"Chief, I think that we've got a problem here."
Nico looked at what Johannson was pointing at and his blood turned cold. "SAR One, better send for ground forces. The wreck is Starfleet One."
Nico and Johannson exchanged a glance and immediately started to clear the access hatch. As Johannson cut the beams, Nico scanned the area attempting to get a better fix on the five survivors. Luckily, it appeared that most of the life signs were grouped near each other, but away from the area where the engines had vented.
Working together, the two made quick work of the obstacles and entered what Nico assumed to be the main deck of the President's craft. Hearing someone groaning, Nico triggered his lights and moved towards the source of the noise, Johannson in tow. Nico reached the figure who was clad in a Starfleet security uniform. Kneeling down, Nico glanced back at David. "Check the others."
As Johannson moved off, Nico scanned the guard, uplinking to SAR One's medical suite so that Thomason had immediate access to his scans. "SAR One, survivor stable. Prep for immediate transport."
Stone's voice came back over the channel in response, "Roger that, Chief. Tag him with a beacon and we'll get him clear." Nico reached into an outer stowage on his suit, placed a beacon, and activated it. Stepping away as the guard disappeared in the familiar blue light, Nico immediately moved towards the next figure on the deck.
"Chief! Over here!"
Nico headed towards Johannson's position and saw him clearing away interior paneling and what looked like a structural beam from another survivor. Kneeling down, Nico quickly realized that this was President Carlyle. Scanning him with the medical sensors, Nico didn't like what he saw. "SAR One, we've got the President. He's in a bad way. Thomason, second opinion, can we transport him?"
"Negative, Chief. We've got to stabilize that head wound first. I'm coming in."
"Roger that, Doc. Johannson will meet you at the hatch," Nico said as Johannson headed up. Nico made quick rounds, assessing the rest of the survivors' conditions, noting that they seemed to be the President's party of aides and guards. Time seemed to stand still as Nico made his frantic rounds, barely noticing Thomason caring for the President. After beaming the last survivor out, Nico turned back to where Thomason and Johannson were with the President.
"SAR One, we've got the President stable, but we need to get him to Serenity base immediately. Beam me and the President directly to Serenity Medical." As soon as Thomason spoke, she and Carlyle disappeared in a transporter beam and Nico relaxed slightly. "SAR One, crash site secured. All survivors are out."
"Roger that, Chief. SAR One is RTB with the other survivors. SAR Two will remain on station. Hedley, get in there and secure the engines as best as possible. Donovan, Johannson, shift your efforts to recovery of any others and then try to determine what happened. Serenity is mobilizing an engineering and security detachment to secure the site. Once you've handed off, RTB."
"Roger that, LT. Donovan out." Donovan turned around to face Johannson, "I'll bring in Hedley. See who we have to recover." After getting an affirmative from Johannson, Nico headed outside of Starfleet One to wait for Hedley.
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