01-14-2025, 10:58 AM
The lack of other vessels wasn’t too bad at this point, but the readings from the qoH were worse. The Klingons were gunning their engines, but propulsion had been disabled. Their actions made their intentions harder to grasp. They’d been coming from Cardassian space, or thereabouts and hadn’t reacted to the Artemis until they were hailed.
The change in the number of the crew was concerning. Had three died or was the crew attempting something else? Initial lifesigns had them at 12 and they were all Klingon. Smuggling was the obvious conclusion. Captain Givens diplomatic skills might be needed if things weren’t so obvious.
“Captain, the crew of the qoH are trying to do something with their engines. They’re putting too much power into them.
“Also sensor readings for their dispersal have changed to nine. Three in engineering, three on the bridge, and three in the cargo bay. Can’t figure what has happened with the last three.
“So far it’s just us and them in sensor range.”
The wake of their activity in the nebula would either conceal stuff or reveal other things. The timing of the encounter was one of those coincidence things. Starfleet had a history of planning stuff, but that kind of subterfuge didn’t seem to be on the menu today.
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The change in the number of the crew was concerning. Had three died or was the crew attempting something else? Initial lifesigns had them at 12 and they were all Klingon. Smuggling was the obvious conclusion. Captain Givens diplomatic skills might be needed if things weren’t so obvious.
“Captain, the crew of the qoH are trying to do something with their engines. They’re putting too much power into them.
“Also sensor readings for their dispersal have changed to nine. Three in engineering, three on the bridge, and three in the cargo bay. Can’t figure what has happened with the last three.
“So far it’s just us and them in sensor range.”
The wake of their activity in the nebula would either conceal stuff or reveal other things. The timing of the encounter was one of those coincidence things. Starfleet had a history of planning stuff, but that kind of subterfuge didn’t seem to be on the menu today.
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