Arcadia Station SB-101 / USS Quirinus NCC-83942
SD 11104.11

Starring:
Christina Doane as Station Commander Captain Paige Harker
Christopher Dickinson as Chief of Security Commander Bill Powers
Bruce Oriani as Chief Science Officer Lt. Commander Trikk Starr
Karriaunna Scotti as Counselor Commander Azhure Powers

Ship Manager Keith LaHue

Also Starring:
Christina Doane as Nurse B'lage
Christina Doane as Medical Officer Lieutenant JG Eric J. Hall
Christina Doane as Medical Technician T'lar
Christina Doane as Operations Crewman Royce
Keith LaHue as Commander Tom Knight
Karriaunna Scotti as Medical Technician Marcus
Mitch Travis as Executive Officer Commander Rothgar

Absent:
None

TIME LAPSE SINCE LAST MISSION: None

“Terrapin Station, Part 4: At A Siding": Last time on Arcadia... The Plague is spreading fast, and there seems no way to contain it. And then there is the matter of The new crewman, Knight, and his seemingly innocuous daughter, who may yet hold the key to the salvation of the station.
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CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: As Powers leads Commander Knight out of his quarters, he bumps into the two med techs. He silently thinks "about time", but holds that to his silent mind :: Techs: My patient has made a surprising recovery...
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
::at operations, feebly resting in a chair::
Med_Tech_Marcus says:
CSec: He has? Was it the plague? If so, the counselor will want to see him right away.
Med_Tech_T'lar says:
CSec: Yes Sir but we should check him just to be safe...::pulls out a tricorder::CSEC: Could be useful...
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
Marcus/T'lar: I will see to him.
Med_Tech_Marcus says:
T'lar: They will want more than a scan.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
XO: How are you feeling, Rothgar?
Med_Tech_Marcus says:
CSec: Aye, sir. I will let the counselor know you are on your way?
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
Harker: I've had better ::cough:: days.
Med_Tech_T'lar says:
Marcus: Point especially if he had the illness. ::Wonders if they should call an officer..::
Med_Tech_Marcus says:
:: Motions with his head they should go.::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
Marcus: Eventually.... but we first need to speak. Privately.
Med_Tech_Marcus says:
:: Just nods his head as he heads for the lift.::
OPS_Royce says:
::receives official confirmation from SF Command about the quarantine, passes info to SC/XO then on instruction to FCO and CSec::
Med_Tech_T'lar says:
::puzzled but follows the senior med tech::
Commander_Knight says:
CSec: You know I really can't shed any light on the situation here. I'd like to go home.
Med_Tech_Marcus says:
*CNS*: Looks like not only are we not necessary, but we may have a break. :: Looks at T'lar:: Commander Knight is healed.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
XO: Come on I'll walk to you to sickbay at least you can lay down there, besides I should get a report from them anyway...::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Looks up and over to the doctor who is looking worse.:: *Marcus*: That is good. Please bring him to medical as quickly as possible.
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Leads Commander Knight through the station to his secluded office. Once the door is closed, he turns to face the fellow officer :: Knight: Alright. We're here. Start talking.
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
Harker: Normally, the stroll would be in the park...but I do have an overwhelming urge to find a nice place on the floor to collapse. ::rises unsteadily::
Commander_Knight says:
CSec: About what? What do you want to know?
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
Knight: The name Terrapin.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: As a new case comes in, she does a quick visual evaluation.:: Staff: I hate to do this, but unless they are a serious case, document them and send them to their quarters. Those who have basic medical skills can then check up on them there.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::in Science Lab 1, running test to hopefully come up with something that will help the medical staff fight this plague::
Commander_Knight says:
::turns his back to him, hands clasped behind his back:: CSec: I have no idea what you're referring to.
Med_Tech_Marcus says:
*CNS*: Ummm... Commander Powers said he needed to talk with him first. We are on our way back now.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::vague smile::XO: We'll site to site then, what's the point of being SC if I can't do stuff like that. Hold still. ::looks at him worriedly as she leaves the duty officer in charge and steps into help the XO::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
Knight: We've been through this once already. You said the name Terrapin.
Med_Tech_T'lar says:
::stays silent nearby, waiting.::
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
::leans on her for support more heavily than he intended:: Harker: Always did like the perks of command.
Commander_Knight says:
::clears his throat and turns around:: CSec: Are you sure you want to know?
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::When he's ready SC orders a medical site to site to sickbay for them.::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: frowns slightly:: *Marcus*: Understood. I am going to need to send you and T'lar down to one of the cargo bays, whichever one has the least work, and start preparing it for patients.
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
Knight: I'm not. But I need to know.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
*SC*: Captain, it would appear we have someone who has recovered from the plague. I will let you know when I know more.

