Shakedown #1"
By: Jonathan Wright, Executive Officer, [PC]
Ian Hunter, Commanding Officer, [PC]
Riaan, Operations Manager, [PST]
Jonathan Wright, Executive Officer, [PC]
Ian Hunter, Commanding Officer, [PC]
Thelek Uvar, Commanding Officer, [NPC]

Stardate: 58202.26 1300

"Enter!" said Hunter when the door chimed.

As Commander Wright stepped in Capt Hunter stood up, "All ready for the tour Commander?"

"All ready Captain," replied Wright

"I am anxious to inspect her," said Hunter, I've only seen a little bit of the ship. I've asked Ensign Forrester to join us, she is more acquainted with the ship."

They stepped out onto the bridge....

Ensign Forrester greeted them. "At ease Ensign," said Hunter, "Please, proceed." as they walked to the turbo lift Hunter turned and said to Wright,

"Remarkable how the bridge has evolved. I can remember the lay out of the first ship I ever served on. It is so different." Hunter smirked at Wright, "I guess we'll try out the chairs later," he said as he made his way to the turbo lift.

"We've pretty much seen Deck 2, the officer's lounge is rather small. I doubt anyone will spend much time there."

The Ensign looked at Commander Wright.

Wright motioned for her to continue on.

"Lets skip to Deck 3, I want to see the main shuttle flight control center." Said Hunter.

"Lead on Captain." said Wright.

The turbolift doors opened. They walked down the corridor past many offices. "Most every officer has their own office on this deck. Save for engineering, science, medical and counselors." said Forrester.

As the entered the shuttle flight control a young officer shouted, "Captain on deck."

They took a few moments to look around. There were not many people here yet. Wright was not so sure why the Captain wanted to see it so bad.

They moved onto deck there where the inspected the main shuttle bay then to deck 4 where they stopped at the Armory and then the Brig.

"I see that the brig is empty. I hope we keep it that way." mused Wright.

"By all means," nodded Hunter, "I'd rather see it full of federation scum and cardassians" he said patting Wright on the shoulder.

Next they stopped at the construct deck. This was a large open deck which could easily hold several thousand people, cargo, even shuttles. It was often used for staging missions.

"Why don't we go check out engineering next? we'll stop at Deck 10 on the way back," suggested Hunter.

They proceeded to the engineering deck where they were greeted by the engineering staff.

Wright watched as the warp core slowly pulsed. "This sure is a remarkable ship", he said.

The left engineering and then went to sickbay. As they walked in a hologram appeared to them. "Please state the nature of your medical emergency." it said. Wright ignored the EMH and looked around. He was very impressed with the state of the art facility. "Nice" He said, "What do you think?"

Hunter dismissed the hologram and turned to the Commander, "Its very large too."

The last stop on their tour was deck ten.

As they walked down the corridor Hunter noted that deck 10 somewhat resembles a prominade deck. There were small shops, dining facilities, and a number of recreational facilities.

As they neared the end of the very wide corridor, Ian saw a sign that said, "Miranda's" He turned and smiled at Wright, "Miranda's?"

"Ah, yes, our new bartender.", smiled Wright as he entered the forward area of deck 10. Wright walked over to Miranda who was moving a table around. "Good afternoon Miranda, how are you today?"

"Very good Commander. Very nice place that you have set me up in." she said.

"Miranda, I would like you to meet Ian Hunter, he is your Captain." said Wright.

Miranda smiled as the Captain and confidently offered to shake his hand. "Nice to meet you Captain."

"The pleasure is all mine, Miranda" with a slight bow of the head. "What brings you to this place?" asked Hunter.

"I enjoy being around people and I had a urge to travel." she replied, "You have given we a well equiped establishment." She gestured to the room. "Can I get you folks anything?"

"Well," said the captain with a wink, "from what I've seen of the ship, I think 3 glasses of champagne should do nicely, don't worry Number One, that's a order." he said with a smile, "you'll join us in a toast won't you Miranda?"

"Sure I will. You have a seat and I will get the champaign." she said as she left.

The Captain, XO and Ensign Forrester sat down.

The thought of drinking on duty make the Ensign just a little nervous. "If the Captain is doing it is is ok", she thought, "But what if he is testing me." The Ensign continued to struggle with her thoughts when Miranda returned with a bottle and 4 glasses.

"Here we go", she said as she placed a glass in font of each of them. she paused when she saw the look on Ensign Forresters face. "Relax Ensign, we are all on duty here, the champaign has no alcohol in it. It is safe to drink."

The ensign smiled and accepted her glass.

The captain raised his glass, "To the Zion, may her warp core ever glow and her crew shine like the stars."

"To the Zion!" They all raised their glasses together.