Ravenloft
Sweet Rogue
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Captain Emerson shifted in his command seat, he had been on duty nearly eleven hours. The starship he commanded, the U.S.S. Hera, a Nebula class starship, was on a tour to map a currently uncharted area of space.
He had been given his new command only a month ago after having spent seven years aboard an Oberth class starship, the U.S.S. Cochrane, a very prestegious name, Emerson had to admit, but rickity as hell...
Being aboard the Hera was a breath of fresh air to him, although the enormity of having such a large crew under his command was a little daunting. So he had been doing his very best, sacrificing many hours of much needed sleep to make sure every thing ran smoothly.
The ships councelor had requested he come speak to her at his first availiable hour. He knew what for, to tell him to set back and relax. But he just...
"Captain, I am picking up a low level energy signature." Ensign Michael Rock said, snapping Captain Emerson from his thoughts.
"On screen." The Captain replied.
A single metallic dot among a sea of stars appeared on screen.
"Magnify." The Captain added.
A second later the image on the screen was that of what seemed to be a 7x4 cilindrical pod of tarnished and scored metal.
It was not federation, that much was certain.
And from what Emerson could see, it had no evident means of propulsion. "Life signs?"
"Yes, I am reading a life sign, very faint, almost in perfect stasis..."
replied the other ensign.
"Beam it ab..." Emerson was in mid sentence when his ops officer interjected. "Captain, the pod is scanning our computers!"
"Can you block it?" Emerson asked, turning to make eye contact with him. "I'm sorry Captain..." The officer did a double take at the data he was recieving. "It must have been an error... We are no longer being scanned... Wait... According to this, our... This can't be right..."
"What is it?" Emerson asked as he came to the officer's station. "According to this, our entire data base has been copied and downloaded into the pod, Captain..."
Stunned, Captain Emerson turned toward the image of the pod on the main view screen. "Beam it aboard and set a level three containment field around it." Captain Emerson said in a far calmer voice than he felt as he tapped his comm-badge. Addressing the ships first medical officer, Science officer, Savok, and Chief of Security, Ben, Emerson commended them to meet him down in the transporter bay.
He had been given his new command only a month ago after having spent seven years aboard an Oberth class starship, the U.S.S. Cochrane, a very prestegious name, Emerson had to admit, but rickity as hell...
Being aboard the Hera was a breath of fresh air to him, although the enormity of having such a large crew under his command was a little daunting. So he had been doing his very best, sacrificing many hours of much needed sleep to make sure every thing ran smoothly.
The ships councelor had requested he come speak to her at his first availiable hour. He knew what for, to tell him to set back and relax. But he just...
"Captain, I am picking up a low level energy signature." Ensign Michael Rock said, snapping Captain Emerson from his thoughts.
"On screen." The Captain replied.
A single metallic dot among a sea of stars appeared on screen.
"Magnify." The Captain added.
A second later the image on the screen was that of what seemed to be a 7x4 cilindrical pod of tarnished and scored metal.
It was not federation, that much was certain.
And from what Emerson could see, it had no evident means of propulsion. "Life signs?"
"Yes, I am reading a life sign, very faint, almost in perfect stasis..."
replied the other ensign.
"Beam it ab..." Emerson was in mid sentence when his ops officer interjected. "Captain, the pod is scanning our computers!"
"Can you block it?" Emerson asked, turning to make eye contact with him. "I'm sorry Captain..." The officer did a double take at the data he was recieving. "It must have been an error... We are no longer being scanned... Wait... According to this, our... This can't be right..."
"What is it?" Emerson asked as he came to the officer's station. "According to this, our entire data base has been copied and downloaded into the pod, Captain..."
Stunned, Captain Emerson turned toward the image of the pod on the main view screen. "Beam it aboard and set a level three containment field around it." Captain Emerson said in a far calmer voice than he felt as he tapped his comm-badge. Addressing the ships first medical officer, Science officer, Savok, and Chief of Security, Ben, Emerson commended them to meet him down in the transporter bay.
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