Monsters are Real - Crash site
Posted on Wed Nov 11th, 2026 @ 9:24am by Captain Daegan Baas & Lieutenant JG Aziz Yilmaz & Commander Jerome Hunt Jr. & Lieutenant Edruj Daughter of Thrawn & Lieutenant Urushi Yaotome & Ensign Josiah Lambert
Edited on on Wed Nov 11th, 2026 @ 9:55am
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Mission: Monsters are real
[Station Operations]
Urushi frowned as she slammed her hands down on the console. "Commander. I'm not getting anything from the stations computers. I think the computer core is far too heavily damaged to retrieve anything of use." She sighed as she closed her tricorder. Slotting it back into the pouch on her belt she made her way around the console to look at another. "However, the ships that collided with the station may be a different story." She theorized.
She pointed to a sensor diagram of the station. "It seems that they are now lodged into the station itself. Emergency forcefields have sealed any breaches around them. So, if these areas are pressurized we can go aboard." She unslotted her tricorder from her belt again and flicked it open. "I believe our best plan of action is to board those ships that are lodged into the station. If we can locate their equivalent of a data recorder, we could possibly retrieve their flight and sensor logs." She explained as she tapped on her tricorder. "If they have such a device, but its worth a shot."
The Executive Officer didn't like the idea of boarding that crashed ship. Regardless of the forcefield sealing the breaches. It was only a matter of time before it became unstable. Not to mention that was likely the source of where the Defiled originate from. "I'm not too fond of that idea, Lieutenant. But we need answers."
"It might be quicker to transport down there. I can't tell from here if the route is clear," Urushi explained. "Although, I wouldn't trust any transporter systems on the station. If they've taken damage, it could be nasty. I think we should have the Valkyrie do a site to site." She was a little dubious, she had heard horror stories of people being transported using damaged transporter systems, everything from never being rematerialized and being lost as nothing but subatomic particles, to being turned inside out or put back together in strange ways.
Regardless, either of them was far from favourable to Urushi. "Best to get there and find we're all there in one piece and everything is where its supposed to be. Personally, I don't like the idea of rematerializing to discover that my mouth and belly button have traded places, or something like that." She joked, a slight nervous laugh escaping her lips.
"I agree with assessment," Hunt joked as he tapped his commbadge. "Hunt to Valkyrie."
[USS Valkyrie]
"Going to need a site to site transport onto the wrecked ship."
Acknowledging the XO, Jenn scanned the destinations for a good transport area. "Commander, there is a clear area in what appears to be a cargo area of the first ship (salvage ship) and in the second (prison transport) there's what look like a crew compartment in the aft section."
Two ships and the four of them. "The idea of splitting up into smaller groups was a horrible idea." Turning his attention to Urushi, he needed another opinion. "Bad idea, but I feel separating to get the job done faster is the next idea. What does atmosphere look over there?"
"Looks good to me too," Urushi commented. She had also run her own scans. Not that she didn't trust her crewmates, but she always veered ln the side of caution. "It still has a breathe atmosphere, so that's a good start."
"Let's get to it then," Jerome replied. "Edruj and Lambert, take the salvage ship. Urushi and I will take the prison transport."
Lambert gave a nod towards Hunt. "Aye Commander." he stated then headed towards the salvage ship.
[Salvage Ship]
The salvage ship, who knows what they could find, was what Lambert thought to himself, as he and Edruj headed inside. Lambert had entered in first, the flickering reddish lights of the ship's emergency lighting provided an even more eerie nightmarish scene.
He checked around in the area where they entered, not seeing anyone then looked back to Edruj, giving a motion towards her to come in where he was at.
There were still sparks coming from ripped panels, a low lying cloud from something, a mist or something else he didn't know. Lambert also noticed several holes in the walls as well.
Edruj was an engineer first and foremost and for that reason the Starfleet issue engineering kit was slung over her shoulder. She was also a Klingon and it was for that reason that she had a phaser drawn and a blade strapped her hip. She may be an engineer but she was also a warrior. Edruj looked about as she stepped aboard behind Lambert. The initial thought of what the hell may have happened here crossed her mind. "I think we should make our way to the command center. There we can learn the ship's status and possibly restore some power."
"Aye Lieutenant" Lambert answered as he made his way towards the command center. He was having that prickling sensation on the back of his neck.
