Under New Management

Posted on Friday October 25th, 2024 @ 7:19am by Captain Naomi Griffiths & Lieutenant Commander Rachel Williams & Lieutenant Colonel Phoebe Graydon & Lieutenant Commander Michael Stevens

2,368 words; about a 12 minute read

Mission: General Non-Mission Posting
Location: SB47/Various
Timeline: Current

[ON]

With the Miranda Class USS Poseidon now docked at Starbase 47, a new ship brought their new Commanding Officer, the newly commissioned Nebula class starship docked, it bore the name USS Poseidon-A. For the trip, the new Commander was a passenger as its caretaker crew was delivering the ship to the Starbase, with orders in hand newly promoted Naomi Griffiths stepped foot onto the Starbase and sought out the station's Security Chief and asked if she could use his Office.

[Security Chiefs Office SB 47]

After getting permission Naomi sets up in the office she then accesses the last conversation the last Captain had with another Captain, she only sees the relevant Security concerns mentioned and then taps her Commbadge =/\= Captain Griffiths to Colonel Graydon, Commander William's and Stevens, please report to the Security Chiefs Office on the station =/\= Griffiths said.

Rachel was in a cafe having a cup of tea and reading the Padd that told her that she had been reassigned, she jumped a little when her Commbadge activated, she did not recognize the name, only the rank of probably some newly elevated hotshot here on Fleet business Oo Rachel thought to herself as she tapped her COmmbadge =/\= Acknowledged, Williams out =/\= Rachel said and finished her tea and left the cafe and made her way to the Security Chiefs office.

[USS Poseidon]

So finally they were going to put the old girl out to pasture he and Ky’la started to pack up their belongings and move to the station for storage until they got their next assignment, he looked around the bare room one last time as the furniture started to disappear. He tapped his combadge and said, “ Starbase 47, Two to beam out”

[Bridge]

Phoebe had just finished packing up the last of her things from the bridge. It was a shame to be putting the old Miranda class back into mothball, but it was also the right move. With everything that happened on the last mission, she was currently held together with tape, staples and a few prayers. It was time to move on, time to move to a new class, a better class. Her marine compliment had been dropped, but with that she'd also been able to drop some of the slack they'd picked up, allowing her a more elite, specialized unit to work with. She walked to the transporter room, taking up a position behind Michael and Kyla, and waited for them to transport across, before taking her position.

[SB47 Security Chiefs Office - outside]

minutes later...

Both Micheal and Kyla appeared on the station’s transporter PADD. Both stepped down from the Padd, walked over to the station transporter chief, and asked “ Chief, where is the Station’s quartermaster?” looking at the young man before him as he wanted to get settled in before they were told of their new assignment. He tapped his combadge =/\= Stevens here, I am on my way=/\= as he looked back at Ky'la and said" Looks like you are going have to wait as it seems like our new assignment is here." he kissed her on the cheek and left her and headed out to find the security office.

Phoebe appeared in the transporter room as Michael and Ky'la walked out. She nodded her thanks to the transporter chief, before tapping her commbadge. =/\= On my way, Graydon out =/\= She stated, before heading to the security office. When she arrived she had caught up with Michael, and pressed the chime on the Security Office, straightening out her uniform as she did.

Micheal stood facing the door waiting for the summons to enter the office, he said to Phoebe who stood next to him, " I wonder what this is all about?" as things were changing around him as he had overseen the removal of everything from the Poseidon.

Slightly out of breath, Rachel Williams paused with the others outside of the Office "I see you have been called to Colonel *looks at Stevens* any idea why you are here?" She asked.

"Nope, Not a clue" replied Micheal looking back at both of the officers, he continued" All I know is that I stepped off the Transporter with Ky'la and got summoned here," as he straightened his tunic.

Phoebe shook her head. "No idea. Although I would hazard a guess it's something to do with our change of ship." She said.

"ENTER," Captain Griffiths said, she was currently standing with her back to the main door looking out of the small window her posture was at Parade rest, as in her legs were evenly spaced apart and her hands gently resting at the small of her back, her uniform was crisp and clean, anyone would know the uniform was brand new or well looked after.

She heard the door open and some footfalls and in the distorted reflection of the office window, she saw three officers, one wearing a green undershirt and the other in Operations colors.

Micheal entered the office and said " Lieutenant Commander Michel Stevens, reporting as Ordered Sir," as he waited to be seated. As he waited for his next assignment, he looked back at his fellow officers who had followed him into the office, Micheal knew something was afoot.

Phoebe was the last to file in, standing on Michaels's left. "Lieutenant Colonel Phoebe Graydon reporting as requested Ma'am." She said, coming to a loose attention.

"Please Ladies and gents have a seat," Griffiths said and waited a moment "I suppose you have seen the shiny new Nebula Class ship that is docked outside?" She asked without turning around for a moment.

Rachel nodded even though this person a Captain could not see her nod, she was wondering why the ship was there, she could tell the ship was fresh off the construction dock.

Micheal had seen the Vessel on his way here and wondered what such a clean vessel was doing here and wondered if that was his next port of call, He said " Yes Sir, I have" he asked," May I ask what about it, Sir?"

"In due time Mr Stevens in due time," Griffiths said finally turning around "Yes I am Bajoaran, well half Bajoran on my mother's side," she said sitting at the desk she looked at the three and addressed Williams first "Commander Williams, I assume Starfleet has notified you of your reassignment to Earth?" the Captain asked.

"Yes Captain" Rachel replied, "Got it this morning, might I ask who will be my replacement on the Poseidon?" she asked.

