Start of Compile: Compile Mission: Requiem, Days 1-3 Stardates 2406.07.01 - 2406.07.03 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mission Requiem, Day 1 Stardate: 2406.07.01 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (USS Boudicca - Ten-Forward - ACSO Kyle Rin / Capt Sevant - 1206) "I assume you will have to take them offline." he said, looking back up. "Time to repair?" "I've only estimated but from the looks of it it could take a week or two." Sevant didn't like the sound of that, not in the least. "Impossible," he finally said. "We can't take the ship down that long, find a way to jury rig them. We can come out of warp for no more then two hours in this part of space." "This part of space sir...?" Kyle asked with a puzzled look Sevant's frown deepened. "We are at war ensign, and on the edge of territory patrolled by other Fleets. Cloak or not, I do not intend to be a sitting target, the Boudicca isn't fast enough to outrun many of our other classes, and I don't intend to fight unless absolutely required." His eyebrow quirked up ever-so-slightly. "Killing my own is not a prospect I enjoy, so I intend to avoid it as long as possible." "With all do respect sir, would you rather have a blind ship feeling it's way around or one that can see an enemy coming?" Kyle's expression turned thin as he continued. "I've only estimated the repair time unless there's something onboard that I could use to reroute the power drain or make it stable then repair time could take quite awhile." Kyle thought to himself for a little bit and then remembered one such thing that may do the trick. "Does the Boudicca carry Trilite on-board?" he asked with a small smile. Sevant shook his head, "We knew leaving that the repairs and upgrades hadn't been completed. After this mission, maybe two weeks, we can put in for extensive repairs; we simply do not have that luxury now. Reroute or redesign anything you must in the short term, but know that if we were to stop for even a day we would run the risk of utter annihilation." He paused, "I am willing to accept an array or two down, to make another grid work. The laterals, fore and aft are our most essential arrays. As for the trilite, if it can't be replicated, perhaps the Quartermaster would know." Kyle frowned and continued. "Nah, replicating it would cause a major power drain better places to find it are G-Class planets. As for any other systems that need to be taken offline I have a heavy doubt on that sir. I think I can make the fixes to the sensor buffer at the location I recorded in that PADD." "Do so, and keep me informed. Confer with Engineering, they might have ideas as well." he said. He put the PADD under his arm, "And one more thing, Dr Rin, unless we are in a battle situation, do not choose a new venue for a meeting with me a minute after setting one up." He eyed Ten Forward for a moment, then looked back at the Ensign. "Clear?" "Yes Sir, I'm sorry about that I felt the need for a little ease from the pressure of work." He replied in a stern voice. "Very well." He looked back over at the table, then at the Doctor. "Carry on." Kyle gave the Captain a stern salute and returned to his table. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Ten-Forward - ACSO Kyle Rin / Capt Sevant - 1206) "I assume you will have to take them offline." he said, looking back up. "Time to repair?" "I've only estimated but from the looks of it it could take a week or two." Kyle returned the question in a firm voice. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Ten-Forward - Capt Sevant - 1206) Sevant took the PADD from the ACSO, and glanced at it as the Doctor continued to talk. "As you can see sir there is a slight power fluctuation with the buffer causing it to run under efficient operating standards. If it isn't repaired the sensors will be useless if the need arises for use of them battle or not." "I assume you will have to take them offline." he said, looking back up. "Time to repair?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Brig - Ensign Saim Enaj- 1217) Saim walked into the brig and saw two men. "Hi there, what's up." One of the men indicated a Ferengi. "This daimon was caught attempting to smuggle an extremely rare ore onboard ship. It is a substance you may be familiar with- Trilite." (Reply Rin) "When properly refined, Trilite forms an extremely tough metal, whose best use is as armor. Captain Sevant has asked me to prepare a report on the possible applications it could have on this ship. To do this, I need both of your suggestions. Saim turned to the man leading the affairs. "I've never heard of this trilite before. Could I have some info. on it?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Brig - ACSO Kyle Rin - 1219) Ryko indicated the Ferengi. "This daimon was caught attempting to smuggle an extremely rare ore onboard ship. It is a substance you may be familiar with- Trilite." Kyle rose an eyebrow and grinned. "When properly refined, Trilite forms an extremely tough metal, whose best use is as armor. Captain Sevant has asked me to prepare a report on the possible applications it could have on this ship. To do this, I need both of your suggestions. "I can deliver a report to you at 1500 hours on what uses i can come up with. Will that do?" Kyle asked slowly as he glanced over at the brig. (reply Ryko) "Then it's settled i'll see you at 1500 Ryko don't start the party without me." he smiled one last time at Ryko then glanced over at the brig and made his way out towards a turbolift. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Ten Forward- Saim Enaj- 1215) Saim was just sitting back for a bit getting a breather from power walking all the way from engineering when her communicator beeped. "Skylynx to Enaj." "I'm here." "Could you come to Security ASAP, please, I need to talk to you." "Sure thing." Saim rose and apologized to her flying visit and headed to security. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - CSO's Office - ACSO Kyle Rin - 1355) "Lights." Kyle said as he entered the CSO office, making his way over to the replicator he ordered up some green tea and sat behind the desk. "Trilite...hmmm what can I use trilite for." he spoke softy to himself as he began to sip his tea. A sudden light bulb came on as he punched a few buttons into the keypad the monitor came to life with a read-out of the current condition of the sensor buffer. "Maybe I can increase the power distribution coupling and make it more stable. This would in-turn prevent the buffer from overloading..." Kyle stopped in mid-sentence as a little girl entered the office he fixed his gaze on her as she walked up to him. "My mother thought maybe you could use this..." the girl handed him a cup of green tea the kind not made from a replicator. She then turned around and left. Dumbfounded he set the cup onto the table and tapped his com badge. =^= Security Uh.. this is Rin a girl just entered the CSO office and uh... =^= (reply William) =^= uh.. right stay calm got ya... =^= ~Maybe now would be a good time to visit the Counselor~ Standing up he slowly began to pace the office as he waited for security. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Security Office - ATAC/ASC- 1340) "Trilite is an ore found mainly on extremely large asteroids, or G-class Planets- with a carbon monoxide atmosphere. It's extremely dense, but incredibly light, and has a natural polarity that allows it to deflect energy. Usually this is lightning, but also it can deflect heavy phaser blasts." Ryko leaned back and looked at Saim, who seemed enlightened. Ryko was about to give a further explanation when his communicator chimed. =^=Intruder Alert, Condition Yellow. Security to Deck Seven, Seal off Deck seven!=^= Ryko excused himself and headed to the bridge as Sevant gave the order. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca, Sickbay CMO's Office, 2O/CMO Lt. Cmdr Kestra Troi, 1340) "Yes, I must agree with you," He said, good naturedly, "The crew does seem to be a bit young and inexperienced, but what they lack in experience they make up for in desire. I too had my reservations about this assignment, but we do have a shortage of command officers right now, so Admiral LoDona really didn't have much choice. Seems to have been a surprise for all of us. Including Captain Sevant. We all seem to be adjusting though. Don't you agree?" "Yes sir, I do agree" Kestra replied ~should I tell him?~ she asked herself ~maybe I should just wait and see if it comes up~ She looked at him and studied his face which she thought was a handsome one. Kestra tried to digest what he had said to her already and try to read into what he had said to her. ~if I kept anything from him, it seems that he might not like that~ Kestra continued to think really fast, ~he seems to be one that does not like surprises and does not want the captain to be bothered with anything he can take care of~ "Sir, there is something that might or might not be of importance." Kestra had decided that she should go ahead and tell him, "it has something to do with me." (Reply Grailik) "No sir it is nothing that would affect the crew I don't think," Kestra replied to him, "I don't know how much you read up on my file, but, I think just in case you might need to know." (Reply Grailik) "Well I am glad that I wont have to go into that then," Kestra said after hearing that he had read up on what had recently happened on the Nimitz before she left, "but, I do want to tell you that I had to over use my mental abilities during that time. In so doing I had a time that I could not use them other than empathically and just a little part of that. I am just getting full use of my abilities back and have decided that I will not be using them unless I have to." Now she wondered what he was going to say to what she had just said. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Bridge - ATAC/ASC- 1342) Ryko rushed to the tactical console and logged in. A display of deck seven appeared and Ryko quickly activated forcefields. "Deck Seven sealed off. Yellow alert." Ryko reported. Yalta kept track of what was going on, sending information useful to department heads as they came. "Security teams to deck 7. Find this bastard!" Ryko said. "Internal sensors are not detecting anything. I read tiny energy fluctuations in certain sectors of this ship." "All where sightings were reported but right now, nothing." Ryko heard Yalta say. He immediately dispatched extra security teams. His badge chimed. =^=Skylynx, what the hell is going on?=^= "Intruder alert sir," Ryko said hurriedly. "Deck seven. I have already dispatched security teams to the scene." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca, Sickbay CMO's Office, FO, Cmdr Grailik, 1342) "Sir, there is something that might or might not be of importance." Kestra said, "it has something to do with me." Grailik's brow rose in mild surprise. "Go on," He said, reassuringly. "No sir it is nothing that would affect the crew I don't think," Kestra replied to him, "I don't know how much you read up on my file, but, I think just in case you might need to know." "Your referring the incident on the Nimitz?" Grailik asked, "Yes, I've read your file and the official logs on the incident to which your referring." "Well I am glad that I wont have to go into that then," Kestra said, "but, I do want to tell you that I had to over use my mental abilities during that time. In so doing I had a time that I could not use them other than empathically and just a little part of that. I am just getting full use of my abilities back and have decided that I will not be using them unless I have to." Now she wondered what he was going to say to what she had just said. Grailik nodded, considering what she had said. ~Understandable feelings of guilt over what she did.~ "You did what you did to help save your ship and your crew mates," Grailik said, "The Nimitz had been taken over. Several members of her crew murdered. The lives of the rest of the crew was in immanent danger. You did what you did to help recapture the ship, correct? To help protect the innocent lives that were at risk?" (Reply Kestra) "Now, what you did from a medical stand point was perhaps a bit unwise. You as a doctor know the effects that artificial stimulants can have on the body. However, we are Star Fleet Officers. Our jobs require us, at times, to put our selves in harms way to insure the safety of the entire Federation and her citizens. You did a very noble and selfless thing, putting your own life in danger to protect those who could not protect themselves. Not many people have that kind of courage. Your feelings of guilt over what you did are a good sign that your motives were pure. Not based in petty vengeance to hurt someone who had hurt you. The simple fact is, what you did helped save lives. Hundreds of lives. Something you should be proud of, like your abilities. They are a gift and you should use that gift to help others. The gift remains pure as long as you use them to help others. Abuse the gift and you will soon find that it can also be a curse. Long as you remember that, I doubt that there will be any problems." Grailik smiled a warm charming smile as he finished. (Reply Kestra) NRPG: This next part will be around 1400. This gives Grailik and Kestra about another 10 min to discuss things some more. The doors suddenly opened and a small girl walked into the office, catching both Grailik and Kestra a little by surprise. "My mum sent me to bring these to you." the little girl said handing to Kestra the plant that she had left on the Nimitz that her daughter had taken care of for so long. "Mum said that you would like this too." She handed Kestra a picture drawn by her daughter signed by Trish. "And to you" the little girl said turning to Grailik. "I bring you this, a gift of me and my Mum." She handed to Grailik a seashell - one from the El Aurian home world. "Mum said that you couldn't go home again." The little girl looked up at Grailik then left sickbay. Grailik looked as the sea shell for a second, knowing immediately what it was and where it had come from, before jumping up out of his seat and slapping his comm-badge. "Grailik to Bridge. Yellow Alert. Possible intruder. Seal off Deck 7!" Grailik said, quickly moving after the little 'girl'. He looked back at Kestra. "There aren't any children on the Boudicca. That was NO girl." Grailik moved out into the hallway as the yellow alert sirens started to sound. