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Post by Marcus Brahms on Jul 22, 2006 21:32:35 GMT
OCC: Posting this as Gallen...
Gallen had been shocked to see the devastation caused by the aliens in her Sickbay .. She knew there was no time to get straight, she had wounded to treat. She decided to treat the injured nurse first. But ,as she looked for swabs, Commander Horn materialized in the middle of the room ..
"Commander ? ..... " she said, puzzled at his seeming confusion.
"I .... There's ..... " was all Horn could say before a grimace of pain washed over his face and he grasped a bed for some stability.
Gallen rushed over to steady him, but as she did so another Rakhari transported in behind her .. Before Horn, or anyone else could react, the alien plunged eight needle-sharp claws into her back. Blood burst from her mouth, hitting Peter full in the face ... He was stunned almost immobile as the alien threw Gallen's lifeless body to one side.
It grinned, holding up the blood-stained claws to admire. The beam from the injured Security Officer's phaser hit it just below the neck. But set on 'Kill' the contact point was of little consequence, The Rakhari Vanished instantly !
"Sir ..... Sir ....." said the officer to Horn .. but received only a blank stare in return ...
"Computer." said the Security Officer, feeling he was about to pass out, "Activate the Emergency Medical Hologram."
The EMH appeared in the center of Sickbay ...
"Please state the nature of the Emergency" it said ..........
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Post by Commander Peter Horn on Jul 24, 2006 7:55:36 GMT
Peter stared in horror as the feline pounced on the CMO, probably killing her instantly and tossing her body aside as if she were a mere rag doll. He leveled his phaser at the being and pressed the trigger, not caring that his weapon was set to kill.
More so was his surprise when the being vanished, completely desintegrated, and only then did he remember the setting of his weapon. ~I have killed~ he thought in horror, oblivious to the security officer tugging at his arm. He felt as if he were about to faint; the images from his mindmeld with the other feline still spun through his mind, and the clubbing over the head he'd received didn't make things easier on him.
Then he snapped out of his trance and paged the EMH. As usualy it started to rattle off the emergency lithargy, but Peter interrupted him. "There is your bloody emergency," he snapped, pointing at the CMO. "She was attacked, tend to her."
The EMH moved over to the fallen CMO, snapped open his tricorder, then shook his head silently. "I'm sorry commander, there's nothing I can do for her."
"No," Peter whispered, then screamed. "No!" Still dizzy from his ordeal he started to stagger away but the EMH caught his arm.
"You're not going anywhere commander," he stated, "not until you've had some rest. I believe those were earlier orders."
Red alert alarms were blaring and the lights flickered, along with the EMH, who eventually vanished. "Thank God for small favours," Peter muttered, then yanked the security officer along. "Get me to the bridge," he ordered.
Once he finally got there, he strode straight towards Brahms. "We must evacuate!" he yelled over the noise, "this ship is falling apart. Doctor Gallen was just killed, these creatures are all over the ship! I was attacked too, while I was interrogating our prisoner."
He pressed his hand against his temple and much to his dismay noticed his hand came away sticky and green. "I was hit on the head," he replied, "I am fine however. but we must evacuate!"
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Post by Commander Peter Horn on Jul 24, 2006 7:55:54 GMT
Engineering shook violently. Mel lurched backwards, only just managing to keep her balance.
“Chief, lower quarter of decks 23-24 have been hit,” someone reported. “The Hull has been breeched.”
“Get them evacuated and do what you can to get the structural integrity field back,” Mel snapped. Her attention was on the warp field. The onslaught from the aliens was causing fluctuations. So far the team she had monitoring it, were managing to keep making modifications to stop it getting to critical but with everything else that was being hit this was getting harder and harder.
Torpedos were completely exhausted and the bridge wanted as much energy as they could spare to the phasers. Every system they could shut off safely was gone. They had reinforced the shields as much as they could. There was another huge blast, Mel lurching the other way this time almost flying over the console she was at.
“Inertial dampers are hit again. Field base is fluctuating. Attempting to compensate” some one else yelled. Mel nodded gritting her teeth.
=^=D’BrooNi to Brahms. We are giving you all we can for weapons but a few more shots like that last one and the warp drive and dampers are going to be in serious trouble.=^= She didn’t need to tell Brahms that at the speed they were maintaining, the explosion, should the dampers fail would mean the destruction of the ship. As if to illiterate her point the Loki started shuddering more violently.
=^=Sir we are not going to be able to keep this up. Either we find a way through their shields quickly or we are going to have to evacuate=^= Mel hated saying those words but even with just the one warship on them it was touch and go. Three of them, they didn’t stand a chance.
Then Mel had an idea. As much as it repulsed her what she was about to suggest she could see no other way. =^= Sir let me talk to Rakhi’s father. Maybe Leiko’s influence can get him to give us information on the shield formations=^= She didn’t think Brahms would have had a chance to learn the full history between Leiko and Luloriau in the time he had been back. He probably wouldn’t let her if he did but she had to try something. If they had the formations, amending the phasors would mean they could slice right through the alien’s ships.
=^=Negative Melanie. I need you in Engineering =^=
=^=But sir . . . =^= she started to argue but he cut her off.
=^=There’s someone else I can ask. Keep doing everything you can. Brahms out. =^=
On the bridge, Brahms hit his comm. badge again.
=^=Sickbay I need the male Rakhari that was beamed in with myself awake and on the bridge in 2 minutes. =^= he ordered then hit his badge again.
=^= Bridge to transporter room 2. Beam the Rakhari in sick bay directly to the bridge once sickbay have him conscious.=^=
A couple of minutes later Brahms was staring once again into the eyes of the male who had saved him.
