STAR TREK : A CALL TO DUTY

Arcadia Station
SB – 101
SD 10812.08

Starring:

Christina Doane	as	[XO] Commander Paige Juliet Harker
		Executive Officer

Kyle Wilson	as	[FCO] Lieutenant Commander Ryushi
		Chief of Vehicular Operations

Mike Johnson	as	[OPS] Ensign Sam Chambers
		Station Operations Officer

Gina Hembrook	as	[CTO] Lieutenant Brianna Murphy
		Chief of Tactical Operations

Barbara Moline	as	[CMO] Ensign Teyla Maui
		Chief Medical Officer

Guest starring:

Nicholas Moline	as	Ranab

Absent:

Einar Sigurðsson	as	[CO] Captain Jonathan Rome
		Station Commander		

Directed by
           ............ Nicholas Moline, SM

Previously on Arcadia:

The Crew met up with some of Barpa's people and learned of the plot of the enemy for the first time.

The enemy, (The Wawans) have launched an attack at the heart of the Federation.
They've modified a small ship with the inter-reality drive and an explosive payload, and launched it on an auto-pilot course to take it to the coordinates in this reality that correspond with a point deep within the Earth's Mantle, then initiate the trans-reality drive to phase into our reality.  The result would be the ship's warp core, and it's explosive payload detonating within the Earth and causing tons of seismic activity

It would also result in pretty much every Volcano on earth erupting simultaneously.
Meanwhile, Captain Rome has broken out of his captivity and snuck aboard the weapon ship (hoping to use it as a means of escape)

Since the weapon ship launched, Rome has been unable to alter its course, shut it down, stop it, or blow it up.  The ship remains fixed on its course.  The Quaz ship that the crew is aboard has detected the launch and is in route to intercept and hopefully destroy the weapon before it can get to Earth.

Time is of the essence, and this intro is wasting time, so without further ado, I give you, Arcadia: Tribunal: Part IX

-=/\=--=/\=--=/\=--=/\=- Resume Mission: "Tribunal" - Part IX -=/\=--=/\=--=/\=--=/\=-

CTO Lt Murphy
XO: Well, should be interesting to see how we duck outta this one, eh?

XO Cmdr Harker
::Even with all that’s happening stifles a groan::CTO: That’s a bad one.

CTO Lt Murphy
Quaz CO: I have an idea to stop that thing, but ye'll need all 3 of yer ships to work together on it, aye?

XO Cmdr Harker
CTO: What's your idea?

CTO Lt Murphy
XO: If they can put enough concentrated EMP on it with enough power it might short out the missile's shields, possibly the whole electrical system. That should make it vulnerable to our weapons fire.

Ranab
CTO: That ship is not a missile, we don't have any sort of EMP device capable of knocking out a cruiser's shields

XO Cmdr Harker
CTO: Nice try.

CTO Lt Murphy
Renab: Ye have navigational deflector arrays I'm thinkin', aye? They could be configured to produce EMP bursts.

XO Cmdr Harker
Col: Do you know of any weaknesses in their shields?

Ranab
CTO: That ship's shields are equal to our own, actually they are greater to their own cause they probably programmed it to divert power from life support to the shields

XO Cmdr Harker
::Falls silent curious to hear the Col's response.::

CTO Lt Murphy
XO: I might be able to tweak their torpedoes to make an EMP burst, I've fiddled with them before.

XO Cmdr Harker
CTO/Col: It's a thought other ideas can we somehow knock it off course?

CTO Lt Murphy
XO: Other than ramming it full speed with another ship? Not really.

OPS Ens Chambers
ALL: Perhaps we can hack into its guidance systems and disrupt it that way?

XO Cmdr Harker
Col/CTO: hack their computers, there's gotta be something we can do..::

Ranab
XO: Their ship does not appear to be transmitting on any frequency, hacking it would be difficult

CTO Lt Murphy
XO: Tractor it into an asteroid if there is one handy? Assuming the 3 ships we have are up to it?

Ranab
XO: so far our attempts to hail it from long distance have failed

XO Cmdr Harker
OPS: great minds think alike but not well enough...

Ranab
CTO: We'd have to get its shields down to lock a tractor beam on it

CTO Lt Murphy
OPS: It's likely self-guided mate, most autonomous weapons are. Even our photons are self-guiding after launch.

XO Cmdr Harker
Col: Well can we program Lameduck..::points at the ship they came on:: and send it at high speeds to it, autopilot?

OPS Ens Chambers
ALL: What about destroying it outright can we target the main core?

CTO Lt Murphy
OPS: Aye, but there's this little matter of its shields, which are cruiser strength, and time is short, eh?

OPS Ens Chambers
ALL: What if we rammed into it?

