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Posted by Lieutenant Sheriye (Chief Science Officer) in Main Simm - Bridge

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Charles Tenkiller (Chief of Security) in Main Simm - Bridge
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Sarah made her way back onto the bridge, she felt better that they had some sort of a plan. Even if it was only half a plan, and a pretty bad one at that. But they had a chance now.

=^= Allen to Kiernan. I need you to get a security team down to the planet’s surface to backup our landing party. How long do you need? =^=

Captain Allen - CO

=/\=Not long sir. 10 minutes to get the team together and to the transporter room.=/\=

-Lt Cmdr Sara Kiernan, XO

=^= Understood XO. Check in with Lieutenant Hawkins before beaming down. She will advise you regarding any last minute details. =^=

Now just to sit back and see how the engineers get the ship up and running again.

Captain Allen - CO

While they were working on that, there was a blip on the short range sensor array. The faster than light systems were virtually ineffective with the loss of warp power, but the short range sub light systems were fairly effective. It was a small ship, consistent with the pirate vessel noted hours earlier, rising for the planet.

It had appeared but then turned counter to the location of the Chimera and was “hiding” for now behind the planet, Where the Chimera weakened scanners couldn’t see them. But if the ship had full power, the reverse was not true.

GM

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Having finished her check ins, Sheriye was taking a turn on the bridge science station and was snapped out of her reverie by the blips. She started and her ears perked forward as she leaned toward the sensor display and studied it.
“Ah, ssirr? Small sship, ssimilarr to prreviouss sscanss of the pirrate ssshipss has jusst sshot arround the planet. We have losst them due to ourr diminished ssenssorr cabality.”

Sheriye CSO

“Any word on their heading Lieutenant? Any threat to our team on the planet?”

Captain Allen - CO

Sheriye’s eyes narrowed in concentration as she studied her board to see what the ship was doing.

This ship lifted off from the planet and headed behind it. It is far distant from it’s take-off site by now, which was very close to the landing party. If the ship was a threat, it was less of one every second as it moved away from the landing party. But a star-ship even a half a planet away was a threat to a dozen people on the ground, just not an immediate one.

GM

“It appearss to be moving away frrom the team’ss location, sirr. It would sseem morre like they arre fleeing. Checking the sscanss forr arrmamentss.” She checked the scans for the ship’s shield and weapon signatures.

Sheriye CSO

The ship power profile was consistent with the pirate ship they were seeking. Weapons were not particularly advanced, and normally wouldn’t be a match for the Chimera, 10 class 4 disrupter, two forward facing photon torpedoes and one facing aft. There was also one aft facing hardpoint that the scanners couldn’t identify, although it had a high power output ability.

“Keep an eye on it Lieutenant. In the meantime, also see if there is any evidence of other ships in the area. I want to know what we might potentially have to go up against.”

Whatever the away team was doing, Sarah hope that they were still safe. But for now, she had bigger problems to worry about, like keeping the Chimera running.

Captain Allen - CO

GM

“Weaponss and sshieldss not ass comparrable to the Chimerra though therre iss a sstrange rreading frrom the aft ssection, Captain. It could be a morre powerrful arrmament as it appearss to be able to put out a high powerr allotment.” Sheriye tried to fine tune her scan to see if she could get a more clearer reading on the unknown item. While the scans ran she set up an automated alarm to warn of any other incoming ships.

Sheriye CSO

“Not comparable to us if we were fully operational. But I bet we are a bit more evenly matched with our power issues. That would be a problem…”

Sarah trailed off as she thought about what they were going up against. And what could that be at the rear of the ship. “It sure seems a weird placement for a primary weapon, unless it is used when they are trying to escape. But it still doesn’t make sense. Are you sure it is a weapon? Not an engine of some sort?”

Captain Allen - CO

“Unssurre, Captain. Trrying to fine tune the sscanss now.” Sheriye said as she checked her results.

Sheriye CSO

That was all the CSO was able to get. Without the warp drive the sensors were limited to line of sight and sub light scanning. Which would be very problematic if the Orion ship wanted to attack from warp within the solar system. A very dangerous exercise with all the gravitational fields…

OOC: Cross posting…

=/\=Kiernan to Chimera. Prepare a focused tachyon beam targeted between our present location and the fortress ahead of us. Fire on my mark.=/\= “Everyone gather yourselves. We’ll be moving soon.”

=^= Commander, what is going on down there? =^= Sarah asked as she looked over at Sheriye. She wasn’t even sure if the Chimera could fire a tachyon beam.

=/\=Captain. We need a few minutes of ground cover. There are sensor traps set up all along our path. They’re Tachyon based. If the internal workings are designed to react to changes in a tachyon based field, the addition of new tachyon beams is a change their computer might not be ready for. It might trip all the sensors with information they don’t understand.=/\=

-Lt Cmdr Sara Kiernan, XO

=/\=Chimera. Fire… now.=/\=

-Lt Cmdr Sara Kiernan

Sarah raised an eyebrow. Not much warning, she really wondered if the Commander had even bothered to look at the status of the Chimera before heading to the surface, because she wasn’t sure if they could even create a stable tachyon beam.

“Lieutenant, see if we can generate the tachyon beam that the Commander is asking for.”

Captain Allen - CO

Power was certainly an issue, but given the relatively low intensity beam that they would need the Chimera could do it even at their reduced energy level but in any case it would still be Peter robbing Paul. The second they needed the ship to do anything else they would have to cut the tachyon and during the use of the tachyon use the sensors would be useless.

