USS Cherokee 11009.12 Curious Part 3

Starring 
Trish Yarborough as Admiral Alexander, TO-Smith, and Executive Producer 
Steve Weller as Captain Tio Ayidee
Zach Farland as Commander Garrison Wells
Dawn Freeman as Commander Kyleigh Nash 
Rob Bindels as Lieutenant Konrad Zdunowski 

Absent
Eduardo Oneto Lisken as Lt. Commander Edward On

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Ship's Log, Stardate 11009.12, Captain Ayidee recording.  We have arrived at Outpost 623 to find it in ruins.  So far all attempts to communicate with the fleet we found controlling the system have failed.  So far, they show no signs of Warp capability, but their numbers make them more of a threat than we can handle solo.  Starfleet is building a relief force, but they won't be in position for at least 3 more days.  For now, we're gathering information, waiting, and hoping.

XO_Wells says:
::In his chair on the bridge, reading a report from Sickbay and tracking the alien fleet crawling behind us::  CO: This situation is reminiscent of the classic fable, the tortoise and the hare.  What do they hope to achieve by going so slow?  Why are they even chasing us?  They must know it's ridiculous to try.

Host TO-Smith says:
CO:  Sir, running a scan on their weaponry.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
XO: I don't know.  Until we can find a way to communicate, we're limited to guesses.  Hopefully we can at least learn where they are from.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::on Bridge, at OPS::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: Launch a probe to take a look through the Wormhole.  Let's at least figure out where they come from.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO Starcrossed> CO: Aye Captain, probe launching.

XO_Wells says:
CO: I'm not sure I care to communicate with murdering thieves.

Host TO-Smith says:
CO:  Sir, you are not going to believe this.  All I can detect is laser and explosive missiles.  From what I can tell, they are at least 300 years behind us.  No wonder they don't have warp capabilities!

FCO_LT_Zdunowski says:
::Sitting behind the console, checking the flight systems.::

XO_Wells says:
::Looking at all the Intel collected on the exo-skeletal creatures in the fleet, trying to figure out more about their anatomy::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
XO: I understand, but unless we learn why they did this, our only option with them is war at every encounter.  We tried that with the Romulans, Klingons, Cardassians, Dominion...these beings can't be the next in the line.

ACTION: The SO launches a probe through the Wormhole.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS: Put them on speakers.

XO_Wells says:
CO/TO: If they are so backward in their technology, how is it they managed to take out a Starfleet outpost and a planet side community of retired Starfleet officers?  They must have something going for them.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CO:  Yes, Sir.  ::does as asked::

Host TO-Smith says:
CO:  Not to be overly optimistic here, but we could wipe out their entire fleet with what we have onboard.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
XO: Numbers.

Host TO-Smith says:
XO:  Yes, numbers and surprise.  The outpost was not heavily armed nor was the planet.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
TO: Don't forget carrier combat tactics.  Swarm the enemy with fighters and keep the mother ship safe.  Those ships are small, hard to hit, and can swarm.

XO_Wells says:
CO/OPS: Well, if I can learn more about their anatomy, it might give us a clue as to how to go about communicating with them.

Host TO-Smith says:
CO:  Yes sir, you are right.  Perhaps we ought to think about taking out the mother ship.  If the XO is right, perhaps it is a "queen like" fleet.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO Starcrossed> CO: No Sir, nothing from the probe yet.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
XO:  We'll see.  ::she hears that a Hail is coming but she is looking confused as her console shows the opposite::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: I wouldn't expect it to have anything yet.  It just entered a few moments ago.

Host TO-Smith says:
CO:  And, we have our security on every deck, plus all weapons are ready.  Can I go to hot or keep them on standby?

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CO:  Sir, I heard that a Hail was incoming but it's not registering on my console.

XO_Wells says:
TO: Keep a close eye on "the Queen", maybe lock weapons on her ship, just in case they try to sting us.

Host TO-Smith says:
XO:  Yes Sir!  :;taps her panel and weapons got to hot instantly, aimed at the "Queen"::  Locked and loaded Sir!

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS: Run a diagnostic when you get a chance.  I didn't hear anything, but we are a bit distracted here.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CO:  Aye, Sir.

XO_Wells says:
OPS: What is the universal translator doing with the incoming hail?  Is it registering with the UT, is the UT trying to decipher... anything?

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
XO:  That's just it, my console is not showing an incoming hail so the Universal Translator is pointless.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO Starcrossed> All: Probe is through the Wormhole.  Data's coming back, but it's...weird.  Can't match it to any Star Charts.  Trying to look for long range markers, but so far scans coming up empty.

