ACT 1

SCENE 1: Preparing for Departure

MAJOR ADAM REISS
(over the comm) Marines…See the attached mission brief for our deployment…Ensure you attend Sickbay before departure for your shots… Bring your GO bags, side arms, rifles and webbing.

All assigned personnel reported to sickbay and received the prescribed inoculations. From there, they reported to their duty stations.

LT BROWN
Sir, Lt. Brown reporting after checking in with sickbay. Shall I review the downloads on possible insurgent activity on Minos Korva?

MAJOR
Yes, please Lieutenant… Captain Foy…

CAPTAIN FOY
Captain Foy reporting.

MAJOR REISS
Captain Foy, take tactical please.

CAPTAIN FOY
Aye, sir.

LCDR HARPER
(over the comm) Major, I am in the process of finalizing preparing the medical supplies and stowing my gear.

MAJOR REISS
(speaking into the comm) LCDR Hall, ensure our ordinance is safely stowed…

LCDR HALL
(over the comm) Care package tucked away sir. Just putting final touches on the Bondar’s reinforced armor plating.

MAJOR REISS
Awesome… Thank you Commander.
Chief…

LCDR HARPER
(over the comm) Thank you, LCDR Hall. Major Reiss, please plot a course around the nebula in question. I would like to avoid a fire fight.

MAJOR REISS
Aye sir. Course plotted… I took the liberty of accessing the Argus array… No tangos in our flight path. At least for now…

LT BROWN
Sir, initial intelligence reports indicate at least 4 spatial anomalies detected in orbit around Minos Korva in the past 24 hours. No information on current location or potential identification.

LCDR HARPER
Hmmm…we will have to tread lightly.

MAJOR REISS
Understood. Commander Hall… Did you load our party favours in the tubes…?

LCDR HALL
Ohhh, yeah! We are ready to party!

LCDR HARPER
I am attaching the latest star charts. Please upload to your PADD.

MAJOR REISS
Chief, Can you man science…?

CPO FISHER
Yes, sir!

MAJOR REISS
Fantastic!

LCDR HARPER
The nebula is in the lower quadrant of the Minos Korva Sector.

MAJOR REISS
Aye sir. Marines… Call your readiness for departure… Hall…

LCDR HALL
Awaiting your orders, sir.

MAJOR REISS
Brown…

LT BROWN
Ready, sir.

MAJOR REISS
Chief…

CAPTAIN FOY
Captain Foy standing by…

MAJOR REISS
I was getting to you Captain… Good to know. Chief??

CPO FISHER
Ready, sir! Sorry, not used to being called “Chief”!

MAJOR REISS
Awesome… Captain Foy?

CAPTAIN FOY
Aye, sir.

MAJOR REISS
Captain Harper. All stations answer ready for departure. At your command sir.

LCDR HARPER
Excellent! Thank you, Major. We will depart at 22h00.

MAJOR REISS
Aye sir… (starts playing Sweet Caroline over the intercom… )

LT BROWN
Always love the classics, sir.

MAJOR REISS
Sure thing. Just eager to be on our first mission, sir.

LCDR HARPER
The sooner we get to Minos Korva, the better.

CPO Fisher subtly slips on ear buds, & starts playing the Rolling Stones…

MAJOR REISS
Ooohhhh……… Stones is Fun too…

LCDR Harper steps into the shuttle.

LT BROWN
Lieutenant Commander, I’m not seeing any information on number of casualties to be expected at Minos Korva on intelligence reports – were those limited to the medical reports?

LCDR HARPER
Communication with the Provisional Government in Minos Prime has been spotty at best…I am concerned that we may be walking into a mess – with sick people caught in the middle. Starfleet Medical did not have any up-to-date information – we will have to play some of this mission by ear.

MAJOR REISS
Whatever the situation, we’ve got your six.

LT BROWN
Any chance we can scrounge up a few extra supply crates on the last run back from Sickbay?

LCDR HARPER
I am concerned about weight. If we have to bring back wounded…We have to leave room for the supply of medicines and supplies from Starbase 13.

LT BROWN
Noted commander. If necessary, we can… identify potential supplies in case of emergency once on Minos Korva.

LCDR HARPER
An excellent idea!

MAJOR REISS
Are we all loaded?

LCDR HARPER
Yes. The last crate has been beamed into the hold.

MAJOR REISS
Awesome!

LCDR HARPER
I closing the shuttle hatch and am prepared to depart.

MAJOR REISS
Aye sir. All stations show green sir.

LCDR HALL
Shuttlecraft Bondar released from docking station in shuttle bay, ready for departure clearance from Nomad.

LCDR HARPER
Shuttlecraft Bondar to USS Nomad. We request clearance for departure. Director Jackola stands ready to receive us at Starbase 13.

CAPTAIN EHL
(over the comm) Acknowledged. You have a go. Commander Hall can manually operate his Shuttle Bay. The Nomad will exercise radio silence until you are within 100 thousand kilometres of the Ship. You are on your own Commander Harper et al. Be safe. See you soon.

LCDR HARPER
Thank you, Captain. (to Major Reiss) Ready to depart, Major. Take her out – 1/4 impulse.

MAJOR REISS
(brings Anti grav systems online… Thrusters to push the shuttle…) Once we clear the bay Captain… Hall… Do your guys know how to open a door?

LCDR HALL
Shuttlebay doors opening, sir.

MAJOR REISS
Thank you… (touches a few panels on the Console… The shuttle moving to the bay doors…pilots the shuttle out of the bay, clearing the nacelles…) Increasing to 1/4 impulse, sir.
Warp speed at your command, sir.

LCDR HARPER
Aye. Major – we are away.

MAJOR REISS
Aye sir. (pushes the ship to warp 6)

LCDR HARPER
ETA to Starbase 13?

MAJOR REISS
Three hours sir, at warp 6…(adjusts the ships course, to move around stars and planets and such…)

LCDR HARPER
Chief PO Fisher….please find attached our medical supply list. I will need help distributing these supplies once we return Minos Korva. We will coordinate with the personnel on the ground once we arrive. LT Brown – please continue to monitor long range scans. Report any anomalies immediately. I will continue to study the research that was sent from Starfleet Medical.

CPO FISHER
Aye, sir.