<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
</head>
<body>
<div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">Mission: Death in the Shadows</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">Day: 3</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">Stardate: 2446.02.03</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">(Freighter Edmund Fitzgerald- Bridge – SO Ensign Francois Picard –1920)</div>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">Picard and his team rematerialized on the bridge of the freighter. He was a little disappointed that he hadn’t been selected for the teams that went to the pirate ships, but was surprised that he’d been
selected to lead a team onto the freighter. The last few months, since the debacle on the Sharlayan ship, he had received an endless round of ribbing from the others in the department. He didn’t really mind, although he still contends that getting lost was
not his fault. However, it wouldn’t be let go of. At one point somebody had accessed his PADD and had it dictate directions of everywhere he was going, including the mess hall, and even the head. And they had locked the volume on full so that everyone could
hear him coming, literally.</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">However, eventually it all subsided and he was finally let out of the duties of maintain the weapons lockers and cleaning the photon torpedoes. He was even allowed to participate in training sessions,
where he apparently had impressed someone enough to let him back onto full active duty, and in charge of this assault team. </div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">Once he noted the position of his team Picard scanned the room, his phaser rifle ready. But it was too late. Everyone on the bridge was already dead. It didn’t look like they had much of a chance, or
gave much of a fight. </div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">“Picard to Illuminar,” he opened a comm channel on his suit, “we are in the bridge. The entire bridge crew is dead. We are preparing to make our way to the cargo holds.”</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">=^=Affirmative. Be aware that the dampening field will prevent us from reading you while it is active and you are within its influence. =^=</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">“Roger that,” Picard reply. “Disengagement of the dampening field will be a priority. Picard out.”</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">Picard made a gesture to his team to move out and head to the cargo bays. Before long they would be on their own. </div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">=^=Make sure you don’t get lost Francois.=^=</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">Picard rolled his eyes and shot back, “Stow it Stubing.”</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">=^=Sorry boss.=^= came back, but Picard couldn’t help but over hear a slight snicker. </div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">~This is going to be a long mission,~ he thought to himself. </div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">(Reply any who want in on the action)</div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">(Posted by Al Muir)</div>
</body>
</html>