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca, Sickbay CMO's Office, little girl, 1343) The little girl wandered into sickbay and stood in front of Grailik and Kestra Troi. "My mum sent me to bring these to you." And the little girl handed to Kestra the plant that she had left on the Nimitz that her daughter had taken care of for so long. "Mum said that you would like this too." She handed Kestra a picture drawn by her daugher signed by Trish. "And to you" And the little girl turned to the Old One. "I bring you this, a gift of me and my Mum." She handed to Grailik a seashell - one from the El Aurian homeworld. "Mum said that you couldn't go home again." The little girl looked up at Grailik then left sickbay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca, Sickbay CMO's Office, 2O/CMO, Lt. Cmdr Kestra Troi, 1344) "You did what you did to help save your ship and your crew mates," Grailik said, "The Nimitz had been taken over. Several members of her crew murdered. The lives of the rest of the crew was in immanent danger. You did what you did to help recapture the ship, correct? To help protect the innocent lives that were at risk?" "It was the only thing I could think of to accomplish recapturing the ship. I could not let them hurt anyone anylonger, but, I almost went to far. I almost killed and if it wasn't for the Rogue Winters being stunned one of us would be dead now." Kestra had not really said that out loud or to anyone before now. It was like Grailik knew just what to say to bring out what she had inside her. "Now, what you did from a medical stand point was perhaps a bit unwise. You as a doctor know the effects that artificial stimulants can have on the body. However, we are Star Fleet Officers. Our jobs require us, at times, to put our selves in harms way to insure the safety of the entire Federation and her citizens. You did a very noble and selfless thing, putting your own life in danger to protect those who could not protect themselves. Not many people have that kind of courage. Your feelings of guilt over what you did are a good sign that your motives were pure. Not based in petty vengeance to hurt someone who had hurt you. The simple fact is, what you did helped save lives. Hundreds of lives. Something you should be proud of, like your abilities. They are a gift and you should use that gift to help others. The gift remains pure as long as you use them to help others. Abuse the gift and you will soon find that it can also be a curse. Long as you remember that, I doubt that there will be any problems." Grailik smiled a warm charming smile as he finished. "Commander, I now understand how you became a very successful Counselor. You have a such a gift of insight into how a person feels." Kestra had been feeling down about herself and what had happened which she had never gotten around to analyzing. She had just chose to just not use her abilities ever again unless in dire need. But, now she felt much better about what happened and Grailik was the one to point out her true thoughts even if she would not admit them to herself. "You make it all sound so .... ... heroic" she finally found the word, "But, I can't say that, I did what I thought at the time was needed. Yes I do agree as a Doctor I did know that it could have affected me but the need outweighed it. I also had a really good Nurse that reminded me constantly, but, I out ranked her." Kestra said as she smiled a little shyly. "I thank you sir as I feel so much better and know now that I do belong on this ship." Kestra looked at him a minute longer then got up the courage, "Commander would you like to have dinner with me tonight?" (Reply Grailik, any) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca, Sickbay CMO's Office, FO, Cmndr Grailik, 1347) "Commander would you like to have dinner with me tonight?" Grailik raised a brow slightly surprised at the invitation. He smiled, nodding his head. "I would be honored," He said, "Where shall we dine this evening?" (Reply Kestra) USS Boudicca, Corridors, FO Cmndr Grailik, 1405) Grailik moved cautiously, but quickly down the corridors, in his hand he still held the 'gift' the 'girl' had given him. He turned it in his hand feeling it from every angle, now positive that it had indeed come for his long dead home world how ever impossible that might seem. His eyes darting in every direction, Grailik continued searching. ~Where is security?~ =/\=Bridge to Grailik, report.=/\= Grailik didn't stop at the sound of Servants voice. He kept searching, tapping his comm-badge while his eyes looked into ever corner and crevasse. "Something appearing to be a small human girl entered the CMO's office and graced myself and Lt. Commander Troi with 'gifts'." Grailik said, turning the shell his grasp once more. "My gift was a sea shell from my home world, as impossible as that sounds." (Reply Sevant) Grailik continued looking soon meeting up with and joining a security team. (Reply Security if desired) =/\=Troi to Commander Grailik, Sir, I have searched the MRC and have not found the child as of yet. I am moving on to the storage area, have you found anything?=/\= "Nothing yet Commander. Keep looking," Grailik said, tapping his own comm-badge. =/\=Aye sir, I have not sensed anything of the child, but, I will continue to storage and then back to sickbay. Troi out.=/\= Grailik smiled. ~At least she's no longer afraid to use her abilities.~ The smile falling from his face, he nodded toward the security team and they continued searching. Several minuets latter his comm-badge chirped again. =/\=Troi to Commander Grailik, nothing in the Storage area, returning to Sickbay.=/\= "Very well, Commander. I'm ordering a security team to sickbay incase this 'girl' returns." =/\=Aye sir=/\= Grailik pointed to two of the three security personnel with him. "You two go to sickbay. You," he pointed at the remaining crewman, "are with me." Taking the phaser he was offered, Grailik moved off down the corridor. After they had gone a few feet down the hallway Grailik tapped his badge again. "Grailik to Bridge. Search negative so far. I'm sending a security team to sickbay incase It returns there. Continuing our search." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca, Sickbay CMO's Office, 2O/CMO, Lt. Cmndr Kestra Troi, 1350) Kestra waited for an answer to her question trying not to seem to anxious. He did seem a bit surprised from what she had asked him as he raised an eyebrow. "I would be honored," He answered as he smiled, nodding his head, "Where shall we dine this evening?" His answer pleased her more than she thought it would and she started thinking of a place they could go. She did not want to be too forward yet she also did not want to appear too cautious. She tried to look into him, into his eyes, but, not into his mind as she thought that would be an intrusion. She wanted to see in his eyes just how he was or what he was thinking, but, she could not see anything in them other than what he had shone so far. "I will give you two choices and feel free to chose either. We can eat in my quarters as it would give us a place away from work as possible and I am not a bad cook. Or if you want, we can go to Ten Forward. Either way, spending time together is always good." She waited to see what choice he would pick, just smiling at him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca – outside COUNS' Office – COUNS – Dr. Domini Alizara - 1350) “I have no idea what to think to be honest Doctor,” Pausing William chose his words carefully. “Have you been under a lot of stress recently?” William looked the woman dead in the eyes; it was not a present question however he had to rule down all possibilities before going hunting for a phantom girl. Domini glared at the security officer. "Shouldn't I be the one asking that question?" “I meant it as no insult Doctor, however I do have to enquire to attempt to piece together events. Do you have any recording equipment in this room that might have been active?” "No... Starfleet regulations forbid recording equipment in the Counsellor's Office. The only thing I have is the standard connection to the computer for log entries." Domini finished. “Right, what im going to do now is to check the sensor logs and get a science team down here to run scans and check the area,” William stated smiling in a attempt to relax the Doctor. Domini sighed. This wasn't working out. "Fine, please do so." She said. She listened to what was all going on, then smiled, vindicated, when the child was found in other parts of the ship, bearing similiar gifts to other people. “Doctor Alizara, since you were the first person to encounter the ‘child’ would you accompany me?” "Of course." Domini replied, feeling oddly. There was something about this that wasn't making any sense to her. She chewed her bottom lip a bit as she thought and followed the security guy. Smiling William exited the office where two security guards were standing side arms holstered carrying rifles. Grinning William signaled for them to move closer. “Right, I want teams to sweep inwards we need to secure this ‘girl’ I want all personnel secured in quarters. Also from what I have been able to piece together our FO and 2O are running about make sure you don’t shoot them!” William stated winking. “Doctor what does this girl look like?” "She has long brown hair, is about yea tall." And Domini showed the height off the floor. "And has grey eyes. She was wearing a blue jumper dress when I saw her, but others have reported her with blue eyes and in a purple jumpsuit." Domini finished. "She looks to be about 7 years old. And she's invisible to my telepathic senses." Domini concluded when she realized what was bothering her. She heard a sound and turned around to see the little girl standing there. "Why are you hunting me?" She asked before vanishing in a flash of blue light before the security guy could grab her from behind. Domini turned to the Security chief. "Well?" She asked. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - CSO's Office - ACSO Kyle Rin - 1350) “Lieutenant Bush to Ensign Rin, Ensign I need a science team to the counseling office to conduct scans. A young girl was supposed to have passed through the area, I need scans confirming she was there and also a check for any partials residual from a cloak or transporter,” =^= Aye, sir! i'll be there in a minute lemme grab some stuff =^= “Immediately if possible Ensign, the event occurred recently so it would be most prudent to take action as soon as possible,” =^= Understood, Kyle Out =^= As the com link went dead Kyle grabbed up a scan kit along with a tricorder and headed out the door into a near-by turbolift, As the doors closed Kyle looked up thru the crack in the door as it slid shut and thought he saw something enter the CSO office. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca – outside COUNS' Office – TAC/SC – Lt. William Bush - 1350) "I was sitting in my office going over the crew files when I heard the chime. Answered it, and then looked up and there was a child standing there. She had brown hair and grey eyes and said that her Mum told her to come and bring me a plant, that it was from my home world, and very rare. She said her Mum had seen me when I went to get stuff to plant the clippings I brought from my garden on Earth in. Then she put down the plant and left, and I went back to the crew files. It wasn't till a few minutes later that I realized that there weren't any children on board the Boudicca, so I checked with the computer. The computer confirmed it. That's when I called you." As the doctor finished William began to raise an eyebrow. It was a strange situation and at the front of his mind it had run through his mind that maybe the counselor might require counseling. "So what do you think, Lt? Am I just being silly?" As she stared at him William kept a straight face not allowing his emotion to betray his thoughts. Looking around the room William looked for any signs of narcotics or alcohol. It was not a pleasant thing to do but it was an obvious place to start from. At the end of the day a mysterious girl was not an every day occurrence. “I have no idea what to think to be honest Doctor,” Pausing William chose his words carefully. “Have you been under a lot of stress recently?” William looked the woman dead in the eyes; it was not a present question however he had to rule down all possibilities before going hunting for a phantom girl. (Reply Alizara) “I meant it as no insult Doctor, however I do have to enquire to attempt to piece together events. Do you have any recording equipment in this room that might have been active?” (Reply Alizara) “Right, what im going to do now is to check the sensor logs and get a science team down here to run scans and check the area,” William stated smiling in a attempt to relax the Doctor. (Reply Alizara) Turning his back on the doctor William tapped his com badge to contact science first. “Lieutenant Bush to Ensign Rin, Ensign I need a science team to the counseling office to conduct scans. A young girl was supposed to have passed through the area, I need scans confirming she was there and also a check for any partials residual from a cloak or transporter,” (Reply Rin) “Immediately if possible Ensign, the event occurred recently so it would be most prudent to take action as soon as possible,” (Reply Rin) NRPG add more iyw RPG Turning back to the doctor William smiled at her and then was about to speak when the yellow alert klaxon clicked into action. Looking over at the Doctor William let his shock show. Maybe the Doctor was not crazy. Tapping his com badge he chimed through to his assistant. “Skylynx, report!” William ordered, he knew that in a yellow alert situation it was no doubt the ensign would be on the bridge and at the station. (Reply Skylynx) “Have you dispatched teams?” (Reply Skylynx) “What are the internal sensors showing?” (Reply Skylynx) “Right have a team hook up with me, im at the councilors office. Can you also remain on the bridge and coordinate the security teams?” (Reply Skylynx) Turning back to the doctor William spoke once more. “Doctor Alizara, since you were the first person to encounter the ‘child’ would you accompany me?” (Reply Alizara) Smiling William exited the office where two security guards were standing side arms holstered carrying rifles. Grinning William signaled for them to move closer. “Right, I want teams to sweep inwards we need to secure this ‘girl’ I want all personnel secured in quarters. Also from what I have been able to piece together our FO and 2O are running about make sure you don’t shoot them!” William stated winking. “Doctor what does this girl look like?” (Reply Alizara) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca – outside COUNS' Office - COUNS – Dr. Domini Alizara - 1350) =^=Lieutenant, I will come to you immediately, =^= Domini nodded and tapped her comm badge waiting impatiently for the security officer to come. A few minutes later, the Officer walked out of the turbolift. Domini recognized him as William, one of the first people that she had gotten to know in her travels around the ship. “Counselor, how may I assist you?” Domini explained as succinctly as she could, concluding with "I was born and raised on Betazed, Lt. Bush, and I would say that I'm pretty familiar with the foliage of that planet. But I've never seen this kind of plant before, and most importantly the computer says that there are no children on board." “Right, tell me what exactly happened?” Domini sighed. Security men were like Engineers. They all thought logically. "I was sitting in my office going over the crew files when I heard the chime. I answered it, and then looked up and there was a child standing there. She had brown hair and grey eyes and said that her Mum told her to come and bring me a plant, that it was from my home world, and very rare. She said her Mum had seen me when i went to get stuff to plant the clippings i brought from my garden on Earth in. Then she put down the plant and left, and I went back to the crew files. It wasn't till a few minutes later that I realized that there weren't any children on board the Boudicca, so I checked with the computer. The computer confirmed it. That's when I called you." Domini finished, taking a deep breath. "So what do you think, Lt? Am I just being silly?" She asked, folding her arms over her chest and staring at him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca – Security Office - TAC/SC – Lt William Bush - 1350) William lent back in his chair, despite the Captain’s warnings there was no real danger that could be ascertained. His assistant was dealing with all the affairs of the department and for the first time since arriving on the Boudicca William had a chance to relax. As he wondered into a dream state whilst looking at the pad he was attempting to read the com link sprang into action. =^=Counselor Alizara to security. Lt, a child just brought me a plant, to my office, as a gift from her mother. But the computer says that there are no children on board the Boudicca, and the computer has no record of anyone matching her description. Could you please come to my officer and reassure me that I’m just being silly? =^= William raised an eyebrow and paused. “Lieutenant, I will come to you immediately,” William laid the pad he was reading on to the desk and stood up. (Reply Alizara iyw) William began to walk out of his office when he paused and moved over to the weapons cabinet. Pushing his thumb onto the scanner the light glew green, Will reached and unhooked a phaser. Placing it in the back of his trousers William walked down to the doctor’s location. (USS Boudicca - Counselor’s Office – TAC/SC – Lt William Bush – 13:55) William walked out of the turbolift and walked slowly down to the counselor’s office, he had to admit he had never really got to know the crew of this vessel. However the Doctor had been one of the first members of the crew that he had encountered. If she was worried about something it was worthwhile considering. As the door opened William entered the room and saw the doctor raising an eyebrow he spoke. “Counselor, how may I assist you?” (Reply Alizara) “Right, tell me what exactly happened?” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca, Counselor’s Office, COUNS Dr. Domini Alizara, 1350) Domini sat in her office, reviewing the crew files, looking for anything a little strange or unusual. She was supposed to find abnormalities, things that weren't quite right, in other words - she was looking for potential spies. ~I hate doing this.~ She spoke, leaning back and rubbing her dark brown eyes. She heard a chime and said, "Come." without looking up to see who it was. It was no one she had seen before. "Hi." She spoke quietly, afraid to scare the child. "Hi. I'm Liza. Mum told me to come and bring this to you." Liza spoke holding out a plant to Domini. "Mum's the botanist, and she saw you getting some supplies and thought you might like this." The little brown haired girl spoke, almost as if reciting a speech. "Mum said it was from your planet, and pretty rare." And with that the little girl skipped off after putting the plant down. Domini hadn't a chance to put a word in edgewise. She picked up the very pretty plant and put it on the corner of her desk, before inquiring after who exactly the child was. The computer had no record of her, and the chief botanist aboard was a guy, but Domini just shook her head, thinking that it was another case of the personnel changes being ahead of the computer. She shook her head again and returned to the personnel files when something finally clicked in her head. The child didn't really look like a child. She got up and left her office, and then called security. "Counselor Alizara to security. Lt, a child just brought me a plant, to my office, as a gift from her mother. But the computer says that there are no children on board the Boudicca, and the computer has no record of anyone matching her description. Could you please come to my officer and reassure me that i'm just being silly?" She asked, hopefully. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Outside/Inside Couns Office - ACSO Rin - 1355) Shaking it off he figured he needed some rest and was working a little too hard, about the same time the doors slid open and Kyle stepped out he walked up to Lt. Bush who was standing outside the Counselors office. "What's the situation sir?" he asked as he flashed a quick smile to Domini. (reply bush) "If Counselor Domini could take a seat in her office when this happened. So the scan field might react to residue left on her." (reply bush) "All due respect sir, if you could sit where you were also." (reply bush) With that said Kyle entered the Counselor's office and set his kit down onto a near-by table, reaching in he pulled out a small tripod-like device and set it near the kit with a small push of a button the device came to life and began to flash a moorse-code like pattern with a green light. Reaching to his belt he pulled out his tricorder and began to take a few scans as he began to speak. "I'm getting a reading of high particle emissions, they appear to have a cloak signature residue to them but it doesn't seem to be coming from the ship's cloak field. It's as fit a cloak field was warped to generate this girl you saw." (reply Will / Domini) "I highly doubt such a field would come from any near-by ship considering it would cause the ship to appear it would drain the cloak inducer field and unmask the ship. However if it was ran thru a poly-phasic inducer something like a sensor buffer it would drain the buffer but not discharge the cloak." (reply any) "Correct sir, the ship would remain cloaked and the image of for example the girl would be stable enough to broadcast a signal." Kyle paused and nodded to the Lieutenant's next statement. (reply bush) "Shields would infact distort the image but the broadcast would continue. This might even give off the location of such broadcast. I suggest calling a meeting in the observation room." Kyle tapped his com badge. =^= Rin to bridge =^= (reply any) =^= Sir, we may have a ship near-by i suggest raising shields someone may be trying to broadcast a signal to the Boudicca thru a cloak field =^= (reply any) =^= Rin out =^= As the shields were raised there was a sudden spike on Kyle's tricorder, he punched a few buttons and gave a smile. "Counselor, the good news what you saw was indeed a signal from a cloaking device. The bad news the signal is federation." Kyle sank slowly to a chair behind him and closed his tricorder, the tripod device continued to flash on the table Kyle closed his eyes and listened for any reply from the Lieutenant or Counselor. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca, Sickbay CMO's Office, 2O/CMO, Lt. Cmdr Kestra Troi, 1402) As Kestra and Grailik were still discussing things about the ship and personnel the doors suddenly opened to her office and a small girl walked in, catching both her and Grailik a little by surprise. "My mum sent me to bring these to you." the little girl said handing to Kestra the plant that she had left on the Nimitz that her daughter had taken care of for so long. "Mum said that you would like this too." She also handed Kestra a picture drawn by her daughter signed by Trish. Kestra could not believe her eyes as those things she had made sure was left with the kids back on Betazed with her mother. She then watched the little girl turn to Grailik not being able to react it seemed that everything around her but the girl was moving in slow motion. "And to you" the little girl said turning to Grailik. "I bring you this, a gift of me and my Mum." She handed to Grailik a seashell - one from the El Aurian home world. "Mum said that you couldn't go home again." The little girl looked up at Grailik then left sickbay and time seemed to return to normal. Kestra watched and knew from his look, not needing to use her telepathic ability, while Grailik looked as the sea shell for a second, that he knew immediately what the seashell was and where it had come from, before jumping up out of his seat and slapping his comm-badge. "Grailik to Bridge. Yellow Alert. Possible intruder. Seal off Deck 7!" Grailik said, quickly moving after the little 'girl'. He looked back at Kestra. "There aren't any children on the Boudicca. That was NO girl." Grailik moved out into the hallway as the yellow alert sirens started to sound. Kestra had ran out behind him and looked both ways to see no little girl. "I will go this way, you go that way" She said as she started down the hallway that she had indicated to him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - bridge - OPS Lt. Schafio - 1403) Yalta had fun during that improvised meeting at Ten Forward, they had time to talk and start to know one another but then came the time to go back to work. For now, everything went alright, the system were responding well right up to 1400. Something was off, but for now she couldn't put her finger on it. There was tiny energy fluctuations but she attributed this to the system shake down, they needed to see the bugs and fast until a peculiar message came through. =^=Grailik to Bridge. Yellow Alert. Possible intruder. Seal off Deck 7!