Brett:
 Summary: The Delphyne continues to cruise slowly up the trade corridor toward Federation space, escorting an Amenti freighter, while all eyes watch the empty parsel of space where a mysterious station waits in silence.

Brett:
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CEO_LtJG_Heller:
 ::leaves his office and decides to head to the bridge::

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::Checking the sensors::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CTO: Do you think that it is odd that an alien space station would be armed with a weapon that is consistant in its energy residue with a type 6 federation phaser?

CEO_LtJG_Heller:
 ::enters turbolift::  Computer: Bridge

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 CSO: I do, Lt.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CSO/CTO: I need an analysis of that space station right away. Let's try to get as much as info as we can while we're close.

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 CO: Aye, sir

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: Understood.

CEO_LtJG_Heller:
 ::exits the lift and enters the bridge taking over the engineering console.::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::focuses the sensors on the now known location of the space station hoping to pick up more data::

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::glances over as Heller moves to his console::

Brett:
 INFO: Despite refining the sensors, they still cannot detect the mysterious station with any degree of accuracy...it seems as if the installation was made specifically to avoid detection...and it was made well.

CEO_LtJG_Heller:
 ::nods a greeting to the CTO and activates his console::

CNS_Ens_Silelik:
 ::listens to bridge dialogue, wondering how a space station could have been build, using Federation technology, without any know how from Starfleet::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: Sir, if we want to know more, I suspect we need to get closer. ::as if she were reading Silelik's mind... but unknowingly... she is thinking the same questions...::

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 CO: I agree with Lt. Rykmal.  Whoever made that station, they wanted to be hidden

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::doesn't want to say what she's thinking -- as it would sound as if she were a paranoid conspiracy theorist -- and that would shatter the illusion of her logical self::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO/CTO: Additionally, as they destroyed the probe with what seems to be a type 6 phaser, they do not wish to be known and it should be noted that they may take hostile action to protect their secrets.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CSO/CTO: I was afraid of that. I think we need to check this out. Alert the Aalcor that we're going to be making a slight detour, they should keep a clear distance.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::nods and looks to the CTO to make the communication with the Aalcor::

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 CO: Aye

CNS_Ens_Silelik:
 ::the words 'yellow alert' come to mind::

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::sends the message to the Aalcor:: CO: Message away

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::the thoughts in her mind, dark and brooding, wondering how an alien race would get knowledge enough to make themselves nearly undetectable to Federation sensors and have access to Federation technology unless they got it from the Federation themselves... either by espionage... or with help from internal factors::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 FCO: Plot a course that brings us close enough to get sensor readings. Stop clear of where the probe was destroyed and hold there.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 <FCO_K'rash>: CO: Aye, sir.  ::plots course::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CSO/CTO: We're going to get close, try and get those readings quickly. I don't want to push our luck any further than necessary.

Brett:
 Action: The Excelsior swings away from the trade lane and moves toward the station's position, leaving the Aalacor to plod along on its course.  It will be easy to rejoin the freighter after the investigation is completed.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::nods:: CO: Aye sir. ::keeps up the sensor activity as they get nearer::

CEO_LtJG_Heller:
 ::begins making preparations on his console in case things don't go well::

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 CO: Aye sir

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::sets sensors and gets ready::

Brett:
 INFO: As the ship draws closer, details begin to emerge.  The station is a large array type installation, with a small central core and gigantic, gossamer sensor nets deployed like a spider's web.  It seems to be focused into Tholian space.

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 CO: Sir, It seems to be a type of an array. And it seems focused on Tholian space.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::was about to open her mouth to say the same::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CTO/CSO: Can you determine if it's Federation design?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: No. The metalurgy and design similarties of its core identify this as an Amenti station... Even if it is unfamiliar with any currently known sensor array design.

Brett:
 Action: Suddenly, OPS reports an incoming transmission from the installation.  It is on a Starfleet secure frequency.

CNS_Ens_Silelik:
 Self: Intriguing.

CNS_Ens_Silelik:
 ::gets the suspicion Starfleet's doing something they're not supposed to and we're caught catching them::

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 CO: It's .... ::stops as OPS talks::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 OPS: Play the transmission.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::nods to the CNS and then looks to the ops panel and the incoming message::

Brett:
 Action: The screen changes to a plain room, with a human male standing in shadows, though his face is visible.

CEO_LtJG_Heller:
 ::turns toward the main screen, wanted to know what is going on::

SFI_Capt_Johns:
 @ COM Delphyne: This is Captain Johns. You are in a restricted area.

