USS Pharaoh
SD 10402.19

Mission Summary:

The Crew of the USS Pharaoh has been ordered to the edge of Breen space.  Their duty there is two fold.  Basic patrol and to find a planet that can be colonized and turned into a watch post for the Federation.

Everything seems simple enough.  The crew has arrived in the area and begun their search.

"In Space, Nobody Can Hear You Scream" part 1

Host CO_Trelan says:
:: steps through the doors onto the bridge ::
CMO_Sacul says:
:: in sickbay ::
Host CO_Trelan says:
ALL: All stations, report.
EO_J`Trel_B`Renak says:
::in engineering::
CTO_Llynisika says:
::looks up from her station and nods::  CO: Captain.
XO_McGrady says:
::stands up from the command  chair::  CO: Captain, we've arrived at the Breen border and are about to begin our scans.
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: nods to the CTO ::
XO_McGrady says:
CTO: Those tactical tests will have to wait, please begin scanning for planets or moons suitable for colonization.
CTO_Llynisika says:
XO: Aye sir.  ::Taps the board:: Scanning..... now
EO_J`Trel_B`Renak says:
*CO*: Captain, engineering is at 100% ready.  All weapons are at 110%, Sensors are at 110% and engines are at 115%.
XO_McGrady says:
::mans the science console::
XO_McGrady says:
CTO: I'll focus on this sector of space. ::points::
Host CO_Trelan says:
*EO* Acknowledged. Have you begun Emergency Repair Team drills, yet?
CTO_Llynisika says:
::Nods at McGrady and then looks back at her board::
EO_J`Trel_B`Renak says:
*CO*: Yes sir and they are progressing to almost 100% at the moment now.
Host CO_Trelan says:
*EO* Excellent. Keep up the good work, Ensign. Trelan, out.
XO_McGrady says:
Self: Wouldn't you know...
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO/XO:  Sir, I have two class M planets
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: Bearing?
CTO_Llynisika says:
::Checks::  CO/XO: Morcadia and Undari.  Morcadia is the closer of the two
CMO_Sacul says:
:: finishes up her reports ::
XO_McGrady says:
::looks up to the CTO:: CTO/CO: No class M's here, but a class J...very rare...
XO_McGrady says:
::shuts up::

ACTION: A Breen ship appears on the edge of the LRS.  They are in their space but heading for the border.

XO_McGrady says:
CO: I'm picking up a Breen vessel.
XO_McGrady says:
CO: They are heading toward the Breen/Federation border.
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: snaps his head in the XO's direction ::
XO_McGrady says:
::nods in affirmation::
Host CO_Trelan says:
XO: How close to the border?
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: One moment, sir. Sir, Morcadia is 1 light year from the Breen border.  ::looks down then back up:: Undari is 2 1/2 light years
XO_McGrady says:
CO: They are 6 light years out.
Host CO_Trelan says:
Self: Six light years...
CMO_Sacul says:
:: gets up from her seat and heads for the bridge ::
XO_McGrady says:
CO: Just barely on sensors, but surely on a course toward the border.
Host CO_Trelan says:
XO: That means it will take them just over a day to get to the border, and that's at warp 9.
XO_McGrady says:
::nods::
Host CO_Trelan says:
XO: I think we have time to check out the closer of the two, then, Number One.
XO_McGrady says:
CO: Agreed, sir.
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: sits in the command chair ::
EO_J`Trel_B`Renak says:
ALL: Okay people lets do this drill again and this time lets try to get it done faster.  I don't want to be the one to explain why the best engineering staff in the fleet can't get to their emergency repair stations in less than two minutes.  Now lets get a move on gang.
CMO_Sacul says:
:: walks onto the bridge ::
XO_McGrady says:
FCO: Set course and engage to Morcadia, maximum warp.
XO_McGrady says:
<FCO> XO: Aye, sir.  ::sets course and engages::
XO_McGrady says:
CO: I figure an adequate head start is warranted.
EO_J`Trel_B`Renak says:
::hearing some mumbling in the back ground::  All: Hello is someone not happy with what I just said???  I hear any more mumbling and someone or all of you will repeat the basic engineering course at the academy again.  Is that understood????
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: nods ::
CMO_Sacul says:
:: walks over to the Captain ::
CMO_Sacul says:
CO:  Good day Captain.
XO_McGrady says:
FCO: Lay in standard orbit upon arrival.
XO_McGrady says:
<FCO> XO: Roger that, sir.
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: The Breen have been known to use an energy dampening field. Run simulations. I want it out of commission if it comes down to it.

