Host Brett says:
<<<<Resume Mission "Cradle will Fall Part 10">>>>

CSO_Syrna says:
@::on the planet, hearing the angry mob and scanning with her tricorder for possible escape routes::

Host XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::Takes a seat at the helm and enters her access codes::  OPS: Make sure not to send that virus until I give the order.

CNS_Enki says:
@::On the planet, wondering what she can do to help... what she should do::

OPS_Dvon says:
::standing at his station on the bridge::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::dragging Radue up to the podium:: Radue: The Custodian is crushing my ship.  Tell it to stop!

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am I will have to try and create it first, it will take some time

Host Radue says:
::nods, looking panicked::

Host XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::pulls up a secondary window on the console and starts to create the feedback on the tractor beam::

CNS_Enki says:
@::Hides a look of surprise at the emotions the Captain is showing::

Host Radue says:
@Custodian: Custodian!  Release the ships in orbit!

OPS_Dvon says:
::taps on his console to try and see if the link between the Custodian the Del:: Com: Custodian: This is LtJg D'von of the Del can I wish to speak with you

Host Custodian says:
@ALL: I respond to the will of the people.  The majority rules.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::finds several exits, and hopes the crowd doesn't move to block them::

CNS_Enki says:
@Whelan: It isn't bloodshed that you want!  Tell the Custodian to release the vessels!

Host Custodian says:
Action: The feedback loop disrupts the beam and the Delphyne slips free.

Host XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
OPS: Looks like the feedback is working.  The emitters are starting to overload.

OPS_Dvon says:
::notices the Del is free:: XO: Ma'am we are free, you want us to move the Del out of range?

Host Whelan says:
@CNS: You heard it, it does not respond to individuals.  Only the majority can direct it now.

CNS_Enki says:
@Whelan: You are a leader.  You can lead those that follow you, and ask them to stand with you in asking the Custodian to release the vessels in orbit.

Host XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::lays in the coordinates to a safe distance away and engages at warp 1:: *CO*: We are free.  Laying in a course away now.

Host Radue says:
@: CO: Yes, she is right, you must convince the people of the Custodian's guilt.  They can save your ship...If they wish to.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::looks to the CO::

Host XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
OPS/CEO: We will be going to grey mode as soon as we come out of warp.  Prepare your stations.

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am should I alert the other ships in orbit on how to break free?

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::steps up to the podium...is about to appeal to the majority when she hears the XO:: *XO*: Get out of here now Cmdr.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@All: I have showed you proof of the Custodians guilt.  We can prove that the disruptor found in Radue's office was not the correct one.  Will you hear me out?

Host Custodian says:
Action: The crowd returns its attention to the podium, sitting quietly once more.

Host Radue says:
@ CO: They will listen.

Host XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::brings them out of warp:: OPS: Remember passive scans only and watch our energy readings.

OPS_Dvon says:
::places all system on grey mode, lowering the energy readings of all ship systems:

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::shows the data once more and this time adds the disruptor energy signature to it:: All: As you can see...due to the lack of DNA, the height of the shooter, the disruption of the video...there is only one entity that can do this.  But....::holds up her hand to still any outcry::

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am if we are to get though the Custodians shields I think we are going to need the help of the other ships in orbit

Host XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
*CEO*: Watch our gas emissions while in gray mode. ::turns to look at the OPS::

Host XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
OPS: Are we in gray mode yet?

Host Custodian says:
Action: The other ships in orbit, except for the freighter, are all signaling for help.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@All: The Custodian could have been unaware of what it was doing.

CEO_Shirley says:
XO: aye sir watching  gas emissions

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Yes ma'am all ships systems have been placed on grey mode

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am I am getting signals from the other ships in orbit, should I tell them how to break free??

Host CO_KBeth says:
@All: Please...I will stay here and not leave until this matter is resolved, but tell the Custodian to release the other ships.

Host XO_Tarrez-Merna says:
::nods::  OPS: Signal them and tell them to set up a feedback loop.

OPS_Dvon says:
::sends a com to the other ships in orbit explain how the del broke lose::

Host Radue says:
@CO: They may not do this.  They have yet to decide the matter of the murders.  If they believe you are guilty in some way, they may let the Custodian destroy your ship.  ::Looks sad::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::turns to Radue:: Radue: I would like for you to question the Custodian.  Ask it if it could have done this.

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: I have sent the message, now what do we do?

Host Radue says:
@CO: Alright.  I will ask.

Host Radue says:
@Custodian: Custodian, it is I, Appointee Radue.  Did you murder the Federation Scientists?

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::hopes that the Del is out of reach and that the other ships can hold on::

Host Custodian says:
@ALL: Yes.  I eliminated the danger to Aldea as required by my programming.

CNS_Enki says:
@::Is slightly stunned at such a frank admission, when they were unable to get it to admit the same thing earlier::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@Radue: Ask him what danger the scientists posed.

Host Custodian says:
Action: The Del receives word from the other ships that the feedback loops they are trying are unsuccessful.  Their structural integrity fields are weakening.

