Move the Excalibur closer to examine the flashes?
From Create Your Own Story
The flashes in the void are captivating. Such a haunting beauty.
"Lets take a closer look Shall we? Ensign Knight, take us closer. Booster engines only." You command.
"Y-yes sir." the young ensign stammers. She works the controls stiffly trying not to make any mistakes. You can tell she is nervous.
"Just relax ensign, you're doing just fine." you reassure her.
Ensign Knight lets out a deep breath, looks up at you and smiles, "Thank you sir."
You are about to return the smile when you are blinded by an impossibly bright light and an ear shattering explosion. You are thrown from your seat as the Excalibur is jerked through space. The intense light disappears as the view screen shatters with a thunderous boom sending shards of glass all over the bridge.
You hear frightened shouts from your crew as you pick yourself up off the floor.
"Report!" Screams your First Mate Cmdr Jenkins.
"Its a plasma burst sir" Lieutenant Thenalak answers. "The ship has been struck by a pocket of igniting plasma."
"Ensign! Get us out of here! Full boosters! Now!" you bark the orders with a sense of urgency you've never heard in your own voice before.
"The controls are not responding sir" Ensign Knight sobs as she turns to answer you. Blood is pouring from a deep gash in her cheek.
"The inertial-compensators are offline." says Lieutenant Martinez.
At that moment, Excalibur is hit by another plasma burst. The crew is thrown about the bridge as control panels arc and catch fire. You look to see several crewmen laying on the deck. You push the com button for the infirmary.
"Medics to the bridge!" You order.
Another plasma burst, the ship is tossed once again.
"We can't take much more of this." warns Martinez.
"Thenalak, is there a way to predict where these pockets of plasma are going to burst?" you ask desperately.
Thenalak thinks for a moment. Its eerie how calm she remains. "Yes sir," she finally answers. "If we reroute auxiliary power to the sensor array, we can created an overload and ionize the inert gasses of the nebula. We can then track the flow of the ions we create. Where ever they flow, that’s where the next burst will be."
"Make it happen. Send the data to the helm controls."
Thenalak jumps to work. She moves with such speed and grace as she removes access panels from the walls and tears apart the tapestry of wires concealed behind the bulkheads only to reweave them into a new device.
"Done Captain!" she shouts.
A team of medics arrives on the bridge and start collecting the wounded. You look at the gash on Ensign Knight's cheek.
What do you do?
Tell Ensign Knight to go with the medics and put Martinez at the helm?
OR
Tell Ensign Knight that she's the best person for the job and you need her at her post?
