=/\= Bridge, USS Chimera =/\= Acheson stood at tactical, ready to go. The ship was set to simulation mode and the drill would begin in 5 minutes. He hit the red alert button and the bridge lighting darkened as the red klaxons sounded. "+Allcom+ All decks, red alert. The simulation is commencing. All decks, simulated red alert" The flashing red lights forced Acheson into concentration. The USS Simpson was 5 km directly ahead and they were in weapons range. Acheson received a hail +COM+ "This is the USS Simpson. Surrender or be destroyed." +COM+ "This is the Chimera. We'll try to keep the tactics simple so you Fleeties can stand a chance against us," Acheson readied the weapons and raised the shields, as the Simpson made its first pass. The Simpson fired, striking the Chimera in simulated hits. "Shields holding. Direct hits from phaser fire." Acheson returned fire, giving the Simpson a dose of phaser fire. "Firing phasers.... Direct hit. Their shields are down to 90 percent." He chuckled. This would be an easy battle. Suddenly, the Chimera shook. The operations officer called out. "Direct hit. They fired a volley of torpedos and we didn't evade any of them. Shields are at 85% and we have simulated concussive damage on Decks 2, 5, and 6. Acheson turned to the helm. "Launch tactical sequence Charlie Alpha 2." The helmsman nodded and the ship jerked as its impulse drive engaged. Acheson checked his target and aimed his phasers, firing. "Got them. Direct hit to their port nacelle." The Chimera shook again, to a lesser extent. The Ops officer called out. "They winged us. Good maneuver. Slight port shield damage." =/\= 1 hour later =/\= The ship shook again. "Shields are at 20%. The enemy ship is faring worse, though." Acheson smiled. Both ships had taken a beating. He fired his torpedos and phasers hoping to end the battle. The ship took the hits as Acheson watched on the viewscreen. He smiled but then gasped with shock as he saw the USS Simpson explode, from the hits. The warp core breach flew out as a compression wave which hit the Chimera, causing consoles to spark. His first reaction was panic ... were those real torpedos. He checked his console again and lowered the shields. "Scan for survivors." The Operations officer chuckled. "Sir, it's a simulation." "But I just saw ...." Before he could finish the sentence, the ship rocked from aft to stern with a massive blow. Consoles began sparking and simulated coolant began rushing from the bulkhead. Acheson fell to the ground under the hit and climbed back up. "Raising the shields ..... " The Operations officer sighed. "We're done for. Direct hit to the main EPS relay and plasma fusion generator. Shields are barely functional and weapons are offline. I'm having to transfer power just to keep the magnetic constrictors from rupturing. If this were real, we'd need Starbase repair." Acheson struck his console in anger. The Simpson hailed. "+COM+ Tricked ya, I guess. You fell for the old exploding Starship trick. Perhaps next time you'll not be so trustworthy. The next simulation will involve the USS Simpson protecting a simulated cargo ship under attack. It will proceed in 10 minutes. Acheson nodded. +TAPS+ Understood. Chimera out. =/\= END LOG =/\= 1Lt Acheson CTAC USS Chimera -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm