Star Trek: A Call To Duty

USS Scimitar NCC-80826 - SD 10911.16

Starring:

Einar Sigurðsson		 as	Guest Storyboard Director
			and	General Karr (NPC)
			and	Amara(NPC)

Cathy Knights		as	[XO] Lieutenant Ren Ro'kar 

Brad Sumner		as	[CTO] Lieutenant Gabril Vendal

Guest starring:

Kirk Powers		and	Doctor Karl (NPC)

Absent:

Andrew James		as	Ship Manager

Scott Knight		as	[CO] Captain Ethan Michael MacAllister 

Anna Menser		as	[CNS] Lieutenant Commander Rynia Solaa

Blake Harris		as 	[TO] Ensign William T Rocker

Previously on the Scimitar....

The whole crew of the scimitar has been moved to a concentration camp down on the moon, the ship is still in orbit, and heavily damaged. A few medical personnel have been kept on-board to help the Umbicar boarding parties. Can the crew of the Scimitar escape or solve the situation peacefully before the disease strikes?

<<<<<<Begin mission – Crossroads – Part 2>>>>>

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::on the surface looking around:: Aloud: What just happened?

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Pulls his sidearm and checks but it is disabled, checking his hidden phaser it is also not operational::

General Karr says:
@Karl: Stand up!

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
CTO: Lieutenant Vendal, take a team and start scouting this area - I want to know how big this place is and how secure it is.

Dr Karl says:
@::in sickbay, getting out slowly from his hiding place::

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: Aye ::Gathers up a few security members and scouts::

General Karr says:
@Karl: You are the chief medical officer? ::points a disruptor at his head::

Dr Karl says:
@General: No... well yes... well not really. What is the meaning of this? You are supposed to be quarantined.

Dr Karl says:
@::regrets his tone after taking one look at the disruptor::

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Returns and reports on the size and general layout of the compound, as well as the number of visible guards and weapon emplacements::

General Karr says:
@Karl: I have my orders, human. It's too late to quarantine anything. And now that I have you and this fancy equipment....you WILL help me. ::Waves the disruptor:: And you will want to

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
All: Security, Tactical, secure a perimeter. Operations, start a head count. Medical, I need to know how many are wounded... ::Takes a deep breath::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
CTO: What can you tell me, Lieutenant?

OPS Lt. Zen says:
XO: Commander Romak, we are missing a number of medical personnel including our exchange CMO...

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::mutters:: Self: It's Ro'kar... ::looks at the OPS officer:: OPS: Good, Lieutenant, see what supplies you can find. get your best HR personnel to liaise with the locals

Dr Karl says:
@General: I will do no such thing while you threaten me like that.

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Sums up the info for the XO:: XO: The compound looks to be a converted shipping holding facility, the fence is topped with a sharpened wire, guards are present at the gates and in the watch towers which look to have been added recently.  Each watch tower appears to have a gun emplacement that can target either inside or outside the grounds

General Karr says:
@Karl: Like I said, I think you will want to...because you are all infected as well. ::walks over to a chair and sits down, keeping his disruptor in his lap:: I don't think you want to die, or your crew down on the moon

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::folds his arms and frowns:: CTO: I want a few of your men to start noting down the patrol routes... ::looks at him questioningly:: Do you think we can get out of here? ::winces and rubs his lower back::

Amara says:
::walks slowly over to the XO, her clothing torn and dirty:: XO: I have not seen your species before...

Dr Karl says:
@General: The moon... what are they doing down there? This is unacceptable. We came here to help you people.

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: Without weapons there would be an unacceptable level of loss, while my security teams have their weapons they are all deactivated, if we could reactivate them that could change things

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::looks at the woman:: Amara: No..we...we are not from here. I am Lieutenant Ren Ro'kar, Executive Officer of the starship Scimitar. ::smiles softly::

General Karr says:
@Karl: No more questions! I have my orders, and you have yours now! ::kicks a surgical table::

Amara says:
XO: Starfleet? I've seen the uniform before, when I was a child. Why are you here?

Dr Karl says:
@General: That attitude will get you nowhere. It only takes an extra second to be polite.

