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Earth Space Dock, Stardate : 12-1-2410
Subject : Ship decomission ceremonies
Ship : USS Crazy Horse NCC 2002 - Excelsior Retrofit - Fleet Modifications
Captain : Fleet Admiral, Araya Truh
This dreaded day
She knew this day would come as did her entire crew , it was apparent the old warhorse was no longer the ship is was in its prime, though it had been modified with all the newest tech , it still was falling behind the fleet it was clear he was showing his age and this day would come as it does for all ship and captains.
Arriving at ESD the scene wuld bring a tear to arayas' eye which is no small feat, an honor guard of federation and allied ships lined the path to the outer doors of earth space dock , leading this honor guard was the enterprise, defiant, from the romulan republic the Llisette, and from the KDF the Bortasqu' , which they received an audio from captain koren saying "Honor to you admiral and your ship QA'PLA!!".
The crazy horse made its way slowly towards eternity , what started 2 years ago as a hap hazzard ship assignment aboard a ship that had been wrenched from the scrap yards and returned to service, now was being given honors in 2 years so much had changed so many conflicts so many lost, and the crazy horse had somehow been in and distinguished itself in every major battle.
Te outer doors opened and the crazy horse slid inside , its outter hull showed the scars of its many fights and trials a few places along its armor belt showed signs of buckling , so many battles in such a short time with and the crazy horse had seen them through it all never failing to stand in defiance even against long odds, truely living up to its name sake.
The docking clamps engaged the gangway attached as the crew began departing from the old ship, araya stayed till only her and her XO the Jem'Hadar Kuadk'Ukan remained on the bridge , she looked over at him he nodded then left the bridge, she walked around , the seat she sat in during so many events , the memories flooded back as if they had just happened she choked back the tears as she made her way around the bridge then stopping at the ships plaque a bronzed image of the sioux chief crazy horse in raised relief on mounted charge with the words "Honor the charge , in defiance we stand".
She took her kerchief from her pocket and buffed it the best she could , then walked to the turbo lift saying "computer lights" as the bridge went dark the turbolift closed.
After departure she was summoned to admiral quinns office , walking in she noticed he wasnt alone , president okeg was there as was a member of the federation historical society, she walked in "Jorel im here as you asked" nodding in acknowledgment of okeg "Mr President",
Quinn stood up from his seat "ah araya good timing , we were just talking about you " araya replied with some wit " all good i hope" she laughed a little as did quinn " Of course araya you've been a shining example of starfleet and the federation ever since you took command of the USS Oakland , after we lost captain taggart" , she looked down remembering her old academy instructor who she admired his tough but fare demeanor, "we've lost alot of good officers havent we" quinn walked around his desk and placed his hand reasuringly on her shoulder "yeah , yeah we have , we wont ever forget" the president would chime in " their sacrifices will never be forgotten , its because of their bravery we still stand , and with two new allies".
Araya fought back her emotions part of her wanted to rip the saurians throat out because it sounded more like a political stump speech then actually having any meaning behind the words, she replied as nice as she could " Mr president?" jorel noticed the slight tone in arayas voice , he knew it all to well and knew her temper "araya the president mean anything disrespectf.." araya would interupt him mid sentence "Mr president? you right , they will never be forgotten, you were saying jorel?" quinn smirked relising araya had grown into her rank , from the hot headed kid who broke his nose just a year prior, "noting araya , it was nothing".
The four people walked towards the far window which overlooked earth, she noticed the crazy horse was under tow but was not being towed in the usual way it shouldve been , she spun around 180 degrees coming nose to nose with quinn her eyes squinted her face stern "where in the hell are they taking my ship!!" she snarled " calm down araya" she cut him off "i SAID where in the goddamn hell are those clown taking my ship!!".
