Lieutenant JG Charlotte Brexis - Remain to be seen
Charlotte Brexis
((Bridge, Deck 1 - USS Icarus))
She was so glad she had caught sight of what happened after Indrid’s little rant. He took one finger and “booped” it on the head. Her eyes widened as she waited for the inevitable fallout.
Yirah: Boop.
Indrid kept a straight face as he pulled his finger away. Along with it was a very gross looking trail of snot coming off the Sheliak.
Snlpkg: AAAARRHGGG! The vermin touched me! ::it scrambled backwards toward the Tholian and other Sheliak:: Disinfectant! I need disinfectant!
Rajel: ::Quietly to Indrid:: What did you do that for?
As it flailed around in anger, it made contact with the Engineering station. Sparks flew as the console melted under its touch.
((OOC: Obviously Charlotte can’t hear what is in thought bubbles, but I am leaving it in for completeness.))
Snlpkg: The creature touched me! What diseases might these creatures carry? I could have microphlaxidoeria! oO My body structure might go rigid and brittle! Oo Or maybe they could contaminate me with lasterocia! oO I could slowly lose the ability to move quickly; it might take me three weeks to move across a room! Oo I’m not feeling well. Where is that disinfectant?
The two members of his team began to fumble around.
Rajel: Please calm Procurator. I’m sure he didn’t mean any harm.
McCray: :: under his breath :: Ha’kiv tor nuh’ pen na’ vorhis jarel, neik pohshayek, heh tbai sutra*
It was about that time when Charlotte noticed an alert on the console in front of her.
Brexis: ::Quietly:: Why in The Four would this get easier? ::Louder towards Jalana:: Commodore?
McCray: As a friend of mine once said, the only easy day was yesterday, Charlotte.
She raised her eyebrow at him and chuckled a bit.
Rajel: Yes?
She waved the Commanding Officer over towards her to try and keep the panic to a minimum.
Brexis: ::Sofly and calmly:: It looks like the hyperwarp has been activated. ::Gesturing to the alert on the console:: We are running out of time.
Rajel: What?
Charlotte swallowed hard, the seriousness of the situation settling in quickly.
Brexis: ::To Jalana:: What would you like us to do?
McCray: Don’t think I’ll have enough time to fix this console to stop the jump. It took a hard smack.
Rajel: =/\= Rajel to Mingxing. What’s going on. We saw the hyperdrive turned on. =/\=
Slightly leaning in, Charlotte listened to the conversation.
Mingxing: =/\= Someone reactivated the deflector that we disconnected. As a result, the system is receiving energy so the hyperwarp protocol activated. Doctor Aurdax says she can slow down the activation sequence, but not stop it. It seems the Icarus is on for a final show. =/\=
Rajel: =/\= Are you saying the ship is lost? How much time to we have. =/\=
Mingxing: =/\=Just a few minutes, we’re holding up for Doctor Foster and the others to save the Icarus crew. But we’ll need to leave asap. We’ll give you every second we can. =/\=
A few minutes to get everyone off the ship. It almost felt impossible. She felt the beads of sweat start to build up on her forehead.
Rajel: =/\= By the caves… Alright I’ll make an announcement and inform the Aleek-Om. Do what you can do delay but get out of here. =/\=
Mingxing: =/\= Understood, we need to focus now. =/\=
Rajel: =/\= Alright. Rajel out. =/\=
Charlotte stood from the console and turned to Jalana, waiting for orders.
Snlpkg: This is a trick, a deception!
Brexis: Honestly, I wish it was.
Rajel: ::turning to Snlpkg:: This is not a trick, engineering can’t turn off the hyperdrive and you heard it. You need to get out of here. ::She looked to her team:: Get your things.
With a nod, Charlotte turned back to the console and closed down the programs she had open.
Snlpkg: You misunderstand; it is our trick. We are confiscating this ship! It will be impounded in Alliance space. We will learn the secrets of this weapon! We are in control! Under the Articles of Tensara Section 453, Subsection 43, A323.4 You are under official arrest.
Brexis: As Starfleet Intelligence I require physical copies of the Articles and subsections before I can allow any arrests to take place.
She pulled the nonsense out of thin air, but there was a small chance that it would throw them off long enough for the crews of the Icarus and the Conny to get to safety.
Snlpkg: I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further. ::turning to its team:: By the Great Ooze, they’d better pray.::it turned back to face the Starfleeters::.
Rajel: =/\= Rajel to anyone on the ship. The hyperdrive has been activated for reasons unknown to us. We are unable to stop its destruction. Grab what you could find and evacuate immediately. Rajel out. =/\=
Charlotte waved off the Procurator and shook her head as she continued to make sure the crew was ready to go.
Brexis: Aye Commodore.
The procurator was laughing. It really did think this was all some kind of hoax. Something it would come soon to regret.
Rajel: I will send you all of the database information we collected but you have to get out of here Procurator!
Snlpkg: We no longer have a need. We will take the ship for ourselves. Is your hearing impaired?
Its attitude was not surprising, Charlotte shook her head again.
Rajel: =/\= Rajel to Aleek-Om. We are evacuating the Icarus immediately. Find a way to protect the space around the ship from damage of an explosion. A bubble or something. =/\=
Aleek-Om Bridge: =/\=Response=/\=
Rajel: =/\= Yes we cannot stop the Hyperdrive powering up and tearing the ship apart, get on it right now. We don’t wand subspace rip everything else apart too. Rajel out. =/\=
The insolence of the Procurator was well over Charlotte’s head. She didn’t understand, but they were making their beds. They’d have to lie in it.
Rajel: I don’t care where you’re going but you can’t stay here. Please get off the ship.
Snlpkg: We are in control. You crew should surrender. You are our hostages!
Rajel: =/\= Rajel to Aleek Om. Four to beam out. =/\=
With that, the transporter took them away, back to relative safety. As soon as they were back aboard the Aleek-Om Charlotte began to gather up the tricorders and PADDs that everyone loaded information onto. It was her duty to make sure the information wasn’t lost. Even if they were facing losing the Icarus right before their eyes, finding out exactly what happened and uncovering any files that were tampered with were now a main priority.
What happened to the Icarus would remain to be seen.
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Lieutenant JG Charlotte Brexis
Intelligence Officer