Eyes In The Dark (Columbia): Difference between revisions

The Columbia and her crew have resumed their mission of exploration in the Sagittarius Reach. They are entering a desolate region with little in the way of interest. Without warning, one of the navigation buoys previously laid by the ship- Sextant Alpha- stops transmitting and Columbia alters course to investigate. Dropping out of warp they find the buoy has been destroyed, although the debris field also includes wreckage of a small starship. Newly arrived Science Officer Ensign [[Rebecca Owens]] decodes the last message the buoy sent which seems to confirm a battle took place and the presence of a spatial anomaly. It is then that a distress call is received from an alien vessel adrift near the battle site. The crew move to respond, with Commander [[Jarred Thoran]] leading a team to the vessel to render aid, while Captain Whittaker and the remaining bridge crew work to ascertain what happened. Newly appointed Acting Chief Science Officer [[Pholin Duyzer]] and Ensign Owens bring some samples of the debris cloud on board while Ensign [[James Colquhoun]] and Assistant Chief of Operations [[Jona ch’Ranni]] keep the ship prepped for unexpected surprises.