U.S.S. Pendragon NCC 74125
Stardate 10809.27

Mission #418
“Looking Ahead Pt 5”
Directed by: 
Coot

Starring:
Chris as Captain Vn’dor 
Keith as CEO Damien
Jane as CNS Luchena

Guest Starring:
Jan as aCTO Tribble

Absent:
 Cory as XO Yates

Host Coot says:
Last time on the U.S.S. Pendragon . . .

Host Coot says:
The Pendragon continued its odd quest through time and reality. Giving chase to Borg vessels mindlessly depositing nanoprobes, the Pendragon quickly neutralized a threat previously unknown about the Borg's pollution of the galaxy.

Host Coot says:
Studies of the vessels' trajectory indicate they were on a direct path deep into the Delta Quadrant; presumably returning to the Borg home world. Their emergence from a subspace field hints that one of the suspected six transwarp hubs is in the vicinity.

Host Coot says:
< < < < Begin Mission: Looking Ahead, Pt. V > > > > 

ACTION: The Pendragon has located and eradicated all known Borg nanoprobes within 25LY of their present location.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::on the bridge trying to judge what to do after the eradication of the Borg vessels::

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
::On the bridge at his station::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Ens_Smyth>  CO:  Heading Captain?

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
OPS: You say the Borg were heading back toward something specific?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Ens_Smyth>CO:  I've no idea Captain.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
OPS: Take us back on the path the Borg came from.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO; Sir, the Borg may be looking for something specific.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
aCTO: Sensors at maximum.  Give me everything you have.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>::adjusts course::

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Aye, Sir.  ::enhances sensors::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The Pendragon alters course back towards where this all began for them.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::leaving Sickbay with Quinn in tow::

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
OPS: This is just a wild idea, but do you think there's any possibility we can alter history NOT to have the war with the Borg?

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::turns to the aCTO::  aCTO: As much as we would all like to do that Ms Tribble...  that is in interference with the Temporal Prime Directive...  there is no telling what greater harm we may do

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: I know, Sir,.... but..... all those dead Starfleet officers.... ::shakes head and wonders::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth> CO:  Which war Captain?

Host Coot says:
ACTION: Sensors are picking up on an entry point to the Borg's transwarp network.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::turns to Smyth::  OPS: What do you mean...  WHICH war....?

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Sir.  Sensors indicate an entry point to a Borg transwarp network.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::nods at Tribble::  OPS: All stop Mr. Smyth.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
::studies sensors carefully for signs for Borg vessels::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>  CO:  Well Sir... the one we're fighting now or the one the Federation fought a few years back.. or the one we fought in their quadrant or...

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::turns to Damien::  CEO: Scan that thing Mr. Damien...  I want to know if we can get back to our own place in history through it.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>::shuts up and stops the ship::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::takes Quinn into the arboretum::

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::scratches his head for a moment::  OPS: All of them...

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
CO: I'll give it my best shot

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
CEO: I have no doubt of that.  ::smiles briefly::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>  CO:  I don't think so Sir.  Rumour has it a Q started the whole mess.  And you know what they are like.

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
::begins scanning the entry point::

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
::studies sensors, preparing to defend the Pendragon if necessary::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::watches the boy chase a butterfly down the path::

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::thinks for a moment on that::  OPS: You know...  we were forced to prematurely meet the Borg Collective thanks to them.  That is assuming those rumours are correct...

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: But, forcing us to meet them prematurely allowed us to prepare more efficiently.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
aCTO: Anything to report Lieutenant?

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
CO: Captain, by making an adjustment to the deflector dish, we *may* be able to enter the conduit. Not that I'm recommending that.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>  ::shrugs::  CO:  And if you believe in the Q.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Not at present ::still studying carefully:

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
aCTO: Good point...  we would not have made the advances we have if it weren't for the conflict

Host Coot says:
ACTION: Sensors indicate no other vessels in the immediate area and nothing out of the ordinary with the transwarp entry point.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::knowing what he knows with his command level clearance he fails to respond directly at Smyth's comment::  OPS: I sense some doubt Ensign.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::sits beneath a tree and watches his son::

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: It seems like a standard transwarp entry point.  I don't think it would cover temporal displacement.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth> ::shrugs::

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
aCTO: Then I'd like to know, how the hell we came to be in this time and place?  ::turns to Damien:: CEO: Commander?

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
::looks up:: CO: Captain?

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
aCTO: If this Transwarp Portal is not capable of temporal displacement...  how the hell did we manage to end up here?

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Unknown at present, Sir.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::looking at the aCTO then turning to OPS::  OPS: Any ideas Ensign?

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
CO: I'm afraid I don't have any answers either captain.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>::frowns::  CO:  Scan for chronitons maybe?

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
OPS: Why?

Host Coot says:
ACTION: Sensors are detecting something emerging from the transwarp network... a grouping of probes, nearly 100 in all.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>aCTO:  Inside the conduit maybe.  ::looks up at the viewscreen::

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Uh Oh!  About 100 probes are emerging.  We had better hide.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::turns back to Damien::  CEO: IS there anyway to tell what is on the other side of this portal?  Or maybe more importantly...  control where we end up should we pass through?

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
::shakes his head:: CO: No.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::hearing Tribble::  OPS: Get us out of here quick!

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
aCTO: Keep your sensors locked on the probes.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
CEO: Mr. Damien...  I want to know where they are heading.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
::keeps sensors locked::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: Seconds after emerging, the probes power-up and head off in a hundred different directions, presumably to seed more habitable planets.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth> CO:  Aye.  ::inputs an escape course::

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: They're headed all over the place.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
OPS: Belay that Ensign...  they seem to be ignoring us

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
Bridge: Collective agreement...  no pun intended....  A vote on whether to enter the portal or not.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: We may be watching the beginning of the Borg Empire.  A chance, perhaps, to stop it from happening?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>CO:  Close it down and pursue those probes.

