The_Veil_of_the_Sky_13 ========== Mission: Veil of the Sky Day 4 Stardate: 2414.4.25 ========== (Beta Aquillia IV - Shuttle - LT. Tom Jackson - COPS -Day 4 - 1033) Tom was so engrossed in flying the shuttle he hardly noticed the two fireballs in the sky near them. Parker Davis spoke up "There's been an explosion--two explosions!" he reported to those in the shuttle,and as he said it,half of the entire roof collapsed over Sickbay and the common area of the refugee camp. "Dear God," he whispered as smoke and fire plumed from the area. Tom glanced at his controls and made a decision. "We're setting down on that flat area about 500 meters from the camp. Parker inventory our supplies please. I have a nasty feeling we're going to need them badly " Tom shouted as he manuvered the shuttle fir a landing. (Reply: Shuttle Occupants) Tom acted more on instinct at this point. He hoped the shuttle had something of a small arms cache on the shuttle. He usually hid some surprises Pez had given him when he prepped a shuttle. This time he hadn't. "Listen up folks. We're going into God knows what. All we know is there have been at least two explosions. I suspect heavy casualties" Tom paused as the shuttle descended to a landing. (Reply: Shuttle occupants) Tom touched the shuttle down. "Parker, I could use your advice here " Jackson admitted. (Reply: Parker ) (Posted by: Bill) (Beta Aquillia IV - Disaster Site - COUNS Parker Davis - Day 4 - 1037) "Listen up folks. We're going into God knows what. All we know is there have been at least two explosions. I suspect heavy casualties" Tom paused as the shuttle descended to a landing. Parker nodded at Jackson's words, but didn't say anything at first. He was trying to think about what his first action should be. Luckily, Soma spoke for him and ordered the security officers out first, taking point as they exited to assess potential imminent threats. Tom touched the shuttle down. "Parker, I could use your advice here " Jackson admitted. Davis exhaled and gave himself a moment to think. He looked toward the aft of the shuttle and then back to Jackson. "Our first priority is the same as it was before--the refugees. Whatever they need. If the majority of them are injured, our first priority is providing Sickbay with as much support as we can. Figuring out what supplies they need, what coordination they need, what physical labor or medical assistants they may need, and giving it to them. If we find that most of the refugees are dead," he said, and paused for a moment, "Then, from my understanding of how explosions work, we're going to get a lot more refugees from outside this site, relatively soon, and their needs become our primary responsibility. So step one," he concluded, "should be disaster assessment." (reply Jackson or anyone else) (posted by Morgan G) (Beta Aquillia IV – Federation Embassy – Outside Habrii's Office – Tremayn - 1037) Standing still, Tremayn looked down at the information he had transcribed from the frantic monitoring of the Federation transmissions. Not just that, but their own internal monitoring of what had transpired only a few moments before. It was not his usual job to inform Habrii of this kind of information but Alaya was nowhere to be found so it had fallen to him. Looking at the young aide beside him, he said, “This is confirmed. This has happened?” The aide nodded and said, “Yes, Sir.” Closing his eyes, Tremayn nodded and knocked on the door. (Reply Habrii) Taking a deep breath, he opened the door and walked inside. Closing the door behind him, Tremayn walked to the front of the desk and said, “Sir, there's... well, it seems there has been a number of explosions at the Federation Refugee centre.” (Reply Habrii) “We're not sure. Early reports are troubling.” (Reply Habrii) Sighing heavily, Tremayn looked down and then back into his leader's eyes and said, “Sir, We're hearing reports from the Aquillians nearby that... the bombers were proporting to be acting on behalf of the Veil.” (Reply Habrii) (Posted by Jackie Smith) (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp, Entrance – Sec/Tac Ensign Blake Turner - 1038) "Blake, it's Viskhard. Can you speak? Let me know where you are." Hearing his voice made a tear run down her face. Reaching around in the dark, she found something and began to hit it against the floor and yelled, “I'm Here!” He moved towards the noise and scanned the wreckage for her hair, the first thing that he knew he'd be able to see. "I'm here, don't go to sleep. Tell me where you are, I will find you." Coughing, Blake felt her eyelids want to close and, forcing them open, she replied, “I'm here. God, Visk. Please hurry. I'm tired....” (Reply Viskhard) Hearing his movement on the wreckage, she offered a silent prayer and then, weakily, said, “My leg. My leg has gone numb. Visk, I can't feel my left leg.” (Reply Viskhard) (Posted by Jackie Smith) (Beta Aquillia IV - Disaster Site - JAG Lt. Nayeli - 1038) Nayeli had been playing the role of silent observer until now and decided it was time to get back into work that meant something. "Listen up folks. We're going into God knows what. All we know is there have been at least two explosions. I suspect heavy casualties" Tom paused as the shuttle descended to a landing. Nayeli was preparing herself mentally for the carnage - two explosions would not be pretty. She started scanning the shuttle for anything useful in a triage or disaster. Her instincts and experiences running blockades during the war were, she was pleased to find, had not faded. NRPG: On her file, I have that Nayeli spent the majority of the war undercover shuttling cadets for the 52nd fleet loyalists. She had to have run into a few troubles of this sort along the way! RPG: "Parker, I could use your advice here " Jackson admitted. Davis exhaled for a moment, "Our first priority is the same as it was before--the refugees. Whatever they need. If the majority of them are injured, our first priority is providing Sickbay with as much support as we can. Figuring out what supplies they need, what coordination they need, what physical labor or medical assistants they may need, and giving it to them. If we find that most of the refugees are dead," he said, and paused for a moment, "Then, from my understanding of how explosions work, we're going to get a lot more refugees from outside this site, relatively soon, and their needs become our primary responsibility. So step one," he concluded, "should be disaster assessment." Nayeli took her moment, "Indeed, but this little shuttle isn't equipped to be a base of operations. We need to know who is able to help us and who is potentially incapacitated. Where were the explosions exactly? (reply appropriate, likely Jackson, any) (posted by Lori) (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp - CEO - LCDR Steven Matrix - Day 4 - 1039) The heat was intense and the rush of debris over the area rained down like molten shrapnel from all around. Everything was quiet, Matrix could only hear his own heartbeat. His vision clear, but strained as his brain tried to make sense of what was unfolding. The fireball closest to him kissed the ground and enveloped structures and people. The smoke rolled quickly toward him and he was enveloped as well. Already knocked to the ground Matrix rolled away as best he could from the chaotic debris now laying on him like a blanket of snow. He could feel particles, rocks, whatever hitting his body. He closed his eye tight and started to choke on the smoke and explosive remnants that filled the air. A few more moments and the cloud started to dissipate. He sat up and started to inspect the scene before him. What felt like water was running down the left side of his face and the smoke started to clear out even more. Slowly the environment became audible and he could make out screams, people yelling and the distinctive sound of panic. Sitting up he was unaware of his own injuries. His facilities not yet fully aware of what was going on around him or with his own body. Matrix sat, dazed and confused for a time longer. He raised his left hand to wipe away the water from his face only to realize it was blood. His own blood. He looked at his hand...~red~ he thought. ~That is interesting. Where am I? What is going on?~ he thought. "Oh dear." he said aloud. (Reply none) (Posted by Steve) (Beta Aquillia IV - Disaster Site - Day 4 - Lieutenant Tom Jackson - COPS - 1039) As Sanok deployed his officers, the JAG Nayeli officer spoke up. Nayeli took her moment, "Indeed, but this little shuttle isn't equipped to be a base of operations. We need to know who is able to help us and who is potentially incapacitated. Where were the explosions exactly? Tom had to admit she was correct. He thought for a moment. "Let's get there render what aid we can. The on-site folks have a better handle hopefully and can fill us in. Questions?" Tom asked. (Reply : any in shuttle) The security officers exited the shuttle as Sanok had ordered. Once they cleared the immeadiate area they exited the shuttle. NRPG: Bob not sure how you'd play this if not right I will fix. RPG: The group moved towards the disaster site at a cautious and wary pace. Time inched slowly by. The scene was i've of utter chaos. Killed and wounded were strewn all over the site. Tom, Parker and the others set to work. The most serious ones first and then on down the line. Tom's heart sank. Seems the suffering never ended. He wondered if any of the Rose's personnel were injured or killed. Tom prayed silently for their safety. He was impressed by the JAG officer Nayeli. Tom suspected she had more military experience than a normal legal eagle should have. He decided to do some investigating of his own later. (Reply: Any) (Posted by: Bill) Lieutenant Tom Jackson (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp, Entrance – ACSO Lt. Jg Viskhard- 1039) “I'm here. God, Visk. Please hurry. I'm tired....” Visk moved again, slowly and steadily towards her. He could hear her, and he could tell she was sin trouble just by the tone, "I'm coming, keep talking so I can find you." Hearing his movement on the wreckage, she offered a silent prayer and then, weakily, said, “My leg. My leg has gone numb. Visk, I can't feel my left leg.” Visk found her position and drew a quick breath in as he noticed the large pool of blood. "I'm going to start moving things off you now. Stay still so I can work." (Reply none, JP to follow) (Posted by Lori) (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp, Entrance – ACSO Lt. Jg Viskhard & Sec/Tac Ensign Blake Turner- 1041) It had taken him a while to locate her.She knew he was close by but her mind was growing foggy. She was tired, so tired and in a lot of pain. The skin on her shoulders felt tight and she knew that meant burns. Her voice had brought him to the correct area, but it had been a tough job getting her out. The pile of junk beside him had grown considerably. He was finally rewarded with seeing her face. Suddenly, a light hit her eyes and she winced as it hit her eyes, saying, “Please help me.” He touched her head briefly, "Don't worry. I'll get you out." Trying to