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USS Andromeda
”First Contact” Part VII

Starring 
Janne Nikula as Captain Sketek Zhnirev
Amy Bennet as Commander Trial Martin
Miika Nikula as Commander Senek Zhnirev
Jack Farfri as Commander Ray Durron
Nuno Cruz as Lieutenant Commander Rie-mann Z’heta
 James Van Hoyweghen as Lieutenant Tal’el Jordain and NPC Ensign Gardner
 PJ Chapman as Lieutenant J.G. Phillipe Joseph Capulette
 Casey Hare as Lieutenant J.G. Larn Kostra and Computer
 Scott Boggs as Ensign Spike Angelus Laredo 
And...
John McDermott as Captain Marshall, Captain Ajax and himself

Resume USS Andromeda "First Contact" Part VII 10305.04
<CNS_Jordain> ::In Cargo bay 1 with the crew of the Athena::
<CMO_Kostra> ::In Cargo Bay 1, still helping with the time-displaced crew::
<CSO_Z`heta> ::On the bridge at the Science console::
<OPS_Capulette> $::In Athena's computer core monitoring Link establishment::
<Captain_Marshall> ::At a library terminal on the bridge catching up on news::
<CO_Sketek> ::At the bridge::
<Captain_Marshall> Action: The Andromeda orbits Melodia IV in the silence of space.
<CTO_Senek> ::In deep thought at the tactical console::
<CMO_Kostra> ::Comforts Athena ENS Kriibäbie who is crying over the fact that all of his friends and family are dead or incredibly old::
<CTO_Senek> ::Notices the sensors detecting something::
<CSO_Z`heta> CTO: Hello Commander.  I've been trying to make a simulation of the Athena-Warlord battle, but there are many details missing...  What do you think about checking the IKS in situ?
<CTO_Senek> CSO: You mean going down there, to the North Pole.
<CNS_Jordain> CMO: Doc, if you are not busy, I would want to go and see our Mr. Gardner.
<CMO_Kostra> *FCO* Sir, this is the CMO. Just a status report for you and the captain, the CNS and I have been treating and counseling the Athena crewmembers. All serious cases have been dealt with, we’re wrapping up the last touches.
<CMO_Kostra> CNS: Indeed.
<FCO_Durron> *CMO* very good. Keep up the good work
<CNS_Jordain> CMO: Very well. After You Doc ::Makes a gesture at the door::
<Captain_Marshall> Action: OPS successfully establishes a data link to the Athena.
<CMO_Kostra> ::Nods at CNS, heads out door to TL::
<CNS_Jordain> ::Follows the CMO::
<OPS_Capulette> $*CO* Sir, I've completed the establishment of the link, we should have full access now.
<ENS_Gardner> ::In his quarters starting to come around from his self tranquilizing::
<CO_Sketek> *OPS* Very good. Start uploading the sensors data.
<CMO_Kostra> ::Enters TL with CNS, heads to crew quarters where Gardner is being held::
<OPS_Capulette> $*CO* Aye sir. ::Begins uploading sensor logs::
<FCO_Durron> ::Exits the TL onto the bridge.:: CO: the chief medical officer reports that all serious injuries with the Athena crew have been taken care of.
<CSO_Z`heta> CTO: As a matter of fact, yes.  I know that we'll be taking a serious risk...  We don't want the Melodians to detect us...
<Captain_Marshall> Action: The CSO begins to receive the sensor logs of the Athena from 85 years ago.
<CO_Sketek> FCO: Good.
<CNS_Jordain> CMO: What do you think about Mr. Gardner?
<CTO_Senek> CSO: I don't think that would be so wise, at least yet. I'd rather take the opposite course of action and contact the Melodians about this.
<CSO_Z`heta> ::Checks the sensor logs from the USS Athena herself::
<CTO_Senek> FCO: Sir. Are you up to date on our investigations on the Klingon cruiser?
<CMO_Kostra> CNS: I don't know. His physical status seems fine, he's just a little... off. He may have had something back in his time that he was really waiting for, something he's now missed completely. We could ask Captain Marshall...
<CSO_Z`heta> CTO: That involves a risk too, as the Melodians are telepaths and we don't know how deep they are involved with the Klingons.
<FCO_Durron> CTO: No, I have been assisting in transporting the wounded up, what is our status?
<CTO_Senek> CSO: Of course. We just have to decide which risk we wish to take.
