Touching Base

Posted on Mon Jun 16th, 2025 @ 1:42pm by Lieutenant Sabbath & Commodore Cyndi Song & Lieutenant Tara Herculoid PhD

Mission: Are You Worthy?-2
Location: USS Amandora/Planet
Timeline: Concurrent

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As Sabbath prepared for his own away mission he concluded to touch base with his equal partner Lt Tara Herculoid. For dual reasons as she had a better understanding for this mission and second for merely having curiosity at their progress on the planet.

[ Sabbath to Lt Herculoid, do you copy?] Sabbath said into his comm badge.

Tara walked off a short distance and tapped her com-badge "I read you which is surprising as we thought we'd lost contact with the ship,"

[ We are now in orbit. I thought it logical to check in with you. Have you made any interesting inquires?] Sabbath asked.

"Lieutenant you were in orbit when we beamed down," Tara said puzzled "Currently we're in a cave and we're trapped.We have trials to go through in order to reach a waterfall. We're getting ready to head deeper in the cave now."

[ Do you require sensor assistance of the caves?] Sabbath replied.

"Negative, the cave walls are too thick, the door that slid down is over two feet thick and we're underground. I'm taking readings with my tri-coder," Tara responded


[ You are breaking up. I am taking a team to the planets....oon.] Sabbath said as his own signal began to fade.

"Lieutenant...I am having a hard time hearing you," Tara responded

Sabbath boosted signal gains but clearly he was losing the signal.

" Commodore I had Tara on the comm channel and I lost her. They're trapped below the surface in a cave." Sureth reported.

Cyndi walked over to the science station adjusted some settings and scanned again, "Whatever that cave is made of our sensors cannot penetrate it. Herculoid did say something about trials. We'll have to sit tight and see what happens. I try to fire on that cave it could collapse it and we'll lose everyone. Commanders Parker, Lieutenants Herculoid, Grainger, William and Alistar are good officers. We'll give them some time to get the trials figured out before I take action."

" I agree. I will go and prepare for our own sub mission. " Sabbath replied as he was relieved to here Herculoids voice.

"Do not go into a cave. I don't need two away teams out of reach. Check in with me hourly. I'll have Rivers on stand by if something happens," Cyndi stressed.

" Caves are not on my agenda. There should be enough on the surface to keep us busy." Sabbath replied.

"I know Smithers and Jennifer have brought drilling equipment along. Keep the drilling to a very small amount. We know nothing about that moon and we don't need to upset things there," Cyndi stressed.

" Given our new data of the away team perhaps we should reconsider this mission? A fly by mapping mission would aid us greatly just as much?" Sabbath replied.

"Go ahead and take your away team to the moon. I'll run scans on the moon from here," Cyndi replied

" I am far more concerned with the Commanders away team. As you wish I will be in the hanger deck. " Sabbath replied.

"As am I lieutenant," Cyndi said.

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Commodore Cyndi Song
CO

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LT Sabbath
Chief of Sciemce