Cast of Characters:

CO Captain K`Beth T`Kar                                        played by     Beth Kelley-Wharton
XO LtCmdr. Llynisika                                                played by     Nancy Stricker
CSO Commander Sykora Ann Tarrez                     played by     Charlotte Wrestler
OPS Ltjg. Twelk                                                          played by     Rich Robbins
CMO Cmdr. Owyn Hunter                                       played by     Jay Kersting
CTO Ens. Tiberious Cassious McQueen                played by     John Flory
CEO Ltjg. Maximus Heller                                       played by     Michael Hiles

NPCs:

Various                                                                        played by     Ted Wharton

Summary :  The Delphyne tries to affect repairs as 3 Romulan Warbirds close on her position.  The command staff is hopeful that the debris from the shuttle craft and one engineer will be enough to fool them.
 
In the darkness of the battle 3 officers have stepped forward to fill much needed chief position.  The CEO, the CTO, and even the CSO's husband has stepped up to return as the ship's CMO.
 
Star Trek, A Call to Duty, is proud to present the USS Delphyne, Chapter Eight – “Danger From the Past” Tragedy brings out the best in men 10707.09
 
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CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
::limps onto the bridge from her ready room:: XO: Report, Commander.

CSO_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::On the bridge at Science Station 1 monitoring the probe and the incoming warbirds with passive scans.  Double checks to make sure the probe's signal is still being masked to look like background radiation::

OPS_Ltjg_Twelk says:
:: sits at helm keeping the moon between them and the incoming Romulans:: CO: Captain the Romulan comm. chatter is getting heavier so they must be getting close.

CMO_Cmdr_Hunter says:
::down in sickbay directing the treatment of wounded::

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
OPS: Keep an ear out for them.  See if you can ascertain of they are falling for the idea that we were destroyed.
 
CEO_Ltjg_Heller says:
::in main engineering checking over the latest reports from his damage control teams.::

OPS_Ltjg_Twelk says:
CO: Aye Captain working on it.

CTO_Ens_McQueen says:
::checks the tactical console::

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
::moves around the bridge checking with others before she moves back to K`Beth’s side::

CSO_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::tilts her head a bit to one side::  CO: Captain, the destroyed Warbird’s warp core is showing up on the sensors.

CEO_LtJG_Heller says:
*CO*:  Captain grey mode is operational but we'll have to be careful the containment tank has only been patched.

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
CSO: Where?

CTO_Ens_McQueen says:
CO: Captain shields are back up to 89% and weapons are back online

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
::antennae perk up as she listens to Tarrez-Hunter::

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
*CEO*: Understood...keep an eye out and contact us immediately if it is about to fail.

OPS_Ltjg_Twelk says:
:: checks to see how the power allotment is doing::

CSO_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::double checks her read out::  CO:  On the moon, where it crashed.

CEO_LtJG_Heller says:
*CO*: Will do captain.

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
CTO: Understood.

CTO_Ens_McQueen says:
CO: Captain incoming high speed contact. It’s smaller and faster than the Warbirds

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
CTO: Can you identify?

CSO_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::glances at the CTO and then towards K'Beth::
 
XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
::Takes a padd from a Yeoman and nods::

OPS_Ltjg_Twelk says:
:: sees if he can reroute some power to the shields ::

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
CO: Ma'am, all stations report operational.  Repairs are incomplete, though

CTO_Ens_McQueen says:
CO: It appears to be a Rommie probe, equivalent to our class 9 probe

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
XO: Is there any way to possibly fire on that Romulan warp engine if we need a diversion?  Work with Commander Tarrez-Hunter on that, please.

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
CTO: Can you extrapolate it's heading?

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
CO: On it Captain.  ::moves to the science station::

CEO_LtJG_Heller says:
::notices some strange readings coming from this ships thrusters, and begin running scans of that system.::

CSO_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::frowns as she hears the CTO's slur, but doesn't say anything.::

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
*CEO*: What is the ETA for full shields?

OPS_Ltjg_Twelk says:
CO:  Captain warp engines are back online however the best we can get for now is warp 8 or a little more.

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
::curses as she hears OPS:: *CEO*: And what is the ETA for getting us back up to full speed?

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
::catches Tarrez-Hunter's look, moves to her side:: CSO: you okay? ::under her breath so just Tarrez-Hunter can hear her::

CTO_Ens_McQueen says:
::begins to work out the heading of the probe::

CSO_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::nods and points to her console::  XO: Any weapon fire from us on that core would leave a weapon's signature.

