Brett:
 <<<<Summary: The Delphyne has left Denali Station and has begun its patrol of the Pacifica Sector.  The first week has been uneventful, with the ship noting a good deal of traffic to and from the planets in the system as refugees are taken home again following the Gorn war.

Brett:
 <<<<Begin Mission - "The Lady Jane - Part 1">>>>

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 ::leaves his quarters heading for the bridge to begin his first shift on the Delphyne::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::on the bridge doing her usual sensor sweeps::

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::sitting on the bridge, holding his PADD looking over a few reports::

CEO_Ens_Quinn:
 :: Currently reading through the dailies at the engineering station on the bridge::

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 CEO: I am glad you have decided to join us more up here

CEO_Ens_Quinn:
 CNS: Thanks, I like the view up here.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 :: Reviewing reports and scans from the planets in the system, trying to figure out if there's a pattern, from the relative quiet of his Ready Room. ::

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 ::enters the bridge and takes a seat at the helm::

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::looks up as the FCO enters:: FCO: Greetings, ensign.  I trust you have settled in?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::wonders when they will return to Denali and wonders if Sulak is at all interested in her... hard to tell as he's so... Vulcan... sighs::

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 CNS: Yes, thank you sir.

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 FCO: Good to know

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 ::seems a bit nervous::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 :: Turns off monitor, rises and heads for the bridge. ::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::quietly watches Llewellyn and the new Andorian FCO interact::

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::looks at the FCO again:: FCO: Take it easy, you will do fine

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 CNS: Sorry sir, I'm just not used to hearing people ask that.

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::looks confused:: FCO: If you have settled in okay?

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 :: Enters bridge and heads for his chair, taking a quick assessment of who's on the bridge. ::

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 CNS: My first crew wasn't very endearing to me.

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 ::stands and salutes the CO:: CO: Ensign Tanon Salan reporting for duty sir!

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 FCO: I see ::wonders if that is because something the FCO did, or just because of his race::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::picks up a faint comm signal, furrows her brow then tries to increase the gain::

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::watches the young ensign jump up, and wished he had that much energy at that age::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 FCO: As you were, ensign.  :: Stops and shakes the young Andorian's hand. ::  I've been reviewing your record...

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 ::gets nervous again as the CO references his record::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CEO: Can I get more power to the receivers? I am receiving a very faint signal.

CEO_Ens_Quinn:
 CSO: Aye... giving you more power. ::Tweaks a few settings on his panel, routing some reserve power to comm systems::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 FCO: I'm sure you'll do fine aboard the Delphyne. I trust you've had time to meet the bridge crew?

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 CO: Not everyone yet sir. I was starting to do so. ::waves to the others::

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::grins as he watches the FCO wave at everyone::

CEO_Ens_Quinn:
 ::Waves back... with a goofy look on his face realizing that its a little out of place on a bridge::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 FCO: Yes. Well… ::nods:: …carry on.  :: Turns and heads for his chair, to pull up status reports and scanner logs. ::

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 ::takes his seat again followed by a deep breath::

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::laughs as the CEO waves back::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 All: I have what seems to be an incoming distress call... ::puts it on speakers::

Brett:
 Action: The message Syrna has been listening to crackles over the bridge speakers.

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::sets up a bit and tries to listen to the message::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CSO: Can you locate it?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::attempts to get a triangulation on the comm signal::

Brett:
 COM: ...Say again, this is the <Bzzt> ...dy Jane, to anyone who can <bzzzt> me.  We are traped inside the <bzzzt> sphere and going down.  Need immediate <bzzt>...tance.

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 ::his antennae perk straight up as he listens::

CEO_Ens_Quinn:
 ::Tries to give a little more power to communications array::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::fingers flying across the console, Vulcan brow knitted together in concentration:: All: I have enough of something... I will give the coordinates to ensign Salan... ::sends him the coordinates::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev: 
FCO: Once you get those coordinates start heading in that direction, maximum warp.

CEO_Ens_Quinn:
 :: Checks warp readiness::

Brett:
 COM: Any ship, Mayday mayday, this is the freighter Lady Jane.  We were attacked and are now going down.  Please resp...<Signal Terminates>

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 ::enters in the coordinates and initiates maximum warp::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: Sir... the only planet in that direction is KZ-279... according to the databanks it is uninhabited... mostly dust and rock... and an inhospitable atmosphere.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CSO: Can you hail them?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: I will attempt it.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 COM: Lady Jane: Anyone who will respond: This is the USS Delphyne responding to your distress... do you read us?

