Stardate:2406.04.19 Mission: Oubliette, Day 2 Stardate: 2406.04.19 (USS Nimitz - Sickbay - ACMO Lt. Kestra Troi - 1447) Kestra had not noticed that Dr. Fickett was still in sickbay and had not noticed when his mouth opened in shock when he heard a reply come across the comm system. =/\=Don't panic, I'm coming.=/\= Kestra heard Onyx reply. Kestra was about to answer Onyx when she got another reply to her call. =/\=I'm coming!=/\= Came from Richard right behind Onyx's. Kestra was feeling a bit better, but, felt crippled without the use of her Betazoid abilities. She knew then that she would have help shortly as they always looked after her. Silently and out of hearing of Kestra, Louis hit his own comm badge urgently. "Sevant, you incompetent fool. You didn't disable the comm system! Kestra is down here calling half the ship to alert them to us!" Kestra finished up her talk to Onyx and Richard then tapped her combadge again to inform Security. "Sickbay to Security, Red Alert, find and detain all of the away team members," Kestra informed them. Kestra had not received an answer from security, so, she figured it was because of the Security chief being one of the away team or they had shut it down. Just about that time she heard the voice of Dr. Fickett. "Computer, open the door. Authorization Fickett 99-Zulu." Fickett said as he entered her view and was heading to the door. He had grasped his phaser in one hand and his medical bag in the other, and as soon as the door open, he charged out, just in time to hear the computer's response to Kestra's comm badge request. [Authorization require to access comm system.] "I'm afraid they can't hear you, my dear," he said with a snide grin on his face as he leveled the phaser at Kestra. "Now, move away from the door." He motioned to the rest of the crew in the room. "All of you, into my office please. Now." "I am really tired of you people thinking that we are a bunch of idiots, whoever you are." Kestra was tired of people coming in giving her orders and expecting them to be carried out. (reply Fickett, any) She thought real quick and as Fickett waved the phaser in the direction of the nurses, and orderlies trying to get them to move, she reacted. Using all the training that Onyx had taught her, and all the frustration she had from her breakdown, she lunged forward dropping into a leg sweeping arc knocking Fickett off his feet. As Fickett went down the weapon fired but was angled up which missed everyone in sickbay. The orderlies Beauregard, Cramer and Linders, seeing that Kestra had reacted to take Fickett down, also lunged down on top of Fickett pinning him to the floor. Nurse Wang ran forward and kicked the phaser from his hand just as he was about to take aim once again. Juanita, another nurse, grabbed a hypospray then quickly injected Fickett, in seconds he was out. "Thanks everyone for your help" Kestra said as she got up. "take him to the bio bed and strap him down. Also keep him sedated." Kestra then looked outside the doors just in time to come face to face with Onyx and Richard. Kestra was so relieved that she grabbed them both by the neck and hugged them. Then as she backed up a bit, "As you can tell, my orderlies, nurses and I have taken down one of the false away team members." Kestra said to them. (Reply Onyx, Richard, any) "The reason I know this is that the double Vanyssa Winters told me that she was not the real Vanyssa. Also, this one, Fickett or whoever seemed to indicate that they are not who we think they are. We have to get this ship free and find the real away team members." Kestra explained to them. "We have sedated this Fickett" Kestra motioned toward the bio bed where Fickett was restrained and sedated. (Reply Onyx, Richard, any) "Yes, I think we can detain him for a while." Kestra started to feel the lack of her abilities as she was coming down from her emotional high as she wavered a bit and a couple of the orderlies steadied her before Onyx or Richard could react. (Reply Onyx, Richard, any) "No no I am alright. The Vanyssa double drugged me with a blocking agent so I could not use my mental abilities." Kestra quickly explained to them as she wiped her wet brow. "I think we have some antidote for it," Kestra said then turned to Nurse Wang, "If you would be so kind as to get it and a tricorder for me." Nurse Wang handed Kestra a tricorder then headed off to the medicine stores. (Reply from the ones indicated above, fickett, anyone) (posted by frank) Stardate:2406.04.19 Mission: Oubliette, Day 2 Stardate: 2406.04.19 (USS Nimitz - Sickbay - CMO Lt. Fickett - 1455) "I'm afraid they can't hear you, my dear," Louis said with a snide grin on his face as he leveled the phaser at Kestra. "Now, move