The Seleya has found itself in yet another dire situation involving Charnok.

Having now properly met the so-called Pathfinders, they were unable to prevent them from returning to Charnok ... a world grasped in an apparent crisis.

While three of the Pathfinders remain on the ship (one of them a child in need of help), the crew has now set out to solve the mystery of the situation.

Commander A'an has set out with an away team to Charnok to find out what has happened there ... and how exactly the Pathfinders, explorers from another universe, are involved.

Meanwhile, Ensign Hume looks into the mystery of the device that has been discovered...

USS SELEYA STARDATE 10704.22

WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSE - PART THE FOURTH

"War Zones"

=/\==/\==/\==/\==/\= RESUME MISSION =/\==/\==/\==/\==/\=

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: In one of the small side rooms off of main sickbay with Lii.  The smell of incense swirls around the room no brighter than that of candle light.  Slowly she breaths in and out, focused.::

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::rubbing on the last of the cream to cover his spots before the landing party makes it to the surface::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@::scans for any anti-aircraft weapons::

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::his attention immediately turns to sickbay::

@ ACTION: The Avetino shakes as it enters the atmosphere of the planet Charnok. Smoke plumes rise up into the atmosphere from multiple points on the surface.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::enters the bridge from her ready room. Stops in the middle considering the viewscreen for a while::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Sat on the bridge, working the communications systems, keeping an eye on the planet's sensor data as well::

Ayg says: 
::Stand with his wife Oliva in the dark room off to the side, concerned::

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
~~~MO:  Sierra, just what do you think you're doing?~~~

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@::Takes a look at his newly acquired ridges in a mirror::

CEO Ens Hume says: 
::Finishes the last diagnostics on the device and is compiling a report for Commander Gomes::

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: Slips the shuttle into the planets atmosphere, taking it into a dive, pushing it low over the surface of the planet to avoid detection, screaming towards they're destination. ::

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::closes his eyes against the shaking and tries to control his nerves::

@ ACTION: Smoke blinds the shuttle on its approach ... just visually though, they are starting to detect things with their sensors.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
FCO/OPS: I take it the situation remains calm. I'll be paying a visit to our guests in sickbay. Warn me if anything changes

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Slowly she opens her eyes and looks over at Oliva:: ~~~~ FCO: I am getting ready for a mind meld.  Please... calm thoughts.~~~~

Oliva says: 
<W> MO: Is there anything we can do?

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@XO: Again no seatbelts...Why don't they ever put seatbelts

Oliva says: 
<W> MO: To prepare?

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::stands up::  CO:  Captain, permission to join you down in sickbay.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ CTO:   Just hold on, were almost there.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Shakes her head and stands::  Oliva: I just need you and your husband to quietly wait.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::frowns:: FCO: Your skills are better needed here. Do you have a special reason to go down?

Oliva says: 
::Nods and takes her solemn husband's hand::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Nods at the CO:: CO: Yes captain.. I'm still awaiting the relay station on the planet to be activated.. Should be any time now...

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
CO:  I understand that Sierra is preparing for a mind meld.  If something happens to her, I might be the only one to bring her out of it.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
~~~~ FCO: Actually, with the CMO off ship, you can help monitor me should anything go wrong... as long as you are not fully engaged on the bridge.~~~~

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::closes the makeup kit and looks around at the group and then calls toward the cockpit:: XO: Sir, Lieutenant Pandora sent along a plan to setup a relay on the surface. So we can capture and transmit anything going on down here. I'd like to handle that right away once we land, if possible.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: Slows the shuttle down and hovers just off the ground for a second, then sets it down in the deserted area. ::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::nods at OPS:: OPS: Keep an eye on them. The CEO is also preparing a report for me. If he comes along take his report and assist him if necessary

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@XO: We're starting to clear the subspace disturbances.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ ::  Nods over his shoulder towards the EO. ::  EO:  very well.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::nods at the FCO:: FCO: Very well, we'll both go ::walks to the turbo lift waiting for the FCO::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: You have the bridge

@ ACTION: The shuttle breaches the smoke plume ... and utter destruction is before them. Fires litter the country side, and a razed city is before them. In the distance, blue energy swirls from impact craters like a horrific double helix. The XO's manoeuvres bring them to the ground safely.

