Mission: The Medusa Dilemma
Day: 3
Stardate:2446.07.31
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(Research Outpost 47 - Passenger Deck - CSec - Lt. Cal Dogan - 0830)
(Research Outpost 47 - Passenger Deck - Ensign SG Sam Finley - 0831)
(Research Outpost 47 - Passenger Deck - Dr. Thomas Drake -833)
(Research Outpost 47 - Passenger Deck - MO Lt(jg) Dr Akyla Thorne - 0834)
(Research Outpost 47 - Passenger Deck - Dr. Thomas Drake - 0835)
(Outpost 47- Corridor – FO – LCDR – Ire Williams – 0836)
(Research Outpost 47 - Operations - Chief Engineer, Lt. Cmdr. Juan Gutierrez - 0840)
(Outpost 47-Operations Centre – FO – LCDR – Ire Williams – 0841)
(Research Outpost 47, Docking Port 8 - MCO, Major Sean Masters - 0842)
(Research Outpost 47, Science Lab, Science Ensign jg Imka, 0843)
(Research Outpost 47, Corridor, Docking Ring - MCO, Major Sean Masters - 0845)
(Research Outpost 47 - Operations - Chief Engineer, Lt. Cmdr. Juan Gutierrez - 0846)
(Research Outpost 47 - Operations – FO – LCDR – Ire Williams - 0847)
(Research Outpost 47, Corridor, Docking Ring - SO, Ensign Ainia Csintalan- 0848)
(Research Outpost 47, Docking Port 8 - SO, Ensign Ainia Csintalan- 0849)
(USS Hades - Bridge - Ensign SG Josh Smith - 0850)
(USS Hades - Bridge - CO, Captain Keira Merek - 0851)
(Research Outpost 47 - Docking Ring - MCO, Major Sean Masters - 0852)
(USS Hades - Bridge - Ensign SG Josh Smith - 0853)
(Federation Outpost 47-Regula Class Science Station- - Security Officer- Ensign Semaj- 0854)
(USS Hades -Sickbay- Dr. Klaz Vulon, Lieutenant - 0855)
(USS Hades -Sickbay- CSciO/20, Lt. JG. Tinmanrion Jayc- 0856)
(Research Outpost 47, Science Lab, Science Ensign jg Imka, 0857)
(Research Outpost 47 - Passenger Deck - CSec - Lt. Cal Dogan - 0858)
(Research Outpost 47 - Operations – FO – LCDR – Ire Williams - 0859)
(USS Hades -Sickbay- Dr.Klaz Vulon,Lieutenant - 0900)
(USS Hades -Sickbay- Dr.Klaz Vulon,Lieutenant - 0901)
(USS Hades -Sickbay- Dr. Klaz Vulon, Lieutenant - 0902)
(USS Hades -Sickbay- CSciO/20, Lt. JG. Tinmanrion Jayc- 0903)
(Research Outpost 47, Science Lab, Science Ensign jg Imka, 0904)
(Research Outpost 47 - Science Lab - CSec - Lt. Cal Dogan - 0905)
(USS Hades - Bridge - CO, Captain Keira Merek - 0906)
(Research Outpost 47, Science Lab, Science Ensign jg Imka, 0907)
(Research Outpost 47 - Operations – FO – LCDR – Ire Williams - 0908)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Passenger Deck - CSec - Lt. Cal Dogan - 0830)

Cal watched as the shuttle barely squeezed through the opening he’d created. He was pretty
sure he wasn’t going to be able to open it further without breaking a piece of the bay door off.
He wasn’t sure that he was that strong.

Once the shuttle settled the team exited and gathered. The only lights were the mounted helmet
lamps from their suits. The lack of atmosphere prevented any real sound being transmitted.
Dogan had to admit that it was a little… creepy? The only thing missing were dead bodies.
“We’ll need to climb down two levels to get to the labs,” he said through his comm line. He
pulled out his PADD and displayed the map of the station. “Once we get out the bay we can
move to the turbo lift shaft and climb down that way.”

He turned and headed to the airlock and ushered the team inside. He pulled out a small,
portable power unit and attached it to the control panel. It had enough energy to close and seal
the room. He removed the power unit and stowed it then took out the door release unit.

The door to the station popped open and air rushed in through the crack. He then, easily, forced
the door open. It didn’t take long to realize that the air vents were not circulating the
atmosphere. The hallway was filled with a smoky mist that muted the red glow of the
emergency lighting. It was not dark, but it also didn’t provide much light.

They moved through the empty corridor carefully. When they arrived at the turbo lift Dogan
cracked the door and slid it open. They took their time climbing down the shaft.

Once they finally worked their way to the lab level it didn’t take long to open the doors. It was
completely dark. Not even the red emergency lights were working. As he flashed his light
around the room items had been strewn about in the explosion. It was a mess, which was going
to add to the difficulty of finding anything.

He turned to the team. “First things first, let’s see if we can get this room lit up so we can see
what we’re up to. Then we will need to power up the computers to try and download any
information we can.”

He turned to the scientist and said, “Start looking for evidence of any of the research. See what
we need to haul out of here and what we need to do it safely. Anything that looks to dangerous
to move gets left behind. Let’s move people.”

Cal stepped aside and let his team go into the room to set up lighting. Slowly but surely the
room began glow.

He opened the comm signal. “Dogan to Williams. We have arrived at the lab and beginning to
start our survey. There is no power down here. No lights so we are setting up portable lights
first.”

(reply Finley, Imka, Williams)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Passenger Deck - Ensign SG Sam Finley - 0831)

It was a rough trip to the Outpost. Sam could never get the hang of turbulence. He was grateful
Lieutenant Dogan was a hands on leader who opened the door himself. But now that they were
on the ground his time would come.

The Outpost was pitch black, a nothingness. Sam thought if he stayed here too long he’d go
mad, left with nothing but his thoughts. He felt a jolt when Cal came through the com line. =/\=
We’ll need to climb down two levels to get to the labs. Once we get out of the bay we can move
to the turbo lift shaft and climb down that way. =/\= He showed the team a map of the station on
his PADD. The backlight was bright enough Sam lost focus. But he grasped the commands.
They were able to enter the outpost proper. The mist and maroon emergency lighting made him
feel sick to his stomach. It didn’t take long for them to make it to lab level. It was pitch black.

“First things first, let’s see if we can get this room lit up so we can see what we’re up to. Then
we will need to power up the computers to try and download any information we can.”

