Star Trek: A Call To Duty

USS Scimitar NCC-80826 - SD 11209.10

Starring:

Einar Sigurðsson		as	[CO] Captain Jonathan Rome
				Commanding Officer and Temporary Ship Manager
			
And	Sub Commander Volar
And	Ambassador Gillem Kasayn
And	Admiral Nagamuri	
And	Commander Kess	
And	Science Officer Adams

Andrew James		as	[XO] Commander Thalev Idrani
				First Officer / Acting Commanding Officer

Lilia Perfeito		as	[OPS] Lieutenant Laeena Saprin
				Chief Operations Officer

C.J. Short		as	[FCO] Ensign Sara Natalie Sumner
				Flight Control Officer / Acting Executive Officer
			
			And	FCO Vasquez

Absent:

Wim Herremans		as	[CSO] Ensign Lucas Sanders
				Chief Science Officer

An enemy faction Warbird appeared and destroyed the Devourer, but the crew of the Scimitar was able to save half of the crew using their transporters, however there were some complications. The Sub-Commander was miracolously saved so their mission can continue

Resume mission: "audaces fortuna iuvat" - Part 4

OPS Lt Saprin:
::straightens her uniform as she enters the bridge and heads for her station::
 
Gillem Kasayn:
::gets up and heads for the door:: ACO: Are you sure you don't want me around, Captain. ::smiles::
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
::keeps an eye on fleet the Romulan fleet movements::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::takes over from the duty OPS as quietly as she can and gets updated on the situation::
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
Kasayn: Yes, please carry out my orders. I still want to talk to Volar a bit here. ::nods::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::brings up the details of the metaphasic bursts
 
Gillem Kasayn:
::looks to the Sub-Commander and nods:: ACO: As you wish Captain. ::bows and heads out of the Ready room::
 
Sub-Commander Volar:
::nods to the Ambassador, then returns his focus on the Starfleet Captain::
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
Volar: Sub Commander, we are in your space, so I will concede to your wishes here. Are we to carry on to the planet, or to your fleet?
 
Sub-Commander Volar:
ACO: Captain Idrani, my fleet will be here soon and I will transfer onboard our flagship and from there we can continue towards your destination, but I'm afraid I will have to leave you to it....I have urgent business with the Praetor that can not wait.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
AXO: It all looks calm as an ocean before a storm.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
Volar: I see. Well then. ::stands:: My security officers will take you to your men in Sickbay.
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
OPS: I think, in this case, an aftershock might be a more accurate metaphor.
 
Sub-Commander Volar:
::shifts in his seat:: ACO: I don't require medical assistance, Captain Idrani.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
Volar: Perhaps not, but your men are down there and you are their commander. ::gestures to the door::
 
Sub-Commander Volar:
::stands up:: ACO: I will concede to your wishes then.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
Self: Damned right you will. Volar: Thank you. ::leaves security to escort him, then walks onto the bridge::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
AXO: I hope you are correct. I was looking over the transporter records of the past few hours. The incident with the Romulan crew is intriguing.
 
Sub-Commander Volar:
::grunts as he is being escorted off the bridge::
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
::walks to OPS console:: OPS: Lieutenant, send another update to Starfleet, but this time please send the same report to the Romulan Praetor. With all this war going on, we need to make sure Volar isn't acting alone.
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
OPS: That's one way to put it, I suppose. ::notices the Captain and Sub-Commander, moving to the XO's chair::
 
Sub-Commander Volar:
::scratches at his collar as he steps into the turbolift::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO: Aye sir. ::prepares the report as requested and sends it to both Starfleet and the Praetor's office::
  
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
OPS: And I don't believe in coincidences - I want that transport studied. What happened exactly, why did they beam into the crew quarters? Have that room flipped upside down if need be. I want to know if they did anything in there.
 
