Host Lea says:
Summary: The USS Andromeda remains motionless beyond Redniy IV and beside the damaged Ferengi Marauder, continuing its investigations of the incidents leading to the loss of two of the Captain's children.
Host Lea says:
~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~Begin Mission: USS Andromeda "Safe Passage" - 11108.20~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::on the bridge at the primary science station::
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
::stands up::  Wilcox:  Well, since I am now cleared for duty, if you need me for anything I will be on the bridge.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
<Aaron> ::steps on to the bridge and takes his seat at the helm::
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
::walks out of sickbay and heads down the corridor to the TL::
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CSO: Anything interesting from the sensor logs from the Marauder or anything useful at all?
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
::steps into the TL and requests the bridge::
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
::as the TL stops, the doors open and he steps out onto the bridge and glances around, before heading to his seat::
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
XO:  Conor, detailed status.
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CO: I didn't think you'd be returning so quickly
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::glances away from the sensor log to look at the XO:: XO: Nine months of 'interesting' in these sensor logs, If you would be kind enough to wait I will scan through it and give you the highlights.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::remembers:: XO: Sir.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
XO:  Prefer to be in command a while longer Conor?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::turns back to the screens in front of her::
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CO: It has some perks. The CSO is about to give us an overview of the sensor logs from the Marauder. The rest of the crew are working their way through other logs/reports from the Marauder for any clues.
Host Lea says:
@<DCT>*Bridge*: DCT 1 to Andromeda.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
*DCT*:  Go ahead.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
XO:  Conor, I want a team over on the Marauder doing a complete scan in the area we were being held.  There is something about that weapon Davs had and I want to see what type of residual effects it left behind.
Host Lea says:
@<DCT>*CO*: The biological remains in the cargo bay have been successfully transported to sickbay for analysis. We've finished looking over the cloaking device like McQuade asked....it's beyond anything we've ever seen before. Definitely not Romulan or Klingon in origin.
Host Lea says:
@<DCT1>*CO*: Hard to tell with as much damage as it took in the power overloads, but it looks like it was drawing unusually large quantities of energy, and from some modified energy inputs. It wasn't connected to the main power systems.
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
::nods:: CSO: Prepare a science team to beam over.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
*DCT*:  Continue with your investigation.  I want some sort of definitive answer as to what it could be.
Host Lea says:
@<DCT1>::With some question in his voice:: *CO*: As to what...the cloaking device could be?  Captain, it doesn't even come close to the specs of any cloaking technology we've heard of, and the majority of the tech was destroyed in the overload. I don't know that "definitive" is going to be a possibility here.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::frowns at the results:: XO/CO: Sirs I might recommend that the Damage teams scan the cloaking device for residual Duderon particles.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
*DCT*:  Then you have your work cut out for you.  I want some answers.....and soon!
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
::looks over at Ivara and then at Conor and nods::
Host Lea says:
@<DCT1>::With a controlled exasperation:: *CO*: Understood Captain.   ::Closes his comm, and looks back over the meld of alloys and relays at his feet::
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
*DCT* While you're at it, scan the device for any residual Duderon particles.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
CO/XO: Looking at their logs I'm guessing that the Marauder was purchased by our attackers, six months back.  I'm guessing they got a discount due to an unexplained vibration likely caused by the purchaser.
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CSO: Elaborate
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
CO/XO: Up until two...::Looks at the XO:: XO: There was a problem that got better three days after the ship was purchased.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
XO: The sensors don't tell me what that problem was.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
Aaron:  How far out is our next mission objective?
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CSO: Any idea what can cause those vibrations or what impact it had on the ship? When it started?
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
<Aaron>  CO:  Captain, at warp 6, coordinates would be four weeks away.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::continues to stare at the XO wondering why he's latched onto this little bit of information:: XO; The sensors don't tell me what the source of the vibration was, sir.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
Aaron:  Understood.  Hold position here.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
XO: The vibration started 8 months ago
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CSO: Link it up with the rest of the logs, where were they 8 months ago?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
XO: When the issue started the Marauder was en-route to Ferenginar from Vega
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CSO: We may not know what caused it but do we know where the vibrations originated from? Can we have the DCT check out that location on the ship?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
XO: I wouldn't imagine that they would find anything, sir.  There have been no signs of the issue for six months.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
XO:  Where are you going with this Conor?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
XO: Also, the source of the vibrations could not be localized, sir
Host Lea says:
@<DCT 1>*Bridge*: DCT 1 again.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
*DCT*:  Please tell me you have some good news for me.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::waits for permission to continue her report::
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CO: Just seeing if its worth following up in more detail
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CSO: Now back to you, why duderons?
Host Lea says:
@*CO*: Well, I conducted the scan. The cloaking device is saturated with Duderon particles...this could probably only happen after long exposure to the particles, as they don't usually pervade metallic solids...too low of an energy. The rest of the room has only a low concentration of them...just slightly higher than usual.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
XO:  Understood.
Host Lea says:
<<DCT1>>
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
XO: I will get to that in a moment, sir.
Host Lea says:
@<DCT1> *CO*: But...no, no better idea of the origin of the device, Sir.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
CO/XO: From the point of purchase up until six months ago they were shadowing a number of federation trade routes, criss crossing the routes between systems, but staying out of the actual system.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
*DCT*:  Then I suggest your team put in a little more effort to find some sort of explanation.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
XO/CSO:  That isn't routine behaviour, is it?