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
~~~MO:  Don't even think about starting until the Captain and I join you down there.~~~

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Frowns slightly, then nods:: CO: Aye captain...

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Making herself relatively comfortable she places the fingers of her right hand lightly on key points of Lii's face.::

ACTION: Backup personnel arrive on the bridge to replace those departing.

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@Self: Those blue trails are strangely pretty...

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
CO:  Thank you Captain.  ::is relieved the CO allowed him to go and heads to the TL with the Captain::

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: All:  I'd say that makes it clear how dangerous this place is right now, stay on your toes, all of you.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
~~~~ FCO: The captain would only be a distraction, as you are now.~~~~ ::gentle humour laces her thoughts at the last.::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Sets his console to forward the required information to the captain's chair, and gets up from his own chair, moving to the centre chair::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
FCO: Do you know why Dr Sierra has decided to do a mind meld? I am as eager to know more about the Pathfinders as anyone but it might be very dangerous

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Computer: Sickbay ::watches as the doors close::

@ ACTION: With all the smoke in the air, it is almost as if night has settled upon this place.

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::makes sure he's the first off the shuttle so he doesn't have to endure them bunching around him at the ramp and then looks around for a suitable spot for a relay::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@XO: The energy distortions indicate the use of subspace weaponry.

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
CO:  No, I do not.  She has a mind of her own, and sometimes I'm not too happy about her decisions.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Sits up and looks over at the concerned parents::  Oliva: A moment more.  My husband will be joining us.  He is concerned.  The captain will be with him.  I believe she wishes to speak with you.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ ::  Stands and hides a phaser and tricorder in his civvies, then makes his way to the gangplank and out onto the surface. :: EO:  make if quick.

Oliva says: 
::Mouth tilts into a smile, and looks over at Ayg:: MO: I ... I can understand.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::half smiles and nods:: FCO: I understand. I am sure there is a good reason

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Sits down and pulls up the data he forwarded, monitoring it all while glancing around, enjoying the different view for as long as it lasts::

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::spots some kind of building a couple stories high:: XO: Yes sir. I could set this up and then stay with the shuttle.

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@::Checks his med kit and prepares to depart::

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: Looks over at the CTO and nods. :: CTO:  Yeah, hopefully they won’t be using any more while were here.  Gotta wonder what else they have that they shouldn’t.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::as the lift reaches a halt and the doors open she steps out assuming the FCO is following and finds her way to sickbay::

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::waits for the Captain to step out of the TL and he follows::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@XO: I'm not picking up any weapons, but that doesn't rule out the possibility that some of the smaller energy signatures are hand-held weapons.

CEO Ens Hume says: 
Computer: Computer, where is Commander Gomes presently?

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@Self: Giant pools filled with Romulan ale perhaps.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::looks around sickbay for the MO::

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::without getting an answer, and not expecting one, he quickly eyes the structural integrity of the building before slipping inside the bombed out shell and up the stone stairs::

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ EO:  Alright, keep inside while were gone, we'll synch our tricorders to the shuttles sensors.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::notices the smell of incense coming from one of the side rooms and follows it::

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::enters sickbay::  CO:  I believe they're this way.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::nods at the FCO::FCO: I had a hunch it might. You lead the way

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: Pulls out his tricroder and scans the area for the source of the subspace distortions. ::  All:  Alright, let’s find what were looking for an get the hell out of here.

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::walks quickly to where Sierra is::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Looks toward the door with a raised brow as the two enter.  Looks up into her husband’s eyes.::

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@::Gets his tricorder out and starts scanning for life signs like he usually does on away missions::

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::looks at Sierra not too happily::  MO:  Well thank you for waiting at least.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ CMO:  Let me know if you find anything unusual with the wounded, might let us know what techs being used and where they got it.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
Oliva/Ayg: May I present my husband?

