Posted by Lieutenant Ush’ast Rah-Triton (Security Officer) in Main Sim - Bridge

Posted by Captain Dante Knight (Commanding Officer) in Main Sim - Bridge

Posted by Commander Daniel “DaVinci” Colter (Chief Intelligence Officer/ 2nd Officer) in Main Sim - Bridge
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Sha nodded to Royal, “Yes, Sir…”
She took a deep breath and spoke up. “Captain, if we head out of the bubble, this area of space is ruled by Klingons. I know it’s unconventional, but I could pose as the Captain. It could buy us enough time to get clear of whatever ships are in the vicinity. Though I don’t recommend we go too far. If we came in this way, chances are we’ll have to leave this way.” She wondered if it made any sense to anyone else other than herself. Or if she was ‘wishful thinking’ about ease of exit.

Sha
Security

“How would you know that?” Dante asked, “We’ve only glimpsed the barest of anything through that rift? That rift also looks too small for the ship to pass through, unless the edges are not solid.” Right after he spoke the computer beeped as the scans Graham were running came in.

There were no life signs in the wreckage, but there was more information than that in the scans. The construction of the ship had been familiar, so familiar in fact that the pieces of wreckage that remained matched the Saracen in construction and shape. The Saracen’s computer was even able to identify the destroyed ship somehow, the identification code appearing on screen as the I.S.S. Saracen.

As for the amount of wreckage, there was far, far less than a destroyed Pendragon Class vessel should have produced. Of the rest, there was no sign. How the ISS Saracen had been destroyed was coming through clearly however. The wreckage had very large amounts of residual Tricobalt energy around it.

Almost like a beautifully choreographed dancer, both of the Klingon ships began to turn towards the rift, their energy spiking as shields sprang into place and at the same time, the Saracen’s computers again ‘blinked’. Scanners indicated the small rift was unstable. It was likely that subspace was ‘thin’ in this region and that the battle that had taken place here, with such large amounts of energy expended had created an inter-universe incident.

Captain Knight, CO

“Imperial Transponder Signal identifies the destroyed vessel as the ISS Saracen.” He stared deep in his scanner. “The ship is of insufficient mass to be a Pendragon class starship by a significant factor. Also tricobalt weapon signatures abound, which implies such weapons were used in her destruction. It is arguable that these two Klingon ships lack the firepower to defeat us.”

“Dimensional rift is becoming more unstable, I’d guess we have less than twenty seconds to make a decisive action.”

Graham

Sha frowned and mused out loud. Her voice wasn’t raised much more louder than perhaps Royal would hear. “I wonder if firing a couple more probes and exploding them behind us would open a rift the other direction.” She smiled and shook her head brushing it off as an impossibility.

Sha
Security

Dante glanced at Sha and shrugged slightly. “For all we know, it will just open another rift to the Mirror Universe unless we can find out how the rift formed in the first place to shift between the two universes.”

From the console he was at, DaVinci reported. “I’ve got what phasers we have left fired up and torpedoes are armed, skipper. The Klingons are going to be confused if they see the Saracen coming through the whole after just it up. Even with a different class of ship, we should still register as the Saracen on their scans. . . “

Colter (CIO)

OOC: Slight clarification about the ISS Saracen, it may have been a bit muddled from my description. The wreckage matches the USS Saracen with the parts that are there, one of the bits of wreckage would fit perfectly into a part of the USS Saracen, but, there isn’t enough parts to make a whole ISS Saracen (it is Pendragon Class).... some parts are ‘missing’ and the sensors indicate massive energy from the tricobalt explosions.

OOC: Thanks for the clarification. That makes sense!! –Terry

(I just don’t read as well as i used to)

OOC: Oh it was more likely my shoddy descriptions

IC: “I’d prefer not to get into a shooting match with Klingons of the Mirror Universe after we just arrive and have a dodgy computer system, but I’d also prefer to not be here. Helm, take us through the rift if we can, lets hope the sides aren’t solid. Mr Scholz,” Dante nodded at the XO, “Let’s go. If anybody has any ideas, share them now. Shields up, Mr Colter lets see if we can keep control of our weapons shall we.”

Captain Knight, CO

IC: “Shields up, Skip,” Colter replied as his hands hovered over the firing controls

Teller began scanning as they cleared the rift. There would have to be an escape course.