CTO Lt Murphy
ALL: Right, well if there are no better ideas I'll get started on the torpedoes for EMP and we can hit it with everything we have after. We need to get flying on this, or there'll be one hell of a quack-up on Earth.

OPS Ens Chambers
ALL: Or detonate this ships core in its path

XO Cmdr Harker
All: Any other ideas? we've got EMP's and Ship ramming, make it quick people.

OPS Ens Chambers
Ranab: Can the core of this ship be ejected?

XO Cmdr Harker
::Looks around calmly.::

CTO Lt Murphy
XO: I'd say get as many methods as we can ready and try them all. Never hurts to have a backup plan.

OPS Ens Chambers
::looks through some calculations:: Self: Wait a sec, I think I got something.

Ranab
All: we could eject the core and detonate it, but it would have to be very close to knock out their shields

CTO Lt Murphy
OPS: Can you get that lame duck thing ready to remote pilot?

XO Cmdr Harker
Ops: What is it ops?

OPS Ens Chambers
ALL: Based on this ships jump reality drive readings it seems to be ejectable ... Yet it still has a remote call procedure ...

CTO Lt Murphy
OPS: Meaning?

Ranab
OPS: Why would you want to remove your ship's jump drive?

OPS Ens Chambers
ALL: If we could detonate this ship’s reality drive in the same moment the weapon attempts to jump to earth it should send it off to another dimension and hopefully off course!

XO Cmdr Harker
OPS: Can we control where?

CTO Lt Murphy
OPS: And gift this bloody thing to someone else who doesn't know its coming?

OPS Ens Chambers
XO: the phase shift creates a phase field much larger than the diameter of the ship, so it should be able to effect the weapon, as for location. I am not sure just yet.

XO Cmdr Harker
OPS: Will we have any control? ::doesn't like the idea of just sending it off somewhere...::

Ranab
CTO: Intel suggests that there isn't a detonator on the explosive payload, they were just hoping the effect of ending up in your planet's mantle would cause it to blow up, which it obviously would

CTO Lt Murphy
Ranab: Right, well, if ye'll show me yer torpedo room I'll get to work on your warheads, just in case we need them.

Ranab
CTO: So if you could alter its reality to some place that doesn't have a planet, which would probably be most of them, as space is vast, then odds are wherever it did end up it would simply be rendered inert in space

XO Cmdr Harker
Col: So it's harmless if it doesn't make its current target?

OPS Ens Chambers
XO: However I think a blast from an alternative jump drive other then its own might also destroy it if not seriously prevent it from causing any further harm.

XO Cmdr Harker
All: Sounds like a plan, any objections? ::looks around::

Ranab
OPS: I find that unlikely, the jump drive would not have a very large explosive yield

CTO Lt Murphy
XO: Whatever works, so long as we are quick about it.

Ranab
CTO: By all means, I'll have my second take you there right away ::signals to another duckman::

XO Cmdr Harker
All:Fine we go with Ops's plan, Thank you for your help Col.

XO Cmdr Harker
OPS:Good work.

CTO Lt Murphy
XO: Can't be any worse than the other featherbrained ideas I've tried. ::winks and follows the second officer to the torpedo room::

OPS Ens Chambers
Ranab: Aye but alternate reality study does suggest that it's highly unlikely it would go anywhere other then open space as was previously suggested. So it's better than nothing

XO Cmdr Harker
CTO: Hey some of those ideas have worked ::She replies::

Ranab
XO: Although if we are going to let it jump realities, it might be susceptible to a torpedo while it is in mid jump, our sensor readings of when your ship left our reality the first time showed that it's shields were severely weakened in the moment it changed realities

CTO Lt Murphy
XO: Yeah, but they nearly drove you quackers doing them. ::said over her shoulder as she leaves::

XO Cmdr Harker
::Shakes head at CTO's reply and turns back to Ranab::

<Computer> All: Intercept in 4 minutes

OPS Ens Chambers
::beams at the realization:: XO: Suppose we should wish the CTO luck then together our plans give us some control and hope.

XO Cmdr Harker
Col: True, we could try to take the shot, see if we can destroy it, End the threat for certain...

CTO Lt Murphy
::Starts to work modifying the torpedoes once she reaches the torpedo room, setting them to produce the maximum amount of EMP burst radiation::

XO Cmdr Harker
OPS: That’s the plan..

XO Cmdr Harker
OPS/Col: Best get this show on road..

@ACTION: Meanwhile, aboard the weapon ship, Captain Rome has still been completely unable to shut the ship down or alter its course, however Rome has come up with a similar idea, while he can't shut the reality drive down, or lessen power to it, he may be able to divert all emergency power to the inter-reality drive, hopefully causing it to overpower itself during shifting, and possibly destroy the ship in the shift.

CTO Lt Murphy
::Starts humming "Rubber ducky, you're the one" as she works on the torpedoes::

Ranab
::looking at a console on the wall while he does his end of putting "this show on road":: XO: Um, Commander, we may have another problem...

