"Akuro to Kasairyuu Wing..." the communications officer from the flight bridge reading from the datapad which had just gotten handed to her. "There's been a change of plans...Cadet Adlich, you are to order the following back to base : Itto Juni Camellia Sarri, Santo Hei Caine Ionoche, and Nito Hei Jaq Draco. They are to meet Cadet Ishimaru in the 21st Armor briefing room upon their arrival. Sorry Cadet, it appears the personnel bug gets us all at some point. "
Frowning a bit at the sudden change of plans, Corro grudgingly accepted them. "Roger that Akuro. I will release the three pilots you requested. They will be returning along with squadrons G, H, I, and J as vanguard. Cadet Adlich, out." Corro adjusted his frequency back to the rescue team's network. "We have a change in plans pilots. Sarri, Ionoche, and Draco, you are to return to the Akuro with the rest of the Wing and meet with a Cadet Ishimaru of the 21st Armor Wing. You three get moving now." He ended his order and began going over some pre-flight data in his suit.
Surprised, Camellia simply responded with a begrudged, "Yessir." Before slowing, turning and flying back to the Akuro. Her first sortie, and she got recalled. "Damnit." She muttered.
Jaqs eyes closed in annoyance when he heard the command. "You can't be serious!" he said under his breath. "Roger that. In File" It's my first time out with my wing mates and what happens? I get recalled! It wouldn't be as bad if it had happened before they left the ship but since they were already in flight.... just seems like a waste of time! he complained to himself.
Caine stopped and sighed and flipped over, turning around at the same time in space to return to the Akuro and took off toward the Akuro. "I Gotcha." he said. "Come on you guys, don't lag." he said as he took off back to their mother ship.
A feminine voice broke in on the private channel to Corro. "Thanks Corro, this is Cadet Isimaru, I owe ‘ya one for being flexible. Seems the 5th's resources are all tied up in this colonization mission. It may be a few weeks before I can get them back to you." Cadet Ishimaru leaned back into her chair, and continued "Any good luck Cadet..." she trailed off. A second passed and she opened communication to Sarri, Ionoche, and Draco "Ok hotdogs, get yourselves back to the Akuro..on the double...Mission breifing is in ten minutes." She cut the communication commenting to the Chui who let her break in on her seat "Thanks, Time to go whip some slag into gear. Make sure those three make it to the 21st briefing room once they get here." She jumped up out of the chair and headed out into the corridor swinging the holo-baton for controlling the projections that she would use in her briefing.
Camellia landed and dressed as fast as she could, this new commander didn't give any of them any real time, most of it was taken up by the flight itself. Rushing out of the bay, Camellia was hastily put her jacket on. When she exited the doors, she broke into a run for the nearest lift. A short ride later, and she jogged along the corridor to the briefing room, doing the last buttons on her jacket as the doors hissed open.
Caine, however; took his time removing his power armor and put it back on it's harness. Once he brushed his hair out of his collar he took off in a brisk jog to the lift and took it to the appropriate floor and hurried to the room and bowed to both women.
Jaq blasted back to the Ship and made a hard landing on the deck and started to take off his armor with great haste. He ran from the armor room down to his room to change his clothes to a more suitable garb. He made good time to the assigned briefing room, seeing Camellia walk in. He stopped and straightened himself out and entered the room in good form.
They would notice as they entered, that the briefing hall was clear. Not a soul except Cadet Ishimaru. She was sitting in one of the chairs she had pulled from the front row, tapping her holo baton on the podium that was next to her. She seemed rather comfortable, spite the load of pressure that she felt having to take on these three.
"Please, come up front and have a seat..I am Cadet Ishimaru Kauro, Wing leader of the 21st. You three have been assigned as Theta flight group. I will be sure that new patches and such are issued to you at the convenience of the duty officer on the flight bridge. Unfortunately that is about all the time I have to introduce myself or the Wing really...So lets get to what we will be doing." She didn't wait for them to get comfortable and proceeded to activate one of the buttons on the holo baton, the room's lighting dimming as the holo display activated.