Graham

Sha had already given up her only idea of putting herself or another Klingon from the ship on the Captain seat to make the ship less ‘target worthy’. She hoped someone else came up with something as well. The idea of becoming a slave, or worse, at the hands of her kin from another universe made her skin crawl. She glanced up at Royal and wondered absently when they would be able to sit and have a nice quiet dinner together again. Oddly, that was the first thing that came to her mind.

Sha
Security

As soon as they cleared the rift, Colter targeted the two Klingon ships with what phasers they had left. He watched the tactical display in front of him, watching what the birds were doing.

An idea came to him as he waited. “Captain, in this Mirror Universe there should be alternate versions of each of us. That could possibly mean, that Saracen had a comparable version of Lt. Dalton that was also integrated into the ships computers. When the ISS Saracen blew up, that Dalton may have sensed the USS Saracen and transported her consciousness here. That would explain loss of control. Our Lt. Dalton may be fighting her for control as we speak.”

Colter (CIO)

OOC: Somebody give that man a fishy stick and a gold star!

IC: As the Saracen travelled through the rift and settled into the Mirror Universe, the computers seemed to settle somewhat although systems were not responding as quickly as they should but, communications throughout the ship were restored. This also meant that Grahams scans would be more complete. Ahead of them the Klingon ships seemed to block any escape and the Saracen had emerged in amongst the wreckage of the ISS Saracen. Residual energy from Tricobalt weapons as well as now, sensors indicated a massive Antimatter explosion had occurred that matched a Warp Core breach. The rift behind them was unstable and closing but several other ‘weak points’ were identifiable.

The Engineering Station immediately sprang to life with alarms warning of a power surge in the Warp Core and plasma being vented to control the surge. With that a new problem seemed to emerge, the ships shields were fluctuating and unstable.

Dante turned and looked at Colter for a moment. The possibility that they had two Daltons in the computer system was not a pleasant thought, especially with one of them being from the Mirror Universe. “We’re not exactly in a position to lock our computer system down,” Dante said looking back at the view screen. The Klingon ships had both completed their turns and were closing with the Saracen again, weapons armed. Sensors indicated they were in fact trying to scan the ‘new’ ship that had appeared right where the ISS Saracen had been destroyed. “Reinforce forward shields as much as we can,” Dante ordered, then opened the Comm to Engineering, relieved at least that communications were back for now.

=/\= Engineering this is the Captain, report. We have entered the Mirror Universe and two Klingon ships are closing with us. What’s going on down there? =/\=

Waiting for an answer, Dante looked at Sha. “We need time, lets try it your way but if they start shooting, you get back to your station. Take the Command seat Lieutenant.”

At Colters console a face appeared. The woman’s electric blue eyes were familiar but her hair was much shorter, her face full of anger. “Give me the weapons,” the woman said to Colter, “and I will destroy them.”

Captain Knight, CO

The Captain’s acceptance of her plan hit Sha like a brick. “Ye… Yes Sir…” She recovered quickly and moved to the center chair. A silent prayer going up to whatever gods her ancestors on both sides would listen.

Sitting in the CO’s chair wasn’t anything new to her, in reality. She sat in it many nights on third shift as acting bridge officer. But those had been benign nights of no activity other than tale regaling with those also on the mid shift. This time, she was taking the reins, so to speak. She took a deep breath, and glanced around the room. “I’m going to contact them, announce us as ourselves. They will know the signature of the ship fairly easily, Sir,” she glanced to Knight to explain why she wasn’t going to lie.

“I was going to admit we were torn here thru the rip and want to get back to our system because we were in battle to acquire another ship. I won’t mention the Council or the Federation until we know which side we are dealing with. And if forced, we can use the word ‘alience’ in place of it. Is that acceptable, Sir? And do you have any other orders?” The last thing she wanted was a follow my lead scenario where everyone when opposite directions.

Ush’ast Rah
Security (Acting CO hoping we aren’t obliterated)

=/\=Cori here, Captain. We’re dealing with a power surge that’s threatening the warp core. And it appears there’s a Mirror version of… me, that somehow has access to our systems and is fighting our efforts to take back control. I do not have full acces.=/\= Hopefully he’d understand the delicateness of the situation.

~Corinne Dalton