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::looks at the MO and the two guests, nodding at each::

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::makes it slowly up to the second floor and has to cross an exposed bit of balcony to reach a twisted piece of structural metal twisting above the building:: Self: Perfect place for the relay. ::looks down at the ground and then grips the I-beam, pulling himself up::

Computer says: 
 Hume: Commander Gomes is in Main Sickbay

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@XO: That's what I had planned.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
~~~~ FCO: Stop frowning... In all honesty, I need your calmness, not your displeasure.~~~~

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::looks at the two and lets out a slight smile::

CEO Ens Hume says: 
::Picks up PADD resting on the pool table and heads for the sickbay::

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
~~~MO:  You'll have that.....for now.  But we will talk when this is over.~~~

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ CMO:  Great, glad were on the same page.  CMO/CTO:  Let’s go.  ::Moves off towards the burning city. ::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Oliva: I hope our medical care can help your child. How is she?

@ ACTION: The team seem to have arrived in a bombed out suburb of the capital city ... an area rife with destruction. The smell of fire is in the air ... screams are heard in the distance.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
CO/FCO: If I might proceed?

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Looks back at his console, monitoring the away team as far as possible::

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@::Nods and follows the XO::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@::moves with the away team, phaser rifle at the ready::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
MO: Before you do Dr. You know more than me how dangerous a mind meld might be with an unknown species. Is it absolutely necessary?

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: A touch of humour along with love comes through in the next thought. ~~~~ FCO: And hopefully we will be talking for many years yet.~~~~

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
CO:  Permission to bring Sierra back if there is the slightest sign of anything going wrong.

Oliva says: 
::Listens to the CO and the MO speak::

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::jams his foot into the gap of the beam and hooks one arm around it, fishing into the pack he brought along to pull out the relay:: ::activates the molecular adhesive and affixes the relay to the beam, activating the self-test and activation sequence... watches it cycle through and then slides back down the beam, dropping to the balcony::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
FCO: If you can, of course

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: Picks his way from one building corner to the other, trying to stay hidden as much as possible, scanning as they move along, looking for the source of the distortions. ::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
CO: The child's mind/soul/katra is not in her body.  If the two aren’t united soon, the body will die and there will be no place for the child to return.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Notices the sensor data coming in already and starts taking notes to report as soon as the captain would return::

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@::Continues his scans while keeping up with the rest of the group::

CEO Ens Hume says: 
::Steps out of TL onto Deck 7 and walks into Sickbay::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
MO: you will be soul hunting then. I wish the both of you the best of luck

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
CO: Thank you.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
::Turns to look at her husband to see if he is ready::

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::nods assumingly at Sierra::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@::uses his tricorder to scan for any people nearby::

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::checks to make sure the relay is stable and then starts back the way he came::

CEO Ens Hume says: 
::Hume stands near Gomes hoping she'll notice him::

@ ACTION: As the EO is left behind to handle the placement of the transmitter ... no one is there to watch his back. There is a sudden cracking, and the somewhat unstable building shifts. Wood splinters, and old stone crumbles ... the balcony begins to give way beneath the EO.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::looks at Ayg and Oliva, thinking this is definitely not the best time to question them. But looking at the saving of this child as an opportunity to exchange favours with the pathfinders::

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: Slowly makes his way to the source of the distortion. ::  CTO:  I don’t know how much good it’s going to do, scanning these craters.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Turns back to the child and once again lightly places her fingers along the key points, closing her eyes.  Reaching out to the child would not be the same as in a normal meld, for in this one, there was no obvious thoughts to touch upon.::

ACTION: The MO feels cold.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::notices Hume standing around and whispers:: CEO: This is not the best time to deliver your report Mr Hume. Did you find anything?

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@XO: Apparently quite good; I'm picking up some kind of an inter-web that we may be able to access to get more information Sir.

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::moves closer to Sierra, closes his eyes and concentrates on her thoughts::

CEO Ens Hume says: 
CO: I'm sorry to disturb you Commander, but you really need to hear this.

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ Self: Shazbot! ::tries to jump off the balcony but slips when it breaks, falling::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Slipping into the darkness of the child’s mind, a coldness wraps around her, but there is also the solid warmth of her husband along their bond.::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::moves away from the room where the mind meld is happening and expects the CEO to follow:: CEO: What is it?

