=/\= U.S.S. Elara Stardate 10709.09 – “The mistakes of the few...” Part I =/\=

The USS Elara sails again on this 41st anniversary of Star Trek.

The vessel has just returned to normal space after being caught in a strange subspace instability, allegedly caused by Nova Pax's new quantum generator.

After bringing systems back to full operation capacity and all the crew, back to their posts all seems normal. All they have to do now is investigate what happened at the colony during their ordeal and preventing it from happening again.

Meanwhile, Commander Pazoski has enjoyed a brief dream after he drank a colourful drink in the unknown universe. He had a vision, which seemed to shed some light into what actually happened to the Elara. There appear to be no side effects of the drink but it’s too early to tell for sure.

=/\= =/\= =/\= Resume Mission =/\= =/\= =/\=

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: sitting in his ready room ::

ACTION: The communication system is flooded with distress calls from life pods ejected from the Quantum generator that exploded an hour ago

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::has the computer charting the positions of the different distress calls::

ACTION: On the viewscreen the planet Nova Pax is clearly visible. One lone orbital station is seen, no more vessels and the planet itself has mysteriously gone silent

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::steps out onto the bridge having taken the short trip up from sickbay, takes a look at the viewscreen then moves towards his chair::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: Sir, ever since the explosion we've received some 47 different distress calls.

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Nods at the direction of the approaching XO:: XO: Doesn't seems they're doing anything regarding those escape pods, Commander. Seems it's up to us to rescue them.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: I've got them all charted.

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::sighs to himself:: OPS: Prioritise the ones that are the most urgent, if there are injured people keep them to sickbay.  You will need to liaise with medical to set up a triage I suspect.

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
::Scans the planet's surface::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::nods:: XO: Aye Sir.

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
OPS: and contact the Nova Pax authorities, find out if they need any specific assistance

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
CIV: Mr Maor, Please work with Lieutenant Tar and co-ordinate transports to designated medical areas.

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
XO: We still have the holodecks program we used back in the Federation-Synod conflict, we can utilize it if we're starting to run low on space.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::scans for life signs and relays the co-ordinates to the helm and transporter chiefs::

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
CIV: That sounds like a good idea to me.  Contact sickbay and get them organised down there.

ACTION: As Maor is looking at Pazoski, the XO seems to flicker out of existence

OPS Lt Tar says: 
*Greene*: Bridge to Greene, prepare for incoming medical transports. We're going to salvage 284 people.

ACTION: At the same time, in Pazoski's eyes, the bridge flickers from existence being replaced by a crystalline street

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
CO: I'm getting strange readings from the generator location sir! It appears the explosion of the quantum generator has created a minuscule black hole; however, it doesn't appear to threaten anyone in the immediate vicinity.

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
XO: Yes, Comm--- ::Pauses in mid-sentence, staring at the Commander's direction in puzzlement:: OPS: Uh. ::Points at the XO's direction:: Better get the Captain in here.

Dr Greene says: 
::Looks up from his report, frowning:: *Bridge*: Understood.. Any word on the severity of the casualties?

OPS Lt Tar says: 
*Greene*: Not as of yet, doctor. I'll relay all information directly to Sickbay or any console in your vicinity.

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::looks warily around him for a moment then focuses:: CSO: Ensign, see if you can figure out a way of closing that black hole, we don't need anymore surprises

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::in the meanwhile sends a message to the colony asking if they need any assistance::

Dr Greene says: 
*OPS*: Understood.. Thank you, sickbay out... ::Gets up from his office chair and heads into the main sickbay::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
*CO*: Captain to the bridge.

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
XO: Readings indicate it won't be big enough for several billion years, but I can try.

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
XO: Commander, I believe there's something.. ::Pauses, taking the short few steps towards the XO's direction:: Are you feeling okay?

