Indria-A Mission Logs

The Hidden Planet

Cmdr Cura Assanti had been assigned a mission by Fleet Captain Rocar Drawoh. She would be commanding a mission aboard the Nebula Class USS Indria-A. The mission would take them close to the Romulan Neutral Zone to begin with and where they would end of after that, no one knew.

SFI had assigned Cura's mother, Zoe Assanti, to investigate and find out information regarding a new technology, rumored to be in use. This technology was a planetary cloaking device, developed and engineered by a renouned scientist named Devander. However, instead of divulging the information to SFI, Zoe Assanti refused to tell them what she knew and resigned her position. Several years passed. What had once been hunted down, became lost in time and space. Yet, it was never forgotten.

Now some 5 years later, SFI is still looking for the technology. They knew who to call on. It was SFI's thought that Cmdr Cura Assanti knew something about the technology, something that had been passed from mother to daughter. Having being given this task, Cmdr Cura Assanti took it on with great eagerness.

The information SFI gave her consisted of information regarding a team of scientist who had been sent by SFI undercover to find our more about the technology. The scientist were enroute back to Star Base 118 aboard a civilain transporter. However, the transport didn't arrive on schedule. Their mission is to search for the scientists, find out what they know and then proceed on and locate the "hidden planet".

Cmdr Assanti, before the ship departs Starbase 118, recalls that her mother, Zoe Assanti, had entrusted her with a priceless painting. Yet on the back of the painting were a series of numbers. Cura thought they were the coordinates to the cloaked planet. This, as of yet has not been confirmed. Cura puts her Intelligence Officer, Lt. Cmdr T'Lea on the task of imputting the numbers to see if they lead anywhere. Cura orders for the science department to work with the Ops department to boost their scanners so they might increase their chances on locating the transport from Romulus Prime. At present, they are on course towards the Romulan Neutral Zone. Hopefully, enroute, they will encounter their lost ship which would hopefully have their lost scientsts aboard...

Captain's Log Supplemental...

After battling with a surprise attack by a Klingon Bird of Prey, the Indria had barely gotten away after totally crippling the Klilngoon vessel. However, being a bit more compassionate, Captain Assanti had decided to leave the totalled Klingon vessel where it was and tend to their own damages and get back on track towards the Romulan Neutral Zone. Ensign Baker and Lt. Banks were overtaxed but were able to get the Indria back up and running in record time. Only able to do Warp factor 7, the ship continued at Warp factor 6.5 to the Neutral Zone. At long last, they found the Civilian Transport, yet it had been attacked by a cloaked Romulan Warbird. To further complicate things, upon arrival, another Klingon ship, which had found the other damaged Klingon vessel some distance away began to make inquries. By a stroke of luck, Romulan Star Fighers were able to fend off the Klingon vessel, giving the Indria time enough to escape and cross into the Neutral Zone with invitation from the Captain of the Civilian Transporter. An away team headed by Captain Assanti were drop-beamed over to the transport ship and were able to restore some order there. Yet they beamed back to the Indria, only to be faced with a cloaked Romulan Warbird intent on getting the scientist who had escaped in a shuttle from the transnport ship. In a battle of tractor beams, the Indria tried to take hold fo the shuttle that, having seen the Federation ship, stuck around for their help.

To ensure that they win this battle, Cura called up the Romulan fleet who she hoped were still enroute to save their civilians. The fleet was merely moments away and their prescence was soon made known. Five Romulan ships decloaked and hailed the Indria inquiring of the rogue Warbird, which had conveniently cloaked and disappeared after giving the Indria some shaks, rattles and rolls to remember them by.

After thanking the Romulan Praetor T'Val for sending the Warbird fleeing, Praetor T'Val suggested that her fleet of ships escort the Indria back to Federation space. Being very appreciative of this suggestion, Captain Assanti made a unothodox suggestion herself, which was to host the Romulans on their ship at a reception. Praetor T'Val seemed pleased with the invitation and agreed to attend the next evening.

Captain Assanti, glad that the worst was over for the time being, called for a staff meeting, with the scientists in attenance. A lot of technical information was revealed as well as information regarding the inhabitants of the cloaked planet. The scientists also showed the Indria crew a image of Darius Prime and described it in detail as well as how the scientist DeVander had developed the cloak specifically for the planet. The scientists also informed the Indria crew that the inhabitants did not wish to be found. Captain Assanti soon realized that by going to the cloaked planet, they would then reveal it's location to everyone that might or might not be following them. The question of weather to go to the planet rested with her, but at the meetinng, Captain Assanti and her crew mates decided that it was best to mislead the ships following them.

Captain Assanti decided to put those plans into action. Sending out probes to distract the possible ships that would follow them and other ideas were discussed put into action. Captain Assanti put her Counselor and Chief of Security on the scietist, stressing that their comfort and safety be priority as the rogue Romuland Commander Sian would most likely not stop from trying to secure them for herself. Then, Cura put her science officers on modifying the probes to emit readings that a cloak would with the help of 2 of the scientists.

Ensign Baker had also discussed how they could locate the cloaked planet by it's gravitational readings, which Cura had thought was very ingenious idea. She put Ensign Baker and Commander Perkins on that task and dismissed the crew. She remined them of the Gala and the attaire was to be dress whites.

For less than 24 hours, the crew had some well needed and deserved down time.

At 1800 hrs, the Romulan Praetor T'Val and company beamed over for the reception. After a tense moment in the transporter room, weapons were confiscated and the party moved on to the Star Lounge, she ships common area.

All seemed to be going smoothly....so far.