Posted by Gamemaster Rei (GMT) in Main Sim - Bridge

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Nicholas Foster (Chief of Security) in Main Sim - Bridge

Posted by Commander Daniel “DaVinci” Colter (Executive Officer) in Main Sim - Bridge
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Teller CSO

Before the words could leave either officer’s mouth a blast of burnt orange energy passed exactly through the spot where the transponder had been, but missed the Saracen. Immediately after, followed a photon torpedo speeding through the murk toward the ship. It sped past, going from the wide as the cruiser, effectively, shot from the hip.

The Galor-class’s tactical officer was hurrying, in a hurry, rather than being sure of his shot.

“Return fire Mr Foster,” Dante ordered, noting the misses from the Cardassians. “Make them count.”

Across the way, the Cardassian showed another spike incoming.

((Apologies for the delay all. i had checked a few times on posts, had nothing new.. then got sidetracked with other stuff outside of STF. Dave and Terry, you’re my heroes.

Also, further apologies. This was supposed to be an upgraded Galor-class, rather than Keldon, which I got mixed up in my sim notes. It’s fixed now though.))

Rei/Sam

“We’ve got the box, skipper,” DaVinci reported. Simultaneously, his hands flew over the helm controls to get the Saracen out of firing range.

“Nice work Commander,” the C.O. nodded.

“Ynuchausti, shields!!” The XO’s voice remained calm as he gave the order to the chief engineer.

Colter (XO/CIO)

The sensor bouys began flashing red, screaming digital warnings of increased tachyon emissions aft of the Saracen, along with dust and particle turbulence.

New contact bearing one four zero mark nine zero. (140,90) To port, to the left, and behind, approximately 7 o’clock position. The distortion quickly registered a concentration of Kelindide, Cardassian hull material. Another Cardassian ship was decloaking!

Rei

“Another Cardassian ship decloaking to the rear port, Captain!” Foster shouted as he was startled by the new alert on his console. The COS split the viewscreen and put up the now, two, Cardassian ships.

Foster
COS

“Captain the sensors are picking up warning of tachyon emissions and particle turbulence aft of the ship,” Teller called out. “Might be new bogeys. Doubtful it is something to do with the nebula,”

Teller CSO

Both reports were simultaneous, though Foster’ words carried more volume, cutting through the din. As the new contact resolved, sensors showed the new ship’s shields weren’t up yet, but they were powering up in a hurry, in a few seconds they would be up.

Rei

“Seems like they have something they really want to keep secret.” Dante leaned forward in his chair. “Shunt auxiliary power to the shields, Ensign Ynuchausti.”

“Captain,” Teller called out, “sensors are confirming the ships and that they are bringing up their shields.” Graham was not tactics but he could read a sensor as well as the next officer.

Teller CSO

“We’re not going to out-gun all of them, Captain!” Foster exclaimed while trying to tactically decide which ship they could potentially target first if things went south.

“It’s only two to one,” Dante raised an eyebrow in Fosters direction. “Doesn’t seem fair to them does it?” Despite the situation, he smirked. He had faith in the Saracen and his crew. Not blind faith, but he knew what a ship like the Saracen could do if cornered, and her limits.

Foster
COS

“Take a shot at that bogey to port, Foster, before she gets her shields up,” Colter ordered. “Take her out of the fight before she gets a chance to get into it.”

At the same time, Colter’s hands were working the helm. “Initiating evasive maneuvers, skipper. I’m always up for the challenge of taking on two birds, but we got what we came for.”

Colter (XO/CIO)

“No point staying to fight when we have no clear reason to,” Dante agreed. “Time to fly, Cadet Truhart,” he spoke directly to the Cadet Helm officer, “watch the paint on that debris.” Dante kept his voice steady, trying at least to impart a sense of confidence to the younger crew.

“Firing at their weapons array, Exec!” Nicholas called out, as he targeted the port ship with the Saracen’s phasers. The COS then hit the fire button twice more, hoping to send a bigger message. LtJG Foster ran a quick scan of that ship to assess the damage, if any.

Foster
COS

“Hold fire for the moment but Load the Quantum torpedoes Mr Foster, lets make sure they know we aren’t going to just play tag. If they fire again, you have permission to engage in full.” The tone Dante used turned hard for just a moment. Warning shots had been fired and replied to with intent, they had the black box and were making maneuvers.

Those weren’t warning shots. Another shot lanced out, this time splashing across the forward ventral shield, followed by another on the aft dorsal shield from their new friend. A quick glance showed the newcomer’s shields were now in place. Opportunity for a quick knock-out lost. That would cost them.

Teller could not help with the defensive battle but could scan offensively to see if anyone else was showing up at the party or for any damage to the two ships shooting at the Saracen.

Teller CSO

There was another distortion, a sensor shadow in the mists. A third ship?

=^= Engineering to Ynuchausti=^= Charles called up from engineering with a basic status report, =^= Just so you are aware, I can confirm we haven’t suffered any major damage. We could stand to stay and fight longer. =^=

[Ensign Charles-Louis, Engineering]

“We haven’t taken any damage . . .yet. I’d like to keep it that way. We’re outnumbered, and we got what we came for,” Colter replied from the helm. He was prepared to jump to warp as was just waiting for the captain to say “go”.

Colter (XO/CIO)

“Get us out of this debris field and we can exit, stage right,” Dante told Colter. “If they want the black box that bad, it must have information on what they are hiding and willing to destroy a freighter for.”

Teller looked at his station noting the black box was now in the science labs. “Sir I am headed down to the labs to see if the price those ships paid was worth the cost by seeing what was on that damn box with your permission?” It wasn’t that Teller needed permission to go do his job but more so that the bridge crew knew he was no longer at that station.

