Meceliss drinks silently further of her drink as Vader leaves, but it's evidently by the way she holds the glass that it was not because she didn't care.
"Not all fights have to come to violence, because violence isn't and shouldn't be the answer. Only a last resort. Though First Officer Spock's or the Federation's point of view of this might differ. It's my own input." Mizelia said.
Continued from here.
Chapter Three
"Into the Abyss"
With the strange matter of the Tribbles being in places they shouldn't dealt with, Captain Kirk had all of the guests aboard the Enterprise report to the bridge, cutting any of their continuing conversations short. Burnham and Sarek had waited for them there, ready to tell them what they were doing moving forward.
"We've managed to link the networks of both the Enterprise and the Discovery," Burnham explained. "With expanded knowledge of the mycelial network of this universe, we should be able to accurately reverse our jump coordinates again and hopefully reach the Discovery's original universe. In addition, the Enterprise will be providing us with energy in case we need it."
"Excellent work, Burnham," Saru commended, via a holographic communications link from the Discovery. Nodding as he stood back at the Discovery bridge, arms folded behind his back, he said, "Hopefully, we'll be able to finally return home... and we can get on to the other matters at hand."
"With that in mind, let us proceed back to the Discovery."
It was with best wishes that the group was beamed back to the Discovery, where they were brought to the bridge soon after. Saru was speaking with Kirk briefly before the two ships finalized their preparations.
"Captain Kirk, I must thank you again for your assistance. Even if the plan is far from surefire, the Discovery is indebted to the Enterprise. Even if... I'm not exactly sure we would be able to repay such a debt," Saru said, speaking to a holographic image of Kirk.
"It's my pleasure, Captain Saru. We're all on the same side here, so I'm just happy to help," Kirk responded in a friendly manner, nodding his head briefly, "But of course, don't thank me yet. We don't know what might happen from here on out; it's all completely uncharted territory. Regardless, let's move forward with our heads up and about."
While Kirk was more openly friendly than Saru was, the alien had to admit, the prospect of stumbling upon an incarnation of Starfleet just as altruistic and gregarious as the one he knew and enlisted into was an encouraging one, certainly a far cry from the Terrans that he, Burnham, and the others had inadvertently stumbled upon. It was the truest form of what the Federation's principles stood for; unity through mutual trust. Unity that transcended borders. Unity to topple walls. Unity to overcome barriers between nations, planets, and even dimensions, it seemed.
"We're ready to go in Engineering," Stamets said, his voice echoing through the bridge. "Just give me the order."
"Understood, Lieutenant Commander. Engage," Saru said to Stamets. And it all began again from there.
In just a few seconds, everything once again went white.
***
As the Enterprise's link with the Discovery began causing the entire ship to vibrate, it suddenly started to move on its own, as though being towed along. Looking back to Spock in mild alarm, Captain Kirk furrowed his brow.
"Spock, what's going on? Give me something here," he spoke hastily.
"Unknown, Captain. Whatever this anomaly is, it seems that it's enveloping the Enterprise."
WHOOSH!
...
"Does anyone else feel... strange?" Kirk asked as a wave of pure energy seemed to envelop the ship for a brief moment.
Certainly, something felt off, but the captain couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Indeed... Whatever this anomaly is, it appears to be displacing certain factors of our existence. A disconcerting gesture, especially when it is difficult to determine exactly what has been altered," Spock responded, holding his chin.
WHOOSH!
Another wave hit the Enterprise, and then...
"There it is again."
Except for this time... It seemed as though everything was back in place.
"Whatever it was, it appears as though it has passed, captain. Though... I'd advise you take a look for yourself outside to see where exactly we are now."
***
After the flash was over, the bridge of the Discovery was deathly quiet. Saru, Burnham, and the rest of the crew waited in anticipation as if worried something had once again gone wrong. "Our systems are reading normal," Burnham eventually said, breaking the silence.
"Captain, we do seem to have an issue," said the helmsman. "We have definitely completed a successful jump... but the USS Enterprise is hailing us. It seems they were carried along with us."
Saru furrowed a brow, deeply concerned. "On screen," he instructed, before the view of the Enterprise's bridge came into view, the two crews making communication once again, "Captain! Are you and your crew alright?"
"Affirmative. No harm done, but... Well, guess we ended up being dragged along with you guys," Kirk answered, "I trust that you all are safe as well? Are you able to ascertain if you're back in your own dimension, at least?"
The helmsman took a moment to explain. "... Wherever we are, it is a complete unknown. There is no basis at all for me to determine where we might be."
Burnham let out a long exhale. "It would seem that every attempt we make to fix the issue only exacerbates the issue. This is quickly going beyond something we can make sense of or fix on our own."
