====== Bridge, USS Chimera ===== Shane's five minutes were almost spend and till now no of the departments was reporting about the given orders. Shane went impatient and called Engineering: +tap+ "Guzman to Engineering, Rodgers are you finished down there?" +tap+ “But sir, you just issued those orders a few seconds ago,” {What?} thought Shane, {what seconds, whats the hell going on there}. +tap+ “It’s been five minutes, Mr. Rodgers,” Guzman said, still sounding pissed. +tap+ “Sir, I can give you half impulse and even warp three,” Rick said after a little while. For a moment Shane could almost feel the confusion on the other end of line, like something happened that was never done ... and then realised that those temporal fluxes could have more victims then just him ... and that maybe thing were just too strange to care too much for them. +tap+ “Very well. Keep working on them. Guzman out.” Shane was now stitting his the CO's chair, eyes closed, and he tried to calm down. He knew it was of no use when he would try to command the ship with an adrenaline level mountains high. It was hard to belive for him now, but most of the crew was still alive in this timeline. He saw many of them die ... and now they were sititng behind their consoles and working like always ... unaware of the nightmares that haunted the XO. Since security escorted Commander Palmer off the bridge, Shane had the feeling he made the wrong decission. Sure, he had to assume command and assure that the Chimera will follow the Gott into the anomaly, but Palmer's knowledge of temporal mechanics could be of great asset at the moment. Shane was at odds when it came to the question of what to do once PASSED through the anomaly. A short disturbance was the arrival of MCpt Harker on the bridge. The security escorted the exposed Black Ops as ordered to the bridge, where Shane asked for his loyality. Quite surprising, Harker agreed to fly the Chimera through the anomaly. <<OOC ... JL with Bren is on the way >> Shane was by far not sure it that was an act of responsibility from the guy or if he had an ace in his sleeve (saved for later of course). Anyway Shane asked for his helm skills and that was what he's got. the half hearable usual noise on the bridge, Shane realised that there was something not all right between Ops and Sickbay. They kept talking about some ADTH in the life support system. It took him half a moment before his medical education kicked in and he realised what ADTH is ... a stimulant. A medicamant that helps humans to manage higher levels of stress or workload. ADTH like all stimulants had to be used with caution ... and using on this large scale - through the life support system was surely a bold plan. His mind was full with thoughts of concern and he needed no other there ... and he trusted Rangi absolutely to handle everything. Shane's thoughts were interrupted by a call from the vulcan CSCiO: + TAPS + Astrometrics to the bridge. According to all our checks is the ship prepared to fly through the anomaly now. The shields are holding and their protection is like never before. In addition to this, we found out, that the other end of anomaly is traveling through the time. It is only short time period, I think 5 or 10 days, according to change in chroniton levels + TAPS + To the point, lieutenant! + came the hasty Guzmans replay. He was never a great scienticts and now was REALLY no proper time for science babble. + TAPS + We need to get in the right time point. {Geeeeez} Shane thought rolling his eyes. {What else? Next she tells me that half the lights have to be turned off and that I need to wear a red hat} went through his hard trialed mind. + TAPS + How much time you need to find the right time point? + TAPS + Any time, sir. I have the logarithm for rendering the time and chroniton yet. I send the data directly to the helm. I wanted only to inform you. + TAPS + All right then, Guzman out. Shane noded to himself glad that at least SOMETHIS went the right way. Having refference from Engineering, Science and Medical, having a Helmsmann on the 'wheel' ... there could not be a better time to go ahead. Standing from the CO's chair he said to Harker: "Captain, bring us as near a spossible to the anomaly, upon Lt. Oriana's alghoritm mark enter the anomaly with maximum impulse." Harker noded: "Understood". Shane turned backwards for a moment and looked at the rest of the bridge crew, like wanting to remeber everyone {... who's still alive}. "Red alert" he called. Instantly, the bridge dimmed and the red alert light started to blink. Shane could not feel the Chimear to fly forward, but the anomaly grew bigger and bigger on the main screen. With double care Harker stoped the ship just 1 km away from the event horizont of the anomaly. "We are in position" he reported, "waiting for Lt. Oriana alghoritm's mark to fly inside." "Go ahead Captain" Shane ordered. "Engaging!" said Harker as he tapped his console. The Chimera jerked forward and like a big silvery duck entered the bright and colorfull 'pool' of the artificial created window into the past. {What past will it be?} ===== End of log ===== Cmdr. Shane Guzman XO USS Chimera