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: hearing Tar :: OPS: *OPS* On my way

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
CIV: I feel fine Commander.  Our priority at the moment is to save everyone out there. ::indicates the viewscreen::  Let's just deal with one crisis at a time

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
OPS: Any word from the Nova Pax government yet?

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: exits the ready room and enters the bridge ::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::gets no reply from the planet, but reads the number of life signs and concludes most people are there::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: No reply sir, just erratic readings. Sensors indicate about a billion life signs.

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
XO: You are aware you just.. ::Pauses, trying to find to correct term what he's just witnessed:: flickered?

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
Self: This is small enough to be contained and be bombarded with whatever we feel like. The perfect laboratory hole.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::initiates the first series of transports::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Glances up from his inspection of the XO at the sight of the approaching CO:: CO: Captain, I believe there's something wrong with the Commander over here.

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
OPS: Try to contact the station then, see if there is anyone home.

Dr Greene says: 
::Prepares his teams in sickbay for what is to come, at all times keeping an eye on the reports coming in through a nearby console::

CO Capt Timrok says: 
CIV: Explain

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::turns to the CO:: CO: I am fine sir, those people out there however, are not.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::nods to the XO and opens hailing frequencies to the station::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
CO: He just.. Flickered out of what I assume is normal space, Captain. For a brief moment anyway. 

ACTION: OPS gets a response from the Station but the image is unstable, there appears to be some communications problems

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: Sir, on screen, trying to compensate for the interference.

ACTION: A Romulan in a civilian uniform is seen on screen

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
CO: Could be isn't entirely over the ordeal he went through on the planet?

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::looks to the viewscreen having given OPS a nod:: COM: Sotok: This is the USS Elara, we are beaming your escape pods onboard, where else can we be of assistance?

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: Looks at the XO for a second :: CIV: Well he is here for now, keep an eye on him

Sotok says: 
COM: USS Elara: This is Station Pacifica. We'...to talk to you but can't....start communication. After the generator ...exploded we lost contact with....and planet. Our shuttles cant...warp speed

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::tries to compensate::

Sotok says: 
COM: USS Elara: Thank...life pods need....save our lives

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
CO: Right. ::Goes back to his station, familiarizing himself with the situation once again::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::relays the information he got to the CIV's console::

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
COM: Sotok: We are going to send medical and engineering teams to your location ::checks with his CO for a second::  Can you provide us with a beam-in location?

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: nods in the XO's direction ::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Nods absently at the OPS's direction::

Sotok says: 
COM: USS Elara: Yes...send you the coordinates for ...

ACTION: OPS receives a set of coordinates from the Starbase

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: I've got the coordinates, Sir.

ACTION: The first survivors materialize in a triage area set near sickbay. Since the place is small, only 10 can be processed at a time

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::transfers the needed power to both holodecks and initializes medical field hospital program delta 2::

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
OPS: Good, forward them down to the transporter rooms, and have medical and engineering teams ready to beam over as soon as is humanly possible.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::nods:: XO: Aye sir.

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
CO: Sir, permission to join the teams, I would like to see exactly what has happened over there.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
*Greene*: Tar to Greene, both holodecks are running medical field hospital program delta 2 and are available for you to use.

CO Capt Timrok says: 
XO: Actually Peter no, I think you better stay here

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
CO: Security have been dispatched to keep an eye on our guests, Captain. I've instructed them to be as discreet as possible.

Dr Greene says: 
*OPS*: Thank you, but we are coping as we are right now... ::Moves to one of the incoming casualties, scanning him with the medical tricorder he is holding::

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::notes the use of his first name:: CO: Sir?

OPS Lt Tar says: 
*Greene*: It was just to let you know, as there are 284 life signs we're transporting.