Sam paused to think through different options when, as a coincidence, someone came over the
com link.

=/\= Masters to… Finley. Please respond.”

Sam was not the sort who liked to be interrupted when thinking, so he replied with an irritated
tone. “This is Ensign Finley.”

=/\= I'm Major Masters MCO, but for this mission I'm piloting the drop ship for evac, you're the
engineer, right? =/\=

He thought that was an odd question, but he forgot he hadn’t been on the ship that long. “Yes,
I’m the engineer, do you need something?”

=/\= Alright, good to speak to you. I've got a theory and I wanted to run it by you to see if it holds
water. My dropship is equipped with a warp core roughly equivalent to a runabout. She's hooked
up for standard docking and for this model it automatically hooks to shore power to conserve
onboard systems. My question: Is it possible to run power from the warp core of the drop ship to
help power lifesupport, lights etc? It might make evacuation a little easier. =/\=

Sam’s face could not help but beam. Before answering he pulled out his PADD to confirm the
size of the Outpost and the power needed for its systems. It seemed like it would work.

“Holds water? That’s the best idea I’ve heard all day! Yes, run the power over to the outpost.”

(Reply Masters)

“How long do you think this will take?”

(Reply Masters)

Sam turned to Cal, “We can run power from the warp core of one of the drop ships. Should be
enough for our purposes.”

(Reply Dogan)

(Reply Masters, Dogan, any)
(Posted by Tim)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Passenger Deck - Dr. Thomas Drake -833)

As Tom left the shuttle he just felt a bit of eerie unease. The whole scene felt like an old horror
movie. He couldn't help but be reminded of the 467 year old film Alien. But he knew he had to
bury the unease because they had a mission to complete.
"Wouldn't it be something if a creature just popped out of nowhere." Tom said, activating the
flashlight on his EV suit.

(Reply Thorne)

Tom took a deep breath as he carried the medical kit tightly. "Any lifesigns?"

(reply Thorne)

(reply THorne)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Passenger Deck - MO Lt(jg) Dr Akyla Thorne - 0834)

Akyla stepped off the shuttle, taking the area in. With a deep sigh she removed her tricorder,
making sure that the air was properly breathable, and free of contaminants. So far the readings
were clear, but Akyla didn’t make the assumption that that would be true for the rest of the
station.

"Wouldn't it be something if a creature just popped out of nowhere." Tom said, activating the
flashlight on his EV suit.

“Thank you for that Dr Drake. Now I have another irrational reason why I think all space
missions should be held safely on solid earth.” She did however alter the detection band and
rescanned the room and corridors beyond.

Tom took a deep breath as he carried the medical kit tightly. "Any lifesigns?"
“Nothing in the vicinity, walls and electronic systems are messing with the scans though. I’m
sorry to disappoint your somewhat wayward sense of fun.”

(Reply Drake)

“Don’t take it to heart.” Akyla said whimsically. “I’m not ruling out a silicon-based lifeform with an
ablative durasteel exoskeleton that could be invisible to our scans and is going to jump out and
eat our brains.” She knew she was on edge, since her sense of humour tended toward the
surreal whenever she was. It had made life difficult for her roommate back during finals, but
they’d gotten through things eventually.

(Reply Drake)

“Not sure, I understand that there’s a lot of medical research data, but you and I both know the
sheer width of scope that that could cover, going to take a lot to retrieve, even if we can access.”

(Reply Drake, any)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Passenger Deck - Dr. Thomas Drake - 0835)

“Nothing in the vicinity, walls and electronic systems are messing with the scans though. I’m
sorry to disappoint your somewhat wayward sense of fun.”
"Well I guess, you know, it would be nice if the survivors were just around the corner. But I
guess we have to look harder." Tom replied.

“Don’t take it to heart.” Akyla said whimsically. “I’m not ruling out a silicon-based lifeform with an
ablative durasteel exoskeleton that could be invisible to our scans and is going to jump out and
eat our brains.”

"Well hopefully we can find something of note so its not a wild goose chase."

“Not sure, I understand that there’s a lot of medical research data, but you and I both know the
sheer width of scope that that could cover, going to take a lot to retrieve, even if we can access.”

Tom paused and stood still. "Do you hear that?" He asked.

(Reply Thorne)

"It's faint, but it sounds like a clanging sound. Its faint. But I'm not sure if I am imagining it."

(reply Thorne)

"I think its coming from that direction, but I'm not sure." Tom said pointing down one of the
hallways.

(reply Thorne)

(reply thorne)
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(Outpost 47- Corridor – FO – LCDR – Ire Williams – 0836)

Ire looked down at the corridor.

~I can’t believe that the station is still standing let alone still holds air~

He looked over to Velrek.

“Looks like a great holiday destination.”

(Reply Velrek)

He moved along the corridor following the deck plan he had taken from the Hades before he
had departed. They turned the corner and he saw the entrance to the operations station.

“Okay let’s talk to the outpost’s boss. I need you to keep an eye on this place. I am not having
my partner coming after me if I get sucked into space. She will bring me back and kill me all
over again.”

(Reply Velrek)

He paused as he waited for the door to open and then step in.
~I really want to get out of here as fast as I can~

He watched as people turned to look at them as they entered.

“Good morning I am Lieutenant Commander Williams, and this is Lieutenant Velrek from the
USS Hades. Is there some one we can talk to about your situation?”

(Reply Station Boss)
(Reply Velrek, Outpost 47 command)
(Posted by Robbie)

( Federation Outpost 47-Regula Class Science Station- - Security Officer- Ensign Semaj- 0838)

Semaj felt the gentle thud of the shuttles padded docking port as the stations port was clearly
operating without power..

One gentle shake and the crew person announced, “Magnetic couplings engaged.”

“Atmosphere present in the door lock but the station is under radiation leakage. Maintain suits
until ordered otherwise,” Semaj instructed. “Teams please remain within the vicinity of your
security escort.”

(Reply any)

Medics and others gave the thumbs up.

His team was designated search and retrieval of station crew. The officer designated as medic
stood with them making a seven person unit.

As the shuttle crew manually opened the docking airlock to the station, Semaj and the others
held tricorder ready. He was the first to exit, scanning as he went.
“As expected. No power. There are life signs in the immediate vicinity. We will start with the
closest of the station crew and work our way outward. Standard dispersion.”

(Reply any)

He tapped his suits comm. “Semaj to Lt. Dogan, Shuttle Luece docked and teams dispersing.
Semaj out.”

