Who's In Charge Here?

Posted on Sun Feb 23rd, 2020 @ 11:34pm by Lieutenant JG Kevin Lance
Edited on on Tue Feb 25th, 2020 @ 9:57pm

Mission: Coming Aboard
Location: Starbase
Timeline: Current

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Hi All

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[[Starbase Corridor]]

Lieutenant Kevin Lance had been approaching the docking port of the U.S.S. Independence when the firefight broke out. Ditching his space bag, he turned and moved towards the sounds of the conflict, linking up with the starbase security team that was pinned down by phaser fire.

A previous attempt by the security team resulted in a couple of unattended phaser rifles, one of which Kevin picked up.
The senior security guard pointed to Kevin, "Sir, you stay with M'bunta and lay down covering fire. I'm taking Nachauser and Sepak to circle around and flank them." Kevin nodded if acknowledgement and fired a few shots down the hall in the direction of the aggressors.

A few minutes later, a group of ship security guard with a medical officer rounded a corner. "Status Report." one barked.

"There's a knot of them up there, hunkered down. It's some Ferengi delegation. They're shooting anything that moves!" M'bunta replied without lifting her head from the phaser rifle.

The ship security officer eased his head around the corner to get a look for a split second, then retreated behind the corner when phaser bolts lanced through the air where is had had been.

Kevin briefly shook his head. This guy was obviously an idiot who had to see with his own eyes, even if it got him killed.
The ship security officer lobbed a phase grenade down the hallway towards the Ferengi. After the explosion, he moved towards the atrium shouting, "That ought to do it."

Kevin stood and followed, appalled at the arrogance displayed as the officer started shooting before fully assessing the situation. The grenade could have hit the flanking force.

Kevin reached the security guard as he held at the opening to the atrium and pulled him back from the doorway. Kevin's grab and yank so surprised the young officer that he almost dropped him phaser rifle. "Stand down," Kevin said, "We have a force moving to flank the Ferengi." Kevin looked to M'bunta who held a finger in the air to indicate a short delay.

"Who the hell are you?" ask the ship's security office.

"Lieutenant Kevin Lance, Chief Tactical Officer, U.S.S. Independence," Kevin glanced back at the medical officer who was already attending to the wounded starbase personnel.

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Tossing back to the Doc