Away Mission Resupply P1

Posted on Thu May 19th, 2016 @ 12:50pm by Captain Enalia Telvan & Lieutenant Daln Hadren & Chief Petty Officer Ginifred Klem & Staff Warrant Officer Nexi

Mission: Talosian Perversions
Location: USS Thor
Timeline: After the Thor is repaired

Enalia had a bag slung over her shoulder as she headed across the shuttlebay deck to the USS Thor, their newest runabout. Thankfully repairs went well so she decided that for the resupply run to the local starbase, she'd be taking it and setting up the supply channels they'd need for continued runs on a regular basis. She'd sent messages to her three travel companions asking her to come with her, but it seemed she was the first one to show up.

Nodding to the repair team as they finished repainting a few spots, she headed up the open gangway and started a pre-flight systems check, dropping her bag on one of the benches in the back. Stores looked good. Plenty of rations for months and the armory was full. All three miniature quarters were stocked with linens. It wasn't big by far, but it had 3 cabins, a common area, an armory, and a large cockpit area with a nice transporter set up in the back.

Chief Klem had been taking a five minute break to grab a mug of raktajino when the Captain had slipped into the shuttlebay. The Chief had a few operations technicians working alongside a handful of repairmen from the Engineering department. It was a joint effort between the two departments to have the Thor up and ready as well as get the other auxiliary craft back into shape. Chief Klem was taking personal responsibility for the Thor.

She entered the cabin of the Thor with her mug of Klingon raktajino, and sat the hot beverage down. The Tellarite was about to go threw some pre-flight inspections herself when she heard someone fussing around towards the cockpit of the shuttle. I told them not to touch the inside without my approval she thought irritated. She pulled out a laser wrench from her work jacket and headed towards the cockpit. "HEY!" she shouted seeing the back of the figure. "I told you goons to stay out of the shuttle unless I asked for help. Don't make me smack you with this wrench" she said bitterly.

Though she was quick to realize that no sooner had she said those words, her eyes made it clearer that the uniform on the woman was not gold but red. As a Tellarite, her eye sight was not the greatest. She moved in for a closer inspection. "Captain?" she said curiously. Indeed, it was the Commanding Officer of the starship. "What are you doing down here? You aren't planning on taking the Thor out yourself I hope" added Klem shaking her head.

"Nope, that would be me," Nexi said as she entered the bay and approached the shuttle. She was missing her trademark leather jacket, instead wearing a new jacket in a similar style to the Starfleet uniform duty jacket with Intel grey accents. The rest of her clothes were her normal clothes, but she was trying to make more of an effort to conform to the regulations she would have to live by soon. "You ready to go, Enalia?" she asked.

Chief Klem looked at Nexi, crossing her arms. "Don't you have your own craft to damage?" quipped the Tellarite with a playful jab. "We just got this one. I want her back in one piece, and what do you mean...the Captain is going?" added Klem, shooting a look upon the Captain.

Enalia looked at Klem funnily. "You didn't get the message? The three of us and Daln are going on an away mission to Starbase 336 for a resupply canister." Then she noticed Nexi's attire and stared for a few seconds. Something definitely seemed off, but she looked good. "That looks really good on you. And yeah, as soon as the last of our crew gets here and we're cleared, we're heading out."

"Sorry, Captain" replied the Tellarite. She shook her head "I've been busy down here. Haven't had time to check for any memos of messages. Quite frankly, I wasn't expecting to be going out again for a good while" explained Chief Klem.

"Yeah yeah..." Nexi half grumbled with a roll of her eyes. She tromped up the ramp into the shuttle and started getting the Thor ready for take off.

Daln came out of the latrine just then. He headed into the shuttle, avoiding everyone's eyes. "Sorry I'm late," he mumbled before making his way to his seat.

The Chief looked at Daln a bit judgmentally. Her focus was primarily on the Captain though. "I mean no disrespect, Captain, but is it really wise for you to be going along, Captain?" asked the Chief with sincere concern.

"Normally, I'd send Angel, but she's not exactly out of sickbay now, is she?" Enalia replied as she took off her uniform jacket and draped it across the pilot's seat. "And I'd like to take us out, actually. Captain's prerogative."

Chief Klem looked at the Captain with a look of concern. "I know that Captain, but the last away team I was on...didn't go so well. Standard supply mission or not, there's risk. Couldn't you have sent the Second Officer?" asked the Chief. The Tellarite, however, excused herself. "I'm sorry, Captain. That was not my place to voice my concern."

