Divided

[***Dhivael Action***]

Before the Ops officer places the call, they are hailed by Starfleet Command.

RSE Dhivael is ordered to Delta III to aide and assist USS Aryes in a recovery mission.

[Riov Liordra t'Takar]

An oath rose to her lips and she suppressed it. The coincidence was too great. Somehow Starfleet had either found out about or strongly suspected the Rihannsu interest in the crash site. Both the Tal'Shiar and Starfleet would expect them to work to insure the other did not have access to the information.

"Acknowledge the orders."

They were on final approach. If Aryes had been told Dhivael was coming she could expect a hail to welcome them, if they had not, their arrival might engender a more hostile response.

[Captain Shran]

"Captain, I've got a Romulan Bird of Prey straying over to our side of the zone here. Shran stood from his command chair and looked over at his tactical officer.

"Open hailing frequencies," responded the Andorian. "And stay at Yellow Alert." He turned toward the viewscreen and watched the approaching Warbird.


"Romulan Warbird, this is Captain Shran of the USS Aryes. You are violating Federation space. Identify yourself and reveal your purpose."

[Riov Liordra t'Takar]

Violating Federation space indeed. She bit back a retort while opening a comm.

"This is RSE Dhivael. We have been ordered here by Starfleet Command to assist you. I will transmit a copy of our orders to you for verification."

She activated her own console and transferred the information, then waited on Shran's response.

[Captain Shran]

The female Romulan commander appeared on the viewscreen accompanied by the familiar two-tone chime. After she spoke Shran waited for the nod from his temporary operations officer before continuing.

"It seems questionable to me that Starfleet would call for a Romulan ship from across the border to assist us in a crash recovery." He resumes his seat in his command chair. "Could, you clear up why you have been sent to assist us?"

[Lt Aidan McKenzie]

He had spotted the Romulan Bird as it came closer on the Romulan side of this neutral zone. As soon as it penetrated into Federation space, he reported this to Captain Shran

"Captain, I've got a Romulan Bird of Prey straying over to our side of the zone here

He ordered to Open hailing frequencies and stay at Yellow Alert "Yes, sir" He opened the comm and the female Commander came on screen and listened as the two Captain's talked

[erei'Riov Saren Zareth]

He heard the incomming hail from the Federation ship. His brow inched upward when the Captain of the vessel accused the Dhivael of violating Federation space. He spoke in a soft voice, at a level where only the Riov would hear "Are we not their allies at this time? Violating their space would seem irrevelant"

When the Captain's visage came on screen, he was surprised to see an Andrian, but he cooly masked his reaction

[Capt Inid Kiara]

"Sir should I call up evasives and attack runs." She felt it was prudent to be ready just in case. While they were in an alliance it was still hard to put centuries of distrust aside.

[Reha Khev]

She looked up as she heard the Federation accent. It was the first thing since leaving that got her to stop her study. She listened with the ear of linguist for pitch/tone while noting the placement of different parts of speech. She looked at the view screen and saw a few officers on the bridge.

Why would he ask, "Could, you clear up why you have been sent to assist us?" Did he not hear, the Riov was sending a copy of our orders. Why would that not be sufficient? Her bows knitted together. She continued to listen with more then the usual attentiveness.

[Captain Shran]

Shran heard the suggestion from his helmswoman and seriously considered it. A Warbird crossing into Federation space was not something he took lightly... alliance or no alliance...

He nodded once to the marine captain. "Evasive only, and hold any further actions till I say so."

[Lt Aidan McKenzie]

Automatic targeting sensors locked onto the war bird's weapon's array and engineering sections, but as per Captain's orders, he didn't fire and hoped he wouldn't need to

[Riov Liordra t'Takar]

Oct 27, 2008 10:49:07 GMT -5 Captain Shran said:

The female Romulan commander appeared on the viewscreen accompanied by the familiar two-tone chime. After she spoke Shran waited for the nod from his temporary operations officer before continuing.

"It seems questionable to me that Starfleet would call for a Romulan ship from across the border to assist us in a crash recovery." He resumes his seat in his command chair. "Could, you clear up why you have been sent to assist us?"

"An excellent question, Captain Shran. One I would very much like to ask, but it is not my place to question the orders given to us." She replied coolly. "The RSE Dhivael has been an active member of the Alliance Fleet for more than a year now with both Romulan and Federation officers serving aboard, including... Andorians." she paused to allow him to consider the information. "Perhaps as this mission progresses, we will be given additional information as to what Starfleet wishes." She gave him one of her best diplomatic smiles. "As you have had the benefit of arriving first, I would appreciate a copy of any information you have gathered so far, so that we may determine how we might best be of assistance to you."

[Capt Inid Kiara]

"Yes sir, evasives only and already on line."

[Captain Shran]

Shran's face is unreadable and unsmiling, his antennae still. "We have done nothing yet but scan the crash sight. It is a Borg sphere." He pauses a moment to let her consider that information.

"My First Officer was about to lead an expedition down to the surface. You are more than welcome to send a team down yourself... but of course I'm sure you wouldn't object if I sent some of my own personnel along with you... in the name of cooperation..."

[Veralen Sahen]

She looked at her scans and softly stated so no one could hear her especially the Feddies. "Favdt."

Then in an even voice not loud enough to sound alarmed but loud enough for the Riov to hear.

"Riov, they have weapons aimed at us and while the scan is inconclusive I would assume they were charged. Suggest we follow their lead and have ours charged. They have shown over the centuries they can't be trusted and don't trust us."