USS Seleya Mission Transcript 10906.21
Mission Number 563
Rendering Rome XVII

DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Eldad Ben-Tovim as Commander Maor (CIV – Starfleet Intelligence Specialist)
Andrew James as Ensign Ajala Ecchumati (OPS – Operations Specialist)
Scott Knight as Lieutenant Junior Grade Caelan Alexander Trigger (TO – Chief of Security)
Karriaunna Scotti as SO Lt Brianna Rose (SO – Science Officer)

Time lapse:  15 minutes 

Ship Manager 
Karriaunna Scotti

Last time on the Seleya:

What would an individual do to save the lives of their family… friends… people?  How does one hold such power over a world?  Earth's history has many incidents of such events as do other worlds.  Some under stand the answer, yet many do not.

The captain met with the Magna Roma council, the majority having shown for her call.  She demanded full surrender and informed the senate she had little interest in their situation, only that of the colonists.  The senate found her response harsh calling out her lack of knowledge of the situation.  At that point, the ship picked up actives near where they believed the nuclear base to be and energy readings from under various areas of the oceans; the energy reading suggests some form of weapon, though there are no readings of lifesigns.  The energy suggests there is enough power to blow up the Roman world.

Slowly the crew learns there is more to the situation then the eye can see, it is not a simple matter of surrender, especially when they are informed that the Senates families will share the same fate as the colonists.  His response to assistance is for them to remove the threat.  The captain's response was not in the Roman's favor.  Later on the ship, the captain is informed by Maor the true situation as he has discovered it and had it confirmed; they are dealing with the faction and not the Roman's them selves.

The captain has called a briefing to listen to the ideas of her crew and their suggestions in dealing with situation they and the Magnus Romans are facing.

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Scenery:  The captain quietly waits in the briefing room, her thoughts going through the current situation.

OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
::walks into the Observation Lounge:: Aloud: Only us?
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
::walks in to the observation lounge:: Aloud: Hmmm... where is everyone?
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
::looks to the CSEC and makes an 'I dunno' noise::
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Following behind::  OPS/CSec:  I understand the first officer is ill.  :: moves to take a seat, nodding to the captain::
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
SO: Yes, Something about having the runs ma’am.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Lifts an eyebrow::  OPS:  TMI. 
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
::shrugs:: SO: That's what I said... seems something is spreading. I heard Captain Quchant had it recently too.
SO Lt Rose says:
OPS:  Captain who?  :: shakes head::  never mind.  :: nods to the captain::
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
OPS: I heard the same about a Lieutenant York on the Scimitar.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Enters the briefing room and clears his throat:: All: Please be seated so we can get this show on the road. ::Moves to the left of the Captain and takes a seat:: I trust we're all aware on why we're here?
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
SO: Tal-War. CSEC: Yeah... me too... really is something going around...
SO Lt Rose says:
CIV:  Aye, sir.  Various things have come to light on this situation.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
::goes quiet when the CIV speaks and nods to him::
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
CIV: Personally no... we have what appears to be a severe threat brewing the ocean off the coast of the main continent and instead of finding a way to neutralize it I've been called in here.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
CSEC/CIV: But we must decide just how to neutralize it, Chief.
SO Lt Rose says:
All:  And getting to whatever it is, which I have yet to ascertain, is not going to be easy
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Nods and turns his console around to the direction of the assembled officers:: All: I'll summarize anyway, if you don't mind. We've gathered crucial intelligence detailing the true involvement of Marcus in this little charade we were all part of. In case none of you have come to the same conclusion we have, we've been played by him all along. Everything we did turned the tide to his advantage, all of it was a part of an elaborate plan to turn the people's support toward him from the more liberal senate.
SO Lt Rose says:
CIV:  How did he do that?
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
CIV: So now what? This nuclear launch may well be a timed response to not hearing from their Proconsul.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
::quietly takes notes on his PADD::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
All: Now, a few hours ago we've detected an energy rise at this current location. ::Marks the location on his map:: We believe it's an underground nuclear facility under the direct control of Marcus, our current assumption is that Marcus is desperate enough to turn his weapons against his own people if he'll feel cornered by us. What we don't know yet is what his breaking point is.
SO Lt Rose says:
CIV:  We also located energy readings under their oceans... no life signs, but lots of power.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
All: We are working on the assumption that he's got enough nukes to level every major city on the planet, we do not believe his weapons are capable or... ::Nods at the SO's direction:: SO: Indeed, Lieutenant. Which brings us to our next point in the agenda.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
SO: Have we determined the source of the energy readings yet?
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
::waits to chip in::
SO Lt Rose says:
CIV:  It is not one the computer has identified yet.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Pulls up the data for the others to see::  CIV:  It does not conform to what we have seen from the Romans so far.  The nuclear one does, but these do not.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Nods:: SO, All: With the Captain's permission we will be launching a probe to the general location of the energy source. See what it can come up with. For now, our most urgent point of business is getting the colonists back to safety.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
All: A second team will make their way toward the direction of the nuclear facility and will attempt to disable the entire compound.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
All: And finally, a third team will contact the opposition group we've encountered on the planet surface and with their help attempt to diffuse this entire disaster as diplomatically as possible.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
All: Any questions?
SO Lt Rose says:
CIV:  How and who does the latter?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
SO: Up to the Captain and the team leaders, Lieutenant.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
::looks at her padd::
SO Lt Rose says:
CIV:  What about the Roman people themselves?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
All: I don't have to remind everyone we're working against the clock here, at any seconds Marcus might turn his weapons against his own people so if you got something to add do so now.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Glances at the captain quietly listening and back at Maor::
SO Lt Rose says:
CIV:  Ummm... do we have a back up plan?  :: looks at the other two::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
SO: With the Captain's permissions we'll immediately dispatch a rescue signal and get as many Federation ships as we can.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
SO: We'll offer anyone who wishes it a safe way out of the planet.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
CIV: Are we sure that this one facility here ::points to Maor's map marker:: is the key to knocking out all of the nuclear ordinance?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Shakes his head:: CSEC: Best we can get with the already limited intelligence we have, unfortunately we'll be working with assumptions here.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Glances up from his console:: All: Any more questions or suggestions?
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
CIV: We have ships on the way for back-up, including a diplomatic team.
SO Lt Rose says:
CIV:  I will launch the probe and see what more we can discover and keep searching the data base for the energy pattern.  There is something about it that seems... wrong.  :: shrugs::
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
CIV: That's a damned big assumption... if we go ahead and move in on this facility and it's the wrong one we're royally screwed.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
All: Also, should they launch nuclear weapons, surely we can send some Kaneda's to intercept the missiles? Tractor them into space if need be.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS: Not enough of them, Lieutenant.  We'll need more.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
CIV: Not enough what Sir? Kanedas or back-up from Starfleet?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CSEC: We'll attempt to gather more intelligence as we go, we've been marking some of Marcus's men for awhile now. We'll see how that goes.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS: Ships, Lieutenant. We're talking about millions of people.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
::confused, goes back to being quiet::
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
::takes another look at the energy readings from the oceans:: SO: Brianna, I'm starting to think those aren't weapons...
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
SO: Deal with the probe. ::Turns to the direction of the OPS:: OPS: Contact Starfleet, issue a level one communication call to our Admiral and explain our situation. Request as many rescue ships they can spare.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Turns his attention to the CSEC:: CSEC: Gather a response team and get ready to beam to the facility.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: looks back at the readings::  CSec:  What are they?
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
SO: See this modulation here... they look alien... not Roman.
SO Lt Rose says:
CSec:  Is that good or bad?  I will get the probe out and see what there is.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
All: Everyone knows what you have to do, we'll meet here in 30 minutes. ::Raises from his seat:: Dismissed.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
CIV: Aye. There were a few transport ships we saw from the Colony world, but now we don't know where they are.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
SO: If it's what I think it is then under no circumstances can they be allowed to leave.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS: Work with the SO, try to determine where they vanished to.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Nods to Maor as she leans closer to the picture before her::  CSec:  I give.. what do you think it is?
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
CIV: Perhaps they are the power signatures from under the ocean.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
::turns to face Brianna fully:: SO: What if Marcus isn't actually responsible for any of this? What if someone's controlling him, using him as a puppet?
SO Lt Rose says:
:: glares at Calean::  CSec:  You are trying to give me a bigger headache, aren't you.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CSEC, SO: We're wasting our time here, start working on that probe. Assumptions won't help us in this case.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Stands::  CIV/CO:  Aye, sirs.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
CIV: This from the man who is willing to risk the lives of one of MY security teams on hearsay and assumption!
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Stands next to Ecchumati:: OPS:  I will get the probes out and see what we come up with.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
CIV: They'd be too big to land... they must be hiding... but I see you and the CSEC are too busy arguing. I'll be on the bridge. SO: They must be somewhere.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CSEC: Risk is part of the job, Lieutenant. Better us than them.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Follows Eccumati out::  OPS:  Behind one of their moons?  Or maybe they sent them out for others?
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
::slams his hands down on the table ready to argue the point but quickly composes himself and speaks in a low tone:: CIV: If anything happens down there I'll hold you personally responsible. ::turns quickly and taps his com badge as he storms out of the room to rally a strike team::

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