USS Seleya Mission Transcript 11005.16
Mission Number 597
Reunion of a Past VI

DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Lília Perfeito as Captain Alexandra Margarida Gomes (CO – Commanding Officer) npc SO Mariluah
Eldad Ben-Tovim as Commander Maor (CIV – Starfleet Intelligence Specialist) 
Tim Schols as Lieutenant Dylan Cedric Pandora (OPS – Operations Officer) npc OPS Andersson
Charlie Nance as Lieutenant JG T’Rae (CMO – Chief Medical Officer) TO Taliesin
Mike Hiles as Lieutenant Maximus Heller (CTO – Chief Tactical Officer)
Karriaunna Scotti as Lt Brianna Rose (SO – Science Officer) 

Time lapse:  Time to reach the bottom of the stairs via transporter

Ship Manager 
Karriaunna Scotti

Last week on the Seleya:

The away team stepped out before the largest building on Atra IV located in one of the largest cities on the planet.  An outpost world, the last bastion of a dying star, it obviously thrived, but where did they go afterwards?  Were they the ancestors of the Cardassians and Talarians, there was evidence suggesting that there was some connection.  There is the writing on the buildings.

But the answering of curiosity is second to finding out who may have been here recently.  Outside the building, cigarette butts are found. Inside the dark dead building, a memory of the people of the past there stands tall a monument that has been deliberately and recently defaced by phaser fire, erasing any obvious features that may be a clue to the people of the past.  On the stair rail going upwards into the unseen roof of the building a finger print and skin cells have been found, the DNA testament to Orions, Talarian and Humans having passed through here years ago.  The phaser blasts confirm that.

The hike up the stairs is long and arduous on a world with little oxygen and nothing to replenish it.  The team make it to the top without any other incident or anything more of note other then the people who were here before were also artists, taking care of the work they put in their public buildings at least.

Science stands by ready to set off the illusion of a flare while the ship gives off a burst of tachyon to blanket the area with the intent of trying to locate any evidence that this world was being used by the kidnappers while keeping it hidden from any possible observers.  A dust storm approaches near the city, nothing out of the ordinary on this dry world.

Captain's log, Stardate 11005.16. we will begin our sweep of the system shortly and I trust the away team is making progress on the planet. Its all a matter of time now ...

Commander's Maor duty log; It feels like we've been ascending this tower for the last few days, spirits are running low and clashes are often. With the storm brewing near, a sense of urgency surrounds us. Few more levels to go.

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CO Capt Gomes says:
@::on the bridge in her chair::
SO Lt Mariluah says:
::climbing these stairs somewhere in the middle of the team. She can already see the end of them ... finally!::
SO Lt Rose says:
@:: At her station, monitoring the storm.::  CO:  Looks like the neighboring hills are deflecting the winds.  The storm is passing far outside the city.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Motions the group to slow down:: CMO: Can you detect anything in front of us?
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Making his way up the stairs, feeling exhaustion is about to set in::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
::Close to the rear of the column ascending the stairs, is glad that she packed extr Tri-Ox compound for this trip as the air begins to thin noticeably around her::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@SO: That's good news for the away team. I hope they are making the best of it
CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
::Nearing the top of the stairs, his phaser rifle out in front, scanning the area ahead of him.::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
::Glancing down at her tricorder, still actively scanning the surrounding area, the only life signs registering are the Away Team::
 
Scenery:  At the top of the building is a large crystalline dome, dusty from the passage of time but still in tact.  Around the room is a landing that one can walk around and view the entire city.

CMO Ltjg TRae says:
CIV: Scans still showing clear sir.
SO Lt Rose says:
@ CO:  Engineering also reports ready.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Nods:: CTO: Take the lead. ::Turns to look at the rest of the group:: All: Eyes on front, look sharp.
SO Lt Mariluah says:
Self: Well, mine are registering a lot ::records the architecture of the place and the writings on the wall for later analysis::
CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
CIV:  Yes sir.  ::Enters the dome at the top of the stairs and begins a sweep of the area::
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Nods at the CIV, following the CTO into the dome, his eyes catching the magnificent panorama::
SO Lt Mariluah says:
::looks up to the CIV as he speaks::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@SO: For the sweep? Begin when ready
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Glances around him:: OPS: Shouldn't the storm have struck us by now? ::Glances outside one of the windows:: Seems pretty calm around here.
 
Scenery:  The city is vast, laid out as planned.  One can see a pattern to the layout... a pattern to the internal arteries of every city, their roads.

OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Nods:: CIV: I agree... Perhaps the atmosphere is more volatile than it appears.
 
Scenery:  As the team walks around the area, there is more obvious evident that people had been here recently in the past.  There is trash and other odds-n-ends someone might think not worth taking the long hike back down.

OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Looks out of the window, towards the horizon::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
SO, CMO: What can you tell us?
SO Lt Mariluah says:
::looks outside one of the windows as she approaches the top:: All: This must have been a grand metropolis
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
::Makes her was cautiously to the edge of the building, holding out her tricorder to get a good scan of the city, and storing an internal map of all the roads, dried river beds etc as she makes her way around the platform.  Looking for any signs of life::
 
ACTION:  Engineering sets the illusion of a solar flare while at the same time, the ship gives off a burst of tachyon particles.

CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
::Finishes his sweep of the dome then looks outside to take in the view.::
SO Lt Mariluah says:
CIV/CMO: I am recording plenty of archeological evidence that this culture was likely an ancestor of both the talarians and the cardassians. Also that someone else was here not too long ago, probably our friends from downstairs
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CTO: From our vantage point how likely do you think a sniper can spot us from one of the surrounding buildings?
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
SO: Any more DNA traces, Lieutenant?
SO Lt Mariluah says:
CIV: Hummm ::scans the trash:: CMO: Can you detect any organic remains?
CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
::Works his way around the dome quickly scanning the other buildings looking for possible sniper nest positions.::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@::watches the screen as consoles beep around her, indicating the sweep has begun::
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Moves to the opposite window, to get a view to the other side of the city::
SO Lt Mariluah says:
All: The latest .. stuff I can find is probably about 2 years old. But there is older trash, going back a few years. whatever they did here, they have been doing it for years
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Spots some dark, ominous clouds on the horizon, apparently moving away from them:: CIV: Commander...
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Turns to the direction of the OPS:: OPS: Lieutenant?
OPS Lt Pandora says:
CIV: Have a look at this... Think it's our storm, moving away from us? ::Points towards the clouds on the horizon::
SO Lt Rose says:
@ :: keeping a close eye on sensors she watches for any evidence that there might be some evidence of activity on the planet.::

ACTION:  As the CTO gazes, he sees a brief flash of light in the distance.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Grabs a set of binoculars and watches the horizon:: OPS: Indeed it is. Think it has something to do with those mountains? ::Points at the direction of the mountains::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
::Concentrates her scans::  SO: Some evidence of organic remains, nothing definitive yet.
CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
::Sees a flash of light in the distance.::  CIV:  I think there is something out there sir.  ::reaches in his pack for a pair of binoculars.::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@SO: What about those DNA samples the CMO found. Can we match thtme to anything in our database?
OPS Lt Pandora says:
CIV: That's plausible.. ::Scans the horizon for anything else peculiar::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Moves to the direction of the CTO:: CTO: Saw something?
TO Taliesin says:
@CO:  Captain I am picking up an incoming vessel on sensors.

Scenery:  Every few meters, there stands a statue with words underneath.  As below, the statue faces have been eradicated.  Near the base of one, it looks as if something has been added.

CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
CIV:  Saw a flash brief flash of light off in the distance in that direction.  ::points in the direction he saw it. at the same time training his binoculars toward it::
SO Lt Mariluah says:
CMO: That is what I got too. My guess is, these were probably the same individuals whose cells we found downstairs. Why would they need to come all the way up here?
SO Lt Rose says:
@ :: looks up, blinking and turns to the captain, then sighs.  She had not checked on that.::  CO:  Give me a sec...
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CMO, SO: The Commander saw something in that direction, ::Points:: Can you detect anything?
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
SO: the organic compounds are slow to break down, because of a lack of native bacteria, so a rate of decay is difficult to calculate, but I would say they are consistent with what we found inside this structure, that is they have been here for a while, but not recently
SO Lt Mariluah says:
::spots yet another destroyed statue and, as usual approaches to scan it. She notices that this one has something added to it and checks::
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Moves to another window to continue his observation of the horizon::
TO Taliesin says:
@::Directs the tactical sensors toward the incoming ship trying to identify the type of ship.::
CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
CIV:  Definitely something there, was able to catch movement of something metal in the area but it disappeared quickly.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@TO: Hail them!
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
CIV: we know they were here, probably used this building much as we are, to scout the lay of the land and look for the best and most defensible accommodations.
SO Lt Mariluah says:
All: I found something ....its gum...no, its a data slip of some sort, covered with gum.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CMO: I'm aware of that, Doctor. I meant the metallic object the Commander saw in the horizon.
TO Taliesin says:
@CO:  Ship appears to be Orion, opening channel now,  ::Opens hailing frequency with the incoming ship.::  Channel open captain.
SO Lt Mariluah says:
::approaches the CMO:: CMO: Can you check for DNA in the gum while I take a look at the data slip?
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
::Takes the gum from the so, and places it on a nearby structure to get a better scan::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@COM: Orion ship: Orion Vessel, this is Captain Alexandra Gomes aboard the Starfleet vessel USS Seleya on an archeological expedition to Atra IV. Please identify yourselves
 
ACTION:  As the call goes, the Orion ship stops in its track and turns around to warp out of the system.

