USS Seleya Mission Transcript 10812.07
Mission Number 543
Enemy, Ally, or Friend IX
 
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Lília Perfeito as Captain Alexandra Margarida Gomes (CO – Commanding Officer)
Eldad Ben-Tovim as Commander Maor (CIV – Starfleet Intelligence Specialist)
CJ Short as LtJg Henry James Sumner (CSO – Chief Science Officer)
Andrew James as Ensign Ajala Ecchumati (OPS – Operations Specialist)
Scott Knight as Lieutenant Junior Grade Caelan Trigger (CSec – Chief of Security)
Frank MacArthur as Ensign Frank MacArthur (FCO – Flight Command Officer)
Karriaunna Scotti as SO Lt Brianna Rose (SO – Science Officer)

Ship Manager 
Karriaunna Scotti

NPC’s
Guest as Halik & Guards
Karriaunna Scotti as Zenbed & MO Dale

Last time on the Seleya:

Maor and MacArthur had headed out to their next destination, but MacArthur became suddenly ill and was beamed back to the ship where he is starting to awaken, very tired after his battle with Orion fever.  Maor, however, found himself deliberately captured by Halik's people and has wormed his way into being sent to his vessel where he is about to meet the man he came for.
Being very courteous, Halik had showed the captain throughout his ship, chatting amicably, but with undertones to what he tells her.  There is one level of his ship he has not yet taken her to, only mentioned.  Taking her back to her room, with the promise to shortly return, Halik goes to meet another 'guest'.
Leaving the CTO and new OPS dealing with Zenbed, Sumner had gone to check something out reported by one of his men that took him to the edge of another section of the forest.  There he discovered one of the Tueghs, barely alive and had the two of them beamed straight to medical.  Her story yet to be told, Jzormel is the mother of the children.  She could not tell who had taken them, why or where, but she did know a name she would not forget:  Halik.
Sumner has since contacted Orion authority who has given him the basics on Halik.  However at the mention of a missing Federation officer, they mention they have heard nothing and there is little they can do to help at this time.
Trigger and Ecchumati entered Zenbed's home to question him.  Zenbed did not respond as they wanted him to so they decided to take him back to the ship to visit the brig where they have left him. 
As for Rose, she continues to battle the program that does not appear to be working as it should.  If it had, she would have found Jzhormel on the planet… and she should have found her captain by now as well.

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Captain's log, Stardate 10812.07. Halik has shown me part of his ship. I suppose he intends to earn my trust or to continue his pretence he is my host and not my captor. Regardless, I am now back in my cell and he has gone to meet another "guest". I wonder who this person is and I wonder where my crew is, I hope they didn't get into trouble, or worse, get Starfleet into trouble.
 
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CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
::in the brig briefing one of the security officers::

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::sits in her cell fiddling around with the air vent, trying to open it::

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
::on the bridge, at her post::

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::Sits in the big chair, brainstorming::

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
::decides to let Zenbed cool his heels in the cell for now and heads for the bridge::

Halik says:
::arrives at his ship's transporter room with his guards, waiting for the visitor so eager to give him news::

@ACTION: Three guards come for Maor and take him up a few levels to a small personal transporter where they thrust him onto it without a word.

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::looks over to the new OPS officer:: OPS: Do we have access to the Orion's ship registry?

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
::quickly arives on the bridge and looks around::

SO Lt Rose says:
:: Sighs and walks over to the big chair::  CSO:  Sorry boss... I have an answer to why the program did not work... at least, I think I have.

Halik says:
# ::smoothes his coat and picks off a piece of lint, flicking it away::

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::glances to the SO:: SO: Why's that?

@ACTION: Maor is beamed to another transporter where he finds a stranger surrounded by guards waiting for him.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
::quietly walks up behind Rose:: SO: Who has the bridge at the moment?

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSO: No Sir. ::nods to the CSEC as he walks in::

SO Lt Rose says:
CSO: Jzormel gives off a kind of... energy that basically alters her signature... well, the one we were using from the children.

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::quirks an eyebrow:: SO: Interesting... can you scan for this energy?

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Glances around him, trying to get his bearings:: Out loud: Hello?

