Last in and Last Out

Posted on Fri May 10th, 2013 @ 4:07pm by Captain Torilla Yamaguchi

1,466 words; about a 7 minute read

Mission: Mission 82 - The Aggressor
Location: USS Saratoga
Timeline: Concurrent with present mission

"Last in and Last Out"

Lt Commander Torilla Yamaguchi
Chief Strategic Operations Officer
Starbase 400
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Acting Executive Officer
USS Saratoga

Music Soundtrack: Song of the Lonely Mountain - The Hobbit

***** USS Saratoga - Main Bridge *****

Lt Commander Torilla Yamaguchi had all but outright refused to
sit in the Captain's chair as she had yet to feel she had earned the
posting so she made a quiet tour of the bridge, conferring with
the various officers all located there.

"So do you think we will have any more trouble from the Gorn
in this region?" Yamaguchi inquired as she looked at the massive
Bajoran tactical and security Chief who had arms the size of
her legs.

To say she was intimidated was being honest but she tried not
to telegraph it to everyone within range of her but he also did
his best to be as none threatening as possible. "We could but...
we shoiuld consider strenthening our patrols along this section
of the boarder we share with the Typhon Pact."

Torilla nodded. "The Gorn Captain probably ambushed the USS
Buraq in order to piss us off and test our response times... see
what we would do.."

That was when the Operations Officer spoke up as she turned her
head as Yamaguchi had to reign in an impulse of jealiousy, the
Andorian shen was easily the best looking person on the bridge
but she either knew about it and didn't care or she didn't know
about it and was ignorant of the fact as she explained. "The Gorn
could also have ships here too... still continuasly testing us."

Yamaguchi raised an eyebrow as she shook her head."We're missing
a piece of this puzzle but... first things first..." she sighed.
"Search and Rescue.... We saved a lot of lives today folks.. Lets
not forget that."

The response she was was less them steller but that was alright,
she had come to expect this from Starfleet personel and it did not
bother her in the least. Had the bridge crew starting cheering and
clapping then Yamaguchi would have been concerned.

As if on command, the turbolift doors opened and out walked the
Deltan Medical officer with a PADD in hand. "Commander, the report
you asked me for."

"Ahh.. What do we have Doctor?" she inquired as she went over and
for the first time ever, she sat down in the Captains chair as the
Doctor sat down in the Counselor's chair which was directly to the
Captain's left as Yamaguchi smiled. "Mmm... comfitable chair.."

The Doctor smiled as he watched her carefully. "Commander.. You've
never sat in the big chair before.... have you?"

Yamaguchi shook her head. "Nope... not untill now." she admitted as
she pushed her long mane of chestbut coloured hair off of her shoulders
and back down her back where it belonged.

"Well. we have Thirty Four survivors..and thirty nine bodies." he
explained. "The Most senior ranking officer is Lieutenant Helmsley
who was the Operations Officer, most of the wounded were malnutrition
and light injuries cases, nothing serious. "

"I hear a but comming Doctor." Yamaguchi responded quietly.

"Indeed... I'm concerned about their mental wellbeing... I'm going to
schedual them all to see the Counselors on Starbase 400... and maybe we
can get a few of them to talk about their experiances because a few of
them are unable to process it completly...

Yamaguchi nodded. "I understand. What else?"

"The way the Gorn attacked, boarded and overwhelmed the USS Buraq and
her entire crew save a dozen or so speaks to the Gorns capabilities and
natural tenacity Commander." he paused. "I am concerned about it."

Yamaguchi looked at the Deltan, natural concern radiating from her lovely
dark eyes. "Alright, pull whatever resources you need because untill we
get back to Starbase... Hopefully nobody will fall apart on us."

Yamaguchi nodded as she rose to her feet. "Moose. whats the statuis of the
prisoners?" she inquired.

Moose, the massively hulking Bajoran responded. "They are being checked
over by Medical personel with security for protection, so far none have
caused any disturbances. Time will tell however weither or not they
behave."

