M. Captain McKnight: New comers
Dan
:: The countdown proceed without further interruptions and soon the SS Heraclius was heading through the forcefield and into open space. As the shuttle moved for the atmosphere Alex console started to show a blinging sensor icon. It was definitely Starfleet but it didn’t make sense::
Williams:
That’s odd. Danara, McKnight are you picking up a Federation ship on
long range
scanners as well?
::Amuro got out of his seat and checked turned his gauntlet display out for a readout and then contacted their escorts for confirmation.::
Danara:
Yes I’m picking something up. So
far its
ghosting in and out as if its just on the edge of our range. But its not
just a
random blip, it’s a recognizable IFF transponder. There shouldn't be any
other Federation signatures out this way.
McKnight: Our fighters are reporting back the same thing. I'll have them run scans.
Williams: That’s right, there shouldn’t be any ship out here unless it’s a supply ship but its to small for that.
Danara: No it doesn't fit the signal of any supply ships that they could
have diverted our direction.
McKnight: Shall I divert a fighter to intercept it?
Williams: Well keep an eye on it…. We don’t know who is on that planet and the last thing we need is a broken sensor system. Do we have any data on the planet already Miss Cattan?
Cattan:
?
::Nodding in agreement with Williams comment. Pausing for a brief moment
Danara:
Roger that. Its definitely as
small
vehicle of some sort. The IFF is registering as a Federation shuttle.
However
given what we’ve encountered out here so far I think its wise to confirm
that. We don’t need any unwelcome
surprises.
::Amuro stepped up to link his computer to the shuttle's to display his read out.::
McKnight: Readings from our fighters, commander. It's a Runabout, specifically a Medical type. Why's a runabout doing all the way out there, let alone how it got here.
Williams:
Lieutenant ::He looked at Femi now:: Can you confirm they are our people
with
long-range scans?
Cattan:
?
Williams:
Well.. I truly don’t know. Open a channel.
Williams:
=/\= This is Lieutenant Commander Williams of the USS Athena. Please
identify
yourself and explain your reasons for being here. =/\=
::
He turned to his viewscreen and as it activated he was surprised to see
an old
friend::
Brell: =/\= Commander Williams, This is Commander Brell, aboard the Medical runabout Aceso. =/\=
McKnight: oO You don't see a lot of Bolians in Starfleet...Oo
Williams: =/\= Commander Brell. What a surprise. What brings you all the way to the gamma quadrant? Don’t tell me you took a wrong turn at
DS9…=/\=
Brell: ::Chuckling at William's joke.:: =/\= My apologies for dropping in on you like this but Starfleet had this vessel marked for transfer to the Athena. We were under the impression word of our going through the wormhole would have reached you, before we did. =/\=
Williams: =/\= No, your presence here caught us by surprise. We did have a few problems with our systems when we left though. =/\=
Brell: =/\= Communications this trip from both Starfleet and Athena seemed only seem to come in bursts. It’s possible the runabouts transceiver can't quite compensate for the slipstream the way larger starships can. Some orders we just to Commander Tel-ar on Athena should be arriving to you shortly. I’m afraid you and some of your away team may need to return as soon as you are able. =/\=
Williams: =/\= I see…. Well, I guess that means we will abort our descent for now and see what those orders are…. Mr Merlin.. come about, time to head back to the Athena and see what this is all about…=/\=
Brell: =/\= I shall see you shortly then. =/\=
Marine Captain Amuro McKnight
Marine Strategic Operations Officer
USS Athena
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