USS Seleya Mission Transcript 10907.12
Mission Number 566
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Lília Perfeito as Captain Alexandra Margarida Gomes (CO – Commanding Officer) npc Thaddeus
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) npc       
      Strike team leader
Karriaunna Scotti as SO Lt Brianna Rose (SO – Science Officer) npc Bret

Time lapse:  a few minutes for logs

Ship Manager 
Karriaunna Scotti

 
Last time on the Seleya:

The lives of the colonists and the Senates families, possibly along with the world of Magna Roma, rely on the decisions of the Seleya and her crew as they have been interwoven… but interwoven by whom?   There is evidence of alien technology but what part it plays is unknown.

The XO and his team have arrived on the artic desert of this world, a wasteland of ice and little else beyond freezing winds.  There is a single building beside a knoll.  The rest of the facility is far below grown, so far that there was little evidence of radiation above ground.

Maor's and his team is paring to check on the ocean power source: it is huge with an atmosphere, but no life signs.  There are four of them but the other three energy output is not the same.  According to Thaddeus, these could have been what were found years ago before Marcus rise to power and the return of slavery.

The captain had the leader of the resistance come aboard.  There he filled in a few pieces to the puzzle to suggest Marcus had outside help or direction in his conquest… or a puppet himself?  Many questions and few answers as the captain continues to play out each card in her hand.

Captain's log, Stardate 10907.12. We are attacking on 2 fronts. Marcus' nuclear power and the mysterious craft in the oceans. I hope this is the right way to go ...

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CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::standing on the roof of the facility waiting for the strike team to report ready to breach::
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#::ready and waiting::
CO Capt Gomes says:
::at the bridge, in her chair looking at a padd with the summary of the information from the probe::
Strike Team Leader says:
@ ::nods to the CSec::
SO Lt Rose says:
All:  The rest of the probes are in place.  Telemetry shows as we knew before, the power source is less.  It also appears... different in some way.  Objects are much smaller as well then the one we are focused on.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::Raises his arm with his hand balled in a fist then drops it after a few seconds::

@ ACTION:  An explosion rocks the building, opening it to the cold skies above.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# ::Glances up to the general direction of the sky:: OPS: Standby, the shuttle's should be arriving any second now. ::Watches the ocean just a few meters ahead of them::
Strike Team Leader says:
@::Orders the team through the new holebefore following himself::
CO Capt Gomes says:
::checks on the latest information from Rose's probes:: Self: So, this vessel they are beaming to seems to be the lead one, if there is such a thing
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::Follows the strike team through the hole hearing the periodic shouts of "Room clear!" as he reaches the floor and instantly raises his weapon to the ready position at his shoulder::
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  I am heading down to join the others... :: nodding to her replacement, she quickly grabs her gear and heads off the bridge.::
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#CIV: Aye Sir.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: Yes thank you Brianna. I was just thinking, from what you found out, this vessel or whatever it is must be the lead one and therefore where you should gather more information It is still a very big gamble to go down there, but we must. Good luck
SO Lt Rose says:
:: nods as the door closes behind her.::  CO:  Thanks...

# ACTION:  Upon entering the transporter room, Rose is beamed down to the planet to join the others.
Strike Team Leader says:
@CSec: Floor clear sir.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#::turns to Rose as she beams down::
SO Lt Rose says:
# All:  Got a brief update for you...  not that it helps much at the moment, but the other four power sources are different in output and type.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#::listens::
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@STL: That was relatively easy... let's not get complacent now, move out and stay frosty.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# SO: Are we talking about four different types of vessels, Lieutenant?
 
#Scenery:  The area is warm with a gentle breeze blowing off the ocean.  The skies are clear as are the waters.  The beaches are surprisingly empty.

# ACTION: The underwater vessel arrives just off shore.

Strike Team Leader says:
@ CSec: Aye sir. ::makes a series of hand gestures to the rest of the team and moves off down the stairwell::
SO Lt Rose says:
#CIV:  I am not even sure we are talking about vessels just yet.  It is possible.
 
@ Scenery:  The area is basically dark with a few lights placed far apart, giving off a small pool of light around them.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# SO: Be them what they may, we're about to get up, close and personal with them.  One way or another. ::Begins making his way toward the general direction of the now floating sub::
SO Lt Rose says:
# CIV: You said there were surprises?  :: looks at Ecchumati::
SO Lt Rose says:
# :: quietly:: OPS:  You feeling better?
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::gets out his tricorder and starts scanning for lifesigns and power readings that might indicate a command console::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::taps her badge::*CSec*: Gomes to Trigger. How is it going there? 
 
