Gamma shift had been anything but quiet, and Izak was quickly typing up his turnover for Alpha shift while still working with the rest of the crew to fix the problem. He hated to leave something unfinished… and they still had a bit of time.

Night shift normally handled maintenance and repairs that were too invasive to do on the day shift. Last night, that included installing and aligning replacement parts for the Warp Core and bringing it up to 100% efficiency. An impressive feat, but it did have some unexpected… and at the moment inexplicable… consequences.

The EPS grid on Ark Angel normally operated above 99%, but after the reactor repairs, it now topped out at 94% efficiency. The duty shift was completing a level 3 diagnostic on the whole system, and the results were currently inconclusive.

It would be easy to do a more in-depth diagnostic while sitting in orbit around a Star Base, but word was already spreading from the crews operating the cargo bays. The Ark Angel had a new mission. Any troubleshooting would need to be balanced against the mission’s requirements. Ensign Waryn frowned and continued his turnover notes as the diagnostic inched toward completion.

Ensign Izak Waryn - Engineering Officer - U.S.S. Ark Angel