Mission Summary: A day late and a bar of gold-pressed latinum short.  When last we left our fearless crew, Yanaj had used the device blindly and three crewmembers have disappeared.  Will they return or are they lost forever - who knows?  But let's see...

Star Trek: A Call To Duty Proudly Presents:
	Abertura Station,  Stardate 10411.18, "A Stitch In Time, Part 3"

Crew:
Commanding Officer: Captain M'Tor, played by Gilles Leger
Executive Officer: Commander Azhure, played by Karriaunna Scotti
Chief of Security: Lieutenant Commander Bill Powers, played by Christopher Dickinson
Chief Engineer Officer Lieutenant Kieran Burke, played by Brian Fredrickson

With Special Appearances By:
	Yanaj, played by Russell Hinsley

SMiT: Russell Hinsley

<<<<<Begin Mission>>>>>

Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
::storms into the lab:: Yanaj: What is Kahless' name did you do? And do NOT do it again!!!
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Standing beside the ATWV, noting that where she is did not fit with where she was.  M'Tor's silence confirming that.::
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::looks around the empty and dark lab:: Aloud: Okay, what happened?
Host Yanaj says:
::Looks at the Captain:: CO: Whatever do you mean?
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::walks over to one of the console and pokes at it, hoping to get some response, but it looks like nothing in the room has any power::
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: I am being told that people are disappearing and you are the one who is doing it.
Host Yanaj says:
CO: I don't know what you are talking about.
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
::Climbs back into the vehicle on the off chance it might still work.  Otherwise, it was going to be a long walk home.::
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: Let's start at the beginning... what did you do?
Host Yanaj says:
CO: I touched the device.
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::sighs::  Self: I told her not to touch it.. but no, can't have that.  Let's see if maybe we can unleash some long lost doomsday device and destroy all of existence.  Why not?  Maybe she'll get a little science award for her reckless abandon of human life...  ::heads towards the door to go look around the station::
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: Then let's not touch it again.... shall we?  
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::walks face first into the door when it doesn't open automatically... an Irish curse falls from his lips before he looks for the manual release::
Host Yanaj says:
CO: I turned a couple of knobs and started getting readouts on the monitor.
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: The first try fails.  The second try fails.::  Humans say the third time is the charm.  :: Tries once more and sighs as the engine starts.::
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: Show me the recording now!  Just don't touch the Khesting device!
Host Yanaj says:
CO: Here, this looks like a monitoring device, and these resemble life readings.
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::with a bit of effort, he opens the lab door to find a dark corridor:: Hmm... this isn't looking good.  ::heads out into the darkness hoping to find something or someone soon::
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Heads down the road, her eyes moving from one place to another, looking for something familiar.::
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj:  We recorded all of this... show me the recording and we'll examine the readings.
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
::  Reaches over and sets the communications unit to the station on continuous call. ::
Host Yanaj says:
::Pulls up the recording and plays it back::
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::as the darkness gets deeper he feels along the wall to keep his bearings and starts to sing weakly at first::  'Sleep my child and peace attend thee, all through the night...'
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj:  What do the sensors tell us?
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
'Guardian angels God will send thee All through the night'
Host Yanaj says:
CO: That this forcefield is unlike any we have ever experienced.
Host Yanaj says:
CO: Look, sensors do not acknowledge my presence after the force field went up.
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
::frowns:: Yanaj: Ok.... now... where are our people?
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
'Soft the drowsy hours are creeping, Hill and dale in slumber sleeping.  I my loving vigil keeping, all through the night'
Host Yanaj says:
CO: That I can not answer yet.
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
::grunts:: Yanaj: What do you need to answer that?
Host Yanaj says:
CO: Translation of the symbols on this device.
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: Can you do that without touching it?
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Sighs as she prepares for the long trip back, contemplating that coming, looking forward to something, had not been long, but going back to things obviously wrong... on second thought, she had best enjoy the delay.::
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::having reached the end of the first verse and still not finding anything with light or anyone he considers turning back, but remember that there is an access way up ahead that should get him to one of the windows::
Host Yanaj says:
CO: My translation analyst is working on it. He is using his extensive knowledge along with the Starfleet database to decipher it.
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::continues to sing:: 'While the moon her watch is keeping...'
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: Go faster.
Host Yanaj says:
CO: We are doing our best.
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: Do better.
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::his hand brushes across what he is looking for, the hatch..  kneeling down he finds the release by touch and pulls the hatch off the wall enjoying the noise as it clatters to the deck::
Host Yanaj says:
CO: You Klingons have no patience at all do you.
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: I am patient... if I was impatient you would be dead.
Host Yanaj says:
CO: You Klingons solve all of your problems by killing something
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::crawls into the access way, plunging from complete darkness into complete darkness is always fun::
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: Stop talking and start doing
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Reaches up as if to wipe away something, realizing it was the lack of light. ::
Host Yanaj says:
CO: I was doing.
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::crawling along and hums while he moves... thinking about how Azhure is going to kill him, if he ever sees her again that is::
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: That was past tense... I want present tense... do now.
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::somehow senses that the walls are quite as tight as they were a few seconds ago::  Self: Must be the intersection... now which way was it again... dang I haven't crawled around in here enough yet..  ::stops to think::
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Reaches over to try another frequency, muttering to herself.::  Come on Bill... I know you are here somewhere... wherever here is.  ::She looks up and out through the window:::
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
::consults the recordings himself::
Host Yanaj says:
::Yanaj's linguist enters and hands him a PADD and tells him something::
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
Self: Well..  eeny meeny miney mo... this way I go  ::heads off down the chosen path::
Host Yanaj says:
CO: It appears we have a rough translation of the devices outer markings, and within the hour we should be able to read the controls and monitor.
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Shakes her head.  She was certain she was where she should be, but not sure how she was displaced.  After a moment, her mind latches onto the idea the artifact was somehow involved.::
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
::looks at both of them:: Yanaj: Continue your efforts.
Host Yanaj says:
CO: Are you not interested in the translation?
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::keeps moving along, getting a bit warm he strips off his uniform coat and ties it around his waist, then continues on::
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: Proceed just as long as it will not interfere with the ongoing translation.
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: So very tempted to do an all call, but not knowing if she were in some kind of a hostile situation, limits her communication to the station.::
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::the access way narrows as he moves on::
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::finds the place a little snug:: Self: Dang, I gotta stop with the ::pushes himself through the narrow section:: with the biscuits.  ::continues on::
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Reaches up and tries her commbadge again.  Perhaps it, like the vehicle, just needed some prompting.::