Host XO_Tarrez says:
::turns back to the helm control and lays in a zig zag course back to the planet.::

CSO_Syrna says:
@::is not surprised by the Custodian admitting to it::

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am the other ships are unable to break lose

Host XO_Tarrez says:
OPS: Tell them to try to reverse the polarity fields then.

Host Radue says:
@CO: The Custodian will answer your questions now Captain.  It is also pleading its case, as it were.  It must be truthful in this forum.

OPS_Dvon says:
::comms the other ships telling them to reverse the polarity of the feedback::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::nods:: Custodian: What danger did the scientists pose?

CSO_Syrna says:
@::wonders about that too, interested in hearing the custodian's answer::

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am they still can not break lose.  The Custodian is pretty clever, the feedback loop will probably not work since the custodian has modified it's shielding

CNS_Enki says:
@::Listens intently::

Host Custodian says:
@ALL: By bringing in outside influence, the people of Aldea were being corrupted.  The Federation and the Romulans would compete over Aldea as a prize.  I sensed the danger inherent in further dealings with off-worlders.

Host XO_Tarrez says:
::checks the ETA with them going at full impulse::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::turns back while she is waiting for the Custodian to answer:: CNS: Try and find out the status of the ships in orbit.

CNS_Enki says:
@::Nods to the CO:: *XO*: Enki to Delphyne.  The Captain wants to know the status of the other ships in orbit.

CNS_Enki says:
@::Listens to the dead air in her comm badge and tries again::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@Custodian: What made you think that the Federation would compete over Aldea.  The Federation was helping your people to learn to fend for themselves...we were leaving the planet.

Host XO_Tarrez says:
*CNS*: Unable to break free it seems at the moment.

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am what do you plan to do once we get back to the planet? Attacking the planet would only prove to the Aldeans that the we are barbarians

Host Custodian says:
@CO: The Aldean people do not need your help.  I provide for them.  As for your leaving, when would you return?  When would the Romulans return?  The Ferengi, the Orions?  No, we do not want you here.

CNS_Enki says:
@*XO*: Glad to hear your voice, Commander.  I didn't get a message earlier.  The Custodian has admitted its guilt, on the grounds that it was attempting to protect Aldea from becoming a prize of a competition between us and the Romulans.

Host XO_Tarrez says:
::nods:: OPS: Agreed. ETA is 10 minutes. Got any suggestions?

Host Custodian says:
Action: The Aldeans sit in silence as the debate continues.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::thinks: it is as she suspected, wonders how the CO is going to convince the people to join the federation, if she will....::

CNS_Enki says:
@::Whispers to the CO:: CO: The other ships in orbit are unable to break free and are having trouble maintaining SIF.

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am being Bajoran, it was our goal to show that we weren’t barbarians,

Host CO_KBeth says:
@Custodian: We?  Did you ask the people if they wanted to kill the scientists?  Was it not your own people that invited us here to help them learn your technology?  ::nods that she heard the CNS and grits her teeth and continues::  Did you act on your own or was there someone helping you?

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: What we need to do is some how get though the shielding

Host XO_Tarrez says:
::smiles as she watches her console::  OPS: So think of something opposite of what you would do then.

CNS_Enki says:
@::Now that the Custodian's guilt has been determined, she wonders what Revok's reaction was for... and what Toolan meant when he said all those things::

Host Custodian says:
Action: The Custodian is silent...

Host XO_Tarrez says:
OPS: How do we do that?

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: I guess it come down to how is more clever the Captain, or the Custodian.  she needs to make the Custodian think he made a mistake, and then go from there

Host Custodian says:
Action: Some of the Aldeans murmur among themselves, obviously thinking on the CO's words.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@Custodian: You were told to cooperate by your own First Appointee. Please answer my question...who is this 'we' that you speak of or did you act on your own?

Host XO_Tarrez says:
OPS: Well that is outside of our control but at least we will be there to help our crew to the best of our abilities ::thinks to herself have little that actually is::

Host Custodian says:
@ALL: We...I...I acted for the good of the people.  I protect them, I serve them...You are outsiders...you are an enemy of Aldea...

Host Custodian says:
Action: The Custodian sounds confused, like it has been caught in a lie.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::would smirk if she were human::

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Our energy would be better spent on helping the ships in orbit, and keeping they from being crushed

CNS_Enki says:
@::Waiting for the CO to press her advantage::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::softly as if speaking to a child:: Custodian: I know that you want to protect the people of Aldea...but think.  We didn't bring murder and crime to the planet, you did.  Who told you that we were enemies?  Who told you that we were going to harm your people?  Did Radue?  The majority?

Host XO_Tarrez says:
::has an idea:: OPS: If they are making progress on the planet perhaps that might be distracting the Custodian.  That may give us an advantage, scan it's shielding with passive scans. ::nods as she hears his comment:: Is there a way for us to do that without letting our presence be known?

Host Custodian says:
@CO: No one told me.  I acted alone.  But, I cannot act alone, I must serve the people...But I did serve them...But they did not ask for my help…I…We...I have failed.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::Thinks: sounds similar to the M6's last words::

Host Radue says:
@::Steps to the podium::  ALL: People of Aldea, I call for the vote.

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: In theory, if the custodian had to many targets to try and capture, it might lower the strength of the tractor beam allowing the other ships to escape.  We just have to find something that the Custodian can grab on to

Host Radue says:
Action: The Aldeans, obviously stunned at the events transpiring, begin to make their votes on the terminals before them.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::waits patiently, outwardly unmoved by events::

Host Radue says:
Action: In a few moments the votes are tallied and displayed.  The people of Aldea, some crying openly, have voted to reject the Custodian's help and believe it is guilty of the murders of the Scientists.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::sees the outcome and gives a sigh of relief:: Radue: Tell it to release the tractor beams now!

Host Custodian says:
@ALL: The people have spoken.  I have failed in my duty.  The people have spoken...

Host Custodian says:
Action: The Terminals go dark, the lighting dims and the "presence" of the Custodian vanishes.  In orbit, the repulsor beams disappear.

Host XO_Tarrez says:
OPS: We have the shuttles but... ::watches her sensors as they reveal the release of the other ships:: Well I'll be.

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Ma'am the ships are free

Host CO_KBeth says:
@*XO*: Status, Commander?

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: Should I beam the AT back to the ship?

CNS_Enki says:
@::Suddenly feels more... alone?  Like no one's watching over her shoulder.  She didn't even notice it until it was gone::

Host Custodian says:
Action: With the beam's sudden departure, the ships trapped within break out of orbit in wildly different directions, the yacht heading directly toward the Delphyne.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::stands and waits with the crew:;

OPS_Dvon says:
::sees the yacht coming towards the Del:: XO: Ma'am, the yacht is heading directly towards us

Host XO_Tarrez says:
OPS: Contact the other ships.  Find out how they are doing?  ::hears him:: No wait a moment...::sees the other ship and goes into an evasive move:: Lift the gray mode now!!

Host Custodian says:
Action: Radue, like many Aldeans, stands in silence.  Tears run down his cheeks.  Many in the crowd weep at the loss of their lifelong companion.

OPS_Dvon says:
::brings all systems back up to normal:: XO: Ma'am we could move the ship

CNS_Enki says:
@::Feels compassion and pity for those around her... wonders if M'Benge can help heal them::

Host XO_Tarrez says:
OPS: Already doing that.

Host Custodian says:
Action: The yacht and Delphyne miss each other by tens of meters.  The other ships go to warp, disappearing into space.

Host XO_Tarrez says:
*CO*: Is everything alright?

OPS_Dvon says:
::takes a deep breath, when he sees the other ship missed the Del::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@Radue: I have to return to my ship.  ::looks at him sadly:: I'm sorry, Radue...I really am.

CSO_Syrna says:
@::feels sorry for them, though she does not show it::

Host CO_KBeth says:
@*XO*: Yes, have OPS beam me up on my signal.

Host XO_Tarrez says:
OPS: Beam the AT up her signal.

Host Radue says:
@CO: I understand.  And I am sorry as well.  ::Turns away::  Self: What now?  What will we do now?

OPS_Dvon says:
::locks onto the AT:: XO: Ready

Host CO_KBeth says:
@CSO: See if you can help them verify the status of the Custodian.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@CNS: Counsellor, I think you will be needed here for a few hours.  ::looks at Radue::

CSO_Syrna says:
@::nods:: CO: I will have to go to the main control room to do that.

Host XO_Tarrez says:
OPS: What is the status of the Custodian?

CNS_Enki says:
@CO: I will offer my services, if we plan on staying here for a while... and if they will have me.

OPS_Dvon says:
::begins scanning the Custodian::  XO: Checking now

Host CO_KBeth says:
@CSO: Understood.

OPS_Dvon says:
XO: The link to the Custodian is gone, the power source is still online but someone will need to check it from the surface

Host M_Benge says:
@CO: Captain, you did well.  Don't worry, I'll be staying as well to help them with the change.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@::walks over to M'Benge:: M'Benge: Well Ambassador, this is not what I wanted to have happen.  I'll leave my CSO and CNS down here for a bit to help for the next few hours.

Host M_Benge says:
@CO: It may look bleak,  But you showed these people something they needed to see.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@M'Benge: Maybe...but I don't think they needed to see it all at once.   If there is nothing else... I'll be on my ship if you need me.

Host CO_KBeth says:
@*XO*: One to beam up.

Host M_Benge says:
@ ::Nods and shakes her hand, then turns away to speak to Radue::

Host XO_Tarrez says:
OPS: Beam the CO up.

CNS_Enki says:
@::Walks to the Ambassador:: M'Benge: How can I be of service?

OPS_Dvon says:
::initializes the transporter::

Host XO_Tarrez says:
::signals for the Duty FCO to take her station and then goes to meet the CO::

CSO_Syrna says:
@::stands next to the CNS:: MBenge: How can we be of service?

Host Brett says:
<<<End Mission:  The Cradle will Fall>>>