Host Klord (Actd.mid)
Host Klord says:
Prologue: Hayden is nearing the coordinates of the mystery ship
Host Klord says:
<<<Resume Mission>>>
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::at Tactical:: All: This is like waiting for the storm.
TO_Ivanova says:
::at tactical 2:: SO/CTO: You think we will find the ship?
Host CO_Skye says:
::Finishes up pacing in her ready room and makes her way out onto the bridge.:: All: Report.
TO_Ivanova says:
::feeling a bit excited about encountering the ship::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
TO: I certainly hope so, or this trip would be for naught.
OPS_Verradi says:
::In his quarters. Sleeping. Keep in mind that he hadn't slept much at all for about four or five months, and it's been taking it's toll--good thing catnip came along to help him start catching up::
SO_Knight says:
::Comes away from the replicator and sits at the science counsel with small chocolates in a bowl::
Host XO_Cutter says:
CO:  While you were in getting your little nappy poo in, us working stiff manned the bridge.  All conditions normal, approaching the given coordinates.
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: Probe system is checking out captain.
Host Klord says:
Action: a ship decloaks in front of the Hayden. It has a sinister appearance, two claw like nacelles thrust ahead of a wide flat body with a segmented tail like appendage off the stern that curves under the ship and winds up pointing forward.
Host CO_Skye says:
CTO: Take us to yellow alert.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
TO: Can I do a tactical scan or will that tip us off.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: Ship decloaking Captain.
Host CO_Skye says:
OPS: Onscreen
OPS_Verradi says:
<aOPS> ::Brings it onscreen:: CO: Yes ma'am.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::sounds yellow alert::
TO_Ivanova says:
CTO: You should be able to do a scan, sir.
FCO_Madison says:
CO: Coming to all stop. 
CTO_Nightcloud says:
TO: Never mind, it found us it seems.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::does a tactical analysis::
Host CO_Skye says:
aOPS: Hail them.
SO_Knight says:
Self: Crud.
TO_Ivanova says:
CTO: I have the probes ready, sir.
OPS_Verradi says:
<aOPS> ::Presses the requisite buttons to initiate hailing procedures:: CO: Yes ma'am. ::Speaks with a monotone. Because he's dull.::
TO_Ivanova says:
CTO: Have anything on the scans yet sir?
SO_Knight says:
CO: I'm pickin' up Thelaron radiation signature, Cap'n.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: We are seriously outgunned.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Stirs, hearing some vague, blurry siren-like sounds::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
SO: That is not a good thing....
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Hmmm... that's about normal.
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: Didn't a certain Romulan leader use Thelaron in a attack on the enterprise?
Host CO_Skye says:
COM: This is Captain Samantha Skye of the USS Hayden.
Host CO_Skye says:
TO: If so, you'd better let us know about it quickly.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: Shields are a bit below specs, guess with all the teeth they wouldn't need much of a shell.
CMO_Abbott says:
::is in sickbay, sipping on a coffee and reading over reports::
SO_Knight says:
CTO: If it eve' becomes a good thing, me Mum'll become me Dad.
OPS_Verradi says:
<aOPS> ::Knows very well that the Captain is the Captain:: CO: Err... ma'am?
TO_Ivanova says:
::;looks a bit nervous;: SO: Are you sure it is Thelaron radiation. Know anything that can counter it?
CTO_Nightcloud says:
TO: Yeah, running counters it well.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Is pulled--very slowly, mind you--from his restful slumber. It takes a long thirty seconds for him to reorient himself to where he is and to remember what that blurry sound means... and then...:: Self: Tobe tobe tobe! ::Bolts upright and sprints out of his quarters::
TO_Ivanova says:
CTO: Do you want me to launch the probes when he cloaks sir?
CTO_Nightcloud says:
TO: Too late to launch anything now, they will certainly see a launch.
Host Klord says:
Action: K'Tro appears on screen saying nothing.... his impassive face scans slowly across the Hayden’s bridge pausing to bore into the FCO for a second then settles of the CO and XO
SO_Knight says:
TO: Positive. Howeve' I don't think there are any countermeasures against Thelaron radiation.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::looks at the screen:: Well well....
TO_Ivanova says:
::looks at some of the scans::
Host CO_Skye says:
K'tro: Well......K'tro.  At last....I'd been wondering if you were just a myth.