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
CO: I'm feeling adventurous. Let's go.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: I say we go in, Sir.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
OPS: Now I like your thinking Mr. Smyth.  ::smiles::

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
CEO: Mr. Damien...  do we have the firepower to take that portal down?

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
CO: Unknown.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
::checks firepower::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: Sensors detect another grouping of probes emerging from the transwarp network. There are nearly 200 probes heading off in various directions now.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Another 200 probes heading off all over.   Good lord, Sir, we have to try to stop them!

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>::swears as he watches the next wave of probes::

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::seeing the new lot of probes on the viewscreen::  aCTO: Nevermind....  Red Alert.  Fire all weapons on that portal.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
::targets joints of the portal, hoping to cause it cave in::

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
::fires photon torpedoes at each joint trying to hit them simultaneously::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: As the Pendragon fires, the portal closes quickly, limiting damage (if any) to what is inside. The majority of the phaser fire continues on into empty space.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::seeing what is happening::  Self: By the Prophets...

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
CEO: Report!  What just happened?

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
OPS: Suggest we get out of here, before they target us.

Host Coot says:
ACTION: Photon torpedoes seemingly fly right by, not striking anything.

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
CO: We've destroyed the portal. I suspect the torpedoes are out of phase with our reality.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: That couldn't be! ::Looks at the torps not hitting anything::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>::frowns at the image on the viewscreen::

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
CEO: Out of phase with our reality?  That is curious.  Perhaps we could use it to find a way home?

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
CO: I'd rather not try to realign our phase variance with the torpedoes flying around, if it's all the same to you.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth> CO:  I can program them to self-destruct.. provided our signal gets through to them.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
OPS: Then do it.

Host Coot says:
ACTION: Sensors indicate the portal will be reopening shortly. Based on scans thus far, it should be another round of probes.

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
CO: We're going to have more 'company' soon. The portal will reopen soon.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO; The portal may be opening again shortly.  Perhaps we can sneak in?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>::attempts to establish a link with the torpedoes::

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::turns to Tribble::  aCTO: Or destroy it just as it opens....  prepare more torpedoes.

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The rudimentary systems of the probes respond to OPS efforts.

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The portal is beginning to open. More probes are emerging.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
::prepares torpedoes::  CO: Sir, target the probes or the portal?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>::waits on the self-destruct order::

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
aCTO: Target the Transwarp Portal.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
OPS: How are you making out with the torpedoes?

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO; Aye, Sir.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
::wonders how to make it different this time, so the torps will hit something::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>CO:  I think I've tied into... wait a sec....

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::raises an eyebrow at OPS::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>::initiates self-destruct and hopes for the best::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: About two-thirds of the probes begin to self-destruct. A fair number still inside the portal have not responded yet.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
OPS: Can you run them into each other?

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
aCTO: You may fire when ready Lieutenant.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Torpedoes away!

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>aCTO:  I don't think they are all through yet.  ::furiously checking sensors and adjusting the comm signals::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::stands and brushes some fallen leaves off::

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Target the probes, Sir?

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The impact ignites a chain reaction inside the portal, igniting sub-space and rippling into normal space. A series of glowing explosions can be seen stringing its way several LY off into the distance.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
OPS: Back us away Ensign...  Quickly.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::scoops up Quinn and tickles him::

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
All: Great. We're destroying the universe. Nice knowing you all.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>::fascinated by the sight on the main viewer::  CO:  What?  Right!  Backing her up now, Captain.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::Hoist the boy up on his shoulders and leaves the arboretum, taking care to duck as he passes through the door::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: A glowing spider-web snakes its way across empty space, highlights the numerous networks the Borg have already put in place. The majority of the explosions are occurring within sub-space and having limited effects on normal space.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CEO: Well, Commander, we're still here.

CEO_Cmdr_Damien says:
ACTO: Sometimes it's good to be wrong ::weak smile::

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::smiles at Damien::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>::watching, fascinated::

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Sensors ::studies sensors:: are showing the explosions occurring only in subspace.  ::studying sensors:: Virtually no effect on normal space.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
aCTO: Good...   IS the entire Borg Transwarp nexus disabled?

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Unknown.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: One of them is badly damaged.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::enters quarters::

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Sensors show another five hubs, with limited damage.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::sets Quinn on the floor::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: A grasshopper jumps onto the floor next to Quinn.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Suggest that the hive will be working to reconstruct the sixth hub and allow us time to enter and see if we can find a way home.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::notices movement, looks more closely::

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::nods in agreement with Tribble::  OPS: Take us to the next nearest hub and prepare to enter.

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The grasshopper is attempting to find an escape route and jumping in various directions.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>CO:  Aye Captain.  ::inputs course and engages::

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
::studies sensors carefully, looking for signs of a way home, as well as further Borg vessels::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::reaches down to catch the bug::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: Several of the portals are emitting sub-space eruptions, but there appears to be sufficient room for the Pendragon to enter without suffering a great deal of damage

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth>CO:  We're lined up to enter, Captain.

Host CO_Capt_Vn`dor_Phail says:
::takes in a deep breath before issuing the order::  OPS: Take us in Mr. Smyth

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The grasshopper squirms for a moment, then settles down attempting to appear lifeless.

aCTO_LT_Tribble says:
CO: Sensors indicate some subspace eruptions.  Modulating shields to protect us ::modulates shields::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
<OPS_Smyth> CO:  Proceeding at 1/4 impulse. ::does so::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::picks up the bug and looks at it closely::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The Pendragon vanishes from the confines of normal space into mystery of the Borg transwarp network.

Host Coot says:
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