Commander Wil Ukinix - Black Hole Sun

[Wil Ukinix]

((Bridge, USS Independence-B))

Another alert tone sounded. The viewscreen flashed at the bridge crew, informing that they were caught in a rip, heading right for the rift.

Ukinix: Get us out of this gravity well! Can we warp out of here?

Orrey: I wouldn't recommend trying.

Seleya: The gravity well would destabilize the warp barrier, we will need to use impulse.

Helm: No response! I've lost control-- and propulsion.

Considering what Jansen and Seleya had just said, that was probably lucky. With his Engineer hat on, he could understand why (although part of him would have said, “eh, just go for it.”)

Ukinix: Well this area of space is knackered then. =/\= Ukinix to all hands. Brace for crossover into underspace, I repeat, brace for crossover-- =/\=

There was an almighty "thud" that boomed through the hull, before the view screen showed them spinning, end over end, being drawn into the rift like a magnet. The stars and nebula gases whizzed upwards on the viewscreen, before it went dead. More sparks flew from consoles, before the ship shook one last time.

Then it was calm. There was a long exhale from Seleya as the bridge went dark, before emergency lights kicked in. A few consoles flickered back to life, including the helm console.

Ukinix: --into underspace.

The last part of his sentence was only heard by the bridge crew. Comms were down.

Helm: Navigation systems can't pinpoint our location.

Orrey: Call out. All of you.

Seleya: Still not dead.. ::She paused taking in a deep breath as she checked her console:: The structural damage collapsed the aft torpedo tubes, they are unresponsive. Shields are down to 70% but are holding steady.

Aitas: Present; minor cuts and bruises. Maintaining contact with Fureri.

 

Wil turned his head to look at Aitas. Wispy bits of hair and a cut that seemed to be not too bad, but showing a bit of green claret (if there was such a thing, which there wasn’t as far as Wil knew, at least on Earth).

Wil turned to look at Jansen with some amusement when his smacked his console with his fist.

 

Orrey: Hull breach Sector 3 Deck 4, that we expected though. No losses there.

 

Aitas: And what damage that we didn't expect?

Orrey: We didn't account for radiation spikes, major radiation leaks in Sections 6 and 7. Large injury reports, filtering in but some systems aren't functioning so I could be mission some numbers.

 

Wil glanced at Seleya when he sensed some concern in her before looking towards Aitas when she spoke.

Aitas: I can send Fureri to scout for the injured, if necessary.

Ukinix: Do it.

 

The viewscreen flickered back into life, showing the weird but strangely pretty patterning of the underspace corridor they now found themselves in.

Seleya: Captain, I am detecting another gravimetric disturbance.

 

Subconsciously, Wil touched at his three pips.

Ukinix: Naturally occurring? Do we have any propulsion to get out of here?

 

Orrey: Response

Seleya: It appears the Vaadwaur are still following us.

 

Wil very quietly swore under his breath.

Aitas: Unfortunate. Communications are still sporadic; I will see what adjustments can be made.

Wil looked to Aitas when she glanced at him, before she moved to a mostly undamaged console. That’s when he noticed the green outlines of handprints around the bridge, like cave paintings made by human ancestors.

 

While Aitas seemed okay, delayed concussion was a thing.

 

Ukinix: Jansen, quick scan of Aitas for me? And Seleya after that, given the rough day she’s been through.

 

He turned quickly to Seleya and gave her a reassuring yet “you’ve really had a bad day haven’t you” smile.

 

Orrey: Response

Saavei: =/\= Saavei to Bridge, you have maneuvering thrusters. Impulse power will be restored shortly. =/\=

 

Wil put his hand on his chest, glad that comms and propulsion were back.

Aitas: =/\= Thank you. The Vaadwaur have followed us in. Do you need any additional support? =/\=

 

oO A fleet of Starfleet ships would be nice around about now. Oo

Taelon/Wong/Shanaak/Bridge: =/\= Response =/\=

Saavei: =/\= Bridge, impulse power has been restored via the secondary couplings. =/\=

Ukinix: =/\= Thanks Ensign, we’ll start moving down the corridor ::nods to helm to follow instruction.:: =/\=

 

Helm: Aye, sir.

Taelon/Wong/Shanaak: =/\= Response =/\=

Aitas: =/\= There are a few injured personnel near you; I can direct them your way. =/\=

oO Good-old robo-doggy. Or wolfy? Oo

 

Ukinix: =/\= What is your status, are you all healthy? Ikaia? =/\=

 

Taelon/Wong/Shanaak: =/\= Response =/\=

(OOC: I’ll fill in the Shanaak tag in my next Shanaak sim)

Ukinix: =/\= Let’s get everyone and everything patched up, the Vaadwaur have followed us into underspace. We’ll remain at red alert. Ukinix out. =/\=

Aitas: Is the rift still large enough for the Trenvonn vessel?

Orrey/Seleya: Response

Ukinix: They were 15 minutes away, it depends if it stays open for that long. Can we hail them from in here?

Aitas: We'll need more significant repairs before we have much range on comms; they'd have to be very close.

 

He turned to Aitas, and watched her push a part of the console back into its right spot. oO Never mind this area of space, *we’re* knackered at the moment. Oo

Orrey/Seleya: Response

On the viewscreen was a new phenomenon-- wispy looking space that glimmered, then rippled.

Aitas: Is that a new tunnel? It appears...deeply unstable.

Ukinix: Let’s not find out. Helm, get us away from that thing as fast as we can.

 

Helm: Commander, there’s three corridor entrances we can choose from.

 

Orrey/Seleya: Response

 

Ukinix: Any sign or signal from the Daintree?

Aitas/Orrey/Seleya: Response

 

Ukinix: Let’s see if the Vaadwaur are here to help or hinder us. Hail them.

 

Helm: Aye commander, hailing.

 

Ysal: =/\= Response =/\=

 

Ukinix: =/\= We didn’t want to come in here this way. Besides, we’re in neutral space, the Vaadwaur don’t own these corridors. =/\=\

 

Ysal: =/\= Response =/\=

 

Ukinix: =/\= What happened almost forty years ago has no bearing on today. =/\=

 

Ysal: =/\= Response =/\=

 

Ukinix: =/\= We are not aggressors, but we will defend ourselves if we have to. =/\=

 

Wil himself ended the comms call by tapping the button on his armrest console.

 

Ukinix: By making the rift mad, I think we may have also made the Vaadwaur mad.

 

He tapped his armrest console.

 

Ukinix: =/\= Bridge to Engineering. What’s our warp status? =/\=

 

Taelon/Saavei: =/\= Response =/\=

 

The ship rocked, this time in a familiar way from weapons hitting the ship. Wil grabbed onto his armrests.

 

Ukinix: Okay, so apparently what happened almost forty years ago *does* affect today. Seleya, return fire, target their weapons.

 

Seleya: Response

 

The ship shook again from another hit.

 

They were in a Kobayashi Maru-like situation. An angry secondary cyclone-like rift nearby, Vaadwaur attacking them, the ship was limping, and they were heading towards three underspace corridors that led to The Four knows where.

 

Ukinix: Which corridor likely leads us back to anywhere near Amity?

 

Aitas/Orrey/Seleya: Response

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Commander Wil Ukinix (OOC Captain)
Starfleet attache and Commanding Officer
Amity Outpost
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