=/\= U.S.S. Elara Stardate 10611.19- "Temple of Fire - Licking our wounds, part II"=/\=

“The Sethan Offensive - Pt 2” - In the strictest of terms, the Starfleet assault on the Sethan Nebula has been a success. At a cost of one hundred ships damaged or destroyed, Starfleet has destroyed three hundred of the enemy's, including most of their larger and stronger capital ships.

The Sethan battleground is a graveyard of broken and burning ships. As the Andromeda Task Group reforms to press the attack and finish the Synod off, they must do so by sailing through the remains of their enemies and friends alike, making repairs on the fly and calling on their reserves of determination to see them through.

Still the enemy makes no attempt at communication. What little Synod traffic Starfleet can pick up bears no resemblance to an SOS - even from those Synod ships obviously in distress. The Synod offer Starfleet nothing but silence. No taunts. No cries for mercy.

Their actions speak for themselves as the Synod fleet reforms into a bulwark to thrust their enemy back from their supply lines and command ship while Starfleet's own channels are jammed with calls for assistance from damaged ships, distress signals and escape pod locator beacons.

In the face of such resolve, can Starfleet truly beat the Synod? Or merely kill them.

To ameliorate the cost of this attack, vessels like the Elara were equipped with medical facilities to help the wounded and bring back the dead. It’s not the glorious task of defeating the enemy, it is the task of saving lives.

Matters were proceeding with calm until the medical pod is hit  …

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ACTION: Inertial dampeners try to fight off the shock wave caused by the explosion of the USS Iron Duke but they are not very effective and the bulky nebula starts rolling out of control.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::arrives at the holodeck:: Computer: Activate the emergency medical hologram, program 2.

CO Capt Timrok says:
:: Sitting on the bridge ::

FCO Lt Sollo says:
::waves in and out of the debris trying to keep the Elara out of the line of fire::

EO Lt Yellow says:
::accesses the latest damage reports to assign triage reports::

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says:
::catches onto the tactical console:: 

OPS Lt Tar says:
::keeps all transporters at ready to commence transports::

Dr Greene says:
::In sickbay, grabbing of a bed as the ship moves violently::

ACTION: On the bridge of the Elara little lights go on, they lost contact with the pod.

EMH says:
CEO: Please state the nature of the medical emergency

ACTION: The Armada continues to press deeper into the enemy lines, Synod forces are giving ground

Dr Greene says:
::Staggers over to another bed and tries to scan the patient in it::

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Arrives quickly at the holodeck, nodding briefly towards the CEO's direction:: CEO: Ensign. ::Moves to study the holodeck consoles, searching for a program. Finding it, he stores the settings and takes a step backward:: Computer: Computer, medical procedure seven. Initiate holographic medical bay, maximum capacity. Standby for personnel assignments.

CO Capt Timrok says:
:: raises both eyebrows at appearance of the little lights ::

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
EMH: You really want me to start? The Elara is in the middle of a battle zone. Latest reports are of 800 injured being on board the medical pod we have connected...::opens his tool kit::

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says:
CO: Sir, we appear to have lost contact with the Medical Pod.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
CIV: Sir. I've started trying to download the program into the emitter

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CEO: Proceed, Ensign. Shut him up if you require. ::Resumes tweaking the program::

OPS Lt Tar says:
::sits back on his chair:: CO: Sir, from what I can read from the sensors it hasn't got any power anymore. Communications are available through the commbadges.

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: If you still got quantum torpedoes left, fire them at the Synod capital ships.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
CIV: Uh..Aye..I don't think that'll be necessary Sir ::accesses controls::

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: The Pebet-class torpedo cruisers are their most serious weapon. Concentrate your fire on them.

FCO Lt Sollo says:
::Swerves behind a large piece of hull plating and under half a shuttle::

EMH says:
CEO: How can I help?

EO Lt Yellow says:
::sees communications went down with the POD and searches for the reason why::

CO Capt Timrok says:
:: looks at Pazoski & then to Tar :: OPS: You can't get any reading on the status of the pod?

