Shuttle-artemis 2

USS Odyssey

Shuttles / shuttle-artemis

After 29-Mar-21 12:00 AM

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 02:25 PM

*Vax had entered the shuttle, prepping the various systems and what not for launch*

Lt. Sa'val Stryker 30-Mar-21 02:48 PM

"Alright, Pilot. Request permission from Flight Ops to depart. We are all aboard."

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 02:50 PM

*Vax nodded from the cockpit, here we go again*

*He tapped the communications console*

"Rightio...now the wait for..departure orders." *Vax rolled his eyes, he hated the procedures that starfleet had for shuttles*

Narrator BOT 30-Mar-21 02:54 PM

“This is the bridge you are clear for launch.”

Lt. Sa'val Stryker 30-Mar-21 02:54 PM

*Sa'val was standing behind the pilot's chair, hand on the ceiling of the small craft, rifle slung over his shoulder. He had left his gear by a bench seat in the back.* "Not nervous at all, just a walk in the park, right, Vax?" (edited)

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 03:06 PM

"Roger Bridge." *Vax looking back and releasing the inertial dampeners.* "More like a walk blindfolded sir."

*Vax lifted the shuttle, having the shuttle leave the shuttlebay on thrusters*

Lt. Sa'val Stryker 30-Mar-21 03:07 PM

"Hmm. Might be more true than we would like with the blizzard...well. Try not to fall asleep Ensign." *Sa'val gave Vax a pat on the shoulder with his free hand as he braced himself for the take off.*

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 03:09 PM

*The Shuttle deftly exits the Shuttlebay and, in iconic Star Trek fashion, zooms away from the USS Odyssey.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 03:09 PM

"Don't worry sir. If I fall asleep you can discipline after we get back." *He smiled as he worked with the shuttle as it left the shuttlebay*

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 03:19 PM

*Vax began to hum a short old earth classical song outloud as he was piloting. He didn't want too bother anyone else but he couldn't help it*

Lt. Sa'val Stryker 30-Mar-21 03:24 PM

*Sa'val left Vax to pilot and went in the back to don his Sniper Suit.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 03:26 PM

"Rightio...now that we've reached earth I believe I'm supposed to be dropping you people off." *Vax inputed the coordinates, looking back as Stryker was admiring his sniping gear*

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 03:27 PM

*After an uneventful flight through the Solar System, the Shuttle approached the Earth's Orbit. A thick layer of clouds permeates the atmosphere near where the target location will be.*

Lt. Sa'val Stryker 30-Mar-21 03:28 PM

*Sa'val returned and kneeled next to Vax.* "Right. So I presume you have been briefed on the necessity to avoid being spotted by Earth's search radar all while flying through a blizzard?"

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 03:31 PM

"Aye sir. I have, they'll never know I dropped you off." (Gotta go, don't die!

Lt. Sa'val Stryker 30-Mar-21 03:33 PM

*Sa'val nodded and patted Vax on the back once more before heading back to his seat in the back of the Shuttle and buckling up. He ensured his Team had done the same as the last thing the Pilot needed was his cargo sliding around in the back with the inertial dampeners turned off.*

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Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 03:45 PM

*As expected, the interior of the Shuttle jostled violently as it pierced the atmosphere. Vax's steady grip on the controls managed to manhandle the craft into a shallow descent. The concentration on his face was clearly evident as he navigated the craft through a terrain following course, a little higher than perfect Nap Of the Earth flying for safety sake.*

Lt. Sa'val Stryker 30-Mar-21 03:47 PM

*Sa'val silently double checked his gear as he was kept from bouncing in his seat by his harness. He patted his web Vest to verify the location of his extra Phaser Cell cartridges, his survival equipment, his flashlight (period specific), his survival knife, and his extra communication device. He looked across the aisle at Aawe and gave a thumbs up.*

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 03:55 PM

*The interior settles somewhat, still being buffeted by the crosswind, it slowly descends.*

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 04:07 PM

*A soft* **Thunk** *resounds throughout the hull as the Shuttle lands. The Crew Chief opened the door as soon as they were down and the cold air immediately blasts in, with hail along with it.*

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Lt. Sa'val Stryker 30-Mar-21 04:09 PM

"Alright, Spectre. Time to earn our pay." *Sa'val doffs the harness and stands up, jogging out of the Shuttle and into the #mountains. He offers a pat on the Crew Chief's shoulder who is trying very hard to stay out of the doorway.*

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Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 06:30 PM

*After delivering the spectre group to the surface and now hiding on the far side of the moon i suppose,Vax now had time to wait and chill. What was he going to do with that time? Well besides trying to monitor the team as best he could he was also doing his past time. Having music in the background* (edited)

