STAR TREK : A CALL TO DUTY

USS Scimitar
NCC - 80826
SD 11102.07

Starring:

Einar Sigurðsson	as	[CO] Captain Jonathan Rome
				           Captain

Cathy Knights	as	[XO] Commander Ren Ro´kar
		Executive Officer

Steve Gelhorn	as	[FCO] Ensign Stephanie Uax
		Flight Control Officer

Kirk Powers	as	[CSO] Lieutenant John Powers
		Chief Science Officer

Guest starring:

Andrew James	as	[CIV] Commander Thalev Idrani

Absent:

Orion Wilson	as	[CEO] Ensign Jakob Peake
		Chief Engineering Officer

Directed by
           ............ Andrew James, SM

Previously on the Scimitar:

Distraught and angry, Captain Rome attempts to retrieve some answers from Admiral Shinra without much luck. She convinces him to hand over the time travelling machine in an attempt to repair the timeline, so Idrani may live again and none of this happened in the first place.
 
After getting her hands on the machine, the Admiral transports over to her ship, same kind of ship as the enemy that crippled the Scimitar.
 
As she attempts to activate the device, Lieutenant Powers manages to get a transporter lock on the device and the link creates some kind of a lifeline for the Scimitar, pulling it back along it's own timeline to a point where this whole mess began, bringing those dead back to life and the ship back to working order. This time to make things right.

-=/\=--=/\=--=/\=--=/\=- Resume Mission: "Pinnacle" - Part 9 -=/\=--=/\=--=/\=--=/\=-

XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::in the meeting room, trying to find a way to convince the starbase to assist them::
 
CO Capt Rome
::sits by the end of the large oval table in the meeting room reading from a padd::
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
::walks into the meeting room, his one antenna twitching:: CO: Sober up, Caesar?
 
CO Capt Rome
XO: Any word ?
 
CO Capt Rome
::looks up:: Idrani: How's the headache, smurf?
 
CSO Lt Powers
::enters the meeting room and takes a seat at the oval table::
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CO: About to get a whole lot worse as I try to explain this whole thing.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::looks up quizzically at Thalev's comment, before glancing at the CO:: CO: The meeting between the admirals is scheduled for late today, depending on Vice Admiral Graten's golf game

FCO Ens Uax
:: settles into her chair and gets ready for the meeting ::
 
CO Capt Rome
::motions for Idrani to take a seat to his right, with Ren at his left::
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
::takes his seat as motioned by the CO::
 
CO Capt Rome
All: Attention.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::looks at the CO, putting his PADD down::
 
FCO Ens Uax
:: looks up from whatever she was doing ::
 
CSO Lt Powers
::looks up at the CO::
 
CO Capt Rome
All: I hope all of you got some rest during our little break, but now it's time to face the facts again. All of you have seen our blue friend here and helped rescue him, now it's time for him to repay the favor and rescue us and the Federation.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
::sits quietly as the crew all snap to attention, suddenly self conscious as he realizes this is the first time he's spoken publicly since getting his Borg implants, new leg, losing an antenna and the first time in a hundred years::
 
CO Capt Rome
All: Commander Thalev Idrani, if you will.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CO: Uh, right. I don't really know where to start. All: I suppose a brief summary about how I got mixed up in all of this?
 
CO Capt Rome
::nods::
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::readies his PADD to write notes::
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
All: Okay, well recently ::reminds himself its recent, and not years back:: my parents went missing while en route to Andor. I was contacted by a trader I had a good working relationship with who had found a strange artifact.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
::looks around as he continues:: All: He gave it to me because it was inscribed in modern Andorian letters, yet it could be dated back millions of years. It was a personal message from my parents directly to me.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
All: It turns out they got caught up in a time paradox and ended up where we ended up - millions of years in the past crashed landed on Andor. They left that message in the hope that millions of years later, I would get it. It was very lucky.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::thinks:: Self: Amazing and very...very lucky
 
CO Capt Rome
::makes notes on his padd, in an attempt to keep up with this whole farce::
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::clears his throat:: Thalev: Commander, how did you know it was intended for you and not for one of your kin?
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
All: Anyway let me cut a long story short. Despite Admiral Shinra’s objections, I went to look for them and got caught up in the paradox.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
::looks to the XO: XO: Commander, not only was my name inscribed upon it, it had been left by my parents in a place that they knew our clan would own later.
 
