Star Trek: A Call To Duty

USS Scimitar NCC-80826 - SD 10903.16

Starring:

Andrew James		as	Ship Manager
			and	[FCO] Johannesburg
			and	[EO] Pietermaritzberg
			and	[CIV] Tweebuffelsmeteenbulletgeskietfontein
			and 	[OPS] Crunchie
			and 	Figure
			and 	[EO] Bach
			and	Ying
			and 	Yang
			 								 
Scott Knight		as	[CO] Captain Ethan Michael MacAllister

Cathy Knights		as	[XO] Lieutenant Ren Ro'kar 
			and	[OPS] Chi

Einar Sigurðsson		 as	[CSO] Lieutenant York
			and	[SO] Andrews
			and	[TO] DiNardo
			and	[CEO] Strauss

Anna Menser		as	[CNS] Lieutenant Rynia Solaa

Absent:

Rob Lemmens		as	[CMO] Commander Zoran Abmeraz

Lewis Little		as	[OPS] Ensign Yor’Kie

Last time on the Scimitar:

The Scimitar picked up a tachyon signature near the ship but it was too late to react as the CSO beamed across to the bridge. The CSO appeared to be weakened from his time in isolateion and kept shouting about someone called 'Marsland'. The CSO stabbed the CO in the gut and, while the OPS officer helped the CO, the XO attempted to disarm the CSO. After a brief scuffle, the CSO was stunned, a knife landing in the CO's neck and something collided with the ship.

The XO attempted to restore order to the bridge, ordering the TO to investigate the 'attack' (which turned out to be the cloaked ship), the OPS officer taking his orders too literally, left the bridge in an attempt to aid the rescue parties first hand in Engineering.

Many questions are left unanswered: Who is Marsland? How did the CSO get back in a cloaked vessel? Where did he learn to throw knives like that? Did Yor'KiE actually pass his final exams at Starfleet? And, can the Captain whistle out of the new hole in his throat?

Captain's Log, Stardate 10903.16, Being stabbed in the neck isn't all it's cracked up to be, and having it done by a crewman on my own ship is worse... let's hope the counsellor can talk some sense into the CSO before I get my hands on him.

<<<Resume Mission Metamorphosis - Part 4: Eager Souls, Mystics and Revolutionaries>>>

CSO Lt York says:
::wakes up screaming, pulling at his restraints in sickbay, acting like a wild animal::

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
::sitting in the Captain's Chair(TM pending):: Self: Hmm, I have been Acting CO for five days and... ::checks:: thirty seconds. Glad the Captain is back

CO Capt MacAllister says:
::in the turbolift on the way to the bridge rubbing the rather tidy new scar on his neck::

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::is awakened suddenly by the CSO's screams and jumps up:: CSO: Will! It's okay! Stop! Stop!

CSO Lt York says:
::sees Ryn and calms down, but still trying to get out of his restraints::

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: That's better... do you know who I am?

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
FCO: Is the course laid in?

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: Ryn....Ryn! I tried to kill him like you said! But he survived. ::cries:: Marsland is still out there, no one believes me and I don't know where he's hiding !

CSO Lt York says:
Ryn: Where's Bill? He was here a moment ago. ::looks around frantically::

FCO_Johannesburg says:
XO: Aye sir.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::shakes her head:: CSO: No he's not. Tom is dead. Dead. And Bill is stationed on the Claymore.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: He never was here. Neither of them. You were hallucinating, honey...

CSO Lt York says:
::leans in:: CNS: No one is listening....it's okay, I know he was going to take you....the Captain was helping him!

CSO Lt York says:
All: BILL!

CO Capt MacAllister says:
::slowly steps out of the lift and onto the bridge::

CSO Lt York says:
Ryn: Let me go, I have to go.

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
::glances backwards at the doors:: Aloud: Captain on the Bridge ::rises from his seat::

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::puts her hands on his shoulders:: CSO: No. You were hallucinating. He is light years away. The Captain is not helping anyone but us.

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: But, you told me.

CSO Lt York says:
::has a blinding pain in his head::

CO Capt MacAllister says:
All: As you were. ::looks up at the view screen and notices the stars aren't moving much:: Unless someone wants to explain to me why we're not under way yet.

EO Pietermaritzberg says:
*XO*: Commander, Engineering is reporting all repairs complete. At least all we can do without docking some place shiny.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: I haven't told you anything. You were captured by Romulans and tortured. Everyone you saw was a figment of your imagination...

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: That can't be!

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: The Captain....and Tom.....and then Bill came and he helped me escape! HOW ELSE COULD I ESCAPE!!

