Merlin to the Rescue

Posted on Tuesday 2 August 2016 @ 20:20 by Marine Captain Elias Walker & Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D. & Captain Melody Jones

Mission: Old, New Ship
Location: Asteroid
Timeline: Current
921 words - 1.8 OF Standard Post Measure

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“Damn!” Elias spat as he checked the last of the marines portable comm units. “Great, there all burnt out. Nice work Potter.”

“Sir, Bedivere...” potter stammered.

“One or the other Potter. Not both, and definitely not in that order.” several of the marines moved of chuckling.

“Sorry Sir. But how was I to know it was going to short out the comms?”

“Well I don't know. How about when I said don't touch anything! This may not of happen!” Elias growled.

“I'm sorry Bedivere.”

“No matter kid, it happens.” He said trying to relax. Thin it hit him. “Percival got the thing Lt. Jones gave us. Start tapping out an SOS.”

“How exactly do we do that sir?” Percival asked, bring the device over to Elias.

Elise rolled his eyes. “Ill do it.” He took the device and started to strip a few components away. With a piece of metal casing, he started to tap out, ... _ _ _ ...

On The Merlin Bridge

"Lieutenant we are receiving a transmission of some kind, it appears to be a modulated neutrino emission."

Melody stepped over to ops "It's from the marines, they took a neutrino transmitter with them, let's hear it ensign."

As the transmission filled the bridge Melody's face fell "Oh no......"

The young man sat at ops turned, slightly confused "I'm afraid I don't understand sir."

Melody placed a hand on his shoulder "You really should learn some twentieth century forms of communication" then hitting her comm badge "Bridge to Barstow, Sir the marines on the asteroid are sending out an S.O.S, Looks like they're in trouble!"

John came out of the Ready Room and made his way to the center of the Bridge, "report," he ordered, his normally relaxed persona replaced by the CO part of him, looking more serious, standing up strainer and his voice unintentionally slightly deeper as his eyes fixed on the screen.


Melody turned to Barstow as he entered "Sir, we've picked up a modulated neutrino pulse transmission from the marines. The nature of the problem is not given. Voice communication is unavailable for reasons unknown. We are at three quarters impulse on course for the asteroid, ETA 10 minutes."

Barstow slapped his comm badge, "all decks, go to yellow alert, Dragons on stanby," he ordered then tapped his comm badge again to close the channel, "get them on comms and give me magnification ten on their coordinates."

Melody took her usual place at the helm "Still getting nothing on comms sir. Bringing their coordinates up now sir, on screen."

~~Meanwhile on the Asteroid~~

Elise continued to tap out the message. There was know way of knowing if the Merlin was receiving it. He figured if the ship was following mission parameters, they would have received someone by now. "Ok now let's tell them why". He said the to Potter.

He tapped out the following , " ... Transmitters.....blown.......need......replacement...."

Back on the Merlin bridge, Melody was once again listening to the transmission "The message has changed Captain. They're reporting their transmitter has blown and a replacement is needed."

"Alright, send it down," the Captain replied and moved over to the side of the helm station, "and ask them attack or accident," he said and looked to the widescreen hoping it was just the latter, if it was the former a fight in this area of space could set off a powder keg.

"Aye sir" Melody replied, then activating the comm "Bridge to transporter room 1, please beam down a comm unit to the coordinates I'm giving you."

A Male voice replied over the comm "Coordinates received, stand by bridge."

The seconds ticked by agonizingly slowly as they waited for a response from the surface.

On the asteroid, Elias worked on the new unit and linked it to his suits comms. The static was horrible, but the indicator In his helmet showed he had a link to the ship.

=/\="Walker to Merlin. We've found a crashed ship on the surface."=/\=

The CO blinked and raised an eye brow, looking to Melody to see if she head it too, "repeat last, a crashed ship?" he asked over the comm.

Melody looked back from the helm "That's what I heard sir. There are no reports of any missing federation starships in this area."

=/\= I don't think this one is going to be on any missing ship reports. This thing is ancient.=/\= Elias replied.

"Do you have any idea on its origins?" Melody asked.

=/\= This is where it gets confusing. I can't tell if the ship is Romulan or Vulcan. It's clearly a mystery.=/\=

Melody caught Barstow's eye and mouthed 'Romulan!' Silently to the captain.

Apollo looked at the helm officer and let out a breath, this was a shit storm brewing, "alright, secure the site and pull your Marines out. I'll get a briefing going, I want you to pull everything you have together, you'll be briefing us...Melody, get science, ops, medical, engineering and the exec to the briefing ASAP."

"Aye Sir" Melody responded then opening a ship wide comm channel "All senior officers, please report to the briefing room Imdeiately."

=/\= Understood. I'll send the bulk of the marines back now. I'll stay with two and secure the site. With any luck will find a little more out before the briefing. Bedivere out. =/\= Elias replied cutting the channel to get his Marines moving.


OFF:

Commander John "Apollo" Barstow
Commanding Officer

Lieutenant Melody Jones
Chief flight officer / Second Officer
USS Merlin

1st Lieutenant Elias Walker
Marine Commanding Officer
USS Merlin