USS Cherokee 11306.09 0838 part 4

Starring
Jon Benson as Guest Producer and Aliens
Trish Yarborough as Executive Producer
 Steve Weller as Captain Ayidee  
Zach Farland as CNS_Ens_Daniels
 Andrew Cotterly as CMO_Lt_Talora
Dawn Freeman as OPS_Cmdr_Nash
John Easten as FCO_Fischer
Bruce Oriani as CSO_LtCmdr_Starr

Absent
None

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Ship's Log, effective Stardate 11306.09, Captain Ayidee recording.  The ship is still caught in some sort of time altered state, apparently making us moving at a vastly increased rate relative to the rest of the observed universe after the encounter with the Ferengi and their exploding Kemocite.  We are starting to figure things out, but still have some ways to go.

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CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Watches the doors of the TL open onto the bridge before stepping out:: CO: We're back, sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO: Glad to see all returned.  Anything new to report?

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
::makes his way to the TAC station and logs into the ships historical data base.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Riding in the Turbolift to the bridge with the Doctor and Ensign Q'ten::  CMO/CTO: I'll let you guys do the talking but, remember, its me that's going to go talk to the transparent ones, okay?

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::on Bridge::

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
::sitting at helm:: CNS: I see you made it back. I heard you saw some pretty crazy things.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
FCO: I'm going to need therapy.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Nods:: CO: Yes...When we were being beamed back, before we dematerialized completely, we saw...beings that were tinkering with the station and people.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CNS: You still owe me a breakfast.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
FCO: You got it.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO: What sort of beings?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Ghosts, Sir.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: Sorry.  Go on.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
::out loud:: All: Ghosts?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Ghosts don't tinker with stations or people, if I understand the stories right.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
FCO: Bona fide spookables.
CO: Tell that to Casper and his uncles on the Starbase, Sir.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CNS: Really? All I got was a boring shuttle ride.

Action: The bottom most section of the station just disappeared.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
CO: Humanoid from what I saw.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
::Checks scanner:: CO: Sir!  The bottom of the station just disappeared!

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: They appeared to be translucent, sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Away Team: Could they be altered in time as well?

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
:;looking at the PADD in his hand with the layout of a New Orleans starship while walking, so he can find his way around::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Phased, not all there or phantom, take your pick but, they've gotta be behind this.

Action: A small personnel transport outside the station just disappears.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
::monitoring sensors.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: I'm not sure.  We re-materialized too soon.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: It would be my guess sir, that they are the ones causing the time alteration, or at the very least they're involved somehow.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
OPS: Commander could you confirm what I'm seeing on sensors?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS/ CTO: Perhaps, or perhaps taking advantage of an accident?

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
CO: I have no idea, sir...and with the station disappearing I'm nervous about investigating while on the station further. Science could probably come up with something to make them visible maybe.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Have we found any trace of the freighter we were going to assist?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
FCO: Walls were disappearing when we was there, too.  The gho... whatever they are were messing with what was disappearing, the people too.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: Either way sir, we could only see them while energized inside the transporter beam.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CNS/CO: Well they must have spread beyond the station, because a transport just disappeared also.

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::finds the nearest TL that is indicated on the map and enters: TL: Take me to Captains.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: What about the return trip through the transporter idea our CTO had, remember?
FCO: Maybe the transparent are on the transport too?

Action: The port nacelle of a galaxy class starship just disappears.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
CTO: Tell the captain your idea. ::Watching the station get gobbled up::

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CO: ::sighs:: Captain, at this rate we aren't gonna have a Starbase to return to when we get out of this.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Takes a seat in his chair.  He's too hyper active, his adrenaline is flowing like blood wine through a Klingon::

Action: Stars start to disappear.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: The freighter, if we can't find a trace of it, there must be a reason.  We were sped up by the Kemocite reaction, what if they were accelerated quicker?

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CO: Scratch that, we aren't going to have a GALAXY to return to...

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO:  Transport someone back to the station, but hold their pattern in the buffer rather than letting them materialize, so they can observe these... creatures, and possibly figure out what they are doing.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Blinks:: Self: Makes me wonder if time wise we're going at a constant speed...or if we're going faster.

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::arrives at the Bridge where the Captain is.::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Opinions on Ensign Q'ten's plan?  How much risk would that likely involve?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Hears the CTO give the CO his idea::  CO: ... and I volunteered to be scrambled and put on hold, Sir.  If you're interested.  Who better to observe and report?

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CO: Unless they interact with our transporter systems it doesn't seem like there would be any issues.

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::steps off TL.  Door off to the side leading to the bridge opens and closes, but no one is seen entering the bridge::

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
CO: Do we know that these creatures can't see us? They didn't interact with us when we were there. Almost like we don't exist.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: That or they just completely ignored us.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CMO: What if these are beings that exist in a fast state of time?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: They looked totally oblivious too me, Sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CMO: Uncertain, if they didn't know you could see them they might have thought you inconsequential.  But it's not just the station.  Look at the view screen...