away from the door." He motioned to the rest of the crew in the room. "All of you, into my office please. Now." "I am really tired of you people thinking that we are a bunch of idiots, whoever you are," retorted Kestra. Louis chuckled evilly. "Well, my dear, I'm the one who's armed here, so I suggest you do what I say. I'd hate for anyone to meet an untimely fate out of their own idiocy," he said mockingly, waving the phaser in the general direction of the rest of the sick bay occupants. "Now let's move, people." Suddenly Kestra dropped to the floor, and before Louis could react, she had swung her leg at him, knocking him off his feet and sending his phaser beam harmlessly into the ceiling. Next thing he knew, he was pinned by several other members of the sickbay crew. He tried to bring the phaser back up to fire again, only to have it kicked out of his hand by a nurse. He twisted and lunged for the phaser, but before he could reach it he felt the cool metal of a hypospray pressed against his neck. He opened his mouth to scream, but heard only the hiss of the hypospray before everything went black. (reply any) (posted by Aaron Scifres) Stardate:2406.04.19 Mission: Oubliette, Day 2 Stardate: 2406.04.19 (USS Nimitz - Sickbay - ACMO Lt. Kestra Troi - 1500) As nurse Wang went to find the antidote that Kestra needed, Kestra had ran the tricorder over herself to try and analyze the drug that Vanyssa's double had injected her with. What she was injected with looked normal and Kestra was happy that the antidote would work then she would be normal again. "Ok, Nurse Wang, please administer the antidote" Kestra said as she tilted her head sideways so the nurse would have room to use the hypospray on her. Kestra felt the hypospray pressed against her neck and nurse Wang, in seconds, was about to press the trigger to administer the antidote. Kestra suddenly felt that something was wrong and just at the last second, moved away from the hypospray. Kestra could feel the air move as the hypo trigger was pressed and would have went into her if she hadnt moved. "Nurse Wang, take the readings in this tricorder and compare them with the antidote to see if they match pls." Kestra instructed her. As Nurse Wang walked back over to the manual testing area, Kestra tried to think of what to do once she was back to her normal self. She wondered if there was anything in sickbay that might be able to enhance her mental abilities to that of the Vanyssa double. (Reply from anyone) (posted by Frank) Stardate:2406.04.19 Mission: Oubliette, Day 2 Stardate: 2406.04.19 (USS Nimitz - Sickbay - OPS/CONN Ensign Onyx Kateb - 1505) "Now, all hell is breaking loose." Onyx arrived close to the door, she could hear loud voices and she knew that Kestra was near the door, she had too wait. She saw Richard coming and whispered. "Stay against the wall." Onyx knew how to over ride the doors that was simple and she was nervous... Now, if only security would be here, she would feel much better. As she said that, she heard her name and turn toward the voice... it was Stolev. "Onyx!" he hissed. Once he had made eye contact he climed slowly out of the tube and hurried quietly over to them. "Katie the schoolteacher has gone to alert the marines. What's going on here?" he asked in a whisper. "Kestra is inside the false Dr. Fickett, I don't know if he is alone but I know that Kestra isn't... I heard other voices in there. The door is lock and the computer has well. I can open the door, just need a game plan to get in." (Reply from Stolev) Suddenly there was a phaser fire and they all moved toward the door. Onyx opened it manually which took a minute and they all walk inside but at this time, everything was under control and Fickett was unconscious. Kestra then looked outside the doors just in time to come face to face with Onyx and Richard. Kestra was so relieved that she grabbed them both by the neck and hugged them. Then as she backed up a bit, "As you can tell, my orderlies, nurses and I have taken down one of the false away team members." Kestra said to them. "I can see that, so my teachings were effective you didn't let him have a chance to get the upper hand." Richard look at Fickett. "How did you know?" "The reason I know this is that the double Vanyssa Winters told me that she was not the real Vanyssa. Also, this one, Fickett or whoever seemed to indicate that they are not who we think they are. We have to get this ship free and find the real away team members." Kestra explained to them. "We have sedated this Fickett" Kestra motioned toward the bio bed where Fickett was restrained and sedated. "Yes... and we have to keep him that way... until we find the real away team. I think I'm starting