U.S.S. Pendragon
10603.11

Directed by:
Coot

Starring:
Jeff as CO Thraxis
Jane as XO Luchena 
Dylan as CSO Toms 
Sandy as OPS Thraxis 
Cory as CMO Yates
Kyle as TO Newind 

Absent: 
Keith as CEO Damien 
Cathy as FCO Morgan

Guest Starring: Jan as EO Tribble  

Host Coot says:
Last time on the USS Pendragon

Host Coot says:
Creative atmospheric conditions allowed the crew to reclaim the surfaces of their consoles, albeit some less effective than others. A shuttle was dispatched to the surface of the planet to establish surveillance measures, but at the cost of the Pendragon's protective transparency.

Host Coot says:
What the Away Team will find remains a mystery as does the events surrounding the Pendragon. What of the Romulan transports and what exactly were the probes looking for? And nothing has blown up…. yet….

Host Coot says:
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CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
::sitting in the Counselor's chair on the Bridge, watching the viewscreen, wondering what to do now::

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CO:  An away team is enroute to the surface.

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
::examining latest information available::

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
::sitting at her console::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The shuttle is approaching the planet undetected thus far.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@::sitting quietly as the FCO carefully pilots them to their landing point::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: Status of the shuttle?

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
::remains focused, there wasn't anything they could do on the ship:: Self: Be safe...

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::looks at the CMO::

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  I have no idea ... I can't even see it!  ::tries to pick up the shuttle on sensors::

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CO:  It appears to be cloaked still, Captain.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
::smiles reassuringly toward Mikal::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: Any sign that the Romulans have detected it?

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  Whereas we are no longer cloaked ... we are visible to Romulan sensors if they're looking.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
::checks on the status of any Romulan vessels in the area::

StowawayTribble says:
@TO: Hi, Lt.  ::hops out from behind a storage bin::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@::jumps and turns around:: Tribble: Tribble.. ::sighs:: What are you doing here?

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CMO:  I wish I had gone with them.  ::smiles in return::

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
XO: They'll be fine...

StowawayTribble says:
@TO: I was looking for a quiet place for a nap.  I just woke up.   What's going on?

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  Looks like the Romulans haven't detected them ... or us for that matter.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@::sighs:: Tribble: Well, we're doing a recon mission.

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The XO begins looking very pale.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::nods::  CMO:  I know.

StowawayTribble says:
@TO: Say.... ::startled:: The shuttle is underway?   A recon?  What are your orders, Sir?

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::sits back in his chair::

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
::continues her gaze out at the viewscreen::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@Tribble: Sit back and enjoy the ride, while I figure it out.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: Good. Let's just hope it stays that way.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  Captain, I'm picking up an automated distress call on all channels ...

StowawayTribble says:
@::sits back and enjoys ride, watching Newind's superior mind figuring out everything::

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  Trying to pinpoint it's location.  ::fingers move over her console::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
:: looks over at the XO ::  XO: Mikal... are you all right?

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: On audio, please...

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@::looking out the front now:: Tribble: Refresh my memory. What department are you assigned to ?

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CO:  I think so, Captain.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
::puts the call on audio:: CO:  On audio ...

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
::perks up a bit as she hears Jordan's report and then turns toward Mikal:: XO: Mikal? ::moves out of the chair and moves over to him, her tricorder open::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The XO begins slightly more pale, almost a bit transparent.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CMO:  I feel okay... just a bit odd...  ::voice trails off::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CMO: Doctor... what's happening to my first officer?

StowawayTribble says:
@TO: Engineering, Sir.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@EO: All right, then. ::makes a quick decision:: You'll come with us. When we get to our destination, you'll work with Mr. Damien.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
XO: Well, you don't look very well. ::looks over her readings:: CO/XO: It looks like everything is fine, but there is obviously something causing this. ::watches him for a moment::

EO_Tribble says:
@TO: Great!   ::begins gathering engineering gear::

Host Coot says:
COMM: ANY: ....<static>.... um.... hello?..... <static>.....

Host CO_Thraxis says:
XO: Mikal, do you feel capable of remaining at your post?

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
CO/XO: The multiple DNA strands could be the cause, I'm unsure what exactly the changes will do to his body...

