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====== The Sword of Ophiuchus, Part 2 ====== | ====== The Sword of Ophiuchus, Part 2 ====== | ||
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- | In the field, Starfleet Intelligence agents are used to improvising broadly and often. | + | In the field, Starfleet Intelligence agents are used to improvising broadly and often. |
Once they had pushed aside their bafflement at finding what they had thought was a ghost ship from their past, let alone why it was still intact when all the others had long ago crushed themselves into scrap metal, it didn't take long for them to pounce on the usual jury-rigging methods that the Intelligence branch was so renowned for. The energy from charged hand weaponry was a common substitute for direct power feeds when a transporter has been rendered inoperable due to depleted EPS junctions. | Once they had pushed aside their bafflement at finding what they had thought was a ghost ship from their past, let alone why it was still intact when all the others had long ago crushed themselves into scrap metal, it didn't take long for them to pounce on the usual jury-rigging methods that the Intelligence branch was so renowned for. The energy from charged hand weaponry was a common substitute for direct power feeds when a transporter has been rendered inoperable due to depleted EPS junctions. | ||
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"I remember you, Towe," Yezbeck acknowledged. | "I remember you, Towe," Yezbeck acknowledged. | ||
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"I understand now," Theo put the pieces together. | "I understand now," Theo put the pieces together. | ||
- | "We got Blimpy when our team formed up in the Orion System," | + | "We got Blimpy when our team formed up in the Orion System," |
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"But why?" | "But why?" | ||
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"If memory serves, it's observe, collect, analyze, and DISSEMINATE," | "If memory serves, it's observe, collect, analyze, and DISSEMINATE," | ||
- | "Yes, well, that last one wasn't possible for us. All outgoing subspace traffic was monitored and controlled by McCain' | + | "Yes, well, that last one wasn't possible for us. All outgoing subspace traffic was monitored and controlled by McCain' |
- | "So you did McCain' | + | In an uncomfortable realization, |
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+ | "You know," Theo started. | ||
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+ | Instead of a chorus of shocked faces and howls of disbelief, St. John's team barely showed any emotion, with only Deuce shaking his head while the others displayed simple expressions of annoyance. | ||
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+ | For his part, St. John was simply nodding in agreement, as if confirming something he already knew. | ||
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+ | "We expected as such," St. John explained. | ||
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+ | "So you did McCain' | ||
"Not actively. | "Not actively. | ||
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"Did you think McCain wouldn' | "Did you think McCain wouldn' | ||
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Saal exhaled loudly shaking his head at the incredible sophistication and gall of Commander St. John's story. | Saal exhaled loudly shaking his head at the incredible sophistication and gall of Commander St. John's story. | ||
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Silence fell upon the group as they stood uncomfortably in the transporter room. They were all Starfleet Intelligence operatives at heart, and knew that they were not without their own faults. | Silence fell upon the group as they stood uncomfortably in the transporter room. They were all Starfleet Intelligence operatives at heart, and knew that they were not without their own faults. | ||
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Theo was lost in thought as the commander concluded his remarks. | Theo was lost in thought as the commander concluded his remarks. | ||
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Theo nodded in compliance, his thoughts still wandering to St. John's inadvertent discovery of a means to survive a Geodesic fold. | Theo nodded in compliance, his thoughts still wandering to St. John's inadvertent discovery of a means to survive a Geodesic fold. | ||
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**Location: | **Location: | ||
- | The expansive Galaxy-class control center was just as opulent as it's predecessors from ages past. While it did not possess the ancillary science and engineering workstations to the port and starboard as the real Galaxy-Class Republic did four years ago, it still maintained the roominess and aesthetic quality that the designers at Utopia Planitia first intended for maintaining a comfortable workspace aboard deep space exploration cruisers. | + | The expansive Galaxy-class control center was just as opulent as it's predecessors from decades |
At this moment in time, all members of Task Force Trident were present on the bridge, either in person or on the main monitor in front, along with Theo Carter and Saal Yezbeck, the latter transmitting from sickbay. | At this moment in time, all members of Task Force Trident were present on the bridge, either in person or on the main monitor in front, along with Theo Carter and Saal Yezbeck, the latter transmitting from sickbay. | ||
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- | "We don't need a fold big enough to pull the Republic back," Theo explained, continuing his pacing in the center of the bridge. | + | "We don't need a fold big enough to pull the Republic back," Theo explained, continuing his pacing in the center of the bridge. |
"Let me get this straight," | "Let me get this straight," | ||
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- | "It could take us DAYS to find John," pointed out Theo. "Maybe even weeks or months if our coordinates are off any. I don't think there' | + | "It could take us DAYS to find John," pointed out Theo. "Maybe even weeks or months if our coordinates are off any. I don't think there' |
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"None of it," Deuce held up his hand in refutation. | "None of it," Deuce held up his hand in refutation. | ||
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- | As a momentary silence fell upon the bridge, each individual considered the potential mission that Theo had just laid down in front of them. | + | |
- | "Shelia," asked St. John after a moment. | + | "Sheila," asked St. John after a moment. |
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"Take Louise with you, just to be on the safe side," ordered the commander. | "Take Louise with you, just to be on the safe side," ordered the commander. | ||
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- | //"You know,"// | + | //"You know,"// |
"We don't need them to run long," St. John replied. | "We don't need them to run long," St. John replied. | ||
- | Shelia's eyes lit up. //" | + | Sheila's eyes lit up. //" |
St. John smiled. | St. John smiled. | ||
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"If you live up to what your reputation says you do best, commander," | "If you live up to what your reputation says you do best, commander," | ||
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