Captain Jones was assessing the situation on the ground and on the ship when an emergency communications came from Star Fleet Command,

=/\= USS. Chimera, Lt. Cmdr Sara Kiernan is ordered to board the USS. Liberty which is at your current location and return to Starbase Halcyon for permanent reassignment. Authorization for immediate selection of Executive officer given. Step promotion authorized at discretion of the Captain. End Message =/\=

Captain Jones reread the message. The USS. Liberty was on the surface still so he relayed the instructions, the Chief Science Officer should be headed to the ground to take over the away mission anyway. Thinking of the crew and who was on board he tapped his comm badge, =/\= Lieutenant Tenkiller report to the bridge immediately. =/\=

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