ACTION: Harker and Rothgar are beamed to Sickbay.

Commander_Knight says:
CSec: The shuttle I arrived in - the Valorian - we were waylaid. We had lost navigation sensors and we were lost. That's when we found Terrapin. A small class M environment on a gas giant. We thought we were going to our final resting place.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
Medical: Got room for one more...
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Looks up:: SC: How serious? At this point, we are full. I am commandeering one of the cargo bays now. Those who are nominal we are sending to their quarters for now.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: I'm not sure he can stand..::looks at the XO as she helps hold him up...::
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
::waves his hand limply:: Azhure: I like kites...
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
Knight: You thought you were going to die when you met him? Or he saved you?
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: Oh boy...
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Smiles:: XO: So do I... on a nice windy day. :: Motions for one of the nurses to come over and check the first officer over.::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::Gives the XO over to the nurse and goes to the CNS::CNS: Tell me you have good news?
SC_Capt_Harker says:
XO: You behave with the nurses now...
Commander_Knight says:
::chuckles:: I suppose both. My little girl had become ill. And my wife and I as well. But Terrapin said there was 'much to be told in out tale yet". And we got better - almost right away
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::tries to hint how worried for everyone she is.::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
SC: Other then what I told you a moment ago... :: shakes her head:: I am waiting for Bill to bring Commander Knight here.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: They are on their way then? ::tries not to pace::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Motions to the various screens she has open and running.:: SC: And the frustrating thing is we have not even been able to trace an origin.
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
Harker: When I was a kid on Mars Colony...we had the best wind storms ever...::smiles and winks:: Hey, I get to lay down...don't I.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::Gives the XO a small smile.::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Looks down at the doctor who seems to have fallen asleep. She does not disturb him.:: SC: Bill will bring him as soon as he can.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Looks at the nurse who comes to whisper in her ear. Sadly she sighs and nods.:: Nurse: Begin an autopsy.
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
Knight: And now your daughter appears to have extraordinary powers.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Looks at the Harker, her voice for her alone:: SC: That makes the second one we have lost to this plague.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::wipes at a little sweat on her brow..::CNS: Who..:: She asks sadly.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::wonders what the environmental setting is here..::
Commander_Knight says:
CSec: Our shuttle was somehow fixed. He told us to be on our way - and that strange music, I still remember it. As for my daughter's powers, I don't really know what that's about. That experience was new to me.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Watching the captain she sighs and catches the eye of a passing nurse.:: Nurse Jones: I need you to check the captain over.
MO_LtJG_Hall says:
::Stirs in his sleep as a nurse lays a blanket over the exhausted Doctor.::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
B'lage: Thank you. I need you to check the captain.
Commander_Knight says:
CSec: And when we regained orbit, the small part of the planet that was class M was gone.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: I'm fine who died? ::It was important to her to know as she whispered the question fiercely.::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
*SC*: Captain.. I'm not having any success coming up with an antidote or anything that's gonna help medical fight this plague
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
::he lies on one of the makeshift mats between biobeds as the tech runs scans over him::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
SC: Teneson Jones, a civilian engineering tech.
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
Knight: This might sound strange, but I've met Terrapin. The senior staff - we took the Quirinus to a gas giant, and found him. But we were transported directly back to Arcadia... and no one seemed to know we were gone.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: Teneson..::She repeats as though burning it into her memory.::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
*CSO*:Keep trying. Harker out.
Commander_Knight says:
CSec: You've been there? To Terrapin?
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
*CSec*: I need an update of Commander Knight... the sooner the better or you are going to find yourself in command of this station. My hands are full in medical.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::Rubs her eyes, fighting off an annoyance at the temperature in this sickbay.::CNS: I'm fine just get our lead here now.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::keeps working to past exhaustion, but keeps working::