TO Taliesin says:
@CO:  Seems you scared them off, as soon as they received the call they turned tail and warped out of the system.
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Moves his view to the city itself, looking for peculiarities there::
SO Lt Rose says:
@ :: her board flashes a signal to catch her attention.::  CO:  Captain, I have two matches from the DNA samples.  :: Pulling up the data::  One is not someone you want to meet in a ally... actually, any place for that matter.  The other... :: pauses in surprise.::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@SO/TO: I guess they didn't want company. Continue scans, I suspect more ships will be leaving the system soon.
CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
::Continues to scan the area with his binoculars, while moving back away from the window, hoping the glare off the outside of the dome will make it harder for anyone to see inside, wishing he had his sniper rifle with him.::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@SO: Lieutenant?
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
SO: Human DNA, not matching any of the other samples, we should transmit it to the ship for a database match
SO Lt Rose says:
@ :: Places the file on the screen::  CO:  He is Sandara, governor of one of the Talarian provinces.  Very powerful... not a man you want to mix with either.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
CIV: Sorry sir was getting ready to scan that area, when the SO found the gum. we have an unknown human male contributor
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@::nods::
SO Lt Rose says:
@ :: Adds the face of an Orion, handsome in appearance but with the eyes of death.::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::touches the sidearm of her chair:: @*CIV*: Gomes to Maor
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Taps his badge:: *CO*: Maor here, Captain.
SO Lt Mariluah says:
::frowns looking at what is in the data slip::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
CIV: Permission to contact the ship sir.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CMO: Standby, Doctor.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@ *CIV*: We had a brief visitor in the system. Everything is normal but it doesn't make sense to keep radio silence anymore. The two individuals whose DNA you found are, unsurprisingly dangerous. be careful
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
*CO*: What is the possibility they've teleported someone down here, Captain?
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@::looks at the screen and has the unsettling feeling that Marco is in their hands::
CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
::makes contact with the men he left on the ground floor, letting them know they spotted movement in the area and to keep a sharp eye out on surrounding area and to report anything they see.::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@::looks at the SO:: *CIV*: They did not get near enough to the planet
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
SO: Here is the data ::Show her the DNA pattern on her tricorder::
SO Lt Mariluah says:
CIV: Commander, I also have something that the ship should analyze
aOPS Andersson says:
@ ::Looks around in her seat:: CO: Captain, I just picked up a very brief communication signal to the planet. I'm trying to trace the source...
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
SO: But I do not have access to the ships database to compare it with anything other then the previously found traces
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
*CO*: Understood, Captain. Breaking radio silence. ::Turns to face the SO and the CMO:: All: Radio silence is no longer needed, it seems they're aware we're here. Data channels can be opened to the ship just make sure to encrypt them.
SO Lt Mariluah says:
CMO: Thank you. ::pulls up a padd, touches it and hands a DNA signature to the CMO:: CMO: It probably is a match for this one.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
SO: It is, where did you get this?
aOPS Andersson says:
@::Looks as the triangulation is completed:: CO: Looks like it came from the Orion ship.
SO Lt Mariluah says:
CMO: On the Seleya. Its one of the Federation citizens kidnapped
CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
::Sees more movement::  CIV:  Definitely think there is someone there, you can see a puff of dust out there like someone slipped or moved to quickly.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@aOPS: Can you pinpoint where it was directed at? and its content
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CTO: A transportation of some kind? ::Moves closer to the window:: Think our location has been compromised?
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
SO: Understood, ::knows there must be more to this, but someone doesn't trust her with the whole truth of the matter:: It must be a very important victom if we have a specific DNA profile on them
aOPS Andersson says:
@ CO: Working, captain... ::Tapping the console, trying to make the computer work faster, at the same time aware of the futility of the act::
SO Lt Mariluah says:
CMO: And it matches the content on this data slip. I have to send it to the ship ASAP, but it has to be encrypted
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS: Can you detect anything on your scanners?  If this thing is mechanic it should produce some energy reading.
SO Lt Mariluah says:
::nods briefly at the CMO, unable to say anymore::
CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
CIV:  No way to tell for sure from this distance, seems likely they know we are here,  they seem to be doing a good job of staying out of sight for the most part.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Nods:: SO, CMO: Did you get whatever you could get from this place?
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Looks up from the town's outskirts and turns to the CIV:: CIV: Hang on... ::Takes out a tricorder and turns to the area the CTO was also focusing on with his binoculars::
SO Lt Rose says:
@CO: Tachyons are patterning near the edge of two cities, the one our people are in and one further in on the continent.
SO Lt Mariluah says:
CIV: I believe I have, sir
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
