AXO Ens. Gregory W. Griffin

[Griffin, in main engineering]

The Ensign listened to the Commander and slowly nodded as she assumed command and demoted him to acting first officer. It wasn't what he had expected but he understood the chain of command and it wasn't his place to question orders. "Yes, ma'am," he said as he saluted her.

Greg immediately got to work on carrying out his orders. He turned to a few engineering crew mates and said, "You and you. You're with me. We're going to go deck by deck to make sure that anyone that can walk gets the message to abandon ship. Ship wide communications is spotty at best so we have to do this the old fashion way. Have the medics we have on board meet us on Deck 18. We will start there."

The crew members nodded as they followed the Ensign out of Main Engineering and out of earshot of Commander Waters. As they approached the Jefferies tube junction by the turbolift, one of the crew members spoke out.

"Sir, I know it's not my place to say, but I wanted to let you know that you have our support. I don't care that the Commander out ranks you. In our heart, you're the official CO of the Xana and we don't care if she cut your legs from under you," she said. The other crew member nodded in agreement as he said, "I think everyone on board this ship agrees with that."

Greg smiled and said, "Thanks. That means a lot to me but as Starfleet officers, we have to follow the chain of command and I agree with Commander Waters that the best course of action is to abandon ship."

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