Lt.JG Scotty Reade - The Weird Holodeck

[Scotty Reade]

((“Bridge, USS Independence-B” - Holodeck 1, Level 5, Copernicus Center))

As Scotty and Nathan materialized on the bridge. There was a small relief that they made it with no issues. 

Richards: Well, that was fun!

Hopper: ::To the new arrivals::  I take it you met our new Borg friends? How did you escape?

 

Barberra: Are you sure you haven’t been assimilated, and just don’t know it yet?

Iko: ::not looking up:: Borg are efficient. If they're gonna assimilate you, they're gonna do it ASAP. These guys are fine!

Wong: …. I sure as hell hope not! I never want to play Borg Bowling again.

Reade: Never again. 

 

Richards: Well it worked didn’t it?

 

Hopper: ::Turning back to her console::  =/\= I hate to ask, but have either of you considered a warp core detonation? =/\=

 

Mivik: ::To Hopper:: =/\= Now you’re talking my language… But the core of a Deviant Class is too small to initiate the kind of cascade we’d need to close that large a rift. =/\=

 

Brivik: ::To Mivik:: =/\= A what class? =/\=

 

Hopper: =/\= Hear me out. I have a risky, crazy, likely to kill us all idea… =/\=

 

Barberra: Oh, great.  You want me to fail?  Sure!  Let’s just detonate the ship, shall we?

Scotty was lost on what was trying to happen. 

Wong: You’re going to do WHAT?!

Reade: WAIT! WHAT?

 

Iko: Look, we have four more Borg on the way…

 

Barberra: I was *kidding*, geez.

 

Richards: So what exactly did we miss down there? Sounds like it was a lot.

 

Wong: Apparently we missed a whole Borg cube’s worth of developments because now we’re getting suggestions of detonating the ship. So if someone can fill us in, I’d greatly appreciate it!

Reade: Please? I would like to know what is planned, and what did we miss while we were down in engineering. 

 

Barberra: Bec, erect a force field to the bridge.  That should delay them for at least a little while, should they make their way to level 1.

 

Iko: Aye Sir. Except I don't have enough fingers to modulate that one as well…

 

Hopper: ::To Barberra::  Captain – I might have a solution. It will either save our butts or blow up half the sol system.

 

Barberra: Again with the blowing up?  ::slight eye roll, concessional tone:: Okay, what’s your idea…

 

Hopper: All three of us – the Independence, the other Independence, and the Northumberland would need to eject and simultaneously detonate our warp cores along the event horizon of the spatial rift that is enveloping Nereid…

 

Barberra: You mean, plug the main hole?

 

 Iko: One that's definitely not meant to be there.

Scotty looked surprised. Blowing up a whole star sector, that was something new, that he did not hear of. 

 

Wong: Let me see if I understand this - are we caught in a spatial rift which is causing at least two Independences, flying parasites, a Cardassian family of scientists and Borg to show up?

Reade: I think so. If I understand right. 

Richards: Response

 

Hopper: If we get it right, it should close up the spacetime rifts and deactivate the Borg cube. If we get it wrong… Well, I think you get the idea. It’s a big risk. A Captain’s Seat decision…

 

Iovianus: =/\= Iovianus to Independence. Since the Borg are focusing on us you need to use the time bought to sort this out, but we cannot hold them off forever. Go on Captain.=/\=

 

Barberra: =/\= Understood, Commander Iovianus.  As soon as you can’t hold off the Borg, or at the first sign of major trouble such as, oh I don’t know, local reality collapsing in on itself, I want you to make a bee line out of here and raise an alert to Starfleet command as soon as you can.  Is that clear, Ensign? Commander? =/\=

 

Iovianus/S’Raga: =/\= Responses =/\=

 

Barberra: =/\= We are going to try and seal the rift.  Good luck, officers.  See you on the other side. Barberra Out. =/\=

 

Barberra: Lieutenant Hopper, coordinate with other vessels so that we all release our warp cores simultaneously.  Give them the exact coordinates and timing for detonation.

 

Hopper: Response

 

Barberra: Lieutenant Reade, take the ops station, reroute all available power to shields, on my mark.  We only get one shot at this.

 

Reade: Aye ma’am. 

 

Barberra: Lieutenant Iko, on my mark fire anything you can at that Borg vessel.  I want to attract their attention from everyone else.

 

Iko: I'll try my best.

 

Barberra: Richards, get ready to eject the warp core on Hopper’s mark.

 

Richards: Response

 

Barberra: Wong, stand by with a phaser rifle, or any other defensive measure you see fit, in case the Borg do try to capture this bridge.

Ikaia, who in general, abhorred shooting at anyone, was suddenly on security duty. He looked at Barberra skeptically.

 

Wong: Wait! You want me to what?! They’re Borg! At best, I might be able to hold off one or two with this before they adapt!

Ikaia pinched the bridge of his nose as he picked up a phaser rifle. He had so much thrown at him today. Him and most certainly his crew. 

 

Barberra: Officers.  This is going to be like a symphony orchestra, and I am your conductor.  We’re either going to produce beautiful Brahms, or awful ABBA.

Wong: If we come out like ABBA, I’d still consider that a win given the circumstances…..

 

Richards/IkoHopper: Response

Reade: At least we are going out with a bang! 

 

Iko: ::To Barberra:: A bar in please?

 

Barberra: Hopper… now!

 

Hopper: Response

 

Richards: Response

 

Barberra: Reade!  Reroute all power!

 

Reade: Rerouting power to shields. 

 

The bridge start to dim, and the forcefields came down.

 

Wong: Ukinix owes us all a tall cold one for this!

Wong: Aw stars! I’m really sorry about what I’m going to have to do!

 

Barberra: Hold them off, Wong!  Iko, fire everything!

 

Iko: You got this Wong. 

 

Barberra: Report!

 

 Iko: We have currently got 63 Borg on board… and that number is rising…

Wong: I don’t think I have it in me to smack 63 Borg! We have to come up with something else that’s a lot more clever than brute force and I’m all for suggestions! I really hate this, guys!

 

Hopper/Richards

Reade: Shields down to 50%, 49%, shields are dropping 

 

Barberra: ::Slight shrug:: Oh, well.  ::Pressing button on armrest console:: =/\= Bridge to all hands.  Abandon ship.  I repeat, abandon ship. =/\=

 

Barberra: ::Twirling finger:: Escape pods, let’s go.

As Scotty ran towards the escape pod, he closed his eyes, and at that moment of time, the holodeck de-materialized. 

Barberra: Well, that went well.

 

Iovianus: It..was a mission.

S’Raga: Response

Barberra: Thank you. I wouldn’t have lasted more than 5 seconds if it wasn’t for all of you.

Iko: That was alot…

Richards: I need a drink…I’ll see you guys later.

Barberra: Response

Iovianus: ::stepping up to Barberra:: Congratulations on surviving the test. I think you did well, and you did your crew proud.

Barberra: Response

Wong: I think I had enough of well…. Whatever that scenario was. But we did the best we could with it and I think we should be proud of that fact.

Hopper: Response

Reade: That was an interesting mission for sure. 

TAG!/END FOR READE 

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Lt.JG Scotty Reade 

Acting Chief of Operations
Amity Outpost 

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