# ACTION: The MO feels a cold wind, and her eyes open to find her in dark and chilly place. She is no longer in Sickbay. Or at least her mind isn't. Her wedding finger feels warm ... the connection to her husband is still there.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: Looks at the CTO's readings and adjusts his own tricorder. ::  CTO:  Alright, that’s a welcome bit of luck.  Let’s see what we can see.

CEO Ens Hume says: 
::Follows the CO away from the others::

@ ACTION: The EO falls.

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@ ::tries to access the inter-web hoping it won't request a Microsoft® authorization code::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# :: Looks around, getting her baring. Gently:: Child: Lii... I am a friend come to help.

@ ACTION: With a beep, the CTO access the Charnok Inter-Web data transmission stream.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ CMO:  Anything unusual on your end?

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::hits the overhang below with his back and rolls off, falling in the dirt the other ten feet to the ground:: Self: Ungh.... ::coughs in the dust and groans::

# ACTION: The MO spots pedals of a flower, wilted, on the floor before her. They disappear into the darkness.

CEO Ens Hume says: 
CO: The device we found; I've been able to establish that it’s an amalgamation of various components: Klingon, Skree and Gorn in origin.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
CEO: That sounds like the work of mercenaries. Have you been able to establish how it got to the ship in the first place or what is its purpose?

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@::Checks his readings again:: XO: Not that I can tell.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# :: Seeing the wilted pedals and her mother saying a garden was her favourite place, she follows them:: Lii: Gardens are a wonderful place.  They have such beauty in both scent and sight.  Would you show me yours?

CEO Ens Hume says: 
CO: Before Ensign Tana came across it the device was emitting two separate signals, the first was hacking into the Seleya's secondary computer core. That’s why I was detecting data corruption earlier,

# ACTION: A light appears in the darkness ... it is dim, and seems to move off into some sort of corridor.

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@XO: I'm in, trying to access their latest news details

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::frowns:: CEO: But you have been able to cease this activity?

@ ACTION: The EO is alive. And relatively unharmed. But he will be quite bruised in a while.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: Nods at the CMO, looks over his shoulder at the sound of the crumbling buildings, then back to the CTO. ::  CTO:  good, relay anything you find back to the shuttle, ensign Tana might find something we miss.

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::groans again and then slowly pushes his way up to his knees and then shakily to his feet to start stumbling toward the shuttle::

CEO Ens Hume says: 
CO: ...and the second signal was an information stream being transmitted to somewhere aboard the Seleya. The signals ceased when the device was discovered.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: Taps his combadge, ::  *EO*:  A'an to Tana.

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::senses no dangers so far::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
CEO: So it was a spy device being used to relay information from the Seleya to the Seleya. Have you been able to pinpoint the destination to any particular deck or room?

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# ::sending emotions of security and calm, she follows, talking about flowers.::

CIV Yn1 Ivanova says: 
::Grumbles as she carries a balanced tray in her arms towards the OPS's location, grunting from the weight she immediately drops it on the OPS's console. Taking a deep breath to calm her racing heart she turns her attention towards the OPS and gently taps his shoulder::

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::feels a slight chill run through his body::

CEO Ens Hume says: 
CO: No Commander, but I can tell from the data corruption that the device has been on board since we left Starbase 13.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: frowns and taps his combadge again. ::  *EO*:  Ensign Tana, respond.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Keeps taking notes on the data coming in at the moment, including some communication transmissions::

@ ACTION: The CMO hears groaning near him. There an assortment of corpses ... littered about a collapsed home. One of them is not quite dead though.

CIV Yn1 Ivanova says: 
::Grumbles as the OPS refuses to respond, she begins tapping his shoulder harder::

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::opens the ramp on Aventino and practically falls inside and into one of the seats, activating the shuttle's comm console, stopping as he gets the call, happy the shuttle picked it up and he didn't need to move his arm to tap his badge:: *XO*: Tana here. ::cough::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
CEO: Go to the bridge and see if Lt Pandora can use what you know about the device to pinpoint the exact time it was brought aboard and by whom. Certainly objects are not transported aboard this ship without anyone knowing. And be very careful, we might have a spy aboard

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# :: In the back of her mind, she works on analysing the situation, including her husband in the questions.  Where they inside the child’s mind, and if so, why had she not registered before?  Or were they following something else?::

CEO Ens Hume says: 
CO: Understood Sir, on my way.