<FCO_Durron> ::walks over to CTO's console::
<ENS_Gardner>::Finds the replicator and makes himself a Jupiter Sling ( a very strong Alcoholic cocktail)::
<CO_Sketek> ::Raises from his chair and walks to the OPS console::
<CTO_Senek> FCO: I understand. The Klingon D-9 class cruiser Warlord crashed on the Melodians' planet's North Pole after the fight with the Athena.
<CTO_Senek> FCO: Based on the data a probe we sent we have found out that the Melodians found the cruiser about five to ten years after it crashed.
<CNS_Jordain> CMO: Indeed, I'll ask him  *Marshall* Captain Marshall this is Counselor Jordain. I have a question for you if you do not mind.
<Captain_Marshall> *CNS* Go ahead
<CSO_Z`heta> ::looks puzzled at the logs::  CO/CTO: Sir, the Athena records don't show any sky cities.  In fact Melodia 85 years ago seemed like 20th century Earth.
<CTO_Senek> FCO: Most of the Melodians' recent stunning technological advances, including their warp engine and the anti-gravitational technology we found, are based on their research on the Klingon cruiser.
<CMO_Kostra> ::reaches Gardner's quarters, chats with ENS Security_Bubba while CNS asks question to Marshall::
<FCO_Durron> CTO: Disturbing, any sign of surviving Klingons?
<CNS_Jordain> *Marshall* What can you tell me about Mr. Gardner.  Did he have something he was looking out for 85 years ago?
<CTO_Senek> FCO: We have no evidence either way about Klingon survivors.
<CO_Sketek> CSO: The crashed Klingon ship must have had a huge impact.
<CTO_Senek> FCO: Of course, the Melodians said that we're their first alien contact, but that probably can't be counted as evidence.
<FCO_Durron> CTO: Ok.  ::thinks for a second::
<CO_Sketek> ::Turns back to look at the OPS console and scans for the nearest Klingon Starbase::
<CTO_Senek> FCO: They have built a military base around the cruiser, but so far we've detected only their old-fashioned weapons there.
<OPS_Capulette> $::Monitors sensor log uplink::
<Captain_Marshall> *CNS* Ens Gardner was waiting for a transfer back to Starfleet Academy as a teachers aid in Physics, he was quite excited about it.
<CSO_Z`heta> CO: Yes, that's my thinking too...  Nevertheless it was a great evolutionary jump they gave in 85 years...
<CTO_Senek> FCO: And just a moment ago, I noticed that there are neutrino emissions coming from the base.
<FCO_Durron> CTO: how are our talks with the Melodians going?
<CMO_Kostra> ::pricks up eyebrow a-la Vulcan at hearing Marshall's response::
<CTO_Senek> FCO: We haven't been in contact with them at all after you left to the Athena.
<FCO_Durron> CTO: do we know if they have attempted to contact us?
<CTO_Senek> FCO: We would, of course, notice any conventional method of communication and nobody has reported of any telepathic messages.
<FCO_Durron> CTO: ok is there any sign of fallout type weather patterns?
<CNS_Jordain> *Marshall* I see, Did he have any sort of mental problem?
<CO_Sketek> CSO: Do you mean biological or cultural perspective?
<CTO_Senek> FCO: No, but we haven't investigated that accurately. At least the Melodians don't seem to suffer from any such weather patterns.
<FCO_Durron> CSO/CTO: ok here is what I think we should do. see if we can find any anomalous weather patterns or geographic instabilities that can be attributed to the crashed ships and than ask the Melodian president about that.
<CSO_Z`heta> CO: I meant cultural and technological, Captain.   I'm also wondering if they acquired knowledge out of their investigations or if there was any violation of the prime directive...
<Captain_Marshall> *CNS* None that I am aware of why?
<CO_Sketek> Self: No use in even trying to contact the Klingon government. ::Leaves the OPS console and gets back to the Captain’s Chair::
<CTO_Senek> FCO: Hm. I presume you don't mean "if we find" but "we will find"?
<CNS_Jordain> *Marshall* Well sir, he tried to strangle me earlier on.  But thank you for the information sir. I'll get back to you if we have more info.  Jordain Out.
<FCO_Durron> CTO: of course.
<CMO_Kostra> CNS: Well, looks like we have a motive for depression and mania.
<CNS_Jordain> CMO: This is going to be an interesting conversation. Shall we?
<CSO_Z`heta> FCO: Yes, Commander.  I'll be checking the logs for that.
