Post Number 19 Distress Call

Posted on Tue May 13th, 2025 @ 12:46am by Commodore Cyndi Song & Lieutenant Commander Kristian Long & Lieutenant David Montgomery & Lieutenant Sabbath & Lieutenant JG Kalina Johnson

Mission: Are You Worthy?-2
Location: Amandora
Timeline: Current

ON:

With the ship in orbit of the first planet in the new system, things on the ship were quiet. The quirks had all been worked out and the new ship was preforming well. Thanks to her awesome crew.

"Commodore, I'm picking up a distress call, it's three light years from our position," communications announced. "Audio only."

"Let's hear it ," Cyndi ordered.

"To any ship that can hear us, we need assistance, our engines are not functioning, life support is operational. We're dead in space. Please help us."

"Hail them," Cyndi ordered.

"Your on commodore," communication announced.

"This is Commodore Cyndi Song commanding the Federation Starship Amandora. We'll assist."

Kalina watched as Cyndi and did the comm channel. She had a feeling the Commodore was going to get her attention here shortly.

"Kalina break orbit and head to that distress call. Communications let Commander Parker know we're going to assist a distress call.

"Plotting an intercept course now, Commodore." Colina said as she used the communications channel signal to determine the exact coordinates.

" Commodore I urge caution." Science Officer Sabbath urged.

"Caution noted Lieutenant, keep sensors forward and let me know if you find anything, We are the first Federation Starship to venture into this sector of space," Cyndi said.

" Acknowledged. " Sabbath replied. Scanning ahead with short range sensors Sabbath looked for minutiae.

"Can you get a lock on the ship sending the distress call?" Cyndi asked.

"Acquiring lock now, Commodore." David said, as he tried to get a lock on the ship.

"Kalina set course for the distress call," Cyndi said.

"Course is plotted Commodore." Kalina called out as she plotted the course through the helmsman station. She knew she would need to work in conjunction with David, if they were going to get close to the ship transmitting the distress signal.

"Take us out of orbit, ahead warp two," Cyndi said

"Aye commodore." Simply said Kalina, then she went on to say. "We have cleared orbit and as soon as we clear the system I'll jump us to Warp. After a few minutes of silence, the warp engines fired up and the main screen showed them jumping into Warp.

Sabbath scanned the vessel and made his report.
" Vessel is not of any known configuration in our data base. Hull composition is in conclusive at this time."

David wondered if the people that they were trying to get a Target lock on where friendly. Anybody can pretend to be friendly. Only time would tell for sure.

"I'm sure everyone is anxious about this, let's go in with an open mind and see what or who needs our help" Cyndi commented.

David kept his eyes on his engines and the ships functions. They might have to get out of there in a hurry if this was some kind of trap.

Sabbath replayed the message and listened for any subterfuge. Pausing for a moment to mentally hit reset as it was not his nature to fear an unknown. Still something mentally raised the hair on the back of his neck but he couldn't isolate the reasoning.

"Keep alert. I don't know what I'm getting us into. Hopefully this is peaceful and they just need assistance," Cyndi said

" I read a Oxygen Nitrogen atmosphere over there Commodore." Sabbath added.

Kalina thought to herself, well looks like they'll be sending another team down to the planet. She had a stinky suspicion that this might be a trap. So she wasn't eager and volunteering for this mission if it came to be.

"Sabbath can you get a visual on the ship? Kalina how soon before we reach it? David once we're in range of the ship I'll need to send a team over. I'd like you to lead it," Cyndi said.

"5 minutes to clear the asteroid belt and I can get us an order within 18 minutes at current trajectory." Kalina dead confidently. If their situated she wants more dire she would push the engines harder. However they were not immediate danger.

"We don't know the situation so yes let's push it some and get us there faster," Cyndi said

Sabbath searched for a way as the alien technology surely had an advanced comm system. Finding non at first Sabbath made a request of the computer to make a hypothesis that panned out.

" Commodore an extrapolate of the interior is available based up artificial intelligent scans of the ship. With your permission I could beam a nano cam over for a more accurate detail?"

"This is first contact lieutenant," Cyndi said "I'm not sure how they'd feel about us beaming anything over. I don't know how close we are to the ship yet. I'd rather wait and open communications once we;re in range of the ship."

" Acknowledged. " Sabbath replied.

The sleeping but struggling alien cruisers auto message once again sent out its message of distress
but this time someone was there to answer.

