MISSION ONE-INVESTGATE THE EXPANSTION NEBLUA

[Richard Ransom-Brown]

Helm:Sir we are here, slowing to Impluse
Okay Scan the area for any Warp Signatures other than the Borg
Crewman Dex:Sir I have picked up A warp Signature heading 103 by 24 mark 1  distance 3.9 Light years.
Helm lay in a course 103 by 24 mark 1
Helm:course layed in
Warp 2
Engage
Helm:Aye SIr
Crewman Dex:SIr I deteced a course change to the same heading but mark 4
Helm change to Mark 4
Helm:Aye Sir
Crewman Dex:SIr I have detected a SHip 30 Light Years  ahead of us.
Long range scan Mr.Dex
Crewman Dex:The ship is on a speed of Warp 7.2 its an Unkown class of ship  thats all I can get at this range
Helm plot the course of that ship were is it heading to
Helm:SIr its heading to a solor system 190 Light years away at warp 7.2 it will take them two weeks to get there
mmmmm intresting
Crewman Dex:Sir that ship is slowing to Impluse
Helm time until we are on top of that ship
Helm:at this speed 6 hours
*Lt.Brown starts to think* who is on that ship???
Helm what will be our E.T.A if we increse speed to Warp 8
Helm:45 miniutes
Helm warp 8
Engage
Helm:Aye Sir
and Helm bring us out of Warp 20,000 Km away from that ship
Helm:Aye SIr
*45 minutes later*
Helm:Coming out of Warp
Full Stop
Open a Comm Channel
==^== This is the Federation Starship Essex we are here as friends we would like to meet you please repond==^==
*4 hours later*
Still nothing
Helm:no Sir no reponce
==^== Engineing to Bridge we have a problem is somthing with the space out here when we incresed speed to Warp 8 it put major stress on the warp nessals  if we go over Warp 4 we will be in a bog problem the port nessel is barly on-line and we have a level 3 failuare in the main power grid and the computer and a level two failaure==^==
==^== Bridge to engineing can you fix it chief==^==
==^== Not out here sir we need a starbase and it will take three months to repair the damage in a starbase but senice we ca'nt go to a starbase for a while i got the ship pushing long so we can only stay in this secter for 4 more days then we will have to head home and on the way home I got the ship rigged so we can go to Warp 7 in that case will will be at starbase 12 in 1 and a half weeks==^==
==^==Thank you Cheif==^==

[Richard Ransom]

*IMCOMING TRANSMISSION*
==^== From:Admiral Richard Ransom Commanding Officer Windsor Division
To:Commanding Officer U.S.S Essex
U.S.S Essex,
You are to go on a Long mission might be longer than expected there has been reports of Warp Signitures 15 Ly from system J25 which is close to Borg Space I know but if you you stay at lease 20 to 25 Ly away you should be safe this mission could be a First contact so prepare for that I would sent the U.S.S Windsor but its currently disposed at the moment and I will have to sent you with a crew of only 100 thats all I can spare you will not be able to stay in contact with with us becuse of the Interference with the Expantion Neblua but if you leave a few Signal boosers its likly you might be able to contact us also if Fired opon you are ordered to Defend your selfs and get out of the area and one member of Division Command will join you fir this Mission gather any supplies you need and head for System J25 rember the trip there will take three weeks so make sure you got everthing you need and advoid the Delta Alliance Space at all costs at the moment there Space should be advoid until thing settle down a bit good luck and god speed.Admiral Ransom out==^==

[Richard Ransom-Brown]

unknown Captian:Starship Essex were are you from and why were you following me?
Ops open a comm channel
Ops:Aye Sir
==^== Alien Ship Iam Lt.Richard Ransom-Brown Iam from just beyond the Expanstion Neblua and we detected a Warp Signature and seince we are explorers we came to investgate  and we care to have relations with you==^==
Unknown Captian:Lt.Brown who is your    Commander
==^== Alien ship Admiral Richard Ransom but he us back at our space==^==
Unknown Captian I would like to meet him
==^==Alien ship it will take 6 weeks before we can return with him==^==
Unknown Captian: fine in 7 weeks meet me in the solor system ahead  
Helm lay in a course for starbase 12  
Helm:course layed in
Warp 7
engage
Helm:aye Sir

[Richard Ransom-Brown]

Lt.Brown walk onto the Bridge and sits into the Command chair.
The Bridge of the U.S.S Essex was filled with only crewman and being the Admiral Aid he was the highest ranking officer to command execpt of one of the members of Division command decide to take over command.
Computer activate full systems
Computer:Confirmed
Helm take us out of Orbit
Helm:Aye Sir
The U.S.S Essex is in orbit of the a moon which was next to Starbase 12.
The U.S.S Essex was undergoing some tests to have a fully automated Starship thus not needed a crew and was the only Starship spare to untertake this Mission.
Helm:SIr we are out of Orbit
Helm Lay in a course for System J25 Warp 6
Helm:Course Layed in Sir
Engage
The Neblua Class Vessal Entered Warp Speed Heading for System J25
Helm whats our E.T.A
Helm:3 weeks 6 hours and 11 mins Sir

[Richard Ransom-Brown]

*4 hours from starbase 12*
Computer:WARNING COMPUTER FAILUARE TRANSFERING TO BACKUP SYSTEMS
*alarm start going off all over the essex*
Report
Helm:Helm controls are off-line with most of the main command functions Warp speed is incresing in 7 minutes the ship will be blown apart we are warp 7.5
Computer override all command fuctions and shut down Warp drive
Computer:UNABLE TO COMPLY VOICE-COMMANDS ARE OFF-LINE
Helm:Warp 7.9
crewman go down to Engineing and tell them to stall the ship
crewman:aye sir
Crewman Dex:Sir is'nt that a danger
it ca'nt be help crewman
*In engineing*
the Cheif enginer when to the Warp core control system
and open all vents and dumped coolent direct into the warp core reaction which will shut it down
Computer:WARNING COOLENT DUMPING IN PROGRESS
computer:WARP CORE POWER BELOW 20% ALL MAIN DRIVE SYSTEMS WILL BE OFF-LINE IN 30 SECS
With that the Essex is thrown out of warp speed and stops 4,000 km away from starbase 12
*Bridge*
Lt.Brown gets off of the floor
Report
Tatical:well sir we got parsal bridge contol the warp core is off-line the imluse drive and warp drive are damaged and power failurl are happening all over the ship we still got thusters.

Helm bring us to the other side of the station
Helm:aye sir
*10 minites later*
Helm:done sir
Computer is voice command on-line
COmputerCONFIRMED
computer  transfer ship control to main computer
Computer:TRANSFER COMPLETE
lets go pepole
==^== Brodge to all hands transfer to the station==^==

[Richard Ransom-Brown]

*2 weeks later*
Helm:Sir judge by our speed we will be in system J25 in 4 days
thats great Helm
Bring us out of Warp slow to 1/4 Impluse
Helm:Aye Sir
*THE U.S.S Essex Droped out of Warp*
Drop a signal booster Delta 4
Ops:Aye Sir,the the signal Booster in in place and on-line
Helm:resume course Warp 7
Engage
Helm:Aye SIr
The U.S.S Essex returned to Warp Speed Unknown to any one the Computer is starting to start to take control of the Ship.

[Richard Ransom]

NOTE:USS ESSEX WILL BE DOCKED UNTIL SHE CAN BE CREWED