USS Cherokee  
11405.18   
"The Small Spark"  Part 16

Ship's Log, Stardate 11405.18.  We are continuing to attempt to rescue the citizens of Tarix 2 colony, although time is running out.  However, we are going to push until the last second to try and get everyone out.

Starring_
Lea as Guest Producer, Shuttle_OPS, Chief_Trin, Science_Station_Commander, and 
Proconsule_Jareth
Steve Weller as CO_Ayidee
Zach Farland as CNS_Ens_Daniels 
Topper Loghry as CTO_Ens_Q’ten
Andrew Cotterly as CMO_Lt_Talora

Absent
Trish Yarborough as Executive Producer
Bruce Oriani as CSO_LtCmdr_Starr

Dawn Freeman as OPS_Cmdr_Nash

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ACTION: 213 evacuated of the colony citizens have been evacuated. 337 remain, requiring 57 minutes with only Cherokee, or 41 minutes using all available shuttles. The Ilese is 4 AU away, with 49 civilians and a Starfleet crew of 4, and nearly 35 minutes away from repairing impulse. The science station personnel are scattered across over 50 escape pods, moving at a crawl's pace
of thrusters, toward the Cherokee. 

ACTION: And the Tarix star is 45 minutes from going nova.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Continue to push to get everyone off.  Every second counts.  Science, how long after the Nova will the shock wave reach our position?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Continuing to coordinate the beam outs of the colony::

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Continues to work with the incoming patients::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Contact the colony, ensure that they do not have any space capable vessels at hand.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
::making every attempt he can think of to increase the flow of Tritium into the star::

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: Aye sir!
::Contacts the colony concerning space worthy craft available::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Monitoring shuttle activity::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: How close will we be cutting it getting the colony evacuated?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: There won't be any time to spare, Sir, but I think we should make it.  Might even be able to get like five from the Science Station if we were close enough.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: We're cutting it close sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Helm: Lay in an escape path, maximum acceleration to Warp, push the IDF to the limits.  We will engage at the last possible second,
CNS/ CTO: I know, time is against us completely.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Colony evacuation time is about thirty six minutes more. We'll have one minute to spare.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<Helmsman> CO: Aye Captain.  Laying in course, ensuring all emergency power available, which will be shunted to Inertial Dampening Field.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
::Still trying to get more from the Particle beam to buy them a few more minutes::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: If you could we might get to the scientists.

Host Shuttle_OPS says:
@COM: Cherokee: CO: Captain, this is Shuttle 1, reporting in.  We've got everyone aboard now, but they refused to leave without several crates of "Important diplomatic artifacts," so we're literally full to the brim in here. Permission to evacuate the system?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Artifacts?!!

Host CO_Ayidee says:
COM: Shuttle OPS: Permission Granted.  Lay in course for a point 1 light year out, course from Cherokee 0 mark 0.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: I'm trying, but the deflector dish is already past it's limits, we could lose it sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: As long as they got all the crew I don't give a care what they take.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Must be pretty important.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: As long as we have navigational deflector anything else can be repaired after.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Wished that this all was just a bad vision like the Away Team experienced down in the caves::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO/CTO: Wouldn't you think the science station would have evacuation procedures they could use in cases like this?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Can we grab the Science Stations escape pods at low Warp using Tractor beams?

Host Shuttle_OPS says:
@::Heaves a deep breath:: COM: Cherokee: CO: Understood, Captain. See you in about forty-five minutes!  Shuttle One out.   ::Closes the com, pushes someone's elbow out of his face, and brings the shuttle slowly up to full impulse::

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: It will be tricky sir, but it can be done. Like throwing out a large fishing net.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: In most Starfleet Operations, the odds of an unanticipated nova requiring full evacuation in under an hour are very small.  I've never seen anything like this, to be honest.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: It's a mystery.  How and why it happened, I mean.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO/ Helm: Work out a path out of the system that will let us make the attempt to grab them.  If we have time, drop from Warp to get them.  If not then we'll just have to count on a combination of luck and skill.
CNS: A mystery we don't have time to figure out right now.  Or resources rather.  Everything we have is going into the rescue.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: I wouldn't recommend dropping out of warp if it can helped sir.  We'll already be cutting it razor close as it is.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Oh I'm not the one to figure it out, and I agree, now isn't the time. We have less than twenty five minutes.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Looks over:: MO Rhapsody: Time for you to head over the Holodeck 1. I want you to take over things there. Hustle. ::Turns back.::

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
<MO Rhapsody> ::Nods:: CMO: Aye, Ma'am. ::Rushes out of sickbay.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Checks on operations and security to see if there's any problems with placing the refugees throughout the ship::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: How long would we need to grab the science crew and get out of system if we dropped from warp?

