USS Seleya Mission Transcript 11001.24
Mission Number 585
Bathed in Darkness VIi

DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Lília Perfeito as Captain Alexandra Margarida Gomes (CO – Commanding Officer)
Andrew Cotterly as Lieutenant William Grenth Stradiot (XO – First Officer)
Eldad Ben-Tovim as Commander Maor (CIV – Starfleet Intelligence Specialist) 
Scott Knight as Lieutenant Caelan Alexander Trigger (CEO – Chief of Engineering)
Tim Schols as Lieutenant Dylan Cedric Pandora (OPS – Operations Officer)
Charlie Nance as Lieutenant JG T’Rae (CMO – Chief Medical Officer) 
Karriaunna Scotti as Lt Brianna Rose (SO – Science Officer) NPC’s SO Selven, OPS Craig, Sec Brohman, Gridst

Time lapse:  3 min

Ship Manager 
Karriaunna Scotti

Last time on the Seleya:

The captain finally had her discussion with the CEO.  The result was a better understanding of the situation between the two of them.  The CEO would receive an official reprimand for actions unbecoming an officer, shortened shore leave and no away missions for an unmentioned amount of time.

The captain left relieved the situation was dealt with but also because the engineer saw the problem.  As for the CEO, he found the consequences more then acceptable and returned to his duty.  His primary concern at the moment is working with OPS on and idea to be able to use the transporters.

The captain returned to the bridge with that burden removed from her shoulder.  After an update of what was going on, she headed to her ready room to contact Starfleet on the transportation of 15,000 people.  Starfleet is calling in ships to assist in the rescue operation; the first should arrive in three days.  Ironically the first ship that will arrive will be the transport ship the Magna Roman’s had used for the Caledonian’s.

Lieutenant Pandora has taken on the position of chief operations officer.  Working with the CEO, he has come up with two possible ideas on ways to use the transporters.  Due to the ionization from the storm, it is unsafe to simply beam people to and from the surface.  His two ideas are one, create multiple transport signatures of the individual which would severely limit transport numbers and two, use the deflectors to create a passage between the ship and planet, something that has never been done before.

Thanks to astrometrics finding a pattern for the storms, that has held true so far, an away team was assembled and taken down to the planet:  XO, CIV, FCO, CMO, Councilor Gridst, SO Selven, Sec Brohman & two other security officers.  They are equipped to stay three days if needed.  The shuttle landed safely inside the huge compound.  The next storm is four hours away.

Down in the cryounit, the probe sent the day before sits quietly, dead, no sign of any energy being emitted from it.  From the sensor grid left behind, the probe can be seen mid-way inside the room just sitting there.  As for the entity below, while more chambers have ‘winked out’, there is no sign of it.
 
Captain's log, Stardate 11001.24. The away team must have reached the planet by now and I asked Starfleet to start preparing the evacuation of the survivors if that is their wish. In the mean time, I wonder if we will ever really understand what happened to Edan and its star. A part of me wonders if its worth knowing at all.

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OPS Lt Pandora says:
::At his console, eagerly awaiting the outcome of the running simulations::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::sits at the bridge looking staring at the view screen for a moment::
CEO Lt Trigger says:
::at the engineering console on the bridge running simulations on the effect of positioning a transporter array in the path of the deflector beam::
SO Lt Rose-Trigger says:
:: Leans back in her chair with a sigh::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
OPS: Did the away team report anything yet?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Near his temporary residence, going over the final details before heading down the shaft::
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Looks up for a moment:: CO: Negative, they've landed, but that's all I heard from them.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods:: OPS: I will assume no news is good news ::gets up and heads for the engineering console:: CEO: How are the transporter tests going?
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@Gridst:  If you can point out the other council members I would like to do some quick scans before we start the awakening procedures
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Finishes his arrangements and turns around to face the rest of the away team:: All: Gather around. 
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Nods at the captain's remark, as he turns his attention back to the running simulation::
Gridst says:
@ CMO:  I can do that.  I must admit to some trepidation to all of this.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@Gridst: Understood, I don't want to rush you, but time is critical it appears more units have winked out
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: Did you find anything new?
 
ACTION:  The XO works to set up base camp for his group and those that follow, while the FCO works with coordinating transportation with the ship.
 