Host XO_Cutter says:
::Looks at the face on the screen, then turns to the CO with a grin::  CO:  All this time chasing him and he's that dang ugly!?!
SO_Knight says:
Self: I'm beginnin' t' hope he is a myth.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Bounds into the TL and speaks with too much wind and assertiveness:: TL: Bridge! ::Continues, then, to go on in Turkish:: Self: Hay Allah, hay Allah! Bukadar insaflik olmaz! ::Feels marginally better after that::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::thinks provoking him will really win him over::
TO_Ivanova says:
Self: Why can't Tal shiar types do things other then try to take over the galaxy.
Host CO_Skye says:
::If she weren't feeling so twisted inside, she would have considered laughing at Jayden.  Turning to the side and speaking so as not to be heard on the screen.:: CTO: Target his shields.
FCO_Madison says:
::unsettled from the stare, tries to concentrate on her console, rather than the piercing green eyes looking at them over the viewer:: 
Host K_Tro says:
@COM:CO: No Captain, ::spits the word: it is the Hayden and her Lofty crew who have mythological proportions....
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::sets his targets:: CO: Shield generators targeted, weapons ready at your command. ::keeping his voice low::
OPS_Verradi says:
::Walks out of the TL after an agonizing ten seconds or so, and makes his way quickly to his station, trying to avoid gathering undue attention, though that's probably quite impossible::
OPS_Verradi says:
<aOPS> ::Stands wordlessly and defers to his superior officer::
TO_Ivanova says:
CTO: They have multi-directional weapons on the ship.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
TO: Thank you Ensign...
Host CO_Skye says:
COM: Mythological proportions?  Well at least we have something apparent to our advantage.  Since you've decided not to speak to us for so long, to what do we owe this present honor?
OPS_Verradi says:
::Just as wordlessly takes his seat and brings up the necessary configuration that he'll need for dealing with moderately-to-extremely hostile ships::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::sends a text message to OPS, asking for every ounce of available power to the shields::
TO_Ivanova says:
;:taps buttons on the ship:: Self: He must be worried a bit.
Host K_Tro says:
@COM: CO Merely a nod to the gods before you die... ::signals his TO with his hand:
Host K_Tro says:
Action: the Scorpion cloaks again
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Red Alert
Host CO_Skye says:
::Turning slightly:: CTO: Now
OPS_Verradi says:
::Raises his eyebrows at receiving a message on his console, making his lovely Caitian face look quite odd for it, and then swiftly assents to the CTO's request, brutally taking all secondary systems offline and giving available power to shields::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::sounds red alert, unleashes a barrage at the shield generators::
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: I am ready o launch the probes now.
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO: Any nearby hiding places?
Host CO_Skye says:
TO: Launch them.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: We need to stay behind him, we have the advantage of speed.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Is glad that his new programs automatically send kindly worded notes to the users of those secondary systems to explain the problems--he likes people to like him::
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: Yes captain. ::launches probes::
CMO_Abbott says:
<Manning>::enters sickbay with a padd in his hand:: CMO: I've finished doing all the...::stops and makes a face as if he's smelled something::
Host K_Tro says:
Action the screen shows the Hayden’s shots passing harmlessly through space
TO_Ivanova says:
SO: Probes are launched lets hope we find somehting sir.
SO_Knight says:
::Gets the sensors to full, using all scanning frequencies to get a fix on the ship. Searches for the Thelaron signatures::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
All: What?? That wasn't supposed to happen!
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: No impacts, they passed right through him!
Host XO_Cutter says:
CO:  Ummm... Sam?  Tactical tip....  shoot the cloaked ship BEFORE they cloak.  ::grins, trying to relax her::
OPS_Verradi says:
::Prepares the shields for all sorts of modulations and redistributions in the event that tactical gets too bogged down to carry them out::
Host K_Tro says:
Action: the Hayden shudders slightly as the Scorpions fire rakes the starboard shields
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: They must have a weapon that changes the state of mature.
SO_Knight says:
::Has a secondary monitor on the probes' recon::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: Now we are in trouble....
Host XO_Cutter says:
FCO:  Evasive maneuvers helm.
FCO_Madison says:
::searches the local stellar maps for hiding places as she moves them quickly away from the source of the fire:: 
TO_Ivanova says:
SO: Do you detect anything yet?
FCO_Madison says:
XO: Aye sir, evasive pattern delta 3. 
