Star Trek Cowboy

Leaving Space dock

After informing the rest of the crew, Jet and his crew made their way to the transporter pad in Ops. As they got into position,  "Energize." The tech nodded, and, with a shimmer of lights, they were disappearing from DS9, Before they could say anything , they're nothing more than atoms flying through space to the teleporter pad on board the Bebop.

Mio noticed something and looked around at her surroundings. "This doesn't look like your average transporter room." Said Mio as she turned in a small circle.

"That's because it's not Mio." Said Faye as the other new arrivals got off the pad. "This is actually the bridge." The Transporter was in the ready room at the back of the bridge, the Bridge was a almost exact replica of the NX 01 Enterprise bridge just more updated to the 25th century.

"This bridge is amazing." Said Ed as she went to one of the helm control stations at the front of the bridge and pressed a few commands to bring up flight control information. "She won't win any speed records, but with the offensive and defensive power we have along with our Aquarius class escort, that's practically a non-issue."

"I agree with Ed in reference to the ships armaments." Said Mio voice, coming from the tactical station at the right of the bridge. "Morphogenic Polaron beam array with three sixty degree targeting, Quantum phase torpedoes, Delphic Antiproton beam array, and a Trilithium Tricobolt weapon on our fore section and a Tetryon beam array, Quantum torpedoes, a mass-producing missile launcher, and a Chronometic Polaron beam array on our aft section." She looked up from her station at the others. "This is a worthy vessel."

"Hell yeah." Said Jet as he took in his new bridge as he stood in the very center of it. "She is very worthy, and it is time for her to prove it, but first let's get a few formalities out of the way." Jet  grew serious as he turned to face Kesta and Mio.

"Agreed." Faye said, with equal seriousness as she picked up a padd that was sitting in the Captain's chair and read from it, "To Captain Jet Black, The discharged Kesta Riker and Mio Cooper are herby assigned  to your crew effective immediately . Signed, Fleet Admiral Jorel Quinn."

"Kesta and Mio welcome to the crew." Jet intoned solemnly.

"I stand welcomed Captain." Mio said in a matching tone as she stood to attention, before relaxing her posture, and cracking a smile, They both saluted their captain before moving to their stations. With the resupplying of the ship underway, Jet  quickly retrieved his model from his quarters on DS9 and went back to his ready room where he had stacks of padds waiting for him at his desk. He sat down at his desk, a cup of Valaxian sweet citrus tea in his hand. Then he looked at the model of Voyager a slightly sour expression on his face.

Mio, walked in with a padd in hand. "Captain, I have a progress report for you on the ships readiness for departure." She said as she offered the padd to Jet, who walked over to her and took it.

As he read over the padd, Mio gave a short summery. "The crew aboard the station that will be continuing under your command are on board the ship, the restocking of supplies is at eighty seven percent completion, Spike has done a full security sweep of the ship with no anomalies or security breaches except for a tacking and monitoring device of Ferengi design, he has informed station security, and Ed has finished a preliminary check of the ships engines and auxiliary systems, saying that, and this is a direct quote, 'she be a tidy lass and ready for her first voyage with her captain'." This last part was said with one of Mio's small smiles.

"Excellent work, Mio , I would expect nothing less from my first  officer." Said Jet as he sat back down he placed the padd down with the rest that he has yet to finish, giving the padds a dirty look. "I hate to sound like a cliché, but if they ever offer to make you a Captain,, tell them no. Even if they give you a beautiful ship like this," he pointed all around him before he pointed at the padds, "the paper work is not worth it."

Mio gave him a slightly bemused look, "I will keep that in mind sir," She gestured to the padds, "shall I leave you to the rewards of your rank or would you rather-" Before she finished her question, Jet gulped down the rest of his tea, stood up, and walked over to her after putting the mug into the recycler "we take a tour of the Aquarius escort before we depart the system? I suppose I have my answer."

"A splendid idea, lead the way." Jet smiled at her as she proceeded him out the door and into the turbolift.

Jet enjoyed walking through the halls of his new ship, he of course had done it before, but it wasn't the same. The Bebop had been refitted He thought as he walked towards the far aft section where the Aquarius class escort, the Calypso was docked.

As he and Mio walked, Jet said nothing to that but smiled at her as the doors opened and they made their way to the Calypso.

"I wish we had more than just two hours together." Said Kesta and Gwen as they walked towards the teleporter room, hand in hand. She had a fleeting thought about professionalism and PDA, but then she thought 'Screw it we're both off duty right now, plus I don't know when I'll see her again.' They had spent their time together wisely, setting up her quarters, catching up, and, well, "catching up". They talked through subspace transmissions when they could, but subspace wasn't the same as seeing the one you love face to face and often missions were top secret and staying under the radar was paramount.

Kesta looked behind herself and saw the blushing transporter tech looking at something at his station very hard, trying not to look up at his commanding officer in the arms of her paramour.

'Oh look, there goes those thoughts of professionalism and PDA as they're shot-out the torpedo tube.' Kesta thought. Kesta imputed the coordinates for the Torchwood's transporter room and sent her love back to her ship.