USS Seleya Mission Transcript 10910.25
Mission Number 577
Lost Dreams IX

DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Lília Perfeito as Captain Alexandra Margarida Gomes (CO – Commanding Officer)
Andrew Cotterly as Lieutenant William Grenth Stradiot (XO – First Officer)
Scott Knight as Lieutenant Caelan Alexander Trigger (CEO – Chief of Engineering)
Eldad Ben-Tovim as Commander Maor (CIV – Starfleet Intelligence Specialist) 
Karriaunna Scotti as SO Lt Brianna Rose (SO – Science Officer), Shuttle Zion, Dean Garret, Hemptal Verdj, SO Selven, Edon Opaka

Time lapse:  none

Ship Manager 
Karriaunna Scotti

Last time on the Seleya:

Due to the unexpected, the captain had to leave the ship but whatever was needed of her was quickly dealt with and she is back enroute to the Seleya.

The ship continues to orbit the planet as it searches for its missing shuttle while the storms swirl across Edan's surface.  Communication with the planet is possible as the CEO uses the ancient communication array, but clarity is sometimes an issue.  But for those on the lower level, it is not possible to communicate with the ship.  Once the shock of hearing of who had been on the shuttle has passed, the CEO has begun considering options.

Maor leads a team down to the lower level that includes Garret, Verdj, Edon, & a security officer, leaving the other two scientists working on removing the bones from under the cave-in using the transporter on the shuttle.  The others continue to move about, mapping and checking the area out, especially as there is little they can do with the storm raging above.  An eerie silence walks with them through the huge compound as if those from long ago would suddenly come out of hiding and ask the strangers what they were doing there.

There had been many thoughts on what might be below as there was nothing of the area on the schematics.  Some were concerned that they would find the area buried under water.  Instead, they enter into another vast chamber lit only by the light from their torches.  As the light touches the walls, it reflects back glittering as if a it were a large faceted eye.

Captain's log, Stardate 10910.25. After dealing with a delicate matter I am returning to the Seleya. I hope matters there are as calm as I left them.
XO Log, Stardate 10910.25: Things have deteriorated rapidly. We've lost a shuttle and our communications with the surface are spotty at best. We're able to get through, but it has difficulty coming through clearly. The CO is coming back right now...and this really wasn't the condition I wanted to hand the bridge over to her.

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CO Capt Gomes says:
::says her goodbyes to the pilot of the Begay as the courier shuttle docks with the Seleya. She then proceeds for the hatch::

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@::blinks and looks from the TO to the MO and back::

Shuttle Zion says:
%SO Tally Rune groaned as sharp pain lanced through her arm as she shifted.  With the pain came the memory of where she was and how she got there.  Opening her eyes she looked into the dimly lit room.  Good, emergency power was at least working.  Turning her head slightly to see her arm, she discovered it covered with odds-n-ends that must have gone flying. If she was lucky, the only damage would be the bruising she could already see starting to cover her arm.

XO Lt Stradiot says:
::Sits on the bridge, still scanning, trying to find the shuttle that's on the surface::

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Proceeds down the corridor, taking point::

CO Capt Gomes says:
::enters the ship and nods to the security guard that welcomes her aboard. She then makes her way to the turbo lift::

@ Scenery:  As the team proceeds, the light reflects from one glass window to another.

Dean Garret says:
@ All:  Beautiful, even if a bit eerie.

Shuttle Zion says:
% Sec 'Badger' Griffin lifted his hand to the back of his head.  He could feel a slight swelling and dampness.  Looking at his hand he grimaced.  He hated seeing his own blood.  But at least he was seeing.  Carefully Badger took stock of his body, not moving until he was certain there was no injury; he did not want to add to his situation.  One by one he carefully moved his various body parts.  By the time he was done, he figured he had come out lucky.  Other then the growing headache from obvious reasons and some bruising, he was good.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Garret: Any indication that all this glass work is handmade?