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: You did it all on your own as far as we know. Tom is DEAD for gods sakes!

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
::clears his throat:: CO: Well, you see- ::is interrupted:: *EO*: Acknowledged, Engineering. Monitor the warp drive as we engage ::turns back to the CO:: CO: Now we are ready

CSO Lt York says:
::tugs at his restraints:: CNS: NOOO!

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
CO: The Bridge is yours, sir

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: Shhhh! Calm down. Stop screaming! You're safe back on the Scimitar so stop it before I slap some sense into you!

CSO Lt York says:
::calms down:: CNS: My father was here earlier. Did he come to take me away?

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::sighs:: CSO: No he wasn't here. Everyone you saw was in your MIND, Will. Everyone. 

CO Capt MacAllister says:
::nods to the XO then stands in front of his chair, looks over at the duty FCO and makes a "shoo" type gesture with his hands:: FCO: Go on, get going!

CSO Lt York says:
::tears start to roll down his cheeks::

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
::sits down at his cold XO chair::

FCO Johannesburg says:
CO: Aye Sir! Engaging now. ETA ten minutes... nine minutes 58 seconds... nine minutes 56 seconds.

CO Capt MacAllister says:
FCO: I don't want a running bloody commentary dammit just get us there!!!

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: You're fine... you're safe. I'm safe. Tom Marsland is as dead as he was 4 years ago and Bill is the XO on the Claymore so how could he have come to your rescue? And last time I heard your father was still on Earth and has no plans to visit you any time soon. 

FCO Johannesburg says:
CO: Yes Sir, I'll just sit and look pretty.

CSO Lt York says:
::stares at the ceiling light::

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::strokes his hair:: CSO: Calm down. They were just hallucinations...

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: I....I stabbed him.

CIV Tweebuffelsmeteenbulletgeskietfontein says:
*XO*: Commander, your next speech therapy class has been rescheduled for 1900 hours.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: Yes, you stabbed the Captain... but he's fine. It wasn't bad...

CSO Lt York says:
::tries again to get out of his restraints::

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: I hate him!

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
*CIV*: Thank you, Ensign Twee- Tweey... ::clears throat:: Ensign

CO Capt MacAllister says:
XO: Anything to report from when I was in sickbay?

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: No you don't. You just hate the man you saw in your mind. Which thankfully wasn't true.

SO Andrews says:
CO: Captain, we are picking up slight tachyon readings...trying to pinpoint..

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: I understand! I'm not stupid! ::still crying::

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: But I still want to rip his guts out....but I......I know what you are saying is right.

CO Capt MacAllister says:
SO: Slight?

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
::looks at the CO:: CO: Apart from the CSO still being under armed guards, and the repairs being slow, sir?

SO Andrews says:
CO: Yes sir.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::nods:: CSO: Shhhh... everything is fine. I promise. 

CO Capt MacAllister says:
SO: Slight as in small in size or far away?

CSO Lt York says:
::tries to wipe his tears away, but can't because his hands are tied and lets out a frustrated grunt::

SO Andrews says:
CO: Working on it sir!

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: Just hang in there. Your anger is just misdirected. They really did a number on you, honey... whatever tactics they used.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: So its a good thing I'm your therapist because you're going to need one! ::laughs::

CSO Lt York says:
::just stares at the ceiling:: CNS: There was no food.....for days. Then water....I knew it was drugged it smelled......but I didn't care any more. I.......I wanted so badly to drink...and the Captain.....or someone pretending to be him and Tom...they were going to take our baby and kill her and take you ...::starts crying:: I'm so hungry

CO Capt MacAllister says:
::turns to Tactical:: TO: Charge all weapons and do what you can to mask their signatures... and raise the shields to full.

ACTION: As the Scimitar enters the Jurani system a warbird decloaks flying alongside it. It must have been following them for a few days. Suddenly, as soon as the ships drop from warp at their destination, several Romulans beam onto the bridge donning disrupter pistols.

SO Andrews says:
Self: Crap! ::reaches for his phaser::

CO Capt MacAllister says:
::jumps and shouts in shock:: All: Ying tong iddle I po!!!

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: Shhhh... it's okay. You're being fed intravenously so don't worry... ::strokes his hair again:: Everything is fine and it was all in your head. Just a bad nightmare...

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
::takes out his phaser and starts to fire::

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: It was more than that.......they told me they had you....either I did what they told me or they would hurt you and our baby! I wanted to do whatever they wanted...

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: I think they figured out that you didn't know anything and sent you back... or something... I'm really not sure what happened...

