The Boneyard Pt1

Posted on Fri Apr 28th, 2017 @ 2:18pm by Commander Jonathan Roebuck IV & Colonel Danny Lennox & Lieutenant Nick Archer & Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Branson & First Ramata`tar & Captain Andre DaSilvor & Brigadier General David Hurd Sr & Captain Jack Solomon & Lieutenant Commander Croesus & Major Patrick McMichaels & Commander Hades,MD & Lieutenant Zhao Quan & Lieutenant David Hurd Jr & 1st Lieutenant David Henry & 1st Lieutenant Jericho Alexander & 1st Lieutenant Klaus Gunther & Sergeant Calthier & Lieutenant Thomas Locke & Lieutenant Ariel Gilmore & Lieutenant Catherine Mclintock & Lieutenant JG Dye Heron & Lieutenant JG Marshall Robinson & Ensign Brandy Ragen

2,820 words; about a 14 minute read

Mission: Episode 94 - Return to Rashanar
Location: Various Ships
Timeline: MD2 0830hrs, Following 'Arriving at Rashanar'

ON:

Conqueror Bridge

Andre was listening as the message came in from one of the Eagles. "Damn!" He slammed his hand into the arm of his chair, it rattled and for an instant Andre thought he had broken it. "It looks like they are actively stripping the ships. Yellow alert! Helm take us away from the group and head in towards the location of that fighter. Full impulse power. Major, let them know we are coming as back up. Comms, Let the other ships know we are breaking formation, tell the Falcon to remain on station and instruct the Kearsage to take our place in the formation. Put the fleet on yellow alert.. With luck we can end this quickly!"

Dalenna jumped slightly. She began to go over a few scenarios in her head incase they had to do something.

"Ship is now at Yellow Alert, all Weapons and Shields on Standby", Lt. Hurd said as ran his fingers across his console, hoping his dad did not do anything stupid.

R'nard sat at the edge of his seat. Something was very wrong.

"Reaper to pilots, stand by to engage. Conqueror is enroute to back you up. Eagle flight take the smaller craft, Valks you've got the big guys, use your discretion in choosing your targets."

"Roger that Reaper. Break. You hear that Fenris, that means don't shoot the eagles.", Gunther joked. "Eagle Flight, slant formation, weapons hot." Gunther's flight assumed the proper formation that would put the two hawks within their firing arcs at around the same time. He also hoped Fenris will handle the bigger ships unscathed.

"Roger Frogger. Angel, Grizzly, Wolfman, stick with me" he said.

"Roger" the trio replied in unison.


Falcon Bridge

Visibly shaking with anger, Hurd held up his hand and said, "Hold a moment". Speaking through a separate channel, he said, "Falcon Actual to Conqueror Actual, I am going after those grave robbing bastards, and sending them straight to hell, consequences be damn". Turning to McMichaels he said, "Red Alert, all hands to Battle Stations, full power to Weapons and Shields".

Patrick brought the Falcon to full ready status. "Shields up and phasers and quantums ready, Colonel" He reported.

That was more like it... "We're ready Colonel." Deb said Her smile was feral, SHE LOVED kicking ass..

"Very well", Hurd said with a grim grin on his face. Turning to face the Bridge crew, Hurd said, "If any of you have objection, please state so now and it will be noted in my log".

Henry had no idea what to do, so he just stood next to the turbolift door, like starship security officers did in the past.


Conqueror Bridge

Dalenna was monitoring the Falcon. Her eyes widened as she spoke with urgency, "Sir, the Falcon. They've gone to red alert and are powering up their weapons and raising shields."

Andre stood as the Colonel voice came across the com system. "No, you idiot.." He tapped his comm badge to reply, "Colonel.. Stand down, NOW! This is direct order. If you do this you will never sit in the centre seat again, so STAND DOWN!"

The Bridge crew watched and waited to see if the Colonel responded


Falcon Bridge

"And what?", Hurd shouted back angrily through the channel, "So you can warn away those Grave Robbing bastards, who are out there destroying and desecrating both the memory of all those who perished here and this sacred site itself?" "This is Bullshit and you know it is, they deserve nothing less than a extremely harsh and fast strike on them now, and if they are destroyed so be it!!!".

Patrick switched to Yellow Alert but was ready for disciplinary hearings from the Colonel. "Ship on Yellow Alert. Sorry Colonel. I won't let you throw away your command. You can court martial me later" Patrick said.

With venom in his voice he turned and said, "McMichaels, you are relieved of duty, get off my Bridge".

Patrick just stood there. "Colonel Hurd, I believe your emotional state has compromised your ability to command. I don't want to relieve you, Sir, but I will if you proceed with this course of action" he said calmly. Inside, though, he was shaking. He was close to being court martialed.