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
::whispers to the med tech:: You know there's always the attempt to cure by pattern buffer...just sort of a reset...
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
*CNS*: Stand by. Knight: Yes, I have been there. Others of the senior staff as well. Our research into the mystery has been derailed by this medical problem. But your daughter... the medical staff will have questions. They may think they have a miracle solution.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::goes to review the medical information at a nearby console as station ops reports status across the board via comm link::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
SC: Captain, I need you to rest... as much as you can. You obviously have the plague... :: looks at B'lage for a full diagnostics::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: I'm fine Counselor as we used to say in security it's only a flesh wound...
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
SC: And I would like to keep it that way for as long as possible. Just about everyone is probably infected to some degree by now.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::She was not going to tell the other that she hadn't been sleeping. Hadn't slept well since this started and after the first death pretty much had slept even less.::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::She was running on duty and caffeine, pretty much.::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
*SC*: Have found a way to kill the main enzyme responsible for this mess, but it is useless right now, as it would kill the patient if administered
Nurse_B'lage says:
::Tried to get the captain to lay down to be scanned, the SC refused still trying to coordinate with Ops.::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Looks at the time on the screen and sighs... this was moving faster than they were.::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
*CSO*:Send the information here, please keep working on trying to make it safe. Good work.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Knows her husband would not keep her waiting without a good reason, but that still did not make her happy. She dreaded the moment when a child would die of this.::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::sends the info to the SC:: ::takes a hypo and draws a sample of his own "self-healing" DNA, and adds it to another enzyme sample and watches to see what happens::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::Looks at CNS and motions to the information coming to the console::CNS: We may have something thanks to Science...
Commander_Knight says:
CSec: So what do you want me to do? I told you the story.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Taking a padd from one of the medics she scans the most recent test and shakes her head. Nothing...:: SC: What?
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Points a finger at him :: Knight: First, I'm obligated to get you to Sickbay. Then we'll go from there, after they release you.
Commander_Knight says:
::gestures:: CSec: Then let's go.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: News from Science..::Motions to the screen:: There's an enzyme..::gives a summary of what she was told, forcing her overheated brain to function properly. Even as she subtly leaned against the desk.::
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
::starts to hum a drinking song::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Leads the Commander to Sickbay, knowing along the way that he's not entirely willing. Once they arrive, Bill looks upon the sickness in all its forms, but tries to not let it get to him :: CNS: Your patient, Commander.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:; Pulls up the incoming data and scans through it.::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Turns to her husband with a questioning look:: CSec: Thanks.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: looking at both men as she reaches to hit the record button on one of the consoles.:: CSec/Knight: As detailed as you can be, tell me what happened.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
Knight: Take a seat here.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
Nurse Hall: I need you to scan and take sample of Knight.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
*SC*: Test result number...hell i don't know....added a sample of my own "self-healing" DNA to the enzyme, which killed it quicker, but it is still unsafe to administer
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::working on making it safe to administer::
Commander_Knight says:
::takes a seat::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
CNS: I observed Commander Knight coughing up blood, and then faint. While unconscious, his daughter came up to him, touched his shoulder, and Knight regained full functionality. Also, we had a talk about a man named Terrapin.
Nurse_B'lage says:
::Nods and pulls out a medical tricorder, scanning Knight.
Commander_Knight says:
CSec: Man? He was a turtle. With a guitar.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Looks at Bill with narrowed eyes when he said Terrapin but leaves it for now.:: CSec: Where is his daughter?
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
::Looks up at the patient in the neighboring biobed:: You know I had this vision that there was a guy in ops that was like gnome size. Real serious-type though...
