=== Chimera Shuttle bay === After a quick stop by the armory for some light combat armor, Keylor walked in to the shuttle bay still adjusting the armor so it fit just right. He walked in whit his bowed down, looking a the breast plate he was fiddling with. After talking 2 steps in , he heard the sound of several people talking. He completed his adjustment and looked up to see half of the crew there already. Immediately to his right was Lance Corporal Kilpatrick as well as 4 other ODA team members with several rifles slung over their shoulders. One of them quickly slipped a rifle off their shoulder and held it out to Keylor, "Here you go sir." They said. Keylor grabbed the rifle and nodded in acceptance. Next in line was Lt Quayle and another engineer handing out the small cylindrical devices. Nick held one out to Keylor. "Here you go sir. I hope you don't mind but I made a few modifications." Nick pointed to the slid of the device. "First I added a clip so you can attach it to your belt. This way you don't have to hold it. " He then pointed to the bottom of the device. "Secondly I modified the power source. The old iridium power cell was unstable and was prone to frequent contact shorts. Though Dr Carpenter and Dr. Summers had managed to use a phaser power cell, it was not fitting right and was prone to the same fault. In replication, I changed the configuration to be fully interchangeable with phaser power cells. Plus I added extra shielding around the power cell to prevent detection by the aliens." Keylor took the device and looked it over. He then snapped it on his belt. "Thank you lieutenant, good work." He then stepped towards the shuttles parked in the bay. The Bay was not particularly large. In fact it was quite small. Just large enough to house two shuttles side by side, ready for takeoff, but not much else. Keylor walked over behind of the delta flyer shuttle, the Forester, and propped his rifle up against the hull and waited for everyone to arrive. One by one the members of the away team arrived, each receiving a rifle from Lcpl Kilpatrick and a device form Lt Quayle. Shane was the last to enter the shuttle bay. He appeared to be in a bit o a hurry, still adjusting his red colored armor as he walked quickly through the doors. Keylor thought it a bit odd that Shane had his armor colored red. He himself would not want to stand out in a crowd like that. Being a seasoned combat veteran, he understood the importance of not appearing any different that the others in the party. It all went back to basic sniper techniques. A sniper looks for the highest-ranking member of a group and targets them first. This way a single shot can demoralize and confuse a military force. But it was unlikely that the current situation would have that possibility, they were dealing with aliens from a different realm of space, it was unlikely they would think like humanoids do. Keylor gave Shane a slightly odd look at the colored armor and then grabbed his rifle and stood up straight. "Ok everyone here is the plan." He started with waiting for the side conversations to die down. "We will take two shuttles. My team will be in the Forester, Lieutenant Commander Guzman's team will be in the La Rochelle. The Forrester will enter the stations shuttle bay first followed by the La Rochelle. Lt Quayle will exit the Forrester to secure and pressurize the shuttle bay. Once he has given us the all clear, we will disembark the shuttles and head out. Lieutenant Commander Guzman's team will head to deck 11 where there was a report of aliens modifying a torpedo. You mission is to disarm all torpedoes in the storage area. Once that is complete you will rendezvous with my team." He watched as Shane nodded. "My team will head down to deck 12 where the stations main power supply is. We are to start up secondary power supplies and then shut down their core. This should release the aliens hold on the portal that envelops the station." Keylor stepped forward. "We are not there to engage the aliens. The devices that Lt Quayle has replicated for us should shield us form there senses rather well. Slip in, do you job and then regroup. Should you encounter any hostilities, use the rifle handed to you as you entered the bay. They will have an effect on the aliens but there is no guarantee that the modified rifles will stop them completely." Keylor glanced at Kilpatrick. "Use them sparingly. These are not combat tested modified rifles and there is not guarantee that they will work for the duration of our time over there." Keylor then pointed over his shoulder to the Forester. "The following people are on my team: Quayle, Carpenter, Kilpatrick, Morgan Rose...." Keylor continued down the list. " Morgan and Kilpatrick will accompany Lt Quatyle while he pressurizes the station shuttle bay. Morgan, If you could please assist LT Quayle. There are suits on board, so get suited up as soon as you get on board." Keylor then looked over to Shane and nodded. "Thompson, Blackburn ,Birt, Quiocho and the rest of you are on the La Rochelle ." Keylor paused. "Remember everyone, we are not here to start a war, don't take any unnecessary risks. " Keylor then slung his rifle over his shoulder. "Now ten minutes after both shuttles enter the station, the Chimera will send out a tachyon/energy pulse to the station. This should distract the aliens by making them think a new power source has been activated the beam will be directed to the far side of the station so be prepared for a little shaking over there." Looking over to Shane one more time he continued, "Load up. Pilots get your preflight done and be prepared to launch in 10 minutes." Keylor gestured with his hand and watched as everyone moved to his or her respective shuttles. ===End Log=== Col Bretam Keylor Captain USS Chimera