@ ACTION: Tricorder readings show 6 life sign readings and far below ground a power source.  The further down they go, doors start to appear:  each is closed and locked.

OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
# SO: A little, thanks.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# ::Nods:: SO: One of the surprises were revealed already, we've modified a few torpedoes to operate underwater. The rest we'll get to as we go along. ::Climbs inside the modified shuttle:: SO, OPS: Get buckles in and begin scanning the moment we go underwater. ::Sits in one of the forward seats and begins powering up the shuttle's systems::
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@*CO*: Well, we're in and the top floor is clear, looking at these readings there is very little in the way of security personnel.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
# ::wonders why the CIV can't tell them what they have at their disposal but says nothing as a lower ranking officer:: CIV: Aye Sir. ::gets in the shuttle::
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::whistles for the strike team leader's attention::
SO Lt Rose says:
# :: Nods and takes her seat, speaking to no one in particular::  I have always loved the oceans.  Maybe it is in the blood.
Strike Team Leader says:
@::raises his arm to stop the team and waits for the CSec::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
*CSec*: I hope thats good news. Keep up the good work. If you clean this up, at least we are sure Marcus will never repeat what he did in Caledonia
SO Lt Rose says:
# :: smiles::  No pun intended... :: looks over the sensor console.::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# SO, OPS: We're beginning our descent, standby. ::Begins pumping water inside the shuttle's water banks::
SO Lt Rose says:
# :: Mumbling to herself::  I think I have this... :: begins tapping a few buttons.::  Opps... not that one.  :: Makes a correction and soon has sensors operating::
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::approaches the strike team leader:: *CO*: I'll keep you informed, Trigger out. ::taps his badge to close the Comm and shows the tricorder to the Strike team leader:: STL: I see 6 lifesigns, 3 teams of 2, I think we can safely assume that they mark the route to this power source here. ::points to the tricorder::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# SO: We should have a visual soon, anything on the sensors? ::Glances up from his console toward the shuttle's viewscreen::
Strike Team Leader says:
@CSec: Well, we outnumber them.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::goes back to looking at the information from the probes::
SO Lt Rose says:
# CIV/OPS: Coming in now... :: taps a button and the screen lights up showing a distant light growing as they get closer.::
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@STL: And we'll use that to our advantage. Take your team down this way and wait for my signal, I'll let you know when to strike... do it quietly, if we raise any alarms we lose our route.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# OPS, SO: Speculations on what we're looking at?
Strike Team Leader says:
::nods and moves the team out down the corridor::
SO Lt Rose says:
CIV:  This is massive... you could put thousands inside there.  I am still not reading any life signs.  Atmosphere is to our levels.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::follows the strike team watching the lifesigns on the tricorder::

@ Scenery:  The further down they go, the sound of machinery can be heard humming at the sub-hearing level... more through the bones.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# SO: Thank you, Lieutenant. ::Glances over his shoulder at the direction of the OPS:: OPS: Any visible openings you can detect?
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#::scans:: CIV: Yes... I found some airlocks... whether they're open or not is another issue.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::frowns looking at the new data comming in from the probes:: Self: So that is the weapon
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# OPS: Airlocks? Can we safely dock to them?
 
