STATUS REPORT: Atlantis, February 2004 by David Susman
Stardate: 2391.03.23
The crew of the Atlantis were getting on-edge as the negotiations on Draysiasus Prime reached a stalemate. The Diplomatic team, consisting of Ambassador von Klinkerhoffen, Attache Demetrius and Commander Gerard found themselves de facto prisoners of the Draysians. The trio tried to find their way out of the compound and we stopped at every turn, their only hope lay with the Atlantis.
In orbit, the crew were dealing with their own problems. The Draysians had erected a forcefield over the Diplomatic Compound, preventing rescue of the Diplomatic Team. A runabout with LT Commander Ellie Charlile, LT Jomorr and Ensign Dory launched with the intent of implementing a scattergrid to enable the Atlantis to transport the hostages to safety. As the runabout was launched, the Draysian fleet launched their attack on the Atlantis.
As Captain Essar responded to the attack, LT Torn and the EEH Holly discovered that the matter injectors had been sabotaged. With the help of an Engineering Cadet the team began the dangerous task of swapping the matter injectors as the ship was battered by the Draysian assault. The Atlantis did its best to protect the runabout from direct attack by theDraysians by flying between the smaller vessel and the attacking ships. The crew managed to enable the scattergrid and transport the diplomatic team from the planet and then to save the crew of the runabout before it took a final, flaming dive towards the planet surface.
The Atlantis then made a strategic withdrawl from Draysian space and
towards their rendezvous with the new Gamma Flyer.