Action: Burke's badge beeps.

CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::hears a weak beep somewhere behind him::   Huh?
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: So... what does it say?
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::swinging around to see what's behind him, Burke nails his head into the wall:: Ouch!!
Host Yanaj says:
CO: Roughly, that time is like a book to be read and reread again and that the universe is like a destination that can be visited at any point anywhere on any level.
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
*ALL*:  This is Commander Azhure.  Anyone home?
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::as he is rubbing the sore spot on his head he hears the XO's voice:: Aloud: Azhure??  Where are you?  I'm here I'm here!  ::turns around and starts crawling back the way it sounds like the voice is coming from::  
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
::growls:: Yanaj: Ok.... never mind the history.... what information do you have to get our people back?
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Smiles in relief.::  *CEO*:  I know I asked you not to blow up the station.  But did you have to put it elsewhere?  Status report.
Host Yanaj says:
CO: Do you not understand the meaning? Of course not you are a Klingon.
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::calls back to the XO, glad to hear her voice:: *XO*: Wasn't me... but we can talk about that later.   you got a flashlight or something I can't see a thing...
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
*CEO*:  I am sure there is one here somewhere, however, I am kilometers from you.  ETA about an hour.  By the sound of it, the transporter is down then?  How else is with you?
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
::pounds the table:: Yanaj: ENOUGH!  I am speculating that they are in a different time.... I want to know WHEN they are and I want you to bring them back!
Host Yanaj says:
CO: It's not that easy you dolt.
Host Yanaj says:
CO: It's not just time.
Host Yanaj says:
CO: Don't you understand anything?
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::confused:: *XO*: An hour away?  But then how can I be talking to you in the access way...  ::his hand comes across something soft and he quickly realizes it is his uniform jacket.  It came untied and with it his commbadge.  His relief recedes a bit as he finds the badge:: Oh, I guess you aren't here... 
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: I want to know if you have enough of a translation to bring them back.
Host Yanaj says:
CO: They could be anywhere at any time in any dimension.
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
*XO*: Well, the station seems to be completely without power and I haven't seen anyone else here yet.
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
::Looks a bit confused.::  *CEO*:  Nooo... I am... not there.
Host Yanaj says:
CO: This is a traveling device.
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
*CEO*:  No power... are you sure?  I had difficulty getting the ATWV working and the commbadge, but three seems to be a magical number here.  Can you get to the main power sourse?
Host Yanaj says:
CO: With a little bit more we will have enough understanding of this device to know how to operate it
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: Once again, I want to know WHEN they are and I want you to bring them back!
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
*XO*: Um... maybe in a few hours... you ever tried walking around a station in absolute darkness... it really isn't all that easy, let me tell you.
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
::Smiles.::  *CEO*: Yes, actually, I have.  However, I knew the place inside and out.  I have yet to try it on the station though.  I am not sure it would get totally dark.
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::changes  his goal and starts to crawl towards a route he think will get him to a down shaft::
Host Yanaj says:
CO: You might want to listen for your report to Starfleet.
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: I will listen when they are back... until then work on getting them back.
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