FCO Ens Uax
Thalev: So you're saying you had no choice in the matter? :: skeptical::
 
CSO Lt Powers
::wonders how all this is connected to the admiral's evil plan::
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
FCO: What do you mean? You suggest I wanted to spend a hundred years in isolation and then die before miraculously travelling back here?
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
::looks to Rome then back at Uax waiting for her reply - he is genuinely surprised to be accused of being a part of the plan::
 
FCO Ens Uax
Thalev: Essentially yes. Someone had to give you authorization which would make you part ‘n parcel of the plan. Wouldn't it..
 
CO Capt Rome
::just looks and listens, a lot of this being new information for him too::
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
FCO: I left on my mission to find my parents against orders from the Admiral. ::turns back to the rest:: All: I see now she didn’t want me interfering because she was involved.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
Thalev: To not insult your family, but I believe the Ensign is referring to the fact that this sounds like a trap
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
Thalev: That does make sense, given her recent actions
 
CO Capt Rome
FCO: That answer your question, Ensign ?
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
XO: It was merely coincidence that my parents happened to be on the transport that went missing.
 
FCO Ens Uax
CO: For now..
 
CO Capt Rome
::gives Stephanie a stern look meaning 'we will discuss this later' ::
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
Thalev: Do you understand how these time devices work, Commander? What caused the devastating shockwave?
 
CSO Lt Powers
::perks up and picks up his padd::
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
FCO: Glad to see you're ever the skeptic, Stephanie. ::gives a grin:: XO: To be honest, I don’t know how they work. I didn't even realize I had one on board until I was nearly dead. I did some recon while there for so many years though.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
All: I didn't even realize where I was or when until about fifty years into my isolation.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
All: Basically Shinra helped the Rishans establish a portal to our timeline. Here's what I know about the Rishans and their plan:
 
CSO Lt Powers
Thalev: How did you find out about the Rishans and the admiral's involvement?
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
All: They are from the future, perhaps thousands of years or more but they had a terrible war with another species. Losing, they put all their final resources into their time-travel device.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CSO: I was able to do some recon, but got caught in the act, as that huge ship following me discovered and tried to destroy me.
 
CO Capt Rome
::looks at Thalev, wanting to know that as well::
 
CSO Lt Powers
Thalev: What do you mean by recon? Do you have a layout of their ships and their weaknesses?
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
All: Their plan is to take over the galaxy before their enemy rises. So they travelled back to a time where planets were not inhabited. They plan now to enter our timeline and take over us one planet at a time.
 
CO Capt Rome
Idrani: Who are their...will be, their enemy ?
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CSO: Nothing so good, I am afraid. I was able to infiltrate one of their ships but the alarm was sounded before I could get more data than what I am telling you.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
Idrani: And negotiations? Would they listen to reason?
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CO: I don't remember what they are called, Captain. ::sighs:: I am sorry I don’t have all the answers. I'm trying my best to remember everything. But here's the bottom line - they plan to enter our time zone and attack. Then they go back to the past to recover, make repairs etc. Years could go past in their time, and only minutes in ours.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
::shakes his head to the XO::
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::pulls a face in disgust::
 
CO Capt Rome
Idrani: From what we could gather before, the machine operated by travelling in subspace.....can we perhaps try and disrupt subspace, like when communications are jammed?
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
All: I have no idea why they chose our timeline to invade but I guess it has something to do with the infrastructure on each planet and the like.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
All: Can we go back in time to before they invent the time devices and stop them?
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CO: I can't answer that. I haven’t had time to examine the device and well, let’s face it, I’m no scientist.
 
