Randal Shayne/Professional History: Difference between revisions

Trouble for the crew of the Columbia began even before their arrival in the Sagittarius Reach. As Shayne became acquainted with his new home, Captain Whittaker, who had served aboard the 'Columbia' several years previously, decided to take advantage of his new command's advanced technology and additions. His first choice was the captain's yacht. Without Shayne's knowledge- something that chafed at the man for weeks after Whittaker's launch- the captain filed a flight plan, assembled a small escort team composed of his personal aide and a security crewmember, and took flight. Newly promoted Executive Officer Jarred Thoran, meanwhile, still acclimating to his role, became concerned when the yacht failed to return at the proper time. Upon detailed scanning of the region, sensors picked up three distinct signals from the area of a single planet; one was the automated distress call from the yacht, the second was a repeating message from a different source, and a third eminated from orbit. Shayne was charged with one of the two teams sent to locate Whittaker. Transporters were functional but not advisable, given the circumstances, and Shayne elected to fly his team to the surface in a shuttlecraft. Upon reaching the atmosphere, the shuttle sustained some manner of damage that Shayne could not immediately identify. The landing was rough but otherwise harmless. Severe damage had been sustained to one of the nacelles, and while it would be a relatively simple matter to repair the issues, the heat within the pylon itself, the result of a ruptured plasma conduit, made immediate repairs impossible. Instead, Shayne led his team to the dome-like structure on the horizon, an hour's walk away. However, the sandy conditions were brutal, and it was soon discovered that the team was suffering from radiation poisoning- specifically, beta radiation, generally found in early forms of nuclear fusion. A primative society lived here, and as Shayne made contact with one member of the species, it quickly dawned on the group that these were Augments. During a difficult meeting, in which one of his men was thrown around like a rag doll, Shayne and others managed to convince their contact to take them to his leaders. Meanwhile, in space, the discovery of several ships, including a DY-100 and a 'Steamrunner' class vessel. As the starship crew explored the depths of those vessels, Shayne and co. were confronted with the far more dubious leader of the Augment colony. To the team's dismay, the leader threw their Augment guide to the ground, and ended his life with a brutal snap of the neck. The leader than turned to them and ordered them to retreat, but Shayne was now convinced the captain was at the mercy of these creatures. As they returned to the shuttle, Shayne prepared a furtive rescue effort. As he and Sanara Pran beamed into the colony, using the transporter enhancers on the shuttle, the other team seeking Whittaker announced that they'd located the subject of their hunt. That team was beamed back, and upon learning this, a rather sheepish Shayne, along with the rest of his party, effected a rapid return to 'Columbia'.  

Upon his return to 'Columbia', Shayne found, to his horror, that he'd been transferred.