to understand what is going on." "Yes, I think we can detain him for a while." Kestra started to feel the lack of her abilities as she was coming down from her emotional high as she wavered a bit and a couple of the orderlies steadied her before Onyx or Richard could react. "What is going on with you?" Ask Richard. "Are you okay?" "No no I am alright. The Vanyssa double drugged me with a blocking agent so I could not use my mental abilities." Kestra quickly explained to them as she wiped her wet brow. "I think we have some antidote for it," Kestra said then turned to Nurse Wang, "If you would be so kind as to get it and a tricorder for me." "We need those abilities... We also need to get to Zzt and the marines." (reply from Stolev, Kestra anyone) (posted by Laurence Durand) Stardate:2406.04.19 Mission: Oubliette, Day 2 Stardate: 2406.04.19 (USS Nimitz - Deck 10 - TAC/ASC Lt. Stolev - Day 2 - 1507) "Katie the schoolteacher has gone to alert the marines," said Sasha to Onyx and Ensign Orkney. "What's going on here?" he asked in a whisper. Before anyone could answer, the doors to sickbay were slowly cranked open and Kestra stuck her head out. She was so relieved to see them that she grabbed Onyx and Orkney both by the neck and hugged them. Then as she backed up a bit. "As you can tell, my orderlies, nurses and I have taken down one of the false away team members," Kestra said to them. Sasha peered in through the doors and saw Dr. Fickett's unconscious body being strapped into a bed with hard restraints. "How do you know he's a 'false' away team member?" he asked. "Did he do something that gave him away as being not who he appeared to be?" "The reason I know this is that the double Vanyssa Winters told me that she was not the real Vanyssa," Kestra explained. "Also, this one, Fickett or whoever seemed to indicate that they are not who we think they are. We have to get this ship free and find the real away team members. We have sedated this Fickett." Kestra motioned toward the bio bed where Fickett was restrained and sedated. Sasha nodded. "I see. Well done. Can you keep him that way? I need to find the other away team members before they do anything else nefarious." "Yes, I think we can detain him for a while," she replied. Suddenly she started to waver a bit and a couple of the orderlies steadied her before Onyx or Richard could react. "Are you OK?" asked Sasha. "Are you sure you can handle this?" "No no I am alright. The Vanyssa double drugged me with a blocking agent so I could not use my mental abilities," Kestra quickly explained to them as she wiped her wet brow. "I think we have some antidote for it," Kestra said then turned to Nurse Wang, "If you would be so kind as to get it and a tricorder for me." Sasha nodded. "Ok, well, I will be off then. Good work!" He then turned and jogged down the corridor with his map and tricorder out. As he came to a Jeffries tube access hatch, he slowed to a halt and studied the map. If he could get to the computer core, maybe he could hack his way around the locks that were preventing the doors and comm system from working. He consulted the map for the quickest route to the computer core, then opened the manual hatch and started climbing. (USS Nimitz - Jeffries Tube outside Computer Core - TAC/ASC Lt. Stolev - Day 2 - 1515) Sasha crouched next to the access hatch and pulled out his tricorder. A scan of the computer core control room revealed no comm badge signatures, but one life sign. A massive life sign. Sasha smiled to himself, then slowly and carefully opened the hatch a few inches, making sure to stay clear of the opening in case Zzt were to suddenly whirl and fire on him. "Zzt!" he called urgently. "It's me, Stolev!" (reply Zzt, any) (posted by Aaron Scifres) Stardate:2406.04.19 Mission: Oubliette, Day 2 Stardate: 2406.04.19 (USS Nimitz - Sickbay - OPS/CONN Ensign Onyx Kateb - 1510) Onyx heard Stolev leave but has to know where he was going that was something else. Hopefully, it would be to find Lt. Zzt and she would have to go to the marines. She was wondering what was going on and more time passing, more stronger would be the grip of the false away team. Onyx turn to Kestra. "You have to find an antidote and I have to go." (Reply from Kestra) "I don't have a choice... I think that Stolev went to find Zzt but has for me, I have to go see about the marines... go find me once you have." (Reply from Kestra) "More time we give those doubles, worst it's going to get... we must act fast. I'm going now and you." She look at the nurses and orderlies... Keep this one sedated. I don't want him to talk." "Understood!" Onyx took the combadge and decided to throw it outside like she did hers. As she reach the Jefferies tube, she though. ~Where would the marines go... Engineering, to secure the area. Damn... 6 decks down. The marine... 