Arcadia Station SB–101 Episode #656
Hot and Cold Running Wars
Episode XIII (13) — “Inqusition”
Stardate 11404.14

Starring (in order of appearance):
•	Nick Moline
•	CTO Ens Cadarn (Michael Hiles)
•	Regent Nyira (Barbara Moline)
•	CEO LtJg Takor (Christina Doane)
Guest Appearances By (in order of appearance):
•	Nick Moline as Hanon 
•	Nick Moline as Newscaster 
•	Nick Moline as T'Ran 
•	Nick Moline as Computer
Absences:
•	Bruce Oriani
•	Michael Johnson

Mission Transcript
Time Lapse: 4 hours
Previously on Arcadia:
Captain Bodine and the Romulan were “vaporized” in the beam of light that the Romulan was using to attempt to alter the time line
The Tigress was heavily damaged and limped back to Arcadia, missing it’s CO
Upon arrival at Arcadia however, they were surprised to find their request to dock denied when “Regent” Nyira Santiago angrily came over the Com demanding to know what sinister plot Starfleet had to re-take Arcadia
After some conversation (and a warning at the Tigress would soon be unable to sustain humanoid life due to the damage) Nyira reluctantly agreed to let them dock and the crew was dragged to the Brig for interrogation.
After being meticulously stripped searched (and the CTO stunned), the crew awaits interrogation while they try to piece together what could have happened to their station.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Acting Captains Log Stardate 10404.14: We find ourselves in our own brig on a sovereign Arcadia. What could this of happened to cause such a split with the Federation and could the Captain have been involved? I hope we can finally get some answers to our own questions during the interrogation to come
Resume "Hot and Cold Running Wars" -- Episode XIII
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Sitting in their cell, his eyes closed trying to ignore his headache and work out stradegy's for escape.::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::leaning against a bulkhead in the cell trying to be calm and not punch the next person she sees in the face, "What kind of strip search was that? Not professionals thats for damned sure" she thinks to herself::

Regent Nyira says:
::Sits in her office watching the latest Starfleet news::
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Opens his eyes glancing around the cell, still a bit groggy from the stunning.:: CEO: How long have we been in here Lt?
INFO: Ensign Doole, who also put up a fight, is still unconscious
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::kneels near CTO::CTO: Just a little while, the FCO is stable but still out...::Gestures to a bunk where the FCO lay::
CTO: How do you feel? ::gestures she will help him to a bunk::
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
CEO: I'm ok. ::Lets her help him up to the bunk.:: I guess they didn't think getting hit by one phaser on stun was enough, I seem to remember at least 3 or 4. ::Glances outside the cell for any guards nearby then lowers his voice.;: What's the plan sir?
Regent Nyira says:
Computer: Freeze recording... back the video up a few seconds. Freeze it there. ::looks at the screen closely::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
CTO: Recon, we need to find out everything we can about this timeline, most especially where it deviated from the norm.
CTO: While telling as little about ourselves as we can, as for escapes we'd best behave for now the FCO is out and our ship is toast, we need to be smart about this...
::She told him just as quietly::
Regent Nyira says:
*Brig*: Bring prisoner Takor to me.
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Nods settling onto the bunk feeling better as the stun continues to wear off.:: CEO: Wish they hadn't found all my knifes might have made escape a bit easier at least. Are you hoping to get that information from them. ::Nods toward the guards outside.:: Or are we hoping to access their computers somehow?
Hanon (Nick Moline) says:
*Regent*: As you wish Nyira, right away Mam.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
CTO: Depends on the situation, all of the above if we can get away with it but I doubt they will let us anywhere near the computers for now...
::Sits next to him on the bunk::
Hanon says:
::Walks over to the brig door and holds up a phaser:: CTO: You, back of the cell, and no funny business unless you want to be stunned again. CEO: You come with me.
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
CEO: Should I be on the lookout for an opportunity to ::Cuts off as the guard approaches he stands looking at the CEO not liking the idea of letting another superior officer out of his site in hostile territory.:: 

CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Whispers to CTO::CTO: Show time, take care of the FCO and try not to get shot...::Gives a small grin and stands.::
Hanon says:
::lowers the force field and gestures for the CEO to exit while he and another 2 keep their phasers trained on both of them::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::walks out, glancing over her shoulder at the CTO and tries to smile encouragingly::
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Resists the urge to rush out as soon as the field drops, he would follow orders, and for now they were too alert, too ready for him to do so.::
Hanon says:
::raises the force field again and turns to train his phaser on Takor:: CEO: This way
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Follows the Guard, her eyes alert to her surroundings, listening as hard as she can.."note to self, audio amplification inner ear buds" she thinks::
Regent Nyira says:
::stands and paces the room:: Self: who am I dealing with here. ::sits back down looking at the screen again::
Hanon says:
::enters a turbo lift with Takor:: Computer: Regent’s Office
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Moves toward the bunk but decides sitting still wouldn't do him any good he moved to the center of his cell and began working the form of Mok'bara, those which could be performed in a small space at least.::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Glances at the guard:: Hanon: I'm just an engineer, I promise I'm not here to start anything...
Hanon says:
::shows the CEO his eye patch:: CEO: This was the result of one of YOUR traps.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Hanon: I'm sorry, I was in accident I don't remember. Why would I do such a thing? You seem like a decent guy.
::Is genuinely confused so not hard to sell::
Hanon says:
CEO: To be fair I don’t think you specifically meant it for me, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to let my guard down around you.

ACTION: The lift arrives at Nyira’s office, Hanon gestures for the CEO to enter
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Continues the mok'bara forms, it helping to clear his mind of the haze from the phaser and his body loosens up, releasing some of his tension.::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Hanon: Fair enough ::starts to say more than realizes they are at their destination and stops::
::enters the office::
Hanon says:
::gestures for the CEO to sit in a chair and pulls out some shackles::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Hanon: Shackles?
Regent Nyira says:
::looks up as Takor enters the office:: Hanon: That won't be nessasary Hanon thank you though.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Thinks to self, "Damn how much damage did I do?" she wonders to herself::
Hanon says:
Nyira: Are you sure Nyira, you know how slippery she can be better than most of us
Regent Nyira says:
Hanon: I'm going to give her my trust for now and thank you for taking up post in the brig I'm hoping to have you back in your shop soon.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::looks between the two really wishing she knew what all she did to warrant this::
Hanon says:
::nods:: Nyira: Thank you Nyira, I’d much rather be working my loom than a phaser.
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::His mind drifts as he moves through forms, wondering what his other self here was like, the CEO seemed to have a reputation for her traps already, but he hadn't heard or noticed anything concerning himself, had he been on the station here? Was he even with the federation in this universe/timeline?::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Wonders to herself what could of made shopkeepers rise up and it wasn't a pretty mental picture::
Regent Nyira says:
Hanon: you may go I’ll call when I need you again. ::she smiles kindly at Hanon::
Hanon says:
::nods again and backs out of the room::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::turns to face Nyira::
Regent Nyira says:
::looks at Takor closely then at the screen:: Takor: I am going to give you one opportunity to tell me who you really are and why you are here. ::folds her hands in front of her and waits for a response::

CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: I am Lt. Jg Takor and I am here for repairs. ::not a lie.::
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Shifts his attention to the guards outside the cell as he continues, watching closely for any routines or weaknesses in their patterns and movements.::
Regent Nyira says:
::turns the screen to show Takor the image on it:: Takor: Is that so?
Computer: Play back.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::looks at the screen::
Newscaster (Nick Moline) says:
Recording: Lieutenant Junior Grade Jadera Takor was promoted to the rank of Full Lieutenant and sworn into her new post as CEO of the U.S.S. Anderson this afternoon at 1300 hours.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Thinks to self, "Well damn"::
Regent Nyira says:
Computer: freeze recording
Hanon says:
INFO: The screen shows video of Takor with her hand on a PADD just 1 hour ago, over 100 lightyears away from here.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Thinks to self, "How by the Prophets is a promotion to Lt. even to CEO newsworthy for the entire Federation? Stupid slow news days..."::
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Finishes his routine with a final flourish of movements, standing straight he steps forward toward the force field of his cell.:: Guard: Can I have some water?
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: Time delay? ::She tries::
T'Ran (Nick Moline) says:
::brings a cup of water to the edge of the force field while 2 other guards keep their phaser trained on the field:: CTO: Stand back
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: nice try would you now like to explain either who you really are or how you can be in two places at once?
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Steps back, refraining from saying he wouldn't bite, he seemed to remember snapping at them earlier.::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: I am Jadera Takor and I am an engineer in Starfleet a simple DNA check will confirm that. To answer your question more fully I need to know what happened here.
T'Ran (Nick Moline) says:
::lowers the force field, sets the glass on the floor in the cell, steps back and turns the field back on::
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: how about this I’ll ask a question and you answer truthfully and then you ask a question and I will do the same? ::looks at Takor::
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Steps forward after the shield goes back up taking the water and a long drink.:: T'Ran: Thank you, I'm Cadarn by the way. ::Tries his best to sound friendly, it wasn't really his strong suit though.::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: Fair enough, what happened here? Why the Independence?
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: Fine I will let you go first and answer that though the real Takor would know exactly what happened here.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::tries not to roll her eyes and explain again about the 'memory loss', simply waits::
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: 4 months ago, Captain Randolph ordered the shutting down of several shops on the Promenade, and denied my requests to open my own shop.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: Ok?
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: As more and more shops got shut down for his Starfleet purposes, the civilians complained but got no help.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: Did he say why he was shutting them down?
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: Eventually we rose up against him and his regime
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: Starfleet didn't remove him when you complained to them?
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: Eventually forcing him and his crew (including you) off of Arcadia Though not without casualties ::points at her scar::
Takor: He blocked all outbound communications everything had to go through him first
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: No one could leave the station either?
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: now that was three questions it’s my turn