# ACTION: The dim light disappears down another corridor.

CEO Ens Hume says: 
::Hume leaves sickbay and hurries towards the TL en route to the bridge::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
CEO: I'll join you once I understand what is happening here ....

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@XO: Aye Sir ::connects a relay to the shuttle:: No information so far on the situation, just reports of mass panic

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: Shakes his head, somewhat disgruntled. :: *EO*:  Catch you at a bad time Ensign?  Were transmitting some data from the local Inter-Web, see if anything jumps out at you.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::returns to the incense filled room and whispers:: FCO: Everything going well so far?

Ayg says: 
::Lets go of his wife's hand, and moves over to the CO:: CO: Ms. Gomes, a moment of your time ...

CEO Ens Hume says: 
::Hume reaches the bridge and heads over to where Lt. Pandora is::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# :: Continues to follow, the coldness not lessening.::

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::suppresses the groan as he reaches for and turns on a second display:: *XO*: Aye sir. I'm ready. I've also got the relay online. If you could inform Lieutenant Pandora that it's up?

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::opens his eyes::  CO:  So far, no dangers to report Captain.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Self: Finally Ayg: Of course, let us use one of the side chambers

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: looks off to his left as Atreides attends to a wounded local. ::

Ayg says: 
::Nods, looks at his wife, and goes with her::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
FCO: Thank you. Call us if there is any change

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@XO: The good news is that there's no news of us landing.

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@::Hears something and decides to scan a pile of corpses near him to check for life signs:: Self: Ah the tricorder, great on living people but terrible once they're dead.

CEO Ens Hume says: 
OPS: Lieutenant, Commander Gomes wanted me to give you this.

# ACTION: As the MO comes around a corner, weird, neon, glowing symbols adorn the walls.

CEO Ens Hume says: 
::Hume hands over PADD to Pandora::

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
CO:  Immediately.  ::closes his eyes again::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::moves to another one of those small rooms and invites Ayg to take a seat in one of the biobeds::

CEO Ens Hume says: 
OPS: It contains everything we know about the device we found.

Ayg says: 
CO: I'd prefer to stand, if that were all right.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ *EO*:  I'll take care of it, prepare a data burst for the Seleya as well, XO out.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Looks up from his console, noticing both the CEO and CIV are there, wanting his attention:: CIV/CEO: Oh, sorry... I've been a bit busy with this,. ::points at the console, then accepts the padd::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# :: Blinks, looking around her a bit confused::  Interesting...

@ ACTION: A whistling is heard in the air. Two figures fly over the away team's heads ... about twenty yards up. They don't seem to see them, and continue on.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Ayg: Very well, then so shall I. I sincerely hope we can help your child, my hopes are with her

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Takes a glance at the device for a moment, then turns to the CEO:: CEO: Do you have the exact frequency used for these transmissions?

# ACTION: The symbols begin to shift ... and suddenly become terran numbers. 14, 28, 280, etc.

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ *XO*: Aventino out. ::closes the comm and starts the uploads, leaning heavily back in the chair, one eye on the scrolling data from the local datanet. Suddenly feeling tired and hopes it’s not a concussion::

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ *OPS*:  Away team to Seleya, we have a data relay activated and have found the source of the subspace distortions.  There are several massive impact craters on the planet’s surface, resulting from some type of subspace weapons fire.

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@::looks up and ducks::

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@::Investigates the pile of corpses closer ignoring the flying things overhead::

Ayg says: 
CO: I appreciate that. I felt that ... in light of my father's actions, I should offer my surfaces. We Pathfinders are gifted with great abilities. My wife is a master of maintaining health and restoring vitality. I ... ::Gestures to a test tube which suddenly turns into gold:: ... have different abilities.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :; Ducks further behind the corner, looking after the passing figures. :;

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# :: Thinks the numbers to herself, making sure her husband 'sees' them.::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::looks at the object:: Ayg: Very impressive. Do you think you could fix our hull breach like that?

