The Seleya is "dead in the water."

While hosting an event between two previously warring species to view a spatial anomaly, they were set upon by a sudden ion storm. With many other vessels in the area, they were caught in the storm and caught hard.

Something however has caused the Seleya to lose all its power. 5 hours have past, and the crew are now spread out in "emergency life support zones" with limited communication and ways of finding out what happened.

USS SELEYA - STARDATE 10706.24

ADRIFT - PART THE SECOND

"Pockets of Air"

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

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::enters through a hatch onto the bridge, a bit tired of climbing 10 decks. She gets up and looks around, starting to remove her helmet::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::On the bridge, trying hard to get more information about their current situation, while coordinating the various efforts to find the leak::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Down in medical, coordinating teams while there still remained nothing serious.::

ACTION: Light blue emergency lights shine in the emergency zones throughout the ship. The crew find the air somewhat stale and cold. Bursts of blue and purple can be seen through windows.

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
::walks through the lounge::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::removes the helmet totally and leaves it on the floor, then heads for the centre of the bridge:: OPS: Status report

Mikternon says: 
::Biting his nails and looking out the windows at the storm raging around them::

Auswain says: 
::Silent and contemplative::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
Auswain/Mikternon: How are you, gentlemen?

Mikternon says: 
CTO: WE'RE DOOMED!

Auswain says: 
::Glances at Mikternon::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::contemplates the viewscreen and the mess she got the Seleya into .. it better be worth it::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
Mikternon: That's a huge assumption, Sir. I am sure everything will turn out fine.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Sighs, not looking up from his work:: CO: Well.. Not good, sir.. The energy still seems to be draining, emergency life support zones have been instated across the ship. Engineering and operation staff are out, trying to find the source of our energy drain.. And we're a bit short on EVA suits, it seems... Most are in use already..

Mikternon says: 
::Starts sobbing into his hands::

Auswain says: 
::Steps over to the CTO:: CTO: Have you ever been in a situation such as this Mr. Redwood?

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Looks about.  Anyone coming in would think the place had gone wild, but in reality, it was very organized.::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::nods:: OPS: I understand. One thing at a time. Do we have an estimate on when the storm will end?

EMMA says: 
::moving without difficulty toward the starboard-rear section of the Saucer toward the impulse reactors::

CIV Yn1 Ivanova says: 
::Quickly rushes to the Captain's side, grabbing her helmet and rushing away with it to somewhere on the back of the bridge::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
Auswain: Not exactly the same, no, but I have confidence in this crew, and I've been in storms before.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Shakes head:: CO: Nothing yet, captain... I expected it to be over already, but you can feel the truth of this situation..

EO Ens Tana says: 
::uncomfortably confined in an EVA suit, clinging to EMMA as she magnetically crawls along the bulkheads toward the reactor::

Auswain says: 
CTO: It is a cold, dreary way to end, I would imagine.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: The priority is to keep life support. If you can find any replacements for EVA suits that would be good but its only short term. Could this energy drain be caused by an undetected hull breach?

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Turns toward one of the nurses calling her to see a group of children had come in.::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: Since the start of the event, we have had a hand ful of restart attempts, however none of those were successful.. The energy just didn't get to where it should have gone and instead was drained immediately..

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
Auswain: Perhaps. Auswain/Mikternon: I doubt we'll find out today.

Miss Belinda Honey says: 
::Moves quickly to the MO:: MO: Sierra ...

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: I take it this is nothing like the information leak we had from that online game

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: A hull breach would not exactly drain energy, it would suck the air out of the ship, until such time that emergency forcefields are in place.. The additional drain on our reserves from such measures would not be enough to even remotely resemble the power loss we are experiencing here...

EO Ens Tana says: 
::sees the heavy doors of the reactor room in Emma's shoulder lights:: EMMA: Open the door. Carefully. ::gently releases his grip on the robot::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Shrugs:: CO: For all I know, it can be.. We have no idea what is causing the leak.. We haven't even got a clue where it is being drained...

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Nods with a smile in her eyes::  Honey: Miss Honey, you and your charges do appear to like medical.  :: Glances automatically at the children::  Is everyone alright?