“Keep us up to date with what you find on that thing,” Dante said as Teller made his way off the Bridge, “and if you need any help with it.” He noted the NE taking the CSO’s spot and turned back to the screen.

Teller CSO
Jhalae nodded in acknowledgment of Charles’ report. =^=Good work, Ensign Charles. Maintain readiness down there. We might need all systems at their best if things take a turn, =^= she replied, her voice a little shaky due to the tense situation.

As Colter voiced his opinion, Ynuchausti considered the options. He glanced at the viewscreen, she knew that their ship’s systems needed to be in peak condition for a swift escape.

Ynuchausti, CE

=^=”Oui commandant! I will continue to provide what I can from here. =^= Charles answered. After a pause, he called back up to offer some words of encouragement for Ynuchausti =^= We are not yet facing defeat. Not this easily. =^=

Foster maintained his readiness in case they needed to shoot off another wave of phaser strikes. The fact that they haven’t taken on damage yet, was impressive, though he was still concerned that they were outnumbered.

Foster
COS

“Ynuchausti, polarize the shields.” The resulting burst of particles might be enough to disrupt the Cardassian targeting systems slightly while Truhart and Colter worked to get a clear path to jump to warp. Every second would count.

Knight, CO

Bumping for GM

DaVinci’s hands flew over the helm controls. Some tricky piloting allowed the Saracen to clear the debris in a matter of moments.

As the Saracen made a break for clear space, disruptor and phaser fire stabbed all around it as well as into it’s shields, chased by no less than two Cardassian ships. Torpedoes followed with the dazzling bursts of near-hits. The ship bucked and rocked from the assault. The shields were still up, but still some of it was getting through, showing scorching and buckling along the hull in places. Still, she evaded any crippling or killing blows.

As they cleared the blue miasma, the lead ship spat… missiles. Two of them. Both immediately turned and began racing sunward, plunging down the gravity well.

“We’re clear, skipper,” he informed the bridge as he simultaneously sent the ship to warp. . . . .

Colter (XO/CIO)

Nicholas let out a sigh of relief when the XO gave the update. The Saracen was not capable of taking on more than two Cardassian vessels, and he didn’t want his name in history as the one that let the ship get destroyed. “I’ll keep an eye on our sensors to see if they’re in tail, Captain”. LtJG Foster relayed.

Foster
COS

“Let us know the moment the give chase, if they do, Lieutenant,” Dante turned to Colter and nodded. “Good work, bring us to a halt at the location we first received the call from and refresh our shields, clear those particles. If that black box has something on it that we need to follow up, I’d rather not backtrack. In fact, find somewhere in this system that we can lay low while we see what we have in pandoras box.

Knight, CO

((Well then, that’s a lot to catch up on. My apologies for not being here. The last few weeks have been brutal to my focus. But time to get this show on the road.))

DaVinci took a deep breathe to relax for a moment, then cursed their luck.

The two ships followed into warp, though out of weapon’s range. For now.

Rei

“They followed us into warp, skip, but. . . . they’re out of weapons range.” Turning to the navigational charts, the XO continued, “There’s an asteroid field real close to where we’ll be coming out of warp. I think we’ve got enough of a lead that I can get us lost in there hiding behind one of the bigger rocks, IF we can get systems shut down quick enough.”

Colter (XO/CIO)

“All systems, Commander?” Nicholas asked. He wasn’t too keen on having their shields or weapon systems down for long periods of time. “We couldn’t possibly get the shields and phasers back up fast enough if we were to be detected,” Foster relayed, “Though, I’m sure we can stick out hands out a window with phasers if need be,” The COS said jokingly.

Foster
COS

As Foster watched the readouts, the Saracen began opening a lead, pulling away.

“We’re taking lead, Captain, “Foster announced, seeing that the Cardassian vessels were falling further behind.

Teller, at his console would see a surge in the power plants of the chasing vessels.

They began accelerating. Warp 9.1

Warp 9.2

Warp 9.3…

Warp 9.4… The gap began to close again. How much faster could the Cardassians push?

The closest Starbase was Starbase 310, but was still about a full day at maximum/emergency warp (Warp 9.7). Longer than the Saracen was rated to handle. Maximum sustainable warp was 9.3.

Rei.

DaVinci turned from the helm and looked at Dante. “Your call, skipper. I can get us in the asteroid field and hide, or do we trust Ynuchausti to keep this bad boy together long enough to get us to Starbase 310? We both agreed that she’s got what it takes. . . .this can be her trial by fire.”

Colter (XO/CIO)

Nicholas winced at the idea of burning out their engines trying to run from the Cardassian ships, but if they flew into the asteroid field, they’d have some advantage. “If we go into the field, we could likely use the tractor beam and fling a few asteroids their way.” The COS stated.

Foster
COS

((At maximum warp, you guys have already left the system behind. You were out of the solar system in about six seconds. (Assuming that this star system is about the same size as our own.) You’ve been at warp for much longer, at least a minute. So we running, we turning and fighting, or are we going to try to find somewhere to hide? Should remind you that they’re better at hiding as they have pretty good cloaks. Out of the nebula they don’t have any sensor shadows/ghosts.))

Rei

Teller tapped his comm badge to relay the findings to the bridge. =/\= Sir we got the data from the unit we retrieved. It seems the B’hari was using low impulse in the system as they surveyed the planetary bodies. Whether they stumbled on the cloaked Cardassian ship. The information shows that the B’hari had no warning before being fired upon. They did have time to bring up the shields at least. The unit recorded that the comms array was taken out first and then the main reactor and warp nacelles. It looks like it was a surgical strike which allowed them to board the ship or beam something off before they finished the job.”

Teller CSO