Ayg says: 
CO: Yes, actually.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Glances over at Ivanova:: CIV: Could I help you then?

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
#:: On another thought, she says them out loud in case they mean something to Oliva::  14, 28, 280...

Ayg says: 
CO: Our omni-mind has actually already accessed your ship's schematics. With your Engineer's observance, I could have your ship repaired in no time.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: *OPS*:  We've tapped into the local information net and are trying to ascertain where the weapons fire came from.  A'an out.

CEO Ens Hume says: 
OPS: Yes, the frequencies are on the 3rd page of the PADD.

# ACTION: A freezing wind blows down the corridor ... striking the MO.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Ayg: Then once your child is free of danger I would appreciate it if you did that. It will greatly increase our chances of survivals should we come across any more problems along the way

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::wonders why Sierra is sending out numbers for him to see::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Acknowledges the message from the XO, then turns back to the padd, looking up the frequency::

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@  :: Scans in the direction of the passing figures, trying to get some data on what they are. ::

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@Self: Guess they're all dead.

CEO Ens Hume says: 
OPS: We need to try and determine when the device started transmitting.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# :: A shudder racks her body as the cold wraps around her.  Rubbing her finger along her wedding ring, she thinks warm thoughts.::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CEO: And where it was transmitting to... For which the frequency is indeed an important factor...

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Ayg: I am still, however, very curious about your species. It would be quite useful for both of us if we could start formal diplomatic relations

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::feels an even colder chill run through his body::

Ayg says: 
CO: I'm not sure that's possible. ::Sighs and looks off::

CEO Ens Hume says: 
OPS: Exactly, we do know it was transmitting somewhere on board. This is why we need to keep this quiet.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ CMO:  Any of them alive?

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Ayg: I can tell you have a strict hierarchy, which I will not pretend to understand. But if you can pass the information along to your leaders that we are here and would like to share information and knowledge, we would appreciate it ::smiles::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Nods:: CEO: But we should also consider that this place may just be a relay, transmitting to yet another place... Scary thought really...

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@XO: Don't seem to be.

Ayg says: 
CO: I cannot go beyond our patriarch. He is the end all and be all. However, his methodology of "seeking out new realms and empires" tends to result in ... trouble. We seem to indirectly cause a lot of destruction, and it has grown a bit tiring for my family.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ CMO:  Anything unusual from the wounds?  Maybe we can get a weapons type if nothing else.

# ACTION: The cold wind fades ... the MO hears childish laughter further down the corridor.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ CTO:  Anything of use yet?

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CEO: It looks like this is in the VHF frequency range... ::Gets up from the chair and steps to an auxiliary console at the side of the bridge to get some more computer power::

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::has the computer filter out the dross and then stops the scroll when he recognizes a sequence of characters - check again to be sure and then activates the com:: *XO*: Aventino to Aan. Commander, are you there?

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Ayg: Sometimes, the patriarch needs to be changed in order to improve the well-being of the group. Tell me, did you also cause what is happening on Charnok? Even if you did not mean it

CMO Dr Atreides says: 
@XO: Looks like blunt force trauma to me.

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@ XO: Still checking Sir, lots of rubbish from something called "Norton"

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: Taps his combadge. ::  *EO*:  go ahead.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# :: Mentally smiles as the sound of laughter.  But many questions remain unanswered.  Follows the sounds of laughter.::

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::for reasons unbeknownst to him, he lets out a slight smile::

Ayg says: 
CO: When we arrived ... it was calm for a few minutes. Then mass explosions ... tears in subspace ... started ripping across the planet. Weapons had been deployed. But they weren't being targeted at us. It seemed they had no targets. They were hitting everything. It was madness.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Taps the console to bring up the sensor data archive, entering the start date for the search and the frequencies wanted. To be sure, he picks a date a week before they arrived at Starbase 13::

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: looks around for a second, then stands up. :: CTO:  can you maintain that connection while we move?  I want to get a better look at one of those craters.

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ *XO*: I'm not sure if you've seen it on your end, but I'm recognizing some of the secure systems setups. When I was in the Trill Home Guard, I used to work on old - well it's not worth getting into here. Several of their major systems are running on LCARS-2.  It's old, but serviceable. We should be able to get into their central servers.

