Star Trek: A Call To Duty

USS Scimitar NCC-80826 - SD 10911.30

Starring:

Andrew James		as	Ship Manager
			and	[OPS]Goneril (NPC)
			and	Kirril (NPC)

Einar Sigurðsson		 as	Guest Storyboard Director
			and	[CIV] Captain Rome
			and	General Karr (NPC)
			and	Guard (NPC)

Cathy Knights		as	[XO] Lieutenant Commander Ren Ro'kar

Brad Sumner		as	[CTO] Lieutenant Gabril Vendal

Kirk Powers		as	Doctor Karl (NPC)

Absent:

Scott Knight		as	[CO] Captain Ethan Michael MacAllister 
			
Blake Harris		as 	[TO] Ensign William T Rocker

Last time on the Scimitar:

The Federation council has dispatched a ship to the system to locate and make contact with the Scimitar, the Scimitar is days behind on their scheduled report and no contact can be made. The USS Jaynestown is en route, and 3 days out. The crew of the Scimitar is attempting a jailbreak, they have little resources and a small chance of success. What could go wrong?

In the meanwhile Dr. Karl is attempting to find a cure for the disease on-board the Scimitar, now under full Umbicar control. Let's just hope he doesn't take too long

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XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::on the surface, refocussing on the floor::

Dr. Karl says:
@ ::in sickbay working on a cure and a plan to retake the ship at the same time::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
CTO: Report, Lieutenant... Do...do you have a plan?

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Collecting reports on the guard rotations for possible escape attempts::

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: The only weakness I have found is at the side gate, it is not visible from the rest of the compound which allows for a strike to happen there without detection, only problem is there are always two guards at that location. we would have to sacrifice more communicators to power another phaser or something

Captain Rome says:
#::sits in the centre chair, not too fond of this Captaincy....how ever brief, being forced on him so soon:: OPS: Any luck getting through to the Scimitar?

OPS Goneril says:
#Rome: No, nothing yet Sir. ::shrugs with her eyebrows::

General Karr says:
@Karl: So doctor, how does it go? ::stands up and circles the room, watching the good doctor work::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
CTO: How brightly lit is the place? Can we not sneak up on one while shooting the other?

Captain Rome says:
#OPS: Just like Ethan....and I'm sure he's just having cake when we finally reach him. ::shakes his head:: Our ETA?
CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: It is doubtful a sneak attack like that would work, however if someone were to approach the guards to talk to them and while shooting one they attack the other that could work

ACTION: A siren can be heard in the air, the people rush to the streets as three small aerial vehicles descend over the camp

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: Also I felt it important to bring to your attention, I have lost four of my security to fever, I will be taking the shot now.

Dr. Karl says:
@General: Well, it's similar to a plague we have encountered before but that only gives me a starting point. It could take weeks to adapt our treatment to fit this type. Even if I do manage to create a cure, the Federation will not let you get away with what you have done.

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::smiles weakly:: CTO: Did you have someone in mind, or- ::stops as the siren goes and three vessels approach:: Let's go see what is going on

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Follows the XO::

OPS Goneril says:
#Rome:  We are three days out sir, don't hold your breath.

ACTION: The vessels cargo holds open and crates start being lowered into position

Kirril says:
 ::stands against a wall looking up at the transports::

Captain Rome says:
#OPS: Comedian huh....stick to your day job. ::smiles and stands up:: Try hailing them again, will ya. I have a bad feeling about this

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::whispers:: CTO: Do you think we work well as a team? ::eyes the crates, wondering if they are food or medical supplies or something::

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: I am sure we would do well enough, why do you ask

ACTION: The crates are dropped and hundreds of people rush towards them, like rapid animals

OPS Goneril says:
#Rome: Aye Sir... trying to contact them again... ::waits a few moments:: No, nothing... they are receiving but they just don't answer.

Kirril says:
::stays back, his will to rush for the crates gone completely. Turns to look at the only other ones not rushing for the crates in the funny uniforms::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::places his hand on the CTO's shoulder:: CTO: Because you might need someone trained well in hand to hand combat and, as much as I hate violence, it might be necessary... ::looks back as the people rush forward:: Aloud: Crew! Get as many supplies as you can

Derg Luthard says:
@*Karr*: General Karr sir. The Starfleet vessel is attempting to hail us again.