"Hold on, Captain, we have visual on a nearby vessel."
Saru promptly requested that the view be relayed to both them and those on the Enterprise. What appeared confused the crews of both ships greatly.
Burnham, her mind reeling, brought up a database file on her console. "A ship of that nature has never been designed in Federation history."
"So, you have no idea if it's friendly," Elliot said, his voice flat.
"Can we establish communications?" Saru asked.
"Negative, Captain. All attempts are being met with failure."
"That means they are not friendly."
"Everyone, hold on," Burnham said, looking to the guests. "You are on the bridge as a courtesy. Let us not assume that this is an immediate threat to our safety. Either you respect your position aboard this ship or step out into the hall for the time being."
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@Jeremi as Darth Vader (Star Wars)
@Josh as Doctor Mrs. The Monarch (The Venture Brothers)
@York as Emily Hayes (Amulet)
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@Yun Lee as Gumi Megpoid and Gakupo Kamui (Vocaloid)
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@dark as Maya Visari (Killzone)
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@Kaykay as Misogi Kumagawa (Medaka Box)
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@Lucky as Peter Quill (Marvel Comics)
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@Raynar Saassin as Vert (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
@Otto as Viktor and Blitzcrank (League of Legends)
@Minerva as Zero Two (Darling in the Franxx)
Continued from here.
Chapter Three
"Into the Abyss"
With the strange matter of the Tribbles being in places they shouldn't dealt with, Captain Kirk had all of the guests aboard the Enterprise report to the bridge, cutting any of their continuing conversations short. Burnham and Sarek had waited for them there, ready to tell them what they were doing moving forward.
"We've managed to link the networks of both the Enterprise and the Discovery," Burnham explained. "With expanded knowledge of the mycelial network of this universe, we should be able to accurately reverse our jump coordinates again and hopefully reach the Discovery's original universe. In addition, the Enterprise will be providing us with energy in case we need it."
"Excellent work, Burnham," Saru commended, via a holographic communications link from the Discovery. Nodding as he stood back at the Discovery bridge, arms folded behind his back, he said, "Hopefully, we'll be able to finally return home... and we can get on to the other matters at hand."
"With that in mind, let us proceed back to the Discovery."
It was with best wishes that the group was beamed back to the Discovery, where they were brought to the bridge soon after. Saru was speaking with Kirk briefly before the two ships finalized their preparations.
"Captain Kirk, I must thank you again for your assistance. Even if the plan is far from surefire, the Discovery is indebted to the Enterprise. Even if... I'm not exactly sure we would be able to repay such a debt," Saru said, speaking to a holographic image of Kirk.
"It's my pleasure, Captain Saru. We're all on the same side here, so I'm just happy to help," Kirk responded in a friendly manner, nodding his head briefly, "But of course, don't thank me yet. We don't know what might happen from here on out; it's all completely uncharted territory. Regardless, let's move forward with our heads up and about."
While Kirk was more openly friendly than Saru was, the alien had to admit, the prospect of stumbling upon an incarnation of Starfleet just as altruistic and gregarious as the one he knew and enlisted into was an encouraging one, certainly a far cry from the Terrans that he, Burnham, and the others had inadvertently stumbled upon. It was the truest form of what the Federation's principles stood for; unity through mutual trust. Unity that transcended borders. Unity to topple walls. Unity to overcome barriers between nations, planets, and even dimensions, it seemed.
"We're ready to go in Engineering," Stamets said, his voice echoing through the bridge. "Just give me the order."
"Understood, Lieutenant Commander. Engage," Saru said to Stamets. And it all began again from there.
In just a few seconds, everything once again went white.
***
As the Enterprise's link with the Discovery began causing the entire ship to vibrate, it suddenly started to move on its own, as though being towed along. Looking back to Spock in mild alarm, Captain Kirk furrowed his brow.
"Spock, what's going on? Give me something here," he spoke hastily.
"Unknown, Captain. Whatever this anomaly is, it seems that it's enveloping the Enterprise."
WHOOSH!
...
"Does anyone else feel... strange?" Kirk asked as a wave of pure energy seemed to envelop the ship for a brief moment.
Certainly, something felt off, but the captain couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Indeed... Whatever this anomaly is, it appears to be displacing certain factors of our existence. A disconcerting gesture, especially when it is difficult to determine exactly what has been altered," Spock responded, holding his chin.
WHOOSH!
Another wave hit the Enterprise, and then...
"There it is again."
Except for this time... It seemed as though everything was back in place.
"Whatever it was, it appears as though it has passed, captain. Though... I'd advise you take a look for yourself outside to see where exactly we are now."
***
After the flash was over, the bridge of the Discovery was deathly quiet. Saru, Burnham, and the rest of the crew waited in anticipation as if worried something had once again gone wrong. "Our systems are reading normal," Burnham eventually said, breaking the silence.