<CTO_Senek> ::Scans the planet's atmosphere::
<CMO_Kostra> CNS: Indeed. After you this time ::gestures towards door::
<Captain_Marshall> *CNS* Acknowledged.
<CSO_Z`heta> CO / FCO / CTO: Minute detection of graviton readings 1000 km aft
<CTO_Senek> FCO: Of course there are the neutrino emissions we could ask about, if we fail to find anything that would point to pollution from crashed ships.
<FCO_Durron> CSO: any neutrino readings?
<FCO_Durron> ::Jogs to his chair and brings helm online::
<CTO_Senek> CO: I recommend yellow alert.
<CNS_Jordain> CMO: Why thank you ::smiles and enters Gardner’s quarters and sees that his has already consumed 4 Jupiter cocktails::
<CO_Sketek> All: Yellow alert.
<Captain_Marshall> Action: Increased Gravity pulls port side.
<CTO_Senek> ::Raises shields and activates yellow alert::
<Captain_Marshall> Action: The data link to the Athena is complete.
<FCO_Durron> ::Carefully eases the andromeda starboard in her orbit::
<OPS_Capulette> $::Notes Download completion:: *CO*Sir, the sensor logs have finished downloading, orders?
<CSO_Z`heta> FCO:  checking...
<CMO_Kostra> ::preps sobriety hypospray for drunken Gardner, looks to CNS for approval::
<CO_Sketek> ::Notices shields rising:: CTO: Can you drop shields for an instant, beam OPS back, and then raise shields again?
<CTO_Senek> CO: Aye. ::Lowers shields and orders beam up of OPS::
<FCO_Durron> CO: it appears that the pull is from space as opposed to the planet.
<CNS_Jordain> ::nods at the CMO::
<CTO_Senek> *OPS* You and others still on the Athena will be beamed up due to a possible emergency.
<CO_Sketek> CSO: Does this look like a wormhole?
<CMO_Kostra> ::sprays Gardner, slumped in chair, with sobriety hypospray::
<Captain_Marshall> Action: OPS beams back to the Andromeda.
<OPS_Capulette> $::Dematerializes from the Athena Computer core and re-materializes in TR1::
<CTO_Senek> ::Raises shields again::
<CO_Sketek> FCO: Can we maintain our position?
<CSO_Z`heta> CO / FCO / CTO: Neutrino levels are within standard, but there's a massive tachyon emission
<CMO_Kostra> Gardner: How are you feeling, Ensign?
<CNS_Jordain> Gardner: Mr. Gardner, What in the name where you doing?
<OPS_Capulette> *CO* Returning to the bridge, sir. ::Exits TR1, walks to TL:: TL: Bridge.
<FCO_Durron> CO: probably but I advise against it. slight movement away form the source would be my advice.
<CSO_Z`heta> CO: Particle levels seem to agree... let me check further...
<CTO_Senek> CSO: I believe that's a sign of a wormhole.
<ENS_Gardner> CNS/CMO: I feel great and I was getting drunk if you don't mind.
<CO_Sketek> CTO: Red alert.
<OPS_Capulette> ::Arrives on Bridge, takes seat at OPS:: Self: Good to be back.
<CTO_Senek> ::Activates red alert::
<CMO_Kostra> Gardner: Ensign, you are still a Starfleet officer, and if you're in that uniform, you're on duty. Understood?
<CSO_Z`heta> Loud:: Particles and random debris from the aft side of space are vanishing.  This is a likely wormhole
<CTO_Senek> CO: I agree with Mr. Durron, we should get further away from the anomaly.
<CO_Sketek> FCO: Move away from the wormhole, full impulse.
<OPS_Capulette> ::Flicks ears at Red Alert Klaxon::

<CO_Sketek> CTO: Load torpedoes in case they can stabilize the situation. Do not fire.
<ENS_Gardner> CMO: Whatever you say doctor ::makes a hand gesture to show the doc that he wants him to shut up::
<FCO_Durron> ::brings impulse online and engages a course away from the anomaly::
<CTO_Senek> ::Loads torpedoes to all tubes::
<FCO_Durron> CO: Aye sir
<CTO_Senek> CO: Done.
<OPS_Capulette> ::Monitors power levels across the ship::
<Captain_Marshall> Action: CSO discovers that the wormhole is minute right now and is slowly expanding, it appears to have a natural 85 year life cycle.
<CMO_Kostra> ::holds back agitation, at least on the outside:: Gardner: Keep that up, Ensign, and you'll never get a post to the Academy.
