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| - | <Office of the Chief of Starfleet Operations. San Francisco, Pan American Zone, Sol III.> | + | ====== There And Back Again ====== |
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| + | __<Office of the Chief of Starfleet Operations. San Francisco, Pan American Zone, Sol III.> | ||
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| Kaito Fakunaku knew exactly who he was. What's more, he was perfectly aware of what his fellow flag officers and the bureaucrats at Starfleet Headquarters thought of him. Ensign Scuttlebutt had long ago told him that, as far as the rest of the Starfleet brass were concerned, he was conniving, | Kaito Fakunaku knew exactly who he was. What's more, he was perfectly aware of what his fellow flag officers and the bureaucrats at Starfleet Headquarters thought of him. Ensign Scuttlebutt had long ago told him that, as far as the rest of the Starfleet brass were concerned, he was conniving, | ||
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| - | <Planet Garsol, somewhere in the Gamma Quadrant. Present Day.> | + | __<Planet Garsol, somewhere in the Gamma Quadrant. Present Day.>__ |
| Galaxy class starships are enormous, so it said something powerful about John Carter' | Galaxy class starships are enormous, so it said something powerful about John Carter' | ||
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| - | <Cestus III, 78 hours after the beginning of Operation: Righteous Endeavor> | + | __<Cestus III, 78 hours after the beginning of Operation: Righteous Endeavor> |
| Another lance of pure solar energy cut through the last of the operational Gorn capital ships which had so far mounted a pitiful defense against the human ' | Another lance of pure solar energy cut through the last of the operational Gorn capital ships which had so far mounted a pitiful defense against the human ' | ||
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| “That, Captain, is the future.” The diplomatic officer said. “That' | “That, Captain, is the future.” The diplomatic officer said. “That' | ||
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| If Kim Roth shared her First Officer' | If Kim Roth shared her First Officer' | ||
| - | The Luna class was originally conceived as a mid-range science and exploration vessel, despite officially being classified as a destroyer, due to it's size. The Luna class had the most advanced sensor and telemetry processing systems in all of Starfleet. In the exploration role, this made them ideal for collecting massive amounts of data quickly, or finding even the most minute traces of cosmic phenomena. On a more practical level, these astoundingly capable sensor systems, and the officers that were trained to use them so well, made for outstanding command and control, and early warning platforms. It was for this reason that, at the outbreak of hostilities with the Gorn, the ships of Starfleet had been assigned to several small task forces. Each task force had at least one flagship of the Sovriegn, Galaxy, or new Odyssey class, one of either the Nova or Luna classes, to act in the manner described, and two escort vessels of Sao Paulo or Akira class, to provide much needed firepower against the heavily resistant hulls of Gorn ships. Interestingly, | + | The Luna class was originally conceived as a mid-range science and exploration vessel, despite officially being classified as a destroyer, due to it's size. The small, but powerful ships had the most advanced sensor and telemetry processing systems in all of Starfleet. In the exploration role, this made them ideal for collecting massive amounts of data quickly, or finding even the most minute traces of cosmic phenomena. On a more practical level, these astoundingly capable sensor systems, and the officers that were trained to use them so well, made for outstanding command and control, and early warning platforms. It was for this reason that, at the outbreak of hostilities with the Gorn, the ships of Starfleet had been assigned to several small task forces. Each task force had at least one flagship of the Sovriegn, Galaxy, or new Odyssey class, one of either the Nova or Luna classes, to act in the manner described, and two escort vessels of Sao Paulo or Akira class, to provide much needed firepower against the heavily resistant hulls of Gorn ships. Interestingly, |
| Attos Ragnar, Republic' | Attos Ragnar, Republic' | ||
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| - | <U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E. Aldebaran Sector, Near the Klingon Neutral Zone> | + | __<U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E. Aldebaran Sector, Near the Klingon Neutral Zone>__ |
| Just like people, Starships, or rather, the complex system that made each starship unique, performed differently under stress. One of the things that Jean-Luc Picard prided himself on was the idea that his people keep their heads in a crisis. Some of his fellow captains disagreed, preferring instead to let the pressure of a life and death situation 'bring out the best' in their people. Picard, however, disagreed. To his way of thinking, stress elevated emotion, which in turn led to rash decisions. This could then make a bad situation worse. Having lived through what he considered to be more than his fair share those same life and death situations, Jean-Luc Picard had long since concluded that, if he could keep emotional responses to a minimum, then the odds of survival increased. Because of this, despite the fact that the Federation was now officially at war with the Gorn Hegemony, life on the Enterprise seemed much like it would be on any other day. The one exception to this is that Picard held a twice daily 'War