Vincent had told Nicole and Acrylos NOT TO DO IT. Acrylos however remained convinced that the NX Class could be saved if they could just keep it from disappearing. Acrylos had worked with the equations that allowed the temporal flow to let the ghostly Lexington keep disappearing.
Acrylos believed that the Lexington was caught in a temporal warp dating back to time spent by Captain James Shackleford and her crew at Outpost 294 more than 200 years ago before it was even known as the Omega Planet. Acrylos, a brilliant engineer and physicist believed that the Lexington's temporal problems stemmed from exposure to Omega molecules on or near the outpost.
To Acrylos, this was like finding the Santa Maria intact in the Gulf of Mexico. Whatever was necessary to save her, was simply that necessary.
Once the ground was frozen, the Omega exposure was limited. The activity of the molecules which caused the temporal disturbance were made dormant by the extreme cold. As with the Prometheus Class being refurbished by the Jarada at Jersey, Acrylos, Nicole, Captain S'Nii and Lt. Magenta Coren coordinated similar construction at Boston.
The work was extremely cold but bringing the dinosaur to live became the joy of everyone working on her. Acrylos and Cinnamon Leo worked very closely to bring the ship up operational.
Acrylos called Captain S'Nii up to the bridge area. He looked at and smiled, "Start her up."
There was a lot of clapping. Acrylos' entire engineering class gathered to watch as Captain S'Nii sat at the helm and began to engage the lifting thrusts.
AS SOON AS SHE DID SO, the Glacier created by the freezing of the Lexington began to spread like wildfire.
"Shut it down!!", Acrylos screamed. Everyone rushed outside the ship. The glacier was headed for Boston. Acrylos was terrified. He was reminded of the frozen ice age caused in an attempt to stop an Omega fire on Outpost 294. He immediately wanted to sound the alarm. The crew raced into Boston.
The city was engulf by ice. The blizzard was extremely cold. Many of the homes were not heated. The climate was supposed to be controlled. Acrylos and Nicole rushed for the Federation Complex in Boston and informed Vincent of the incident.
The Commodore was furious but headed out to Boston. Vincent, dressed in a parka met them at the Federation complex. Boston looked horrible. People were in the streets standing around barrels with materials lit on fire.
Acrylos explained the situation to Vincent. There must be dormant Omega in the clouds of the Typhon Expanse. When the Lexington is activated the molecules are accelerated. Because of control put in place, either naturally or perhaps by the previous inhabitants of Outpost 394, the planet cools drastically to stop any reaction.
Vincent looked Acrylos, "So what is the solution?"
"We need to get the Lexington in space and away from the colony. The trouble is in order to do that her engines must be running but at minimum power so as not to create a castastrophic ice age on the colony.", Acrylos explained.
"There is no way to do that.", Acrylos explained.
Vincent looked at Acrylos, "What if we started it lifting thrusters and then towed it into space using the renovated Prometheus."
"You would have to be flying in at a very extreme rate of speed and literally snag it on the way by and yet have enough torque to lift up off the ground because the Lexington weighs nearly three times what the Prometheus would way.", Acrylos explained.
"We have to do this.", Vincent explained.
"Nicole and Acrylos, you are with me. Captain S'Nii, prepare the lifting thrusters on the Lexington. We may get only one shot at this.", Vincent explained.
Vincent and his staff went to Jersey. General Smith had the Prometheus nearly complete. Unlike the Elizabeth, having the mostly intact haul of the original USS Wrath of Achilles had made the project much quicker. The Jarada General almost started to laugh when Vincent explained the plan.
"It will never work.", General Smith scoffed.
"It has to.", Vincent responded.
Vincent, Nicole, Acrylos and a bunch of students and some Jarada service personal boarded the Prometheus.
Vincent looked at Nicole, "This is it. This better work."
Nicole was standing back. Vincent patted the Executive Officer chair, "You have the title, you might as well use the damn chair."
Vincent looked at the helmsperson, "Ok, let's do this thing."
The Prometheus lifted off the docking platforms and headed for Boston. As the ship got closer to the Lexington, Vincent ordered Captain S'Nii and Cinnamon Leo to start the lifting thrusters.
The helmsperson looked back at Vincent, "I don't think I can do this."
Vincent smiled, "Ma'am. You are a graduate of the Omega Academy. I have faith in the school and in you."
"I am not a graduate, sir.", the cadet responded.
"If you pull this off, you will be.", the Commodore laughed.
"Yes, sir.", you could here the sheer joy in his voice.
The Prometheus dived towards the Lexington.
"Mr. Teero, this is the biggest fishing trip ever. You need this to work. Let's catch us a big one.", Vincent spoke through the comm-link.
"Pull up, you're too low.", Vincent yelled.
The helmsmen pulled up the nose of the Prometheus.
Vincent yelled into the comm-link, "Do we got her."
"We got her!", Acrylos yelled back. There was loud cheering as the Prometheus pulled the larger NX class into space.
=[= Captain S'Nii, are you all right =]=
=-= The Omega Reaction is not stopping, Commodore. The ship is being torn apart. =-=
"Beam the entire Lexington crew to Cargo Bay II", Vincent ordered.
Nicole looked at Vincent, "What are you going to do?"
"What must be done.", Vincent responded.
Captain S'Nii, Lt. Magenta Coren and Cinnamon Leo came to the Prometheus bridge. Vincent turned around, "Captain S'Nii, being a Captain in Star Fleet often requires very difficult decisions. That is your ship. You brought her to life but she poses a threat to the Phoenix Colony. The decision is yours."
The Vulcan looked at Magenta and Cinnamon and back to the helm, "Fire!!"
The Prometheus unleashed her might on the Lexington exploding the floating museum in space. The explosion against the purple and blue clouds of the Typhon Expanse was very impressive to watch.
Vincent looked at Captain S'Nii, "I now know that you will do what is necessary to protect the colony. It is my honor to award the command of the newly dubbed USS Wrath of Prometheus to you, Captain S'Nii. Protect us with all her might."
"I would be honored.", the Vulcan responded.
Vincent, Nicole and Acrylos landed at Boston to see the melting snow and the climate warming back up. Vincent was very happy to see the end of the very challenging day and walked up to the top of the Boston hotel. He was standing there. It was cool but not cold. You could see your breath. He looked out in the distance.
It must have been the clouds in the night. It had to be. That stuff just does not happen. Vincent saw the Lexington hovering above the Dunes and then disappear.
"Good bye, old friend.", Vincent whispered.
Posted by:
Commodore Vincent Viceroy
Star Fleet Commanding Officer
Phoenix Colony
Pheonix Fleet
Commander Acrylos Teero
Chief Engineer
Phoenix Colony
Phoenix Fleet
Vice Admiral Nicole Branson
Star Fleet Executive Officer
Phoenix Colony
Phoenix Fleet
