==/\ Main Engineering /\== Hawk awaited Jason in main engineering. Rick had moved onto the warp field issue. Maybe there was a correlation between the two, it was almost certain that one problem was causing the other. Rick was going to try and figure out if there are any "smoking guns" there. In the mean time Stephans and Versey were to try and find a way around the sensor problem. As Hawk stood there blankly staring at the bulkhead Jason entered the area. He nudged Hawk and asked him if he was having an episode, (joking around still referring back to his mad engineer episode). Hawk snapped out of his thought process and laughed. "No I wasn't even looking over there, I was thinking and didn't even see what was going on around me." Hawk said with a chuckle. Jason replied, "Man, that's deep thought when you don't even see what's going on around you and your eyes are open." The two shared a few jokes and Hawk had a good idea just pop into his head. To be more precise and idea was presented to him earlier and he just now remembered it. Terek had mentioned trying to use the shuttle sensors. Hawk gave Jason a wry grin and said, "Terek gave me a good idea a few minutes ago. Can you pilot a shuttle?" Jason laughed "Can I Pilot a shuttle!!" He smiled "I could fly rings around 90% of Starfleets fighter jocks given half the chance" "I thought you were a pilot from days gone by, at least that's how things worked out after the X'Chi mission. Why in the world didn't you work your way into the cockpit here and now?" "Yeah well, I would have but these shuttles and fighters they use these days just don't have the right feel to them" He laughed "Give me a Harrier or Tornado any day of the week, While the old earth tech can't out gun a starfleet fighter it could sure as hell out maneuver one" Jason stated "That's if i was piloting it" He grinned "Well, we need to figure out what's going on around us and the shuttles are our next avenue of trial and error. No major maneuvering needed just get use clear of the ships shields and we'll see what we can do." Hawk finished. The two made there way to the shuttlebay and into one of the warhammers. They had enhanced navigational and tactical sensors so the two took there gear onboard and contacted Rick for the ok to take her out. Five minutes later Jason piloted them out of the bay and took a course that left them 4 thousand KM of the hotel/starbase. Jason tapped the console and steadied the warhammer runabout "Ok we are in position" He announced "What's next?" "Well we see what's going on sensor wise." He replied as the two began to tap away at their consoles. They both gave looks of excitement at first as sensors started to display tactical info of the station. At first things looked normal, the station had dozens of phaser strips, couple dozen torpedo launchers, nothing out of the ordinary. They however noticed problems just after that, sensors basically just went blank and the ship went "dead in the water" A booming voice then was piped into the small craft and asked if the two needed assistance. Of course the conversation showed Hawk and Jason that the Hotel was open for there enjoyment and that they could get there shuttle repaired while they enjoyed themselves. This somewhat pissed Hawk off, and Jason had a similar look. Jason looked at Hawk "Isn't that the same message they sent the chimera?" He tapped the channel control and opened a channel to the station "This is Lt Stephens of the Uss Chimera thank you for your offer we shall board shortly" He closed the channel and accessed the shuttles power matrix "Man this is Pants according to the computer everything is working but i'm not getting any power other then limited thrusters" At that moment Hawk decided he was going to seek Ricks advice on how to proceed. +taps+ "Versey to Lt Rodgers" +taps+ "Rodgers here. What's up, Hawk?" +taps+ "Well sir, we are dead in the water roughly four thousand Km from the +taps+ station. We started to get basic tactical scans of her and then it all went black. Nothing seems to be wrong with the shuttle, but she isn't working non-the less." +taps+ "That doesn't make a damn bit of sense," Rick said. "But then +taps+ again ..." Rick thought for a moment, running a few ideas through his head. He had been receiving readings that his engines should be running at normal. In fact, they should be a peak efficiency. There was certainly a link between the sensors and engines, he was now sure of that. He was also becoming sure that the problem wasn't with the engines or the sensors. But the million bars of gold pressed latinum question was, what? +tap+ "Perhaps the problem isn't with the ship," Rick continued. "Get +tap+ back to the Chimera so we can go over a couple of things." +tap+ "Yes sir" Hawk finished. Hawk turned to Jason and simply stated, "Now all we need to do is get out and push." After a brief laugh the two noted they were started to dematerialize. The transport signal wasn't the Chimera's however. The normal blue/white federation color wasn't there, instead they noted it was green before they completely disappeared.... ============================================================== LT jg Jason Stephens Assistant Engineering Officer USS Chimera NCC 96899-A -- & -- LT jg Hawk Versey Assistant Engineering Officer USS Chimera NCC 96899-A -- & -- Acting Lieutenant Rick Rodgers Chief Engineering Officer USS Chimera NCC 96899-A