Just then Jeff reece of the fedration historical society spoke up " Admiral i can answer the question if you may" , without warning she grabs the poor guy and slams him against the wall " where in the hell are you taking my ship, and if i dont like the answer your gonna spend a week in sick bay", the guys nervously replied "uh well uhm i" the president interupts " admiral that will be enough, the crazy horse has been decomissioned it is no longer "your ship", and since it played such a pivotal role in so many things that has reshaped the federation and the alpha and beta quadrants, we donated it to the historical society to be used as a floating museum to inspire future generations of you and your crews accomplishments".
She let go of reece and slyly remarked "well why didnt you say so in the first place" quinn replied "well we were going to but you didnt give us a chance" araya wacthes as the crazy horse slides silently under towards its new berth "sorry ...its just the that ship seen us thorugh so much, kept us alive when other ships , more modern ships perished, its more then a ship to me and my crew , its like a member of our family", reece would laugh a little " well aleast this time i didnt get my ribs broke, when the USS Lakota was made into a museum piece , its captain broke my ribs because he thought we were going to scrap it ".
Reece would continue " Admiral i disagree with the president respectfully , the crazy horse is and always will be yours and your crews ship and you are all welcome aboard her" she interrupts "him, its a him we refer to the crazy horse as a him" reece apologetically replies " Sorry him", he shook her hand as he took his leave of the group.
Admiral quinn motions for araya and the president to follow him , the three make their way back to quinns office "now for your next assignment araya" she scowled at quinn her eyes like laser piercing at him " If you think im flying a desk" quinn interupts with a smirk and laugh " Araya i know better then to do that, first because you one of the best captains in the fleet and we need our best at the front, and second because you would probably make me eat the desk" he would chuckle at the thought , araya would laugh herself.
Anyways what im about to say is classified , as you know we came in contact with a different timeline similar but different to our own, well we have been exploring it a little, which takes me to why.." a familiar voice interupts quinn " i think I should take it from here admiral, after all me and admiral truh have worked together a few times before " araya without even looking in the voices direction knew who it was , in a serious tone " Drake", he would reply smugly "ah i see you remember me admiral , that makes interductions unecassary then, no shall we?", "you see the federation in this alternate timeline also has a section 31, and we have been sharing information and other sensitive intel, and they provided us with the blueprints to a starship , we've already built the ship, all its missing is a captain and a crew " araya interupts " and you want a patsy to fly it? no thanks" drake would smirk "i knew you would say that admiral, and no we dont want a patsy or flunky , call it a peace offering if you would , when we built this ship only one person came to mind to fly it...you, it has alot of intelligence gear that most other captains would never understand, but you on the other hand have proven your competent when i comes to intelegence devices and gear, anyways admiral you need to go to that once place , you know where its there waiting for you..oh and pick out a good name for it" he would jokingly say "maybe USS Franklin Drake?" he would laugh as he teleported out.
She would look at quinn "mind if i borrow a runabout for me and my bridge crew?" quinn relplied "do you really trust that man?" araya nodding her head slightly " drake is an underhanded person, but when is is direct with what he has to say , he is usually telling the truth" quinn replies "usually?" araya would laugh a little " im gonna get my people together and head there now " president okeg would ask "head where admiral? what place " she would smirk "thats classified mr president, and take my word the least you know the better when it comes to section 31".
Her and her bridge crew boards the danube class runabout and set course for Bepi 113, the place where she first time traveled using the slingshot manuevor.
3 days later they arrive at Bepi 113 the system looks vacant, was drake lying? it wouldnt be the first time or the last "nelen scan this sector , there should be a ship here" the voth would quielty nod and start a full sensor sweep of the sector " nothing admiral , there is no ship here, but i am detecting a unusually large energy anomaly coming from the direction of the star , if i didnt know any better id think there was a cloaked ship there, but the size...the size is enormous , your orders admiral?" "Kudak'ukan move us towards the anomaly , nelen do a more intensive scan of the anomaly, tell me if anything changes".
