[Galaxy] 2161.08.05-Joint SIM Log Ca'daar/Armstrong

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[ Intrepid: Bridge ]


NX-07 Intrepid had been trailing the Nausicaans at a safe distance for a  
few hours since leaving the pirates' base in the Poseiden system. The group  
consisted of two enhanced Nausicaan raiders and the cargo freighter 
Oregonian  which the manifest showed was still carrying her dilithium cargo that had 
 originally been bound for Earth.


Intrepid had been on an intelligence gathering mission investigating the  
hijacking of the cargo ship. They found a distress beacon which lead to  
survivors and a trail that finally led them to the nearby Poseiden system. With  
navigational data obtained by hacking the freighter before it left the 
system  they had continued a distant pursuit to continue their investigations. 
They were  now heading toward a previously uncharted location, the Xantia 
system.


[ Bridge, Yorktown ]


Da'nak passed a hand over his face, then drained the cup in front of him as 
 he trained his eyes and antennae at the main screen. Stars passed by 
leaving  long multicolored tails.


The Yorktown had been trailing the Romulan Bird of prey for two days with  
four Andorian cruisers in tow. The Romulan had managed to download the  
information on the Andorian's experimental 'Phantom Device' from the renegade  
cruiser Kumat, which the Yorktown had been sent to intercept. Once they had  
encountered the vessel however, Da'nak was surprised to learn that his 
brother  and a group of Isolationists had taken control of the vessel... and he 
was not  happy to see him.


After a short fight, Da'nak was forced to board the Kumat in order to save  
the Yorktown from destruction. Once there, he was able to determine the 
weakness  of the 'Phantom Device', is was capable of rendering an entire 
starship  intangible, but at the cost of expending massive amounts of dilithium. 
Da'nak  also learned that his brother, K'den, blamed him for the death of his 
mother,  challenging him to the Ushaan.


During the duel, the Kumat was attacked by the Romulans, which provided the 
 distraction needed to beam Da'nak back to the Yorktown. In the ensuing 
fracas,  the Yorktown's Captain was injured and the Romulans managed to hack in 
and  download the Kumat's database. By the time, the Yorktown was prepared 
to engage,  the Kumat had been severely damaged. The only option left to 
keep the  information from being passed on was for K'den to overload the 
Kumat's warp  reactor, taking one of the Birds of prey with it, and damaging the 
other.


It was then that the Andorians had arrived, commanded by Da'nak's old flame 
 Quirra. After a quick rundown, Yorktown moved into position and fired the  
finishing salvo at the wounded Romulan... only to see it flash into warp 
just  before the torpedoes could finish her off!


And there chase was on. For two days the Romulan had led them deeper and  
deeper into space. Fortunately it's cloaking device seemed to have been 
damaged,  as it hadn't tried to hide it's trail, which made tracking it all that 
much  easier. As he looked at his navigation instruments, he noticed that 
they were  approaching a previously uncharted star system., the Xantia system.


"Commander. We're picking up vessels directly in our path. Sir, one of them 
 has been identified as the ESS Intrepid."


"Open a channel, encrypt it. You never know who will be listening"


"Aye Sir."


"Intrepid, this is ESS Yorktown. We have sustained battle damage. Our  
Captain has been injured, Executive Officer Ca'daar is in command. We are  
tailing a Romulan vessel carrying sensitive Andorian information. Intrepid, what  
is your status?"


= Ethan Armstrong. Commanding Officer speaking. We are tracking two  
Nausicaan ships and a stolen cargo vessel. We believe there is a Romulan  
connection with the hijacking and have tracked them here. Their destination we  
believe is the uncharted Xantia system. We have so far avoided confrontation.  
Can we assist? =
 
= Roger that Captain. The Romulan vessel needs to be stopped at all costs.  
The information it's carrying has the potential for a major shift in the 
balance  of power in this quadrant. We are being shadowed by Andorian task 
force Shulkar.  They have orders to render all possible assistance. We may have 
trouble if the  Romulan reaches the Nausicaans. We are prepared for a 
confrontation.=


= We are now picking up the Romulan and Intrepid stands ready to assist.  =


[ Nausicaan Raider ]


"An Earth vessel has entered sensor range, and four Andorian cruisers  
traveling at high warp" the sensor officer reported to his acting commander,  
Urnogar. "They are on a parallel course to ours."


"Impossible, This system is uncharted. Unless they have found out about our 
 deal with the Romulans"  Urnogar replied. "Four Andorian ships you say?" 
he  mused. "Maintain radio silence, lets watch what they are doing. We can 
play  innocent"


"Wait, there is more" the sensor officer frowned. "A Romulan ship is ahead  
of us, on the same bearing. They are visible, uncloaked and I am reading  
significant damage" 


"The Earth vessel must be following that ship." Urnogar paused to consider. 
 "Send a message to the Romulan ship stating we do not appreciate being 
drawn  into their battles. Prepare to drop out of warp, get our men back from 
the  freighter and lets get out of here. We are close enough for the drop 
off, and I  don't also plan on dying for their cause" he said, referring to 
those already  lost on Romulan missions.


