Back to Square One......

[Mich Johnson 0]

Captain Michaels enters Main Engineering finding it to be covered with derbie from the celling and computer consols as well as smoke and electric discharges going off left and right. He looks around to see if he can find anyone. After a minute he calls out:

 

Michaels: Mr. Johnson!?!?

 

The captain waits about ten seconds when a Jeffries Tube hatch opens and Lt.jg. Johnson crawls out with an engineering tool kit. As he gets stands up the captain notices his uniform is ragged and he has a large cut above his left eye.

 

Michales: Johnson your bleeding.

 

Johnson: I'm all right captain.

 

Michales: No your not.

 

The captain grabs an emergency med kit from Scherer's office and takes it to Johnson. He pulls out a medical tissue generator and begins to heal Johnson's wound.

 

Johnson: I told you I'm fine.

 

Michales: Not with me as your doctor, now hold still. Besides, with 1Lt. Scherer in Sick Bay your the only real engineer I got.

 

Johnson: Aye sir.

 

Michales: So, how is he?

 

Johnson: Fine. He should be back up and about in a day or so.

 

The captain finishes his treatment and places the generator back in the medical kit and sets it aside. He turns to Johnson and says:

 

Michales: Well, if it isn't good news I don't even want to hear it.

 

Johnson: Then I'm afraid your not going to listen. Looks like we're back to square one. The damage from the Romulan Raptors has critacly damaged the ship. We are functioning under axilery power and we have three major hull breches on the lower saucer section, neck section, and another just off our port side.

 

Michales: Are they secure?

 

Johnson: For the moment. I've managed to transfer emergency power the the structual integrity grid and errect emergency force fields around those sections.

 

Michales: And our primary shields?

 

Johnson: Gone. The grid was completly destroyed by the attack. If we go back there it would mean sending us to our deaths.

 

The captain looks down to the controls with an agitated look. He looks up at Johnson.

 

Michales: How about weapons?

 

Johnson: I might be able to give you a few weak phaser shots and a few photon torpedos, but that's about it.

 

Michales: And the warp core?

 

Johnson looks over at the core and his previous readings.

 

Johnson: I need to find a way to stabalize the antimatter containment filed before we can even bring the core back online. However, there might be additional damage that I'm not aware of and could result further damage to the ship or the core.

 

The captain walks towards the core the looks up.

 

Michales: But if we stay here it could mean trouble if the Romulans decide to come after us.

 

Johnson: That is true captain.

 

Michales: Well I've been around the block a few times and I know when to take certain chances. Let's get this core back up and running.

 

Johnson: Us?

 

Michales: Of coruse. Two heads are better than one and it's been awhile since I've gotten my hands dirty tinking with starship repair.

 

Both men smile and get down to work.