4 decks up. We should arrive at the same time.~ (USS Nimitz - Jefferies tube, deck 16 engineering - 1515) Onyx step inside the Jefferies tubes and made her way to the junction that would make her meet the marines. She quickly slide each level, assuring that she would meet no one. She continued until she reach the level she step away from the bottom hatch knowing that they would come up that way or at least a group of them. Then she decided to open the hatch hearing someone coming. (reply from Kestra, Lee anyone) (posted by Laurence Durand) Stardate:2406.04.19 Mission: Oubliette, Day 2 Stardate: 2406.04.19 (USS Nimitz - Sickbay - ACMO Lt. Kestra Troi - 1511) "You have to find an antidote and I have to go." Onyx told Kestra "I am sure we have an antidote for my condition as Nurse Wang is analyzing the drug and antidote to make sure they match. Are you sure that you cant stay here with us?" Kestra informed her as she would be a bit more relaxed if Onyx would. "I don't have a choice... I think that Stolev went to find Zzt but has for me, I have to go see about the marines... go find me once you have." Onyx replied to Kestra. "Ok, once I get my mind back and things here are secure I will, if I can." Kestra said as she reflected on what it was she had to accomplish. She was also getting some ideas that would help her against the threats. "More time we give those doubles, worst it's going to get... we must act fast. I'm going now and you." She look at the nurses and orderlies... Keep this one sedated. I don't want him to talk." "Understood!" Kestra watched Onyx turned to leave and hoped that she would see Onyx again, if they were able to win back the ship. Nurse Wang came back over to Kestra after testing the antidote with the known aspects of the drug in Kestra's system. "You had a right to question the antidote's effectiveness, Doctor Troi." Wang said to Kestra as she handed the PADD with the information. Kestra looked over the information she thought she saw what she had been thinking but wanted to get Wangs feelings. "This is good Nurse Wang, now tell me what I am looking at from your view." Kestra said as she handed the PADD back to Wang. "Well" Wang started as she held the PADD where Kestra could see, "if you look here this is the antidote and the areas that it is suppose to affect." Kestra watched as Wang pointed the areas out for her. "Now, if you look here, these are the areas that the drug is effecting." Wang pointed them out and Kestra was looking at the exact same thing that the antidote showed. Wang must have noticed the confused look on Kestra's face or she just continued with her explanation. "As you see they are exactly the same. So, the antidote should work then on the drug you would thing right?" Kestra nodded her head that she thought so, "Well, you are right in most instances. But, not in this one." Nurse Wang made a few adjustments on the PADD and then let Kestra look once again at it. "Now when you add the parameters to show the strength to each area affected." Wang hit a button and the image started to move in certain directions and each area became a different color. "As you see the antidote main strengths are here and the drug are here and here." Kestra was astonished by what the nurse had come up with. "What you are telling me is that the antidote would have no effect as is?" Kestra asked Wang with a look of frustration on her. If the antidote would not be effective then she had no chance against the current Vanyssa. "In essence yes Doctor." Wang said to her but then with a smile continued, "but, if we change the antidote in these areas," she directed the PADD to show what she had already programed in, "then the antidote will have the same desired affect as the original." Wang further showed Kestra to the overlay of the antidote effected areas and strength to the drugs which were identical. "Nurse Wang, you might have just won the day" Kestra said as she smiled at her. "Now how long would it take to make the changes to the antidote?" "I would think not more than a few minutes and then we can administer it to you." Wang answered assuring her, "I am confident also that it will work. I double checked all my findings before coming back to you." "I am sure you did and I am confident in your abilities." Kestra said as she was trying to show her confidence in the Nurse's abilities. "Now, would you be so kind as to make the changes." As Nurse Wang walked back over to the manual testing area, Kestra tried to think of what to do once she was back to her normal self. She wondered if there was anything in sickbay that might