CO Capt Rome
CSO: Examine what data we have, try and figure out a way to block the device.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
All: I don’t know what else to tell you, except that by my calculations their large ship will be entering our timeline near Andor in the near future and that will be their likely first target.
 
CO Capt Rome
Idrani: Thalev, can you try and remember something about their enemy? If we can find some allies that are capable, at least one day if steered in the right direction to actually beat them, that could be a great asset.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::mutters:: Self: So why is Shinra so glad about this attack... what have they promised her and is it worth losing everything?
 
CSO Lt Powers
CO: That's a non starter I'm afraid, sir. Even if we could disrupt subspace, we would only be able to do so in a small section and wouldn't be able to prevent them from turning up somewhere else.
 
CO Capt Rome
CSO: Agreed, but it might stop them from disappearing mid-action.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CO/CSO: And they have potentially millions of years to invent a new technology to stop us anyway, I suppose.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
Idrani: Then we have to deter them from doing this action
 
CO Capt Rome
Idrani: What-ifs, commander? We have to focus on something.
 
CSO Lt Powers
CO: That would trap one ship but they could send another fleet to back it up within minutes in our timeline.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CO/XO: I think one thing is clear - we can't beat them in the here and now.
 
CO Capt Rome
CSO: How would they know ?
 
CSO Lt Powers
CO: They might figure out that something did not go right when they are not masters of the universe, sir.
 
CO Capt Rome
::smiles:: CSO: Good point, lieutenant.
 
CO Capt Rome
CSO: I still want you to look into it.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
Idrani: So I go back to my initial suggestion, stop them creating the device in the first place
 
FCO Ens Uax
:: thinks about what else she could ask Thalev without getting an evil eye from the captain ::
 
CSO Lt Powers
CO: Aye sir.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CO: Either we travel into the distant past and try to stop them there, or the distant future and stop them going back in the first place.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
All: Unless you all have better ideas. Please, say you do.
 
CO Capt Rome
::takes a sip of his raktajino::
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::brightens:: Idrani: We go back and stop Admiral Shinra
 
CSO Lt Powers
Thalev: I have a question about the device. Why were you trapped for 25 year periods?
 
FCO Ens Uax
CSO: How're we going to do THAT?!
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
All: If she doesn't help them come here, the universe is safe for another day
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CSO: Good question. You see, the only way I could get back to this timeline was to recreate the exact conditions that I had when it happened the first time.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CSO: I didn’t know, of course, that I could use a time travel device
 
CO Capt Rome
XO: I say as a backup, we inform Andor and suggest they use their own satellites to emit a subspace interference signal
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CSO: Even now I have no idea how it works.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
XO: The question is, if we can get it out of her, how did the Rishans bump into Shinra in the first place?
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::frowns and falls silent in thought::
 
CO Capt Rome
Idrani: Commander, if I may?
 
CSO Lt Powers
CO: Is the admiral available for interrogation. I'm not sure that I can make the machines work without more information from her, sir.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
::nods to the CO::
 
CO Capt Rome
All: First order of business, we get the device from the Admiral's shuttle and study it....Lieutenant Powers, that will be your assignment. Commander Idrani, contact Andor and suggest they start working on a subspace jamming signal, we will be in contact with more details on the frequency later. Commander Ro'kar, interrogate the Admiral, see if we can gather where she met the enemy and how to stop that meeting.
 
CO Capt Rome
All: Also, we will look into how to travel back to the distant past, in an attempt to stop them from coming here in the first place.
 
CSO Lt Powers
XO: A "friend" of mine gave me some Romulan devices that might help you with your task if you hit a brick wall, sir.
 
CO Capt Rome
All: I think going into the future might lead us into a battle we cannot get out of.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
CSO: Those are illegal, Lieutenant ::frowns, then whispers:: Speak to me after
 
CO Capt Rome
Idrani: Commander, I need you to remember ANYTHING about the race that almost beat the Rishans.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
CO: I'll write anything I remember into the database, and I'll contact Andor.
 
