Mission 5 "The Great Blue Yonder"

[Voyager]

Dolan helped the engineers get other ship systems working, though translating Heraan was proving difficult.

=/\= Dolan to Colonel Balkazar =/\=

Do we have any known translations of Heraan?  Translating languages from scratch isn't exactly a specialty of mine.

=/\= Dolan out. =/\=

[Andrew Yates]

*...Yates turned to his surpise to see his great old friend Simon standing before him. He grinned and he gave the old captain a warm friendly embrace...*

"Simon It has been ages since we last met. I am glad to see your keeping your self busy while you await your own ship. Im sorry we have noting for you yet."

*...He turns to see Dolan still in a salute...*

"At ease, Lieutenant. Im glad to see your doing well also."

[Simon Rajnus]

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<Breifing room>

"Yes the briefing will start soon, so if all of you would please sit we shall get started.  Welcome aboard, Lt Sayuri." Simon said as he waved his hand for her to sit next to him.

"Now, listen up.  Anything outside of this briefing room is deemed classified.  No one is to speak of this or inform the crew outside this office.  Is that understood?" Simon said looking around at all their faces as they nodded in turn.

"Alright, now.  What do you all know of this symbol." Simon asked as he pressed a button, then the wall panel showed with the OMEGA symbol.

[Simon Rajnus]

"Yes, after that lil stunt you pulled you gave the engineer's something to do by rebuilding the computer system after you sent a virus to disrupt everything else on the computer, Agent Richards.  But your right, if you were my enemy I would have you shot for what you did.  But its humerous cuz I have a job for you.  When not playing my operations officer you will be assigned to the marines.  I believe they need someone with your computer skills to be part of some special squad that they are putting together thats comprised of both starfleet and marines.  An old earth team that was around in the 19th-20th centuries, called SEAL's.  So when your not playing Agent your with them.  But your first task is to starfleet.  So, here is a list of Agents onboard this vessel, theirs about 20 Agents including Aariya Sayuri the ships shrink.  I want you to keep an eye on Dolan.  He has potential for recruitment but for now I want him watched and I want you to hack into his console and keep an eye on him without him knowing he was hacked into.  Is that understood?, I dont like being caught off guard and you and Aariya are my special Agents in that regard.  Understood?" Simon told Richards.

"Also, my old friend Richard Brown used to be under my command and hes an Intelligence Agent too." Simon added.

[Balkazar]

"Dont you know that we get to depend on starfleet to get their heads out of their butts to figure that one out.  We just have to get to the planet ASAP and watch the fire works.  You will be with me, im sure your men have been trained in the fine art of guard duty." Balkazar told Richerds.

~"More like babysitting my friend but you know how General's are.  Once we make landfall we will have to track down the ships remains and secure it.  Once we do that then we can set up a parameter and get what people we can out of the ship."~ Balkazar told Richerds telepathically.

[HK47]

<Scout Group>

"Yeah, well Private Meatbag im reading 6 heraan's up ahead.  They are trying to lay an ambush, how quaint.  I suppose the Heraan's have already landed." HK47 said with much pleasure at the thought of decapitating a few Heraan's.

[HK47]

<Planet Side, Scouting ahead>

<Traveling ahead with Lobo and Raszagal, HK was taking active scans of the area out to atleast 400 meters>

"Ive plotted the trajectory of the Lothlorien, they should make their crash towards those mountains in the distance.  Best guess it will take atleast a day of hard marching to get to the crash site." HK said to his 2 meatbag companions.

<Then on his scanners popped up several escape pods emmiting federation signatures.  Then he looked up and saw the escape pods falling to the ground in mass numbers, looked like stars falling from the skies as the pods fell>

"I suggest we radio back and have the starfleet personel found and escorted to their ship ASAP." HK suggested.

[Raszagal]

"Lieutenant Colonel, with all due respect to this battalion, twenty men is not enough. I've fought the Heraan in countless engagements, and if there's one thing I've learned from them, it's that you never underestimate them. They have a regiment ten dozen strong coming this way, we need every man here and we need them in prime position."

