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“Helm, theoretically, how long would it take us to intercept if they make the course correction?” Kovan asked.

Ensign ch’Sirhc COMMO/ENGR

”..Depends how quick you want to get to them? If we moved as slowly as them? Give or take a day or so if we did so outside the orbit of Vok III. If we just turned and went to full impulse right now without any attempt at hiding ourselves? A few minutes tops..” He said.

“Do we know of any other alien species in this sector? What about ship movements between the colonies?” She turned to look at Frank’s at the science station and Morgan at the tactical station, “What is it composed of if we had to fire on it?” She silently willed the landing team to check in so they could pass on the information. Contacting them now would give away they noticed something.

Yeoman Rand

”..Only local stellar traffic in this region is those from all three colonies coming and going for different things, and they all use older cargo ships from 2220s and such all of which are just older Starfleet or Civilian colony ships which would easily stand out compared to this thing. Beyond the Orions in roving pirate groups being in the region there are no other known alien species operating. If it is the Orions then they are using a ship and technology we do not have on common records..” The NE said.

=O= Yarwood to Sentinel, we have the authorization to beam down, could you please send the medical team and the equipment at the latest coordinates ? =O= He then waited for the transport to happen.

Lieutenant Alwyn Yarwood - CMO

While Kovan was busy listening for chatter from the asteroid, Rand had an ear piece in waiting to hear from the landing team. =C=This is the Sentinel. Acknowledged Lt. Arrival in 10. Sentinel Out. =C=

=O=Ensign Avarak and medical team report to transporter room 1 for landing team duty.=O= In transporter room 1 the officer on duty was standing by and transported them down as soon as they were ready.

Rand turned to look at the security console and NL Tracey Morgan. “Morgan, is there a dispersal pattern, or SOP where we could seed the system with probes to use as early warning for us for incoming ships, asteroids, dangers, etc. Where we could maybe get some sensor readings on that asteroid as the probes went by, but they would think we were being over cautious about the Orions in the area?”

Yeoman Rand

The NL considered, “..Well it would be near impossible to launch probes and not get noticed, whether by the local colonial ships or that asteroid or whatever. It stands to reason they would likely have some manner of scanning at least within a close area of their ‘ship’. Hence their maneuvering to avoid the earlier asteroid we saw. Long as we kept the probes though further away and not obvious in scans we might be able to slip them by the intruder depending on cagey they are though..” He said.

GM CockRoach