Host SM-Trish says:
USS Cherokee 11107.24 Discovery Part 8
Starring
Trish Yarborough as Executive Producer and TO-Weller
Steve Weller as Captain Tio Ayidee
Zach Farland as Guest Star SO_Maryanne_Bright
Dawn Freeman as OPS Commander Nash
Andrew Cotterly as CMO_LtJg_Talora
Blake Harris as CTO_Nolsen

Absent
Linda Baus as CSO_LtJG_Logan 

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Ship's Log, Stardate 11107.24, Captain Ayidee recording.  Our hopes for finding solid answer in the caves fell flat, but in our line of work, that is to be expected.  The search continues as planned, and there is still hope for finding them.

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Host CO_Ayidee says:
::On the beach, hoping today will bring some solid leads to grasp onto in the search.::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
::Disappointed her theories about the missing being in the caves but, knows they've only searched a small fraction of the underground world::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Walks up to the campfire where everyone is sitting and eating breakfast:: All: TO Weller is going to be up in Sickbay. We didn't have the technology down here to help her out so I beamed her back. ::Sits with everyone else::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO: That's good to hear.  Considering the missteps we had in those caves, it could have gone a lot worse.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
::Sitting near campfire, drying off and get warm.  Sipping a cup of Starfleet standard issue instant coffee::

Host Security says:
CO:  Sir, nothing new around the area.  Teams are still out searching.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Nods and stretches:: CO: The MO's and Nurses back in Sickbay should mend her up fine and pretty quickly too. It's fairly routine.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
::stands there guarding the cave watching for any signs of danger and scanning with my Tricorder::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Security: Understood.  Same stuff, different day.
CMO: "Routine" is a word that never seems to make an appearance on Away Teams.  We need to figure some things out or we may bring you a lot harder work, and neither of us wants that.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::is with the others::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Sighs:: CO: Well then...::Stands up and pulls out her tricorder:: I'm going to go and scan some more. Beachcombing here I come. ::Half-smiles::

Host Security says:
:;reaches down to get some breakfast, his eyes always moving around the area::

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
::sees the CMO::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CMO: I think you should look at the area where you found the Klingon blood, now that we have more time.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
CMO: Hold up, I will come with you.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: Chief, any of the overnight teams find any more of these cave complexes about?

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
SO: I was actually thinking just that. ::Turns:: CTO: That's quite alright, I'll be fine. Why don't you have something to eat? If you're that worried, you can join up with me in a bit.

Host Security says:
OPS:  Aren't you hungry?

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: Aye, Sir.  There's a several large networks of underground caves and caverns.  Several have been explored, including one east of here that's connected to an active volcano.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
CMO: I’ll be all right, sir.  In the military on earth I have survived on less that we have here, sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: To an active volcano?  Geologist will love that, once the initial mission is achieved.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Smiles again:: CTO: Although regulations say to address me as "sir", Ma'am will do a little better. I've never been comfortable with "Sir.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
CMO: yes ma'am.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: So far, no sign of anything man made or human DNA.  Nothing but what’s here with us and what the Gibraltar had left behind at the base camp.
This place is amazing.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: For a wilderness, it has potential.  Give me a Warp thrum underfoot and a Transporter core next to me, and any world can be paradise.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
CTO: But really, I'll be quite alright. I'm just going down the beach a bit to scan the blood. It's not far from the caves where there's a security person posted. It's alright. ::Starts walking away.::

Host Security says:
::thinks OPS doesn't want to talk at the moment::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
Security:  No, not hungry.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: Roof might be nice also.  And an ionized field to clear out the sand from our boots.

ACTION:  The CMO walks away and towards the beach for another examination of the sand and the blood found there.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: I should think this place and its natural beauty would appeal to you, Sir.  All those animalistic urges, I'm human, I'm a primate, I use to love climbing trees and hanging upside down from a limb.  I had a tree house in the back yard.  Humans haven't evolved as much as they'd like to think they have.

Host Security says:
SO:  Amen to that ma’am! 

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: No, no species has.  But I was born on a ship, and the vast majority of my time planetside was the Academy.  I'm just more comfortable shipside than planetside.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::After getting to the beach, she moves quickly to the area where she found the blood and starts to widen her scan and specifies Klingon blood.::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: That's to bad, Caitians have the body to make great sprinters.  You can't run on a ship, especially not with scissors, of course.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
::heads futher down from the Cave to scout out possible threats.::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: Jeffries Tubes.  Climb and run with little chance of anyone getting in your way.  Just make sure the Engineers aren't using that tube at the moment.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
::stops really fast.  Turns back and heads into the cave:: CO: sir permission to do some scouting?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Granted, but if going out of sight of the camp make sure you have a partner.

Host Security says:
CTO:  Where are you going Sir?  ::stands up::  Did you see something?

