Host SM_Rascal says:
<<<<<<<<<<<<< Begin Tal-War arc 'Through the mist' Part 5 >>>>>>>>>>>

CTO_Bost`k says:
@:: sitting at TAC station on Yser::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::in the Yser's airlock undoing his space helmet::

Heather says:
@::waiting eagerly to see B'lee::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Monitors the sensors::

CTO_Bost`k says:
@:: getting a lock on the Breen ship::

FCO_Shania says:
@::walks to the Maas because someone has to fly that runabout too::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::passes through the airlock and into the Yser's main cabin, spots Heather:: ACO: Help me out of this dang EVA suit, please, Commander.

CTO_Bost`k says:
@OPS: do you want me to destroy the Breen ship sir?

FCO_Shania says:
#::arrives on the Maas::

Heather says:
@::walks over to B'lee and helps him remove his helmet:: OPS: Sure...

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::glances at Bost'k, glances at Llewellyn, I think you should be asking the Commander, Lieutenant::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@:: grumbles as he gets helped out of the EVA suit:: ACO: Thanks Commander Sugar Pants...

CTO_Bost`k says:
@ACO: do you want me to destroy the ship sir?

Heather says:
@OPS/CTO: I am.. well.. relieved of command... that nasty bump to my head... um did something to me. I am not considered fit until further testing is done....

Heather says:
@::winks at B'lee when he calls her sugar pants::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::frowns and takes her arm in his hand as he shrugs off the EVA pants:: ACO: You okay?

CTO_Bost`k says:
@OPS: well, I’d like to destroy the ship and cross to the maas if you don't mind sir

Heather says:
@CTO: Officially I cannot recommend it... but I believe those were part of the mission orders. OPS: Yes... and no.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::frowns and shrugs:: CTO: Okay ... have the Maas move in with micro-torpedoes. No sense leaving perfectly lovely Breen technology to waste away.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Wishes he could get a closer look at the crate in the back::

Heather says:
@OPS: You and I have much to discuss... ::looks at him with an expression he's probably never seen on her face before... some sort of sad longing::

CTO_Bost`k says:
@OPS: aye sir. I’ll leave the two of you alone :: grins and crosses to the Maas::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::looks at the Commander amusedly with a twinkle in his eye:: ACO: Oh do we? ::moves to the second chair in the runabout and activates the sensor console there::

Heather says:
@::looks at Bost'k for the grin, wonders if she's all that obvious::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@CSO: Care to take the helm, Mister Asmodeius?

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: arrives on the Maas::  FCO: hi   :: smiles::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Decides to join the CTO on the other runabout. Gets up and follows the CTO::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: sits at TAC console and locks onto the Breen engines with micro torpedoes::

FCO_Shania says:
#CTO: Hello.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: Sure. ::Stops and takes over the helm::

Heather says:
@ OPS: Yes... :a bit hesitantly:: Looks like you need to fly this bird.... ::notices the CSO walking over to the other shuttle::

Heather says:
OPS: And besides... you are probably the best man for the job... considering our cargo... ::thinking of the sphere::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: could you take me in a bit closer please sir. I’ve been asked to destroy the Breen ship

FCO_Shania says:
#::crocks her head:: CTO: That would be move away. We are still docked...

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Check to make sure the course is set to take them back to the station.::

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: The Breen ship just floats there on a starry background. Much farther away, the badlands can be seen as a red glowing patch, 10 light years away.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: I meant to the Breen ship... sorry

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::glances at Heather wondering what she's buttering him up for::

Heather says:
@::senses his suspiciousness:: OPS: No.. it isn't like that... ::then is visibly surprised at her own ability to sense  him, shakes her head:: Dang that is going to take a while for me to get used to.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::smiles:: ACO: Uh huh ... sure it's not like that.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@*CTO*: What's the hold up?

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: Looks like the temporal whirls have all disappeared. It is clear sailing all the way back to the Station.

FCO_Shania says:
#::powers up engines:: COM: Yser: Here's the Maas. We are ready do undock over here.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#*OPS*: just setting up the mines sir

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: sets up the mines for release and targets Breen engines with them::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Continues to try to shut out all the raw emotions going on around him in order to regain his emotional balance::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::doesn't say it but thinks 'mines?' ... wonders what happened to his order for mico-torps to be used:: *CTO*: You realize that for a mine to work the Breen ship would have to be moving, right?

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::sees Heather standing towards the back of the runabout and pats the seat of the science station chair, waving her over::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#*OPS*: I thought I’d drop them on the hull then fire a few torps so that only really small pieces are left

Heather says:
@::goes over to science::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::shakes his head and hides a chuckle:: *CTO*: Carryon...

