted as the Viper's navigator during this sortie offered, her lack of familiarity with standard SFI protocols making the redheaded woman wonder as to why the officer had been assigned to the ANUBIS.
"Whatever it is… I intend to find out as soon as we land." The young woman stated as she cautious piloted the VIPER into its final resting position. As anxious as Rikar might have been about discovering the reason for all of this mystery, the ExO knew not to rush her return and endanger the rest of the crew by doing so. The sortie had proceeded with little to no problems and the redheaded woman had wanted it to end in the same way.
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Stardate: 10298.1613
Setting: USS ANUBIS, ARRAY Deck A-3, Interceptor Landing Bay
"Commander… Cpt. Simmons has request that you report to the bridge immediately upon your arrival." The Landing Bay officer announced as the young woman stepped down from the VIPER that she had been piloting… the Pharaoh Helm that she had wore now securely under her arm.
"Would it be too much to ask what the heck is going on here? During my final approach all that I was told was to bring the VIPER back in and to let my towed cargo be brought into Shuttle Bay *2*. Is there something wrong with Shuttle Bay 1?" The ExO demanded as she tossed her flight helmet to the officer standing a few meters in front of her… Rikar having allowed her frustration to take the better of her for a short period of time before realising that the Landing Bay attendant could not give the answer that she sought… the expression on his face having made that all too clear.
"Maybe I could be of assistance in answering your queries." The hybrid Ops officer offered as she stepped through the opened doorway and into view of the ExO… interrupting the ever so brief moment of silence that had taken over the room. Before the redheaded woman could speak, Lt. Serenna invited the young woman to accompany her back into the corridor and towards the nearest turbolift hinting by the gesture that the situation they were in was of the highest importance and urgency.
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Stardate: 10298.1614
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Turbolift pod en route to Bridge -> Bridge
"Alright… what happened?" The young woman softly inquired, knowing that a detailed report would follow, the Ops officer having been known for her exemplary efficiency… a trait that she shared with the ExO's life-mate, the ANUBIS' own ILO.
"The Romulan frigate that was on the surface of TOLAR IV was beamed onboard after it had been secured by the second assault team. It was only after the the majority of the personnel had disembarked and escorted the prisoners that 2 Romulan Tal'Shiar agents were discovered hiding next to the bridge of the ship in a special shielded compartment. According to our sensors Lt. Pravat is on the bridge… incapacitated and injured… Lt. Seth is currently preparing a rescue operation. Lt. Dawson is attempting to gain physical access to the frigate's computer to hopefully allow us to disable any self-destruct mechanism that may be used to destroy the frigate and us at the same time as per standard Tal'Shiar operating techniques… Lt. Cmdr. Enaii is assisting in the CEO's efforts from the IGC, no computer contact with the Romulan ship having been successful thus far." The hybrid reported without wasting either words or time. The explanation of the ANUBIS' Ops officer had been perfectly timed with their journey to the bridge, the doors having opened just as Serenna finished.
"Welcome back Commander, looks like your little outing was a successful 1… has Lt. Serenna briefed you on our situation?" Cpt. Simmons inquired not having the luxury of asking about the details on how his ExO had managed to capture the FOOL's GOLD, its pilot and the strange distress signal that the young woman had mentioned a little while back. James only briefly looked towards his ExO to insure that she had returned to them in 1 piece… at least at first glance, taking as a good sign that she had walked onto the bridge unassisted in any way by the Chief of Operations who had quickly returned to her station.
"Yes she has… and by the sounds of things… we are in up to our eye balls in trouble." The young woman dryly replied, no one on the bridge finding any humour in the words spoken by the ExO.
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Sabrina Jones {sabrina_sweet@hotmail.com}
Commander Sabrina Rikar
Executive Officer
USS ANUBIS, NCC-18501
As well as…
Lieutenant Kittianna
Intel Coordinator
NEW ALEXANDRIA
"We are Grey, we stand between the Candle and the Star, between the Darkness and the Light"
-Entilza Delenn, Babylon 5
2005 post #001