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::Looks at the screen::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 :: Looks at the screen for a moment before responding. ::  COM: Station: Johns: Captain Johns, this is the USS Delphyne. I was unaware that this was restricted space?

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::Tries to call up information on a Captain Johns::

CNS_Ens_Silelik:
 ::curious how they were supposed to know they were in a restricted area::

SFI_Capt_Johns:
 ::eyes narrow slightly:: COM Delphyne: You are now aware, ::glances down:: Captain Mash'ev. Withdraw your vessel and continue on your way.

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::An eyebrow raises as the information comes in::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 COM: Station: Johns:  May I ask why you destroyed our probe?

CNS_Ens_Silelik:
 ::thinks to self, "No. This isn't suspicious. Just an invisible Starfleet station aimed at enemy space and firing at Federation probes"::

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::Grunts slightly as the word 'restricted' flashes across her screen::

SFI_Capt_Johns:
 ::shakes his head:: COM Delphyne: I'm sorry, Captain. But you aren't cleared for that information. I've told you as much as I'm prepared to. Be on your way.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::raises an eyebrow as more sensor data has come to her and texts the following to the Captain::

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::Watches the convedrsation, studying Johns face::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::text reads: This array is more powerful than current Federation sensor installations. It can see well into Tholian space.::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 COM: Station: Johns:  All right, Captain Johns. Sorry to have disturbed you.

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::Johns face doesn't give anything away, has what Sid would call a consimate poker face, impassive::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 FCO: Take us back to the Aalcor.

CEO_LtJG_Heller:
 ::doesn't like the sound of any of this::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CSO/CTO: Anything else on the station?

SFI_Capt_Johns:
 @ ::closes the channel and orders the sensor officer to keep an eye on Delphyne::

Brett:
 Action: The elegant vessel turns and moves away from the installation to rendezvous with the Aalacor.

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 CO: It has a small centeral core, and what seems to be gigantic sensor nets deployed.

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::nods her agreement with the CTO:: CO: It is quite advanced. More powerful than any other known Federation sensor station. It can see well into Tholian space. This suggests they know what the enemy will do well in advance.

Brett:
 INFO: It takes very little time for the array to again vanish from sensors as the Delphyne returns to the shipping lanes.

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 CO: I'm not sure what they are using to hide it with, but I'd love to go over it and find out

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 CO: I also tired to find out about Captain Johns, but...... all I got was that its restricted

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CTO/CSO: I'm not even sure if I should report this?

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CNS: Could you pick up anything from Captain Johns?

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::Looks thoughtful:: CO: Sir, how would we report it?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: I hesitate to use an old earthisim... but the determination to report it or not is above my pay grade.

CNS_Ens_Silelik:
 CO: The captain was annoyed by our presence.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CTO: "We found a mysterious space station. When we investigated, it turned out to be ours. Sort of. The rest is classified."

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CNS: Undoubtedly.

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::Antenne wiggle:: CO: Somehow I don't think that would go over so good.    ::pauses then adds:: Sir

CNS_Ens_Silelik:
 CO: I find it fascinating that such a station is present and hidden so close to Tholian space. I am intrigued as to how long it's been here.

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CNS: That's what I was wondering. I was hoping the sensor readings could tell us. Especially if it's been here longer than the Treaty signing.

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 CO: Sir?  Do you think it has been here longer?

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: It is my estimation that this station would have to have been at the very least in production before the treaty signing if normal methods of construction apply.

CNS_Ens_Silelik:
 ::won't say conspiracy, but wonders if the Tholians somehow got wind that Starfleet were aiding the Amenti in spy operations and became proactive::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CTO: Maybe. Maybe Starfleet added some parts after the treaty.. but would it mean something if Starfleet had been looking into Amenti space before the treaty was signed? I'm not sure.

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 CO: It could have implications if it was here before

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::Thinking::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 ::nods her agreement then sees activity on her panel::

CSO_Lt_Rhykmal:
 CO: I am detecting a sudden pulse of energy from behind us. The wave arcs away from the array's location and is headed out into deep space... but not into Tholian space. ::tries to figure out what may lay along the path the energy is taking::

CTO_Lt_Llynisika:
 ::taps her board, calling up sensor readings::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 :: Considers the possibilities of Starfleet's involvement in Amenti/Synod affairs prior to the signing of the Treaty and what possible connection to the Tholians there might be? ::

CO_Capt_Mash`ev:
 CSO: What kind of energy? Some sort of message?

Brett:
 <<<Pause>>>>