Halik says:
@ ::looks Maor over:: CIV: Hello.

SO Lt Rose says:
CSO: Can I say maybe and stay out of trouble?

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
SO: Find out. It might be our only lead at this point.

SO Lt Rose says:
::Looks over her shoulder at Calean and nods toward him.::

SO Lt Rose says:
CSO: I will see what I can do.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Narrows his eyes at the direction of the latest arrival to the room:: Hailk: Decided to take me seriously, have you?

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: We have a guest aboard, he apparently has information about the possible whereabouts of Cap'n Gomes.

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSO: Sir, I am receiving a report from Sickbay that Jzormel has awoken and is asking for her children.

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::stands up:: OPS: Grant her request. CSEC: Let's go have a chat with this guest.

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::smiles as the vent lid comes out and she squeezes herself through it. She starts crawling trying to remember what Halik showed her of the ship and making her way to the part he did not show her::

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: I think it best that I stay out of it for now, we're not on the best of terms at the moment, my presence would only inflame the situation further... maybe you could persuade him that his being here is in his own best interests.

Halik says:
@ CIV: I try not to let opportunities pass me by. ::narrows his eyes slightly:: What have you come to tell me?

SO Lt Rose says:
::Enters the new parameters to the program, but does not feel as if she will have much success::

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::comes up to an intersection which happens to be a bit wider and with a closed hatch. It seems to be a maintenance port and further down she sees some stairs. So she starts climbing down. If her memory serves, this was 3 levels down...a long climb::

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::nods to the CSEC and makes his way to the turbolift:: CSEC: You have the bridge.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: Don't you want to know the whole situation before you go in there?

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::stops for a moment:: CSEC: Go ahead.

SO Lt Rose says:
::Looks over curiously as well::

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Halik: There's a time and place for everything, Halik. First I, ::Pauses for a second:: and the party I represent require information about something. ::Takes a step forward towards Halik's direction:: And I'm willing to bet good latinum that you already know what I'm going to ask.

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSO: Aye. ::relays the message to Sickbay::

Halik says:
@ CIV: I don't wager. Why don't you ask your question, and I'll decide if it's worth answering. 

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: Zenbed was brought aboard after offering information on the Captains whereabouts in return for information that the captain apparently has... Since he refused to give us the information we needed to give him the price he asked for we decided it would be best that he came along for the ride... but since he was unwilling to listen to reason we brought him aboard pretty much against his will... so he's cooling his heels in the brig for the moment.

ACTION: Jzormel is reunited with her children.  Throughout sickbay, there are smiles at the happy reunion.  But one observant person notices great sorrow in her eyes.

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::her foot hits a broken stair and she feels she is about to fall but catches herself ... 1 and a half levels to go::

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
::frustrated at the slow progress::

SO Lt Rose says:
::eyes widen::  CSec: You did what?

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
SO: We were at a stalemate... we had to do something.

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::sighs to himself:: CSEC: Fantastic. I'll see if I can get something out of him. ::enters the turbolift:: TL: Brig.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Hailk: The hard way, ::Studies Halik for a few brief seconds before continuing on:: Fine by me. I want to know about the family, I want to know where they are, what were your plans with them and everything else you've gathered about their, ::Considers something:: abilities.

SO Lt Rose says:
CSec: Yes, but... the Orion are not part of the Federation!  I cannot begin to imagine the legalities of all of this.

Halik says:
@ ::mmms to himself:: CIV: That's a lot you want to know. Might I ask why you want to know?

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
::pipes up:: SO: They are involved in the kidnapping of a Starfleet officer. That gives us the legality.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
SO: As long as it gets the job done, I'll worry about the legalities when we get the Captain back.

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::arrives at this level that Halik did not want to show her and starts moving through one of the vents, again squeezing in and looking for a way out::

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::steps off the TL and enters the Brig, moving to the cell holding Zenbed::

@ ACTION: The area unvisited as of yet by the captain is heavily guarded.  There is a guard at every door and a few patrolling the corridors.

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSEC: Sir, I've scanned the area and there are eight unregistered ships in the system.