(Reply any)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Operations - Chief Engineer, Lt. Cmdr. Juan Gutierrez - 0840)

"Sir, someone's at the hatch."

"Let them in." Gutierrez ordered. He stood up and straightened his uniform top. The mustard
color seemed to have dulled over the last few days. The operations staff turned to watch, almost
gawking as they entered wearing Starfleet EVO garments.
~If it got too much worse, that would have been a way to extend the lifesupport a little bit.~ The
engineer thought to himself.

“Good morning I am Lieutenant Commander Williams, and this is Lieutenant Velrek from the
USS Hades. Is there some one we can talk to about your situation?”

"That would be me. Lieutenant Commander Gutierrez, acting Station Commander." Juan
approached and offered his hand to shake to the man in the suit. "What was that ship the
Hades? They bring the Prometheus class from the 52nd out of mothballs?"

(Reply Ire)

"Really? New ship?" He shook his head. "Well....no time for me geeking out over storied ships,
I've got some explaining to do."

(Reply Ire)

"You did get the station logs?" Juan said with a smile. "Dios mio, best news I've heard all
week."

(Reply Ire)

"Well then beam us the hell outta here then." Juan said.

(Reply Ire)

"Well, that is a pickle." the man said, deflated.

(Reply Ire, any)
(Posted by Todd)
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(Outpost 47-Operations Centre – FO – LCDR – Ire Williams – 0841)

Ire had stepped back to watch the whole room after introductions had been made. He was
about to make a comment to Velrek when his comm badge beeped. He took a few steps away
from the operations room display table and tapped his comm badge.

=^=Dogan to Williams. We have arrived at the lab and beginning to start our survey. There is no
power down here. No lights so we are setting up portable lights first=^=

Ire winced as the static filled channel popped and squeaked as Dogan spoke.

“Understood keep me updated.”

~I want to be out of here as soon as we can~

He looked back at the station schematic and saw a lot of amber and a few red areas along with
a smattering of green.

“Chief, we have a problem.”
Ire looked over to the outpost operator turning from their console and looked over at Gutierrez.
He saw that Gutierrez move over to the operator. He could not hear what they were saying but
their body language indicated that it was not good.

As he watched the station schematic changed to an overview of the station external sensors. As
he watched a red wave begin to move in their direction.

~Ow this is not good~

“How long do we have Chief Gutierrez?”

(Reply Gutierrez)

“Can the outpost survive the impact?”

(Reply Gutierrez)

Ire nodded.

“May I suggest that we start moving all non-necessary personal to my craft.”

He turned to Velrek.

“Get everyone to the and secured so that we can leave quickly.”

(Reply Velrek)
(Reply Velrek, Gutierrez, any)
(Posted by Robbie)
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(Research Outpost 47, Docking Port 8 - MCO, Major Sean Masters - 0841)

=^= Holds water? That’s the best idea I’ve heard all day! Yes, run the power over to the outpost.
=^=

Sean felt really good about his idea in that instant. Helping his dad when he was little tinkering
with the shuttle was paying back in spades.

"I'll have to invert the power flow manually, as the computers don't have power." Sean
explained. "Depending on the draw, due to the blank monitors I won't know where the power
will go until we turn it on. If they've prioritized lifesupport and shut everything else off, you might
even be able to charge the secondary batteries a bit, but I'm just guessing on the maths."

=^= How long do you think this will take? =^=

"I've not gotten a look at the systems, it looks old." Sean admitted. "Guessing ten, twenty
minutes?"

There was a pause, Sean guessed Finley was conferring with the chief of security.

~Push to talk. Interesting.~ Sean had been sending everything
"If nothing else establishing life support in a generalized location just to the locked down areas.
Once we get the people in one area evacuated we can use what remains of that life support to
reinforce our position, take pressure off the Cerberus systems and allow us to move to the next
area."

"Uh-huh." Sean nodded as he pressed the panel release thanking the giant space koala he'd
heard people talk about that the panel still had just enough juice to open once. "We can
certainly transfer power from shelter to shelter."

The flat piece of metal clanged to the floor with a hollow sound.

"Also might want to see if there are any secondary craft in this area of the station that we can
canablize to supplement power and systems or we can use as life boats." Csintalan added.

"Not a bad plan." Sean admitted. He scanned the power conduits trying to ascertain what
needed to go where to implement his plan. "We don't have any other craft to rip apart..."

(Reply Finley)

"I'll get working with this, and give you a buzz when I get this thing working. If you hear an
explosion, it didn't work. Masters out."

(Reply Finley)

As Finley signed out, Sean was scanning the junction and tracing the air with his finger following
the conduit. "There it is!"

(Reply Csintalan)

"The conduits are reversible, if one knows where to invert the power.." Masters flipped his pistol
grabbing the barrel, pointing the handle towards Csintalan. Sean looked over at the Caitian
from the security department and saw she was carrying a rifle. He shrugged his shoulders and
holstered it instead.

(Reply Csintalan)

"Gonna need both hands for this." Sean announced. He grabbed the spanner that was fastened
to the bulkhead and shimmied it into place. It was now at the two-o-clock position. He gripped
the very end of the handle with his left hand, his palm facing toward the corridor. Just below that
he settled his right hand palm against the lever and wrapped his fingers around it. "Here goes."
Sean said and pulled with his left and pushed with his right. At first it wasn't giving. He leaned
his shoulder into it and it slowly creaked before giving way and the conduit junction rotated one
hundred eighty degrees.

(Reply Csintalan)

"Well, all there is left to do is start sending power back through." Sean brought up his wrist
tricorder and established a link with the drop ship. He entered in his command codes. He set the
power low to start. If he did something wrong, he didn't want to add too much power.

(Reply Csintalan)
"Well, maybe we should stand over there." Sean pointed to a corner to hide behind a bulkhead.

(Reply Csintalan, Finley)
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(Research Outpost 47, Science Lab, Science Ensign jg Imka, 0842)

While the team was working on lighting the room and setting up a power source, Imka weaved
her way through the debris on the floor from an explosion. Finding what seemed to be the main
computer terminal, she sat down. Her task was to find the research information and any
elements that went with it.

Watching the set up of the portable lights, Imka thought about the time on Earth where she went
to a Halloween party. Her roommate explained the traditions, which sounded odd to her. It was
like watching an old horror movie. Why would you want to be scared and pursued by monsters
and the undead? Hewmons were strange people.

