From: JoGoodman2@aol.com Sent: Monday, 28 June 2004 9:10 AM To: spectre-nrpg@freedom-squadron.com Cc: compiles@freedom-squadron.com Subject: Spectre Compile June 14-20 Spectre Compile June 14-20, 2004 Mission: Unknown Country, Day 2 Stardate: 2406.05.11 (planet's surface, Kahila Lono, 11:50) (Planet's surface: Desert - Pierce Orde - 1150) (Planet's Surface - EO Meyron - 11:54) (USS Galadriel: Bridge - Captain Pierce Orde - 1230) (planet's surface, Kahila Lono, 13:00) (Planet's Surface - EO Ensign(jg) Meyron - 13:02) (Planet's surface: Near obelisk - Pierce Orde - 1305) Mission: Unknown Country, Day 3 Stardate: 2406.05.12 (USS Apollo, Bridge, Captain Remae Ktell - 16.00) (USS Apollo, Bridge, Ensign JG Crimson- 16.00) (USS Apollo, Ready Room, Captain Remae Ktell - 19.00) Mission: Unknown Country, Day 2 Stardate: 2406.05.11 (planet's surface, Kahila Lono, 11:50) When Pierce asked Kahila if she also wanted her phaser modified, to be used for generating an interference field, to get them beyond the force field barring them from the gemlike structure, she agreed, and handed it to him. A few moments later, her combadge beeped, with a message from the Apollo-- sending her coordinates to be investigated. She realized quickly that the coordinates matched those of the structure, and responded, saying, "We're very near that point now; and have found an odd structure. Tricorder readings indicate it extends beneath the surface-- the equivalent of a five-storied building. The place is guarded by a field. We won't be able to go beyond it, until Pierce modifies our phasers. That should work. Lono out." She turned to Ensign Meyron and showed him the tricorder readings, then asked, "What do you make of this? The Apollo readings indicate that the time gates are controlled from this location. Do you have any ideas what power source is being used?" reply Meyron posted by Josephine Goodman Planet's surface: Desert - Pierce Orde - 1150) Upon landing, Orde took out his filter mask and sealed it to his face. After that, he pulled up the hood on the clothing he was wearing and drew a veil across the lower half of his face. ~I feel like an old Arab,~ he thought. Following Kahlia, he noted the 'structure' with some interest. Bringing out his own tricorder, he quickly set it to interface with his eyeglasses' HUD, feeding the information to him more easily. "Now we're getting somewhere," Kahlia said, speaking through the radio of the filter-mask. " Ensign, stand guard. Pierce, come with me. We'll try to gain entrance. What do you have in your personal arsenal that can deal with that field?" Kahila smiled. Orde felt just a hint of a smile from Kahlia over their link. "Not much, but I might be able to retune a phaser to create an interference field," he replied, "maybe disrupt the forcefield somewhat. Orde to Apollo, I need a portable forcefield generator beamed down here." (Reply Apollo) "Commander, whatever that thing is, I don't want to expose it to the sand. It will take me some time to modify the phaser; do you want two?" (Reply Kahlia, Meyron) (Posted by Lenox) (Planet's Surface - EO Meyron - 11:54) "We're very near that point now; and have found an odd structure. Tricorder readings indicate it extends beneath the surface-- the equivalent of a five-storied building. The place is guarded by a field. We won't be able to go beyond it, until Pierce modifies our phasers. That should work. Lono out." -said Kahila She turned to Ensign Meyron and showed him the tricorder readings, then asked, "What do you make of this? The Apollo readings indicate that the time gates are controlled from this location. Do you have any ideas what power source is being used?" -asked Kahila "Well, I can definitely see that the forcefield is using some kind of high tech reactor for powering it's forcefield. This strange readings...... looks very familiar to me. Wait a minute........ it's hull is made of Viterium - it's one of the materials that Dominion used for creating bases. It's abbandoned becose it's structural integrity is very weak agains Polaron beams. Yes, and this low level of omega emissions gave very good idea of what powerplant is used to power it's forcefields. I'm definitely shure that it uses Tetrion reactor. As I recall from my memory - Tetrion are subspace particles that also can be linked to Coaxial space travel ... but also the time travel! I must warn you that these powerplants are very powerfull, but very unstable. We should approach it with caution." -said Meyron while smiling "I don't know how this forcefield is supposed to turn offline - that's not in my part of expertise, but I definitely know that whoever created this .... Monolith, have great level of technology." -said Meyron (Reply from Kahila Lono) (Posted by Edward Marzich) (USS Galadriel: Bridge - Captain Pierce Orde - 1230) "Sir," CONN reported, "we've arrived." "About time," Captain Orde replied. He tapped a control on his command chair. "Engineering, how are the engines?" =/\=Quirky, sir. I've not completely isolated the cause yet,=/\= his chief engineer replied. "Well, we should have plenty of time here, Engineer." =/\=Aye, sir.