1: Warp
"Captain's log, stardate eight, one, one, four, four: This is my first log aboard my new starship: Harmony. This newest vessel is to mark the new friendship between my world, Equestria, and the United Federation of Planets. I....am glad we have this new starship, it's going to feel so wonderful to not only be able to look up at the stars but to explore what exists among them! I've already received a mission from Starfleet Command. There have been some small Klingon ships ambushing ships in an asteroid field near the neutral zone. We're to intercept and arrest them. I am excited to work with and along side everypony and every human aboard this ship. I just wish my first officer would share my excitement. Luna is a bit...worried about an inter-species crew. I wish my sister would take a deep breath and try to look on the benefits of an inter-species crew instead of the risks or restrictions."
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The 'Alicorn' class starship, Harmony, pulled away from Deep Space Nine. The final load of human crew members had been loaded and now Captain Celestia was eager to explore. She stood aboard the bridge in a modified starfleet uniform. The body was black up to the collar and shoulders, which were red. The bridge was a very white circular room with the Captain's chair dead center and a little half wall behind it. Behind the half wall was the entrances and exits to the bridge. Two large turbo-lifts with a door that led into a hallway behind it. About ten meters in front of the captain's chair and the two chairs that sandwiched it was helm control. Two the left and right, in this order, is tactical and science stations. Behind the captain's chair just a few meters from the left turbo-lift was the Engineering station. To the right turbo-lift was the operation's station. Celestia sat in her captain's chair, she flattened out the front of her uniform with her fore hooves and smiled at her human helm officer. Her chief pilot was a thirty year old starfleet officers by the name of Amy Walkston. She was the rank of lieutenant and stood at five, foot, ten with blond hair and average sized eyes hidden behind small rectangular glasses.
"Goodmorning, Captain." She says with a nod as she took a her position at the black swivel chair in front of helm control. She tapped at the console and reads out a status. "Impulse drive, online, warp core, online, thrusters, green. This ship is ready to go as soon as you give the command."
Celestia smiles. "Let us wait until the rest of the bridge staff is here." she says as she taps at small status console in the arm rest of her chair. Her hooves make it difficult to operate even this pony-optimized consoles, but she'll adjust.
As Celestia checks shield status, weapon status, and other things; another member of the crew enters. The Equestrian's chief tactical officer: Rainbow Dash. "Sorry I'm late, Prin-...I mean Captain. Fluttershy held me up in sick bay over an ear infection!" She says looking slightly red from the light gallop she had made to get to the bridge.
"She is the chief medical officer. Her job is to maintain the health of one thousand beings. That includes you , Miss Dash." Celestia says with a light grin. Rainbow Dash assumes her position at tactical.
The left turbo-lift opens and two more crew members step out. Ensign Twilight Sparkle came trotting in along side Lieutenant Pinkie Pie, who trotted happily to her position at operation. Twilight took over the science station, and sighed. "Fluttershy has become erratic, she seems to panic over every wort or blip. She ran a full bio-scan over a blip on my back." Twilight huffs
Celestia laughs lightly. "I will contact her soon and inform her that being responsible for everyone's health shouldn't impact their schedules unless it's truly life threatening." Celestia says "Can't have my crew get stalled by any ear infection or headache, eh?"
"Ma'am, now that everyone is aboard the bridge and at their stations, we should get going to the neutral zone." Walkston suggests turning in her swivel chair to face the Captain.
"Ah yes." Celestia says as she prepares her orders. "Set a course for the neutral zone, warp nine point five."
A few taps and beeps on the helm control and Walkston had the course and speed set in. "Ready, Captain." she announces.
"Engage warp." Celestia orders waving forward with her left forehoof.
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The Harmony was shaped like many Federation vessels. It had it's disk-like bow with it's sloping connection near the back and the flattened off aft with two proportional nacelles connected. Like the Intrepid class starships the Harmony's nacelles stayed horizontal with the rest of the sip when not in warp but raised to a forty five degree angle when going into warp.
The Harmony's nacelles raised as her warp core warmed up fully. She went forward at high warp as she disappeared among the stars on it's course for the neutral zone. The Harmony, even with it's larger size, was capable of speeds up warp nine, point, seven (Maybe higher even, but only in short bursts; like sprinting.)
The Harmony was to remain in warp for about ten hours giving plenty of time for the crew to begin the process of adjusting to one another. Humans and Equestrians working together aboard a starship are bound to have problems with one another.
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Celestia slowly walked to sick bay, nodding to humans and ponies alike as they happen to pass. The Harmony's sick bay was accessible on two decks, both decks were extremely large. Each containing areas for medical storage, bio-beds, and many other medical instruments and areas. The chief medical officer's office was on the second floor. The second floor and first floor were connected back two things; one two level turbo-lift and a small stair case.
Celestia enters at the first floor entrance. She sees Fluttershy tending to a tall Klingon male.
".....and so you see......doctor, I think it's a case of lavardian flu." The Klingon says, almost embarrassed to be at the mercy of a pink and yellow pony.
"I can treat that easily enough...I mean, if you're fine with that, of course." Fluttershy says moving to a nearby cabinet for a hypospray. She picks it up with her teeth and walks back to the embarrassed Klingon.
"Fluttershy?" Celestia calls as she approaches the two.
"Oh my!" Fluttershy exclaims, startled; she drops the hypospray into the shirt of the Klingon, just centimeters from his neck.
"Gah!" He shouts angrily as the hypospray gets caught between his uniform and under-clothing. "Doctor!" He shouts in anger as he jumps from his chair. The Klingon man had been sitting in a small metal chair, when he bounded up in shock and or anger he sent the chair backwards about four or five feet. He moved his arms over his chest and stomach quickly trying to feel where the hyposrpay was.
Captain Celestia giggles lightly. "Looking for this?" She asks waving a hyposrpay that had been on the floor at his feet. It must've fallen out of his shirt.
The Klingon appears embarrassed, his eyes widen slightly. He quickly forces himself to regain his composure and resist the urge to scream at the yellow pony.
Fluttershy straightens out her blue-at-the-shoulders uniform and her cheeks blush. "I'm sorry, ensign." She says to the Klingon.
The Klingon man looks away in disgust and minor-annoyance.
Celestia raises an eyebrow. "Ensign." She says sternly. "The Chief Medical Officer out ranks and you and is apologizing for her mistake. I advise you to respond."
He sighs. "Apology accepted." He mumbles. "It was...just an accident." He says calmly.
Celestia levitates the hypospray to Fluttershy. Fluttershy takes the hypospray between her teeth and moves back towards the Klingon. She presses it against his neck and it injected into him. Fluttershy takes the hypospray away and sets it on a nearby white medical counter. "You're....umm......dismissed, ensign." Fluttershy says.
"Yes, ma'am." The Klingon ensign says as he gets up and walks away stiffly.
Celestia smiles at Fluttershy. "We need to talk in your office."