"Scent of Blood"
[Previous post: "Into Action"]
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Setting: USS HATHOR, Bridge
With Deck 2, on which the HATHOR's Sickbay was located, having been evacuated Uxtar's injuries had been taken care of by Doctor Summers on the Bridge. Since the Hirogen Hunter had continued with his duties as Chief of Security, this had not made the woman's task any easier. Several times the CMO had to quickly dodge out of the way of the Hirogen who had continued working as if no one had been around him.
"Will you just *stand* still for a minute!" the CMO hissed as her latest attempt to seal the cut on the Hirogen's arm went astray.
"Lt. Dawson," Uxtar said looking at the ExO ignoring the demands of the ship's CMO, "internal sensors are still not picking up any signs of the Imperians."
"Those things must have the same general sensor deflecting ability as the probes do," the ExO/CEO said thinking that had the situation been different he might have actually found the Imperian technology interesting instead of just frustratingly annoying. "That would help explain why the Cardassians are having such a hard time with them," the CEO added thinking that their luck might not be any better by the looks of things.
"Maybe we could ask Ens. Stormwind and Ens. Kea to tag any Imperian they encounter with some kind of a tracker," the hunter suggested. "At least that way we would be able to know how many hostiles we are dealing with and follow their whereabouts."
"I will be happy if both of them can manage to stay in one piece," the
CO said jumping into the conversation.
Just as Serenna said this, the sound of an explosion rumbled through the HATHOR causing it to shake. The sound had been loud enough to stop everyone in mid-stride as they looked at one another to see if any of them had an idea as to what might have caused it.
"That was internal," the Hirogen whispered in a concerned tone, looking
over at the ExO/CEO for his opinion.
"Could have been the secondary power transfer conduits or the power cells for one of the thrusters," Dawson said trying to get the engineering consol to give him some useful information. "Anything larger than that and we would not be here to talk about it."
"Commander," the Hirogen said turning to face the hybrid CO almost knocking the CMO off her feet as he did so. "I respectfully request permission to join Ens. Stormwind and Ens. Kea on Deck 2," Uxtar said wanting to join the action instead of being on the bridge growing increasingly frustrated with his inability to do anything constructive.
"The ANUBIS is still over 30 minutes away," Dawson added. "The one Imperian that had been affected by the energy pulse has likely been terminated, but we have no way of dealing with the others. We need to ward them off until they show up with something that we can use."
"That is assuming that the ANUBIS will have devised a way to deal with the Imperian 'Battle Droids'," Lt. Cmdr. Serenna said, not sounding overly confident that the ANUBIS would really be able to help them.
"I have confidence in Elan," the ExO/CEO said nodding to the CO. "If
anyone can figure something out, it will be him."
The CO turned to face Uxtar and glanced over to the frustrated CMO standing next to him. "Permission granted, do whatever it takes to slow those things down and keep the HATHOR in one piece. Doctor Summers, go with him."
The CMO looked as if she had been bowled over by a runaway quantum
torpedo. "You want me to go *out there*?!? Whatever for?"
"If we are to survive until the ANUBIS gets here, I need you *in the field* treating the injured," the CO calmly explained. "Ens. Uxtar will see to your safety, plus it gets you out of Sickbay and into the heart of the action."
The CMO had not appeared pleased with the idea, the small and restrictive Sickbay having all of a sudden felt much more welcoming than the corridors of the HATHOR. Not having been given a choice in the matter thought, Doctor Summers reached down for her medkit and took hold of it. Hopefully she would not have to use it too many times as she followed the Hirogen down the corridors of Deck 2 as they went looking for the Imperians.
"You be careful down there," Susan said to her friend as she walked passed her.
"If you tell him this I will deny it," the CMO said with a forced smile, "but I actually wish Pravat and his men were here. This is far more their line of work than mine," and with that Doctor Summers left the bridge right on the heels of the Hirogen Hunter.
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[Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.] 2006 post #074
Stardate: 60341.1450
Mark Hutchings {h172mark16@fastmail.us}
Ensign Uxtar
Chief Security Officer
USS HATHOR