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::walks up to the Captain, the top of his head just reaching the armrest of his chair, stands there and waits for the CO to notice him::

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
FCO: If this were normal, we'd have occurrences throughout history of things just disappearing in an instant. In real time, this is all happening instantaneously.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CMO: Maybe in normal circumstances they can't interact with us. But the Kemocite explosion created a bridge for them.

Action: The moon around Betazed, a 1/4 of it, just disappears.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
::facepalms::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Monitoring stations life sign from his console::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Sees movement out of the corner of his eye.::  CSO: Commander, I don't think we've met yet.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Blinks at the missing piece of the moon:: CO: Umm... ::Just stunned::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: Whoa! A chunk of the moon... poof!

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
::Turns and notices the CSO, does his best to suppress a giggle::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: Have to wonder, how long until we go poof?  FCO: We better get that breakfast to go.

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
CO: No sirs. I ams Lieutenants Commanders Trikk Starr, your news Chief Sciences Officers. Here are my transfers orders ::hands him a PADD::

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CNS: Let's eat now before ALL the food in the universe is gone.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Looks to see what made FCO giggle::
FCO: I'm not sure I'd miss rations right away.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
Self: Maybe we should go to warp while the FCO keeps the parking brake on...

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Takes the PADD and looks it over.::  CSO: Welcome aboard, I apologize, with the current situation I had forgotten you were coming.  If you don't mind, we have a bit of an issue we need to figure out.  First our time accelerated rapidly, and now it seems the entire universe is disappearing.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CSO: Just another day at the office, eh Commander?

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
::Staring at the view screen watching various parts of everything seem to just blink out of existence::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: So, are we forgetting about the transporter plan or something?

Action: A few of the vessels in the traffic lanes have disappeared.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Shakes head:: CNS: The Captain has to make that decision.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Since there are no objections, give the Transporter a try.  At this point I think we need to try everything.  
CMO: Monitor his progress, I don't want to loose him as well.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CMO: Yeah, I suppose so.  I mean, aye, Ma'am.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS: Is there a way to maintain a link to communicate with someone in a Transporter buffer?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: No I don't want to lose me either.

Action: The 3rd planet in the Betazed system just disappeared.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Nods:: CO: Aye sir. ::Goes over to a unused console and accesses the CNS's medical file.::

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CO: Captain, the rate of disappearances is increasing.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
CO: If we're going to do this, we'd better hurry.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Gets up to go to Turbolift::  All: I'm going to need who is ever best at the transporter controls, if possible.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
All: ::stands up:: I can handle that.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
CNS: Be careful...

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
FCO: That's good.  I trust you.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Goes into Turbolift when the doors swoosh open::
CMO: Yes, Ma'am, careful you got it.
Host CO_Ayidee says:
FCO: Belay that, I need you at the helm if things get dicey. 
OPS: Handle the transporter controls unless you have a tech with greater experience.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CO:  Aye, Sir.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CO: Aye, sir ::sits down:: CNS: good luck buddy.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO/ CSO: Start scanning the system for either any vessels or natural effects out of time synch with ourselves.  Including that freighter.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
FCO: See ya, and don't order the scrambled eggs.  It might be me if something goes wrong.  ::Goes to Transporter room::

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
::unable to suppress a big laugh::

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
CO: Commencings scannings.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
FCO: Give Commander Starr the coordinates of the Kemocite explosion so he can know where we believe this all started.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::she gets the coordinates preprogrammed with the added command of holding the pattern in the buffer.::

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Monitors the CNS from the bridge::

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CO: Aye, sir. 
CSO: I'm transmitting all sensor data we have on that explosion to your console, Commander.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: Sir, I just had a thought.  What if we're not accelerated in time all? Rather, what if we're stuck in particular moment in time?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*OPS/ CNS/ CMO*: We will limit Counselor Daniels time in the buffer to 15 seconds for this trip.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
::transfers all data to CSO::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Arrives in Transporter Room 1.  He steps onto the pad::  *OPS*: I'm ready Commander.  Don't forget to bring me back.  I'll baby-sit for a month.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Possible, we were thinking the rest of the universe stopped, but if we were stuck...would that cause the same effect?

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Nods and stares at the screen, watching everything::

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
*CNS*:  Okay, be careful.  ::she sets the time limit to 15 seconds and activates the transporter.::

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CTO/CO: The time did change from 0838 to 0839.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Hope she remembers to not send him all the way, just in case where I am isn't there.  Feels the transporter's effects::

Action: The Counselor is transported to the station, but his pattern is held just before re-materialization, allowing him to see around him, but that is all.

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
FCO: Acknowledgeds. 
CO: Anyones trys a Reverse Expulses Slingshots Extractions Triangulators beam. Verys precisionals calculationals necessarys to bes done. Nots always in the ways of the successes.

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::begins scanning the Kemocite explosion area.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@::Sees the station's transporter room, where he was before::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CSO: I'm fairly well versed in Scientific theory but not sure what that is.  Temporal mechanics, I know it's cliche, but they are not something I'm comfortable with.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@*CO*: Can you hear me, Sir?

