Host Rob-AGM says:
##################### RESUME MISSION #####################

CSOBandra says:
::monitoring sensors::

CTO_Cole says:
::standing at tac....     scanning::

Ops_Ander says:
::at the helm, keeping station outside the nebula::

Host COIan-Ban says:
::still sitting in the captain's chair::

Host Cmdr_McD says:
::still onboard the runabout...fuming::

SO-Bishop says:
::sitting quietly... waiting for next barrage of arguments::

Ops_Ander says:
*Hansen* Bridge to shuttlebay...Chief, what's your status?

Host Cmdr_McD says:
<Crankshaft> McD: Mr. McDowell, I seriously am surprised at you. All this prestige, and you still happen to not get your equipment right?

Ops_Ander says:
<Hansen>Ops: Preparing for recovery procedures, sir.

XO_Wnters says:
COMM: Scimitar: Scimitar this is the runabout underhanded requesting oermission to dock.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
::wheels around:: Crankshaft: First off, don't EVER call me mister. Second, can we PLEASE get this test on the road???

Ops_Ander says:
*COMM* XO: Underhanded... ::pauses with chuckle:: ...this is the Scimitar. You have permission to land.

Ops_Ander says:
*Hansen* Shuttlebay...prepare to receive the XO's runabout. He's on final.

Ops_Ander says:
<Hansen>*Ops* Aye, sir...deck cleared, we have him in the groove.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
<Crankshaft> McD: Your pleasure.

XO_Wnters says:
COMM: Ops: Thank you Mr. Anderson I will be docking in a few moments.

Ops_Ander says:
*COMM* XO: Roger that, Commander. Scimitar out.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
::glares, turns around, and hits the pilot controls since Jamin is in the back...only to nearly hit the Underhanded:: *Bridge* BRIDGE!!!!

Host COIan-Ban says:
::grins at the runabout's name::

Ops_Ander says:
*Hansen* Chief, once the XO's onboard I want you to prepare the Mameluke for possible SAR support.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
::hits the emergency stop::

Host Rob-AGM says:
action: the two runabouts miss each other by a few mere inchs

Ops_Ander says:
*Hansen* Standard supplies and nebula protocols. Got it?

Ops_Ander says:
<Hansen>*Ops* Aye, sir...whoa!

XO_Wnters says:
:: trys to stay out of the way ::

Ops_Ander says:
*Hansen* What happened, Chief?

Ops_Ander says:
<Hansen>*Ops* The two runabouts just missed each other, sir...everything seems OK...

Host Cmdr_McD says:
<Crankshaft> ::chuckling:: McD: Robert McDowell...The esteemed Captain of the Scimitar, and great ex-CEO of the Geneva...Doesn't even know how to fly... ::laughing::

CTO_Cole says:
::shakes head...    watching shuttles almost collide::

Ops_Ander says:
::looks at SRS nav readout on helm:: Self: Damn...

XO_Wnters says:
Comm: Squad51: Thanks, I was just thinking how I needed a shot of adrenaline.

Host COIan-Ban says:
::over hears Hansen and lets out her breath::

SO-Bishop says:
::and so it begins::

XO_Wnters says:
:: brings the runabout into the shuttlebay ::

Host Cmdr_McD says:
::turns his head with a steely glare:: Crankshaft: With respect, Commander, SHUT UP!

Ops_Ander says:
<Hansen>*Ops* XO's runabout is back in the envelope, sir...and coming in for a landing.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
<Crankshaft> ::running out of insults...he shuts up ironically::

Ops_Ander says:
<Hansen>::watches runabout touch down with a gentle THUD::

Host Cmdr_McD says:
::waves to Winters rather sarcastically through the pilot window::

Host Cmdr_McD says:
::shakes head...goes back to the flight console and pilots the runabout out of the bay::

CSOBandra says:
:: looks around the bridge::

Ops_Ander says:
<Hansen>*Ops* Squad 51 has cleared our shield perimeter...

XO_Wnters says:
:; gets of the shuttle, nods to Hansen :: Hansen: Who was flying that?

