"Silver Fever"

[Garnoopy 0]

Lieutenant Commander Garnoopy

Chief Engineer

 

Lieutenant Spencer Goad

Chief Science Officer

 

Joint Log Stardate 50401.09

“Silver Fever”

 

Garnoopy stepped into the large shuttle which had been fitted with the science module. He glanced around, then moved over to a panel, "Come on in Lieutenant, she appears to be in one piece even after time traveling with this ship."

 

"That's a good thing..." Spencer replied as stepped into the shuttle.

 

Garnoopy chuckled while activating main power, "She'll get us down there and back."

 

Spencer smiled as he started to check on the shuttle's main science systems, "Remind me again... what is the exact type of material we are looking for down there?"

 

"Silver. The exact compound is on this padd,” Garnoopy said as he leaned over and set the padd he had been holding next to Spencer.

 

"Shouldn't be too hard to find... Earth had, err, does have plenty of this around in 2600bc. " Spencer said while leaning back to watch the systems finish powering up.

 

Garnoopy leaned against the engineering panel as the computer preformed a level 3 diagnostic of systems, "That's good. Without the silver we're not going anywhere anytime soon."

 

Spencer picked up the padd, reading a few more of the details, "Of course I have to find us someplace to go. At this point all my simulations keep coming up as dead ends. Warp power will be necessary I'm sure though"

 

"I'm sure you'll find a way to get us home" Garnoopy said. The panel behind him beeped and he turned, but continued talking, "To get that warp drive though, we need this silver. Who do we want to drag along with us on this mission to ancient Earth?"

 

"Well, I think we need 4 or 5 people, especially since we plan on doing some drilling. My folks are mostly busy with this temporal problem, and I'm sure yours are with the warp core?" Spencer said while turning to see what the beeping was about.

 

Garnoopy nodded, "All of my engineers are needed on the ship, but I'll be coming along, so another engineer really isn't needed. I'd like to bring at least two security officers along though. Commander Precip is a requirement."

 

Spencer nodded in agreement, "Perhaps Lieutenant McFly as well? What about someone from medical? Just in case..."

 

Garnoopy frowned, "Dr. Mele is tied up I'm sure with other issues. I'd recommend Dr. Farron but she can be" Garnoopy paused, "Difficult at times."

 

Spencer rubbed his chin slightly, "Well, even so, I would agree that she is the best choice given the circumstances."

 

Garnoopy sighed, "I agree. We need a medical officer and she's the choice."

 

Spencer nodded, "Shall I contact them and have them report here?"

 

"As soon as we finish here we'll contact them. For now we need to finalize the details of the mission" Garnoopy said. "For starters, do you have any idea where to begin to look for the silver?"

 

"Well, I have some initial scans of the surface from our probe. I have several areas identified here as the best places to start our search. Another priority is to locate any settlements... don't want to make a surprise visit to Pharaoh" Spencer said while chuckling slightly.

 

Garnoopy chuckled, "No, we don't. Where is the silver located? Underground or above?"

 

Spencer leaned forward and tapped a few things into the console in front of him, "Mostly underground, although there could be areas where it sticks up above. I won't know for sure until we get more detailed scans."

 

”The Egyptians used a lot of silver and gold, which means they had mines, correct?" Garnoopy said.

 

"Yes, they did. However I'm afraid that won't be of much use to us. We likely can't remove silver from those areas without affecting the timeline." Spencer replied. "An abandoned mine might be a possibility however... they might have left something behind"

 

Garnoopy nodded, "That sounds like the easiest method, find an abandoned mine. We'll have to see what we find when we get there I guess."

 

"I suppose we need to wear some "native" clothing?" Spencer said. "That would be one thing I'm not greatly looking forward to."

 

"Oh come now Lieutenant, afraid to show a little skin?" Garnoopy said, a grin spreading across his face.

 

Spencer grinned and turned to look at Garnoopy, "Not really... just scared of what the rest of you will look like."

 

Garnoopy laughed, "I'll inform Commander Precip of your concerns about his security contingent."

 

Spencer nodded while still smiling, "Alright, you do that." Spencer paused and glanced at his consoles. "Well, I think we are just about ready are we not?"

 

Garnoopy turned and looked at the readings on his panel, "All systems show green to go. I'd say things are ready. We just need to get the proper clothing and personnel."

 

"Alright, let's do it." Spencer said.