Host TO-Smith says:
::not on our charts?::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: Locate Galactic center and determine distance, that should at least give a ball park.

XO_Wells says:
OPS: So, do you think they only managed to figure out how to hail us but not communicate?

Host TO-Smith says:
SO:  Could this be another galaxy or perhaps another universe?

Host TO-Smith says:
FCO:  How much closer are they to us?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO Starcrossed> TO: At least another Galaxy, not able to find the Super Black hole holding the Milky Way together.  They're not from around here for sure.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
XO:  To be honest, I don't think they care about communicating with us.

Host TO-Smith says:
OPS:  I agree, or else we haven't found the right frequency to contact them.  ::sighs::

FCO_LT_Zdunowski says:
CO: Checking sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
FCO: Checking what, Lieutenant?

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
TO:  I just hope they will keep not caring about trying to talk to us.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: Get as much information from the probe as you...huh?

XO_Wells says:
FCO: We want to keep a consistent distance from them, preferably a distance beyond their weapons capabilities.

Host TO-Smith says:
XO:  Don't worry about that Sir, they can't reach us with what they have at the present range.  I am sure the FCO won't let them get that close.  ::grinning at him::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
XO: I just got an image of walking pop into my head.  Walking to a dinner table I think.  But the food wasn't exactly normal.  Way to many greens for my taste.

XO_Wells says:
<SO_Bright>: XO: Sir, I have more on the creatures, that anatomy report you requested...  I'm sending it to your console.

FCO_LT_Zdunowski says:
XO: I do my best sir.

XO_Wells says:
SO_Bright: Thank you, Mary Ann.

Action: After the CO's description, the rest of the crew gets the same image of them walking to a table loaded with green leaves and set with silverware.

XO_Wells says:
::Gets report and reads up on the critters on board those pesky ships::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CO:  I just had the same vision.

Host TO-Smith says:
CO:  You won't believe this, but I just got the same images in my head.  What is this?  I am not telepathic?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Focus, we're not telepathic, and they apparently are completely new to this region of space.  Let's figure out how to bridge these problems and find an answer that works for us both.

XO_Wells says:
CO: A salad bar?

Host TO-Smith says:
XO:  Let's hope we aren't the entree.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::focuses harder on the matter at hand::

Host TO-Smith says:
XO/FCO:  They are 30 minutes closer to us.  Should we move further out of range?

XO_Wells says:
CO/All: There's a pretty good biological composition report here, from Miss Bright.  I've run the data through the computer, these creatures are close in build as the beetle type of insect found on Earth.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
TO/ FCO: Keep them at 300,000 meters.  That gives us a full light second, should be enough time to escape if needed.

XO_Wells says:
TO: I should think so, yes.  Let's keep them following the carrot, us being the carrot.  Carrots go good with leafy greens.

Host TO-Smith says:
::glances over at the XO hoping they are NOT the entree::
XO:  Aye Sir!

XO_Wells says:
OPS: Beetles respond to light and sound, like sonar waves, bouncing off their little tympanic ears.  Perhaps, that's a clue as to how to talk to them.  I wish Doctor Doolittle was here.

Host TO-Smith says:
XO:  Dr. Who? ::puzzled::

XO_Wells says:
TO: Not Doctor Who, Doctor Doolittle.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CO:  The signals are increasing, and according to the data present, it seems to be altering the frequency to match brain wave frequencies.

Host TO-Smith says:
XO:  Sir, I don't know who that is.  Is it someone of importance I should know about?

XO_Wells says:
TO: He could talk to the animals.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO Starcrossed> CO: Detecting the local galactic center for whatever galactic that Wormhole leads to.  It's close to where this thing came out.  Very crowded area of space, at least 17 planet including systems within 2 light years of the Wormhole.  Artificial Communication signals detected from most of them.  Looks like the area is crowded biologically as well as in planetary terms.

XO_Wells says:
TO: Only if you want to be thought of as a literary person.

Host TO-Smith says:
::hrumph, what does he think she is, dumb?::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS: Focus in on...on the signal.  See if they're looking for...something.

Host TO-Smith says:
XO:  I don't believe that was on the required reading list in the academy or in tactical operations Sir.

XO_Wells says:
CO/SO: Well, they don't belong here, so how do we restore the balance of the cosmos and send these bugs back through the wormhole.  Beatles, worms, are we traveling through space or dirt?

Host TO-Smith says:
XO:  Was this Dr. Doodle important to have read him?

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CO:  Yes, Sir.

XO_Wells says:
TO: If you only stick to reading that is required, you'll never have any fun.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
XO: I'm not familiar with the works either.  They don't sound...familiar.  Something's wrong, I'm loosing my...loosing my focus.

