"If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another"
(Previous post: Tallulah's 'To Hospital...')
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Main Engineering
After putting in time to repair the HATHOR's cloaking device, David stood rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"Problems David?" Elan asked, "you looked troubled."
David shook his head. "Its nothing. Just thinking about my next move."
Elan grinned. "Wouldn't your next move be to get the
cloaking device back to your ship?"
**Your ship** David thought. It was hard to believe that, and even though it was a temporary assignment, the ANUBIS wasn't home to the CEO and HATHOR executive.
"That would be prudent," David said tapping his badge,
"Dawson to HATHOR."
=/\= HATHOR here sir, =/\= Ken Yates replied.
"We're ready to beam the cloaking device back..."
There was a pause. =/\= Um... we're having some problems with the transporter sir... no... I take that back. We're ready. =/\=
"Ken..." David warned.
=/\= Energizing now, =/\= and the cloaking device disappeared.
"Now... what is your next move Ensign?" Elan asked as he put the tools away.
"I want to have a closer look at that damned probe," the HATHOR XO replied, "for all the trouble it caused I want to look it eye to eye... per se," David said as Elan grinned.
"I'll come with. I'd like to have a look at it as well."
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As David and Elan entered the cargo bay, he was surprised to see his CO there. He had a PADD for her updating her on the repairs to the claoking device and the HATHOR.
"Here's the prelims Captain," David said giving Serenna the PADD.
"I'll look at this later," she said looking at the probe and the figure next to it.
"What in the hell?" David exclaimed.
"Number one... this is an Imperian."
"Awful big to come out of a small confined space."
Elan said looking at the probe casing.
David flipped opened a tricorder and scanned the probe
then the figure. "Odd" the fortmer ANUBIS CEO said
showing his scan to Elan.
"Indeed" the Oltharian replied taking the tricorder
and holding it, "amazing technology."
"How could it do the damage it did to the HATHOR?"
David asked outloud.
"Well... another mystery number one. And since you have
the luxury of working with the ANUBIS' CEO, I suggest
you find the answer."
"Great... more work" David said with a grin to his
friend.
"What's the old Earthen expression?...'In for a
penny?'" Elan replied.
"Yeah... a helluva lot of them," David said rolling up
his sleeves.
As Serenna turned to leave, David called out to her.
"Captain, should I return to the HATHOR and oversee
the installation of the cloaking device?"
"Looking to overwork yourself Lieutenant?" Serenna
asked, "as if your workload isn't heavy enough."
"Duties of doubling in two departments sir. I would
fail in my duties as an engineer and as your first
officer if I didn't."
Serenna grinned wryly, "We'll skip the court martial
this time," she said as she exited.
As the doors closed, a thought came to mind.
"Elan... before we get started, there's something I need to do."
"I'll be here..." and he paused, "*Lieutenant*."
David turned and left.
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as
Lieutenant David Dawson
and
Executive Officer/Chief Engineer
"A Starfleet officer... that's all I am and that's all I'll ever be." 2006 post #061
Stardate: 60341.0930
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Cargo Bay 15
Stardate: 60341.0937
Julian Knight (d_dawson_1@yahoo.com)
Chief Engineer
USS ANUBIS NCC 18501
USS HATHOR NCC 74211
- Avery Brooks as Captain Benjamin Sisko,
Commanding Officer of the Federation Spacestation Deep Space 9
