Darkest Hour

[Vape]

Sirius Sector, Unknown location, After the Battle of Minor

Kell surveyed the space around the Nidhogg from his command chair, wincing in pain as he moved his arm, forgetting he had been shot there.

That blind jump cost us, but at least we're alive he thought, looking at his bridge crew.

Kell glanced down at the datapad in his hand

Location: Unknown
Communication Systems: Offline
Weapon Systems: Offline
Cloaking Device: Offline
Sensors: Offline
Shields: 20%
Jump Drive: Destroyed.


The last entry stuck out to Kell, but came of no surprise.

During its construction, the Nidhogg had been outfitted with an experimental Jump Drive developed by Division 7, it was never meant to be used in this way, however it had to be.

Kell looked to his navigation officer, Lieutenant Jack "Ghost" Wilson. "Jack, where are we?" Kell asked.

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[Vape]

Sirius Sector, Unknown location, 2 hours after the Battle of Minor, Nidhogg Medical Bay

Kell looked at the woman standing in front of him, Dr. Rachel Whitcomb, Medical officer of the Nidhogg.

"How bad is it?" Kell asked her inquisitively.

"Well, luckily, the shot passed right through the arm" Rachel began.

"However, the motor neurons that control your muscles were severely damaged by the bolt" she continued.

"You're going to need a prosthetic when we get to Mu" She finished.

An expression of unease flashed across Kell's face "Great, well, can I still function?" he asked.

Rachel nodded silently.

Getting up to leave the Infirmary, Kell tapped his comlink "Jack, any updates?" he inquired.

"Not much sir, however I have determined we are somewhere in the Omegas" Wilson replied over the comm.

"That's good news, have Rebecca get working on the comm array, maybe we can contact Canaria" Kell responded, walking out of the Infirmary.

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