Episode 6: First Contact

THIS DEFINTELY REALLY HAPPENED

58. Things are complicated between Skeek and the Cap. Aldrin after the away mission. As tensions rise the Captain takes away Skeek’s ability to talk to the entire crew over Comms. Skeek protests slightly and says he’s overreacting but the issue is dropped. Skeek is on notice and spends his time wrapping up the EMH projector’s on Engineering.

59. Closing in on the M-class (habitable) planet we had discovered days before leads to a chance run-in with Ferengi. They are damaged as all hell and need help. They ask the Cap for a repair crew and supplies.

60. Aldrin sends over supplies and repair crews. Skeek makes things complicated by blocking comms to talk to the Captain directly. It doesn’t go well. Skeek begins to make necessary preparations “misunderstanding” the Capt.

61. The Nightingale still has some of the creepers that came off the ghost ship and they have destroyed a necessary part that could be salvaged from the Ferengi vessel. Skeek takes the necessary supplies and challenges the captain's orders in front of the crew. He asks to “put it to a vote”. The captain rushed to Engineering, where he meets a large percentage of the crew there already siding with Skeek.

62. The captain refuses to see reason and Kykul is shot by an anonymous member of the crowd. He continues, it is awkward, and the ship is taken when Dr. McHenry shoots the captain in the back. The doctor does his best “I’m the captain now” and strides away. Unfortunately the Doctor and Skeek aren’t on the same page at all, but they decide to move on in an “alliance” promising that what happened last time won't happen again.

63. Captain and all his sympathizers are shoved into a cargo bay. T’vel and Aldrin try to escape but find that the override is boobytrapped by Skeek. T’vel is melted, no one really misses her.

64. Woops, Skeek is an asshole. Engineering is weaponized as all controls and communication from the bridge is closed off and force fields are erected around the bridge. Dr McHenry, the double-double crosser is double-crossed, with the doctor’s ace in the hole Ramerez (bad pick) trying to stop him Skeek breaks his face heading to the torpedo bays and shuttle bays.

65. The shuttle is rigged to take off but autopilot is disabled, a torpedo has the creeper from the ghost ship loaded on it and aimed ready to fire on the Ferengi vessel. Skeek prepares in the shuttle bay. McHenry is silent… too silent.

66. Kykul is back up! He frees the Capt and has cool battle damage and a type-3 phaser. One of his stalks is broken, dark blue blood, definitely the hero of this arc. A stunning and exciting encounter as Kykul and the rest rush with Aldrin to the shuttle bay to stop Skeek. As he enters the room a pair of force fields is erected, separating the captain from the crew and closing him in. Skeek monologues, (because he’s already won), explaining the only way to save the Ferengi is to board the shuttle he rigged and block the torpedo with the creeper in it from hitting their bow. Everything is perfect and then Skeek wins.

67. Something about McHenry here, not important. [PLEASE EXPAND THIS]

68. Aldrin, being the dip he is, takes the bait and loses consciousness running away from danger. He awakes to discover that there are lizard people who say they know him. First contact! They are the Kierans.