Part of the tradition was to wear a costume to the party. Going with the horror theme, she went
as the most scary thing she could imagine. A Ferengi condemned to the Vault of Eternal
Destitution. She shivered thinking about it.

Hewmons were strange, but they could be a lot of fun when they wanted to be.

(reply Dogan, Finley iyw)
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(Research Outpost 47, Corridor, Docking Ring - MCO, Major Sean Masters - 0845)

Sean held his breath as he keyed the sequence for the jump ship to reverse the power flow
back through the docking clasp.

"Here goes nothing." Sean muttered as he executed the command.

(Reply Csintalan)

Masters was actually surprised that his plan started to work as some of the emergency lighting
began to flicker on bathing the corridor in a crimson glow. The wall panels began their start up
sequence as the power system greedily lapped up all the energy it was provided.

(Reply Csintalan)

"I'm glad it worked," Sean breathed a sigh of relief, "...all according to my half-assed plan."

(Reply Csintalan)

"Lets go check out where all this power is going first..." Sean commented as he walked over to
the power distribution panel. He entered some standard commands. "Looks like the panels were
put in standby mode to conserve power, and then activated once the system was given some
juice."
(Reply Csintalan)

"You're right." Sean remarked, "Good eye. It's going to lifesupport and structural integrity.
There's still a power debt though."

(Reply Csintalan)

Sean broadcast again on the away team channel, "Masters to Finley, we gave you some power,
how's it look over there?"

(Reply Finley)

"Looks like I'm running the jump ship at maybe thirty percent. I'm seeing a pretty substantial
power debt over by you, do you need any more juice?"

(Reply Finley, Csintalan)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Operations - Chief Engineer, Lt. Cmdr. Juan Gutierrez - 0846)

“How long do we have Chief Gutierrez?” the Away team lead asked.

"The wave?" Juan asked rhetorically, "The nebula has those occasionally, one of our projects is
actually to study the propagation of the wave. I'd give it a thirty minute or so ETA."

“Can the outpost survive the impact?” Commander Williams asked the question no one wanted
to ask.

"Normally I'd say no problem," Juan said without hesitation. "In the state we're currently in, with
no structural integrity field or shields...."

“May I suggest that we start moving all non-necessary personal to my craft.” He turned to
Velrek. “Get everyone to the and secured so that we can leave quickly.”

(Reply Velrek)

A series of beeping issued from the nearly antiquated console. "What the hell?"

(Reply Williams)

"Where the hell are we getting this power?" He asked a very non-rhetorical question.

"I don't know..." came a quick answer before they looked into it. "The docking ring?"

"All those aux-generators had long since ran out, where the hell is the power coming from?"

"Two lifesigns register there; looks like maybe a Human and a Caitian?" The Master Chief called
out.

"You know anything about this, Commander?"
(Reply Ire)

"Fair." Juan said shrugging. "Hail them."

(Reply Ire, Csintalan, any)
(Posted by Todd)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Operations – FO – LCDR – Ire Williams - 0847)

"What the hell?"

Ire glanced at the Gutierrez

“Commander Gutierrez?”

"Where the hell are we getting this power?"

"I don't know...” Said one of the Operations staff "The docking ring?"

"All those aux-generators had long since ran out, where the hell is the power coming from?"

"Two lifesigns register there; looks like maybe a Human and a Caitian?"

"You know anything about this, Commander?"

Ire nodded.

“Yes Commander Gutierrez that would be one of my away teams in the process of trying to gain
access to evacuate your personal.”

"Fair." Gutierrez said, "Hail them."

Ire nodded.

“Williams to Masters and Csintalan.”

(Reply Masters, Csintalan)

“Are trying to jump start the outpost. Your tinkering has set off alarms here in Ops.”

(Reply Masters, Csintalan)

Ire looked over at Gutierrez.

“Commander?”

He indicated in case the Chief wanted to add something to the conversation.

(Reply Gutierrez)
(Reply Gutierrez, Masters, Csintalan, any)
(Posted by Robbie)
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(Research Outpost 47, Corridor, Docking Ring - SO, Ensign Ainia Csintalan- 0848)

There was an audible humming as power flowed back into the station systems that were long
since dead. Ainia watched the console before flicker to life along with the emergency lighting.
The consoles around her beeped as they started to reboot again showing signs of life.

"We will want to quickly access the systems on this deck as they power on. If we don't needed
we need to shut it down might also want to keep an eye out for anything causing a parasitic
drain the power system." Ainia commented

"I'm glad it worked," Sean breathed a sigh of relief, "...all according to my half-assed plan."

Sometimes those are the plans that work. That entire thinking out of the box ideal." She
answered.

"Lets go check out where all this power is going first..." Sean commented as he walked over to
the power distribution panel. He entered some standard commands. "Looks like the panels were
put in standby mode to conserve power, and then activated once the system was given some
juice."

She moved to the local ops console. "Seems that way. I think our main concern is to bring up
necessary life support, although this looks like something I was concerned about. Something is
causing a drain in the system."

"You're right." Sean remarked, "Good eye. It's going to lifesupport and structural integrity.
There's still a power debt though."

"I would suggest shutting down the life support subsystems, like replicators and keep gravity at
a minimum before trying to pull any more from the shuttle don't want to cause a back feed."

She breathed easier when she heard the Major contact the local engineer. Having his input
would be key to making sure this all worked out.

"Looks like I'm running the jump ship at maybe thirty percent. I'm seeing a pretty substantial
power debt over by you, do you need any more juice?"

As she moved though the limited life support systems Ainia knew that less would be more once
they had an area stabilized where they could move people then they could start the evacuation
in earnest. You could make or break an operation in the initial planning. She entered the
console's systems looking to see if there was anything they could use, at this point anything
would be welcome.

(reply none needed)
(posted by Matthew Locke)
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(Research Outpost 47, Docking Port 8 - SO, Ensign Ainia Csintalan- 0849)

Ainia listened over her comm as the major and the engineer hatched a scheme to get some
power in the station going. Csintalan moved to a clustered group of consoles and waited for the
power to return to the stations. She figured this would be the best place for her to be.
As Finley signed out, Sean was scanning the junction and tracing the air with his finger following
the conduit. "There it is!"

"Lets hope this works." She spoke into her suits comm. system she knew how sensitive an
operation this was to little output nothing happens, to much you risked blowing the consoles or
worse severely damage the warp core the the Trojan shuttle

"The conduits are reversible, if one knows where to invert the power.." Masters flipped his pistol
grabbing the barrel, pointing the handle towards Csintalan. Sean looked over at the Caitian
from the security department and saw she was carrying a rifle. He shrugged his shoulders and
holstered it instead.