=/\= "Hail the Apollo and communicate our intentions and our willingness to assist." "Aye, sir." (USS Galadriel: Bridge - Captain Pierce Orde - 1300) "Apollo is moving towards that portal." "Follow, and keep sensors on full," Captain Orde ordered. A short time later, his Science officer called out: "Sir, increase in energy output from that portal! Subspace fluctuations increasing! INCOMING!" Orde was thrown back in his chair as the energy wave hit, unable to get up. All went white, and then black. Mission: Unknown Country, Day 3 Stardate: 2406.05.12 (USS Galadriel: Bridge - Captain Pierce Orde - 1500) Orde found himself in the unenviable position of laying prone on the floor. Looking back, he saw that his tactical officer had been thrown forward, and blood seeped from a gash on her forehead. He felt terrible himself. ~Note to self -- get the transponder codes of that shuttlecraft.~ Getting up. he checked the tactical officer. ~Strong pulse. Good.~ "Medical teams to the bridge," he heard himself say. "Report?" "Casualties reporting in now, sir. No fatalities as of yet," an officer reported. "Looks like minor damage all over the ship, but she's held together. Our sensor suite is even intact." "Excellent. Engineering?" =/\=We're picking up the pieces of whatever hit us right now, Captain. From the chronos, it looks like we've lost a day and then some.=/\= "A day, Engineer?" "Aye." He looked up at the viewscreen and saw the hind end of the Apollo drifting in the distance. "Hail them." "Aye, sir." "Galadriel to Apollo, did you get the transponder codes of the shuttles that ran us over?" A few more reports came in on his command screen. He sat down and checked them, noting that the sensors were more or less fine. ~Don't know about the other two ships -- Starfleet builds their science ships a bit more hardily when it comes to the sensors.~ (Reply Apollo) (Posted by Lenox) (planet's surface, Kahila Lono, 13:00) Pierce handed Kahila the phaser, and they looked at one another, then moved together toward the structure. "You were right in not wanting to expose this to the sand. No telling what effect that might have on the time gates." She glanced back once to Ensign Meyron, saying, "Stand guard on the perimeter." Then at a signal from Pierce, they fired the phasers. Though no change could be detected by sight or hearing, they found themselves able to run through the barrier. Kahila paused before an entrance, puzzled by the patterns of light passing across the faceted surface. Then, suddenly, the light intensified -- not as an explosion, but as if a million points of light had suddenly been activated. She threw herself down onto the sand, shouting, "It's some sort of pulse effect!" When she no longer could see the edges of brightness against her her closed eyes, she rolled onto her back, and slanted her eyes open. "Pierce," she said softly. "Better look up." There were three alien beings standing there, clothed in robes. All had eyes that were gazing at her and Pierce. And all had weapons. Behind them, she could see a complex of equipment which emitted beams of radiance. And within the beams. a structure was taking shape. The same structure she had been preparing to enter. ~It's as if here and now, the place is being built! As if we've been thrown into the past.~ reply Pierce, any posted by Josephine Goodman <> (Planet's Surface - EO Ensign(jg) Meyron - 13:02) Pierce handed Kahila the phaser, and they looked at one another, then moved together toward the structure. "You were right in not wanting to expose this to the sand. No telling what effect that might have on the time gates." She glanced back once to Ensign Meyron, saying, "Stand guard on the perimeter." -Meyron nodded with his head Then at a signal from Pierce, they fired the phasers. Then Meyron could see that they were gone. Meyron activated his phaser just thinking ~To enter or not?~ But he had his orders and so he stand there and guard the perimeter ~That's why I hate being the Engineer.... you miss all the stuff!~ though Meyron, but then it was clearly that they were in worse situation than he was Meyron just stood there waiting for them to come out with some informations about what's on the other side. (Reply from Anyone) (Posted by Edward Marzich) Planet's surface: Near obelisk - Pierce Orde - 1305) After making his way through the barrier with Kahlia, he checked around. ~Hm, nothing much to look at, save the giant obelisk...~ he thought. Kahlia threw herself to the sand and Pierce followed suit, not hearing her in the slightest. A bright light and... a bit of darkness. Opening his eyes at Kahlia's cue, he spied three armed beings, clothed in robes. ~Kahlia... this does not look good.~ Bringing himself to his feet slowly, he kept his pose nonthreatening. Beyond the trio, he saw the obelisk -- or rather, what it would look like in mid-constrction. ~And I'm waiting on your cue -- you are the superior officer here.