Chapter 1
Command Deck, Deep Space Delta
January 12 2380. 15:30
Captain Harvey Nasar watched through the viewport as his Starship came out of Jump speed. Nasar was watching it from his new home, the Federation base Deep Space Delta. Nasar hadn't actually wanted to be here, and he was surprised when he got the assignment. But the Federation President himself had given him this command and he was not going to disappoint him.
Next to Nasar was Starfleet's choice to command DSD, Commander Stephanie Eagan. She was supposed to be the commander of the station before the President stepped in and assigned Nasar to the post. However rather than leave Eagan out completely he pulled some strings and had her assigned to DSD s First Officer.
The ship that was coming through the Jump Launch Decelerator was the U.S.S. Discovery. The Discovery was a Nebula-class Starship and Captain Nasar had been in command of it for nearly three years. Aboard the ship were a few of the station personnel. Lieutenant Crystal Nalrar, the Chief Engineer and an Alpha Centauran. Also coming aboard was the captain's wife, Doctor Juliann Nasar. She was going to be working as the Chief of Sciences on DSD. The Ferengi Ambassador Roln was also arriving on the Discovery, as well as the Tellerite, Vulcan and Anteadean representatives.
"She's beautiful isn't she?" Nasar said, mainly to Eagan. Commander Eagan turned away from the viewport and looked at him. She looked back at Discovery for a moment.
"If you say so sir." She replied. "She just looks like any other Nebula class starship to me." Nasar laughed, which took Eagan a little by surprise. "Sir?" He looked at her with a large grin on his face.
"Wait until you get your own ship." He said. He turned back to look out of the viewport. He pressed a button on the command console, which opened a channel to Discovery. "Discovery this is Captain Nasar. Please respond." There was silence for a couple of seconds, and then he heard his wife's voice over the comm channel.
"DSD this is Discovery." He felt a little relaxed to hear her voice, knowing she was finally here. It had been a while. "Hello Harvey."
"Julianne. This is a surprise. I wasn't expecting you to be in command. Where's Lieutenant Nalrar?" he said.
"Engineering, she said there was some kind of problem with the way the ship felt while at warp." Nasar laughed at that.
"That sounds like Nalrar all right." He smiled. "I would love to chat but I am on a tight schedule. We'll talk later?"
"Of course we will Harvey."
"Good." He paused for a second. "Hold your position, we'll come aboard. Tell everyone who isn't a member of the crew to transport to DSD."
"What's happening?"
"I'm taking her out for a spin." Nasar looked at the time. "I can't chat at the moment. Tell Lieutenant Nalrar to meet me in transporter room 2."
"Yes sir." Juliann Nasar said, teasingly.
"Love you." Nasar said.
"Love you too." And then the comm channel went dead. Nasar pushed himself up from the command console and turned to Commander Eagan.
"Commander have Major Lewell and Lieutenant Commander T'Rok meet us in transporter room 14."
"Aye sir." She turned and knocked on the comm system to find them. Nasar turned and began to walk out of the command deck. He looked at one of the officers behind the operations console.
"Lieutenant Uran, with me." Uran followed behind her captain, informing one of the other officers standing behind her to take over her station. The doors to the turbolift opened and Uran stepped in. Nasar stepped in after her and turned to face Eagan.
"Commander." He said. She turned to look at him. "Hold the fort." The doors swung shut.
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Transporter Room 2, U.S.S. Discovery
January 12 2380. 15:35
Captain Nasar and his small command staff re-materialised on the transporter pad in transporter room two onboard Discovery. Captain Nasar was there as was Lieutenant Pana Uran, Lieutenant Commander T'Rok and Captain Trevor Williams. Williams was sent in Major Lewell's place because Lewell was training two of his new pilots and couldn't leave the. T'Rok was a Cardassian, he had signed up for Starfleet a few years before the Dominion War, but he still was singled out by civilians for grief. Williams was Lewell's second in command, Lewell being the Wing Commander (and the Second Officer). He was also a member of the Marines. Williams was kind of passive and very selective about his friends, Nasar had noticed.