"I have one if needed" She answered as it seemed the major wanted to hand off his phaser, she
watched as he shrugged and went back to the task at hand. Masters moved inside the panel
talking as he went. It seemed he was a hands on kind of guy. She turned her attention to the
consoles before her as he called out. "Here goes."

"Well, all there is left to do is start sending power back through." Sean brought up his wrist
tricorder and established a link with the drop ship. He entered in his command codes. He set the
power low to start. If he did something wrong, he didn't want to add too much power.

"I agree slow and steady, we can divert systems slowly as they come online, cherry pick what
we need to what we can do without."

"Well, maybe we should stand over there." Sean pointed to a corner to hide behind a bulkhead.

"Do you honestly think it would help." She voiced the rhetorical question as Masters started to
control the power flow diverting power from the shuttle into the station systems.

(reply none needed)
(posted by Matthew Locke)
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(USS Hades - Bridge - Ensign SG Josh Smith - 0850)

The bridge had been relatively quiet for a good few minutes which had allowed Josh to centre
his thoughts back to the job in hand.

Keeping an eye on the shuttles and the drop ship or, in his mind, his friend and his sister's
fiancee, his eyes glanced down and his brow furrowed.

“Captain.”

(Reply Merek)

“The nebula, sorry the winds in the nebula appear to be increasing.”

(Reply Merek)

“We should have enough time to evacuate the crew and materials but it may be tight.”
(Reply Merek)

(Reply Merek, any)
(Posted by Jackie)
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(USS Hades - Bridge - CO, Captain Keira Merek - 0851)

“Captain.”

Hearing herself be addressed broke her out of her concentration, so she answered. "Go ahead."

“The nebula, sorry the winds in the nebula appear to be increasing.” the Helmsman warned.

"Is that going to change anything?" Keira asked. She knew that increasing currents and eddies
in the nebula could cause the Station to drift further. In turn increasing time for evacuation and
each run would get longer and longer. "It's not going to move too far where the shuttles can't exit
the nebula, so the only other deadline is can we evacuate before the station structurally
collapses. At early estimates, based on the damage from the logs will we have enough time?"

“We should have enough time to evacuate the crew and materials but it may be tight.” Helm
answered.

"Drop a communications buoy at the edge of the nebula, that will boost our signal and give them
a navigation point." Keira ordered. "Configure the probe for station keeping just inside the edge
of the nebula."

(Reply Smith)

"Launch the buoy." Keira commanded.

(Reply Smith)

"Keep an eye on it." Keira said, "Report on any abnormalities."

(Reply Smith, any Bridge)
(Posted by Todd)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Docking Ring - MCO, Major Sean Masters - 0852)

=^= Williams to Masters and Csintalan =^=

"They didn't forget about us..." Sean gestured with his hands and answered the call, "Masters,
send your traffic, Commander."

=^= Are trying to jump start the outpost. Your tinkering has set off alarms here in Ops. =^=

Sean smiled, "Indeed, just revving the engines trying to get yours going. Sorry if we caused an
alarm."
=^= Commander? =^= Masters could hear in the inflection of Williams' voice, what he'd heard all
too often when a squad leader had delegated to another communication duties, but during the
conversation wanted to add their two slips of latinum. Station Actual was about to speak.

=^= Whoever you are, your stunt could blow out the relays on three decks...=^= Sean could
hear the warning in his voice.

"That's why I took it slow, sir." Sean didn't know the person behind the voice that was on the
verge of becoming irate. He sounded more like a Chief Engineer than a station commander to
be honest.

=^= Well it seems, your hair-brained plan worked for now. It can't last for long, it will blow
something out eventually. =^=

"Aye, evac of your remaining station personnel is going to take more than a single trip to get all
your people. Shunting additional power from our dropship and her warp core wasn't for a
permanent fix. The additional power will allow those not going on the first trip to breathe a little
easier, both figuratively and literally. You should already feel it being a little easier to breathe.
Oxygen levels have come up by half a percent." Sean explained himself.

Sean could hear some beeping in the background. =^= Fair enough. Just don't blow out any
relays, I'm already several months behind on the repairs she's going to need. =^=

"If either of you Commanders don't mind, I've got some people to go evac?"

(Reply Ire, Csintalan)
(Posted by Todd)
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(USS Hades - Bridge - Ensign SG Josh Smith - 0853)

"Drop a communications buoy at the edge of the nebula, that will boost our signal and give them
a navigation point. Configure the probe for station keeping just inside the edge of the nebula."

“Aye, Ma'am.” Josh replied and typed fast on his console, configuring the buoy as ordered.

"Launch the buoy." Merek ordered

Pushing one button on the console, Josh watched as the buoy launched.

“Buoy away, Ma'am.”

"Keep an eye on it. Report on any abnormalities." Merek replied.

“Will do, Ma'am.”

As he watched the buoy reach its programmed destination, he took a breath. His thoughts
turned to the crew over there, his new family and, more specifically, his old friend and the one
person he swore to keep an eye on.

~make it home safe.~ he thought to himself.
“Buoy safely at station keeping. Signal boost is active and is transmitting a waypoint to all craft.”

(Reply Merek)

Part of Josh was happy to be in his current position but the other half of him was wishing to be
on that station for a number of reasons.

The Marine in him was wanting to be in the thick of the action but the man inside of him knew
that he had to pay his dues first.

(Reply Merek, any on bridge)
(Posted by Jackie)
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(Federation Outpost 47-Regula Class Science Station- - Security Officer- Ensign Semaj- 0854)

The team had successfully located a group of station researchers trapped in a lab without
power. Someone inside was rhythmically tapping the door, the this was consistent but lacking
enthusiasm as if they had been doing it for a long time.

As the team approached, Semaj and others realized they would not have been able to pump the
door open with the manual override as a support beam had fallen from the ceiling area and
wedged against the door at a 43.27 degree angle.

Turning to the heavy gravity world member of his team, Louvre, “Can you remove that?”

The woman nodded and gripped the beam and easily moved it out of the way. As she set it
down, the clang. Morse, the arachnid moved forward and touched the door with several of her
long hairs.
“There are at least four beings in this room,” she reported. The partially translucent and
transparent multi legged security Officer backed away.

Semaj looked to Louvre again and was about to ask her to force the door, when emergency
power lights flickered and the door controls lit.