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::looks at the CMO seriously::  CMO:  What do you see?

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CO:  I feel... ::tries to figure it out::

EO_Tribble says:
@TO: Want me to start scanning the planet?

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The XO fades to about 50% transparency.  The CMO can see the chair fabric through Mikal.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
XO: I wish I knew what to say. ::sighs as she kneels down next to Mikal:: XO: Mikal! ::turns toward the CO:: CO: Captain, he is fading. ::reaches out to touch his arm::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CSO: Mr. Toms, run a scan on XO Luchena. Tell me if there are any quantum or other causes of his condition.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@EO: If you'd like.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CMO:  Fading?  ::looks down::

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: Aboard the shuttle, a flicker of a humanoid form begins to take shape in the rear of the cabin.

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
CO: Aye sir. ::Runs scan of the XO::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: Maintain subspace silence. Can you pinpoint the location of the distress signal?

EO_Tribble says:
@TO: Okey-dokey.  I mean, Yes, Sir.  ::hops up to look at short-range scanner.::

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
XO: Mikal, I want to get you down to Sickbay. ::turns to the CO:: CO: Captain, with your permission?

EO_Tribble says:
@TO: Picking up three life forms, in a central location.  There seems to be a lot of activity.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  I've been trying, Sir.  No luck so far.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CMO: Absolutely.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CMO:  No.  Wait.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
OPS: Jordan, would you please transport Mikal and I to... ::pauses:: XO: What is it?

EO_Tribble says:
@TO: A Romulan, Sir.  And two natives.  That's all I can isolate.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: This could be a Romulan trap. We stay quiet for now.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@EO: They're at the coordinates of the Romulans last known location? ::forwards the coordinates to Tribble::

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  I think I have it ... the moon fragments are causing interference, but the signal is definitely Romulan.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CMO:  I think....   I'm all right.  Really.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
XO: I see otherwise, Mikal. ::turns back to OPS:: OPS: Jordan, would you please transport us to Sickbay?

EO_Tribble says:
@TO: Yes, these are the same.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CO:  This really isn't necessary.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@EO: ::nods:: Good.

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
CO: I'm seeing the XO here on the ship, but I’m also getting him from the shuttles sensors.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
::attempts to lock onto Mikal and the CMO::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: With a final flicker, the XO is no longer visible.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
XO: Mikal, you've...  All: What's happened to him?

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
::her eyes widen:: CSO: Where is he now, Commander? ::stands up, thinking she understands::

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
::turns:: CO:  I'm guessing he's cloaked ... just the same as the ship was.

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: The XO re-appears at the rear of the shuttle, staring at the back wall.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@::sighs again, and begins to tap his fingers on the side of his seat::

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@TO:  Hi there.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
:: puts his hands out, trying to touch Mikal where he last sat ::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: He's not physically where he was.

EO_Tribble says:
@XO: Commander?

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@~~~::reaches out for the CMO::  CMO:  Ashley.~~~

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
CO: On the shuttle. All of him.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  Attempting to locate ::begins scanning::

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
~~~XO: What happened?~~~ ::turns her attention swiftly toward the viewscreen::

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@EO:  I won't ask how you got here if you don't ask me how I did.  ::grins::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@::jumps:: XO: Mikal!

Host CO_Thraxis says:
All: Is anyone able to establish telepathic contact with him?

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
CO: I'm speaking with him now, Captain...

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@~~~CMO:  I'm on the shuttle, somehow.~~~

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: A small duffle bag rolls out from behind the console where Tribble is sitting.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@XO: Wha.. Sheesh. ::sighs and shakes his head:: My views on normality are being to warp.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CMO: Is he all right?

EO_Tribble says:
@XO: How did you get......   OK..... I won't ask.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@XO: Radically.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
~~~XO: Do you know how?~~~ ::nods:: CO: He's fine, Captain. He is with Lieutenant Newind and the others.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@EO:  What's our status?  ::notes the others aboard::

EO_Tribble says:
@XO: Your status seems to be a bit different from Lt. Newind's status, Sir.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CMO: All right. Tell him I leave it to his discretion whether he assumes command of the away team.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::chuckles:: 

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@XO: Welcome aboard, Mikal. Have a seat.. you taking over now?

