Star Trek A Call to Duty presents...

USS Elara

“Ghostbusters”

Starring

Terry Imrie as Lieutenant Joseph Timrok
Karen Barkas as Lieutenant Commander Karida Janan 
Peter Saunders as Lieutenant Commander Aun'to Mesme and Brian Black
Mike Hilles as Lieutenant Junior Grade Maximus Heller
   
  And

Lília Perfeito as Being, Ensign Solie, Ensign Witherman and Doctor Greene 

 Guest Staring

John Summers as Ensign Flyboy

Host SM_Lilia says:
=/\==/\==/\==/\= U.S.S. Elara Stardate 10312.21 - "Ghostbusters - Part V"=/\==/\==/\==/\=
Host SM_Lilia says:
As mayhem seems to be taking control of a significant part of the Elara crew, Captain Wall is found unconscious in his ready room.
Host SM_Lilia says:
Meanwhile Commander Timrok is more puzzled than ever as to where he is and why.
Host SM_Lilia says:
=/\==/\==/\==/\=Begin Mission=/\==/\==/\==/\=
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@:: scratches his head in a puzzled manner ::
Host SM_Lilia says:
ACTION: With Wall unconscious, Dr Cameron quickly takes him to sickbay
FCO_Ens_Flyboy says:
::working at helm trying to keep his sanity::
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
::turns to the CTO:: CTO: Okay what do we know about this rift as we have three options now, stay here, where we are likely to suffer from these effects, back out of here and leave a probe to contact the XO or head in there after him.
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<SO Witherman>XO: Commander, shall we land near this strange life sign then?
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@:: nods to the SO :: SO: indeed ::pilots the shuttle back to the surface::
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
::at tactical still wondering what is going on and how to stop it:: CNS: Well its clear we cannot stay here, its only a matter of time before command and control really starts to suffer, but can we justify risking the entire ship for two crewmembers?
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
*Sickbay*: Let me know as soon as the Captain starts to come around.
Host SM_Lilia says:
<DR Greene>*CNS*Dr Cameron is taking care of him. We will keep you advised
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
::shakes her head:: CTO: Not unless we know more about it ::raises her gaze to match his again:: What do we know about it?
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@:: sets the shuttle down near the life sign :: SO: lets go see who we have out there then
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@ ::stands up and opens the shuttle door::
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
::enters the bridge just returning from sickbay::  CNS: The captain is alive but in critical condition.  He seems to be suffering from the same kind of pressure I was.
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
CNS: Not much, we think its some type of temporal wormhole, it would appear that you can travel into it, as we received a signal from it that we believe was from the XO, but we dont know what condition we will be in on the other side or indeed what waits us there
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
CNS:  The doctor has been able to suppress mine but the captain was too far along for him to stop his as easily
Host SM_Lilia says:
@ACTION: The scenery outside is the same as before. almost complete desolation. Except for an odd form about 2 meters ahead. It could pass as a tree ... with a head?
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
::takes his position at engineering one::
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
::nods:: CEO: Thank you.
Host SM_Lilia says:
@ACTION: The "thing" is the source of the life signs. It moves forward. Its “legs” are three appendages as thin as young branches on a tree, its arms (three on each side) are not much different, ending in a “hand” with three “fingers”.
Host SM_Lilia says:
@ACTION: Its body is comprised of another “branch” thicker than the others but as featureless as them. Its round head is large compared with the rest of the body (about the size of a human head), made of the same odd brown skin with three yellow eyes.
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@:: pulls his Tricorder out and scans the weird new life form ::
Host SM_Lilia says:
@ACTION: There is no mouth or ears, only nine horn-like structures on top of the head. It wears no clothing (or maybe it does). This impossible being moves as gracefully as a leaf falling from a tree.
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
CEO: Oh and the captain thought this could be due to some form of radiation, or  ::pauses:: Well I am not sure what, but with any luck you and the CSO may be able to find out more and perhaps we could modify the shields to help us.
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@::hesitant:: Tree: greetings
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
CTO: We need to find a way of re-establishing contact with the XO. 
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<being>::speaks without movement but its voice is clear inside the head of the XO:: XO: Welcome to our home
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
CNS:  I'll do what i can.  ::begins running test on ways to adjust the shields modulation::
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
CNS: Ensign Solie has been trying for quite some time, there just isn’t any answer.
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: thank you, this dome.. is for our benefit? ::gestures toward himself and the SO::
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
::turns as if about to pace across the bridge then stops herself and heads to her seat::
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
CNS:  The shields already deflect most of the radiation.  With a few adjustments I will be able to deflect all the chronoton radiation.
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<being>::doesn't move but the officers could believe it nodded:: XO: we analysed your female and made this dome so you could survive on the surface. we can make other weather changes if you wish
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
::begins making adjustments to the shields::
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
CTO: We shall keep trying, If things begin to get worse here then we are going to have to back off.
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
CEO: Thank you, it is worth a try.
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: not necessary, i am curious as to how Ensign Witherman arrived here though
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
::smiles and gives his tail a single swish::
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
::looks over and sees his childhood friend, Josh, appear and start talking to him.::  Air:  What are you doing here josh?
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<Being>XO: we took her from the shuttle so we could analyse your kind and prepare for your arrival. But you are not exactly her kind, human you call it. Your genetic makeup is slightly different. but I hope the atmosphere still suits you