Within moments it cycled and slid aside. People inside let out sounds of relief.
“Starfleet security, please identify yourselves,” Semaj called.

There was a pause and humanoid eyes blinking in even the dim emergency light after time in
uncycled air and darkness.

“Alpha shift research team 6. We were all locked in our lab.”

The medic waved his medical tricorder.“Dehydration, otherwise stable.”

Semaj nodded. “Let’s lead this team to the evac shuttle as ordered by Lt. Dogan. Remainder of
the team will continue the search.”

(Reply any)
(Posted by Tinmanjayc)
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(USS Hades -Sickbay- Dr. Klaz Vulon, Lieutenant - 0855)
Jayc took a deep breath and recounted the experience. At the end he added.

“What gets me is that there was no sense of self. I didn’t experience bodily sensations, visual
cues, or auditory stimuli. It was just intense emotion.”

Klaz was way out of his element, telepathy and empaths were way outside his realm of
understanding and area of expertise. True he could monitor and interpret levels on varying
diagnostic tests, but he was not an expert on such matters.

“ Perhaps you connected with someone in a dark room ?” He asked the second officer.

“Yes that’s true if they are trapped in the dark. But there should be sounds, pain in the
extremities, sensation of pressing against the bulkhead, or decking, or floating if the grab plating
is out.”

Klaz sighed, feeling way out of his element.

“ To be honest, Lieutenant, I am not that well versed on such things. However I can tell you that
your Psilosynine are low and that is from my knowledge a very essential neural transmitter.
Beyond that I am at a loss on how to effectively assist you.”

( Reply Jayc)

“ My suggestion would be to refrain from using any of your telepathy until your numbers return
to normal.” Klaz suggested.

( replies Jayc)
( posted by Rob)
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(USS Hades -Sickbay- CSciO/20, Lt. JG. Tinmanrion Jayc- 0856)

“ To be honest, Lieutenant, I am not that well versed on such things. However I can tell you that
your Psilosynine are low and that is from my knowledge a very essential neural transmitter.
Beyond that I am at a loss on how to effectively assist you.”

“Could I have a hypo spray to get rid of this headache?” He asked.

“ My suggestion would be to refrain from using any of your telepathy until your numbers return
to normal.” Klaz suggested.

With a half smile as the doctor administered a hypo at his neck, the Beatazoid sighed in the
near instant relief of pain the doctor gave him.
“I appreciate that, but Betazoid telepathy isn’t like a power on/power off feature. It’s like hearing,
you can cover your ears, or suppress it artificially or learn how to direct it.”

(Reply Vulon)

“Thanks Doctor,” Jayc added appreciateively. “What is your specialty by the way?”

(Posted by tinmanjayc)
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(Research Outpost 47, Science Lab, Science Ensign jg Imka, 0857)

When the power and lights were restored, Imka activated the main science computer, relieved
that it was still functional.

It required a password.

Imka rolled her eyes and sighed. How was she going to pick the right one? It could be dozens of
characters. What if the system had security protocols allowing a limited number of tries? She
had to think logically.

There was no point in presuming the password was random characters; she'd never get that.
She had to hope it meant something to the person that created it.

Going through the station roster in her mind, the person that set up the system was most likely
the chief researcher. She recalled his bio.

"Computer, password is Jennifer."

[Access denied.]

"Computer, password is Julia."

[Access denied.]

So much for the password being the researcher's wife or daughter. What else was there about
him? What were his hobbies?

Work. Research. Family. Boring guy. Imka chuckled. What else did he like?

"Computer, password is Gemini."

[Access denied.]

In frustration, Imka tossed her hands into the air. She thought she had it with the name of his
dog.

Maybe the password still had something to do with his beloved pet. She was running out of
ideas.

"Computer, password is golden retriever."

[Access granted.]

Imka whooped a cry of success. Seeing others staring at her, she just smiled.

It was time to get to work.

(reply any)
(posted by Renee)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Passenger Deck - CSec - Lt. Cal Dogan - 0858)

“We can run power from the warp core of one of the drop ships,” Finley said. “Should be
enough for our purposes.”

Cal thought about that for a minute, wondering how much power a drop ship could sustain, and
was it enough to send power through the entire station. There was a significant size difference.
He was no engineer, but even he could see that that solution won’t last long.

“Well then,” he said, “once they get that going we’ll have to move quickly. There’s no telling how
long it will last.”

(reply any)

Once the power came on in the lab he reiterated his concern for expedience. The area had
been secured by the security team. Nothing was getting in or out of this area without setting off
an alert.

As Cal plodded through the lab the lights flickered periodically. A reminder that this was a
temporary fix. He noted that Imka had gained access to one of the lab’s computers.

He stepped behind her and asked, “Are you seeing anything unusual?”

(reply Imka)

Then he moved away and continued his circuit of the room. As he walked his eye caught sight
of something odd. He moved over to the table at the left side of the room and saw what
appeared to be broken glass. He easily slid the heavy table to the side and and knelt down.
There was a substantial amount of the material under the table.

He pulled out his tricorder and scanned it. It was some kind of reinforced clear silicate. There
was some kind of residue on the shards. Clearly this had been a container, but what did it
contain? And the fall was not traumatic enough to shatter the container in the manner it was. It
was more like something had broken out. Something strong enough to break through the
reinforced container.

If it needed an atmosphere to breathe then it may no longer be alive. But the Brikar had a bad
feeling that was not the case. He looked over at Imka, still at the computer.

“Ensign Imka, check the registry for any zoological experiments or references,” he ordered.

(reply Imka)
(posted by Al Muir)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Operations – FO – LCDR – Ire Williams - 0859)

=^=If either of you Commanders don't mind, I've got some people to go evac=^=

Ire nodded as he hid a smile at Masters reply.
“One more thing Major there is a wave that will hit the station with in 30 minutes. If you can get
away from the station and on the way back to the Hades before then do it otherwise secure your
craft and personal as much as possible.”

(Reply Masters)

“See when you get back. Ire out.”

He tapped his comm badges again.

“Williams to away team. Major there is a wave that will hit the station within 30 minutes. If you
can get away from the station and on the way back to the Hades before then do it otherwise
secure your craft and personal as much as possible.”

(Reply Masters, Gutierrez, Away team, any)
(Posted by Robbie)
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(USS Hades -Sickbay- Dr.Klaz Vulon,Lieutenant - 0900)

“I appreciate that, but Betazoid telepathy isn’t like a power on/power off feature. It’s like hearing,
you can cover your ears, or suppress it artificially or learn how to direct it.”

