Sector 001: Space-dock Alpha-5Z
Captain Charlie:
I am the new captain of the U.S.S. Torus. It has been a long journey for me getting to this point, I have served for many years aboard the U.S.S Sovereign, an Osprey-class. I would be happier if it were not for one thing-the rebel alliance which has been plaguing the Federation for a long time has constructed a massive flagship. Myself and my crew are the last hope, for we have some Intel, telling us when, where, and how we can defeat the rebel flagship. I have been assigned two spare Engi- Xin Xin and Albert. I like the Engi, they are excellent at following orders, unlike a lieutenant I served with before...
Captain Charlie walked across the walkway towards the new ship he had been assigned. He gave it a look-over with the keen eyes of an experienced officer. An Engi officer clambered down off of the top of the ship.
"Name:Albert. Ship repair:87% complete. Time to completion: Approximately 3 hours. Time of Rebel arrival: Approximately 2.5 hours."
Captain Charlie nodded. "Can we leave now?"
Albert tilted his head. "Calculating...Confirmed, once fuel load is at 100% and preliminary checks completed."
Another Engi emerged. Xin Xin, Charlie presumed. "All preliminary checks complete. Fuel load is at 93%-leaving before Rebel arrival is reccomended."
Charlie nodded. Are you clear on the mission details?
The two Engi nodded. "Affirmative, Captain"
"Right, lets go!"
Charlie started the starship's bridge computer and sat down in the chair. A small window popped up. 'DATA TRANSFERAL COMPLETE'
Charlie smiled. "Alright guys, lets get this mission underway. Albert...?"
"Weapons functioning correctly."
"Xin Xin?"
"Shields operating within acceptable parameters."
Charlie smiled. He punched in the Captains code and manually fired up the engines. The super-efficient Engi equipment started up without a stutter,humming quietly to themselves. Charlie sent a signal to the control room aboard the space-dock,requesting permission to depart. A second later, the reply came back. 'Permission granted' said the synthetic female voice. Underneath the Torus, the magnetic docking clamps released, and the engines lifted it smoothly upwards, clearing the tower, and slowly propelling it towards the airlock at the far side of the port.
Entering into the airlock with them were two ships-Both Federation. As the air was slowly sucked out of the airlock and back into the space-dock, Charlie knew that he and his crew owed the members of these ships and the five others outside, because they would delay the rebels for as long as possible, so he and the Torus could get a head start on the rebels. He slowly steered the Torus to the right, and switched to the rear camera, watching in increasing horror as ships dropped out of FTL speed. The rebels had begun their assault early! Cursing under his breath, he increased the maximum power of the engines. A green window popped up on the screen. CONFIRM COORDINATES AND SPEED? Y/N.
"You'd better believe it." he muttered Just as the Torus accelerated towards the light-speed barrier, he caught a flash of energy beams from the rebel fleet. The battle for Space-dock Alpha-5Z had begun.
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