Mission 13: "The Heist"

[T'lana]

Once the Cardinal Virtue was in place and the Kelata's sensors showed that Taurik and his team had beamed over to the Heraani Station, T'lana fired up the Kelata's Gravitational Engines.

The Kelata slid silently towards the Heraani Station.

=A="Chaya, this is T'lana. Prepare for docking with the Heraani Station, maintain your attack as much as you can until I give the signal."=A=

@"Acknowledged T'lana."@ Stated Chaya over the tight Tachyon Based communications system.

T'lana watched Chaya's Viper fly all around the Heraani Space Station, blasting the hell out of the thing with it's weapons. T'lana couldn't help but be impressed by the starfighter, as it's powerful engines kept it out of harms way, well most of the time anyway.

T'lana activated the Kelata's Quantum Discharge Canons and Quantum Torpedoes, ready to assist Chaya if need be. But the way she was going, T'lana knew that Chaya wouldn't need any help.

The Kelata's sensors showed that the Heraani Stations Defense Grid was completely destroyed. Thinking to herself, if only the Heraani were going to be that easy, at least where Chaya was concerned anyway.

=A="Chaya, this is T'lana, cease fire and maneuver your Viper ready for docking and hold."=A=

[T'lana]

OOC: Sounds logical to me. Someone better let the Jedi know we are abandoning the Rivendell. The Blue Harvest is a Corellian YT-1300 Stock Light Freighter, so it can take many of the crew.

[Tigerlead]

OOC: Thank you

IC: Tigerlead heard the intercom, while he was trying to hold his standing position as the Rivendell shook hard under the Heraani fire. ~I need to get out of here and fast... wait Voison he went to his quarters...~ he thought to himself.
=^= Computer! Locate Ensign Voison!=^=, the computer chimed and replied =^Ensign Voison is in his quarters =^=
Tigerlead hurried down the corridor that flickered with th red alert lights and random energy surges while trying to maintain his equilibrium. He reached Voison's room and almost went through the doors, he rang the buzzer but he waited like a fraction of a second like he wanted Voison just to materialize in front of him =^= Computer! Open door D4 Section 2 Alpha Security override Tigerleade Delta 4-9 =^= the doors swooshed open and as the shimmering light lit the room he saw Voison standing on the floor staring at the empty black wall, he grabbed him and almost carried him out while yelling "We need to get out of here NOW! The ship is falling apart!". Voison looked confused and replied with a cold "What?" but eventually he was running on his out following Tigerlead down the Jeffries tubes. "Where are we going?" said Voison. "Glad you snapped out of it Voison, we are getting out of here there should be a assault shuttle left... and there it is" said Tigerlead pointing to the shuttlecraft as they entered the hangar. They both jumped in and strapped themselves "Preflight sequence checked" said Voison. "Hold on tight we are getting out of here" yelled Tigerlead as the shuttles punched out of the Rivendell's hangar.
"Heraani fighter on our six" replied Voison. "Hold on trying attack pattern Theta 4-9" said Tigerlead as the shuttle heavily breaked and entered a tight roll ending up behind the figher, Tigerlead's orders were completed by his security mate even before he opened his mouth like Voison had read his mind "Firing phaser banks... traget neutralized" Voison stated followed by a cold "3 Heraani fighters in formation coming in fast at 1 o'clock".
Tigerlead looked up and said "Adjusting course. Arm photons, maxiumum yeld full spread"
Voison looked in shock "You do realize the targeting sensors will not lock on the photons at this speed and small range. plus we may get damaged also and what's with the head on collision course?" Tigerlead yelled annoyed "Just do it, i don't plan to shoot them down just calculate a detonation close to them the explosions will set them off course long enough for us to reach our destination. Set shields to maximum! Fire!"
The torpedo left the tube and spread into the warheads and seconds later they detonated in a bright sequence of lights... one Heraani fighter was hit head-on and exploded in a blueish fireball, the detonations disrupted the other two's course while the assault shuttle punched through at full impulse.
=@= This is Assault Shuttle Delta 5 from the USS Rivendell to Gallifreyan Battlecruiser, requesting permission to dock, coming in hot! =@= shouted Tigerlead while trying to outrun the Heraani fighters that returned on their intercept course.

[THE BORG COLLECTIVE]

Seven Borg Cubes exited transwarp just outside the sensor range of the Heraani Cruisers, but within sensor range of Borg Technology.

Still in the UNICOMPLEX, the Borg Queen scanned the telemetry data from the seven cubes in the vicinity of the USS Rivendell. The seven cubes, the Borg Queen was going to present to Captain Taurik and Expansion Fleet as a sign of good faith and would be under their command.

The Borg Queen didn't foresee this eventuality during her machinations and thought for a moment of what her next course of action would be.

Deciding to see what events would fold, the Borg Queen commanded one of the cube's to move into sensor range and stop 500,000km from the USS Rivendell. commanding it to give the usual Communications Hail.

<Borg Cube 23-958>

@"WE ARE THE BORG. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE."@

The Queen watched the visual interlink, to assess this new species and to see if they were afraid of the Borg or not. As the cube caught the lead Heraani Cruiser within a tractor beam.