“ Well, refrain from eavesdropping. For the benefit of your own mental health…mind your
business in a manner of speaking.” Klaz said as he wheeled away on the chair.
“ The hypospray I administered should start relieving your symptoms in about 3 minutes.”

“Thanks Doctor,” Jayc added appreciateively. “What is your specialty by the way?”

Klaz blinked his large eyelids as he looked at the Lieutenant. “ Everything below the neck.” He
laughed. “ Endocrinology, gastroenterology, cardiology and cardiovascular, but I prefer
pediatrics. For me it isn't about Healthcare, it's about helping the children become aware of their
physical health and not being afraid of doctors.”

( Reply Jayc)

“ I'm not limiting your duties, I see no need for that, but keep mindful, another episode and you
are to report back here with no hesitation.” Klaz said.

( replies Jayc)
( posted by Rob)
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(USS Hades -Sickbay- Dr.Klaz Vulon,Lieutenant - 0901)

“I appreciate that, but Betazoid telepathy isn’t like a power on/power off feature. It’s like hearing,
you can cover your ears, or suppress it artificially or learn how to direct it.”

“ Well, refrain from eavesdropping. For the benefit of your own mental health…mind your
business in a manner of speaking.” Klaz said as he wheeled away on the chair.

“ The hypospray I administered should start relieving your symptoms in about 3 minutes.”
“Thanks Doctor,” Jayc added appreciatively. “What is your specialty by the way?”

Klaz blinked his large eyelids as he looked at the Lieutenant. “ Everything below the neck.” He
laughed. “ Endocrinology, gastroenterology, cardiology and cardiovascular, but I prefer
pediatrics. For me it isn't about Healthcare, it's about helping the children become aware of their
physical health and not being afraid of doctors.”

( Reply Jayc)

“ I'm not limiting your duties, I see no need for that, but keep mindful, another episode and you
are to report back here with no hesitation.” Klaz said.

( replies Jayc)
( posted by Rob)
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(USS Hades -Sickbay- Dr. Klaz Vulon, Lieutenant - 0902)

Klaz watched as the Lieutenant left and as soon as he did, Klaz slouched back in his chair.
“ I hope his symptoms clear up, I couldn't imagine having someone else's thoughts in my head.
Such a violation of one's personal space.” Klaz said and stood up, walking into the hallway, he
snagged a passing medical officer up.
“ Do me a favor, if any telepathy aboard this vessel are reporting any issues or anything out of
the norm of their normal mind reading weirdness, let me know immediately.”

“ Need me to investigate sir ?” The officer asked.

“ Yes, but keep it between us for now.” Klaz said.

“ Aye Sir.” The officer said.

Klaz patted him on the shoulder.
“ I need to urinate, even post pregnancy my bladder is a wreck.” He said and walked away.

( replies None )
( POSTED by Rob)
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(USS Hades -Sickbay- CSciO/20, Lt. JG. Tinmanrion Jayc- 0903)

“ Well, refrain from eavesdropping. For the benefit of your own mental health…mind your
business in a manner of speaking.” Klaz said as he wheeled away on the chair.
“ The hypospray I administered should start relieving your symptoms in about 3 minutes.”

-If you only knew,- Tin thought to himself blocking the myriad of emotions and thoughts that
came from the doctor and from all over the ship.
“Thanks Doctor,” Jayc added appreciateively. “What is your specialty by the way?”

Klaz blinked his large eyelids as he looked at the Lieutenant. “ Everything below the neck.” He
laughed. “ Endocrinology, gastroenterology, cardiology and cardiovascular, but I prefer
pediatrics. For me it isn't about Healthcare, it's about helping the children become aware of their
physical health and not being afraid of doctors.”
Jayc grinned despite the headache.
“I’ll be glad for that thanks. Can I go back to duty after I get some food?”

“ I'm not limiting your duties, I see no need for that, but keep mindful, another episode and you
are to report back here with no hesitation.” Klaz said.

“Just what I wanted to hear. Thanks again. For a Bobbie I make mobile emitter holographic
pets. Might help if you need to have a child get some comfort from a non hypoallergenic
creature, beacuase I am allergic to cats I made one that wouldn’t make me get hives or
wheeze.”

The betazoid felt the sudden sensation of the headache start to ease and his shoulders
noticeably relaxed.

He gave the doctor a smile and stood.
“Enjoy your day. I hope the incoming injury load is nothing too serious. There are injured
people. That much I know.”

He headed out the door to mess for a quick bite and then a return to duty.
“Computer please log me as on food relief and back to post in 25 minutes.”

(Reply Vulon, any)
(Posted by Tinmanjayc)
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(Research Outpost 47, Science Lab, Science Ensign jg Imka, 0904)

“Are you seeing anything unusual?” said Dogan.

Imka completed studying the twenty-eight elements stored on the research station. She turned
in her chair to give her report.

"Lieutenant, as you know, I supervised the construction of containment enclosures for the
elements here on the station. Each unit has complete environmental control; gravity,
temperature, atmosphere, all in a protective stasis field. It's based on a module designed by the
Chief Engineer on the Enterprise-D when they were carrying plasma plague virus samples to
Science Station Tango Sierra."

Imka paused.

"It's safe to beam them all directly to the containment units. The problem with that, is the station
is in the nebula, so we can't use the transporters. We would need to physically move them via
runabouts if we want them on the Hades. That or find a way to get the station out of the nebula."

(reply Dogan)

After the report, Dogan slowly searched the room. Eyeing him, Imka stood up to get a better
view of something he found.

“Ensign Imka, check the registry for any zoological experiments or references,” said Dogan.
That was odd. "Yes, sir." Sitting back down, she began digging. It didn't take long to find
something.

"Lieutenant, I found a file, but it's encrypted," said Imka. "It's extremely complex, so it will take
time for me to crack it." She didn't actually know if she even could open the file, but there was
no way she would admit that to Dogan. It was clearly something important and she wasn't going
to give up.

(reply Dogan, any)
(posted by Renee)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Science Lab - CSec - Lt. Cal Dogan - 0905)

Cal frowned, which didn’t look much different than his usual face. She didn’t exactly answer his
question. Perhaps his question was a little too vague. But she did present him with a problem
he hadn’t expected.