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
EMH: How do you think? You are the EMH... ::pauses:: sorry, stressful day. Yes, we're going to download your program to this ::indicates the emitter::

OPS Lt Tar says:
CO: Only that power is down. Systems indicate the pod is still physically connected to the ship.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
*OPS*: Lieutenant, holodeck one is now fitted as a secondary medical bay. We're ready for incoming causalities.  Holodeck two will be ready in a few minutes. Maor out.

ACTION: The Armada continues to press deeper into the enemy lines, Synod forces are giving ground

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::finishes the last modification and tries to download the EMH into the emitter::

ACTION: After sometime and helm effort the Elara is back in control of her momentum

FCO Lt Sollo says:
XO: Things are getting a little too hairy here... if those guys don't stop shooting at us I'm gonna start flying this tub like a Kaneda.

EO Lt Yellow says:
::accesses inertial dampeners to begin repairs::

SCENE: The remainder of the swarm of Synod Kuk-class fighters reforms and streams like a tongue of fire at the Andromeda Task Group, engaging at range with the Starfleet Starfighters, creating a mass of swirling, swooping and dodging lights shredding each other.

Dr Greene says:
::Can't read his tricorder properly anymore with the violent movements, even less so work on patients:: *Bridge*: Sickbay to bridge, suggest we get into calmer space or we'll have hundreds of dead patients here..

CO Capt Timrok says:
:: turns back to Pazoski :: Engineering is under your umbrella - getting the pod back is your number one priority

ACTION: The operations console is flooded with distress calls from vessels and life pods

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
*Dr. Greene*: Doctor, we're about a minute away from preparing both of our holodecks into working medical bays. They'll be at your disposal in a few minutes. ::Pauses a moment:: Holodeck one will be lead by an assistant to our CMO, holodeck two will be lead by a secondary EMH.

SCENE: In the distance, the Pebets are realigning to bring the remainder of their arsenal to bear like ancient archers knocking arrows and drawing back on the strings.

OPS Lt Tar says:
*Medical*: All medical personnel, holodeck 1 is available as a medical bay.

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says:
CO: Aye sir.

OPS Lt Tar says:
::runs a continuous wide sensor sweep to get information on where the worst injured people are::

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
CIV: GOt it...Computer: Computer, activate EMH program 1

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says:
*CEO*: Pazoski to JoBrel, Ensign, we have lost contact with the Medical Pod, it looks like the collision with the Iron Duke has damaged it, I need it back online immediately.

Dr Greene says:
*CIV*: Understood ::Walks over to another patient to check the injuries::

ACTION: the EMH appears again, this time no words

CO Capt Timrok says:
OPS: Get through to the medical staff in the pod - find out if they can still receive casualties

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*XO*: Understood Sir! *EO*: JoBrel to Yellow - we need to sort a problem with the pod. Meet me at back at the jefferies tubes.

FCO Lt Sollo says:
::takes the ship on a series of sharp turns through the debris to get to the source of the distress calls::

OPS Lt Tar says:
CO: Aye Sir.

OPS Lt Tar says:
*CMO*: Bridge to Montgomery. What's your status?

OPS Lt Tar says:
::ignores Dr Greene::

INFO: As the Pebets align behind the Duat-Class command ship, Starfleet can detect a pulsing code being emitted, like a countdown.

EO Lt Yellow says:
*CEO*: Aye Sir ::calls another officer to continue repairs on the inertial dampeners::

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::checks the EMH1 status::

Dr Butler:
*OPS* I am using Dr Montgomery's badge. I am afraid he is unconscious. It’s pretty dark in here, we are losing the patients!

OPS Lt Tar says:
::sets information on co-ordinates to be relayed to the conn and to the transporter chiefs::

Dr Greene says:
::Frowns as not even an acknowledgement comes through from the bridge:: *Bridge*: Sickbay to bridge, do you read?

ACTION: The combat ships begin to launch barrages at the aligning Pebets, hitting many and tearing the stubby ships apart.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
CIV: Sir, this EMH ::points:: is running through the mobile emitter, The other is running on the holoemitters. If that is all Sir, I need to fix a little something

OPS Lt Tar says:
*Butler*: We're working on the power flows. One of the ships collided with ours and severed the power conduits. If needed you can move injured over to holodeck 1 and soon to holodeck 2.