# ACTION: The MO breaches the darkness, and arrives in a garden. It is a beautiful place ... with luminescent flowers and hovering plants. A floating table is before her, suspended on apparent globs of some sort of gelatine. Lii sits at the end of the table.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Ayg: They probably have primitive computers controlling their weapons. Is it possible that your arrival triggered them? If that is the case, then all it took was the shooting of weapons from one of their factions, for the others to reply and start the open war we see now ::sighs::

CEO Ens Hume says: 
OPS: VHF?

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@XO: Sir, the news service shut down prior to the Seleya arrival

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: *EO*:  Can you do it from there or do we need a hard-line access point?

Ayg says: 
::Nods:: CO: Possibly. This won't end. Once Arko has gotten all he needs of Charnok, he is going to move on to another world in your Universe. This could happen all over again.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# :: Gives one of her rare smiles:: Lii: What a lovely garden.  May I join you?

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CEO: Very High Frequency.. ::Smiles:: I'm having the computer search for the exact frequency now.. It's not that widely used anymore these days, since most systems work on Ultra High Frequency ranges...

Lii says: 
# MO: Yes, Sierra. ::Smiles:: I had the tea make itself for you. You like tea, don't you?

CEO Ens Hume says: 
OPS: I didn't think we used that anymore

Ayg says: 
::Sighs:: CO: We need to return home.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Ayg: I understand. Is there no way for you to change his mind? Or indeed challenge his authority?

Ayg says: 
CO: I could challenge his authority. But that could mean death for me and mine. He is quite powerful.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ CTO: By choice or did it crash?

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::brings up the list of nodes, trying to ignore the stinging in his ribcage:: *XO*: They look pretty integrated, sir. Some things might need hard access, but this should be plenty for now. What do you want me to look for?

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@::looks over the data:: XO: All I can tell is it stopped when the weapons started firing

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# :: Finds a rather unusual chair and takes a seat.:: Lii: Yes, I do.

# ACTION: The MO feels the chair adjust to her body, making it much more comfortable. Tea begins to "generate itself" into a cup before her.

Lii says: 
# MO: I've been waiting for you to come rescue me. ::Smiles::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::nods slowly:: Ayg: And you don't want to start a good thing on the wake of a bad one. Do what you feel is right to save your family. If we can help, we will. In the mean time, I will send a warning to all of the Federation and our allies about you. Not because you are hostile but merely to be alert

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ *EO*:  anything that might explain what caused this fallout.  Was it hostilities, a malfunction, rebellion, anything that might give us some answers as to what happened here.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# :: Takes the cup and relaxes back to savour the drink::  Lii: You have my curiosity. Why were you expecting me?

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ *EO*:  I want to know where those weapons came from and if there are anymore.  Someone’s messing with this planet even more than it already was and whoever it is can’t be up to anything good.

Lii says: 
# MO: Because I saw it ... days ago. I saw me asleep ... and I saw this pretty lady come to rescue me. You're the pretty lady. With a pretty name.

EO Ens Tana says: 
@::starts to bring up whatever defence records he can access from the last six months:: *XO*: Aye sir. I'll transmit it up to Seleya. Her computers can sift through this data faster than Aventino's.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@  :: Looks over at the CTO.:: CTO:  first step in any invasion...cut communications, stop the flow of information.

Ayg says: 
::Stares at a tube which holds an apparent virus:: CO: What is that ... there are microscopic creatures in there ...

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@ XO: Understood

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# Lii: Thank you.  You are very lovely too as is your special place.  Are you ready to go back to your parents?  They are very worried.

Lii says: 
# ::Shudders::

# ACTION: The cold wind returns.

Lii says: 
# MO: I don't think I can ...

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ CTO:  Either this is one major cluster foul-up, or someone’s got designs on this world.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::looks at the flask, frowning at the change of subject:: Ayg: It’s a sample of an Altarian flu virus. It was probably taken from someone aboard to be analyzed. It is a small parasitic life-form

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::survives a coughing fit and waits to make sure it's subsided before contacting the ship:: COM Seleya: Shuttle Aventino to Seleya.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CEO: Starting to get some results now... ::Looks at the screen, then turns around again:: It'll be a while before it's completed this search...

