Regent
We had arrived at New Romulus 2 days prior. I was not allowed to go anywhere near the space dock as the ship was not quite complete. Koruk and I spent the time wandering around the wilderness taking samples of this and that. We came across a secluded pool of water and after completing several tests found that the water was fine. We shed our uniforms and dove into it and swam around for several hours. I enjoyed the water and thought it strange that I didn't choose an aquatic exploration path. We were just climbing out to dry off in the sun and have a little lunch (not really lunch but some sort of paste on dry crackers from our packs) when my comm badge buzzed. It was Commander Resoli, "Admiral Anderson, when you two are quite finished playing around would you kindly put some clothes on so I can beam you up to the Phantom. I have a problem and I need the two of you to help solve it."
"Give us 10 minutes then we will beam up, and stop spying on me or you will find yourself scrubbing the bulk heads in an EV suit! Parker Out!" I exclaimed and tapped the badge.
"You do not seem to be in too much of a hurry to see your new ship, Admiral." Koruk stated.
"The ship isn't going anywhere" I said, "I'd rather finish this last day on the planet enjoying your company and I intend to take as long as I want."
"Well, I think we should go now and make an appearance on your ship. It is likely they are not prepared for an inspection. I understand the crew is all on board now. The last batch from the academy took their stations yesterday." Koruk said with a typical Vulcan smile.
"Fine lets go" I said getting up and getting dressed.
We were surrounded by sparkling lights and within a few seconds materialized in what I assumed was the Captains Quarters. An announcement was made ship wide that I was on board. "Convenient." I stated and walked into the bedroom area stripping once again and stepping into the sonic shower. Koruk followed doing the same. After we had showered we replicated new uniforms; Mine was white with yellow gold shoulders and my rank across my right pectoral. "Ready?" I asked Koruk as I fit my com badge on the left pectoral.
"Yes, Admiral." He stated finishing up his own adornments.
We left my quarters and headed down a long corridor to the turbo lift that took us directly to engineering. The doors opened and I expected chaos, what I actually saw was perfection. The engineering room gleamed with newness and the crew stood at attention expecting my arrival.
"This looks like an inspection" I stated.
"It is, Sir." Resoli chimed. "If you will follow me I will give you the tour."
"No need. Send the specs and all modifications made to my ready room I will review them later. For now, introduce me to the team here and call my bridge officers." I stated and walked over to the warp core. "I have never seen this configuration before, and the crystals are out of alignment."
"Sir, that's the problem I can't quite get them, will you take a look?" Resoli asked.
I tapped on a console, sorted through the specs and called up the alignment program. Pulling a sonic alignment tool from my pocket I tapped a few interfaces walked over to the dilithium chamber and activated the tool. The crystal alignment took a few moments but was completed easily. "This is first year engineering." I stated. Just then the doors slid open and in walked several officers. I turned to greet them and they were standing at attention. "At ease! Good God is everyone going to be this stiff for the next 5 years?" I noticed a young officer with an optical device. I approached him. "You were assimilated?" I asked.
"Yes Sir, I was." he replied.
"What is your station, and how long have you been aboard ship" I asked
"Tactical, Sir. Three months. I have been fine tuning the ships weapon systems as well as organizing security" he replied.
"I want a complete report on your time here by 0500." I said. He produced a pad and handed it to me. "Thank you, I am sure you have duties requiring your attention, dismissed."
I went through the same process with each of my bridge officers and each of them had their reports ready. By the time I had finished I had 8 different pads. I handed these to Resoli. "Send these to my ready room along with yours commander."