=^= Sevant's head snapped up, "Intruder Alert, Condition Yellow. Security to Deck Seven, Seal off Deck seven!" he snapped. "Sealling deck 7 now Sir! Security is on it's way there." (reply: Security) Yalta kept track of what was going on, sending information useful to department heads has they came. When she heard that the order of raising the shield that is when her heart started to pound but she kept her calm and her eyes on what her console was saying. "Security says that they have started there search, the internal sensor are not detecting anything. I read tiny energy fluctuations in certain sector of this ship, where the sighting were reported but right now, nothing." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Bridge - Capt Sevant - 1403) =^=Grailik to Bridge. Yellow Alert. Possible intruder. Seal off Deck 7!=^= Sevant's head snapped up, "Intruder Alert, Condition Yellow. Security to Deck Seven, Seal off Deck seven!" he snapped. (reply: Ops, Security) He tapped his fingers together, then tapped his badge, "Bridge to Grailik, report." he said, in a far more calm tone. (reply: Grailik) Sevant folded his hands together again, eager to actually be moving, rather then sitting on the bridge. He had been a security officer most of his career, and even if he felt comfortable here in the Command Chair, he ached to be defending the ship. There was a balance to that which kept him in place, he *was* doing his part in protecting the ship from here on the bridge. =^= Rin to bridge =^= "Bridge here," Sevant replied, immediately. =^= Sir, we may have a ship near-by I suggest raising shields someone may be trying to broadcast a signal to the Boudicca through a cloak field =^= Now THAT caught Sevants attention. He quirked his head, then half turned to the Tactical console. "Shields up," He turned back to the front, "Adjust speed and power consumption to maintain cloak integrity." he continued. (reply: Tactical, Operations, Conn) He frowned, ever so slightly, "Find them, if they are there, Doctor; and keep me informed." he finished. =^= Rin out =^= Sevant put the PADD to the side, events were starting to irritate him, he didn't believe in coincidence. If they were being shadowed, then events had just taken a nasty turn for the worst. It reminded him of the first trip of Boudicca, so much so it almost scared him. The Boudicca had originally launched under much the same conditions, and saboteurs had dogged her every step for far to long. Kaneshiro and Sevant had spent far to much time sifting through the crew to find those to blame, it had nearly turned into a witch-hunt. Sevant could see the beginnings of that same kind of paranoia here, now that the stakes were so much higher. He leaned back, and waited. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - bridge - Capt Sevant - 1404) "Security says that they have started there search, the internal sensor are not detecting anything. I read tiny energy fluctuations in certain sector of this ship, where the sighting were reported but right now, nothing." "Very well." Sevant replied. He tapped his fingers for a few moments, then tapped his badge. "Bridge to Grailik, report." =^=Something appearing to be a small human girl entered the CMO's office and graced myself and Lt. Commander Troi with 'gifts'. My gift was a sea shell from my home world, as impossible as that sounds.=^= (Reply Sevant) Sevant groaned inwardly. "A 'Q'?" he mused for a moment. "Very well, keep me informed." (reply: Grailik, if desired) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Bridge- ATAC/ASC Ensign Ryko Skylynx-1405) Ryko was busy on the bridge attending to intruder alert problems, when his commbadge suddenly chimed. =^= Rin to bridge =^= Ryko tapped his badge. "Skylynx here, what is it Doctor?" =^= Sir, we may have a ship near-by i suggest raising shields someone may be trying to broadcast a signal to the Boudicca thru a cloak field =^= "Shields have already been raised, Doctor. But I will see what I can do," Ryko said. =^= Rin out =^= Ryko went back to his readings and assigned security teams to deck seven. He also powered weapons in advance, and listened for his orders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - bridge - Sevant - 1410) "Captain Sevant, there's a glitch in the memory core. I have to take a look right away, it might solve a few things." Sevant, his hands steepled with his arms resting on the chair's armrests, nodded quietly. "Quickly." he said, tonelessly. "I will, Riko, can you come with me!" "Sure," said Ryko, returning the smile. He logged himself off the tactical console and followed Yalta."Where are we going?" "We are going into the belly of the beast... that's all." Sevant watched the alternate Operations officer take the Console without a word. He turned in the chair as the TAC/ASC and Ops left the bridge, and looked at the Alternate Security Officer. "Have all security teams report in," he ordered. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - bridge - OPS Lt. Schafio - 1410) Yalta was searching and making diagnostic to all the sensors on board, there was nothing, literally nothing at all. Then, has she made a diagnostic of the computer core, something was wrong went it said that it was working perfectly. She tested it, making it believe that there was an energy surge in one circuit, but it didn't solve it by rerouting to alternate circuit. “Captain Sevant, there's a glitch in the memory core. I have to take a look right away, it might solve a few things.” (Reply from Sevant) “I will, Riko, can you come with me!” She smiled. (Reply from Riko) “We are going into the belly of the beast... that's all.” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - bridge - ATAC Ryko Skylynx- 1410) Ryko was tracking the anomalies in the sensors that were routing through the ship when Yalta confirmed what he'd been thinking at the time. "Captain Sevant, there's a glitch in the memory core. I have to take a look right away, it might solve a few things." (Reply from Sevant) "I will, Ryko, can you come with me?" She smiled. "Sure," said Ryko, returning the smile. He logged himself off the tactical console and followed Yalta."Where are we going?" "We are going into the belly of the beast... that's all." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Engineering - Ensign Saim Enaj - 1411) While Saim was looking at a diagnostic screen she suddenly saw a massive spike of energy in the computer core. Saim tried to play it back to find out some more about it but now the computer was telling her that the energy spike had never happened. -^- Bridge. Ensign Saim Enaj here. I just picked up a massive energy spike in the computer core but now the computer is saying it never happened. -^- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - bridge - Capt Sevant - 1414) Sevant was a trained security Chief, he had been so for many years, and his first reaction at seeing a figure appear right in front of him, was to jump to his feet. He nearly jumped to the side as well, but paused when she didn't appear threatening. "Intruder Alert, Bridge!" he barked immediately, however. She didn't appear to react to his words however, instead she said, "I have come to bring you a gift, Captain. It is a gift from me, and not from my Mum." The Tactical officer took a shot at her from behind him, but the phaser just -stopped- before it hit her. He brought up his hand in a cutting motion, a silent order to the Security Officer to hold his fire. He studied the girl warily as her face suddenly melted into what looked like intense concentration. He brought his hand back up again, to tell the security officer to stand by, and made ready to jump. He wasn't taking any chances with this being who had proved more powerful then he liked, and was running along loose on his ship. What happened, however, was not anything like he had expected. Only in his wildest dreams... Or his wildest nightmares. Right in front of him, just off to the side, three bodies flashed into existence. Sevant looked at them, slack jawed, and completely ignored the little girl as she said something about them being a gift. Of all the cruel jokes that could possibly have been played on him, this was utterly the worst. His family, his wife and two children, were standing in front of him. The same wife and children that had been murdered in their sleep by a dirty faction within Starfleet. He closed his mouth slowly, and clutched it so tight his jaw started to ache, as another being flashed into existence beside the 'little girl'. "Captain." the being said. "We should talk." Another pause, as she looked at the girl. "Privately." Sevant looked back at the three again, they seemed to be aware of their surroundings now, no longer confused by being conjured out of thin air. His hands clenched into fists, as he alternated between extreme joy, crushing depression and righteous anger. "Captain, may I come with you?" The Counselor asked, as she stepped beside him. Sevant was utterly without words, and he couldn't rip his eyes away from the three women standing before him. They were so perfect, even his wife's belly bulged slightly, just as he remembered it, with the twins that she was to have borne. He shivered, and pointed at them. "Get my family... Them... Those things... Whatever they are, off my bridge." he rasped in a quiet cold voice, letting anger rule the moment. His family was dead, nothing could bring them back, at best they were facsimiles.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - bridge - the little girl - 1414) She didn't know why they were hunting her. She didn't like that they were hunting her. She really didn't like the fact that they thought she was bad, like the people they were fighting. She saw her mother standing there. It wasn't really her mother, because they didn't have gender, she was just a person who guided the young one. She was a mentor. But since they were encouraged to live among humans, and choose gender, and choose looks, she had chosen to be female, as had her mentor. "Mum, I don't understand." The little girl spoke, watching the scene. "I don't know why they don't like my gifts." She saw the Ops person go and look at the memory, and discover what they had to put there. Her mother winked out and reappeared, stunning the Ops person as she was going to kill the baby. The little girl shook her head, and without anyone knowing it appeared in front of the Captain. She stood there on the bridge as everyone stared at her. "I have come to bring you a gift, Captain." She spoke sincerely. "It is a gift from me, and not from my Mum." She concentrated on the space next to her. Sweat broke out on the girls face as a phaser beam bounced off of her personal shield. She ignored it for the moment, she would deal with that person later. She wanted to make the Captain happy. He was the saddest of all of them, and the reason he was so sad was because he had lost his wife and children to a bad man. The little girl could fix that, she could bring them back, but it was the hardest thing she had done, ever. She hoped that the gifts would be enough to distract the people so that the baby could be reborn in this universe. It was her mission to bring back the baby and restore the balance in the universe. Then she could grow up and go live among the humans. That was her secondary mission. She slumped as beside her three people were formed. They were not the same people, but the ones from his memory. She saw the Captain's stunned face, and said. "This is my gift to you, Captain. I've brought them back for you." She felt a ripple and turned to see her mentor. "Captain." Her mother spoke. "We should talk." And her mentor-mother frowned at the little girl, and the little girl began to cry. "Privately." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca, Corridors, 2O/CMO, Lt. Cmdr Kestra Troi, 1415) Kestra had started her search for the little girl on the opposite corridors than that of Grailik. She figured that by now, since the yellow alert started from deck seven, that this deck had been sealed off. That meant that if the little girl was actually here she would be somewhere in sickbay, the triage center, medical research center, or the storage area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca – Memory Core – Yalta - 1416) “I don't know, my reading were funny. I just know that something is going on. Go that way, see if there's anything abnormal. I will go that way and check the core.' (Reply from Riko) As Yalta and Riko separated but were at hear shot she started to investigate. Yalta sat down at a console, the only one in the room. She saw the security officer going up the ladder to see the other level. He disappear from her sight and she went to work. She went through the first level of diagnostic, there was nothing, then the second, which revealed something. There was on unknown object, about 4 meters long, 2 meters high under the belly of the ship. Suddenly, the little girl was beside her. “It's too soon!” She said Yalta was totally surprised by this child and suddenly a sort of energy beam hit her hard on her chesh. She barely had time to say. “NO!” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - bridge - Capt Sevant - 1416) The little girl looked up at her Mum and burst into tears. "You don't like my gifts?" She asked of Sevant. The Captain ground his jaw, "Remove them... NOW." he repeated. "Caladryll..." his 'wife' began. Sevant cut her off with a motion, and in a more leaden tone said "You are not Victoria, whatever you are, you are not my wife." The mentor looked over to the Captain. "I can't do that. Only she can. And they are as real as your memory of them, Caladryll Sevant." The mentor said. "No!" he said savagely, "They are dead, and I will not have their memory stained by a child that doesn't know the difference!" he looked at the 'child', "Remove them." The little girl looked down at her feet. "I can try." She broke into tears as the figures shimmered and melted, and finally disappeared. Then she threw her arms around Caladryll leg and wept into it. Sevant let his own breath escape, in dismay and relief at the same time, as the figures disappeared. He hadn't been paying attention to the girl, but his attention was rapidly brought back to her as he felt her wrap herself around his leg. He looked down at her for a few moments, then at the counselor with a cocked eyebrow. "Some help would be appreciated," he said, still rattled enough not to care if he made the girl even more 'sad'. He could only take so many large-scale shocks at one time. The Mother held out her hand and said "Let me" And suddenly the little girl was in her arms. "Your office, Captain?" She asked, picking up the little girl effortlessly. Sevant took a breath, and said a quick mantra to calm his nerves... a mantra that failed miserably. "Very well." he said louder, "First Officer to the Ready room." (reply: Grailik, any) He gestured to the ready room, and immediately walked into it. He slowly walked around his desk, and sat down in the chair. The mother nodded and they went into the ready room. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca – Memory Core – OPS Lt. Schafio - 1418) Suddenly, the little girl was beside her. “It's too soon!” She said Yalta was totally surprised by this child and suddenly a sort of energy beam hit her hard on her chesh. She barely had time to say. “NO!” Yalta barely had time to take her phaser when that energy beam hit her on the chest. The impact was strong enough that it pushed her against the wall and she fell on the floor. Everything went blank, she could barely hear anything, not even Ensign Skylynx. "Yalta, are you okay?" he yelled. No answer. Ryko cautiously stepped down the ladder, his senses heightened. He rounded the corner and there she was, unconscious. "Oh, shit." Ryko said. He looked around. There was no one in sight. "Skylynx to sickbay, medical emergency in memory core level one." (reply any in sickbay) "Bad. Very bad. Some sort of energy blast went off and I found Lt Schafio here, by herself. Get down here now." Ryko moved over to examine her and see how bad she was hurt. "Yalta, are you okay?" He said. Yalta heard a voice much more close this time, she open her eyes but the pain was sharp and mind numbing. She close them again, an attempt to shot the pain out of her mind. “It hurt, I don't think I can stay conscious... There.... is.” It was just too much, and she let go, loosing consciousness. "Medical teams are on the way. Just hang in there." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca – Memory Core – ATAC Ensign Ryko Skylynx - 1418) "It hurt, I don't think I can stay conscious... There.... is." It was just too much, and she let go, loosing consciousness. "Medical teams are on the way. Just hang in there."Ryko said. He looked around for any signs of life but found none. There was no evidence of an explosion. Ryko had been skeptical about the visits from a "Little girl" on board, but now he wasn't so sure. "Yalta, you'll be okay, I promise," Ryko said. He had had enough of waiting for medical teams. "Come on, lets get you to sickbay." He picked her up and headed back to the turbolift. The narrow corridor provided a challenge in maneuvering but Ryko eventually made it to the turbolift. He entered. "Sickbay," He said, and the turbolift shot off towards its destination. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - bridge - Capt Sevant / Cmdr Grailik / Couns Winters / The Entities - 1420) The mother walked over to the window after setting the little girl down on the couch. She looked out at the stars. "I don't know if you have heard of us before. We are called the Doud, and we are a race that believes in harmony and peace. We are not unlike the Q, who you might have heard of. The Q however, are immortal, and we are not." She crossed her arms. "The little girl, her name is Liyassa, and I, I am called Jaelle - we were sent by the Council to ... bring forth a very special mission." She took a deep breath before continuing. "When a young Doud is brought into existence, they are often assigned a mentor. Liyassa is my.. protégé and she is a very young Doud, about equal to six of your earth years. Young Doud are given missions with their mentors to learn and grow into their power. This is Liyassa's first mission." And then she turned around. "She did not mean to bring you harm, Captain. She, like so many of our kind, can not bear the sight of someone sad. So while we were carrying out our mission, she decided to make people happy. As this was an acceptable distraction, I agreed. I did not know that she would summon your family from your memories, Caladryll Sevant, and if I had I would have told her no." Sevant said little, just waited for her to continue. "You should of known," Grailik said casually, looking directly at the one calling it's self Jaelle, "if you know anything of our kind, how we would react to a strange being running lose on the ship. It was obvious that she was no mere human child as she appeared, yet you admit to allowing her to run lose on the ship with out supervision." Grailik looked at Sevant as he finished speaking. Jaelle looked down. "I have not spent much time around your people, Old One. I have observed, one called Nimitz, and there are children, she would have blended right in. But there are no children here, even though there are supposed to be. And gift giving is part of your culture. Isn't it?" She asked. "It is a way to make those who are not happy be so again. That was all that she intended, Old One." Sevant did nothing more then fold his hands together and continued to watch. Jaelle continued. "There are strings in space, that you might have heard of, your beings call them subspace strings. They often become tangled together, and they are kept apart by a number of things, one of which was a species that my people call the Yirrow. They are similar to old earth whales, except that their sea is space and instead of plankton and such, they feed on the things that attract these strings together. The last of them was killed and there have been holes developing in space because of the strings tangling up. Liyassa and I are bringing forth two of the 'babies' from an alternate time line. In order to do so, they are in a pod right under your engines, feeding off of the bi-products of your engines. Liyassa and I are accelerating their growth. They will be fully formed in another day and then we will depart your ship." Sevant's eyes narrowed, and for the first time in this conversation he opened his mouth to speak. "So you are draining my ship and leaving me open to my enemies." "That explains the odd readings we've been getting on and off as well," Grailik added, his voice calm and un-threatening "Captain, I am not an agent of your rival, nor am I a saboteur -- And I think that we are all on the same side." Jaelle finished. "I will answer the questions that I can, but I am not a scientist, Captain. I am a nurturer." Liyassa then looked up at Grailik. "Why are you still sad, old one?" She asked, using the honorary that the Doud used For the El-Aurian. "Didn't my sea shell make you happy?" "No," Grailik admitted honestly, "it served only to remind me of how much I have lost and can never regain. My wife loved the sea. She collected sea shells. Your gift only reminds me of her loss, young one. Your intentions may have been good, but your methods were questionable." he thought for a moment. "but in your memory your wife is happy. would you like her back?" Liyassa asked. Jaelle turned to glare at her charge, and would intercede if need be. This was a lesson the young one had to learn, about people and loss, and how things with good intentions sometimes turned out wrong. "No," Sevant said, superseding his First Officer. "To us, when our loved ones are gone, then nothing can bring them back. At best, what you do is create a facsimile of them, no more real then a holographic projection... But much more painful for all that they are fake. Such creations do not make us happy, they serve to remind us just what we have lost. That is, not... An alternative for us." Sevant looked up at Grailik, seeing what he wanted to add. At this moment in time, he was far from eloquent, he was working to hard from removing the image of his family from his mind. Grailik nodded agreeing with Sevant. He looked at the sea shell still in his hand and thought of his long dead wife and family. The little girl looked down at her hands. "But they are real. The memories are real, so aren't the people in them real too? Aren't computers just mechanical? These live, and they are the same as the ones in your memory. I do not understand." She sighed. "As good a lesson as this is for the young one to learn, Sevant, I need to know your intentions regarding those in the pod underneath your ship. I will not let you harm them." Jaelle said, turning back to Sevant and frowning. "It would have been better had you not discovered them and remained chasing after the young one." Sevant choose to ignore the girl, and turned his gaze on the 'adult'. "You don't leave me much choice, now do you?" he all but growled, in any tone but pleased. "I've no weapon to fight you, and you have just stated I can't harm them. So let me return a counter, when do you plan on getting them off my ship? And do you plan on helping me, if I get into trouble because of our new little pets... Your charges?" Jaelle looked at her hands. "They should not hurt your ship, they are only feeding off the bi-products." She said, defensively, avoiding the question. "We do not fight. We are a peaceful race." "Then you had better start musing over the idea of loosing them, we are most likely going into combat." Sevant replied. His eyes narrowed dangerously, "or do you propose to keep us in place, away from a danger zone." Jaelle frowned. "You are headed to a danger zone in the next day?" She asked. "It will only be a day before they are fully grown. By this time tomorrow both my charges and myself will be long gone." Jaelle sighed. "Who do you plan to fight with?" She asked, nervous for the first time. Sevant looked on grimly, "No one, if I can help it. Odds are, my own." he said, somewhat cryptically. "We are a rear guard, with a half-ready ship, guarding against our own forces. I can't tell you when we would fall into combat, none of us knows, That's why we are the rear-guard." He leaned forward in the chair, "So it could be ten minutes from now, perhaps never. But more then just your precious...whatever they are's... Rest on our shoulders. You picked a very bad spawning ground." "It is doubtful we will encounter any hostiles for at least another couple days," Grailik interjected, "But like Captain Sevant has said, there are no guarantees. I think it would be best, if your self and the Young One keep a very low profile for the remainder of your stay." He looked at the child. "That means no more 'gifts' for any one on board. ANY ONE." He knelt down on one knee, and motioned Liyassa over. He took her hand and held it in his own and looked her in the eye. "We appreciate what you are trying to do with your gifts, Young One. We really do. But you must learn that reminding people of what they have lost will not bring happiness. Only pain. The future, the hope of good one, brings happiness. We cherish our memories of the past, but they do not bring us happiness. Only the promise of a bright tomorrow." He winked and smiled. "You will learn. I know you will, but for now, I want you to promise me: No more gifts for the remainder of your stay. Promise?" Sevant stood, as Grailik and the girl were talking. "I expect you to keep a weather-eye on her, if you are not going to be leaving. I want no more surprises." With that, he turned on his heel and strode out onto the bridge. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Sick Bay - Nurse Lieutenant Fala - 1420) Nurse Fala had just finished a physical of one of the marines when He heard the comm go off. =/\=Skylynx to sick bay, medical emergency in memory core level one=/\= Tapping her combadge, "Nurse Fala here, can you tell me how bad and the nature of the emergency?" She replied as she quickly finished putting away stuff around the last physical. =/\=Bad, Very Bad. Some sort of energy blast went off and I found Lt. Schafio here, by herself. Get down here now.=/\= "Take it easy Ensign we are on our way" She replied as she gathered up her stuff. "Quickly people gather our EMT bags and lets get going." She yelled as she was heading out the door. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - bridge - COUNS Dr. Domini Alizara - 1420) Domini arrived on the bridge just before the little girl did. She saw the phaser beam fire from the security officer and launched herself across the deck tackling the security officer a few seconds too late. Domini looked aghast at what she had done without realizing it. "I'm sorry!" She spoke, then looked up as the little girl made people appear. She felt the shock from the Captain then gasped as another person appeared behind the little girl, putting two hands on her shoulders. Domini stared in shock, it was her, except that this woman had black hair instead of blond, and blue eyes instead of brown. "Captain, I think we should talk....in private." The woman spoke, glaring at the little girl who broke into tears. "Captain, may I come with you?" Domini asked. She was nervous, she didn't know who this woman was that the little girl had conjured, except that there was a great look of love in her eyes. She was obviously pregnant, and held the hand of a little girl on each side of her. Domini walked down the ramp and stood next to the Captain, waiting his response. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca, Medical Research Center, 2O/CMO Lt. Cmdr Kestra Troi, 1420) Kestra slowly entered the MRC and as the lights came on, she looked quickly around to the areas that she could see from the door. ~It would seem that if she was a real girl, the lights would have come on as she entered as they did with me.~ Kestra thought as she slowly went from structure to structure to keep herself as hidden as she could just in case. It seemed that as she went from section to section that she should be able to sense if someone was in the room, but, she could not. As far as it seemed, she was the only one in the MRC and she got bolder as she went to finally she was not even being cautious. As she finally arrived back at the door having made a complete check of the section, she decided that she would contact Grailik to see if he had found anything and to tell him that she had not. "Troi to Commander Grailik, Sir, I have searched the MRC and have not found the child as of yet. I am moving on to the storage area, have you found anything?" (Reply Grailik, any) "Aye sir, I have not sensed anything of the child, but, I will continue to storage and then back to sickbay. Troi out." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - outside turbolift - Nurse Lt. Fala - 1425) Fala and the medical team had gotten all the required EMT equipment that they was to bring then ran out of sickbay to the turbolift. As they arrived the doors to the turbolift opened and there, standing in the lift, was Ensign Skylynx carrying Lt. Schafio. "Ensign put her here on the floor. Greg run and get a gurney to carry her on." she told them. (Reply Skylynx, any) "what happened Ensign?" She asked as she started her examination of the Lieutenant. (Reply Skylynx, any) "Ok well it does not appear to be anything life threatening, but, I do believe she is in a lot of pain. We will have to get her to sickbay." She replied after running her medical tricorder over her. She looked back toward sickbay and saw that Greg was coming back with the mobile bed. "Ok people lets get her on the bed and into sickbay." She told them as Greg arrived. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Turbolift-outsidesickbay-ensign Ryko Skylynx- 1425) Ryko looked up as the turbolift reached sickbay and its doors opened. Nurse Fala was already waiting. "Ensign put her here on the floor. Greg run and get a gurney to carry her on." she told them. "Sorry for bumping into you like this, but it looks bad." Ryko said breathing slightly heavier than usual. "what happened Ensign?" Fala asked as she started her examination of the Lieutenant. "I have no idea. I was scanning for anomalies on level two, then I heard her scream and there was an energy blast. It looks like she took a shot to the chest." Ryko said, wiping his brow. "Ok well it does not appear to be anything life threatening, but, I do believe she is in a lot of pain. We will have to get her to sickbay." She replied after running her medical tricorder over her. She looked back toward sickbay and saw that Greg was coming back with the mobile bed. "Ok people lets get her on the bed and into sickbay." She told them as Greg arrived. Ryko followed the med team into sickbay and stood by as they went to work. Ryko was all the time becoming more confused. What was this creature that was a so-called "little girl"? He didn't know. And at that moment in time, he didn't want to. He just wanted to make sure Yalta was okay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - sick bay - ATAC Ensign Ryko Skylynx- 1430) Ryko followed the nurse inside, all the time remaining steadfastly near Yalta. "Ensign if you must stay, move over to the chairs over there to do so." She pointed to the chairs along the wall that would be considered the waiting room. "Nurse, I've just seen Yalta get attacked by god-knows what. If she comes to she'll want to see a familiar face. I was the only one with her when it happened, she'll be expecting to see me alright!" Ryko protested. "Ensign, unless you are her immediate family member, then, you have no reason to be here. So, I order you to go sit down or go back to work, now." Ryko looked past the nurse at the unconscious Lt Schafio. He grudgingly submitted to Fala's request and backed off. He made his way to the seats. He sat down and tried not to worry. He decided the best thing to do would be to inform Sevant of what had happened. "Skylynx to Sevant," Ryko said as he tapped his badge. (Reply Sevant) "There's been an incident in the memory core, sir. Lt Schafio is injured." (Reply Sevant) "I'm not sure sir. Something tells me it's got something to do with this...little girl we seem to encounter onboard. It looks like Yalta took an energy blast to the chest. She's in sickbay." (Reply Sevant) "I'm off duty for the next hour sir, I should be able to stay with her. Skylynx out." Lt Fala signaled that it was okay to approach. Ryko did so, and walked to Yalta's side. "Well, Lieutenant, you seemed to upset someone or was it touching the wrong thing?" Fala said to her as she was starting to wake up. "You are alright and the pain will subside in a few hours." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - sick bay - Nurse Lieutenant Fala - 1430) Fala rushed the Lieutenant into sickbay and got her on a bio bed where she could see exactly any damage that had been done to her. The ensign that had brought her down followed closely and seem to decide that he would do the Lieutenant best by being right by her side. Fala was not so inclined, "Ensign if you must stay, move over to the chairs over there to do so." She pointed to the chairs along the wall that would be considered the waiting room. (Reply Ryko) "Ensign, unless you are her immediate family member, then, you have no reason to be here. So, I order you to go sit down or go back to work, now." Fala replied to him and then turned to continue to work on the Lieutenant completely ignoring the ensign. As she watched the medical scan of the Lieutenants body she saw evidence of energy damage in the area of the face and chest. It had been of sufficient force to completely incapacitate her before any action could have been accomplished against the assailant. She reached over to pick up the epidermal knitter and began running it over the areas that had abrasions. It was slowly taking affect and soon the areas were just red spots. "Greg, hand me the hypo with the phaser anti-radiation agent" Fala asked him. After he handed her the hypo, she pressed it against the Lieutenant's neck and pressed the trigger. She waited a few moments for it to take affect then injected the Lieutenant with an agent that would wake her up and give her some pain relief. "Well, Lieutenant, you seemed to upset someone or was it touching the wrong thing?" Fala said to her as she was starting to wake up. "You are alright and the pain will subside in a few hours." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Bridge - Capt Sevant - 1431) =^=Skylynx to Sevant,=^= "Go ahead, Ensign." Sevant replied in a bland tone. =^=There's been an incident in the memory core, sir. Lt Schafio is injured.=^= "How?" he asked. =^=I'm not sure sir. Something tells me it's got something to do with this...little girl we seem to encounter onboard. It looks like Yalta took an energy blast to the chest. She's in sickbay.=^= "Stay with her, Ensign, and get her report when she is able." =^=I'm off duty for the next hour sir, I should be able to stay with her. Skylynx out.=^= Sevant folded his hands together over his knee, and looked at the time. "Stand down intruder alert, Maintain security patrols." (reply: any, if desired) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca, Storage Area, 2O/CMO Lt Cmdr Kestra Troi, 1435) This time when she entered the area for searching, she did not take the same stance as she had in the MRC. She did not figure to find anything and as such, she did not take the precautionary stance. As she stepped into Storage she was a bit startled as the lights had indeed been turned on. She started searching and was startled even more when she came around a corner to see a security guard coming at her. "Excuse me sir, are you Commander Troi?" the security crewman asked. "Yes I am, I was going to search this area for the little girl that seems to be running around the ship." She replied to him. "I have searched this area and have not found anything." He said then they started to leave the area. "I am going to return to sickbay as I have nothing left on the is deck to search and since security is on the job, I don't need to continue." She said as they walked together. "Troi to Commander Grailik, nothing in the Storage area, returning to Sickbay." She informed him. (Reply Grailik, any) "Aye sir" She replied just as he cut that connection. "Thanks for checking Storage for me Crewman." She said as she started away. "Not a problem sir." He said as he walked in the opposite direction. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca - Bridge - Capt Sevant - 1445) =^=Skylynx to Sevant,=^= "Sevant here," the Captain replied again. =^=Lt. Schafio has regained consciousness sir, but there's bad news. She says she was attacked by this..."little girl" we've been having visits from. She thinks that she has found some sort of vessel attached to the underside of the ship.=^= "It is being taken care of Ensign. Post guards around that area, and let no one close. All reports of 'the little girl' or anything like her come immediately to me." =^=Aye Sir, Skylynx out.=^= Sevant rubbed his eyes for a few moments, "Steady as she goes." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca – Sickbay – OPS Lt. Schafio – 1445) Yalta felt that she was moved but the sudden pain was too much for her. She heard voices that were distance, she didn't know what happen until the pain subsided. She started to awake and guessed by the lights that she was in Sickbay. How she got there, she didn't know but she was feeling better. She open her eyes and saw Ensign Ryko Skylynx beside her and. Lt Fala signaled that it was okay to approach. Ryko did so, and walked to Yalta's side. "Well, Lieutenant, you seemed to upset someone or was it touching the wrong thing?" Fala said to her as she was starting to wake up. "You are alright and the pain will subside in a few hours." “Thanks, I didn't expect to be hit like that. It's getting more manageable.” She then turn to Ryko, who seem relieved. “She came out of nowhere, but there was someone else with the child. A female figure, I barely saw her.” (Reply from Skylynx) “There's something I found, a ship I don't know. It's under the ship, it's not big. Tell the captain right now.” Yalta saw Lt. Fala looking at her which said, this conversation better stop and you need to rest. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.01 (USS Boudicca : Sickbay:Ensign Ryko Skylynx: 1445) "Thanks, I didn't expect to be hit like that. It's getting more manageable." Yalta turned to Ryko, who was admittedly relieved. "She came out of nowhere, but there was someone else with the child. A female figure, I barely saw her." "I didn't believe it at first, but I think all these "visits" we've been havng are real. But what the hell are they? Where did they come from?" "There's something I found, a ship, I don't know. It's under the ship, it's not big. Tell the captain right now." Lt. Fala looked at Yalta skeptically. Ryko hated doctors. They seemed to like nothing better than to tell people what they could and couldn't do. "Get some rest. I'll take care of it. I've already notified the captain of what happened." Ryko made sure Yalta was okay then headed out of sickbay and back to his office. "Too much has happened today. This'll take me ages to sift through." he said to himself as he sat at the desk. Ryko looked around the corner into the brig. The Ferengi was still there, tranquil as ever. Seeing nothing better to do, Ryko decided to let the captain know what had happened. "Skylynx to Sevant," Ryko said as he tapped his badge. (Reply Sevant) "Lt. Schafio has regained consciousness sir, but there's bad news. She says she was attacked by this..."little girl" we've been having visits from. She thinks that she has found some sort of vessel attached to the underside of the ship." (Reply Sevant) "Aye Sir," Ryko said, sighing. "Skylynx out." Ryko leaned back in his chair. It was going to be a long night. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mission Requiem, Day 2 Stardate: 2406.07.02 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - Outside Captain Sevant's Quarters - Semus Wolfguard - 0300) After clearance was received from the Boudicca, Seamus was transported aboard. As he stepped down from the platform, he handed over his PADD to the transporter chief. After a brief moment, "Welcome aboard the Boudicca." "Thank you," Seamus replied as he took the PADD. "How might I find the captain's quarters?" Seamus eventually found Captain Sevant's quarters despite his unfamiliarity with the ship layout. As he stood outside in the corridor, he began to feel anxiety seep into his bones. ~This is it.~ Seamus felt uncomfortable disturbing the CO at this time, but he was instructed to do such. He touched the door chime as he straightened his uniform. "Yes," a voice responded from the opposite side of the door. "Ensign Seamus Wolfgaard, reporting for duty, Sir. I was informed to report to you here," Seamus stated as he stood erect at attention. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - Outside Captain Sevant's Quarters - 0310) "Yes" Sevant said, his eyes still closed as he lay in bed with his arm over his face. =^=Ensign Seamus Wolfgaard, reporting for duty, Sir. I was informed to report to you here,=^= Sevant said nothing for a moment, he just rolled the blanket off and put his feet on the bare carpeted floor. He shook his head with weariness, "Computer, time." [The time is oh three ten hours.] That would explain why Sevant felt he had only gotten a couple hours of rest, that's all he *had* gotten. He looked down at himself, dressed just in Starfleet issue boxers and exorcize-style overshirt. He considered dressing up, but only for half a moment. The Ensign wouldn't be here for very long. "Come in," he finally said as he took and made his way out into the living room. The door opened, and in walked a face he had never seen before. "Report," Sevant said in a fairly normal tone of voice, lacking in any inflection as would be expected from a Vulcan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - Captain Sevant's Quarters - 0315) Seamus quickly looked about the dimly lit room as he entered. The captain stood in the living area of his quarters and it was apparent he had just been awakened. Seamus felt a tug in his stomach. ~I knew this was not a good time to meet the CO.~ "Report," the Vulcan captain stated, matter-of-factedly. Seamus snapped to attention as he replied, "Sir, my apologies for interrupting your sleep, but I was informed to report directly to you in your quarters. I'm Ensign Junior Grade, Seamus Wolfgaard, your new Assistant Operations Officer and Conn Officer. I am ready to assume my duties, Sir!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - Captain Sevant's Quarters - 0316) "Report," The officer snapped to attention. "Sir, my apologies for interrupting your sleep, but I was informed to report directly to you in your quarters. I'm Ensign Junior Grade, Seamus Wolfgaard, your new Assistant Operations Officer and Conn Officer. I am ready to assume my duties, Sir!" Sevant looked at him straight on for about fifteen seconds, not saying a word. Then, with a shake of his head he broke 'traditional' Vulcan behavior and rubbed his eyes. "Stand down, Ensign Wolfgaard, and take a seat." (reply: Seamus) Sevant walked over to the replicator and said, "Coffee." He had already programmed the system for his particular tastes, and a medium sized cup laced with lemon and sugar promptly came into existence. He took it, and immediately took a sip as he made his way to his oversized living room chair. He carefully sat down, and took another sip before setting the cup on the table. He looked at the ensign for a few more moments, before saying, "Orders?" He wanted to see the PADD with the ensigns orders, he hadn’t been expecting more crew right away. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - Captain Sevant's Quarters - 0325) The captain's eyes felt to Seamus as if they bored straight into his soul. Inwardly, he shook it off as anxiety. The silence was awkward. Captain Sevant shook his and rubbed his eyes. "Stand down, Ensign Wolfgaard, and take a seat." Seamus replied, "Aye, Sir." and took a few paces and sat down in the nearest chair. He held himself bolt-upright, with the PADD held tightly in his lap. Sevant walked over to the replicator and said, "Coffee." He turned from the console, after he had retrieved the beverage, and sat down in a large, and comfortable looking chair. After he took a sip from the cup, he placed it on the table. He looked at Seamus for bit. "Orders?" Seamus quickly handed over his PADD. His unease had yet to subside, and he tried to cover as best he could. He sat down almost immediately. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - Captain Sevant's Quarters - 0326) "Orders?" Sevant looked at the Ensign for a few more moments, then looked at the PADD. He took the cup again as he read through the orders, and noticed LoDona's chop on it. The Captain snorted lightly, then put the PADD on the table and looked up again. "Very well, you are our new Operations/Conn officer. Your direct department head is Lt Schafio, I will have you report to her at the start of Alpha shift." (reply: if desired) Sevant sat back in his chair, and wrapped his hands around the mug. "I'm going to give you the same words I gave everyone else at reporting, Ensign. I am a combat Captain, and this is a Ship of the Line, serving in the middle of what could become a full-blown civil war. We have been rushed out of refit, so we are breaking our backs to get the ship battle-worthy, while at the same time we are on a front to cover the retreat of our Squadron Headquarters. We are not in an ideal situation, does this bother you?" (reply: Seamus) Sevant nodded, "Very well. Find the quartermaster and your quarters, the day begins early. Report to the bridge at 0800, unless of course we fall under alert before then." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - Ensjg. Seamus Wolfgaard's quarters - 0352) "Very well, you are our new Operations/Conn officer. Your direct department head is Lt Schafio, I will have you report to her at the start of Alpha shift." the captain stated as he placed the PADD back on the table. "Aye, Sir. Alpha Shift...Lt. Schafio." Seamus responded. Sevant sat back in his chair, and wrapped his hands around the mug. "I'm going to give you the same words I gave everyone else at reporting, Ensign. I am a combat Captain, and this is a Ship of the Line, serving in the middle of what could become a full-blown civil war. We have been rushed out of refit, so we are breaking our backs to get the ship battle-worthy, while at the same time we are on a front to cover the retreat of our Squadron Headquarters. We are not in an ideal situation, does this bother you?" "Definitely not, Sir! I'm quite ready to serve this vessel to the utmost of my abilities!" Seamus declared as his mind spun scenarios to pique his anxiety. ~I'm ready, damnit!~ he told himself. The captain nodded, "Very well. Find the quartermaster and your quarters, the day begins early. Report to the bridge at 0800, unless of course we fall under alert before then." Seamus quickly stood to attention. "Aye, aye, Sir." He snapped an about-face and marched through the door as it opened on his approach. Within a short time, Seamus found the quartermaster and was directed to Deck Three. When he had found his quarters, he entered and stowed his gear. "Not too shabby," he said out loud as he looked about. He refreshed himself and readied for bed. "Computer, state current time and set a wakeup for me for 0730 hrs." [The current time is 0350 hrs.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca – Bridge – OPS Lt. Schafio – 0750) “Great... there's a lot of stuff, this ship was push into action so not all of it is ready for action. We are here to coordinate. Because of yesterday, we are a bit behind in the schedule. Did the Captain told you about what happen?” "All I've been told is that we are currently not in an 'ideal' situation, Sir. I hope I my arrival will be of help." Seamus answered. "Is there more I should be aware of?" “That we have a tone of work and we should be aware that we are in a critical situation and not alone. We have a lot of work and we have to rush to get to where we are suppose to be.We are late, so let's get to work. You will deal with sickbay, they need to be ready for anything, and I will deal with engineering. Take a seat Ensign Wolfgaard and get to work.” She look at him take a seat beside her and ask. “How did you find your quarters?” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca – Bridge – OPS Lt. Schafio – 0750) Yalta rested the rest of the day yesterday and now was declared fit for duty. She had walk on the bridge, there was everyone, quiet at there position, once and a while officer would go to another station, give padds. She smiled to Ensign Skylynx, she was rather happy to have the flare and taken him to the memory core. Maybe she wouldn't have help this fast if she had been alone. Less then 5 minutes later, a man arrive beside her. "Ensign Junior Grade, Seamus Wolfgaard reporting for duty. I was informed by Captain Sevant to report directly to Lt. Schafio." “Yes, I receive a message as well. You have arrived early this morning are you ready for work?” She smiled and finished her raktajino. (Reply from Wolfgaard) “Great... there's a lot of stuff, this ship was push into action so not all of it is ready for action. We are here to coordinate. Because of yesterday, we are a bit behind in the schedule. Did the Captain told you about what happen?” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - Ensjg. Seamus Wolfgaard - Main Bridge - 0755) The doors of the turbolift opened, and there before Seamus was the bridge of the Boudicca. It was abustle with activity. ~Looks like my kind of place.~ He looked around and noticed that there was an individual at the OPS station. He straightened himself, took a deep breath, and proceeded forward. Seamus stopped within a few paces of the officer. "Ensign Junior Grade, Seamus Wolfgaard reporting for duty. I was informed by Captain Sevant to report directly to Lt. Schafio." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - Sick Bay - 2O/CMO Lt.Cmdr Kestra Troi - 0800) It had been a late night for pretty much everyone on the ship, which, caused most to come back on duty a bit later than normal. Kestra had arrived back to sick bay, the previous afternoon, after looking for the 'little girl', as everyone called her, to find several security officers on duty. They had stayed there for the rest of their shift and a couple had relieved them, she noticed, by the time she headed out to her quarters. She had hoped to have dinner with Commander Grailik, but, with all that had happened, they had to postpone. Since she was going to be alone, she unpacked her belongings and found places for all her nick knacks before finally turning in for the night. When the computer finally gave her the wake up call, she had been up for a while. She had not slept well and had decided to finally just get up to get ready for work. She thought about what Commander Grailik had said to her before the incident with the 'little girl', had what he said been what she had done or was it just the power of the moment that got to her, then she rolled the thoughts on the 'little girl' in her mind, why did she come to them at that moment, what was it that she wanted or needed. She had heard that the 'little girl' had recreated Sevant's family, which, she knew did not set well with him. He had gone through so much after they were murdered to have someone arbitrarily just conjure them up. Then a woman, seemingly of the same place as the 'little girl', appeared and they went with Sevant into his ready room. No one had anything to say as to what happened after Sevant exited the room. There had evidently been no reason to call her, so, she had just continued her work in sick bay. She entered sick bay to see that nothing major had happened after she had left for the night. She walked over to her office to read the reports that she knew surely had accumulated during the night. "Computer, run reports that were submitted after I left." Kestra said as she walked over to the replicator for a cup of hot chocolate. As the computer ran down the headings the reports were submitted under, she noticed one that had involved Lt. Schafio. "Computer read report concerning Lt. Schafio." Kestra said as she sat down to listen. The report was comprehensive in the fact of what was suppose to have happened to her and how Nurse Fala had treated her. She could not see anything out of the ordinary as to what treatment was given, but, the Lt. had mentioned