Stardate: 40425.1948
Subject: "The Big Bang Theory, So to Speak"
Author: Lt. Vilmer
Scene: Engineering Holodeck, Captain's Ready Room: Independence
Time: During "Ourselves, In the Mirror"

"Nothing like using a thirteen pound sledge hammer to swat a fly," Indy's CEO said to the empty air of holodeck 3 as his simulation ended.

Vilmer had a hunch about how the Independence had been transferred to the Mirror Universe; his simulation confirmed it. A tear in the fabric of space-time created a funnel to the Mirror Universe and the Indy was drawn through.

The amount and types of particles emitted by the event did include a high concentration of chronitons. Enough chronitons were emitted to make it a reasonable scenario that the ship was caught in temporal incident. The engineer was as grateful as anyone when science ruled out that possibility. At least this way they only had to solve the inter-dimensional problem.

---Captain's Ready Room---

A stunned hush befell the room as Kal's simulation ended. The assembled officers took a moment longer than usual to assimilate the data presented to them. If Kal was right they were dealing with a weapons' test that had gone seriously wrong.

According to the CEO's theory the Trill had used atomics to try and generate a controlled singularity. The event the Trill generated had but one purpose, that of a weapon capable of destroying an entire planet.

"That has no place in rational thought," Commander Deadilus exclaimed, justifiably outraged at the abuse of scientific principle.

"I couldn't agree more, sir," Kal returned, "my only answer for it is the fact that the Trill technology seems to be stunted here. The Romulans have been using singularities for decades, and even they don't consider using it as a weapon."

"Why did we end up here?" Captain Morris asked.

"My best guess is that the Trill haven't perfected their weapon system, and they lost control of their test. It was just our luck that it opened where it did in our universe."

There were a few half-hearted laughs around the table. There wasn't an officer present who hadn't been touched by the "luck of the Indy" more than once.

"What about the other Independence?" the captain asked.

"If what we know about the Mirror Universe holds true, we could be in for some serious trouble, they are everything we are and will not have any doubt or hesitation in using it," Commander Daran answered.

Morris nodded. "All right, get us prepared to fight if we have to and get working on a solution to get us home."

The captain looked around the table one final time and Kal spoke up.

"Sir, we may need to do something about that weapon, if the Trill continue to use it and either can't or won't learn to control it, there is no telling what damage they can do," Kal spoke, his voice trailing off at the end.

"Understood, you have your orders," Captain Morris stated dismissing the meeting.

Lt. Kal Vilmer
CEO
USS Independence
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