Randal Shayne/Professional History: Difference between revisions

Despite being a progressive, reason-based organization, Starfleet has, on occasion, made questionable decisions. These questionable decisions can have disastrous consequences for the people and starships involved. Such was the case for the USS ''Eagle''. Engineers at Utopia Planitia, in conjunction with two captains from the fleet (one of whom was Oddas Aria) had been tirelessly working to develop a revolutionary propulsion system- the Warp XV Core. Heralded as the first of its kind, its integration throughout the fleet over the course of decades would bring Starfleet into a new era of technological and exploratory excellence. As the ''Eagle'' was the starship of one of the lead designers, she was installed with the prototype core first. She was then ordered to attempt subspace field trials in an area of space known for its unusual and unexplored anomalies. ''Eagle'' was able to reach well past Warp 11 before trouble started, but when it began, it was truly problematic. ''Eagle's'' warp bubble collapsed and refused all attempts to re-stabilize. Comms and turbolifts were down, and the crew was forced to send runners back and forth. It was soon discovered that, in the chaos, ''Eagle'' had been snagged into a subspace distortion, and the unconventional warp drive systems had launched the ship into an unfamiliar pocket of subspace. Unable to immediately extricate themselves, and with a large mass moving toward them on an intercept course, the unorthodox decision to attempt to land on the object was made. Despite the difficulty involved, ''Eagle'' sustained little additional damage. Instead, as repairs continued, the ship was confronted by another vessel. At first, the newcomers proved hostile but fair- they refrained from destroying the battered ship, but were not open to speaking, either. Eventually, however, diplomatic overtures succeeded in creating a dialogue. It was explained to the crew of the Federation ship that they'd inadvertently landed on what the Cam'roon (the creatures native to that subspace layer) termed their "Shrine"- a religious structure of holy precedent. As ''Eagle'' contended with her mounting issues, and dealt with a strict time deadline whose end would see the destabilization of the warp core, the science team discovered that a strange and previously unobserved reaction was taking place between the matter/anti-matter systems of the ship, and the energies being emitted from the Shrine. The reaction was having a destabilizing effect on the molecules of both the ship and the Shrine. Stopping it was of prime importance, and in a desperate maneuver, the warp core was shut down. Without power to lift off from the rock and separate further from it, ''Eagle'' was forced to blow her ventral airlocks, an action that produced just enough force to eject the million-ton craft away. The Cam'roon, while still tolerant to a point, were rapidly losing patience, and insisted that ''Eagle'' withdraw from their subspace realm. With little time and less information, the science and engineering staff scrambled to accommodate the Cam'roon's demands. The keys were certain modifications to the ship that would allow her to exit the realm without doing more damage to the subspace layer she was then inhabiting, or the Shrine. With almost nothing to spare in terms of time and manpower, ''Eagle'' finally managed to escape the layer, reentering normal space a great distance from where they'd entered it. Repair efforts continued, but to Shayne's delight, no casualties were reported.