Mission 1: Resistance is not futile

[John Roberts]

The battle raged, "Bloody Pirates!" he heard an officer shout. It was soon delt with and under control, thankfully the serenity hadnt suffered much damage.

"Damage report" John barked.

"Nothing major to report sir, a small hull breech on deck 7 through to 9, besides that where fine" reported the ops officer.

"Sir, we are reciving a distress call, from a planet on the outer limits off federation space" Scofield shouted.

"Lay in a course Captain, warp 7.5" John paused a few moments, "Engage"

[3.4 hours later]

John called all the senior officers into the observation lounge for a breifing, John was the first to enter, and he remained standing until the other officers arrived. once they had all arrived, John began.

"3.4 hours ago, we intercepted a distess call from a federation planet on the out edges of federation space. Astar, home to the Astarians, has been under attack for the past six months from a borg cube, and has refused starfleets assistance, starfleet intellenge has suggests that there is a small pocket of resistance in a town, with some 200 people remaining." John was stoped mid flow by Solaris asking a question.

"How have they managed to last so long?" Jenn said, puzzled.

"Thats what starfleet whats sample of, the Astarians have a natural resitance to borg assmilation technology, and starfleet wants a sample of the resistant strain of DNA at all costs" Pausing again, "Any questions?" John ended, waiting for any questions people may have.

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[cyklus]

the captain said "sir shall i get the argo on standby, ill get all shuttle check and if need be a full service before we leave the ship"

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[John Roberts]

"Yes, it would be wise to do so, as we will be heading down to the surface, thoose who will be going down are yet to be decied" John repllied.

John began to think for a moment, "We will need a contact down on the surface of the planet, Scofield, thats you job, find some where the away team can seek shelter if we are unable to transport you out for what ever reason." John informed him.

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[Jenifer Solaris]

Jenn looked around, no one had any questions, as the Admiral had layed the mission objectives out so clearly, how Michael was to get a contact, she wasnt sure, but it wasnt an im possible task to complte.

The senior officers filtered out onto the bridge, and she took her up her post at her terminal. Jenn wondered though how good the immunity was, and how it would aftect human, as well as other federation species' DNA.

[John Roberts]

There where just 4 hours till the Serenity and her crew would arrive at Astar, and then most likely would be quite slow in progression, as it would take time for Scofield to build up any kind of relationship with one of the Atarians.

Starfleet hadnt supplied them with much intel, which was an annoyance, they didnt even know who was leading the resitance against the borg, John was as much aware as the rest of the crew to what they may face upon arriving at Astar, for all he knew there could be more than on Borg cube by now, or no Borg cube at all. This was a dout though, the Borg most likely wouldnt have left, when they want a job doing, they don't stop until it is.

"Solaris, prepare a small team of marines, I want the village scouting so we know the lay out at least, gain any info that may help Scofield in fufilling his vurrent objectives"

(Solaris)

[scofield]

Michael, like most of the others abaord this ship, had never had an encounter of any kind with the borg, he felt lucky, but at the same time slightly worried of what the Serenity may encounter once they arrived, the cube may have possibly finished repairs and irradicated the computer virus, or they may have compltely shut down.

There wasnt long until they where due to arrive, so Michael began to read up on the Astarian's and their customs.

[cyklus]

Captain Cyklus had finished the last minute adjustments to the argo, he had done a few things to it that enhanced the performance and that the Admiral would like. the vehicle had been moved back into place and locked for transport, the captain pressed his com badge,

"Admiral, the argo and shuttle is ready for the away team"

he made his way back to the bridge to take control of the flight control panel and resumed his duty.

[John Roberts]

"ETA till arrival?" John asked.

"5 minutes sir" the conn officer replied

"take us into a staionary orbit, I want some one watching that dam cube the whole time we are here!" John barked.

Solaris knew this would be her job, after all, Scofield was to be searching for a contact down on the planets surface, annoying it was somthing starfleet intel hadnt been bothered to set up before the Serenity was deployed for this mission, and it was somthing that could tip the balence of t either being a success, or failure, and John didnt taqke to kindly to failure, and nither did starfleet command.

[scofield]

"Scofield, begin attepmts to make contact with an Astarian" came Admiral Roberts' voice.

Michael started by scaning the planets serface, so he could concentrate his efforts in highly populated areas. There seemed to be a patteren emerging, 200 people left, and all in one localised area of the planet, as if rounded like cattle.

There was one building in particular where the most people gathered, all be it only 30 people when at its most busy time. Michael began to try and hail the building, there was never a response, alomst as if they wheren't even being recived. "Sir, we are being hailed!" Scofield shouted.

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"Resistance is futile, we will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own"

The sound of a dull drones voice came over the comm systems, then, before anyone had chance to say anything, there where Borg all over the ship, although the trasports seemed to be random, and within seconds they had dematerialized again.

"Sir, the transporting of borg drones is random, and is often not complted or has to be aborted, also, I am reading several small vessles coming our way from the planets surface" the officer from ops said, during this time Michael's attention had been diverted from the planet to the cube, a job Jenn was no dout good enough to deal with, yet, he felt more secure doing it him self.

[Jenifer Solaris]

"Resistance is futile, we will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own"

The lack of individuality was easily heard in the drones dull, flat voice. The transsmission was quickly ended, and drones materializing all over the Serenity, what was starnge, was they where just as quickly dematrializing.

Jenn continued monitoring the cube, "I would like to take a small team of my marines over there" Solaris asked, she wanted to find out what was wrong with the cubes systems, it was un-charateristic of the borg to come and go as they just did, if you could say the borg had any meaningful charateristics besides mindless destruction, and blindly following orders of the the queen.

(Adm Roberts)

[John Roberts]

"No, you have no idea to what maybe over there causing the sporadic trasports" John repplied.

Jenn looked slightly dejected, but he knew in the long run it waqs the better option, until they had made a viable source on the planet surface. He was hoping it wasnt going to take too long, although the mission did rely on it, so he wasnt going to rush Scofeild unless he had too.

[Jenifer Solaris]

Jenn wasnt to pleased by the response, it would have been better to know what had happened to the cube for it to board a ship that posed no threat, and why the transporter action had been so random.

Jenn said nothing, and had the feeling she may get the chance to go over sooner or later, she noticed scofield still working away, they had been there almost an hour now, and no break throughs as of yet.

[John Roberts]

John stood, just as the borg cube fired a torpeado towads the Serenity.

"Direct hit to the starboard side, deck 2, 3 and 4 are breeched!" Telva shouted shouted.

The ship had automaticly changed to red alert, and the crew where suddenly on edge like before with the sporadic borg activity, this seemed like as before, compltely random and something the Borg hadnt intended too do.

"Scofield hurry the hell up in finding a contact, Solaris, I want you, Telva and and a small team to head over to the cube, find out why there actions are so random!" John barked at each indiviual officer.

(Solaris, Scofield and Telva)

[Jenifer Solaris]

Jenn tapped her comm badge.

=(^)= Beta squad, get your gear and meet me in transproter room 3 =(^)=

Jenn then looked towards Jason and waited for him to get up and follow her into the turbolift, he did so, and they both entered together. the doors closed, and Jenn thought it best to check iof he needed anything before they went to the transporter room.

"Is there anything you need before we head out?" Jenn asked.

[trip2154]

Jason looked at his engineering kit he had picked up before walking to the turbolift and then looked at Jenn "No, this should help if we need to break into their main computer or for anything else we may need to do" he told her.

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