"More Trouble Than Its Worth"
(Previous Post: Serena's 'Tactical Update')
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Conference Lounge
Stardate: 60325.1120
(Excerpt from Serena's post)
"Alright, we now have the *what*, we have less than an hour to figure out the *how*. Let's get to work people."
(End excerpt)
As the officers stood to file out of the conference lounge, David sat drumming his fingers on the table. Sabrina and Serenna exchanged glances.
"Something bothering you David?" Captain Rikar asked.
"This whole situation stinks" David mumbled as Serenna arced an eyebrow at him.
"You expected it to be a walk in the park Lieutenant?" the ExO asked.
"Far from it Commander" David replied, "nothing in life is *ever* easy" he grunted, "especially when it comes to this crew" he added.
"Pessimism was never your forte Dave" Sabrina replied.
David smirked at his CO and she grinned.
"Take some time and think... but not too much time. I need a solution and fast."
David rose from his seat. "And you'll have it" the CEO replied as he exited the lounge.
As the doors closed, the first officer looked at her captain. "You noticed?"
Sabrina nodded, "And I swear, it creeps me out every time he looks at me. Not saying that its intentional, but I can not for the life of me remember when that's happened before."
Serenna shifted in her chair. "I suggest we have Lea take a look at him."
Sabrina waved that idea off. "Not enough time. Whatever plan we come up with, we'll need David for the implementation of it. Hopefully it'll work itself out."
"And if it doesn't?" Serenna asked and inticipating her captain's next question, "Yes... pessimism sometimes works Captain. But not now." she said as she rose from her seat leaving the CO of the USS ANUBIS to ponder their next move.
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Main Engineering
Stardate: 60325.1135
David paced back and forth in front of the pool table as the image of SURIAL III hovered over it. The CEO took notes as his staff stood around it.
"So let me get this straight. Whoever has the crew of the MERCURY has orbital platforms forming a defensive net aropund the planet?" Lieutenant Yates asked.
"Cloaked" Ensign Watkins added.
"The soultion is simple" Chief Thompson said, "we flood the planet's magnetosphere with tachyon particles disrupting the net."
"Making it impossible to send down any assult vehicles or shuttles because both would leave a trail that'll be visible to a blind man" David replied.
"What about blowing out the bussar scoops with techtreion radiation?" Karen asked.
"That would be ineffective as well Ensign" Lieutenant T'Reni replied, "it would destroy the upper atmosphere making the planet uninhabitable."
"And killing the crew of the MERCURY and anyone else down there" David added running his hand over his bald scalp, "dammit!" the CEO said as his fist thudded the table.
"Neutrino emmisions" Chief Thompson said, "we could fire a couple of torpedos loaded with a neutrino pulse emmitor..."
The entire staff looked at him.
"OK... bad idea."
As the staff shot ideas back and forth, David's mind drifted to the crew of the MERCURY. Captain Arlington and his crew were on this planet, held against their will for weeks. Not knowing for a fact, but the CEO was certain that they hadn't been treated most kindly. Then the image of his brother drifted into his mind reassuring the fact that the Cardassians are a ruthless bunch and their judgement day was at hand. His comm badge brought him out of his thoughts.
=/\= Maya to David. =/\=
David tapped his badge, "Go ahead Commander."
=/\= Could you meet me in Stelar Cartography please. I require your assistance. =/\=
"I'm on my way" David said closing the connection and taking control of the gathering, "OK people we have less than a hour before we reach the SURIAL system. Shore up any and *all* technical problems we've been facing. If any of you have any ideas to our current problem of getting planetside, let me know. And even though the captain hasn't ordered it, I'm placing the entire engineering department on alert status until she otherwise changes it. I don't want anymore *unprepared* mishaps. Get to work people. T'Reni... the deck is yours." And the CEO turned to exit the deck.
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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 #336
- Avery Brooks as Captain Benjamin Sisko,
Commanding Officer of the Federation Spacestation Deep Space 9