As he had asked, Lieutenant Crystal Nalrar was standing at the foot of the transporter pad. Holding a PADD and with a tool bag slung over her shoulder. Once the materialisation process was complete Nasar stepped off the transporter pad and stood in front of Nalrar.
"How have you been Crystal?" he asked, smiling.
"Fine thanks Cap'n." she returned the smile. "Was there a reason you tore me from engineering? Or am I gonna have to hurt you?" They both grinned.
"Whats our status?" Nasar asked, getting into serious mode.
"We can fly. That's no problem." She said. "Just hope we don't run into any bad guys. The new phaser system hasn't been fully installed yet. And we only came out with four torpedoes."
"Great." T'Rok said. "With your permission, Captain, I'd like to help the engineering teams installing the phaser systems."
"Be my guest." Nasar said. He turned to the other crewmembers he'd brought aboard. "OK people, lets get to work." Nasar led the way out of the transporter room.
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Main Bridge, U.S.S. Discovery
January 12 2380. 15:38
The doors from the turbolift to the bridge of Discovery and Captain Nasar, Captain Williams and Lieutenant Uran spilled out onto the bridge. The bridge was like all the others on Starfleet ships, circular with a symmetrical design. Uran relieved the ensign at the ops station to the left of the captain's chair and slightly behind, facing the captain's chair. Williams took up a position in front of the captain's chair at the helm. Nasar took up the center seat, which was on a sort of raised section, he had to step up to get to the chair. He sat down in it and pressed a button on the small left hand console next to the chair. There was one on the right as well.
"Nasar to engineering." He said.
"Engineering here." Nalrar's disembodied voice filled the bridge.
"Can we go to warp?" he asked.
"Of course we can!" she sounded slightly offended. "You think I spent the entire of my downtime drinking!?" Nasar laughed slightly.
"Thank you. Bridge out." Nasar shook his head, grinning and turned to the helm.
"Mister Williams. Plot a course five-zero-three mark nine-four-four. Warp six."
"Aye sir." Williams punched in the command. Nasar leaned forward in his chair.
"Engage."
Command Deck, Deep Space Delta
January 12 2380. 15:30
Captain Harvey Nasar watched through the viewport as his Starship came out of Jump speed. Nasar was watching it from his new home, the Federation base Deep Space Delta. Nasar hadn't actually wanted to be here, and he was surprised when he got the assignment. But the Federation President himself had given him this command and he was not going to disappoint him.
Next to Nasar was Starfleet's choice to command DSD, Commander Stephanie Eagan. She was supposed to be the commander of the station before the President stepped in and assigned Nasar to the post. However rather than leave Eagan out completely he pulled some strings and had her assigned to DSD s First Officer.
The ship that was coming through the Jump Launch Decelerator was the U.S.S. Discovery. The Discovery was a Nebula-class Starship and Captain Nasar had been in command of it for nearly three years. Aboard the ship were a few of the station personnel. Lieutenant Crystal Nalrar, the Chief Engineer and an Alpha Centauran. Also coming aboard was the captain's wife, Doctor Juliann Nasar. She was going to be working as the Chief of Sciences on DSD. The Ferengi Ambassador Roln was also arriving on the Discovery, as well as the Tellerite, Vulcan and Anteadean representatives.
"She's beautiful isn't she?" Nasar said, mainly to Eagan. Commander Eagan turned away from the viewport and looked at him. She looked back at Discovery for a moment.
"If you say so sir." She replied. "She just looks like any other Nebula class starship to me." Nasar laughed, which took Eagan a little by surprise. "Sir?" He looked at her with a large grin on his face.
"Wait until you get your own ship." He said. He turned back to look out of the viewport. He pressed a button on the command console, which opened a channel to Discovery. "Discovery this is Captain Nasar. Please respond." There was silence for a couple of seconds, and then he heard his wife's voice over the comm channel.
"DSD this is Discovery." He felt a little relaxed to hear her voice, knowing she was finally here. It had been a while. "Hello Harvey."
"Julianne. This is a surprise. I wasn't expecting you to be in command. Where's Lieutenant Nalrar?" he said.