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: Yes, but its hard to run and stand up straight in the Jeffries tubes, very cramped space and its so flat.  Hills and curves are what make running interesting.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
CO: I won’t wander too far, sir.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Starts to find more traces and follows it to find that there's a path:: Self:: Impossible....::Collects as much data as she can::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: It's what you are used to I suppose.

Host Security says:
CO:  Sir, I will follow him.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Frowns and runs quickly back to the camp::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Nods.::  Security/ CTO: Good hunting.

Host Security says:
::nods::

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
::starts to scan the area around me and taking in the Beautiful sight::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: Sir, I was thinking, if they do colonize this place, I might like to stay here.  Be apart of that colony.  There's is so much here tom learn I'd be happy for a lifetime.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Upon getting back to the campsite.:: CO: Captain, I scanned the klingon blood again, and found more traces.  And the pattern suggests that a body was dragged, dragged in the direction of the ocean itself.

Host Security says:
::not gone far, he hears the CMO::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO: A body?  Dragged towards the water?

Host Security says:
CTO:  Wait a moment.  The CMO has found something.

Host Security says:
::waits for the CTO to head back to the campsite::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Nods::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
::Hears the CMO and stands with the CO::

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
Security: Yeah, let’s head back.

Host Security says:
::starts walking with the CTO back to the campsite::

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
self: Weird.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO/ SO: Then we have a new direction to search.  Back towards the water it seems.

ACTION:  Dark clouds begin to show in the distance.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
Security: We better get back to the caves.  Those clouds don’t look too friendly.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: Looks like a storm coming in from the sea, Sir.  ::Scans for weather report::

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
::stops sudden and turns around fast::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
All: The weather isn't serious, just a small passing storm.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: Storm will make signs of the search even harder to find, however.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
SO: Rain could wash away the traces that we could find.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::looks at the dark clouds in the distance and starts to get nervous::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO: Exactly.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: It won't do our campfire much good either.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CMO: You say the trail of blood just stopped abruptly once it entered the water?  I wonder what carried the Klingon off?

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
SO: I assumed it abruptly stopped due to the waves washing the blood away.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Let's get as much shelter as we can over the camp we found.  Tarps, portable shield emitters, anything.  I want to preserve as much of it as possible in case there are still clues we haven't found yet.  Let's move, if that storm comes this way it could be quick.

Host Security says:
::starts unpacking boxes looking for shelter to put up over the campsite::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
::Scans the area of blood:: CMO: But that cleanly?  It looks like the body stopped being dragged and was lifted at this point.  ::Points to a spot waist deep::

ACTION:  A small explosion can be heard from the main base camp.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
::turns and looks at the entrance of the cave::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Turns to the base camp.::  All: What was that?

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Whips around:: Self: No...

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*Base camp*: This is Captain Ayidee, what was that?

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: I have no idea.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
::pulls out phaser::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<Eng Rave> *CO*: Not certain sir, looks like the fusion generator had a catastrophic failure.  Everything has dropped to battery power, trying to figure out what happened now.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
*Security*: Get ready, that did not sound good.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: Its a least two miles away to base camp.

Host Security says:
<Secuirty> *CO*:  One of the generators just caught fire and exploded.  We have several injuries which are being beamed up to the ship now.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*Rave/ Security*: Get all non-essential teams back to the ship, wounded first.  Shut down all systems you don't need to secure things.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: Maybe sending the other teams back to the ship is a good idea, Sir.  Until the storm passes?

Host Security says:
<Security> *CO*:  Understood Sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: If we could do it and still protect this site, I'd pull everyone back, but yes.  That will likely have to happen.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
::Rescanning storm:: All: This tropical storm is increasing in velocity.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
::looks at the ocean::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: We will all stay with you until the others have evacuated, Sir.  We'll beam up last and come back later.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
CO: Sir, I just noticed a shuttle coming out of the water.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::doing her part to get the shelters put up to preserve the potentials clues to this mystery.::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Secure the camp as best we can.  There are a lot of people attached to the base camp they'll need to get up.
CTO: A shuttle?

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: A shuttle did he say?  That's impossible, our shuttles are two miles from here.  ::Checking her tricorder::

ACTION:  A transport of some kind is rising out of the water, heading to the shore.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
CO: yes sir it just came out of the water.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CTO: Is it ours or the Gibraltar’s?

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Blinks and is really confused by everything happening at once.::

Host Security says:
CO:  Sir, it is not ours.  We do not have any underwater craft on the planet.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
::Checking scanner:: CO: Sir?  That's not one of ours.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
CO: Looks like a submarine, sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
$<Eng Rave> *CO*: Looks like when they set up the generator they didn't check the fuel's purity.  Gunked up the generators and made it go boom.  We're going to have to shut it down here until we can get another down.  Bringing the staff back to the ship at best possible speed.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CTO: A big submersible vehicle, Sir.  ::Still scanning::

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
CO: I don't if there friendly sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: No, it isn't.  First Contact protocols until we know what we're dealing with.  Commander Nash, Ensign Nolen, Chief Bright, and Doctor Talora, we're the welcoming committee.  Or the away team.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Watches the submarine rise to the surface:: SO: That explains the sudden drop off for the Klingon blood...

