Arcadia Station SB–101 Episode #659
Hot and Cold Running Wars
Episode XVI (16) — “The Thought”
Stardate 11405.19

Starring (in order of appearance):
•	Nick Moline 
•	Regent Nyira (Barbara Moline)
•	CEO LtJg Takor (Christina Doane)
•	FCO Ens Doole (Bruce Oriani)
•	CTO Ens Cadarn (Michael Hiles)
Guest Appearances By (in order of appearance):
•	Nick Moline as Computer
Absences:
•	Michael Johnson

Mission Transcript
Time Lapse: 9 hours
Previously on Arcadia: 
Once again the crew of Arcadia have found themselves in an alternate reality of their own making. This time after a scuffle on a Romulan scout ship between Captain Bodine and an unknown Romulan who was doing something that was creating a time dilation field.
In this reality, John Bodine never made captain and never became CO of Arcadia. Instead a much more gruff anti-civilian commanding officer took command after Sulek retired.
This anti-civilian commanding officer was so harsh that eventually the civilians on the station staged an uprising and took over the station, ousting their federation oppressors.
After Takor, Cadarn and Doole limped back to the station aboard the heavily damaged Tigress (Bodine’s SFI issued runabout), The crew found a very unwarm welcome from the civilians who assumed that Starfleet was going to attempt to take the station back over.
After being taken into custody and questioned, Regent Nyira Santiago decided to trust Takor, and work with them to set the timeline right.
After comparing the database of the Tigress with the database of Arcadia, the crew has determined the most likely divergence point was Stardate 10405.01 when John Bodine was a Lieutenant aboard the U.S.S. Scorpius. In the original timeline Bodine was not on the bridge during a Gorn attack and his wife and daughter died.
In this altered timeline he went to the bridge early and took over the helm, preventing much (but not all) of the damage to the Scorpius, resulting in his wife surviving, while his daughter unfortunately still died.
Bodine shortly thereafter retired from Starfleet and moved to Earth with his wife to grieve over the loss of their daughter.
Regent Nyira says:
Regent Log: We know this Bodine person's actions changed and that seems to be where the timeline split but now we need to find out how this happened so we can find out how to reverse it.

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Regent Nyira says:
::In the Gym taking out her frustrations on the innocent punching bag::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::little more rested though not much is bent over sensor data, examining it in detail::
FCO Ens Doole says:
CEO: So we know the most likely divergence point was Stardate 10405.01. Any theories on how he changed it?
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::can't find any signs of time travel but something similar to a subspace message seems to be embedded in one of the data streams, sighs a thought occurs and rests her head on her hands.::
FCO: I think he phoned home...
FCO: Give me a minute...::attempts to pull apart the signal to see if she can flesh out her thoughts...::
::points to where the signal is on the data stream::FCO: Empathic Signature, just a few seconds..::Glances at the FCO to see if he gets her meaning::
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Sitting at the front of the tigress working on some of the systems, he was never good with temporal science so was leaving it to the CEO and FCO.::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
FCO: If I'm reading this right the changes started before the explosion...
FCO Ens Doole says:
::raises an eyebrow at the CEO's words:: Empathic Signature? Is there a way to get an audio of the signal?
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Turns back to the screen as her mind works on just how to make best use of that information::
FCO Ens Doole says:
CEO: If we can get an audio, and listen to the stream, maybe....just maybe, I can pick up on it and give us something to go on
CEO LtJg Takor says:
FCO: There is no audio carrier wave, it’s more like an impression, fleeting then quickly gone....
Regent Nyira says:
::Finishes pummeling the bag then steps back breathing heavily wiping sweat off her face before heading to her quarters to clean up::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::mutters to self, "How do you block an empathic impression? And how the hell would I explain that to the Captain?" She rubbed her eyes again in a habitual gesture as the frustration mounted.::
FCO Ens Doole says:
CEO: Damn. Is there a way for the computer to make an artificial one and stream the signal through it?
Regent Nyira says:
::as she walks she runs through the list of things she has to do before her next brief moment of personal time::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
FCO: Doubtful it’s like a ghost signal....I mean I could maybe reverse the polarity and see what can be learned from its negative N-space...but that’s iffy...::begins to tap keys looking just at the data but its opposite hoping for a fuller picture.::
FCO Ens Doole says:
::thinking out loud with frustration in voice:: Self: You're a certified level 12 genius, and this is just another enigma wrapped in a mystery
::closes eyes and focuses on bringing the enigma into a mental picture::
:;without breaking his focus:: ::softly:: CEO: It seems to me, that the best way to solve this enigma is to go forward, not back
Regent Nyira says:
::as she walks through the door of her quarters her thoughts go to the video interview she found of her father shortly after the liberation of arcadia station. Tears fill her eyes and she recalls how her father disowns her and informs the reporter how he wishes never to see her again::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
FCO: Presume it was sent to the Captain's younger self. ::Begins to access more in depth records on Bodine's life::
FCO Ens Doole says:
CEO: Then we need to fine the Bodine of THIS timeline and start there
Regent Nyira says:
::she makes a mental note that the first thing she does today is find out how things are progressing to repair the timeline::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Nods reluctantly at the FCO's words as she studies the screen, she'd been hoping to avoid it as she still had yet to figure a way out of this that didn't involve letting his family die. Her eyes settled on an old family photo with the three of them. Again she rubbed her eyes as she tried to refocused her attention::
FCO Ens Doole says:
COM: Computer: Is there a John Bodine alive in this timeline?
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Points at the screen she's been studying of Bodine's life::
FCO Ens Doole says:
CEO: Find something Lieutenant?
Computer (Nick Moline) says:
FCO: As of last Starfleet Comm Data sync, John E. Bodine was living on earth with his wife and 3 children.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
FCO: According to this they are currently on Risa on vacation
FCO: This is not a conversation we can have over comms, ever been to Risa? ::She asks turning to the FCO, hiding the fact that she'd rather do anything else than disrupt this man’s life...again...::
Regent Nyira says:
::she finishes her shower and gets dressed then heads for the runabout pad::
FCO Ens Doole says:
CEO: Lots of times, dad took us there on vacation every chance he got when my sister and I were little.
CEO LtJg Takor says:
FCO: Well I think we need to go back CTO: Ensign think its time for an update.::gestures him over to fill him in.::
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Glances back, then moves over next to the CEO.::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::When CTO arrives, fills him in ending with::CTO: So I think we need to go to Risa to confirm.
Regent Nyira says:
::walks into the Tigress:: CEO: How are things going?
CEO LtJg Takor says:
Regent: They're going...::With an internal sigh redoes the summary she just provided the CTO::
ACTION: Arcadia and Tigress Long Range sensors show a small risan craft heading towards Arcadia
FCO Ens Doole says:
Regent: Incoming
CTO Ens Cadarn says:
::Groans slightly, he'd never been a fan of Risa.::
CEO LtJg Takor says:
::Turns to the sensors, puzzled::
FCO Ens Doole says:
Regent: and looks like we're gonna have to go to Risa to find the Bodine of this timeline as a starting point to fixing all this mess.
ACTION: The Tigress computer receives a data link transmission from the Risan craft and the computers go on lockdown as data starts transmitting
PAUSE