[T'Kar]

T'Kar went to his makeshift quarters but found there was no bed. It didn't bother him much because he has been trained as a warrior in his youth, which involved sleeping on nice hard rocks. He woke up and did a couple of exercises and started exploring the ship. He visited T'lana to see the extent of her wounds. It didn't matter much, he knew she was in good hands.

[Chaya Sar]

Chaya Sar climbed out of the cockpit and activated the hidden switch that closes and locks the canopy. The canopy closed with a hiss on it's hydraulic arms, locking into place with a thump.

Chaya stood next Taurik and began to answer his question.

"Following me to Naboo in my freighter, the Blue Harvest, was my apprentice Odona Covell. As I am a Jedi Master, I was assigned an apprentice. He has been my apprentice for 9 galactic standard months and is almost ready for his trials, so he can become a full Jedi Knight."

Chaya Sar paused for a second, thinking of her apprentice.

"A Jedi Knight by the name of Aeryn Kae had booked passage on the Blue Harvest, for the trip to Naboo. Now they are being held captive by these Heraani of yours...I have let my apprentice down and our passenger."

Chaya Sar smiled at Taurik, but there was no happiness in that smile.

[T'lana]

T'lana accessed the Transporter Grid and beamed the entire away team to the Hangar Bay.
Once they transitioned from the matter-stream, T'lana moved to where Chaya Sar was, looking at the Viper and then at the roundish vessel with two mandible-like protuberances out the front and a cockpit that was to the right of the right mandible and extending out from the main hull.

"Hmm, interesting."

T'lana and her team walked over to Chaya who had her strange weapon in her hand, but was inactive.

"I suggest Chaya, that you take point." T'lana then turned to her team. "Mr. Tigerlead, Mr. Voison guard the Hangar Bay, if any Heraani approach, do not hesitate to fire, the Heraani are telepathic. Mr. Freeman, do what you can to make sure the Blue Harvest is in working order. Larial, assist your creator."

T'lana thought for a moment, "Live long and Prosper."

T'lana then nodded at Chaya and activated the Compression Rifle that she collected before beaming off the Kelata.

T'lana tapped her communicator three times to indicate they were on board and then followed behind Chaya Sar.

[Tigerlead]

=^= Understood mam, on my way =^= said Tigerlead tapping his comm badge. He looked at what he was carrying a tricorder the hand phaser and the type III phaser rifle he just picked up...~There should be some emergency backpacks in the shuttle bay if i need anything else~ he though to himself as he was entering the turbolift. "Main hangar" he said and with soft metallic sound the turbolift moved. As the doors opened he saw himself int he hangar walking to the Kelata he turned towards T'lana and said "Ensign Tigerlead reporting as ordered, Commander! Commander may i inquire about the nature of this away mission so i can decide if we need any special equipment with us?"

[Taurik]

"Gallifreyan battlecruisers? Good, signal our coordinates and transmit to them."

[Chaya Sar]

Jedi Master Chaya Sar, had no idea what to do after landing the Blue Harvest on this so-called Gallifreyan vessel.

So after the Starfleet passengers had left her Corellian Stock Light Freighter, she had told one of the droids to clean the ship and then went about repairing the ship.
In actual fact the Blue Harvest had three droids on board; an Astromech Droid R7-D9 which was used for repairs and talking to the computer, as well as navigation if needed. A Protocol Droid 3DPD for translation, protocol and various other uses. A Medical Droid MD30 was the last on the list and the least used, spending all of his time in the Medical Bay, due in part because Medical Droids have dedicated systems, they can't multi-task.

Chaya found herself bored and in the engine room fiddling with the Hyperdrive that had actually been acting a bit lately, pining away the loneliness the best way she could, fixing her pride and joy.
Chaya had noticed the differences between her galaxy's vessels and this one's. For one thing, her galaxy's vessels were faster both at sublight speeds and Faster-Than-Light speeds. This galaxy's vessels, at least Starfleet one's, were built for comfort, where as her galaxy's vessels were built mainly for practicality and not for aesthetic value, except for luxury vessels of course.
From what she has learned of the Quantum Slipstream Drive, which is this galaxy's 'Piece De Resistance' of FTL Drive technology, it seems to work identically to the Hyperdrive of her galaxy, which is the only way to travel at FTL speeds.
Although there have been a couple of planets that developed the Warp Drive, but were quickly given Hyperdrive technology instead and indoctrinated into the galactic community.

That was one thing she found strange with this United Federation of Planets and their Prime Directive. In the Andromeda Galaxy, which is what these humans from Earth called her galaxy, she found out, more advanced sentients give less advanced sentients the technological know how to become part of the galactic community, even leaving technicians behind to assist the primitive sentients. The technicians showed them how to build and use interstellar technology, as well as the use of fusion reactor technology so they do not pollute their own atmosphere. Starfleet doesn't do that and when Chaya Sar found that out, considered that particular fact rather selfish. Starfleet assisted sentients that already had interstellar technology, so what was the difference.
Of course Chaya Sar new full well what the primitive sentients would do if they weren't shown exactly how to build and use interstellar technology, so it did take effort, but Chaya considered that the duty of all sentient life, to assist those who cannot assist themselves. How different, but similar the two neighboring galaxy's really were, it was quite interesting actually.