Host CO_Skye says:
CTO: Target the location of the shots.......and don't wait for my orders.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::starts random phaser bursts::
Host K_Tro says:
Action: the scorpion decloaks astern and fires immediately only to recloak
CMO_Abbott says:
::feels the ship shudder and looks up at Manning:: Manning: We better get ready... I have a feeling we're going to have casualties soon...
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::shakes his head:: All: Man he is fast...
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: We could program the probes to hit the k'tro's ship ma’am.
Host XO_Cutter says:
OPS:  Do you have anything you can lock sensors on for that ship?
Host CO_Skye says:
CTO: I thought they were previously able to fire while cloaked......we must have done some kind of damage.
Host CO_Skye says:
TO: I don't think that's going to do us much good.
OPS_Verradi says:
CSO/SO: I assume that one of you has a complicated algorithm working to figure out exactly where that ship is going to be in five, ten, and fifteen seconds.
OPS_Verradi says:
XO: I can try to tap into their computer and use the signals from that.
Host CO_Skye says:
::Holds onto her seat while the ship rocks.::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: Good point...
CSO_Sotsoh says:
::Steps off the turbolift, just catching OPS statement.::
FCO_Madison says:
CO: I'm not finding anything to shelter us Captain.  We're in open space. 
OPS_Verradi says:
XO: Aside from that, I don't know what else there is for the sensors to take hold of, sir.
TO_Ivanova says:
SO: Wouldn't you need a program that could check the geometry spaces from each attack?
CMO_Abbott says:
::gets up and sweeps past him as he continues to make a face::
CSO_Sotsoh says:
::Walks over to the science station, considering the question.::
Host XO_Cutter says:
OPS:  Give it a try, but how bout something more conventional... maybe some emission from them?
OPS_Verradi says:
::Is so brisk and efficient that he makes himself proud--until he gets sad again::
CMO_Abbott says:
<Manning>CMO: Jaimie? Have you been.....::says in disbelief::... drinking?
TO_Ivanova says:
CSO: Use the data on were weapon positions are for positions to help.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::fires a spread of torpedoes when the phasers impact::
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Shield status?
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: Captain, his weapon strength is considerably less when he is cloaked.
OPS_Verradi says:
XO: I'm not an expert on emissions, but perhaps residual residue from their weapons systems might give us hints.
SO_Knight says:
TO: It might help.
Host XO_Cutter says:
OPS:  Get on it then
CSO_Sotsoh says:
TO:  We can check for a pattern and extrapolate from there.  But you are assuming they are using a pattern and not random positioning.
CMO_Abbott says:
::heads to a biobed while the ship shudders::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
XO: Shields at 80%.
TO_Ivanova says:
CSO: We can at least use the general idea were the weapons are.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CSO:  Work with OPS.   Between the two of you, see if you can figure a way to get that ship on sensors.
SO_Knight says:
All: Thelaron radiations signals are increasing'.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Nods and gets right on to preparing a program to tap into their computer::
Host CO_Skye says:
CSO: Feed the data to the CTO.  CTO: Target the source of the emissions.
CMO_Abbott says:
Nurse O'hannah: Get the biobeds ready... make sure we have enough supplies and check the instruments locker... get everything out... let's go...
OPS_Verradi says:
::Has no idea what to look for when it comes to phasers; he'll leave that to the CSO::
TO_Ivanova says:
CSO: Why not attack the area were the theran is the strongest.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: The tail of the ship is moving...that must be the Thelaron radiation release point.
CSO_Sotsoh says:
CO/XO:  Understood.
Host CO_Skye says:
CTO: Well...let's hope it's their Achilles heal.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::fires torps when he impacts the Scorpion::
TO_Ivanova says:
::tries and analyze the ship attack patterns::
OPS_Verradi says:
::Loves his code; loves it to death. Much the same that he'd used for the Klingons is quite valid here, except this program is much simpler, since all it's trying to do is stay connected and not be detected::
CSO_Sotsoh says:
::Leans near the Knight.::  SO:  What about using the deflector dish to throw out particles... any kind really. We can record their possible location by their deflection back to us.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
XO: Shields at 85%.
SO_Knight says:
TO: Thelaron matrix would have the most sheildin' 'round it. You would need a torpedo the size of Hayden t' make a dent.
