Star Trek: A Call To Duty
USS Scimitar NCC-80826 - SD 11107.04
Starring: 
 
Andrew James  as Ship Manager 
   and Commander Thalev Idrani (NPC)
                  and Jinrak Ro’kar (NPC)
 
Cathy Knights  as [ACO] Commander Ren Ro'kar 
Kirk Powers  as [AXO] Lieutenant John Powers 
CJ Short   as [CNS] Ensign Sara Natalie Sumner 
Lilia Perfeito  as  [OPS] Lieutenant Junior Grade Saprin

Absent:
Einar Sigurðsson   as Captain Rome 
Orion Wilson  as [CTO] Ensign Jacob Peake 
Steve Gelhorn  as [FCO] Ensign Stephanie Uax 
Anna Menser  as [CMO] Ensign Adah Jeq

Last time on the Scimitar... 
The senior officers had a meeting to discuss what to do next. It was determined that the time device needed to be examined in more detail from a medical point of view, after the FCO collapsed possibly due to too much time travel.
The meeting adjourned with Tactical researching whether Starfleet had encountered the Rishan's before, Operations examining the device again and everyone waiting to see if their previous changes in the past had affected the present.

"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering." - Paulo Coelho

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CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::stands quietly in some out-of-the-way part of the bridge, feeling uncomfortable in her uniform::

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
::on the bridge, going through the reports on the time device::

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::at her station in the bridge looking through the last report from the time device::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::on the Bridge, preparing::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::looks over his shoulder:: CNS: Ensign Sumner ::gestures her over::

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::straightens up and approaches Ro'Kar:: ACO: Yes, Captain?

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::picks up a PADD and approaches the AXO:: AXO: I can't find anything in the temporal device that is truly dangerous to us.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::smiles:: CNS: It's just commander, don't have the dreaded fourth pip yet. I read that you were a pilot, still remember how to fly an Akira-class?

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
OPS: That's the conclusion that my science team came to as well.

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::grins briefly before regaining her composure:: ACO: Like it was yesterday, Cap-... Commander.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::nods:: CNS: Good, because I need a good person behind the helm. Please take over Flight Operations until Ensign Uax is well enough to take over.

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
OPS: If it's not the device that's causing the problems, do you think it could be the process of jumping through time itself?

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::she nods, doing her best not to sprint to the flight console; she takes a seat at the controls, going through a brief mental checklist::

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
AXO: That is a good point. We didn't run the scan during the jump, and even if we did, I am not sure our sensors would work through it.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::glances over at the other two:: AXO/OPS: Progress Lieutenant Commander?

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::looks at the AXO waiting for him to start::

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
ACO: Not really, sir. The time device itself doesn't appear to be causing any problems. No problems that we can detect anyway.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::glances towards her console which is now blinking and rushes to see what it is::

CIV Cmdr. Idrani says:
::enters the bridge::

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
ACO: Incomming transmission from Andoria sir.

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::loads her personal panel arrangement, smiling to herself:: Self: Good to be back... ::she glances briefly over her shoulder as Thalev enters, then quickly looks away, feeling uneasy all of a sudden::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::nods:: OPS: Patch it through, main screen.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::taps her console:: ACO: On screen.

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
::looks up at the main screen::

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::takes a deep breath as she realizes this is the beginning. Will history repeat?::

ACTION: On screen, a recorded message begins. It is told by a Bajoran who goes by the name of Jinrak Ro’kar.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::jaw drops, his hands gripping the arm chair rest:: Aloud: No...

Jinrak Ro’Kar says:
Scimitar: Captain Rome, I presume? If you're receiving this message it means we were unsuccessful.

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
::keeps an eye on the ACO as the message is played::

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::looks at the ACO, and then to the screen. Acquaitance? No ... family::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
OPS: Lieu... ::mouth is dry:: Lieutenant.... what is the date of this message....how... why... ::feels sick::

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::checks the age of the signal::

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::looks to the ACO with concern, knowing his lack of composure could be harmful::

Jinrak Ro’Kar says:
Scimitar: Long story short, some of the factions managed to get hold of time devices and all hell has broken out here in the mirror universe. I'm told I died once, but here I am... time has changed here.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::colour has completely drained from his face, his jaw tightening:: Self: How.... You were dead... I saw the notice, we got your remains, I.... I said goodbye to you...

