Post # 40 Escort Pt. 1

Posted on Fri Jun 2nd, 2023 @ 6:37pm by Captain Jamie O'Connell & Lieutenant Commander Angel Devroe & Lieutenant Maria SanChez & Lieutenant JG Johan Albo
Edited on on Fri Jun 2nd, 2023 @ 6:51pm

Mission: Mission 10. Move to the Lagoon Nebula.
Location: USS Peel
Timeline: Current

::ON::

The Crew of the Peel had the last ten days to explore Star Base M-69 using a standard rotation so everyone had the opportunity to be off Ship for awhile. Now everyone was back aboard awaiting orders either from Star Fleet Command or Commodore Sureth.

Captain O'Connell was in his Ready Room going over the latest reports when Comms interrupted his work "Captain you have an incoming message from Star Fleet" he stated. "Send it to my Ready Room" Jamie ordered. Moments later a familiar face appeared on the screen.

"Admiral Stone, what do I owe the pleasure Sir" Jamie queried with a smile.

"Well Captain my call is duel purpose. First I thought I would see how the newest Captain in Star Fleet is doing with the Ship" Stone explained with a grin; although he already had a pretty good idea.

"The Ship is amazing and we are all learning more about her as each day passes" Jamie replied wondering where all this was leading to.

"And the Crew, how are they doing" came the query.

"The Crew is doing a terrific job despite each person having Primary and Secondary jobs to perform on a daily basis. Even though we have only been together a couple of months as a Crew, everyone has transitioned into a routine; as well as helping out their fellow Crewman without being asked" Jamie explained being quite proud of his Crew.

"My hats off to you Captain, you have managed to do in a couple of months what some Captains take years to accomplish" the Admiral complimented.

"Thank you Sir for the accolades but I couldn't have done it without a wiling Crew behind me" Jamie replied.

"Yes, I agree with you on that account" Stone replied then continued "I suppose you're wondering what else I'm calling about."

"That thought had crossed my mind Admiral; so what else do you have for us" Jamie asked eager to find out.

"Right to point I see; there is a Diplomatic Ship heading to M-69 and your orders are to take the Diplomats to Cresis II. Since you have one of the fastest Saber Class Ships in the Fleet I wanted your Ship to take the Mission. There is one factor you should be aware of....you'll be skirting Essary Territory so you may attract some attention and I guess I don't have to remind you not to fire unless fired upon....the last thing we want is to start a war with these people"

"No, I agree that's the last thing anybody wants at this point" O'Connell stated sighing to himself "So when will this Ship be arriving at M-69"

"Should be within the hour and I'm sure they'll want to get underway shortly after they arrive" the Admiral commented putting a lot of faith in the Peel and her Crew.

"We'll be ready to depart as soon as they arrive and beam over" the Captain reassured the Admiral.

"Good, I'll let you get ready then and have a safe journey Captain O'Connell, Stone out" the Admiral stated.

After the screen went back to the UFP Logo Jamie rose from his seat and made his way onto the Bridge and sat "Number One we just received new orders...I'll inform the Crew momentarily" Jamie commented.

A smile came across Angel's face "It's about time they put us to work; I don't like all this waiting around" she commented with a grin.

"Neither do I" Jamie agreed looking to see where his Senior Officers were on the Bridge; only a couple were absent. Tapping his Comm " Lieutenants Aloran and Ren please report to the Bridge" came the order. Looking at Comms "Open a Ship wide." Comms nodded when the order had been fulfilled "This is the Captain, we have orders to proceed to Cresis II with Diplomats for a meeting with the government of that Planet. We will be flying close to Essary Territory along our journey for a short while, so stay sharp and focused. We'll be leaving within the hour. O'Connell out."

"Mr. Albo please keep a sharp eye on Ship's resources during our travels.....you may need to reallocate resources quickly" the Captain ordered.

"Sure thing Captain" Johan replied thinking that was his usual way of keeping track of Ops anyway.

"Lieutenant SanChez please keep an eye out for the Essary; especially when we get close to their borders" the Captain ordered.

"As you wish Sir" Maria replied making some last minutes adjustments to the Tactical Systems.

Now all that was left to do was wait for their guests to arrive then they could get underway.

::OFF::

Captain Jamie O'Connell
Commanding Officer

Lt. CMDR. Angel Devroe
First Officer

Lieutenant Maria SanChez
Chief Tactical Officer

Lieutenant JG Johan Albo
Operations Officer
USS Peel
NCC-17015