[ If anyone in range of my voice can here me. We are in need of technical assistance. Our pilot is deceasing.] cried a feminine voice.

"Commodore the distress call is coming in again, the message sounds urgent," Communications announced.

"Open channel," Cyndi ordered.

"Channel open," communications said.

"This is Commodore Cyndi Song commanding the Federation Starship Amandora, we've picked your distress call. How can we be of assistance?" tapping her com-badge "Doctor Long report to the bridge."

[ I am ...we are...in need of help . Our pilot is sick...] a young voice replied from the small vessel.

David frowned. They had first said their ship was dead and now said their pilot was sick. He looked to the Commodore. "I would recommend a thorough scan. Their distress messages are conflicting.

"Lieutenant Sabbath scan the ship, the distress call as Lieutenant Montgomery stated is conflicting. I need to know which it is. Is the pilot dead or is the ship dead," Cyndi ordered

" Scanning...indications of engineering failure. Life signs aboard are nominal for 12 beings. There appears to be a13th being aboard the small vessel and its life signs are depleting.Numerous hull marks appear to show this vessel has recently taken laser weapons fire. " Sabbath reported.

"Laser weapons?" Kalina said with the curious look on her face. No one had to used laser weapons that she knew of, in over 300 years. She wondered how primitive this society was.

" Since we now have made contact perhaps now would be a good time to introduce ourselves." Sabbath then commented to the Commodore.

"I've done that twice lieutenant," Cyndi reminded him. Communications open a channel again."

"Channel open commodore," communications said

"This is Commodore Cyndi Song commanding the Federation Star Ship USS Amandora, our scans show you've been hit by laser fire. How many injured do you have? We're prepared to assist, our medical and engineering are standing by. Please respond. "David depending on how badly damaged they are you might need to take a team over to assist in repairs,"

Kristian stepped onto the bridge and had heard the distress call. "Commodore I have sick bay ready.:

"I will get one ready, Sir." David acknowledged. He started gathering what he would need and assigned a couple of his crew to go over with him, should the need arise.

"Doctor I'd like you to go along," Cyndi said "Standard phasers as a precaution."

[ Star Ship Amandora we have some minor injuries but our pilot is dying and needs help. Our engine has stopped working also. We are pilgrims seeking refuge." the voice replied to Commodore Song.

"Alien ship this is Commodore Song, I'm sending over an away team to assist you."

"You're coming over here? But we are so tight ourselves. Can you come get Farah...she is dying?" the teenager sounding male voice begged.

"Alien ship yes I am sending help over to access injured and repairs so we can help you," Cyndi responded.

Kalina just listened and carefully, to hear what the Commodore was going to have them do. It definitely sounded like a rescue mission, at this point.

"Kalina take us alongside in transporter range," Cyndi ordered "David you and Dr. Long beam over and assist in repairs if you can and doctor access injured. Keep in contact with us at all times. David take what you need over there."

“Yes Commodore.” David replied. He headed to engineering and grabbed a tool bag and headed to the transporter room. He had his work cut out for him.

"I'll get a med kit and meet you in the transporter room," Kristian said. She headed for sick bay to get her med kit and then headed to the transporter room to meet David. Her med kit in hand. Seeing David enter "I wonder how bad things are over there. I'm ready when you are."

"Let's go then." David said as he stepped onto the transporter padd. It was quite unusual for the two of them to be going without any security officers at all. But who was he?

< Urzoi ship >

Despite its exterior the interior was not as large for life forms and rightly so given it was a transport carrier. 6 males and 6 females of the Urzoi were aboard and also an older humanoid female which was laying motionless on the deck floor.

"I am going to head to their engineering." David said to Kristan. "And see what I am dealing with."

A series of crawl spaces through tubes led to the main engineering hub of the ship. Its power ironically similar to an impulse drive system aboard cargo carriers . Powered by a plasma based fuel now read empty as this little ship had long since exhausted its fuel capacity.

A teenage female girl with blue hair and markings was in the room trying to coax more power. She was now more than 16 earth years old but seemed very adept to the task

" Who are you? " she asked David startling to the point of dropping a tool. " You scared the sparks out of me."

"Lieutenant David Montgomery." He identified himself. "I am the chief engineer on the USS Amandora from Starfleet. I came to see what I can do to help you out."