ACTION: Many of the survivors are in shock, a few have burns and missing body parts

CO Capt Timrok says: 
XO: Besides if that Mr Maor says is correct I'm not sure I could.. rely on you to complete the task - I want you to get checked out by DR Greene before you take on any more away teams

ACTION: By now 12 pods were rescued and their empty shells remain adrift in space

CO Capt Timrok says: 
XO: And anyway this will be an ideal opportunity for our new second officer to show us what he's made of

Dr Greene says: 
*OPS*: Not all of which are injured, as per the latest information I have seen.. I will notify you when we need more medical capacity.. Until that time, we remain at normal medical levels... ::Moves to the next patient after having put a triage status on the previous patient::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
CO: Never heard of a medical condition that causes someone to flicker out of existence, Captain.

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::nods to the captain:: CO: Very good sir.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
*Greene*: Acknowledged. Tar out.

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
CO: Perhaps our own science officer is better suited to diagnose whatever it is that affecting his condition?

CO Capt Timrok says: 
CIV: I'll have the doctor examine him first then follows his advice thank you.

CO Capt Timrok says: 
OPS: Mr Tar

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::looks up from his console:: CO: Sir?

CO Capt Timrok says: 
OPS: As the new Second Officer of the USS Elara, you will be leading the away team

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::blinks his eyes a few times::

CO Capt Timrok says: 
OPS: You heard me Mr Tar

ACTION: Pazoski travels to this world of crystal again, while again Maor is the only one that sees him disappear for a nano-second

OPS Lt Tar says: 
CO: Erm, yes Sir, I did.

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
CO: Captain, he just did whatever he did before. ::Gestures at the XO's direction::

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::stands totally motionless for a moment then breaths again:: CO: I think I will see if Sickbay need a hand sir, that way the doctors can keep an eye on me as well.

Dr Greene says: 
::After once again determining a triage status for the patient, he moves on to the next one::

CO Capt Timrok says: 
OPS: Then let’s not stand on the ceremony, there are people over there that need your leadership

OPS Lt Tar says: 
CIV: Commander Maor, you're with me. *EO_Yellow*: Tar to Yellow, report to transporter room 1.

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: Turns to Maor then looks at Pazoski :: XO: Perhaps that would b best

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::enters the TL and waits for the OPS and CIV::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::nods to the CO and heads for the TL::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Makes his way towards the TL, joining the two already waiting::

Dr Greene says: 
::Notices this last person only has some minor bruises, he puts a low priority status on the record, then moves into sickbay to see how the rest of his team is coping::

Lt. Yellow says: 
*OPS*: On my way

CO Capt Timrok says: 
CSO: I want a full analysis of the black hole

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
CO: Yes sir! ::runs another scan of the black hole::

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::sets the TL heading to the appropriate decks:: OPS/CIV: Gentlemen, I suggest you be careful over there and come back in one piece.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
XO: I'm always trying to get back in one piece. Preferably alive.

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
CO: It now appears that as well as being extremely small, it has also somehow created a stable wormhole.

Dr Greene says: 
::Sees everything is going well as he walks amongst his fellow doctors, giving a few pointers here and there where the new batch of doctors are working::

CO Capt Timrok says: 
CSO: Very interesting, does it pose a threat?

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::exits the TL on sickbays deck, turns to the two officers, nods and walks off::

ACTION: By now, 140 of the survivors are aboard. The tactical officers take turns in rounding up the escape pods for later destruction

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
CO: Not as far as I can tell, however I am detecting a strange neutrino flow from the wormhole ot the planet and back.

ACTION: Pazoski's mind moves for a moment again. He sees the hostess smiling back at him "Welcome". Then he returns to deck 12 again

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: nods to the CSO :: CSO: Make me all the more curious what’s on the other side

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::exits the TL near transporter room 1::

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::hurries his pace towards sickbay, muttering:: Self: Get a grip Pazoski, this is no time to be off gallivanting into other realities.

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Follows the OPS, keeping to himself::

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
CO: Sadly we don't have any probes that small.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::enters the transporter room, waiting for Yellow to join in and grabs a tricorder::

CO Capt Timrok says: 
CSO: The neutrino flow, is it natural?

