Post Number 31 Damage

Posted on Tue Mar 29th, 2022 @ 9:24pm by Rear Admiral Paul Sanderson & Commodore Cyndi Song & Lieutenant JG Horton Clinton

Mission: Weapon Investigating
Location: USS Amandora
Timeline: Concurrent

On

< Engineering >

Trouble was brewing as Lt Horton Clinton found things on his watch. With Lt Yova unable to respond from his hails Clinton reached out.

" Engineering to Commodore Song, we have a problem." declared Clinton.

Tapping her com-badge "What kind of problem?" Cyndi asked looking at Paul "You have engineering back ground, depending on the problem I may send you."

"It will give me something to do," Paul commented

" Commodore the ships radiation count is up. I tried to call Lt Yova but he isn't responding. He has been acting weird of late if you ask me." Horton replied with his dig to Yova. It was no secret he was upset Yova had made chief before him.

"I'll go," Paul said tapping his com-badge "Lieutenant this is Sanderson I'll be right down. Paul headed for engineering and walked in a few minutes later and over to where Clinton was "Any idea what's causing the radiation levels to be up? I'm here to help not take over. This is your department and your the boss."

" Well it should be that way. Sir we have various radiation readings. Yova discovered them over Klavor...but then he went the way of the dodo." Clinton replied.

"The rings around Klavor does give off small amounts of radiation, never anything to be concerned about," Paul said "What are you showing now? I do have a background in engineering."

Horton ran some scans and soon had a theory of his own.
" Sir there is an isolated plasma radiation leak on decks 10 through 15. Outer hull breach on deck 10 from something has fragmented our hull. That would allow plasma radiation from the subspace emitters to bleed back into the ship. We will need to go EVA and manually seal the hull. Are you up for a space walk sir?" Clinton replied.

"Hull breach? How did this happen? We've not been attacked or hit and the rings on Klavor would not do that. You bet your life I'm ready for a space walk. It's good thing we're in orbit of Quagmire," Paul replied.

" I'll meet you in the air lock sir." Horton replied.

< 30 minutes later >

Horton had gained some weight since his last EVA and took xxl large suit.
" You okay over there sir? The hull breach is five decks long. How's you repelling skills? We have to use the welders to seal the out breach. The teams are working on the inner breaches." Horton directed.

"It's been a while," Paul responded as he pulled on the EVA suit. Let's get the breach sealed before it's too late. Five decks is serious, it could cripple the ship."

" It is but this sealant bonds as it's welded. A work bee will be used once we are safe to use one " Clinton replied.

"And you get to tell Cyndi," Paul said as he opened the air lock "Let's get this sealed"

Panning out Horton was confused as he realized what had done this.

" Sir this is a lazer engraved strike in the form of a symbol. " Horton told Paul.

"What kind of symbol?" Paul asked
The symbol was a line and a lightening symbol that had been lazer etched to the starboard hull from deck 10 to 15.

"I've never heard of anything like that and it's not Klavorian. If there are indeed a hull breach as big as you say it is Cyndi is going to need to know about this so she can begin the process of how many crew she's lost and will have to contact the families," Paul said.

" There is big enough one to allow vented plasma to enter sir. Their lazer knicked some of the hull too deep." Clinton replied.

"i'm surprised the bridge sensors didn't pick it up." Paul responded "Let's get this fixed so you can tell the commodore about this."


" Yes sir." Clinton replied .

Their EVA took an hour and when Horton was happy with their fix he and the Admiral came in to decontaminate.

Once they decontaminated Horton reported to the Commodore .

" Excuse the mess ma'am exhausting day. Somebody used the Amandora to practice their graffiti skills. I guesstimate it had to come from one of the Klavorian moons,when we were there." Horton told Cyndi. " He is rusty but the Admiral still has a way with the old welder. "

"Paul was a good engineer, and what kind of graffiti skills? There are only three moons, one do not approach, one just a hunk of rock and the other does support life. But any ship that would have gone near this one when we were in orbit of the planet would have been warned away," Cyndi commented "How bad is the damage to my ship?"

" Well Ma'am the damage is repaired . The hull is patched. We are good to go. A work bee could be taken out to paint our welds. The hole allowed vented plasma to reenter the ship once the subspace shield was activated. I scanned for radiation we should be okay now. Lt Yova has not answered my hails...is he off the ship?" Horton replied.

"He better not be as he wasn't assigned to the away team, only Herculoid and Nix are off the ship," Cyndi said "Computer locate lieutenant Yova."

[ LT YOVA IS ON DECK 10 ] replied the computer.

" I will go there and look for him" Horton reacted.

"Keep me posted," Cyndi ordered

" Yes ma'am, I mean Commodore." Horton replied.

< Deck 10 >

Odac Yova was just around his quarters holding a small black satchel when Lt Horton Clinton found him .

" Sir we've been looking for you. The ship had a small rupture. It's been sealed ." said Horton.

" It doesn't matter we are all going to die. But they wont take us without a fight," Yova replied pulling out his type one phaser.

Horton grabbed Yova and knocked the phaser away and then tapped Yova's badge.
" Emergency beam to sickbay NOW"

Tbc

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