Station Post : " Ends Meet Part 1 "

Posted on Sat Mar 15th, 2025 @ 7:31pm by Lieutenant Commander Croesus Rivers & Lieutenant Salem & Commodore Sureth & Lieutenant Kah’lyn Chiara-Rivers & Ensign 101
Edited on on Fri Mar 21st, 2025 @ 5:29pm

Mission: THE KINGDOMS COME AND GO
Location: Starbase M-69
Timeline: Concurrent

On

Lt Commander Croesus joined two junior officers in discussion at the comma channel. Before the Aries return Lt Salem had received several comm messages that had motivated him to enlist the assistance of Binar Officer Ensign 101.

" Commander the signal is leaving our system and heading towards the Messier 69 system." Salem reported.

Ensign 101 had always accepted its name as being binary but the crew had jokingly called the being Wanowan and that was okay.

" Lieutenant Salem is correct. We still have time to launch a pursing drone Commander." 101 quoted.

" No Ensign we are going to be doing our own probing. Ensign 101 meet me in the Hanger bay. We are taking the Runabout Clinch to investigate. " Croesus replied. He then walked over to his alternate.

" Lt Kah’lyn Chiara-Rivers you have the operations station. Don't blow this station up while I am gone." he winked.

"Who me?" Kah'lyn grinned as she looked at her husband. "As if I would Sir." she gave him a more serious look. "Good luck and be safe."


< Runabout Clinch >

Ensign 101 and Croesus quickly went to warp to catch up with that passing probe.

" I have its signal Commander. It is probe 987 UNITED EARTH SPACE PROBE AGENCY." 101 reported.

" Are you certain? That thing is running at warp 3."

“Stations sensors confirm 101’s readouts Commander, it is probe 987” kah’lyn confirmed over comms.

Croesus was curious as to why a probe out of nowhere would appear the moment the USS Peel had emerged from the anomali. But being a good scientist he was bound to find out.

" M-69 we have matched the probes speed of warp 3. External readings show it is indeed an UESPA probe. It has now begun transmission of a signal to a point in the Messier 69 sector." Ensign 101 reported.

Croesus scowled but then his scowl caused his heart rate to rise as a vessel 20 000 kilometres uncloaked to reveal a great and present danger.

Three vessels surrounded the approaching runabout causing Croesus to drop out of warp.

" Kah’lyn can you hear me?" Croesus asked but Ensign 101 interrupted. " We are being jammed. Attempting to compensate."

But in mere seconds a mysterious green transporter beam engulfed Croesus and 101 off of the runabout.

< Ops >

“Commander? Croesus? can you hear me?” Kah’lyn frowned as she couldn’t raise her husband. Scanning the runabout she was surprised to find it empty. “What in the hell??”

She cursed and hit the comms.

“Ops to Commodore Sureth, we have a problem.”

Sureth exited his office and joined Kah’lyn at Ops. Receiving her report Sureth then considered his options.

" What does the long range sensors show?"

Tactical Officer Lt Salem quickly spoke up.

" The Runabouts signal just vanished sir. Almost like a cloaking device."

" Cloaking device? Interesting this keeps getting more and more bizarre. Kah’lyn try to access the probe. If it is a UESPA probe it should have an access code. Maybe we can get control of it and use it to gather data." Sureth reacted.

Kah'lyn nodded. "Aye Sir" she turned back to her station attempting to do just that. "Sir, its a UESPA probe alright, but it's not allowing any attempts to gain access. Codes are coming back as invalid.

" Damn..." Sureth cursed. With the Athena down for repairs the only other working ship for the station was another runabout called the Amazon.

" Lieutenant Kah’lyn we will take Lt Nic Covenant with us on the Amazon. We will follow Commander Croesus course and at the first sign of trouble get back here." Sureth ordered knowing she would have wanted to go anyway.

“Aye Sir, thank you Sir” Kah’lyn offered a polite smile.

Tapping his comm badge Sureth informed Commander Shauna Callaghan of his decision to go instead of sending her. With the soon arrival of the Assul flag ship Shauna’s prep as arbutus would also have acting station Commander added to it until Sureth's return.

“Understood Sir” Shauna answered. “I’ll keep the station running while you’re away, good luck.”


< Near Messier 69 >

The UESPA probe continued its course followed by the 3 very large Valdore class cruisers of the Romulan Empire. Also aboard was a captured Federation runabout and two crewmen.

[BRIG]

Croesus was more concerned for Ensign 101 than himself as the Reman guards threw both onto a BRIG.

" Have a seat Klingon. Your execution isn't today unless you step out of line. Why is Starfleet spying on our sector?" a centurion questioned.

" We are not saying. We are here for a picnic. My ensign and I have picnics here all the time." Croesus lied.

" Your deception will be made clear Klingon."





Tbc