CO Capt MacAllister says:
::reaches for his phaser and cringes in pain as he twists to get it::

SO Andrews says:
::fires his weapon wildly::

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: They....my god...they allowed me to escape.......how could I be this bloody stupid!!

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
Self: How the hell did I get to this stage? What happened to the Hippocratic Oath?

ACTION: A few of the Romulans drop as they get hit by phaser fire, but they seem to be using themselves as targets to allow one other Romulan through safely. The Romulan shoves a pin into the COs arm.

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
::attempts to stop the Romulan attacking the CO::

CO Capt MacAllister says:
::pulls his arm away and attempts to swing at the Romulan::

ACTION: The Romulans beam out taking the CO with them.

SO Andrews says:
XO: Sir! The Captain has been beamed over to the Warbird.

@ACTION: The CO makes contact with his swinging fist as he rematerialises, knocking the Romulan back.

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
Aloud: Dammit! ::turns to the TO:: TO: Target and fire at that Warbird, go for its engines

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: Calm down... you weren't stupid... you were just really really out-of-your-mind

TO DiNardo says:
XO: Aye sir! Targeting engines....firing!

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
OPS: Can you get a lock on the Captain? ::frowns:: Self: I really don't want to be the permanent CO

OPS Crunchie says:
XO: They have their shields raised... I can't get a lock

CO Capt MacAllister says:
@::swings his head round to sight his next target and falls to the floor in agony as he feels a searing pain in his neck::

TO DiNardo says:
XO: No effect, arming torpedoes.....firing!

ACTION: The Warbird starts going into warp.

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: I was....they used me...to kill the Captain.

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
FCO: Match that Warbird's course and follow it!

Figure says:
@CO: So, we meet again.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: You didn't kill the Captain though. He's perfectly fine and up on the Bridge right now.

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: They stole me from my science lab....then brainwashed me.....::still crying and pulling at his restraints::

CO Capt MacAllister says:
@::looks up:: Figure: You!!!

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: It's okay honey... please try and calm down. I can't let you free so you'll just have to stay still...

TO DiNardo says:
XO: Dinged their shields.....firing!

CSO Lt York says:
::lets out a cry of pain and anger::

Figure says:
@CO: Yes, ME! I have to admit that while your precious York was unsuccessful in his mission, I am glad in a way that I get to speak to you one last time.

FCO Johannesburg says:
XO: You want me to match speed? Going into warp.

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: Please...Ryn.....I'm all better.

CO Capt MacAllister says:
@Figure: Speak? NOW you want to speak? ::tries to pick himself up off the floor:: OK, how about you start with what happened on the station?

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
FCO: Anything to keep that warbird in our sights ::turns:: SO: Are there any known weaknesses on that ship? We need every advantage we can get

ACTION: As the Scimitar powers up its warp drive, a straining noise can be heard and alarms start going off - the warp core is overloading.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::shakes her head:: CSO: I'm sorry but we can't know that yet... 

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
*Engineering*: Bridge to Engineering, what is that noise? We kinda need the warp drive right now.

SO Andrews says:
XO: None that we know, Starfleet has never gotten their hands on the newer models...but the power lies in the weapons, the Romulans overcompensate much...if we get their weapons off-line, they will lose power to other systems.

EO Bach says:
*XO*: I don't know! It's overloading and I can't tell you why!

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::notices suddenly that the Red Alert klaxons are going off:: CSO: Oh, gods! What's happening now?!

CEO Strauss says:
::bangs his head on the console as he gets up:: Bach: What in gods name is going on?! I can't gain access.

Figure says:
@CO: Or how about I decide what we talk about. I made a mistake about you - I thought using York would work better but now I see I should have just taken you in the first place and killed you slowly. But we will get to that bit.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
*XO*: Solaa to Ro'kar. What's going on up there?

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
*EO*: Great. Just great. Find the source of the problem and stop it now! ::turns:: SO/TO: Can we fire some form of tracking device or something? Or a probe to follow the Warbird

TO DiNardo says:
XO: Arming a locator beacon!

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
TO: Fire at will

TO DiNardo says:
XO: Firing. It's away.

ACTION: The warbird is long gone.

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
*CNS*: Romulans have taken the Captain ::bangs his hand hard on the arm rest, flinching slightly::

CO Capt MacAllister says:
@Figure: What the hell is your fascination with me Ying? Or is it Yang? I could never tell.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
*XO*: Wha

CSO Lt York says:
::looks up:: *XO*: WHAT??

CSO Lt York says:
Self: Maybe he IS working with them after all.....

