"Guesstimates"
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Stardate: 60324.2125
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deck 9, Section A-11
As David frantically worked on replicating the Exo-Comps, his comm badge chirrped.
=/\=Rikar to Dawson… change of plan. Coordinate your efforts with Lt.Cmdr. Maya, she will fill you in on what you and the Exo-Comps need to do… just be ready to implement your plan as a back-up should things not work as expected. =/\=
"Whatever you say Captain, Dawson out." and he closed the channel, "Maya?" he said to himself and like a ghost, she appeared.
"Yes Lieutenant?"
"Where the hell did you come from?!" David asked as he almost dropped a Exo-Comp on the Science officer.
"That's an easy one David... I came from SHILLIA..."
"*Not* the literal sense... oh never mind. What did the captain mean coordinate my efforts with you."
"I came up with a alternative method for seperating the Cardassian ship from us."
"And?" David asked.
"We use the same method as those... spider like creatures used to gain access to the interior of the ship."
David stopped. "You mean... phasing out the ship?"
Maya nodded.
"The *entire* ship?!" David asked to be certain and she nodded again.
David's brain went into number crunching mode. "ARE YOU NUTS?!" David exclaimed, "phasing out a ship of this size could kill us all..."
"David... take *one* second to hear me out!" Maya snapped remembering their time frame.
She took a breath and started to explain. "Instead of working to cover the opening, the Exo-Comps could be asked to reinforce the outer hull near the region where the two ships meet. At the same time they could use a harmless radioactive isotope to clearly identify the boarder between what is the ANUBIS and what is the Cardassian ship. Using this, we could, in theory of course, use a similar field as used by the aliens to phase the ANUBIS into sub-space which would, again in theory, allow us to separate without having to resort to an explosion. The main advantage of this method is that the time to accomplish separation could be reduced by as much as half, the problem is that this solution does present us with several new variables that may or may not create more problems."
David looked at her... from first light, it sounded sound.
"But it still doesn't make up for distortion Maya. What say that there's someone taking a shower in their quarters and we phase the ship and when it re-phases, *they* don't."
"Its a matter of time Daivd... the Cardassian ship will have full power within the hour... *well* before you get halfway."
David's blood started boiling. "What are you suggesting?"
**We use the Exo-Comps to reinforce the outer hull and mark the limits of the ship, we should be able to perform a sub-space phase shift just before the other Cardassian ship is back to full operational status.
David paced... time was running out. "Have you *seriously* crunched this Maya?"
She nodded. "When have you known me *not* to?"
David looked at her. "What did your findings say?"
"My initial projection and computer simulation show that the plan I suggested should work. We would need to very carefully modulate the main deflector dish to create a sub-space resonance harmonic that would interact with the ship's hull but I think that we could pull it off in time to meet the other Cardassian vessel on equal footing."
David shook his head. "I'm off to the main deflector control room. You coordinate things from the bridge..."
Maya giggled and pointed to her collar. "I think its me that should give the orders."
David shook his head. "Apologies... *Commander* Maya."
"I'll call on you in 5... be ready."
"Aye sir" and David headed off.
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Stardate: 60324.2135
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deflector Control
After commendering the deflector control, David had established a link with transporter rooms 1-3, M.E., and the bridge. After coordinating with Ken, who was in transporter room 1, T'Reni in 2, and Mayestrom in 3 he tapped his badge.
"Dawson to bridge, we're ready down here Captain."
=/\= Acknowledged David... stand by.=/\= came the disembodied voice of Captain Rikar.
Maya's voice came through next, =/\= David, to expidite time, I've sent you the coordinates of where the first batch of Exo-Comps are needed. After that, the rest are at your discretion. =/\=
David sent the coordinates to transporter room 1, then double tapped his badge, "You get that Ken?"
=/\= Got it Boss... standing by. =/\=
=/\= Remember David... slowly modulate the deflector in the start... the computer should handle the rest. =/\= Maya warned.
"Let's just get this over with" David replied, his nerves being close to frayed. Never... and for emphasis, *never* in the history of Starfleet has this been done. Phase shifting an entire ship... if it worked, Maya's plan along with David's will go down in the annuls of Starfleet history... if it didn't...
"Then our souls be damned" David said rolling up his sleeves. "Beginning phase shift... 00098... 00088..."
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Stardate: 60324.2140
Setting: Space surrounding the USS ANUBIS and the Cardassian ship
A flicker... another... and even more pinged around the
Federation spacecraft. As metal freed itself from
twisted metal, the first set of plates were beamed
into the opening from transporter room 3. The Exo
Comps went straight to work welding the plates into
place. Little by little the ANUBIS was dislodging
herself from the Cardassian warship. The ANUBIS'
guardian from her cockpit in VIPER 1 under the guise of
the USS LOKI, Enaii watched as the ANUBIS appeared and
disappeared.
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Stardate: 60324.2140
Setting: VIPER 1
**My God Sabrina... I sure hope you know what the hell you're doing.** the ILO thought to herself.
22 minutes had lapsed since David initiated the phase shift... finally.
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Stardate: 60324.2200
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Deflector Control.
"Son of a bitch... it worked... I can't believed it worked!" David exclaimed and his badge chirped.
=/\= Good work David! =/\= Sabrina exclaimed, =/\= Now double time it to the bridge.=/\=
"On my way" David said sprinting from the control room.
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Stardate: 60324.2205
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Bridge
"Patch me through to Pravat" Sabrina said from her chair as the channel was open, "Prav... status report."
=/\= We're clear here Captain. We have the information we need. =/\=
Just then, David entered the bridge. Sabrina swiveled in her chair.
"Status report... and quickly" she said to the CEO. David's hands danced across the console.
"SIF field is now at 92% and rising. The Exo-Comps are securing the last of the plates... check that, *have* secured the last of the plates. They're back on board."
"Good" the CO said stepping down from her chair, "Annie, a secure channel to VIPER 1"
"Channel secured and opened Captain" the ANUBIS' avatar replied.
"Enaii, the charade is over. Report back to the ANUBIS."
The channel closed without acknowledgement from the ILO as the CO approached the CEO tapping her badge.
"Pravat... status report."
=/\= We're good to go here Captain. We have the information we need. =/\=
"David... get the away team back here on the double."
The CEO nodded and started the transporter process. "Captain, away team is home."
=/\= Shuttlebay 1 to bridge, the VIPERS have landed. =/\=
The CO looked at David. "We have warp capabilities yes? *Please* say yes..."
"Warp 4 Captain... best I can give you for now..."
"Captain" Commander Serenna exclaimed, "the Cardassian warship is powering their weapons."
"Pack up the sheep and let's get the flock out of here. Elan, if you please."
"Aye sir" the Oltharian engineer and flight control officer said with a smile as he engaged the warp engines and the ANUBIS jumped to warp speed.
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Julian Knight (d_dawson_1@yahoo.com)
as
Lieutenant David Dawson
Chief Engineer
USS ANUBIS NCC 18501
"A Starfleet officer...that's all I am and that's all I'll ever be." 2005 post #314
- Avery Brooks as Captain Benjamin Sisko,
Commanding Officer of the Federation Spacestation Deep Space 9