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: It could be this subspace phenomenon that causes the particle shower in the first place. Maybe it somehow ... ::stops in mid sentence::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: And with our internal diagnostic systems getting insufficient amounts of energy to get any accurate readings, we can't detect it that way...

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Motions the nurse to come join them.::

Miss Belinda Honey says: 
MO: Actually a few of the children didn't come to class today. They were home in their quarters. I was concerned -- with the limited communications, I don't know if anyone got them from their quarters. Can you find out?

EMMA says: 
::crawls up over the wall onto the ceiling and then down the other wide over the doors reconfiguring to more humanoid form as she braces herself, gripping the edges of the doors and slowly pulling them open, wide enough for she and TANA to get through:: ::focuses on him with her tricorder eye:: TANA: Open.
 
ACTION: A little Bolian boy comes over and tugs on Miss Honey's skirt.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: erm...yes that is a problem. All diagnostics have to be made by hand. Can you give me an estimate on how long your teams will take to scrutinize the entire ship? ::looks troubled::

Miss Belinda Honey says: 
::Kneels down to listen to what the boy whispers, smiles at him:: Bolian Boy: No, no, Dernaug, there aren't any leprechauns on the ship.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
Honey: I can do that.  My people are recording those they come across as a matter of helping to keep track for the captain.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Sighs:: CO: What with the suits seriously limiting their mobility.. It could be as bad as days....

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Self: I've been through this before ....

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
Honey: If you will give Nurse Janes their names, she will check on them for you.

EO Ens Tana says: 
::uses a few jets of gas from the EVA suit to cross the golf, following the robot in toward the impulse reactor, visually checking out the massive cylinders before pulling out his tricorder and touching the robot lightly on her head, his voice tinny through the EVA suit speaker:: EMMA: Start looking for cracks and breaches in the seals.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: It looks like our best bet is to wait for the storm to pass. But if t doesn't, I want a contingency plan to keep us alive for as long as possible. The storm was likely detected by Starfleet, they are probably sending reinforcements as we speak ... ::her voice trails off::

SO Ens. Magdalena Arkoff says: 
::Cries out in frustration from beneath the science console, and a thud is heard::

Miss Belinda Honey says: 
::Begins to lead Dernaug off:: MO: Of course, thank you.

ACTION: The ship shakes mildly.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::turns as she hears the thud of the ensign's head, that must have hurt::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: It would help if we knew what we were facing.. But with the external sensors not working, we don't even know that...

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
All: and that must be inertial dampeners failing

CIV Yn1 Ivanova says: 
CO: Imperial dampeners, Captain? ::Looks at her curiously from her seat::

EO Ens. Mauno Y’dren says: 
::Enters the Main Lounge, her EVA helmet removed from arriving at the emergency zone:: CTO: Hey, Redwood ...

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
Auswain: Despite the danger, it is still quite beautiful, isn't it?

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: Do you think we could receive telemetry from a probe if we manually send one?

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Watches the group, in the back of her mind wondering what had caused the ship to  shake as she considered it was interesting the tolerances children learned aboard a ship... it was a shame not all people could have that experience.::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
EO: Hey...Y'dren!

Auswain says: 
CTO: Ion storms often are. Beauty and danger have a tendency to mix in this universe.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: Not sure.. Communications is not too good.. But I guess we can figure at least a way to get the bare minimum of data... But what's to say the probe won't get drained..?

EO Ens. Mauno Y’dren says: 
CTO: Do you have a line to the Doctor? I thought I heard she was trying to keep track of who was in the emergency zones ... ::Looks perplexed about something::

EO Ens Tana says: 
::links the tricorder feed to a larger Engineer's PADD, reading everything the tricorder is seeing almost like an x-ray:: ::notices an additional datalink from EMMA downloading what the tricorder is reading even though he gave her another job to do:: ::sighs and starts looking over the transformer to see if the stepdown is working correctly::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
CIV: If only they were Samantha. You know this storm is actually one interesting phenomenon in itself if only we could investigate it

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
EO: A line to the doctor?