[ Intrepid ]


"Sir, the Nausicaan ships are slowing. I believe they have spotted Yorktown 
 and the Andorian ships. They appear to be changing course. Abandoning the  
freighter" Ensign Wun reported from tactical. "Their actions suggest they 
have  also now detected us" 


"I don't think it is going to matter now Ensign." Ethan said. "Continue our 
 course to the freighter. Go to tactical alert."
 
[Yorktown]
 
"Commander!"
 
"Go ahead crewman." Da'nak sat, his antennae still affixed to the main  
screen. He couldn't let the Romulan slip through.
 
"Sensors indicate the BOP is headed straight for the Nausicaans. It has not 
 made any indication of slowing."


Da'nak bit his lower lip. "Well then we'll just have to see how good he is. 
 Send word to the Andorians... brace for evasive maneuvers, we're following 
him  in."


"Aye Commander."


[Outside]


The Bird of prey bore down on the Nausicaans and the freighter they were  
escorting like it's namesake, making no attempt to answer the hails being 
sent  in it's direction by her confused allies. The Romulan Captain simply 
continued  on in his frantic pace.


At once he was upon them, diving through the escort formation, sending the  
ships scattering, dropping all of them out of warp. Directly behind her, 
the  Yorktown and Andorians slowed as well. The four Andorian vessels backing 
' off,  taking a stance outside the chaos as the Yorktown executed the same 
maneuver as  the Bird, plunging into the midst of the swirling vessels, 
narrowly missing a  collision with the lead Nausicaan. Doggedly however, she 
kept on the tail of her  objective as the various vessels began to twist and 
turn wildly, like ancient  dogfighters from earth's first great war.


Intrepid arrived on the scene as the Nausicaans opened fire in the  
confusion. Shots were exchanged on both sides, plumes of fire erupting from  
Nausicaan and Starfleet alike. Finally, Yorktown managed to roll free of the  
twisting mass of energy beams and metal and draw a clear firing solution to it's 
 prey.


Intrepid began to strike back at the Nausicaans who also continued their  
general withdraw from the situation. Speeding away at full impulse whilst 
laying  down cover fire to deter anyone following. As the Nausicaans moved 
further way,  Intrepid gave up the chase and let them go to warp, turning back 
to the  freighter and Romulan engagement. There was bigger fish to fry.


A savage smile split the face of Yorktown's temporary commanding officer as 
 he saw his Chief armory officer line up the shot. He raised his hand and 
opened  his mouth, ready to give the order to open fire when suddenly the 
Romulan winked  out of existence before him!


[Yorktown]
 
Da'nak sat dumbfounded, his mouth hanging slightly open before he regained  
his wits.
 
"Sensors on maximum sensitivity! He's repaired his cloak!"
 
"Aye Commander. Commencing sensor sweep."
 
"Stay on it crewman. We have to get him."
 
After a few moments with no report, Da'nak hung his head. He had  failed.
 
 "Open the channel to Intrepid."
 
=Ca'daar to Intrepid. We've lost the Romulan, repeat... we've lost  him.=


[ Intrepid ]


Ethan stood up from his chair. = We are no longer tracking them either.  
They just completely disappeared off sensors. = he looked around at the bridge 
 crew to see if anyone had anything contrary to report.  = However it seems 
 probable they are heading toward the Xantia system. If there are more 
Romulans  in the system we may be walking into overwhelming odds. Perhaps we 
should take  stock before continuing our pursuit? = Ethan suggested. He 
imagined that  Yorktown could do with some repairs before entering battle again. 


Before a reply could come through Lt Mendez reported that there was a  
priority one communication from Starfleet Command. He heard similar coming in  
over the Yorktown frequency. Something had happened on the Romulan border. =  
Looks like we've got even more to discuss = he said.
 
[Yorktown]
 
Da'nak's antennae moved lazily back and forth as he mulled over his next  
course of action.
 
=Affirmative Captain. It will do us no good to go off half cocked. I'll ask 
 the Andorian task force to continue the sweep for the Bird while we 
compare  notes. We still have extensive battle damage and could use the help of  
Intrepid's engineering and medical teams to asses and repair the damage. =
 
= My teams are at your disposal Commander.  =
 
=Thank you Captain, Ca'daar out.=
 
Deftly, the blue helmsman swung the large craft around to rendezvous with  
her sister ship. His insides were seething that they had lost the Romulan 
that  had helped send his brother to a cold grave amongst the stars, but he 
was in  command now, at least for the moment and had to think of the good of 
the  Yorktown.
 
"Cromwell." He said, looking over at the junior helmsman. "Prepare a  
shuttle."


And. Cmdr Da'nak  Ca'daar
Executive  Officer
ESS  Yorktown


Cmdr  Ethan Armstrong
Commanding  Officer
ESS  Intrepid







You ever dance with the devil in the pale moon  light?
I always ask that of all my prey...
I just like the sound of  it.....

Jack Nicholson- Batman
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