Stardate: 61203:1900
Title: "Evacuation"
Author: Lieutenant JG Yonatan Levi, Acting Chief of Operations
Time: Before "Decisions"
Scene: S.S Solar Winds' Engine Room


Ten minutes, that's all he had given to evacuate the whole ship. Ten minutes. Nothing more, nothing less. He decided that he'd better make the best use possible of the time he had. First was the crew, and Yoni went right into it. 

He hit his combadge and called into the open, "Levi to Adams." 

"Go ahead, sir," Adams replied quickly. 

"Start beaming these people over to the Relly. Coordinate with both transporter bays we have nothing more than ten minutes." 

"Right into it," replied Adam. 

Yoni was about to hit his combadge again and check with the counselor, when Dr. Anderson barged in, "Sir, I want to transport some of the patients directly to sickbay."

*No, no... we don't have time for this* Yoni thought to himself while he was rushing toward the main reactor's control panel, *I have got to get all of those people out of here. Can't spend time on site-to-site transports* 

"Only the serious cases doctor. How many are there?"

"Eight. They need immediate care or they are going to suffer from permanent damage to their tissues."

"Very well..."Yoni sighed as he started to program the panel, "only these eight cases. Anybody who can walk will have to walk, those who can't have medical teams ready with stretches on standby to carry them out."

He finished programming the panel, as his mental friend popped up from nowhere.

*Merdock asked specifically for the cargo to be evacuated first. It has priority to all others,* it said in a cold tone.

"I know, I know... but then, something is missing the equation here, something. People come first. Remember that," Yoni giggled, "So what, you are a rationalist now." But the voice was gone, instead another voice, metallic one was heard throughout the speaker system all around the ship.

[Warning, Reactors overheating, safety protocols failing, overload is immanent. Self destruct in seven minutes]

Yoni rushed to the bridge of the Solar Winds.

"What the heck do you think you're doing? I got to your Captain... I told you all my cargo is my first priority. It must get to Starbase 9," Merdock welcomed Yoni to the bridge.

"Levi to Adams. What's going on down there mate," Yoni completely ignored the angry captain as he leaned down to one of the consoles. 

"We've evacuated about half the ship... we need a few more minutes."

"We don't have them. Increase the group size if needed," Yoni replied and then turned to another console. 

"Lad, the cargo is vital, we must not lose it! I was directed to protect it at any cost!" 

Yoni couldn't take it anymore, he found the Captain Merdlock's willingness to sacrifice his crew for a profit disgusting and his anger welled up from deep inside. He turned back quickly, grabbed Merdock by his collar, pushing him against the bulkhead.

"My old man says that first of all are the living, so this is what I do; I get the people out first. Nothing more, nothing less. After that I will get to your precious. Clear, mate?" 

Yoni said in a very tense voice as he strengthened his grab harder and harder, until Merdock could barely breathe normally. Yoni, being of smaller stature than the Captain would not ordinarily be able to manhandle a man of Merdlock's size. Yoni did have a temper and the stress of the situation gave him strength. Merdock, said nothing, barely whispered some kind of vague threat toward Yoni. Levi at last let the other man go as he hit his combadge, "Yoni to Transporter Room. Beam out the crew bridge, without me energize when ready." As the people on the bridge disappeared in the transporter's beam, another voice burst to life through the communication system, [Mr. Levi, what do you think you are doing? Those ships will be here every minute now. Get out of there at once!"

"I'm buying us some time, sir," Yoni dared to made his stand in front of his captain, although he knew it wasn't a wise move at a time like this, "...stand by Relentless." 

If he was going to blow it on his first away mission, he was going to do it in a spectacular manner. He cut the line and without wasting anymore time he rushed toward the internal controls console, like he was looking for something. 

[Warning! Main power conduit is about to rupture. Self Destruct in 3 minutes!] the metallic voice of the computer barked behind wildly almost as if it was trying to prove it wasn't bluffing. 

A large explosion rocked the bridge as one of the power couplings exploded, sending smoke and sparks everywhere. 

"That's it, sir. That's the last group. We are out of here!" Ensign Adams reported.

"Got it. See you on the other side," said Yoni in the traditional way, meaning he will be right after him. Another explosion was heard, but this one came from down below; from the lower decks, as the cascade had started to tear the ship from inside. Yoni, who wasn't distracted, listened to the console in front of him. Finally the console bleeped signaling that he found what he was looking for... he quickly sent the information to the transporter room on board the Relentless, hitting his combadge once more. "Levi to transporter room, lock on the coordinates I have just sent you and beam out the whole complement of those compartments. Make it quick!"

"Sir, I don't know how much I will be able to beam out of there, plus the explosions are getting to you very fast!" "Then get me the heck out of here!" There was no respond. Another explosion; but this time it didn't came from down below; it came from right outside the door! The room rocked hardly as the blast wave effect all the surrounding, send Yoni far back to meet with the deck with his head. "Relentless!" he screamed.


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Lieutenant Yonatan Levi
Operations Officer
USS Relentless
NCC-11966
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