A NEW DAY DAWNING

[galan]

He taps his communicator and orders.

"Flight operations, I want you to dispatch 2 fighters to rendezvous with the shuttle craft. Communications, raise the New York and find out why she deployed Erein Tecaz."

[H'daen tr'Kayton]

Taping his communicator he replies

"ie,Rekkhai"

"Your with me LilTex" he yells as he climbs into his fighter followed by his gunner

Liltex and her Gunner get in their fighter, as they power up

"+T+ Reaper to OPS Fighter 1 & 2 ready for launch" he states as he watches the launch bay the lights around the Containment Field go from red to yellow, the other pilots clear the area, then they go from yellow to green

Both fighters Launch as they clear the Dhivael the Fighter bay lights turn back to red

"+T+ Reaper to Dhivael in route ETA 15 minutes" He says

Seeing the shuttle is from the New York, and knowing the Leih would not send them if it was not suspicious "+T+ LilTex Hawk Pattern Alpha" he orders

"+T+ LilTex> ie,Rekkhai" she replies as the fighters spread apart and head for the shuttle

[tecaz]

After leaving the New York he sets his coordinates toward the last known position of the Dhivael. Knowing she might be cloaked he starts an automatic encrypted message with ship ID and purpose to the Dhivael. Traveling at warp 4.5 would take a while to get there so he places the shuttle on automatic and retires for a few hours of rest.

A few hours later he hears the proximity alarm go off and he groggily turns to the instruments. There he sees on long range the Dhivael. Before he has a chance to hail her he is challenged himself.

"Rihannsu shuttle , who are you and what are your intentions?" Came the voice of communications from the Warbird.

"RSE Dhivael this is the shuttle Tomalok from the USS New York. I am erie'Arrain Taev Tecaz former operations officer. I have received orders to report to the Dhivael as communications officer TDY."

After a few minutes he hears, "Shuttle Tomalok, you are ordered to stand off 10,000 klicks, do not, I repeat do not approach the Dhivael until you are cleared."

"Ie, Dhivael understood," he replies, puzzled that they seem not to be aware of his assignment. As he continues to head toward the 10,000 klick perimeter his sensors show the launch of 2 Scorpion fighters.

[***Dhivael Action***]

Action: The Shuttle Tomalok appears to go 'dead' in space.

[tmeryl]

T'meryl watched the sensors trained on the shuttle Tomalok as 2 Scorpion fighters launched.

"Riov" she reported, "The shuttle just lost all power, sir. I am unable to read any life signs, there seems to a energy flux around the shuttle." She checked the sensors again. "No explanation for the lost of power. "

[H'daen tr'Kayton]

Fighters reach the shuttle and go into a stander position, has he looks at the shuttle

"+T+ Reaper to Dhivael the shuttles name is Tomalok it bares the USS New York markings, at present time shuttle is a floater" He reports as he scans it

LilTex is position behind the Tomalok with her guns locked on it

As he scans it he picks up no life signs and a strange energy flux around the shuttle as it sits powerless

he sends his scan info to the Dhivael "+T+" Dhivael are you reading this" he asks with a pause "I can tractor it back to the Dhivael on your orders" he replies

As he and LilTex set and keep a watch on the shuttle

[galan]

He hears T'meryl report the condition of the shuttle. Reasoning quickly, he comes to the conclusion that whether or not this is part of the test he now had an alliance shuttle apparently in distress. Since there was still the element of unknown intentions he made his decision.

"Communications, tell the fighters to observe only. We will be launching a shuttle with aid. The first priority of the fighters is to protect our shuttle."

Tapping his comm. badge he says, "Doctor Cunningham report to shuttle bay one with a full med. Kit." And in the next moment he commands, "Sergeant Claness prepare a long range shuttle immediately for departure."

Turning he snaps, " Erein T'meryl , Daise t'Stellam, I want you both to report to the shuttle bay and assist. Daise, I want you all armed in case this is a ruse. EreinTei tie science into your station." Again speaking into his communicator on his arm. "Captain Kor report top the Oira."

[Lyretha t'Stellam]

The first drill had been successful, in fact from her perspective, better than she had anticipated. A comm had already been sent to Kor stating how well the group sent to Engineering had done. Not one of the Galae "invaders" had made it through the Marine guard. She had wished to perform a second drill where the two groups would work together, but the Lieh's orders to investigate the shuttle and then to report to Shuttle Bay 1, overrode that desire. Before she exited, she turned to the Lieh,

"Rekkhai, I believe we should contact the Testing Facility regarding Tomalok. If this is one of their planned tests, then there is no concern, however if they have no previous knowledge, as we did not, of this transfer, it would be wise to inform them."

[galan]

"Agreed Daise. We shall be contacting the facility. They would first observe how we were handling the situation. The proper steps have been taken. However before we have been able to contact them an Alliance shuttle as mysteriously stopped dead in space with an unexplained flux field around it. That is first priority. Understood?."

Turning to communications. "Inform the training facility of the situation. Request permission to contact Alliance headquarters to check out the transfer orders."

[Lyretha t'Stellam]

She set her jaw tightly, her words tight as well.
"Ssuaj-ha, Rekkhai" (Understood, Sir.)
Saluting, she exited the oira. Though they had not yet had their first formal engagement with the Testing Facility already the Lieh was snapping at the oira officers. A calm assessment was what was needed. If the situation was as critical as the Lieh seemed to believe, why had they not also gone to alert status and why order her to the shuttle bay along with the Maenek? A Dheno team was more than capable of handling most low level security concerns.

[tmeryl]

T'meryl released the science station to EreinTei and exited the oira. She made her way to the shuttle bay, picking up the tricorder on the way.

[H'daen tr'Kayton]

Receiving orders to observe only the fighters stay 30 clicks alway form the shuttle

"+T+ Reaper to Dhivael we are staying 30 clicks from shuttle an observing as ordered" he reports

LilTex moves her fighter 30 clicks behind he shuttle but keeps her guns targeted on it

We watch the shuttle as we wait for our shuttle to arrive

[Veralen Sahen]

She was at her station, more alert then before she felt the unease. This was her first shakedown, and for some reason it suddenly hit her. But that nagging feeling would not leave.

[MCapt. Imaru Kor]

She was on her way back to her office after giving the Marines some task to work on. She had told them they needed to study the engineering layout. While others seem pleased, to her the slight hesitations grated on her. They needed to move seamlessly, quick, and sure.

Her comm chirped, "le, Leih on my way. Kor out"

Her pace quickened reaching the TL, she entered as the doors hissed closed she turned faced the front, "Oria"

A few seconds later she stepped off the TL and walked directly to the Leih.

"Leih, Kor reporting as order."

[thalev]

Hearing the orders from the Oira he quickly jumps down from the Scorpion. He had been contemplating his new name and actually found it quite amusing.

Locating the long range shuttle he starts to do the power up. Waiting for his passengers he checks his weapons belt. All is in order.

"Flight control, Shuttle Falcon powering up. Clear us for immediate departure."