XO Cmdr Harker
::Looks at the Colonel with a 'what now?' look on her face.::Col: Yes?

Ranab
XO: we are getting close enough that we are starting to get some sensor readings from the craft, it should be within visual scanning range in a few moments.

XO Cmdr Harker
Col: Yes and?

Ranab
XO: We are picking up what appear to be a lifesign on the ship... Someone is aboard

XO Cmdr Harker
::Is stunned.::Col: Can you tell what species?

Ranab
XO: We should be able to in a few moments.  It's coming into visual range now ::puts up a visual of the craft on a viewer::

XO Cmdr Harker
OPS: Are we ready yet?

CTO Lt Murphy
::Continues working on the torpedoes as fast as she can, but making certain everything is correct and will work when needed::

XO Cmdr Harker
::Nods at Col, and comes over to look at console.::

OPS Ens Chambers
XO: I think so.

Ranab
XO: Confirmed.... it's human

OPS Ens Chambers
XO: Just a matter of timing

XO Cmdr Harker
::Thinks to self, "Oh Hell"::

XO Cmdr Harker
Col: Can we get to him? ::With a funny feeling she knows who it is she asked.::

CTO Lt Murphy
*XO*: Torpedoes are ready chief, but we best get quacking, time is getting short.

Ranab
XO: We still don't have a way to drop its shields... The only thing I can tell you is if his plan works, your captain should still be alive, just.... lost

XO Cmdr Harker
*CTO*: New plan, there's a human on board that bomb, I want options.

Ranab
XO: At least, I must assume it is your Captain

CTO Lt Murphy
*XO*: Use the EMP and try to take the shields down, beam the human off, and blow up the bloody bomb?

XO Cmdr Harker
Col: There's has to be something we can do...::staring at the screen, her heart twisting in her chest.::COL: The CTO's plan can we do it.?

OPS Ens Chambers
XO: I don't think the EMP will work it is well shielded, but I suppose we must try.

XO Cmdr Harker
CTO: keep working then. ::Thinking to self, "Too fast, everything’s happening too fast..."::

Ranab
XO: I see no way an EMP is going to knock out those shields

OPS Ens Chambers
::agrees with Ranab::

XO Cmdr Harker
Col: Surely we have to try, we have plan B this will need to be finely timed...

CTO Lt Murphy
*XO*: Crash the lame duck into it full steam, that should put some damage on it, And then use the torpedoes.

INFO: The Quaz ships arrive within weapons range of the weapon ship, which automatically starts launching its own weapons at the Quaz fleet

CTO Lt Murphy
::Keeps working on torpedoes so they can use a full salvo of them::

ACTION: The Quaz ship is rocked by weapons blasts

XO Cmdr Harker
*CTO*: Out of time, are you ready?

XO Cmdr Harker
OPS: Are you?

CTO Lt Murphy
*XO*: I have one salvo of EMP rounds ready, And then they can follow with normal rounds. Let's quack 'em up!

OPS Ens Chambers
XO: Aye

CMO Ens Maui
::grabs on to something to keep herself from falling::

Ranab
*CTO*: Acknowledged, Firing! ::fires the weapons::

OPS Ens Chambers
::works with flight to place the ship where it needs to be and overrides safeties to disengage the reality drive from the ship::

ACTION: The EMP Torpedoes soar towards the automated ship and detonate on the shields

CTO Lt Murphy
::Keeps working on more torpedoes in case they need more EMP later::

OPS Ens Chambers
XO: We are now in the ship's path ready to eject the drive.

OPS Ens Chambers
XO: If this fails we will not have a drive we can use to follow it to earth ...

OPS Ens Chambers
XO: EMP ineffective

OPS Ens Chambers
XO: Ready to Eject the drive sir..

Ranab
OPS: If it fails you won't have an earth to go to

OPS Ens Chambers
::frowns::

OPS Ens Chambers
XO: 3 Minutes sir.

OPS Ens Chambers
*CTO*: Sir the EMP assault failed ...

XO Cmdr Harker
::Nods at OPS and her whole friendship with Rome flashes through her mind seeming to take forever but it's only a second.::OPS: Fire the drive....

XO Cmdr Harker
::doesn't take her eyes off the sensors...::

CTO Lt Murphy
*OPS*: It was worth a try... if we could have had the other ships fire torpedoes as well it might have worked. You need a lot of energy to overload a shield.

CTO Lt Murphy
*XO*: Second salvo is ready if ye can use it.

