Krystal grabbed on to the closest available person.
"Well... wasn't expecting to go Zero G," she said. "But at least we can get down that shaft a bit easier... unless its only localized."
The admiral's voice came over the comms. "It's station wide. Sure, Quinn might be having trouble drinking his coffee, but whatever. Priorities, you know?"
A couple Omega operatives pulled out a pair of cables, attached them to the back of other couple operative's armors, and then passed the other end of the said cables (with a clip on the end) to Elric and Krystal each. Jim spoke up. "Attach those to your belts or something so we don't leave you behind, alright?"
Krystal wraps it around her waist and clips it to both itself and her belt.
"Might need a combat knife if I have to cut loose real fast," Krystal said. "Or I could just shoot it off."
Elric clipped on, trying to balance himself. In a matter of seconds he was able to get his bearings. But a part of him wanted to go back for Raven. What were the Mirror Borg up to by taking him again? "I'm on," Elric reported.
As the group entered the shaft and began moving downward through the silent tunnel, Elric couldn't help but think about Raven.
"He's really gone, isn't he? You know, at the Academy, the Professor was one of the toughest teachers in Alien Anthropology and Exo-History. For some reason he never went easy on me, and now I wonder if it was because he actually believed in me. It wouldn't be until years later he'd join me in my first expedition to Epsilon Hydra VII. The things I discovered there; and learning he wasn't this scary monster; that he was just as normal as any one of us..."
Elric paused. The group was now passing the first cargo doors for one of the many decks that surrounded the Main Reactor. The central deck, where the nanoprobes were most concentrated, was where the central plexus was being held. Getting through the large central doors without main power wouldn't be easy.
Tes and Ta'Rrok enter the Admirals office. They both take notice of the two security officers standing on side of both doors. Quinn glares up at both of them from his desk and motions for the guards to wait out side and lock the door as they exit.
Quinn, "Have a sit. I want think you both for coming". Tes nervously takes the chair close's to the Admiral's desk. Ta'Rrok keeps standing. "I've read your reports,watched your simulations, and talked it over with the rest of the higher ups. An let me tell you right now" He cross's his arms on his chest and looks at Ta'Rrok. "If it was up to me. This project would be scraped and never heard of again."
Tes begins to jump up and speak but gets pushed back in her sit by Ta'Rrok and he begins to speak instead." Sir with all due respected. With all th_" Quinn holds up his hand. Prompting Ta'Rrok to suddenly stop talking. Quinn gave Ta'Rrok a dead pan face look.
Quinn,"Did it seem like i was done talking Jones?" Ta'Rrok felt annoyed an Tes had a bit of a concerned look on her face."I know star fleet has had its run of bad luck lately.The Klingons, Gorn, Tholians, and only god knows what else is coming at us next. An that was the argument i had to sit threw. Wile discussing your now approved project."Both Ta'Rrock and Tes's eyes widen and jaws dropped. Tes could barley contain her self and started fidgeting with the sides of her chair. "Don't celebrate just yet you two. Ta'Rrok, i can't help but notice those new Admiral bars on your collar." Ta'Rrok feels for them.
Ta'Rrok,"yes sir and i'm a bit confused at why I'm already wearing them. It feels too soon for these. Not that i'm complaining." Admiral Quin just sat in his chair smiling. Had never seen the Admiral smile before.
Quinn," Ta'Rrok let me give a little history lesson. Then tell me if you see a pattern" Ta'Rrok nods."Tom Parries, wile lost in the Delta quadrant. Designed and built the 1st delta flyer. Noonian Soong, designed and built the 1st positronic brain. Henry Archer designed the 1st warp 5 engine and before him. Dr. Zefram Cochran, The 1st warp powerd star ship. Do you see were I'm going with this?"
Ta'Rrok,"They all had ideas?"
Quinn,"That's only part of it!"
Tesla,"They all had a hand in building them?"