SO Lt Rose says:
OPS: Actually, it does not. And do we know for sure this person kidnapped her?

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
::speaks quieter:: SO: We acted on our best judgment.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
SO: Look, he knows where we might be able to find the Captain, if he doesn't give it to us he can't get what he wants, and if he is withholding evidence then we can only assume that he is somehow involved.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
OPS: That's no surprise round here, what about recent warp trails?

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Hailk: None of your concern. I'm offering something equally substantial in exchange for your information.

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::looks to Zenbed:: Zenbed: I want my Captain back.

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::walks past a few vents, noticing the amount of guards. So she just keeps going. There must be something these people are guarding ... or someone...::

Halik says:
@ ::smiles:: CIV: I'd have to know what that offer is, because there's another suitor for this information, and what she has to offer is a lot more... attractive.

Zenbed says:
::Looking up, stares at the man before him.::  CSO: Starfleet... I do not have your captain.  And you will pay a heavy price for your actions today.

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSEC: That is harder... one moment.

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSEC: Sir, there are no warp trails but I see that one vessel is preparing to leave.

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::continues crawling and looking. There must be one room where the big prize is::

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
Zenbed: Halik has my captain, and you may have information on Halik. That puts us in the bargaining stage.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
OPS: See if you can run an unobtrusive bioscan of that vessel, I'd like to know what species are aboard.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Hailk: I'm willing to offer you control over the entire syndicate, complete with enough information on your colleagues ::Offers him a short smirk:: current whereabouts and contracts. What you choose to do with that information is of no concern to me.

Zenbed says:
CSO: You want to bargain now?  You could have done that before you found yourself in trouble.  I have nothing to offer you.

Halik says:
@ ::scratches his greenish-black goatee:: CIV: Tempting... let's see if your rival can offer something more. 

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Raises an eyebrow in question:: Halik: Rival?

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
::tries a scan of the vessel::

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
Zenbed: His ship. I need his ship. In exchange, I'm willing to turn over my officers to Orion courts.

@ ACTION: The captain comes across an empty room.  Inside there is evidence that someone or someone’s had been tortured.

Halik says:
@ ::gestures:: CIV: Come with me. Let's ask her. 

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::takes a moment to look at the empty room and gulps:: self: Is this what they are hiding? Torture chambers? Where is this person now?

Zenbed says:
::Sits up, his interest caught::  CSO: Let me get this straight.  For information on the location of a ship, you will turn your officers over to the Orion authorities?

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
Zenbed: As I said, I want my Captain back.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Halik: I don't appreciate surprises, Halik. I can't be seen socializing with you. ::Takes a step backwards:: My identify must remain disclosed.

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSEC: There are a mixture of species... as is perhaps common on an Orion ship... including three humans and one Klingon - Betazoid.

Halik says:
@ ::smiles without a trace of humor:: CIV: You needn't worry. We're very discreet here. ::nods to the guards:: Guards: Bring our new benefactor. 

Guards says:
@ ::seize Maor's arms and propel him along behind Halik:: 

FCO Ens MacArthur says:
::Slowly his eyes open:: CMO: Doctor?

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Halik: You're making a huge mistake here, Halik. One you'll soon regret. ::Allows himself to be pulled for now, mostly out of sheer curiously::

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::finds what looks like a testing station and pushes open the ventilation grid. She gets up onto the room and starts examining what was tested on this machine::

Zenbed says:
::After a moment, nods his head:: CSO: Very well. How will you follow through with your promise?
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MO Dale says:
FCO:  Good to see you are awake.  You gave us a bit of a scare there.  ::smiles::  At this rate, we are going to set aside a bed just for you.

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
Zenbed: Once the Captain is returned, I will inform her of your unlawful restraint, and suggest the offending officers stand trial. She'll have no choice but to agree.

FCO Ens MacArthur says:
::Smiles softly:: MO: What's my condition Mr. Dale?

Zenbed says:
CSO: Suggest?  You will have to do better then that.  I want unconditional reassurances.

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::sighs at the lack of results.:: Self: Nevertheless, this was no mere torture, they wanted to test this person's abilities. I have to find him or her!