The small craft slowly appraches the energy anomaly , nelen in an alarmed voice "ADMIRAL SHIP DECLOAKING DEAD AHEAD!!" , a massive ship decloaks right infront of the runabout and hails them "Lowana on screen" araya ordred her twin sister who worked comms, the screen would pop on and a familiar face appeared " ah admiral im glad you remembered , i was getting kinda worried you had gotten lost , anyways heres the ship i was telling you about and its all yours , take good care of it would you? oh and im comendearing the runabout , dont worry it will find its way back to ESD, and do choose a good name would you?", with that the channel closes and they are all teleported to the bridge of the massive ship as drake is teleported to the runabout and goes to warp.
They look around the massive bridge , araya would make her way to the captains chair and takes a seat finding a yellow sticky note she crumbles and place in her pocket , then jokingly asks everyone "So does any see the instruction manuel?" , nelen exile starts to laugh as does everyone else with one exception as a jem'hadar warrior kudak'ukan did not laugh..ever, araya looks over at the stern jem'hadar warrior "well would it hurt you to smile?" he would scowel at her " ok fine forget i mentioned it , helm? set course for ESD warp 6 ....Hit it" the giant ship lurches to life and goes to warp.
The next day they arrive at ESD , after they disembark araya makes her way to quinns office he stands at the window his jaw to the floor looking at the leviathan in his window, "Jorel? you alright there buddy?" he looked over with a shocked looked on his face " is , is that IT?!" araya would grin "yeah thats t , drake wasnt lying" quinn would ask "so what are you going to name it" turning towards the window she smiled "ive always been fascinated by old earth religons and cults, and i took the name of the ancient egyptian goddess of war, pestilence and the desert , when you add it to the ships register add it as the U.S.S. Sekhmet", quinn would ask "what classification is it called" she would look at the little crumpled yellow note she found and laughed "apparently its called a vengeance class inteligence dreadnaught", quinn would nod "so noted uss sekhmet it is"
with that she would teleport back to her new command and await the arrival of her new crew members and new assignments.
Subject : Ship decomission ceremonies
Ship : USS Crazy Horse NCC 2002 - Excelsior Retrofit - Fleet Modifications
Captain : Fleet Admiral, Araya Truh
This dreaded day
She knew this day would come as did her entire crew , it was apparent the old warhorse was no longer the ship is was in its prime, though it had been modified with all the newest tech , it still was falling behind the fleet it was clear he was showing his age and this day would come as it does for all ship and captains.
Arriving at ESD the scene wuld bring a tear to arayas' eye which is no small feat, an honor guard of federation and allied ships lined the path to the outer doors of earth space dock , leading this honor guard was the enterprise, defiant, from the romulan republic the Llisette, and from the KDF the Bortasqu' , which they received an audio from captain koren saying "Honor to you admiral and your ship QA'PLA!!".
The crazy horse made its way slowly towards eternity , what started 2 years ago as a hap hazzard ship assignment aboard a ship that had been wrenched from the scrap yards and returned to service, now was being given honors in 2 years so much had changed so many conflicts so many lost, and the crazy horse had somehow been in and distinguished itself in every major battle.
Te outer doors opened and the crazy horse slid inside , its outter hull showed the scars of its many fights and trials a few places along its armor belt showed signs of buckling , so many battles in such a short time with and the crazy horse had seen them through it all never failing to stand in defiance even against long odds, truely living up to its name sake.
The docking clamps engaged the gangway attached as the crew began departing from the old ship, araya stayed till only her and her XO the Jem'Hadar Kuadk'Ukan remained on the bridge , she looked over at him he nodded then left the bridge, she walked around , the seat she sat in during so many events , the memories flooded back as if they had just happened she choked back the tears as she made her way around the bridge then stopping at the ships plaque a bronzed image of the sioux chief crazy horse in raised relief on mounted charge with the words "Honor the charge , in defiance we stand".
