Aboard the Hayashi the doors to the brig opened as Vanessa stepped out to see Lylwat standing over the recently beamed aboard drone. She was currently scanning him with a tricorder. "Well learned anything?" Vanessa asked. "I will say my experience with Borg drones is sadly limited to a short class I took while at the Bolian university when the possibility of a Borg invasion of federation space was on everyone's mind. All I have to go on is starfleets reports on the Borg and the lectures given by Captain Picard on the assimilation process. But if I'm correct this drone has been separated from the collective for about a month. His body is begining to reject the cybernetic attachments to his body I will do the best I can for him however the medical facilities here are limited if we wish for him to survive I suggest delivering him to deep space nine" she said. "So you think he's a threat?" Vanessa asked, "at this moment no he's simply confused and I have him sedated at this time once his technology is removed and rehabilitation begins I expect he can transition into normalcy" Lylwat said
Back aboard the Sphere the group moved cautiously through the pitch black interior avoiding the bodies of drones long dead a bad feeling was growing inside Tadashi as they all stopped and Sato shined his light forward
"I think we're here" he said Tadashi and Thrall stepping forward into a massive chamber "it looks like it goes on forever" Xall commented shining his light up viewing the numerous metal beams and catwalks that went in for what seemed like ever the light barely able to capture all of it.
Sato shined around before settling on something that didn't match the rest of the bort ship. "There" he said pointing out "freighter... I think the drone was right it looks dominion" he said. "that catwalk above us appears to lead directly to one of the vessels airlocks. If we can get up there we can access it" Xall said. Tadashi looked off and shined his light more around the room. He couldn't see very far the endless darkness of the massive interior more then their lights could extend. "I wish we had more light the endless metal beams catwalks and gaps make it hard to tell where to go.." Tadashi said. "Indeed for a race that values order above chaos you'd think they'd arrange the interior of their vessels in a more pleasing bway but at the same time effecincy over asthetic I suppose" Xall commented. "I'd suggest splitting up but I doubt the Captain would approve I shall do my best to use this tricorder to map out this area and see if I cannot establish a means to reach that upper catwalk one moment". Xall stepped off entering in various commands to his tricorder while thrall, Tadashi and Sato remained on the catwalk looking up at the freighter above them
"Vanessa come in" Tadashi called out. "Yeah go ahead?" She answered "Vanessa can you beam us into the freighter?" Tadashi asked. "Afraid not something to do with it's hull some sorta minor interference but it was enough to mess with the transporter beam didn't wanna risk what the effects might have been so I put you as close to it as I could" she said. "Yeah well you got us close but about a floor to low and this shits like a maze... Can you can our area see if you can't map it out for us? Give us a idea how to reach these upper catwalks" he said
"Hmm these sensors aren't exactly that pinpoint boss. But I'll try. You could try to power up some of the borg systems and use their transporter it's more advanced then federation transporters." She suggested
"Absolutely not I power up one thing and this sphere comes alive and there's no telling how many other rouge drones may be around since that one we beamed over didn't even show up on scans"
"Fine have fun guessing? We got a day after all good luck boss" she answered the com clicking off and Tadashi sighing. "Let's move back into solid ground and see if there's ladders or a lift or something" Tadashi said leading the others off. Xall continuing his scans "I'm reading a raise in the flooring over here seems as though this path over here goes up " Xall said shining his light forward and taking the lead soon they found their way up taking various turns and stumbling into walls. Finally they found themselves back on the catwalk and approaching the freighter. "I detecting a airlock. Let me see if I can access it or perhaps a manual override" Xall said approaching and scanning it over "ah yes here we go" he said opening a panel and soon the door slid open with a loud echoing hiss the four all shining their lights at once inside. "I assume the frieghter has no power either " Tadashi said. "If I get some equipment from the Hayashi I'm confident I can get some systems back online there's still the trouble of getting it out of the sphere I assume the hanger doors are closed yes? Tho perhaps a directed phaser blast may be enough to make a opening I'll have to work on some theories" Xall said stepping inside. As they did lights began to flicker on and Tadashi stopped turning to look around at the massive interior lighting up and before any could react two drones materialized and grabbed Thrall and Sato vanishing to Tadashis shock. He felt a arm grab him and yank him inside shutting the airlock door behind them
"SATO!.. Vanessa come in!... Vanessa!" He yelled "VANESSA!" he screamed slamming against the airlock door beating his fist against the door. "Xall open this door now I need to go I need to get them back!" He said before getting slapped by Xall "get it together man. We cannot go charging in like a calvery into the unknown. Right now this sphere appears to be powering up we cannot just go out there and risk ourselves being captures.. we need a plan and I may have one if we get this freighter online.. now assist me I now have to make do with what I happen to bring with me and what I can scavange for let's go!" He said
On the Hayashi Vanessa har just stepped out onto the bridge sipping a cup of coffee when she happened to glance up at the screen and saw the Sphere starting to light up. "Oh fuck! Fuck fuck" she said as alarms began sounding and the bridge rocked from the impact of the sphere firing on the Hayashi
"Incoming transmission" the computer spoke "we...are the bo...rg lower. " The voice began but it sounded strained and not as ominous as Vanessa would have assumed. "You are what?" She said. "we are the Borg you will be assimilated!" The sphere replied on
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"Not on my watch " she said jumping into her chair. She quickly looked over his displays. The spheres power was inconsistent and fluctuating it wasn't at full power ... And it didn't look like it was going to be either "hah boy get outta here you barely have power for weapons. Who you assimilating?" She laughed before getting jolted in her chair as the sphere locked a tractor beam. "Ah you got power for that though touche... Ok I got a counter for that" she said fingers flying across the board watching the Hayashis phasers lash out striking the tractor emitters watching them explode
There was a lingering pause before the sphere began to speak again. "you will open negotiations. Prepare to receive terms. Resistance is futile failure your away team will be assimilated" it spoke and Vanessa went pale