From: Erik (felldoh_at_voyager.net)
Date: Sat Dec 15 2007 - 18:51:43 PST
"Change of Command" continued from "Daisy's found - and Bel - and William Wallace" Location: USS PATRIOT Stardate: 2.71215.1736 Scene: MOC Time Index: Following from Shawn's post, and before Ken's. "Alright," Ben began. After listening to their stories Ben had determined Kane, at least, still had a lot to answer for, but Kane wasn't here and Ben was more concerned with securing the station than finding a scapegoat. "The first order of business is to establish that GATEWAY STATION is once again under the control of the Federation, and therefore Starfleet. Any objections?" There were none. The officers in this room had made it clear to Ben that they were not rebels. They had done what they were convinced was the only thing they could do, and they seemed almost happy to have been wrong. "Very well," The captain continued. "All former Starfleet officers on the station are temporarily restored to their former ranks and positions, pending the opportunity for a military trial." It wasn't a statement about their professed innocence as it was about practicality. He needed more men than he had, and he couldn't run GATEWAY without it's crew. "Commander McInnis, that puts you in command, but for the time being Colonel Maverick will remain in Ops as my representative." Mav wouldn't normally be Ben's choice to be there. He was sure the distrustful marine was exacerbating the tension between the gateway staff and his own men rather than easing it. But the man was there, and he was going to stay for the time being. "Yes, Sir." Gene replied bowing his head slightly. "You already have all the medical staff I can spare, but with the exception of the INDEPENDANCE..." A tragedy that had Ben very disturbed. The saboteur had to be a changeling, and it was almost certainly still out there. "All my ships are operating at acceptable levels, so we'll be sending any engineers we can spare to help speed your repairs." "Crichton you can coordinate them." Gene said looking at the Ensign who had now taken on the duties of chief engineer. "Getting the station repaired and free of dominion troops in the first priority." Ben finished. As of Mav's last report his teams had gone a few hours without any contact with the enemy, but they knew there was at least one changeling, and with the Jem'Hadar camouflage it was hard to be sure. "You're dismissed." =/\= Location: GS-2 Scene: Science Lab Triage Time index: Present Ben stepped into the lab flanked by two members of station security. They were there at Mav's insistence. As far as he was concerned the station was not yet secure, and the Captain wasn't supposed to enter hostile ground. He'd originally tried to convince Ben not to come at all. The escort was their compromise. The triage area was being slowly converted back to it's original function. Science officers were calibrating their equipment, and collecting the leftover medical supplies for transport back to sickbay. With the help of the MERCY the medical situation was finally contained. Critical patients had been transported to the medical ship, and those patients whose injuries were less serious were now of a small enough number to be serviced out of GATEWAY's sickbay. Most of the doctor's had moved there or returned to their ships, but a few were still here, working on the last few patients who's injuries made them easier to treat than transport. It was one of these that Ben was looking for, and it took him only a moment to pick her out of the crowd. "Commander Davidson." His voice caused the tall women to turn away from her work for a moment, smiling, but she quickly turned back to her patient. "One moment, Captain." She said respectfully. "Let me finish here." Ben waited; his news wasn't urgent. He watched her work on the patient's leg. He wasn't a doctor, but his medical training was enough to see what was going on. He could tell the patient had broken his leg, probably in two places, though Daisy had repaired the damage to the bone before he'd arrived. She was now repairing the tissue that surrounded the bone. It would take only a few minutes. "There you go." The doctor addressed the patient, setting down her instrument. "Your leg might be tender for a few hours, but you'll be able to walk on it without any problem." "Thank you, Doctor." The patient said standing tentatively, and then turning to leave. Daisy turned back to Ben. "What can I do for you?" "I heard about the incident with the Nausicans." His tone was even, his voice calm, but his eyes betrayed concern. "You weren't hurt?" "I'm fine." She replied softly. "I need to talk with you privately, do you have a few minutes?" "Of course." She led him to an empty office, and Ben motioned for his guards to remain outside. When the door closed behind them she pulled him into a quick hug. "How are things going?" "Not great." Ben replied with a sigh. "Did you hear about Commander McInnis?" She nodded solemnly. "They brought him through here to be declared, but it was a formality. If there had been anything that could have been done they'd have sent him straight to the MERCY." "I'm sorry I brought you here, Daisy." Ben changed the subject. "You should be with your family now." "There was no way you could've known about Mikey." She reassured him. "You made the right choice." "I know." Ben was quiet for a moment, and then began again. "With Commander McInnis gone. I need a new CO for GATEWAY. There's no one left in the Senior staff who's qualified, so they'll have to come from the fleet, but I don't want to break up the command crews at a time like this." "Who are you going to pick?" Daisy asked, recognizing that he was making a tough decision, and ready to support him. "You." It took a moment for the word to sink in, but when it did Daisy immediately began to protest. "No, Ben, not me. I'm not fit for command, I didn't even like being an EXO. There must be someone more qualified." "You're exactly what I need." Ben answered calmly. "The fleet doesn't trust the crew from GATEWAY, and they know it. I need someone who'll make that better, not worse. And I also need someone who won't intimidate the civilian on the station." Ben smiled trying to add some humor. "You're the least intimidating person I know." "I can be intimidating." She replied with mock offence "No you can't." "I can! Just because you've never seen me." "Are you going to threaten to burn their cookies?" "That would just be mean." She replied, a smile on her face. "Alright, I'll do my best." "I know you will." Ben gave her quick kiss. "I'll let Lt. Kor know to expect you in ops. If you feel overwhelmed, call me. I've got to get back to work." They exchanged another quick hug and kiss before Ben turned, leaving Daisy to think about her new position. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NRPG: Daisy's officially in charge of the station now. Keep up the good work everybody. It's great to see so many posts. Erik Walz Commander Benjamin Kenta Commanding Officer USS PATRIOT 5781-A & Lt. Seloron Junior ACT Instructor Starfleet Academy, Earth From HyperNews_at_youth.net
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