EO Ens. Mauno Y’dren says: 
CTO: Sorry ... communications with Doctor Sky.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: Well, it seems like a good test to me. Get someone from science to manually eject a probe. A simple one, with rudimentary sensors. see what happens to it

CIV Yn1 Ivanova says: 
CO: What's stopping, Captain? It's not like we can go anywhere, we're stuck here for the time being anyway.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: About to turn away, notes the teachers shoulders relax.  Good.. all children were accounted for then.::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
EO: I could probably squeeze a message through...what is it?

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
CIV: Yes and all of this is messing up with my mind. I keep having this irrational feeling of déjà-vu, like I've been through this before. But naturally that is impossible

EO Ens. Mauno Y’dren says: 
CTO: My men and I were in an area with limited air and gravity ... and they kept swearing they saw two kids in the shadows. We kept looking around, couldn't find anything. Just want to make sure there isn't anyone who didn't get where they need to be. Tricorders have acting weird in some locations ...

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Begins to do rounds.  Unless they were serious, she wanted to keep medical as cleared as possible.::

EO Ens Tana says: 
::frowning at the massive quantum drop-off when he feels someone watching:: ::straightens, turning, his helmet lights sweeping the room:: Out loud: Is anyone there?

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Nods and presses a few buttons:: *Science*: Pandora to science department. Please send two of your technicians to the forward torpedo launchers, in EVA suits. I am transmitting orders as we speak.. ::Presses a few more buttons::

CIV Yn1 Ivanova says: 
CO: That doesn't sound weird at all, Captain. Perhaps you've been here before but you don't remember it.. ::Pauses in thought:: The mind tends to block unpleasant memories as part of a safety mechanism.

SO Ens. Magdalena Arkoff says: 
::Overhears the CO's talk with OPS, and hears his comm.:: OPS: I can actually help there. My attempts to use my tricorder to get stuff done have been fruitless so far.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: The drain doesn't seem to be happening all over the ship. So wherever we lose contact with the probe then there is our source. Unless of course we can't receive any telemetry at all

ACTION: Sickbay's limited lights dim a little; there is quiet murmuring from the large amount of people spread out through its rooms.

EO Ens Tana says: 
Outloud: Hello? ::still looking around and thinks to switch the tricorder over to biological::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
EO: Hmm... ::gestures to the EO to follow and leads him to a wall panel, hits some buttons:: EO: Pass your message

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
CIV: Trust me, I'd remember quite well if I had ever been through something like this

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Nods:: SO: I was actually thinking you could use the tricorder as the receiving station for the data... In case our own communications will not connect with the probe..

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Looks upward, knowing it was illogical, but it was natural.::

EO Ens. Mauno Y’dren says: 
*Sickbay* Hello, Sickbay?

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Frowns:: CO: How do you mean, captain?

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
SO: Ah so your tricorder is non-functional as well? OPS: So the drain might be global

EMMA says: 
::picks up the switch in tricorder focus and starts to look around as well, her own tricorder eye sweeping the room::

CIV Yn1 Ivanova says: 
::Shrugs, at least she tried::

SO Ens. Magdalena Arkoff says: 
OPS: That works. CO: Well, the tricorder works ... it's just not giving me anything useful, ma'am.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
*EO*: This is medical.  Our power just dimmed.

EO Ens. Mauno Y’dren says: 
*Sickbay* Yeah, that's a problem everywhere it seems ... listen, are you missing any kids from the roster?

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::arrives near the science console:: SO: It’s not receiving anything you mean? Can I see it?

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: What I mean is, depending on where the probe loses its power we will have an idea of where the drain area is

SO Ens. Magdalena Arkoff says: 
::Hands over the tricorder with a shrug::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
*EO*: All children of Miss Honey's have been accounted for.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::looks at the tricorder and attempts a thorough scan of the bridge::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Nods slowly, still not understanding fully::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Takes a padd and signs off one of the patients.::

EO Ens Tana says: 
::sees nothing in the dark and nothing on the tricorder and starts to shiver when he glances down inside the helmet and sees the temperature outside:: Self: Control yourself, Kavli... you're not in space, you're inside a starship. ::focuses again on the transformer::

EO Ens. Mauno Y’dren says: 
*MO* So no children are missing?

