[Main Shuttle Bay (Lower Level) - Deck 16 Aft - USS Chimera NCC 96899-C]
Almost immediately upon entering Lt. Ianto Jones, the AOps assigned to the rescue mission, fell into stride with the young Capatain as he made his way to the designated shuttlecraft: the type 11 - personnel carrier USS Serpent. It was one of the view shuttle craft outfitted with the stealth plating along with the Chimera herself.
Cropa looked to the young Lieutenant to his right, "Report."
"We should be minuets away from launch. Lt Kroitzer is finishing up some final preps." Ianto said taking a look at a PADD that was handed
to him as he entered the shuttlebay. He then turned the PADD off and handed it to one of the deck crew he wouldn't need it once on the
shuttle.
"That's good news, Lieutenant." Rojac replied, stopping before Lieutenant Castillo but not yet turning to face the security officer. "Go aboard and take the Mission Ops seat, you'll be flying shotgun this mission."
"Aye sir." Ianto said sounding somewhat excited this was only the second time that he had took the mission ops position he enjoyed the mission ops position after this was all over he may head back to the academy to take courses in StratOps.
Cropa turned to face Castillo. "Lieutenant," he nodded, "what do you have for me?"
Castillo shifted his own rifle to his back and pulled a hand phaser from his waist, "Standard issue Phaser sir", Charly responded quickly, handing the Captain his weapon.
Rojac looked it over briefly before holstering it on his own belt. "Well I hope I don't need it on the shuttle, but protocol is protocol." The Captain turned went up to the craft and entered the hatch, he quickly found Fisher and Collins double-checking hte medical supplies aboard. "Do you have everything you need, Doctor?"
"Yes Sir." Scott answered quickly glancing around at Rojac. " Just stowing the last things away." Collins asked: " Do we know the current situation with the away team ?"
"Well, I hope they've been able to stay out of sight. Or at least maintain most of their limbs." Rojac said, turning toward the front of the craft. He took a seat in the pilot's chair and quickly acquainted himself with the console's readouts. He was being sarcastic, a usual response; the away teams had been in communications silence.
Scott and Collins exchanged glances, completed the last of their work and filed forward to take their seats.
Rojac turned and saw Kroitzer busied at an auxiliary console. "Are we ready, Mr. Kroitzer?"
"Aye Sir, the last check is complete and all systems read green" the young CEO replied
Rojac smiled. "Jones, contact the bridge and get us clearance for launch. Castillo, seal the hatch." The Captain initiated the start sequence. "Seatbelts everyone."
The Lieutenant nodded, pressed the switch and watched as the door slowly closed. Once it was sealed he activated the locks and once he was completely sure everything was functioning correctly he took a seat and strapped himself in.
"Alright the bridge has given us the clear to launch signal." Ianto said looking over the communication logs while making sure everything was running smoothly and that they wouldn't have any bumps along the way.
"Initiating anti-grav systems." Rojac called. Outside the shuttle, the sirens sounded and all personnel left the vacuum area of the shuttle bay to clear the launch. The Serpent lifted off the ground, slowly and cautiously at first, but then deliberately more toward the center of the room. Cropa used small bursts fromt he RCS thrusters to position the nose of the shuttle toward the open blast doors. "Three, two, one." He counted down, and then pressed the command to lower the shuttle bay's exterior force field. The subsequent vacuum pulled the Serpent out into the nebula - to the safe impulse zone away from the ship.
"Engaging, impulse drive." Rojac said. "Proceeding on course 030 mark 276." He turned toward Jones. "Get long range sensors online. Kroizter, how is the stealth plating holding up?"
Gustav was concentrating on maintaining the harmonization of the plating so took a couple of seconds for the captains question to reach
him " Oh sorry sir, the plating is working well within parameters".
Ianto ran his fingers along the console pulling the long range sensor applications he then activated the sensors and started adjusting power flow to them. He wanted to make sure they had enough power so they wouldn't get surprised by anything.
Rojac nodded. "ETA in five minutes people. Hold on tight." Rojac accessed the communications systems and set-up a link with the Chimera. "Chimera this is the Serpent, we are proceeding on schedule. ETA in five minutes."
Walters opened a comm channel from Chimera's Bridge to the shuttle Serpent "We're about to start our run now. Wait till we have their attention then head on in at low power. Above all else obey the eleventh commandment...Thou shalt not get caught. We'll be signing off now, good luck Captain."
"Good luck, Major. Serpent out."
[End Log]
Captain Cropa Rojac
Commanding Officer
Lieutenant Scott Fisher
Chief Medical Officer
Lieutenant Gustav Kroitzer
Chief Engineering Officer
First Lieutenant Carlos Castillo
Deputy Chief of Security
Lieutenant JG Ianto Jones
Assistant Operations Officer
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