Host AGMDave says:
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CEO_JJ says:
::In Engineering on the Thomas::

Eng_Craig says:
::At Engineering station on Bridge::

Host Capt_Reed says:
::sitting in the big chair::

SO_Danos says:
::exits the turbolift onto the bridge, taking a moment to straighten his new blue uniform tunic and look around::

CEO_JJ says:
*Bridge*: Engineering to Bridge, What is happening up there?

Eng_Craig says:
CO: Sir, Do you need a Conn officer?

Host Capt_Reed says:
Craig:  Yes, are you familiar with flight control?

Eng_Craig says:
CO: Yes, sir

Host Capt_Reed says:
Craig:  Take over, then.  Just.. be careful, and don't fly us into anything.

Host Capt_Reed says:
*Medic*:  We have an injured FCO up here.  Send someone to the bridge immediately.

SO_Danos says:
::makes his way to the science station, trying to get past a redshirted flight control officer laying unconcious on the deck::

Host Capt_Reed says:
*CEO*:  Other than the FCO, everything is fine up here.

Host Capt_Reed says:
::notices the new Science Officer on the bridge::

CEO_JJ says:
::smiles slightly:: *CO*: Not seriously, I hope

SO_Danos says:
<Rhen> ::groans as a few officers accidentally step on him::

FCO_Craig says:
CO: sir we are drifting toward the Anamoly

Host AGMDave says:
ACTION: After a few minutes, a medic arrives ont he bridge to cart off the FCO

FCO_Craig says:
::Lays in course to take the ship away from the anamoly

FCO_Craig says:
::

Host Capt_Reed says:
Craig:  Well then, move us away from it.

FCO_Craig says:
CO: aye sir ::engages course::

SO_Danos says:
::looks over his shoulder at the Captain::  CO: Captain, readings still show a Federation warp signature within the...anomaly.

Host AGMDave says:
ACTION: The Thomas does not move.

FCO_Craig says:
CO: Sir the Ship won't move

CEO_JJ says:
::gets more power to the engines in hopes that it may help get the Thomas out of the gravitational pull of the anomaly

CEO_JJ says:
::

FCO_Craig says:
CO: I suggest trying the Warp engines

FCO_Craig says:
CO: or dumping Anti-matter into the Impulse engines

Host Capt_Reed says:
SO:  What do you believe the chances are that we could survive entering the anomaly?  And the chances of successfully exiting it?

Host Capt_Reed says:
Craig:  Our engines is what seemed to make the anomaly grow in the first place.  I don't want to risk making it even larger than it already it.

Host Capt_Reed says:
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FCO_Craig says:
CO: Aye, sir

FCO_Craig says:
CO: Then I suggest going through it at Max speed

SO_Danos says:
CO: Well sir, the fact that we are reading a Federation warp signature inside the anomaly, which is close enough to current technology for us to recognize, leads me to believe that we might be able to survive inside it.

CEO_JJ says:
*CO*: Sir, what if we are trying to hard? Almost like water, when you hit it the slower you hit it the faster you go but the harder you hit it the slower you go.

Host Capt_Reed says:
SO:  But what would we do after we were inside?

Host AGMDave says:
ACTION: Stress is beginning to build on the SIF.

SO_Danos says:
::grins morbidly::  CO: Can it be any worse than sitting out here being slowly pulled apart?

FCO_Craig says:
CO: sir i have to shut the engines down there is too much stress on the hull

Host Capt_Reed says:
SO:  Good response.
Craig:  Full power to the SIF.  We're going inside.

CEO_JJ says:
::walks over from the Power Distrisution Station to the SIF Station in Enigneering:: ::notices the problem::

Host Capt_Reed says:
*CEO*:  We are going inside the anomaly.

SO_Danos says:
::turns back to his panel and locs down all of the non-essential sensor arrays::

CEO_JJ says:
*CO*: I would recommend against that sir, but I will come up with something.

SO_Danos says:
::calls over his shoulder::  CO: Might I reccomend we sound general quarters?

CEO_JJ says:
::takes most everything on the ship off line, and re routes power to shields and SIF::

Host Capt_Reed says:
SO:  I was getting ready to do that.

Host Capt_Reed says:
::keys in a sequence that sets off the appropriate alarms throughout the ship::

SO_Danos says:
::nods to the Captain::

FCO_Craig says:
CO: Sir , I have to shut the engines down or it will tear apart the ship

CEO_JJ says:
::shuts off alarms in Engineering::

Host Capt_Reed says:
Craig:  Very well.