*CEO*: Chief... are you sure you are alone there?
Host Yanaj says:
::Approaches the device::
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
*XO*: Unfortunately, the windows aren't everywhere... especially on the lower levels.  If the darn emergency lights would just come on.  ::pounds on the wall as if that would help::
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
*XO*: Am I sure.. no... but I haven't found anyone else yet.
Host Yanaj says:
Self: If these symbols are consistent then this should roughly translate to this and..............
Host Yanaj says:
Aloud: Yes that is it......
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
*CEO*:  I... believe that Commander Powers is somewhere about.  ::Not sure how to explain knowing that.::  Try comming him.  Remember, three times.
Host Yanaj says:
Self: That is the translation
Host Yanaj says:
CO: Look, here......
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
*XO*: Um, okay
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
*CSEC*: Burke to Powers  ::tries it three times thinking this is kind of silly::
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: You better be correct or I shall be irritated.
Host Yanaj says:
CO: You are a Klingon, you are always irritated.
CSec_LtCmdr_Powers says:
::Starts from his loneliness::  *CEO*: Mister Burke?
Host Yanaj says:
CO: These one here is your CEO.
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
*CSEC*: Um... yeah, hey what's up?
Host Yanaj says:
CO: This must be your XO.
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: Bring them back now.
CSec_LtCmdr_Powers says:
*CEO*: Um... you tell me.  I've been wandering the station for a while, and it's dark. And empty.  Where are you, Lieutenant?
Host Yanaj says:
CO: And this one your Lt.
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
::Given enough time.::  *CEO*:  Any luck?
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
*CSEC*: In one of the access ways making for the generators down below... Azhure is on the other line and said there is something about trying things three time to get them to work...
Host Yanaj says:
CO: Just relax. That's like telling a Ferengi not to touch the money isn't it.
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
*XO*: I have him on the other line Commander, shall I connect you?
Host Yanaj says:
CO: I have to be precise or I could send them anywhere.
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
*CEO*  Yes, please.  ::Wondering why she could get one and not the other.::
Host Yanaj says:
CO: OK Captain here goes.
Host CO_Capt_M`Tor says:
Yanaj: Then be precise... if you lose one... I shall be angry... is that better than irritated?
Host Yanaj says:
::He touches the machine and the forcefield raises::
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
*CSEC*: I have an incoming call for you from one Commander Azhure... will you accept?
CSec_LtCmdr_Powers says:
*CEO*: Only if you're paying the charges.
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
*CSEC*: I'll reverse the charges... enjoy your call.  ::connects the two and wonders if he gets extra pay for that::
Host Yanaj says:
::Yanaj turns a dial and the CSec is blinded by light::

Action: Burke loses the CSec

CSec_LtCmdr_Powers says:
::Taps his badge:: *XO*: Azhure?  ::Is suddenly blind::  Aloud: OW!  What the...
Host Yanaj says:
::Yanaj Turns another knob and the CEO is blinded by a light::
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
::Hears his voice only to discover her the unit dead at the other end.::  *CEO*:  It didn't go through.
Host Yanaj says:
::Yanaj turns the last dial and the XO is slightly blinded::
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::going from utter darkness to the brightest of light Burke thinks he has finally lost it and gone off the deep end::
CSec_LtCmdr_Powers says:
::Still blinking spots from his eyes::  *XO*: Azhure?  *CEO*: Lieutenant?
XO_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: As she is suddenly blinded, the vehicle pulls to the left into the forest.::
CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::hears God's voice and thinks it sounds familiar::

Action: The C&C contacts the CO informing him that they can read the XO, CEO and CSec again

CEO_Lt_Burke says:
::as a matter of fact it sounds like Powers... strange::

<<<<<End Mission>>>>>