"Really now?", he said to Patrick. Turning his back to him he said out loud, "Computer, this is Colonel David Hurd Sr, please erase and lock out the Executive Officer's command codes, authorization Hurd 22betacharlie, clearance level 1". After a few seconds the computer replied saying, "Executive Officer's Command Codes erased and access locked out". Turning back to Patrick, with the whole bridge crew looking on, and a wicked smile spread across his face, Hurd said, "As i said, get off my Bridge or i will drag you off and have you confined to the brig you coward".

Never had Patrick been spoken to in such a fashion in all his life. To be called a coward, BY A FELLOW MARINE. It was unthinkable. He was visibly shaking now. He stepped forward, looking David in the eye. "If you were ANY other man, I would KILL you where you stand. Your quest for revenge will be your undoing" he said and left. No salute. A court martial awaited him. But was NO coward

With a menacing tone in his voice, Hurd said, "I am not going to court martial you, but you will get off of my bridge and I mean NOW!!!", as Patrick left.

Henry listened to the exchange in total shock, and had no intention of taking a side in this pissing contest.

Being out of the loop as long as she had, Deb had no idea why things were exploding... Her instinct was to override everything, She was the only one with the skill.. In the end, However was captaining the Falcon. She needed to stay in her post and do her job...

Patrick remained in his quarters, locked behind the doors. He had celtic music playing but it didn't calm him down. He grabbed one of his favorite swords and began a training session.

Lennox did not like where this was going, at all. He hoped between the Captain on the Conqueror and Major McMichaels, Colonel Hurd would calm down, but that didn’t seem likely. Danny understood Hurd’s anger, maybe better than some of the others, the bodies of some of his friends were still in the boneyard too, but going in guns blazing wouldn’t help them now. He stood at tactical with his hands behind his back.

Tag: Falcon bridge crew


Conqueror Bridge

Andre listened to the exchange on the bridge of the Falcon. Looking around the bridge, he was pretty sure the colonel had forgotten he had left his comm open. "Record everything coming off the bridge of the Falcon."

He looked over at Dalenna, "This has got out of hand. Get the access codes to the Falcon and shut the ship down. Then change the codes." He looked around the bridge to locate Lt Hurd "Lt. , while they still have their shields down lock on to the Colonel and beam him straight to the brig here on the Conqueror, disable any weapons he may be carrying."

"Aye sir", Lt. Hurd said visibly angry at his dad. "Captain, I caution you that he, my dad, carried quite a few concealed weapons that wont show up on scans."

Andre nodded, "Thank you, Lt".

Dalenna's fingers glided over the console as she searched for the codes. Success, "Sir, I'm having problems finding the access codes. Attempting to change them now."

Andre nodded. He was getting fed up with this situation. This was wasting time to sort the scavengers out and the frustration started to show in his responses, "Understood, Commander. It won't surprise me if he has changed them."

Andre knew it was his father, but he still expected him to follow orders and it may quieten the Colonel down if it is his son putting him in the brig.

Then to no one in particular, "Once we have the ship locked down, re-establish Major McMichaels access and put him in command of the Falcon."

He walked over to the helm officer and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Cut the impulse engines and hold station here. "Major Maxwell, notify the fighters we will be delayed a few minutes. Tell them to stay out of sight. We will be getting to the raiders, then we will be taking back everything they have looted."


Falcon Bridge

Unmuting the COMM channel, Hurd said, "Good luck trying to take my ship, I have the sole command codes, and the prefix and ship access codes were changed, so good luck." To nobody in particular, Hurd said, "Get him on screen". But before any of his crew could react, the colonel faded from the bridge of the Falcon and re-appeared in the brig on the Conqueror.


Conqueror Bridge

R'nard looked over to Andre. "What do you want me to do, sirr?" he said.

Andre looked over at him, "You can have the con, Commander. And get Admiral Bremer on the line for me, please. If the Colonel has changed the codes, I will need his authorization to override any changes. I'm going to the brig."

As he reached the turbolift doorway, he looked back to the bridge, "Let me know when Admiral Bremer is available, Lt Hurd you are with me." He then turned and left the bridge.

"Understood sir,", Lt. Hurd said as he followed the Captain.

Dalenna was a bit frustrated at the audacity of the Colonel. She did feel a little sorry for Lt. Hurd, how embarrassed he must be for his father's actions.

R'nard took the center seat. "Hail Admiral Bremer, please." he said.


Conqueror detention centre

In the Brig, Colonel Hurd was furious. He was thrashing around the cell, destroying everything he could and repeatedly throwing himself into the force field that locked him in

Andre and Lt Hurd walked into the detention area and walked over to the cell holding Colonel Hurd. Andre moved towards the barrier and stood staring at Colonel Hurd, "Have you finished with your temper tantrum, Colonel?"