CO Capt Gomes says:
OPS: Contact the away team. Ask for a status report
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  Not yet... and as for the probe heading for the next system, it is almost there.  Sometimes though, it is the waiting that is the killer.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Waits for the rest of the team to gather around him before continuing:: CMO, Gridst, FCO: Few simple instructions before we go. First, as instructed by the XO you'll be left in charge of the shuttle. ::Addresses the FCO then turns to face the CMO and Gridst:: We'll be going down the shaft, no one goes anywhere alone, if we do get separated I expect regular reports every five minutes or we're coming to get you.
CEO Lt Trigger says:
::edits some of the parameters in the simulation and runs it again::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods with a knowing smile:: SO: One must learn patience
OPS Lt Pandora says:
CO: Aye captain.. ::Taps a few buttons, opening a link to the away team:: *Away Team*: Pandora to away team, come in
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Pulls an emergency med kit along with her personal med kit over her shoulders.  Takes out her tricirder and takes some passive base scans of the away team::
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  I am married now... I get lots of practice.  :: teasingly glances over at her husband.::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ CMO, Gridst: Our first order of business is to locate the chambers the council members are located in, assuming we have no information on where that is we'll need to head back to the main computer room we found down below. Following that I want a rough estimate on how long it'll take us to wake all the council members followed by a rough estimate on how long it'll take you to wake everyone else.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::chuckles::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ CMO, Gridst: Any questions? 
CEO Lt Trigger says:
CO: I'm confident that the deflector array can cut us a tunnel in even the strongest storms, I'm just trying to perfect a method of getting the transporter signal into it without it being degraded by the strength of the beam.
Gridst says:
@ CIV:  None at the moment.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods:: CEO: If you pull this off, it will be one for the records. It might also save some lives on Edan
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Nods and taps his badge:: COM: USS Seleya: OPS: This is Maor, go ahead Lieutenant. 
Sec Brohman says:
@:: Moves toward the elevator shaft and waits, checking his weapon.::
CEO Lt Trigger says:
CO: You know me and saving lives Cap'n. ::grins and turns back to his simulations::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@CIV: Ready when you are.  Suggest we check on that dead robot too, it could be related to why these chambers are winking out as it were
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods at the CEO but makes no other emotional expression::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ CMO: Our first priority is to wake the council members, then I'll handle the robot along with a security officer.
Gridst says:
@ :: Looks at the doctor::  CMO:  There have been more?  :: his voice unconsciously  rises slightly::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@CIV: Yes sir,
OPS Lt Pandora says:
*CIV*: The captain wants a status update, commander, if you have one. ::Keeps an eye on the simulation results, thinking of ways to implement their solution::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ *OPS*: Nothing new, Lieutenant. We've landed and are about to head down to the cryo chamber. We'll keep you notified of our progress. ::Turns his attention back to the away team:: CMO, Gridst: Let's go. ::Motions one of the security guards to remain here with the FCO::
CEO Lt Trigger says:
::makes a slight design change and runs the simulation again::
Sec Griffin says:
@ :: Nods and moves to join the FCO::
Gridst says:
@ :: Follows the group::
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Nods:: *CIV*: Understood, Pandora out. ::Looks around at the captain:: CO: Away team reports nothing new, captain.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Taps Com badge:: COM: Seleya: OPS: Can you establish a link to my tricorder and feed me any data you have on current number of cryo-units both operational and those that are winking out?
CEO Lt Trigger says:
OPS: Hey Lieutenant... come and have a look at this.
Sec Brohman says:
@:: Activates the lift, leaning in closer to the door to hear the mechanism activating.::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Makes his way toward the direction of the elevator shaft, nodding briefly to security guard standing near the entrance to the elevator:: CMO: Phaser rifles on stun. No one holsters their phasers under any circumstances; if you must do it then have someone back you up. ::Takes a step inside the shaft and secures a rope to the top of the shaft:: 
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  I just read a sudden energy spike from the chamber below.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Follows the CIV, going from passive scan mode, to active scan mode on the tricorder::
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Looks around at the CEO:: CEO: I'll be there in a minute, chief, let me just take care of something here... ::Taps a few buttons, patching the mos recent information through to the CMO's tricorder:: *CMO*: You should be receiving data in a moment, doc.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: Our life form again? ::taps the side of her console::