give her something to focus on he asked, "How are you feeling?" Relief flooded through her as she tried to smile and replied, “I look like crap, i've been blown up and I can't feel my left leg, how the hell do you think I feel?” Coughing heavily, she croaked, “Just get me out of here.” "Won't be long now." He smiled back at her before moving down to grab hold of the last big piece. "Just this beam on three." He called out the numbers and then moved the beam off her legs. As he continued to remove the wreckage from her body slowly, she couldn't help but scream as he moved the beam from her leg. Howling, she sat up and screamed before falling back. "Easy!" He exclaimed, "It's all off, hey. Look at me." Panting, the effort from keeping awake was tiring her out even more, she replied, “I'm okay... i'm fine. Want to go dancing?” She smiled. Visk chuckled at that, "Only if you can lead." His eyes finally faded back to near normal blue, but with a tint of concern. "You need medical help and I'm going to have to move you, ok?" Flickering her eyes open, she nodded and said, “Do it now.” and she closed her eyes. He slipped his arms under her, careful to jostle her leg as little as possible, and lifted. As he wrapped his arms around her, she gripped him and whispered, “Visk, am I gonna make it?” He wanted to say yes, he knew he should be truthful, but he couldn't say either, so He kissed her forehead and stated, "I intend to keep that dancing invitation. You'd better make it. Wincing as he raised her up, Blake felt a tiredness fill her like she had never felt before and yawned. Looking into Viskhard's eyes, she said, softly, “I want to sleep now. I can't.....” Viskhard was looking for the way to the sickbay, he knew the camp wasn't big and he'd memorized the layout, but his mind wasn't cooperating. "Blake," he spoke softly, "Don't leave me, please?" Her eyes flittered shut. She wanted so much to sleep and for a long time that she barely heard him speak. Forcing her eyes open, she smiled softly and said, “I'm sorry. I can't fight anymore. I'm too tired. Forgive me?” Visk closed his eyes and held her unconscious form for a moment before his brain kicked in and he beelined for sickbay. (Reply No-one) (Posted by Jackie Smith and Lori Winterhoff) (USS Rosenante – Sickbay – aCMO Lt Jg Tayla Fraiser - Day 4- 1042) Sitting at the research station in Sickbay, Tayla closed her eyes and sighed heavily. The last few hours had been difficult and long. Since their assault and capture of the platform, Tayla had spent the last few hours running inventory on the supplies that had gone down to the refugee camp and those that had been left behind. Standing slowly, she stretched and yawned. Heading for the replicator, she said, “Computer, Coffee, hot, two sugars.” Rubbing her eyes as her drink appeared, she reached for the drink as her combadge chirped, =/\= Salid to Fraiser, Lanista and Signos. There has been a bombing attack on the refugee camp and I need you to beam down there to aid in rescue efforts right away. =/\= Freezing on the spot, Tayla closed her eyes and then opened them and signalled to the remaining medical staff to join her. =/\= Fraiser I need you to mobilize the remaining medical personnel on the Rosenante and get them to the surface right away. Start transferring all stockpiled medical supplies as well. Report to Commander Caskie on the planet. =/\= Tapping her combadge, she replied, “On our way, Sir.” Turning to the remaining sickbay staff, she continued, “Okay, ladies and gentlemen, you heard the Captain. There's been an attack on the refugee camp. We're heading into an unknown situation. There is going to be numerous types of injuries so lets get prepared. Ms Fisher, I want you to start to pack up as many of the emergency equipment as you can and get it down to the transporter room.” (Reply Fisher) Turning to the other doctors, Tayla continued, “Doctor Sato, you'll come down with me. Doctor Jonson, stay here and prepare sickbay for incoming patients. Get any of the remaining crew who have any medical training into sickbay to act as nurses and triage staff. We'll send up the most seriously injured first. Those that can walk and are not in need of immediate surgery or assistance will come up next. See if we can commander one of the shuttle bays as a walk in triage centre for the less serious injuries.” Turning back to Kitty, she said, “Kitty, you'll come down with Doctor Sato and I. Let's move, people.” (USS Rosenante – Refugee Camp – aCMO Lt Tayla Fraiser - Day 4- 1047) The smell of smoke and the screams of the injured were the first things that Tayla noticed as she, Doctor Sato and Nurse Fisher materialised near what used to be the Sickbay area with the first consignment of equipment. Spotting Commander Caskie, Tayla hefted the emergency medical she was carrying onto her shoulder and walked to her side, saying, “Commander, where do you want me to start?” (Reply Fisher, Caskie, Any) (Posted by Jackie Smith) (USS Rosenante – Sickbay – MO - Dr Kitty Fisher - Day 4 - 1043) "Okay, ladies and gentlemen, you heard the Captain. There's been an attack on the refugee camp. We're heading into an unknown situation. There is going to be numerous types of injuries so lets get prepared. Ms Fisher, I want you to start to pack up as many of the emergency equipment as you can and get it down to the transporter room.” Kitty simply nodded in acknowledgement and headed off to organise the equipment. To be honest Kitty was worried. Josh was on the planet and whilst she was technically in charge of CENTCOMM Kitty knew Josh too well to think that this would actually keep her out of Sickbay for long. Turning to the other doctors, Tayla continued, “Doctor Sato, you'll come down with me. Doctor Jonson, stay here and prepare sickbay for incoming patients. Get any of the remaining crew who have any medical training into sickbay to act as nurses and triage staff. We'll send up the most seriously injured first. Those that can walk and are not in need of immediate surgery or assistance will come up next. See if we can commander one of the shuttle bays as a walk in triage centre for the less serious injuries.” Turning back to Kitty, she said, “Kitty, you'll come down with Doctor Sato and I. Let's move, people." Nodding again since she had already organised the nurses and the Med Techs to transport the equipment they would need to the transporter room she simply smiled at the aCMO and at a quiet moment she laid her hand on her shoulder. "Dr Fraiser whilst I'm more than willing to function as the Chief Nurse in situations such as this I feel I should point out that I am a fully qualified doctor." (reply Frasier) Lt (sg) Dr Katherine (Kitty) Fisher (USS Rosenante – Sickbay – aCMO Lt Jg tayla Fraiser - Day 4 – 1045) Watching the people move about, carrying out her orders, Tayla felt a hand on her shoulder and a voice say, "Dr Fraiser whilst I'm more than willing to function as the Chief Nurse in situations such as this I feel I should point out that I am a fully qualified doctor." Smiling, Tayla turned to Kitty and said, “Oh i'm sorry, Doctor Fisher. I just... with everything that's going on at the moment, it totally slipped my mind.” (Reply Fisher) Nodding, she replied, “Can I be honest with you for a moment, Doctor Fisher?” (Reply Fisher) Looking around her to make sure no-one could hear her, she whispered, “I'm a little nervous. I've dealt with things like this before, during the war but this is the first big incident since...” Tayla closed her eyes, knowing Kitty would understand what she was refering to. (Reply Fisher) (Posted by Jackie Smith) (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp Sickbay - Cmdr Josh Caskie - Day 4 - 1046) =/\= Caskie, this is O'Neill. We're aware of the explosions and we've requested additional personnel from the Rosenante based on the data we have from our scans. What can you tell me about the security situation, Sir? =/\= Josh was never so glad to hear from someone in her life. She had already started organising the few people around her to start combing through the ruins of the sickbay to try and find any survivors but simply by eyeballing the site she knew that it was not going to be good. Tapping her badge she allowed herself a deep breath before she answered. "Caskie here Mr O'Neill. Unfortunately I can't tell you much about the security situation since I'm currently running what I can of search and rescue at the Sickbay site. All I can tell you at present is that both Sickbay and the Main Gate were hit and given that they are our two most vulnerable sites they were the obvious targets. I heard from Viskhard just before the explosion at Sickbay and he had already beamed down to the Main Gate so I ordered him to start search and rescue there. If you need a security update regarding that area then I suggest you should contact him. I'm the only qualified medical person at this site at present so you are going to have to run everything though CENTCOMM at present with what staff you have. As soon as you can get extra security personnel send them to the Main Gate. All extra medical personnel need to be sent to me first and I'll organise them from there. You're in charge of CENTCOMM until further notice. Understood? Keep a channel open between the Main Gate, me, the Rose and CENTCOMM at all times so that there isn't a delay in sending what is needed where it is needed and as soon as you possible can get a hold of Cmdr Soma and Lt Sanok on the negotiating team and make them aware of what has happened and that we need them back as soon as possible. Caskie out." (Reply O'Neill) iyw (Posted by Marilyn) (USS Rosenante - Sickbay - MO - Lt (sg) Kitty Fisher - Day 4 – 1046) Smiling, Tayla turned to Kitty and said, “Oh I'm sorry, Doctor Fisher. I just... with everything that's going on at the moment, it totally slipped my mind.” Kitty simply grinned. "No worries Dr Fraiser it's an easy mistake to make. Sometimes I make that mistake myself and have to stop myself acting instinctively as the Chief Nurse. However all our equipment is ready for us in Transporter Room 1 so once your ready to go we can move." Nodding, she replied, “Can I be honest with you for a moment, Doctor Fisher?” Kitty looked at her ACMO and smiled. "Off course you can Dr Fraiser. Is something bothering you?" Looking around her to make sure no-one could hear her, she whispered, “I'm a little nervous. I've dealt with things like this before, during the war but this is the first big incident since...” Tayla closed her eyes, knowing Kitty would understand what she was referring to. Simply nodding her head Kitty regarding Tayla for a moment and them grinned at her. "To be honest Doctor Fraiser once we get down there and start working I pretty much guarantee that you are going to be too damn busy to even worry about being nervous. I have always found that your training kicks in and you go into autopilot until it's all over. That is medical at it's best and it always has been. You have had exactly the same training I have so I know that you are more than capable of coping with this and to be honest you know this too. The best I