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EO_J`Trel_B`Renak says:
::hearing no more mumbling she turns and resumes her level 3 diagnostics across the board::
XO_McGrady says:
::starts running preliminary scans on the planet via LRS::
Host CO_Trelan says:
CMO: :: grinning :: Doctor. Nice to see you up here.
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: Aye, aye sir  :;begins formulating simulations::

ACTION: Sensors read an object "bouncing" off the shields, knocking the ship out of warp.

CMO_Sacul says:
CO:  Just thought I'd let you know that we've had a new addition to the crew.  :: smiles ::
XO_McGrady says:
Self: What the...
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: stands :: Really? That's wonderful!
XO_McGrady says:
*EO* Are warp engines online?
Host CO_Trelan says:
<CMO>
XO_McGrady says:
CO: This is odd...
CMO_Sacul says:
CO:  Yep, Letha Metzer had a health baby boy.
EO_J`Trel_B`Renak says:
*XO*: Sir they have been at your disposal for the longest ::smiles::
Host CO_Trelan says:
XO: Report.
XO_McGrady says:
CO: I’m picking up some sort of object reacting with the shields...we've dropped from warp.
XO_McGrady says:
FCO: Reengage Warp drive...warp 1.
CTO_Llynisika says:
::nods in agreement with McGrady::
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: brow furrows ::
XO_McGrady says:
<FCO> XO: Aye, sir.  ::attempts to reengage at Warp 1::
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: Can we get an external look at the hull?
XO_McGrady says:
CO: I'm picking up a small tube within shields...the size of a torpedo.
XO_McGrady says:
::focuses scans on the object::
EO_J`Trel_B`Renak says:
::sees a fluctuation in the warp core readings and hastily reroutes power through the secondary ODN lines::
CTO_Llynisika says:
::her board beeps, she looks over the first simulation, and sends it to the CO's computer::  CO: doing it now sir
CTO_Llynisika says:
::touches the pad that changes the view::
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: looks to the main viewer, watching the scene change ::
Host CO_Trelan says:
XO: Can you identify it?
XO_McGrady says:
CO: I can't get a good reading...something is protecting this thing from sensors...
CMO_Sacul says:
:: knows that she should get back to sickbay :: CO:  By your leave Captain.
EO_J`Trel_B`Renak says:
Beta Team Alpha: Get to ODN conduit N 97 and check it out.  Let me know what you find.
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: Not very pretty is it sir
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: nods to the CMO :: CMO: Of course, Doctor.
XO_McGrady says:
CO: Request permission to enter space and examine this thing.
CMO_Sacul says:
:: nods and heads back to sickbay to make sure it is prepared in case of an emergency ::
Host CO_Trelan says:
XO: Negative. We don't know what it is, and I'm not ready to sacrifice anyone at this point.
XO_McGrady says:
CO: Understood.
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: No, Lieutenant...not very attractive at all.
XO_McGrady says:
CO: We could abandon it as debris and continue on course.
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: turns :: XO: Are you sure this isn’t what caused us to drop from warp?