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@::turns away from his "Guardians" and taps at a console:: COM: XO: Trigger to Stradiot.

XO Lt Stradiot says:
COM: CEO: Stradiot here. What is it Lieutenant?

Dean Garret says:
@ CIV:  We need to get closer... scans are reading some form of energy at very low levels.  So whatever is here obviously needed it.  But I wonder if they meant for it to last so long... they and maybe us will be lucky if they had not and it is still running.
CEO Lt Trigger says:
@COM: XO: Requesting permission to form a search team to find that downed shuttle, we don't know what damage they have or how long they can ride out this storm.

Shuttle Zion says:
% SO S'tana sat up blinking back the blood trickling into his left eye.  Lifting a hand, he wiped the blood away and soon found the source, a cut across his brow.  A quick internal check showed he was fine.  Behind him he could hear the sounds of the others moving.  He turned to the woman beside him; she was not moving.  Quietly he called her name. “Lieutenant Trigger?  Rose?  Brianna?”  Nothing.  He reached for the strap that had held him in place.  Not surprised, he found it locked into place and began to make his way out of it.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Garret: Can you identify the energy reading? Determine what it powered and what exactly is actually producing it?

XO Lt Stradiot says:
::Frowns:: COM: CEO: A search team? How do you plan on searching for them? You can't just walk through a storm like this. If the shuttle couldn't handle it, then what could you do instead? Besides, i'm sure that rest of your team needs you in there.

Dean Garret says:
@ CIV:  Hmmm... energy appears to be similar to what was recorded on that ship you found.  What it is powering...at a guess I would say... :: pauses::

Dean Garret says:
@ :: Looks up ahead.  Quietly::  CIV:  I am picking up organic...

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Garret: Yes, what is it? ::Glances around them, tightening his grip on his sidearm:: Life sign? Or some left over residue?

ACTION:  After a brief upload from the Seleya, the courier shuttle Begay once again leaves the area.

Dean Garret says:
@ :: a touch of awe in his voice:: CIV:  Your earlier guess just might be right.  :: moves closer to the nearest wall::

CEO Lt Trigger says:
COM: XO: Oh come on William, I've weathered storms worse than this on holiday in the Himalayas, besides... the EVA suits are designed to withstand worse than what's outside. I have a topographical map of the area, I just need their last known co-ordinates to form a search pattern.

@ ACTION:  As the team gets closer, they start to notice individual units lining the walls, from floor to ceiling.  The numbers are in the thousands.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Garret: Giant incubators? ::Moves to follow the scientist, motioning the TO to do the same:: My god. Are they still alive?

Shuttle Zion says:
% MO Bakkul woke to the smell of iron from blood strong in his nostrils.  And that was not all as he felt the coldness of something wet along his side.  It did not take him long to discover it was blood, human blood, therefore not his.  Other than a bump on his head, he was fine.  Sitting up he soon discovered that the blood belonged to security officer Roger who was not fine and never would be; but then he would also never care about that again.  Apparently Roger intentionally or accidentally had shifted and in doing so, had saved the doctor from some serious harm, but it had cost him his life.  Bakkul could only hope it had not been in vain.

@ ACTION:  The rest of the team follows, also touched by the awe of the idea.

Dean Garret says:
@ :: reaches out to touch the pristine chamber, protected for centuries by the underground room::  CIV:  I don't know... but if the power is still running... which I admit I am having problems believing, then it is possible.

XO Lt Stradiot says:
COM: CEO: Are there others that can assist you? I don't need to put any more people in danger than we already have.

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@COM: XO: I need a 5 man team, we have that in security staff alone down here.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Garret: See if you can locate the central control panel for the chambers, maybe we'll find a maintenance log there that might tell us something about what happened here. Maybe even a way to check their life signs.

Hemptal Verdj says:
@CIV: I am on it...