“We need your help”
Tag <Brahms>
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Post by Marcus Brahms on Jul 29, 2006 0:41:19 GMT
Marcus had been speaking to Tralori for almost thirty minutes ... The Loki herself was now minutes from Unification.. The Star base, for her part was only able to use her meager weaponry to defend herself. It wasn't going to be enough !
"Are you going to help me or not ?"
"I will want guarantee's" Tralori said.
"I cant promise you anything, I have nothing to offer, other than the certainty of death if you don't or wont help."
After a full minute of silence, Brahms had had enough .. He got up and began to leave ...
"The shield frequency is 379.5 "
"Thank you." said Brahms, neither looking back or slowing his pace.
=^= Bridge .. Contact Unification .. give them this frequency and tell them to hit the Rakhari with all they have ! =^=
Seconds later, the Star base began firing ... The first ship was destroyed instantly .. the second almost crippled Unifications defenses and weapons before being destroyed herself. But now the station was unable to fire herself.
The Loki was unable to fire phasers, and was out of photon torpedoes ... effectively, unarmed. Brahms could see only one possible way to prevent the Rakhari closing on the Star base and destroying her... He took a very deep breath then touching his comms badge, spoke ...
=^= This is the Captain .. Abandon ship .. This is NOT a drill .. Repeat .. Abandon ship !!! =^=
Less than a second later Horn contacted Brahms ...
=^= Captain ? =^=
=^= I don't have time to argue Peter .. Get everyone and yourself off the ship ... Now, Please !!! ... Unification was helping us but they too are defenseless =^=
=^= But Sir .... What abo ...... =^= Horn tried to interrupt.
=^= I'm going to stop that ship Peter .. Now do as I say and get off my ship =^=
By the time Marcus reached the Bridge the Loki was a ghost ship .. On the view screen, Marcus could see the Rakhari vessel slowly approaching Unification, crippled but still with some last vestige of Honor and fight in her.
Sitting in his seat he activated comms ...
=^= Computer .. Command Override Alpha five nine delta zero one .. Cancel proximity protocols =^=
=^= This action will require final Command override code =^= said the computer calmly.
=^= Code : Delta six one two Alpha Blue .. confirm orders =^=
=^= Order confirmed =^= the computer reported.
Brahms began maneuvering the Loki into place as the comms crackled into life .. No-one was supposed to be aboard so it threw Brahms for a second ..
=^= Ensign Pharell to Captain .. Sir, I'm in a transporter room. I know what you plan and there's more than enough power to get you free before it happens =^=
The lights flickered yet again. There wasn't too much time, he wanted the Loki in place before the core went critical.
=^= Do you have a positive lock on us both Pharell ? =^=
=^= Yes Sir. Just yell when =^=
Marcus checked his reading again. They were much too close to Unification and it was going to take one hell of a battering. 'But better that than total destruction and the Rakhari moving on to yet another victim' he thought...
Ten Seconds to impact
=^= Ten seconds Dominic =^=
Brahms altered course slightly .. It was going to be a race to see just who reached who first.
Six seconds to impact ... Yet another tiny correction to his heading ...
=^= Collision Alert .... Override activated =^= informed the calm computer.
Three seconds ... The massive Rakhari ship seemed to fill the view screen, Brahms almost felt hypnotized by it's closeness. Individual deck-plating was visible to him now. Everything seemed to be happening in slow motion ...
Two seconds ... Marcus put all the remaining power he had to the impulse engines.
=^= NOW Dominic =^= he yelled.
As the transporter beam took him from the bridge for the last time, he was sure he actually ' felt ' the deck lurch as the Loki slammed into the alien vessel .. The resulting explosion, not one but two warp cores breaching simultaneously, was a sight to behold ...
All matter in a sphere measuring almost Ten Thousand kilometers instantly ceased to exist ... The shock wave would travel One Million kilometers before beginning to disperse.
Star base Unification, Thankfully outside the blast zone was, never the less, devastated. It moved position by Twenty seven thousand kilometers, hundred's on the base were killed instantly as no inertial damper had been built to withstand that kind of force....
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Brahms opened his eyes ...
"He's awake Doctor." said a concerned Melanie.
He tried to sit up but was held down by D'BrooNi putting her hand on his chest.. If felt for all the world like she had just stabbed him.
"Captain. I am a station EMH ... Please lie still while i try to treat you ! "
"Mel." Brahms rasped.
"Lie still. We can go over the details of what happened when you are up to it." she said.
"The Crew ........... Pharell ? "
"Most made it here .. The Star base is a complete mess, only Twenty percent is habitable.. The Loki .... Is gone Sir .. Dominic didn't make it back ... I'm sorry Captain." Mel finished, with a tear in her eye.
Marcus lay back. The turmoil in his head blotting out any pain he may have been feeling. Melanie reached over, and almost self-consciously, took hold of Brahms' hand .. He held onto hers very gently .. As a tear formed in the corner of his own eye.
For the first time that Marcus could remember ...
He Cried ....................
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Post by Marcus Brahms on Jul 29, 2006 0:54:18 GMT
This has been the final mission of the U.S.S Loki
I would like to thank everyone involved in our Missions
Special thanks MUST go to two Officers without whom the missions .. Especially this final mission would not have been possible:
COMMANDER. PETER SURAL HORN
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER. MELANIE D'BROONI
I have personally made some very good friends during my time as Captain of the U.S.S Loki
I look forward to working with you all again soon
Thank you
Captain Marcus Brahms Commanding Officer U.S.S Loki
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