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: Primitive design, very primitive... like some out of a Jules Verne novel.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*Base Camp*: Get the crews up as quick as you can before the storm.  We'll make do best we can here.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
All: We never thought about looking for anything under the water!

Host Security says:
::walks over to the Captain's side and slightly behind him::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Whispers to the SO:: SO: First Contact Protocols?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*Cherokee*: We've encountered an unidentified sea vessel on the beach.  Moving for first contact now.  Keep sensors as open on us as you can with the base camp situation.

Host Security says:
CO:  Sir like it or not, I am not leaving your side.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::nods::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CMO: They took the Klingon.  They must have taken the Gibraltar team too.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
::stands less than 2 feet away from the CO::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CMO/CO: We should try to communicate with it.
OPS: Maybe you can try to talk to them, Ma'am?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Steps forwards towards the submarine.::  All: Until we know otherwise, they are an unknown entity, not an enemy.  Let's see if we can make a friend, but be ready.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
CO: yes sir.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Thinks to herself that she's almost always "ready"::

ACTION:  The submarine stops.  Beings can be seen coming on deck.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Security: Do not draw weapons unless actively threatened.  But keep them at hand.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
All: Look!

Host Security says:
CO:  Aye Sir.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
SO:  We'll see how this initial contact plays out.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Walks forward, hands open wide.::  Deck hands.: I bring greetings from the United Federation of  Planets.  Captain Ayidee, at your service.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
::Points to beings coming from underneath the submarine and coming to the surface of the water::  CO: They're wearing some kind out protective suit, Sir.  Look at those big helmets on their heads.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Thinking that the Gibraltar probably went through this too, before they disappeared::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: To breath under the water, or up here?

Host Security says:
::the beings look weird to him, but who is he to know what is weird on this planet::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
SO: There's water in those two tanks on their backs, they breath water, Sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: Curiouser and curiouser.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: They may not be able to talk to you with all that gear on their heads.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
SO: Why do creatures who breathe water need a submarine?

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CMO: Does their anatomy show vocal capabilities?  Perhaps the submarine is filled with water, not air like we would expect, Ma'am.

Host Security says:
::hand is resting lightly on his phaser in his pocket::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
SO: I'd have to be closer and scan one of them to answer that.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
All: I think the vessel is strictly for hauling some kind of cargo.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO: And perhaps it isn't a tool to let them breathe, but a tool to let the travel faster, like a sub orbital vessel.
All: I need ideas.  If they do breathe water, vocal communications are likely different.  We need to communicate with them, and we need ideas how.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CO: That's right, Sir.  It’s primitive, but it beats walking.  Or is it swimming in their case?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Nods.::  SO: Of course it's just an educated guess, at this point.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
CO: Allow them to try and communicate with us and work from there? We need to know their way of communicating before we can figure out a reply.

ACTION:  The beings in the ocean come ashore.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CMO: I've done sea diving before.  You can’t talk with that stuff on.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CMO: I'm thinking this is similar but, in reverse.

Host Security says:
CO:  Sir, they are coming this way.

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
SO: Perhaps, so. But either the Gibraltar crew managed to communicate with them, or they failed, either way, we need information and they're the only chance we've got at the moment.

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
::Silent as the being walk closer in their rubber dry suits and funning walking shoes, that look like they were designed for someone with webbed feet::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
CMO: Agree, Ma'am.  Communication will be a priority.  ::Looks at OPS::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Easy, let's not make any missteps.
Visitors: Can you hear me?  Or understand my words?

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
::Watching getting a bit scared now.  They carry nets and spears with hooks and things that look like old fire extinguishers::  CO: Look Sir, they have weapons, little harpoon guns.
::Steps back several steps from the sea creatures::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: We have weapons also.  Ours are just a bit more subtle and adaptable.  Better suited for peace.

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
SO: It’s ok, I got you covered.

ACTION:  The beings approach, and point an instrument that looks like a nozzle at the Away Team.  Some kind of liquid comes out it.  It sprays the team and they instantly fall to the ground unconscious.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Falls.::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::falls to ground::

CMO_LtJg_Talora says:
::Falls to the ground::

CTO_Ens_Nolsen says:
::falls::

Host Security says:
::falls to the sand, instantly unconscious::

SO_MaryAnn_Bright says:
::Smells a horrible smelly liquid coming from the fire extinguisher looking thingies and feels faint.  Next, she falls face first in the sand - Out cold::

Host Security says:
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