Chaya Sar had finished working on the Hyperdrive and went to her quarters to freshen up and change. After that Chaya went to the Main Hold, had something to eat and played Dejarik with Odona Covell. Their passenger Aeryn Kae, was busy by herself playing a hand-held electronic Sabacc game.

Chaya Sar considered just giving her new found Starfleet friends the technical schematics for Ion Drive propulsion and the Hyperdrive, but decided it would be best to wait until asked.

After playing Dejarik for a while, which Chaya was winning, she turned to Odona and Aeryn.

"So what do you two think of the situation we have found ourselves in? I personally believe that it is the will of the force that we have wound up here, but then..." Chaya Sar trailed off with her question, waiting for the thoughts of her subordinates.

[Morgan Freeman]

The two officers who T'lana relieved began to walk out of engineering before Morgan stopped them "Where do you think your going you two, I need you to keep the power distribution system from falling apart at the seams, think you can do that much?"  

With a quick yes sir the two went to there stations and began working on the systems.  "Damn" Morgan said as he tapped the master engineering console three times in succession, "we appear to have a power problem, somewhere along the line there is a leak from the primary reactor."

Turning to T'lana, "Looks like your in charge till I get back, try to keep the ship together please."  Grabbing his engineering kit he began moving towards the Jeffries tube access hatch.

[T'lana]

"Good work Commander." Stated T'lana.

T'lana went over to the Cloaking Field Generator and activated it's internal computer, as per the instructions.

"Now go back to engineering Commander, to belay any suspicion. I shall go to the bridge, once you have gone to engineering, make an excuse to go to the bridge and use the engineering console their. Larial should stay here to make sure the Cloaking Field Generator works correctly and to assess any difficulties that could arise."

T'lana continued. "Computer, what is the location of Captain Taurik?"

Computer: Captain Taurik is in Shuttle Bay One.

T'lana nodded to Morgan and then left the Engineering Lab, making her way to the nearest turbolift.

"Deck 13, Shuttle Bay One." T'lana order the turbolift when she stepped in. In a matter of seconds, the turbolift came to an all stop and opened the two powered doors. Stepping out, T'lana made her way to the two large bulkhead doors and stepped through as they hissed open. A tertiary look around the bay, gave Taurik's exact position, standing next to Chaya Sar.

"Captain, if I may, we are set to go."

With that said, T'lana nodded and left Shuttle Bay One and got into the turbolift for the bridge. T'lana couldn't help but to be reminded of all the clandestine missions that she had had to do for the V'Shar. One of the reasons she joined Starfleet was to get away from all the secrets and now she was doing it again.

When the turbolift arrived at the bridge, T'lana left the turbolift and walked over to the Command Chair, that was vacated by Lieutenant Stevens.

"You have the bridge Commander." Stated Lieutenant Stevens, who went about his usual duties.

"Carry on Lieutenant." Stated T'lana, in true naval tradition.

T'lana logged in and made herself more comfortable.

"Report Mr. Givrilian? What is our estimated time of arrival in the Hera System?"

[T'lana]

T'lana nodded to Mr. Freeman and made her way out of the conference room, stopping by the Bridges engineering console and spun up the Jump drive.

Turning to the Helm, she ordered,
"Mr. Sarpedon, calculate a ten light year jump, your discretion."

T'lana then headed for the turbolift and stepped in with commander Freeman in tow.

"Deck 13, Main Hangar."

As the turbolift shot down the the tube, T'lana tapped her comlink.

=A="Voison, Tigerlead, meet me at the Kelata.=A=

T'lana and freeman made their way to the Kelata and boarded the Vulcan Stealth Runabout as the ramp lowered in response to T'lana's vicinity.

Walking to the command cabin, T'lana activated the pre-launch start up sequence. The First thing to power up was the Quantum Induction Core, followed by the Slipspace Engine. The Gravitation Engines were next, followed by the rest of the Kelata's systems.

T'lana waited for the rest of her away team and turned to Mr. Freeman.

"Take the Tactical/Operations position please Commander. I believe Larial would be useful on this mission Commander, do you concur." Asked T'lana, stoically but softly.

[Aeryn Kae]

There was a loud commotion that seemed to come from outside... wherever they were. Several of the guards ran out of the detention chambers, brandishing their weapons and projecting loudly about some attack.

"Covell," she called, unafraid now that the guards were gone or not paying attention. "There's a racket going on outside, these aliens must be under attack. Do you think Master Sar could pull off something like this?"

Aeryn struggled to decipher what Master Sar had said to her through the Force, but it was so faint and almost completely unintelligible, thanks to the Force-restricting collar.

[kloek8]

convert Sir kloek8 sayd 2 Gallifreyan battle cruisers on a intersept coures at 5 lightyears
speed: warp 8.9

are we going to engage them sir?