something about a ship being attached to the Boudicca. Kestra knew that any ship trying to attach itself to the Boudicca would not have gone unnoticed. As being a captain once in her career on the Nimitz, she knew that the ship just getting close would have set off every alarm. The Boudicca, being the type of ship it was, had been set up with more tracking and sensor systems than the Nimitz ever thought to have been. She reached for a PADD that was on her desk and downloaded the report she had just read. She had to find out just what it was that caused the Lt. to think that she saw the ship. She hoped that there was no mental trauma from her accident and if it was she would have to be returned to sick bay for further tests. There was another possibility and that would entail the services of Dr. Alizara, the ship's Counselor. Kestra added her comments and then returned her attention to the next reports. "Computer resume scanning reports." She instructed. The computer continued reading the subject of each report until it came to the end. [end of reports] it reported to her. "List message that came in over night." She replied to it. [Only one message] the computer informed her. "Put it on screen" She informed the computer as she turned to look at her console. Once it came on screen she noticed that it was just a message of a new crew member arriving during the night, an Ensign Seamus Wolfgaard, a new Operation Officer. She knew from instinct who his supervisor would be and decided to make sure they both were on duty. "Computer location of Lt. Schafio and Ensign Wolfgaard." She asked. [they are currently located on the bridge] was the reply from the computer. She then tapped her combadge, "Lt. Commander Troi to Lt. Schafio" she started. (Reply Schafio) "An Ensign Wolfgaard arrived on board over night. If at all possible I would like him to report to sick bay for a physical as soon as you can spare him." Kestra informed the Lieutenant. (Reply Schafio) "Thank you Lieutenant, I will be looking for him and will attend to him personally so he can get back on duty." She assured the Lieutenant. Kestra closed the connection and moved out into the main medical bay to prepare the are for testing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - Bridge - Ensjg. Wolfgaard/AOPS - 0805) Seamus glanced about. "I believe I am quite ready, Sir." "Great... there's a lot of stuff, this ship was pushed into action so not all of it is ready for action. We are here to coordinate. Because of yesterday, we are a bit behind in the schedule. Did the Captain tell you about what happened?" she explained as she set her drink down. "All I've been told is that we are currently not in an 'ideal' situation, Sir. I hope I my arrival will be of help." Seamus answered. "Is there more I should be aware of?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca – Bridge – OPS Lt. Schafio – 0830) Yalta and Wolfgaard manage a lot of work has they did some small talk. Work was being done and it wasn't easy cutting through red tap. It was a surprise to hear her name being called. =/\=Lt. Commander Troi to Lt. Schafio=/\= Yalta lift her eyebrows. “Lt. Schafio here, what can I do for you?” =/\=An Ensign Wolfgaard arrived on board over night. If at all possible I would like him to report to sick bay for a physical as soon as you can spare him.=/\= Kestra informed the Lieutenant. It dawn on her that she also had to report to sickbay, for a checkup after the incident. “He is beside me, and actually, I have to go back to sickbay for a checkup, nurse Fala's orders.” Yalta smiled. =/\=Thank you Lieutenant, I will be looking for him and will attend to him personally so he can get back on duty.=/\= She assured the Lieutenant. “Understood, Schafio out!” Yalta got up and look at the ensign. “We better get to it, the sooner it's over the faster we will get back to work.” (Reply from Wolfgaard) Yalta open the way and they left the bridge has replacements took over there consoles. It didn't took long for them to be outside sickbay and they walk in. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca – Sickbay – 0833) When she arrived, it was relatively quiet. A few nurses and also Kestra was there getting ready for Ensign Wolfgaard. They both walk toward the Doctor but Yalta was the one to engage the conversation. “We are here! With who you will start with?” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - Sick bay - 2O/CMO Lt. Cmdr Kestra Troi - 0835) Kestra, being helped by a few nurses, had just gotten done setting everything up for doing physicals. She looked over to the door, as she heard it open, to see Lt. Schafio and Ensign Wolfgaard arrive. They both walked straight up to her as if they were marching, which made her chuckle. They both stopped at the same time and the Lt. started talking. "We are here! With who you will start with?" the Lt. Asked "As I want to talk to you a bit and the Ensign would be a lot shorter, I think I will start with him. Also, he can return to work as long as there is nothing to find." Kestra replied to her, "Ensign if you please, climb onto the biobed." Kestra turned to the table next to the bed and picked up a hypo that she would use to take a sample of his blood. She had not waited to see if the ensign had complied with her instruction as she was accustomed to having them followed without a doubt. When she turned around she placed the hypo on his arm and removed the correct amount that she needed for the tests. She then looked up at the monitors to see what his temperature read and entered it on the PADD that she was placing all his information. "So, Ensign, is there anything I need to know that I can put in your medical file?" She asked him after reading the information on the PADD that she did have on him. (Reply Wolfgaard) "Hmm ok Ensign, sit up and take off your shirt." She instructed him and after he had taken the shirt off she started using the medical tricorder on him. Everything seemed to be coming through as normal. "Well ensign so far all the tests are registering normal. Now for the endurance test, let's get you on the treadmill." Kestra said as she walked over to the treadmill machine that she was going to use and waited for the ensign to comply. (Reply Wolfgaard) As they completed the endurance test and a few others, Kestra then announced that he was fit for duty and could return. She then turned to Lt Schafio, "Ok Lt. Let's go into my office as what I need to talk to you about is not for out in the main bay." She told her as she started to walk in direction of her office. "Nurse Fala, I will be in my office with the Lt. Don't bother us unless it is an emergency." Nurse Fala nodded her acknowledgement and Kestra knew she needed nothing else. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - CSO's Office - ACSO Kyle Rin - 0850) Placing his hands behind his head Kyle leaned back a little in the office chair while glancing at the current sensor data read-out. With a small smirk on his face he was relieved at the status of the power distribution for the sensor buffer. It looked at if that trilite had done the trick and stabilized the power flow regulator. Sitting up Kyle reached for his Green Tea and tapped his com badge to inform the Captain of the situation. =^= Rin to Capt. Sevant =^= (reply Sevant) =^= Sir, i am pleased to inform you that the sensor buffer's power flow regulator has been stabilized. I'm going to monitor it for a few upcoming hours and i will report back with any changes =^= (reply Sevant) =^= Will do, Rin out =^= Taking a sip of the tea and setting down the cup Kyle picked up a PADD and began to record the read-out on a 10 min interval. As he began to hum to himself he knew this was going to be a interesting day... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - Ready Room - Capt Sevant - 0851) =^= Rin to Capt. Sevant =^= Sevant put the PADD aside he had been reading, and picked up another. "Captain here." =^= Sir, I am pleased to inform you that the sensor buffer's power flow regulator has been stabilized. I'm going to monitor it for a few upcoming hours and I will report back with any changes =^= "Very good, keep me informed." =^= Will do, Rin out =^= Sevant listened to the channel click closed, and then allowed himself a very small quirk at the corner of his lips. She was being held together with bailing wire and prayers, but she was holding together. He put the PADD back down and leaned back in his chair. He glanced around the Ready Room, still bare of anything that might link it to him personally. It was functional, nothing more. Functional worked for Sevant however, he didn't need a lot of memories to cloud his judgment. He rubbed his chin for a moment and considered the PADDS in front of him. He had to get a yeoman, the paperwork was burying him. He would have to start interviewing them later, once the bulk of this rear-guard action was complete. Without another word he stood and walked around his desk. Half a dozen steps brought him through the Ready Room doors. One of the stand-by officers snapped to attention, "Captain on the Bridge." Sevant gave a nod to the relief officer and made his way to the command chair. A quick glance at his monitor told him they were on course and only slightly behind schedule after the events of the last day. That was a relief, at least, they could make up lost time as they went. "Steady as she goes," he said as he leaned back in the chair. (reply: any, if desired) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca – Sickbay, CMO office – OPS Lt. Schafio – 1000) Yalta had she relax on the biobed and let the nurse do some exams about where was her wound look at what was going on with Ensign Wolfgaard. The usual stuff but once it was over, the Doctor turn toward her and didn't expect this. "Ok Lt. Let's go into my office as what I need to talk to you about is not for out in the main bay." She told her as she started to walk in direction of her office. "Nurse Fala, I will be in my office with the Lt. Don't bother us unless it is an emergency." Nurse Fala nodded her acknowledgment and Kestra knew she needed nothing else. They both walked into her office and the Lt. shut the door behind her. "Please Lt. Have a seat over here." Kestra said as she walked over to the couch. Yalta sat wondering what was going on. Was there a bad news. “Is there anything wrong?” "Well, what this is about is that I have some concern as to what you have said earlier today." Kestra said as they both got comfortable on the couch. “What I said, I don't see where you are going.” She look at Kestra with surprise. "What I am told is that you said earlier before you were incapacitated was that you had the indication that there was a ship attached to the bottom of the Boudicca. I was wondering what was it that gave you that indication." Kestra explained. “It wasn't attached, it was just under the ship, and I'm not even sure it was a ship, but it might be.” "Oh, so, the Ensign was wrong in what he thought you said?" Kestra asked now thinking that maybe she got her information wrong. “I barely heard what he said, but probably. What I saw was a reading that there was something underneath the Boudicca.” "Well, in that case you had best talk to the Captain as I believe he reported it to him. I know that I am not the counselor, but, I was one for a long period. If you need anything, talking, listening, and Counselor Alizara can not help you, please feel free to come see me." Kestra finished and waited to see if there was anything that the Lt. would like to say. “I'm alright, if there is I will come and see you... I was just surprised by an opponent that is stronger then I am obviously. I had sent a report about the incident of yesterday this morning to the captain. I didn't hear from him so I presume that everything is alright. I just need to get back to work. For sickbay, do you need anything about materials and such?” (reply from Troi) “I will see what I can do.” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stardate:2406.07.02 (USS Boudicca - CMO's Office - 2O/CMO Lt. Cmdr Kestra Troi - 1000) They both walked into her office and the Lt. shut the door behind her. "Please Lt. Have a seat over here." Kestra said as she walked over to the couch. (Reply Schafio) "Well, what this is about is that I have some concern as to what you have said earlier today." Kestra said as they both got comfortable on the couch. (Reply Schafio) "What I am told is that you said earlier before you were incapacitated was that you had the indication that there was a ship attached to the bottom of the Boudicca. I was wondering what was it that gave you that indication." Kestra explained. (Reply Schafio) "Oh, so, the Ensign was wrong in what he thought you said?" Kestra asked now thinking that maybe she got her information wrong. (Reply Schafio) "Well, in that case you had best talk to the Captain as I believe he reported it to him. I know that I am not the counselor, but, I was one for a long period. If you need anything, talking, listening, and Counselor Alizara can not help you, please feel free to come see me." Kestra finished and waited to see if there was anything that the Lt. would like to say. ==================== End of Compile Part 1 ====================