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CSO: Review our internal sensor logs. Try to find out just what transported Mikal to the shuttle.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
CO: Understood, sir. ~~~XO: Mikal, the Captain would like me to inform you that it is up to you if you take command of the Away Team.~~~

EO_Tribble says:
@::looks at the duffle bag and picks up a hand scanner and aims it at the duffle bag:: ::raises eyebrow at the idea of Mikal taking over:: TO: Sir?

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
CO: Aye sir. :: begins going over the ships sensor log::

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@TO:  I'll leave it in your hands for now.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
Self:  Uh oh ... CO:  Captain!  The Romulans!

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@EO: Yes?

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@~~~CMO:  It's the same... phenomenon that caused the cloak.  Tell the Captain I will use my best judgment.~~~

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@XO: ::nods:: Alright, then. 

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: Report.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  They're on the move.  The distress signal is becoming more and more frequent ... The Romulans have launched two shuttles moving at a high rate of speed.

EO_Tribble says:
@TO: Was that duffle bag there before?  It's ...... :: waits to hear TO's answer before continuing::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: Toward the distress signal?

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@EO: Could have been, I wasn't paying attention to it.

Host Coot says:
ACTION: Two Romulan shuttles flash across the viewscreen at a high rate of speed.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
CO: Captain, Commander Luchena believes that it was the same phenomenon that caused the cloak that allowed him to 'transport' over to the shuttle. He'll also use his best judgment, regarding command.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  That's what it looks like, yeah ...

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@EO: What's wrong with it?

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CMO: Thank you, Doctor.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::looks through the floor of the shuttle at the planet below::

