Editing Christopher Adams Training Days (section)

==== (Starfleet Academy - Holodeck 3: USS Firebrande, Cadet Christopher Adams - 0928) ====

[Warp Core Breach imminent. 7 minutes before Warp Core Breach,] the computer voice warned a little quieter this time. Apparently the internal comm system was starting to lose power.

Cadet Adams turned to Crewman Williams who was working on a wall panel next to Adams. "What is taking so long, crewman? You should already have the systems by passed by now."

"Sir," replied the scared engineering tech. "Every time I choose an EPS conduit to bypass, it ruptures. It looks like we are seeing a cascading failure of the entire EPS system in the saucer section."

Adams started flipping through all the technical information of Galaxy Class starships he had learned in class. "Isolate the engineering section from the saucer section. That will at least keep the damage from hitting the systems down here. Then I should be able to re-calibrate the antimatter containment field."

Crewman Williams started hitting the panel. "Uh…sir…internal sensors are down. I'm completely blind."

"What!" Cadet Adams screamed in frustration. He gave a glace over to Lieutenant Thoma's who was still observing from the corner.

The computer quietly continued its warning, [Warp Core Breach imminent. 6 minutes before Warp Core Breach.]

Adams touched his comm badge. "Engineering to bridge. This is Adams. It looks like we aren't going to be able to stop this. You should initiate a warp core ejection."

There was only silence.

"Bridge?" Cadet Adams asked again.

<nowiki>=^=</nowiki>Engineering.<nowiki>=^=</nowiki> came a female voice over the comm system. <nowiki>=^=</nowiki>This is Commander Renfroe on the Battle Bridge. Captain Bright is dead. What is your situation?<nowiki>=^=</nowiki>

"The situation is grave," Adams responded sadly. "Internal sensors just went down and we can no longer fix the problem. You are going to have to go ahead and eject the core."

<nowiki>=^=</nowiki>What are you talking about, Adams? We never initiated the warp core ejection systems and there's not enough time to start it back up. You need to get everyone out of engineering and to the escape pods. We are going to initiate a saucer separation and then…<nowiki>=^=</nowiki>

"Saucer separation?" Adams interrupted. "That might just work."

<nowiki>=^=</nowiki>What are you saying?<nowiki>=^=</nowiki>

"Right before the sensors went down we were trying to isolate the EPS system in the saucer section from the engineering section. During a saucer separation, those systems will automatically get separated. When that happens, the power systems here in engineering should kick back in and I will be able to calibrate the antimatter containment."

[Warp Core Breach imminent. 5 minutes before Warp Core Breach.]

<nowiki>=^=</nowiki>Adams. You have to be out of your mind. It will take me four minutes to do a saucer separation. That will only leave you about a minute. You should get everyone down there to the escape pods.<nowiki>=^=</nowiki>

"Acknowledged. Engineering out," Cadet Adams replied tapping his comm badge to cut off the transmission.

Adams addressed the rest of the crew that was remaining the engineering. "Williams. Thomas. Elara. Get to the escape pods. I'm going to stay here and calibrate the antimatter containment once the saucer separates from the engineering section."

"But…sir," Crewman Williams protested.

"To the escape pods!" screamed Cadet Adams.