XO Lt Stradiot says:
COM: CEO: I really don't feel comfortable with this, Lt. I know how you feel, but...::Sighs::

Edon Opaka says:
@CIV: If you shine your light into the window, you can just make out hominoid form.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Nods at the direction of the second scientist as he taps his communication badge:: *XO*: Maor to the Seleya. ::Turns his helmet at the direction of one of the chambers:: 

Shuttle Zion says:
% SO Shasta opened her eyes to find her hands tightly gripping the edge of the seat, enough so that her fingers had torn through the material.  One by one she forced her fingers to leave the permanent indentations; they felt bruised, not surprising.  Releasing the strap, she stood only to sit back down suddenly as pain radiated upward from her foot.  Looking through the dimn light and using her hands, she discovered that some of the boxes had torn loose and somehow managed to make their way against and on top of her foot.  She was currently trapped with possibly a broken foot.  Shasta could not quite hold back the groan of frustration.

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@::Slams his fist down on the corner of the console:: COM: XO: Damn it Stradiot my WIFE is on that shuttle!!!

XO Lt Stradiot says:
COM: CEO: Control yourself, Trigger! I know perfectly well what's going on. Don't think that I haven't lost anyone myself. I'm doing all that I can up here.
XO Lt Stradiot says:
COM: Maor: Go ahead, Commander.

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@COM: XO: Then let me help at this end... I can get to the shuttle a lot easier than another shuttle.

Shuttle Zion says:
% SO Mar'tuk ripped the strap from across his body as he pulled his large mass upward.  There was obvious bruising from the rough landing but nothing to concern him as he stood to take stock of the situation.  “Is everyone alright?”  He listened as everyone reported in on their status.  One dead, four slightly wounded, one possible broken foot and one unconscious.  Given how they had been torn from entering orbit and tossed around, he figured they had beaten the odds in the crash landing.  “Bakkul, see to Rose.  Badger, help me with Shasta.  Rune, S'tana, check the ship out.  See what damage we are looking at.”

XO Lt Stradiot says:
COM: CEO: Listen, you'd only have 10 minutes out there, and that's not nearly enough time to find a shuttle let alone help whoever's in there.

CO Capt Gomes says:
::arrives on the bridge and notices the XO is busy at work with the away team. She remains as low profile as possible as she doesn't want to interfere with Stradiot::

SO Selven says:
XO:  Sir, there is a window opening up in the storm, what you would call the eye of a storm.  It will not remain open long though... ten to fifteen minutes.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ *XO*: Lieutenant, is the Captain with you? ::Leans closer to the chamber, to take a better look through the transparent glass::

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@COM: XO: I'm well aware of the risks, That's why I need you guys to help me locate the shuttle.

XO Lt Stradiot says:
::Nods to Selven::

@ACTION:  Maor can see the outline of someone with long hair.  The features seem normal.

XO Lt Stradiot says:
COM: CEO: We've been trying, Lieutenant. We can't find them anywhere. Until we get more information, the answer has to be no. I'm sorry.

XO Lt Stradiot says:
COM: Maor: The Captain is on her way to the bridge as we speak. What do you need?

SO Selven says:
:: Nods a greeting to the captain as he notices her.::   CO:  We have lost a shuttle.  I am trying to locate it now.

CO Capt Gomes says:
::opens her eyes at the SO:: SO: Was it a storm? Who was on it?

 CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ COM: USS Seleya: XO: We've uncovered what appears to be a giant cryosleep chamber with a few hundred patients, their current status is unknown. Whatever happened in here, it's nowhere near what we expected. ::Continues staring in awe all around him::
SO Selven says:
CO:  A second front came in suddenly.  The two fronts hit the shuttle as she was trying to return.  Aboard were officers Rose, Rune, Griffin, S'tana, Bakkul, Shasta, Mar'tuk and Roger.

XO Lt Stradiot says:
::Simply blinks at Maor's report:: COM: Maor: How? What's powering it? Is it possible to wake them up?