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Nods and looks to his security detail and gives a fast hand motion, as one they move in and secure a number of the crates using as little force as possible::

Dr. Karl says:
@::tests the effectiveness of the plague medicine, Felicium, on a sample of his own blood::

General Karr says:
@::holds his comm unit on his left shoulder while watching the Doctor::*Luthard*: Make no reply.

Kirril says:
::watches the crates emptied, people taking blankets and food as if it will help. Steps out and shakes his fist:: Aloud: What?! Do you come to taunt us too!?

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: I have been working with that group there on team exercises, it seems to have worked, they almost operate as one, if I could use them for the assault I would but six people approaching would be obvious

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
CTO: Use your judgement, Lieutenant, I will gladly hold back and let you and your team take the initiative... Especially with the Captain out of action at the moment ::glances over at the person shouting, quizzically::

Captain Rome says:
#OPS: That's it, get me someone in charge there...president, ambassador...jester, I do not care

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: With your skill I think you would be more successful than any individual of my team

OPS Goneril says:
#Rome: Aye Sir! Hailing the Umbicars... ::hails::

Dr. Karl says:
@General: You know, this would go a lot faster if I had some help up here. The XO was a doctor and we had a lot of people from Starfleet Medical on-board who would be much better at this than I am.

Kirril says:
::shouts:: Aloud: We don't need your blankets! We don't need your food! We need the cure! ::starts coughing from his exertion, the sickness taking effect::

General Karr says:
@::walks to the Doctor's side:: Karl: How long before Starfleet attacks?

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
CTO: Start the final preparations I -:: grimaces as he sees another man in pain, moving towards him:: Kirril: You should not shout like that, it likely accelerates the virus' attack

General Karr says:
@::grabs his arm tightly:: Karl: You have your nurses!

Kirril says:
XO: It doesn't look as if the sickness has taken you yet and your spirit is not broken. You must be new here.

Dr. Karl says:
@General: It's hard to say. I'm a doctor, not a tactician. The only thing I can be sure of is that they will attack if you don't restore the crew back to this ship.

Captain Rome says:
#::leans over Goneril's station:: OPS: No reply, huh ?

OPS Goneril says:
#Rome: 'fraid not, Sir. Perhaps they're watching their soaps.

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::swallows hard:: Kirril: Aye, fairly new... but this virus seems to be accelerated in some of my crew

Dr. Karl says:
@ General: The nurses are here to look pretty, they don't actually do anything useful.

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: We are as ready as we can be, the only thing I would suggest is to have all non essential personnel to take cover of some type as non conspicuously as possible

Captain Rome says:
#::chuckles and pats the man on the back:: OPS: Either that, or Ethan has done something stupid again......inform the Council, and take us to yellow alert

Kirril says:
::shrugs:: XO: You'll forgive me if I don't show too much sympathy. Take a look around - we're all in the same boat. It won't be long before I die, just like my little daughter.

Dr. Karl says:
@::checks on the results of his tests::

OPS Goneril says:
#Rome: Aye Sir, if I were a betting person, I'd take the Ethan one. ::sends a message to the council as she activates yellow alert::

General Karr says:
@Karl: You are a man of good taste, Doctor. ::lets out a snort and sits back down::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::eyes soften:: Kirril: You have my sympathy, as that is all I can give you. ::wrestles with some internal dialogue as he fights the next urge to throw up:: We...we will find a way

Dr. Karl says:
@::sees that the plague medicine, Felicium, could be effective wit a few alterations::

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Goes about telling crew to take cover and make it look like they are bedding down to rest::

Kirril says:
::looking dire:: XO: Oh I may have wished it to be true a few hours ago but now I just wish it would end.

Captain Rome says:
#::sits in the big chair on the very small bridge:: OPS: So would everyone who knows him, but he owes me a bottle of rum. So he better not be dead.....I just wish we weren't going after him in a scientific cruiser, does this thing even have shields?