CO Capt Timrok says:
*Greene* I hear, you - we will do our best

ACTION: On the viewscreen of the Elara the whole battle can be seen unfolding as pieces of hull and debris hit the hull

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CEO: Go ahead. ::Nods absently, he takes one last look at the holodeck before taking his leave back towards the bridge::

EO Lt Yellow says:
::heads for the jefferies tubes where the pod power couplings can be accessed::

FCO Lt Sollo says:
::curses under his breath as he hears the dull thud of the debris on the hull::

OPS Lt Tar says:
::quickly reads some of the sensor results coming in:: CO: Sir, I'm receiving some kind of countdown signal.

Dr Butler says:
*OPS*: Just don't beam any more injured here, we will try to make do with what we have. And get us power again

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::nods acknowledgement and doesn't pause to consider how tired he is, and heads for his rendezvous with another console panel::

ACTION: Right in front of the Elara, a severed nacelle is heading right to the bridge module

Dr Greene says:
*CO*: Understood captain, we really can't afford to be hit again, we have a few patients going into surgery, we really need to have a smooth ride for the next while... ::Walks over to one of the patients being moved to the surgery area to make sure his priority is high enough::

OPS Lt Tar says:
FCO: Evasive actions!

ACTION: In time with the pulse, the remaining pebets launch their second wave of missiles. Half-strength this time with the damage they've taken, but still over 3000 missiles arc over the remaining Synod lines and make a direct course for the fleet.

FCO Lt Sollo says:
All: CRAAAAAAAAAAP! ::throws the ship into a steep twisting dive through the carcasses of shuttles and escape pods::

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says:
::watches the viewscreen, locks a tractor beam onto the nacelle and pushes it away from the FCO's chosen direction::

OPS Lt Tar says:
*Butler*: We're working on it. ::informs transporter chiefs not to transport to the pod until further notice::

EO JimllFixit says:
::finishes temporary repairs on the inertial dampeners::

ACTION: again the Elara is rocked from side to side and is only brushed by the running away nacelle. Hull breached in deck 4

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
*Bridge*: What the hell is going on up there?? ::Curses as the ships shakes once again, almost causing him to lose his balance::

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: Evasive actions!

OPS Lt Tar says:
CO: Hull breach on deck 4!

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::feels the ship rock as he reaches the jefferies tubes::

FCO Lt Sollo says:
::recovers from the spin and levels out before swooping in for more survivors::

CO Capt Timrok says:
FCO: Break formation - run for cover

OPS Lt Tar says:
CO: Force fields in place. There are a few wounded.

ACTION: The Fleet lines begin evasive maneuvers and spin up their impulse drives, a hundred glowing red impulse trails dart about

FCO Lt Sollo says:
CO: That's what I've been trying to do... damn debris!

Dr Greene says:
::Crashes into the door post as they hit the nacelle and curses under his breath:: Out loud: What do they think they are doing up there! ::Turns around and waves for the patient to be moved to surgery::

ACTION: In the middle of all this, the transporter chiefs following previous orders transport whatever survivors they gather from pods or destroyed vessels to sickbay or the holodecks

EO Lt Yellow says:
CEO: Sir, I've just been informed we've got a hull breach on deck 4!

SCENE: The second Pebet barrage is not nearly as effective as the first, but still, it does massage damage to those ships unable to get out of the way. An Akira-class carrier takes a massive strike along her spine, splitting her down the middle, her catamarans bending in on themselves as the ship folds in two and then rips apart, spinning off.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
EO: Get someone on it - NOW! I don’t want any emergency force fields failing, not on my shift

CO Capt Timrok says:
:: braces himself to avoid exiting his seat ::

ACTION: Two resonance torpedoes strike the Andromeda amidships, disrupting the warp core explosive decompression on decks 15 and sixteen

FCO Lt Sollo says:
OPS: Route maximum power to the deflector array. I'm going through there! ::points to a narrow tunnel through the debris that appears to be clear at the other end::

ACTION: Again explosions are seen in front of the ship, it will be a miracle if the Elara manages to evade the debris and the fire from the Synod

OPS Lt Tar says:
::nods to the FCO and reroutes power:: FCO: GO!

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::access the controls for power couplings to examine the problem further and wishes Iain would keep the ship steady::

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: Those ships that have taken unbearable damage but are still able to navigate should fly away with whatever power they still have.