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
CTO: See what you can do with what we have, Lieutenant, perhaps there are some tools we can use ::looks back at the woman:: Amara: We were beamed here from our ship

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Finds a few science members and engineers who may be able to do something with the weapons

Dr Karl says:
@::turns away from the general and scans himself to see if he has been infected in such a short period of contact::

General Karr says:
@::sighs and puts the disruptor away:: Karl: Doctor, I will be dead in the next few days...my wife's are already gone, my sons are infected. We are clan guards and we will perform our duty until we die, I don't want to kill anyone here. So...please, I need you to cooperate.

Amara says:
XO: I'm so sorry....I guess you will die with us then.

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
Amara: Die? Are all of you infected here?

Dr Karl says:
@General: That's better. I'll do what I can but I'd work much better if my crew wasn't being held hostage.

Amara says:
XO: Why do you think we are in here? The clans can't treat us, they are treating us like animals....keeping us in here to die...once every few days they come in in their suits and take the bodies and burn them

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::swallows hard:: Amara: Have...have you considered escape? Does your society not value life and aid the unfortunate?

General Karr says:
@Karl: My guards aren't going anywhere, Doctor....but we will not take any unnecessary action. I want this cure as much as you do.

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: The scientists and engineers have an idea, they want to use a large number of the communicators to recharge one phaser, if we can get enough of a charge we can possibly take a gate and get to weapons of the Umbicar and effect an escape

Amara says:
::her eyes watery:: XO/CTO: I'm sorry....there is no escape, we have no weapons, no food but protein bars every so often......we do value life, but this is what necessity has forced them to do...I..::chokes up and wipes tears from her eyes:: They took my husband two days ago, he's dead. I'm sorry

Dr Karl says:
@General: I'm going to need blood samples and for you to answer some questions. I also need you to understand that even when I do find a cure, I will not make any medication until my crew are back on this ship.

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
CTO: What is the risk of failure? Those communicators are valuable... ::looks back at Amara, a lump forming in his throat:: Amara: I am truly sad for your loss ::touches her shoulder softly::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::can feel his heart starting to pound beneath his flesh, doctor's instinct starting to take over::

General Karr says:
@Karl: We will discuss that later Doctor.....you may take samples from me, but I warn you, try anything and my guards will shoot one of your people. .... Just so we are clear on protocol

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: They estimate that it would take 30 communicators to power one phaser enough for about 20 shots.  If we choose to do this I suggest we use the communicators of the support staff and keep the communicators on the one involved in the fight operational

ACTION: Auxiliary power is restored on the Scimitar, the Umbicar have managed to get Engineering up and running

Dr Karl says:
@General: We're clear. Hold out your arm. ::dismisses his idea to sedate the general and take his weapon::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
CTO: Do it, Lieutenant, but don't let the guards see you

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: Aye

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Moves to the engineers and starts work::

Amara says:
::flinches away:: XO DON'T ! I'm infected!

General Karr says:
@::pulls up his sleeve and extends his arm::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
Amara: It is my guess that this infection is airborne, if that is so, I am already infected. Therefore I am in no further risk and... ::swallows:: we all need support at times ::softening his eyes:: What is your name, ma'am?

Dr Karl says:
@::takes a blood sample from the general and one from himself as well:: General: I need to know what the symptoms are and the time line for them. You never know, we might have come across something like this before.

Amara says:
XO: Amara...of the Krissari clan. And thank you....it's been a while since I met an offworlder

General Karr says:
@::nods and hands him a datapad he had on him:: Karl: All the information is on here. I am just a soldier, doctor. This is way over my head.

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Finishes his work and finds the charge not as strong as hoped:: XO: We have completed the job with one phaser and it is about 75% of what we expected so we only have about 15 shots

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
Amara: It is an honour to meet you, Amara of the Krissari clan. You can call me Ren... my clan comes from two worlds, half from a place called Bajor, the other from a place called Earth. What can you tell me about this disease? ::motions to a nearby stump so she can sit::

Amara says:
@XO: Baj-or? I have not heard of this place. You look much like the humans do.