She took her kerchief from her pocket and buffed it the best she could , then walked to the turbo lift saying "computer lights" as the bridge went dark the turbolift closed.
After departure she was summoned to admiral quinns office , walking in she noticed he wasnt alone , president okeg was there as was a member of the federation historical society, she walked in "Jorel im here as you asked" nodding in acknowledgment of okeg "Mr President",
Quinn stood up from his seat "ah araya good timing , we were just talking about you " araya replied with some wit " all good i hope" she laughed a little as did quinn " Of course araya you've been a shining example of starfleet and the federation ever since you took command of the USS Oakland , after we lost captain taggart" , she looked down remembering her old academy instructor who she admired his tough but fare demeanor, "we've lost alot of good officers havent we" quinn walked around his desk and placed his hand reasuringly on her shoulder "yeah , yeah we have , we wont ever forget" the president would chime in " their sacrifices will never be forgotten , its because of their bravery we still stand , and with two new allies".
Araya fought back her emotions part of her wanted to rip the saurians throat out because it sounded more like a political stump speech then actually having any meaning behind the words, she replied as nice as she could " Mr president?" jorel noticed the slight tone in arayas voice , he knew it all to well and knew her temper "araya the president mean anything disrespectf.." araya would interupt him mid sentence "Mr president? you right , they will never be forgotten, you were saying jorel?" quinn smirked relising araya had grown into her rank , from the hot headed kid who broke his nose just a year prior, "noting araya , it was nothing".
The four people walked towards the far window which overlooked earth, she noticed the crazy horse was under tow but was not being towed in the usual way it shouldve been , she spun around 180 degrees coming nose to nose with quinn her eyes squinted her face stern "where in the hell are they taking my ship!!" she snarled " calm down araya" she cut him off "i SAID where in the goddamn hell are those clown taking my ship!!".
Just then Jeff reece of the fedration historical society spoke up " Admiral i can answer the question if you may" , without warning she grabs the poor guy and slams him against the wall " where in the hell are you taking my ship, and if i dont like the answer your gonna spend a week in sick bay", the guys nervously replied "uh well uhm i" the president interupts " admiral that will be enough, the crazy horse has been decomissioned it is no longer "your ship", and since it played such a pivotal role in so many things that has reshaped the federation and the alpha and beta quadrants, we donated it to the historical society to be used as a floating museum to inspire future generations of you and your crews accomplishments".
She let go of reece and slyly remarked "well why didnt you say so in the first place" quinn replied "well we were going to but you didnt give us a chance" araya wacthes as the crazy horse slides silently under towards its new berth "sorry ...its just the that ship seen us thorugh so much, kept us alive when other ships , more modern ships perished, its more then a ship to me and my crew , its like a member of our family", reece would laugh a little " well aleast this time i didnt get my ribs broke, when the USS Lakota was made into a museum piece , its captain broke my ribs because he thought we were going to scrap it ".
Reece would continue " Admiral i disagree with the president respectfully , the crazy horse is and always will be yours and your crews ship and you are all welcome aboard her" she interrupts "him, its a him we refer to the crazy horse as a him" reece apologetically replies " Sorry him", he shook her hand as he took his leave of the group.
Admiral quinn motions for araya and the president to follow him , the three make their way back to quinns office "now for your next assignment araya" she scowled at quinn her eyes like laser piercing at him " If you think im flying a desk" quinn interupts with a smirk and laugh " Araya i know better then to do that, first because you one of the best captains in the fleet and we need our best at the front, and second because you would probably make me eat the desk" he would chuckle at the thought , araya would laugh herself.