"Sorry about the reassignment, but your work on keeping the old Poseidon together is of great interest to Starfleet Engineering on Earth, as for who will be replacing you!" she said now looking at Stevens "One of the requests that I got given upon being given command is Mr Steven's request to take that spot and it has been granted. Congratulations Commander Stevens You are now the new Chief Engineer, I will look at crew files to select your DCEO, but for now, you will have to make do with what you got, your clearances have been adjusted for your new department" she said.

"Thank you, Sir," replied Micheal looking back at his commanding officer, he continued " If I may Sir, On the Poseidon, My wife and I found ourselves working together on Ops and Navigation," he stated, he concluded, "would it be alight if I had her as My assistant?"

*Looks at Stevens "I will take a look at personnel files Mr Stevens and you will know who your DCEO will be when they report for duty" the Captain said.

Nodding she looked at Rachel "Commander Williams before I let you go, have you made arrangements to hand over all departmental codes to Mr Stevens?" Griffiths asked.

"Yes Captain, I assume that shiny new ship is your new command, they will be ready for him when he speaks his command code to the ship's computer" Williams responded.

"Excellent, thank you, Commander, you are dismissed, also safe journey back to earth," the Captain said with a smile.

Rachel smiled back and nodded and then she was gone. As she left the office she reflected on her very short time on the ship and felt a mixture of sadness and nostalgia as she looked out of a viewport to see the caretaker cre shuttle inspect the Miranda class Poseidon before taking her back to earth to be decommissioned.

Back in the Security Chief's office Griffiths looked at the remaining two "Okay, as you have both probably guessed the Miranda class Poseidon is being decommissioned, I saw the engineering reports, but I did not understand all the jargon, but I understood enough that the ship was held together with duct tape and promises, it is a testament to its previous Chief engineers, now that shiny new Nebula Class ship you both saw is the Poseidon A, she is fresh out of the shipyards, and is equipped with the latest tech and various operations suites Starfleet currently has, so you will have to give her the once over Mr. Stevens, as the shipyard construction bots were not programmed to fine-tune a ship" she said.

" I'd need time to go over the specs before the once over Sir," replied Micheal knowing that once he had read up on the new ship and what it could do, he would have to test everything like the weapons systems and the targeting so that the power was calibrated. and the Engines would next be calibrated within a test flight before he could sign off the ship.

She nods "Colonel Graydon, if not for my new appointment I would be calling you Sir, any way you are like all the original crew is reassigned to the new Poseidon A., as I mentioned she is brand new and has not been tested in operational service I have a feeling that will change. The ship has enhanced Phaser Arrays and will have a complement of twelve Mark Two Gryphon Class fighters, as you may be aware she has almost all the amenities that a Galaxy Class does, which extends to the arboretums, holodecks, and classrooms, as the Poseidon has been an Academy ship from the moment its original Commander got command I do not see the need to change its status, the accommodations are plush and all the crew both commissioned, enlisted and Cadets will have better quarters than the Miranda Class could ever have, no more bunking up for the enlisted and Junior Officers, all with have their rooms" she paused.

"I took a look at the COs and XO's quarters and they are huge, I think you will like your Colonel, but the advancements made to already existing Nebula and Galaxy Classes during the Dominion War have been refined and are part of the ship not added on. Also, this will interest you more than the Colonel, Mr. Stevens, but the working of the new Nebula class is Bio-neural gel packs like the Intrepid class has. Isolinear chips the ship has have been adjusted to work seamlessly with the gel packs, so the ship is essentially right for the task she has been assigned, anything before I continue?" She asked.

"May I start training some Cadets in the new Engine room to get them used to the environment Sir?" asked Micheal as he wanted them to understand what they would be used to before they set out.

"Use the holodeck for now Commander, you should be able to access the ship's engineering room design on the holodeck" the Captain responded to Stevens's question.

"Aye Sir," replied Micheal as he knew that now he had to get things moving and hoped that the Cadets took notice of the new style of environments.

Phoebe nodded. "Command had hinted to me that someone would be needed to replace Captain Johnson, however, I declined it due to some personal circumstances that I still have going on onboard. I'm sure we can catch up so I can keep you in the loop regarding that if you wish. I look forward to working with you, and I hope we can do wonders with the new vessel." She said. She then turned to Stevens. "If the Captain has no issue with you taking some of the cadets onboard then I have no issue with it. I may even join you. Never hurts to get used to new systems before we take her out." She smiled.

Looking at the pair "Good calm seas, and a gentle breeze" she said quietly "Okay, using the holodeck get the crew acquainted with the new systems, Colonel Graydon!" Griffiths said getting the attention of the Colonel.

"I will make sure it's done. We'll concentrate on Engineering and Bridge crew first, and then the others we'll see what we have time for." Phoebe replied with a smile.

"I concur" replied Michael as the Cadets were going be drilled on every system there was, he also knew that he would have to get used to the engines himself and wondered if his wife knew anything about them.

"Colonel in a week have all the crew assemble in the station's conference room, I will need to talk to them and introduce myself, but until then have them train on the holodeck, are there any questions before I let you both go?" Griffiths asked.

Phoebe shook her head. "No questions ma'am." She replied.

She looked expectantly at Stevens

" None from me at this point, Sir," replied Micheal looking back at his new Commanding officer he knew that getting some advice from his Wife would be helpful He would ask her to help him train the Cadets to give her something to do before they moved to the ship.

Looking at the pair "Very well, both of you are dismissed" Griffiths said and watched both leave the office, when they were gone she sighed and sat back and looked out of the viewport to look at the gleaming white hull of her new command.

[OFF]

Captain Naommi SL Griffiths
Commanding Officer
USS Poseidon-A

Lieutenant Colonel Phoebe Graydon
Executive Officer
USS Poseidon-A

Lt Cmdr Micheal Stevens
Chief Engineer
USS Poseidon-A

Lt Cmdr Rachel Williams
Chief Engineer (former)
USS Poseidon

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