T'Ran (Nick Moline) says:
CTO: T'Ran, I am a bartender.
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: Who are you and don't try to play me this lie about you being Takor when we both know you are not ...::points at the screen:: Her.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::annoyed at the incomplete picture she subsides reluctantly. Where people allowed to leave the station? If so why didn't they report it? Why was the entire crew following unfair orders? Why did he close shops, why didn't they contact Starfleet to report everything when they gained control, so many questions and it annoyed her she may not get to them all::
Nyira: Do a DNA check and you'll see.
::Folds arms::
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
T'Ran: My favorite kind of people, Don't suppose I could get this exchanged for some blood wine. ::Smiles as he lifts his glass.::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: I am Takor just not from around here...
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: you’re going to have to give me more than that I just gave you a whole back story
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: Not really I have more questions but I'll bite. Some idiot fiddled with time and my ship got caught in it, if you want to prevent this whole...::gestures to the station:: thing from going pear shaped, you'll help me fix it.
::shuts up and looks stubborn and daring her to believe, arms still crossed with an "oh to hell with it" attitude::
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: Interesting story ::laughs softly as if she finds it humorous:: I have follow up questions but I will follow my own rule and let you ask your next one. ::doesn't look happy about holding off her own curiosity.::
T`Ran says:
CTO: I’m afraid we don’t have any of the real stuff, external supply lines have not been good lately.
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
T'Ran: I'd settle for some knockoff at this point. ::Sits down on one of the bunks.:: Though it seems you have a slightly different profession these days. ::Nods toward the gun he is holding.::
T`Ran says:
CTO: Not most of the time, your arrival prompted the reactivation of the Militia
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: Why didn't anyone go to anyone else on staff? Aren't we friends here? There are policies for removing a CO who has gone too far....
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
T'Ran: We weren't trying to make your life more difficult, we were on our last leg with our ship and had nowhere else to go.
T`Ran says:
CTO: A likely story, we know you are here to take the station back
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: we had no way of knowing if this was normal Starfleet behavior or not, and what do you mean friends we barely spoke to one another.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::wonders if the glitches happened even further back then she thought.::Takor: Where I come from we are friends, you have a shop that I am a silent partner in.
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: we civilians were kept out of the loop on everything only talked to when someone needed something. The real Takor or the one from this timeline only looked up from her padd long enough to order then back to work.
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::His self control slips and he flashes a grin:: T'Ran: If we wanted the station back you wouldn't have taken me captive so easily.
Regent Nyira says:
::stares at her for a moment in aw:: Takor: my own shop?
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Nods::Nyira: Yes Captain Bodine approved it, I have no idea who this Captain Randolph is..
::She says the last questioningly::
Regent Nyira says:
::looks puzzled:: Takor: Captain Bodine? I have no idea who that is but Captain Randolph took command of the station after Captain Sulek retired.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: Could I see their personnel files? Bodine and Randolph?
T`Ran says:
CTO: Unless this was your clever plan to get on the station to activate some sort of internal defenses that caniving Takor left behind
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: Ok this should be interesting. Computer: Pull up the personnel files for Captain Randolph and Captain Bodine.
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
T'Ran: From inside a brig cell? I think you might have noticed such a device in here. ::Gestures to the cell around him.::
Computer (Nick Moline) says:
Nyira: There is no record of a Captain Bodine in Starfleet Records. There are 4 officers with a rank of Captain in Starfleet with a last name of Randolph
Regent Nyira says:
::rolls her eyes:: Takor: sorry I forgot you have to be specific with this thing
Computer: please pull up the personnel record for Captain Timothy Randolph
T`Ran says:
CTO: I don’t know how your devious mind works
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: we'll need the full name of your Bodine in order to get the information you’re looking for
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Nods in a rare moment of agreeing over computers and their ways, feels almost like being with the normal Nyira for just a moment.::
Nyira: John E. Bodine
Computer (Nick Moline) says:
Nyira: Captain Timothy Peterson Randolph, previously commanding officer Arcadia Station SB-101, currently on forced leave of absence during an investigation into events surrounding removal from Arcadia Station.
Regent Nyira says:
Computer: please look up any information on John E. Bodine
Computer (Nick Moline) says:
Nyira: Lieutenant John E. Bodine, Serial Number 981117-002-1, Resigned from Starfleet on Stardate 10407.19. Last posting. U.S.S. Scorpius
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Mutters to self, "That’s not right..."::
::Looks at the picture its him but as far as she knew he never resigned::
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: so I’m guessing in your timeline this guy never retired
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Nods::
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: well with what I know about time travel, which isn't much, your gonna want to find a way to fix what ever went wrong
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
T'Ran: My mind is pretty straight forward, if you're my enemy you'll know it. I don't think like a Romulan, I have more honor than that.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: Which means I need my people and my ship in good order.
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: and you say in your timeline I have my own shop and we are friends?
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::nods again, looking a bit less annoyed:: Nyira: And we get into trouble around the station from time to time...
T`Ran says:
CTO: I’d like to say I believe you
Regent Nyira says:
Takor: really what kind of trouble the fun kind I hope ::smiles slyly::
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Smiles as he leans back against the wall.:: T'Ran: I don't really expect you too, nothing I say is going to change your mind.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Takor's smile was genuine as she replied:: Nyira: Of course, it’s the best kind. If we want to get back to that shop and that friendship we need to fix this...
Regent Nyira says:
::she runs her hand through her hair as she looks at this different Takor:: Takor: Ok I will help you but this is my station and my timeline so we do things my way. Clear?
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: As long as it involves correcting things, fair enough... ::holds out her hand::
T`Ran says:
CTO: Comforting that you aren’t trying ::retrieves some blood wine from the replicator and lowers the force field and places it on the floor before turning the field back on again::
Regent Nyira says:
::looks at the hand offered her and takes it:: Takor: I well have quarters arranged for you this may take some time and I’m sure you'd rather not spend it in the brig. But inform your two Klingon friends that I have fought many a Klingon and will not hesitate to do so again if they get out of hand.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Nyira: I'll speak to them as well ::Shakes briefly before dropping her hand:: Let’s get to work... 
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Smiles taking the new glass, grimacing slightly at the taste but appreciating the drink.:: T'Ran: You seemed a nice enough fellow, just thought I'd have a chat, my companion in here isn't much of a talker, ::Slaps the FCO on the back as he returns to his seat.::

PAUSE