EO Lt Yellow says: 
::already on the transporter pad::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::still being surprised by what the captain said to him::

TC Grouly says: 
EO/CIV/OPS: All set?

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
CO: I really couldn't tell you since there are no known natural wormholes, which are stable, and I'm not detecting a source other than the wormhole.

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::enters sickbay and surveys the scene::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
::Turns his attention towards the OPS's direction, waiting::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
::sees Yellow:: EO: Ah, there you are. ::steps on the transporter pad and turns to the transporter chief:: TC: You've got the coordinates. We're ready. Energize.

Dr Greene says: 
::Walks back towards the triage area, but changes his course as he spots Pazoski in the door opening, and moves to him instead::

ACTION: Sickbay is buzzing with chatter. The most difficult injured were sent to surgery, the others are on the biobeds, mostly with burns

ACTION: The away team disappears from TR1 and materializes on the bridge of the Pacifica Station

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
Greene: It's a right mess down here; I wonder what on earth happened to cause so much damage.

@ACTION: There, Sotok is wrestling with an uncooperative console while other officers try to work on other sites. The room is in near darkness

CO Capt Timrok says: 
CSO: Well this is your area of expertise Miss Lyta, how do you advise we proceed with this new discovery?

Dr Greene says: 
::Shrugs:: XO: I don't know... I treat people; I don't question them while I am at it... And none have spoken to me about what happened so far... Haven't seen them long enough for that really... ::Gestures around:: But this is not the worst of the patients we have.. A few are in surgery right now...

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
@::Materializes on board of the station, keeping a close watch on his surroundings:: OPS: Where to, Lieutenant?

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
CO: I'd like to study it from the surface and possibly send through some miniaturised sensor equipment to relay data from the other side.

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
Greene: You should question them Doctor, you never know if it is going to be the last chance you have.  Regardless, did you find anything strange when you examined me earlier?

CO Capt Timrok says: 
CSO: then I am inclined to let you do so, but the emphasis is on caution :: waves his finger threateningly at the Ensign CSO :: you may proceed

OPS Lt Tar says: 
@CIV: If you can find out what actually happened here. Yellow: Assist the crew here and try to give us more light.

Dr Greene says: 
XO: So far, no... But not all tests are finished yet, and with this current emergency in progress, it could still be a while... Our resources are, as you may understand, tied up elsewhere for the moment.. ::Walks into sickbay, making a new round with the patients, gesturing for Pazoski to join him::

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
CO: Caution is my middle name.

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
@OPS: Any place in particular you want me to start in?

EO Lt Yellow says: 
@OPS: That’s something I can do ::moves to work with the engineers on the station::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
@CIV: Sensor logs, people, anything that can help. I trust you can do that. ::gives a small smile::

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
@::Nods at the OPS's direction:: OPS: Yes, Lieutenant. ::Goes about his business:: I'll keep you posted.

Sotok says: 
@::looks up at the new arrivals finally:: CIV/OPS: We just blacked out when the generator exploded. We don't even know why it happened in the first place

OPS Lt Tar says: 
@::tries to get used to being in command::

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
Greene: I understand that doctor, I would rather not be here, but I am having... flashes... where I appear to be standing in another place entirely.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
@Sotok: We're here to assist you.

Dr Greene says: 
::Frowns:: XO: You.. What? What do you.. Feel... See, perhaps?

Sotok says: 
@OPS: I don't even know if there is anyone on the planet. We can't contact them and they didn't try to contact us

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
::Taps in a few commands to have the nanoprobe she needs replicated and delivered to the transporter room along with various cataloguers and other survey equipment::

OPS Lt Tar says: 
@Sotok: We haven't been able to contact them either, but our sensors indicated about a billion life signs down there. So they're there.

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
Greene: I seem to phase out from here and end up in a... crystalline city.  I have been there before, after injecting that liquid on the planet.

