<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><span class="ydpdad6ff0een_0 ydpdad6ff0eQ_fq7 ydpdad6ff0ei_0"></span><div class="ydpdad6ff0eD_F ydpdad6ff0eac_FT ydpdad6ff0eab_CI ydpdad6ff0een_0"></div></div><div><p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Mission: The Flames of Purity</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Day: 16 </span><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:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Stardate: 2445.09.16</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;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:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(USS Exeter – Shuttlebay - Shuttle Michelangelo - Engineer -
Ensign SG – Galu Vosi -1016)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",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:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">" I did not think the flight would be long enough to consume
refreshments anyway. That is of course you are not concerned about blocking
your airway with edible treats."</span><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:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Galu smiled.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“I find that some species eat when they are nervous but like you I think
we will not be away for too long.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">" I am sorry , I am finding myself nervous. I tend to rumble...no
that's not right ...I tend to ramble ...yes ramble is the term , I tend to
ramble when I am nervous."</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Do not worry. I am sure tha….”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He saw Zot look at his console when the power to the shuttle went out.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~Ow great~</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">" Lieutenant Merek," Zot yelled. "Someone hacked our
systems "</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~This is going to be a very short flight~</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He felt his stomach drop as the shuttle fell out of the sky. He looked
at the small console at his elbow and watched as the screen went from confusing
jumble back to its standby screen. He began to punch in commands which were
followed by they were sluggish.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~This is not good. We can’t fly like this~</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> “Only way to be sure they’re out of our system and didn’t leave us
any surprises is a hard restart before we fall to our death.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Now in the air?” </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“VOSI, HARD RESTART, THAT’S AN ORDER!” Her voice was loud but the tone
more urgent than harsh.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Yes Lieutenant.”</span><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:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Panel SEVEN!”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~Of course it is~</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Galu looked at the back of the shuttle as he unclipped his restraints.
He staggered back unsteadily to the panel and pulled it off as the shuttle
lurched. He dropped hard to the floor wincing in pain as his knee connected
with something. He jammed himself into place and the thrust his hands into the
hatch way.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~Okay slow is quick and quick is good~</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> His hands moved methodically as he powered down the shuttle hoping
that he would not miss a step.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~Were down, lets get back up again~</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He brought the system back online trying to cut as many corners as
possible with blowing them up.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~There done~</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;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 was squashed into the floor as Merek pulled the
out of the controlled dive. He held on as the shuttle went through some
tight maneuvers knowing that heading back to his seat was probably
not a good idea.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Everyone OK back there?” he heard Merek’s voice from up front</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“In one peace.” He replied.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply All)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“I’m setting us down about half a kilometer from the crater. Get your
gear ready landing in two.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~Okay up you get Galu. Time to get to work~</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Galu groaned as he pulled himself off the deck and moved carefully back
to his seat. He looked over at Zot with a pained smile</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Well that was a fun start. Let’s not do that again.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;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 Zot)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",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:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply Zot, any)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpc5e5a0b7MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Posted by Robbie)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
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