USS Cherokee 
Pleasant View, Part 4
11707.23

Starring_
Steve Weller as CO_Ayidee and Producer
Dawn Freeman as OPS_Cmdr_Nash
Topper Loghry as CTO_LT_Q`ten
Zach Farland as CNS_Ens_Daniels and Arc Writer
Pablo Delsoglio as CIV_Capt_Marek

Absent
None

Leave of Absence
Trish Yarborough as CMO-McIntyre
Ship's Log, Stardate 11707.23, Captain Ayidee recording.  The Cherokee has entered the Gamma Quadrant to search for the missing USS Earhart, one of several ships missing in the area.

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Host CO_Ayidee says:
::On Bridge.::  Helm: Engage Course to last coordinates.  Warp 6 for now, but be ready for Warp 8.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::still contemplating the Main Screen::

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

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
::Adjusting tactical sensors to detect any sign of the Earhart::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Sitting in his place on the bridge with something on his mind::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::moves aside as his console is flickering:: Self: Ah, the Amelia Earnhardt file.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: I know we are far off but start the search now, just in case there is some clue along the path.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::turns to the CNS:: CNS: Thanks Counsellor. Will read it as soon as I can.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CIV: You're welcome.  It is a good story.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CNS: :nods::

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Excuse me, Sir but, can I ask you something?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS: Keep a close eye on the Federation Accessible Comm Relays.  If we don't have 3 we can keep contact with then we will leave our own booster.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Of course, now is a good time for questions.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Tactical sensors are tuned to detect the Earhart, but after 6 weeks there's not a lot left out there to detect.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: When we were being briefed by Commander Porter and he was telling us about the need for discretion, you seemed like you disagreed with the need for secrecy.  Don't we care about not starting a panic?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: That is what I figured but better to be sure than to assume.  Keep an eye out for any signs along the way.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Aye sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: There is an old line about ignorance being bliss.  I understand that and do not disagree.  Problem is if there is a situation like the one he is describing here, bits of information will leak out.  Small bits of information lead to theories with little basis.  People used to call those "Ghost Stories".  : "Here there be monsters" on old maps kind of things.

OPS_Cmdr_Nash says:
CO: Yes, Sir.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: I assume this is not a routine search & rescue mission due to the time that has passed since it was lost contact with the vessel. It would be wise to assume there is another reason for this mission. It would be logical to be open minded in order to avoid being caught...how do humans say... with our pants down?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Maybe the public needs to know so they can avoid the area.  But, we don't know what there is to warn against.  I guess that's why they sent us.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CIV: I believe the Search and Rescue part is hoping for the best.  But I'd also be shocked if our true mission here isn't to fill in those blanks that make the "monster stories" the Counselor and I were just discussing.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS/OPS: Why would humans have their pants down?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: I agree.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: That begs the question of why we even need to wear pants.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: I've been caught with my pants down... several times.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CTO: An old Earth expression Lieutenant.. It means to be caught by surprise in the less appropriate moment.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CIV: Ahh, okay. I think I understand now.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CTO: I won't elaborate more on the concept. For obvious reasons.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Humans do have quite a few expressions to warn against being caught unprepared don’t they?

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CIV: Thank you.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Because it happens so often.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Maybe because they allow themselves to be surprised so often.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: I think most species do. But humans are the most colorful ones

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: I'm not sure if my species is being put down by you three or not.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Just a linguistic interest.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: I have noticed since i joined Starfleet that Humans are almost chameleon like.  They turn red with anger  Green with envy.  When saddened they feel blue.  When cowardly they are yellow.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Helm: If we have clear flying bring us to Warp 8.
CTO: Speaking of yellow, keep us on Yellow Alert for now.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Aye sir ::sets the ship status to yellow alert::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::if he were human he would be laughing at the humoristic remarks of the crew::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: What do we know of the Earhart's mission?  The planet they were headed to, the supplies they were delivering, anything in that which might shed some light?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CIV/CTO: Well you guys are about to see plaid.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: We know they never got their medicine.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: But what was the medicine for?  Both the planet and its need for the cure could give us some idea what we are in for.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: I've checked in Zolarian Prime.  The story is, it's a nice place.  They're barely have warp speed.  I found nothing about their medical needs.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: I believe the planet was Zaleria if I remember right.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: It seems peaceful like a place I might want to go to.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Understood.  What of the illness they needed the medicine for?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: I found nothing on that either.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
ALL: But the Zolarians made contact with Deep Space 9 which is what prompted the Earhart to embark on her mission?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
OPS/ CNS: Keep an ear out for any updates on that, from Federation, Zolarian Prime or other spaces over subspace.  Once we have our answers they may still need assistance.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Aye, Sir.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
All: Starfleet medical had to know something of the disease, otherwise how would they know what medicine to send?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CTO: Good point.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: We could attempt to contact Zolarian Prime for answers. 

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: I can look into that.  I can get into Starfleet medical records.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Please do.  We will contact Zolarian Prime in the future if we cannot find answers.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: Aye, Sir.  Maybe they'll be more as we get closer.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Begins to access Starfleet medical records.

INFO: After a week's travel the Cherokee arrives at the last known location of the Earhart.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
::Just arriving back onto the bridge.  He goes to his seat.::

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Tactical sensors are not reading any indications that the Earhart was ever here Sir.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::On Bridge, looking over the area of space.::  All: Not seeing anything that leaps out and says "this is what happened" with a cursory look.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: This was their last known location.  Maybe they got further along?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CTO: Keep scanning.
All: Yes, this is our starting point, not our ending point.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CO: Still working sir.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: I found out about the medical trouble on Zolarian Prime.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
Helm: Lay in a spherical search pattern spreading out from here and heading towards Zolarian Prime.
CNS: Let's hear it.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
All: The Zolarian people are a porcine species.  They caught a virus from a visitor from another planet and it spread rapidly.  Starfleet medical, at the request of their people, devised a vaccine that would work.  It was a disease pigs get on Earth.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Where they able to find another cure without the Earhart?

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: No, Sir.  Luckily, the disease is not fatal, just painful.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Once our mission is done is it something we could Replicate on board?

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS: But viruses have been known to mutate, so it could become fatal if not cured.

CNS_Ens_Daniels says:
CO: I'm not sure.  We might be able to but, we'd need to make a lot.
CTO: That's true too.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS: Or teach the Zolarians to make it themselves.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: We can have teams start on that as we search, but the best answer is finding what happened to the Earhart.

CTO_LTJG_Q`ten says:
CNS: Cherokee is not a medical ship after all.
::Starts re-focusing the tactical sensors on the Earhart::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::wonders how all this facts connects::

Action: An object is detected floating in space on short range sensors.

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