OPS Ens Chambers
ALL: Interlocks disengaged outer egress doors opening ... The drive is jettisoned! ::waits for the drive to be within the radius of the cruiser::

CTO Lt Murphy
::Keeps working on torpedoes::

Captain Rome 
@::detects Quaz life signs on the ships that are attacking him, and is able to activate a short range COMM device to send a short message:: *Open low band frequency*:This is Captain Rome of the United Federation of planets…listen closely, please. Lock weapons on my dimensional drive. I am trying to break the containment! NOW! ::transmission cuts into static::

OPS Ens Chambers
Self: All power to shields ...

XO Cmdr Harker
*CTO*: Hold fire. We've fired the drive....

OPS Ens Chambers
::activates the remote drive control program::

XO Cmdr Harker
::Goes silent almost holding a vigil at the sensor console.::

CTO Lt Murphy
*XO*: Salvo is ready, I don't have the firing controls down here.

XO Cmdr Harker
::Thinks to self, "Forgive me." as the drive heads for its target.::

ACTION: The small ship that the crew arrived in this reality in flies out to the warp weapon and detonates it's inter-reality drive, just moments before the ship Captain Rome is on activates its own hyper powered inter-reality drive, the resulting shift causes the weapon to leave this reality, but not end up in the Earth's mantle, instead, the ship goes to a completely different reality

XO Cmdr Harker
*CTO*: Acknowledged.

XO Cmdr Harker
::Unseen by anyone she closes her eyes for a moment as though in pain and then reasserts her professional attitude.::

INFO: There is absolutely no way to trace what reality the ship went to, however the modified inter-reality sensors the Quaz have developed over the months are able to detect Earth which is still in once piece

OPS Ens Chambers
ALL: Their gone, along with whoever was on it . Wait one of the other ships picked up a COMM from the Cruiser just before it vanished ..

CTO Lt Murphy
::Heads back to the Bridge::

XO Cmdr Harker
::She knows it didn't have to be the Captain but she can't shake this odd feeling...::

OPS Ens Chambers
ALL: It has Captain's Rome's signature

XO Cmdr Harker
::Walking toward Ops she pauses as her worst fear is confirmed.::

@INFO: The enemy craft rockets through the reality shift, in a ride much bumpier then the one the crew had taken before due to the explosions, it arrives in a completely unknown reality, and the engines completely shut down.  Captain Rome has about 14 hours of oxygen left aboard the ship, and the inter-reality drive is completely fried, no hope of repairing it.

CTO Lt Murphy
XO: Did it work?

OPS Ens Chambers
::Glances down at the message unable to formulate the proper response ..:: Self: Oh my God he was on it ..

OPS Ens Chambers
::just nodes to the CTO:: CTO: Yea ..

XO Cmdr Harker
All: Yes Earth is saved. However we did confirm..::pauses to gather herself. That Captain Rome was aboard...

Ranab
All: our inter-reality sensors Barpa had us working on show Earth intact, and his reality drive trail did not lead there.

CTO Lt Murphy
XO: Bloody hell...

CMO Ens Maui
::hangs her head in sadness::

Ranab
XO: In all likelihood, your Captain is still alive, although I can't begin to tell you where.

XO Cmdr Harker
::just shares a look with the CTO and nods.::

XO Cmdr Harker
All: At least he's got a chance of survival he may be able to come back....

CTO Lt Murphy
ALL: So, how are WE getting home?

OPS Ens Chambers
ALL: He would be pleased to know we saved Earth, and we never got a final shot off he may be alive some where ... Floating in space ... on that thing.

Ranab
CTO: Our engineers should be able to build you a new inter-reality drive

OPS Ens Chambers
CTO: No clue sir.

CTO Lt Murphy
Ranab: Thankee very kindly Sir.

XO Cmdr Harker
Col: Yes Thank you Colonel....for everything. ::offers her hand.::

OPS Ens Chambers
Ranab: how long does that take, like a day ?

Ranab
OPS: Well if we stay here yes, although if we return to base, there may already be another inter-reality ship ready to fly, we were already building another one, a little more stable than the one you took here.

CTO Lt Murphy
Ranab: Any chance you could leave a ship here, scan the area, and maybe find out where that bomb ship went?

OPS Ens Chambers
Ranab: You saved our home and you did not have too. We will not forget this.

Ranab
CTO: We can try

CTO Lt Murphy
Ranab: Thanks kindly... if you give us an idea we might be able to go after that mad bugger.

Ranab
::turns to shake the XO's hand:: XO: We couldn't stand by and watch your home be destroyed.

XO Cmdr Harker
:: After shaking Ranab's hand, she nods. Then  leaves the others to discuss details goes back over to the sensor console, muttering, "Where did you go...?"::

-=/\=--=/\=--=/\=--=/\=- End Mission: "Tribunal" – Part IX -=/\=--=/\=--=/\=--=/\=-

Star Trek: A Call To Duty – Arcadia Station, SB-101
    
    Original Air Date: 8th December 2008
    Executive Producer: Nick Moline
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