SO-Bishop says:
::starts running scans, looking for Newton::

Ops_Ander says:
<Hansen>XO: Commander McDowell, sir...he volunteered to lead the SAR test mission.

CSOBandra says:
::listening to the reports with half an ear, watching the whole thing on sensors::

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ <Crankshaft> ::face suddenly goes sheet white, then a little green:: Oooohhh.... uh....

Ops_Ander says:
CO: The SAR runabout has cleared the ship's shield perimeter, Captain.

SO-Bishop says:
@ Cmdr Cr:  Sir, are you okay?

Host Rob-AGM says:
Action: Commander Crankshaft hits the deck with a THUD as Space sickness takes over

XO_Wnters says:
Hansen: Very well, I am off to the bridge.

Host COIan-Ban says:
Ops: that's good to hear. I was wondering when they would.

XO_Wnters says:
:: leaves the shuttle bay and heads for the nearest turbolift ::

Ops_Ander says:
<Hansen> XO: Aye, sir.... Techs: OK, guys, let's get this runabout tucked away so the others can land...and get the Mameluke ready...move it!

SO-Bishop says:
@ ;;move over to check on Crankshaft::

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::looks behind him...shakes his head:: COM: Scimitar: Scimitar this is Squad51...Commander Crankshaft has... ::giggles:: Hit the deck.

Ops_Ander says:
::tweaks the maneuvering thrusters to fight some miniscule turbulence from the nebular matter::

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ <Crankshaft> ::gets up slowly...tries to get back to his seat, but fails and...loses it::

Host COIan-Ban says:
COMM: Squad51: what from? why?

SO-Bishop says:
@ comm: MO Maor: you may want to get up hear...

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ Ugghh... ::DOESN'T look behind him this time:: COM: Scimitar: I would imagine space-sickness. ::looks around for Maor::

XO_Wnters says:
:: Winters gets of the turbolift on the bridge :: CO: Reporting in Captain. ::smiles ::

CTO_Cole says:
::monitoring runabouts flight::

Host COIan-Ban says:
COMM:Squad51: planet and desk bounds ::laughs:: XO: welcoem back Winters

Ops_Ander says:
XO: Welcome back, sir...

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::goes on with business...pilots the shuttle into the nebula perimeter:: SO: He'll be fine. Begin scanning for the Newton.

XO_Wnters says:
:: takes his seat ::

Ops_Ander says:
CO: The runabout is entering the nebula perimeter.

SO-Bishop says:
@McD: aye sir....should I scrape him off the floor and escort him to sickbay first?

CTO_Cole says:
::sees Winters enter the bridge and nods to him:: XO: close call out there huh?

XO_Wnters says:
CTO: I expected no less :: smiles ::

Host Rob-AGM says:
Action: a Medical Aid arrives a whisks Commander Crankshaft away to the runabouts sickbay

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::hunched over the controls:: SO: That is at your discretion. He's not really blocking anything. ::tosses him a hypospray::

CTO_Cole says:
::chuckles... and returns to scans::

Ops_Ander says:
CO: Telemetry is getting progressively weaker as they enter the nebula...boosting transceiver signal to compensate.

SO-Bishop says:
::trying to keep from snickering....starts scans::

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD: aye sir.

Host COIan-Ban says:
Ops: alright.

XO_Wnters says:
CSO, CTO: How are the scans of the field test going?

Ops_Ander says:
::slides back over to auxiliary system monitor::

CTO_Cole says:
XO: all is fine sir...   routine.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::going deeper and deeper into the asteroid-riddled nebula, at 3/4 impulse...showing off that he actually is a damn good pilot::

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD: Sir, I cannot get an exact fix on their position.  The field's too dense.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::mutters:: SO: Do we have any field micro-probe torpedoes on this prototype rustbucket?

CTO_Cole says:
XO: I'm detecting a minor malfunction in the starboard phaser array....    I get right on it.

XO_Wnters says:
CTO: Very well, I always knew that Starbase techs couldn't fix anything.

Ops_Ander says:
::notices odd readings:: XO: Sir, I'm getting some feedback from the main EPS junction...it's a little out of sync.