Quinn,"right Commander Tesla. Maybe i should put those bars on her in stead..haha." She smiled and started felling more relaxed."Point is! This is your baby and your in charge of it. An i don't need to tell you that all this.....Is classified information. Hints the guards and your new rank. No one else under the rank of V.Admiral is to know. So i suggest you keep your team small." Quinn hands Ta'Rrok a pad." If you haven't already picked them out here are few recommendations. You have 2 weeks to submit the plan and 4 months to put it all together. The EL Dorado should be completed and ready to test it by then. Dismissed!" They hear the door unlock as they start to walk out.
"You also have armor," Krystal pointed out. "Something we're lacking. And I'm pretty sure a Phaser can cut through, but... we don't have time to do that."
Ruby reached out and took D’ren’s hand it, her almond-brown eyes looking deeply into his. “I want to trust you, D’ren. I do. You’ll understand, I hope, if I’m uneasy. It’s been a very long day, for both of us.” She shook his hand before standing back. “Still, I would hope to stay on topic. You mentioned that this Infamous is in control of most of the galaxy, right? And you’re trying to stop him. I believe, if you and your crew behave, we could work together towards taking him down.
If we do, I will need some help to get the Hepzibah back in running order. The warp core and impulse drive are severely damaged, and we need dilithium crystals. That distress signal wasn’t just for show. I’d also like, as I’ve said, everything you know about the Infamous. He sounds a lot like a madman from my time.” She let go of D’ren. “Do we have an agreement?"
As the giant shield went up around the floating group, Elric took a moment to check on Zeta to make sure he was okay. "How you holding up?"
*CCcclick! Click, click, holding up.*
Elric noticed something strange on the android spider. An erroneous circuit appeared on his outer body. "Zeta, run diagnostics. Do you detect anything?"
*Click, click, chirp.*
He sighed, taking out one of the omicron cells he manufactured earlier. "A nanoprobe. Just one, huh? Can you take one of these?"
*Chirp!* The spider launched a cable and attached it to the side of the cell. A few seconds later, Zeta fried the external circuit. *Click!*
"That was a close one," Elric said relieved. "Stay safe, buddy."
Jim shook his head and turned to the Omegas. "Plant some charges, would you?"
A couple of the operatives space jumped to the doors and started planting spatial charges.
After their shields were rained upon by debris, the floating group could then see into the main corridor, finding Mirror Borg technology plastered to the walls, floor and ceilings. Mirror Borg drones were seconds away from reacting to the blast and, beyond the drones, into the distance that reached the end of the main corridor, was the large Engineering open area that housed a central plexus positioned against Spacedock's reactor. Elric looked concerned.
Jim chuckled as he motioned the Omegas to start firing. "I know."
Jim looked around to watch for any surprises from other directions. Nothing from below. He looked up, and saw swarms of robotic Borg spiders running down the walls towards them. He started firing at them. "We were followed!"
"Well... wasn't expecting to go Zero G," she said. "But at least we can get down that shaft a bit easier... unless its only localized."
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A couple Omega operatives pulled out a pair of cables, attached them to the back of other couple operative's armors, and then passed the other end of the said cables (with a clip on the end) to Elric and Krystal each. Jim spoke up. "Attach those to your belts or something so we don't leave you behind, alright?"
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"Might need a combat knife if I have to cut loose real fast," Krystal said. "Or I could just shoot it off."
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The omegas blasted a path through the Borg, moving to the transport shaft Elric directed them to.
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"He's really gone, isn't he? You know, at the Academy, the Professor was one of the toughest teachers in Alien Anthropology and Exo-History. For some reason he never went easy on me, and now I wonder if it was because he actually believed in me. It wouldn't be until years later he'd join me in my first expedition to Epsilon Hydra VII. The things I discovered there; and learning he wasn't this scary monster; that he was just as normal as any one of us..."
Elric paused. The group was now passing the first cargo doors for one of the many decks that surrounded the Main Reactor. The central deck, where the nanoprobes were most concentrated, was where the central plexus was being held. Getting through the large central doors without main power wouldn't be easy.