He checked around each corner, just ready for what might be there, it being clear he stepped to one side for Edruj.
Prison Ship
The Commander was the first to step onto the prison ship. His rifle was pointed down the dark corridor which only illuminated by the emergency lights which flashed off and on. Jerome wasn't sure if he was liked or disliked the complete silence in the darkness. The away team had a job to, making sure that there was survivors that needed rescuing. But sure as hell didn't like putting his team lives on the line when he came to navigating t+-he Defiled.
"Lieutenant what are your thoughts on all of this?"
Urushi studied her tricorder screen as it beeped and whirred in her hand. "I'm not picking up any life signs, but that doesn't mean they are masked or hidden. There could be cargo or areas that null or block our tricorders," she explained as her eyes continue fixed on the screen of the handheld device. "I would advise to continue with caution," she looked up at the Commander, "We don't know what awaits us on this ship. We're essentially blind."
"That's exactly what I was afraid you were going to say that. Let's keep close with one another. Don't want to inadvertently get separated." Hunt then proceeded to move forward.
[USS Valkyrie]
The waiting was the worst the team in the sheltered zone had lost any tracking or transporter lock as well as communications. Hunt's team still had all three.
Baas had been maintaining an illusion of calm as he sat in the command chair reviewing a padd as the relief officers monitored either the mounting of the thruster modules to the station, Hunt's awayteam, or waited for the other teams to emerge from the shielding blocking the ship's systems.
setting the padd on the arm of his chair he looked towards the engineering station. "How are the modules coming?"
The Lieutenant manning the station turned to the Captain. "There almost read..."
Aziz interrupted from Ops. "Captain there is a ship approaching at high warp."
"ETA?"
"Six minutes...mark."
"Baas to Hunt & Edruj. We are about to have company, I'd suggest you get what you can as fast as you can."
"Read you load and clear, Captain," Jerome replied.
Edruj looked over her shoulder as if the Captain were in the room with her. "Yes Captain." Her hands moved deftly over the consoles as she began to get all the data that she could.
Salvage Ship
Lambert was there keeping watch, peering nervously towards where he thought he heard some noise. He wasn't certain but--one never knew.
Edruj knelt at the console and hooked up the data transfer. "It may take me a moment to find and get what we need." She would never admit it aloud but this place gave her the proverbial creeps.
Not too far away something fell clattering against metal decking shattering the eerie silence.
What came next was like the sound of fingernails on unfinished deck plating. Curious grumbling growls and could be heard followed by high pitched gurgling roar.
Prison Ship
Hearing noses that seemed to be getting closer, Hunt turned to Urushi as they stood by a panel. "Get what you can off this thing, while I move a bit forward and keep watch down this corridor."
Urushi glanced up from her tricorder. Something was coming, she could hear it too. However her tricorder wasn't showing her where or what was approaching. "I think we should get out of here..." she suggested. "I've got plenty of readings, but I'd rather analyse them on the Valkyrie than here." There was truth in that, the ships computer will be much faster and thorough over her tricorder, plus the idea of a defiled showing up scared her.
Raising her phaser, Urushi braced herself. They were getting closer, she could hear them, almost sense them approaching. She looked back at Hunt. "Commander?" She questioned. "Can we beam out?"
Commander Hunt silent for a moment, then the familiar sound of the defiled could be heard picking up the pace, moving in closer to them. "Let's get moving." Turning he began running while tapping his comm badge. "Hunt to Valkyrie."
USS Valkryrie
The ship they had been monitor dropped from warp. "We are being hailed"
Baas rose from his seat and stepped forward a few steps. "On screen."
"I am Captain Daegan Baas of the Federatio..."
== You are in violation of Regency territory and had broke a quarantine alert. You will leave now! ==
Motioning for a muting of the channel. Baas spoke to tactical without turning, "Tactical analysis."
From behind him came the report. "We can take them sir, but they can do some damage before we do."
With another motion to Aziz the channel was un muted. "Captain. We meant no violation of your space. We were responding to a distress signal."
== Which was upgraded to a quarantine! You are to withdraw now and we will destroy the station. ==
"We have experience with the contagion on the station."
== We do no care what 'experience' you have. You will not be warned again. Withdraw! ==
"Once we recover our personnel...."
"Captain they are arming weapons."
"Red Alert, Shields up!"
...TBC
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