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
<Brian Black> ::smiles and looks at the CTO:: CTO: Hello
Host SM_Lilia says:
<OPS Solie>::frowns hearing the CEO and CTO:: Self: here we go again
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
::watches with disbelief as someone appears next to him:: Brian Black: Who is going to appear next I wonder?
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
::stands up and approaches the CEO, takes the Tricorder that he gave her earlier, to measure his blood cell counts, then turns to the CTO in surprise too::
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@being: it does suit me thank you, i must say i share your curiosity - however you have placed us both in a difficult situation by bringing us here
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
::looks at the CNS approaching him::  CNS:  I suppose I'm just seeing things again aren't I.
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<being>XO: We did not bring you here. You crossed our border because you wished. We tried diverting your vessel
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
::turns back to his console determined to ignore the image and sure enough when he looks back Black is gone::
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
 ::nods to the CEO:: 
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
CNS:  Great  ::turns back and sees his friends has disappeared::
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
CNS: I think these hallucinations are controllable, just as long as you recognise them for what they are
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
::nods to the CTO thoughtfully and checks that the CEO's blood cell levels have not risen during that episode::
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
CTO: That is good news and yes people are snapping out of it quickly, however I am concerned as to whether each episode further damages your health.
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: Our arrival here was accidental, but we are now in the situation that if we do not return to where we came from - our colleagues may come looking for us, placing themselves in some risks, i am duty bound to prevent that from happening so you see as much as i personally desire to stay we must go back ::watches the tree for a response::
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
::finishes his adjustments to the shields::  CNS:  None of the radiation is getting past the shields now.
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
CEO: Thank you, could you work on some adjustments with Solie, in order to try to contact the XO, at least until we have a better idea what we need the shields to protect us from.
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<being>XO: you can not. if they come they will stay with you. We would welcome you and them to our community. Indeed we would appreciate the genetic diversity they would bring
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: that is unacceptable
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<being>XO: I did not ask your opinion. That is your reality
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
::listens to the CEO:: CNS: So if we are still getting hallucinations there must be more at work here than the radiation
Host SM_Lilia says:
<OPS Solie>CEO: Sir, I am afraid I have no idea how to contact the Commander. Not even the simple subspace pulses he used to communicate in Morse code are working now
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: why can't we leave? - no pun intended
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
OPS:  Then maybe it is possible that they changed position after our last communications or if someone is blocking them.  Either situation is not a pleasant one.
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
::nods:: CTO: Unfortunately, but we still don't even know if this is caused by some thing on this ship such as a virus or by an external force?
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<Being>XO: Your kind is not ready for us. We have been observing you, you have evolved much since your wars with the Klingons but your galaxy is still a violent place. If you know of us, you will eventually steal our technologies and kill both our cultures in the process. That can not be allowed to happen.
Host SM_Lilia says:
<OPS Solie>::shrugs:: CEO: even our probe got lost
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
::looks puzzled by the Tricorder::
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: I understand your point, but your logic is flawed
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
::matches the look on the CNS face:: CNS: Is there something wrong?
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<Being>XO: How so Joe?
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
::does not look up from the Tricorder:: CTO: I'm not sure. its not that it is wrong, just not normal, the distribution of the red blood cells in both you and the CEO is not as it should be, there is a concentration of them around the nerve endings.
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@ :: narrows his gaze at he tree in a disapproving manner :: Being: Our presence here will attract others - first our ship, then more and more and more, as you may be aware there are countless billions of beings like me where i come from and they will be drawn here if we stay - i am not proud of the fact but they will bring all there violence and problems with them, you would be putting your won existence at risk
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<being>XO: We are prepared of course. Preparations are being taken to leave. From your minds we know it will take at least one of your weeks for another vessel to arrive. We will be gone by then
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
::ponders for a moment:: CNS: Is there anything wrong with the cells themselves, anything strange?
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@SO: go o the shuttle and try and establish contact with the Elara - warn them not to follow us, access the shuttles transmission records you should find an appropriate signal type to get through
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<SO Witherman>::gulps and moves to the shuttle::
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being then what will that achieve? Nothing!
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<being>XO: It will not work. It worked when you were on the other side of the second Time barrier. Now you are behind two barriers
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
 ::opens her mouth to speak then closes it and shakes her head::
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<Being>XO: It will achieve Time Commander Joseph Timrok of the United Space Ship Elara
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
*Sickbay*: Have you run scans on samples of the captains blood, if so what did they tell you< and if not could you please do so and give me the results as soon as possible.