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 07:42 PM

*Vax received a notification on his Console with a blinking light. Is is a message from Lieutenant Aawe and is a beacon signal for the #landing-zone.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 07:43 PM

*Vax had noticed this, turning off his music for a second, looking at it* "Finally!" *He said with a bit of enthusiasm, he was bored already, needed something to do. Setting the coordinates to the beacon signal and heading towards it at 1/2 impulse*

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 07:52 PM

*Vax would continue to decend into the earths atmosphere, compensating for various bumps and such until the #landing-zone came into sight*

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 07:56 PM

*Through the Viewscreen, the terrain of the Alaskan Frontier appears significantly more visible. Ceiling is at approximately 2,000 feet, prevailing visibility of 60%. The ground approaches the Shuttle and the pilot has an option to take a Valley to his destination or stay over the mountains.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 07:57 PM

*With the #landing-zone in sight, Vax pushed on the stabilizers, stabilizing the shuttles decent and slowing down to 1/4 impulse*

*Quick thinking was necessary, he made it so the shuttle would take the valley approach, much easier in his opinion, maybe a bit more action?* (Dang it Sa'val

(Lol

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 08:01 PM

*The estimation was quite correct. While this would present the smallest radar profile, minimizing detection, it would require intense concentration to ensure his Shuttle Pilot career does not end abruptly as a pancake against a valley wall in 2030s Alaska.* *Thr buffeting of the thurster wash off the valley walls is easily compensated for as long as the Pilot has both hands on the controls. Around a bend he comes to a fork in the Valley, approaching quickly. He can take the left or the right fork, but taking his eyes off the Viewscreen to check the navigation screen may be disastrous.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 08:03 PM

*Vax almost stopped the shuttle, but he didn't, he was trying to take a guess, he chose left, he always learned at the academy when in doubt take the left*

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 08:07 PM

*The Shuttle swooped left with plenty of room to spare, but the rear thrusters disturbed some of the snow and rock on the corner, causing a few rocks to fall. The valley was a clear shot to the end and was smooth sailing to a large open field that turned out to be the landing zone coordinates, as the beacon set by Lieutenant Aawe beeped in the Console.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 08:36 PM

*As soon as the lieutenant was inside, Vax went back to monitoring the team*

@Lt. JG Aawe Elu

"So..how goes the computer jam project?" *Vax made his way over to a panel pushing some buttons, then going back to his cockpit area sitting down*

Lt. JG Aawe Elu 30-Mar-21 08:42 PM

"Pretty good actually. The sniffer is installed, which gives me total control of their system. But just as assumed, the important RND network is offline, so I cant help with this. But all cameras are under my control"

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 08:43 PM

*Vax nodded, totally understanding what she was saying* "Sounds fun, maybe we can find them watching TV in the process." *He chuckled at the thought of it*

Lt. JG Aawe Elu 30-Mar-21 08:56 PM

// need to go to sleep now, sry but its quite early in the morn already :/

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 08:57 PM

(Go! Have a nice night!

Ensign Terzom Vax 30-Mar-21 09:28 PM

"Great..." *Vax hooked up the survallienfe to the bridge by accessing the PADD of the Lieutenant with her help of course*

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 09:32 PM

*After some futile attempts, Vax discovered the switch in the cockpit needed to be switched from incoming data to outgoing. He managed to flip it flawlessly.*

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Narrator BOT 31-Mar-21 02:55 PM

The shuttle sensors start blaring warnings to the pilots. They are right in the path of a drone. If they don't leave within the next few minutes and find a better hiding place. They'll be spotted.

Lt. JG Kalena Miren 31-Mar-21 02:59 PM

" Apollo to Artemis. There's some sort of flying object above us. With a lot of sensors. They'll see the shuttle if we don't go!"

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 02:59 PM

"I see it lieutenant, where do you suggest we move? Back to the moon?"

*Vax curses to himself in his native tongue, he didn't want to leave anyone behind. Plus he had the girl with the camera controls on board didn't he?*

*He powers up the shuttle, preparing to take off, maybe he could try a high earth orbit? No bad idea. The moon was his best option*

*Vax looked back at the lieutenant in the shuttle* "Better hold on, this might get rough."

