Story:Star Trek: Tempest/Iliad/Chapter Four

On the Bridge of the Tempest Commander Ryder is sitting in the Captain's Chair looking at the viewer showing the aft section of the Tempest and the Wraith cruisers following them, as Commander Ryder looks at Lieutenant Y'nar.

Y'nar take the Bridge I'll be in Sickbay Commander Ryder says as she gets up from the captain chair and heads to the turbolift.

In Sickbay Doctor S'Dar is scanning Commander Conner  and then closes the tricorder and looks at Commander Ryder.

I'm sorry I've done all I could Doctor S'Dar says as he looks at her.

She looks at him.

Thank you Doctor Commander Ryder says as she looks at him.

Commander Conner looks at her.

I'm sorry Commander for what I have to do this to you Commander Connor says as he looks at her.

She looks at him.

Commander? Commander Ryder says with a confused look.

He looks at her.

Your in Command now get this ship, get this crew home Commander Conner says as he looks at her.

She grabs his arm.

I'll get them home sir you can count on it Commander Ryder says as she looks at him.

He then dies and then the ship jolts as Commander Ryder tapped her combadge.

Ryder to bridge what the hell was that? Commander Ryder asked as she tapped her combadge.

On the Bridge Lieutenant Y'nar looks at the middle computer then goes up to the tactical console.

Unknown but it's in our flight path Lieutenant Y'nar says as she looks at her console.

Then Commander Nelson comes over the com.

​Bridge whatever this is doing it's screwing up our warp engines we'll have to drop out of warp, I don't wanna take a chance with us at warp ​Commander Nelson says over the com.

Then Commander Ryder walks onto the Bridge and looks at Y'nar as she reports to Sara.

Commander, we have a new problem Lieutenant Y'nar says as she looks at her console then at Commander Ryder.

She looks at the lieutenant. "Tell me something good, Y'nar Commander Ryder says as she looks at the viewer.

Y'nar looks at her console and reports.

We've got bad guys behind us, something scary in front of us, and oh, warp drive could fail at any moment. How's Connor? Lieutenant Y'nar says as she reports and makes a jokes.

She turns to her.

Dead. I'm in command Commander Ryder says as she looks at her then back at the main viewer.

Y'nar looks at her console.

That was payback for my good news, wasn't it? Lieutenant Y'nar says as she goes back to her console.

She smiles a bit.

Not really but kinda Commander Ryder says as she sat in the Captain's chair finally.

Lieutenant Reynolds inputs commands into the helm console.

I'm taking us out of warp and reducing speed to 1/2 Impulse Lieutenant Reynold says as he turns and looks at Commander Ryder.

She nods at him.

The Tempest heads into the disturbance.