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
~~~XO: Just be safe, Mikal. I don't want to see you in Sickbay after this.~~~ ::takes the Counselor's seat to the Captain's left::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@<FCO_Morgan> TO: Sir, we're landing in two minutes.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
:: brow furrowed :: OPS: If we follow the Romulan shuttles, we make our presence known, and endanger the away team. We stay where we are. Monitor the Romulan comms... try to find out what they're chasing.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  Understood.  ::monitors Romulan Comm chatter::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@FCO: Ok. ::looks back out the front again::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The overhead comms pick up in frequency and are more garbled.  Whoever is trying to operate this is not very good at it.

EO_Tribble says:
@TO: Scans are picking up garbled Romulan communications.  Unrelated to us.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@::looks back again:: EO: Okay... what's the news on that bag?

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
::is trying to make sense of the comms ... tries to clear up the transmissions:: CO:  What's coming through is very garbled ... I'm trying to clean it up .... Someone over there has no idea how to send a comm, that's for sure.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
::crosses her legs as she listens to the reports coming in from Jordan::

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::wills himself to be still and calm, in hopes of aiding the FCO's concentration::

EO_Tribble says:
@TO: ::very quietly:: It's just that I thought it flickered when the XO arrived.   My mistake.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@<FCO_Morgan> TO: Landing momentarily, sir. ::begins landing sequence over the landing point::

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  Sir, this is odd.  The UT is having trouble translating the dialect ... it's unknown to the database but it does have some Romulan language components to it.

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: The Shuttle makes a picture perfect landing at the designated coordinates.  A soft hissing of the engines winding down can be heard.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::hears them in the distance while the lesson continues::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@EO: Ok, then. ::looks to the FCO:: FCO: Good. ::looks down at the ground, before looking up again. He wasn't going to let the invisible shuttle throw him off again.::

EO_Tribble says:
@FCO: Good job.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: Apply whatever computer resources are required. We need to know what they're saying.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@<FCO_Morgan> TO: We're landed.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
::looks oddly toward Jordan, wondering who or what's language would not be translated by the universal translator::

EO_Tribble says:
@::grabs gear and phaser::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@FCO: Alright, then. ::stands up and moves to where the gear is located, and grabs some::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@XO: Sir, are you staying here?

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  Given enough of the language the UT will decipher it but it's going to take some time.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::wasn't equipped for an away mission::  TO:  Someone should stay with the shuttle.  ::shrugs::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@XO: I was hoping you'd stay. ALL: Ok, let's move out then. ::steps out of the shuttle, and uses a tricorder to find his direction::

EO_Tribble says:
@XO: Well, all right, but please take care of yourself, Sir.  ::rolls out of shuttle::

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::hadn't meant to volunteer::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@::as soon as his team is out of the shuttle, they begin trekking towards the coordinates; Newind keeping an eye out for anyone::

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::tries to remember where the replicator is::

EO_Tribble says:
@::goes along, scanning::

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  Captain, this language is something completely new.  I believe that one of the native species is attempting to send the automated distress signal using whatever Romulan they know ... which isn't much ...

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::carefully gets up and walks to where he thinks it is::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CMO: Doctor, would you please contact Mikal and request a status report on the away team?

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: Keep working on the translation.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
::in a bit of a daze, thinking about the native people on the planet:: CO: Of course, Captain. ::inclines her head:: ~~~XO: Mikal, the Captain would like to know your status.~~~

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@shuttle computer: Coffee.  Black.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::waits, full of hope::  ~~~CMO:  We've landed.  Newind and his team have headed out.~~~

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: Three feet behind the XO, a hovering cup of black coffee seemingly floats in the air.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
::continues on the translation but doesn't know how far she'll get without more for the UT to use as a basis::

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::looks around::

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
CO: Lieutenant Newind has taken a team onto the surface, sir. ~~~XO: You've decided to sit this one out?~~~ ::asks with a smile::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CMO: Very good. Ask Mikal to report periodically.

EO_Tribble says:
@TO: Lt., the hydrogen levels are up slightly from what we're used to.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::laughs and spies the coffee cup::

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
CO: Aye, sir. ~~~XO: Report periodically if you wouldn't mind, Mikal.~~~

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@EO: We'll be fine. ::believes they should be nearing their destination::

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::reaches for the cup::  ~~~CMO:  I have nothing else to do and no one else to be with.~~~

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The distress signal picks up several new voices, clearly Romulan, shouting and overlapping with the other voices. It quickly comes to an end with a flurry of phaser fire and the comm going silent.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
::smiles:: ~~~XO: We could always make dinner plans.~~~

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::moves to where he thinks there is a seat and cautiously sits::

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
::looks at the panel as the comm suddenly ends:: CO:  I've lost the transmission.

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: Cheeks find chair.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::sips the coffee::  ~~~CMO:  Ummm...~~~  ::drifts off into a delightful fantasy involving himself and the CMO::

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  I think you should listen to the last few moments ... ::rewinds the transmission and gets it ready to play::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: Okay...

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@::hopes she's picking this up in some way::

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
::begins playing the transmission from the point where the Romulan voices begin::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: That sound distinctly ungood for somebody.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  Namely the natives who originated the distress call.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
OPS: Do we have a translation of those last voices?

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
::raises an eyebrow once the transmission is over:: CO: Is there anything we are allowed to do to possibly help, sir?

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  Getting is now ... Those voices are definitely Romulan in origin ...

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CMO: We risk the lives of the away team if we reveal ourselves. And from the sound of the phaser fire, I'd guess we'd be too late in any event.

EO_Tribble says:
@TO: Scans are picking up faint communications.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
::inclines her head, understanding, but hating not being able to help in some way::

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  I've got the translation ... most of it is in native dialect, but there is one distinct word ... "no" ... there's a lot of panic in the voices.

XO_Cmdr_Luchena says:
@~~~CMO:  Have faith.~~~

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@EO: Okay.. let me know if anything detrimentally important to our lives comes up.

CMO_LtCmdr_Yates says:
~~~XO: It's hard to...~~~

EO_Tribble says:
@TO: Aye, Sir.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  The second set of voices ... Ordering the natives to do as they're told and something about making an example of one of them ...

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
::turns:: CO:  We just witnessed, in sound, an execution.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
:: shakes head :: OPS: I suspected as much. I just hope the risk to our people down there turns out to be worth it.

OPS_Cmdr_J_Thraxis says:
CO:  We should help them ...

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@::hums the death march quietly, as he continues moving towards where Romulans should be.

Host Coot says:
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