SD 241301.14 JL Capt Keggle, Capt Lione, 2Lt Barnes

Posted on Tue Jan 15th, 2013 @ 3:56am by 2nd Lieutenant Toby Barnes & Captain Elar Keggle & Lieutenant JG Teá Black

558 words; about a 3 minute read

Mission: Romulan Ale.. I mean Aide
Location: Outer system

Combat Air Patrols could be boring as all hell. This one was no different. In the last day or more they had passed through the same area of space a dozen times and there was nothing new to see anymore.

To keep her mind occupied and to prevent drifting off, Toby had taken to having the computer quiz her about random trivia.

"What year was the original USS Enterprise constructed?" asked the computer.

Toby scoffed, "I told you no 23rd century history. I suck at history." The computer of course did not respond, except for a negative beep that her answer was incorrect.

She was just about to attempt to reconfigure the quiz parameters when her system alerted her to some odd spacial distortion near their fighers, "Boss.. sensors are picking up some odd readings ahead of us."

Elar was busy looking over his HUD and scans when the report came in. "Overwatch are you getting this?" Elar asked picking up the same readings as Barns.

"Copy that Black Mamba......keep your eyes peeled." Tripae said sending a message down to get the alert fighters ready.

Without warning a Romulan Warbird, specifically a Norexan-class, decloaked in front of them. In fact it was so close it set off the proximity alarms on her fighter, forcing her to veer off to avoid hitting it.

"Oh shit!" she hastily raised her shields, not that it would help against a Warbird if it managed to land a good shot.

Elar had to do the same, "Barns head back to the Vindicator actual and meet up with the alert fighters. Overwatch we've got an issue." Elar said knowing that she would've seen the Warbird as well.

The Warbird however seemed to pay little attention to the fighters as it continued toward the colony planet at full impulse.

"Black Mamba alert fighters are launched and am alerting command and tactical." Tripae said.

"Cap. The warbird's shields are down and her weapons are not charged. Maybe she's not here for a fight? I mean, why decloak here?" Toby suggested hopefully.

She was right, "do as you're ordered Barns." Elar spat back he didn't want to take any chances. {Damn't we need orders from the top.} Elar thought as he was heading back towards the Vindi when he stopped and flipped his bird around, "Overwatch let command know I'm opening a channel with the Warbird."

Flipping a few switches he opened a communication channel, "this is Black Mamba squadron leader.......state your intentions?"

Toby bit her lip and followed her orders. She was anyway but that didn't stop her from making observations.

For what seemed like a long while the warbird did not respond. But then a short message came over the comm to the fighter in text. 'we will speak with your commander'.

Switching his COMMs back to Vindi, "Overwatch get the Captain." Elar than sent back a message, 'need a few.'

It took a little while but eventually, Captain Dar's voice came through, "Captain Keggle. Escort the warbird to our location and keep an eye on it. I'm on the planet right now but will return to the ship immediately to meet them."

"Copy that captain." Elar said sending coordinates to the Warbird telling it were to sit and wait while the squadron was out in force keeping an eye on it.

 

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