XO_Wells says:
TO: Only if you like a good fantasy story.

Host TO-Smith says:
XO:  Oh Sir, I have a lot of fun.  My manuals keep me busy.  Have you read about the new Phaser rifles?  They ought to be great when they get to us!
CO:  Sir?  ::begins to look around the bridge for any sign of an invader::

Action: For a brief minute, the entire crew feels intense hunger, but it passes.

Host TO-Smith says:
::rubs her stomach as if she is hungry, but she ate before coming on duty::

FCO_LT_Zdunowski says:
Self: Weird. Felt hungry. Now it is gone.

XO_Wells says:
CO/TO/All: I think I'm going to have to reinstate crew movie night, you folk have holes in your education.  Fictional books are key to strengthening the imagination and exercising the mind.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::feeling hungry even though she ate a large meal before reporting for duty.::

Host TO-Smith says:
XO:  As long as there is plenty of action in them.

XO_Wells says:
Self: If they won't read maybe I can get them to sit in a theater for two hours.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
XO: Just set it up.  It sounds like a good idea to promote cultural understanding.
SO Starcrossed: The planets you're detecting, are any of the systems devoid of communication signals?

XO_Wells says:
TO: No promises, books and movies, you kind of have to just go with it.
CO: Aye, Sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO Starcrossed> CO: Checking.  ::Checks quickly.::  Does not appear so, makes the Federation Core look like a desert.

Host TO-Smith says:
XO:  If you say so Sir.  ::can only imagine what the XO has in mind and hopes it will be at least entertaining::

XO_Wells says:
All: Mrs. Nash can bring the popcorn.  Mr. Zdunowski can bring the Jell-O shots.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
XO: Jell-O shots?  Do I want to know?

Host TO-Smith says:
CO:  No Sir, you don't... worst headache I ever had was drinking those.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: Alter the probe to look for...  ::Collapses.::

XO_Wells says:
CO: Yes, Sir but, we'll wait for the show to start.

ACTION:  The CO collapses on the floor in front of his chair.

Host TO-Smith says:
*Sickbay*  Medical emergency.  The Captain has just collapsed.

XO_Wells says:
::Rushes to the CO's side:: CO: Tio?

Host TO-Smith says:
XO:  Should I beam him to sickbay?

XO_Wells says:
::Does vitals check.::  SO: Get me a medical Tricorder quick.
TO: Hold on let's not panic yet, it may be nothing.

Host TO-Smith says:
::rushes to the medical station and gets a Tricorder and brings it back to the XO:
XO:  Here ya go Sir.  ::hands it to him, then stands in front of them both, continually scanning the bridge::

XO_Wells says:
::Checks under the eye lids and doesn't like what he sees:: TO/OPS: Yes, you better beam him to Sickbay, now.  Me too, please. OPS: You have the bridge.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
XO:  Aye.

XO_Wells says:
TO: Thank you.  ::Takes Tricorder and scans CO::
Host CO_Ayidee says:
<SO Starcrossed> ::Turns and looks in shock as the Captain collapses.  Doesn't start moving  until after the TO already had the Tricorder.::

Host TO-Smith ACTION:  OPS beams the CO and XO directly to sickbay. (Transporter.wav)

XO_Wells says:
<MO_Monroe>::Sees the CO and XO beam in::  XO: What happened.  ::Moves to a bio bed:: XO: Put him here.

Host TO-Smith says:
:;resumes her station::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Unconscious, but muttering the words "who" and "where" over and over.::

XO_Wells says:
MO: I think he's just sleeping but, seeing as how the CO never fell asleep in two seconds before, while standing, tells me something isn't right.

Host TO-Smith says:
OPS:  They are coming a little too close for my comfort.  Can we move further away from them?

XO_Wells says:
CO: Who and where, what, Sir?

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
TO:  Feel free to do so to keep us safe.

Host TO-Smith says:
OPS:  They can easily fire on us now.

ACTION: The fleet stops moving closer, moving into a wide orbit at 300,000 meters.

XO_Wells says:
<MO_Monroe>: XO: I'll start running some tests.  ::Moves a medical Biobed arm over patient and initiates scanner::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
FCO:  Move us further away from the fleet.

Host TO-Smith says:
OPS:  Ma'am, it appears they have stopped.

FCO_LT_Zdunowski says:
OPS: Aye-aye madam. ::Moves ship further away.::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
TO:  So it seems.

XO_Wells says:
*OPS*: You better send Starfleet an update, tell them the unknown aliens ships are acting strangely and that the CO is suffering from some kind of sleep disorder possibly induced by the aliens.

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