"Captain's log, supplemental: The Endeavor has been maintaining position at the edge of Ran’tia system for several hours on the order of Starfleet Command, and there is still no sign of any further instructions. The crew has begun worrying about what's going on back into the Federations space and they are feeling that it is unreasonable for the Endeavor to be cruising at a remote sector while the war is still waged. Computer end log.” Chadin ended his log with a computer beep. He was already in his pajamas and ready to go to bed for an early sleep. He lied down on his bed slowly and was almost asleep, but his sleep period was immediately cut short when a communication beep chirped. “Dugan to Captain, you have an Alpha priority message from Starfleet Command.” Lieutenant Commander Carver Dugan, the Endeavor’s executive officer and his ‘number one’ spoke through the speaker. Chadin waited a bit before responding “Put it through, Commander.”
He walked to his laptop screen and activated it. The face of Admiral Ross appeared on the screen. "Good evening, Captain." Ross greeted the Captain, giving Chadin a warm smile. "Admiral Ross. Good evening, sir." the Captain smiled back and replied. "Captain, I'm sorry that I have to keep you waiting. Here is your assignment." Ross paused a bit. Chadin raised his eyebrows a bit and leaned forward a bit to listen to the Endeavor's 'new assignment'. "Starfleet Intelligence has detected a Dominion basestation deep into the Ran'Tia system. Information from a reliable source indicated that the station is a huge facility producing Ketracel-white for Jem'Hadar soldiers. Should the basestation remains operational, the jem'Hadar soldiers will still be bred at a massive amount.
"Captain, your mission is plain and simple: Get your ship in, and attack the facility. It must be destroyed at all costs."
"Sir, as Ran'Tia system is a Domonion territory, it would be undoubtedly headvily fortified by Dominion warships..." Chadin began to object, realizing the difficulty of the mission, but the admiral raised his hand to stop the captain.
"Captain, I understand that in normal condition, this mission is absolutely suicuidal. That's why seventeen starships have been ordered to proceed to Kel'Tia system to lure most of the Dominion ships out, giving you more advantage in this assault. Also, the Valkyrie and Lisbon will be joining the attack."
"The Valkyrie?" Chadin murmured and rose from the chair a bit. He immediately recognized that one of his colleagues, Commander Pin Pravalprukskul, served as the executive officer aboard the ship under Captain Russell.
"Starfleet Commander-in-Chief, Fleet Admiral Solomon has specifically ordered these two ships to participate in the mission. He is confident in the captains' potential." Ross added and grinned.
"Thank you, sir." responded the Eneavor Captain.
"However, when the Dominion ships are lured away there won't be much time before Dominion reinforcements arrive, so spend your time wisely, Captain."
"Yes, sir."
"Chadin, Starfleet is counting on you. God speed, and good luck, Ross out." Ross wished the Captain a 'good luck' and ended the transmission.
Before Chadin could move or even think, another comm. link signaled. "Dugan to Captain, pelase report to the Bridge." Carver's voice echoed through the comm. link. Chadin stood up and straightened his uniform. "On my way, Commander."
==Bridge, USS Endeavor==
==A few minutes later==
Chadin arrived on the Bridge via the turbolift, wearing his uniform which wasn’t very neatly dressed. He walked down to his command chair slowly. "Commander, report.” He said, sitting down at the center chair of the Bridge.
“Sensors are detecting two vessels heading toward us.” Carver reported the Captain. Lieutenant Richards and Ensign Ellis have also arrived on the Bridge. Adrianne seemed to be a bit sleepy, but at least her uniform looked neater than that of the Captain and the half-Klingon Chief tactical officer.
“They are U.S.S. Valkyrie, Akira-class and U.S.S. Lisbon, Defiant-class.” reported the Chief operations officer as Chadin rose from the chair a bit.
“They have dropped out of warp and are now in visual range.” “The Valkyrie is hailing us.” added Laurence.
“Put them on screen.” Chadin ordered as he tapped the console, featuring yellow-colored ‘ALERT: CONDITION YELLOW’ message. When the screen lighted up, Chadin turned up, and he almost couldn't keep his mouth from falling down.
Facing him was Pin Pravalprukskul, dressed neatly in her uniform. She gave him a cold look. Pin looked beautiful-but-deadly, and was cold as usual, with only one change, a slight change that makes different. "I'm Captain Pin Pravalprukskul, Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Valkyrie." she addressed formally.
Chadin immediately stood up. "I'm Captain Chadin Anuwattanaporn, Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Endeavor." he replied mechanically and glanced at the four rank pips, clearly stating her rank as 'Captain'. "Congratulations on your promotion, Pin, I mean Captain." he added with his smile. Pin did not smile back, but soften her look on her old friend. "Thank you." she responded and paused a bit before continuing "I believe you have received the message," Pin stopped, leaving the space for Chadin to complete "From Admiral Ross, yes."
Pin nodded, satisfied of the Captain's response "Very good." she replied, but before she could say anything more, another beep chirped. Munoz operated the console quickly. "Captain, there is another Alpha priority message from Starfleet Command. This time it is a code 47."
Chadin and Pin and the other officers are immediately stunned. "Code 47 communications are directed to the Commanding Officer of a starship or starbase. They are not to be disclosed to ship or base command staff, and no acknowledgement or log entry of the communication is to be made." Carver murmured, just loud enough to be heard by his commanding officer.
Chadin's face turned down a bit before turning to face the viewscreen. "Standby, Captain." he said and signaled Ops to put the transmission on hold and ordered the message to be piped to his laptop and walked to the ready room, wondering what the message is about, and why was it so important that it is sent using code 47.
When he entered the room, the door immediately slid shut. He ordered "Computer, seal all doors and jefferies tube access to this room, no enter without my authorization." which followed by the computer's beep sound.
After securing the doors, the Captain slowly sat down behind his desk and activated the screen. The Starfleet emblem immediately appeared.
+This is a code 47 emergency communication. It is not to be discussed with fellow officers unless deemed absolutely necessary. There will be no computer record of said transmission.+
"Understood." replied Chadin.
+Proceed with voiceprint verification.+
"Anuwattanaporn, Chadin, Captain, U.S.S. Endeavor." said Chadin in a steady voice.
+Voiceprint verified.+
The embelm disappeared from the screen, and was replaced with the face of a man. Chadin's mouth almost fall open; the man appearing on the screem was the one and only Commander-in-Chief, Fleet Admiral James Solomon.
+Good evening, Captain.+ James, seeing the Captain still in silent, decided to open the talk. He looked completely calm and smart and his manner was nothing but professional, clearly indicating that the Admiral was a very highly experienced, if not an elite officer. "Good evening, sir." Chadin responded.
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