Dr Karl says:
@General: You're not much use to me then, are you? :: takes a look at the datapad and checks it against known plagues in the Scimitar's medical database::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::touches his folds on his nose:: Amara: These distinguish me from the humans... I am half human

Amara says:
XO: This illness is evil, it has killed thousands of us already...children, old people....it spares no one. I am a simple farmer, Ren of Baj-or, but what I do know is that it kills mercilessly, and fast. Less than a week

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::looks at the CTO:: CTO: Only fifteen? How good is your best sharpshooter?

General Karr says:
@::lets out a snort, something resembling a chuckle:: Karl: I guess not

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: Lt Jenson has the highest rating.  However he has no actual combat experience

Amara says:
XO: Off worlders look so.....different. ::smiles nervously, staring at his nose::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
CTO: We would need to study those patrol routes down to a fine point, Lieutenant. It is about timing and we cannot be sure of how many guards there are so early in our arrival. ::looks solemnly at him:: It is like a sparring match, you need to know your enemy to beat them

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: Understood I will join my teams in monitoring the guards

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
Amara: You get used to the different appearances ::smiles softly::

Amara says:
::lets out a cry of pain and steadies herself against Ren, then falls down on her knees, holding her sides::

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Takes lead of one of the teams and begins careful monitoring of guard routines::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::eyes widen:: Amara: Amara!? ::kneels next to her and places his hand on her shoulder:: I want you to lie down and take some deep breaths, slowly... in... and out

Dr Karl says:
@General: The computer might take a while to come up with anything so I'm going to take a look at the blood sample and do some complicated doctor stuff that you wouldn't understand. Just don't shoot me if some of this equipment starts to make strange sounds and lights up.

Amara says:
::lets out a nearly audible whine, probably crying as she curls up on the ground:: XO: Ren.....::passes out::

General Karr says:
@::laughs again, his hand back on his disruptor:: Karl: Don't worry Doctor, I am not easily startled....I have been a loyal clans guard for 60 of your years

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::curses and begins investigating Amara's body to see if he can find any blockages or internal bleeding:: Self: Please, no. I can't lose a patient...it...it has been too long ::his hand shakes slightly::

ACTION: The XO starts feeling dizzy, and the first symptom is reported from a handful of officers in the vicinity

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::rests his hands on the ground, taking a few deep breaths and closing his eyes to maintain his balance::

Dr Karl says:
@General: That's good to know. I'll probably need a blood sample from a younger guard as well then to determine how quickly younger immune systems adapt to the plague. ::doesn't want the younger guards to still be standing when makes his move to retake the ship::

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Returns to the XO:: Sir, I am concerned about our assault, the guards appear to have a routine but few stick to it rigidly enough to provide many clues, it would need a lengthy study of patterns to come up with a viable plan of attack

General Karr says:
@::nods and clips a communicator on his shoulder:: *Likar*: Likar, report to the sickbay. The doctor wants to see some of your blood

General Karr says:
@Karl: Likar, my youngest son...he is the youngest onboard......a very skilled warrior. ::smiles proudly::

Dr Karl says:
@General: I'll take your word for it. ::takes a blood sample and runs all the blood samples through some clever machines before looking at them through a microscope::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::looks up at the CTO, moving to sit on the ground:: CTO: We need to be one hundred percent sure, Lieutenant, can you assign your department to rotate on watching them for a time longer...we.. ::rubs his temple:: We don't have a lot of time

ACTION: The XO bends over violently and throws up

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: My teams are continuing to monitor but I am concerned that we don't have enough time to get enough data. ::Touches the XO:: I did that about five minutes ago, it feels like my insides are on fire

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::leans over to the side, keeping his eyes closed:: Aloud: I believe that this virus evolves depending on the species.. because we are not human we have other symptoms

General Karr says:
@::wipes sweat from his brow::

Dr Karl says:
@::realises that the plague is similar to Terellian Plague and that the Scimitar has a supply of medication that might help, once it has been modified to suit the plague on this planet.::

Dr Karl says:
@General: This is like nothing I've seen before so it could take some time to find a cure.

General Karr says:
@Karl: You have two days doctor. I suggest you use them wisely

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