Gillem Kasayn:
*Bridge*: Bridge, this is Gillem down in Sickbay. From what the doctors tell me, the rest of the Romulan crew have no ill effects after their incident other than some slight burns.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
TO: Keep all secure areas guarded. Extra security at Engineering, Shuttlebay, etcetera.
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
::eyes Thalev for a moment, but says nothing::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO/AXO: I don't know what happened, but it wasn't a regular accident. An external signal interfered with the transport. And that coincided exactly with a strange burst of transporter signal from somewhere near guest quarters.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
*Amb*: Thank you Ambassador. The Sub Commander is on his way down and doesn't seem to be in a good mood. Please meet him there and stay with him until his fleet arrives. Keep him company.
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
OPS: So two transporter signals intersected?
 
Gillem Kasayn:
*ACO*: Sure thing Captain, I think we should get them to their flagship soon. The Sub-Commander seemed anxious to get going.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
OPS: Yes, very suspicious. Call me paranoid but an Akira class vessel would do very nicely for a fleet at war.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::ponders that for a moment:: AXO: It could be. But the timing cannot be a coincidence.
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
::shakes her head:: ACO: You're paranoid. No Romulan factions has any good reason to provoke the Federation.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
*Amb*: Yes, a little too anxious and I want to know why before his fleet gets here. FCO: Reduce speed. Not enough to make the Romulan fleet think we are slowing, but just enough to buy another minute or two.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO: Agreed. I would like to point out that the Ambassador's quarters are in the area where the signal came from. And that earlier he requested a dedicated communications console.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
AXO: Some ... ::looks down at her console noticing something::
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
OPS: See to it then. AXO: You have no idea what drives any of the factions, nor do any of us.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO/AXO: There was a glitch in internal sensors just now. For a nanosecond there was one less romulan life form aboard.
 
<FCO_Vasquez> ::Slows the ship a little::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO: I need a clarification Commander. May I scan all the guest quarters, including the Ambassador's?
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
::sighs softly and shakes her head again::
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
OPS: Deactivate the communications console in Kasayn's quarters. I don't think anyone can disappear for that small amount of time, so we have to assume sensors are being played with. Find out where from, if you can.
 
<FCO_Vasquez> ACO: Sir, the Romulan fleet is asking why we changed speed.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::nods and remotely deactivates the console in the ambassador's quarters. The one she had installed at his request when he came aboard::
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
FCO: My orders were clear about how much to reduce speed by. They shouldn't have been able to notice. So... make something up.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
OPS: Have the quarters searched where the transport signal came from.
 
<SO_Adams>*OPS*: Lieutenant, we've managed to ascertain that the sensory glitch coincided with the latest metaphasic sweep.
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
::Stands up:: ACO: May I have a word, acting Captain?
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
AXO: I'll have that word in my ready room now.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO: I can't pinpoint exactly. We would have to search all quarters, including the ambassador's.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
OPS: Make it so. :;walks to his ready room::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO/AXO: I'm afraid the console will not respond to remote commands. So .... yes sir.
 
<FCO_Vasquez> ::frowns and sends a reply to the Romulans blaming a slight engineering malfunction::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::asks for teams composed of 1 OPS officer and two security to start combing the quarters.::
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
::Follows Thalev into the RR and waits for the door to close:: ACO: You need to relax, sir.
 
ACTION: Incoming transmission from Starfleet Command
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
AXO: Don't tell me to relax, dammit. I want your feedback, but the next time I see you shaking your head in disapproval at my orders, undermining my authority, I'll have you back at the flight console in a flash. Am I clear?
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::finds herself alone on the bridge and so she answers puts the transmission on screen:: COM: Starfleet: This is Lt Saprin aboard the USS Scimitar. How may I be of assistance?
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
ACO: Fine, you want feedback? Only an idiot would think a Romulan faction would risk war with the Federation. We would steamroll them in their weakened condition, and they know it. You trying to jump out ahead of suspected conspiracies is going to get us killed. And don't snap at the crew, they're under enough stress.