Host SM_Lilia says:
<Dr Greene>*CNS*: Anything in particular we should be looking for Commander?
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: You will merely delay the inevitable, with us come the Romulans, the Borg, and countless others I don't even wan to think about
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
::listens to the conversation going on between the CNS and sickbay::
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: You still have a chance to stop this, but you have to send us back to do it
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<Being>XO: we have escaped them all so far. There is no reason to change that. we only catch one or two specimen from time to time, for  the genetic diversity
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<being>XO: you are our latest addition
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
*Dr Greene*: Yes the red blood cells are concentrated around the nerve endings in two of the cases up here, can you confirm that is the same with the captain and that the structure of the cells has not been altered?
Host SM_Lilia says:
<Dr Greene>*CNS*: Very well ma'am. I will send you results when I have them
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
*Dr Greene*: Thank you :: looks back to the CTO:: CTO: We shall have your answers soon, I hope.
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
OPS:  If the reason that we lost contact with the XO is that he moved somewhere else perhaps if we send in a probe that can relay a signal for us and just have it set to hold postion at the exact point that we loose it on sensors.
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@being: Why has ensign Witherman lost any memory of the past few hours?
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
CNS: Well here's hoping it gives us some answers
Host SM_Lilia says:
<OPS Solie>CEO: We can send another one of course sir but how can we keep contacting with it? With Morse code too?
Host SM_Lilia says:
<Dr Greene>*CNS* It seems you found a problem. A quick molecular analysis of some of the red blood cells indicates they are not completely organic ... maybe Lt Heller can help me understand these readings
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<being>XO: There is no memory for her to have. she was unconscious while we examined her body and brain
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
OPS:  It worked once before maybe it can do it again.  Just have it set up to retransmit any signal it receives   I'm not saying I think it will work well but I don't see many other options
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
*Dr Greene*: Thank you that’s interesting, send the results through to his console, I'll ask him to take a look.
Host SM_Lilia says:
<OPS Solie>::nods:: CEO: I will prepare the probe
Host SM_Lilia says:
<Dr Greene>*CNS* Yes ma'am
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@ being: As I suspected ::frowns:: suddenly my desire to stay and learn more about your culture has diminished - I don’t think we have anything to learn here
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
CEO: The CTO may have stumbled upon something, Dr Greene is sending up some results from the Captains blood sample, Would you take a look at them, please.
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
::gets up and walks over to the CEO's console:: CTO: we may have your answers here.
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<being>XO: I have nothing against your ignorance. Since you don't ant to learn I will leave you. Should you need anything, just think or say it and you will have it. Exept of course your freedom. That you lost when you passed through our barrier
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
CNS:  Will do.  ::turns to his console and looks over the files sent up by the dr.::
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
::looks up:: CNS: Stumbled upon something? ::smiles and goes back to his console::
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: you are nothing better than a kidnapper, you do realise you are playing with fire - you will be burned, i tried to help you
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
CTO: You are right that the structure of the cells have been altered, now the Dr believes the CEO is best skilled to understand it more.
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
CNS:  The cells seem to be only partly organic.  That would explain why they fooled the Tricorder.
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
::walks over next to the CNS and looks at the CEO's console:: CNS/CEO: So what have we got?
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
CEO: And can you find out what has mutated them and how to restore them?
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<Being>XO: You invaded our space. We are allowing you to coexist with you
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
CNS/CTO:  The are very similar in construction to the Borg nanoprobes but this looks like it is federation technology
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: No you are forcing us to co-exist with you, its not the same
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: you cant spin a web then blame the fly for flying into it
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
::nods:: CEO: Federation Technology, interesting, can we reverse this process?
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<Being>XO: The alternative to coexisting is extinction. A trap assumes a bait. We did not attract you in any way. Space is big enough for you to pass around our borders. I must go now. You may summon me when you wish
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
CEO: Can you tell what they are designed to do?
Host SM_Lilia says:
@ACTION: The Being disappears
CEO_LtJGr_Heller says:
CNS/CTO:  I won't be able to tell with out doing more research.
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<SO Witherman>::exits the shuttle:: XO: I got no response
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: you drew me here when you took my SO from the shuttle so don't try to claim the moral high ground here
Host SM_Lilia says:
@ACTION: Though he is not there is somehow still answers the XO
Host SM_Lilia says:
@<being>XO: When we took your female you had already passed our border
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: and you will never achieve co-existence by imprisonment - you will only make enemies ::shouting into the air::
CNS_LtCmdr_Janan says:
CTO/CEO: So staying here is not likely to be our problem.
Host XO_Cmdr_Timrok says:
@Being: Hypocrite!
Host SM_Lilia says:
@ACTION: The XO has no answer this time
CTO_LtCmdr_Mesme says:
CNS: Unless whatever is inside that field is responsible for these nanites, but it would appear we are "safe" for the moment
Host SM_Lilia says:
=/\==/\==/\==/\=Pause Mission=/\==/\==/\==/\=
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