Science Officer

As the ship's science officer, yours wasn't the most vital of ship's stations when under attack. But your natural curiosity would have driven you to find out what the cause of the alert was even if you weren't expected to take over your duties on the bridge for this shift. You burst through the doors to the bridge to find a scene of organized chaos unfolding. Crew members were moving to and fro...each moving about their duties with calm assuredness. You cleared your throat and address the Captain who sat in his chair..."Lieutenant Andrea Townsend reporting for duty, Sir," you said. He nodded and waved you to your station, which you hurried over to...relieving the Ensign who had manned it during the previous shift. "Enemy assessment, Lieutenant," he ordered you.

As you sat down, you began to the scroll through the sensor readings of the adversary that hovered in space in front of the Jaeger. "Enemy matches no known profiles, alien or domestic, Sir. Must be a new species. Power readings....148% of Jaeger standard. Shields....129%. Weapon systems....unknown at this time, Sir." You continued, unable to contain a trace of excitement from entering your voice. First contact with an alien species had always been a dream of yours. And here, a new race was on the verge of making contact. "Keep scanning, Lieutenant," the Captain ordered. "I want full......"

He was suddenly cut off as the ship rocked violently...hit by some strong ****. "Energy burst from the alien vessel, Sir," you yelled over the screeching sirens. "Its preparing to fire again." At the same time, the ship's Security Officer, announced. "Shields at 59%, Sir." "Return Fire!" the Captain ordered. You feel the ship buck just a bit as the Jaeger's lasers begin to pelt to the enemy's shields. Much to your dismay, you call out. "Minimal effect on enemy shields, Sir. Still 120%" Before the Captain could respond, the ship spun again. "Shields at 25%, Captain..." the Security Officer cried, fear entering her voice. "We can't take much more of this!" she said.

The Captain's response was near instantaneous. "All hands, abandon ship!" he yelled. "Get to your escape pods!" The crew responded quickly...everyone moving without hesitation to their assigned exits like the experienced team they were. You entered the commands to transmit all of your readings back to headquarters before sprinting to your pod...buckling in and pressing the jettison button with only seconds to spare. As you floated away, you were able to witness the Jaeger lurch forward...impaling itself on the enemy vessel. While their shields were able to repel the dying ship's weapons...it was unable to deflect the mass of the entire ship itself...and both vessels began to explode in their mutual **** throes. Several pods launched from the alien ship before it broke apart cataclysmically. Like your pod, they had no other option but to head for the alien world beneath you.