Camellia bowed quickly as the Cadet introduced herself and sought a seat as fast and quietly as she could. Caine had already bowed to both higher ranking women and sat down leaning back in the chair, arms crossed half annoyed with the command's decision. Why can't they ever make up their minds?! He thought as he looked up at her.
Jaq bowed during a brief stop in his progress to sitting down. "This had better be good" he had thought to him self." Jaq sat down and straightened out and focused on the CO.
"An hour ago, one of our scouts at the edge of the Bard Cluster conducted a regional scan...they detected a large vessel that appears to be adrift in the southern region of the cluster. Unfortunately it is made of an undeterminable metal and we are unable to penetrate it to see what exactly it is. It appears.." she flicked to one of the long range photographs, it showing as a dark blip on the screen. "That it has been adrift for a longtime. As you all know most of the 5th's resources right now are tied up either in the colonization mission or are on their way to Jaspis. Which leaves us to investigate..." she took a breath, waiting a moment to continue..
"A Ghost ship? Out here?" Camellia blurted as she took in this information. "Is it a dead floater? Or is an IFF being transmitted?" She asked as she leaned forward some and rubbed her jaw line.
Caine growls. "This means someone got lazy and now we have to go clean up their mess." He said darkly.
Jaq eyes brightened. "This is far more fun than some recovery mission! You heard what she said, indiscernible metal. That has to be something big. Ma'am I am very happy to be work under you for this!" Jaq's words had a sarcastic undertone but were mostly how he actually felt.
"We know this much for sure..." the Cadet paused, switching it over to some technical schematics "The vessel itself is approximately 9 kilometers in length that is bigger than even a Chiharu, and has been drifting on a uninterrupted course from what our scientists can ascertain about a thousand years. Yes, it is a totally dead floater..nothing about its design has ever been discovered by this fleet or any other branch of the empire. From what I have been told..none of its systems appear to be active. But I still want precautions taken. It will only be the four of us as that the rest of the 21st is on deployment with the Akuro patrol wings."
"Hmm..." Camellia murmured as she took in this. "A thousand year old relic." Shaking her head, she clenched her raised hand into a fist and smiled. "I always wanted to make a discovery." After hearing the Cadet's warning as this being their mission alone. Camellia kept smiling.
Caine said "So we carve it open, gut it, throw out the guts and bring back whatever interesting things we find correct? But a thousand years? I don't think they had space traveling technology back then? This thing must be made of something special." Caine said, still sounding unenthusiastic. "I got a bad feeling"
Jaq's hand slowly raised in Question. " Ma'am where have they traced the path bad to? or do they have no clue?" Jaq waited for a reply.
She then set the baton back on the counter "The only thing we can confirm is that it originated somewhere outside the southern boundaries of our galaxy...And since the rest of what they gave me is bullshit and mambo jumbo...Any other questions before we suit up and ship out?"
"Yes." Camellia said. "I'd like to know if this is a search and recovery, or a simple investigation."
Ishimaru looked to Camellia as she picked up her duffle bag that she had stashed behind the podium "Well, I have been given the leisure to do as we determine possible once we get out there. Our scientists would love some data or even samples from onboard. I want to see what it has to offer. But, that could be dangerous." she warned. "Anyone else?"
Caine spoke up again. "How do we know this isn't some kind of ancient Trojan?" he asked. "You know the moment we get on there something horrible might happen."
A grim smile came to Kaoru's lips "Thus is the game of exploration. We just have to risk it...If we don't explore it and it ends up in the hands of our enemies and becomes the biggest find of our time, then what? We are damned either way and I would rather play the odds and maybe end up with a find on my record. Anything else?" She looked to Jaq.
"Frankly Ma'am.... I'm set!" was Jaqs reply as he shrugged his shoulders "Now what do you say we get to that drift before some one else does?"
