= = = = = Jefferies Tube = = = = Michael wiped the blood from his face and continued crawling. Most times he would not mind getting injured but crawling into a bulkhead was hardly something he could boast about. Michael looked behind him to the Vulcan who was by now wide awake and crawling behind him. “Left, then right after another 100 meters.” Said the Vulcan, with very little emotion in her voice. Michael nodded his head and continued on the course laid out by the Vulcan. Michael never liked Vulcans that much but this one was proving her worth, which was more than fortunate considering Michael had no idea of where he was going. Michael just hoped that her head wound had not impaired her memory of the tubes, it had always amazed Michael of how good a Vulcan’s Memory was and how hard it was for them to pick up the concept of humour. {I guess their Romulan cousins have the humour at the expense of intelligence.} Michael thought this just as the Chimera was rocked, the force impaled Michael onto the side of the tube for a brief moment. “Bloody Romulans. They got me crawling through a dark tunnel, without a weapon to hand and blood leaking out of my face, didn’t even have the common decency to it themselves.” Michael did not see the Vulcan’s reaction to the comment but he was sure that it was something in the way of raising an eyebrow. Michael made the last right turn and came to a hatch, {At last.} Michael opened the hatch only to be met with a phaser rifle pointed in his face. “Get that bloody thing out of my face.” It took a moment for the private to realise who he was speaking to. The private lowered the rifle and moved away from the hatch. “Sorry sir we got report that you were dead.” “So why are you sticking a gun in the dead mans face solider?” Michael was more that a little annoyed, he was bleeding, tried and he was almost shoot by someone who’s meant to be on the same side as him. “The Weapons and shields are down, I thought it could have been Romulans that had transported into there.” Michael helped the Vulcan out before turning to the Private. “The shields are down and you think the Romulans are going to attack us through the bloody Jefferies tubes. You’re not from this universe are you private.” Michael could see the young mans face turn red so you decided to lay off on the rant. “Where is Captain Walsh?” asked Michael, hoping to find out what was happening with the ODA. “He’s badly injured. You are in command of the ODA for the time being.” This was something that Michael did not want to happen, he had only been commissioned for a few weeks and he was not sure if he was up to the job. But that feeling quickly lost its place in Michael’s mind as the Ship shock again. “Everyone is to start repairs on the shields and weapons. Tell every one to coordinate their efforts with Lieutenant Idrani and the engineering department. Understand?” “Yes sir” said the Private in a now confident voice. “And find Chief Williams.” Barked Michael. “Yes sir.” = = = = = End Log = = = = _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger