Host ScottB says:
The PG continued investigations into the inexplicable disappearance of the USS Epiphany. Shortly into the investigation, some revelations were made about the gravity wells that led to more questions than answers...

Host ScottB says:
To add insult to injury, some of the senior staff began experiencing sporadic shifts in time. The ship also received various com signals whose strengths and transmission dates didn’t match, including a log fragment from the CSO, supposedly from two weeks in the future

Host ScottB says:
More recently, the USS Epiphany has apparently shown up on sensors, coming from its original launch direction from a nearby starbase. The PG, in a daring not-very-scientific experiment, has set a collision course...

Host ScottB says:
And now, the continuation... "A Stitch In Time" - Part 4

Host ScottB says:
=/\=/\=/\=/\=/\= CONTINUE MISSION =/\=/\=/\=/\=/\=

Host CO_Madred says:
*All Hands*: Brace for impact...

CNS_Lorehani says:
::in her chair on the bridge.  Hands clutched to the arms::

SO_Neru says:
::holds onto his console::

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::in sickbay grabbing hold of a bio-bed::

ACEO_Elliott says:
::braces against his station.... the best one can on a station where you stand up, with no hand-holds::

TO_Panthera says:
::grabs onto the console bracing for impact::

CTO_Ryan says:
::braces against the tactical console and holds on, widening her stance::

Host ScottB says:
ACTION: The speck of the shuttle Discovery, and the looming Nova-class Epiphany behind it, continue to grow on screen...

CMO_Cameron says:
::is now seatless and rampaging around the bridge, trying to find a free piece of Styrofoam to hold on to::

CSO_Tsalea says:
::sits down in her seat, and braces for the unknown::

SO_Neru says:
::stares at the screen in horrified fascination::

CTO_Ryan says:
::wonders why the PG is ramming the Epiphany::

CNS_Lorehani says:
::eyes widen as large as saucers as the Epiphany looms closer on the screen::

ACEO_Elliott says:
::can't help but think that this is a *very* bad idea::

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::shakes head and continues to treat patients until the ship ACTUALLY hits something::

CSO_Tsalea says:
::looks from the screen down to her sensors::

Host CO_Madred says:
::turns to his wife only moments before they are to come into contact with the shuttle and the Epiphany:: CSO: I love you, Tsalea...

CTO_Ryan says:
::watches the viewscreen and holds on tight to the console::

Host ScottB says:
ACTION: The two ships are then on top of each other... with the Discovery seemingly passing almost through the PG. Same with the Epiphany. Except unlike a complete matter phasing... Each ship's occupants can see each other for a brief moment, and the occupants can briefly "feel" the other object passing through them

CSO_Tsalea says:
::looks back::  CO:  As do I you...

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::shivers as he feels...something::

ACEO_Elliott says:
::shudders as a weird feeling passes through him::

Host CO_Madred says:
::can't help but cringe and try to move out of the way as he sees crewmembers of the Epiphany rushing at him::

SO_Neru says:
::feels quite strange as things go through him and he sees the startled faces of the Epiphany crew::

CTO_Ryan says:
::sees "ghosts" on the Bridge and instinctively grabs her phaser, waving it around trying to get a good shot as the images fly past::

CNS_Lorehani says:
::shocked as she sees someone who shouldn't be there.....antennas twitching uncontrollably::

CSO_Tsalea says:
::feels a shudder go through her as minds seem to touch::

Host ScottB says:
ACTION: The Epiphany and Discovery "appear" out the back end of the PG and continue on course. PG, however, becomes seemingly caught in a subspace wake that starts pulling it toward the open anomaly

TO_Panthera says:
::shudders and turns as if still trying to see the other ship::

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::looks around in sickbay and sees that the patients and he say something::

Host CO_Madred says:
::feels the ship bucking:: XO: This isn't what I was expecting...

SO_Neru says:
::looks down at his console again:: CSO: Sir... we're going in.

CTO_Ryan says:
::shouts:: All: What is going on??

CMO_Cameron says:
::continues to hold on as he shudders::

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  Captain...  We are following in some kind of wake made by the Epiphany.

ACEO_Elliott says:
::starts running a diagnostic on the ship's subspace systems::

Host CO_Madred says:
::stands and glances about, hearing Tsalea:: Elliott: Can you increase power to the impulse engines?

CNS_Lorehani says:
::feels the tension levels increase on the bridge::

CTO_Ryan says:
::holsters phaser and holds on as the PG shudders::

ACEO_Elliott says:
CO: Stand by, sir.

SO_Neru says:
::starts tapping his console, getting readings and taps some more::

ACEO_Elliott says:
::tries to increase output from the fusion reactors::

TO_Panthera says:
::watches the sensors and wonders what is happening::

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
*CMO*: Doctor Cameron... we felt something out of the ordinary down here in sickbay... Do you have an explanation?

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  Sensors are registering masses without any corresponding objects.  Some form of partial interphase.

ACEO_Elliott says:
CO: Captain, I'm sending all available power from the fusion reactors to the impulse drive.

Host CO_Madred says:
::glances at the Helm and does not find O'Rourke:: TO: Panthera, take the helm ... try to steer us away from the anomaly!

CMO_Cameron says:
*MO*: Not just now, Ensign.  Although we've just gone through the USS Epiphany.

CSO_Tsalea says:
::looks over at Neur::  SO:  Can you get any further readings from the Epiphany?  Any transmissions?

TO_Panthera says:
::looks up sharply and moves forward:: CO: Aye sir.

CNS_Lorehani says:
::feels useless, but tries to keep her face impassive.::

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::feels like he is going to vomit:: *CMO*: Doctor? We've WHAT?

SO_Neru says:
::taps his console some more:: CSO: I'm scanning... nothing yet.

TO_Panthera says:
::sits down at the helm pads of fingers playing lightly over the buttons::

Host CO_Madred says:
::grips the back of the FCO's chair as Panthera sits: TO: Keep our bow pointed away from the anomaly...

TO_Panthera says:
::nods and keeps concentration on the board in front of her:: CO: I am trying sir. ::makes a few adjustments keeping the bow pointed opposite of the anomaly::

SO_Neru says:
::scans the retreating Epiphany for any transmissions and other readings::

ACEO_Elliott says:
::turns to face the centre of the bridge:: CO: Captain, what if we reverse course, try to go through the anomaly, and out the other side? We'll probably go in anyway, but that way is gonna do a lot less damage to the ship on the way in!

CSO_Tsalea says:
::runs scans on the Paula Greene and cross checks it with known data::

Host CO_Madred says:
CTO: Blow out the main shuttlebay ... explosive decompression may push us out of the wake.

CMO_Cameron says:
*MO*: I'll explain later, Doctor.

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
*CMO*: Acknowledged.... Sickbay out...  ::sits down in a chair::

Host CO_Madred says:
::shoots a piercing glance at Elliott:: ACEO: With all due respect, Mister Elliott ... I like my universe the way it is!

TO_Panthera says:
::fighting the controls trying to use what power is available to keep us clear::

ACEO_Elliott says:
::pauses slightly:: CO: Aye sir

ACEO_Elliott says:
::turns back to his console::

CTO_Ryan says:
CO: Aye, Sir.  ::taps the console setting up the decompression sequence:: All clear, beginning decompression sequence....Now!

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  Both ships are out of phase, not just one of us.

CNS_Lorehani says:
::her console beeps. Looking down she sees a message from Tina her assistant.  Tapping a response she then turns her head back to the screen::

Host ScottB says:
ACTION: The main shuttlebay explodes open. The PG starts to break free, but the pull is too great. The PG starts to go into the anomaly first sideways, then backwards, warp engines first.

Host CO_Madred says:
::hears the bam of the decompression, and feel the ship jerk about under his feet:: CSO: What are you telling me?

ACEO_Elliott says:
::is nearly thrown to the floor by the jerky decompression::

TO_Panthera says:
CO: Sir I can't break her free! ::grabs on to keep from falling to the floor::

CMO_Cameron says:
*MO*: We're going to have casualties.  I'll stay on the bridge in case the command staff needs assistance.

SO_Neru says:
::feels the jerk as the ship swings around:: CSO: I'm not getting anything... they're gone.

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  That some how, we are not within phase of our own universe.  We are caught in some kind of time matrix ::holds onto the shaking console::

CNS_Lorehani says:
::slides out of her chair from the decompression.  She finds herself on her knees.  Scrambling she gets back into her chair::

Host ScottB says:
ACTION: Time completely dilates and slows to an insurmountable crawl as the ship enters through

CTO_Ryan says:
::stands firmly leaning against the tactical console, stance wide to keep her balance::

Host CO_Madred says:
::grimaces and makes his way back to his chair, sitting and gripping the arm rests::

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::flies to the other end of sickbay as the ship is shook::

Host ScottB says:
ACTION: The crew literally feels and see themselves sluggishly moving around

CSO_Tsalea says:
SO:  Where you able to get any fix on them to trance?  Any data at all?

SO_Neru says:
::feels like he's moving through thick honey::

CTO_Ryan says:
::begins moving slowly, like a movie in slow motion::

CSO_Tsalea says:
::her speech is stretched out::

ACEO_Elliott says:
::moving really slowly::

SO_Neru says:
::hears a low moaning as the CSO's mouth slowly moves::

CNS_Lorehani says:
::movement around her is slow.  Like she is in a deep fog::

TO_Panthera says:
CO: Sir...per...miss...ion...to...cut...engine...power? ::turns head as if it is being held tight::

CTO_Ryan says:
CO: S..i..r..., de com pres sion se quence com pleeeete.

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::feels like the journey from one end to the room is taking forever and wonders when he will hit the wall::

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  Theee.... tiiimmmeeee iissss sseeevvveeennnnn daaayyyyys, thhhhrrreee houuurrrsss.

SO_Neru says:
CSO: Nnoooonnneeee, sssiiiiiiiiirrrrrrr.

Host ScottB says:
ACTION: The ship appears out the other side of the anomaly. Onboard time bases register nearly two weeks of travel time, but no appropriate aging to the crew biologically.

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::hits the wall and falls to the floor::

SO_Neru says:
::almost feels time snap back in place, and starts tapping his console::

Host CO_Madred says:
::looks up, sweating and shaking slightly and glances around the bridge:: TO: All stop... All: Where are we?

TO_Panthera says:
CO: All stop. Aye sir. ::cuts power to engines::

CNS_Lorehani says:
::all of a sudden everything is back to normal::

CSO_Tsalea says:
::turns to look at all the data coming in::

ACEO_Elliott says:
::suddenly snaps back up the normal speed, and punches buttons on his console::

Host ScottB says:
ACTION: Navigational sensors show the same amounts of broken time "pockets" around in the general area. But the Epiphany and Discovery are detected off in the distance.

ACEO_Elliott says:
CO: Disengaging main engine relays, attempting damage assessment.

CMO_Cameron says:
::looks around him as the ship returns back to normal::

Host CO_Madred says:
::stands slowly and looks around the bridge ... pauses:: CSO: Make contact with the nearest Federation time beacon. Find out how much time has passed.

SO_Neru says:
::looks at Tsalea:: CSO: Sir, you also have two weeks from when we were?

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::picks himself off the floor and stands shakily::

CTO_Ryan says:
::head jerks as she returns to normal movement. Shakes it off::

Host CO_Madred says:
::turns to Lorehani:: CNS: Injury reports?

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  We have passed through 2 weeks in time by the clocks.  However I would need to verify with medical about our biological state.  ::nods to the SO::

TO_Panthera says:
CO: Sir the Epiphany and Discovery are ahead of us.

CTO_Ryan says:
::taps the console to scan the area for any ships::

SO_Neru says:
::nods back and gets a tricorder to scan Tsalea and himself::

Host CO_Madred says:
TO: On screen ... CSO: Open a channel...

CNS_Lorehani says:
::checking her console::  CO:  Minor injuries, nothing serious...

CSO_Tsalea says:
::opens channel::

TO_Panthera says:
::activates screen:: CO: On screen sir.

Host CO_Madred says:
Self: Out of control and blind as a bat...

Host ScottB says:
ACTION: The com signal still can't lock on. Too much remaining time dilation in the general area.

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  There is no Federation time base within range.

Host CO_Madred says:
::frowns and puts his hands on his hips:: CSO: Send a general hail ... all frequencies.

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::shakes his head and sees crew arriving with some minor injuries::

Host CO_Madred says:
CTO: I need an astrological analysis ... find out where the hell we are.

CSO_Tsalea says:
COM:  Epiphany:  This is the USS Paula Greene, please respond.

CSO_Tsalea says:
::puts it on all Federation hailing frequencies::

SO_Neru says:
::runs the tricorder over Tsalea, himself and then moves to scan some of the other bridge crew::

CTO_Ryan says:
CO: Aye, Sir.  ::taps the console bringing up a star chart::

ACEO_Elliott says:
::turns to face the rest of the bridge:: CO: Captain, no appreciable damage to key systems. Some relays took a beating from the engine overdriving, but other than that we're in pretty good shape. Repair teams are already on the damaged systems.

SO_Neru says:
::smiles slightly at the Captain as he approaches with the tricorder:: CO: May I?

Host CO_Madred says:
::walks over towards Science:: CSO: Can you scan the region? Are we in the same time as the Epiphany now?

Host CO_Madred says:
::nods to Neru as he speaks to his wife::

CTO_Ryan says:
::begins calculating longitude and latitude::

TO_Panthera says:
::takes a moment to check on the engines:: Self: Well I can't find any noticeable damage. ::shakes head::

Host CO_Madred says:
::glances towards the Engineer:: ACEO: Thank you, Joseph...

SO_Neru says:
::runs the tricorder over Madred and moves off to scan Trina::

CSO_Tsalea says:
::looks over her sensors at the incoming data::  CO: We are currently in different time phases.  I would suggest we move further away from this area.  That might place us in the same phase.

TO_Panthera says:
::looks up at Neru:: SO: This is not what I was expecting.

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::treats the few patients who arrive in sickbay::

CTO_Ryan says:
CO: Sir, it would appear we are in system KM729.

SO_Neru says:
::gives a quick grin:: TO: Me neither... but, we're Starfleet officers. Weird is part of the job. ::moves off to scan the ACEO and CTO::

TO_Panthera says:
::grins and shakes head at Neru:: SO: Long time since I have heard that one.

Host CO_Madred says:
::looks at her oddly:: CSO: Further away? Wouldn't moving closer to them bring us into closer synch?

SO_Neru says:
::grins over his shoulder:: TO: I thought it was appropriate:: CTO: May I? ::brandishes the tricorder::

Host CO_Madred says:
::turns sharply at Ryan:: CTO: That's nearly halfway across the galaxy... ::looks at the viewscreen:: ...how is that possible.

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO: We are getting some data from our travel through the anomaly.  In the subspace, there were two very large structures, similar to field nodes.  These might account for the gravity wells.

ACEO_Elliott says:
Self: Joseph? ::turns back to his console, eyebrows raised::

TO_Panthera says:
::hears the CTO and looks up at the screen puzzled::

CTO_Ryan says:
CO: I have double-checked my calculations and this is sector KM729, Sir.

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  I am suggesting we move further away from this area ::points out away from the area they just came from::

Host CO_Madred says:
::grimaces:: CSO: Artificial structures ... the anomaly is being prepared for use by someone.

SO_Neru says:
::scans the CTO none the less and moves on::

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::runs a basilar arterial scan on a patient::

Host CO_Madred says:
::nods at Tsalea:: TO: Set a course for the Epiphany ... 1/4 impulse.

TO_Panthera says:
CO: Aye sir...1/4 impulse. ::activates impulse engines to 1/4::

ACEO_Elliott says:
::checks that impulse engines are working properly::

SO_Neru says:
::returns to his console as he completes the scans:: CSO: None of the crew show any biological ageing.

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  It would appear they are alien in construct; I have nothing to correlate them with.  They would appear to only exist in subspace.  The 'front doors' to them are causing the residual time issues.  The two devices are some kind of large subspace gravimetric devices capable of time dilation.

CTO_Ryan says:
::looks up from her console to the CSO:: CSO: Perhaps this wasn't a gravity well, but rather a sub space fold?

TO_Panthera says:
::moves towards the Epiphany at 1/4 impulse::

CSO_Tsalea says:
SO:  I am not sure what exactly that means.  How could the ship go through time, but not us?  What about the other biological life forms aboard?

Host CO_Madred says:
::nods:: CSO: Their a doorbell ... and we rang it with the Epiphanies pulsating Lepton beam.

CSO_Tsalea says:
CTO:  It is not unlike the Borg transwarp interlink.

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  Correct.

SO_Neru says:
CSO: I'll send some of the team to check. As for us not ageing but the rest of the universe does? Your guess is as good as mine.

CMO_Cameron says:
::feels a trickle of blood down his forehead::  CO: Captain, I think I need to get to sickbay....

CSO_Tsalea says:
SO:  I would prefer facts.

ACEO_Elliott says:
::hears the CMO, and turns::

CTO_Ryan says:
::nods to the CSO and goes back to monitoring the LRS::

Host CO_Madred says:
::looks at Cameron and sees the gash on his head:: CMO: Get down there, Doctor ... have somebody look at that. ACEO: Mister Elliott, escort the Doctor...

CMO_Cameron says:
CO: Yes, sir ::stumbles into the turbolift::

SO_Neru says:
CSO: I'm working on that now. ::taps a message to the science personnel and starts correlating information::

ACEO_Elliott says:
::nods:: CO: Aye sir. ::follows the CMO::

ACEO_Elliott says:
TL: Deck twelve, sickbay.

TO_Panthera says:
CO: 20,000 km to the Epiphany sir.

Host CO_Madred says:
::turns to Panthera:: TO: Hold position here. CSO: Can we hail them yet?

TO_Panthera says:
::drops impulse to holding:: CO: Holding sir.

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  We are currently within the same time phrase as the Epiphany.  They should be getting our hail now.

SO_Neru says:
::frowns as the data makes no sense, and tries another approach:: Self: I'll make you work, even if I have to beat you into admitting an answer.

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::runs a tricorder on a patient and nods:: Patient: Return to duty you are well.

Host CO_Madred says:
::nods at his wife:: COM: Epiphany: This is Captain Jafo Madred of the starship Paula Greene ... please respond.

ACEO_Elliott says:
::steps out, as the turbolift stops, and the doors open, escorting Cameron::

Host CO_Madred says:
CSO: Any life signs?

CSO_Tsalea says:
SO:  As we leave the area, time seems to reverse by about half a day until we are equal.  See what science can do with that.

CSO_Tsalea says:
::scans the Epiphany::

SO_Neru says:
::nods:: CSO: Aye, sir. ::adds that information into the system and tries once again::

Host CO_Madred says:
CTO: What is the condition of the Epiphany, Commander?

ACEO_Elliott says:
::enters sickbay:: MO: Doctor?

E_CO_Lacroix says:
@ COM: Paula Greene: CO: This is the USS Epiphany... Captain Lacroix

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::sees the ACEO enter:: ACEO: Put him here... ::points to the empty bed::

Host CO_Madred says:
::wonders why Captain Lacroix doesn't seem to be surprised to see them and glances pointedly at Lorehani:: COM: Epiphany: Sorry to disturb you, Captain ... but if you could point us in the direction of home we'd much appreciate it.

CNS_Lorehani says:
::shrugs::  CO:  Maybe this has happened before ?

ACEO_Elliott says:
::moves over to the biobed with Cameron, and makes sure he gets on it::

E_CO_Lacroix says:
@ ::shakes head:: COM: Paula Greene: CO: Wish I could Captain... we've been here a week... no luck yet but we are hopeful

Host CO_Madred says:
CNS: Maybe this has happened too many times before...

CTO_Ryan says:
CO: Sir scans of the Epiphany show no signs of damage.

Host CO_Madred says:
::frowns:: COM: Epiphany: Captain Lacroix, are you aware of where here is?

CNS_Lorehani says:
CO:  Very possible.  The pocket they've been in could have repeated time.

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::scans the CMO and frowns:: ACEO: Any other serious injuries?

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO/CNS:  As we were caught in some kind of time loop, it is possible.

SO_Neru says:
::listens to the conversations around him and adds more variables to his calculations::

ACEO_Elliott says:
MO: None that I'm aware of. He asked to go to sickbay, and the Captain ordered me to escort him here. Is he okay?

TO_Panthera says:
::listens to the conversations going on around her and keeps a watch on the holding pattern of the Paula Greene making minor corrections::

CNS_Lorehani says:
CO/CSO:  I've read a report of this happening once before, to the Enterprise I believe...  They were in a temporal loop with another ship, I can't remember the name at the moment...  ::tries to wrack her brain::

Host CO_Madred says:
CNS: The Bozeman ... it was a border patrol vessel.

E_CO_Lacroix says:
@ ::shakes head:: COM: Paula Greene: CO: All I know Captain is that thing ::points to the hole:: is most artificial and sent us here

SO_Neru says:
::remembers the incident the CNS refers to and pulls up the file from the library::

CSO_Tsalea says:
CNS:  They created an explosion that knocked them out of it.  However, at this point, we are no longer in the time loop.  We seem to have stabilized.  However, I am unsure about this time pocket they speak of.

Host CO_Madred says:
COM: Epiphany: Let me shed some light on our situation, Captain ... according to my Science Officer we're currently in system Km 279, nearly halfway across the galaxy from where we started. Furthermore, we've apparently shifted in time as well. Frankly Captain, you don't seem particularly concerned about our shared situation.

CNS_Lorehani says:
CSO:  Could the space/time continuum be fractured?

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::frowns:: ACEO: He should be... if I do not kill him with incompetence... ::looks to the Nurse:: Nurse: Am I reading this thing correctly... I still want his heart to be where his liver should be

CSO_Tsalea says:
CNS:  We have seen some evidence of it by various crew members being out of sync in their own time 'bubbles' and time differs from the various points up to the anomaly.

ACEO_Elliott says:
MO: I see... ::nods::

SO_Neru says:
::taps some more:: CSO: I am most confused by all this, although your explanations are helping.

CNS_Lorehani says:
::speaking mostly to herself.:: Self:  I wonder if we are not in another time bubble and not realizing, thinking its our own.

CTO_Ryan says:
CSO: How long would it take us to get back to our part of the Galaxy from here?

E_CO_Lacroix says:
@ COM: Paula Greene: CO: Captain... I am of course concerned... I just had a week to calm my hormones slightly...we've tried exploring with some interesting results... You felt the effects of the time dilation as you arrived here have you not? Well... I've done that QUITE A FEW times and I am a LITTLE fatigued by it

CSO_Tsalea says:
SO:  Consider the situation like time waves.  The further from the anomaly, the less affect it has on us.  The waves are being given off by the alien device.  The doors through the device were accidentally opened by the lepton emissions given off.

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::runs a basilar arterial scan on the CMO::

Host CO_Madred says:
::is less than convinced:: COM: Epiphany: I see, Captain ... well, I appreciate your candor. Anything information you could provide my officers on your experiences in this region would be much appreciated. Paula Greene, out.

CSO_Tsalea says:
CTO:  If the way back is the same way through, I would assume the same.

SO_Neru says:
::nods:: CSO: I see. Ripples on a pond?

Host CO_Madred says:
::signals for the channel to be closed and walks towards the CSO, waving the CNS over:: CNS/CSO: Captain Lacroix is less than convincing...

CTO_Ryan says:
CSO: I mean if we just turn around and start back the regular way.

CNS_Lorehani says:
::gets up and walks over to the Capt and CSO::  CO:  No Sir, but that also could be the same confusion we are feeling at the moment.

CSO_Tsalea says:
SO:  A rough analogy, but it works.

E_CO_Lacroix says:
@ ::shakes head:: Self: Impatient fellow. E_OPS: Call up the records on the Paula Greene... Who'd they put as CO over there?

Host CO_Madred says:
::places his hands on his hips:: CNS: Perhaps ... but something doesn't feel right here.

CSO_Tsalea says:
::closes the com::

SO_Neru says:
::nods and listens while he works on his console::

ACEO_Elliott says:
MO: Well... I guess I should be getting back to the bridge

Host CO_Madred says:
CSO: What's to keep us from just setting course back into the anomaly with our own lepton beam?

CNS_Lorehani says:
CO:  He did see us as we passed through each other, maybe he has figured out more then he is saying.  Like they have figured out how to tell if they are repeating the same time frame.

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  It would appear, from what he said, that he has been unable to get back through to our side.  They have been caught in a repeating time loop.  Perhaps a different key is needed on this side to get to the other.

SO_Neru says:
::speaks up:: CO: Sir, one would assume the Epiphany tried that.

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::nods:: ACEO: He will be fine.... just head injuries are always difficult.

TO_Panthera says:
CO: Science was never my forte in school...could we need the opposite of the lepton beam to get out? If there is an opposite...

ACEO_Elliott says:
::nods::

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  I am curious as to why they are here in the first place.

CTO_Ryan says:
::listens to the banter on the Bridge and begins to get a headache.  Now remembers why she decided to tackle a tactical career over science::

ACEO_Elliott says:
MO: Thank you, doctor.

ACEO_Elliott says:
::turns, and walks out of sickbay, into a turbolift::

Host CO_Madred says:
CSO/CNS: That's what he says ... but I'm hardly willing to take his word for it at this point. ::looks over towards Ryan:: CTO: Ryan, find out everything there is to know about Captain Lacroix of the USS Epiphany. I wanna know if there is some reason he and his crew might rather stay here.

ACEO_Elliott says:
TL: Deck one, bridge.

CNS_Lorehani says:
CO:  Sir.....  Are we sure it is even the Epiphany?