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
::moves over to Tac2 and monitors the brig::

Halik says:
@ ::maneuvers through his ship with a surety that speaks to his familiarity and knowledge of it, passing locks and bulkheads, heading down and aft:: 

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::quickly she goes back to the vent and continues moving through the narrow path::

MO Dale says:
FCO: You will live.  Give yourself a day or two to feeling back to normal.  I am placing you on light duty for the next two days.

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
Zenbed: Very well, I will order their arrest myself, before the Captain returns, but only after I have Halik's ship.

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::as she walks her mind races with the thoughts:: Self: Judging by the ... leftovers, they tested more than one. Did they find what they wanted? ::continues moving::

Zenbed says:
::Lifts a brow::  CSO:  Halik? This is the man you want?

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::walks past another empty room...and another ... lots of torturing here::

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::does his best not to look annoyed:: Zenbed: Yes, I have reason to believe he's kidnapped our Captain.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
OPS: Access personnel records, isn't Commander Maor Klingon Betazoid?

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::as she comes full circle she sighs and heads back up the long maintenance stairs back to her cell::

FCO Ens MacArthur says:
MO: What's the ship's status?

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
::hits his badge:: *MO*: Trigger to Dale...

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSEC: He's Klingon and Bajoran according to the records.

Zenbed says:
CSO:  All right.  If you will give me a padd, I will write the information you want down.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
OPS: Keep tabs on that ship, don't let it out of your sight.

Halik says:
@ ::turns a corner with his guards and "Maor", stepping out on a landing. The device that had been vibrating softly on his hip stops as he reaches his destination:: 

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSEC: Well, as I said, Sir, it is preparing to leave.

Halik says:
@ CO: Hello Margarida. 

MO Dale says:
FCO: We are in orbit around Orion. You may feel as if you have been out forever, but in reality, it has only been a few hours.  I believe the CSO is currently in charge.  Our captain is still MIA.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Hailk: What is the meaning of this, Halik?

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::walks over and grabs a padd from the guard's station; when he returns, he draws his phaser and nods for the guard to drop the force field::

MO Dale says:
*CSec*: Aye, sir.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
*MO*: Is MacArthur clear for duty?

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSEC: Seems that the vessel was just shifting its orbit. It has stayed in the area.

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::listens to her name and looks down at a small hatch leading from the stairs to a corridor. She kicks the grid, jumps and puts her best smile for Halik:: Halik: Hello Halik, I was starting to miss you so I came looking for you.

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::tosses the padd to Zenbed, keeping his phaser trained on the Orion::

Zenbed says:
::Making no threatening move, takes the padd and writes down the facts he knows concerning the ship, its type and its 'registry'::

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
OPS: Good, see if you can intercept all communication to and from that ship, I think we have a lead.

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
::moves her arm across the console to scan another vessel unobtrusively::

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSEC: Yes Sir. That won't be easy, however.

Halik says:
@ ::rests his hand on his chest:: CO: I'm touched. I knew we were becoming friends. ::takes her hand:: Come, meet my new friend, Margarida. 

MO Dale says:
*CSec*: For light duty, aye sir.

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::rolls her eyes and lets him take his hand and looks at this person. He is oddly familiar but she can't quite place it::

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
*MO*: Good, I need him on the bridge ASAP.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Halik: Is this going anywhere, Halik?

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSEC: Sir... it may be even more difficult than expected... I am detecting no comm traffic at all. It's almost as if they have radio silence.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
::taps his badge again:: *CSO*: Trigger to Sumner.

Zenbed says:
::hands the padd back::  CSO:  I expect you to keep your word, Starfleet.

FCO Ens MacArthur says:
::Quickly getting up from his bed, he makes for the door of sickbay::

MO Dale says:
::starts to inform the FCO only to watch him heading for the door and simply shrugs, making notation in his records.::

Halik says:
@ CIV: Oh yes. ::guides Gomes with a light hand on the waist:: CO/CIV: You see, Margarida, my new friend here wants some information. And in return, he's offered to make me the prince of thieves. ::laughs a bit:: King among my kind.

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::Takes the padd and nods slowly:: *CSEC*: Go ahead.