GM

Sheriye frowned as her fingers flew over the console checking power levels to see if it was possible.”We can…Captain but barrely. We would need to cut it off though if any otherr action is rrequired.”

Sheriye CSO

Xanrae knew there was not a thing in Sickbay that another officer couldn’t do. Thus, the young doctor found her way to the bridge, in case it’s staff required anything of the medical department, who had yet a proper representative to be on the bridge, should anything be needed. With a basic medical kit, which she always carried, the Ensign stepped onto the bridge, quietly finding herself to the side, her words few and far between.

Ens. Xanrae
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OOC: Just bumping this back up:)

“I can set up the tachyon burst, Captain.” Sheriye said as her paws flashed over the console putting in the requisite commands. Once she had completed the programming she looked up again. =^=Tachyon burst ready, Commander.=^= She looked toward the security station to see who was manning it.
“At your command, Lt. Tenkiller.”

Sheriye CSO

=/\=Fire at will Sheriye.=/\= Came the XO’s voice.

-Lt Cmdr Sara Kiernan, XO

The beams made no sounds and had no viable effect outside the ship, but there was both a low whine and a clear dip in the ambient lighting.

A few moment later, the passive sensors picked up a ship’s weapons systems locking on to the Chimera.

GM

Sarah looked around the bridge as the lighting dimmed. “Update on our status. How much power did we lose?”

Captain Allen - CO

Sheriye’s paws skimmed over the panel as she checked for the information that the Captain had requested.”Checking, sirr.” She said. “Sirr, the Orions arre locking onto usss. No apprreciable rressultss from the Tachyon burrsst that I can ssee.”

Sheriye CSO

The tachyon beam cut about 15% from their batteries, something they could regenerate in a half an hour, even with the greatly reduced warp drive, if they were given that time. The weapons lock suggested that the Orions had no intention of letting this opportunity pass.

If the Chimera wanted to defend or attack, she would have to discontinue the tachyon beam to raise the shields, arm the weapons, or activate the sensors, using any or all in combination increase the odds of an overload that would disable the jury rigged warp drive. One was safe, two was risky, three was bordering on a guaranteeing failure, and all four was past that border by a lot.

GM

OOC: Do the scanners notice the ground opening up on the planet?

Sensors were cut significantly when the Tachyon beam was used. There is no way of detecting that from the ship without a very specific attempt and use of power.
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Sheriye grimaced to herself as she noted the ship’s responses to the tachyon burst. “We have a weaponss lock on the Chimerra, ssirr! Disscontinuing the beam to at leasst rraisse sshieldss!” Her paws flew over the panel as she wondered where in the heck Tenkiller was. She was no tactician!!
=^=Lt. Ssherriye to Lt. Tenkillerr. You arre needed on the brridge, sirr!”=^=Her desperate eyes scanned the sensors to see how close their adversaries were.=^=We have incoming hosstiles!=^=

Sheriye CSO

=/\= On my way. =/\= came the immediate response.

The doors to the bridge slid open less than a minute later and the Security Chief stepped onto the bridge. “Status, Ms. Keen.” he said to the Ensign at the security station. “Orions incoming, Chief. Weapons lock on us. Tachyon drained us by 15%. We can do shields, weapons, or sensors. Not all of them. Maybe two at a time… if we are lucky.”

Tenkiller raised shields immediately. “We can’t do anything if a single salvo blows us apart. Captain, recommend arming only torpedo bays. They won’t use as much power, and we don’t need sensors to back up the targeting computer to fire a few spreads and knock them around a bit. One photon followed by a round of quantum, and they should back off at least.” and he began programming a firing solution that would but a large spread directly in front of the Orion vessel and then another, more powerful, to back them away.

Tenkiller, CoS

Sheriye sighed in relief and Tenkiller barrelled onto the bridge and took over. She was a natural predator but that was warm, living things she could chase down. Not ship board warfare.

Sheriye CSO

Heather Argeneau was off the lift after the Security Chief and heading towards the bridge station on the bridge so she can communicate between the bridge and Main Engineering.

Heather Argeneau, CE.

“Firing solution set. Ready to launch. 3 second interval between salvos.”

Tenkiller, CoS

Tenkiller looked at the CSO. “What is the status on the Away Team?” he asked as his finger hovered over the launch controls.

Tenkiller, CoS

“I will find out,” Sheriye immediately said as she keyed open the comms again.=^=Chimerra to Commanderr Kierrnan. Sstatuss, ssirr? We arre currrently underr attack but need to know yourr ssituation.=^= She also checked the sensors to see if she could tell anything about the situation where the away team was.

Sheriye CSO

The shields didn’t quite snap on, but they did respond after a moment when the Taychon beam was cut and not a second too early. As the Chimera was rocked aggressively from the first volley of the Orion/Pirate ship. It was a wave of disrupter fire and a second way of photon torpedoes were on the way.

The shields weren’t near at full power and the shots dropped them from the weak point where they were at to 50%. The Orion ship normally wouldn’t be close to a match for the Chimera, but now it seemed that the Chimera was at a significant disadvantage.

GM

“Give me any power we have to the shields!” yelled Tenkiller and then, without waiting, fired off the torpedo spreads. As they launched, he tried to place the quantum salvo closer to the Orion vessel than before. His original thought was to drive them off. Now his only goal was making sure they weren’t around to destroy the Chimera; even if that meant the destruction of the Orion’s ship.

Tenkiller, CoS