can tell you is let your instincts guide you and try to pay very little attention to everything else that is going on around you unless it is relevant. Do that and you'll do fine. Ok?" (Reply Tayla) (Posted by Marilyn) (Space Dock -ATAC Ensign (sg) Jessica Signos- Day 4 - 1047) Jessica was sitting going over reports from the station, the veil operatives were rounded up and waiting transfer back to the surface and the station was effectively under federation control. It was one small step that had gone right for the crew of the Rosenante. But Jessica or rather Lily had operated in these kind of missions before and knew that only those people in control of the situation prospered. Jessica believed that the Veil had outside help to accomplish the complete overthrowing of a planet with out that information slipping to someone outside the Veil, showed Jessica that the planning for the entire operation took place off planet and with outside help. For Jessica this was one thing that weighted heavily on her mind. Her morning had been productive, after meeting with the freighter captains that were returned to there ships. It seemed the veil had done a good deal of damage to the freighters in an hurried attempt to weaponize the vessels. The Captains had agreed to lend aid while they repaired there ships and readied them for what they were attended for. Jessica had just reached back to command and control when the report of bombing on the surface came though the comm-line. There was a turning of her stomach has anger filled Jessica, she had warned that it was only a matter of time before things became violent, and now there was good chance that people she cared about were either hurt or possibly killed. Next the Captain's voice came over the comm. =/\= Salid to Fraiser, Lanista and Signos. There has been a bombing attack on the refugee camp and I need you to beam down there to aid in rescue efforts right away. Signos, have one of your security officers assume command of the station and take all non critical personnel down to the surface with you. Security and sickbay look like the targets, I need you helping with security. =/\= "Aye sir I'll be headed back to the Rose to resupply and equip before going planet side with in 5 minutes. Also sir the freighter Captains have promised aid if we need it, allowing us use of the stations medical bay and the ones on the freighters. I suggest we use those resources, and evacuate the planet. Also sir I would like to advise that a complete search of all key systems and security of all places under federation control in case the explosions were diversions for more subtle terrorist attacks." (reply Salid, iyw.) She nodded has the comm-line closed, as she turned to the closet security officer that was manning the operation console. "You have command of the station take all orders from the Rosenante. Put a call out all none essential security staff needs to rally to teleporter room one for redeployment to the surface. " She watched has the federation personnel that occupied the station's command and control. Then she left and headed toward the teleporter room. (USS Rosenante -ATAC Ensign (sg) Jessica Signos- Day 4 - 1052) No sooner did Jessica rematerialized on the Rosenante and she was in motion. She needed to rearm, she knew and understood that the Captain wanted the least mount of life lost as humanly possible. But that option was fading fast, after this attack Salid would be hard pressed to keep the Skorr from launching full military operations on the surface. The death toll was about to sky rocket and Jessica was gonna be ready. To protect her friends even if that means to condemn herself. ~ Lily, ~ Jessica spoke to her alternate persona. ~ I'm here. ~ Came the reply from deep with in her mind ~Have you been keeping track of the situation on the surface?~ Jessica asked. ~I have and Yes, I understand you may need my skills in the future.~ Came the reply from Lily that made Jessica shake with the thought of letting the assassin that lived with in her a measure of control of her body to accomplish what lied before them. After collecting the equipment needed, She was once again in the teleporter room, waiting again to be bathed in the white light that would send her to the planet. (reply Salid, any) (posted by Matthew Locke) (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp - Sickbay - CMO - Josh Caskie - Day 4 - 1048) Josh had already began to comb through the wreckage to the best of her abilities knowing that she couldn't start triage yet since she barely had anyone else to work with her when she heard the sound of the transporter and turning round saw Drs Fraiser, Fisher and Sato materialise near her. Not even bothering to greet them she turned to Kitty. "Do you have triage tags with you?" Getting a nod from Kitty she simply nodded back. You're in charge of triage then. Dr Sato, you are with me until search and rescue gets here. We will comb the wreckage as best we can and call out to Dr Fisher as soon as we find someone so that she can triage everyone we find. Tayla, I need you to set up an emergency Sickbay with what you've brought with you. Don't be afraid to call on additional supplies from the Rose and if they run out see what you can get from Atlantis Station. You're in charge of the emergency Sickbay until search and rescue arrive and I can return. Centcomm is co-coordinating everything so you need to run your requests through them. Are we all clear about our duties?" (Reply Tayla) "Fine, lets all get moving then." Just before Tayla began setting up Josh placed a hand on her shoulder and stopped her for a moment. "Tayla, there was an explosion at the main gate as well so it might be a good idea to set up your emergency Sickbay midway between these two sites. Also the next wave of medical personnel who beam down need to be sent directly there and I suggest that you designate one member of our staff for triage since that will save time and stop confusion. Once we get the S and R personnel they need to be divided equally between the two sites and once they arrive here Dr Sato and I will return to help you. Got that" (Reply Tayla) (Posted by Marilyn) (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp - CEO - LCDR Steven Matrix - Day 4 - 1049) Matrix sat relatively motionless, still dazed by the blast. Not all of his senses were restored, least of which was his hearing. The hustle of people around him perplexed him slightly. No one really noticed him or assumed he wasn't too badly injured to be sitting up. The blood continued to trickle down the left side of his face. Matrix knew he was bleeding, but didn't know from where exactly. He wiped the blood off his left cheek as best he could. There was a lot of blood, likely from his head. He hoped it wasn't coming out of his ear. If it were, it could present a bigger problem. By now the areas was crawling with Aqullia and Star Fleet personnel. Matrix could make out some yelling, commands being issued, materials already on site and people tending to the injured. Still sitting Matrix took inventory of his arms, legs, hands. All seemed in their correct place and orientation. ~That's good.~ He thought. Other than the intense ringing in his ears, he felt only mild pain. Matrix bent his left knee and planted the heal of his left foot into the ground and prepared to stand up. As he put weight on his leg the injury to his back made itself known. Still he managed to stand up. He started to walk toward the crowd of people attending others which was about 40 meters away. He walked slowly with a limp and as he did his mind started to clear up with each step. His body started to overcome the shock of the event and at least some of the trama to his body and mind. He wanted to help. He approached an injured child who was laying on the ground crying. Her arm was clearly broken and she was bleeding from her nose. She looked horrified, but managed to smile slightly when she saw Matrix. "Its okay...just stay still. Help is coming." The little girl tried to sit up, but Matrix put his hand out and knelt down next to her. "Don't move. You need to lie still until the doctors arrive to treat you. Its okay, its over. I'll stay with you until help arrives." said Matrix. "Medic, anyone...help!" yelled Matrix as he made himself as comfortable as he could next to the girl. They waited together. "Its okay, just relax. I'm here. Help is on the way." said Matrix. (Reply none) (Posted by Steve) (Beta Aquillia IV - CENTCOM - ACEO Lt Eian O'Neill - Day 4 - 1050) =^=Salid here, we are sending everyone we have available. I may be making addition requests for Skorr security troops to aid in your situation, but at present that is a last resort unless we have no choice. I will be beaming down in half an hour to survey the situation personally,=^= Salid said. Eian spoke while he walked over to the security station. "We recommend against that, Sir. We have diminished security forces and no current threat assessment for potential future attacks." (reply Salid) "Understood, Sir. I'll keep you updated. O'Neill out." He looked at the security station and held out his hand to take the PADD from the officer who had been following him around for the last two conversations. He glanced down at the PADD, saw that it was confirmation that there was no suspicious comm traffic tracked within the past day, and handed it back to the officer. "Thank you, next time just give me a verbal report," he said, and then walked briskly to the Logistics station, where he looked at the readouts there, and then turned to Reed. "Find me the senior most security officer showing a positive vital sign and patch me through to him." (reply Sanok) "Sir, this is O'Neill. We've got a serious reduction in security personnel and no current threat assessment or coordinated search and rescue effort. I need to know how you want to organize the available security personnel." He listed the numbers he had read on the Logistics station, then explained the readings from the Security station. "We'll need people at the possible entrances to the site, people at the controlled entrance to the Charlie CENTCOM once it's transferred as the search-and-rescue command center, and at the triage area outside the blast zone. We'll need at an absolute minimum fifty security personnel as search and rescue workers just to operate machinery and move victims out. It's safe to send people in, there are no dangerous traces of radiation. I just need your approval to coordinate them and divide their use between search and rescue operations and security. Please advise, Sir." (reply Sanok) "Understood, Sir." (room for more there if needed, assuming Sanok gives the OK, O'Neill will detail how he selects a few local incident commanders and assigns them to stations, then contacts them in groups based on their locations and guides them to each other to coordinate the search and rescue and security efforts) "O'Neill to Caskie. Have you established a triage center outside the site yet?" (reply Caskie) "I've got a display of medical personnel who are nearby. I need to know who you want me to contact to send to