be able to enhance her mental abilities to that of the Vanyssa double. Kestra then remembered that Dr. O' Shea had been a doctor for a long time and probably been through a lot or read a lot of other doctors reports. If anyone could have any ideas, it would be him, so, she headed over to where he would be, the labs. (Reply from none, any) (Posted by Frank) Stardate:2406.04.19 Mission: Oubliette, Day 2 Stardate: 2406.04.19 (USS Nimitz - Medical Research Lab - ACMO Lt. Kestra Troi - 1520) "Doctor O'Shea?" Kestra said as she entered the lab looking around. "Do you know what those idiots have done?" Kestra heard from one direction of the lab, so, she headed in that direction. "What have they done sir?" Kestra answered as she headed for his location. "They have locked me out of my own computer. How are they suppose I update my findings if I can not get in?" O'Shea asked from his location. "I have some news for you Doctor, it was not our people that have done this." Kestra said as she finally walked up to him. "What you mean it was not our people that have done this?" He asked as he turned around to look at her. "Well, the ship has been taken over" She told him "Taken over? By whom my dear? For what purpose?" He asked her as he started to walk into another part of the lab. "Well, sir, by whom and for what purpose we have yet to find out." She returned as she tried to keep up with him. "Then why are you here, why are you not out there trying to find out and return this ship to our control? What is it you want from me?" O'Shea asked of her not even bothering to look at her. Kestra had always found it hard to talk to him and this was no exception. She knew that he had always put his research projects above everything else, but, she knew that he was not the doting one as he put out to be. "Doctor, I have come to ask you to help me with something. I think that you would be the only one that could." Kestra asked and paused to see his reaction to her request for help. "Well, continue I don't have all day to waste on you." O'Shea said as he continued his work. "From my contact with the ones that are in control of this ship, there is one that has a high mind ability and I want to enhance mine to be able to combat her." Kestra came forth with her request finally. O'Shea stopped what he was doing and for a moment just stood there as if in major thought before turning around to look at her. "Are you serious about this?" He asked her with a lot of seriousness he had not shown of late. "Doctor if I am not able to gain a upper hand on their telepath, we might never get this ship back. So, yes Doctor I am very serious." She replied to him with firm resolve. "Come with me young lady" O'Shea said as he took her hand and lead her to his small area that he had all his books and desk. Once there he sat down behind the desk, also motioning her to sit also which she complied. He rumaged around his desk for something and then when he found it, he pulled it out to read a bit. "Ah yes this is what I was looking for, it is a comprehensive report from a famous Enterprise Doctor. His name is, oh what was it, " he said as he looked at the end of the report, "Ah yes, Doctor McCoy. He was on a mission while stationed on the USS Enterprise where they came across a planet that had some people using their mental powers to enslave others." "Yes yes doctor, I have heard and read about him, but, to my immediate problem I would like to come to. We don't have a lot of time sir I am sure." Kestra interrupted him as she was a bit frustrated that he just did not get to the point. "We are impetuous are we my young one?" O'Shea asked in a warm tone, "we will arrive at what you need I believe in a bit. Now do you mind if I continue?" "No doctor go right ahead, I am sorry." Kestra replied in humility. "Now where was I," he paused to remember, " Ah yes, Doctor McCoy had to create something that would help the Enterprise get out of the predicament that they were in. So, to that point he studied what the planet offered them, atmosphere, the combination of different chemicals that were present, the different herbal species there. When he was finished, he concluded that it was what the people were eating and how it effected them versus the ones that they subjugated." Kestra wished that the good doctor would just come to the point, she did not want a accounting of Doctor McCoy's every action at this time which she had to little of. But, she sat there listening to every word that Doctor O'Shea spoke as a good student would. "Now, he brewed the concoction from what they had at hand, and I say concoction as it was not the proper medicine he would come up with later for the same desired reaction. Now his