<CNS_Jordain> Gardner: I do mind Ensign and I know you where looking forward to going back to the academy.
<CO_Sketek> FCO: Are we gaining distance?
<CMO_Kostra> Gardner: It's still possible, you know. To quote someone from around your time: "Ya cannae change the laws of physics." If you were qualified for the position then, you probably still are today.
<CSO_Z`heta> Loud: Sensors confirm this is a wormhole phenomenon.  This is minute right now and is slowly expanding.  It also appears to have a natural 85 year life cycle.
<FCO_Durron> CO: yes sir. the wormhole appears to be "stationary"
<OPS_Capulette> CO: No danger to the ship at the moment.
<ENS_Gardner> CNS: How do you know that, shrink?
<CO_Sketek> FCO: Good. OPS: Ensure that the engines receive enough power.
<CTO_Senek> CSO: Do you have any idea on the location of the other end of that wormhole?
<OPS_Capulette> CO: Aye sir. ::Monitors Engine power::
<CNS_Jordain> Gardner: Ensign, what is your first name?
<FCO_Durron> CO: may I advise a subspace warning be sent through the wormhole. who knows what is near the other side.
<ENS_Gardner> CNS: Kevin, Why?
<CSO_Z`heta> CO / CTO: The anomaly is coin sized right now.  The other end is at the Beta Quadrant, at the  Federation-Klingon Border
<CO_Sketek> CSO: That is the location in space. What is the location of the other end in time?
<CNS_Jordain> Gardner: Well Kevin, I have just one question for you. Do you still want to go to the Academy to become a teacher’s aid in Physics?
<CSO_Z`heta> CO: I can't tell Sir.
<OPS_Capulette> CO/CSO: Could we send a probe through?
<CO_Sketek> All: As long as we don't know whether temporal anomalies are included, we will not send any messages through.
<ENS_Gardner> CNS: Yes, I do. I still want to go.
<CO_Sketek> OPS: A tiny probe with self-destruct compatibilities will do.
<CO_Sketek> CSO/CTO: Coordinate and launch a probe when ready.
<FCO_Durron> ::nods quietly and than carefully adds a navigational hazard to the map of the system::
<CSO_Z`heta> CO: The dimension of the wormhole is not complaint with our scans wavelengths...
<CTO_Senek> CSO: I'm sending in a probe now.
<CTO_Senek> ::Unloads one of the torpedo tubes and loads a probe::
<CSO_Z`heta> CTO: Aye, commander.  Please notice that the other end is almost invisible.
<CNS_Jordain> Gardner: Well then Kevin, it is possible to go then If you like. I'll talk about it with my Captain and yours.  I will see to it that you can go to Starfleet Academy.  What do you say?  ::makes a small sign to the CMO to let him know everything is going to be fine::
<CTO_Senek> CSO: The probe will probably need quite accurate guidance, could you check its navigation subroutines to make sure it can make it through the wormhole?
<CMO_Kostra> ::lets CNS handle the counseling, doesn't monitor any violent projections from Gardner telepathically::
<CO_Sketek> CTO: Set the probe to self-destruct if it is out of communication with Andromeda for more than three minutes.
<ENS_Gardner> CNS: I would like that very much. Thank you Counselor ::starts crying::
<CSO_Z`heta> CTO: Gravitational correction subroutines are online, Sir.
<CTO_Senek> CO: Aye, sir.
<CTO_Senek> ::Makes the adjustment::
<CTO_Senek> CSO: Ok. ::Launches the probe::
<Captain_Marshall> Action: The probe is quickly pulled into the wormhole and increases speed
<FCO_Durron> looks at the wormhole for drift or movement and logs these on the navigational hazard::
<FCO_Durron> <add opening :: to last>
<CSO_Z`heta> :: launches a surf board shaped probe ::
<CSO_Z`heta> <oops, ignore last>
<CNS_Jordain> Gardner: No problem at all Kevin. Now lie down and rest a bit. I will go and talk to the Captain ok.  ::starts making his way to the door and makes nods to the CMO to do the same::
<CMO_Kostra> ::makes his way to the door::
<ENS_Gardner> CNS: I will, I will :: falls asleep on the sofa::
<Captain_Marshall> Action: The probe is carried off by strong currents but manages to enter the opening, unfortunately...it looses contact with the Andromeda
<CMO_Kostra> ::turns around, says to sleep Gardner:: But please, Ensign, no more Jupiter Slings.
<OPS_Capulette> All: We've lost contact with the probe.
