U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901

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/ || \ UCIP Starfleet Command, Fifth Fleet
/ || \ U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901
.-/ || \-. Captain Tebrun Lora Kor, Commanding
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Velorna Tal entered Cargo Bay One, turning the corner through the doors,
barely slowing down. She got three steps into the bay before she stopped
short, staring around.

The Cargo Bay was literally full of equipment, most of it unrecognizable.
What looked like a full-size stasis pod competed for space with a Spectre's
computer core, presumably requisitioned from a Starbase at some point.
Nearby, something that looked like the bastard child of a sensor
postprocessing array and a fusion reactor was attached to something that
might have been a replicator once. In one corner of the room, someone had
done something that looked almost painful to a holographic imager. Smaller
pieces and parts, some of them burned and blackened, added to the visual
display. In the middle of the bay, Captain Tebrun Lora Kor was reading over
a PADD and looking over all of it with a bemused expression on his face.

Tal's voice was hesitant as she approached more slowly. "You... wanted to
see me, Captain?"

The Captain turned to Tal and smiled. "Indeed, Commander. Welcome," he
said, spreading his arms.

"Sir... what IS all this?" the baffled Romulan asked.

"This," Lora Kor said chuckling, "is..." He looked down at the PADD. "This
is 'any equipment not referred to' by Donal tr'Ragarok's will," he said.
"It was scattered all over the ship," the Captain continued. "I had it
gathered together and brought down here."

Tal looked over the assortment and nodded, gulping slightly. "May I ask why
you wanted to see me?" she asked.

Lora Kor nodded. "Computer!" he said, looking up. "Replay Donal
tr'Ragarok's last will and testament, holographic, time index 1:19."
Nearby, a holographic version of Ragarok appeared and began to speak.

"First of all," the hologram said. "I would like to say that any equipment
not referred to by this document is to be placed in a safe facility, as it
may be key to my plans on returning from the dead. Now..."

"Hold!" the Captain said; the hologram froze. "Welcome to the safe
facility," he said to Tal, smiling slightly. "This is all of the equipment
not specifically referenced elsewhere in the will." Tal began to hold up
her hands, but the Captain continued, either not seeing the gesture or
actively ignoring it. "Your job is to determine what the Commander meant by
that rather cryptic statement," he finished.

"What?" Tal said, almost laughing. "About returning from the dead? That's
impossib--" Tal stopped, getting a good look at the Captain's most amused
expression.

"I've returned from the dead seven times, Commander," the Captain said,
chuckling. "It's not all that hard. Besides," he said, suddenly becoming
serious, "I've never known Donal tr'Ragarok to say something he didn't mean,
and the concept of a 'joke' was completely alien to him. I'm not going to
give up this equipment without understanding what it might do."

As the Captain was finishing this statement, his communicator chirped.
"Captain Lora Kor? This is Commander Connolly."

The Captain looked in the general direction of the ceiling. Tal grinned
despite herself, hiding it behind her hand. "Just a moment, Commander!" He
turned back to Tal. "I believe we're done for now, Commander Tal. Please
keep me informed of your progress. Draw any personnel you might need..."
He paused, glancing at the frozen hologram. "Including the Professor's new
ghost, if you think he can help." The Captain handed her the PADD, which
she took hesitantly.

Tal nodded, still looking around in a state of shock. "Yes, Captain," she
said, finally. Turning, the Captain left the cargo bay and started down the
corridor toward the turbolift.

"Yes, Commander Connolly? What can I do for you?" he asked. Reaching the
turbolift door, he waited for it to open.

"Captain, the results of the latest test are in," Commander Connolly said.
"If you'd like to meet me in the wardoom, I'll be happy to share them with
you."

As the door opened, Lora Kor entered the turbolift and nodded at Commander
Torlea, who was already inside. "Very well, Commander," the Captain said.
"I'll meet you there presently. Lora Kor out." The Captain then turned to
Torlea, muttering "wardroom!" to the ceiling as he did so. The turbolift
got moving. "Commander," he greeted him. "How are the tests proceeding?"

Torlea smiled. "Very well, Captain. I don't think you're going to have any
trouble at all with the LORASON array. We've run almost the whole series
with the Spectres we brought, in cooperation with your own people, and
everything is proceeding perfectly. I believe your Ensign Oswald and
Commander Greenbaugh found some power distribution problems to the array,
but they've been repaired."

Lora Kor nodded. "I take it there will be no problem with Major
Ironside's... request?" he asked.

Torlea chuckled. "No, it shouldn't be a problem -- we'll tow the shell that
Starfleet decided to stick you with back with us and leave you one of our
working fighters in return." Torlea's eyes twinkled. "However, you're
going to owe me one for this, Captain."

The Captain shrugged, chuckling. It was hard not to like the earnest former
Marine. "Story of my life, Commander. Add it to my bill."

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Crew Roster:
Commanding Officer: Capt. Tebrun Lora Kor (Jester)
Executive Officer: Cmdr. Jarod Bentall (Alffred)
Marine Commandant: Maj. Jeremy Ironside (Fraser)
Squadron Leader: 1Lt. Nick Curcio (NickC)
Squadron Leader: 2Lt. Thomas Wayne (Masters)
Platton Leader: 2Lt. Darius tr'Onto (Ragarok)
Chief Tactical: Lt. William Darren (Darren)
Assistant Tactical: Lt. (JG) Aurel Ian (Aurelian)
Chief Flight Operations: LCdr. Fornan Dejat (McC)
Chief Engineer: Ens. Zunite Oswald (Sonya)
Chief Science: LCdr. Velorna Tal (Tinky)
Chief Medical: Lt. Dalton (Heiwa)

On Leave of Absence:
Command Liaison Interface: Savant / EMH / EEH (Mouse)
Assistant Engineer: Cdt. Skylooker Aramis (Lewis_Sharp)

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Ross Glenn aka Jester
Captain Tebrun Lora Kor, U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901
http://www.jestertrek.com/coro2400/
Deputy Fifth ("Epsilon") Fleet Commander