12-01-2024, 04:15 PM
Peter's blood froze in his veins when he saw what had actually come to say hello to them. A Keldon. He swore once more silently using his inner monologue. This was going to be a lot harder. His hope was, though, that they could escape before it became a problem.
"How long until we can activate slipstream?", he asked, hoping the answer would be to his liking. He did not intend to either die or get captured here, after all. After everything they had been through recently, that would just be embarassing.
He could read screens as well as anyone else, generally speaking, though, and could see how close the enemy was. Everything hinged on slipstream being ready before they received uninvited guests. He anticipated that the Cardassians would attempt boarding and capture rather than outright destroying them. The crew of the Yeager were worth more to them alive than scattered into a million atoms. On that note, he sent a message to Braggins via her console rather than speak the suggestion. There was no reason to unnerve people unless absolutely necessary, and the amount of back and forth chatter should be kept to a minimum.
So he attached an "urgent"-flair to the message before he wrote:
"Recommend preemptive GQ3, and preparing to implement GQ4", he suggested, referring to the third and fourth level of General Quarters. There was no intruder as of yet, but if he was right - which he really hoped he wasn't - this was what they were going to attempt.
"How long until we can activate slipstream?", he asked, hoping the answer would be to his liking. He did not intend to either die or get captured here, after all. After everything they had been through recently, that would just be embarassing.
He could read screens as well as anyone else, generally speaking, though, and could see how close the enemy was. Everything hinged on slipstream being ready before they received uninvited guests. He anticipated that the Cardassians would attempt boarding and capture rather than outright destroying them. The crew of the Yeager were worth more to them alive than scattered into a million atoms. On that note, he sent a message to Braggins via her console rather than speak the suggestion. There was no reason to unnerve people unless absolutely necessary, and the amount of back and forth chatter should be kept to a minimum.
So he attached an "urgent"-flair to the message before he wrote:
"Recommend preemptive GQ3, and preparing to implement GQ4", he suggested, referring to the third and fourth level of General Quarters. There was no intruder as of yet, but if he was right - which he really hoped he wasn't - this was what they were going to attempt.