"Captain, we do seem to have an issue," said the helmsman. "We have definitely completed a successful jump... but the USS Enterprise is hailing us. It seems they were carried along with us."
Saru furrowed a brow, deeply concerned. "On screen," he instructed, before the view of the Enterprise's bridge came into view, the two crews making communication once again, "Captain! Are you and your crew alright?"
"Affirmative. No harm done, but... Well, guess we ended up being dragged along with you guys," Kirk answered, "I trust that you all are safe as well? Are you able to ascertain if you're back in your own dimension, at least?"
The helmsman took a moment to explain. "... Wherever we are, it is a complete unknown. There is no basis at all for me to determine where we might be."
Burnham let out a long exhale. "It would seem that every attempt we make to fix the issue only exacerbates the issue. This is quickly going beyond something we can make sense of or fix on our own."
"Hold on, Captain, we have visual on a nearby vessel."
Saru promptly requested that the view be relayed to both them and those on the Enterprise. What appeared confused the crews of both ships greatly.
Burnham, her mind reeling, brought up a database file on her console. "A ship of that nature has never been designed in Federation history."
"So, you have no idea if it's friendly," Elliot said, his voice flat.
"Can we establish communications?" Saru asked.
"Negative, Captain. All attempts are being met with failure."
"That means they are not friendly."
"Everyone, hold on," Burnham said, looking to the guests. "You are on the bridge as a courtesy. Let us not assume that this is an immediate threat to our safety. Either you respect your position aboard this ship or step out into the hall for the time being."
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@Jeremi as Darth Vader (Star Wars)
@Josh as Doctor Mrs. The Monarch (The Venture Brothers)
@York as Emily Hayes (Amulet)
@Gummi Bunnies as Flower (Vocaloid)
@Yun Lee as Gumi Megpoid and Gakupo Kamui (Vocaloid)
@Alex Azure as Kirby (Kirby)
@Siege as Krystal (Star Fox)
@dark as Maya Visari (Killzone)
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@Lucky as Peter Quill (Marvel Comics)
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@Raynar Saassin as Vert (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
@Otto as Viktor and Blitzcrank (League of Legends)
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Emily Hayes
@Yun Lee @Ver @Atomic Knight @Others(?)
Emily looked up in surprise when Gakupo spoke to her, although that surprise faded after just a few moments... As she let her amulet drop, allowing it to hang around her neck as she usually did, she managed a somewhat tired smile.
"I'll be fine. There's just... Alot on my mind right now." She said.
Although Emily looked ready to say something else, they were soon called to the Enterprise's bridge, as it looked like they were attempting to get home once again.
...
Unfortunately, it looks like both the Enterprise and DIscovery were pulled into... Yet another dimension? Hmm... Was this just a series of bad luck with ideas? Or was there something else doing this to them?
For now though, her attention was more focused on the foreign ship they had detected; it didn't seem like they were immediately hostile, though they didn't seem to be responding to any attempts to communicate with them. However, minus the ship's crew being disabled, or communications being offline, perhaps there was something else going on.
"Is there another way to contact them? Maybe their ship can't receive our communications properly." She suggested.
Although, despite giving this foreign ship the benefit of the doubt, she stood ready... Just incase something were to go awry here.
"They may be right, Captain," Burnham said, referring to the possibility that the ship may not be compatible with their communications technology. "We'll have to think of alternate methods."
"We can't get a lock on their coordinates," the helmsman stated. "This universe is far enough different from our own that none of our records or star maps are applicable."
"So transporting a message or representative won't be possible for some time..."
After just a moment, the helmsman spoke again. "It's not looking like we'll have that time. There is activity from the ship!"
"They're..." Burnham didn't want to believe it. "They're firing on us and the Enterprise!"
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"They may be right, Captain," Burnham said, referring to the possibility that the ship may not be compatible with their communications technology. "We'll have to think of alternate methods."
"We can't get a lock on their coordinates," the helmsman stated. "This universe is far enough different from our own that none of our records or star maps are applicable."
"So transporting a message or representative won't be possible for some time..."
After just a moment, the helmsman spoke again. "It's not looking like we'll have that time. There is activity from the ship!"
"They're..." Burnham didn't want to believe it. "They're firing on us and the Enterprise!"
@Ver @ThatAverageGuy @Jeremi @Josh @York @Gummi Bunnies @Yun Lee @Siege @dark @Donder172 @Takumi @Kaykay @Space_Candy @Lucky @MelodyMeister @Archmage Jeremiah @Raptor Jesus @Crow @CrunchyCHEEZIT @Raynar Saassin @Otto @Minerva
