This is the second story in what will hopefully be a long line of stories. This story continues the adventures of the Lieutenant Simon Hartstone. While not necessary to read the story "Punishment" it would be advisable to set up why this new character is aboard Voyager.
Captured! Chapter 9
I do not own Star Trek: Voyager or any of the characters within it, I just think with the canon temporarily dead with no more series (that I know of) and no more movies (that I know of) that it needs people like us to continue the legacy. Thank you
Chapter 9: Encryptions"What do you mean the you cant get the warp drive back" the Leader of the band was screaming at his subordinate despite being only a few centimetres away from his face.
"Leader" the man at ops said with fear in his voice. "The start-up sequence for the warp drive is behind a level 5 fractal encryption code, that kind of code is very hard to crack it could take up to six months to analyse the code.
"We haven't got 6 months you damn fool, without warp drive we are vulnerable a support ship is on its way but it wont be here for another half a day and while that goes on we are creeping along a full impulse" he sighed before he turned around "What about the internal sensors"
"We don't know what is wrong with them at the moment, but it seems that they are scrambled we cant get full readings unless we do an intense scan but we can only do it one deck at a time" the Leader was really fuming now this rogue man was really fucking things up
"What about the phasers and torpedo launches"
"The firing sequences are behind what looks to be Borg encryptions algorithms we cant make head nor tails of it, wouldn't know where to start" the Leader had finally lost it he turned to one of the mission ops consoles and he put his fist through the screen. Everyone on the bridge looked on in disbelief for a moment before quickly returning to what ever they were doing.
"I want this man found, brought in a alive and tortured till he agrees to give those codes" he made that a general order to everyone on watch in the lower decks. "He is hiding somewhere and I want him found now," he screamed.
Simon crawled up the ladder in the turbolift shaft, he had already gone past deck 10 and he was coming close to deck nine. His shoulder was burning with hurt and he needed a place to rest, and maybe get some food. He came up to the door that opened to deck nine and he punched in the open sequence on the emergency panel. The door opened a crack and he peeked through the hole. He didn't see any guards so he forced the left side of the door open while he held on to the ladder and then the right side. He pulled himself on to the deck and he let out a long sigh and then a minor wince in pain as he held his shoulder.
The burn had cut right through his coat and his top and had scorched his flesh up pretty bad. He picked himself up and he pressed the close button on the turbolift panel and the doors closed again. He staggered for a few feet and he looked at one of the doors it was a crew quarters.
He read the name on the door "Crewmembers Chang and Johnson" he tapped the controls and he slipped inside locking the door behind him.
"I hope they don't mind me using there quarters as a safe haven" he thought he staggered over to the couch and he sat down. He held his shoulder again, he got up and he went over to the replicator he programmed it by hand and two ration bars and a glass of water appeared. He took them off and put them on the table and he lay on the sofa. He picked up the ration bar and he tore off the foil and took a bite and he immediately winced as he chewed
"Two weeks with real food and you remember how these things really taste" Simon remembered that he had been eating just ration bars for the last six years while fighting the Borg saving his energy concerns so he could replicate weapons. He came aboard two weeks ago after sacrificing his vessel and since then he had been eating real food again. He drank the glass of water, before ordering a second and he splashed the water onto the phaser burn on his left shoulder, he ordered a third glass and did the same again. He thought there was no time to use a dermal regenerator on the wound he could not stay in the same place for to long.
Simon then attended to his weapon situation he pulled the desert eagle he had used in engineering out of his shoulder holster and he noticed that he had emptied the clip in engineering he slid out the spent one and he pocketed the empty, he did not want to leave any evidence of his presence in here if some guards came looking. He pulled out a new clip and he slid the clip in and he pulled the slide back and cocked the weapon before pushing it back into the holster.
He walked over to the door and he keyed in the unlock command and he stuck his head out the door and he looked both ways. He slid out of the room and down the corridor.
None of the command officers knew what to make of the situation. They felt the jolt of the ship and knew that they had come out of warp either that or they had been fired upon. They wanted to know why they had dropped out of warp if they weren't at their destination. Its not like they can ask their captors not exactly likely that they would tell them if they asked.
"Maybe it was Simon who shut down the warp core" Harry spoke up
"Explain" the Captain immediately took interest
"Maybe the journey wasn't over yet but Simon had to buy himself some time by shutting the warp core down and making the journey continue at maximum impulse"
"Without relevant sensor data though there is nothing to prove Mr. Kim's theory" Tuvok noted
"Well I would like to look on the bright side Mr. Tuvok" the Captain noted
"I am incapable of 'looking on the bright side' Captain"
"Well good thing some of us are" Tom spoke up
"If this was the work of Mr. Hartstone we should be prepared for him to contact us." Seven said
"Indeed Seven but I don't know how he will do that" the Captain turned to face Seven
"Mr Hartstone has proved himself to be a resourceful individual I'm sure he will find a way or he will come to rescue us." Seven said
"I would remember to tell Mr. Hartstone if we get out of this Seven I'm sure he would appreciate it"
"I will Captain" Seven turned away when Commander Chakotay walked over
"Maybe you should give Lieutenant Hartstone a promotion for this, providing we all get out of this" Chakotay moved to stand next to the Captain
"Actually Commander I was checking the Starfleet records a few days ago on Mr. Hartstone and it lists him as killed in action, Captain Picard signed the order."
"Oh well I think when we get back to Earth I will amend that record with Starfleet and a legendary Starfleet Captain"
"I'm sure Mr. Hartstone would be pleased" Chakotay smiled at her