~ He did note that he, at least, belonged somewhat -- robes being better suited for desert wear. (Reply Kahlia, any) (Posted by Lenox) Mission: Unknown Country, Day 3 Stardate: 2406.05.12 (USS Apollo, Bridge, Captain Remae Ktell - 16.00) "Sir, Ensign JG Crimson reporting as ordered, Sir." Remae looked up; he didn't expect to see someone reporting in to him. Not now, in this reality, nevertheless, there she was. "Ensign.", said Remae, still in his Academy Commandant's Uniform, this may not be their reality, but he was still the CO. He took the orders from the new arrival and it looked like the Academy had assigned them a new Counsellor. "Welcome aboard, Ensign - I see you are assigned as our new Counsellor. I would image you have a lot of questions, this isn't the Spectre, I'm not the CO but I am, its all rather confusing. have a seat.", said the Bajoran as he moved around to the other side of the desk. "Well, the short version is that, this isn't our reality and we're attempting to get back to it, a place where I am Captain of the Spectre and the crew are suppose to be where the are." Remae noted the confused look and try to elaborate further, "For right now, I suggest that you get on with your duties as ship's Counsellor, you will have a lot of customers, I think. A lot people that are on the Apollo are confused and out of place, anything you can do, would be appreciated." "At the moment, the First Officer and Second Officer and one of our Engineers are on an away team detail to the surface, while they attempt to find a way to get us back to where we belong. I suggest you find yourself some quarters and return to the Bridge, with me and take your station. when not Counselling others, I expect you to be on the Bridge, understood Ensign?", said the Captain of the Spectre. (Reply from Crimson) "I know it's a mess, but we'll get back to where we belong, Ensign, I promise. Dismissed." As the confused Ensign left the room, Remae was impatient, with no update from the Away Team, he hit his commbadge again, "Bridge, any contact with the Away Team yet?" (Reply from ANY) "Understood.", said the Captain, what the hell was going on down there? "Computer, open a channel to the Galadriel and the Lion, "Gentleman, we've lost contact with the Away Team, probably something to do with the time-displacement we just had, we lost over 24 hours because of something that is going down there, and I want to know what it is. can you position your ships for short range scans of the planet?" (Reply from Galadriel and Lion) "Very well, Apollo out.", rumbled Remae, he was not best please, if he didn't get some answers soon, he'd head down to the planet and find out what was happening, personally. (Reply from Crimson, Any) (Posted by Anthony Keen) (USS Apollo, Bridge, Ensign JG Crimson- 16.00) Raven thought about the words the Captain had spoken to her, but the first thing a Counselor needs some quarters even if Starfleet slammed her into another reality. Not so much confusing as it is very wordy Walking down corridors she managed to find an empty living quarter, making note of its location she headed back to bridge. ~Nothing like a walk around a space ship to give you some exercise~ Raven walked onto the bridge taking her post. She kept herself quiet knowing that if he the Captain needed to speak with her he would, until then she would keep herself quiet. (Reply from Any) (Posted by Jessica) (USS Apollo, Ready Room, Captain Remae Ktell - 19.00) Remae was slumped in his Captain's Command Chair, quite a few times he had circled the Bridge, nearly jumped into the turbolift and get himself down the planet and find out what happened the Away Team but he reminded himself, more than once, that he was the last senior officer on the ship. and his place was on the Bridge. The Bajoran kept a close eye on the viewscreen, as usual, the view changed. The portal continued to flux, hundreds of images flashed past a second, inviting the Apollo to enter and leave this reality to any number of other possible universes. The speed was simply too fast, Sciences had no problem slowing down each event and making a guess where it would take anyone foolish enough to go through, but finding the correct one and going through was impossible. Someone mentioned, perhaps bored, that they would have to enter at warp 9 at the correct microsecond the portal show their own universe to have a slight chance in making it through in time. ~ I don't think so ~ "Coffee, black, double sweet.", said Remae to the Bridge replicator, this would have to be the last one he had, otherwise, he wouldn't need warp drive to enter the portal at warp himself. Remae noted the Counsellor, sitting at her station for the past several hours, he wondered what she made of all this, not exactly the most exciting duty. "Counsellor, did you manage to find some quarters?", asked Remae, trying to break the silence on the Bridge. (Reply from Crimson) "Good. That's good.", said Remae back in the Command Chair, feeling himself begin to slump once more. "Has there been any word from the Galadriel or Lion?", asked Remae to anyone who would answer. (Reply Any) The Apollo had maintained position at the entrance to the portal, just in case it changed. Being visible from the front of the anomaly, the ship wasn't able to help in the search for the Away Team. "Continuing scans, Captain - no life forms can be detected.", reported OPS, the same report he had every hour for the past several hours. "I know that probes won't really make a lot of difference but at this stage, I'll take anything I can get. Ensign Crimson, would you care to handle that? Launch 5 probes and set them to maximum scan.", ordered Remae, aware that even if nothing was happening for him, he could at least keep the crew occupied. (Reply from Crimson, Any) (Posted by Anthony Keen)