Dangerous and Disturbing - Part One

Posted on Mon Feb 24th, 2020 @ 11:51am by Admiral Jake Yamaguchi & Lieutenant JG Rachael "Ripcord" Yamaguchi-Cullen & Jillian "Phoenix" Sullivan

Mission: Mission 11: Red VS Blue
Location: Various Locations - Starbase 400
Timeline: 0800Hrs - February 10th, 2390

Rachael marveled at the orbital space above Kaleb Four as she did a quick check of all of her systems, for this hop she was flying an older Peregrine as there were several hundred still in service around the Federation. The mission was to escort a damaged Federation ship to a small base nearby to be fitted with a new driver coil to replace the one that had been damaged during a previous engagement. "Stay Frosty Eight, tighten it up." Rachael said quietly.

"As ordered." came the response.

Rachael checked her ordinance, she had six warheads, armed and ready to fly at their various targets, she spotted the orbital Starbase along with a half dozen other ships orbiting the planet, she then turned her head as she spotted her wing-mates, flying tandem with her.

This was all an elaborate simulation as Jake Yamaguchi looked at phoenix. "Whats her Callsign Major?" he inquired gently.

"Noble Six is her unit designation," Phoenix told Jake.

He smiled. "Fitting, I think." he tapped the display before him. "Noble Six, this is Atin." came an unexpected voice. "Welcome to Operation: UPPERCUT. I'll be serving as your control from this point."

"Understood sir...Captain Yamaguchi?"

"Yes dear." came her fathers voice, she could almost see her father smiling at her as Rachael smiled. "Just checking sir. Do you have orders for me?" she didn't want to get yelled at by the Major for letting her father distract her.

"Yes, Rendezvous with USS Savannah and walk her over to the Anchor Nine outpost.. Watch for Typhon pact forces while en route. Intell says a decent sized force is in the area. proceed with caution."

Meanwhile in the control room. Captain Jake Yamaguchi smiled as he tapped the 'mute' button so Rachael wouldn't hear him talking. "She does have a certain grace about her, wouldn't you say Major?" he commented as he turned his head to regard Phoenix.

"Grace, yes.... Iron sight? No," Phoenix admitted. "Aim comes with practice though."

"I'm getting the impression that something is going on with Torilla and with Rachael but, neither will tell me whats going on."

"Aint my place to get involved with families that aint mine," Phoenix cautioned. "But your instincts are right."

Jake nodded. "Well.. I've always known that Torilla was going to be stubborn." he sighed. "She was like this while being pregnant with Rachael but I have my ways of getting her to talk..."

"You might want to get her to relax over getting her to talk," Phoenix corrected.

Jake looked at the display before him, he could see Rachael was getting close to her destination. "USS Savannah, our wings may be clipped but we've got your back.." came the voice of the Commander of the Savannah.

Jake smiled as he added. "I've stuck my neck out on this one Cadet."

Rachael's response was prompt. "We'll get it done sir. Six out." she looked over the lines of the Centaur class starship as the four peregrine's approached.

"So why you turn from rock jock ta space brass?" Phoenix asked Jake while she looked over Rachael's flight readouts.

"Well I was wounded flying against several Jem'Hadar fighters in a short but interesting fur ball a few days before he battle of Coridan, we were helping to evacuate a small outpost and we got jumped by a dozen or so Jem'Hadar and Cardassian ships, we lit up and got six of them in the opening minutes as the Cardssian's seemed to like shooting at everything." he smiled. "I was hit of course.. breathed in a couple of lungfulls of god knows what... so I wasn't fit to fly during the fight... I was able to sit at Conn on the Courageous however so I still got to fight.." he sighed softly. "During the battle, the Courageous was hit, The Exec was killed and the Captain was mortaly wounded... he asked me to take command since I was the ranking officer on the bridge." he paused. "only three of us survived on the bridge, everyone else was killed so I assumed command from Engineering and a week or so later, Starfleet promoted me to Captain and gave me the Courageous, she's been mine ever since."

"Don' think I'd ever leave my stick for a plush chair," Phoenix remarked simply.

"The Courageous has been my home for the last fifteen years... I've raised my children aboard her and now I'm raising my grandson there too while his parents finish at the academy." he smiled. "Rachael has improved."

"Sorta... I told her not ta worry 'bout stats this run. She's lettin' out steam," Phoenix spoke guardedly.

"Well.. they reached their first waypoint, shall we spring our first surprise?"

"Sure. Her readouts read green across all boards for engagement," Phoenix confirmed.

Yamaguchi smiled as he tapped the display before him once, as sure as gravity Rachael's voice came over the com system. "Command, Nobel Six, looks like we have a Romulan Bird of Prey that just emerged from Warp, its challenging us... and the Savannah, Captain says his name is Korris... orders?"

Yamaguchi looked at the Major as this was a simple training oversize that he was sitting in on.

"Give the BOP your identification and ask it's intentions. Inform them they are in Federation Space," Phoenix told Rachael.

"Romulan Vessel, This is Nobel Leader, you are in Federation space, please state your intentions?"

"Human fighters, do not toy with me.... or I'll just shoot you all and be done with it..."

Rachael blinked, this was a surprise. "Romulan Vessel. You are in Federation space... please state your intentions... I will not ask again.."