CTO_Bost`k says:
#*OPS*: aye sir, this is the part of my job I love...

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: could you take us in please sir?

FCO_Shania says:
#CTO: I would if I got an Ok to undock from the Yser...

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@COM: Maas: If you're asking for my permission, yes, please undock with us. ::initiates the decoupling sequence::

FCO_Shania says:
#::mumbles and backs the Maas away form the Yser::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: sorry sir

FCO_Shania says:
#CTO: No, it's ok. And don't call me sir. My name is Shania.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Takes the Yser away from the blast area to a wait for the Maas to join them::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: smiles::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::starts humming show-tunes to himself in the co-pilot's seat of the Yser::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: prepares to release the mines::

FCO_Shania says:
#CTO: Ok, where do you want me to go?

Heather says:
@::starts looking at the sensor readings, focusing on the Fed set of memories::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: I’d like to get in nice and close and fly along the ship and then get out of the blast radius, Shania

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: The crew is for the most part in good spirits now that we are away from the Breen ship.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::looks at the CSO:: CSO: Since when did you become a Counselor?

FCO_Shania says:
#CTO: You got it. ::moves the ship alongside the Breen ship::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: starts to release the mines::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: One doesn't have to be a counselor to know what one senses.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: Besides I am a Betazoid remember.

Heather says:
@ OPS: I have nothing but normal ship activity for this sector on LRS.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::senses that Asmo is a crackpot but keeps it to himself:: CSO: Let's make sure that we're outside of the blast radius when these mines go off.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@ACO: Good.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: Course is already set and ready to go.

Heather says:
@:: blinks:: CSO: Oh! You are? ::tries to remember:: Oh yes... you are. ::smiles::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Smiles::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@:;sees everyone else is smiling, so he smiles too::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Adds another Thousands kilometers to the distance::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: releases the last of the mines and starts targeting the Breen ship with torps::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::watches the Maas' progress on sensors:: CSO: Looks like they've set the mines ... let's get out of here. COM: Maas: We're bugging out ... make sure you don't get caught in the blast.

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: The mines approach the Breen ship. Time to impact: 10 seconds.

Heather says:
@ ::leans over and begins to whisper something to B'lee, but pauses a moment and drinks in his scent:: OPS: When do you think you and I will have an opportunity to speak... a little more... um privately?

FCO_Shania says:
#::sets course away from the ship initiates full impulse::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: Yes sir. ::Engages the impulse drives at full::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: waits for the ship to be out of range then fires the torps::

Heather says:
@::hears the order and buckles herself into her seat::

Heather says:
@::monitors the progress of the mines::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::glances at Heather, wondering how seriously injured she is:: ACO: Well, I suppose once we're out of immediate danger.

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: Times indicates 0

Heather says:
@ ::nods:: OPS: Yes. That would be good. ::smiles::

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: The Breen ship shatters into space dust as the mines go off. At the same time, the crate erupts in blue light, leaving only the sphere itself floating in mid-air.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: grips the console::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Thinks that it is good everyone is in a good mood for another dose of fear and anger would probably be to much to handle so soon after the incident on the Breen ship::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: that was some good flying

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: The runabout the sphere is on abruptly comes to a stop.

FCO_Shania says:
#CTO: Just routine. But thanks anyways.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: I’d suggest contacting the Yser about the crate.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::lurches to a stop:: CSO: Umm ... Asmo?

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: just to see how it's doing…

Heather says:
@ OPS: I am getting subspace readings off the sphere.... I worry about another tear in the space-time fabric...

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::growing really sick of this sphere:: ACO: What's causing it?

FCO_Shania says:
#::sees the Yser stop and hits the brakes:: CTO: I wonder why they've stopped anyways...

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::As the shuttle comes to a sudden stop. Asmodeius is thrown against the restraining straps and begins to run a systems check to find out what  has happened::

Heather says:
@ OPS: I believe it is the nature of the pure duranium... ::looks concerned for Asmodeius::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: checks tactical sensors::  FCO: that is strange

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: Checking systems now.

FCO_Shania says:
#COM: Yser: Maas here. Everything ok over there? Why did you stop?

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@ACO: Then why didn't we detect it before? ::hails the Maas:: COM: Maas: We seem to be having a situation with this create. Standby.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: I wonder what it could be

Heather says:
@OPS: But the force field was supposed to dampen its effects. I think it had to do with why we were ordered not to scan it... ::frowns::

FCO_Shania says:
#COM: Yser: Do you need assistance?

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@COM: Maas: We don't know yet, standby please.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: We have power but it doesn't seem to be reaching the drives for some reason.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::growing quite irritated:: All: So does anyone have any bright ideas?