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: Two minutes max, sir.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
<MO Monroe>:: Coming from somewhere::  CMO: Surgery will be booked solid for at least the next three hours.  I hope there aren't too many more wounded.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Helm: Engage course to Science crew with 70 seconds until Nova.  Drop from Warp, then reengage once we have the escape pods.  And let's hope again that the local deities are in a good mood today.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
MO Monroe: Triage, Monroe. Triage. We'll handle everyone we can. If need be, I'll Holodeck another surgery suite.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Sir, there should be another one hundred forty colonists down there, but I'm only reading twenty life signs!

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Twenty?  Any signs of corpses or are they "gone"?

Host Proconsule_Jareth says:
$COM: Cherokee: CO: Captain! ::Through obvious sounds of struggle:: I need you to get a lock on Chief Trin and beam her to your ship with the very next batch of evacuees. Please, this is the one thing I ask you! ::A body can be heard over the comm, crashing into the ground nearby::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
COM: Jareth: Understood.

Host Chief_Trin says:
$COM: Cherokee: CO: No! You can't leave him behind!   Jareth: I won't leave you here!  ::Tries to pull Jareth away from the lift mechanisms::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: ... twenty one twenty two somewhere around there.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*Otis*: Chief, I need Chief Trin beamed out with the next beam out.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Hang on I'll get an exact reading.  :Scans the colony for life signs::

Host Proconsule_Jareth says:
$Trin: I won't leave them! ::Pushes Trin away:: I brought them! I WILL get them free from these infernal caves!       
COM: Cherokee: CO: Captain, please, now! The rest of the colonists are still trapped beyond the transporter's reach - they won't get out if I can't get these lifts operational!

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Do you have Security in place in the Transporter Rooms?  If not, get one to Chief Otis's side.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*Otis*: Hold on that order.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
<Chief Otis>: *CO*: I ain’t exactly askin' there names, Sir but, I'll try and get her here next batch.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: Already done sir.

Host Proconsule_Jareth says:
$COM: Cherokee: CO: I just need me, and the four mechanics near me, to stay behind. You can take the rest....just get Trin in there!

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
<Chief Otis>: *CO*: Aye, Sir, glad to hold.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
COM: Proconsule_Jareth: What is the issue, Proconsule?  We are very limited on time, obviously.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
<MO Monroe>: CMO: Aye, Ma'am.  ::Returns to her duties::

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
*TO Simons*: Mister Simons, this is Q'ten. Have your teams stay alert for one very angry Colonial Security Chief arriving with the next round of evacuees. Subdue her if need be, but no harm is to come to her.

Host Proconsule_Jareth says:
$COM: Cherokee: CO: Same issue I mentioned in my original distress call - the lifts were damaged in the shockwave, I've got over a hundred miners stuck down there!  I'm not letting you beam me off of this rock without them!

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: I'm getting twenty two life signs, but I can't read what's in the mines, of course.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*Otis*: Beam everyone around Proconsule Jareth up except the four mechanics he's working with.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
<Chief Otis> *CO*: Aye, Captain, transport to order.  ::Said with a note a sarcasm::

Host Proconsule_Jareth says:
$COM: Cherokee: CO: Thank you, Captain!  ::Watches in relief as Trin dematerializes:: I just need....five, seven minutes more, tops!

Host CO_Ayidee says:
COM: Jareth: We have less than five minutes until the nova event.  What are the odds of getting it done within four?

Host Proconsule_Jareth says:
$::Through gritted teeth:: COM: Cherokee: CO: Then we'll do it in four!  Jareth out!

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Everyone is evacuated from the colony, except for the Proconsule, his party and those still in the mine.

Host Shuttle_OPS says:
@COM: Cherokee: CO: Shuttle One reporting in: We're reached safe distance and are waiting to rendezvous.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Helm: Get us to grab the science station crew, maximum speed, and then return to grab the colonists.