@ ACTION:  After a moment of silence, the doors of the elevator open up to reveal the sensor web still in place.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Waits for the rest of the team to enter before sending the elevator down::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CIV: Commander Maor, we just got an energy spike  from the chamber
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Gets up and walks over to the CEO's console:: CEO: What's up, chief?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Curses as the elevator doors close behind them:: *CO*: Are you still able to detect it, Captain?
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  Most likely.  I am not reading it in the room itself yet.  Then again... :: wryly::  I have temporarily lost contact with it.  I am now reading the away team entering the elevator room.
CEO Lt Trigger says:
::re-plays the result of the simulation on his console:: OPS: Do we have the supplies to do something like this? ::points to the transporter array attached to the deflector dish::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods at Rose before tapping her chair again:: COM: CIV: It just winked out
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@CIV: The wink out rate has increased to aprox 1 every 2 hours or so
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: It almost seems like we lost it the minute the away team got into the lift
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ All: Phasers at ready. When the doors open I want you to get ready for anything. ::Taps his badge:: *CO*: Do you have an approximate location for it?
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  That is because we put the sensor grid in the elevator and sent it down.  Since the others are using the elevator, it came up with them.  Once it is back down, I should be able to read the room again.
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Glances over the specs provided:: CEO: I believe it should be possible, yes... We can replicate a good deal of this. The rest of it should be in storage, as far as I know... ::Nods slowly, still thinking it over::

@ ACTION:  After a long trip down, the elevator comes to a stop, once again revealing the hole that was made from last time.
 
CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: That makes sense. What exactly was its last known location?
 CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CIV: I will get you the last location in the moment. We were receiving via the sensor grid you left on the lift. Once you take it down again we should be able to scan it once more
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  That is a bit hard to pinpoint.  The energy does not seem to be... contained in one area.  It acts more like a gas that stays within some boundary.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ All: Let's go. ::Makes his way toward the direction of the computer room, motioning one of their security guards to take the rear::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: How can a life dorm be so ... diffuse. Unless .... its more than one?
CEO Lt Trigger says:
OPS: This is going to take a lot of power... not so much for the transporter array but for the shielding behind it. You might want to start thinking about where we can steal it from. ::smiles::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CIV: We can not get a precise location. the signal is too diffuse
Sec Morley says:
@:: Moves up to the front to join Brohman, weapon ready.  He had not liked it here the previous time, remembering the sense of evil.::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ *CO*: Understood. We're heading out toward the computer room, we'll keep you posted. 
 CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CIV: Acknowledged. Seleya out
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: Now we should be able to get more data on this. If this is a life form it is a very strange one
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Smiles:: CEO: You worry about the tinkering, then I'll scrounge for some power. I'm sure I can find some non-essential systems now that we are in orbit...
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Continues life form scans on her tricorder, as she attempts to coorelate the data from the Seleya with her present readings::
 
@ Scene:  High above the chamber, a darkness slowly forms.  Those sensitive, once again feel the emanation of ancient evil.

SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  I am picking up the entity again.  :: frowns::  It seems... bigger somehow.
CEO Lt Trigger says:
CO: Captain... I'm going to have to go outside to rig this up... shouldn't take more than an hour once we have the necessary equipment replicated.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Pauses:: All: Hold on. *Selven*: We've arrived, Doctor. I need you down here, we'll be waiting for you. Maor out. ::Closes the channel:: CMO: Anything?
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: Gather as much information on it as you can. We need to know if we can communicate
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@CIV: I should probably scan a couple of dead cryounits and the council members units before we start the waking process
 CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CIV: we can read the entity again. Do you see it? Have you atempted to communicate?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ CMO: We first need to establish where the council members are, we'll need the computer for that. ::Taps his badge:: *CO*: We're unable to detect it yet, where exactly is it?
SO Selven says:
@ *CIV*:  I am on my way, commander.  :: Seeing the FCO is good, he quickly moves to the elevator shaft and patiently awaits its arrival.::
CO Capt Gomes says:
::looks at the SO:: SO: Can you get a general  location now. so they know where to scan?
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Walks back to his station and takes a seat::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Feels an involuntary shiver run down her spine, something is not right, something is wrong::
SO Selven says:
@:: As the lift arrives, he steps in and takes it down.::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
CEO: Outside .. like the hull?
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Takes a deep breath, and refocuses her scanner trying to see, what she feels::
CEO Lt Trigger says:
CO: Yeah... I need to make the connection to the deflector dish manually.
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  One moment... someone took the lift back up.  I wonder if someone would be so kind as to take it out... then again, I tink that is what has kept it safe... not sure why I think that, but it seems to have held true so far.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Notices something is at miss around them, glancing around he moves his flashlight around the corridor before stopping dead, his flashlight illuminating the ceiling and what appears to be a mass of darkness:: CMO: Doctor. ::Points up::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods:: CEO: Proceed but take precautions. And do not go alone
CEO Lt Trigger says:
CO: I'll need some help getting the equipment out there anway.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CIV: We will tell you when the sensor grid  goes down again. Can you have someone remove it from the elevator?
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Focuses her tricorder on the spot the CIV points to::
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@::Finishes making camp:: Brohman: Well then...
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods at the CEO:: CEO: Take whoever you need
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Pulls up a list of all active system and begins marking them according to their importance::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ *CO*: As soon as Selven gets down here, are you still able to detect it because I think we just found it.
CEO Lt Trigger says:
::contacts Main Engineering and arranges the parts to be replicated and a team to help fit them::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Here breathing is becoming shallower, as she fights back the feelings.::  Self: Focus TRae, focus, you cannot fall apart on your first away team
CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CIV: When the lift gets there we will. We have to determine if its alive, if its sentient. Can you communicate with it?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ CMO: I need data, Lieutenant. Now.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::answers a little more sharply then she had wanted to::  CIV: Scanning sir
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ *CO*: Standby, Seleya. ::Keeps his eyes trained on the presence just above them::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Holds the tricorder up where she can see both it and the entity, concentrating on her breathing as she does so::
SO Selven says:
@:: steps off the lift to join the others::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Hears the elevator doors open behind him:: Selven: Get the sensor grid out, please. We're going to need it. ::Hits his badge:: *CO*: Sensor grid should be back up, Captain.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@CIV: Energy readings have grown and become more variant when compared to previous scan sir.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CIV: Acknowledged Maor. I will keep you informed if there is anything new
SO Selven says:
@:: Nods and with Morely's assistance takes it out and sets it up off to the side.::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ CMO: Can you determine what it is? Is it even sentient?  It appears to be drawn to us but is it pure instinct or is it seeking us out?
CEO Lt Trigger says:
CO: Engineering reports we'll be ready to head out in about 5 minutes Cap'n, I'd best go and suit up.
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@::Sits down and with a makeshift heater, starts to cook.::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
CEO: Acknowledged.
CEO Lt Trigger says:
::stands up and blows a kiss to his wife as he heads for the turbolift::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::A little too loudly:: Self: Evil?

@ ACTION:  The entity slowly moves downward.  As it does, a few points of light can be seen before they wink out.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ CMO: I didn't hear, Lieutenant. Did you say something? 
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@CIV: I am picking up intentionality, and hunger, and an overwhelming sense of evil
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Takes a step back as he notices the entity moving down:: *CO*: Something is happening, Captain. Whatever that thing is, it's causing the chambers to go down. ::Turns back to face the CMO:: CMO: Scan for any weak signs. We're taking it out.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@Entity: What do you want?  ::Almost shouts::
SO Selven says:
@ CIV: Set and running, sir.
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  Captain... it is moving... towards the away team.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ CMO: Easy, Lieutenant.  Focus on scanning it. 
 CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: CIV: Its heading in your direction. Be careful
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Stands still, determined not to shirk in the face of danger, Storm wouldn't have shirked, Storm would have stood his ground and fought::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ ::Raises his phaser rifle and takes aim:: All: Get ready to run. 
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods at the SO:: SO: What does it want?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
@ *CO*: Captain, be advised we're going to attempt to take it out.
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  I can only speculate... but given the life force in the chambers....
 
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