CMO_Abbott says:
<Manning>::heads to her coffee cup and looks inside, smelling coffee but smelling something else too:: Self: Whoa.... ::chucks it down the recycling chute::
FCO_Madison says:
::tries a few undocumented evasive maneuvers, in the hopes of shaking the tail for a brief moment ::
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Understood.
Host CO_Skye says:
CSO/SO: Anything that can be used to combat the Thelaron radiation would be worth hearing at this point.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO/XO: He is playing with us, decloaking here and there to pop us.
TO_Ivanova says:
CSO: Could we use the warp core as a weapon?
Host CO_Skye says:
CTO: Any pattern we can discern and use to our advantage?
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::continues to fire::
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Look at his attack pattern....  any indication we're being herded somewhere?
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO/XO: I'll check into it.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Finishes it rather quickly, then runs through it with a comb of teeth as fine as he can manage to make sure it isn't flawed::
SO_Knight says:
::Tries to get the reflexive computer relays to chart and calculate the attacks from the previous ones::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::looks for a pattern::
TO_Ivanova says:
SO: Use a zorithinan matrix.
Host XO_Cutter says:
FCO:  What's in the area?
OPS_Verradi says:
::Acks suddenly as he remembers that he didn't include some method of the program to send back precise location--which he adds with a simple bit of intrusiveness into the navigational systems::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::checks his torp load::
CSO_Sotsoh says:
::Shakes her head::  TO:  Only as a last resort.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: Suggest we start a high speed attack, let Madison get creative in her flying.
FCO_Madison says:
XO: Not much of anything sir, just a minor dust cloud at 354 mark 32. 
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::targets the tail of the ship when he sees it and fires a torp spread::
OPS_Verradi says:
::Seems quite satisfied in the end:: XO: Sir, I've prepared a program that will hopefully be able to give us their exact location without being detected in their system.
Host CO_Skye says:
CTO: Just as long as we keep his attention.......I don't want him deciding we're not important enough and him going elsewhere.
SO_Knight says:
::Ties the "thinking" part of the computer to the tactical sensors and sets up a reflexive program::
TO_Ivanova says:
CTO: shields might be less effective and cloak might not work.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO/XO: The tail of his ship is fully up and locked.
Host CO_Skye says:
CTO: Cut the tail off if you can.
Host XO_Cutter says:
OPS:  Give it a shot.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::concentrates his attack on the tail::
FCO_Madison says:
CO: Coming about for an attack run.  ::turns the ship around and locks her path on the Romulan ship:: 
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: Captain the dust cloud could probably make his attacks less effective.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Nods and sets the program to jump into K'Tro's ship as soon as it decloaks again:: XO: The only problem with this, sir, is that I'll need shields to go down for at least a microsecond.
OPS_Verradi says:
XO: Their shields, that is.
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: We can use the disturbances in the dust to allow the computer to make a visual lock to fire.
Host CO_Skye says:
TO: And exactly what kind of dust and why would it work?
Host XO_Cutter says:
OPS:  ::nods::  We'll try to arrange that.
Host K_Tro says:
Action: as the Scorpion decloaks and fires once again the Hayden takes a direct hit
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::fires a full spread at the tail of the Scorpion::
OPS_Verradi says:
XO: A phaser blast might provide enough tension in the shields from the program to pass through, but I'm not sure.
Host CO_Skye says:
::Holds on as once again the ship is rocked:: CTO: Report!
CTO_Nightcloud says:
All: That smarted....
Host CO_Skye says:
OPS: Damage report!
CMO_Abbott says:
::is thrown across a biobed as the ship rocked under fire::
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: The original enterprise trailed a older Romulan war bird cloaked with the help of dust from a comet
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: Front shields are down!
SO_Knight says:
Self: I'll not have time t' finish me programmin' with all that racket!
Host CO_Skye says:
CTO: I sure hope you mean theirs
OPS_Verradi says:
::Is knocked backwards into his chair, getting a nice ouchy feeling in his spine:: CO: Argh--the front shields are out, Main Engineering is in shambles
TO_Ivanova says:
SO: You can do it you are a good programmer.
FCO_Madison says:
CTO: Then you're not getting anymore attack runs. 
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO/XO: We can't take him head to head....our shields Captain.
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO: Try to get our backside toward wherever you think that thing is.
OPS_Verradi says:
CO: And, of course, we've lost warp.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Aux power to the shields
Host CO_Skye says:
OPS: Of course.