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
Kirril: I suggest getting some rest, it seems to ease the pain. I need to get going... ::looks at him, his chest tightening as he swiftly turns on his heel::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::thinks:: Self: The great and almighty Prophets, grant me strength to walk away from this... grant me...strength ::notices the CTO:: CTO: Are you ready, Lieutenant?

Dr. Karl says:
@General: I think I'm onto something here, but I'm not willing to go any further before I get my crew back.

INFO: The guards look relaxed, how ever focused on their task

General Karr says:
@Karl: It is not up for discussion, Doctor.

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: All is ready, the crew are all in protected positions, and my team is ready to follow you in once we start, I will be taking position behind that tent there, it provides me cover from the front and good line of fire

OPS Goneril says:
#Rome: You are kidding, right? Shields... of course we have shields! How long they last is another issue.

Kirril says:
::doesn't care any more and goes off somewhere to sulk and die::

Captain Rome says:
#::grins as he crosses his legs, a nervous habit:: OPS: I just wanted to finish my leave but no......

Dr. Karl says:
@General: That's not much of a negotiating position. I have something you need and we will all be dead if you don't find a way to get me what I want.

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::straightens his back and nods:: CTO: Then let's go. ::starts walking towards the guards slowly:: Guard: Excuse me, good sir?

General Karr says:
@::smiles menacingly, then stands up....raises his disruptor and fires at the nearest nurse, evaporating her where she stands::

OPS Goneril says:
#Rome: If you say it out loud, some non corporeal being usually hears it and makes sure shore leave gets cancelled.

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Aims and is ready to fire mindful of his limited charge::

Dr. Karl says:
@::stares at the space where the nurse was standing and wishes Dr.Powers was with him... he'd know what to do.::

General Karr says:
@::sits back down calmly:: Karl: Get back to work

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::keeps walking forward towards the two guards, making sure they see him:: Guard: I was wondering if you had any spare blankets holed up over here

Captain Rome says:
#OPS: They're called Admirals.

OPS Goneril says:
#Rome: I have heard them called many things, trust me!

Dr. Karl says:
@::slowly moves back to where he was working and, with shaking hands, incinerates all his experiments and deletes all the computer logs of what he had done to find the cure:: General: Well done, you just killed everyone on your planet.

Captain Rome says:
#::just laughs as he watches the stars zoom by::

Guard says:
@::laughs:: Go back Starfleet man.

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::takes another step forward:: Guard: Please, my crew is freezing, we need one last comfort before we die... ::looks at them pleadingly::

General Karr says:
@::grins and activates his comm unit again:: *Sergeant*: Restore the transcripts and data collected from Sickbay please.

OPS Goneril says:
#Rome: ETA 2 days 23 hours 21 minutes 16 seconds.
Guard says:
::looks annoyed, then nods to a fellow guard to go fetch a spare blanket::

ACTION: Sickbay computers register the work being restored

OPS Goneril  says:
#Rome: If I have to keep the small talk going that long, I am going to go insane Sir. Can't we watch a good movie or something?

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
Guard: Thank you so much ::smiles softly, drawing level with him, his hand making a little gesture::

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::As the second guard turns away Vendal fires a high stun shot into the one talking to the XO::

Dr. Karl says:
@::grunts: General: They won't do you any good. All the important stuff is up here ::taps his head:: and you're not getting any of it without returning my crew.

Guard says:
::Draws his weapon and aims at the source of the blast and fires::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::Swiftly elbows the second guard in the jaw::

ACTION: The guard falls over, how ever an alarm goes off and floodlights activate

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::The six man team seeing the shot rushes forward to grab weapons and take up position::

Dr. Karl says:
@::wonders if it's too late to release a sedative into the ship's environmental controls::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::curses:: CTO: Disable that alarm!!

General Karr says:
@Karl: I know how you feel Doctor....but trust me when I say, finish your work and this will all be over soon....and no one needs to die.

