Posted by 1st Lieutenant Emberlee Atkins (Pilot) in Main Sim - Flight Ops Bay / Space

Posted by Lieutenant Colonel John “Firefly” Arlen (Commander, Air Group) in Main Sim - Flight Ops Bay / Space

Posted by Lieutenant Colonel John “Firefly” Arlen (Commander, Air Group) in Main Sim - Flight Ops Bay / Space
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The alert siren began wailing through the bay as Firefly’s running steps echoed down the corridor. “Alright, move!” he yelled. “Engineers, lock and out! Flux, Angel, Coffin, Park, Atkins! In your birds! Let’s go, people!”

The CAG arrived at his own fighter as his orders resounded through the bay, now a flurry of activity. “We’ve been ordered to launch an intercept for an unknown vessel coming toward us. Could be Starfleet. Stay in pairs, do not engage unless cleared.”

Lieutenant Colonel John “Firefly” Arlen
Commander, Air Group

Ben ran right to his fighter as he heard his orders. He briskly rushed up the steps to sit in his cockpit adjusted his straps to secure him in. Tapping his comm badge “This is Lieutenant Park ready to fly on your orders Sir!”“

Park
Pilot

Atkins was only steps behind Park as she headed for her bird. She did a quick once over even though the engineers and flight crew had already done preflight, she was in the cockpit in moments and had her helmet and was closing the cockpit hood as she set up her oxygen mask and as she listened to Park, she touched her own comms unit “Ready for launch.” She said as she flipped a couple of switches and watched as gauges and gadgets lit up the cockpit, she split her view screen and waited for the orders that she knew would be forthcoming. She patted the small stuffed owl that flew all missions with her, it was from her twin sister and served as her mascot and reminder as to why she was doing the job she was doing.

She switched her comms to Park “I’m your battle buddy.” She said as she looked across the bay at the other pilot “We got this.” She said more to calm her own nerves that always popped up at an emergency launch, she turned her focus to the outside of the ship and set her gaze on the lights to indicate that they were a go for launch.

Atkins

“All Cutlasses, you are clear for launch,” Firefly confirmed.

The six fighters shot out of the bay and into the silence of the void, one after another.

Lieutenant Colonel John “Firefly” Arlen
Commander, Air Group

As the fighters departed the ship, the controls seemed more sluggish than usual, almost as if the local area of space was turbulent.

The Excalibur was 20 minutes away.

GM

Tapping his badge “This is Lieutenant Park, this cutlass is feeling sluggish. Can we get some more details from sensors as to the cause of it?”

Park,
pilot

“Mine’s lagging too,” Firefly agreed. “Compensate accordingly. Don’t take unnecessary risks.” He thumbed the control to switch his comm transmission to the Memorial.

=/\=”Memorial, Firefly. It’s somewhat turbulent out here, can you determine the reason?” =/\=

Lieutenant Colonel John “Firefly” Arlen
Commander, Air Group

Atkins chimed in =^=Mine’s acting weird as well.=^= She said

. =^= There seems to be some form of quantum flux in the area. =^= He paused for a moment. =^= If we are running on the assumption that we have appeared in another, parallel universe, then it would stand to reason that any means of crossing universes would have left a highly localised distortion of the space-time continuum. =^=

=/\=”Understood. Be aware that fighter reaction performance may be restricted by this distortion,”=/\= Firefly reported, switching his mic channel back to the air wing. “All cutlasses, be advised space may be distorted indefinitely. Science thinks it may be something to do with dimensions. Don’t get too close to anyone or anything without clearance.”

Lieutenant Colonel John “Firefly” Arlen
Commander, Air Group

Emberlee keyed up=^=Is there a way for us to confirm the quantum flux from our birds?=^= She knew the cutlasses very well and knew that this was not something that they were loaded to do, they were fighters but there might be a back door possibly....

Atkins

“Good thinking, we might be able to,” Firefly agreed. =/\= “Memorial, is the flux able to be detected and isolated by the cutlasses’ sensors?” =/\=

Lieutenant Colonel John “Firefly” Arlen
Commander, Air Group