XO_Wnters says:
Ops: Get Engineering on it. I wonder why everything goes wrong at once on this ship.

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD: we'll have to go into the asteroid field deeper, sir.  doesn't appear so sir.  will continue looking.

Host COIan-Ban says:
XO: as soon as we leave, she starts falling apart....a little

Ops_Ander says:
XO: I'll reroute through the secondary conduits...if this is what I think it is, it should be a simple fix.

XO_Wnters says:
Ops: Good.

Ops_Ander says:
*Tor* Bridge to engineering...Chief Tor, are you down there?

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::scratches side of face with a finger quickly as he continues to swing the runabout around asteroids...never cutting speed::

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ COM: Scimitar: Scimitar come in.

Ops_Ander says:
XO: Incoming message from Commander McDowell, sir.

Host COIan-Ban says:
Ops: let's hear it.

Ops_Ander says:
XO: Opening a channel...on screen.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ COM: Scimitar: Scimitar we're having a hard time.. ::cut off as he swings the ship around a few fragments:: We're having a hard time tracking just exactly where Newton is located. Could you shed any light?

Ops_Ander says:
<Tor>*Ops* Tor here, sir...I'm picking up that fluctuation in the EPS junction.

CSOBandra says:
:: hears mcd's request and scans the system::

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::enjoying the impressive skills of McD, picks up something::  McD: Sir! I have an automatic distress call coming in from the Newton... it's faint and bouncing around quite a bit...

XO_Wnters says:
CSO: Can you help the Commander?

Ops_Ander says:
*Tor* Chief, pull the engineering logs from last October...we had a fluctuation due to some missing safety protocols in one of the EPS conduits.

CSOBandra says:
CO: sir i can hardly read the runabout let alone the newton. interference is to great

Ops_Ander says:
*Tor* I think that's what we've got...again. Synchronize the junction with our other EPS conduits ASAP.

CTO_Cole says:
::nods to Ens. Hobbs to take tac station and Cole moves over to the back corner of the bridge then removes a panel from the wall.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::mutters...slowly raising his voice:: You'd think they'd at least give the prototype a FAIR SET OF ENGINES!!!! ::nearly irate at the ship's design::

Ops_Ander says:
::checks board:: COMM *McD* Sir, we're still picking up the automated distress call from the Newton...

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD:  attempting to triangulate the Newton's postion, sir.  ::continues scans tying in data from Scimitar::  

Ops_Ander says:
<Tor>*Ops* I'll get right on it, sir. Tor out.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::waits for some coordinates::

Host Rob-AGM says:
Action: Squad51 shudders slightly as Mcdowell insults her enginees

Host COIan-Ban says:
COM: Squad51: sorry, cna't help much. we're not picking you or the Newton up.

SO-Bishop says:
::feels shudder.... wonders how cranky is doing and snickers::

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::looks down at the console as if it's alive:: Oh you don't like that do you? Get used to it! It's called testing what you can't do.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ SO: Could I have some coordinates, even if it is general?

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD: sir, heading of 310, mark 4.... I have also located the micro-probe torpedos... they splurged... we have 4...

CTO_Cole says:
::reroutes starboard EPS to phasers through a backup phaer power coupling::

Ops_Ander says:
<Tor>*Ops* Engineering to bridge...new safety protocols have been synchronized on all EPS conduits...that should do it.

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::prepares torpedo for launch::

CTO_Cole says:
::thinks:  McLir would be proud::

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::mumbling:: Convenient... ::swings the runabout around at a high speed to face the new coordinates:: SO: Launch probe. ::collects lunch in his throat::

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD: on your mark sir, the torpedo's ready::

Ops_Ander says:
<Tor>*Ops* Next time, sir...could you and the Chief stick a bug in McKinley's ear about these problems? You'd think they'd send us out with all of the problems fixed for once.

Ops_Ander says:
::smiles:: *Tor* I'll make a note, Chief. Bridge out.

CTO_Cole says:
::replaces panel and returns to tac station to check starboard phaser array::

XO_Wnters says:
:: overhears :: *Tor* Then you and the Chief would have nothing to do all day.

