===== Some corridor, deck 6, USS Chimera ===== Martin walked slowly straight to the turbolift on the end of the corridor. He was deep in thought cause according the flight plan, the Chimera was soon to enter the Kzenti System. Shane told him that once the ship will enter the System he will call him to the bridge. Martin was not sure why, but Shane obviously thought that a Kzenti 'wellcome comitee' might await them. Martin wasnt so sure about that, he thought why should they bother, but on the other side, the Kzenti knew the time the Chimera was sheduled to arrive in their System. And well, Shane was 'da boss' on the ship so Martin was ready. Dressed in his diplomatic suit, he was mentally prepared for 'first meeting' contact. Suddenly the corridor went a bit darker and a distant red light on the wall started to blink. Simultaniously a faint sound on the corridor anoounced an ship wide red alert. {Geeez} Martin thought, {what the heck!}. He looked in the direction of the holodeck and thought about to go to the bridge. His thoughts were interrupted as the ship shook slightly ... they were obviously under attack! Martin didnt knew what was going on here, who and why attacked the ship, but he realised that his service on the bridge wasnt needed at the moment, now was no time for debates and his brother wouldnt be surely happy about a civilian on the bridge while under attack. Martin speeded a bit up and headed towards the turbolift. He was two decks below his quarters and he decided that his quarters was the best place to stay during the fighting. It might come that the results of the fight will be needed to handle the diplomatic way and he wanted to be ready for that. And his quarters will be surely the first place 'they' would search for him. The ship shook again and Martin started to run. According the violence of the shaking the fight wasnt going to be easy and Martin didnt wanted to be in someone's way. Suddenly the ship shook quite violently and the lights in this section switched off for a second. Simlutaniously a wall pannel behind him blow up and covered the nearby walls and the floor with many bright sparks. Only a moment later a loud cry full of pain came from behind the nearby corner. It was a woman's cry and she was obvoiously in trouble. As the lights on the corridor went on, Martin swiftly turned back and run to to see whats going on behind the corner. {Awwwwwwwww} Martin thought as he spotted the woman's motionsless body lying on the floor. The color of her uniform was only hardly to recognize cuase the burnings on the body. The collar was now dirty blue and for a terrible moment Martin feared the woman might be Oriana ... but with some relief he noticed the dirty blond hair .... that wasnt Oriana obviously. The woman didnt move and from the amount of the burnings on teh woman's face Martin was knew she might be in life danger. Kneeling down to her Martin tapped his commbadge: +TAPS+ Guzman to sickbay ... Only a moment later he realised that he should clarify what Guzman he was ... +TAPS+ Consul Guzman to sickbay. There is an medical emergency on deck 6, section 9 . A woman is badly burned here. I give her first aid. +TAPS+ Sickbay here. We are on the way. Martin didnt recognize the voice but he didnt care eighter. He bended to the woman and tried to recalled the first aid course he took on the diplomatic academy. ====== Bridge, USS Chimera ===== "Shields at 80%!" Acheson called out. +TAPS+ Acheson to Engineering, can you increase the quantum torpedo loading rate. They're taking forever to reload up here!" Acheson turned to Shane and asked: "Sir, permission to target their systems at my discretion. Their weapons are heavily shielded." Shane only hardly mamaged not to jump behind the tactical console and deal with the war bird by himself. He served several years as Tactical officer and now every single blood cell in his body longed to fire the ship's phasers and torpedoes by himsemf. Only now he fully realised what Bretam must have felt during the previous mission. Now was Shane CO and the COs role was only to command ... the actual 'work' has to be done by the staff ... MCpt. Acheson in this case. "Permisison granted Captain" Shane said, "send the Romulans to ..." The ship shook violently and a few sparks flew out from some console on the right side of the bridge. "Hell..." Shane ended. LT. Foster, sitting behind the OPS console reported: "Sir, the structural integrity field is rapidely degrading on deck 5. I cant find the reason for now but I suggest evacuation of the whole deck 5" {Geeez} Shane thought. {We are geting beaten ...}. He noded to Foster: "Do it so LT." ===== End of log ===== Consul Martin Guzman (NPC by Mumacik) Diplomatic Aid USS Chimera & Some few sentences by your beloved XO ... ;)))