ACTION: The Fleet takes hits, the Virgo as before valiantly takes hits for her flagship

FCO Lt Sollo says:
::dives into the tunnel at full impulse:: OPS: Things are getting tight here, can you shrink the shield closer to the hull? you know... make the ship breathe in?

OPS Lt Tar says:
::gets readings from the pod as his console continuously changes display:: CO: Sir, the pod has got some power again, shields to 50%.

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: Those ships that still have weapons and engines need to take those Pebet-class cruisers down.

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: Regroup for attack!

CO Capt Timrok says:
OPS: Sounds good

OPS Lt Tar says:
::taps some buttons on his console to reconfigure the shield settings::

ACTION: The Elara miraculously escapes through the tunnel set by the FCO, with the help of the deflector dish.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::reinitializes the power couplings::

ACTION: However, just as they emerge from the debris area, the ship is hit in one of the nacelles. She is venting plasma

FCO Lt Sollo says:
CO: Captain, requesting permission to head for the cover of the nearest M class planet.

Dr Greene says:
::Sighs as he sends the next patient to surgery and walks over to the next one::

EO JimllFixit says:
*CEO*: Sir we're venting plasma.

SCENE: In an act the fleet didn't expect, they witness something they haven't seen in nearly ten years. An Aken-class maneuvers through a line of fighters, shrugging off their relatively low-power attacks to collide with the USS Cassiopea, an Ambassador like Andromeda that disintegrates as the Aken's warp core goes critical.

OPS Lt Tar says:
::an alert is to be heard from his console:: CO/FCO: We're venting plasma as we're hit on the left nacelle.

CO Capt Timrok says:
FCO: Negative, we are good to do some more rescuing - concentrate on the ships unable to get themselves to safety

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*EO JimllFixit*: Blast it...get it fixed as soon as possible, make it a priority...could anything else break today!

ACTION: With no more missiles to launch, the Pebets withdraw back into the clouds of the Sethan Nebula.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Looks up from his console:: CO: Captain, suggestion to launch our shuttles to draw the weapon fire from us. 

FCO Lt Sollo says:
::heads for the nearest ship again::

Dr Greene says:
::Stumbles once again as the ship is hit again:: *CO*:Greene to Timrok, suggest you get to a real quiet place soon, or face the consequences, captain.. People are dying on the table here due to these frequent hits. ::Curses loud enough to be heard on the comm line as he waves the next patient on to surgery::

OPS Lt Tar says:
::eases on the shield configuration::

ACTION: A strange quietness fills the space ahead as the enemy ships withdraw. There are still some explosions but things are much less bright now

CO Capt Timrok says:
CIV: I think we have enough debris already. XO: Man the guns - shoot down anything on attack course with the ship

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: Avoid vessels on suicide course

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*Bridge*: How are those power couplings now?

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says:
CO: I'm keeping an eye out, I wish that Commodore would stop stating the obvious though, he is giving me a headache.

OPS Lt Tar says:
*CEO*: Tar here. They appear to be stable now. Good work.

CO Capt Timrok says:
*Greene* I understand your concerns, but if we leave now - ten times as many people will die aboard their own vessel - just deal with it

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*OPS*: Keep me informed should they decide to start acting up again

OPS Lt Tar says:
*CEO*: I will. Bridge out.

FCO Lt Sollo says:
*CEO*: JoBrel I need that plasma leak sealed... if a stray shot hits the trail we're as good as dead!

SCENE: Another two Starfleet vessels are struck by Synod destroyers colliding with them on suicide runs. One of them is the USS Sycorax, a Nebula like Elara. She takes an Aken down her throat, directly through the deflector dish before she starts to explode from the inside out.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::heads with Yellow to Engineering:: EO Lt Yellow: Good work, Andrew

ACTION: The engineers manage to contain the plasma leak but the circulation of the gas is not enough to use warp speeds

Dr Greene says:
*CO*: Send out runabouts as medevacs, we do not need to be here... ::Looks at a status chart:: If you keep putting us in the line of fire, you'll have the blood of these patients on your hands.. Those out there, we do not have to be here to rescue them with the ship itself.. ::Looks around sickbay for a moment::

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: Our enemies know that they have lost this battle and they are seeking desperate measures.