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
ACO: The message is just a few hours ago. But the signal quantum modulation matches the mirror universe. It must have been sent from there.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::nods dumbly::

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::slowly moves from her station, approaching the ACO and whispering:: ACO: You need to keep it together, Commander. The crew is nervous enough as it is.

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
CNS: Return to your station Ensign. We might need to move out in a hurry.

Jinrak Ro’Kar says:
Scimitar: Captain Rome, I am told you have an affinity with our universe... please, you have to fix our timeline, even if it means my death. It is an easy choice to make to save the billions that have been lost. The attack on your universe... it will happen and trust me, it won't be pretty.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::glances at the CNS:: CNS: Return to your station, Counsellor.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
ACO/AXO: I guess we didn't just change our timeline, we changed theirs.

ACTION: The message ends abrubptly.

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::glances to the AXO, nodding reluctantly and returning to her station::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
All: It seems....seems so... ::takes a deep breath, still shocked to see his father again::

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
All: How can the attack still happen if their plan failed?

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::glances at the ACO, feeling his turmoil of emotions and his efforts to settle them. She could help him, but only if asked::

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
::hopes to focus the ACO's mind on the task at hand::

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
AXO: Apparently it didn't fail. But now it seems to have expanded. Perhaps the Mirror Shirna we kidnapped had prevented other factions in the mirror universe from acquiring the time device.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::rubs his temple:: All: The attacks seem to come from the mirror universe.... Admiral Shinra from the mirror universe instigated this attack...

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
ACO: It seems like the conclusion is obvious then ...

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
OPS: And that would be, Lieutenant?

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::blinks::ACO: We have to do what Jinrak Rokar said. We have to fix the time line in the mirror universe. We have to travel to their past to stop Admiral Shirna.

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
ACO: Our first priority should be to get this message to Starfleet Command. We can't think about getting involved in matters outside our own universe without clearance.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::glances at the AXO, stopping herself from saying "What about clearence to travel in time? Did they give us that?"::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
OPS: Oh...yes... right... ::looks at the AXO:: AXO: Agreed, but how do we explain this all to them in easy chunks?

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::looks again at the ACO::

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::turns in her seat:: All: I have a potentially dumb question.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CNS: Go ahead, Counsellor?

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
ACO: Have we considered simply going back far enough to prevent the Rishan time device from being created? Or perhaps even negotiate with them, and get on friendly terms with them before they decide to kill us?

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
ACO: They already know about the Rishan plot, so we just tell them about the problems in the mirror universe and show them the message, sir.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::listens to the conversation, waiting for orders. To her the answer is still simple::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CNS: It appears that these Rishans come from the mirror universe, not ours, there is no telling when they developed the time device, nor do we know where.

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
ACO: We could find out. It's not like we're short on time, or anything.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
All: Lieutenant Saprin does make a point, we need to stop Admiral Shinra, mirror universe one, from ever meeting the Rishans.

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
ACO: The problem is that we don't know when that happened or if it was even Admiral Shinra who made first contact.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CNS: But we are short on life span, Counsellor, every jump affects us more and more. More for some, like Captain Rome and Ensign Uax.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
AXO: We know when Shinra came from the mirror universe. We must track her down some time before that. But it may require more than one jump.

CIV Cmdr. Idrani says:
All: If not Shinra, why not someone else? That'll probably just change the person involved rather than anything else, right?

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::tightens his jaw and nods at OPS:: All: We need to stop the Rishans, that is the true threat... but how?

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
ACO: They are not all-powerful. They needed Shirna to give them something before attacking the Federation.

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::turns back to her console, mumbling something about going back in time and contacting the Rishans::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
All: We know that Shinra jumped from the mirror universe to our universe a few months back, when we travelled back in time to stop our universe Shinra, back when we thought it was her, not her mirror counterpart.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
ACO: Commander, if the attack happens as scheduled, it will be in 13 minutes.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
OPS: Then we need to decide quickly...

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
AXO: We don't have time, at this moment, to tell Starfleet - we need to jump.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::nods::

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
ACO: Jump to when, sir?

CIV Cmdr. Idrani says:
ACO: Is it possible I spent those years in the mirror universe?