"Understood. Keep them in custody, we'll take them to Starbase 400 and
let command deal with them." she carefully kept her opinion on what to do
with the Gorn to herself which was simply space the lot of them out the
airlock. "Where is the USS Buraq?" she inquired evenly as the Doctor rose
to his feet and departed from the bridge.

"Its moving towards Starbase 400. At low warp... "

She nodded. "Very well. Helm, lay in an intercept course and engage but
maintain speed." she commented

A shoryt time later, Yamaguchi stood in the transporter room with the
two dozen or so personel that were going over to the USS Buraq, mostly
engineers with some Marines and Pilots as well as the ships Second
Officer, Lieutenant Helmsley was there as well as he had been released
to quaters several hours before and he had requested to lead the
assignment to bring his ship back into port.

Yamaguchi and Hurd had seen no reasion not to grant his request, "We'll
get you there, make sure your engines are working so you can bring her
in under your own power."

"It'll be done sir..." Helmsley replied quietly, he knew the respect that
Yamaguchi was showing him and he also knew that he did not deserve such,
him or his ship could have simply been towed in and that would have been
the end of that but he could see in her eyes, what it meant to command a
ship before one was ready.

"Alright, Captain... you'd best be off." Naval tradition said that an officer
in command of a ship was addressed as Captain, regardless of rank so this
made life easier for her. "The temporary crew we've assigned you will be
replaced by your own personel as they become ready for duty."

Helmsley nodded. "Yessir.. I understand"

"Right, off with you then.." and with that he turned and walked into the
transporter padd along with the half dozen others. "Good Luck" Yamaguchi
said evenly.

"Thank you sir."

Yamaguchi turned her head as she nodded to the Transporter CHief. "Energize
when you're ready Chief."

She watched as the personel were transported away. "Transport sucessfull sir.
The personel are all aboard the USS Buraq."

"Thank you." and with that she turned and walked out the door, her next
destination was back to the bridge of the USS Saratoga, Colonel Hurd was
off watch at present and she found she was greatly relishing this opertunity,
she was finding it hard to keep a smile off of her face as she dealt with
her new crew, they had earned her trust but they always had her respect as
they wre the same uniform that she did.

She stepped onto the bridge as the Ops officer called. "Commander on Deck."

Yamaguchi sighed softly as she decided to do something about that annoing
little ritual that aggrivated her and instantly set her nerves on end, she
was still new, untried and untested in a real situation requiring combat
where people's lives were on the line but she wanted some space to work,
this ritual took that away from her and constantly reminded her that she
was new. "In future please do not announce either myself or the Colonel
when we come onto the bridge, there is no need... Its distracting to all
of you and to us as well."

"Ah... My apologies sir." sh'McEkoor said in a sheepish manner.

"Don't worry about it, tradition is tradition afterall." Yamaguchi smiled.
"Whats the Status of the Buraq?"

"She's hailing us, telling us she's going to slow to impulse."

Yamaguchi nodded. "Answer afirmative, Helm stay with them."

"Staying with them" the Thai woman who Torilla remembered was called Ensign Jiao Anderson.

Yamaguchi watched as the starlines of warp were replaced by the vast and
timeless firement of the heavens. "Moose, take the Buraq in tow." she
commented. "Take us to Warp Five Jiao as soon as you can." she addressed
the Conn offcer by name rather then by rank.

"Aye sir." the massive Bajoran responded as Yamnaguchi recalled his name
as Senior Chief Petty Officer Chalan "Moose" Fuliar raised an eyebrow.
"We have the Buraq in tow Commander"

"Going to Warp Four sir...." she narrowed her eyes. "They are rotating their
warp field to match ours, it'll make towing easier."

"Excellent. Time untill arival?"

"Arival at Starbase Four Hundred in Eleven hours sir." Anderson responded
evenly from her station.

Yamaguchi went and sat down in the command chair as she smiled, she decided
she wanted some one on one with the ship she would be commanding for the
foreseeable future.

***** Here's where the fun begins - Anakin Skywalker *****

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