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# ::ignores the cold for the child.::  Lii: Why not?

Ayg says: 
CO: A virus ... ::Eyes go blank for a moment:: ... a virus. In your universe, creatures can live within you. And cause harm.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :: looks over at the doctor. :: CMO:  I want you to go back to the shuttle; I think our Engineer had an accident.  See if he's alright and make sure he doesn’t run off alone again.

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@:  CTO:  Let’s get a look at that crater.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::nods:: Ayg: Yes, most of the multicellular life forms known to us harbour smaller creature inside. Some as symbionts, without which we could not survive, others as parasites which we have to fight against in order to stay alive

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Ayg: you do not have such things?

Liil says: 
# ::Looks at the MO with concern:: MO: Something's horribly wrong where you come from ...

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
@ XO: Aye. ::checks his phaser rifle setting::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Arrives at his console and opens the communication:: COM: Aventino: Seleya here, go ahead..

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::opens his eyes::  CO:  I'm not quite sure why this is taking so long.

Ayg says: 
::Seems to be getting an idea:: CO: ... where we come from. The realm is too fierce to allow such creatures to live. Why ... if we were to be infected ... we would have no choice but to return ...

XO Lt Cmdr Aan says: 
@ :  Moves off in the direction of the crater. ::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# :: Places her tea cup down and leans closer, reaching for the bond with her husband:: Lii: Wrong in my world?  What is wrong in my world?

EO Ens Tana says: 
@ ::recognizes the voice:: COM Seleya: Lieutenant Pandora? Sir, I've got the relay up. Have you been receiving? We've also patched into the local datanet. They're using our technology, but it's old. I think I'm in. I'm transmitting everything we're getting down here so Seleya can sift through it. I think the last six months is the best place to start looking for what prompted this.

Liil says: 
# ::Gasps in surprise as the MO reaches for her bond:: No, no, I'm not ready --!

ACTION: The MO, inadvertently getting "closer" to her husband, has latched onto Lii who opened up. Suddenly, both are violently ripped from the mind meld.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::smiles, knowingly:: Ayg: Indeed ::stops smiling:: Ayg: But be careful, these creatures can kill you. I suggest you talk to your wife about what she can heal ...

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
# ::calmly:: Lii: I am not taking you anywhere yet... I just want my husband to hear...

ACTION: The MO falls backward.

ACTION: Lii sits up screaming.

FCO Cmdr Knight says: 
::is pulled out of Sierra's thoughts::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
COM: Aventino: We're receiving, good signal.. Good work down there.. We'll take a look at the data...

Lii says: 
# ::Screaming:: IT'S COMING!!! IT'S COMING!!!

Lii says: 
# ::SCREAMS:: THE SEVEN IS COMING!!!

=/\==/\==/\==/\==/\= PAUSE MISSION =/\==/\==/\==/\==/\=

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Lília Perfeito is Commander Alexandra Margarida Gomes (CO – Commanding Officer)
Robert Wright is Lieutenant Commander A'an Selzah (XO – Executive Officer)
Jim Koeller is Commander Ethan Knight (FCO – Flight Control Officer)
Tim Schols is Lieutenant Dylan Cedric Pandora (OPS – Operations Officer)
Andrew James is Ensign Oday Redwood C(TO – Tactical officer)
Jonathan Duggan is Ensign Benjamin Lucas Hume (CEO – Chief Engineering Officer)
Kurt Goring is Ensign Kavli Sudar Tana (EO – Engineering Officer)
Andreas Habeland is Lieutenant Paul Atreides (CMO – Chief Medical Officer)
Karriaunna Scotti is Lieutenant Sierra Knight-Sky (MO – Medical officer)
Eldad Ben-Tovim is Yeoman, First Class Samantha Ivanova (CIV – Yeoman)

Mike Jones is Ayg, Oliva & Lii
Jonathan Duggan is The Computer.

Stardate: 10704.22
Arc Title: “Welcome to the Universe”
Part: Four  / “War Zones”
Ship Manager: Mike Jones
Arc Creator: Mike Jones

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