" I am Keva a 642...or was. The packs are dry and we can't fire up the engines again. No power."

"Let me take a look and see what I can do to help out." David said with a smile. "We can get you fixed up, I'm sure."

In the main drive area 10 young people huddled around an older female humanoid who seemed to be unconscious.

" It's our Matron she has fallen asleep and we can't revive her. " one of the male teenagers cried.

Kristian walked over and knelt beside the woman "I'm Doctor Long. I'll see if I can help her. Can you tell me her name and how long she's been like this?" Kristian asked as she scanned the fallen woman.

" She is Matron a 100. She saved us ...all of us. Please help her." Tava 462 replied the oldest male aboard.

Kristian scanned the unconscious woman, closing her tri-coder Kristian reached into her field kit, removed a jypo-spray, and injected a strong stimulant into the woman's neck. "That should bring her around. But I am curious as to why you refer to her as Matron 100?"

" Uh...she is a Matron? A Mayyy tronnn? She is helping us escape ." the young man replied. His honesty was clearly not seen in this alien females eyes. " It is probably from the implants. We are off the grid now."

The young man Tava 462 looked back at the other and all of their left lobe implants were blinking white when they should be red.

Kristian placed her hand on his shoulder "I know what a matron is, but I don't l know why you referred to her as Matron 100, is that her age?" Kristian asked as she scanned the woman again and looked to make sure David was okay.

" It is her job description code Where are you people from...under a rock?" Tava 462 replied with seriousness.

"In our culture we have different ways of telling what the job descriptions are. For example I'm the chief medical officer and Lieutenant Montgomery is the chief engineer," Kristian said

" Can you take us to safety?" the young man asked.

Kristian nodded "I'm sure we can, I just need to know how badly damaged this craft is. Once that is determined we'll contact Commodore Song and inform her of the situation."

David’s comm went off and he answered.” Lieutenant Montgomery.” He wondered what Kristian had found.

"What have you found, can you repair it? I've got injured and I need to get the woman back to this ship. One of the young boys is asking if we can take them to safety," Kristian responded "I won't leave you here alone."

Tava 462 smiled and appeared relieved.

“Yes!” David replied. “Take them back to the ship, I’ll be here for at least an hour to fix this issue.” He paused. “I would suggest sending a security detail if you are that concerned for my safety.” He wasn’t worried in the least.

Tava 462 was intrigued to see a now Urzoi doing fix it stuff.

Kristian tapped her com-badge "Amandora I have injured, and a request for us to take them to saftey. Lieutenant Montgomery is going to remain aboard to finish repairs. He said he'll need about an hour. Since we don't know much about these people I'm requesting security beam over for his protection," Kristain reported.

"Stand by doctor we have a situtation," Cyndi responded


< Near by >

Not too far from this sector a much larger ship sporadically patrolled its area in search of the escaped minimal class vessel. A vessel reported to carry infected specimens from the Urzoi lab containment pods. As they were labelled deadly the flight control officer had his orders to shoot and destroy the unsterilised vermin aboard.

On the ships sensors, though smaller than him, the pilots sensors found not only the escaped shuttle but also the Amandora.
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< Amandora >

Lt Sabbath quickly reacted upon seeing the arrival of a small scout class vessel of unknown origin bearing down on the Amandora.

" Commodore we have company." Sabbath reported.

"On screen," Cyndi ordered

The screen instantly switched to a dot then was magnified to reveal its appearance and size. No true match for the Amandora but armed all the same.

" It is comprised of the same basic metals but clearly is an inter stellar military vessel. " Sabbath reported.

"Communications open channel," Cyndi ordered.

"Your on commodore," Communications responded

Cyndi stood "This is the Federation Starship Amandora, I'm Commodore Song commanding. We're here answering a distress call."

"Federation Starship this is patrol ship 78 of the Urzoi Confederation.. The shuttle you have discovered belongs to us. I am here to return these ...children back home.It would seem their Teacher strayed of course . Thank you for any assistance you have given them but my ship is more than capable of returning them back home." Replied the voice on the other side.

"We've answered a distress call and I have a team over to assist in repairs. I mean no disrespect," Cyndi responded.

Kalina wondered how they were being disrespectful, but she knew better than to challenge her commanding officer on this topic. And her eyes there is nothing wrong with them offering assistance especially when they ask for the assistance.

"Our towing capacity is more than adequate to return the fugitives to our space Amandora. Please remove your people and allow me to do my job." Replied the Urzoi pilot.

