Mission 10: "Power of the Ancients"

[Taurik]

"Very well. We have no time to waste."

Taurik stepped into the airlock with the rest of the team, and pressed the button on the wall that cycled the airlock. the door behind them closed, and the outer door opened, revealing a strange, smoke-filled orange atmosphere. They stepped onto the rusty dirt, and Taurik, the only one without a suit, began to channel his power to combat the lack of breathable oxygen in the air. He could, using subtle manipulations, actually wean himself from his oxygen requirement for a limited amount of time, a few hours at best. Still, the quicker he could get to breathable air, the better.

"Keep your phasers at the ready," Taurik said, drawing his energy blade and lighting it. "With luck, they won't have an elite among them."

[Will Matthews]

Matthews registered the Captains shout, and made his own to the well placed team.
"Open fire!" he called, taking a shot himself towards one of the Heraan.
"Secure the Captain!" he commanded to a group of three, who returned a quick nod and shuffled for cover as they made their way from the hiding place.

[Indiana Jones]

"It is pretty good so far, kind of reminds me of home, well the engineering area that is." Jones laughs a bit before his face turns serious.

"We are entering the Van'Gu Nebula, a nasty place where a ship could get lost very easily, last time we come in here, we got word of some kind of intruder and well... we never finished the mission." Jones if anyone knew him would be surprised at the expression on his face, a tint a fear was in his eyes.

[Taurik]

As soon as the Heraani force had been dispatched, the team rounded a corner as a Heraani door slid away, to reveal a Heraani officer in crimson armor. The elite drew his blade, and spoke directly into the minds of the team.

"You have invaded our vessel. The master of the vessel wishes you destroyed. As his apprentice, his will is my command. Make your peace, you are about to die."

[Taurik]

Captain Taurik stepped onto his bridge and sighed. This constant hit-and-run war with the Na'jigat and the Heraan was becoming tiresome, not to mention costly. For the first time in many years, Taurik was truly distraught.

Suddenly, he noticed upon sitting down that he had a personal message, top level priority, from Admiral Karelia. Upon reviewing it, he tapped his intercom switch.

"All hands, this is the captain. Report to your stations and begin preparations for launch."

[T'lana]

T'lana looked up from the telemetry data that she was studying, after hearing the tell tale electro-magnetic crackle of Transporter activity, to see her passengers finally arrive on board the Vulcan runabout.

"Welcome aboard Captain, it is agreeable to see you again."

Computer: Slipspace Engine cycle-down, complete

T'lana turned back to the Helm controls and switched the telemetry data back to real-time.

T'lana then set course for the planet's atmosphere and engaged the Gravimetric Engines to 25% which was equivalent to 75% Impulse Power. The Kelata slid through spacetime towards the planet by manipulating local gravity and electro-magnetic fields.

Apart from the usual hum of power relays, the Kelata was pretty much silent in it's machinations, making it the perfect surveillance/reconnaissance vessel and probably could be considered too advanced for a Vulcan to design and build, but so far no one has ever queried it's highly advanced technology.

[Leon Kennedy]

Ensign Leon Kennedy reporting for duty as security officer

[Taurik]

"Lieutenant, take your men and set up a ambush over there," Taurik said, pointing to an outcropping of rock. "Set your phasers to maximum power, I'm going to lure some of the soldiers that way."

Suddenly, before Taurik could put his plan into action, he heard a voice speaking to him in his head, insisting on a report.

"I don't know who you are," he replied telepathically, "but I am quite busy, and have no time for introductions."

[Indiana Jones]

Jones could see the anxiety on Will's face, right away he put up one of his hands. "Bah... it's been a while now... so it could be cooled off for all I know... but don't look so worried, we are on the Rivendall, a mighty fine ship from what I have heard and I am sure we will be okay."

Jones mentally told himself to watch his muttering around other people when he works from now on.

[Dean Starwind]

=/\=Starwind to Freeman=/\=
"Commander I am leaving you in command of the ship. I will be here with the strike team. If anything funny happens go to read alert and standby. If you cannot contact myself or the Captain take the Ship out and back to the Station. Starwind, out."

*...Dean and his team hopped out of the craft and head to the Captain. The Keleta showered the area whit its special weaponry clearing the area from all the enemy...*

"Captain, reporting in with the second assault team. Commander Freeman is in command of the ship."

[Orpheus]

Suddenly, the red alert klaxons begin to sound. The voice of the ship's artificial intelligence played over the intercom. "Attention, three signatures have been detected off the starboard bow, readings match those of Heraani heavy cruisers. Captain Taurik to the bridge, I repeat, Captain Taurik to the bridge."

[Indiana Jones]

Jones turned to face Freeman. "All done sir." He said with a smile, "I finished the modifications."

[Dean Starwind]

*...Dean finished suiting up and grabbed a rifle and walked up to T'lana...*

"So whats the situation, Commander?"

[Taurik]

Taurik leaned onto one arm of his chair, and pondered his current situation. "Commander," he asked, "are we getting any telemetry from the probe yet?"

[Ferando ONeil]

Shortly after returning the sickbay with the turn of shift the klaxons and lighting dims to red alert status.

=/\= Sickbay to Bridge Captain are we under attack Captain can you confirm the number of injuries becasue my computer terminal is showing full green status on the ships company sir? =/\=