12-25-2025, 06:44 PM
== Bridge ==
Ameen stood behind the tactical rail, his arms crossed, eyes locked on the main viewscreen. The white speck of the Aura was visible against the backdrop of the tumbling, gray ruin of the alien ship.
He listened to the comms traffic from the shuttle—Gath's cautious directives, A'kilees briefing the team on the cutting points. It was a good team. They were focused.
"Bridge to Aura," Ameen said, tapping his comm badge. His voice was calm, but it carried the weight of the clock ticking down on the sensors.
"Commander Keir, sensors indicate you have three critical pods. The ship's structural integrity is also degrading faster than anticipated; the debris impacts are imparting more kinetic energy than we liked."
He watched a large piece of the alien ship's solar array shear off and drift dangerously close to the shuttle's flight path.
"You have a green light for the hull breach procedure. Midshipman A'kilees' plan is your best option. Cut it open, grab the pods, and get out. We are standing by with the main tractor beam to stabilize the hull if the structure starts to fail when you make the cut. Ameen out."
== Tag Away Team ==
Ameen stood behind the tactical rail, his arms crossed, eyes locked on the main viewscreen. The white speck of the Aura was visible against the backdrop of the tumbling, gray ruin of the alien ship.
He listened to the comms traffic from the shuttle—Gath's cautious directives, A'kilees briefing the team on the cutting points. It was a good team. They were focused.
"Bridge to Aura," Ameen said, tapping his comm badge. His voice was calm, but it carried the weight of the clock ticking down on the sensors.
"Commander Keir, sensors indicate you have three critical pods. The ship's structural integrity is also degrading faster than anticipated; the debris impacts are imparting more kinetic energy than we liked."
He watched a large piece of the alien ship's solar array shear off and drift dangerously close to the shuttle's flight path.
"You have a green light for the hull breach procedure. Midshipman A'kilees' plan is your best option. Cut it open, grab the pods, and get out. We are standing by with the main tractor beam to stabilize the hull if the structure starts to fail when you make the cut. Ameen out."
== Tag Away Team ==