Host XO_Cutter says:
OPS:  Get damage control teams on the shields
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::ties Aux power to the shields::
CSO_Sotsoh says:
SO:  Some things are relatively simple.  Thelaron radiation can be blocked by an anti-radiation electromagnetic wave shield.
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: Comets are nothing but dust particles and ice. So a dust cloud can work.
FCO_Madison says:
CO: Captain, I suggest we move into the dust cloud, it appears to be the remnants of a stellar system whose star went nova.  I'm not reading any energy emissions though, so there's probably a black hole in the middle of it somewhere.  The dust is too dense for navigational sensors to detect it at this range. 
OPS_Verradi says:
XO: Yes, sir. ::Speedily assigns all available damage control teams to the forward shields::
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO: Take us in.  Maximum impulse
FCO_Madison says:
::keeps the shields that are still good toward the enemy:: 
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Do we have mines onboard?
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::fires at the Scorpion while they head to the dust cloud::
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO: But keep us toward the outskirts.
TO_Ivanova says:
CTO: We could use the mine for a residual lock.
FCO_Madison says:
CO: Aye sir.  ::alters course to head for the dust cloud:: 
SO_Knight says:
CTO/TO: I'm trying to make a more "reflexive"bunch o' targetin' scanners for ya. If me calculations are correct, an' the computer's good since the day she was programmed, they should be able to anticipate their next attack an' give ya a window t' fire on 'em.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
XO: We have some aboard.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  As we run for the cloud, deploy them behind us....  at least he'll have to go around.
Host CO_Skye says:
*EO Fixit*: I have a feeling we're going to need warp rather quickly.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::nods, preparing the mines::
OPS_Verradi says:
::Overhears snatches of what the SO says--and if he's right, then his program might be able to get in... big if. Right now it's complaining that there are no valid targets. It's so very eager to work::
TO_Ivanova says:
CTO: Make them lock to set exploding with a certain range might work sir.
Host CO_Skye says:
XO: Excellent thinking
CSO_Sotsoh says:
CTO:  Cousin, can we create a double shield?
CTO_Nightcloud says:
TO: Set them up Ensign, release them when they are ready.
Host CO_Skye says:
XO: Thoughts on how we may be able to lure him into the dust cloud far enough that he'll be pulled into the black hole.......without us going in of course.
CMO_Abbott says:
::tucks some of her hair behind her ears and watches as a couple of crewmen from engineering come limping into sickbay::
OPS_Verradi says:
XO/CTO: We're going to need a very concentrated blast on their shields if my program is to have any chance of getting in.
SO_Knight says:
CTO/TO: That's th' best I can do on short notice. Hope thy work. Good huntin'. ::Puts the new targeting scanner configurations online and over to TAC::
TO_Ivanova says:
::starts setting the mines up::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CSO:  It would require a lot of power, plus re-calibrated the shield grid. It could be done.
TO_Ivanova says:
CSO: You could use the inertial dampening system as a shield.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CO:  Not really... but it's possible that we'll be able to see him in the dust cloud.
SO_Knight says:
<thy=they>
OPS_Verradi says:
CTO/CSO: We barely have enough power to run the replicators. A double-shield is infeasible.
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: We should get a disturbance when entering the dust cloud captain.
CMO_Abbott says:
<Manning>CMO: I got them! ::directs one to a biobed near the door, while the other gets placed on the adjacent biobed::
CSO_Sotsoh says:
CTO:  To block the radiation, an electromagnetic wave shield would work.  But...
TO_Ivanova says:
CSO: How about a emp pulse?
FCO_Madison says:
::slows to 1/2 impulse as they enter the fringe of the dust cloud::  CO: Entering the dust cloud now.  No major gravimetric distortions on navigational sensors...for now. 
TO_Ivanova says:
CSO: From  probes.
CSO_Sotsoh says:
::Looks over at OPS and nods.::
CMO_Abbott says:
::heads over to the biobeds:: Manning: I'll handle one, Vince... we could have a full house any minute...
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  If he enters the dust cloud, we'll see it.  I want a full phaser burst and a max spread of torpedoes.  Don't miss.
CSO_Sotsoh says:
TO:  The purpose?
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::waits for Kato to enter the cloud::
TO_Ivanova says:
CTO: Weapons are ready sir.