With a sly grin, Enalia started the mission briefing. "We'll be operating semi-informally for the next two weeks. I'll be responsible for the dayshift and Nexi will be in charge of the night shift. Daln and Klem will be on call. In three days we'll arrive at starbase 336, a joint Federation-Romulan station. Once there, I'll be in charge of setting up future resupplies and coordinating getting the cargo pod we'll be using. Gini, you'll be in charge of making sure that the Thor can handle it and that everything is packed correctly. Daln, you'll be in charge of security. I've asked station security to provide any assistance you require. Nexi... We need about a hundred gallons of Romulan ale, forty gallons of tulaberry wine, and forty gallons of local moonshine for a wedding. I plan to only spend three days there and since we'll be towing at warp, the return trip will take just over a week if we're lucky. Does everyone understand?"

"Yes, Captain" replied Klem. "I understand my duties and what I am responsible for" added the Chief.

Daln nodded. Oh boy, more Tellarites, he thought "Aye, ma'am."

"I swear, woman, you have more booze running through this ship than a bar!" Nexi jibed playfully as she worked through the shuttle start-up.

Daln shook his head. "Of course. It wouldn't be Commander Fairchild's wedding if there wasn't lots of alcohol." He buckled up, remembering the bumpy ride he had once before with Nexi.

The Chief looked at Nexi. "Here's to hoping this little adventure turns out better than our picnic plans aboard that Borg Cube" commented the Tellarite in jest.

Plopping down into the pilot's seat and strapping herself in, Enalia grinned as she fired up the engines the rest of the way and requested departure clearance from control. "I just want to make sure we have plenty to drink for a double wedding. Now everyone buckle in."

As soon as control gave her clearance and she was sure everyone was at least sitting, Enalia eyed the tractor emitter rotating to lock on to the shuttle to carry it out of the main shuttlebay. Shaking her head, she punched the impulse to max and did a double barrel roll out the doors and past the pylon, nearly scraping against the sensor arrays on the pod in the process. Barely even clear of the pylon, she did a 90 degree bank and pulled up sharply, nearly skimming the canopy windows across the edge of the saucer all the way around it until their departure vector immediately behind the Hera. Then she hit the warp drive and they were at warp 8 in a matter of seconds.

Nodding to herself, Enalia locked the controls in and actually set a course for the ship to follow. "She's a good ship. Maybe we should get another one, just in case."

"Hey!" snorted the Chief as the Captain pulled her shenanigans. "That was not an authorized flight procedure for exiting a shuttlebay, Captain. Any more of that and I'll be filing formal complaints" teased the Tellarite. "You barely missed dinging the sensor array pod...please be more gentle when you bring her back in" added Chief Klem, shaking her head.

And I thought YOU were a crazy driver, Daln said to Nexi. "I have a feeling you two would get along well with my cousin," he said through clenched teeth.

Nexi was glad Enalia had opted to take this first shift flying; she was still shaken up about the Borg cube incident and being back in this shuttle was not making things any easier for her. She hid it well, her hands didn't tremble or flinch as she manned the co-pilot's console. But like Daln, her teeth were clenched and her mind was chaotic, so she was really grateful that only Daln was a telepath on this shuttle. "I don't get along with anybody, I tolerate people," Nexi grumbled, which was mostly true; there were only five people she made an effort to 'get along' with. "Oi, since you're taking the first shift flying, you mind if Daln and I hit the rack?" she asked Enalia.

"Go for it. Your shift won't start for twelve hours and I don't see anything much happening." Enalia said, pulling a PaDD out of her pocket and clicking it on.

"Good deal," Nexi replied, then headed back to the rear of the runabout where the bunks were located. She trusted that Daln would follow without any prompting, but she wouldn't be able to get any sleep without him, not after what happened on the cube...

Klem looked at Nexi and nodded. "You kids have a nice rest" jested the Tellarite. "I have some reading to catch up on. I'll keep the Captain company as well" added Klem.

Daln got up, smiling slightly at Nexi. I'm here, he said simply. He followed her to the bunks and took off his uniform jacket and gold tunic, leaving only his undershirt tank top. He got into the cubbyhole after Nexi, and took her into his arms. Leaning his cheek on top of her head, he said, Try to get some sleep.