Posted by Captain Zachariah Cobb (Commanding Officer) in FPT-LS: Andromeda’s Curse - CIC - Cobb and the others deal with some unwelcome intruders
The first mission for the newly-appropriated USS Leviathan, the first chance for this crew to show what they could do and for their Captain to show how he could lead. And so far it had been a complete and unmitigated disaster!
First, they had sent the away team over to the USS Einstein only to lose complete contact with them all only moments after learning they had a crewmember down. Then a second away team had launched after them and the Captain was still waiting for word that they had not suffered a similar fate.

About that time the comm officer piped up. “Sir we’re receiving a message.” Casela would have preferred a coded message with the Ferengi out there, but with interference from the nebula she just wanted it to go through. =^=Leviathan, this is shuttle Krakin. We’ve arrived. We are attempting to boost signal from Einstein. Uj’aw and I are preparing for EVA to deploy the AARM.=^= Casela’s voice came across the comm.

And now, as if they had not been punished enough, they had visitors. From his central position in the Command Information Centre, Cobb could see the simulations being played out before them concerning the approaching Ferengi vessels. And not one of the outcomes appealed.

“We appear to be running out of options here. Suggestions, ladies and gentlemen?” he asked the gathered crew. “Right now I am willing to consider anything.”

• Captain Zachariah Cobb

Lt. Synthi-er, RTF