Chaos Ensues part 1

Posted on 07 Feb 2025 @ 5:30pm by Lieutenant Alexandra Lee

781 words; about a 4 minute read

Mission: S04 Episode 01 Captive State Part 2 (Incidentals)
Location: Arth: Main Plaza in Central City

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Lt. Lee was now on the edge of the Main Plaza of Central City after stepping away to double check here gear and some readings she got. She knows there is a Federation ship in orbit and she had also noticed a secondary ship on the reading but not a signature she was familiar with.

She found her way back into the gathering of citizens and started to try to figure out what was going on. Dr. Davine was now reapproaching the podium and was about to speak. Alexandra then found a seat and sat down.

"Attention, Citizens." Dr. Davine spoke into the microphone. "Attention, I need you all to come to order. I have a very important announcement."

The crowd then quickly took their seats and quieted up. Alexandra then slipped her hand into her pocket to record the announcement.

"As you all know we were planned to launch a new satellite into orbit tomorrow to help improve our communications network. However, this will not happen as planned. We have received some information that there is something in orbit of our planet and we need to come to terms that we are likely being watched from above." Dr. Davine then gave pause that caused the crowd to break the silence and a humming from all the whispering took over.

Alexandra then realized that maybe an alien ship was the second signal and that the federation ship was likely going to have some delay in getting her off this planet.

Then a reporter stood up from the crowd, "Ma'am, May we ask if we have any idea what to except from object in orbit?"

"We are not prepared to address that question at this time, but I will share with you that our scientist have known for sometime that are others out in the stars and that one day we would either visit them or they would visit us." Dr. Davine stated all the while she was covering up that she herself was not of Arth.

"So you are saying that information was being denied to the public for some time?" The reporter stated.

"So to be honest, yes, we have withheld this information until we could gather more data after the launch tomorrow. But it appears that our planet has some sort of visitors now here. We hope they are peaceful and are open to have civil relations with us." Dr. Davine was now very nervous and it was showing. "That will be all, the authorities are asking you all to return to your dwellings and shelter in place until further notice as we work this out. That will be all." Dr. Davine then turned and hurried off the stage and into a nearby vehicle that would take her to her office.

The crowd then got chaotic as the masses started to hurry away to get to family and shelter in their dwellings.

Alexandra remained calm and made her way to her apartment and gathered her gear. She encrypted and compressed her data and downloaded it to as few devices as possible so she could get out with little to handle. After she did the compressing and downloading, she used her phaser to destroy the gear she would not take with her.

She checked her tricorder once more and figured the Starfleet signal was for her, but the other signal was not one she recognized but then it occured to her that if she inverted the signal, it would maybe reveal the answer. Turns out the signal was that of an Orion Syndicate Ship but from the Mirror Universe. That would make things much more difficult. The Mirror Orion Syndicate were much more vile and vicious than our universe's version.

Alexandra then made her way in the shadows of the alley ways to get to the edge of Central City. It was now after the orders to shelter in place were given but yet there was a lot of motion in the city. She arrived at the western edge of the city and stopped as she saw something that she was not expecting to find.

In a field about 200 yards west of the outer most street of the city was an Orion Transport pod. This pod was then joined by a second one that seemed to appear out of thin air. This means they have cloaking abilities. Now she had to figure out how to get past them as she need to get in the area of the original duck blind to have a chance to get picked up.

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