The Fleet Reorganization Saga - Derris Feraan, Part One

Posted on Sat Mar 14th, 2020 @ 4:42am by Division Admiral Sildra Vaxx-Warfield & Commander Derris Feraan

Mission: Mission 97: The Fleet Reorganization Saga
Location: Various Locations - Starbase 12
Timeline: 1000Hrs - September 17th, 2392

Commander Derris Feraan was sitting in her temporary office while she was processing the last of her paperwork, she was really here to help out with very little while she waited for her next assignment, the entire senior staff from Watchman station had been reassigned to various postings as they were needed elsewhere. Feraan herself was the last one to not get an assignment to another base or ship, most of the people she had worked with on Watchman had been assigned to the Valhalla which was a truly massive ship and she herself was glad she was not assigned to that monster.

Feraan turned her head. "Computer. one large glass of water, five degrees Celsius," she commented in an even tone. "No, make that three glasses of water." the Vrykul female corrected herself after a moment.

"Acknowledged." came the response as the drinks were created, the large female reached in and grabbed the glasses one at a time and placed them on the desk before her. "Why can I never get anything in a decent size.?" she lamented to herself. "This is annoying." the tall female added. "Ahh yes, because I must deal with all these little people who are smaller than me," she added.

Feraan lifted one glass and drained it before she quickly drained two and then three in quick succession and with one hand, she placed the three glasses back into the replicator as she lifted the PADD she had been reading with her other hand, she was looking at paperwork from the Gorn War, which Federation personnel deserved awards, medals and the like.

"Oh, I like this one. The Henson Maneuver hmm?" she chortled aloud as Feraan paused, then she scrolled back to reread it. "Oh, definitely a Distinguished Flying Cross for this one." Feraan grinned. "Named for Lieutenant Commander Donald Henson, Chief Conn Officer of the USS Hermes. Fine work young man." the large Vrykul chortled in amusement as she tapped the 'approve' button. Feraan then tossed the PADD onto the 'done' pile.

Feraan smiled. "Two left," she commented aloud as the desktop monitor suddenly activated and slid out of her desk. Feneris raised an eyebrow as she tapped it once, then she gave her authorization code. A Bolian female's face appeared on her desktop. "Hello. Commander Deraan Feneris?" she inquired.

"Yep. I'm Derris Feraan. What can I do for you, Admiral?." Feneris inquired in a gentle tone of voice.

"I'm Sildra Vaxx-Warfield and I'm told you want to go back out into the field." the Bolian explained. "To that end, I have an assignment offer for you."

"Oh?" Feraan responded, instantly cheering up. "What do you have for me?"

"USS Manticore is at present, without a skipper. I was wondering if you wanted the posting." the Bolian inquired.

"USS Manticore. I don't know that ship." Feraan responded.

"She's a new ship, she's one of the Century class ships just entering service. Unfortunately, her last skipper was stripped from the assignment because she blew a Physic eval." The Bolian female explained with a soft sigh. "Commander Dvald-Vaxx was reassigned back to the Starbase for the time being so I need a replacement. Your name came up because I asked Siaxx and she mentioned that I should seek out a Vrykul for the posting. Your name was at the top of my rather shortlist."

Feraan raised an eyebrow, she had no idea who this Commander Dvald-Vaxx was, she then said as much.

"I don't know what to say either," Vaxx-Warfield explained with a gentle shrug of her shoulders.

"I guess she has served with another one of my kind, we do tend to stand out in a crowd," Feraan explained. "Maybe Galiaan Fordring or her husband, maybe one of the other three dozen or so that I know of." she sighed. "In any case Admiral, it's unimportant," she answered.

"So, will you accept the command?" Vaxx-Warfield inquired with a smile.

"Of course. I had no intention of turning down the command of Manticore." Feraan responded by way of an explanation. "Command of one of these new heavy cruisers is simply too good to pass up." she paused. "When do you want me aboard and where is she at present?"

"She's located at the Tellar Fleetyards and as soon as you can get there, the first independent battlegroup is still organizing so you have a few months yet but this will be a massive force with a lot of ships."

"So I leave in the morning, check," Feraan answered, a gentle smile on her lips. "So I'd best get to it then," she added.

"Thank you for your time Commander. I'll let you finish what it is that you are doing. Thanks for your time."

"No trouble at all Admiral. Thank you for yours. Feraan out." and with that, the massive female tapped the display once.

Feraan regarded the black display a moment. "Computer, display the crew manifests for the Manticore's senior staff at present," she commented, a list of names with their ranks and postings appeared on the display. "Alright, we'll do this once at a time. Let's see." Feraan mused to herself. Feraan had a lot to do and not a lot of time to get it done so she resolved to make the most of the time she had available to her.