EO Ens Tana says: 
::spots the robot watching him and waves her off:: EMMA: Continue searching for breaches and radiation spikes.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Checks the reading of a young ensign as Janes joins her and has the nurse take care of his arm:: Janes: Minor fracture to the tibia.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
*EO*: There are other children than those of Miss Honey's.  I can run a check if you will give me a moment.

EO Ens. Mauno Y’dren says: 
*MO* Yes, please.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
All: That’s odd ::looks at the tricorder, readjusting the signal:: OPS: Maybe we have a clue here. The tricorder's sensor's seemed to be blocked, as if fogged by a background radiation at 0.007 on the spectrum. It doesn't explain the drain but ... ::frowns::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
::walks back to the ambassadors::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
Janes: I will take care of this one...

EMMA says: 
::crawls over the large reactor cylinders doing a pinpoint search for defects::

Auswain says: 
CTO: Is everything all right? She mentioned children ..?

Mikternon says: 
::Cries out:: CTO: Children lost! Woe! Woe is we!

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Walks over to the nearest console and pulls up the data on the children and does a cross check for those her people have basically checked off and where they were located.::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: There could only be two ways for this radiation to be here, either our shields are completely non-functional, which means we will be losing integrity at any point, or the radiation is coming from the inside of the ship

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Looks around:: CO: .007? Shouldn't our internal... Oh... ::Looks back at the console, a bit embarrassed about not thinking before speaking::

EO Ens Tana says: 
::watches the robot continue searching in rigidly meticulous fashion and relaxes - one machine working as it should:: Self: Now for all the others. ::tries to shake off the feeling of being watched while he attaches a data probe to the transformer to get a more precise reading of what's happening inside::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Taps a few buttons to pull up shield status::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Runs a finger along the scrolling screen.::  *EO*: All children have been accounted for and their location marked at that time.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::gulps as her brain makes a connection::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
Mikternon: Calm yourself, we can't have you developing a brain aneurism. Auswain/Mikternon: I'm sure all is well, my security teams are working as we speak. Perhaps a drink?

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Frowns and looks around:: CO: Shields are down... But with our emergency forcefields in place, this radiation should not be on the ship...

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: Get me a connection with the CTO now!

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: Eh... Okay.. ::Taps a few buttons:: *CTO*: Pandora to Redwood, captain wants to speak to you... Urgently..

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: Link open, captain.. ::Transfers the link to the CO's station::

SO Ens. Magdalena Arkoff says: 
::Nearly jumps at the CO's shout::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
::sends orders through the wall panel for security teams to check for children:: *CO*: Yes Captain Gomes

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: Have your people look for any strange object. It could be anywhere, but its causing the drain

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
*CTO* We have an intruder quite possibly. A very dangerous one. I don't know how it got here but it can destroy this ship....have you ever heard of the D'Vor?

EO Ens. Mauno Y’dren says: 
*MO* Okay, that's weird ... ::Waits for the CO to stop speaking with the CTO::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Frowns, looking at the CO:: CO: Captain. What is it? How do you know there's something aboard?

EO Ens Tana says: 
::gets nothing conclusive from the probe and opens the housing for the transformer, reaching for his tricorder again when he stops mid-motion:: ::the glowing of the device reflecting in his helmet visor:: *Bridge*: Tana to the Bridge.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: The object, it could literally mean anything. Last time it was a mask...

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: Last time?

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
*CO*: No, any details that can assist me immediately? ::sends new orders to the security teams:: And a last possible location?

MO Chen says: 
:: Comes in, pulling off her EVA helmet:: MO: That is it doc.  All areas have been cleared.  ::sighs::  I never realized how long it would take to sweep a ship this size and that is with all minor injuries.  I cannot imagine what it would be like if there were serious injuries.

EO Ens. Mauno Y’dren says: 
CTO: The D'vor? That sounds so familiar ... ::Tries to pick her mind::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: When I was CSO on the Elara we were infiltrated by the D'Vor. They caused a power drain like this and a background radiation of 0.007...its too big a coincidence

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
EO: Well, spill the beans! ::starts putting on an EVA suit::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Nods:: CO: Agreed... Do you think we can locate it, or possibly them, by using tricorders, and looking for elevated radiation levels?