Briefing' | Just like people, Starships, or rather, the complex system that made each starship unique, performed differently under stress. One of the things that Jean-Luc Picard prided himself on was the idea that his people keep their heads in a crisis. Some of his fellow captains disagreed, preferring instead to let the pressure of a life and death situation 'bring out the best' in their people. Picard, however, disagreed. To his way of thinking, stress elevated emotion, which in turn led to rash decisions. This could then make a bad situation worse. Having lived through what he considered to be more than his fair share those same life and death situations, Jean-Luc Picard had long since concluded that, if he could keep emotional responses to a minimum, then the odds of survival increased. Because of this, despite the fact that the Federation was now officially at war with the Gorn Hegemony, life on the Enterprise seemed much like it would be on any other day. The one exception to this is that Picard held a twice daily 'War Briefing' | ||
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| <Deep Space Nine: Quark' | <Deep Space Nine: Quark' | ||
| - | Victor Virtus was running out of patience. Still, in the interest of not attracting attention, he sipped his root beer and defiantly refused to drum his fingers on the tabletop. Virtus was agonizingly aware of the passage of only four minutes when he heard someone behind them clear their throat. The Malthusian scientist/ | + | Victor Virtus was running out of patience. Still, in the interest of not attracting attention, he sipped his root beer and defiantly refused to drum his fingers on the tabletop. Virtus was agonizingly aware of the passage of only four minutes when he heard someone behind them clear their throat. The Malthusian scientist/ |
| “Nog, Sir.” | “Nog, Sir.” | ||
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| “After I punched the station commander in the nose. Yes.” Victor raised his drink in salute and sipped a bit more. | “After I punched the station commander in the nose. Yes.” Victor raised his drink in salute and sipped a bit more. | ||
| - | Nog nodded excitedly and extended his hand. I just wanted to say Thank You, Sir.” Nog said. “He deserved it. The man was an ass.” | + | Nog nodded excitedly and extended his hand. "I just wanted to say Thank You, Sir.” Nog said. “He deserved it. The man was an ass.” |
| Virtus nodded. “He was that.” The Malthusian agreed. | Virtus nodded. “He was that.” The Malthusian agreed. | ||
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| - | <Planet Garsol, Somewhere in the Delta Quadrant. Just after first sunset.> | + | ____<Planet Garsol, Somewhere in the Delta Quadrant. Just after first sunset.>____ |
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| “You can't just LET him GO!” Zharon protested as he walked with Bah-Ki out of the windward cavern passage, and into the cooling orange light of planetary dusk. | “You can't just LET him GO!” Zharon protested as he walked with Bah-Ki out of the windward cavern passage, and into the cooling orange light of planetary dusk. | ||
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| The scientist stopped short and briefly pondered just how hard getting in John Carter' | The scientist stopped short and briefly pondered just how hard getting in John Carter' | ||
| - | “Yes,” Bah-ki agreed as he waited for his elder to catch up, and we should be grateful, but he doesn' | + | “Yes,” Bah-ki agreed as he waited for his elder to catch up. " |
| Zharon nodded as the pair walked out into the open air. “Obviously.” He said. | Zharon nodded as the pair walked out into the open air. “Obviously.” He said. | ||
| - | “And that purpose has been fulfilled.” Bah-Ki argued. “How is it any less plausible then, that...through a means none of us could have possibly predicted, it's time for him to leave.” He said simply. Dadjinn' | + | “And that purpose has been fulfilled.” Bah-Ki argued. “How is it any less plausible then, that...through a means none of us could have possibly predicted, it's time for him to leave?” He said simply. |
| The pair walked on and crested a ridge where they saw Carter, Dadjinn and the warlord' | The pair walked on and crested a ridge where they saw Carter, Dadjinn and the warlord' | ||
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| “Yes.” Dadjinn smiled. “It' | “Yes.” Dadjinn smiled. “It' | ||
| - | Carter paused, hefted the small pack that carried the sum total of his belongings, including the miraculously insane flying harness, and he hefted it onto his shoulder. Then, he took Dadjinn' | + | Carter paused, hefted the small pack that carried the sum total of his belongings, including the miraculously insane flying harness, and he hefted it onto his shoulder. Then, he took Dadjinn' |
| “I know.” | “I know.” | ||
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| It was simple, direct, and all that had to pass between them. A short while later, Carter moved to stand closer to his comrades. The one called Forrest said something that none of the assembled Garsolans could make out. Then, almost as suddenly as he'd appeared, John Carter, the Warlord from Mars, vanished in a bright wash of charged particles. | It was simple, direct, and all that had to pass between them. A short while later, Carter moved to stand closer to his comrades. The one called Forrest said something that none of the assembled Garsolans could make out. Then, almost as suddenly as he'd appeared, John Carter, the Warlord from Mars, vanished in a bright wash of charged particles. | ||
| - | Life on Garsol would go on. Generations | + | Life on Garsol would go on. Generations |
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