<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><span id="ydp1eeeb931docs-internal-guid-fb989a0b-7fff-ad2c-87a8-f55f297321ca"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission: The Flames of Purity</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day: 16 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stardate: 2445.09.16</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 10pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(USS Exeter – Shuttlebay - Shuttle </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michaelangelo - CSO Lt JG Erin Cortez - 0957)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Walking onto the shuttle, Erin noted that she was the first one of their team on board. Stowing away her Science kit, she sat down at the science console and began to power up the systems needed. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“All seem to be operating within tolerances and expected levels. That’s good. We have no idea what we are walking into and any heads up we can get will be good.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As she began to synch up the data from the science console on the bridge, she pulled through the data on the tracker that had been put in Lieutenant Bracken. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~Still there. Blue you do me proud. Now keep doing what you do and we will be there to get Ailynn as soon as we can.~ </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tapping her combadge, Erin rolled her shoulders and said,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Cortez to Ravok.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Reply Ravok)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Tracking data for Lieutenant is holding steady. I’ve sent the details to you. Can you confirm receipt?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Reply Ravok)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Good. Now do me a favour?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Reply Ravok)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Go get our girl and get both your asses back home. I’ll keep an eye on our team.” she emphasised team a little, hoping that he would understand that she meant Merek.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Reply Ravok)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Understood, see you on the other side, Lieutenant. Cortez out.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sitting back in her seat, Erin drew a deep breath as she waited for the rest of the team to come aboard.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Reply Ravok, Any)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Posted by Jackie)</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div></span></div><br></div></div></body></html>