Two For the Price of One

Posted on Mon Nov 2nd, 2026 @ 3:07am by Captain Dick Sprague

427 words; about a 2 minute read

Mission: Two For the Price of One
Location: Various
Timeline: Current

OFF:

New mission time!

ON:

{USS Albion, Bridge}

Vale: "Estimating Pisgollah III in one point six hours at present speed."

Sprague 3000: "Excellent."

Sprague: "Excellent."

Murphy: "Cargo for delivery to Pisgollah III is still stable."

Sprague 3000: "Fantastic."

Sprague: "Fantastic."

Key: ::sitting in the third center room seat next to the two Spragues; looking back at both of them while nodding his head::

Andrews: ::standing because all the center room seats are taken::

Carter: "Captain... er, I mean Captains... I'm getting a voice message from Pisgollah III."

Sprague 3000: "From Pisgollah III?"

Sprague: "From Pisgollah III?"

Key: ::still nodding his head in agreement::

Carter: "Yes, Captain... Captains."

Sprague and Sprague 3000: ::simultaneously:: "One screen."

Key: "That was a good one! That was a good order!"

President of Pisgollah III (on viewscreen): =/\=This is the President of Pisgollah III. Do not approach Pisgollah III!=/\=

Sprague and Sprague 3000: ::look to each other::

President of Pisgollah III (on viewscreen): =/\=The transmissions of an orbiting Probe are causing critical damage to this planet. It has almost totally ionized our atmosphere. All power sources have failed. All orbiting starships are powerless. The Probe is vaporizing our oceans. We cannot survive unless a way can be found to respond to the Probe. Further communications may not be possible. Save your energy, Save yourselves. Avoid the Planet Pisgollah at all costs. ...Farewell.=/\= ::transmission is lost::

Sprague 3000: "What should we do?"

Sprague: ::shrugs::

Andrew: "Maybe we could listen to the probe's transmissions?"

Mack: ::next to Sural at the science station: "We're on it."

Sural: ::starts pressing buttons:: "Definitely."


{USS Albion, Cargo Bay 1}

Hobbes: ::scanning the cargo for delivery to Pisgollah III:: "I don't like the look of that."

Grexx: "Yeah, we better tell the Captains."


{USS Albion, Corridor}

Janeway: ::exits the holodeck::


{USS Albion, Counselor's Office}

Reyes: "That's all right, Counselor. These things happen."

Ferra: "Ensign, it's not all right."

Grallator: ::enters without knocking while holding up a brown bag:: "Someone order carryout?"


OFF:

Okay, this is a little more open ended that usual (even for me!). I've purposely left basically everything unanswered so *you* can decide where we go!

The only thing I'll answer now: Star Fleet was unable to make a decision on what to do with Sprague 3000 due to unresolved legal and ethical questions. As a result, both he and the real Sprague are to co-command the Albion in the interim.

Locations:

Bridge:
Sprague
(Sprague 3000)
Andrews
Key
Vale
Murphy
Carter
Mack
Sural

Cargo Bay 1:
Grexx
Hobbes

Counselor's Office:
Ferra
Reyes
Grallator

Corridor:
Janeway

Pisgollah III:
(Pisgollah III President)



Captain Dick Sprague
Commanding Officer
USS Albion NCC-3020

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