===== Shane's quarters, Deck 2, USS Chimera ===== +TAPS+ Acheson to Commander Guzman, we have encountered the intruder. Stand by for details. . .... The communication was rapidly cut off by weapons fire. Shane jumped up from his chair and the little pot of musli he was eating flew across the room and ended on the sofa. {What the heck!} he thought. He immediatelly tapped his combadge and yelled: +TAPS+ Guzman to Acheson. What it there going on Lieutenant? Silence ... +TAPS+ Guzman to Acheson. Status report! Silence again ... Shane turned around and quickly walked over to the computer pannel and taped few buttons. "Computer, what is the location of 2LT. Acheson?" he asked. [Second Lieutenant Nathan Acheson is on deck 11, section alpha] replied the always calm feminine voice of the ship's computer. "Is anything wrong up there?" he asked. A beep announced some problem ... [Unable to reply, please repeat request] asked the computer. "Jezus!" Shane yelled, "I want to know if there are any uncommom readings from that deck" he said a bit annoyed about the 'logic' of the computer. [Negative] replied the computer, [no uncommom readings from deck 11. Section alpha reports phaser fire, section beta reports readings within cruise parameters, Section gamma reports ...] "What?" he cried, "Phaser fire?" he asked. [Afirmitive, Section alpha reports phaser fire] reported the computer calmly. "And you say no uncommon readings?" he asked now really annoyed. {This computer is really a crap!} he thought. [Negative, phaser fire readings are fully described in the ship's database and therefore are not accounted under uncommon events.] replied the computer. Shane could almost swear there was some satisfaction in the reply ... even if that was impossible, the computer was a machine, no lifeform ... {Is it?} +TAPS+ Acheson to Guzman, first engagement was ineffectual. The intruder is well armed and resistant to conventional phasers. I'll try non-standard issue weapons." "Ah ..." escaped from Shane's lips. {Luckily he's alive ...} he thought. He tapped his commbadge and hoped this time he will get through: +TAPS+ Guzman to Acheson. Understood. Lieutenant, do everything you can, use force fields, stun grenades even try to beam it out ... just remove the alien from this ship. ===== End of log ===== LtCmdr. Shane Guzman XO USS Chimera