OPS Lt Tar says:
::reads through the most important reports coming in from throughout the ship::

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says:
::watches the scene on tactical:: CO: Sir, if we get one of those large ships come at us I don't think we have the firepower to turn it away.

OPS Lt Tar says:
::really wants to mute the comm from the Commodore::

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::enters Engineering and receives the latest reports:: Self: As Iain would say, Crap! *XO*: Engineering to Bridge - we’ve got that leak in the nacelle fixed but until we can dock somewhere warp is out of the question!

CO Capt Timrok says:
:: See's another vessel go down with a mixture of anger and sadness ::

ACTION: Debris are still scattered along the way, helm needs a sharp eye to avoid it all

OPS Lt Tar says:
::is too busy to look at the viewscreen::

FCO Lt Sollo says:
::makes a couple more sharp turns round the debris::

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says:
*CEO*: Understood, just keep impulse power online and we will get a tow out of here

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*XO*: Understood Sir...::mumbles:: and I'd only just got her fixed from last time

ACTION: Four Aken-class destroyers with tow fields locked on, haul a Khenta with its engines damage toward the Starfleet lines.

INFO: Across the fleet, science officers everywhere can detect the distinct energy signature of the Khenta's COVEN cannon reactor spinning back up.

Dr Greene says:
::Runs over as a few new patients enter sickbay::

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::checks status of the emergency force fields::

OPS Lt Tar says:
::receives the statistics on transports::

CO Capt Timrok says:
FCO: whatever you do stay out of the way of that Coven cannon

ACTION: Instead of firing the green lance they'd seen twice already, the gaping maw of the Synod supercannon stays dark. Instead, an array on its back rises out of its housing, glowing bright green with verteron energy before vents along its ege split open and release a wave of energy that washes over the ATG, damaging or destroying equipment.

OPS Lt Tar says:
CO/FCO: Shields are up to 60%.

FCO Lt Sollo says:
::runs very close to the debris as he circles around:: CO: I intend to.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::sends the latest damage report to OPS - Warp Drive offline, deck 4 hull breach, many minor systems offline etc::

OPS Lt Tar says:
CO: Sir, sensors detect the cannon is powering up. ::acknowledges the reports coming in from the CEO::

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::almost falls over when he hears all the beeping from consoles all over engineering reporting new damaged systems::

ACTION: In the distance on the viewscreen the bridge crew can see the energy build up

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS: Do we have any information from the DB regarding this weapon?

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::checks status of impulse engines and makes a change to bypass an overloading circuit::

CO Capt Timrok says:
FCO: We can stand anymore of this shaking about or the medical staff are going to strangle me, take us back where it is a little quieter

OPS Lt Tar says:
::checks database::

FCO Lt Sollo says:
CO: With pleasure. ::reverses course and heads away from the battle::

CO Capt Timrok says:
CIV: Begin launching runabouts and shuttles to retrieve the further away casualties

SCENE: Many Starfleet ships drift, offline or nearly so with equipment sputtering through the disruption.

ACTION: The Elara starts exiting the battle area at impulse speeds, behind them the drama of life and death continues to unfold

ACTION: While the Starfleet ships sputter to a halt at the verteron assault, the background pulse that had been getting quieter finally ends with a sharp squawk. On the surface of the planetoid a tower falls away and a resonance rocket scaled up many times from their missiles launches.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::wonders how many hours he'll have to work straight to get the ship back up and running properly and decides not to let any starbase technician work without reporting to him::

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CO: So noted, ::Initiates a general alert to the search and rescue teams to assemble in the main docking bays:: Do you want me out there with them, Captain?

OPS Lt Tar says:
CIV: It seems the cannon is emitting veterons. Those disrupt subspace as well as technology based on subspace.