Brett:
 Action: There is no response.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: I am not receiving a reply. ::almost frowns as she pulls up the data on the planet:: KZ-279 is a class H world.

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::pulls up any info he can on the freighter Lady Jane::

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 CO: Estimated time to the location of the distress call is 1.1 hours sir!

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CSO: Anything on long range scans?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::fingers fly and she pulls up another window to take a quick look at LRS::

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 CO: The lady Jane is a smaller size, older freighter.  She is registered as a Federation Merchant man, with her Captain being Samuel Dubois.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: Just the planet.

CEO_Ens_Quinn:
 :: Starts putting damage control teams on alert ::

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 CO: She left Mereck, to deliver Farm machinery and general hardware.  Her flight plan date was over seven months ago, a little before the Gorn attack

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CNS: What sort of propulsion was the Lady Jane using?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::hears Llewellyn, checks the configuration of the atmosphere::

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 CO: She has warp capability, up to warp 5

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: Planetary data shows that the atmosphere surrounding KZ-279 is rather saturated with mineral gasses. This causes difficulty with sensors and transporters... the planetary surveys that were done were done with ground teams and shuttles... most probes have difficulty making it through the dense atmosphere.

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 CO: Mereck, her last port of call was invaded by the Gorn

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: Noting the time of the disappearance... I suspect that the signal just now escaped the atmosphere.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 All: Is there a colony on KZ-279?

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 Outloud: I wouldn't want to be a colonist there..

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: Negative.

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::looks at the CSO::  CSO: So what were are hearing could be almost seven months old?

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 ::wonders if he is going to have to fly into that atmosphere::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::raises her Vulcan eyebrow:: CNS: It is possible... reports showed that the crew from Deep Space Nine encountered a transmission that was years old... and because of a strange warping of time were able to talk to a person long dead in real time.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CSO: Was that message sent via subspace or some other method?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: Subspace.

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 CSO: I remember reading something about that

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CSO: Still, we should investigate. Try to replay the communication and see if you can determine what 'sphere' they were trapped in?

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 FCO: We're still far out but keep your eyes open for anything. Whatever trapped the Lady Jane may still be out there.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: I agree... ::looks at her panel again:: At this distance... there is not much we can determine.

Brett:
 INFO: Time passes.

Brett:
 Action: The Delphyne rushes through space and within the hour approaches the large, swirling mass that is KZ-279.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::after an hour of pouring over the data and scans....:: CO: Sir... it seems the message was sent from the upper bands of the atmosphere... it is hard to tell exactly... but I do believe that this communication is fresh... not seven months old.

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 ::works in conjunction with scans, constantly altering course as needed::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 FCO: Standard orbit.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CSO: I don't suppose sensors can detect recent disturbances in the atmosphere? Heat variations, perhaps?

FCO_Ens_Salan:
 CO: Yes sir. ::initiates orbit parameters::

CEO_Ens_Quinn:
 :: Gives SRS a power boost... drawing extra power from the warp core as it cycles down from warp ::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: Scanning ::and does as she says::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: There is nothing in the atmosphere... but I do see a large metallic contact on the surface.

Brett:
 Action: The comm crackles.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CSO: Isolate the metals and..  ::stops as the comm crackles to life::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: Captain... ::attempts to put the comm on speakers::

Brett:
 INFO: The communication is garbled but surprisingly understandable.

Brett:
 COM: Mayday..mayday...Any vessel, we are down on KZ-279...please respond.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 :: Emotions surge within as he realizes he has to figure out a way to rescue those survivors. ::

CNS_Lt_Cmdr_Llewellyn:
 ::tries to see what he can sense from any survivors::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::opens wide the channel incase the CO wants to talk to them::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 COM: Lady Jane: Anyone:  This is Captain Tar Rin Mash'ev of the USS Delphyne. We read you.

Brett:
 COM: Delphyne: Thank god, are we glad to see you.  I've got 125 colonists aboard.. no one was injured when we went down, but we've got hull breaches and our atmosphere is escaping.  We need help sealing the holes or we're all dead!

Brett:
 <<<<Pause>>>>