Frankly I don't give a damn if someone else finds it, the grim reaper here gets all the credit anyway, if it's good it's not, we get the repercussions. Caine thought.
"You three go on ahead, get in your armors and wait for me at the end of the Tau corridor outside the Akuro...your already cleared for launch ‘cause it's a scramble mission...I will meet you out there. " she headed out the door, saying coldly "Dismissed."
Camellia saluted and after a moment made for the door as well. She made her way to the bay and got re-dressed in her armor. There she waited.
Caine got up in a huff and saluted stiffly, his face showing his distain for the mission in general and went to get his Kylie back on, his only friend on this accursed mission. "This mission sucks." He sighed.
Jaq stood up and saluted and went for the armor room. He took up the bag that held his trophies and kissed it for good luck. "This should be a grand day out!"
"Oh shut up." Caine said irately as he got his helmet on after suiting up and getting into the armor and stretched. "I'd rather be escorting the ship than go on this deathtrap."
"Knock it off both of you." Camellia snapped as she gave them both a rap on the back of their helmets.
"Hmph." Caine got on the launching pad and shot off into space again, he'd already suited up, helmet and all and did a few impetuous back flips and barrel rolls on space and waited for the others. "I wonder where our Lazy CO is..." he mused.
Camellia launched and Followed Caine. Then bopped him on the helmet. "Watch your mouth."
Jaq took off into space and set himself on the flight plan. " come on this is our first mission together so lets get along and get over the fact that some of us don't want to be here"
The cadet had launched from the other bay, she could hear every word they said into their comms. A frown formed on her face as she maneuvered herself into the Tau flight corridor. She came over the comm "Ok...set your drives to maximum we have a lot of ground to cover...Heading and location in the cluster is already in your computers...Lets move Theta flight group.! I want a diamond formation...Camellia you take lead, Caine and Jaq you take up the other two positions. I got the rear for now.." she waited a moment and then said "Engage engines..."
Caine scowled darkly in his helmet and took off after her after setting the settings and coords as well, or just follow Camellia.
"Gladly Ma'am Drives engaged" Jaq waited until the others started to take off. "Lets do this" He then discharged his engines and accelerated further into the void.
Frowning a bit at the sudden change of plans, Corro grudgingly accepted them. "Roger that Akuro. I will release the three pilots you requested. They will be returning along with squadrons G, H, I, and J as vanguard. Cadet Adlich, out." Corro adjusted his frequency back to the rescue team's network. "We have a change in plans pilots. Sarri, Ionoche, and Draco, you are to return to the Akuro with the rest of the Wing and meet with a Cadet Ishimaru of the 21st Armor Wing. You three get moving now." He ended his order and began going over some pre-flight data in his suit.
Surprised, Camellia simply responded with a begrudged, "Yessir." Before slowing, turning and flying back to the Akuro. Her first sortie, and she got recalled. "Damnit." She muttered.
Jaqs eyes closed in annoyance when he heard the command. "You can't be serious!" he said under his breath. "Roger that. In File" It's my first time out with my wing mates and what happens? I get recalled! It wouldn't be as bad if it had happened before they left the ship but since they were already in flight.... just seems like a waste of time! he complained to himself.
Caine stopped and sighed and flipped over, turning around at the same time in space to return to the Akuro and took off toward the Akuro. "I Gotcha." he said. "Come on you guys, don't lag." he said as he took off back to their mother ship.
A feminine voice broke in on the private channel to Corro. "Thanks Corro, this is Cadet Isimaru, I owe ‘ya one for being flexible. Seems the 5th's resources are all tied up in this colonization mission. It may be a few weeks before I can get them back to you." Cadet Ishimaru leaned back into her chair, and continued "Any good luck Cadet..." she trailed off. A second passed and she opened communication to Sarri, Ionoche, and Draco "Ok hotdogs, get yourselves back to the Akuro..on the double...Mission breifing is in ten minutes." She cut the communication commenting to the Chui who let her break in on her seat "Thanks, Time to go whip some slag into gear. Make sure those three make it to the 21st briefing room once they get here." She jumped up out of the chair and headed out into the corridor swinging the holo-baton for controlling the projections that she would use in her briefing.