ACTION: Throughout the Elara the crew tries to pick up the pieces, bodies and sick still pile in sickbay and the holodecks. In the pod, still half in the dark the medics struggle as well. And in all the Elara limps back away from the battle

CO Capt Timrok says:
CIV: Thanks, but no - I want you here

ACTION: Distress calls continue to overflow the OPs console. Some from nearby lost life pods, some of which the transporter chiefs manage to rescue

CO Capt Timrok says:
FCO: Don't get too far way - we need to keep the travel time for the shuttles to a minimum

ACTION: Spiraling through the clouded nebula, it doesn't turn toward the drifting and helpless Starfleet ships but instead makes a sharp turn toward the heart of Setha, sweeping past the Duat-class command ship and into the spinning pulsar. Before impact, sensor records show traces of trilithium.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CO: Shuttles launching, deployment at 45%. Eta for 100% one minute, fifteen seconds.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::moves onto the next repair wondering whether the emitter is still okay or not::

FCO Lt Sollo says:
CO: I'm setting up a standard orbit at a relatively safe distance from the bulk of the battle.

OPS Lt Tar says:
::rearranges his console again so distress calls will be displayed in a less annoying manner and sets the computer to automatically make up a list of ships most in distress and easily reachable::

SCENE: The blazing bright Sethan pulsar flashes, the pulsing light flaring before the light starts to spin backwards like a siren in reverse. The brightness quickly faces before the pulsar suddenly collapses, immediately consuming the Duat. In a swirl of sapphire clouds, the Sethan Singularity is formed.

CO Capt Timrok says:
:: Nods to Maor and then to Sollo ::

Dr Greene says:
::Checks the status for those currently in surgery::

OPS Lt Tar says:
::co-ordinates shuttle launches too::

ACTION: Waves of gravitational energy washes over the Synod and Starfleet armadas like massive quakes. The planetoid shatters like an eggshell and is pulled into the singularity.

OPS Lt Tar says:
CO: Sir! We've got another problem, the pulsar is collapsed into a singularity!

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
EO Lt Yellow: Andrew, I could use your help here.

CO Capt Timrok says:
:: draws breath ::

ACTION: Where once the Sethian Nebula once was now an engine of death stands, the familiar and soul chilling Black Hole!

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: Pull back from the nebula!

FCO Lt Sollo says:
Self: oh sssugar! ::plots a course away from the singularity and attempts to escape the pull of the singularity::

OPS Lt Tar says:
CO/FCO: We're under the influence of the gravitational pull.

EO Lt Yellow says:
::heads over to the CEO and without a word starts monitoring the readings and saying them out loud as the CEO makes modifications::

ACTION: The Event horizon is close to the Federation front

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says:
CO: I think it might be a good idea to do what the good Commodore says.

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: The enemy is not capable of fighting. Drop down shields and divert all the power to engines.

OPS Lt Tar says:
::reroutes more power to the impulse engines::

CO Capt Timrok says:
FCO: are we far enough back from that singularity?

FCO Lt Sollo says:
CEO: I need more power to the engines!

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CO: Captain, what are your orders regarding the shuttles? We still have wounded there.

SCENE: The Starfleet can see the Synod Khenta carrier that left them disabled ripped apart by the singularity's suddenly ravenous hunger.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*FCO*: The engines seem to be under a lot of stress - I don’t know how long they can take it. What in the name of P'Jarra is going on up there? I think I should get a window

OPS Lt Tar says:
XO: Shall I drop shields as the Commodore said?

CO Capt Timrok says:
CIV: Keep the runabouts away from the singularity, pull out the crews of anyone who can’t get clear

ACTION: Warp drive is now impossible for the entire fleet due to the formation of discharge of the black hole, Escape at impulse will be impossible for the Federation, crews begin to pray

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Nods gravely::

FCO Lt Sollo says:
*CEO*: Make a request for a window if we get to dry dock, right now I need all the engine power you can give me!

XO LtCmdr Pazoski says:
OPS: Keep them at minimal power, there is still a lot of debris out there.

CO Capt Timrok says:
FCO: same goes for us - we take as many people as we can with us - injured or not

OPS Lt Tar says:
XO: Aye Sir. ::lowers the power output for the shields and diverts power to the engines:: FCO: You've got more power now.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*FCO*: Understood...still, want to tell me what is going on? ::accesses impulse engines::

ACTION: The Fleet is being pulled in like the death hand of a skeleton emerging from the grave of the hateful Synod

OPS Lt Tar says:
::taps combadge:: *CEO*: I'm relaying information to Main Engineering.

FCO Lt Sollo says:
*CEO*: Which would you rather? stand around chatting or get sucked into a black hole?

