Smoke and Fire - Part One

Posted on Fri Jan 1st, 2021 @ 1:49pm by Captain Kayden Nell & Captain Sarah Horner & Commander Tressa Brislan-Antilles & Fleet Captain Heather Walking Bear & Commander Alyssa Temetti & Commander Kolar, Son of Magh'tor & Commander Morae Stormstout & Commander Ethan "Hardcase" Duval & Commander Jackson Antilles & Commander Shaalari Zh'Terran & Lieutenant Commander Meslina Amakawa & Lieutenant Sapata M'Herris & Commodore T'Shaamet 'Runt' Antilles & Command Master Chief Petty Officer Elizabeth Smithson & Colonel James "Gryphon" McTaggert

Mission: Mission 105: The Mirror, Shattered
Location: Various Locations - USS Infinity
Timeline: 1000Hrs - September 31st, 2393

Captain T'Shaamet Antilles knew that the USS Infinity was running about thirty minutes ahead of schedule as she was approaching the area where Starbase 62 was reported to be located. She narrowed her eyes as she turned her head. "Nell." T'Shaamet addressed her Chief tactical officer. "Any signs of Imperial ships present?"

"Not at present skipper," Commander Kayden Nell answered, he was a survivor of the Cardassian occupation of his homeworld and while he was tall, he also had a lean and athletic look to him, he wore his hair short but he had been growing a mullet over the last several weeks, he looked a lot more scruffy than usual but he did not seem to mind. "Wait, hold it... I got two Federation Imperial ships on long-range sensors skipper, they are approaching at warp six point four..." Kayden reported in a flat tone of voice, he knew they would be discovered sooner or later, what's more, was that this was supposed to be an Imperial ship and it wasn't meant to hide anyway.

"They've seen us... they are altering course to intercept." Lt Commander Meslina Amakawa commented from the Ops station. "Approaching at warp seven point two." the Trill female answered evenly.

T'Shaamet nodded as she regarded Duval, the look on her face was plain as to what she wished to know.

"I recommend you only arm forward and aft heavy vertical launchers only and your light phasers. They won't have your shields or your technological upgrades..." Duval explained. "They will be suspicious... and if this gets stupid then we must stifle their cries for help before they make them, their ships carry their communications equipment in the same spaces as your older ships did," Duval explained in a light tone of voice. "We are an imperial ship fresh out of the dockyard, on a shakedown... That's why they haven't heard of us..."

T'Shaamet nodded. "Okay," she answered. "Tactical power up the forward and aft Heavy vertical missile launchers and all the light phasers, raise shields as well... but only to half power," she explained. "We need to look convincing..."

Kayden nodded his head as he went to work on her orders. "Aye Captain, looking weak and crippled aye sir," the younger Bajoran clearly had a sense of humor as he went about his work.

Lt Commander Meslina Amakawa tapped her display. "Skipper, intercept in five seconds... they are coming out of warp. Their shields are up and they are targeting us." the Trill female explained as if she was reading something from the lunch menu in the mess hall.

T'Shaamet nodded her head. "Drop us out of warp Heather..." she turned to Duval. "Is all this normal?" she inquired of him.

Duval nodded. "Yep, expect to be challenged and if they don't accept our counter-challenge, they will fire on us." he paused. "We should prepare to do the same," he added.

T'Shaamet sighed softly. "Lovely," she answered in a deadpan tone of voice.

Command Master Chief Petty Officer Elizabeth Smithson turned her head. "Sir, they are demanding to address the Captain of this... vessel." she rumbled, there was something off in his tone.

T'Shaamet rose to her feet, she ran her hands down her front to ensure everything on her uniform looked right, boots, fishnets, skirt, and uniform top. "Display them on screen," she commented. As soon as the viewscreen activated. T'Shaamet glared angrily at the bridge crew across from her, she recognized the design of the bridge as being from a Galaxy one class starship like the USS Galaxy or the USS Enterprise-D. The man looked older and he had a beard and goatee. "I am Captain Jace Havers... Who are you?!. You will answer me or I will open fire... I would hate to ruin your pretty looks... But you are in my sector now and you will answer to me." as he regarded the small Vulcan. "You!... I know you."

"I do not answer to you or to anyone else," T'Shaamet snarled angrily at him. "You dare to threaten me. How Dare You!" she growled. "This ship is brand new and I was told that I would be unmolested as I went about my patrol and the shakedown," she added. "Tactical, target that bastards bridge... If he does not back down in the next five seconds, erase him and his ship from existence.!" there was something off in her tone of voice.

Kayden Nell was taken somewhat aback by this before he realized he was going to blow it, the mission had to come first as he went about his orders. "As you command, Captain." as he flashed the other Captain a rather evil grin. "Aaaand counting down..." he added a moment later. "Tick-tock..."

The man shouted something incoherent before his screen cut off. Duval smiled as he regarded the display, three ships. "Mmm... Two Centaurs and an Excelsior... Oh, this is going to be so unfair." Duval then suddenly began to giggle like something who had gone mad.

T'Shaamet had to close her eyes, she knew she had lost her temper and she needed to calm herself. "Heather, evasive maneuvers, any sequence." she turned. "Kayden, what are their defenses like?"

"They have a formidable weapons loadout if they were facing some of our older ships... As it stands, they would be a minor threat to us... But they could do damage to us." he paused. "Captain, they are targeting us..." he reported the threat to the Infinity.

T'Shaamet sighed. "Well... I guess we're fighting after all."