The Fourth Episode

This is a transcript from our first brief role play on Stardate 092023.02. Participants were Lt. Commander Cale Solo and Captain Liam Shaw (as of this RP Capt. Shaw was assigned to Starbase K-69 to oversee the Defiant's refit and was awaiting a new command of his own)

Cale Solo: takes a seat at the engineering console at the rear of the bridge checking the displays and smiling in approval "Captain Shaw, engineering reports all systems are operating within normal parameters. Main power available at your command."

Liam Shaw: nods slowly taking a last look around the bridge of the newly refit ISS Defiant before flipping a switch on the command chair "This is the Captain speaking. All hands. Departure stations. Commander Solo, take the helm and take us out."

Cale Solo: stands and moves to the helm and takes a seat; hands moving over the helm console with cool efficiency.

((The Defiant starts to vibrate with raw power as the new dual impulse engines roar to life below decks))

Cale Solo: "Helm reporting ready, Captain"

Liam Shaw: raises a hand and waves at the viewscreen "Take us out, Commander. Once you clear the gravity well take us to warp 1."

Cale Solo: enters some commands on to the new touch screen missing the old fashioned buttons and levers as the ship nearly leaps from orbit leaving Starbase K-69 behind quickly; "Captain, we've broke orbit and have cleared Cestus 4's gravity well. Engaging warp drive now."

((The Defiant's viewscreen shifts quickly view as the ship leaps to warp speed))

Liam Shaw: stands and moves to the engineering station to confirm the readouts. "Run her up to the red-line Cale let's see what this ship can do."

Cale Solo: hands fly over the console making a minor course correction before sliding my fingers upward along the warp drive selector maxing it out calling out each increment; "Warp 1... warp 2... warp 3... warp 4... warp 5... warp 6... warp 7... warp 8... warp 9.... 9.5... 9,9..., maximum warp Captain."

((by now the Defiant is "humming" with raw power as it cruises along at warp 9.9))

NPC Science Officer: "Captain, sensors are picking up a Klingon Bird of Prey off the starboard bow. Distance 100,000 kilometers and closing"

Liam Shaw: leaps to my feet "Tactical, battle stations sound red alert. Commander Solo, adjust course to intercept. This is gonna be a good shakedown cruise!"

Cale solo: hands fly over the console adjusting our course as ordered "Captain, just a reminder we're running with a skeleton crew and are't really ready for combat."

Liam Shaw: "All the better Commander. Tactical, load the new quantum torpedoes and bring phasers up to full power. Solo, bring us in hot. Don't slow down. I want to haul ass past them and shoot on the move."

Cale Solo: "Aye, Captain adjusting to intercept course flank speed"

NPC Tactical officer: "Phasers armed and quantum torpedoes loaded and standing by, Captain"

NPC Science officer: "Distance to target 20,000 kilometers and closing fast"

Liam Shaw: sits back down in the command chair "Tactical, transfer weapons to Commander Solo. Cale, I want pinpoint accuracy. Take out their nacelles as we fly by. I want them drifting and helpless but not destroyed."

Cale Solo: fingers the controls and programs the phaser and torpedo barrage; "I have the controls, Captain awaiting your command"

Liam Shaw: "Fire on your mark, Commander."

Cale Solo: eyes the readouts not even bothering to call out distances "Closing fast, Captain. Closing... and firing!" my finger stabs the firing stud and watches as phaser fire leaps across the void followed quickly by a full spread of quantum torpedoes

((The weapons fire hits it's mark neatly shearing the nacelles right off the Klingon Bird of Prey; the ship starts to slowly spiral helplessly out of control))

NPC Tactical Officer: "Scanning now Captain. The Klingon is drifting and main power is offline. Life support seems to be functioning but they aren't going anywhere soon"

Liam Shaw: smiles and nods "My compliments, Commander. Lay in a course back to Starbase K-69. I think we can report to Fleet Captain Laville that her ship is good to go."

Cale Solo: makes the course changes and the ship comes about on a return course to the Starbase. "Course plotted and laid in, Captain."

((Good job thanks everyone))