Hoist the Colours

Posted on Wed Feb 26th, 2020 @ 4:44pm by Commander Tressa Brislan-Antilles & Lieutenant Commander Meslina Amakawa & Lieutenant JG Rachael "Ripcord" Yamaguchi-Cullen & Fleet Captain Torilla Yamaguchi & Commodore Siaxx "Bluemoon" Dvald-Vaxx MD & Commander Luhanna Wintersnow & Jillian "Phoenix" Sullivan

Mission: Mission 16: Hoist the Colours
Location: Various Locations - USS Roanoke
Timeline: 1300Hrs, December 11th, 2390

Commander Torilla Yamaguchi looked around the bridge as the appointed time approached. "All stations report?" she commented as she tapped the display on the Captain's Chair. "Engineering?, how are you doing down there my little demon?"

Ra'Vak, in his usual joking manner, replied, "I am 99% sure the engines won't explode violently when we engage warp drive."

Torilla smiled as she looked around the bridge, waiting for everyone to check-in

"Security and Tactical at the ready, all systems green," Jacen replied to Torilla's request as he frowned and made a few adjustments to the lateral targeting sensors to bring them up to 85% of capacity. "We'll need to get a work crew over to double-check the lateral targeting sensors Commander, I have had to reroute through the secondary backups."

Hakaya, who had the unfortunate task of being placed on the bridge by her brother through some unknown persuasions, commented from her fighter ops station, "All fighters secured and hangar bay doors secured."

Lt Commander Luhanna Wintersnow turned from her post on the left side of the bridge. "I'm almost sure that Science is working at a hundred percent, computer sciences is good to go as well." she smiled. "I think."

Lt Commander Siaxx Dvald raised an eyebrow. "Medical is ready... at last," she commented. "All personnel are healthy in body if not mind Captain sir." she addressed Tane. Tressa looked at Siaxx and just smiled; she would not rise to her colleague's bait.

Daisy opened the com. "Marine detachment ready, Captain."

Torilla looked to Tane. "Who's driving us out of spacedock?" she inquired. "I thought we had someone scheduled..." she looked over to Phoenix who was sitting at one of the auxiliary stations, eating an apple loudly. "Phoenix..... who's driving us out of dock?"

"Someone qualified, an' not me." Phoenix snickered as she bit on her apple.

"You make me hate you a lot when you toy with me," Zara spoke with a facepalm.

"I know. She'll be here soon though." Phoenix spoke with a shrug.

Torilla raised an eyebrow as the turbolift doors opened and out walked Rachael Yamaguchi, in a Starfleet uniform. "Sir. " she greeted everyone.

Torilla nodded. "Take your post Lieutenant." clearly she was at ease with the arrangement.

"Aye, sir." Rachael went over to the Conn, as she checked the systems, she smiled as if she belonged there. "Helm ready sir."

Torilla looked over at Phoenix as she raised an eyebrow.

Phoenix just smiled while Zara facepalmed, "Great... Another Wes Crusher."

Rachael checked the system. "Captain, we are ready to get underway." she reported, while ignoring Captain Tane's comment, she had no idea who 'Wes Crusher' was and nor did she care either.

"XO, once all departments report ready, give the order to disembark," Zara commanded as she relaxed into her chair.

Torilla nodded her head. "Aye Captain," she commented. "Rachael, release all moorings."

Rachael Yamaguchi, the Exec's youngest nodded as she tapped the displays before her. "Moorings released."

Torilla raised an eyebrow as she opened a comline to engineering by tapping the combadge affixed to her chest just above her left breast. "Engineering, My little demon, start your engines.."

Cursing could be heard over the comm channel as well as some loud banging noises, then Ra'Vak said," yeah we are all good down here, engines are up."

"Meslina, get me the Dockmaster." the taller woman smiled. "Seal the Airlocks and release all moorings."

"Aye Sir," Meslina acknowledged the command as she pressed the required buttons. "They are ready when you are."

"Starbase Twelve Dock Control, This is the USS Roanoke, requesting Clearance for Departure," Torilla commented with a smile.

"USS Roanoke, Starbase Twelve control tower. by all means... clearance granted... proceed at your discretion, all lines clear."

"Thank you Control..." Torilla turned to Rachael. "One-Quarter impulse."

"Set course for the DMZ," Zara told Rachael.

"You've earned this, Cadet." Phoenix sounded very proud. "Just like any sim program you've flown before. So take a deep breath and go on your ready."

Rachael breathed out and then breathed in, before she tapped the display before her. "Uhh Commander, I should point out the regs say thrusters only within spacedock."

