Peel: Getting Organized

Posted on Fri Nov 13th, 2026 @ 3:00pm by Captain Jamie O'Connell & Lieutenant Maria SanChez & Lieutenant Marcus Flannery & Lieutenant JG Johan Albo & Chief Petty Officer Yesrin Jen & Commander Shauna Vehn

Mission: Thanksgiving Dangers
Location: S/M: Intervention
Timeline: Stardate:80165.9

Synopsis: The Peel has been ordered to the Bolian Sector to intervene between Ruah IV and Aldea. Tensions have escalated between the two planets over a mineral in the Vaultera Nebula. Diplomacy has failed, both planets have walked away from the table, and an all out war is expected if the Federation doesn’t physically intervene soon. Upon arrival and assessment the Captain wonders if they are in over their heads.

::ON::

~Ready Room~

Captain O'Connell sat at his desk with a mug of coffee trying to wrap his head around their new mission; it wasn't he was dreading it as much as he hated being left in the dark not having actionable intel in order to plan his strategy. Thinking for a few moments Jamie decided to make as many preparations beforehand as possible. Tapping his comms " Lieutenant Flannery please report to my ready Room" came the order.

"On my way Captain" Marcus replied as he left main Engineering. Minutes later Marcus arrived seeing the door open decided to just knock on the door jam.

"Looking up with a smile "Lieutenant Flannery please come in and have a seat. The reason I called you here is our new mission could very possibly be quite dangerous and so far we don't have a lot to go on. Please make sure all of Ship's systems are ready to go should we find ourselves in a battle situation; I don't want any surprises Lieutenant" as O'Connell sat back in his chair.

"Of course not Sir. With our maintenance protocols currently up to date all our systems are equal to or above all Starfleet specs; but I'll double check everything as per your order Captain" Marcus responded with certainty.

"Very good Lieutenant. So how is it going with learning the slipstream protocols."

"Really good Captain, I could probably oversee that area as well if push came to shove" as Marcus paused a moment "May I ask why the inquiry?"

Jamie grinned "Knowing how Starfleet operates I want to make sure you're well versed just in case they decide to pull Lieutenant D'Nall out of here since we are such a small ship compared to our counterparts."

Letting out a small sigh "I understand Sir so I'll fine tune my knowledge over the next few months just in case that does happen" Marcus answered.

"That's all I can ask for Lieutenant. You're dismissed." Flannery exited and headed back to Engineering as O'Connell tapped his comms once again "Ensign Barot please report to my ready Room."

Hearing the call Samantha hoped she wasn't in any kind of trouble or something as she responded "On my way Captain."

Knowing from past experience how an Ensign felt being called by the Captain, Jamie went and stood just outside his office waiting for Sam's arrival. Minutes later Samantha walked up seeing her Captain waiting for her "You wanted to see me Captain O'Connell?"

"Yes please grab a seat and make yourself comfortable" as he followed her in. Sitting Jamie smiled "Relax Ensign you're not in any kind of trouble but I do want to have a word concerning our current mission" seeing Sam a little more relaxed he began "With our current mission I'm trying to cover all bases before they're needed. That being said I'd like you to have Shuttle Genesis ready for deployment at a moments notice; just in case."

Letting out a faint sigh of relief "Now that I can certainly do Captain; is there anything else Sir" Sam stated before inquiring.

"Actually yes. Since we don't see one another all that much I was wondering how your duties are going; is there anything you require or I need to know about" as Jamie smiled.

Thinking for a moment "My duties are going well Sir" as she paused "Although I wouldn't mind advancing in rank given the time I've been aboard if you think my work has been adequate" Berot shared being a little nervous at even asking.

"Tell you what after this mission is over I'll personally go over your records and see if we can't make that happen for you Ensign. If there's nothing else you're dismissed."

Standing with a smile "Thank you Captain and I'll wait to hear from you about my possible promotion. Have a good day Sir" as Sam turned and headed back to the Shuttle Bay.

Jamie made a notation on his duty padd just so he didn't forget about the Ensigns review especially after promising to look over her recent review himself; otherwise he wouldn't be a very good Captain if he didn't keep his word.

~Yeoman's Office~

Now that Yesrin was caught up on her work she contacted Stoner to see what he knew about the current situation.

Finally making contact "Stoner this is Viper I could use some intel if you can" Yesrin stated in an electronic synthesized voice to keep her identity a secret.