you, and who you want me to assign as search and rescue personnel to extract victims from the wreckage. I'm sending you a list of individuals and their locations now." He nodded to the officer at Logistics, who sent the information in the form of a PADD beamed directly to her location. (reply Caskie, depending on what she says, he will then direct people like he did with the security personnel) (posted by Morgan G) (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp - aCMO Lt Jg Tayla Fraiser - Day 4 - 1050) “Tayla, I need you to set up an emergency Sickbay with what you've brought with you. Don't be afraid to call on additional supplies from the Rose and if they run out see what you can get from Atlantis Station. You're in charge of the emergency Sickbay until search and rescue arrive and I can return. Centcomm is co-coordinating everything so you need to run your requests through them. Are we all clear about our duties?" Nodding, Tayla looked around at the devestation and said, “Yes, Maam.” "Fine, lets all get moving then." As she turned to begin her work, Tayla felt a hand on her shoulder and a voice say, "Tayla, there was an explosion at the main gate as well so it might be a good idea to set up your emergency Sickbay midway between these two sites. Also the next wave of medical personnel who beam down need to be sent directly there and I suggest that you designate one member of our staff for triage since that will save time and stop confusion. Once we get the S and R personnel they need to be divided equally between the two sites and once they arrive here Dr Sato and I will return to help you. Got that" Trying to raise a smile on her face, she nodded and said, “Understood. Keep safe.” (Reply Caskie) Nodding, Tayla turned back to her pile of equipment and sighed. Picking up the nearest box, she hefted it to her waist and called to the other nurses nearby, “Let's move out people, the quicker we get this done, the quicker we can help these people.” (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp - aCMO Lt Jg Tayla Fraiser - Day 4 – 1101) Setting up the sickbay had taken only ten minutes or so and Tayla had to admit to herself that she was mightly proud of the staff and others that had gotten the equipment up and running in record time. The area was basic but sterile and would serve as a staging post for transport up to the Rose Sickbay and to Doctor Jonson. So far, they had had a couple of walking wounded that they were able to treat quickly and send back out to help with the rescue effort. Suddenly, the temporary door to the sickbay area opened and one of the rescue staff they had enlisted from the non wounded walked in, supporting a starfleet officer. Recognising him instantly, Tayla pointed to a chair next to her and said, “Sit him there.” The young officer gently placed the man on the chair and said, “Maam, there's more heading this way. They've found one of the security officers buried in the rubble. She's in a bad way. Lt Viskhard is bringing her in.” Sighing, knowing what that had to mean, Tayla nodded and said, “We're ready for her. Tell the Lieutenant we'll take care of her.” The ensign nodded and headed back out of the door. Turning her attention to her patient, Tayla said, “Mr Matrix, I need to take a look at your head wound. It's gonna hurt like hell, you want some pain relief before I do that?” (Reply Matrix) Nodding, Tayla gently placed her hand on either side of his head to steady it and glanced at the wound. It was deep but not too bad. Reaching for a dermal regenerator, she glanced down at Matrix and said, “Sir, What happened here?” (Reply Matrix) Listening to him speak about the bombings, Tayla felt a shudder go down her spine. That someone could do this was such an alien concept to her that it chilled her to the bone that this had happened. After a moment, Tayla replaced the dermal on the instruments tray and said, “Now, normally, i'd tell you to take it easy for the day and report back if you get any feelings of nausea or dizzyness but I also know this crew and that you wanna get back out there and help.” (Reply Matrix) Nodding, Tayla stood back from him and said, “Then go but make sure that you come back if you feel any different. That's Doctor's orders, Commander.” (Reply Matrix, any) (Posted by Jackie Smith) (Beta Aquillia IV, shuttle, 2O/CSec Lt. Sanok, Day 4, 1051) On the way back from the meeting with the Veil ambassador, such as he was, the main refugee camp had been attacked by two bombers. This was something Sanok expected to happen at some point, but not as soon as it had. Isolationists were fanatics. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so set on no one else being around them. Fanatics were capable of anything that would further their cause. It was a scene repeated throughout the galaxy. The problem with this act, was the timing of it. The Veil ambassador hadn't even presented to his leaders what the Federation had proposed. He could see the tactic being used later, but before anything diplomatic had even been tried? If the Veil was going to do such a thing, why bother having a meeting at all? There was more to this. Perhaps there was a lack of unity within the Veil leadership, a different idea on how to remove all non-Aquillians. Fanatics withing the fanatics. Whatever it was, there was time to discuss it later. For now, Sanok had to deal with the matter at hand, and Lt. O'Neill needed some answers from him on how to best use their personnel in the camp. =^=I just need your approval to coordinate them and divide their use between search and rescue operations and security. Please advise, sir.=^= "We are en route to the camp now, Lieutenant, and will be landing in a few minutes. Use our people as you see fit," said Sanok. "Once we arrive, Lieutenant Commander Soma will assess the situation and issue further orders." =^=Understood, sir,=^= said O'Neill. (reply O'Neill iyw) (posted by Bob B.) (USS Rosenante – Bridge- CO Captain Ahmed Ibn Salid - Day 4- 1053) =^=We recommend against that, Sir. We have diminished security forces and no current threat assessment for potential future attacks.=^= "Your recommendation is noted lieutenant, but I'm not going to be able to accurately assess the situation from orbit. And contrary to popular belief, I am not fragile. Continue with your work and leave the overall mission details to me Lieutenant." Salid replied a bit more harshly than he intended. "Keep me updated on any new developments." =^=Understood, Sir. I'll keep you updated. O'Neill out =^= "We're we ever that young and anxious to prove our worth, captain?" Xim asked from the operations station. Ahmed shrugged, "I don't know about you Xim, but I most assuredly was. And somewhat foolhardy I think also." "I see that at least one of your traits has not changed." Xim replied with a smile. "Foolhardy?" Ahmed inquired "Hardly, I was referring to anxious." Xim responded "Yes I suppose I am. Anxious that is, but for a completely different reason." Xim just gave Ahmed a single nod. "If you were not anxious, I would be very concerned." "So would I mister Xim, so would I." (reply none) Daniel Greene (Beta Aquillia IV - Sickbay Disaster Site - CMO - Cmdr Josh Caskie - Day 4 - 1054) Josh's commbadge chirped again and she was just about to swear at whoever had called her and tell them that she was busy when she recognised Mr O'Neill's voice. =/\= O'Neill to Caskie. Have you established a triage center outside the site yet? =/\= Taking another deep breath she tapped her badge and started speaking allowing the anger in her voice to show through. "No Mr O'Neill I've been unable to establish a triage centre at present since I don't have anybody down here trained in triage and we are basically still combing through a considerable amount of wreckage looking for bodies and/or injured people. I understand that you need updated continually but until you send me more medical personnel all you are doing is hindering my efforts here. Send me more sickbay staff to work with and then I will be able to update you. Until then please let me do what I do best." =/\= I've got a display of medical personnel who are nearby. I need to know who you want me to contact to send to you, and who you want me to assign as search and rescue personnel to extract victims from the wreckage. I'm sending you a list of individuals and their locations now. =/\= Josh closed her eyes for a moment and then replied. "Send everyone who has any medical or search and rescue training directly to me since Medical is already trained to deal with this and all my medical personnel are trained in exactly this function. I will co-ordinate this from my end since you will be extremely busy with organising everything else. Now, if you will excuse me I have rather a lot to do as I am sure you do too. Caskie out." (Reply O'Neill iyw) CMO Cmdr Josh Caskie (Beta Aquillia IV - CENTCOM - ACEO Lt Eian O'Neill - Day 4 - 1055) After receiving Soma's orders to ground unnecessary shuttle traffic, Eian issued an order from CENTCOM to all shuttles in the air. "Tell them to set down in the nearest safe location under current Federation protection. Have anyone wishing to lift off from the ground contact us first to verify their identity and purpose. Anyone approved by medical personnel is automatically granted ability to lift off." Reed nodded and then repeated the orders into the console, to communicate to everyone in a shuttle. "O'Neill to Davis." -^=Davis here, O'Neill. We're about to set down near the explosion site.=^= The Counselor sounded tense, Eian thought. ~He's probably not used to these kinds of situations. For that matter, neither are you...~ But these moments were Eian's greatest strength, when his thoughts were clear and organized, and his presence was calm. "When you set down, I need you to scan the area and determine what supplies you have. Primarily medical supplies, food, and water." =^=Understood, O'Neill. I'll get you what information I can. Davis out.