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD: Sir?

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::raises an eyebrow:: SO: Thought i said fire? ::shrugs:: Doesn't... ::hits hard to port:: Doesn't matter. Fire when ready.

Ops_Ander says:
<Tor>*XO* Well, sir...given what we've been through, that would probably be something to look forward to.

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::launches torpedo:: McD: she's away sir.

CTO_Cole says:
::runs quick diagnostic on starboard phasers::

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::start scanning immediately::

XO_Wnters says:
*Tor* You wouldn't like that, trust me. Bridge Out.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::slows slightly just to make sure he doesn't literally outrun the torpedo::

Host Rob-AGM says:
Action: Squad51 sudders as the mirco Torpedo is launched

Ops_Ander says:
XO: We ran into the same problem with the EPS conduits last year. The replacement conduit had upgraded safety protocols that the original equipment didn't have...so we upgraded the protocols all around.

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD: Sir, I've got them.  Heading 050... mark 5.... distance 60,000 km....

Ops_Ander says:
XO: Niall and Nick Carlson handled the repairs after we found the problem.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::smiles and alters course...again at high speed:: SO: Begin a repeating hail.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ COM: Scimitar: Scimitar, do you read?

XO_Wnters says:
Ops: I see.

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::feels second shudder:: self: piece of junk prototype.  McD: aye sir.  ::starts hailing::

Host Rob-AGM says:
Action: Com is broken up by Nebula

Ops_Ander says:
::interrupted by comm beeper...turns around:: XO: Sir, we're picking up a faint comm signal...I believe it's the runabout, but the nebula is scattering most of the signal...

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD: sir the nebula's too dense.... we've lost contact with the Scimitar.

XO_Wnters says:
Ops: See if you can clear that up, and pipe it through.

Ops_Ander says:
XO: All I picked up was "Sci.......u......ead." Nothing else.

Ops_Ander says:
CO, XO: Right now, the transceiver's at 200 percent...that's about all I can milk out of our onboard equipment.

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::shutting down non-essential systems.... re-routing power to shields and comm::

XO_Wnters says:
Ops: I hope  "ead" means ahead.

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD: attempting to compensate, sir.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::shrugs it off...slows for docking procedures:: SO: Any response from Newton?

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD: none yet, sir.  Their comm system could be down...

Host COIan-Ban says:
Ops: go ahead and send the other shuttle, they may be able to help McDowell and the others.

Ops_Ander says:
CO, XO: We could try to launch a modified sensor probe with a comm unit on it...if we can have it follow the last known course, we could use it as a relay.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ SO: Wouldn't be surprised. Prepare for boarding. ::programs the runabout for auto-docking, then heads to the back with the SO to gather equipment::

CTO_Cole says:
XO: I've got the starboard phasers temporarily fixed, but I'll need more time with an engineering team to shape it up.

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD: aye sir.  ::follows McD to rear::

CSOBandra says:
CO: Concur sir

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::feels the ship dock to the Newton::

Ops_Ander says:
XO: We have the Mameluke ready for departure...crew on standby.

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::prepares for worse case scenario::  comm: MO Maor: prepare for casualties...

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ <MO> *SO* Acknowledged. ::you can hear Crankshaft still moaning in the background::

Host COIan-Ban says:
Ops: let's wait with the sensor probe...just a little while. and see how the mameluke does.

XO_Wnters says:
Ops: Would the shuttle help the comm strength any?

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::heading for airlock, following McD::

Ops_Ander says:
XO: Well, we could position it at the last known strong point of communications and relay the runabout's signal...

XO_Wnters says:
CO: It might be worth a shot.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::opens door, exits onto Newton...to be greeted by a LtCmdr::

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::follows McD::

Ops_Ander says:
*Hansen* Bridge to shuttlebay...launch the Mameluke, ASAP. Have Ensign Mitchell take her out.

Ops_Ander says:
<Hansen>*Ops* Aye, sir. ::turns to waiting crew: Crew 1, take your stations and prepare to launch!

