On Fri, 18 Jun 1999 18:53:13 GMT, smilodon@h2net.net (VanitySeven) writes to

USS Galileo <galileo@ucip.org>;:



<OOC: Based on latest logs from Triss and Davis>



~~~~Main Engineering; deck eleven~~~~



	Tar'a -- knocked on the floor due to the impact -- looked

around her, seeing the tremendous amount of damage done to most

primary systems. She had a few burns and minor superficial wounds on

her arms and legs, but nothing real serious. Slowly she got up from

the floor, wondering why the inertial damping field failed. The lack

of power must have shut down the control system. Unsteady at her feet

she wandered over to the closest chair to sit in, and tried to collect

her thoughs. It was almost as if she relived the moment of the crash,

with all its horror and devastation.



	When the feeling of fainting slowly submerged, she rose from

out of her seat and sauntered through engineering inspecting all the

monitors and control panels. It seemed that most systems were offline,

including the warp drive.=20



<All stations report,> chimed it through her comm badge. Tar'a tapped

the badge with her finger tip and answered the call.



"Engineering sustained some serious damage, Sir. The warp drive coils

are wrecked, the magnetic restrictors damaged and the emergency

control system blocked the anti-matter supply. We're not going

anywhere soon. Right now we're running on emergency power. I might be

able to get the impulse engines back online, but I've to check the

area first."



<Understood. What's the status of the gel?>



	"Large amount of the gel was lost when we made it through the

portal. If it wasn't for the gel we wouldn't be here talking to each

other. Right now the gel is collectively assisting in keeping life

support going. A note of warning; be careful when walking about the

ship, since the dampers are off line and the structural integrety

field isn't fully functional."



	<I'll send out a message to all stations,> the Lt.Cmdr.

replied, <do you need any help with the impulse engines?>



	"I can use all the help you can get me, Sir," Tar'a answered

grateful. "If we don't repair some of the systems soon we'll have

breaches all throughout the ship. With the SIF on minimal power the

entire ship could collaps."



	<I've send Lt(jg) Moraine down to help you out.>



	"Acknowledged, Sir."



	Tar'a was busy collecting her tools  when Triss walked in.



	"Ah great, you're here. Let's go up to deck seven, and see if

we can get the RCS thrusters back online. We need to have main power

back online to prevent a hull breach. Time is short, so..."



	"What about the warp drive,' Triss asked.



	"The warp drive is totaly wrecked, and the emergency lockdown

of the anti-matter containers makes it impossible to get it working

again. She needs a major refit to come back to life," Tar'a responded

with pain in her voice.



	"I see," the XO answered as she consulted some of the main

screens. "The restrictors are utterly destroyed, so even if we had

access to the anti-matter we still would need those restrictors

working."



	"Exactly. We can replicate the restrictors and most of the

plasma regulators, but we can't replicate the warp coils."



	They talked some more about engineering problems as they

headed towards deck seven with the TL. By the time they arrived there

they both knew what to do.



~~~~RCS Thrusters/impulse engines: deck seven~~~~



	"Restricting warp drive access and rerouting all power through

the impulse engines. Standing by," Triss said and fed the information

into the computer.



	"Disengaging Deuterium supply to the warp drive, activating

alternate guiding system. Activating emergency programs, and bring the

impulse engines ready for maintenance. Steady... there..."



	"Tar'a, the safety protocols are ready for release," the XO

said as the screen was filling up with information as systems reported

on- and offline.



	"Release safety protocols, authorisation by Tar'a Dach, alpha

two gamma six," she ordered the onboard computer while tapping in more

codes to prevent a warp core breach, and gaining access to the impulse

engine.



	<Safety protocols released,> the computer replied. <Warp core

lockdown initiated. Impulse engines open for maintenance.>



	"Can you install the power conditioners and replace the

isolinear ports," the CEO asked while working her tools on the impulse

engines.=20



	"I'll get right to it," she replied and disappeared into one

of the jefferson tubes. Fifteen minutes later Triss reported through

her comm badge that her work was completed and both headed back to

main engineering.



~~~~Main engineering~~~~



	With the help of Triss the impulse engines where back online

in less than thirty minutes. Tar'a could not have done this without

the XO's help, and they both were relieved that they were able to

prevent more structural damage to the ship with both the intertial

dampers and integrety fields restored.



	"Engineering to bridge. Sir, we have main power back online

and the impulse engines seem to be working again. I'm not sure how

long we can hold them together but we're safe for at least a few

days."



	<Davis here. Great job, both of you. I also have news from the

USS Allentown, they will rendez vous with us in about... five minutes.

They will assist us in getting to the closest starbase. Bridge out.>



	That was great news, but Tar'a had a bit of a problem with

leaving this ship -- even if it was temporary. Triss adviced her to go

with the rest of the crew. It would be good for her to be away from a

ship that had left her with several traumatic experiences. It took

Triss a while to convince Tar'a but she finaly succeeded.



~~~~Aboard the USS Allentown~~~~



	When the Allentown came in close proximity of the USS Galileo

the entire party was beamed abort, including the CEO. Everyone was

assigned to temporal guest quarters and they would be notified when

they reached the closest Starbase.



	Davis had asked her to go and see a doctor as soon as they

would reach the Starbase; it was clear to her that it wasn't an order,

but more like an advice to a friend. It was then were Tar'a expressed

her sadness and wasn't really happy about loosing another captain.



	"Although it was short, it was still a pleasure serving under

you, Lt.Cmdr. Davis."



	"Why thank you, Ensign," the Lt.Cmdr. answered with a gentle

smile. "If I get a new Chief of engineer I hope he or she will be as

good as you," he complimented. They both exchanged a friendly farewell

and Tar'a returned to her temporary guest quarters. She would go and

see the doctor as soon as the Allentown would dock.



Sincerely submitted,

=3D/\=3D Cdt. Tar'a Dach,

USS Galileo, CEO



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