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: do you think the blast could have set it off?

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: Around the sphere, the space/time ripples reappear. They slowly extend outwards, and are briefly contained within the force field.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::thinks, aside from hurling this darn piece of duranium crud overboard::

Heather says:
@::senses his irritation and feels bad::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: We need a closer look at our package before we can decide what we can or cannot do.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::gets up from his chair:: CSO: All right, let's do that...

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::grabs a tricorridor and a phaser and leads the way into the back compartment::

Heather says:
@ OPS: I'll keep an eye on things up here.

FCO_Shania says:
#CTO: I don't know but it looks like it.

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: The whispers also reappear...

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::nods at Heather:: ACO: You sure you don't want to get a look at this thing?

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: Ok. ::Gets up and goes back to the package to see what can be determined.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::hears the whispering and frowns:: All: You here that?

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Begins to hear the whispering again and so seeks to block out the whispering::

FCO_Shania says:
#::scans the Yser:: CTO. Those temporal distortions reappeared...

Heather says:
@ OPS: I do... ::hears the whispers:: Yes... I do... ::reaches out and tries to get a sense of what is going on::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: Yup, that is not a good sign.

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: The whispering grows louder... there's a phrase among them... 'release... me'

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: I think we need a medical scan of this object.

Heather says:
@::wonders what is going on, "release me?", senses anxiety from the others::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::puts his hands over his ears to block out the whispers but finds it doesn't help, enters the rear section with Asmodeius:: CSO: Last time I scanned it, it didn't react well ... ::hands him a medical tricorridor::

Heather says:
@ CSO: I can perform that...

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Walks along the force field looking at the sphere::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: I’ll keep an eye on them then... they can get pretty nasty

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: I know it knocked me off my feet.

FCO_Shania says:
#CTO: Good idea.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: watches the 'waves'::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::grabs Heather and braces her against a wall:: ACO: Just in case.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@Heather: Good do it I will monitor from over there. ::points to a point ads far from the sphere as possible and prepares for another assault on his senses.::

Heather says:
@::smiles at B'lee:: OPS: This brings back memories.... ::but scans the sphere with the med tricorridor::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::smiles, sighs, and lets her go to scan the sphere::

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: The light from the sphere grows more intense. Clear voices call out 'release me' very audible now.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::This time is prepared for the assault and finds that it is not as bad as it was on the Breen ship::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: we haven't heard from the Yser for a while... what could be wrong?

FCO_Shania says:
#CTO: They are probably still trying to find out what happened.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: I guess so

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@All: Sounds like someone wants to be released ... which sounds like a very bad idea to me.

Heather says:
::is surprised:: OPS: It is alive... I have a heartbeat from this thing.... a steady 120 beats per minute....

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: so... how have you been doing recently?

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@COM: Maas: Warm up your transporter and lock onto our bio signals. We may need to be beamed out.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: doesn't like the sound of that::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: I’ll get that up if you want

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: I'm not so sure sir, they don't feel hostile like they where on the Breen ship but, they do feel weary

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: The instant Heather made her announcement, there is a burst from the sphere and a power surge in the runabout's intermixed chamber. Power drops.

FCO_Shania says:
#::hears the COM and locks onto the crew:: COM: Yser: Done, just beep and we beam you over.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::sees the lights start flickering and frowns:: All: I don't like this... CSO: Non-hostile, eh?

FCO_Shania says:
'CTO: Sorry. That's what happens when you are ex-OPS. You tend to think all coms are for you.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: We have warp core malfunction. The power in the intermix chamber has just dropped.

Heather says:
@::blinks at the CSO:: CSO: I sensed nothing.... nothing at all.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: it probably was

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: They don't feel hostile now sir just tired.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@CSO: Is our core going unstable?

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: I am trying to adjust but it could happen.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::goes to a nearby console to check for himself and tries to adjust the core to compensate::

Heather says:
@ OPS: Do you think we should let it out of the force field?

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Continues to try and bring power levels back up to normal::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@ACO: I absolutely do not think we should let it out of the force field!

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: Power fails altogether. In the Yser now only floats the sphere, emitting it's light. The sudden silence is broken by a cracking noise coming from the topside of the ship.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@ACO: Try to ... communicate with it, or something. Explain that we're not here to harm it. That all we want to do is accomplishing our mission and return the sphere to SFI.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: We need to get off this ship now sir,.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::sees his console go dark and turns to glare at the sphere:: ACO: Anything?

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: I can try sir to communicate with it sir.

