Investigating the red bursts of light had once again proven to be detrimental to the Discovery's health. Upon arriving to investigate the signal they had been immediately attacked by someone, the who Pike nor his crew hadn't really seen nor had he particularly cared to figure out the who at the time. All they had cared about was getting out of there, and it had been sheer luck that Stamets had gotten the Spore Drive up and running before the Discovery became swiss cheese in space. What they hadn't counted on was the unholy screeching and shuddering and otherwise eventful as hell ride that, at least in Pike's limited knowledge of the Spore Drive and it's travel, was not at all as it should be that followed.
Not only had they arrived somewhere in space, as it was at least still space and not a crash landing into some planet's surface or other, they were utterly lost as to where they were. Or at least that's what he managed to gather as he picked himself up from the floor and listened to his crew in the middle of conducting damage control cross the ship, and after he had managed to get that underway and figuring out the where of where they were, they managed to get a distress signal out and began the game of waiting. Not that waiting meant doing nothing, not with the thought of them not being at all in their own universe (which apparently was the second time for everyone but Pike, Nahn, Spock and Culber) and the repairs needed, but it was still really a waiting game.
Pike really couldn't be blamed at all when they got a message through finally to the one starship that came to check them out in his eagerness to do something. His eyes had landed on the design and the information they could get from their sensors, and his gut told him it was in fact, a Starfleet vessel, one that bore a striking resemblance to the Constitution-class ships and that put him a little more at ease. Familiarity was nice after all.
Finally getting across a message to decide to meet face to face with his counterpart was an interesting experience, but one they had somehow managed to get through and he was left picking his greeting crew relatively quickly. He couldn't take Michael, she was busy helping Stamets, Reno and Tilly getting the Spore Drive fixed and analyzing their entire situation, and while he could have kept Spock there with them, he felt better for having him at his side at this meeting, and Nahn wouldn't let him anywhere near the transporter room without her, not when dealing with an unknown. So, leaving the chair to Saru the trio had made it to the transporter room in time to see Kirk and his crew arrive.
There was that moment of silence as they looked each other over, assessing uniforms and insignia and the like and Pike was distinctly reminded of the fleet's new uniforms that Enterprise had in his counterparts design. Which made some sort of ironic sense when he heard the ship name from the captain, and he couldn't hide how his eyebrows rose up, nor he could imagine, could Nahn or Spock.
"Yes you were, Captain Kirk, welcome aboard the Discovery." Pike started as he looked between two versions of Spock with unhidden curiosity. There was some resemblance there and at least his version of Spock had a beard, so he had some ease in which to keep the two apart. "I'm Captain Christopher Pike, commanding officer of the Discovery and this is Commander Nahn, my chief of security and Commander Spock, one of my very best science officers."
Pike finally let his eyes settle on Kirk as he extended a hand out to shake Kirk's in greeting. "I'd ask why the Enterprise was so far out here looking for us, but I imagine a priority one distress signal gets a lot of notice, and we are very grateful for your arrival."
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Not only had they arrived somewhere in space, as it was at least still space and not a crash landing into some planet's surface or other, they were utterly lost as to where they were. Or at least that's what he managed to gather as he picked himself up from the floor and listened to his crew in the middle of conducting damage control cross the ship, and after he had managed to get that underway and figuring out the where of where they were, they managed to get a distress signal out and began the game of waiting. Not that waiting meant doing nothing, not with the thought of them not being at all in their own universe (which apparently was the second time for everyone but Pike, Nahn, Spock and Culber) and the repairs needed, but it was still really a waiting game.
Pike really couldn't be blamed at all when they got a message through finally to the one starship that came to check them out in his eagerness to do something. His eyes had landed on the design and the information they could get from their sensors, and his gut told him it was in fact, a Starfleet vessel, one that bore a striking resemblance to the Constitution-class ships and that put him a little more at ease. Familiarity was nice after all.
Finally getting across a message to decide to meet face to face with his counterpart was an interesting experience, but one they had somehow managed to get through and he was left picking his greeting crew relatively quickly. He couldn't take Michael, she was busy helping Stamets, Reno and Tilly getting the Spore Drive fixed and analyzing their entire situation, and while he could have kept Spock there with them, he felt better for having him at his side at this meeting, and Nahn wouldn't let him anywhere near the transporter room without her, not when dealing with an unknown. So, leaving the chair to Saru the trio had made it to the transporter room in time to see Kirk and his crew arrive.
There was that moment of silence as they looked each other over, assessing uniforms and insignia and the like and Pike was distinctly reminded of the fleet's new uniforms that Enterprise had in his counterparts design. Which made some sort of ironic sense when he heard the ship name from the captain, and he couldn't hide how his eyebrows rose up, nor he could imagine, could Nahn or Spock.
"Yes you were, Captain Kirk, welcome aboard the Discovery." Pike started as he looked between two versions of Spock with unhidden curiosity. There was some resemblance there and at least his version of Spock had a beard, so he had some ease in which to keep the two apart. "I'm Captain Christopher Pike, commanding officer of the Discovery and this is Commander Nahn, my chief of security and Commander Spock, one of my very best science officers."
Pike finally let his eyes settle on Kirk as he extended a hand out to shake Kirk's in greeting. "I'd ask why the Enterprise was so far out here looking for us, but I imagine a priority one distress signal gets a lot of notice, and we are very grateful for your arrival."