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
All: Could those beings have been aboard the Ferengi ship, and were released when the ship blew up?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Looks quick to the FCO.::  FCO: That is a disturbing thought, Ensign.  But a good question.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: I just remember a theory that I once heard about that time is like a video reel.  Every moment in time is like a frame on the video real. The Kemocite explosion may have caused us to be stuck on a particular frame, or moment in time, and what we're witnessing is that particular moment fading into non-existence.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CO: I wish I didn't have to ask it, sir.

Action: As the CNS is held there, all the creatures around him turn and look at him, and then Counselor hears them in his mind,
Host Aliens says:
CNS: ~~~ You are wrong.~~~

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@*Bridge*: The creatures are touching people and making them disappear.

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
Self: Kemocites. Verys dangerous stuffes. Many bigs boomers. 
CO: It's a verys precisionals calculateds beams. Comes froms the deflectors dishes. We scientifics calls it the R.E.S.E.T. buttons for shortages.

Action: The Counselor is back, standing in the transporter room of the Cherokee.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
*Bridge*: They saw me.  Creepy.  They're telepathic.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Hears the Counselor.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
@*Bridge*: They're telling me I'm wrong, but that could be about anything.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*CNS*: Telepathic?  So they made contact?

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CO: Captain... I can't be believe I find this strange, but things... stopped disappearing during those last 15 seconds.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CSO: Start setting it up.  Not sure what's happening but I'd rather have unused options than have to rush for the next idea.
CTO: Intriguing concept, is there a way to test that, outside of waiting for it to fade entirely?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
*Bridge*: They were in my head, all talking at once.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Monitors the Counselor's brain activity::

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
CO: As you wishes, Captianes.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
*Bridge*: I'm not wrong about seeing them touching stuff and making it vanish.  I saw that.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
CO: Any telepaths on board?  Maybe we can talk back.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*CNS*: Do you think you could "answer" them back?  Could they read your mind perhaps?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
*CO*: I don't know, Sir.  What would I say?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*CNS*: I'd start with "wrong about what?"

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
Computer: Begins calculationes fors the  Reverse Expulses Slingshots Extractions Triangulators beam.  Authorizations Commander T. Starr Chiefs Sciences Officers Tangoes Sierras 92271.

Action: At the same time to everyone on the Cherokee, everyone hears voices in their mind, ~~~ You are wrong~~~

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS/ CMO: How long could we hold him in transit before he...
All: They know we are here it seems.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
*CO*: I'll give it a go, Sir.  If you want to send me back.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
*CNS*: I'm crazy.. it's official

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Shouts back:: Beings:: No, YOU are wrong!

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: I wouldn't know sir. I'm not a quantum mechanics specialist.  Like I said it's a theory I heard about a long time ago.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Takes a breath to calm mind, then tries to answer.::  ~~~Aliens: Wrong about what?~~~

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
Computer: Authorizations Romeos Echoes Sierras Echoes Tangoes. Intitaites.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::her intercom system lights up with people reporting that they are hearing the voice talking to them.::  CO:  Captain, everyone else on the ship heard the voice too, even all the children.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
*CO*: I guess there's no need for a return trip, if they're going to start talking to just everybody.  I'm coming back to the bridge.  Anybody want anything from the galley?

Action: All the ships systems fluctuate in power and the lights go off and on, but then stay back on.  

Host Aliens says:
All: ~~~You are wrong. You must go.~~~

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
OPS: Thank god, I'm not crazy.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
Self: Gladly, if you'd kindly show us the door.

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
<Computer>: Authorization from Chief Science Officer Trikk Starr recognized. Awaiting final authorization from the Commanding Officer of this vessel.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*CNS*: No need for the galley.  The Replicator works.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
::Looking around himself:: Self: Okay, this is different.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Computer: Authorized, prepare and hold for final order.

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
<Computer>: Please identify.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*All*: All hands, this is the Captain.  I need all minds to concentrate on a single word.  "How".  Maybe they can read our response.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
All: remember when things were simple? When it was just Vroa shooting at us?  Good times.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
*CO*: I didn't know. It's been so long since I've used one.  ::Heads for the bridge::  Self: A guy could starve around here.

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
CO: You haves to says who yous is.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
::Clicks his heels together three times and thinks :"How?"::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Does as the Captain requests::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Computer: You know who I am, Ayidee, Captain.  Retinal scan on file.

FCO_Ens_Fischer says:
::thinks in the voice of a Native American "How"::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
~~~Aliens: How?~~~

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
Computer: Thank you. Authorization accepted. Calculations Commencing. Standby.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
::she thinks in hopes of the beings that be can hear her "How"::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Thinks about the transparents and thinks 'How are we wrong? Wrong about what?’::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Thinking to telepaths is making him hungrier.  Enters Turbolift::  
Computer: Bridge, please.

CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
CO: Suggestions. Next times try somesthings like, "Authorizations Captaines Ayidees, Commandings Officers'

Host Aliens says:
ALL: ~~~ There is no more. You are wrong~~~

Host CO_Ayidee says:
FCO: Bring us back to the point we were at when all this started, at the time of the Kemocite explosion.  Full impulse.

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