FCO_Craig says:
CO: Aye, sir, :: shuts engines down::

Host Capt_Reed says:
::looks at the viewscreen, not knowing what to expect once we enter the anomaly::

CEO_JJ says:
::takes power from the engines and puts them into the SIF and Shields::

Host AGMDave says:
ACTION: As the engines are shut down, the Thomas begins to accelerate towards the center of the vortex.

FCO_Craig says:
CO: I reccomend that we Try and go throught the anamoly at Max Impulse

FCO_Craig says:
<through>

CEO_JJ says:
::takes artifical gravity generators off line in non-essential areas of the ship::

SO_Danos says:
::begins download of sensor information to a message buoy, just in case the ship can't make it out...the information should at least survive::

Host Capt_Reed says:
Craig:  Try impulse engines to slow us down.  Not Maximum impulse, though, just enough to slow us to a safer speed.

Host AGMDave says:
ACTION: The Thomas hits warp one and does not go into subspace.

Host Capt_Reed says:
::looks over at the Science Officer::  Do you have any ideas?

FCO_Craig says:
CO: Sir we are accelerating without entering Subspace

SO_Danos says:
::visibly excited::  CO: Captain: Starfleet is going to be fascinated by the sensor returns from this litte trip.

FCO_Craig says:
CO: No response form the engines they are going to overload

SO_Danos says:
CO: We may not be caught in subspace, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we are moving this fast in normal space.

Host Capt_Reed says:
SO:  If we are traveling at a speed equivalent to warp 1, shouldn't we be out of the anomaly by now?

Host Capt_Reed says:
Craig:  Cut impulse.  We don't need an engine overload.

FCO_Craig says:
*ME*CEO: we are accelerating W/o enetering subsapce any theories?

FCO_Craig says:
CO: Aye sir

FCO_Craig says:
::cuts impulse::

SO_Danos says:
CO: The local spatial constants may be such that the interior of the anomaly is larger once you're actually inside it.

CEO_JJ says:
*FCO*: A few, none of them good, we could be entering a black hole, a every powerful one

FCO_Craig says:
*CEO*Then you might want to come up here and take a look at the Sensors

Host Capt_Reed says:
SO:  Almost like the opposite of a wormhole?  ::realizes it's a rather simple analogy, but it made sense::

CEO_JJ says:
*FCO*: Have the SO on duty send me some of the read outs

FCO_Craig says:
SO: send the CEO your data

SO_Danos says:
CO: Exactly.  One other thought is that we may be going back in time just fast enough to counteract our forward movement, the temporal properties of this anomaly aren't precisely known.

SO_Danos says:
::routes the science station data feed to engneering::  FCO: Done.

CEO_JJ says:
*FCO*: I am worried though, if we are traveling faster than warp one without being in subspace then why aren't we destroyed, it is physically impossible you know

FCO_Craig says:
*CEO* I know thats already been mentioned

FCO_Craig says:
SO: thanks

CEO_JJ says:
*SO*: Thanks, speaking of these temporal properties, could they be what is preventing us from blowing up?

Host AGMDave says:
ACTION: The ship is travelling at warp 1.5 now.

Host Capt_Reed says:
SO:  Any sign of the other ship we detected?  ::wonders if it was actually us we detected, then remembers how much he hates temporal mechanics::

FCO_Craig says:
CO: but could we destroy the anamoly w/o it destroying us?

SO_Danos says:
*CEO* Unknown.

FCO_Craig says:
CO: Anti-matter might break it down

Host Capt_Reed says:
Craig:  I do not know.

SO_Danos says:
::looks at the FCO::  FCO: and it would definitely break us down.

CEO_JJ says:
::looks at the sensor read outs::

SO_Danos says:
::runs a scan for the other starfleet vessel::

FCO_Craig says:
SO: but if we tuned our shields to the proper freq then the Discharge couldn't hurt us

SO_Danos says:
::frowns::  FCO: Any sufficiently large explosion will destroy us no matter how our shields are tuned.

FCO_Craig says:
SO: Not necessarily, we could tune our shields to the exact freq of an Anti-matter discharge and we would have shields 300 to 400 times more effective on that freq

SO_Danos says:
::looks down a his console::  CO: Readings on the other vessel remain unchanged.