His face red as blood, Hurd said, "I will not stand for scavengers picking over this sacred site, desecrating the final resting place of so many loyal people who fought to the death to defend the Federation, those scavengers deserve to die.". Taking a few deep breaths and calming a little, Hurd said, "Yes i am done, but I strongly protest my ship being left out while you go chasing them".

Turning his head to his "Son" he said, "I never want to see or hear from you, I don't want to know how your life is, and I never want contact with you, is that understood Lieutenant?"

Lt. Hurd stood there in shock, tears streaming down his face. Looking at his Dad he said. "Why, what did i do?', he said as he started to shake from the massive amount of emotions coursing through him.

Andre looked at the younger Hurd. Certainly bringing him in here was a mistake, but he never expected the father to lose it so completely. Clearly this man was driven by his anger at the thought of the desecration of this war grave site. Hopefully he would calm down and reconsider, but for now he needed the Falcon operational and under rational control. He laid a hand on the Lt's shoulder, " You have done nothing, Lt. You did not give the orders to imprison your father here, you only followed those orders and acted with the rest of the fleets best interests in mind. Go wait outside."

"The hell with him", Lt. Hurd said with tears pouring down his face as he turned to walk out.

The two men watched the younger Hurd turn and leave the room.

As the door closed behind him Andre turned back towards the Colonel. "So you have told me what you won't do, Colonel. Now 'I' will tell 'YOU' what IS going to happen. The Falcon will remain on station here guarding the rest of the fleet, while the Conqueror goes off with half the fighters and take care of those scavengers. Unlike you I believe that we have to follow the Admirals orders and not get involved in a fire fight unless it is the last resort. If we get in a fire fight it will be on my orders and those ships will be disabled. Either way everything they have removed from those ships will be recovered including any personal effects they have taken."

The Colonel made to interject, but Andre cut him off with a wave of his hand. "You, Colonel, have a choice. You can either agree to follow orders, return to your ship, return Major McMichaels to his position as First Officer and restore his command codes. Or you can continue on your current course, you can remain here in the brig until we get back to Starbase 400, and I will start court martial proceedings for gross insubordination and recklessly endangering the lives of the officers and men in the Falcon and the fleet, and your career in star fleet will end with a dishonourable discharge, your choice."

Andre hoped that laying it on thick and heavy he might be able to shock the man out of his rage and make him take a step back from the brink. Surely he must realise that in his current state he is not fit to command the Falcon and was a danger to himself and the fleet.

He finished with a question, "How would you react if one of your officers had done what you have done?", then stood and watched the Colonel and waited for his response.

Breathing deeply, Colonel Hurd said, "If one of my men pulled this stunt I'd have them shot".

Andre breathed a sigh of relief, 'at last..', he thought. After a second he replied, "I would much rather have one of my best officers out there doing what he does best, not locked up in here. It's up to you, Colonel. How do you want to proceed?"

"I want out, but I will not be restoring McMichaels to his position, I will be appointing another officer to that position, as is my right as Commanding Officer, and although I will follow your instructions, I must voice my displeasure in my ship and crew being treated and used like guard dogs and the fact those scavengers are being allowed to live, but your choice, thats what you have to live with".

Andre stood there and looked at the Colonel, "I am aware of what I have to live with, Colonel." he stopped for a moment as he remembered the fathers treatment of the son for obeying orders. "You also have things to live with, and I would much rather live with mine". He turned and walked to the doorway. Just before he reached it he turned and looked back at the cell where the Colonel was being held. "We have our orders Colonel, and they never included killing scavengers, except when there is no other choice, no matter how much we may want to. Your protest has been noted. Your behavior has also be recorded and will be dealt with by a higher authority then mine." He turned and walked back to the cell where the Colonel was being held. "Your actions have compromised this mission, and worse than that I don't know if I can rely on you anymore." With that he turned and walked out of the detention centre.

As the door closed behind him, he turned to Lt Hurd. "I apologies for that Lt. I should not have taken you in there. I honestly thought he had more self-discipline than to let his feelings get the better of him in that fashion."

"To be honest, he can go straight to the seventh circle of hell, I really don't care what he does anymore", Lt. Hurd shaking.

"Beam him back to the Falcon and let me know when you have done so. If you wish you may have moment to talk to him, but if you don't want to, just authorize the transporter room to do it." With that Andre walked back to the turbo lift and once inside headed for the bridge. In the silence of the turbo lift he allowed himself a brief outburst, then the doors were opening and he had to put his game face on again. He walked out on to the bridge and as soon as he sat down he looked over at Dalenna, "Let me know when the Colonel has been beamed back to the Falcon, please. Once he has gone we'll get back underway."


tbc...

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