===== SB Kinsi ===== All right. Shane's decission was made. He noded to himself to give himself reassurance and made his way towards the nearest turbolift. Even if he didnt know where they are and what are they doing ... he knew that the rest of the crew stranded on the base was doing something how to escape the station. Finding a way to get to Chimera ... Kinsi wasnt a big Mir Class station, but even so ... trying to find Rangi and the others, with security guys on one's toes wasnt the best idea. Shane knew that chances to find them were almost equal to zero. Afterall ... they knew that thay are wanted by the stations security and are all trained SSF officers ... tought how to conceal ... how to dissapear ... how to survive. For a moment Shane thought about what can a small group of hunted officers acomplish on a station put to red alert. {Not much i suppose} he thought, but even the best defence MUST have a weakness ... and Shane was sure their crew will find it. For a second he grinned to himself as an idea striked him ... {some help can never harm ... and the best help for the hunted is diversion!}. Shane rubbed his hands in delight ... back on SB 742 ... he always wanted to try things like this ... but never had the chance.. And now ... there was the chance and he wouldnt be the one who will have to tidy all the scrap AFTERWARDS. Shane knew one of the biggest weaknesses of Starfleet instaltions and officers. They rely too much on sensor readings ... they tend to believe what the console showed them and without internal scanners or a tricoder ... many Sec guards were half blind. While in contral of the internal sensor network ... one could do nice tricks ... and thats what Shane hoped he can manage. But first {of course} one needs a decent outfit. His palma shirt was too known on the base ... and with no straw hat, Shane's face was fully visible. The first security man meeting him will recognize him and arrest him till he will be pink. {Unless ...} Shane carefully returned to the party plaza ... with the party still going on. It was funny how the assembled crow ignored the red alert signs. But the crowd was big and 'under power' so the security guards decided better not to try to tell them 'to go home'. Mixed with the crowd, Shane had enough time to find some gray raggs of a clothing which he changed for his palm tree shirt. An another ragg was fastened around Shane's head ... and he gave a nice picture of an lantium shejk from some desert planet ... ok, a dirty shejk ... but that doesnt matter, does it? Shane had a hard time resisting the charming vibes of the lod music, but thinking about the fun he will have with the sensors ... he moved forward again. This time ... his target was main Promenade area. On his was Shane passed several security guards and evrytime Shane snugged into his toga like clothing and tried to 'chameleon' himself with the walls. Luck or not ... Shane managed to get to the promenade deck without beeing recognized. {So far so good} he though, looking for the right shop. A cardassian taylor shop was just the right place for him ... and after 5 minutes of arguing, several lantium stripes changed the owner and a tall black hooded figure emerged from the taylor shop. Shane warily looked around himself ... he was still lacking an essential part of his concealing ... but he was quite sure, he cant buy it here ... {Unless...} "Hey my lad" Shane called over to an ANOTHER black hooded figure. "You dont mind me borrowing yout tool, do you?" he asked and reached his hand for the scytche. "WHAT?" asked the black figure. It was all hidden in the large black robe and face hidden in the shadow ... just like Shane. "Scytche" Shane replied and catched it with both hands, "I could need it for an hour or so ..." "MAY THE EVERLASTING WORMS OF DOOM EAT YOU ALIVE" cursed the figure with a lead heavy voice, "ITS MINE!" But Shane havent listnend anymore and walked with his bounty off. His next way-point ... subprocessor unit control room in engineering level 3 was some 10 minutes ... and at least 4 security check points away ... ===== 10 minutes later, Engineering level 3 ===== Four armed bulky man looked at the strange black hooded person in front of them with some scepticism. "Back of you fool" said one of them, "it isnt Heloween today!" The other man laughed. The person came two paces closer and rised his scythe. Well, the way it handled the scythe wasnt the best style ... but when you are on the other side of an sharp scytche ... you dont mind that, do you? "I aM tHe LASt juDGE, SquasHEr of woRLDs, LasT HoPE of EVRyThiG" Shane tried his best. His voice wasnt a lead heavy one (even when he tried), but lest say it was iron heavy one. "What?" asked one of the man, "General Shipman?". The man looked warily for some unknown reason. "nO, i AM DEatH" replied Shane. "Ahhhh" escaped from the lips of the four man who suddenly looked like much more relaxed. It took them only a moment more ... "Ohhh!" they hissed. The black robe and the scytche confirmed that statement. The most clever of the man dared to ask: "Whats your business here? Do you have clearance?" Shane noded: "I HAVE an APpoITMenT wiTH tHE CEO inSIDe" He raised his scytche again: "Or DO yOU wANt ME to Meet YOU?" asked the iron heavy voice. The clever man noded hastily: "Sounds like a fine clearance to me. You may pass ..." ===== 5 Minutes later, Engineering level 3, subprocessor unit control room ===== Shane looked hapily at the mess of subprocessor chips he changed in the big wall computer pannel at will. To be honest, he arranged there a nice colorfull pattern ... but for the sensor network it had the same effect. Happily he tapped the >REFRESH< button and watched the panel to come alive again ... ===== Main OPS ===== Ens. Skywalker looked down on his pannel and could not believe his eyes. No sign of the Chimera tatrmans, but {HOLY S...}. He tapped his combadge: +TAPS+ Skywalker to security. Dammed! Guys ... the whole dock area is radiated and underwater!+ He blinked before adding +with reptiles loose there!" ===== End of log ===== Cmdr. Shane Guzman XO USS Chimera