Path of the Comet

Posted on Mon Mar 2nd, 2020 @ 8:03pm by Captain Janel Moi & Commander Marissa Cartwright & Commander Jiao Anderson-Smithson & Fleet Captain Torilla Yamaguchi & Grand Admiral April Yamaguchi

Mission: Mission 45: Dust and Echoes
Location: Various Locations - Roanoke Battlegroup
Timeline: 0900Hrs - October 16th, 2391

Commander Marissa Cartwright sighed softly as she was finishing the last piece of paperwork in her to do list which almost seemed to be getting shorter as the days in dock wore on. "I wanna go home." the older human woman lamented as she missed her husband and children yet she was stuck here because her ship was not due for refitting any time soon.

The com system beeped at her. "Captain, you have an incoming priority one message from Admiral Yamaguchi."

Marissa knew her Exec meant well but they were tired up at Spacedock so it was not Alpha Priority as nobody tended to bother the destroyer Captains, they went to the head of the battlegroup ans then to the skippers on the larger then and lastly to the destroyers themselves which meant that Marissa was often the last to know about anything.

She tapped the display before her on her desk. "Admiral?"

"Catch you at a bad time Captain?"

"No. Just finishing paperwork.." Cartwright responded. "What can I do for you?"

"Well I need someone to take over the command of the USS Comet, she's going to replace the Clydesdale as your new Destroyer leader, Clydesdale's crew are going over to the USS Prinz Eugen, I wanted the most experienced person among the destroyers to command the USS Comet... That brought me to you."

Marissa raised an eyebrow. "Indeed.... I accept Admiral."

"Excellent. You may select who'm you will to accompany you but I need both ships operational as soon as possible.. this means that you'll be spending the next little while shaking down the USS Comet... If that just so happens to take you by the new Watchman station... then thats fine too."

Marissa smiled as she blushed. Admiral Yamaguchi smiled. "Very well.. meet me in hanger eleven whenever you can get there."

"I will be shortly Admiral." as the two women got off the com system.
Cartwright rose to her feet as she walked out of the small ready room and onto her bridge. "Exec, I'm going over to accept command of the USS Comet. Look after things until I get back."

"You're leaving us?"

"I'm not sure how may of the crew I can take with me... My successor will need a decent crew so he or she can keep this ship operational."

"Makes sense... Let me know how this turns out will ya?"

Cartwright nodded her head. "I will." and with that she turned and walked off of her bridge, heading for the transporter room. A few minutes later she found herself admiring Fleet Admiral April Yamaguchi's curves as the older woman approached her. "Commander."

"Admiral."

"This way." April smiled as she led the younger woman into a shuttle, after getting clearance, the two women departed in the shuttle as they flew over to the USS Comet. "There she is. Straight from the Antares Fleetyards. The majority of her crew has already been assigned however you may select and keep whom you will from the Shimakaze but do remember that I need both ships operational as I said earlier."

"Okay.. I'll need to coordinate things with my replacement.:"

"I leave that for you two to hammer out between you, I won't interfere in things unless you wish for me to."

"No need Admiral, I know you got a million things to do in any given day. No. My successor and I will handle things."

"Very well." as April guided the shuttle on final approach, before landing in the USS Comets main hanger bay, Marissa exited first followed by April. Some five hundred souls were standing in rows as they all came to attention.

Lieutenant Commander Derian Laas stood near the podium, the Trill male nodded to April and then to Marissa. "Admiral, Captain." he addressed them. "The Comets crew has been assembled."

"Excellent." and from there it was a relatively simple matter to relieve the man of his command as April turned to Marissa Cartwright. "Captain Cartwright, you were hereby requested and required to assume command of USS Comet, as of this date. Computer transfer all command codes to Captain Cartwright. Authorization Yamaguchi One Nine Seven Juliet Bravo."

"Command codes transferred, USS Comet is now under the command of Commander Marissa Cartwright."

"I relieve you sir." Cartwright was eager to get rolling.

"I stand relieved." April Yamaguchi responded. "I need to go back to the starbase and get things rolling, I will leave you... and the Comet to get acquainted." and with that Yamaguchi took her leave.

Thirty Minutes later, over on the USS Courageous as Captain Torilla Yamaguchi was seated on her sofa in her ready room as Grey Wind had his head on her knee, she gently petted him as Nymeria was lying underneath her desk, quite content to be left alone so she could sleep.

"Whats the matter Grey Wind?" Torilla gently ran her fingers through the fur on the top of his head before she quickly figured it out. "Nymeria stole your bed... didn't she?"

Grey Wind responded with a soft whine as Torilla stood up. "Alright... come on... up you go."

The dog climbed onto the sofa before he settled down into the warm spot where Torilla had just been sitting, he perched his head on the arm rest of the sofa as he curled up, making himself comfortable as Torilla crossed the office to the replicator for a bowel of water for her dogs when Commander Janel Moi's voice entered her office. "Bridge to Yamaguchi, sir you got an incoming transmission from the Starbase. Admiral Yamaguchi would like a word."

"Pipe it though in here." Torilla responded while her left hand tapped the wall monitor while her sister in law appeared on the screen. "Torilla."

"April... Whats up?"

Both women were interrupted by a loud yawning sound as April shifted her attention ever so slightly. "I was going to request your Chief Operations Officer for a command in the Roanoke's battlegroup thats opened up... I assume that yawn was not you?"

Torilla smiled in amusement. "No. that was Grey Wind. He's hanging out on the sofa..."

"Ahh... Well anyway.. I thought I would contact you first about the command of the USS Shimakaze rather then just offer it to her and not consult you."

"Ahh.." Torilla tapped her combadge. "Yamaguchi to Moi, Janell you mind stepping in here?"

"On my way." and with that the doors opened and in walked the Betazed woman with blond hair and blue eyes. "You called for me sir?"

"The Admiral would like to talk to you."

"I see..." Moi came over. "Sir?" she inquired.

"Commander. I've been reviewing service records of the various people assigned to the battlegroup and I'd like to offer you the command of the USS Shimakaze."

Moi did not see this coming. "I see sir.." she turned to Torilla who nodded, before turning back to Yamaguchi. "I accept sir. When do you want her operational by?"

"You're ships still have another three weeks of leave time so I want her ready to leave the dock at the same time as the rest of your ships."

"She will be ready sir." Moi responded. "Thank you."

"On your way Janel. You'd best get going, dismissed." Torilla turned as the other woman turned and went out the door without a backward glance.

"I will need a new Operations Chief... Fortuitously.. I have a candidate in mind for the posting." Torilla responded. "Thanks for consulting me April."

"No worries... Now I need to escort the belle to the ball. So I will leave you to it."

"Lovely. Well I'd best get off here and go back to my paperwork... We all know how work waits for nobody." Torilla responded with a smile

"Yep. Yamaguchi out." as the screen went back.

Janell Moi meanwhile was on the main bridge of the USS Courageous, she was taking one last look around before things got out of hand as they so frequently did. She sighed before she took her leave of this bridge and the personnel assigned here for the last time as she walked onto a turbolift and disappeared from view.