Lieutenant Wyatt Ral - Bridge Contact, Finally Part 1
Jason Price
((Stellar Cartography, Deck 9, USS Astraeus))
As Wyatt and the two crewmen descended the ladder he could hear the others that were present in the large room. But it wasn’t just their voices he could hear. There were others but one in particular that seemed to sit in the centre of them all. Compelling, intriguing words calling out to him.
Saa: Don’t shoot, it’s Lt. Ral and the engineers who’ve escaped.
Alentonis: Oh thank the Four.
Ral: Have you had any contact with anyone else? I’ve not heard anything else from the Bridge. Do you think they’ve been compromised?
Saa: Bridge cut out mid-communication for me. I’m not sure it’s safe, but I also have to get back to sickbay. ::She frowns a little:: Something’s happened down there and we already have so many injured.
Alentonis: No contact with any other departments. Soon as the red alert was triggered we started hearing things down the hall. Screams, and some echoy indeterminate voice stating that they were the Borg.
Shewytch: But if there is any resistance, it is on the bridge. So I think it makes sense to go there. In any case, if something happens, we will have full access to control the ship.
Ral: ~Can you hear that voice constantly in the background? It’s unsettling but calming at the same time.~
Saa: ~I hear it.~ ::She looks to Ral:: ~It’s a lure… as unsettling it is the promise of peace in the chaos, an end to despair, do not trust it.~
Wyatt turned to Sevantha and smiled.
Ral: ~ It’s ok, my father taught me well. You don’t need to shield me but It is intriguing. I wonder who it is. ~
Shewytch: I think tubes will be a better option. Because who knows whether the power supply will be stable now or not.
Alentonis: Chances are the bridge is compromised as well, from what Ensign Saa was saying. Is Engineering secured, at least?
Saa: That’s only from my attempts at communication.
Ral: I secured the engineering systems but we’re talking about the Borg. Who knows what they’ve managed down there.
Shewytch: That is why we need to go to the bridge to find out the general state of affairs.
Saa: …maybe figure out how this even spread.
Alentonis: True. We need to secure the bridge, before there isn’t a ship left to save.
Ral: There’s only one way to find out and that’s to get there and liberate it, if it’s been taken that is.
Shewytch: We hope that we will get there without meeting our friends who are technology enthusiasts.
Alentonis: Let’s get a move-on then. You entered through one of the hatches on deck 8, right? What’s the quickest way from here to get to the bridge via Jeffries Tubes?
Wyatt nodded to the commander before turning back to Sevantha as he sensed her terror about going into the tubes.
Ral: ::whispering to Sevan:: Don’t worry they open up once you’re in the main corridors. Plenty of space.
He gave her a smile of reassurance as he walked to the nearest terminal and felt Slav follow behind him. He brought up a map of the route from there to the bridge via the J tubes.
Shewytch: ::Looking at the terminal:: Before we go, I'll check the sensors to see if there is a Borg on our way, maybe it would be better to change it.
Saa: If… we can use these to travel around, is there a way to get to sickbay?
Wyatt hit a few keys and the map reorganised showing the route to sickbay on deck 12.
Ral: We should make a start. It’s only a few decks but we might have to break through from deck 2
They all started to walk towards the ladder when Wyatt’s combadge chirped.
Rosek-Skyfire: =/\= Rosek to Ral. Do you read? =/\=
Wyatt let out a sigh of relief. Finally contact with one of the senior staff.
Ral: =/\= Here Commander. It’s good to hear from you. =/\=
Rosek-Skyfire: =/\= It’s good to hear your voice. From what we’ve been able to gather, you and your teams had to evacuate Engineering? =/\=
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Lieutenant Wyatt Ral
Chief Engineer
USS Astraeus NCC-70652
C239903WR3