Heather says:
@ OPS: Maybe we should... ::hears OPS thinks maybe the full Betazoid would be better equipped, but reaches out with her mind:: ~~~Sphere: Hello... can you hear me?~~~

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Scans the top of the ship to monitor the break down with a Tricorridor::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@COM: Maas: Standby for transport... ::waiting and watching expectantly::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Notices the breach with the Tricorridor:: OPS: Warp breach in progress, we have to leave now no choice now.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@CSO: A few more seconds... ::waits for Heather::

FCO_Shania says:
#COM: Yser: Understood

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@COM: Maas: Initiate Emergency transport now.

Heather says:
@OPS: I have no response from the sphere.... ::hears warp core breach:: We should go

FCO_Shania says:
#::initiates transport::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@COM: Maas: Beam Commander Llewellyn and Mister Asmodeius aboard the Maas ... now! ::hurriedly, before either can object::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@OPS: We have only seconds sir.

FCO_Shania says:
#::beams Heather and the CSO::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@COM: Maas: As soon as you have them, get me out of here! ::gives the sphere the finger::

FCO_Shania says:
#CTO: Do we have them?

CSO_Asmodeius says:
@::Feels the Transporter beam around him, and then finds himself on the Maas. Get off the pad fast so the OPS can follow::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: we have the CSO

Heather says:
#::also gets off the pad to get OPS over here::

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: and the ACO

Heather says:
#::prays for B'lee as both sets of memories are wiccan::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
@::can feel the Yser breaking up around him:: COM: Maas: Now would be a good time!

FCO_Shania says:
'COM: Yser: Beaming now. ::beams OPS::

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: As he's transported off the Yser, B’lee can see the sphere still emitting it's blue light. For a second, it seems like a child's face replaces it... then: Boom

Host OPS_B`lee says:
#::materializes aboard the Yser:: CTO: Maximum warp ... now!

CSO_Asmodeius says:
#:: Stands off to one side and begins to breath easier when he sees Lt. B’lee onboard the Mass::

Heather says:
#::is happy B'lee is safe, but braces for warp speed::

FCO_Shania says:
#:: initiates max warp::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
#::steps off the transporter:: CTO: The Yser?

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: The runabout Yser erupts in a blue antimatter explosion, sending waves of subspace ripples outwards.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#OPS: so, what happened?

Host OPS_B`lee says:
#::checks to make sure all his people are here and intact, then glances at Bost'k:: CTO: Hell hath no fury like a sphere, scorned.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
#OPS: It was like a child sir, when you said to prepare for the Transport it re-acted.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#OPS: the sphere is gone sir

CTO_Bost`k says:
#OPS: I have a few questions I’d like to ask that SFI guy

Host OPS_B`lee says:
#::doesn't really think he'll ever understand this mission:: All: Let's collect sensor scans of the area and then set course back to Deep Space Nine. I'm sure they'll have plenty of questions for Lieutenant Evirra too.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
#OPS: It just wanted to go home was all.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#:: starts making scans of the area::

Heather says:
#::nods::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
#::claps Asmo on the shoulder:: CSO: Well, hopefully it did. And right now, all I want to do is go home too.

CSO_Asmodeius says:
#OPS: I believe it has, I don't feel it anymore.

Host OPS_B`lee says:
#::nods:: CSO: You're a good man, Asmo ... even if you do have a funny name. Why don't you take the science station. ::points to the runabouts science station:: ACO: Meanwhile, I believe you wanted to talk? ::points Heather towards the rear compartment::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
#::Proceeds to collect all the raw Data possible::

Heather says:
#OPS: I do... ::prepares to follow him back there::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
#OPS: Yes I will I could use what I find to continue my work.

CTO_Bost`k says:
#FCO: nice work sir... Shania  :: smiles::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
#::nods and guides Heather towards the rear compartment:: All: I'm going to take a look at the Commander's injuries ... if anyone needs either of us ... don't.

Heather says:
#::laughs, knowing what exactly is on his mind::

CSO_Asmodeius says:
#::Nods and continues to work::

FCO_Shania says:
#::grins:: CTO: That was fun. ::sets a course for DS9::

Host OPS_B`lee says:
#::just before stepping through the rear hatch:: FCO: And Shania ... nice job. Looks like you saved all of our rears. ::heads into the compartment::

Host SM_Rascal says:
ACTION: Two days later, halfway back to DS9, sensors detect a seemingly natural phenomenon behind them. Far away, a twinkling dot, reminiscent of a star nova can be seen, before fading out to blackness. All that remains is space, black empty space...

Host SM_Rascal says:
<<<<<<<<<<<< End Tal-War mission arc 'Through the mist' >>>>>>>>>>>>