Posted July 20, 2021, 5:44 p.m. by David Fergusson
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William piped up “The ship was outside their sensor range, we barely detected it” He informed the Chief Engineer. He brought his own contingent of a medical officer and another Security officer for escort.
The security officer, Guy Fleegman, made sure that everyone was aboard the shuttle before checking the doors were closed correctly. It had been hundreds of days since the last shuttle malfunction, but you could never be too careful. He still wasn’t sure if they should be just waltzing in there, but these decisions were above his pay grade. Do they listen to me? he thought.
The CE, Tia, and NE John Jeffries, a more than capable security officer, had boarded first, joined by CSO, William, NE Boneman, a medical officer, and a second NE Security officer.
“Shuttle ready for immediate departure!” Guy gave a wave through the shuttle window to the party, as the shuttlecraft bay doors opened and the craft slowly lifted from the floor to begin its journey to the second sleeper ship. What could possibly go wrong? Guy thought to himself.
As the shuttle departed safely from the Merrimack with their landing party on board things thankfully went without problems in debarking and heading the short distance across open space to the waiting sleeper ship. They could see through port holes in said ship the faint outlines of Alstair females at work. In places some foggy mist likely from leaking coolant or cryo work being done was in evident as they passed by. Coming up to the smaller docking port they came about and with soft thunks soon were safely docked the green light showing a solid seal.
On the second “thunk” a message came from the USS Merrimack =/\= Lieutenants Ezial and Grey, this is NE Kahuna. The Captain says that there has been some kind of incident on Alstair; multiple causalities, some possibly fatal, fire and damage from an explosion. I’m performing scans and the Merrimack is at Amber alert. NE Kahuna out! =/\=
-NE Kahuna, (acting) senior officer
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