Admiral Nagamuri:
::appears on screen:: COM: Scimitar: OPS: Lieutenant, what the hell is going on out there? I just received your report, and now I'm getting angry calls from the Romulans that you've got the Praetor's nephew onboard and won't give him up.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::puts on her best Vulcan face:: COM: Starfleet Command: There was an attack on Sub-Commander Volar's vessel. We beamed the survivors aboard but unfortunately not all of them make it. We suspect foul play and are investigating.
 
Admiral Nagamuri:
::looks to someone off screen before continuing:: COM: Scimitar: OPS: Lieutenant, this is an order. Release the Sub-Commander to the Romulans posthaste
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::looks down at her console and notices another glitch. She then notices the SO's report on it:: Self: Fascinating.
 
Admiral Nagamuri:
COM: Scimitar: OPS: Where is Ambassador Kasayn?
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
::pauses:: AXO: First, don't ever openly show your disapproval of my orders like that again.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
COM: Admiral: Perhaps it is best if you talk to Commander Idrani about the subject. ::taps her badge:: *ACO*: I am sorry to interrupt, but you are needed on the bridge urgently to speak with Admiral Nagamuri.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
COM: Admiral: In sickbay.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
AXO: This isn't over, Sumner. Acting XO or not, I expect respect from my crew. *OPS*: On my way. ::steps out of the ready room::
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
::rubs her forehead, waiting until he was out of earshot:: Nobody: Maybe if you showed your crew some respect...
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO: The admiral is not happy we have Sub-Commander Volar aboard. He demands his immediate release and he asked about the ambassador. ::unmutes the com::
 
Admiral Nagamuri:
::watches the Captain step back out of his Ready room:: COM: Scimitar: ACO: Captain Idrani, like I just told your Operations officer, I expect you to deliver the Sub-Commander to the Romulan fleet immediately.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
COM: Admiral: And which fleet is that, Admiral?
 
Admiral Nagamuri:
::just looks at him sternly:: COM: Scimitar: ACO: Captain, I do not like to play these games. We need this to go well. Nagamuri, out!
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
::turns to OPS:: OPS: It was a valid question... did he mention which fleet he was talking about?
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO: There was another sensor glitch with the Romulans. It coincided precisely with the metaphasic sweep.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO: I take it the one on an intercept course.
 
ACTION: The fleet is within visual range
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
::walks onto the bridge::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO/AXO: We have visual. ::puts the fleet on screen::
 
Gillem Kasayn:
*ACO*: Captain, the Sub-Commander has just received a comm from the fleet, they are ready to transport them over any minute.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
::looks at the screen:: AXO/OPS: Well unless you have some additional info for me regarding the transporter signal, looks like our time is up.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO/AXO: Could it be we were used to eliminate certain elements?
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::contacts her teams investigating the quarters::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO: The teams are asking permission to unlock a locked container in the ambassador's quarters. His console is disconnected and they found nothing more of note in any of the quarters.
 
Sub-Commander Volar:
::pulls at his collar as he waits for transport::
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
OPS: I don't see anything suggesting this wasn't just one faction attacking another, at least not yet. Let's follow up on the leads we have, and see if anything comes up.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
AXO: The probability that these sensor glitches and the interference with the transporter signal are accidents is extremely low.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
OPS: No, leave it locked.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO: yes sir. ::tells the teams to leave the container and finish up the sweeps and report back::
 
<FCO_Vasquez> ACO: Captain, the Romulans are asking permission to beam their people aboard their ship.
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
OPS/ACO: There's definitely something suspicious going on, and we'll investigate what we can, but we still have a mission. ::Looks to Thalev, a somewhat apologetic expression on her face::
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
::sighs:: AXO/OPS: That Romulan that went missing... where is he now?
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
FCO: Tell them to standby a moment please.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::checks. and while she waits she remembers something:: ACO: We could try flooding the ship with metaphasic particles. If there is anything cloaked aboard we might see it.
 