CTO_Ens_McQueen says:
CO: It is on a direct course to our last known position about 125, 000 kms behind us skipper

CEO_LtJG_Heller says:
::sees the warp drive come back up:: *CO*:  I'll have to realign the Dilithium matrix shouldn't take more than thirty minutes, still working on shields conduits are being repaired now and should be up in 8

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
::nods back but still is on guard:: CSO: What we need is a way to fire on it and not have it trace back to us.

CEO_LtJG_Heller says:
::grabs his tool kit and heads to Dilithium chamber::

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
CTO: Keep an eye on it especially if it heads towards this side of the moon.

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
CSO: What about a probe?

CSO_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
XO: Transported remote bombs?   It would still show up as a Federation weapon, but could be rig to go off after we move on from here.

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
*CEO*: We don't have 30 minutes...so do the best that you can with the shields.

OPS_Ltjg_Twelk says:
::listens to the Romulan Comm. chatter to see if their ruse is working::
 
CTO_Ens_McQueen says:
CO: It is on high level scan, we are picking up it`s scans already

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
CSO: But we do have someone on board who could help us there

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
OPS: Plot a course to the next moon, planet, nebula...anything.  We may have to skip from hiding place to hiding place...but we need to get back to Earth.

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
CTO: use passive scans only....we don't want to alert it.

CSO_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::nods::  XO: Don't know if he can work that fast though.  What about something to destabilize the core so that it blows on its own?

CTO_Ens_McQueen says:
CO: Aye skipper
 
Info: The new CMO is up to his ears in patients, it will be hours before anyone hears from him.  Hope his wife keeps something hot in the replicator for the poor doctor.

CEO_LtJG_Heller says:
::pulls open the chamber control panel and begins realigning the matrix,  takes a minute to reassign as many damage controls teams as he can to get the shields back up and running at full.::

CTO_Ens_McQueen says:
::continues passive monitoring::

OPS_Ltjg_Twelk says:
CO: Aye Ma'am working on it now. :: starts plotting courses towards Earth that will keep them hid::

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
::nods:: CSO He could probably help us there too.  And being fast....? ::lowers her voice:: well he is a pirate so he's used to working under pressure

CSO_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
XO: Permission to contact him?

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
::starts to pace around the bridge, limping behind the various stations and looking over their shoulders.  More to keep occupied than anything else::

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
OPS: Anything from the chatter?

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
CSO: I'll have him brought up.  ::contacts T'lairi to bring Nelis to the bridge::

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
CSO: While we're waiting let's see what else we can come up with

OPS_Ltjg_Twelk says:
CO: Nothing conclusive Captain.

CSO_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
XO: Another possibility could be to transport junk parts down to the planet to look like we crashed together.

OPS_Ltjg_Twelk says:
CO: Captain it seem that that the Romulans haven't fallen for it they are about to start a grid search.

CTO_Ens_McQueen says:
::continues to monitor the probes progress::

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
::curses again:: OPS: Can you pinpoint their location?

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
CSO: That might work....  ::looks thoughtful::  What if we could use it to either disable or destroy the other Romulan ships?

OPS_Ltjg_Twelk says:
CO: Working on it Ma'am.

CEO_LtJG_Heller says:
::sees no way to speed up the realignment of the matrix, just continues to work on it::

CSO_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
XO: How so?

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
::turns:: XO/CSO: They aren't falling for it.  Is there anyway to transport that engine into their flight path and fire on it?

CSO_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::looks up at the CO::  CO: I believe that could be done as long as it wouldn’t overload the transporter ::looks towards the OPS::

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
OPS: Can the transporter handle it?
 
CTO_Ens_McQueen says:
CO: Captain, i could take one of the fighters from the shuttle bay and delay the Romulans long enough for you to get to earth

XO_LtCmdr_Llynisika says:
CSO: I'm not sure....maybe it's wishful thinking

OPS_Ltjg_Twelk says:
:: notices that the thrusters are not working the best and has a little problem with keeping the ship where it is suppose to be:: CO: It might be possible but it will be tricky.

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
CTO: No Ensign....we need you more on the bridge than out there.  Besides…that would be a one way trip and that is not an option on this ship.

CTO_Ens_McQueen says:
CO: Aye ma’am

CEO_LtJG_Heller says:
::hears from his damage control teams that the shields are almost back up to full strength.::

CO_Capt_K`Beth says:
All: Then let's do that.  Get everything ready and I'll lay out the battle plan.

OPS_Ltjg_Twelk says:
CO: Captain I also have somewhat of a location on those ships. It seem that they are coming in from the far side of the moon we are hiding behind.
 
Action:  The Delphyne tries to muster its capabilities and defenses as the Romulans close on its position.  Will they make it or will this be the end of the ship and its crew?  Will the battle for Earth be fought here?
 
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