Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Arrival of the Kestra - Side Sim

Posted by Chris Perry in Arrival of the Kestra - Side Sim
As the Manhattan was moving through a local system at impulse speed, a smaller ship suddenly dropped its cloak on the port side.

The ship was much smaller than the Manhattan, a brief scan of its life-signs would show less than 100 souls aboard, but tellingly, they were a mixture of species. Humans, Klingons, Orions, Cardassians, Bajorans, Romulans, Ferengi, Andorians, it was a smorgasbord of different races, some friendly to the Federation, others decidedly not, but the largest group were Bajeen, the same species as the Manhattan’s counsellor, Zef Rollo.

The ship itself would not show up in Federation registries, which immediately raised the possibility that it was an illegal ship, which likely meant it was a smuggler, pirate, raider or all three. However, the ship did not attempt to power its weapons and did not approach the Manhattan. A detailed scan would show that the ship was heavily armed, but no match for a Manhattan-class in a stand-up fight. Those same scans would indicate that the vessel was not built for going toe-to-toe with other Starships, it was sleek and agile, a fast-moving predator.

After only a moment, a hail was received.

=/\= USS Manhattan, this is the Independent Trading Vessel Kestra, lower your shields and prepare to be boarded. =/\=

The Kestra

Cochrane was in the center when the ‘request’ came through. “Yellow alert.” he said and the klaxons sounded. He keyed the comms and said =^= Kestra, this is Captain Cochrane of the USS Manhattan. We dont really respond well to threats, so check your tone, Kestra. You have Federation species on board… yiu should know better. If you want to talk, we can do that. If you don’t want to talk, move along before this gets out of hand. =^= He looked at the bridge crew and said “If those weapons even twitch or they cloak again, get us out of here. Warp 6 back to the station. They can then discuss whatever with us, the Vigilante, and the Chisca Bay.”

Cochrane, CO

Another thought occurred to Cochrane as he waited for the Kestra’s response and he tapped the comms again. =^= Counselor to the bridge immediately, please.=^=

Cochrane, CO