Host CO_Madred says:
CSO: My point precisely ... it certainly wasn't on the good Captain's orders to enter the anomaly. And yet he seemed to feel it was perfectly normal for us to find him here on the far side of the galaxy.

CTO_Ryan says:
CO: Aye, Sir.  ::taps the console and accesses the LCARS on Captain Lacroix::

Host CO_Madred says:
CNS: Good point, Counselor...

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  This area has never been explored, only cataloged, so I could not begin to guess any reasonable explanation for the door way or the Epiphany to be here.

CNS_Lorehani says:
CO:  Working on the theory that they are not what they seem.  Maybe they DO belong in this part of the galaxy.

CSO_Tsalea says:
::looks at the CNS::  CNS:  Explain.

SO_Neru says:
::adjusts his earring and waits for the computer to give him an answer::

Host CO_Madred says:
CSO: There are certainly all kinds of species capable of assuming the form of another being ... the Founders being of our own experience.

ACEO_Elliott says:
::steps out onto the bridge::

CNS_Lorehani says:
CSO:  I'm not sure....  I'm thinking like Changelings,....  They could have read one of our data bases and turned into something we would recognize.

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::uses the protoplaser on the CMO's head injury::

CSO_Tsalea says:
CO:  Understood.  I will run further scans on the Epiphany.

CTO_Ryan says:
::begins to read the data as it scrolls on her display::

SO_Neru says:
CNS: A whole ship? Or are you suggesting they took the ship?

CNS_Lorehani says:
CSO:  We may not be the first federation ship they have encountered.  They could have encounter the Epiphany at one point and assumed their identity.

CNS_Lorehani says:
SO:  Taking the ship is also possible Neru.

Host CO_Madred says:
::nods:: CNS: I see we are of the same mind, Counselor ... CSO/CNS: I want to send an away team over there to check things out. Counselor, you and Commander Ryan ... and take Mister Neru and Mister Raedhoel over there and try to figure out what's going on. Take a shuttle; I don't want to rely on transporters if we don't have to.

CTO_Ryan says:
::looks up from the data when she hears the CO::

ACEO_Elliott says:
::logs back onto the engineering station::

SO_Neru says:
::blinks as he's mentioned::

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::scans the CMO and is satisfied of his diagnosis::

CNS_Lorehani says:
CO:  Aye Sir....  Question it maybe helpful to have a telepath on board also.

CSO_Tsalea says:
SO:  Gather as much data as you can and send a continuous feed back to the ship.

Host CO_Madred says:
CNS: I'm not willing to spare Commander Tsalea right now ... who else do we have that is a telepath?

CTO_Ryan says:
::steps back from the tactical console:: TO: Assume tactical one, Lt.  ::moves to the turbolift::

CNS_Lorehani says:
CO: If they are changelings, they may not have encountered a telepath and may not be able to hide from them.

SO_Neru says:
::nods:: CSO: Aye, sir. I'll relay my tricorder to the shuttle to transmit back to you.

CNS_Lorehani says:
::sighs:: CNS:  From the manifest I've seen.  We don't have many.  I guess we may have to wing it.

CSO_Tsalea says:
SO:  Very well.  Prepare what you will need.

SO_Neru says:
::grabs his tricorder and phaser::

CTO_Ryan says:
::waits for the rest of the AT to get into the turbolift::

CNS_Lorehani says:
::double checks to make sure her knife is in boot. Phaser on her hip::

TO_Panthera says:
::motions for one of the tactical team to take flight control and moves back to take over tactical::

SO_Neru says:
::quickly strides over to the TL and enters, gives Ryan a nervous smile and holsters his phaser and tricorder::

CNS_Lorehani says:
::nodding to the Capt she goes and enters the TL::

CTO_Ryan says:
::nods to the SO as he enters the turbolift::

CSO_Tsalea says:
*MO*:  Doctor, gather your gear and meet the CTO in shuttle bay one.

CTO_Ryan says:
::nods to the Counselor as she enters the turbolift::

Host CO_Madred says:
CNS: Do what you can, Counselor. CTO: The Counselor will be joining you, Mister Raedhoel, and Mister Neru for an away team to the Epiphany. Good luck.

CTO_Ryan says:
TL: Shuttlebay one.

MO_tr`Raedheol says:
::looks up from the medical tricorder:: *CSO*: Acknowledged.. I am on my way.

Host CO_Madred says:
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