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CIV: I... I don't know.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
AXO/ACO: I take Commander Idrani's point that perhaps Shirna was just a pawn in this. But I still believe our answers lie in the mirror universe, though that means we will probably need to jump more than once.

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
OPS: We need a reliable way of getting to the mirror universe first.

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::watches the clock, biting her lip somewhat::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
OPS: But she is the only point of reference we have.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CNS: Counsellor Sumner, do you have any other suggestions?

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
ACO: We could try to contact the person who sent us the message. It seems like they would be a lot more forthcoming with information about the Rishans and the time devices. Especially considering that they need our help.

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::shakes her head some and shrugs helplessly::

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
All: 6 minutes

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
AXO: That person was my father, in this universe he has been dead for almost fifteen years.

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
ACO: I'm sorry sir, but he seems like our best shot at finding a solution to the Rishan threat.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
AXO: Somehow this message came through from the mirror universe. So did the Rishan ships. There has to be a door open or that will open.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
OPS: Was there any other data in the message, like encrypted?

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
ACO: I will run a deeper scan :: checks the message for encypted data::

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
All: Two minutes.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::tightens his fist again, doing his best to control the cocktail of emotions:: All: So how do we get to the mirror universe?

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::Sets the screen to the site of the battle::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
All: Red Alert.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
ACO: There is no encrypted data that our computer can find.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
OPS: And any clues to how we can follow the message back to the mirror universe?

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::turns suddenly:: ACO: Time and space are the same!

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::hurriedly tries to sort out her thoughts::

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
ACO: I can't pinpoint exactly where the message originated so no ... ::glances at the CNS::

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
::Looks at the screen, hoping to see nothing happen::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CNS: Explain, Counsellor.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
ACO: If the Rishans use a portal of some sort, we may be able to use it to travel to the mirror universe once the fleet arrives.

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
ACO: If we can express an alternate universe as a measure of time, perhaps the time device can be used to bridge our universes.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::looks at the other two:: AXO/OPS: Does this make sense to you? I am no scientist...

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
CNS: We would need to know the code for the "universe" coordinates.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CNS: Are you saying that this time device might be able to travel between universes too?

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
OPS: It'll either be 1 or 0. ACO: I don't see why not.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
AXO: Maybe we could adapt the Chroniton field emited by the device to put us in the mirror Universe. If we dare tweak it.

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
ACO: It would make sense for the Rishans to use the one device for both functions. It would take some time to work out and configure, sir.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::blinks at the CNS:: CNS: You are asuming the number of alternate universes is binary.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::nods:: OPS: How long would it take?

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::looks at the ACO for a minute, then at the AXO::

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
OPS: I'm assuming they would set their home universe to either 1 or 0, depending on where they begin counting.

CIV Cmdr. Idrani says:
All: No sign of an attack yet...

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
ACO: You have to remember that this is all theoretical. It took me hours to work out how to make the device travel through time. I already knew it had that function.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
AXO/OPS: Well, we can use the data we have from the mirror Shirna to get the quantum frequency of the mirror universe. Then we just have to adjust the emissions...

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
ACO/AXO: I think we can do it in a few minutes. The thing is already in our lab, under a huge particle emmiter. But if we fail...

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::Watches the viewscreen, also noticing the lack of widescale death::

ACTION: The Rishan Ship appears from the center of Andor itself, causing Andor to be obliterated in an instant.

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
OPS: I'm guessing that you've never been an engineer... ::looks up as Andor is destroyed::

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::looks at the arrival of the ship in awe:: Self: That is no Portal.

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
TO: Reinforce the shields!!!

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::maneuvers the ship to take the least violent hit possible, knowing that outrunning was out of the question::

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::responds rather bluntly, given all of this:: AXO: No, I was a science officer.

CIV Cmdr. Idrani says:
::Speechless::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::swallows hard:: All: We need to jump, or we need to get those configurations done...right...now.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::holds on to the console for the shockwave:: ACO/AXO: I can still begin the modifications to the temporal device.

AXO LtCmdr. Powers says:
All: That didn't happen last time...

CNS Ens. Sumner says:
::braces herself for the wave, her heart pounding in her chest::

ACO Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
OPS: Do it.

OPS LtJG. Saprin says:
::nods and starts modifying the particle emmissions from the device to match the mirror universe::

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