Camellia landed and dressed as fast as she could, this new commander didn't give any of them any real time, most of it was taken up by the flight itself. Rushing out of the bay, Camellia was hastily put her jacket on. When she exited the doors, she broke into a run for the nearest lift. A short ride later, and she jogged along the corridor to the briefing room, doing the last buttons on her jacket as the doors hissed open.
Caine, however; took his time removing his power armor and put it back on it's harness. Once he brushed his hair out of his collar he took off in a brisk jog to the lift and took it to the appropriate floor and hurried to the room and bowed to both women.
Jaq blasted back to the Ship and made a hard landing on the deck and started to take off his armor with great haste. He ran from the armor room down to his room to change his clothes to a more suitable garb. He made good time to the assigned briefing room, seeing Camellia walk in. He stopped and straightened himself out and entered the room in good form.
They would notice as they entered, that the briefing hall was clear. Not a soul except Cadet Ishimaru. She was sitting in one of the chairs she had pulled from the front row, tapping her holo baton on the podium that was next to her. She seemed rather comfortable, spite the load of pressure that she felt having to take on these three.
"Please, come up front and have a seat..I am Cadet Ishimaru Kauro, Wing leader of the 21st. You three have been assigned as Theta flight group. I will be sure that new patches and such are issued to you at the convenience of the duty officer on the flight bridge. Unfortunately that is about all the time I have to introduce myself or the Wing really...So lets get to what we will be doing." She didn't wait for them to get comfortable and proceeded to activate one of the buttons on the holo baton, the room's lighting dimming as the holo display activated.
Camellia bowed quickly as the Cadet introduced herself and sought a seat as fast and quietly as she could. Caine had already bowed to both higher ranking women and sat down leaning back in the chair, arms crossed half annoyed with the command's decision. Why can't they ever make up their minds?! He thought as he looked up at her.
Jaq bowed during a brief stop in his progress to sitting down. "This had better be good" he had thought to him self." Jaq sat down and straightened out and focused on the CO.
"An hour ago, one of our scouts at the edge of the Bard Cluster conducted a regional scan...they detected a large vessel that appears to be adrift in the southern region of the cluster. Unfortunately it is made of an undeterminable metal and we are unable to penetrate it to see what exactly it is. It appears.." she flicked to one of the long range photographs, it showing as a dark blip on the screen. "That it has been adrift for a longtime. As you all know most of the 5th's resources right now are tied up either in the colonization mission or are on their way to Jaspis. Which leaves us to investigate..." she took a breath, waiting a moment to continue..
"A Ghost ship? Out here?" Camellia blurted as she took in this information. "Is it a dead floater? Or is an IFF being transmitted?" She asked as she leaned forward some and rubbed her jaw line.
Caine growls. "This means someone got lazy and now we have to go clean up their mess." He said darkly.
Jaq eyes brightened. "This is far more fun than some recovery mission! You heard what she said, indiscernible metal. That has to be something big. Ma'am I am very happy to be work under you for this!" Jaq's words had a sarcastic undertone but were mostly how he actually felt.
"We know this much for sure..." the Cadet paused, switching it over to some technical schematics "The vessel itself is approximately 9 kilometers in length that is bigger than even a Chiharu, and has been drifting on a uninterrupted course from what our scientists can ascertain about a thousand years. Yes, it is a totally dead floater..nothing about its design has ever been discovered by this fleet or any other branch of the empire. From what I have been told..none of its systems appear to be active. But I still want precautions taken. It will only be the four of us as that the rest of the 21st is on deployment with the Akuro patrol wings."