Host CO_Trelan says:
XO: No, I don't think so. If we are going to send other Federation vessels and civilians into this area, I want to know it's safe for travel.
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: Try to lock onto it with a tractor beam.
XO_McGrady says:
CO: Our engines are otherwise nominal...I can't find another cause.
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: Tractor beam locking on
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: See if we can get it into the shuttle bay or one of the cargo holds.
EO_J`Trel_B`Renak says:
*XO*: Sir there was a fluctuation in the ODN line and I switched to the backup and sent a team to repair if necessary and to let me know what caused it.
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: Aye  ::fingers touch various pads::
XO_McGrady says:
CO: Might I recommend a stasis field in whatever bay we bring this thing in?
Host CO_Trelan says:
*EO* Understood.
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: nods :: Agreed. Level four force fields all around.
CTO_Llynisika says:
::Looks at Trelan::  CO: Sir, tractor locked on, bringing it into main cargo bay
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: Very good. XO: Dispatch an Engineering team to look over it. Make sure it's safe before entering. Let me know when you have something.
XO_McGrady says:
CO: Aye, sir.
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: How far are we from the border?
XO_McGrady says:
*EO* Send an engineer to meet me in the main cargo bay...yourself, preferably, but another officer if you are indisposed.
XO_McGrady says:
::heads to the TL::
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: 1 light year form the border, 20 minuets at warp five from the planet
XO_McGrady says:
::exits the TL, and heads down the corridor toward the main cargo bay::
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: Providing that Breen ship maintains its course and heading, where will it cross the border?

XO_McGrady says:
::reaches the main cargo bay door, and readies his tricorder::  Computer: Confirm that the unidentified object is surrounded by a Level Four forcefield.
CTO_Llynisika says:
::looks down, then back up:: CO: They are heading for our current location, sir

ACTION: The unknown object is settled into the Cargo Bay by the tractor beam.  Forcefields are raised.

Host CO_Trelan says:
FCO: Helm, continue on course.
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: Sir, the object is now secure in the cargo bay
XO_McGrady says:
::enters the main cargo bay, immediately starts running scans on the object::
Host CO_Trelan says:
FCO: Warp five. Engage.
XO_McGrady says:
::scans for radiation, or any other harmful emissions should forcefields be dropped::
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: Good. I want you to watch those sensors, Sika. I want to know when the Breen get just as close to the border as we are. I want to know every move they make.
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: On it sir
XO_McGrady says:
*CO* Captain...I get no readings whatsoever from this tube...against my better judgment, I request permission to drop forcefields for a manual investigation.
CTO_Llynisika says:
::resets sensitivity of the scans::
Host CO_Trelan says:
*XO* No radion emissions? Radiation residue?
XO_McGrady says:
*CO* No readings whatsoever...the object is completely resistant to scans.
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: runs his thumb and index over the ridges of his nose ::
Host CO_Trelan says:
*XO* Very well. But do not take any chances, Doane! The minute you read trouble, reset the fields!
XO_McGrady says:
*CO* Aye, sir.
XO_McGrady says:
Computer: At my command, drop forcefields, and simultaneously raise forcefields around the object and myself.

ACTION: The planet, Morcadia, shows on sensors.

XO_McGrady says:
Computer:  Engage.
XO_McGrady says:
::after the forcefields shift, McGrady walks toward the object slowly::

ACTION: The XO approaches the object and it.....................................

…does nothing.

CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: Sir, Morcadia on screen
XO_McGrady says:
::sighs::
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: focuses his attention on the screen ::
XO_McGrady says:
EO: Lets see if we can't find any kind of opening for this thing.  :cautiously touches the tube, half-expecting his hand to fall off::
XO_McGrady says:
::feels around the tube for any sort of ridges indicating a hatch::
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: Information on the two planets is that they are unexplored
XO_McGrady says:
Tube: Open sesame....
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: Can we focus secondary palettes on the planet to get planetary scans?
CTO_Llynisika says:
::looks up:: CO: Working on that sir
XO_McGrady says:
::knocks on the tube:: Tube: Anyone home!
CTO_Llynisika says:
::Reads from the screen on her board::  CO: Morcadia, class M, 35 % of surface is covered with water.  ::pauses:: Lush vegetation over majority of the planet
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: And multiple mountain ranges.  ::looks at him as she finishes::
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: Bio-readings?
XO_McGrady says:
::keeps examining the tube::

CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: No Bio-Signs, sir

ACTION: Sensors reveal an area 1 kilometer in diameter, covered in an unknown metal.