CEO Strauss says:
::reads the console and bangs his fists:: *XO*: Commander, we have a big problem!

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::glares at the CSO:: CSO: I know what you're thinking and NO he's NOT working for the Romulans!

CSO Lt York says:
::looks at her suspiciously::

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
*CEO*: Go ahead

Ying says:
@CO: Oh this time I assure you, you'll know who we are. The whole of the Federation will know our names once we complete phase 2!

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: How am I supposed to let you go when you're still thinking that, huh? See... this is why I can't have you running around...

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
*CNS*: What more do you want me to say, Lieutenant? The Captain. Is. Gone.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
*XO*: Okay, I'll be up there shortly.

CEO Strauss says:
*XO*: I don't know how...but I am completely locked out of the system. My access codes won't work any more.

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: I can do my job!

CO Capt MacAllister says:
@Ying: Phase 2... what bloody phase 2? ::finally hauls himself to his feet:: And come to think of it what was Phase 1?

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: Not if you're going to go around stabbing people again!

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: I'm not stabbing anyone!

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
*CEO*: How is that possible? Will the computer respond to my command codes?

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: You're not well at any rate... malnourished, dehydrated, strained muscles... the list goes on. 

CSO Lt York says:
*XO*: As CEO, I have the highest command codes for the Engineering systems...yours are of equal level, try inputting your codes.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::feels like she's scolding a child::

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
SO: I didn't hear a response, can we send a probe after the warbird?

CSO Lt York says:
CNS: But I want them dead! I can help!

Ying says:
@CO: Ha! Phase 1 is complete. Quite genius if you ask me... which you just did! ::pauses:: I am going to kill you soon, and I'd love to see your face first... so I'll tell you. ::moves in very close to the CO and licks his ear::

TO DiNaro says:
XO: A locator probe is following them sir, the probe will try and latch onto the warp trail and is feeding us back real time telemetry as we speak.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::shakes head:: CSO: If you argue with me any more I'm going to put you to sleep. In fact, that's probably what you need more than anything right now... sleep!

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
*CEO*: Alright. ::recalls the Engineering systems and attempts to unlock the controls::

CSO Lt York says:
::looks at her sternly then looks away:: CNS: Go to the Bridge. They need you.

CEO Strauss says:
::watches the console, hoping for the unlock to work::

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
::frowns and curses:: *CEO*: My codes do not work either. Get hold of the OPS department and see if they can circumvent the sub-routines

CEO Strauss says:
*XO*: Aye sir! I don't know how this could have happened....they would have needed my codes to begin with. I don't give those to anyone!

Yang says:
@CO: Phase one was infiltration of your government and your precious little Starfleet. You almost caught us on Starbase 123, but you fell right into our hands.

CEO Strauss says:
*XO*: Preliminary readings are not good sir, my second in command just gave me a run-down of the damage caused....

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
Self: Neither do I. ::tightens his hand into a ball:: *CEO*: Keep me informed.

Ying says:
@Yang: Yes, genius. ::turns back to the CO:: CO: I can still smell the blood on you... ::takes a deep perverted breath:: Aaaaaah!

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: I understand your frustration. Really, I do. Maybe now you'll have plenty of time to think of a great design for my engagement ring. And now you can't say that you have to work!

CO Capt MacAllister says:
@Yang: Almost caught you? As I recall you both ended up in the brig.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::kisses him on the head:: CSO: I'm glad you're back. 

CEO Strauss says:
*XO*: Seems like sabotage sir...someone triggered a macro that started a program on the sight of a warbird matching those specifications we just encountered to release the flow valves and shut down the magnetic containment, thankfully our systems shut down completely before we had a core breach...but it did results in a complete breach in the dilithium matrix...it's fried.

CO Capt MacAllister says:
@::ignores Ying and her perversions::

CSO Lt York says:
::looks up:: CNS: I love you.

Yang says:
@CO: Does this look like a federation prison to you? ::does a 360 with his arms raised up:: You see, Ethan, you merely postponed the inevitable... we are ready to crush your Federation and there is nothing you can do about it. Not this time.. not like before... every contingency has been seen to!

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
*CEO*: Sabotage, that is not what I want to hear... Who would have that kind of access to the systems like that? Apart from yourself

CNS Lt Solaa says:
CSO: I love you too. Now I want 3 carats, double platinum with roserite side stones... ::winks at him and exits Sickbay::

CSO Lt York says:
::manages a smile, then turns away and closes his eyes.......and is back in his cell with the Figure::

CO Capt MacAllister says:
@Yang: Every Contingency? Only a fool would make such an assumption.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
Turbolift: Bridge! 

