Posted by Captain Zachariah Cobb (Commanding Officer) in MPT- “Six Hours From Evil”- Bridge

Posted by Lieutenant William Hampton (Chief Engineering Officer) in MPT- “Six Hours From Evil”- Bridge

Posted by Captain Zachariah Cobb (Commanding Officer) in MPT- “Six Hours From Evil”- Bridge
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The girl glared for all she was worth at poor Cobb then turned that gkare to Hampton. “Take me over. Bring a Doctor too. Cobb said I could go. You helped cause thus.” she growled slightly at Hampton “Now help fix it,”

Gen

Hampton opened his mouth to protest, but before he could say anything, external sensors began blaring, and the view screen would show a shuttlecraft departing from the other Leviathan.

Storyteller S/ Hampton

The Klaxxon briefly quieted; and Durheim’s voice come over the comms - not quite as chipper as usual, though professional as always. =/\=Durheim to Bridge; two to sickbay, please. High priority. Please stand by for Ms. Surda and I.=/\=
-Durheim

=^= Aye…er…standing by =^= the captain offered a stunned reply to the unexpected hail. Then coming quickly to his senses, he fired off two rapid orders - the first one to Theodore Knox to have both alpha and beta sickbays prepped and standing by; the second to the current transporter chief to attempt a lock on the occupants of the incoming shuttle.

Then finally, Zachariah reopened the comms channel to the shuttle itself.
=^= What of the other crew, Mr Durheim? =^= he dared to ask. =^= Are you the only two that made it? =^=

• Captain Zachariah Cobb

=/\=Ah, I apologize Mr. Cobb; I was unclear. Ms. Synthi-er is in urgent need of medical care; and Mr. Raahul is currently in containment; possibly in need of care as well. Ms. Surda and I have not sustained significant injury, and the wayward Mr. Hampton is likely on the departing shuttle, though I cannot confirm. I will attempt to transport our casualties over shortly.=/\=
-Durheim

OOC: Wow, I completely read that post wrong, didn’t I! Sorry about that!

IC: Cobb exhaled a sigh of relief at the mention of both Ryder and Casela, although the tension quickly mounted again at Durheim’s suggestion of a transport.
=^= You need to find some way to drop those shields first, Mr Durheim =^= he replied quickly. =^= I would have transported all of you back over here in a heartbeat without them. =^=

Hampton looked over at the external sensor readings, “The other Leviathan’s shields are still up, you won’t be able to transport them through.” He looked over to Cobb. His eyes widened for a brief moment and his voice rose slightly “Cap-” He began, before he was cut off by the sound of laughter.

=^= Durheim didn’t make it to the shuttlecraft, but don’t worry Cobb, I did.=^= Hampton’s voice rang through the comms. =^= You quite literally have seconds to save your crew before the creature attacks. I hope you solved that puzzle before time is up.=^=

Another console exploded in the other corner as the feelings of sheer rage built again from the resident teen. And then with her fists balled so tightly the nailsmbit into the flesh of her hands she was gone through the floor without so much as a word. Not the normal exit and entrances she made but a fast shimmer that left the floor looking like a dropplet had fallen into it and caused a ripplemfor a few seconds before it solidified.

The shuttlecraft flew in the opposite direction of both Leviathan vessels. Sensors showed a buildup of power in the shuttle’s nacelles, indicating it was about to jump to warp. =^= I suppose this is good bye from me for now Captain, although I have a feeling our path’s will cross again.=^=

Mr. Hampton

Just as quickly as she had vanished Gen reappeared coming up through the floor dragging by the arm what appeared to be another person in teal. The normally carefully organised and neat Dr Knox coughed as if his chest had been squeezed on the way from what he had been doing, prepping the sick bay as ordered to where he was now.

“Captain?” he asked seeing Cobb and realising where he now was, seeming more like a man waiting for a bus than one who had just been for intents and purposes kidnapped by a rouge anomaly. A full medical pack was slung over his shoulder.

Gen however, wasn’t done. She didn’t fully let go of the Doctor instead she fixed her neon glowing eyes onto Cobb for a split second then turned to the version of Hampton that stood before them and said.