FCO Ens MacArthur says:
::After a short walk from sickbay, he enters the turbolift:: TL: Main bridge.

CO Capt Gomes says:
@Halik: Oh and here I thought all you wanted was the best for the Orion people and to keep us aliens out of it.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
*CSO*: Did you manage to get anything from the Orion?

Halik says:
@ CO: So I shouldn't take his offer?

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Halik: You're trying my patience here, Halik. I'm not a patient person.

Zenbed says:
CSO: You have what you want.  I take it I am now free to go?

CO Capt Gomes says:
@Halik: I honestly don't care. You are just showing your face again. All I want is to go back to my ship as I told you many times.

FCO Ens MacArthur says:
::Turbolift stops and the doors open to the main bridge:: CSEC: Reporting for duty sir.

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
::sees another new face walk onto the bridge but notices just one pip and doesn't feel so intimidated::

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
*CSEC*: Indeed. Report to the brig, Lieutenant.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
FCO: Take your station Ensign, if that ship leaves orbit we may need to follow it. ::heads for the lift:: SO: Brianna, you have the bridge.

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
CSEC: Another sickbay report... Jzormels children have left and she is now sleeping, albeit restlessly.

Halik says:
@ CO/CIV: Oh no, please don't see me that way. I'm a man of great magnanimity. I seek only the best and want nothing in return. My new friend here wants information, and I won't even charge him to get it. ::gently increases his grip on Gomes' hand as he leads them down the corridor again:: 

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
OPS: That's a good sign, I'll be in the brig.

Halik says:
@ All: He came to ask about some friends of mine. I don't know what they call themselves, but we call them Teughs. They are *very* old friends. ::looks back at them both::

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
::nods to the CSEC::

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
::takes the turbolift to the right deck::

CO Capt Gomes says:
@::frowns:: Halik: Drop your pretense. The longer you keep me here, the worse it will be for you.

FCO Ens MacArthur says:
::Walks to the helm station for the first time and sits at it:: SO: Orders Lieutenant?

SO Lt Rose says:
:: Simply nods her head, as she keeps working on locations.:: OPS:  You said earlier you had found a Klingon and Bajoran aboard that ship?  And a human, right?  But no Tueghs?

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
::quickly arrives at the brig and beckons the CSO to the control console::

Halik says:
@ ::pats her hand gently:: CO: Oh, my sweet Captain. I won't force my company on you much longer. I just needed to know what you knew... what you wanted. I know that now. 

OPS Ens Ecchumati says:
SO: Yes.

SO Lt Rose says:
::looks up and blinks::  FCO: Maintain orbit... and if that ship moves, follow it.

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::walks up to the CSEC:: CSEC: Lieutenant Trigger, you're under arrest for the unlawful detainment of an Orion citizen. Please enter a cell.

FCO Ens MacArthur says:
SO: Aye sir.

SO Lt Rose says:
OPS:  Are they anywhere close to each other?  Could you get a lock on them?

Halik says:
@ All: Where was I? Oh yes. The Teughs... They are very old friends of my people. Very special friends. You see, they possess certain gifts. Gifts that can be very useful in the right hands. My hands. ::turns a corner toward the guarded corridor Gomes sighted earlier, leading them directly down it::

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: If it helps get the captain back then I will do but I need a word with you first.

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::steps forward, within whispering distance:: CSEC: Go ahead.

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
::whispers:: CSO: We may have found the ship that the CIV is on, the chances are the CO is on the same ship... did he give you any information we can use to check it out?

CSO LtJG Sumner says:
::nods slightly, indicating the padd:: CSEC: Now, please, enter the cell.

Halik says:
@ ::gestures to the guards at the door to unlock it as they approach:: All: You see these Teughs are very powerful. And someone with the brains and will to employ them could eliminate his rivals in a swift, sure strike. He could unbalance the syndicate and return the power to the people. Rule not by crime and money, but by pure, sovereign right of strength. 

CSEC LtJG Trigger says:
::Nods and steps toward an open cell:: CSO: Ecchumati has the information you need.

@ACTION: The door opens to a large hold filled with empty stasis chambers.

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