Ying says:
@::breathing heavily:: CO: The time has come for the transmogrification of current politics; a natural evolution. The strong survive, the weak will be wiped out. It is a rebirth of a great Empire and one day, you too will come to appreciate it and welcome us to govern you as well.

CEO Strauss says:
*XO*: Only someone with my command codes....I open systems all the time sir, it could be anyone....I can't pinpoint the time stamp yet...but trust me. I will!

CO Capt MacAllister says:
@Ying: Trans-what? and you guys have REALLY got to get your stories straight... ::points at Yang:: He wants to kill me and you seem to want to keep me as a pet!

Yang says:
@CO: Your Admiral Shinra thinks she has some people undercover, but her agent is actually our agent! See how devious and cunning we have been! Right now, as we speak, there has been an apparent dispute along the Romulan - Federation Neutral Zone... things will escalate... the governments will weaken... then the RNO can step in!

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::arrives on the Bridge:: XO: So the Captain has been captured... It looks like the Romulans threw York back to us because either they wanted him to kill the Captain, or because they knew he didn't know anything. ::sits down in her chair::

CEO Strauss says:
*XO*: We are still trying to get the damage under control. I can't stop the system, but we are holding the damage back sir...I need to get into the system to get us safe....or pull a Rome, but I'd rather not do that.

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
::starts opening and closing his hand:: *CEO*: Keep looking, Commander. ::turns to the Ops section:: OPS: Ensign Yor- ::Realizes he is not there:: Operations, dispatch your best computer experts to Engineering

Ying says:
@CO: Oh we are going to kill you, but I'd much rather make love to you when you are alive as well... ::smiles a very scary evil smile::

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
::looks at the CNS:: CNS: How is York? Is he aware of what he did?

CEO Strauss says:
::kicks the console:: Self: Bloody hell Rome.....I will NOT pull one of your stunts here! ::glances at the radiation suits::

OPS Crunchie says:
XO: Yes sir ::sends a message to his friends in the Operations hidey hole::

CO Capt MacAllister says:
@Yang: You think you are being devious? double agents have been around for centuries... that doesn't make you cunning it just makes the Admiral gullible. ::looks at Ying:: Ying: I never did get the whole necrophilia thing.

Ying says:
@::simply replies with another deep breath and steps away back to Yang, biting his lip::

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::sighs:: XO: Yes. He knows that he tried to kill the Captain, but I believe it was due to the Romulan torture... I think they wanted York to kill him. He's realizing that he was hallucinating about Bill and Tom Marsland, but he is still slightly brainwashed still...

Yang says:
@CO: Simple, yet effective, yes?

CO Capt MacAllister says:
@::thinks... "A Romulan with Vampiric tendencies? That explains a lot":: Yang: Effective it may be but it tends to backfire at times too.

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
CNS: Understood. Why do the Romulans want the Captain dead?

OPS Chi says:
::enters Engineering:: CEO: How can I help, sir?

CNS Lt Solaa says:
XO: No idea. ::shakes head:: But who really knows the mind of a Romulan anyway?

Yang says:
@CO: Not this time... You are the only one who would stop us and you are here... ::smiles freakishly:: You'll have front row tickets!

CEO Strauss says:
OPS_Chi: That console. ::points at the warp drive controls:: I need to get past the lockout codes and find out who switched the codes and used mine to do it, I want a name and a date!

CEO Strauss says:
::looks at the radiation levels rising and then at the radiation suits...and shakes his head::

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
CNS: You and I need to discuss Marsland at some point, just not now...

CO Capt MacAllister says:
@::grins slightly:: Yang: You know, since I got Command of the Scimitar I've always managed to get the best seats... except when those morons at the starbase decide to play tricks on me.

CNS Lt Solaa says:
::sighs:: XO: It's a long story...

Ying says:
@Yang: He's so...feisty! Look how he holds his head up despite the neck wound!

OPS Chi says:
CEO: Aye sir ::starts working like a techie:: CEO: Well you see if you move this file allocation table over here and double check it with the registry over here and then put an overlay in here - Ah ha, I have something - Um, the change was done by Lieutenant... York?

CEO Strauss says:
OPS_Chi: What?........Wait, 2 weeks ago he came down here and needed to work on the sensors.......I gave him my codes....::puts his hand over his mouth:: My god. It's all my fault.

XO Lt Ro'kar says:
CNS: All I know is what is on Lieutenant York's record. ::straightens his back:: Let's first get the Captain back

OPS Chi says:
CEO: Uh oh...well...um...you can tell the XO....

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