CEO_JJ says:
::tries to find a pattern in the read outs, but sees none::

Host Capt_Reed says:
Danos:  Other than causing a potentially dangerous explosion, do you have any ideas of how to get us safely out of here?

Host AGMDave says:
ACTION: As the Thomas approaches warp two, there is a bright flash, as though a giant camera went off.

FCO_Craig says:
::covers eyes::

Host Capt_Reed says:
::blink::

CEO_JJ says:
::wonders what happened::

SO_Danos says:
FCO: and they'd still be ineffective.  As a last resort it might be worth a shot, but we can't destroy ourselves on our first try to get rid of this thing or they'll be nothing we can do if we fail.

Host Capt_Reed says:
::getting a bit tired of the bright flashes of light that seem to follow him everywhere::

Host AGMDave says:
ACTION: The viewscreen shows another ship off the port bow.

FCO_Craig says:
::checks readouts::CO: Sir we are still accelerating warp 2.2 and rising

CEO_JJ says:
*SO*: What about a symetrical warp field?

FCO_Craig says:
What the heck is THAT?

SO_Danos says:
::watches te science console go crazy as the computer tries to reconcile differing sensor returns::

FCO_Craig says:
::too noone in particular::

Host Capt_Reed says:
::looks at the viewscreen::  Danos:  Are you getting better readings on that ship now?

FCO_Craig says:
CO: we are slowing!

FCO_Craig says:
Sir::he added hastily::

CEO_JJ says:
::finds the sensor readings so confusing that he turns to another console and runs a diagnostic on the sensors::

SO_Danos says:
CO: I hope so.  ::clears the consoles and runs a fresh scan::

SO_Danos says:
::looks up::  CO: It doesn't match anything I've ever seen, but it is either Starfleet, or a very good hoax.

FCO_Craig says:
::turns down the resolution on the viewscreen as per Starfleet regs::

Host Capt_Reed says:
SO:  Can you run a scan to determine exactly how old that ship is?

FCO_Craig says:
::the image on the viewscreen turns fuzy::

CEO_JJ says:
::finds a seat and takes it looking at the diagnostics, finds nothing wrong and then returning his attention to the sensor readouts::

FCO_Craig says:
CO: as par Starfleet regs we cant scan the ship it may be from the future

SO_Danos says:
::contnues watching readings::  CO: well...at first glance, I would say very old, the registry is NX-7000.

SO_Danos says:
::looks at the FCO curiously::  FCO: I somehow doubt anyone from the future would be using a ship with 100 year old parts.

FCO_Craig says:
SO: It also could be form an alternate universe

Host AGMDave says:
ACTION: The other Starfleet ship hails the Thomas

FCO_Craig says:
SO: in fact it probably is

FCO_Craig says:
::turns the Res back to normal::

SO_Danos says:
FCO: I prefer not to think about such concepts they are more confusing than intellectually stimulating.

FCO_Craig says:
SO: where else could it have come from? It obviously didnt come from our timline

FCO_Craig says:
<timeline>

CEO_JJ says:
::quits trying to make sense of the sensor readouts and walks back over to the power distribution station:: ::finds that systems are back to 97% of norm::

FCO_Craig says:
CO: they are hailing us sir

Host Capt_Reed says:
Craig:  On Screen.

SO_Danos says:
::begins to formulate a reply to the FCO, but a hail cmes through and interrupts him::

FCO_Craig says:
CO: aye sir ::puts it onscreen::

CEO_JJ says:
::works on getting systems back to 100%::

Host CO_Blane says:
COMM:Thomas: Unidentified ship, this is Captain Blane of the USS Comanche.  Please identify yourself.

Host Capt_Reed says:
COMM: UShip:  I am Captain Jason Reed, of the USS Thomas.

Host CO_Blane says:
COMM:Reed: The Thomas?  A Starfleet vessel?

SO_Danos says:
::scans the other ship, impressed by its armaments and propulsion systems::

CEO_JJ says:
::finds that a simple disconnection is the 3% add makes not that the holodecks and other recreational systems are the three percent off line:: ::reports that systems are 100% again to the Bridge::

Host Capt_Reed says:
COMM: UShip:  Blane, yes.  This may sound a bit odd, but what do you believe the current stardate is?

SO_Danos says:
::whispers:  CO: you may wish to ask him what the date is.

CEO_JJ says:
::wonders how things turned so quickly:: *SO*: any idea where we are compared to Arcadia?