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO: If you see any.....obviously, steer clear.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::sets up a full spread::
Host K_Tro says:
Action: just as the Hayden enters the cloud the scorpion decloaks and fires again. the Hayden lurches to port with the impact.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Doesn't actually look at the CTO or CSO when he addresses them--too busy, you see::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::hangs on::
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Once you see him, don't stop firing.
SO_Knight says:
TO: It's radiological not electrical.
TO_Ivanova says:
::hangs on::
OPS_Verradi says:
::Braces against his console for stability::
CSO_Sotsoh says:
::Grabs onto the console, just keeping her balance.::
Host CO_Skye says:
::holds on as the impact tries to throw her from her seat.::
CMO_Abbott says:
<Manning>CMO: No, you go and take an anti-intoxicant first...
Host CO_Skye says:
OPS: Damage Report
CTO_Nightcloud says:
Self: Come on K`Tro...
CMO_Abbott says:
<Manning>::lurches against Jaimie as they are thrown against the wall::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: I've lost phasers and forward torpedoes....::sighs::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO: All we have is aft shields now...
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO: Keep him watching our backside......
SO_Knight says:
ALL: That thing's got eight days on us.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Wipes a trickle of blood from his forehead that came from somewhere:: CO: Salak! We've lost forward phasers and torpedoes and lateral shields.
Host K_Tro says:
Action the Scorpion enters the gust
CTO_Nightcloud says:
All: He has entered the dust cloud.
Host CO_Skye says:
CTO: Fire!
CMO_Abbott says:
<Manning>::treats a patient for some burns to his chest and arms::
FCO_Madison says:
::attempts to keep the Hayden ahead of the Romulan vessel:: 
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::fires his aft torps at the Scorpion::
CSO_Sotsoh says:
SO:  We could charge the cloud.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Puts his program's urgent requests to be put to use to one side--damn eager programs::
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Continue firing
TO_Ivanova says:
SO: You could use the tractor beam to send a ion charge.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
XO: All we have is aft torps.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
TO: Fire the mines.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Then point our ass at him and fire!
Host K_Tro says:
Action: the scorpion shudders with the impact of the torpedoes and stays uncloaked but moves off rapidly
TO_Ivanova says:
::fires the mines::
CMO_Abbott says:
:: blinks:: Manning: What? Don't be so foolish Vince... I'm fine... ::turns on her tricorder and the regenerator dome to heal some internal bleeding in her patient::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
XO: He is moving off.
SO_Knight says:
CSO: I'll get the sensors t' project an electrical pulse.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::continues to fire::
OPS_Verradi says:
::Shakes his head sadly as he notes the hit, but also the lack of shield loss:: XO: Still nothing for the program.
SO_Knight says:
::Has the pulse set to charge the cloud:: CSO: Ready.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CO:  Sam... if he's moving off, we need to clear the area and make repairs.  We can't take him like this.
CSO_Sotsoh says:
SO:  Activate it.
CMO_Abbott says:
<Manning>::eyes her and turns on the hand held dermal regenerator:: CMO: You better be....
TO_Ivanova says:
CTO: Could the shuttles and the fighter be of any use to us?
Host CO_Skye says:
CSO: Keep him locked on sensors.  If he goes to leave, let me know immediately.
Host CO_Skye says:
XO: I agree.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Status of shield and weapon repairs?
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO/XO: I have lost him....
SO_Knight says:
::Activates sensors and tractor beam to send out the charging pulse::
Host XO_Cutter says:
FCO:  All stop
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO: Take us a little further into the cloud, bring us to an all stop.
CSO_Sotsoh says:
::Gets a sensor lock on the ship::  SO:  When he leaves, many of those charged particles will cling to him... and us.  But for us it doesn't matter.
Host CO_Skye says:
OPS: Help the CEO organize repair crews.
FCO_Madison says:
::blinks::  CO/XO: Aye...sirs.  ::slows to an all stop:: 
OPS_Verradi says:
::Sort of wishes they could keep hitting K'Tro so that the program would be usable... alas, it was not meant to be::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
XO: We have forward shields back.
OPS_Verradi says:
CO: Yes, ma'am.
TO_Ivanova says:
CTO:I was thinking of using the shuttles to crash land into his ship when he decloaks, sir.
Host CO_Skye says:
CTO: Time to forward phaser arrays and torpedo?
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:   Excellent.
SO_Knight says:
CSO: Jay ain't gonna like that. Static cling on the hull is very untidy.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Stay alert... if he comes close enough to shoot at us, we'll see him.  Shoot immediately.