Kalina was curious to see what Cyndi would do, his request was reasonable. He could tell that the federation was more powerful, however they had legal rights to their own citizens.

"I have medical on that ship, my CMO reports injured and one request for saftey," Cyndi responded.

[ The injury was incurred when the Matron left the safety of the perimeter belt. Given her advanced age it was not preventable. The further away the youth go a similar fate is likely. So again I ask you to your vacate the shuttle.] The pilot again insisted.



David had been listening to the conversation between the Amandora and the newly arrived ship. “Do you know these people on this ship?”

Tava 462 replied " Sort of they are here to hall us back to the Labs. We are test kids part of the next breeds. Implanted ones with kinetic powers. You know big brain super kids.They program us with certain jobs from birth."

David didn't like what Tava 462 was saying but he also knew that the prime directive would keep them from interfering. "Are you running from them? Looking for asylum?"

" We are people David." Tava 462 replied.


Suddenly the ship shuttered as the vessel began losing more internal controls.

" Now we are shelled. This tug is losing internal life support. I tried to warn Matron." Tava 462 stated.

"Easy." David said as he continued to work. He smiled to himself as the ship started to level out. "I still have a couple things to do, but you will be ship shape in no time."

" If we lose air we will all die." Tava 462 added.


The Urzoi ship then made an interesting move as it quickly slipped past the Amandora and fired an energy weapon onto the shuttle.

[ Do not be alarmed. My computer detected a air leak and I had to deploy a vacuum patch to the shuttles hull. Perhaps we could rescue the shuttle and you could visit Urzoi?] the pilot added

"My engineer is aboard your shuttle and is effecting repairs," Cyndi responded "Let me talk to my people over there. As for visiting your planet I will consider it as long as you assure me your people over there are going to be fine and unharmed." Cyndi tapped her com-badge "Lieutenant Montgomery I am sure you felt the shuttle being fire on. The Uzroi assured me it was only an energy weapon designed to stop an air leak."

"So they say." David growled. "I am almost done here, unless they intend to cause more issues for me to fix."

The Pilot considered his words and added [ They were never in any harm until they left the grid Commodore.]

When he finished speaking on another channel the pilot received a call from his home base informing him 2 additional ships were being dispatched to assist in the situation.

"David how close are you to fixing it as we've been ordered to leave their shuttle. Doctor Long status report on injured," Cyndi asked.

Kristian tapped her com-badge "The injured have been treated."

The Urzoi craft seemed to back up as the approach of two other such craft neared their position.

[Amandora vessel there are two other craft on approach. They are from the High Guard and pose no problems, unless provoked.]

“Fifteen minutes.” David replied to the commodore. “Possibly half an hour if I run into trouble.”

"I'll be standing by at the helm itching to set a course out of here. I don't like any of this, feels like a trap to me." Cleaner suggested, as she looked over to Cyndi.

Now 3 Urzoi ships surrounded both the Amandora and the little shuttle.

One of the Urzoi ships launched a small device that seemed to head right towards the Amandora saucer section.

"Commodore there is an incoming device, it's targeting the saucer section," tactical announced.

"Raise shields, communications open a channel," Cyndi ordered "Yellow alert,"

"Your on commodore," communications replied.

"This is Commodore Song, why have you fired on my ship. You may surround me but I do out gun you. As I've said we've responded to a distress call."
RPG?

[ Commodore it is Urzoi protocol to scan possibly hostile vessels. Just as you scanned our shuttle. My designation is Combatant 300. I will be the one addressing you from this point. We are prepared to assume our shuttle.]

"Your shuttle was scanned when we received the distress call. My chief medical officer and my chief engineer are on the shuttle assisting injured and making repairs. I've already recalled them. I'm going to lower my shields. As soon as my officers are aboard you can have your shuttle. We mean no harm," Cyndi said as she signaled tactical to lower shields.

The last to to arrival quickly advanced on top of the shuttle pulling it away while the other two followed him until they were not longer in visual range.

Cyndi tapped her com-badge, "Transporter room please tell me you have Doctor Long and Lieutenant Montgomery aboard before the Uzroi tractored and took off with their shuttle."


"Affirmative commodore I have them," came the reply.

"Have them report to my ready room, I need to know what happened over there. Kalina take us back to the planet where the away team is," Cyndi said.

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