::Hands the SO her tricorder, and whispers::  SO: My tricorder has a direct data link to the ships science station, it is inactive now but you can upload you data with it.  The link is preset, and you should be able to encrypt your data appropriately.
aOPS Andersson says:
@ CO: I've got the destination triangulated as well, captain. Looks like the message was directed towards the outskirts of the city... As for the contents, they consist of a single word only, one that the computer can't give me a conclusive description of... I don't know what it means...
SO_Lt_Mariluah says:
CMO: Thank you ::uploads all the information plus the letter to the CMO's tricorder, adding the line "Captain's eyes only". Then sends the information and hands the tricorder back to the CMO::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
::Knows there is more to this then meets the eye, but not sure who is in the know and who is not::
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Scans the indicated area for any mechanical systems and power sources::
SO Lt Rose says:
@ CO:  Captain, incoming data.  Ummm... odd... your eyes only.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@::opens her mouth to speak but then hears the SO:: SO: Put it on science 2 ::goes over to the console::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
SO: this is more recent then the traces we found downstairs, I would say no more the 6 months or so
SO Lt Rose says:
@ :: nods and sends the data to that station::
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Frowns:: CIV: Odd... I'm picking up a very faint energy reading due east...
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@::looks over the letter from her brother and gulps. She writes down a few names on a PADD and some locations:: SO: These are names of people involved, as well as locations where they can be found. Send them to Starfleet. Encrypted
SO Lt Rose says:
@ ::nods as the names come across her board.::  CO:  Captain, should I send the info to Maor?
SO Lt Rose says:
@ CO:  On the location the tachyon is picking up.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS: A moving energy reading? ::Considers:: CTO: Pretty safe to assume we've been compromised. ::Turns to the rest of the group:: All: We're moving. ::Turns to the direction of the CTO:: CTO: We're going hunting.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@::visibly disturbed:: SO: Yes Brianna. Tell him to investigate them as he sees fit
SO Lt Rose says:
@ :: noting her captains distraction, she simply nods and turns back around:: *CIV*: Commander, incoming data on an energy source near where you landed earlier... about 3 kilometers from there.
SO Lt Mariluah says:
::looks at the CMO's look of slight distrust and feel guilty:: CMO: Its nothing bad...this person. He is not even that important, not for Starfleet. But for someone ....
CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
CIV:  Yes sir, ::Grins glad to be doing something other than watching whatever was out there,  heads for the top of the staircase, waiting for everyone else.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
::Pulls out a hypo and begins giving boosters of Tri-Ox tot he Away team as they begin there decent::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@SO: Send him the location aOPS found as well. Is it a match for any of the ones I gave you?
OPS Lt Pandora says:
CIV: Negative, I am picking up one faint, stationary energy signature...
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
SO: He is someone's son, or brother or something, I understand, I have family too, whoever this person is, we will find them.
SO Lt Rose says:
@ :: Sends the data to Maor... both at the same area.::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
*SO*: Understood, Lieutenant. Please advise the Captain we're pursuing the source. ::Shows the data to the OPS:: OPS: Is it the same general location?
SO Lt Rose says:
@ CO:  Captain, the commander says his group is on their way.
SO Lt Rose says:
@ CO:  As for the locations, it is a match for both areas we are picking up energy readings.  What do you want to do about the other location?
OPS Lt Pandora says:
CIV: Affirmative. My best guess with the data at hand would be some kind of communication device, force field generator or dampening field generator...
SO Lt Mariluah says:
::nods:: SO: I hope so. I think the person who gave me thins information did not want the rest of the team to know so we would not get our feelings in the way. But that is not always a bad thing to do
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@SO: Thank you. Can we scan the other location from orbit?
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Adds after a few seconds:: CIV: Come to think of it, a transport enhancer wouldn't be too far off either...
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS: Plenty of time to think it over on our way down. ::Starts going down the stairs::
CTO LtCmdr Heller says:
::begins working his way back down the stairs after radioing ahead to his men on the ground floor, giving them an update on what they would be doing and an eta on when they would be down there.::
SO Lt Rose says:
@CO:  Yes... but with limited ability.  We are probably looking at some form of dampening field.  A fairly good one.  Also... :: turns::  The computer has pulled up some data on those names I forwarded to starfleet.  There are some serious bigwigs in there.
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Nods, following Maor down the stairs, looking forward to the thicker air at the bottom of the tower::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
::Can only think of a few people on board the Seleya, ok make that one person, with enough pull to make such a request of an individual Away Team member::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
@::nods and takes a deep breath, taking her time to decide the next move::
SO Lt Mariluah says:
::follows the team down, concerned::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
SO: Secrecy is often needed, but equally as often it can be the downfall of a mission too
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
::Secretly activates a link between her tricorder and the ships medical database, after a momentary search switches the link off and smiles breifly to herself.::
 
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