=^= (reply none necessary) (posted by Morgan G) (Beta Aquillia IV, Refugee Camp, 2O/CSec Lt. Sanok, Day 4, 1100) The shuttle had landed in a park, 500 meters from the camp.. As soon as the door opened, Ben took the lead in moving the team. Sanok was going to say that he should be on point, but he knew his friend well enough to let it go. At heart, Ben was a Sec/Tac officer, and he was the kind of man that wouldn't order his people to do something he wouldn't do himself. Instead, Sanok set the group in proper formation, taking the rear position. He did ask Ambassador Dralar if he wished to remain on foot with the group, or take to the air. Upon arriving, orders were issued and all personnel were assigned. NRPG: In light of Milo's computer problems, this allows each player to send their character where they feel they would be needed most. RPG: Sanok went to the main entrance for a report on what had happened. The area looked like a war zone, with bodies and debris covering the area. More were wounded, but the situation was bad. Sanok found the highest-ranking security officer. "It's still unclear how the explosives were brought into the camp, sir," said Ensign Bauer. "We were thoroughly scanning each person before they entered, whether Aquillian or another race. The ones that gave us difficulty, were patted down. We didn't find anything." "It is likely they were beamed into the camp and picked up later by the attackers," said Sanok. "With so much area to cover, people to watch, and a limited number of personnel, it was no one's fault they got through." "Yes, sir. Thank you, sir," said Bauer. "What is the casualty report," said Sanok. "It's been too chaotic here to get an accurate count yet, but so far, at least 20 Aquillians were killed. We have wounded amongst our people, but no deaths." "Centcom has been in contact with Captain Salid, so more people are coming to help. It won't be enough, though, so we'll all need to handle things here as best as we can." "What about the Skorr, sir?" "Unknown," said Sanok. "I'm sure they would be willing to render assistance." Sanok wasn't sure about that. He didn't really know the race well enough to determine their willingness to do anything other than fight anyone that said or did anything they didn't like. "Until then, Ensign, we have much work ahead of us." (reply any) (posted by Bob B.) (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp - Niambh McNulty - Day 4 - 1102) Niambh had stayed silent when Parker had mentioned that two bombs had exploded in the Refugee Camp but to be honest it didn't surprise her at all. She had expected some kind of escalation from the Veil especially given Ambassador Tzorn's basic 'ship out or else' statement. She had used her time on the shuttle to good intent and had contacted David via her padd and had told him to set up the exit strategy that they had discussed previously. Once the shuttle landed she allowed herself to be herded in the middle of the group since there was nothing immediate that she could do regarding the bombings however as soon as she was out of the shuttle she stopped Commander Soma and spoke to him. "Commander, I understand that you are busy, however if I or my staff can render any aid you are welcome to it. I can have the majority of my staff here in ten minutes and they can do anything you need them to do. You need only ask." (Reply Soma, anyone) (Posted by Marilyn) (Beta Aquillia IV, Refugee Camp, CIOS Lt. Ton Jackson , Day 4, 1102) Tom's heart sank as he listened in on the conversation Sanok was involved in with his staff. From what he gleaned he heard the prospect of suicide bombers. What could drive someone to willingly sacrifice their lives in such a manner ? His eyes saw a small form laying in a heap that looked like a discarded rag doll. Tim knelt and removed the debris and checked the small child carefully. Her vital signs were just barely detectable. His readouts indicated massive internal injuries and bleeding. Once the child's face registered he began to cry. It was the little Aquilluan girl Mara he met when they first landed. The child's eyes fluttered open. Mara's eyes widen first in fear then recognition. She was hurting badly - Tom decided to risk losing her by injecting her with a very mild dosage of pain reliever. Tom knew her time was short. So Jackson cradled her as he would Jacob and Hope. He talked to her in as soothing a voice as he could. Mara looked up at the man golding her and asked "Why?" and lapsed into unconsciousness. She shook a couple if times and then was still. Tom Jackson knew she had died alone and scared. He cried unashamedly and rocked the child gently. (Reply: None ) (Posted by: Bill West) (Beta Aquillia IV - CENTCOM - ACEO Lt Eian O'Neill - Day 4 - 1105) Eian heard back from Sanok first, and then from Caskie. Sanok gave him the okay to organize his forces as search and rescue or security personnel, and Caskie asked him to send her pretty much everyone. She sounded slightly overwhelmed to him, which made sense considering the amount of people that were undoubtedly in need of her assistance and the impossibility of her helping all of them. He turned to his main logistics officer, Rourke, and Rourke's crewman assistant. "Track the security personnel by their vital signs. Program the console to segregate them by training--anyone trained for emergency medical work, for search and rescue, or for special operations or any other sub-category that involved medical training or any kind of structural engineering, assign them to search and rescue. Reed--" he turned to his communications man, "as soon as Rourke is done, have automated messages guide those crew to their nearest senior officer." "Aye, Sir," both of his people answered at once, and then Caskie's order to send everyone to her came through. "Understood," he replied, and then when Josh signed off, Eian turned to another communications officer. "Send messages to every medical officer or crewman with vital signs to go directly to their nearest senior officer and make their way to Commander Caskie." "If they're trapped in the wreckage, Sir?" Eian stared at the woman as if to ask, 'are you serious,' and then realized she was. Apparently, she wasn't thinking very carefully. "If they're trapped but in good condition they're probably helping as many others as they can reach, which is exactly what they should continue to do, until someone can reach them. Don't tie up system memory contacting them other than the automated message that we have rescue operations in motion." She nodded once and turned back to her console. Eian watched the master screen as the yellow and blue dots started to collate into small groups and then make their way to their assigned locations. Instead of a flurry of active chaos, it was now an organized operation. People were moving where they were supposed to go. "Contact the Rose and ask them for detailed scans of the wreckage from the Science department--I want to know if we can beam anyone out who's critically injured," he ordered, knowing that if someone was impaled, beaming them out may result in their instant death. But anyone that could be beamed out should, he thought, if it wouldn't harm them. "The Rose has been contacted, Sir," someone said behind him, and he awaited their reply. Meanwhile, he tapped his combadge, knowing he was going to incur her wrath again but not really caring--he needed to know if there was anything else he needed to do to get the triage effort started. "O'Neill to Caskie." He braced himself for impact. (reply Caskie) "You should be receiving your medical personnel shortly, Sir," he said simply. "I've contacted the Rose for detailed scans of the wreckage and I'll forward any results I receive. Is there anything else I can do for you?" (reply Caskie) (posted by Morgan G) (Beta Aquillia IV- Refugee Camp- Sickbay – Lt Jg Tayla Fraiser - Day 4- 1105) Having taken a moment to grab a drink of water, Tayla stood in the middle of the sickbay taking stock of who was there and what was being used when the doors to the room opened and a sight stood before her that made her catch her breath. Lieutenant Viskhard stood with a red haired woman in his arms. Realising who this must be, Tayla walked to his side and said, “Put her on the biobed. Let me take a look at her.” (Reply Viskhard) Watching as he placed her, tenderly, on the bed, Tayla felt a pang in her heart. This relationship, new as it was, was something special. Reaching for her tricorder, Tayla began to run it over Ensign Turner's prone form as she asked, “Lieutenant, was she buried for long?” (Reply Viskhard) Nodding, Tayla looked at her tricorder and said, “She's very sick. She has second and third degree burns to her shoulders and upper torso. There's some signs of severe concussion and a nasty break to her left femur that has broken the skin. It's probably a good thing that she's unconscious.” (Reply Viskhard) Placing a hand onto his shoulder, Tayla spoke, softly, “She'll pull through, Lieutenant. I promise you that. But I need you to step outside so we can stabilise her. I'll put her into one of the private rooms when she's stable.” (Reply Viskhard) Smiling at him, she replied, “She'll be fine. Go get some fresh air.” (Reply Viskhard) Watching as he left, she turned to one of the nurses and said, “Let's take special care of this one, nurse.” (reply Viskhard, Any) (Posted by Jackie Smith) (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp, Sickbay - ACSO Lt. jg Viskhard - 1106) Visk still wasn't sure how he'd managed to stagger his way to sickbay. Blake had fallen asleep, but he could feel her breathing against him, so he hadn't panicked... yet. Dr. Fraiser noticed him at the door and came to him right away. “Put her on the biobed. Let me take a look at her.” He practically sighed. "Thank you Doctor." He moved quickly and carefully, and laid her on the nearest biobed. He stepped back only slightly to allow the doctor to run the tricorder over the still form. “Lieutenant, was she buried for long?” Visk nodded again, mute for a second before he foung his voice, "From the time I contacted doctor Caskie until about ten minutes ago, 20 minutes maybe?" Nodding, Tayla looked at her tricorder and said, “She's very sick. She has second and third degree burns to her shoulders and upper torso. There's some signs of severe concussion and a nasty break to her left femur that has broken the skin. It's probably a good thing that she's unconscious.” Visk nodded, "She was so tired, but I made her talk to me, so I could find her. There was a lot of blood." He stared at her, his heart aching to wake her up, have her be fine again. Placing a hand onto his shoulder, Tayla spoke, softly, “She'll pull through, Lieutenant. I promise you that. But I need you to step outside so we can stabilise her. I'll put her into one of the private rooms when she's stable.” Visk hesitated, he didn't want to leave her. The search for her was agonizing and the short trip to the camp sickbay while also somewhat terrifying for him had been easier, because he could sense her breath against his chest. He looked helplessly at the younger doctor. Smiling at him, she replied, “She'll be fine. Go get some fresh air.” Visk nodded awkwardly, "I'll be back." As he left the sickbay, Visk heard the words of the ACMO. “Let's take special care of this one, nurse.” He agreed, ~Take good care of her for me, doctor.