Host CO_Trelan says:
ALL: Well, we are here to investigate.
XO_McGrady says:
*CO* I am reaching no conclusions about this object...this is too strange. It could be a Breen trap or weapon.  I recommend we jettison the tube into space as a security measure.
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: Continue scanning the planet.
Host CO_Trelan says:
*XO* Standby, Commander....
XO_McGrady says:
::sighs, and continues his investigation::
CTO_Llynisika says:
::Board beeps::  CO: Sir, sensors are showing an area covered in an unknown metal.  Area is 1 kilometer in diameter
Host CO_Trelan says:
FCO: Helm, put us in a stationary orbit over the planet where we can get the best readings.
CTO_Llynisika says:
::antennae lay flat on her head:: CO: Sir, the metal matches scans of the tube in the cargo bay
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: 1 Kilometer? :: thinks :: A base of some kind?
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: Interesting...
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: Unknown, but it would seem to be a possibility
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: But if scans can't penetrate it, there's no way to know if there's anyone inside....
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: True, but if someone were to go down and take a look.......
Host CO_Trelan says:
CTO: :: raises his eyebrows :: Looks like we don't have much of a choice.
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: That it does, sir  ::antennae start to raise up ::

Host CO_Trelan says:
:: nods :: CTO: Prep a team. Report to the main transporter room. :: smiles :: You lead the team.
Host CO_Trelan says:
*XO* Trelan to McGrady.
XO_McGrady says:
*CO* Sir?
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: Scans are different than looking at it with the eye.  Perhaps there is something in between us and the area that is interfering with our scans.
CTO_Llynisika says:
<edit, put last line before the CO ordering Sika to prep a team>
Host CO_Trelan says:
*XO* Commander, I am sending a team to the surface to check out a certain area that seems to be made up of the same metal that makes up that tube.
Host CO_Trelan says:
*XO* I want you to lead a second team from the opposite side.
CTO_Llynisika says:
CO: Aye, sir  ::smiles slightly and calls for a TO to take over scanning the Breen ship::
XO_McGrady says:
*CO* Understood sir...I'll meet the team in TR 1.
Host CO_Trelan says:
*XO* Understood. Be careful, Doane. :: grins wider :: I've gotten use to you. I'd hate to break someone new in.
CTO_Llynisika says:
::Calls for Noseitall and Sven to meet her in the transporter room, full Away Team gear::
XO_McGrady says:
Computer: At my command, drop forcefields, and simultaneously raise forcefields around the only the object but not myself and the EO.
XO_McGrady says:
Computer: Reengage forcefields.
XO_McGrady says:
*CO* Thank you for the sentiment, sir.
XO_McGrady says:
::heads toward TR 1::
Host CO_Trelan says:
:: snickers ::
Host CO_Trelan says:
*XO* I want a report within the hour. Trelan, out.
CTO_Llynisika says:
::Also calls for Ens. T`revek and Ens. Breial to meet them in the transporter room::
CTO_Llynisika says:
T`revek/Breial: You two are with the XO.  Sven and Noseitall are with me
Host CO_Trelan says:
TO: Continue scans.
CTO_Llynisika says:
<TO_Bernie> CO: Aye, sir
XO_McGrady says:
TC: Beam us out.
CTO_Llynisika says:
::T`revek, Breial, Sven and Noseitall all nod::
XO_McGrady says:
<TC> Aye, sir.  Beams the away teams to their respective coordinates.
Host CO_Trelan says:
Self: Why they sent a small ship like the Pharaoh is beyond me...They should have sent a ship with a full Astrometrics lab with us as an escort...

ACTION: The Away Teams materialize in their respective areas.