concoction took a bit longer than they wanted and the one person from that planet refused to take it, so, the Captain and First Officer took the chance. Anyways, it worked and they were able to help the planet." O'Shea stopped as he was finished with his story. Kestra sat there waiting for the rest or at least the formula where she could accomplish some for herself. "Ok Doctor but what is it?" She asked. "Just look up Doctor McCoy and the platonians in the medical computers my young Doctor." He replied as he got up to go back to his work. "Doctor the computers are locked!! " Kestra said forcefully before he got out of sight. "Oh yes that was the case, you know they locked me out also?" O'Shea said as he returned to his desk. Reaching in another drawer he pulled out what looked like reports also and handed them to Kestra as he wandered back to his work. While he was leaving he was muttering about they should return his access so he could save his work and that the planets she would need are in his lab area. She sat there reading at the marvel of this Doctor McCoy, knowing that she was reading the works of a pure genious. She read where he prepared concentrated doses of Kironide from the substances in the local planets then injected it into Captain Kirk and First Officer Spock. These names were legends in the annals of starfleet history. Kestra read ahead to find the medical explanation of what had happened and found where the good doctor had broken down Kironide to its core ingredients, so, it could be made again without being in on that planet. Kestra entered the reciept into the PADD that she had picked up on the way over to see O'Shea then put the report down and headed back to Sickbay. (Reply none,any) (posted by Frank) Stardate:2406.04.19 Mission: Oubliette, Day 2 Stardate: 2406.04.19 (USS Nimitz - Sickbay - ACMO Lt. Kestra Troi - 1530) "Nurse Wang" Kestra said as she walked toward the area where she had went. "Yes Doctor?" Wang answered her. "Antidote ready?" Kestra asked smiling hoping it would be. "Yes, ready when you are." Wang said as she brought the hypospray with her. "Ok lets do this then we have to talk as I have something else I want you to help me with." Kestra informed Wang. "Ok Doctor after this is accomplished." Wang answered her as she pressed the hypospray to Kestra's neck and applied. It took Kestra a few minutes, but, then she started feeling the opening of her mind and the thoughts of others returning slowly. Nurse Wang watched Kestra as the antidote took effect so that if there was an adverse reaction she could catch it. "Well, ok now on to what I have in mind to help us." Kestra said as she was feeling more of herself. "I want to enhance my mental capabilities and I think I have found a way to accomplish this. If it works then maybe I will be on equal ground with the Vanyassa double." "Doctor you know how this sounds don't you?" Wang asked her as she was thinking that maybe Kestra was starting to lose it again. "Yes Nurse I do understand how it sounds, but, right now with what is going on we need anything that could help us." Kestra was hoping to win her over as she needed someone on her side at the moment. "Besides read what I found out from Doctor O'Shea and see if you still think I am losing it." Kestra finished as she handed Wang the PADD with the information on it. "I guess you are right" Wang acknowledged and started to read what Kestra had handed her. After a few minutes, she looked up at Kestra with wonder in her eyes. "You want to do this?" "Yes, I think if we can produce the same product and add just the right amount of Kironide that will enhance my mental capabilities with a kicker of a bit of tricordrazine." Kestra outlined what she had in mind. "Doctor you know that Tricordrazine is a very powerful neurostimulant and if too much is injected it could kill you." Wang informed Kestra silently so not many people would hear them. "But together you and I with the notes of Doctor McCoy, I think we could make it. We could do a lot like you did earlier with the antidote and try to make sure that it only enhances those portions that the blocker would effect." Kestra was a bit worried also that too much would possibly kill her but then again too little could run out too soon. "Ok but I want you to agree that if I tell you that it wont work, that you will stop." Wang said wanting to be reasured that she wont be blamed for a failure that would kill Kestra. "Nurse Wang together we will see it do or we stop." Kestra agreed as she thought to herself at least I am no longer blocked. Kestra and Wang both headed back to the lab area to hurriedly concoct their medication that just might help them. (Reply none, any) (posted by frank)