10-07-2024, 05:30 PM
Jenny lowered her Phaser, but did not holster it, when the bearded man let his pistol dangle from his finger; she cautiously moved in and relieved him off the weapon, stuffing it into her belt with her spare hand as she stepped back away from him, just in case he still proved hostile. As it turned out, the man seemed almost exhausted, probably as a result of just waking up from hibernation; he was much less of a danger now he was disarmed.
Jenny smiled behind her mask at Hydish’s retort to the man’s words about his ship; this was now twice he’d been told the ship was in a death dive, though this was the first time anyone had mentioned that the man had been asleep longer than he thought.
“It’s a long story, but we’re not Starfleet Security and we’re not here to arrest you. The ship is in a decaying orbit as my Science Officer said,” Jenny indicated Qi with a nod of the head, “and we need to get you and your passengers off in case we can’t save the ship.”
Jenny paused for a moment as Jensen’s voice filled the room; the Os’rusa was on its way, travelling faster than they had expected. Though Jenny had known they wouldn’t stay hidden for long, this was a problem, and the curse she uttered in Nausicaan would have curled even the most vicious pirate’s toes.
“Okay, new plan. We don’t have time to do this delicately, so we’re going to have to brute force the relocation. Is there anyone on your crew we can wake up to assist us transporting the pods to my ship? Failing that, is there an emergency stop to the pods so we can get everyone out and to safety quickly?”
Without waiting for a reply, Jenny tapped her commbadge.
“Braggins to Yeager; I want the Slipstream Drive fired up ASAP. I know we haven’t let it cool down and recalibrated it, but we’re going to be neck deep in Cardassians soon and I’d rather not get our ship shot up on her maiden voyage.”
Jenny paused, then continued.
“Better go to Red Alert and arm the weapons, anyway…”
Jenny smiled behind her mask at Hydish’s retort to the man’s words about his ship; this was now twice he’d been told the ship was in a death dive, though this was the first time anyone had mentioned that the man had been asleep longer than he thought.
“It’s a long story, but we’re not Starfleet Security and we’re not here to arrest you. The ship is in a decaying orbit as my Science Officer said,” Jenny indicated Qi with a nod of the head, “and we need to get you and your passengers off in case we can’t save the ship.”
Jenny paused for a moment as Jensen’s voice filled the room; the Os’rusa was on its way, travelling faster than they had expected. Though Jenny had known they wouldn’t stay hidden for long, this was a problem, and the curse she uttered in Nausicaan would have curled even the most vicious pirate’s toes.
“Okay, new plan. We don’t have time to do this delicately, so we’re going to have to brute force the relocation. Is there anyone on your crew we can wake up to assist us transporting the pods to my ship? Failing that, is there an emergency stop to the pods so we can get everyone out and to safety quickly?”
Without waiting for a reply, Jenny tapped her commbadge.
“Braggins to Yeager; I want the Slipstream Drive fired up ASAP. I know we haven’t let it cool down and recalibrated it, but we’re going to be neck deep in Cardassians soon and I’d rather not get our ship shot up on her maiden voyage.”
Jenny paused, then continued.
“Better go to Red Alert and arm the weapons, anyway…”