<CNS_Jordain> Computer: Dime lights to 20%
<Computer> Beep
<Captain_Marshall> Action: 3 minutes later, evidence of the probes self destruction is detected
<CTO_Senek> CO: The probe has now self-destructed.
<CTO_Senek> CSO: How large is the wormhole now?
<CNS_Jordain> CMO: That turned out quit nicely did it not?
<CMO_Kostra> CNS: Could have been worse. Nice work.
<CSO_Z`heta> CTO: Almost the same size as before.  However, judging by particle emissions the wormhole will grow 10 meters in diameter per day
<CNS_Jordain> CMO: Thanks, Now let’s head for the bridge and see what this red alert is for. That is if you have finished your work with the Athena crew!
<CTO_Senek> CSO: I see. Its development will probably be stable?
<CO_Sketek> CSO: Since this is a cyclic anomaly, can you estimate how wide it will be at maximum?
<CMO_Kostra> ::nods:: CNS: My team can handle the rest. It's pretty much just nursing from here on out. Let's go.
<CNS_Jordain> ::nods and makes his way to a TL::  TL: Deck One
<CMO_Kostra> ::follows CNS::
<CSO_Z`heta> CO: I estimate it to me just a little wider than Andromeda.  It can definitely engulf us.
<CSO_Z`heta> < I estimate it to be...>
<CO_Sketek> CSO: We will just have to stay away from it, if that is the case.
<CSO_Z`heta> CO: Agreed, Sir.  Also, it will start to contract right after maximum diameter.
<CTO_Senek> CO: This wormhole offers us a fine reason to contact the Melodians. We could also tell them that we noticed the cyclic behavior and ask if they've noticed it too..
<FCO_Durron> ::plots an orbital course avoiding both the planetary rings and the wormhole's maximum outer effect radius::
<CO_Sketek> CTO: Yes, correct.
<CO_Sketek> All: Since we have no evidence that this wormhole would be a temporal anomaly, we will try to send a message through.
<CNS_Jordain> ::arrives at the bridge and goes to his chair:: CO: Everything is under control sir. But what is this Red Alert for if I may ask?
<CO_Sketek> All: Since it is possible for starships to go through it, it is a possible security threat that must be investigated before it is actually a problem.
<Captain_Marshall> Action: Tiny pieces of the Athena's hull  are detected in the wormhole
<CMO_Kostra> ::arrives at bridge, has no chair, heads to a rear secondary console, observes sensor logs of current events::
<CO_Sketek> CNS: Wormhole.
<CTO_Senek> CO: I recommend we stand down red alert, but stay in yellow alert as long as the wormhole is here.
<CNS_Jordain> CO: Aha, Getting the picture
<CSO_Z`heta> CO: According to the graviton readings, our modern warp engines will easily be enough to keep the Andromeda safe from the Wormhole.
<CO_Sketek> CTO: The threat is not the wormhole but what may come through it.
<CTO_Senek> CO: I know.
<CMO_Kostra> ::looks around, notices small chair and station on side of bridge with medical symbol on it, smiles, heads to med station::
<CO_Sketek> OPS: Send a subspace message on standard hailing frequencies.
<CSO_Z`heta> :: nods at the CO's comment::
<OPS_Capulette> CO: Aye sir, ::Opens hailing frequencies::
<CO_Sketek> COM: Wormhole: This is starship U.S.S. Andromeda of United Federation of Planets. Is anyone receiving?
<CaptainAjax> COM: USS Andromeda: This is Captain Ajax of the IKS Bird of Prey Phoenix, Greetings Captain
<CO_Sketek> CTO: Can you give any indication of the temporal location of that vessel by looking at its signal?
<CTO_Senek> ::Analyzes the signal from the Phoenix::
<CTO_Senek> CO: The signal doesn't reveal much, but the Phoenix is listed in the modern Klingon navy's registry.
<CTO_Senek> CO: They aren't far from us in time, it seems.
<CNS_Jordain> ::makes some notes to himself about Mr. Gardner and some other minor things::
<CO_Sketek> COM: Phoenix: Greetings captain. This is Captain Sketek speaking. We are investigating a wormhole that appears to connect two areas very far away.
<CSO_Z`heta> ::looks at the sensor readings::
<CMO_Kostra> ::finally powers up rarely used med station, begins prepping casualty list, requirements for restock after mission::
<FCO_Durron> ::logs the navigational hazard for the other end and begins locking down helm::
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