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@COM: XO: Not the answer I'm looking for... Do I need to remind you I'm a tactical specialist and an experienced combat medic? Give me their last known position and heading and I'll go alone. I refuse to leave crew stranded on the surface in a storm of this magnitude.

CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods firmly:: SO: Continue your search and keep an eye for life signs ::turns to the XO as she hears her name::

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ COM: USS Seleya: XO: A better question to ask is if we actually want to. ::Takes a second look toward Garret's direction:: Something seems to be powering it, through we're not sure what exactly yet. 

Hemptal Verdj says:
@:: starts to yell out before remembering they are using comms all around::  CIV:  I have found a console.  It could be what you are looking for.  It is dark though... no sign of obvious power flowing to or from it.

XO Lt Stradiot says:
COM: CEO: Need I remind you that in a storm of this magnitude, the shuttle will last longer than you in an EVA suit. There's a medical officer on board the shuttle. Once we find the shuttle, then we can dispatch you if it's possible.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@::Turns toward Verdj's direction and makes his way toward him:: Verdj: Contact the CEO on the surface, see if he can divert some power to our console.

XO Lt Stradiot says:
COM: Maor: True...Suggestions?

SO Selven says:
 CO:  Captain, I may have found them.  They are a couple of kilometers from the compound.  :: almost smiles::  I believe you would call that a minor miracle.

CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: Can you get a lock on them?

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ COM: USS Seleya: XO: Nothing yet, I'll try to gather more information on what we're dealing with here. I'll keep you posted, Maor out. ::Closes the channel::

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@COM: XO: Then I suggest you look harder, if I don't hear from you in five minutes I'm going out. ::closes the channel::

Dean Garret says:
@ :: following::  CIV: This whole area appears to be separate from above.  My guess would be there is another power source.  :: Points toward the back::  I am picking up a stronger signal in that direction.

SO Selven says:
@ CO: Not safely.

XO Lt Stradiot says:
::Frowns again and the bridge can hear a quiet growl coming from the Vulcan::

CO Capt Gomes says:
XO: I see a lot has happened in my absence. Ms. Selven has found our shuttle but we can't transport them from here. Trigger still has a shuttle, maybe he can use that to get a lock?

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Nods at Garret's direction:: TO: Stay with Verdj, I'll go with Garret and attempt to find a way to restore power to this part of the complex. ::Turns to face Garret:: Garret: Let's go. ::Makes his way toward the direction the scientist pointed at::

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@::turns back round to the TO and MO that have been watching him closely:: TO/MO: WHAT?!?!

XO Lt Stradiot says:
::Turns to the CO:: CO: Ma'am. Good to have you back. ::Nods:: That's probably our best bet at the moment. ::Gestures to the CO chair.:: I highly doubt that Trigger is listening to me at the moment, so all the support I can get is helpful, ma'am.

Shuttle Zion says:
%Brianna Rose-Trigger smiles as she feels a gentle touch on her face.  Then she frowns as she realizes the touch is not familiar and defiantly not her husbands.  Opening her eyes she stares into Bakkul's red eyes.  For a moment she thinks of the ancient stories of demons before a rush of memories reminds her where she is.  “Doctor?”

CO Capt Gomes says:
::sits down in her chair next to the XO:: XO: you did the right thing in not letting him go

CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: You mentioned the shuttle is passing the eye of the storm. How much longer do we have?

CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CEO: Gomes to Trigger

Dean Garret says:
@ :: smiling::  CIV:  Sometimes I feel like a child in a candy shop.  :: glances down at his tricorder as he follows the slowly strengthening power::

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@::turns to the console and answers the call:: COM: CO: Stradiot called in backup cap'n?

CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CEO: I returned to the bridge just in time to listen to part of your discussion but that will be solves later. Now tell me, do you have access to transporters there?