She stepped a bit closer. "Colonel, I know a fair amount of human history. Do you know of the Battle of Thermopylae? A small Greek contingent stood against the vast Persian armadas for days, thanks to their tactics and determination. This is the same situation, sir. They are attacking us. We have the Lothlorien, which, even in her current condition, still makes a worthy fortress. We need everyone, Navy and Marine, on this ship, phasers drawn."

[Balkazar]

=^= "Find Raszagal or HK they may beable to assist you in the translating of the Heraan language." =^=

<After paying his respects he went to find a place to lay down and get some rest>

"Your weary colonel." the voice told Balkazar telepathically.

"Yeah, I know.  Wouldnt you be if you were fighting constantly putting up with people who think they know everything and then staying up for several days without sleep?" Balkazar asked his symbiote telepathically.

"Hmmmm, I suppose your right.  Whats your deal with those who arent marines?" the voice asked telepathically.

"Nothing, Well.....Everything I suppose.  I served in starfleet on board the USS Skytoucher before it was destroyed in a battle with the Nij'gat.  I seen how many Starfleet officers treat each other and I dont agree with it.  So I joined the marines and here theirs atleast some degree of respect and if you dont salute many people will hit you.  Well, I cant hit starfleet officers for not saluting.  That is the problem but I cant do much, im just the grunt." Balkazar told his symbiote telepathically.

"I see, well atleast you have me for council I suppose.  However, I think you should atleast give them a chance.  That Voyager is bright enough, dont you think?" the voice asked telepathically.

"Hmmmm, yeah, he is bright enough but with brains comes a great responsibility in using his Intelligence wisely.  If he builds some kind of Dooms day weapon to wipe out the galaxies then I will have to kill him." Balkazar told his symbiote telepathically half joking/half serious.

"Hmmmm, I see your point.  Rest now and I will do the same." the symbiote said before going quiet.

<Balkazar then settled down and took a long nap>

[HK47]

<At the Heraan landing zone>

"Oh lets just destroy certain parts of the ship.  I know of a bomb that would work.  Its a very entertaining combination of poisons and gases I have devised, it should eat their armor and burn their skin.  Oh the smell of flesh, it wouldnt harm the ship but definately would harm them." HK said with much delight in the images of acid eating away flesh.

[Simon Rajnus]

"Alright, Spill it, why are you glancing over your shoulder." Simon asked as the young private was redressing his wounds.

[Mike Powell]

*...Powell salutes the good colonel and Lt. moore...*


"Its good to see you men are still alive. *He smirks* Were is the remainder of the command staff? I would like to meet them in the conferance room ASAP."

[Aariya Sayuri]

"Thank you, Captain Rajnus. And it's nice to meet you, Mr. Dolan." She said softly, taking his hand in hers and shaking it before seating herself next to the Captain. "I apologize for not introducing myself sooner. I'm Lieutenant Sayuri, Ship's Counselor."

She squinted, looking at the symbol only half puzzled. "Omega. It's part of the ancient greek alphabet, is it not? It's also used in partical physics and mathematics, among other things.." She trailed off, not wanting to say too much more.

[Thomas Richards]

Tom shrugged. "I was young, and I'm sure even you remember what it was like to be nieve like that, Director." he said, stating Simon's Intelligence Rank. "Still, not only was no harm done, but I highlighted a few areas for improvement in the network security, which I noticed were worked upon, but could use some more effort."

"And it seems that Admiral Yates is a wise man. I wouldn't want me as my enemy, either. Especially when given enough time I can coax whatever piece of information out of a computer system."

[William Richerd]

"Yes Sir." Major Richerd said with a bark like tone of the affirmative. "Private... get the men to the lockers and get their armor on..."

The Private only hesitated for half a second before running out at a jog to the Barracks and to follow through the order.

He then himself went to the lockers and suited up in his own armor... in three minutes the Cargo Bay now had twenty more Marines then it had before.

"Okay, you ten with the Col. The Rest of you... you are with the General... now move and get ready for planet fall when it comes."

He then moved to talk to Balkazar. "So... where am I going to be?" Guard duty or Retrieval?" He had ten of his own trained men waiting at one of the transporter rooms waiting for the beam out.

"Also... how are we going to beam out if we need shields..." The ship shook but Richerd keep his ground "Since we would be dropping shields to beam out."