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Motions to the team who move to the junction box and disable the alarm::

ACTION: One of the security officers rushes into the guards barracks and smashes the consoles, the power system shuts down

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::stumbles, another wave of nausea hitting him, as he looks for maps or something to get out of the location::

INFO: A siren can be heard from the sky....similar to before...growing louder

Dr. Karl says:
@General: People already have died. What about my nurse? She was just as important to me as the rest of my crew, even though she was one of the ugly ones. You can't honestly expect me to finish my work after everything you have done. As far as I can tell, I'd be doing the universe a favour by allowing your people to die out.

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Hands out disruptors to the other security team and looks to the XO::  XO: Now what do you want to do, we can assault the main gate with this number as long as they don't have any reinforcements coming

General Karr says:
@::screams violently and kicks over a surgical tray:: Karl: Now Doctor!

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
Aloud: EVERYONE! Get out of here, NOW!!

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Taps a series into his comm badge and others on the rest of the crew (that were not depleted) sound a warning klaxon which is the signal to make for the side gate::

ACTION: A patrol car approaches above and starts raining down disruptor fire on the population

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Turns and uses his newly acquired disruptor to take out the patrol car

Kirril says:
::moves out into the fire:: Aloud: End it! NOW!

ACTION: As if on cue a disruptor blasts hits the centre of the plaza, killing six people including Kirril

Dr. Karl says:
@General: You have the transcripts. Do it yourself. ::walks into the CMO's office and sits in the shiny new chair::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::curses:: Aloud: Crew, look for cover, is there anywhere we can hid or run to? ::looks at the locals questioningly::

INFO: The front gate is being rushed by prisoners attempting to escape, the patrol cars have no other choice but to .... clean up the mess

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Moves into the crowd with his two teams, sends team alpha to get anything useful from the downed patrol car and team bravo to take covering positions::

General Karr says:
@::walks over and grabs two nurses and throws them into the Doctor's office and forces them to kneel down in front of them and thrusts his disruptor to the back of their heads::

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
XO: We need a plan from here, where can we go?

Dr. Karl says:
@::sees that one of the nurses is the cute one who always smiles at him and brings him coffee:: General: Fine, I'll do it. Just don't hurt her... I mean them.

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::motions to the gap in the fence:: All: Get to that gap, covering fire needed ::looks at the CTO:: CTO: We run, Lieutenant, we try to find a place to call for help. Starfleet will come...or...::coughs::

General Karr says:
@::smiles genuinely:: Karl: See......we can be adults about this.....::becomes serious:: Back to work, and I want results in one hours time

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Nods:: XO: Understood

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::looks at the carnage and thinks:: Self: now what?

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
Teams: Team Alpha take a covering position near the gap, Bravo move through and provide an opening for the rest

Dr. Karl says:
@General: I will make you pay for this. ::gets back to creating the cure, but only a small amount::

ACTION: Torpedo blasts from orbit start hitting ground

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
Aloud: Argh! ::scans the surroundings:: They really, REALLY don't like us do they?

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::As last crew are out team alpha follows just moments before their position is obliterated by a torpedo.

INFO: The population is being cleansed.....the outbreak needs to be contained

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::watches over the crew, his eyes pained by the carnage his choices have created::

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Leads teams and crew in a frantic dash to the cover of the nearest buildings and scans for a place to hole up::

Dr. Karl says:
@::finishes the cure: General: It's done, but you won't get much out of it without the technology to produce a lot of it very quickly.

General Karr says:
@::sighs:: Karl: Give it to me

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::mutters:: We...we have to find shelter...food...safety... ::grimaces as the ground shakes:: I did NOT sign up for this!

Dr. Karl says:
@General: Sure. ::Throws the general a hypo. Is it a cure or just poison?::

General Karr says:
@::taps signal into a greenish armband, and the hypo spray gets beamed out of his hand:: Karl: Thank you for your assistance, Doctor

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::finds a sturdy building:: CTO: Over here, Lieutenant. ::grunts:: I think it is your turn to carry the Captain

CTO Lt. Vendal says:
::Takes the CO and motions everyone inside::

Dr. Karl says:
@::goes back to the office to "comfort" the cute nurse::

XO Lt. Ro'kar says:
::leans against the door and closes his eyes:: Self: Find ones centre... keep breathing...focus...Ren...fo-cus

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