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CO, FCO: Suggestion to use a dekyon beam, it should in theory help us get through this.

ACTION: The shuttle’s low inertia makes them succumb to the pull of the black hole, they cannot be retrieved

SCENE: Destroyed hulks and ships with engines offline are the first to be pulled toward it, spinning through he remaining ships on their tumble toward the singularity. Some of the debris strikes working ships, taking them along.

ACTION: the whirlpool of debris would even be pretty if it wasn’t so deadly

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*OPS*: Thanks...I'm sure I'll get to read it...in a day or two...::quickly glances at the report:: Self: Black hole? two months in service and I’ve seen it all now

OPS Lt Tar says:
::receives results from the shuttles:: CIV: The shuttles aren't able to get rid of the gravitational pull of the singularity.

CO Capt Timrok says:
FCO: keep drawing us away from the singularity

CO Capt Timrok says:
:: hearing the news :: CIV: get the crews out

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS: So noted, they're in the hands of whatever gods they believe in.

ACTION: However the Fleet suddenly begins to glow with a ghostly luminescence as the chronotron particles reaction with the unnatural formation of the Black Hole, the Synod have ripped the space time continuum and near the fleet a white hole begins to form

FCO Lt Sollo says:
CO: I'm trying but I think we're going to have to overclock the engines that we do have at the moment.

OPS Lt Tar says:
::notices the bridge illuminate::

FCO Lt Sollo says:
::pushes the engines to the limits::

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
FCO: Lieutenant, initiate a dekyon beam to open a hole in the event horizon. Let's see if we can escape though it.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::struggles to maintain the impulse engines as more power gets diverted to them:: *FCO*: I hope you don’t have to strain the engines much more! I don't know how long they'll hold

ACTION: From the fleet, a handful of vessels transmit messages to Andromeda, expressing their pleasure with working with Commodore Sketek before signing off finally.

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: To all ships that are still receiving this, you are on your own now. If you survive, report to the nearest Starbase.

OPS Lt Tar says:
::reroutes some power to the deflector dish to prepare for the dekyon beam::

FCO Lt Sollo says:
CIV: Commander we've barely got enough power on this ship to run the engines, let alone a Dekyon beam.

CO Capt Timrok says:
*CEO* all power to engines

ACTION: The white hole is now to the west of the black hole balancing out the phenomena, the USS Virgo is crushed by the black hole and then falls into the white hole

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*CO*: Sir, that IS all power to the engines...I dunnae know how much longer she's gonna hold!

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
FCO: In a few moments we won't have to worry about any of it, you've heard the Captain. It's worth a shot.

OPS Lt Tar says:
CO: I can give you more power by shutting down the holodecks.

FCO Lt Sollo says:
CIV: Worth a shot maybe but I'm telling you commander, we don't have enough power for a dekyon beam.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS, CO: Not possible, Captain. We have injured there!

CO Capt Timrok says:
*CEO* even a few seconds from the warp drive would be good - even if it ruins them

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*CO*: And even if you did get more power, she's strained enough...Stand by Sir :;access warp drive::

CO Capt Timrok says:
OPS: No way - we didn't do this just to let those people in there die

ACTION: Several synod vessels fall into the white hole

OPS Lt Tar says:
CO/CIV: If we get in that black hole, we'd all be dead.

ACTION: Across the fleet, men and women, officers and enlisted men, beseech their varied gods for deliverance. Or failing that, a swift and painless end.

ACTION: There are no destructive forces emerging from the white hole the readings are identical to the ones around Hope Colony

CO Capt Timrok says:
FCO: were going to try and get one last blast of the warp drive - just make sure we go the right direction

OPS Lt Tar says:
CO/XO: Sir, sensors indicate the white hole appeared to be an exotic white hole. It has the characteristics of a wormhole.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS: Surprising enough, Lieutenant. Black holes are no longer the unbreakable force we once known. There are records of ship breaking though them.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*CO*: Sir, we can try the warp but I'm pretty sure there’s a big chance we'd have a warp core breach...we'd have to get away from any other vessels to jettison the warp core ::voice weakens as he says "jettison"::

ACTION: The Chronotron particles in the fleet are reacting with the white hole, the white hole is exacting a pull on the fleet, forward motion towards the black hole stops

OPS Lt Tar says:
CIV: Have you looked outside already? There are more ships crushing than surviving.

