Stardate: 70805:2330
Title: Ready for the Watch
Author: Ensign Sparky
Time: Current
Scene: USS Horizon Bridge
[Ensign Sparky, this is Lt. Falls.]
"This is Ensign Sparky."
[Report to the Bridge and man Tactical.]
"Confirmed."
=/\= A Few Minutes Later =/\=
As Three entered the Bridge he took a note of the mood. Three was aware of the
arrival of the future Horizon, as the crew was calling it, but did not
understand their extreme emotional response to its arrival - the Borg had had
several experiences with time travel, but each event resulted in the complete
loss of the ships and drones involved. In fact, only one expedition had resulted
in any positive result, leading to the battle that had resulted in his discovery
and eventual integration into the Federation.
All of this went through his mind in a fraction of a second, along with the
tactical implications to the arrival of the future Horizon and what their
possible reason for being here was. Three knew that there had been a meeting
held in regards to its arrival, but he had not been informed of that discussion.
He knew that if the information was needed for his current operations then he
would be given it.
Along with being ordered to continue to scan the planet that they were
approaching, he was also ordered to discontinue the scans of the other Horizon,
but Three was not able to fully follow that order. Though he always followed
orders, he never followed them fully if it meant endangering his current
assignment. This personal trait had caused much irritation during his previous
assignments, but it had also saved countless lives. With that thought in mind,
he initiated a program to passively scan all communications, signals, radiation
types, and all other information that sensors could gather.
After taking his station and running a quick scan of the planet and the
surrounding area, Three tapped his combadge.
"Lt. Falls, this is Ensign Sparky. I am manning tactical and have conducted an
initial scan of the surrounding area and the planet we are approaching. Do you
have any additional orders for me other than maintaining these scans?"
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Ensign Three of Thirteen / "Sparky"
Tactical Officer
USS Horizon
NCC-72400
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