SO Selven says:
:: glances down::  CO:  Hard to say, but possibly 10 more minutes.  The weather here is very complex.

CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods to the SO::

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@COM: CO: We have the transporters in the shuttle yes.
CO Capt Gomes says:
@COM: CEO: We found the shuttle but we have less than 10 minutes before they are in the middle of the storm. that is not enough time for you or anyone to go out there but that is the time you have to try and get a lock on them. Use the compound's power source if you need

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Garret: Do you think we're dealing with a type of a arch-gravity dam that is generating all this power?

Shuttle Zion says:
%“Easy Brianna, you have a nasty bump and cut near your temple.  My guess you hit your head hard on the console… probably in frustration of the storm.”  Bakku relaxed a bit as Rose smiled up at him at his feeble attempt of a joke.  “Like the rest of the crew, you have multiple contusions and abrasions from the seat belts, but other than that, you were lucky.”

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@::thinks for a second:: COM: CO: The shuttle's targeting scanners can't breach the cavern walls, but if I can get it just outside I should have a clear shot given the exact coordinates.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Garret: I can't think of another form of energy generation that will require less maintenance  work and still be operational after all this time.

Dean Garret says:
@ :: Looks questioningly at the Starfleet officer::  CIV:  A what?  I think that is a new one on me or I slept through that class.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Garret: Hydroelectric power.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Garret: Generated using the water itself.

CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CEO: How long can the shuttle handle the weather at your location? If we lose you or the shuttle we lose the entire away team, civilians and all

Shuttle Zion says:
Hearing the unspoken word, Bri sighed.  “What is our situation?”  Quietly she listened as he filled her in with what he knew and their loss.  Shaking her head, she looked down.  Any life was a loss, but she remembered Caelan working with him when he first came aboard, green through and through.

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@COM: CO: Given the shuttle's design and shielding, I can keep her up there for about 10 minutes tops.

Dean Garret says:
@ :: Considers::  CIV: It is possible, given all this time, that they had something like that up... if the water source held out.... :: lifts a brow curiously::  which might explain the location of this compound.  :: stops in front of a door::  Looks like you will not have long to find out.

CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CEO: Then that is exactly the time you have. No more. If you do not return the shuttle it is not Brianna's life that will hang on you. It will be the lives of all of the away team

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Garret: Stay behind me. ::Moves to open the door::
CEO Lt Trigger says:
@COM: CO: Understood. ::turns to the TO and MO breathing down his neck:: TO/MO: You're with me... ::moves to the shuttle and starts to power it up::

XO Lt Stradiot says:
::Shakes his head::

CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CEO: Good luck ::closes the com::

@ACTION:  The door is a simple, non-mechanized one.  As it is opened, the pair stared into a good sized room filled with consoles and the walls covered in panels, some of them are flashing lights.

CO Capt Gomes says:
XO: Do you think he will follow orders?

@ ACTION:  The team aboard the shuttle quickly make an exit as the others arrive.  It is soon powered up and ready to launch.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ Garret: See if you can find something that works here, I'll make a recording of the chamber.

XO Lt Stradiot says:
CO: In my opinion? He's going to do whatever it takes to get his wife back. If that means disobeying orders, then yes, he probably would.

CEO Lt Trigger says:
@::slowly lifts the shuttle off the floor and ties in to the compound's door controls to open the massive hangar door::

Dean Garret says:
@ :: Nodding, starts to move around the room, trying to get an idea of its purpose and what might go to what.::

CO Capt Gomes says:
XO: I think that despite his love for his wife he is a Starfleet officer. Regardless of that, he is the only chance that shuttle has. But if he does return, whatever the outcome of the mission, there will be consequences to his words and actions

XO Lt Stradiot says:
::Nods:: CO: I quite agree.
@ ACTION:  The surface doors slowly begin to open.  As they do, dust settles from above and through them, stars can be seen twinkling from the heavens above.

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