*Vax took off after Apollo keeping a low profile and almost Apollo a few meters away, keep his distance rather close but not too close. Didn't want to crash.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 03:18 PM

"SHIT!" *Vax got a little freaked as he got warnings of projectiles flying towards him. Thinking fast though he tried an old maneuver which put him farther away from Apollo. Totally what he didn't need to do, but it happened*

*Vax immediately followed the lieutenants orders and turned down the inertial dampeners. Trying to follow the Apollo as best as she could*

*Vax veered off, giving the Apollo some space and making his own way towards the mountains*

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 05:15 PM

*Vax maneuvered the shuttle to attract the attention of the drones, hoping to get it. He knew it was risky, but what the hell, he lived for this*

*Vax was working his magic, trying to get the two drones to collide into each other.How hard could this be? Their drones, they aren't smart. Are they?*

Lt. JG Survol 31-Mar-21 05:34 PM

"Apollo to Artemis. Utilize your shuttle's deflector to create a strong graviton beam, aiming at the drones at an angle to push the drones into the rocky surfaces of the mountains, causing what will appear to the humans to be a natural crash. It will give us time to set down and make repairs."

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 05:35 PM

*Vax was still struggling with these drones. What the hell did these things run on? This was supposed to be 20th century tech! This was supposed to be easy! He tried a few more maneuvers, trying some old style combat dogfighting tactics he had learned a while back*

*Vax tried what Survol had suggested. Creating a strong graviton beam and doing almost a 180 aiming it at the drones.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 07:08 PM

*Vax pushed the the impulse to maximum, getting into position*

*Vax was ready to transport, just waiting for an acknowledgement*

*Vax pulls up the transport screen, locking onto their commbadges? And transporting*

Narrator឵ BOT 31-Mar-21 07:38 PM

*As the Artemis makes a run past, you can see the helipad opening, exposing a large hanger bay full of aircraft that is being prepped to take off. Troubling, indeed, but this could also provide a good opportunity to beam ghost out.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 07:40 PM

*Vax saw this, trying to lock onto the ghost team*

*Which he couldn't, they were too deep inside, crap*

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 08:04 PM

*Vax watched for the ghost team as best as he could, keeping an eye on yhe hanger*

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 08:29 PM

*Vax locked onto ghost team, beaming them aboard. Finally!*

Narrator឵ BOT 31-Mar-21 08:35 PM

*Team Ghost, luckily get beamed aboard by the hair on their chinny chin chins!*

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Lt. Jason Isker 31-Mar-21 08:37 PM

*he relaxes as he lets himself fall back a bit against a seat* "Fuck, we made it in one piece." \*he closes his eyes and secures his rifle"

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 08:38 PM

*Vax looked back, giving a sigh of relief* "Welcome aboard!" *Vax smiled*

Lt. JG Vos BOT 31-Mar-21 08:39 PM

“Has the anitmatter been secured yet?” *Vos asked as they beamed aboard, straight to business.*

Ensign Gabriel Monroe 31-Mar-21 08:39 PM

*Gabe gave a sigh of relief. Even though he haven't gotten into much action, but at least no one was shot, burned, or killed in the slightest.* "Phew...you can say that again...though."

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Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 08:39 PM

"Antimatter is aboard sir, we all ready to get the hell outta here?"

Lt. Jason Isker 31-Mar-21 08:40 PM

(its in space tho xD) "Well then our part worked out just fine."

Lt. JG Vos BOT 31-Mar-21 08:40 PM

“Aboard? The antimatter container cannot possibly fit in the shuttle. It should be in space.”

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 08:42 PM

(XD) "Was merely joking sir, didn't mean it literally, its in space i promise."

Ensign Gabriel Monroe 31-Mar-21 08:43 PM

*Gabe smiled as he sat down.* "When we get back to the ship, snow cones are all on me. All flavors welcome." *He said.* (edited)

Lt. JG Vos BOT 31-Mar-21 08:44 PM

“This is no time to joke Ensign,” *He replied sternly.* “We’re not done yet.”

Lt. Jason Isker 31-Mar-21 08:45 PM

*he chuckles a bit* "I need a shower and a day off when we are back." *he nods a bit*

Narrator BOT 31-Mar-21 08:45 PM

*Scans would, in fact, show the tank floating where it was beamed.*

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Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 08:47 PM

"I think we all need a day off when we get back. Especially me."

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 08:54 PM

*Vax put the shuttle too full impulse, breaking for the antimatter package, and then to the ship.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 31-Mar-21 08:54 PM

*Girak set down Harry on a seat before setting himself down gripping his arm.* “Thanks for the lift Ensign.”

Narrator឵ BOT 31-Mar-21 08:56 PM

Vax’s plan doesn’t work, because Artemis’s tractor beam can’t move the anitmatter by itself. He’d better stop before he ruptures the container.

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 08:57 PM

"No problem sir, glad to always give lifts." *Vax smiled, as he set the shuttle monitoring the antimatter from a distance in orbit*

Crewman Harry Lynton 31-Mar-21 09:09 PM

*As Harry is set down on the seat, he finally feels some relief. He still looks awful, but at least now his ankle isn't being moved. He sees that Girak had a bullet lodged into his shoulder, and oh boy does Harry feel bad about that.* "Are you...alright sir?"

