Chapter 16
Captain Jean-Luc Picard having called everyone to the conference to discuss the under cover operation going on down the planet.
He waited for Worf, Gordi and Deanna Troi to arrive. While he pulled up the computer tapes on the video/voice recordings from Lt. Ellington's contact lens. This is starting to turn into a real interesting mission after all. As the captain was thinking since he saw the reports from inside of the bridge.
It was at this particular moment for when everyone had shown up for the conference. Including the captain's wife Dr. Beverly Crusher. He was starting to worry about the mission with the ramifications on what can happen down below.
Even though he had a number of options that he can work from at this point. But he rather wait and see what his crew might have to say on the entire operation.
"All right everyone lets get settled in for this meeting. We all saw what has transpired on the bridge with the video/voice report from Lt. Ellington. Mine you the Lt. is taking a great deal of a risk with using the recordings in order to show us the compound of the species." He says with asking the computer to show and playback on the voice recordings inside the conference room.
It was at this point that everyone was once again very interested in the video of what exactly the species looked like from inside of there original forms. And no doubt that Lt. Ellington was taking a great risk with having been asked by them to beam down in 100 miles of pure rock until showing up into the compound."
"So Captain what are the odds that the Enterprise will be able to break there defense measures, while Lt. Ellington and Mathews are in the hands as guests for the moment?" Riker says from sitting across the table from the computer terminal.
"It's going to be up to Lt. Ellington and Mathews on whether they will be able to destroy the compound with finding any type of explosives. But the problem is going to be for them is whether or not they will be able to beam back up to there vessel or the Enterprise at the time the explosion happens." He replied with everyone mumbling about with the captain's comments.
"Captain Picard, what about sending in a team to help with Lt. Ellington and Mathews without having to be seen on sight?" Worf responded with moving up from his seat ready to do battle all of a sudden.
"And just what exactly are we going to use to not have the team not be seen?" He asked in all seriousness with the question.
"Actually Captain, you will be able to use the new design portable cloaking devices to be worn on everyone's belts. But the downsize of these cloaking belts could only by used for almost two hours before the power reserves run out." Dr. Beverly says with bringing up the complete designs on the computer terminal.
"Interesting concept Dr. Crusher. But will it work for when exactly we send the teams to beam down with the exact numbers to be given by Lt. Ellington if possible." He says in all assurance for when it comes to this entire under cover operation.
"Lets hope so Captain." She replied with staying calm just after turning off the computer terminal.
"All right then everyone lets get started with the cloaking devices. Along with the fact that I would simply like to have all volunteers that is going to be beaming down into the compound." He simply ordered with having everyone inside the conference room nodding there heads with the Volunteering aspect of the mission instead of being ordered.