Host Rob-AGM says:
@<LtCmdr>MCdowell:Help use the warp core going to breach in 10 minutes and our CEO is Dead...the captain is trapped on the bridge with no lifesupport

Ops_Ander says:
<Hansen>::watches Mitchell lead the crew into the Type 7 shuttle::

Host Rob-AGM says:
@<LtCmdr_Panic>::catch breath::of course this is just a drill

Ops_Ander says:
<Ens_Mitchell>*Ops* Mameluke to bridge...we're ready to launch.

Ops_Ander says:
*Mitchell* Mameluke, you are cleared...good luck.

SO-Bishop says:
@ McD: sir permission to head to bridge.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::looks to the SO:: SO: Go to the bridge. ::starts walking to the Jeffries Tube access:: Panic: Commander, calm down.

Ops_Ander says:
<Ens_Mitchell>::fires up the thrusters and pilots the shuttle out::

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::takes off in dead sprint for the bridge::

Ops_Ander says:
CO, XO: Mameluke has cleared the shuttlebay...and is turning for the nebula.

Host Rob-AGM says:
@<ltComader panic>::falls to the deck::

Ops_Ander says:
*Mitchell* Watch those asteroids, Pete...I'm sending you the telemetry from the Squad 51's entry into the nebula. Use it as a map.

CTO_Cole says:
::monitoring shuttle flight on scans::

SO-Bishop says:
@ Comm: McD: sir i'm at the bridge now attempting manual override on the hatch.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::literally slides down the ladder rails straight into Engineering...sprinting over to the warp diagnostics panel, passing by some shocked people, some not so shocked::

Host COIan-Ban says:
Ops: good, tell me when they're in range to contact the runabout or Newton.

Ops_Ander says:
<Mitchell>COMM *Ops* Got it...kinda tricky course, sir, but I think I can follow. Heading 012 mark 215, going in at 1/4 impulse.

SO-Bishop says:
@  ::open sesame....worked for Data...why not me?::

Ops_Ander says:
COMM *Mitchell* Boost your STA to maximum and let us know when you come in contact with the runabout or the Newton.

Host Rob-AGM says:
Action: the bridge hatch stays shut

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::quickly flying over panel, trying nearly 10 different routines in the course of a minute...hasn't felt this great since...Since Geneva::

Ops_Ander says:
<Mitchell>COMM *Ops* Aye, sir. STA at 125 percent...that's as good as I can do. ::pilots around small rock::

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::looking for something to pry hatch open with::

SO-Bishop says:
@ comm: McD: sir the hatch is jammed... life supports been down approx 2 minutes...

Ops_Ander says:
<Mitchell>COMM *Ops* Sir, there's a large asteroid off my port bow...I'm going vertical...

Ops_Ander says:
<Mitchell>::takes shuttle up on Z-axis::

Host Rob-AGM says:
Action:Mitchells shuttle climbs in a sharp bank barley missing the astriod

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::screams an expletive:: Damn I can't get the freakin' core to eject! You, you, and you... ::points to three rather awe-inspired CPO's:: Go to the corners and ready the manual eject.

Ops_Ander says:
<Mitchell>COMM *Ops* Damn, that was close!

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::finds makeshift crowbar and prys on hatch::

Ops_Ander says:
COMM *Ops* Good job, Pete...open a wide-band channel and try to make contact with the Newton.

Host Cmdr_McD says:
@ ::skitters over to the manual eject levers...waits for the others, then gives the sign at which all 4 pull up and literally eject the core:: Well...That wasn't exactly in the simulation, but that's okay

Ops_Ander says:
<Mitchell>COMM *Ops* Aye, sir...opening a channel.

Host Rob-AGM says:
Action: The Newton's core begins to slide out

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::gets hatch open:: comm; McD: sir, i'm in....

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::notices an empty bridge... considers sitting in the big chair, but passes::

Host Rob-AGM says:
Action: Air rush back into the Bridge knocking the SO to the deck

SO-Bishop says:
@ ::falls hard, completely caught off guard::

Host Rob-AGM says:
##################### PAUSE MISSION #####################