<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Mission: The Flames of Purity<br>
Day: 16 <br>
Stardate: 2445.09.16<br>
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(USS Exeter – Cargo Bay – Engineer – Ensign – Galu Vozi – 0849)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">It had taken a bit longer than
Galu reconnected to return the cargo transports back to normal as well as fix
the damage that had been cause during the fight.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">=^=Merek to Vosi and Zot,
assemble for an away team briefing in Engineering conference room, we’ve got a
little time for planning=^=</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Galu paused for a moment
with his arm deep in a hatch by the side of the control consol.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Understood Sir. I will be
there.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">=^=I’m bringing current
readings, and we’ll do some planning from there. See you both in ten, Merek out=^=</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He nodded to himself as he
finished what he was doing pulled his arm back out and replaced the cover.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“How are you doing over
there Kryx?”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply Kryx)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Okay I am finished here.
I better head back to engineering and see what crazy plan the senior staff have
though up. I will see you later.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply Kryx)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He grinned and picked up his
case and headed for the cargo bay door.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(USS Exeter – Engineering
Conference Room – Ensign – Galu Vozi – 0901)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> “Thank you for being
prompt.” </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Galu looked over at Merek
when as she started to speek.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“I did some digging and
the planet we are going to was one of the planets chosen by the Vedek Assembly
for a post Dominion War Shrine to the Prophets on the Gamma quadrant side of
the Wormhole. You can reference DS9 log 2 – 26, Stardate 2370.06.02 if you want
the fine details of the original mission. The site was chosen as a
candidate because it was one of the planets the Bajoran Emissary Captain Sisco
had stepped foot on that same year. It was not chosen because it still
technically belongs to the Dominion, though they have made no effort to further
develop the planet since that year.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He looked down at the PADD
that he had received and saw the header in the index </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Are there any signs of
the Dominion Sir?”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply any)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Sensors indicate no
Dominion presence in orbit or on the planet. No Ships and no settlements. You
are correct though it is the Captain’s call, and it’s our job to give him options.
If I know the Captain as well as I think I do, he’s already planned on crossing
that line. With one of his best officers and a whole planet, maybe the sector
and two quadrants in the balance, I’d put real money on some mission going
forward.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> “Yes Sir.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply Any) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Our science department
has done a thorough job of scanning the planet from this distance.” </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Galu watched as Merek put
the scan results on the holographic display table in front of them.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~Ow this is going to be interesting~
he though as he looked that information that was displayed.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Temple, maybe a dozen
life signs. Energy shield, maybe a cell, one life sign. Maybe a communications
array or possibly a weapon of sorts. The shaded area is likely a transport
inhibitor field, but what is that?” </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Gaku squinted at the
display.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~Another power source but
why would they bring another one, its small but producing energy, explosive
device but why would it be powered~ </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“I don’t know sir, but it
is drawing a lot of power?”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply Cortez, Merek, Zot)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply Cortez, Merek, Zot,
any)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpb6efe843MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Posted by Robbie)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p></div><br></div></div></body></html>