<FCO_Vasquez> ::nods and tells the ship to standby for procedural reasons::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO: All the Romulans, including that one, remain in sickbay.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
*Amb*: Idrani to Kasayn. How many Romulans are in Sickbay, please? OPS: How many on sensors?
 
Gillem Kasayn:
*ACO*: All nine are here, including the Sub-Commander..what is wrong Captain, should we not deliver them to their people?
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO: Nine, sir.
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
OPS: We're sure metaphasic particles aren't hazardous?
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
OPS: Remind me.. there were 9 Romulans who successfully beamed over?
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO/AXO: Only twice, during the glitches there only eight romulans.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
AXO: we could try a low dosage for a short period of time.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO: There were 23 Romulans to begin with. We lost 14 in the transport to the Scimitar.
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
::looks to Thalev:: ACO: Thoughts?
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
*Amb*: Everything is fine. Idrani out.
 
Gillem Kasayn:
Sub-Commander: Any minute now. ::smiles politely::
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
AXO/OPS: Nothing that won't make me sound paranoid.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO/AXO: I am afraid my leads are exhausted as well.
 
ACTION: The Romulans take flanking positions around the Scimitar
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
ACO: Doesn't mean you wouldn't be right, but for now, shall we run the metaphasic sweeps?
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
AXO: Yes, run it.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO/AXO: I tried to see if there was anything particular about the deceased and glitched Romulans, but found nothing.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
OPS: Hail the fleet.
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
::looks to OPS and nods for the sweeps to begin::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::opens a channel to the romulan fleet:: ACO: Romulan fleet on screen.
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::silently nods to Sumner and starts flooding the ship witth a low dose of metaphasic particles.
 
Commander Kess:
::appears on screen:. COM: Scimitar: ACO: Captain, we stand by....is there a problem?
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
COM: Romulans: This is the USS Scimitar. Your crew are almost ready to return to you. May I ask why you have taken up aggressive positions around our vessel? We are here on a mission of peace.
 
Commander Kess:
COM: Scimitar: ACO: So are we, Captain. Yet you delay handing over our people.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
COM: Kess: And so you would threaten us?
 
ACTION: The internal sensors register something similar to a cloaking device in Sickbay
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::motions for the AXO to join her at her console::
 
Commander Kess:
COM: Scimitar: ACO: Captain, would you not think the same? We are old enemies after all
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
::moves beside OPS::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::points and whispers:: AXO: this is compatible with a cloaking device in sickbay.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
COM: Kess: Perhaps. ::pauses:: In the spirit of friendliness, I request you withdraw your vessels.
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
COM: Kess: We have, after all, proven our intent by saving the life of your Sub Commander and his crew at our own risk.
 
Commander Kess:
COM: Scimitar: ACO: Captain. ::smiles a devious smile:: This is Romulan space, there is no where else I should be. But as you notice, we have not armed our weapons...I hope we don't have to.
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
::motions to OPS to mute the comms::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::looks at the XO for a moment as if doubting that is the best thing to do right now:: AXO: Yes ma'am. ::mutes the comm::
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
ACO: We need to lock down sickbay and neutralize this cloaking device, and find out what it's hiding. As for the Romulan ships, I say we tell them the truth; there's a security situation that will be dealt with shortly.
 
Sub-Commander Volar:
::checks his wristband, then looks around and activates his communication device:: *Romulan fleet*: This is Sub-Commander Volar, these Federation cowards are holding me and my men! Emergency transport!
 
ACO Cmdr Idrani:
::nods to the AXO::
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
ACO/ACO: There is a Romulan communicator active in sickbay
 
Commander Kess:
::looks startled on the comm and gives orders silently::
 
AXO LtJG Sumner:
OPS: Lock down sickbay, nothing gets in or out.
 
ACTION: The Sub-Commander is beamed off board
 
OPS Lt Saprin:
::nods and puts a force field around sickbay and locks the doors::

PAUSE MISSION

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