"Into Action"
(previous post "Detour")
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The feelings of relief and anticipation flooded the Enaran. He was relieved that his impulsive moved hadn't cost Maya her position as Executive Officer. That was the last thing he wanted and although normally he would have balked at letting someone cover for him like that, the fact that Maya hadn't hesitated to take the heat from the Captain meant a lot to him.
"I hope I didn't get you in too much trouble," he said softly.
"No, not much," she said with a slight smile which disappeared as quickly as it appeared. "The Captain wants you to prepare your marines to board the HATHOR as soon as we are within range."
Although the look on Maya's face indicated she didn't relish the idea of Prav facing anymore Imperians she knew that they had no choice. His face was quite the opposite as it lit up at the possibility of jumping into combat.
"I'm on my way," Prav said as he turned to leave the bridge.
"You should speak to Elan as you plan your strategy. He may have come up with some new ideas on dealing with the Imperians and I think you'll need all the advantages you can come up with," she said, watching him leave.
He stopped before entering the turbolift and turned back. "Thank you, I will, and Maya…." he paused for a second. There were so many things he wanted to say to her, there was something very important he wanted to tell her but looking around the bridge he knew this wasn't the place. He set it in his mind though that before he beamed over to the HATHOR he would tell her. "Don't worry, this will be a piece of cake," he finally said lamely.
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Prav had assembled his force and had briefed them on the scant information that they had received from the HATHOR. Although the marines were just as anxious to get into battle as Prav was, he did notice faint hints of concern on their faces. Each marine tried to hide it, but the fact that they were to go up against an enemy that didn't seem to have any weakness did affect each marine.
"Equip up and be prepared to beam over at any moment. The assault squad will be first in, I will be leading them. Sergeant Tes’Karka will then order subsequent squads in as soon as we see what we are up against," Prav said, wishing he had more information on numbers and locations of the Imperians.
After he dismissed his troops to get prepared he turned to Tes. "See to it they are ready, I need to go see an engineer."
Prav walked to the turbolift hoping that the Oltharian had something he could use against the Imperians.
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Writing for:
1st Lt. Pravat 2006 post #073
Stardate: 60341.1513
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Bridge
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Setting: Marine Staging Area
Stardate: 60341.1530
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Matt Kelly (downwitmal@yahoo.com)
MCO
USS ANUBIS
