Watching & Waiting

Posted on Sun Mar 23rd, 2025 @ 4:30pm by Captain Shran dh'Klar & Commander Samantha Howard & Lieutenant Commander Callie Raven-Grayson

Mission: Genetic Purity
Location: USS Washington

As the away team was leaving to go to the sleeper ship, Shran called for his senior medical officers to come to the bridge. It didn't take long for Sam and Callie to arrive. "Good. Sam, Callie, I wanted you up here to hear what is going on as it happens. Sam, I assume sickbay is ready should they find anyone over there? And Callie, I know it might be a little iffy, but if you can keep some sort of telepathic link with what is going on, I'd be grateful."

"Sickbay is prepped and ready should they find anyone" Sam replied with a smile, confident her team could handle anything thrown at them.

“I’ve already been sensing impressions from the nearby planet, it woke me this morning.” Callie offered a wry smile. “It shouldn’t prove too difficult keeping a link with the away team while they’re on the ship provided nothing interferes with my senses.”

Shran nodded. "Excellent. I honestly hope they don't find anyone over on that ship. History has shown that in these situations, often what is found is more menacing than what we initially perceive. Kirk's encounter was with Khan. Picard was lucky and those they found were benign but still required attention to reintegrate the people back into humanity. And according to Janeway's logs, they encountered humans in the Delta Quadrant from 20th century Earth in this condition and it was a strange encounter as well. My hope is that the away team simply finds information and returns, and I will destroy the ship once they are safely back. This is one relic we do not want to preserve."

Callie nodded. “I’m not getting a sense from the ship, but that might not mean much. It could be that I’m just not picking up on anyone aboard, or it could be shielded against empaths in some way.

"I wouldn't expect you to get anything from the ship. In fact, I'd be concerned if you did. Let me know if anything changes" Shran replied. The Andorian sat back down in his command chair, a look of concern and apprehension on his face.