Arcadia Mission 11007.19
He Was But A Stranger To Himself: Episode 10

starring

Christina Doane as SC Captain Paige Juliet Harker 
Jeffrey G. Brown as XO Commander Kraight 
Gina Hembrook as CTO Lieutenant Commander Brianna Murphy 
Karriaunna Scotti as CNS Commander Azhure Powers 
Christopher Dickinson as CSEC Commander Billy Bob Powers, Jr.
Bruce Oriani as CSO Lieutenant Commander Trikk Starr
Mitch Travis as CO Captain Sulek

with

Keith LaHue, Ship Manager

Last time on Arcadia: more clues were discovered on the planet, and some were debunked as myth. The away team has been captured by the Lyrans  --  and the captain and the executive officer have just beamed down to the entrance of the caves...

=/\==/\=  BEGIN Arcadia Mission 11007.19 : He Was But A Stranger To Himself =/\==/\= 
=/\==/\=  Episode 10  =/\==/\= 

Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
# ::on planet outside of cave::Kraight: send in the probe
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# :: opens tricorder and taps the controls ::

ACTION: The probe rises on its antigravs and enters the cavern mouth.

CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Outside a cell in brig, waiting for the doctor to finish::

ACTION: Darwin appears to be trying to talk, then started choking.

CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
<MO_McShane> CSec/CNS: He's choking.  CSec: Hold his mouth open...
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Nods and kneels next to the medical officer, gripping the man's jaw ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
#::awaits the probe's telemetry readings ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
<MO_McShane> :: Reaches in and feels around the mouth ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Looks at the doctor, not interfering in another’s job.::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
<MO_McShane> CNS: Counselor, could you run a medical scan on his respiratory system?
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CO: The probe has engaged its search routines. 
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Nods and takes the medical tricorder from him to run the scan.::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
<MO_McShane> :: Pulls his fingers from the mouth and wipes them on his trousers, then stands ::  CSec/CNS: There's nothing physically in there...
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
MO/CSec:  I am not finding anything.

ACTION: Darwin calms himself, and breathes normally.

CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Stands up and motions the two men toward her.::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::going over more transmissions, and about falls out of the chair with what he just read::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
CNS: What do you have, Commander?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
CSec/MO:  I agree with you... :: nods toward the doctor::  there is nothing physically wrong with him.  :: looks at Bill::  I believe it is psychological.  I would still like a brain scan, but I am starting to wonder about hypnosis.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
COM XO: Commander Starr to Commander Kraight
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# COM CSO: Kraight here. Go ahead, Commander.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
COM XO: I have pinpointed the destination of the transmissions from Nixon.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# COM CSO: What was that destination, Commander?
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
MO: Let's get the crewman down to Sickbay for a scan.

# ACTION: Murphy again requests the Captain to enter the caves

CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
<MO_McShane> :: Calls Sickbay to send an anti-grav stretcher ::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
;;dejection and dismay clear in his voice:: # COM XO: Headquarters sir...Headquarters

ACTION: Darwin is calmed by the tranquilizer, and has stopped trying to speak

CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: As the antigrav arrives, she waits for Darwin to be secured before heading out with them.::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# COM CSO: Starfleet Headquarters? Have you double-checked these results?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
# Kraight: Nothing from the probe?
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
# COM XO: Yes, it is confirmed. Starfleet Headquarters.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
#COM XO: I don't have to tell you I don't like where this may lead to
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Bill and Gren take positions around the gurney and escort it ::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CO: Only what appears to be normal readings of a cavern environment. The signal is rapidly degrading due to the kelbonite in the cavern walls. The probe will switch to autonomous operations within the next two minutes.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
#COM XO: But double, triple, and quad checked. Without a doubt it's Starfleet Headquarters. How high this may go is anyone's guess.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: As they enter medical, she orders the set of brain scans she wants.::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# COM CSO: Nor do I, Commander. I advise you to tell no one else what you have learned. If Starfleet Headquarters has been infiltrated, then no Starfleet personnel can be trusted.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
# COM XO: You want to tell Captain Sulek or shall I?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
#All: Then we move in slow.  TO: You have the point.  ::draws his phaser putting it to stun::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# COM CSO: I will advise the Captain, Commander. He is here with me. Kraight out.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
# COM XO: Understood. Starr out.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# :: follows the Captain, and tells him of Starr's findings ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
CNS: How do you recommend searching for psychological conditioning or hypnosis?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::#slowly he begins moving forward into the caves:: Kraight: Interesting.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: She watches as they set Darwin up, the man quiet::  CSec:  The brain scans will show us if there has been outside tampering.  Obviously someone has done something.  If nothing shows on the scans, then the alternative is to try hypnosis.
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# :: studies the readings on his tricorder ::  CO: Captain... the probe is picking up traces of the same psychoactive mineral the we saw in the Lyran knife we encountered in their galaxy.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Points to the screen::  CSec:  His neural activity is off the scale.  :: makes a motion near the base of the skull::  Especially around the hippocampus and critical thinking areas of the brain.  Hmmm… the hypothalamus is also being stimulated.  I don't see anything having been done externally.  All of this suggests some kind of mind control.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
#Kraight: How many know of Starr's findings?
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
CNS: Maybe we could just locate a Betazoid...
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CO: So far as I know, just you and I. I advised him to tell no one else for the time being.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
#Kraight: If it has those properties, then you should be prepared for the effects it may have on me.  I think we should also inform the CSEC.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: slowly nods her head:: CSec: We probably have a few aboard, though I am concerned about using someone who is not trained in the medical field.  :: turns to the doctor with a lifted brow asking the question of if they did have someone.::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::continues to go over the transmissions very carefully and deliberate, looking for something that might clue him in as to the person in SF Headquarters, behind this, or if it was someone just using an SF Headquarters COMM terminal::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CO: I'll keep an eye on you for anomalous behavior. Amending my orders to Commander Starr will have to wait until we leave the caves; we are unable to use communicators in the caverns.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
#Kraight: Understood.  Given the violent effects of the knife, you should perhaps have this.  ::he hands Kraight his phaser::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
#::they begin moving into the next chamber indicated by Murphy's trace::