~ He went and sat on the nearest flat surface he could find, practically collapsing now that his main purpose was finished. After several moments recovering Visk tapped his commbadge, "This is Lt. Viskhard, is there anyone who needs an extra pair of hands?" His voice was weary, but he knew that his job was to help - and Blake would have him do no less. (reply any) (posted by Lori) (Beta Aquillia IV, Overlooking Refugee Camp, Operative Trez, Day 4, 1110) Trez had made his way to the refugee camp looking for the perfect opportunity to destroy the Federation shuttlecraft that had just left the embassy. it was not his intention to kill anyone, but instead to leave a clear message and a pile of smoking evidence pointing directly to the Cardassian involvement that was supporting the Veil. He waited until the people that had been on the shuttle were well clear and all accounted for before moving forward with his plan. He verified that there were no civilians in the blast radius before opening the specialized carrying case that held the Cardassian device. It was a clever little trick, a specialized container that kept all organic materials from entering into the space that contained the detonator. It was a sterile environment, save for the specific Cardassian DNA fragments that had been deposited by a captured Cardassian agent a few days prior. They had used the agent to "contaminate" the detonator and the explosives that were now in the shuttle craft. A simple push of the remote on the side of the container and the detonator would activate, destroying the explosive and the shuttlecraft. Then, he'd simply deactivate the sterilization field, dump the trigger in a nearby rubble heap and leave. There would be no trace of Aquillian or Romulan DNA to be found as long as he did not touch or breath upon the device. Of course he'd take the container with him. He'd destroy it later. He adjusted his sterilizer mask and suit to make certain that he wasn't leaving behind any tell-tale DNA and when satisfied, he activated the device. In the distance, the shuttle craft blossomed into a ball of fire and controlled debris, completing Trez's next stage of his plan. A flip of the switch on the container deactivated the field and he "poured" the detonator into a pile of rubble. Then, in a calm manner, he moved out of the building, keeping to the shadows and cover until he was a few blocks away. There he stripped off his sterile suit and respirator and dropped them into the container. He then closed it up, making it look like a standard Aquillian engineering kit, and left the cover of his alleyway, headed away from the federation Refugee camp. Now it would only be a matter of time before the Federation discovered the Cardassian equipment and realized that they were involved. provided, of course, that they took the clues for face value. (Reply All on Planet) Daniel Greene (Beta Aquillia IV - CENTCOM - ACEO Lt Eian O'Neill - Day 4 - 1112) Just when the rescue effort seemed to be getting underway, just when things seemed to be falling into a familiar and organized pattern, all hell broke loose once again. Eian was studying the viewscreen, looking at the patterns of rescue workers moving toward those trapped, when Reed shouted, "SIR! Commander Soma's shuttle has exploded!" Eian's stomach did a somersault. "Life signs?" he demanded, and was at Reed's side at an instant. Reed shook his head. "No one was nearby, Sir. None injured." Eian's hand slammed into his combadge as soon as he confirmed that no one was hurt. "O'Neill to Salid." (reply Salid) "Sir, Commander Soma's shuttle has just exploded. No one was injured or killed. No indication of cause." He saw the stream of incoming reports from the officers on the ground. "I recommend everyone on the ground stands by all relief efforts until we can secure the scene, Sir, and I know I've already voiced my concerns, but I recommend against you beaming down now that we have a clear and present danger." (reply Salid) He could feel his blood pressure rise and his pulse increase. This was exactly what he was worried about--exactly why he didn't want Salid to go down in the first place. In any disaster scenario, the primary objective was scene safety and body substance isolation. If the rescue workers were unsafe or contaminated, those in need of rescue had no chance of survival. They had reallocated forces to place more of an emphasis on search and rescue than scene safety--something he now felt weighing on his shoulders and in the pit of his stomach. The heavy burden of guilt. It was his fault. HE had made that decision. Sanok, who did not have the perspective from the scene to see what Eian saw, had trusted him and Eian had let him down. And now everyone was at risk because of it, especially the Captain, who still planned to beam down. "Sir, my logs show all occupants of that shuttle left at 1040. They were gone approximately one half hour and there were no people within a 500 meter radius. It exploded two minutes ago--in all likelihood, the UNSUBS are still on scene and pose a direct threat to the rescue effort. I think we should reallocate forces to seeking them out and apprehending them. I also recommend against any further transportation using shuttlecraft until we verify the safety of all currenty grounded craft." (reply Salid) "Yes, Sir. We'll need to launch an investigation and if the Rose crew could perform scans of the site, it would save a lot of time and manpower." (reply Salid) (posted by Morgan G) (Beta Aquillia IV, Refugee Camp, 2O/CSec Lt. Sanok, Day 4, 1113) Though Veil terrorists exploded two bombs in the refugee camp, more displaced Aquillians were still coming for aid. With security being more strict now, and with some of the Sec/Tac personnel involved in search and rescue, things were becoming more tense. As if on cue, an explosion from the direction of the parked shuttle, boomed through the air. Sanok's people paused, then returned to their work. Whoever had just destroyed the shuttle, surely knew it was unoccupied. Other than simple harassment, what was the point in sabotaging it? Sanok was understanding the Veil people less and less. He tapped his comm badge. "Sanok to O'Neill." (reply O'Neill) "Is it possible for the other refugee camp to send some of their personnel to assist us here? It is imperative that we secure this facility, but we are already stretched to our limits." (reply O'Neill) "Understood," said Sanok. He closed the channel, but before returning to help at the main entrance, he noticed a Starfleet officer kneeling on the ground. He was rocking back-and-forth, with something small cradled in his arms. The man was also crying. Finally recognizing Lieutenant Tom Jackson, and that he was holding a dead, Aquillian child, Sanok watched silently. Many things raced through Sanok's mind, the most prevalent, that it was always the innocent that paid the greatest price when those filled with greed or lust for power, imposed their wills on others. For as advanced as so many societies were, and as much as had been learned and experienced, the biggest constant in the galaxy, was that the nature of people never changed. Sanok considered approaching Jackson, but decided against it. There appeared to be a connection between him and the Aquillian child, and an interruption now was inappropriate. Sanok did find that an old feeling was trying to well up inside him. During the civil war, he had experienced that same feeling of sorrow and loss Jackson was feeling. His inability to handle it, was what led him to take a medical leave from Starfleet, so he could return home to Vulcan to study Kohlinar and purge his emotions. Occasionally, those old pains rose to the surface. Normally, he would do a quick meditation technique to push them back down, but this time, he did not. This time, he allowed it to stay around for a while. (reply O'Neill, any) (posted by Bob B.) (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp - CEO, LCDR Steven Matrix - Day 4 - 1114) Matrix was aided into the medical area and was greeted by Lt. Fraiser. Barely hearing he though she asked if he wanted some pain relief to treat his injury. "No Lieutenant, the pain will keep me awake and functional. Please do whatever you need to do." replied Matrix. Tayla asked. “Sir, What happened here?” Matrix grimaced in pain slightly as she began here work to repair his wound. "I'm not entirely sure. I heard what I thought were two large explosions. I was walking toward the entrance to the camp when the fireball overtook me. I've never seen anything quite like that. I recall seeing an individual at the entrance…then he was vaporized. It appeared to me as if he was what exploded. It all happened so fast." replied Matrix. Tayla continued, “Now, normally, i'd tell you to take it easy for the day and report back if you get any feelings of nausea or dizzyness but I also know this crew and that you wanna get back out there and help.” "Understood Lieutenant. I appreciate you taking care of meh. How is the little girl that was brought in with me? She was injured badly and very scared." asked Matrix. (Reply Fraiser) (Posted by Steve) (Beta Aquillia IV, Refugee Camp, COPS Lt. Tom Jackson, Day 4, 1115) After Tom had cried for a bit, he gently laid the child Mara down and stood up. He wiped his eyes of the tears he had shed for the dead child. Tom seemed to remember seeing the second officer Sanok approach him. Jackson briefly cleaned and composed himself. Jackson walked to where the second officer was standing and reported to him. "Sanok, What did you need?" Jackson asked? (Reply: Sanok) (Posted by: Bill W.) (Beta Aquillia IV,Refugee Camp,COPS Lt. Tom Jackson,Day 4,1117) After Tom had cried for a bit,he gently laid the child Mara down and stood up. He wiped his eyes of the tears he had shed for the dead child. Tom seemed to remember seeing the second officer Sanok approach him. Jackson briefly cleaned and composed himself. Jackson walked to where the second officer was standing and reported to him. "Sanok,What did you need?" Jackson asked? (Reply: Sanok) (Posted by: Bill W.) (Beta Aquillia IV, Refugee Camp, 2O/CSec Lt. Sanok, Day 4, 1118) When Jackson had no more tears for the Aquillian child, he gently laid her on the ground. Wiping his eyes, he looked around, seemingly to get his bearings back. When he saw Sanok, Jackson came over. "Sanok. What did you need?" Before Sanok responded, he closed his eyes briefly and ran a quick mental exercise through his mind, pushing away the emotions he was allowing himself to feel over the dead Aquillian child. Opening his eyes again, he studied Jackson for a moment. "We are short-handed here. Are you able to assist in search and rescue? There are still people trapped in the debris." (reply Jackson) After Jackson's response, Sanok heard someone approaching. Glancing to see who it was, he saw Ben. Their shuttle had just been sabotaged, and Ben needed answers. "As soon as you're able," said Ben, "I want you to go over the wreckage. I want to know if this was accidental or deliberate. If it was deliberate, try and see if you can figure out what caused the explosion. We may get an idea of who's responsible, if we can piece enough of the cause together." "Of course, sir," said Sanok. It was almost a certainty that the explosion was intentional. With the high standards of maintenance of equipment on the Rosenante, an accident like that was almost impossible. "If the Veil are behind this, we may need to reevaluate our options," said Ben. "Open hostilities was not an outcome I wanted." "Open hostilities were inevitable," said Sanok. "The Veil did launch a military coup, after all." "Do what you can," said Ben. He stepped away and contacted the captain. Sanok moved back to the main gate to help with securing the camp. There would be time later to examine the shuttle. (reply Jackson, Soma, any) (posted by Bob B.) (Beta Aquillia IV – Government Building – Outside Habrii's Office – Tremayn - 1129) Standing still, Tremayn looked down at the information