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
*CTO* Have everyone on the ship armed and no civilians left ungraded. They could attack from anywhere

EO Ens. Mauno Y’dren says: 
CTO: I think the last Seleya fought something called the D'vor. Like 10 years ago ... I remember hearing stories ... a lot of people died.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
MO: I understand Mei Ling.  Consider this a drill and cross your fingers as my mother would say, that we will not have to experience that in the future.

EO Ens Tana says: 
::frustrated:: *CO*: Tana to Captain Gomes.

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
*CO*: Aye ma’am, request permission for a deck by deck search and close

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: Yes, that's a start. Look for this precise energy signature. Look for its source. But above all, convey the message to everyone on this ship, we have a potentially deadly intruder. Use all energy available to warn them

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
*CTO*: Granted. Remember these are very dangerous intruders. You will not win a one to one combat

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
::looks to his security officers, 2 of them:: SEC: Keep an eye on our distinguished guests, inform me of any change here. EO: What kind of stories? ::only has the EVA suit helmet left::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
*EO* Gomes here

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
*CO*: I don't plan to. Hopefully we can isolate them. Please seal off the bridge immediately.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: Yes captain... ::Furiously taps his console, drawing up messages to all the main status displays in the secure zones, including a trigger for audio alarm::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
*CO*: Captain, please check the bridge for intruders, it could appear to be anything

EO Ens Tana says: 
*CO*: Captain, I'm in the Starboard Impulse Reactor Room trying to find out why we're not getting any power. The reactor's fine but I've found some kind of device attached to the main transformer.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::curses under her breath::CIV: Het me a phaser rifle...and one for yourself

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
::adjusts his phaser for a high resolution, extra wide beam for scanning rooms::

EO Ens. Mauno Y’dren says: 
::Gets ready to come with the CTO:: CTO: Like weird vampires ... they sucked your life juices or something? And they were served by weird, small creepy guys that looked like ... ::Dawning:: ... children ...

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
*CTO*: I know ::instinctively looks at the ceiling and scans the bridge thoroughly::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
*EO*: Scan it and then destroy it

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
*CO*: Do we have any chroniton equipment on board?

ACTION: Alarms start going off in the emergency zones at the OPS' insistence.

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
::scans the lounge for any D'Vor::

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Between the two of them, they finish the uploading the files::  MO Chen: I would like you to take this info to the bridge.  It is not static, but at least we have everyone accounted for.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
*CTO*: I am afraid that is not part of our standard equipment, and we dont have enough energy to produce the particles

MO Chen says: 
MO: I have it... ::sighs as she reaches for the helmet.::  You would think after all these centuries...

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
MO: I know... and there are others, but these are the best overall for just about anything.

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
*CO*: Captain, I thought that the D'Vor had been wiped out by their creator about 5 years ago?

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
*EO*: Did you destroy it?

EO Ens Tana says: 
*CO*: I'll do what I can. Standby. ::lays the tricorder next to the glowing device for a full high-resolution scan and moves away:: ::looks around:: EMMA: Come here, please. I need your phaser torch.

MO Chen says: 
:: Nods, taking the padd in hand and making her way back out.::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
::heads out of the lounge, phaser at hand, not sure how useful it'll be and seals the lounge::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
*EO*: If all fails, use all available power to beam it off the ship. It is very likely the cause of the power drain

ACTION: The CTO spots someone at the end of the corridor, it looks like a child.

EO Ens Tana says: 
::grabs the tricorder after the scan and then steps back further:: *CO*: Understood ma'am. EMMA: Burn that thing off.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: What if there are more than just this one.. It won't help us much.. Our energy is already largely depleted..

EMMA says: 
::moves in front of the device and the phaser torch springs out of a slot in her back but she stops before she fires, looking up at Tana:: TANA: Detection.