ACTION: The CSO finds she cannot replicate such a small probe. She will have to manufacture it herself

Dr Greene says: 
::Nods slowly:: XO: Alright.. You know what, I am going to put the beta team leader in charge here.. And I am personally going to finish those last few tests, as well as the analysis of that liquid sample I took...

Sotok says: 
@OPS: Thank you, that is good to hear, but I wonder why they haven't sent any ships

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
Self: Damn you replicator! CO: I'll be in the science lab if needed looks I'll have to build the probe by hand.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
@Sotok: We'll try to find an answer to that. First we need to get things here working again. I'll contact the Elara to have them finding out more about the planet if you wish.

ACTION: As Pazoski is talking to the Dr, he flickers again. He seems the hostess again "I will bring you here, you will be our ambassador. Not long now". Then he returns

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
::Leaves her station and enters the TL::

CO Capt Timrok says: 
:: raises an eyebrow ::CSO: Very well

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
@*OPS*: Lieutenant, I've found a few things. Seems the core's explosion occurred pretty much at the exact time of our arrival to the system, the last readings they got from it was that there was an internal subspace instability which expanded, destroyed the station and once that happened all systems stopped functioning. According to the computer, they're currently down to emergency power.

Sotok says: 
@OPS: thank you, but they could be in trouble and need immediate assistance. Can't you go to the surface to find out? I will give you the coordinates for the central government

Dr Greene says: 
::Frowns:: XO: Commander..?

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
::checks himself for a moment:: Greene: ... Be quick doctor, I don't think I am going to be here for much longer.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
@::remembers the interference:: Sotok: If I beam down I wouldn't be able to contact anyone up here until I can get rid of the interference.

OPS Lt Tar says: 
@*CIV*: Is there any way we can get the station back to normal power or should we evacuate?

Dr Greene says: 
::Frowns:: XO: What exactly happened? Did you hear or see anything?

Sotok says: 
@OPS: How do you know it’s an interference or they simply lost their communication systems as we have?

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
Greene: Remember the hostess?  I think she is part of the same species that the Elara accidentally attacked when performing weapons testing a few months back, remember, the ones that took Commander Mesme.  Apparently, I am to be their Ambassador...

OPS Lt Tar says: 
@Sotok: Our sensors detected the interference.

CSO Ens Lyta says: 
TL: Science.

Dr Greene says: 
::Looks around to find the beta team leader and, a few moments later, spots him ten meters away and quickly makes his way over to him, knocking one nurse against a biobed in the process:: Carter: Doctor Carter.. Please oversee things down here; I need to get to the lab right away to finish those tests we were working on... High priority... If you need any help in here, let me know..

CIV Cmdr Maor says: 
@*OPS*: We might be able to utilize the Elara as an external power source to "jump-start" the power level back to acceptable levels, Lieutenant.

Dr Greene says: 
::Frowns:: XO: You.. Ambassador? ::Turns towards the exit:: Please, follow me...

OPS Lt Tar says: 
@*CIV*: Contact the Elara to get things prepared. Well done, sir.

XO Cmdr Pazoski says: 
Greene: I'm not exactly thrilled about it either Doctor, but that’s what I get for taking strange drinks off strange women.

=/\= =/\= =/\= Pause Mission =/\= =/\= =/\=

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Terry Imrie is Captain Joseph Timrok (CO – Commanding Officer)
Peter Saunders is Commander Peter Pazoski (XO – Executive Officer)
Rob van den Dungen is Lieutenant Dalin Tar (OPS – Operations Officer)
Andreas Habeland is Ensign Ezry Lyta (CSO – Chief Science Officer)
Eldad Ben-Tovim is Commander Maor (CIV – Starfleet Intelligence Specialist)

Lilia Perfeito is Sotok, Lt. Yellow and TC Grouly.
Tim Schols is Dr. Greene.

Stardate: 10709.09
Arc Title: “The mistakes of the few”
Part: First
Ship Manager: Lilia Perfeito
Arc Creator: Lilia Perfeito

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