he had transcribed from the frantic monitoring of the Federation transmissions. Not just that, but their own internal monitoring of what had transpired only a few moments before. It was not his usual job to inform Habrii of this kind of information but Alaya was nowhere to be found so it had fallen to him. Looking at the young aide beside him, he said, “This is confirmed. This has happened?” The aide nodded and said, “Yes, Sir.” Closing his eyes, Tremayn nodded and knocked on the door. (Reply Habrii) Taking a deep breath, he opened the door and walked inside. Closing the door behind him, Tremayn walked to the front of the desk and said, “Sir, there's... well, it seems there has been a number of explosions at the Federation Refugee centre.” (Reply Habrii) “We're not sure. Early reports are troubling.” (Reply Habrii) Sighing heavily, Tremayn looked down and then back into his leader's eyes and said, “Sir, We're hearing reports from the Aquillians nearby that... the bombers were proporting to be acting on behalf of the Veil.” (Reply Habrii) (Posted by Jackie Smith) (Beta Aquillia IV – Government Building –Habrii's Office – President Habrii - Day 4 -1130) Habrii was pondering his next move concerning the Federation and the precarious web of intrigue that was beginning to make itself known to him at last when there was a brisk, but short knock at his office door. "Come in." he called just a moment before the door swung open to reveal one of his junior aides, Tremayn. "What is it Tremayn?" He asked as the young man nervously made his way into the office. “Sir, there's... well, it seems there has been a number of explosions at the Federation Refugee centre.” the Man sputtered out. That certainly got Habrii's attention. he reached over and closed his personal desk monitor and rose from his chair speaking as he rounded the desk. "How many? were they ours?" there was a tone of deep concern in his voice. "We're not sure. Early reports are troubling." "Spirits help us now." Habrii said with a deflating sigh, "The Federation will certainly declare war on us now. " There was a pause as he considered something, "And we have no idea who is responsible?" The aide sighed heavily, his reluctance to speak evident. "Let's have it." Habrii extorted. "Sir, we're hearing reports from the Aquillians nearby that..." the words stuck in Tremayn's throat for a moment, "the bombers were purportedly acting on behalf of the Veil." "That's preposterous." Harbrii exclaimed, but then something in the back of his mind clicked, a realization that some members of the Veil may have been responsible after all. "Where's Alaya?" he asked. "Unknown sir, she is not where we expected." "And her bodyguard?" "Also missing." Habrii nodded. "I see." he replied. "Thank you Tremayn. Please excuse me, I have to make some arrangements." Tremayn nodded and then left the room. Once the aide had left the room, Habrii stood in the center of the room considering his next move. It was rapidly becoming clear that he was no longer going to be able to control Alaya. Her fervor had been useful, but her impetuous nature may very well cost the Veil and his people everything. Still, she could prove a useful bargaining tool. He walked back around his desk then, and settled into his chair. he swiveled back to look out the window and activated the viewscreen that had until a few moments ago been displaying the city beyond. A strong looking Aquillian looked up from whatever project he was working on and regarded him. =^=Mister president.=^= he said. "We have a problem." Habrii replied. =^=Of course we do. If we did not, you would not need me or my men. What is the situation?=^= he replied. "It's Alaya. She has ordered an attack on the Federation Refugee camp. It will make things...complicated. She has taken her body guard and gone to ground. I suspect that she will try to seize the government and overthrow me. She is threatening our success." =^= Do you want her dead?=^= he asked pointedly "It would sonly solve part of the problem at present. I think arresting her would serve our purposes better, at least until I can round up her supporters." Habrii replied directly. =^= I know some of them. =^= the man replied, =^= I can send some of my people to collect them as well.=^= "Good. Arrests only, unless we have no other choice, but I want Alaya alive, bring her to me." =^= I understand.=^= "For the Veil." =^=For the Veil.=^= The image returned to that of the city beyond his building. He tapped a button on his desk. =^= Yes mister president?=^= his secretary replied. "Have the presidential guard mobilized and secure the building. Speak with Kizak directly. Tell him to sequester anyone he isn't absolutely loyal to me. Tell him the Gronk has left the lair. have him send a heavy guard to my office right away." =^=Yes mister president.=^= Habrii closed the channel. Things were about to get very interesting, very quickly. (reply none) Daniel Greene (Beta Aquillia IV- Refugee Camp- Sickbay – Lt Jg Tayla Fraiser - Day 4- 1133) It had been a tough half an hour but Tayla had persevered. The amount and variety of the injuries had astonished her. Everything from burns to broken bones, scrapes and bruises had come through the sickbay. Those who could be patched up without needing any extra treatment were sent outside to the triage station and those that needed more treatment were sent back to her. Looking down at her current patient, an Aquillian with severe burns and broken sternum, she sighed and looked into the woman's eyes, saying, “It's gonna be okay.” Reaching for the dermal regenerator, she began to run the instrument over her burns when the machines signalled that she was entering cardic arrest. Swearing loudly, Tayla turned and grabbed the cortical stimulator off the instrument tray. "What do you need?" A voice asked. Turning Tayla saw that it was Captain Salid. Taking a breath, she said, “Keep an eye on the readings and tell me if they improve.” (Reply Salid) Moving to the woman's head, Tayla applied the cortical stimulator to the woman and said, “Stand clear.” (Reply Salid) Reaching for her Padd, Tayla said, “Charging.” She watched as a small jump occurred in the Aquillan. Looking at Salid, she asked, “Stats?” (Reply Salid) Closing her eyes, Tayla nodded and said, “Charging.” The same jump. Looking at Salid, she opened her mouth to ask him again but he beat her to it. (Reply Salid) Sighing greatfully, Tayla placed the Padd down and said, “She needs Doctor Jonson. Stand back.” (Reply Salid) Tapping her combadge, she said, “Fraiser to Jonson. Stand by for incoming. Aquillian patient, recent arrest. Doctor, I'll send her recent history up with her.” “Standing by.” Jonson replied. Placing the Padd she had been using on the woman's chest, Tayla watched as she was transported up to the Rose and her sickbay. Turning now to Salid, she said, “Sir, There's something, well, someone you should talk to.” (Reply Salid) Walking to his side, she sighed and said, “You should talk to Lieutenant Viskhard. Sir, he could use a word from you right now.” (Reply Salid) “He's in there,” she pointed to one of the two private waiting rooms they had constructed for familes with room for patients before they could transport them up to the Rose. These were those that were sick, very sick but not dying or in immediate need of medical attention. The room she had pointed to was the room where she had sequestered Ensign Turner. “.. sitting with Ensign Turner. Sir, it seems she was right at the heart of the explosion at the main gate. She's ill. Very ill.” She left the rest unsaid, knowing that the Captain would understand what she was implying. (Reply Salid, any) (Posted by Jackie Smith) (Beta Aquillia IV- Refugee Camp- CO Captain Ahmed Ibn Salid - Day 4- 1135) The hum of the transporter beam announced Ahmed's arrival well before he was actually rematerialized enough to be seen. by the time he had reformed a number of the local inhabitants and a few of his Starfleet officers were looking in his direction with concern and a sense of hope. The exact location was at the makeshift triage camp that Lieutenant Fraiser had established as a result of Caskie's orders. The few medical personnel that were available were up to their elbows in casualties and it was very apparent to Ahmed that it was the Aquillians that had suffered the brunt of this cowardly attack at least judging by what he was seeing here. Ahmed had beamed down alone, no security escort, no other personnel accompanying him. It just wasn't practical; not when he needed every available body on disaster relief. He was not alone however, behind him a large number of emergency crates were stacked almost as high as he was tall. They contained a large number of pre-replicated medical supplies, another portable power generator and mobile replicator. It didn't take a psychologist to see that these people were terrified. They weren't scrabbling around trying to help, instead their obvious reaction to their fear seemed to be inaction. that was never a good sign, it was almost as if the attack had caused some sort of mass-scale shock. He turned and headed into the triage center, careful to avoid disrupting the course and cycle of activity as it frantically hustled through the small area. He stopped to help a crewman transfer one of the injured Aquillians from a mobile litter to one of the more sterile treatment beds and then moved forward looking for Doctor Fraiser . He spotted the woman working frantically to stabilize an Aquillian that was seriously injured. he noticed that she was having a rough time of it, since there were no medical personnel available to help her, so he stepped in to lend a hand. "What do you need?" Ahmed asked as he joined her at the treatment bed? Ahmed had double majored at the academy, as his original specialty was damage control and propulsion systems. In order to make himself more useful, he had taken all sorts of trauma medicine courses, and as a result had qualified as a trained medic, although in the end his life turned to the command branch and he found little need to practice those skills these days. (reply Fraiser) Daniel Greene (Beta Aquillia IV- Refugee Camp, Sickbay – ACSO Lt. jg Viskhard - 1137) Visk was staring at nothing, he felt totally lost and helpless. He heard the door open through a fog and looked up to see Captain Salid. "How are you holding up?" The dark man walked across and stood by Blake's bed, across from Visk. Visk was worried, and now was not a time to pretend he wasn't, "Worried, sir." He held his voice still, as he knew it would obey him very easily. "I've been told her condition is very serious." Ahmed replied, "Is she conscious?" "She lost a lot of blood." Visk stated simply, not really knowing what else to say. He knew she had, because he couldn't get the image out of his mind, and he was wearing a fair bit of it too. After calling to see if he could help, Visk had realized this and almost fainted on the spot. (reply Salid) Visk planted his hand on the biobed, belying his shaken state, "I can't loose her, sir." (reply Salid) (posted by Lori) (Beta Aquillia IV- Refugee Camp- Sickbay – CO, captain Ahmed Ibn Salid - Day 4- 1137) Taking a breath, Fraiser replied, "Keep an eye on the readings and tell me if they improve." "Understood", Ahmed replied and started reading off the stats to the doctor as she went to work. Moving to the woman's head, Tayla applied the cortical stimulator to the woman and said, "Stand clear." "Clear." Reaching for her PADD, Tayla said, "Charging." Ahmed watched as the Aquillian's body responded to the jolt. Tayla turned to him and asked, "Stats?" "BP 65/45, indicating decreased motive pressure below Aquillian norms. Respiration still at zero, possible VT rhythms on the charts, Heart rate still zero. Recommend 30cc Amirarone to increase blood oxygenation saturation." Closing her eyes, Tayla nodded and said, "Charging." Ahmed turned and prepped the hypospray with the Amirarone. He turned back to the table in time to see the second jolt delivered. "BP 70/65, above minimum levels, RR at 13, Vt Rhythms are gone and replaced by normal R2 signals. HR 26, low but steady. She's gonna make it." Ahmed reported. Sighing gratfully, Tayla placed the Padd down and said, "She needs Doctor Jonson. Stand back." Ahmed nodded and stood back away from the table, it was apparent that Fraiser was going to use a site-to-site transport. Tapping her commbadge, she said, "Fraiser to Jonson. Stand by for incoming. Aquillian patient, recent arrest. Doctor, I'll send her recent history up with her." =^=Standing by.