"Engineering, she said there was some kind of problem with the way the ship felt while at warp." Nasar laughed at that.
"That sounds like Nalrar all right." He smiled. "I would love to chat but I am on a tight schedule. We'll talk later?"
"Of course we will Harvey."
"Good." He paused for a second. "Hold your position, we'll come aboard. Tell everyone who isn't a member of the crew to transport to DSD."
"What's happening?"
"I'm taking her out for a spin." Nasar looked at the time. "I can't chat at the moment. Tell Lieutenant Nalrar to meet me in transporter room 2."
"Yes sir." Juliann Nasar said, teasingly.
"Love you." Nasar said.
"Love you too." And then the comm channel went dead. Nasar pushed himself up from the command console and turned to Commander Eagan.
"Commander have Major Lewell and Lieutenant Commander T'Rok meet us in transporter room 14."
"Aye sir." She turned and knocked on the comm system to find them. Nasar turned and began to walk out of the command deck. He looked at one of the officers behind the operations console.
"Lieutenant Uran, with me." Uran followed behind her captain, informing one of the other officers standing behind her to take over her station. The doors to the turbolift opened and Uran stepped in. Nasar stepped in after her and turned to face Eagan.
"Commander." He said. She turned to look at him. "Hold the fort." The doors swung shut.
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Transporter Room 2, U.S.S. Discovery
January 12 2380. 15:35
Captain Nasar and his small command staff re-materialised on the transporter pad in transporter room two onboard Discovery. Captain Nasar was there as was Lieutenant Pana Uran, Lieutenant Commander T'Rok and Captain Trevor Williams. Williams was sent in Major Lewell's place because Lewell was training two of his new pilots and couldn't leave the. T'Rok was a Cardassian, he had signed up for Starfleet a few years before the Dominion War, but he still was singled out by civilians for grief. Williams was Lewell's second in command, Lewell being the Wing Commander (and the Second Officer). He was also a member of the Marines. Williams was kind of passive and very selective about his friends, Nasar had noticed.
As he had asked, Lieutenant Crystal Nalrar was standing at the foot of the transporter pad. Holding a PADD and with a tool bag slung over her shoulder. Once the materialisation process was complete Nasar stepped off the transporter pad and stood in front of Nalrar.
"How have you been Crystal?" he asked, smiling.
"Fine thanks Cap'n." she returned the smile. "Was there a reason you tore me from engineering? Or am I gonna have to hurt you?" They both grinned.
"Whats our status?" Nasar asked, getting into serious mode.
"We can fly. That's no problem." She said. "Just hope we don't run into any bad guys. The new phaser system hasn't been fully installed yet. And we only came out with four torpedoes."
"Great." T'Rok said. "With your permission, Captain, I'd like to help the engineering teams installing the phaser systems."
"Be my guest." Nasar said. He turned to the other crewmembers he'd brought aboard. "OK people, lets get to work." Nasar led the way out of the transporter room.
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Main Bridge, U.S.S. Discovery
January 12 2380. 15:38
The doors from the turbolift to the bridge of Discovery and Captain Nasar, Captain Williams and Lieutenant Uran spilled out onto the bridge. The bridge was like all the others on Starfleet ships, circular with a symmetrical design. Uran relieved the ensign at the ops station to the left of the captain's chair and slightly behind, facing the captain's chair. Williams took up a position in front of the captain's chair at the helm. Nasar took up the center seat, which was on a sort of raised section, he had to step up to get to the chair. He sat down in it and pressed a button on the small left hand console next to the chair. There was one on the right as well.
"Nasar to engineering." He said.
"Engineering here." Nalrar's disembodied voice filled the bridge.
"Can we go to warp?" he asked.
"Of course we can!" she sounded slightly offended. "You think I spent the entire of my downtime drinking!?" Nasar laughed slightly.
"Thank you. Bridge out." Nasar shook his head, grinning and turned to the helm.
"Mister Williams. Plot a course five-zero-three mark nine-four-four. Warp six."
"Aye sir." Williams punched in the command. Nasar leaned forward in his chair.
"Engage."