Anyways what im about to say is classified , as you know we came in contact with a different timeline similar but different to our own, well we have been exploring it a little, which takes me to why.." a familiar voice interupts quinn " i think I should take it from here admiral, after all me and admiral truh have worked together a few times before " araya without even looking in the voices direction knew who it was , in a serious tone " Drake", he would reply smugly "ah i see you remember me admiral , that makes interductions unecassary then, no shall we?", "you see the federation in this alternate timeline also has a section 31, and we have been sharing information and other sensitive intel, and they provided us with the blueprints to a starship , we've already built the ship, all its missing is a captain and a crew " araya interupts " and you want a patsy to fly it? no thanks" drake would smirk "i knew you would say that admiral, and no we dont want a patsy or flunky , call it a peace offering if you would , when we built this ship only one person came to mind to fly it...you, it has alot of intelligence gear that most other captains would never understand, but you on the other hand have proven your competent when i comes to intelegence devices and gear, anyways admiral you need to go to that once place , you know where its there waiting for you..oh and pick out a good name for it" he would jokingly say "maybe USS Franklin Drake?" he would laugh as he teleported out.
She would look at quinn "mind if i borrow a runabout for me and my bridge crew?" quinn relplied "do you really trust that man?" araya nodding her head slightly " drake is an underhanded person, but when is is direct with what he has to say , he is usually telling the truth" quinn replies "usually?" araya would laugh a little " im gonna get my people together and head there now " president okeg would ask "head where admiral? what place " she would smirk "thats classified mr president, and take my word the least you know the better when it comes to section 31".
Her and her bridge crew boards the danube class runabout and set course for Bepi 113, the place where she first time traveled using the slingshot manuevor.
3 days later they arrive at Bepi 113 the system looks vacant, was drake lying? it wouldnt be the first time or the last "nelen scan this sector , there should be a ship here" the voth would quielty nod and start a full sensor sweep of the sector " nothing admiral , there is no ship here, but i am detecting a unusually large energy anomaly coming from the direction of the star , if i didnt know any better id think there was a cloaked ship there, but the size...the size is enormous , your orders admiral?" "Kudak'ukan move us towards the anomaly , nelen do a more intensive scan of the anomaly, tell me if anything changes".
The small craft slowly appraches the energy anomaly , nelen in an alarmed voice "ADMIRAL SHIP DECLOAKING DEAD AHEAD!!" , a massive ship decloaks right infront of the runabout and hails them "Lowana on screen" araya ordred her twin sister who worked comms, the screen would pop on and a familiar face appeared " ah admiral im glad you remembered , i was getting kinda worried you had gotten lost , anyways heres the ship i was telling you about and its all yours , take good care of it would you? oh and im comendearing the runabout , dont worry it will find its way back to ESD, and do choose a good name would you?", with that the channel closes and they are all teleported to the bridge of the massive ship as drake is teleported to the runabout and goes to warp.
They look around the massive bridge , araya would make her way to the captains chair and takes a seat finding a yellow sticky note she crumbles and place in her pocket , then jokingly asks everyone "So does any see the instruction manuel?" , nelen exile starts to laugh as does everyone else with one exception as a jem'hadar warrior kudak'ukan did not laugh..ever, araya looks over at the stern jem'hadar warrior "well would it hurt you to smile?" he would scowel at her " ok fine forget i mentioned it , helm? set course for ESD warp 6 ....Hit it" the giant ship lurches to life and goes to warp.
The next day they arrive at ESD , after they disembark araya makes her way to quinns office he stands at the window his jaw to the floor looking at the leviathan in his window, "Jorel? you alright there buddy?" he looked over with a shocked looked on his face " is , is that IT?!" araya would grin "yeah thats t , drake wasnt lying" quinn would ask "so what are you going to name it" turning towards the window she smiled "ive always been fascinated by old earth religons and cults, and i took the name of the ancient egyptian goddess of war, pestilence and the desert , when you add it to the ships register add it as the U.S.S. Sekhmet", quinn would ask "what classification is it called" she would look at the little crumpled yellow note she found and laughed "apparently its called a vengeance class inteligence dreadnaught", quinn would nod "so noted uss sekhmet it is"
with that she would teleport back to her new command and await the arrival of her new crew members and new assignments.
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