SO_Danos says:
::winces, and thinks: of course the CO would think of that right as I'm suggesting it...::

SO_Danos says:
::routes navigational sensor feeds to engineering::  *CEO* You may wish to consult the nav sensors on this one.

Host CO_Blane says:
COMM:Reed: The stardate is <ST#3 period>.

FCO_Craig says:
::gasps::

CEO_JJ says:
::looks at the nav sensors readouts finds that we are in that same unpronouncable system that we were in, tries to keep his temper in check::

Host Capt_Reed says:
COMM:  UShip:  Blane:  As difficult as this may be to accept, we are from what would be your future.  For us, the current stardate is <whatever the heck the current stardate is>.

CEO_JJ says:
::finds that the planet that was missing, is now there::

SO_Danos says:
::notes a little light blinking on the stellar cartography sensor array::

SO_Danos says:
::wonders if anyone else has noticed the planet that reapeared::

FCO_Craig says:
SO: run a check what is the current Date

Host CO_Blane says:
COMM:Reed: how did you get here?  We saw a bright flash and then your ship came out of the 2nd planet

FCO_Craig says:
CO: Sir we may have gone to the Past

Host Capt_Reed says:
COMM:  UShip:  Blane:  We entered a spatial anomaly, and we ended up here.

SO_Danos says:
FCO: Could you reay the information regarding the placement of timekeeping buoys in this sector to my station?

CEO_JJ says:
::finds these readings indicate we are in the past:: *CO*: Captain: we need to cut off all contact with people from this time period, we are in the past, we don't want to change anything

FCO_Craig says:
SO: Umm This says that we are 98 years in the past,

FCO_Craig says:
CO: Sir we seem to have transited into the past

Host CO_Blane says:
COMM:Reed: ::looks suspicious:: We saw no spacial anomaly.  We are here on assignment and have been for the past week.

Host Capt_Reed says:
SO:  Send the other ship some of our sensor readings, but be cautious that you don't give them any sort of data that they shouldn't have in that time period.  We don't want to alter the timeline (if we haven't already).

CEO_JJ says:
::hates travel in time, wonders if he can contact his great grandfather::

SO_Danos says:
CO: Aye, sir.  ::sends sensor readings on a secure channel, and edits with the thought of a temporal investigations debriefing on his mind::

FCO_Craig says:
::agrees with JJ::

Host CO_Blane says:
::looks offscreen as the data comes through::

Host CO_Blane says:
COMM:Reed: Just a minute, Captain.

Host CO_Blane says:
::moves offscreen::

SO_Danos says:
*CE* Chief, if you have a moment, would you mind checking to see if you can find any records of the ship off our bow?

Host Capt_Reed says:
COMM:  UShip:  Blane:  We picked up a federation signature inside the anomaly.  When we went to investigate, we were pulled into it.  Our best theory is that we have somehow traveled backwards through time.

CEO_JJ says:
*SO*: send me a tactical readout that's all I will require

SO_Danos says:
*CEO* I can send you more than that.  ::routes every bit of data on that ship to engineering::

CEO_JJ says:
::access the starship datebase and compares the records with the sensor readings::

CEO_JJ says:
::looks at the ship's design, kinda likes it, but it reminds him of a suicide ship::

Host AGMDave says:
ACTION: Captain Blane comes back, and the Comanche's shields go up.

FCO_Craig says:
::Pulls the Thomas into Formation with the Comanche::

FCO_Craig says:
CO: their shields are UP

Host Capt_Reed says:
Craig:  Keep us as we are.. don't make us appear agressive.

FCO_Craig says:
CO: aye sir ::Routes Tactical to the Conn::

Host CO_Blane says:
COMM:Reed:No offense, Captain Reed, but if you are indeed from the future, we must take precautions.  We are analyzing your data.

SO_Danos says:
::looks up from his sensor displays::  CO:  They could be a match for us, we don't want to provoke them, but it might not be a bad idea to have shieds on standby.

Host Capt_Reed says:
SO:  Agreed.

FCO_Craig says:
CO: shields on standby

Host Capt_Reed says:
COMM: UShip: Blane:  Understood.  We have precautions that we must take as well.  We cannot afford giving you too much information on the future, as it could change our present.

Host CO_Blane says:
ACTION: There is a neutron surge to the aft of the Thomas.  A Romulan warship decloaks and fires on the Thomas.

Host Capt_Reed says:
Shields up!

Host CO_Blane says:
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Host CO_Blane says:
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