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Published: 2016-12-24 16:18:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 1160; Favourites: 7; Downloads: 7
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Description Captain's Log Stardate 4202.9, Captain Corcoran recording.

Taking a break from astronomical observing, we've taken time to survey planet M119, "Priplanus".
Anomalous sensor readings have found a wrecked Klingon Battle Cruiser.  Analysis of the wreck show it has been under water for about 6 months.  Plenty of time for the Klingons to have noticed her missing.  Unknown what she was doing this far into Federation Space. 

Our small ship is insufficiently equipped to fully investigate a find of this magnitude.  I have therefore requested the USS Hood divert here.  I did not broadcast the reason for the diversion.  I told Captain Dodge we needed his ship's surgeon for an emergency appendectomy.  I'll apologize later.

I just hope we need the Hood's science labs more than we need her guns.  Should the Klingons discover our salvage operation, the Quasar would be badly outgunned.

Until Hood arrives, I've ordered the crew to investigate the wreck to learn as much as we can in case we're cut short.

Priorities are their Library Computer and as much data as we can get on their S-2 Graf Units.  Klingon warp technology is vastly different from ours.  I'm sure our engineers would love to get a chance to tear them apart.  Lt. Mauggie, Lt. Birdsong, and Lt. Whittle volunteered to take the Aquashuttle to investigate the wreck that the crew has dubbed the "IKS Krash."

It's a calculated risk.  We don't know where the Klingons are, and more pressingly, we don't know what wrecked the Krash.  At this point, I'm not willing to risk my crew beaming aboard blind.

What happened to her crew?  Radiation?  Plague?  Mutiny?  Too many questions.

No answers.



(Artist's Note on the Aquashuttle:  I added a drop down ramp on the aft end of the design.  It only makes sense for an aquatic exploration craft.  Divers must come and go easily.   There's also a hatch on the underside of the passenger compartment that would allow Divers entrance while underwater.

The small Quasar carries only one shuttlecraft, so I gave her an Aquashuttle.  The "Voit".  To explain the joke, the 1990s TV show "DSRV seaQuest" got their dive equipment from the "seaQuest" dive equipment line from a French Manufacturer.  I assume it was 1990's product placement.  I had a seaQuest wetsuit at one point.  Now, the "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" show used AMF-Voit dive equipment.  Thus the name is a small joke that's so obscure it has to be explained.)
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Comments: 10

RogarBazdukr [2016-12-25 15:25:31 +0000 UTC]

Love it, especially the log entry.  Great story.

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kelloggs2066 In reply to RogarBazdukr [2016-12-25 19:25:08 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like it!
Thanks!

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EarlMcClaw [2016-12-25 02:35:23 +0000 UTC]

I see they've got a LiS style jet pack.

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kelloggs2066 In reply to EarlMcClaw [2016-12-25 12:30:26 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's always kind of embarrassing that the Jupiter II crew were better equipped than the Federation Landing Parties.

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Redfern42 In reply to kelloggs2066 [2016-12-25 22:16:19 +0000 UTC]

Back in the late 70s, having watched "Ark II" which used the famous Bell Labs peroxide powered rocket pack inspired me to doodle a Trek based scene.  I depicted a shuttle upon a barren landscape.  In the air was Kirk and Spock using flying packs...except the thrust components looked like miniature warp nacelles.  No logical reason the elements should look like that.  As a kid I just thought it looked cool.

Sincerely,

Bill

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kelloggs2066 In reply to Redfern42 [2016-12-25 23:27:48 +0000 UTC]

Would love to see that, Bill!

I think we were spoiled by Jetpacks on TV when we were kids.
Even Gilligan's Island had a Jetpack episode.

I think that's one of the reasons I think the Animated Star Trek is my favorite Star Trek series:  They could do just about anything the animators could imagine.  Weird Aliens, weird monsters, weird and wild stuff!  They certainly could have put Kirk & Spock in jetpacks if they wanted to.

But, it's like one of the reasons I do my own comic strip:  There's no one out there doing a story quite like the way I want, so I have to draw Star Trek with jetpacks myself.

I think the only reason Jenny doesn't have a jetpack is it would be tough on the fur.

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EarlMcClaw In reply to kelloggs2066 [2016-12-26 02:55:54 +0000 UTC]

Fire-retardant shampoo, conditioner, and gel.

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DeckardCanine [2016-12-24 20:22:40 +0000 UTC]

For a moment, I thought Sam Starfall was diving.

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kelloggs2066 In reply to DeckardCanine [2016-12-25 23:28:53 +0000 UTC]

I know Sam Starfall is descended from squids...  But, I seem to remember that he can't swim...?

Not sure on that.  It's been a while since that came up.

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DeckardCanine In reply to kelloggs2066 [2016-12-26 03:54:46 +0000 UTC]

Maybe he simply can't breathe underwater.

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