=^= Jonson replied. Tayla placed the PADD she had been using on the woman's chest, a moment later the patient was gone. Turning now to Salid, she said, "Sir, There's something, well, someone you should talk to." Ahmed raised an eyebrow at the comment, but gave her a nod. "Whom?" Walking to his side, she sighed and said, "You should talk to Lieutenant Viskhard. Sir, he could use a word from you right now." "Where is he?" Ahmed asked, not asking about the situation, knowing the most likely cause of any distress that Viskhard may be facing. "He's in there," she pointed to one of the two private waiting rooms they had constructed. ".. sitting with Ensign Turner. Sir, it seems she was right at the heart of the explosion at the main gate. She's ill. Very ill."She left the rest unsaid, knowing that the Captain would understand what she was implying. Ahmed looked at her, his face growing somber. He gave her a slow nod. "I understand." he replied, "if you'll excuse me." Ahmed cut his way through the sickbay, dodging personnel and patients as they went about their business. The scene was something akin to controlled chaos and every second that he spent seeing this needless agony, kindled a flame in the pits of his stomach to have something done about it. He paused for a moment outside the door to the private room. If Turner hadn't been transported back to the Rosenante, the odds were good that she wouldn't survive her injuries. During the triage stage, she would be made comfortable, but no critical resources would be wasted on her if she could not be saved. It was that message that Doctor friseur had passed to him, and it was the reason that Salid was visiting at this moment. Taking a deep breath to prepare himself for the inevitable, Ahmed reached out and cycled the door. The lighting in the compartment was dimmer than in the main operating room, most likely to improve restfulness of the patient. Turner was hooked up to a number of monitoring machines, all communicating with the mobile sensor pads placed all over her body. Viskhard was sitting in a chair near where bed. He looked up as Salid entered. "How are you holding up?" he asked as he stepped into the room and reached over to cycle the door. he moved across the room to stand beside Security Officer turner's bed, opposite Viskhard. (reply Viskhard) "I've been told her condition is very serious." Ahmed replied, "Is she conscious?" (reply Viskhard, Blake iyw) Daniel Greene (Beta Aquillia IV- Refugee Camp- Sickbay – CO, Sec/Tac Ensign Blake Turner - Day 4 – 1142) Light. That was the first thing that she noticed. Opening her eyes, Blake saw the sun and smiled as it warmed her face. Looking down at herself, she realised that she was standing and not in uniform. Turning around, she realised she knew exactly where she was. The barn that she had played in as a child stood to her left and her family's house stood to the right. ~Okay this isn't what I expected.~ she thought to herself as she walked towards the fencing that held the family's horses. As one black horse walked towards her, she held out her hand and said, “Hey, Midnight.” “He's missed you.” a voice replied. Turning on her heels, Blake grinned and said, “Gramps, what....” Then a realisation hit her. Her Gramps had died many years before, when she was a little girl. “Am I dead?” The old man laughed heartily and shook his head, saying, “No. But you are very ill. What happened?” Holding out her hand to him, she said, “There was an explosion. I....” she paused. Her memory of the event was fading. She was happy here. This place made her feel alive. Taking her hand, Gramps looked at her and said, “Honey, you are ill but you can get better. It will be a long road and very painful. Do you have nothing that you want to go back for?” She stopped, gripped his hand and sighed. Viskhard. Looking into her gramps eyes, she nodded and said, “I think so. At least I would like to find out.” Gramps pulled her into a hug and whispered in her ear, “Then find out.” (Beta Aquillia IV- Refugee Camp- Sickbay – Sec/Tac Ensign Blake Turner - Day 4- 1146) Her eyes flickered open to the muted lighting. Gasping softly, Blake took in the two men standing either side of her. Smiling at Viskhard, she took his hand and said, “Back for you.” (Reply Viskhard) Turning her head, she looked at Captain Salid and said, “Sir, so sorry.” (Reply Salid) “Didn't stop.... Didn't know.....” she replied and coughed. Opening her eyes again, she said, “The Veil..... they said..... Oh god...... could have stopped....” (Reply Salid) (Reply Salid, Viskhard) (Posted by Jackie Smith) (Beta Aquillia IV - Refugee Camp - COUNS Parker Davis - Day 4 - 1145) Parker had taken in the scene after his first step off the shuttle, surveying the area with an eye trained to help with emotional distress, and seeing plenty of it to go around. It took all that was in him not to squat down next to the nearest Aquillian with shock-filled eyes and try to practice psychological first aid. ~Focus,~ he had thought. ~This is *your* refugee camp--*your* responsibility. These people need direction.~ Of course, he knew that direction was currently coming from CENTCOM. But it was impossible to run a disaster site from a remote location. While CENTCOM's bird's eye view of the situation was good for logistics and managing personnel, it was horrible for the psychological well-being of the people on the ground. The counselor spent the first ten minutes out of the shuttle contacting CENTCOM and giving them a long list of things needed. After they established a clear order of rescue operations, assigning personnel to search and rescue and medical duties, Parker began to see the patterns of motion based on the paths they had cut for themselves through the rubble and to the main areas. The transporter beam-out site, the paths that snaked through the refugee camp rubble, and the newly formed Sickbay triage area were the main locations. They needed a replicator at what used to be the entrance of the camp, nearest to the beamout site. Rescue workers who dropped off a patient at the site had walked a long distance through the difficult terrain of rubble, and were getting dehydrated and exhausted. The replicator would provide them with water before they headed back in, and would also provide emergency medical supplies at the furthest point from the Sickbay triage area. If a patient became critical near the beam-out site, they would be able to provide care. It would save a lot of lives. As Davis climbed through the wreckage and finally reached Sickbay, he didn't see Caskie so he presumed she was in the wreckage providing emergency medical care on-site. But he did see the very person he hoped he would. Tayla was just finishing up a conversation with the Captain when he walked into the Sickbay triage area, and appeared to be leading him to a private area constructed of temporary wall blocks that were singed from the explosion but otherwise unharmed. He wondered who was inside. But he waited until she walked away from the area, and then approached her. "Tayla," he said affectionately, and once they were close, he held out his hand slightly, hoping she wouldn't balk at the gesture in this environment. He had heard since he arrived that somewhere outside the camp, a shuttlecraft had exploded. He had been worried about her safety, both physical and psychological. But he had been unable to run straight to her, having to coordinate what they needed with CENTCOM as he made his way from the beam-out site and entrance to the camp all the way through the rubble and into Sickbay. There was another beamout site set up in the flat staging area where the triage was now set up and running, and he saw a whole slew of needs here, too. None were critical needs, though, and so he resolved to handle them after he spoke with his girlfriend. "How are you holding up?" (reply Tayla, room for more) "I came down in the shuttle--the one they say is gone. I didn't see the explosion, wasn't anywhere near it, and apparently no one was hurt, according to comm traffic. We set down pretty far away. I wouldn't want to board any shuttles anytime soon, though. Let's hope our transport sites don't go out, huh?" (reply Tayla) He squeezed her hand and then let go, and got down to business. "I've been trying to get the refugees everything they need from CENTCOM. What do you need here?" He glanced around. "It looks like you could use a second replicator. There might be one in the shipment the Captain came down with." (reply Tayla) (posted by Morgan G) (Beta Aquillia IV- Refugee Camp, Sickbay – ACSO Lt. jg Viskhard - 1148) Viskhard was standing there, it felt like about a millenia. He was waiting for her - and he knew that only when she opened her eyes would he be 'better'. She gasped lightly as her eyes opened to the darkened room, it had been explained to Visk that her concussion - though healed medically would make her slightly sensitive to the light at first. Smiling at Viskhard, she took his hand and said, “Back for you.” Visk beamed at her, his panic-tinted eyes fading to a gentle blue. He squeezed her hand gently, letting her warm hand warm his heart, "Welcome back, I won't go anywhere." Turning her head, she looked at Captain Salid and said, “Sir, so sorry.” (Reply Salid) “Didn't stop.... Didn't know.....” she replied and coughed. Opening her eyes again, she said, “The Veil..... they said..... Oh god...... could have stopped....” Viskhard looked at the Captain, "Sir?" (Reply Salid, Blake) "Captain, whatever you need done, I'll do it." Viskhard's voice and eyes took on a slightly dangerous tilt. He wanted to hurt the ones who had hurt his Blake. (reply Salid, Blake, any) (posted by Lori)