Host Proconsule_Jareth says:
$COM: Cherokee: CO: We've got it, Captain!  Bringing them up, pushing lift capacity, 50 every three minutes!

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Helm: Never mind.
*Otis*: Grab them as you can.
COM: Jareth: How many are still in the mines?

Host Proconsule_Jareth says:
$COM: Cherokee: CO: Hundred and twelve, Captain!  First fifty are arriving now!

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
<Chief Otis>: *CO*: I'll catch 'em and bring 'em up, Captain.  Don't you worry.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Six minutes, Sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: I know.  We're not going to have time to get the science crew...the math just doesn't work out.

ACTION: The Tarix Star will go nova in 5 minutes.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
<Chief Otis>::Teleporting miners to the triage units as they are made available for transport::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: What are the odds of shields holding off a nova force impact?

Host Proconsule_Jareth says:
$COM: Cherokee: CO: Next fifty are up now, Captain! I'm going down to get the last dozen.  Give Trin my love!---  

ACTION: The signal grows garbled, then disconnects, due to interference from the ore.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: We can't get them all, Sir.  I hate to say it but, we have to save who we have.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Looks at the time:: Self: Time's up...

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Helm: Get us out of the system, past the science crew if you can.  We'll have to roll the dice.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: We can't get the last seventy.  We have to go, now, Sir!

Host Science_Station_Commander says:
#COM: Cherokee: CO: Captain, we're still enroute to your position! The nova is imminent!

ACTION: The Tarix Star will go nova in 3 minutes.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: Agreed Captain, if the scientists stand any chance at all, we have to go now.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<Helm> ::Engages course to the Science crew at maximum speed.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Hangs on to his arm rests::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Helm: Drop from Warp and do not reengage until nova shock wave is 10 seconds out.
CTO: Grab them as fast as you can, we'll only have seconds.

ACTION: In the silence of space, the loud "BOOM" can be felt, if not heard, as the interior of the sun reacts first....then the shockwave begins it emanations.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
::Powers up the tractor beam and sets it for wide angle dispersion::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<Helm> ::Drops from Warp at life pods.::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Is a little worried, but stays silent::

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
::Activates the tractor beam::

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Feels the sonic boom and all the MO's, Nurses and Patients who felt it go quiet and look at each other.::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
<Helm> ::Reengages maximum Warp out of system right ahead of shock wave.::

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
::Spreading the tractor beam around like looking for something in the dark with a flashlight::

ACTION: The tractor beam catches several escape pods before the ships jumps back to warp, while the rest get yanked by a last ditch net of the tractor beam....

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
<Chief Otis>::Feels bad for the miners and those he couldn't save::

ACTION: 9 are caught while at sub-light, another 32 are safely captured by the tractor beam as the ship jumps to warp, while 8 explode in the attempt, and 3 are missed by the tractor beam altogether.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: How many did we miss?  ::Doesn't really want to know but needs to.::

ACTION: The Cherokee slips beyond the reach of the Tarix Nova, into the silent night.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Isn't sure what just happened::  CO: About seventy on the colony didn't make it.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Plus the Proconsule

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: What about the life pods, how many did we get?

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: Sir, altogether we caught 41 life pods, however we lost 8 of them to the pressure, and we missed 3 entirely.  The occupants of the ones we did get are going to need medical attention.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: There we two scientists in each pod, Sir.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CO: Altogether we managed to catch 33 of the 52 pods sir.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO/CTO: It could have been a whole lot worse.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::Sighs.::  All: Good work.  We lost more than we wanted, but we did save a large number.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Sickbay is still quiet from anticipation:: All: Looks like we're safe for now. All medical personnel, back to work.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
<MO Monroe>: All: You heard her, back to work!!!   ::Goes to supervise::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
*All hands*: This is the Captain.  The event is over.  Let's rendezvous with the shuttles and then get to base.  There is still work to do, but nice work.

CTO_ENS_Q`ten says:
CNS/CO: Someone is going to have to explain to Chief Trin.

CMO_Lt_Talora says:
::Looks up as she hears the CO say, "Nice" work:: *CO*: Nice work, sir? You should see my task list right now.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Bridge: I'll handle it.  I need to do a tour to see where we're at anyway.

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