Upgrades "Complete"

Niomo wiped the sweat off his brow. He had been working for hours straight. The exact amount, he did not care to know. However, as far as he could tell, he and his team had finished the extensive modifications to the Alsea's MicroCore and through some simulations, it seemed as though she would be able to put up Warp 9.45 for 12.75 hours without any major breakdowns. Any further than that, and Niomo wasn't sure what would happen. Those simulations varied from "Instant Explosion" to "Slow Structural Failure."

He had not heard from Thompson's team since they split up. Niomo, recalling the briefing about saboteurs, was a bit worried. Hitting his communicator, he contacted the Lieutenant. "Lieutenant Thompson, come in."

"I'm here boss, what's up?" a gruff voice responded. Niomo silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Why am I getting so worked up over this? He thought to himself.

"Er, we've finished the modifications on our end. How close are your teams to being done?" Niomo asked. He wasn't looking forward to going back to work. "Should I send some people to help?"

The man on the other side laughed slightly, "No need Commander. We are just finishing up. Whomever designed this "Floodgate" was a genius. It should provide the Alsea and her sections with plenty of thrust for a very long time. Computer sims are coming in green as well. Shouldn't have a problem."

Niomo nodded to himself. It looks like hsi engineers proved themselves worthy of their titles. "Very good Lieutenant. Once your teams are completely finished, everyone goes off duty to rest before the mission."

Thompson confirmed the order and the conversation ended. Niomo looked to his team and thanked them for their hard work before sending them to get cleaned up and to bed. Niomo, however, returned to his office and gave a once over on the repair reports. He had left the exterior repairs to Starbase 10's crews, and it seems that they had been completed hours earlier. With his tasks complete, and no other orders coming in from the captain, he put his head down and grabbed some sleep until he was called.

The Alsea was ready. He hoped.