Rendezvous

Posted on Sun Jun 6th, 2010 @ 11:04pm by Captain Benjamin Byrne & Lieutenant Commander Hannah Edroski & Lieutenant Chihiro Ogino MD & Lieutenant JG Nessa Jenarian & Provisional Lieutenant Commander Narayn Ballard & Lieutenant Kinu Au'Beck [PNPC]

Mission: Metronian Diplomacy
Location: Neutral Space
Timeline: MD27 0939hrs
Tags: Arktina, Obrinkahn, delta flyer

"Throttle back, take us out of warp," Benjamin ordered, as he swivelled his chair back from where he was watching one of the screens at the side showing external sensor data back to the front of the bridge and its blank viewscreen. As the ship slowed smoothly down to impulse power once again, the Obrinkahn starship that had been following them since their encounter also slowed, coming to rest just off the Endeavour's stern, starboard-side.

"Captain. Arktina ship off our port-bow, sir," Edroski reported from the tactical console.

Benjamin turned slightly at the Lieutenant's voice. Since her recovery in sickbay, she had petitioned him to allow her to be of some use to the crew, and so he had asked her to fill in Lieutenant Winters' post, with the absence of the tactical officer. During the two-day trip, more crewmembers had become ill, and more had been taken off duty by Doctor Ogino, who had come to the bridge for the meet-up with their away team stationed on the Arktina ship. "On screen," he ordered, turning back to the front, as he watched the viewscreen come alive, showing the view of the Arktina ship. It was clearly in a defensive position, unsure whether the Endeavour's presence would prevent the Obrinkahn ship from attacking, but sensors showed that their weapons and shields were down, even if the latter was charged to go up at a moment's notice.

"Establish a channel with the away team," Byrne ordered, and as the order was carried out, the viewscreen changed to display the faces of his two officers and the Chief, each at a post in the Delta Flyer's cockpit, ready to return.

"Byrne to away team. I trust there have been no complications from the Arktina on your end?"

The voice of Chief Petty Officer Ballard came through stronger than before. "None at all, Commander. Our hosts have been nothing if not hospitable. How did you get on?"

"There were some... issues," Benjamin responded, not wanting to discuss them over the com channels, and not necessarily in front of the Lieutenant. "I'll brief you when you return to the ship. I trust you're all prepped for departure?"

"Aye, sir," came the reply, "the Ensign's just got some last minute packing to do with some equipment and we'll be ready to roll out."

"All ready to go. There's not much more we can or need to do here anyway." came Nessa's voice through the comms. She had a lot of questions to ask the Arktina, but those could certainly wait as she wasn't a researcher.

"Commander, I would reccomend that the away team is checked up in sickbay before returning to their normal duties. Mainly because of the illness that is affecting this ship. They don't seem to be affected, I want to see if it is something on the Endeavour or this region of space" Chihiro explained to Bryne. "I would advise them being beamed straight to sickbay"

Nodding his agreement, he addressed the away team. "Dock the Flyer in shuttlebay one. We'll beam you direct from there to sickbay." As the screen snapped off, he turned to the doctor. "Go get ready for them, doctor. Inform me when you have any results."

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Commander Benjamin J. Byrne
Commanding Officer

Lieutenant Hannah Edroski
Acting Chief Tactical Officer

Lieutenant Chihiro Ogino MD
Chief Medical Officer

Ensign Nessa Jenarian
Chief Science Officer

&

Chief Narayn Ballard
Chief Intelligence Officer
USS Endeavour NCC-86105