Torilla simply grinned as she heard someone smack their hand against something soft and fleshy, probably Tane face-palming again. "Indeed, well then... take us out, Lieutenant..."

Rachael smiled as she activated the Roanoke's engines as she slowly and almost without effort guided the ship out of spacedock like she'd done it a hundred times before, a few minutes later after leaving the spacedock, Rachael reported. "Sir, we are clear and free to navigate."

"Very well... bring our impulse engines online...and take us out of the system, heading... generally towards Breen space.. more specifically Sector Three Nine Eight Five."

"Aye Commander." Rachael responded as she made the course corrections, the stars wheeled about on the viewscreen as the Roanoke changed her course. "We'll be able to enter warp in One minute.."

Torilla nodded. "Engineering, this is the bridge. Demon... is the Warp drive ready?"

A loud banging sound could be heard over the comm channel and some cursing, when Ra'Vak said," Everything is good down here, we are ready to go.

Siaxx sighed. "We're doomed.." she commented. "Ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod we're all gonna die...."

Torilla grinned. "Excellent." she regarded her youngest, feeling immense pride at Rachael's accomplishments thus far in the last two weeks, her baby had become a woman and a fine officer in her own right. "Rachael, as soon as we exit the system... take us to Warp Seven."

"Aye sir." Rachael responded, confidence ringing clear in her voice. "Now exiting the system." Rachael announced a few moments later. "and... taking us into warp.." and with that the teenager touched the display as the stars suddenly elongated as the Roanoke entered warp.

"Nice job, Rachael" Meslina says to her as a form of encouragement.

"Thank you Meslina." Rachael responded. "That was fun... I got to live my greatest fantasy... driving a starship out of spacedock..."

"Well considering that you didn't bump into anything I'd say you are good enough." She smiles and then turns her attention back to her own instrument board.

Rachael watched the warp field suddenly seem to unravel. "Shit... the warp drive just went offline.." suddenly everyone heard a series of noises that sounded like metal on metal grinding, as Rachael growled. "I didn't do it.." she muttered. "The system is venting the plasma from the Nacelles Commander."

Torilla tapped her combdge. "Engineering this is the bridge, Ra'Vak my little demon, whats going on down there?"

There was silence. "Uhh Demon... you do know the com system is working... right?" Torilla added as Rachael was able to guide the Roanoke smoothly as she slowly down to impulse.

Hakaya just planted her face in her hands as the ship lost warp power. The comm channel was clearly working, considering the amount of cursing going over the comm channel. Then someone said, "Wait I got it, I got it," And suddenly the sound of an electrical arc could be heard over the comm channel. After about a minute, that same voice said, "Oooh Tingly." came the response.

"You either give me a status report, Engineering, or I come and get it myself," Zara spoke irritably

Lieutenant Yamaguchi couldn't help herself, she laughed at that as she shook her head. "Wow.... just wow..."

Commander Yamaguchi turned to look at Tane before nodding her head, ever so slightly.

"You got the bridge, XO." Zara sighed with exasperation and left via the turbolift. "Main engineering."

Yamaguchi nodded. "Aye skipper." she commented as she went over to the command chair to settle in for a wait that she knew wouldn't take too long, the chair was comfy as she smiled to herself. "Go get em Zara." she said quietly.

When Zara entered engineering, she noticed half the lights were busted out and the core itself looked... well even Zara had not real way to describe that mess.

"Talk to me, Chief," Zara barked out at the Romulan.

Ra'Vak, with his hair standing on end like an Afro and smoldering, and sporting several burn marks on his uniform, noticed Tane and said, "Oh Hi captain, by the way have you heard about that starboard power coupling? Yeah its defective all right, brand new and its worse than the last one."

One of the other maintenance techs chief Kashi Ge'Tar, now nicknamed sparky, calmly walked by, a small flame on his hair. Chief Yuvia noticed it, licked her fingers and put the flame out.

"You couldn't tell me on the com?" Zara blinked as she stared dumbfounded at the sizzling engineering crew. "What do you need to get the engines running, and what would be the ETA?"

Ra"Vak futility tried to get his Afro to lay down, "Um, another power coupling, we still have the old one, so it will take us probably 30 minutes to change out. Providing something else doesn't go wrong." Ra'Vak then added as a joke, "We may need about 200 tons of coal to get the ole boilers fired up again."

"I'll have the XO call her family to get the parts then. And I'll get some folks in here to help clean this place up," Zara spoke, still confused by the state of the engineer. "Faster we get out of dock, the better we'll be."