"Long time no hear Viper I thought you had finally thrown in the intelligence towel. What do you need?"

"Has there been any chatter about the situation between Ruah IV and Aldea; my sources tell me they could end up in an all out war over something in a nearby Nebula. Anything would be helpful" Yesrin explained hoping for some answers.

Thinking for several moments "There's not too much chatter between the two Planets except for one thing. My sources tell me their dispute is over a mineral known as lexorin; I can't tell you why or even what it's used for all I know things are pretty tense between the two" Stoner informed her.

"Hmm.....interesting. I'll be sure to pass the information along. Thanks Stoner, you're the best."

"Yes I am aren't I" Stoner answered with a chuckle "Take care and don't be afraid to contact me every now and then just so I know you're alive and kicking."

"I will, I promise. Viper out" as Yesrin broke the connection. Making a few notes on her padd she decided to see Captain O'Connell right away.

~Ready Room~

Yesrin walked over to the Captain's Office seeing him sitting at his desk. Wrapping on the door jam "Captain may I come in Sir" as she waited to be recognized.

Looking up O'Connell smiled then stood "Yes Chief, please come in and have a seat. Do you have some intel for me?" as Jamie sat.

Walking in returning his smile "Yes Captain I have intel concerning our mission you wanted" as she sat as well.

"Excellent Chief, hold that thought for a moment" tapping his comm "Commander Vehn and Lieutenant SanChez please report to my Office" came the order.

“On my way Sir” Shauna’s voice came over the comms. It wasn’t long before she walked into the Ready Room. “You called Sir?” She smiled warmly as she took a seat.

"Yes, we'll get started as soon as Lieutenant SanChez arrives."

O'Connell no more than spoke when Maria walked in "Sorry Captain but I was down in security or I would have been her sooner" as Maria sat.

"Not a problem Lieutenant." turning to Yesrin "Ok Chief tell us what you've found out" as Jamie sat as well.

Yesrin took a breath then began "From what my sources have told me the two planets are about set to go to war over a mineral in the Nebula called lexirin; although my sources had no idea what it's used for and apparently the nebula holds vast quantities of the mineral." That's about all the intel my source had to share" she concluded.

"Thank you Chief for sharing your intel, at least we have something to go on we didn't before." Looking at his two other Officers "So what do you think?"

“This lexirin must be some mineral if they’re willing to go to war over it.” Shauna responded. “Question is what is it used for? Could be suitable for weapons production perhaps, or maybe medical use, either that or it’s valuable in a monetary sense.”

"I'm not sure if the Admiral even has any idea as to this mineral; if he does he didn't share it with me" as O'Connell paused a moment "I guess we'll have to find that out for ourselves once we arrive.

"Sounds to me like it's a case of Federation 'red tape' at it's finest" Maria commented well familiar with such things from her childhood.

"As much as I hate to admit it, I'm inclined to agree with you Lieutenant. Chief Jen if you don't have anything else to share and there's no more questions at this time you're all dismissed. Commander hang back for a moment, we need to talk" O'Connell ordered.

"Sorry Captain but that's all the intel I have; I wish it was more" Yesrin replied.

After Maria and Yesrin left Jamie turned to Shauna "I don't mind telling you for some reason this mission isn't setting well with me.....call it gut feeling but something's off I just can't put my finger on it yet" he shared with his Number One.

“I’ve always believed in gut instinct Jamie” Shauna smiled. “It serves you well. We’ll proceed with caution.”

"Let's hope so Number One. I guess we better get back out there" O'Connell stated as the two Officers made their way back to the com.

~Bridge~

As they approached Command Maria vacated the center chair "Report Lieutenant SanChez" as they sat.

"Captain we're about to reach our slipstream limit other than that everything is running smoothly" SanChez reported then walked back to tactical.

"Thank you Ms. SanChez. Helm drop us out of slipstream and take us to warp nine if you please" O'Connell ordered.

"Aye Captain Dropping out of slipstream now" as you could feel the ship returning to normal space "Going to warp nine. ETA about four hours Sir" Hanes stated as the ship continued on.

"Lieutenant Albo if we end up in a firefight you'll need to be on your A game shifting resources as needed" O'Connell knew Johan knew what he was doing but this just was a friendly reminder.

"Aye Captain you can count on power where it's the most needed" Johan responded with a grin.

::OFF::

Captain Jamie O'Connell
Commanding Oficer

Commander Shauna Vehn
First Officer

Senior Staff
USS Peel
NCC-71015