"Hmm..." Camellia murmured as she took in this. "A thousand year old relic." Shaking her head, she clenched her raised hand into a fist and smiled. "I always wanted to make a discovery." After hearing the Cadet's warning as this being their mission alone. Camellia kept smiling.
Caine said "So we carve it open, gut it, throw out the guts and bring back whatever interesting things we find correct? But a thousand years? I don't think they had space traveling technology back then? This thing must be made of something special." Caine said, still sounding unenthusiastic. "I got a bad feeling"
Jaq's hand slowly raised in Question. " Ma'am where have they traced the path bad to? or do they have no clue?" Jaq waited for a reply.
She then set the baton back on the counter "The only thing we can confirm is that it originated somewhere outside the southern boundaries of our galaxy...And since the rest of what they gave me is bullshit and mambo jumbo...Any other questions before we suit up and ship out?"
"Yes." Camellia said. "I'd like to know if this is a search and recovery, or a simple investigation."
Ishimaru looked to Camellia as she picked up her duffle bag that she had stashed behind the podium "Well, I have been given the leisure to do as we determine possible once we get out there. Our scientists would love some data or even samples from onboard. I want to see what it has to offer. But, that could be dangerous." she warned. "Anyone else?"
Caine spoke up again. "How do we know this isn't some kind of ancient Trojan?" he asked. "You know the moment we get on there something horrible might happen."
A grim smile came to Kaoru's lips "Thus is the game of exploration. We just have to risk it...If we don't explore it and it ends up in the hands of our enemies and becomes the biggest find of our time, then what? We are damned either way and I would rather play the odds and maybe end up with a find on my record. Anything else?" She looked to Jaq.
"Frankly Ma'am.... I'm set!" was Jaqs reply as he shrugged his shoulders "Now what do you say we get to that drift before some one else does?"
Frankly I don't give a damn if someone else finds it, the grim reaper here gets all the credit anyway, if it's good it's not, we get the repercussions. Caine thought.
"You three go on ahead, get in your armors and wait for me at the end of the Tau corridor outside the Akuro...your already cleared for launch ‘cause it's a scramble mission...I will meet you out there. " she headed out the door, saying coldly "Dismissed."
Camellia saluted and after a moment made for the door as well. She made her way to the bay and got re-dressed in her armor. There she waited.
Caine got up in a huff and saluted stiffly, his face showing his distain for the mission in general and went to get his Kylie back on, his only friend on this accursed mission. "This mission sucks." He sighed.
Jaq stood up and saluted and went for the armor room. He took up the bag that held his trophies and kissed it for good luck. "This should be a grand day out!"
"Oh shut up." Caine said irately as he got his helmet on after suiting up and getting into the armor and stretched. "I'd rather be escorting the ship than go on this deathtrap."
"Knock it off both of you." Camellia snapped as she gave them both a rap on the back of their helmets.
"Hmph." Caine got on the launching pad and shot off into space again, he'd already suited up, helmet and all and did a few impetuous back flips and barrel rolls on space and waited for the others. "I wonder where our Lazy CO is..." he mused.
Camellia launched and Followed Caine. Then bopped him on the helmet. "Watch your mouth."
Jaq took off into space and set himself on the flight plan. " come on this is our first mission together so lets get along and get over the fact that some of us don't want to be here"
The cadet had launched from the other bay, she could hear every word they said into their comms. A frown formed on her face as she maneuvered herself into the Tau flight corridor. She came over the comm "Ok...set your drives to maximum we have a lot of ground to cover...Heading and location in the cluster is already in your computers...Lets move Theta flight group.! I want a diamond formation...Camellia you take lead, Caine and Jaq you take up the other two positions. I got the rear for now.." she waited a moment and then said "Engage engines..."
Caine scowled darkly in his helmet and took off after her after setting the settings and coords as well, or just follow Camellia.
"Gladly Ma'am Drives engaged" Jaq waited until the others started to take off. "Lets do this" He then discharged his engines and accelerated further into the void.