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::Comes over to listen, quietly leaning against the bulkhead.::
Nurse_B'lage says:
::Stops, looks stunned and after a moment hands the tricorder to the CNS silently.::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
CNS: We left her and the missus in their quarters.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:; Looks over the information and then at Knight. Bluntly:: Knight: You should be dead.
Nurse_B'lage says:
::Still not sure if she saw what she thought she did gets the samples as requested..::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
CSec: Please see that she is brought here.
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Making sure he understands :: CNS: You want me to take a seven year old into custody.
Commander_Knight says:
CNS: I feel fine. What is the problem?
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
CSec: I need you to bring the child here. I need to check her over.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: What about sending a team to her? May be less disruptive to the child.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
Knight: Your system is overloaded with the plague, which would explain the observations made earlier. The question is why are you still walking and breathing.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::Still distracted slightly by the 'you should be dead' comment::
Commander_Knight says:
::takes a deep breath:: CSN: I can breathe just fine
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
SC: It would... but we are working on borrowed time and limited personnel.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: She's still a child.. CSec: Is it possible they too are carriers? Did you see anything odd?
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
CNS: Right. Instead of one burly security man, send multiple burly security men. Perfect.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: As a red light flashes on her console she turns to check the run of some data she had given earlier and freezes for a moment. A tinge of horror in her voice.:: No....
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
SC: Odd? Other than a seven year old girl with healing powers, Captain?
Commander_Knight says:
CSec: Leave my daughter out of this! She has nothing to do with it.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Looks up as someone she does not recognize hands her a padd to sigh off. She then looks at the captain as she realizes she had spoken.::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::blinks at CSec, her fevered mind locking for a moment.:: CSec: Healing Powers?
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
SC/CSec: Can the two of you step over here please?
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::turns her head to cough into her sleeve.::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::thinking:: if a small sample of my DNA killed the strand faster, what would a good size sample of my DNA do?
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::Nods and comes ignoring the slight dizziness.::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Starts to mention to Knight to not go anywhere, then decides maybe to lay off for the moment. Instead, he just keeps a glaring eyeball on him ::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Away from other ears she looks at the two of them.:: CSec/SC: I do not know about healing powers, but I do need the child here quickly. That was another death... they are going to start escalating soon. But worse on a different side of the coin. We brought the disease back with us... not the Knights.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::draws a larger sample of his DNA:: Enzyme Sample:: Survive this! ::adds large sample to enzyme sample and waits and watches the results::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: How do you know this? ::somewhat horrified::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
SC: I had the computer running leads, searching for the source. Apparently, we are the source.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: How?
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
SC: We must have picked it up. Apparently some of us are more resistant to it than others, but we are all infected. The time line suggests at Terrapin Station.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::eyes glow slightly as he focuses on healing his arm where the DNA was taken and heals himself:: ::looks at results:: Self: Damn! The bigger the sample, the quicker the death of the enzyme, but I can't seem to get it to stabilize and become safe to administer.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::mutters something about 'damn turtles'::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS/CSec: We need to talk to that child but we have to handle this properly but quickly.....
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS/CSec: Science is working on a lead but it's still uncertain....
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
SC: Turtles... turtles... hmmmm.... :: her mind shifting to something else and then back to the captain.:: SC: yes... do you think you are up to it? I know I am the most logical, but at the moment I am needed here.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: As she talks she walks back to the consoles and begins to pull up data on turtles.::

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