ACTION: A few ships think to launch message buoys but they're swiftly consumed by the black hole.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*CO*: That is assuming we can establish a warp bubble

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS: We have our orders, Lieutenant.

ACTION: One of the Starfleet ship self-destructs, rather than face the prospect of being torn apart atom by atom by the singularities.

FCO Lt Sollo says:
CO: I'm about done. ::turns to OPS:: OPS: Dalin, full power to SIF and inertial dampeners.

CO Capt Timrok says:
*CEO* could you give us enough to get us clear?

OPS Lt Tar says:
::nods to the FCO:: FCO: Iain, done.

FCO Lt Sollo says:
*CEO*: Ready when you are... I just need two seconds.

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: This is Commodore Sketek. Follow the Andromeda to the white hole.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
Bridge: I guess we got our orders.

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::slams his console close to being distraught:: Aloud: Come on Elara... *CO*: Looks like that idea is...well in the black hole Sir...there's no way I can get warp even for a few seconds ::slams the console and it can be heard over the comm::

OPS Lt Tar says:
::eyes wide::

CO Capt Timrok says:
FCO: can you get us there? :: points to the white hole ::

ACTION: The impulse engines on the Andromeda flare with brilliance, the entire fleet makes a mad break for the white hole!

FCO Lt Sollo says:
CO: One hole to another... so long as I can get free of this one sure.

CO Capt Timrok says:
FCO: Don't spare the horses :: grips his arm rests almost tight enough to break them ::

ACTION: The unknown white hole unfolds before them as the chronotron particles engulf the fleet, the Fleet disappears as it touches the event horizon of the white hole escaping the cold dead wrath of the Synod, telepathic crews feel a ghostly wail of evil despair as if the Synod rage against the Federation's escape

FCO Lt Sollo says:
*CEO*: NOW Ensign!

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*FCO*: Warp is DOWN! Repeat down!

FCO Lt Sollo says:
::feels that the pull is lessening and navigates to the white hole::

ACTION: After a bewildering journey, the Federation task force emerges into the Hope System near fort Kirk safe

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS: Can you confirm where we are?

CO Commodore Sketek says:
COMM: Fleet: All ships, report.

CO Capt Timrok says:
*All Crew* All stations report

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
::sees the engines strain lessen:: Self: Anti-Crap

OPS Lt Tar says:
CIV: According to the space beacons I'd say we're in the Hope System.

CIV Cmdr Maor says:
OPS: Not in the future again, I hope?

CEO Ens JoBrel says:
*CEO*: Impulse Engines should be enough to get us back to a starbase...She's going to need a lot of time to finish all repairs

CO Capt Timrok says:
:: prizes his fingers from his arm rests ::

ACTION: Sighs and tears of joy come over the COMM channels as the joy of life and survival come across, the Federation Armada survivors is at 14 we lost 200 ships

ACTION: The Lovable Beast of Burden in orbit of Fort Kirk rushes over like a faithful dog to the Andromeda's side and immediately offers aid

OPS Lt Tar says:
CIV: Negative sir.

=/\= =/\= =/\= End Mission =/\= =/\= =/\=

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Terry Imrie is Captain Joseph Timrok (CO – Commanding Officer)
Peter Saunders is Lieutenant Commander Peter Pazoski (XO – Executive Officer)
Eldad Ben-Tovim is Commander Maor (CIV – Starfleet Intelligence Specialist)
Scott Knight is Lieutenant Iain Sollo (FCO – Flight Control Officer)
Rob van den Dungen is Lieutenant Dalin Tar (OPS – Operations Officer)
Andrew James is Ensign Jo'Brel (CEO – Chief Engineering Officer)

Lilia Perfeito is the EMH & Dr. Butler
Tim Scholes is Dr. Greene
Andrew James is EO Lt. Yellow, EO JimllFixit

Stardate: 10611.19
Arc Title: “Temple of Fire”
Part: Two / “Licking our wounds”
Ship Manager: Lilia Perfeito
Arc Creator: Kurt G. & Mike J. (With assitance from Karriaunna S. & Christopher D.)

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