Take me across to the other ship. Now. Or I’ll break your neck.

Gen

Hampton stared back at Gen, he hated being threatened, and for a brief moment, the temptation to do what his predecessor had done entered his mind. His body glowed blue, with his fists glowing brightest of all. He shook his head, HE wasn’t evil, and he wasn’t a murderer, nor would he ever be. The fight that he and Gen could have would no doubt have been glorious, but it would not do anybody a lick of good, and more to the point, Hampton might lose it. All of those thoughts flew threw his mind for a moment, and then passed. All he did was scoff, “I’m not him, don’t threaten me.” And then in a moment, Knox, Gen and Hampton were not on the bridge.

Lt. Hampton

In the blink of an eye they were gone, Cobb left all alone in the CIC, the nearest terminal still raining sparks as a testament to Gen’s impressive anger.

• Captain Zachariah Cobb

The shuttle jumped into warp, and Cobb would watch it vanish in a flash. Seconds later, proximity alerts rang out on the bridge. A massive anomaly was forming between the two Leviathan vessels.

Storyteller S

The proximity alert was akin to a torrent of ice water to the face, Zachariah driven immediately to action by the harsh, digital scream.
“Red alert,” his voice echoed into the empty room, he following it quickly with a slam of fist against control panel and suddenly every terminal, every console, was singing the message in unison.

The next second brought an incoming call from the cargo bay.
=^= Captain, this is Nakuto. I don’t know what calamity has befallen us now, but whatever it is, I believe this orb might play some kind of part in it. Perhaps as…a weapon? =^=

Standing to attention before the large viewscreen, every atom of Cobb’s demeanour spoke of his command and control of this gathering of one. Eyes wide and unblinking, locked onto the monstrosity forming on the other side of the tritanium wall. His commbadge was activated blindly, for not one second did he dare to look away.
=^= Aye, =^= he barked in reply. =^= Prepare it. =^=

• Captain Zachariah Cobb

A giant creature emerged from the portal. It looked like an ancient dragon, with tendrils coming out of its body. Its face glared at the ship and it began flying toward it. Even in space, a roar could be heard, as it’s mouth opened, a blue beam erupted and struck Leviathan’s hull.

Storyteller S

Seconds prior to the impact, Cobb had been in the midst of a communication with Kara Nakuto.

=^= Captain, we are… =^= the half-Klingon had announced, before being drowned out by the screeching of several alarms and the roar of tritanium attempting to absorb a direct hit.

=^=…we are in position. And it appears as if the orb is charging to fire. =^= she continued after a breath, Cobb immediately tapping his own commbadge in reply. =^= Aim it at the creature and let us just hope that you are correct about its firing capabilities. =^=

Then, moving through the otherwise vacant CIC, the captain approached the security station and jabbed at a comms button. =^= Anyone still alive in security, give me a reading on our shields and prepare torpedos in all bays save forward left. If we are wrong about the orb then we must be prepared to take this beast down ourselves. =^=

• Captain Zachariah Cobb

Shields were down to 55% integrity, sensors could detect temporal energy permeating them. Some of the tritanuim hull was breaking up, as if falling apart at the molecular level.

Storyteller S

“That damned thing is going to eat through the entire ship!” Cobb roared as he watched on, powerless, as the Leviathan’s hull began to disintegrate. In an act of sheer desperation, Cobb began quickly to divert power from the replicators and into establishing a localised field around the affected area of the hull. As he did so, he sent a silent prayer to the gods that key members of his crew were still on the other ship and perhaps, in a final, perverted twist, that would become the very thing that kept them safe.

His meditations were broken by the screech of a warning light and a glance at his terminal confirmed that the primary warhead had been released and was speeding towards their foe. With baited breath, Zachariah turned his eyes to the viewscreen and watched on…

• Captain Zachariah Cobb

The warhead berried itself in the creatures body and exploding. The creature was blasted nearly in half. A death roar emanating from its mouth. The temporal wave that exploded from it knocked both Leviathans back, sending them into tail spins into opposite directions. Shields were gone on both ships, and both were experiencing mechanical failure of systems. Sensors would indicate the other Leviathan was experiencing a warp core breach.

Storyteller S