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Excelsior -=Cont=-I entered my quarters and set the padd on the desk. Moving over to the window I tapped my combadge, "Seven to the Phantom."
"Admiral this is the Phantom Communications officer Ensign Dakota, What can I do for you sir?" the voice responded back.
"What is the status of my quarters, ready room and bridge?" I asked
"Sir, your quarters are ready for inspection as are the bridge and your ready room" stated Dakota.
"Thank you Ensign prepare for my arrival...belay that...This conversation never happened, understood?" I replied
"Understood, Sir."
I was already packed...actually I hadn't unpacked from the vacation. I grabbed my stuff and headed over to the transporter room. I walked over to the console and scanned the Phantom. I was looking for a low population...preferably no population. Once I found what I was looking for I entered the coordinates signaled the engineer to energize and vaporized into tiny specs of light. I re-materialized in a Jeffrey's tube that led directly into my ready room. I pulled out my scanner and began scanning the area. There were a total of 25 life signs surrounding the immediate vicinity. 2 were just walking by in the adjacent corridor. I crept along until I found the hatch to my ready room. Another quick scan found 12 life signs on the bridge. I quickly and quietly opened the hatch and entered my ready room. I was still in my street clothes and with a quick glance around the room headed for the bridge. The doors slid silently open and people were standing around, as if waiting for someone or something to do. Ensign Dakota spotted me and immediately announced "Admiral on the bridge!" Everyone suddenly stood at attention. I walked over to the command console entered my code and the computer announced "Admiral Charles Frost assuming command of the Phantom" 3 chimes rang. The turbo lift doors slid open and a disheveled young man entered the bridge. He walked over to the same command console and tapped in his code to which the computer again announced, "Lt Commander Johns assuming main engineering chief."
He looked at me and then around the room at all of the other crew standing at attention. He wreaked of sweat and cheap booze. I tapped on my pips and he passed out. "This is my chief engineer?" I asked the closest crewman. "Remove him from my bridge. Put him on the couch in my ready room and for god sake fix the computer so it will stop announcing who is doing what, and get some air freshener in here." The crew were now nervously following my orders as quickly as they could. "Computer locate Commander Bryce."
"Commander Bryce is in engineering" the computer responded.
"Commander Bryce to the bridge,double time" I shouted at the computer. "When he gets here send him to my ready room." I ordered and went into the adjacent room. A few moments later the commander requested entry to the ready room. I made him wait. I wanted him to sweat, just a little. The door announce chimed again.
