Protect those you hold dear.

Posted on Sat Aug 10, 2019 @ 2:03pm by Lieutenant Arashi Tanaka Mr. & Senior Chief Petty Officer Samantha Summers

870 words; about a 4 minute read

Arashi entered the office that he used for his work. The security officers that served under Arashi had arrived for their briefing. "All right ladies. Sit down and listen up. We have a new guest and she is going to brief us on something new for our weapons but first I want to brief you on your mission. We are going to go down to the planet that we are currently orbiting. Standard procedure, we are going to protect those that are working there on the away team." Arashi said. "Standard procedures, we control access to the area so that we can make sure that we can contain dangerous situations as possible. Any questions?"

One of the officers asked about lethal force and Arashi thought for all of a second before answering "Only when authorized. These are innocent civilians and unless they are attacking you with phasers no lethal force is authorized. We let local law enforcement handle crimes among their population, we handle whatever happens with the away team." Arashi said, looking at the officer that asked the question. "Any other questions?" Arashi nodded and spoke again. "Ok now I would like to introduce Senior Chief Petty Officer Summers. She has something important for us. Give her your undivided attention because what she says might just save your life."

Summers looked over the group and began to speak. " Hello, some of you might know me by sight, others by just a title or name, so I will introduce myself. I am Senior Chief Petty Officer Samantha Summers, and I have brought something to show you. They are not yet 'official,' as there is more work and research to be done, but.." Summers pulled out something in her hand. " This.." Showing it to the group, " Is a hand phaser, Mark 3. What is new about it is that it has the fire power of an phaser rifle. " Summers paused.

Arashi looked at the phaser for a moment. "What did you do to increase the firepower of the phaser?" Arashi asked "What are the risks involved in using an untested weapon such as this? There is going to be some kind of danger and I want my men to be aware of the risks." The other security personnel seemed to have this concern and nodded in agreement.

Summers smiled at the Lieutenant's questions. " First, I looked at the schematics of the previous phasers, to judge *if* they could be 'boosted,' and finding that the 'Mark 1,' hand phaser, and the 'Mark 2,' which was essentially an 'gun handle' to accommodate the Mark 1, and boost its power, *can be* increased in power. Why this has not been attempted until now, I don't know. No attempt to do so has been logged in the Star Fleet records. Soo, getting back to the schematic, by adding 'jump wires' between the firing mechanism and the power booster, I literally *doubled* its firepower output, with no degradation from an 'safety standpoint.' Now, I have not test fired these weapons yet, I am still awaiting permission from the Captain and Commander in order to do so."

"Okay, so how would it fare against threats like the Borg and creatures of that nature?" a security officer asked. "You had to have run simulations and analysis on the power output right?" Arashi looked at Summers and waited for the answer.

Summers slightly smiled and raised one eyebrow before answering. " Well......we could try it out on..." Summers coughed shook her head before continuing. " Regarding the Borg. we know how they can 'read' any form of attack and compensate for it and adjust to ward it off. Right now, I know of nothing invented yet that would constitute an 'continuous threat' to them. But, it's a start."

"Okay then, any other questions for the SCPO?" Arashi asked and one of his more weapon oriented crew piped up. "When do we get our hands on those? I wanna play with one." the officer said with a grin and the others assembled laughed as well. "Okay then, any serious questions?" Arashi said. When there was silence Arashi spoke one last time. "When the permission is given to use these phasers I want everyone that is a security officer to qualify with these weapons. I will not just authorize you to use them unless you do that first. I want you to know that if there is any misuse of these weapons, OF ANY KIND, I will come down on you like a ton of bricks, you all understand? These are not to be trifled with so do be careful." Arashi said.

Summers nodded in agreement with the Lieutenant before continuing. " Ok, these weapons will be held in my quarters for the time being. *When,* permission is given to test and qualify with these weapons by the Captain, et. all, you may come and check one out for training. Is that ok, Lieutenant?"

"Yes it is." Arashi said "As for the rest of you, any other questions?" He was met with silence. "Then get outta here and get ready to move out." Arashi said and then he headed out. Ready to tackle his job to protect those that he held dear.

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