From: IO11271@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.games.mud.tiny,rec.games.mud.misc
Subject: The return of TNG is less than a week away!
Date: 26 Jan 93 22:44:00 GMT
Organization: University of Maine System

The door swishes open....

"Captain on the Bridge!", someone exclaims.

Captain LeBlond walks down to the lower level. "Any movement from the Romulans
yet, Commander Falco?"

Commander Falco sits up from the Command Chair. "Negative, Sir. It just looks l
ike they're playing dead in the water. Any changes in the orders, Sir?"

"Negative, #1. We are to hold this position.", the Captain replies. "Status rep
ort, Mr. Stone?"

Chief Navigator Lieutenant Stone turns towards the Captain from his station. "S
till holding at position 129+26 and 115,000 kilometers from Earth, Sir. Romulan
 Warbird stationed at 172+41 and 25,000 kilometers away."

"Thank you, Lt. Status Report, Mr. Kurgin?" the Captain asks.

Chief of Security Lieutenant Kurgin checks his instruments quickly. Then the la
rge Klingon StarFleet Officer replies "The Defiance shields are down, and the p
hasers are still on-line as ordered, Sir. Scanners report no activity from the
Romulan Warbird. Shields still down, and weapons powered down."

A voice sounds over the intercom. "Makeel to Captain LeBlond..."

Captain LeBlond taps his communicator pin. "Yes, Mr. Makeel?"

Chief Engineer Lieutenant Makeel replies from Engineering "Sir, we've been work
ing on the damage sustained from that brief scuffle with the Pirate Ship Jolly
Rogers. Hull capacity is holding at 87 percent, and the aft shields are now 90
percent functional. I can see what else can get done to make the shields strong
er, but I doubt the hull can be repaired any farther without possibly losing so
me crewmembers to the damage in the Cargo Bays."

Captain LeBlond nods. "Very well. Worry about the Shields, Lt. I will look into
 our arrangements and see we are assigned to return to SpaceDock as soon as pos
sible. LeBlond out."

A beep comes from behind the Captain and Commander on the upper level, where Lt
. Kurgin watches Tactical and Communications. "Sir? I have an incoming message
from StarFleet. Commodore Jagged on a Priority One basis. It's on a secure chan
nel."

Captain LeBlond nods. "Hmmm....looks like we'll get some answers now. #1, you h
ave the conn still. Mr. Kurgin, transfer that transmission to my Ready Room."

Captain LeBlond walks into his comfortable Ready Room, giving his painting of t
he USS Defiance a quick glance, always admiring how beautiful he looks, before
sitting down to receive the transmission. He sits down behind his desk, and tur
ns his desktop terminal on. A man and woman appear on the screen.

"Commodore Jagged. Director Laura.", the Captain says.

"Hello Captain." the Commodore replied. "We have been monitoring your situation
. And we have found out from some reliable sources that the Romulans may have c
loaked Warbirds heading your way, with the intent on claiming Planet Sauri for
mining purposes."

Captain LeBlond thinks about the Commodore's words a moment. "Not exactly looki
ng good for us, is it? What is the status of the Yorktown and Lexington right n
ow?"

Director Laura takes the honor of answering this question. "Captain, both of th
ose ships are light years from you and will not be able to reach you in time. T
hey are fending off a Pirate attack on a Klingon Convoy. The Klingon Military h
as just arrived and is now assisting. But we do have reason to believe that the
 Cardassians are responsible on that attack. We have not received reports from
either Captain Stryklr or Captain Murphy as of yet, but right now they are outn
umbered, until the Klingon Ships get there."

"We do have some good news for you, James.", Commodore Jagged adds. "The USS Ni
mitz has just been launched and should rendez-vous with the Defiance at your cu
rrent location in 2.6 hours. I'm just hoping that the Romulan Warbird near you
does not plan an attack in your current condition. Captain Schlopo is on his wa
y, though severely undermanned right now. Hopefully you will be able to handle
the matter. When Captain Schlopo meets you at the rendez-vous point, please mee
t with him in conference aboard the Defiance, and signal StarFleet Command for
a furthur update and orders..."

"Understood Commodore. Defiance out..." the Captain says. He then turns off his
 Desktop Terminal and sits back in his chair, thinking about the new informatio
n given. "Commander Falco, my Ready Room, please?"

A small little chime sounds at the door. "Come." the Captain says. The door ope
ns and Commander Falco walks in. "You wished to see me, Sir?"

"Yes, #1. I have been informed there maybe some cloaked Romulan Warbirds headin
g our way, with the intent to invade Federation Space and take over the Planet
Sauri for mining purposes..."

Commander Falco whistles. "Hmmmm.....won't look too good for us, will it?"

Captain LeBlond grimaces. "No, it won't. We don't even know what this Warbird i
s doing. Possibly a decoy. Or it may be waiting for these other ships to show a
nd take us on by force."

"Do we have any reports from the other ships in the area?" Commander Falco asks
.

"No reports from the Lexington or Yorktown. They are still defending Binaus I a
nd the Klingon Convoy from the Pirates. Commodore Jagged thinks Cardassian invo
lvement is very possible. We do have backup reporting our way, in the USS Nimit
z. A Light Cruiser that's severly understaffed."

Commander Falco frowns. "Hmmm....I know. Talked with Captain Schlopo just befor
e we left SpaceDock and met the Jolly Rogers. He said he wasn't expecting to le
ave SpaceDock for another 2 weeks. I hope they'll be ok."

Captain LeBlond nods. "So do I, #1. But for now, I want you to order a Red Aler
t for the ship. The Nimitz will rendez-vous with us in about 2 and a half hours
. Captain Schlopo will beam here, and he and I will be in conference with StarF
leet Command on our new orders. You will have command of the ship, and will rep
ort any activity. I want thorough scans done for subspace distortions which cou
ld possibly be Cloaked Vessels. And above all, keep a good eye on that Warbird.
 See if they will speak with us once the Nimitz is here. Understood?"

Commander Falco replies "Aye, Captain.". He walks back outonto the Bridge. Mome
nts later, a small siren is heard, indicating a Red Alert is now in effect. A R
ed Light flashes before Captain LeBlond's eyes. He cancels the warning light, a
nd sits back in his chair, taking a deep breath.

"Now all I guess we do is wait and see what happens....", the Captain mumbles t
o himself.

*The screen fades out, and RL kicks in*

For those of you who are in TNG, this is nothing important. Just a small story
that has nothing to do relating to the MUSE and what is/has happened. I just ma
de it up in my head. The people mentioned are real, but this scenario has not h
appened. Just to amuse you while waiting for TNG to return on February 1st. Han
g in there! Less than one week to go! Hope to see you all there soon.

Captain James F. LeBlond -- Commanding Officer/USS Defiance -- NCC 1902

TNG TrekMUSE(based on Star Trek: The Next Generation):
located at nebula.lib.vt.edu 1701
TNG will be returning to all of us on February 1st. So for those who have not p
layed it and are interested, this is where you can look.
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