Episode 1.1 - The Launch of a New Task Force
Nov 28, 2016 20:15:00 GMT
Post by Drakur Redragon on Nov 28, 2016 20:15:00 GMT
Drakur sat outside the admiral's office, awaiting his permission to enter. He had been called to the office for what Drakur assumed was the results of the investigation into his previous assignment. The admiral called him in.
"Commander Redragon, the results of the investigation have been completed," the admiral stated. Drakur stood a little straighter, awaiting the information. "We can find no fault of yours, but we cannot simply ignore the issues caused."
"What is to become of me?" Drakur asked.
"Nothing, Commander. As a matter of fact, your unique talents are required for a special mission," the admiral began. Drakur raised an eyebrow in surprise. "What I'm about to tell you is highly classified.
"200 years ago, a wormhole was discovered that led from this quadrant to the Andromeda Galaxy. It disappeared shortly after it was discovered, but not before several envoys of different races entered for exploration and colonization. It has reopened again, but we haven't found any of the colonies that were established.
"When we entered the wormhole again, we found a Starbase in orbit of one of our once colonies. The starbase, christened the Dragonstar, is an Immense class, very similar to our own. We boarded to find its databanks literally wiped of every piece of information. We found remnant of our colony below with the same symptoms.
"We have finished scanning the starbase for anything suspicious and downloaded the contents of our databanks to it. The new programming took effect and is now running at full efficiency. We are dispatching a new task force, designated Omega, to figure out what is happening there and be able to continue our colonization efforts." Drakur stood for a moment, assimilating the information just given to him. After a few moments, he spoke.
"Why choose me?" Drakur asked. "I am sure that there are many more qualified than I."
"Well," the admiral began, "you are the only one with the clearances to know all of this, as well as possessing the mix of marine and starfleet tactics and mentality. Do you accept?"
Drakur thought for a moment, then spoke clearly. "I do, admiral." The admiral smiled at him, tapping his fingers on the unmistakable pip box that could only mean one thing.
"In that case, I officially promote you to Commodore and grant you command of the USS Zeus. You are ordered to report to the anomaly and pass through to Starbase Dragonstar and take command there," the admiral said, standing. He handed the box to Drakur.
"Aye sir!" Drakur responded, taking the pip box from him.
"Dismissed. Good luck, commodore," the admiral replied. Drakur left the office, his heart threatening to burst out of his chest. As soon as he left the office, he placed the commodore's pips on his uniform in a fluid motion that he had become quite accustomed to. He calmed himself and walked to the nearest terminal station.
"Computer, locate the USS Zeus."
"USS Zeus is located in docking pylon 4," it responded.
"Transfer all specs on it to my PADD, authorization Redragon Alpha 251."
"Transfer complete."
Drakur looked over the information. It was a newly christened Sovereign Class starship. He half smiled again. This was going to be an interesting assignment, he thought to himself as he made his way to Docking Pylon 4.
"Commander Redragon, the results of the investigation have been completed," the admiral stated. Drakur stood a little straighter, awaiting the information. "We can find no fault of yours, but we cannot simply ignore the issues caused."
"What is to become of me?" Drakur asked.
"Nothing, Commander. As a matter of fact, your unique talents are required for a special mission," the admiral began. Drakur raised an eyebrow in surprise. "What I'm about to tell you is highly classified.
"200 years ago, a wormhole was discovered that led from this quadrant to the Andromeda Galaxy. It disappeared shortly after it was discovered, but not before several envoys of different races entered for exploration and colonization. It has reopened again, but we haven't found any of the colonies that were established.
"When we entered the wormhole again, we found a Starbase in orbit of one of our once colonies. The starbase, christened the Dragonstar, is an Immense class, very similar to our own. We boarded to find its databanks literally wiped of every piece of information. We found remnant of our colony below with the same symptoms.
"We have finished scanning the starbase for anything suspicious and downloaded the contents of our databanks to it. The new programming took effect and is now running at full efficiency. We are dispatching a new task force, designated Omega, to figure out what is happening there and be able to continue our colonization efforts." Drakur stood for a moment, assimilating the information just given to him. After a few moments, he spoke.
"Why choose me?" Drakur asked. "I am sure that there are many more qualified than I."
"Well," the admiral began, "you are the only one with the clearances to know all of this, as well as possessing the mix of marine and starfleet tactics and mentality. Do you accept?"
Drakur thought for a moment, then spoke clearly. "I do, admiral." The admiral smiled at him, tapping his fingers on the unmistakable pip box that could only mean one thing.
"In that case, I officially promote you to Commodore and grant you command of the USS Zeus. You are ordered to report to the anomaly and pass through to Starbase Dragonstar and take command there," the admiral said, standing. He handed the box to Drakur.
"Aye sir!" Drakur responded, taking the pip box from him.
"Dismissed. Good luck, commodore," the admiral replied. Drakur left the office, his heart threatening to burst out of his chest. As soon as he left the office, he placed the commodore's pips on his uniform in a fluid motion that he had become quite accustomed to. He calmed himself and walked to the nearest terminal station.
"Computer, locate the USS Zeus."
"USS Zeus is located in docking pylon 4," it responded.
"Transfer all specs on it to my PADD, authorization Redragon Alpha 251."
"Transfer complete."
Drakur looked over the information. It was a newly christened Sovereign Class starship. He half smiled again. This was going to be an interesting assignment, he thought to himself as he made his way to Docking Pylon 4.