Lt. Girak Mayott 31-Mar-21 09:13 PM

*He looks over at Harry, reaches into his pocket, pulls out two hand warmers and activate them.* “Yes I’ll be fine.” *Once they are warm he hands them both to Harry.* “Watch that ankle of yours.”

Ensign Gabriel Monroe 31-Mar-21 09:16 PM

*He sat down next to Harry and gave him a smile.* "How you feeling there crewman?" *He asked.*

Crewman Harry Lynton 31-Mar-21 09:20 PM

*As Girak pulls out the handwarmers, he realized how cold it was there. He takes then and places them in the pockets of his uniform before taking a deep breathe. The pain was still there, but he really didn't try to think about it.* "Felt better sir. I really did put a hamper on the mission didn't I"

Lt. Jason Isker 31-Mar-21 09:21 PM

"Dont sweat it. We made it out in one piece. And we got what we wanted. Now its hoping that banshee and specter will be as fortunate as us"

Ensign Gabriel Monroe 31-Mar-21 09:35 PM

"Harry, what happened wasn't your fault. Sometimes things don't always go the way we intended. We don't get a bright shining medal for everything we do." *He sighed.* "More importantly, if we fall down, the best we can do is just, get up, dust ourselves off and keep on going."

Lt. Jason Isker 31-Mar-21 09:40 PM

*while they talked jason closes his eyes a bit and took a nap*

Crewman Harry Lynton 31-Mar-21 09:59 PM

"I know, but if anyone was killed, I wouldn't have been able to forgive myself." *He lets his leg finally relax, still in alot of pain from his ankle going east. He takes a deep breathe before looking back to Gabriel.* "A hypo would be great sir."

Ensign Gabriel Monroe 31-Mar-21 10:24 PM

"I know, I thought about that myself too, but..." *He stopped midsentence to take a moment to collect his thoughts.* "Sometimes when we do lose someone we care about its best to just remember all the good things and not let all that weigh you down." *He said it with a sense of sincere.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 31-Mar-21 10:26 PM

*Mayott looks around the shuttle and finds a medkit. He rummages through the bag looking for something to help Harry for the pain. He finds a hypo labeled for pain and walks over to Harry.* “This will help.”

Ensign Gabriel Monroe 31-Mar-21 10:27 PM

"When we hit the bottom, the only way forward is going upwards from here on out. Least that's what an old commanding officer of mine said to me back then." (edited)

Lt. Jason Isker 31-Mar-21 10:27 PM

*tiny snoring noises cause the adrenaline dropped and it made him sleepy*

Lt. JG Vos BOT 31-Mar-21 10:29 PM

*Like Jason, Vos had found himself a seat near the back of the shuttle, leaned his head back, and closed his eyes. He hadn't minded the action, but a quick nap was always good way to keep from talking to anyone afterwards.*

Ensign Terzom Vax 31-Mar-21 10:30 PM

*Vax was still here, barely, he had gotten somewhat bored, like Vos and Jason, he had somewhat fallen asleep.*

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*The shuttle of course was on autopilot, it wasn't going anywhere, it was only being stabilized by thrusters.*

Crewman Harry Lynton 31-Mar-21 11:22 PM

*As the hypospray is given to him, Harry feels instant relief. He sighs as the pain is significantly reduced. Although his leg was still all messed up, at least he wasn't in pain.*

Ensign Gabriel Monroe 31-Mar-21 11:29 PM

*Gabe began to relax, resting his eyes while humming "When I'm 64" by The Beatles.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 31-Mar-21 11:42 PM

*As people rest he continues to go through the medkit before finally grabbing some gauze. He placed the end of it over his wound and tried his best to bandage himself up. It was more to stop the bleeding and apply some pressure.*

Lt. Girak Mayott 31-Mar-21 11:52 PM

*Once the bandage was tightened we walked to the front of the shuttle and poked the Ensign.* “What’s the status of the other shuttle?...” *Man this guy could sleep. He got in the seat next to Vax and pressed the com to Apollo.* (edited)

*He takes the helm controls readying the tractor beam to work with Apollo.*

*The Cardassian’s finger hovered over the controls then switched the beam once she went to one. Like Apollo’s it too attacked to the antimatter devise ready to tow it home.*

*He breathed a huge sigh of relief and leaned back in the chair. The shuttle was silent, and he loved it. It was the perfect time to relax his mind a little and break the concentration. The mission wasn’t over till they successfully brought the antimatter to Odyssey but for now he could enjoy a few moments of peace.* (edited)

Narrator BOT 01-Apr-21 12:41 AM

*both shuttles made it back to the Odyssey without issue.*

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