[Vimyridge] SD941105 - Away Team Pt 2 - Blake, Blake, Saladin, Lox, Reed, Wilkinson, Garret, Juard, Daephon

[Kylana ~]

((OK away team folks.... you guys need to post partials as you see fit from
this log forward -- K`y))

"Bridge to Shuttle MacDowell, you are clear for departure." came the
slightly delayed reply.

Justin smiled and watched Matthew and his own controls.  He wasn't in charge
of the shuttle flight, so his duty was to maintain sensors and shields, but
he wanted to see what this pilot could do.

Matthew gave a grin. "Acknowledged. See you when we get back" he said as he
closed the comms channel. He turned his head slightly. "ladies and
gentleman, we thank you for choosing the Vimy-Ridge airways. We hope you
have a somewhat enjoyable flight, the turbulance is rough so please fasten
your saftey belts. Stewardess' will be around shortly with complimentary
drinks. i am your pilot, Ensign Matthew Garret, and again, have a safe
flight" he said jokingly. "And here we go" he said as he pressed some
controls. The shuttle took off from the ground smoothly, and it spun around
slowly. Matthew pressed a few more controls and the shuttle sped forward. It
passed the forcefield and was in open space.

Toby stepped back further as the shuttle powered up and started to take off.
He watched until the shuttle was out of sight and the doors to the bay were
closed, and then he turned and headed for the bridge.

Justin watched the sensor readings as they cleared the Vimy's shields.
"Radiation levels up 35%.  Shuttle shields holding it in check. So far
nothing to worry about."

Justin continued to watch the readings as they made their way to the planet,

Nick smirked lightly toward the pilot, funny guy, he mused.  He wasn't
sitting near Kat, as she would have liked... but rather closer to the back
to hear the readings, he disliked the lack of any fundamental weapons that
could come in handy... that probably would have come in handy during that
Orion Sydnicate attack... he was still working on looking more into that.
His pale blue eyes scanning over the crew that was tagging along, before
leaning over to Justin.  "What's the highest these shields can take?" he
asked softly.

Kat smirked at the pilot's remark though really found it rather
inappropriate. She looked over at Cait a little concerned about the pixie
like doctor. "you alright Cait?" she asked once her own nerves about the
mission had calmed. A little frustrated that Nick hadn't sat near her of
course she'd almost expected that. Growing tired of the silence between
them, it wasn't like she asked to be attacked it just happened and only
because she was close to him. She lost herself in thought making plans to
visit the holodeck and thoroughly vent. Once again trying to convince
herself not to hate him, he was supposed to be her friend though now she
wasn't so sure anymore even though he told her he was still there some how
she'd begun to doubt it. 'if only Ren were here' she mused missing that
redhead.

"Yeh, just..ducky." Cait got out between clenched teeth. "Couldn't be
better...Like a Venusian cruise..."

Kat smirked at that. "Let me know if I can help okay... I mean I'm sure
you'd rather not decorate the inside of your EVA suit with lunch" she told
her.

"The shields can take about 8 times the current levels, but not for long.
One of the crates in back is a portable fusion reactor.  Once we land I'll
be hooking it up to the shuttle's shield system to create a base camp we can
work from.  Even then, we will need to wear our EVA suits all the time to
prevent fatal exposure."

Matt nodded. "Approaching the planet" he said as the shuttle sped towards
the planet "Alright, everybody, hang on tight, things are bound to get a
little bumpy as we enter the Atmosphere. I will try and make things as swift
as possible. One minute to entry"

Mentally, Cait moaned and whined. Luckily that didn't come out verbally. It
would surely have been embarrassing to say the least if it had. She
swallowed, forcing back the memories. "Do your best." At least with the meds
in her, she wouldn't puke during a rough ride...hopefully.

Marcus looked at Cait, "Hopefully it will be smoother than we expect" He
smiled warmly. Then he looked at Matt, "Try and make things SMOOTH and
SWIFT." He grinned trying to ease a little of the tension, "For our sake."
"Ensign Garret, take us as close to the caves as possible. We're not
positive on the conditions. Commander Lox, let us know immediately if the
radiation suddenly spikes or we need to change landing location."

"Radiation levels are increasing... As expected.  IF you haven't already
done so, seal your helmet on your suit and go to suit environment only."
Justin said.  "Keep us steady Ensign.  We don't want to shake things up back
there."  He then started the process of reducing the level of environment in
the shuttle to conserve power.

Marcus nodded to that. "I know these suits are designed to keep radiation
out, but is there any danger that any level of radiation can penetrate? Or
is there a certain length of time we can stay in radiation for?

Takis nervously triple-checked his helmet and suit to make certain he was
sealed.  He wasn't particularly spooked by the irradiated environment into
which he was dropping.  He'd studied survival in most any environment, and
frankly he preferred boots on the radioactive ground to the boring safety of
one of these Starfleet flying pillow ships.  Not that he minded the ride; he
was just glad there was plenty of opportunity for away missions.  He set his
jaw and promised himself he'd do a fine job, so that he'd get to go on more
of them.

Juard asked prepared for anything, "Does anyone need radiation treatment?"

Justin looked back at the others "If we stay under the shuttles shields,
indefinitely.  Without the extra shielding... about 30 minutes.  I hope we
don't need the treatment yet.  Levels are still pretty low within our
shields. Once we land, you will be quite busy helping people."

Nick nodded at that, "Once we land, I'd like to have my security team secure
the sight, under the shuttle's shields still," he said, "Once confirmation
is sent back here, then we can start setting up our base camp," he said,
glancing toward Cait.  The little doctor had the final say in anything
involving the mission, but at the same time, he knew that they'd have to
keep an eye out for any security risks, his primary job was to protect the
crew on this mission, and any friendlies they'd encounter,,,

Kat began to feel the fluttery butterfly feeling in her stomach she patted
her stomach mentally telling herself 'oh no  I'm not giving in to the power
of suggestion' she thought as she glanced over at Cait again.She too hoped
not to need radiation treatment just yet she didn't like having to risk the
dangerous radiation but they had a job to do.

"Everyone was suppose to be innoculated before we left the ship so we'll be
fine for a while even if radiation gets through. Mister Reed, Security will
be out the door first." Cait sat with her eyes closed still.

<<TBC>>
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