Stardate: 71026:1204
Title: A Prelude to Drastic Action
Author: Captain Deadilus
Time: Current
Scene: USS Horizon, Ready Room
As Captain Deadilus sat opposite Lt. Commander Falls he found himself wondering
just how these events had turned out in the original iteration of the
Federation's encounter with the Rennas. Had Ensign Colón been captured, tortured
and returned to them? Had Emma and many of the others reacted badly to the
telepathic-like intrusion? Had Three's Borg nanites re-asserted themselves, even
if only temporarily, resulting in the deaths of Rennas drones? Had they found
evidence of prior contact with humans?
He didn't doubt that the answer to all of these questions was 'no' - any one of
them alone would have set off warning bells and most certainly would have led to
a much more 'in-depth' study of the Rennas planet and culture before considering
them for membership of the United Federation of Planets.
~
From Colón's recollection, the concoction of drugs administered to him by
Plunk'Sel had allowed them to access much of his memory, providing them with the
potential to now have knowledge of his computer codes and ship layout amongst
numerous other aspects.
And so, before entering the Ready Room, Autumn had forced a change to the junior
Medical Officer's computer access codes and ensured the shield frequency was set
for an auto-rotation. Although Gabriel's access to vital ship's systems was
limited, it didn't hurt to be careful...
~
As Three lay unconscious in the Brig, Doctor Matthews kept one eye on the
computer readouts monitoring their 'patient' from afar. He was obviously
troubled, his sleep far from restful, but the Tactical Officer would just have
to wait until those returning from the planet were seen to.
Ensign Colón's revival of the young female Captain had reinforced to Ted that
the young man was obviously capable of performing his duties, and so the pair of
them and the on-shift Medical crew proceeded to treat patient after patient
until Sickbay started to return to some semblance of normalcy.
~
Ensign Khalid stood ready at the Tactical station on the Bridge, maintaining a
watchful eye on the Rennas fleet. Their technology was limited to low warp
ships, basic phasers and basic torpedoes, but even so they posed a significant
threat from the telepathic 'interference' the females of their kind could
generate. Meanwhile, Ensign Remmick's focused graviton pulse and his now-unused
resonator both stood ready for use as effective weapons to counter the Rennas
architecture and their telepathic intrusions, even if for a short while.
~
Meanwhile, the USS Horizon that had travelled from forty years hence had held
its position. With their Captain still onboard the present-day Horizon the crew
continued to hope that the future civil war could, and would, be avoided.
But such measures would take time and were not a perfect solution; the Rennas
threat would remain on the borders of the Federation. For some, that uncertainty
meant more drastic measures might be needed...
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Captain Scott Deadilus
Commanding Officer
USS Horizon
NCC-72400
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