TO_Ivanova says:
SO: Only a few microns displacement isn't that much.
OPS_Verradi says:
CO: What's your priority, ma'am? Shields or weapons?
CSO_Sotsoh says:
XO:  Commander might I suggest sending all nonessential personnel to the center of the ship for extra shielding purposes.
Host CO_Skye says:
OPS: Weapons
CTO_Nightcloud says:
XO: Will be some time before we have phaser and forward torps back, the launchers themselves were badly damaged.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CSO:  Excellent idea.  Make it happen.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Starts pushing the requisite buttons to have engineering notified of either--then does weapons:: CO: Aye. ::Is quite glad, really. It's what they need!::
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Very well.
Host CO_Skye says:
CSO: Absolutely.  Coordinate it.
Host XO_Cutter says:
FCO:  Helm, stand by... we may need to bring our aft weapons to bear quickly.  I want this ship swinging on a dime.
Host CO_Skye says:
::Turning to Jayden.:: XO: What about launching shuttles?  It might help us cover more area.
Host K_Tro says:
Action: an eerie green glow lights up the area to the starboard of the Hayden an a measurable fraction of the dust cloud disappears in a Thelaron haze
SO_Knight says:
::Taps in a few command so sensors to scan for the ship:: TO: It's the idea of it, that'll bug Jay. He's a perfectionist.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Calls most repair crews off the forward shields and to the forward phasers and torpedoes::
Host XO_Cutter says:
CO:  ::puzzled::  Area for what?
FCO_Madison says:
XO: Aye sir, putting lateral thrusters on standby. 
Host CO_Skye says:
XO: To find that ship.
CSO_Sotsoh says:
::Reaches over to toggle the comm switch.::  *All Call*:  All personnel not required at a red alert station, report to the center of the ship for radiation protection.
Host CO_Skye says:
XO: And give us a little more fire power
Host XO_Cutter says:
CO:  Do you mean now or after we make repairs?
SO_Knight says:
CO/ALL: Thelaron discharge to starboard::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::sees what has happened:: All: Damn....
SO_Knight says:
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CMO_Abbott says:
::looks up:: Self: What the...?
TO_Ivanova says:
SO: Is there any way to send that radiation back at him?
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO: If at all possible, get us out of the way.
SO_Knight says:
TO: Got a big fan, love?
CSO_Sotsoh says:
OPS:  What if we shut down all areas of the ship as they are evacuated.  Would that give us the energy required for the shielding needed?
CTO_Nightcloud says:
All: He is using the Thelaron weapon to dissipate the cloud...
OPS_Verradi says:
::Will enjoy putting a moderately malicious program on to that bugger of a ship, yes he will. Until then, he continues coordinating repairs::
Host CO_Skye says:
XO: We may have to do this before we've completed a lot of repairs.
FCO_Madison says:
::moves further into the cloud to avoid the weapons fire:: 
CSO_Sotsoh says:
CTO:  He won't be able to remove the charged particles from his ship.  You can still lock onto those.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CO:  ::nods::  Piloting those shuttles is a suicide mission.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CSO: Problem is it cuts down on our repair time.
Host CO_Skye says:
XO: What about remote piloting?
OPS_Verradi says:
CSO: If we shut down everything, it would give us enough power to make our aft shields strong; our shields are practically gone, right now, so I don't think a double shield would work. ::Looks at his console the whole time::
TO_Ivanova says:
XO: We could just program them to crash land.
TO_Ivanova says:
XO: A anti-matter/matter reaction like a torpedo.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CO:  Assuming we could keep a computer link in the battle... sure.
CSO_Sotsoh says:
OPS:  Then work on the shielding... you will have more power with the shut down.
OPS_Verradi says:
XO: I can keep any computer link anywhere.
TO_Ivanova says:
XO: We could add a AI program to the shuttles.
Host K_Tro says:
Action: the random shots from the Thelaron weapon continue at precise intervals
TO_Ivanova says:
XO: In case of link failures.
OPS_Verradi says:
CSO: Priority repairs are going to weapons.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO/XO: He is continuing to fire his Thelaron weapon...
Host CO_Skye says:
TO: I want you to get the shuttles prepped and set up a piloting program.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  Is he in weapons range?
OPS_Verradi says:
CSO: But otherwise, err... yes. ::Still keeps his eyes firmly on his console::
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO: Any idea where that black hole may be?