# Scenery:  As the sub approaches, the screen is soon filled.
 
CO Capt Gomes says:
*CIV*: Gomes to Maor
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# OPS: Hold that thought. ::Taps his badge:: *CO*: Go ahead, Captain.
SO Lt Rose says:
# :: Makes adjustment in magnification.  More to herself::  Could you imainge living in that thing underwater?
 CO Capt Gomes says:
*CIV*: There is new data coming in from the other locations under the oceans. Their power surges are weaker but clearly directed to a major city. I will move the ships nearer to their location but we may not be able to help. I think the vessel you are going to may be able to control these devices.
SO Lt Rose says:
# CIV:  Sensors are unable to identify the makeup of the structure.  Whatever it is, it is strong enough to stand the pressures of the oceans.  One would almost think it was built just for this.
Strike Team Leader says:
@ ::approaches the last corner before the first pair and stops the team again::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# *CO*: Understood, Maor out. ::Taps his badge again and closes the channel:: SO: Can we safely assume this thing has been here for quite some time now?
SO Lt Rose says:
# OPS:  Have you ever lived underwater?
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
# SO: No, but you have?
SO Lt Rose says:
# OPS:  Yea... a training expedition.  My team got lost... I was not much help in getting back.  :: smile widens::  I was enjoying myself too much.
SO Lt Rose says:
# CIV: No... I would need some more data, but given what Thaddeus said, I would say it has been here about ten years... hard to say.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::contacts the Pegasus and the Phoenix, asking them to go into a geostationary orbit on top of one of the energy surges. 3 ships, 3 weapons::
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#SO: Looks to me like the perfect prison. They go places take people and then put them in this place. No escape unless you want to be crushed or drowned.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# ::Nods:: OPS: Take the conn, dock us to one of the airlocks. I'll get our gear. ::Motions to one of the security guards to give him a hand::
SO Lt Rose says:
# OPS:  It is empty now... unless they are masking their signal somehow.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::approaches the strike team leader and checks his tricorder again:: STL: Ok, first two... stun only, if there are technicians we might need them. move on my signal.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#::nods as she moves her hands over the console and pilots the ship to an airlock:: CIV/SO: Docking.
Strike Team Leader says:
@ ::nods and gestures for the team to stack up::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
FCO: Move us to the remaining energy surge. ::also asks the other ships to standby to open fire if the cities are being threatened::
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::whispers:: STL: Go.

# ACTION:  As the sub aligns itself with the docking bay, a hum can be heard.

SO Lt Rose says:
# CIV/OPS:  Small forcefield has clamped onto the ship.  It may be empty, but it is seems to be functioning.
Strike Team Leader says:
@ ::leads his team quietly round the corner and sees one man working at a console and the other holding a kind of rifle::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# ::Returns back to the cockpit:: SO: Any indication something has detected us? ::Nods at the SO's words:: Might be an automated mechanism. We've done all that we can from here, gear up and report here in one minute. ::Glances at the direction of the viewscreen:: We're about to get inside that thing.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
::taps the strike team leader on the shoulder and gesture for him and the team to incapacitate him before getting into a position where he can jump the guy at the console::
SO Lt Rose says:
# CIV:  Yea... I don't know what it is, but I find it... exciting.  ::Stands and reaches for her gear, looping it around her shoulder.::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::as the ships start to move to their positions, she gets up and approaches Thaddeus:: Thaddeus: This situation doesn't look particularly clear but I think we are making progress. Now that we have some time I would like to ask about the types of resources you have. If we do find our colonists and the families of the senate members
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#CIV/SO: Makes you wonder who's controlling all this. With Proconsul Marcus in custody... perhaps he was just a face to another man, or a double.
CO Capt Gomes says:
Thaddeus: Do you have the resources to help us transport them
Strike Team Leader says:
@ ::nods and gestures to the rest of the team to follow as he quickly charges the man with the rifle::
SO Lt Rose says:
# OPS:  A puppet to a puppet?  Something is so not right with that.  :: follows Maor::
 Thaddeus says:
CO: Right before I came here I was in contact with my brother. He was able to secure Marcus' original transport ships for us. I don't know exactly where they are but if you let me use your ship to contact my brother I can tell you.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::jumps the man at the console swiftly bringing his type 1 phaser up under his chin:: Man: One move, one sound and you lose your head, understand?

@ ACTION:  The man stills and simply nods his head, his heart racing.

OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#SO: I don't know; I'm just thinking aloud.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods and moves to one of the free consoles:: Thaddeus: I will set you up with a link. You just need to know where to find your brother and the message will be delivered ::taps a few commands::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# ::Opens the airlock, waiting a second for the SO to scan the air outside the ship:: SO: Safe?
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@Man: Good boy... now, you're going to guide us to the control center but first I want some information and god help you if you lie to me... How many more armed security down here?
SO Lt Rose says:
# :: Nods as she reads her tricorder::  All:  Still no reading and atmosphere normal for us.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
# CIV/SO: Think I may feel safer if we had EVA suits on.
 Bret says:
@ CSec: Only one.
 Thaddeus says:
::sits at this fancy console with an matching comfortable chair:: CO: He should be exactly where you left him, at the Coliseum
SO Lt Rose says:
# OPS:  I don't know, zapped is zapped.
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#SO: But drowned is dead. If there were a leak...
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::turns the man so he can see the other man who no longer has his rifle:: Bret: Him?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# OPS: I rather we remain as mobile as possible. ::Motions  two of the guards to take point while the third one to take the rear:: SO, OPS: Let's go. ::Leaves the shuttle and makes his first step onto this strange underwater city.::
CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods at Thaddeus and taps the console again. The computer zooms in and accesses Magna Roma's Senate communications network:: Thaddeus: That’s an easy one. The channel is open, but I don't have to tell you, Marcus' people may well be listening.
SO Lt Rose says:
# OPS:  Current pressures would keep it out... I am not reading any structural problems... but then I am not an engineer.  I would need to find a console. 
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#SO: I hope so... I think drowning would be one of the worst ways to go.
Bret says:
@ ::nods::
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
# ::heads out of the shuttle::
 Thaddeus says:
CO: Do not worry Captain. My brother and I have a .... system. ::starts tapping the console, one finger at a time until he has what he wants::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::gives Thaddeus some privacy but discretely asks OPS to keep an eye on what he is transmitting::