ACTION: Suddenly three figures drop down on the EO and EMMA. They are short, children-like, creatures with orange skin. One grabs onto EMMA and struggles, two land on the EO and grapple with him.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: I don't know how many there are Mr Pandora, but we have to do the best to get rid of them, one at a time. Last time it was only one mask

MO Chen says: 
:: Sighs as she makes her way into a conduit.  There was much to say about smaller ships.::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
Self: What’s taking Tana so long!

EO Ens Tana says: 
Self: What the &%$! ::is borne to the ground:: *CO*: Captain, I'm under attack! Something's in here!

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
::lifts his phaser:: Computer: Computer, seal this deck, security authorisation Redwood Oak Birch

ACTION: The orange creatures attempt to pry open the EO's EVA suit. The other one is trying to break EMMA with a weapon of some sort that it's wielding like a hammer.

ACTION: Lights go out on the CTO's deck as his authorization re-routes available emergency power to seal it off.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: Send a security team to the Starboard Impulse Reactor Room. Fully armed

ACTION: Cries of fear and shock are heard from the Lounge. Mikternon starts wailing.

MO Chen says: 
:: Mumbles about medical being so far down and really not needing any more exercise.::

EO Ens Tana says: 
::trying to fend them off:: Creature: No! Stop it. Get off me! ::tries to push the small creature off::

ACTION: The creatures don't have much strength, one stumbles back as the EO strikes out.

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Nods, then hears the EO:: CO: Immediately... ::Opens a link to the CTO:: *CTO*: Pandora to Redwood, we need a security team in the starboard impulrse reactor room immediately, Tana is being attacked!

ACTION: One punches the EO's EVA helmet repeatedly ... orange blood is scene as a tiny crack forms.

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
*SEC*: Security to Starboard Impulse Reactor Room!

EMMA says: 
::has no defence against biologics and just tries to pull away::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
*OPS*: Copy that. I may have company myself.

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: As each of her teams check in, she sends them to one of the side rooms for rest and nourishment.  For the return of every two, she sends back out only one from those who are rested.::

ACTION: Air starts to escape from the EO's helmet from the tiny crack ... alarms sound that his containment has been breached.

SEC says: 
::runs into the starboard impulse reactor room::

EO Ens Tana says: 
::grabs the second body and tries to pull it off:: *CO*: There's three of them. They look like children. Orange sk... ::almost freezes as he hears the breach wail::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: Is there any way to seal off some parts of the ship?

ACTION: The one attacking EMMA gives up as she's too tough, and looks up at the incredibly fast arriving security team, it lifts it's weapon and a fine laser beam shoots out at them ...

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: With current energy levels, barely...

SEC Elm says: 
::gets on his knee and fires at the enemy::

MO Chen says: 
::Makes her way out of the hatch and onto the bridge.::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
::slowly advances down the corridor looking for the child::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: seal the bridge only then, if we haven't been infiltrated already.

ACTION: The "child" disappears from the CTO's visuals.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: And tell the security team to destroy any object in the Starboard Impulse Reactor Room, that doesn't appear to belong there

SO Ens. Magdalena Arkoff says: 
::Looks around nervously:: OPS: I'm not strong enough to manually lock the place ... a little help? ::Looks to try and find the manual panels::

MO Chen says: 
:: Taking off her helmet, hears the captain, wondering what is going on.::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::glances at the MO:: MO: Do you have a report for me?

EO Ens Tana says: 
::clamours to his feet:: EMMA: Are you alright? ::rushes to the robot::

ACTION: A phaser / energy weapon fight starts in the impulse room. Bursts ricochet off walls. Two of the creatures try to use the EO as a shield.

MO Chen says: 
:: Nods::  CO: All of our people are accounted for.  Only minor injuries which have been seen to.  Power is down in sickbay, but we have been told that is all around.

SEC says: 
::holds their fire, the risk being too great to injure the EO::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: Yes captain... ::Presses the controls to lock down the bridge completely, then contacts the CTO again:: *CTO*: Pandora to Redwood again, tell your team to destroy any object not belonging in there...

ACTION: The creatures humorously shuffle on their tiny legs to try and hide behind the rapidly moving larger EO.

