Holy Orders (USS Eagle)

USS Eagle
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Teaser

While testing an experimental new warp drive, the Eagle encounters a group of beings unlike anything in the known universe.

Important Characters

• 8809-UTY: ?? Tactician
• 854J-XR: ?? "The Follower"
• 4446-FO: ?? "The Leader"

Plot Summary

Part 1

The Eagle was chosen as a test ship for the prototype Warp XV drive. The test flight plan was to take the ship through a section of the Aavaro Wilds that contained a collection of anomalous bodies and events, existing together by balancing out the counter-intuitive readings. The thought here was to both test the new drive and study the data gathered in the region without having to be in the vicinity for too long.

The warp test was going smoothly until the Eagle hit Warp 11. At that point, they were pulled violently out of warp, and couldn’t form a warp bubble again. Pulling the ship up short, the crew scrambled to figure out what had just happened, but immediately discovered the comms were down, as were the turbolifts. The crew resorted to sending “runners” to deliver messages by climbing through the Jefferies Tubes.

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  Went warp 10 and still not a salamander

Part 2

While scanning the immediate area, a strong gravity well pulled the Eagle toward its source. A mass of unidentified composition was detected at the source of the well, and not wanting to crash, the landing gear was lowered, and the ship came to a rough but safe landing on the surface. Teams were dispatched throughout the ship to deploy a temporary communications array.

While plans were being made and analysis done of the situation, a ship of unknown make or origin was detected on a direct intercept course with the Eagle, but it appeared the ship was not being affected by the gravity well like the Eagle had been. Shortly thereafter, intruders were detected on-board the Eagle, accompanied by automated drones.

Lieutenant Blackwell was sent to repair the communication system while Lt Commander Pavlova and Ensign Westwood went in search of answers regarding the boarding party. Meanwhile unbeknownst to them, Crewman Jorus and Lieutenant JG Collins had been rendered unconscious by some energy weapon used by the intruders as they were instructed to collect "live samples."

Shortly thereafter, several things happened at once:

• On the bridge, the crew present were blinded by an intensely bright light from the other ship. Lieutenant Drex vented gaseous mercury inside the Eagle's shielding, then oxidized it, creating a sunshade and protection from the light, which at the time appeared to be the method by which the alien vessel was scanning them.
• On deck 2, the drone seemingly rendered inert and carried by Ensign Westwood suddenly emanated an ear-splitting sound. Lt Commander Pavlova made quick work of the drones by blasting them into very small pieces. The intruder in Science Lab 1 was restrained within a containment field, and with the communications system restored by Lieutenant Blackwell, plans were made to transport the captive somewhere more secure. Collins sustained minor injuries, but nothing life-threatening.
• Lieutenant Mika led another drone into the counseling suite, where he activated the auxiliary counseling hologram, which appears to preoccupy the drone. Mika then secured the suite and headed back to sickbay where Mark Two and Doctor Foster tended to Lieutenant Waters' broken wrist while Lieutenant JG Vescori, having just set up a backup communications relay pod with the 12-year-old stow-away in tow, now found his services as a security officer were needed elsewhere on the ship.

Back on the bridge, Lieutenant Drex discovered a pattern within the light that had bombarded them earlier. Ensign Hontrú discovered the computer was able to interpret the incoming transmission after a fashion, but the Eagle was unable to respond in kind. Drex worked with Lt Commander Shayne to orchestrate a response by clearing a portion of the light-blocking shielding and flashing a mathematical sequence to show they were not hostile to the alien vessel.

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