Host Lea says:
@<DCT1>::Closes his eyes against possibly ending his career:: *CO*: Captain, some sort of explanation is it's some sort of cloaking technology we've never seen before. It's made out of an alloy we've never seen before. We're talking nothing in use by any of the Alpha or Beta quadrant races in the databanks.
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CO/CSO: What happened to them between six months ago and now? Why the sudden change in behaviour?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
CO/XO: They visited the sol system, one month ago, arriving ten days before the Andromeda, and leaving three days after her.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::sighs a bit exasperated:: XO: The ship had a vibration problem, put into dock, they couldn't fix it, and was sold to a new owner three days later the vibration disappeared.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
::gets a bit agitated::  *DCT*:  You are reporting what we DO already know.  I will say this once again, I want some sort of answers.....or I will replace your team with one that can get me some.  Knight out!
Host Lea says:
@<DCT1>::Grits his teeth a moment, barely refraining from calling the Captain back and telling him where to shove it. Instead, stuffs his hands into his pockets a moment, looks back over at this team, and narrows his eyes::
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
XO/CSO:  Now that is strange.....they were in the sol system before we arrived and then they just happened to be here before we arrived?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::continues her report:: CO/XO: That also coincide with the visit to SB1 of Micchi Kivi and the death of the bartender George Salley
Host Lea says:
@<DCT1> Team: Your orders are to follow these unusual power relays - not the Ferengi ones, the ones with the new alloy - and figure out where they're leading to or coming from. This thing needed massive amounts of power. I want to know from where.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
<Aaron>  ::is concerned about his brother, but at the same time, understands why::
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CSO/CO: Wonderful, I'll  need to dig up our logs from back then
Host Lea says:
@<OPS3>*CSO*: Uh, Ensign. I've completed that examination you asked for.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
<Aaron> ~~~CO:  Ethan, I realize this is hard for you, but please let your crew work at finding something out.  They are doing their best.~~~
Host Lea says:
@<DCT1a> DCT1: Uh...Sir, but the Captain said--
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::gives the CO a look implying that maybe if she could finish her report things might be more clear but says nothing in answer to his question:: CO/XO: The Marauder was very likely the cause of the Duderon particle surge at the asteroid field where you found me. They arrived in orbit of Ridniy IV approximately four days ago and have been waiting.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
*OPS3* Please stand by or forward your results to my console.
Host Lea says:
@<DCT1> ::Cuts him off:: DCT1a: I heard what he said, Petty Officer. But, ::Flings his index finger up, counting off:: First, my head is on the line, not yours.  Second, the Captain just lost two children and probably isn't exactly at his best right now. Third, right now, I'm your boss, not him.
Host Lea says:
@<DCT1> DCT1a: And lastly...  ::Sighs, turning back to the melted cloak dejectedly:: --I'm going to stay here and see that his orders are followed.  Now get going, and report back to me whatever you find.
Host Lea says:
@<OPS3>*CSO*: Uh, understood, Sir. I'll forward the raw data, but in short, both the Ferengi and unknown transporter techs are fried. There's no way to tell just where they transported to.
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CSO/CO: Been keeping an eye on us then.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
CO/XO: As near as I can tell the cloaking device is Duderon based or there is another device that emits duderons that they use in conjunction with their cloaking device. As based on the sensor readings any time the ship neared a starship the Duderon particle counts surged.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
XO/CSO:  That's what it sounds like to me.
Host Lea says:
@<OPS3>*CSO*: But the unknown transporter seemed to be drawing power from a different system...power relays made primarily of some unfamiliar alloy. And, uh, Ensign...  ::Sounding extremely hesitant::
XO_LtCmdr_Conor says:
CSO: Now the obvious question. Are Duderon particles elevated anywhere in the system?
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
*OPS3* As expected, what c...::stops as he answers her question:: *OPS3* Go ahead.
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
::glances at his brother::  ~~~Aaron:  You do not need to state the obvious.~~~
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
::looks at the and reminds herself that she didn't tell him so he wouldn't know:: XO: I checked already sir, no other Duderon particle sources in system at this time. ::talking slowly::
Host CO_Capt_Knight says:
CSO:  Ivara, is there any possibility that these Duderon particles, used in conjunction with whatever weapon Davs had, could actually be some sort of transportation device?
Host Lea says:
@<OPS3> *CSO*: The, uh, controls on this non-Ferengi transporter panel...They uh...they have a different range than we usually see.
Host Lea says:
@<OPS3> *CSO*: These controls...they go up to a max of, um...  ::Practically squeaks her final words:: ...4 light years.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
CO: Based on the Andromeda's sensors Davs weapon was a disruptor.  Duderons are a by-product of several industrial applications, and have no known use...so without more data I would assume not, sir.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
*OPS3* I see, thank you.  Use your best judgement, if you think you can tell me more about the transporter do so, if not find that power source.
CSO_Ens_Ivara says:
CO: I sent an Operations officer over to investigate the transporter system, sir, he reports that they have a 4 light year range.
Host Lea says:
~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~Pause Mission - Time Lapse: 15 minutes~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~

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