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
MO: Thank you, that’s some good news. But its about to change. We have been boarded and one of our officers attacked. We have no way of knowing their status right now

EO Ens Tana says: 
::trying not to step on anyone or anything, waving his hands:: Sec/Creatures: No blasters, no blasters!

SEC says: 
::surrounds the EO::

ACTION: The creatures mouth something to each other, and then press buttons on their clothing. They suddenly begin to rapidly gravitate upward to wherever they entered the room.

MO Chen says: 
CO: I will head back down and let Dr. Knight-Sky know.  Ummm... do you know who the intruders are?

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
*OPS*: Aye, but you can pass on the good news to the CEO

SEC says: 
::receives message from CTO to blow everything up:: Aloud: Woohoo! ::fires everywhere!::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
MO: The D'Vor....tell her to expect casualties

ACTION: THWAP! THWAP! THWAP! THUD! THUD! THUD!

EO Ens Tana says: 
::pulls away, dragging the robot with him:: EMMA: Out of the way!

MO Chen says: 
:: Frowns, not recognizing the name:: CO: Understood...

ACTION: All three creatures go down to the ground.

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
::slowly moves forwards, looking for any object that shouldn't be there::

MO Chen says: 
:: Putting on her helmet, begins the climb back down.  At least there was some advantage to less gravity.::

ACTION: The object remains glowing and attached to part of the reactor.

MO Chen says: 
:: Pauses as she finds she cannot get out.::

SO Ens. Magdalena Arkoff says: 
Chen: Sorry. ::Shrugs::

EO Ens Tana says: 
:;figures the creatures at Security's problem and then points to the device:: EMMA: Take that thing off!

MO Chen says: 
SO: I will use the comm....

EMMA says: 
::hadn't put away the torch and shifts into position again and opens fire on the device::

SEC says: 
::one moves closest to the object and puts his phaser to it, fires::

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
::paces the bridge, looking up and down:: MO: That would be better. Right now this might be the only part of this ship those creatures can't penetrate

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
::Checks the current supply of EVA suits and notices they are running very short indeed::

CTO Ens Redwood says: 
::seals off the section behind him as he closes the options and feels more under pressure the more he continues::

MO Chen says: 
:: Taking her helmet back off, makes her way to the nearest empty console and patches down to medical.  Quickly she informs Sky of the situation.::

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: Will these creatures react to a low power wide phaser blast, if we were to hit them with that?

ACTION: The torch attempts to burn into it just as the security team fires. The torch seems to have a little effect ... but not much. The phaser fire is suddenly absorbed by the device however ... causing the effect of the torch to be instantly repaired. Suddenly a beam erupts from the device and strikes EMMA ... there is a squark and she leaps ...

MO Dr Knight-Sky says: 
:: Not knowing the species, pulls up the ships database and quickly locates them.  A frown suddenly mars her brow.::  I have seen this race before... in my dreams...

CO Cmdr Gomes says: 
OPS: Not really, they have a knack to absorb energy in fact. The only way too destroy them were chronoton weapons

OPS Lt Pandora says: 
CO: Not for detection purposes.. Maybe we can sweep the bridge to be sure

EO Ens Tana says: 
EMMA: No! ::flash a quick and murderous glare at the device and then rushes to see if his friend is alright::

ACTION: The creatures twitch on the ground, unconscious. The device remains - pulsing. And in the back of the MO's mind is a horrific memory (or future vision?) of a creature with a glowing staff ...

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

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Lília Perfeito is Commander Alexandra Margarida Gomes (CO – Commanding Officer)
Tim Schols is Lieutenant Dylan Cedric Pandora (OPS – Operations Officer)
Andrew James is Ensign Oday Redwood (CTO – Tactical officer)
Kurt Goring is Ensign Kavli Sudar Tana (EO – Engineering 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 Mikternon, Auswain, Miss Belinda Honey, SO Ens. Magdalena Arkoff and EO Ens. Mauno Y'dren,
Karriaunna Scotti is MO Chen.
Kurt Goring is EMMA.
Andrew Goring is SEC and SEC Elm.

Stardate: 10706.24
Arc Title: “Adrift”
Part: Second / “Pockets of Air”
Ship Manager: Mike Jones
Arc Creator: Mike Jones

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