# Scenery:  The team steps into a small room.  The door closes behind them as air is cycled through.  The air feels fresh and cool.

CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@STL: Secure him. ::points to the man on the floor::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# SO: Can you detect where the control centre for this structure is? ::Glances around them:: 
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#::steps forward, looking around, up as she does a 360::
Strike Team Leader says:
@ ::Nods and hog-ties the security guard::

# ACTION:  The opposite door opens into a larger area that if filled with chairs and couches.  Around the walls are various exits.  At the far back is a blank screen.

OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#CIV: A waiting room for arrivals and departures?
SO Lt Rose says:
# :: shakes her head in the negative::  CIV:  I am not reading any central sources, rather a couple of them throughout.  Which would make sense give the size of this place.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@Bret: Now, take us to the control room, quietly, I've got an itchy trigger finger so don't tempt me.
 Bret says:
@ :: Nods and slowly moves toward the door and down a long hall for another door.::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# OPS: Makes sense, Lieutenant. ::Turns to the SO:: SO: Direct us toward the nearest one then. Keep watch over anything out of the ordinary.
SO Lt Rose says:
# All:  Eny mini miny mo?  :: looks at the various exits.::
SO Lt Rose says:
# :: Turns to the center one and heads out.::  All:  Still no life form readings.  And have you noticed the air?  It does not even smell like ship air.  I could close my eyes and imagine myself on a planet.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::Follows Bret closely and keeps his phaser where Bret can feel its presence::
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#CIV/SO: Maybe we can get this screen working. If it is a waiting room, stands to reason there'd be a map.
 Bret says:
@ :: stops before a door and nods his head toward it.  It is locked.  He starts to take the key card from his pocket.::
SO Lt Rose says:
# :: pauses::  OPS:  A simple on button?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# SO, OPS: We are to assume whoever stayed in this underwater city stayed for long periods of time, I'd only assume that everything was designed to make the illusion as if you're on a planet surface.
 Thaddeus says:
::gets up from the communications console:: CO: They hid the vessels behind one of the moons. I can give you the exact coordinates. But Captain, they must remain there until Marcus' people are gone. Else we loose all we worked for
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::presses the phaser in to Bret's neck::
SO Lt Rose says:
# :: looks around::  All:  It is clean...
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#::shrugs to the SO:: SO: Everything else works.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
Thaddeus: That is exactly what we are working on. Thank you ::turns to the view screen: Thaddeus: I am more concerned about these weapons now. Is this a silent blackmail? Leave or we destroy all of Magna Roma's cities?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# OPS: Worth a shot, get to it, Lieutenant. ::Makes his way toward the viewscreen:: Maybe we'll get lucky and that screen will actually be connected to something.
 Bret says:
@ :: stills and whispers::  CSec: Key..
OPS LtJG Ecchumati says:
#::tries her luck and touches the screen:: CIV/SO: Here... look... I don't get the language, but this is a map.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
# OPS: Can you show us where we are?
SO Lt Rose says:
OPS:  Color coded... nice.  I would guess those areas in yellow are off limit?  They appear to be in the area I am reading the main power sources.
CSEC Lt Trigger says:
@::brings the phaser back a bit:: Bret: Just remember, you don't just have me to deal with, there are eight men behind me with high powered phase compression rifles ready to reduce you to atoms.
 Thaddeus says:
CO: Your guess is as good as mine
 Bret says:
@ :: Nods as he carefully gets the card out of his pocket and reaches to slide it into the slot.  As he does so, the door slides open...::
 
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