"It's safe to beam them all directly to the containment units. The problem with that, is the station
is in the nebula, so we can't use the transporters. We would need to physically move them via
runabouts if we want them on the Hades. That or find a way to get the station out of the nebula."

“I do not believe the power restoration would be sufficient for that,” Cal said. “How safe are they
to physically move? I imagine not so much, since the plan was to beam them into containment.”

(reply Imka)

“Remember, if they cannot be transported safely they do not come back with us,” Dogan said.

He continues moving through the lab when Imka reported that there may have been a
zoological experiment but it was highly encrypted.

"It's extremely complex, so it will take time for me to crack it."

Dogan thought for a moment then said, “Stick to the plan. Figure out what can and cannot be
saved and if everything is as it should be. If you have time after that then you can try to unlock
the secrets of that file. Check with Finley see if he has any thoughts on how to transfer the
experiments to the containment units.”

(reply Imka)

He stepped away from the science officer and tapped his comms.

“Dogan to Williams and the Hades, we have run into a problem. Now that the station has
slipped into the nebula we are unable to use the transporters to transfer these experiments into
their contentment units. We are currently looking for ways to solve this problem. Please advise.
I recommend abandoning saving the physical experiments and focusing on the data retrieval.”

(reply Williams, Merek)

As the reply came in, a movement in the corner of the room caught his attention. He slowly
moved towards it.
(reply Imka, Williams, Merek)
(posted by Al Muir)
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(USS Hades - Bridge - CO, Captain Keira Merek - 0906)

“Buoy safely at station keeping. Signal boost is active and is transmitting a waypoint to all craft.”
Smith Reported.

"Very well, continue to monitor." Keira answered before she began receiving subspace traffic
from the away team.

~Eager to use the new buoy, I see.~

=^= Dogan to Williams and the Hades, we have run into a problem. Now that the station has
slipped into the nebula we are unable to use the transporters to transfer these experiments into
their contentment units. We are currently looking for ways to solve this problem. Please advise.
I recommend abandoning saving the physical experiments and focusing on the data retrieval.
=^=

The audio was by no means concert quality, it was fuzzy around the edges, but certainly
readable.

Keira gave an upward nod to OPS, an indication to transmit what she was about to say.
"Dogan, this is Merek, you're coming in louder and mostly clear. Your priority is on the
experimental data. If you have time, transfer the physical specimens that you can safely,
manually. Keep in mind with the structural integrity of the station you may have to abandon
anything that's not readily mobile. We will try and keep you apprised of any weakening
structures that we see from here. Number One, keep an eye on the situation there, if things look
like they will fall apart I leave it up to your discretion if you want to cut and run and take only
people. If we come back without data, I may have to face a bunch of angry admirals, but if I
have to I will. With my head held high that we did our best. Understood?"

(Reply Dogan, Williams)

"Excellent. May Odin guide you. Merek out."

(Reply Dogan, Williams, any)
(Posted by Todd)
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(Research Outpost 47, Science Lab, Science Ensign jg Imka, 0907)

Imka said, "The problem with that, is the station is in the nebula, so we can't use the
transporters. We would need to physically move them via runabouts if we want them on the
Hades. That or find a way to get the station out of the nebula."

“I do not believe the power restoration would be sufficient for that,” said Dogan. “How safe are
they to physically move? I imagine not so much, since the plan was to beam them into
containment.”
"I would need to examine each containment module to see if they've been compromised," said
Imka. "I would feel better if someone from engineering was there as well."

“Remember, if they cannot be transported safely, they do not come back with us,” said Dogan.

"I understand," said Imka.

After Dogan found evidence of a possible life form being in the lab, Imka did some digging in the
computer, finding an encrypted file. "It's extremely complex, so it will take time for me to crack
it," she said.

“Stick to the plan," said Dogan. "Figure out what can and cannot be saved and if everything is
as it should be. If you have time after that, then you can try to unlock the secrets of that file.
Check with Finley. See if he has any thoughts on how to transfer the experiments to the
containment units.”

"Yes, sir," said Imka. She exited the page with the encrypted file, disappointed that she wasn't
getting a chance to open it, and accessed the floor plan of the station to locate where the
elements were stored. She half-listened to Dogan calling the Hades and giving his report to the
Captain.

She was startled as a call came through their comm badges.

=^=Williams to away team. Major, there is a wave that will hit the station within 30 minutes. If
you can get away from the station and on the way back to the Hades before then, do it.
Otherwise, secure your craft and personal as much as possible.=^=

Imka paused from her work. It was the FO, Lieutenant Commander Williams, but she didn't
know what she was supposed to do. Looking at Lieutenant Dogan, the way he was moving
toward another part of the lab sent a shiver through her lobes.

"Lieutenant, is everything all right?" Imka slowly brought her hand to her phaser....

(reply Dogan, any)
(posted by Renee)
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(Research Outpost 47 - Operations – FO – LCDR – Ire Williams - 0903)

=^= Dogan to Williams and the Hades, we have run into a problem. Now that the station has
slipped into the nebula we are unable to use the transporters to transfer these experiments into
their contentment units. We are currently looking for ways to solve this problem. Please advise.
I recommend abandoning saving the physical experiments and focusing on the data retrieval.
=^=

~That is a sensible idea~

Before he could respond Merek's voice came over the comm channel.

=^=Dogan, this is Merek, you're coming in louder and mostly clear. Your priority is on the
experimental data. If you have time, transfer the physical specimens that you can safely,
manually. Keep in mind with the structural integrity of the station you may have to abandon
anything that's not readily mobile. We will try and keep you apprised of any weakening
structures that we see from here. Number One, keep an eye on the situation there, if things look
like they will fall apart I leave it up to your discretion if you want to cut and run and take only
people. If we come back without data, I may have to face a bunch of angry admirals, but if I
have to I will. With my head held high that we did our best. Understood=^=

(Reply Dogan)

Ire nodded to himself. He flet the same way. The data was important, but the people came first.

“Yes sir. I am keeping handle on the situation here and will keep you updated as much as
possible.”

=^=Excellent. May Odin guide you. Merek out=^=

He looked over at Gutierrez.

“Commander Gutierrez?”

(Reply Commander Gutierrez)

“Commander when this wave arrives what is the likely hood of it causing damage to the outpost
enough that is would cause harm to my away team and your personal?”

(Reply Commander Gutierrez)

“You know the outpost better then me. Should I be thinking about getting my shuttles off the
outpost before it hits?”

(Reply Dogan, Gutierrez any)
(Posted by Robbie)
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