CTO_Nightcloud says:
XO: Just outside our range.
CSO_Sotsoh says:
::Grimly:: OPS:  With no shields to block, we won't need to worry about weapons.
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: If we are to close to the black hole when shields fail the radiation will kill the crew.
Host XO_Cutter says:
CTO:  How about his sensor range?
CSO_Sotsoh says:
SO:  Do you notice a pattern?
FCO_Madison says:
::a frightened look on her face::  CO: Um...right in front of us...  Changing course, full reverse.  ::engages full reverse engines. 
OPS_Verradi says:
CSO: A good offense is the best defense and the Captain's orders.
CTO_Nightcloud says:
XO: I think he has lost us as well...which explains his random firing of his weapon.
SO_Knight says:
CO/XO: I got a radical idea. We leave the warp core behind in the cloud, clear out an'  overload it. The enmy'll think we're still in here and the resounding explosion should take 'em out.
CSO_Sotsoh says:
OPS:  Not contradicting... commenting.
FCO_Madison says:
CO: I'm sorry Captain, it didn't show up on my sensors until just now, the dust cloud was reflecting most of the signal. 
Host XO_Cutter says:
CO:  Sam...  let's clear the area now.  While he's messing with the cloud, we can get out of here.
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO: Are we caught in the gravity well?
Host CO_Skye says:
XO: We get out of here and we loose him, Jayden
OPS_Verradi says:
CSO: Was that logical? ::Bites his lip immediately after saying that--oh, that was stupid, Verradi. You forget yourself::
Host XO_Cutter says:
CO:  Sam... he finds us before we're ready, we're dead and he does what he wants.
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: This dust cloud must have some particles blocking the sensors.
OPS_Verradi says:
::Would be glad he were talking to the CSO if he knew that the CO was plotting to have programs designed by someone that wasn't him--an ultimate dishonor, really::
FCO_Madison says:
CO: No, thankfully I caught it before we were.  But the thing is massive, I can't get a reading on its borders. 
CSO_Sotsoh says:
::Raises an eyebrow curiously at Verradi, then turns back toward sensors.::  SO:  It is possible our ionized particles are affecting their sensors.
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO/XO: Anyway to lure K'tro in without putting ourselves at excess risk?
Host XO_Cutter says:
CO:   Hmmm... maybe
TO_Ivanova says:
CO: Maybe a fake explosion or a decoy.
FCO_Madison says:
CO: Playing games with a black hole isn't exactly recommended Captain. 
Host K_Tro says:
Action: the next Thelaron blast hit the black hole setting up feedback that rebounds and hits the scorpion lighting it up and causing massive damage
SO_Knight says:
CSO: It's gotta be. Nothing else in this cloud would block anything, save for visible light reflectin' off of us
CTO_Nightcloud says:
All: The Scorpion has taken on massive damage!!
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO: Maybe not, but maybe we can.......::Sees the sky light up the screen.::
OPS_Verradi says:
::Sees a blinky thing on his console--which he checks out and... is impressed by::
CTO_Nightcloud says:
CO/XO: I think we can take him!
TO_Ivanova says:
CSO: Could we use the black whole to slingshot?
Host XO_Cutter says:
CO:  Look... we darn near ran into it cause the dust messes up the sensors.   We make a run at Ktro, get his attention, run for the black hole, then peal off at the last second..
Host CO_Skye says:
FCO: Take us within range.  CTO: Fire!
Host XO_Cutter says:
XO:  ::mutters:: or not
CTO_Nightcloud says:
::locks on:: All: Die well....::fires::
Host K_Tro says:
Action: the Scorpion moves off at warp 1 leaving a taunting message for the Hayden.... I'll be back.........
TO_Ivanova says:
Cso: Try and go to warp at a high speed and get him to follow us at the black hole
OPS_Verradi says:
*Repair Crews*: I have a feeling we'll need forward shields! Now! That means put them on even if they're little more than paper!
FCO_Madison says:
XO: It's the last second part I'm not so sure on sir...I can't get an accurate fix on the borders of the graviton distortions, I'm not sure what the "last second would be" 
CSO_Sotsoh says:
TO:  Slingshot?  The gravity of the black hole would tear us apart  before it did anything else.
TO_Ivanova says:
CSO: What if we figure out the range and get out before then?
Host K_Tro says:
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