# ACTION: The cavern the away team is in is suddenly and forcefully filled with an unknown agent, which renders the entire away team unconscious.

CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
<MO_McShane> :: Shakes his head ::  CNS: We don't have any on staff, but maybe one of the local vessels would have one.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
#::he feels woozy and collapses::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
MO:  As a courtesy, would you please ask?
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# :: loses consciousness ::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
<MO_McShane> CNS: I will make the inquiries.  :: Leaves the scans in the technician's hands and moves to a console to speak with station operations to the other medical departments nearby ::

# ACTION: Some time later, it is impossible to discern how much time has passed, the away team awakens slowly, and finds themselves in a makeshift cell, stripped of all there belongings.

XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# :: gets to his feet, unsteadily ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
#::sits and places his back against the wall:: Kraight: Is there, ironically speaking, a sense of déjà vu here?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Elandra> :: Entering the medical, walks over to the nearest nurse and informs them she has arrived to assist Commander Powers.  She is directed over to the group and smiles her thanks.::
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CO: Our situation does have a certain familiar quality to it...
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
Elandra: Thank you for coming...
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Elandra> ::nods a greeting:: CNS/CSec/MO:  I am Doctor Elandra from the USS Cornwall on leave.  How can I help you?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
#Kraight: I do not suppose that we can rely on a large Klingon slipping as key?
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# CO: I doubt we will find such an ally here.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: smiles::  MO Elandra:  Thank you for joining us.  We have a patient who is unable to speak.  When he does, he cannot breath.  There is nothing physical, so we have turned to psychological.  Scans.. :: shows them to her::  show high brain activity, but not cause.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
#::he rises and crosses to the cell door.  He raps on the door:: We are awake.. now who are you  and what would you like us to do? ::looks back at Kraight::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
#Kraight: Not terribly logical, but it will perhaps at least gain us an answer.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Elandra> CNS/CSec:  I understand.  Let me see what I can find out for you.  :: steps closer and sees he is asleep::  Sedative?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
MO:  A mild one.
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
Elandra: For his sake...
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Elandra> :: nods with a smile to both officers and then turns to her patient.::  CSec:  What is his name?
XO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
# :: examines the walls of the cell ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Closes her eyes and reaches for the man's mind.::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
Elandra: Crewman Tom Darwin.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::notes as he turns that one of the security officers follows: TO: You're new to the ship, aren't you.?  I assure you, ensign, that I am not in any danger right now and if I were, I can a will defend my self.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
<edit I can and...>
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Elandra> :: nods her head and taking the name uses it to call to the man.  After a moment she shakes her head and steps back with a frown.::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
#<TO>::the ensign stops and looks at captain and then takes a few steps back::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Elandra> CSec/CNS:  His mind is... disorganized.  His thoughts bounce from one place to another.  I am unable to latch on to the spirit of him, if you will.  :: looks over at the counselor::  I would suggest more scans on a deeper level.  Such as... :: names a few.::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Nods and asks that the scans be prepared and performed.::

# ACTION: A Lyran approaches the cell, tentacles flying. He turns to speak to Sulek and Kraight. <Drach Sert> All: You thought you could abandon us here?! ::angry::

=/\==/\= END Mission =/\==/\= 

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