[Vimyridge] SD941130.1 Off to the Asteroids.. Lt Nix, Smith (NPC)

[Jennifer Giles]

Smith acknowledged, "Thank you. Smith out." Thrusters charged and lifted the
vessel smoothly from the deck, "Lieutenant. Hold tight." Once they were past
the doors and at what would be considered a just barely safe distance from
the vessel he pulled the throttle as it were and took the shuttle out at
increasing speeds. "It feels good to be alive doesn't it?" A quick jerk
starboard to avoid the warned about debris.

Kylee settled back in her seat, watching as the shuttle lifted off and
exited the ship. She arched her brow at Smith's question as he increased
speed. "Sure, though I bet you could go faster.. I gather Cait has never had
the experience of flying with you in a shuttle.." she stated, a smirk on her
lips as they dodged the debris. "When we do get out to the correct area in
the asteroid field, I'm going to want to go a bit slower as I scan the
area."

"I must say I avoid the doctor like the plague," Smith replied, "So no she's
not been with me as far as I can remember in recent history." He then
laughed, "Why do you feel she'd already be in a pool of her own bile?" There
was a sound of pride in the question then he nodded, "I will slow down."

Kylee shrugged, chuckling softly. "With the way she was giving Lox hell..
probably.. and no, you can't pull that with me.. I'm immune to sickness due
to rough rides.." she said. "Okay.. when we reach these coordinates, slow to
quarter impulse so that I can begin the scans.." she said, pointing to an
area on the flight path.

The flight went by without further incident, the view of the planet below
showed serene beauty with was a complete one-eighty from what the
inhabitants were actually living through. "By my estimates we should be
there in approximately two minutes." Smith's fingers pressed at the console
to turn the pitch by thirty degrees as they lifted further away from the
atmosphere of the planet.

Kylee nodded, spinning about in the chair. She began to prepare the sensors
to pick up the necessary readings, searching for signs of any unusual ship
signatures, or the sign that a tractor beam may have been used and that
followed the correct path back towards the sun.

The smooth ride became noticeably bumpy, "We're hitting turbulence
Lieutenant. Shields are holding however," he commented in a grateful tone
considering their path was towards solar flares which was in his mind quite
ludicrous! "I need to compensate  so hold tight," the shuttle jolted and
dipped before he found the 'sweet spot' as it were, "Sorry for the delay but
by the display we have arrived to your first requested location. I don't
recommend we stay still long though," Smith's eyes went directly to the
monitor displaying the readings from the constant running scans.

Kylee braced herself as the ride became more turbulent. She waited for it to
calm as she finished calibrating the sensors. "Just keep us away from the
really large rocks and we'll be okay.." she said, a smirk on her lips. She
settled back in her seat as the shuttle settled, finally reaching the first
location on their little "tour" of the field. "Don't worry.. each site will
take no more than fifteen minutes.." she said, beginning the scans of the
area. "There's signs that someone has been here.. but.. not recent enough.."


"What's your estimate Lieutenant?" Smith spun in his seat to face the woman
for a moment before return his attention to his own console and vessel
stabilization. A warning beacon suddenly chirped, "Ummm Lieutnant. Sensors
are picking up increased activity on the star's surface."

"About.. three days old, from what I can tell.. and with the flares, unable
to be definite on that.." she said, her gaze snapping over to Smith quickly
at his words. She quickly shifted her scan to the star, a frown appearing on
her lips. "We need to move, quickly.. Find the largest asteroid that we can
use as a shield to help protect the shuttle from a direct hit," she said,
keeping her attention on the sun.

"Affirmative!" Smith felt a bead of sweat slide slowly down his temple and
his heart rate increase and thump strongly. Deftly he turned starboard,
grateful for seatbelts as the vessel nearly did a loop in the tight arch.
"Straight ahead I remember a field." The shuttle less than gracefully
avoided contact with smaller asteroid debris as it arrived, thrusters
suddenly hit to reverse to slow the shuttle and take her into a small alcove
protected by a series of asteroids in a tight formation.
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