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Tes and Ta'Rrok enter the Admirals office. They both take notice of the two security officers standing on side of both doors. Quinn glares up at both of them from his desk and motions for the guards to wait out side and lock the door as they exit.
Quinn, "Have a sit. I want think you both for coming". Tes nervously takes the chair close's to the Admiral's desk. Ta'Rrok keeps standing. "I've read your reports,watched your simulations, and talked it over with the rest of the higher ups. An let me tell you right now" He cross's his arms on his chest and looks at Ta'Rrok. "If it was up to me. This project would be scraped and never heard of again."
Tes begins to jump up and speak but gets pushed back in her sit by Ta'Rrok and he begins to speak instead." Sir with all due respected. With all th_" Quinn holds up his hand. Prompting Ta'Rrok to suddenly stop talking. Quinn gave Ta'Rrok a dead pan face look.
Quinn,"Did it seem like i was done talking Jones?" Ta'Rrok felt annoyed an Tes had a bit of a concerned look on her face."I know star fleet has had its run of bad luck lately.The Klingons, Gorn, Tholians, and only god knows what else is coming at us next. An that was the argument i had to sit threw. Wile discussing your now approved project."Both Ta'Rrock and Tes's eyes widen and jaws dropped. Tes could barley contain her self and started fidgeting with the sides of her chair. "Don't celebrate just yet you two. Ta'Rrok, i can't help but notice those new Admiral bars on your collar." Ta'Rrok feels for them.
Ta'Rrok,"yes sir and i'm a bit confused at why I'm already wearing them. It feels too soon for these. Not that i'm complaining." Admiral Quin just sat in his chair smiling. Had never seen the Admiral smile before.
Quinn," Ta'Rrok let me give a little history lesson. Then tell me if you see a pattern" Ta'Rrok nods."Tom Parries, wile lost in the Delta quadrant. Designed and built the 1st delta flyer. Noonian Soong, designed and built the 1st positronic brain. Henry Archer designed the 1st warp 5 engine and before him. Dr. Zefram Cochran, The 1st warp powerd star ship. Do you see were I'm going with this?"
Ta'Rrok,"They all had ideas?"
Quinn,"That's only part of it!"
Tesla,"They all had a hand in building them?"
Quinn,"right Commander Tesla. Maybe i should put those bars on her in stead..haha." She smiled and started felling more relaxed."Point is! This is your baby and your in charge of it. An i don't need to tell you that all this.....Is classified information. Hints the guards and your new rank. No one else under the rank of V.Admiral is to know. So i suggest you keep your team small." Quinn hands Ta'Rrok a pad." If you haven't already picked them out here are few recommendations. You have 2 weeks to submit the plan and 4 months to put it all together. The EL Dorado should be completed and ready to test it by then. Dismissed!" They hear the door unlock as they start to walk out.
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One of the Omega Operatives started preparing a shield generator.
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If we do, I will need some help to get the Hepzibah back in running order. The warp core and impulse drive are severely damaged, and we need dilithium crystals. That distress signal wasn’t just for show. I’d also like, as I’ve said, everything you know about the Infamous. He sounds a lot like a madman from my time.” She let go of D’ren. “Do we have an agreement?"
*CCcclick! Click, click, holding up.*
Elric noticed something strange on the android spider. An erroneous circuit appeared on his outer body. "Zeta, run diagnostics. Do you detect anything?"
*Click, click, chirp.*
He sighed, taking out one of the omicron cells he manufactured earlier. "A nanoprobe. Just one, huh? Can you take one of these?"
*Chirp!* The spider launched a cable and attached it to the side of the cell. A few seconds later, Zeta fried the external circuit. *Click!*
"That was a close one," Elric said relieved. "Stay safe, buddy."
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A couple of the operatives space jumped to the doors and started planting spatial charges.
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Jim sighed and looked at the tricorder. "Wrong button." He pressed a different button, triggering the explosion, blasting the doors open.
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Jim looked around to watch for any surprises from other directions. Nothing from below. He looked up, and saw swarms of robotic Borg spiders running down the walls towards them. He started firing at them. "We were followed!"
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