CO Capt Rome
::nods::
 
FCO Ens Uax
:: shakes her head :: and mutters to herself futile ::
 
CO Capt Rome
FCO: Stephanie, plot a course to Andor.
 
FCO Ens Uax
CO: Yes Captain :: stands up and nods as she leaves the room to plot the course ::
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
XO/CSO: Damn the rules.
 
CO Capt Rome
All: I will deal with the Admirals back on the station.
 
CO Capt Rome
All: Any more questions?
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
CO: How do I convince an Admiral to talk?
 
CO Capt Rome
XO: Do what it takes.
 
FCO Ens Uax
*CO*: Course plotted and ready to go..
 
CO Capt Rome
*FCO*: Prepare the ship for departure, get us battle ready. You have the Bridge, Ensign.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
CO: Captain, a word when we are done.
 
FCO Ens Uax
CO: Understood.
 
CO Capt Rome
::nods to Ren::
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
CO: Then nothing further from me
 
CO Capt Rome
All: Dismissed !
 
CO Capt Rome
All: You all have your orders, get to it.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::gets up but leans against the table, his arms folded::
 
CO Capt Rome
::nods in understanding at Ren::
 
FCO Ens Uax
*CO*: Ready for departure on your orders and I've brought the ship to yellow alert
 
CO Capt Rome
*FCO*: Stand by, Ensign.
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
::stands and heads to the bridge to contact Andor::
 
CO Capt Rome
XO: Ren.
 
CSO Lt Powers
::gets up and heads out of the meeting room::
 
CO Capt Rome
::finishes his Raktajino::
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::let's the doubt show in his eyes:: CO: Captain, interrogating the Admiral is a tough task at the best, impossible at worst... ::shifts his position:: There are ways of.... well, ways of making it easier but...
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
CO: It goes against my principles as a previous CMO but.... the stakes are just too high... ::grits his jaw::
 
CIV Cmdr Idrani
::sends repeated messages to Andor, though it'll take time to reach them::
 
CO Capt Rome
::sighs:: XO: I figured you might feel that way. So do I...
 
CSO Lt Powers
*SO_Einstein*: Have you made any progress on the temporal devices? ::can't bring himself to say time machines::
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
CO: What I am trying to say is, there are ways of creating a...well, a truth drug... it won't work like the holonovels but it would be enough to relax the brain and loosen the tongue. Like I was getting the Admiral drunk. But... if we find that Thalev has been lying, we will be in serious trouble
 
CO Capt Rome
XO: You have full authority on this matter, my authorization and name goes on what you decide to do...

<SO Einstein> *CSO*: Not yet, sir. We could use a genius such as yourself in the lab, sir.
 
CO Capt Rome
XO: I'll tell you this in a way that you can't misunderstand. ::smiles and pulls his pips off his collar:: Do what you have to.
 
CO Capt Rome
XO: I trust your judgment, Ren.
 
CSO Lt Powers
SO: I'm on my way... and flattery won't get you promoted any quicker.
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::smiles and nods:: CO: Thank you, sir. ::touches his pips thoughtfully::
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
CO: I'll get to work immediately ::snaps to attention and prepares to leave::
 
CO Capt Rome
XO: If you have problems with it...just...tell me, okay?
 
CO Capt Rome
::places his pips back on his collar::
 
XO Cmdr Ro`kar
::glances back:: CO: Yes sir. ::winks and leaves::
 
CSO Lt Powers
::enters the Turbo Lift:: TurboLift: Science lab alpha.
 
CO Capt Rome
::sits back down and sighs:: Self: Smurfs.....always trouble.

-=/\=--=/\=--=/\=--=/\=- End Mission: "Pinnacle" – Part 9 -=/\=--=/\=--=/\=--=/\=-

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