The new Transporter Chief

Posted on Mon Oct 26th, 2009 @ 4:52am by Lieutenant Commander Kaylis Kirana & Ensign John Bradshaw

925 words; about a 5 minute read

Mission: Shoreleave - Welcoming Old Friends and New
Location: Transporter Room 1
Timeline: Current

Shalie had just arrived back onto the Archimedes and was in the process of unpacking from her uneventful week in the Caribbean. It had been just the vacation the Doctor ordered...or at least he would have had she not told the world that she was staying on board for the last week of shore leave. She had received multiple messages from the Utopia including one from her mother about them being stuck in orbit for quite a while longer then they had originally expected. She didn't expect Shalie to come back but was hoping she could help with the transporter again. This time it was the large transporter pad in the cargo bay, one Shalie had rarely gotten a chance to fiddle with.

Part of Shalie didn't want to help. The entire ship didn't deserve it, but it was her mother. The one person that although she never protected her, she always loved her. She debated it for a bit before pulling on her shoes and heading down to the transporter room. She knew that PO1 Harris should be on duty and he owed her a favor.

Shalie easily navigated her way though the returning crew as she made her way to her destination. As the door opened she was surprised to see an ensign standing behind the transporter control panel. "Uh...where is Harris?" She asked with a questioning look on her face

John was focusing on his console when the attractive Orion interrupted him with her question. “Sorry Lieutenant Petty Officer Harris was transferred to the USS Colton a few days ago.� He told her “Is there something I can do for you ,Sir� He asked.

"umm.." Shalie thought about it for a minute. Harris had owed her, now she would owe this Ensign. Although she wasn't too keen on that idea, she didn't have much of a choice. She wasn't going to be able to send the correct information without him. "I'm Sure there is..." She said with a coy smile as she moved closer to him. "...Ensign?" She asked, prompting him for his name.

"John Bradshaw" He replied.

"Well..." Shalie started as she leaned against the transporter console. "...Ensign Bradshaw...I need your help with something.....How much do you know about the cargo transporters on the Specter class cargo vessels....they are primarily civilian cargo ships?" She kept her eyes locked on him as she waited for his answer.

As she stared at him her eye’s seemed to put him into a trance until he heard familiar words come from her mouth and suddenly John’s face lit up and a slight smile formed as she inquired about an old civilian freighter. “Specter Class, Huh� He blurted out. “ Hmm…Well Lieutenant if there anything like the rust buckets we had back home then I might be able to help you.� He told her.

"Great" Shalie started with an excited smile. She handed him the PADD containing the issues she was trying to resolve. "I don't know for sue what the problem is other then I know it isn't in the actual equipment....Equipment I can fix...the algorithms are a bit more complicated for me."

He extended his hand out and took the PADD. As he stood there studying the material on the problems, He discovered that there was a problem with the particle reassembly algorithm. He look back at the Lieutenant who was also staring back at him with her dazzling brown eye’s. “Well I believe I found the problem, The Particle Reassembly Algorithm is malfunctioning and a simple level three diagnostic should fix it.� He explained to her.

"Really?" Shalie gave him a questioning look. "Why the hell didn't I think of that?"

“Well Lieutenant with all do respect Transporters are a totally different ballgame compared to Operations.� He said with a devilish smile. “I’m sure you already knew that but, feel free to seek my advice anytime you have questions I’d be glad to help.� He boasted.

"Oooo...Mister Smarty.." Shalie said with a flirty smile. "I spent the first 18 years of my life as the Engineer of that specter class vessel I will have you know." She said in jest. "And thank...I am sure I will have fun picking your brain."

His left eyebrow raised up slightly and with the same devilish smile he retorted “ Anytime you feel the need to do so you know where to find me, Sir.� John punched a few buttons on his console to put it on standby and returned his look back at her “Is there anything else I can help you with….Lieutenant.�

Shalie shook her head. "No...I will let you get back to your actual work." She winked at him as she turned and walked towards the door. Just before she left she turned backed towards him, "By John" she said very informally with a small wave.

John watched her exit the room and let out a large exhale, Charming was the word he thought of to describe the Lieutenant. He then moved over to the wall panel and removed it so he could check the pattern buffers. As he was doing that he looked back at the door and smiled.
A New Friend


Lieutenant JG Shalie Montgomery
Operations Officer
USS Archimedes

Ensign John Bradshaw
Transporter Chief
USS Archimedes

 

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