=== Shuttle Bay === Keylor walked down the corridor to the doors to the shuttle bay. As he rounded the bend in the hall, he noticed Lieutenant Scott and Major Walsh standing just to one side of the door, apparently talking. As Keylor drew nearer, then snapped to attention and quieted quickly. Keylor stopped two paces from the pair and looked seriously at them. "So gentlemen? Are we ready to go?" he asked. Jack chimed in with a strictly professional tone. "The oda is all present and account for General." He said in a some what icy tone. Keylor figured Jack was a bit sore with him still at the extracurricular activity he gave jack while they were still docked at Bragg. "Only Lieutenant Foster has yet to arrive." Jack added Keylor nodded. "Very well I am sure he will arrive shortly." Keylor held out the three pads at Jack and Jason. "Take a pad. On it you will find the command codes for the ship. Use them if you need them." He said. Jason took the stack and handed one back to Keylor. He then handed one to Jack and started to look at it. Jacks thumbed through the pad quickly. "Are these reliable sir?" he asked skeptically. Keylor nodded, "As reliable as military intelligence Major." He grinned back at the thought of the contradiction of terms. Motioning to the shuttle bay he said, "Shall we get everyone loaded?" he said not expecting an answer. Jason nodded and headed through the doors first, Jack motioned to Keylor and he was last to move. As Keylor walked in to the shuttle bay he noticed three distinct groups of oda assembled in combat gear by each shuttle. Jason did not stop and headed to the shuttle in the middle and entered it after a brief stop to say something with the oda members assembled there. Keylor then looked over to Jack who appeared to be looked Keylor over. With a puzzled look, Keylor asked, "Some thing wrong Major?" Jack hesitated to respond but then spoke. "Well sir you appear a little under dressed to be going on an away mission of this kind." He said bluntly. Keylor nodded. "Well yes I guess I would be if I were going in to clear the ship. But have no fear Major, I am not. I made a promise to the executive officer I would stay on the shuttle and coordinate between you and the Chimera form there." He said plainly. Jack simply nodded and looked as if he was about to say something when the doors to the shuttle bay opened and Lieutenant Foster broke through wearing an EVA suite, a helmet in one hand and a rifle in the other. Andersen stopped just short of Keylor and Jack as he noticed he was sticking out like a sore thumb. Keylor glanced over to Jack and then back to Anderson. "Lieutenant, you expecting decompression?" he asked the Lieutenant." Andersen tried to hide his annoyance at what must had been a particle joke, Keylor could only guess whom. "No sir, just being prepared." He replied with a bit of bitterness in his voice. Keylor nodded, Very well lieutenant." Her remarked. He then looked over to the shuttle parked to the left of center. He pointed and looked back to Andersen. "Lieutenant I believe that will be the shuttle you are piloting, with Petty officer Williams. You will dock on the starboard side of the Saucer section." He added. Andersen looked over and nodded, "Aye sir." He replied. Keylor then held out the pad hin his hand. "Here are the command codes for the Gott. You might need them to access the ships protected systems once you reach the bridge." He said as Andersen took the pad. Looking back to Jack he nodded. "Ok major, lets get this show on the road. I will dock my shuttle on the port side. That should give us the best possible communications reception should this marsh wreak havok on our comm. signals. Until Lieutenant Foster can access the ships systems and bring up the communications between the Gott and the chimera, all communications will flow through mee and my shuttle." Jack nodded, "Aye sir" he said curtly and started for the shuttle on the right. Watching Andersen heading to his shuttle, Keylor headed to his. By now everyone had loaded in to the shuttles and all that remained on the flight deck were the standard support crew. As Keylor entered the shuttle hatch, he noticed a strange expression on several of the oda members faces. Ignoring them, he closed the hatch behind him and headed to the cockpit. As he entered the cockpit, he opened a storage locker at the rear of the cockpit and placed his rifle in it and secured the compartment. He then plopped himself in to the pilots seat and immediately started to tap on the console in front of him. "Preflight done?" he asked looking over to Lieutenant Scott. Noticing a slightly bewildered expression, Keylor looked in to the strangely tinted glasses of the lieutenant. "Sir?" he responded. "Preflight? Has it been done?" he asked again. "Is there any thing wrong?" he asked immediately. Jason looked back to the console in front of him. "No sir nothing. And yes the preflight has been done. Lieutenant Foster prepared the shuttles well." He replied. Noticing Jason look back Keylor waited for a question. "Sir I thought Lieutenant Foster was piloting this shuttle." He asked. Keylor looked back to his console and tapped a few more times. "Change of plans lieutenant." He said briefly. Keylor then reached over and grabbed the restraining harnesses form the seat. As he fastened it he looked over to Jason. "Better tell the men in the back to buckle up. This will probably be a very bumpy ride." He smiled at Jason. As he finished securing himself he tapped on the communications in the shuttle. "Bretam to flight command, Shuttle two ready for departure." He announced. "Confirmed Shuttle two. Stand by for launch go ahead." Was the reply. Keylro started the power up of the ships engines and waited for his turn to pilot the ship in to harms way. === End log=== Bgen Bretam Keylor Captain USS Chimera