USS Cherokee 
LATEOT, by Steve Weller, Part 3
11810.28

Starring_
Steve Weller as CO_Ayidee, CO_Maxwet and Producer
JR Klein as CEO_LtJG_Truus and Adm_Skalic
Zach Farland as CNS_LtJg_Daniels
Pablo Delsoglio as CIV_Capt_Marek
Absent
Dawn Freeman as OPS_Nash
Leave of Absence
Topper Loghry as CTO_LT_Q`ten
Trish Yarborough as CMO-McIntyre
Ship's Log, Stardate 11810.28, Captain Ayidee recording.  The cause of the anomaly we were sent to investigate seems to be a ship, but a ship from an entirely different area of space than we've ever encountered  An area of space made up of anti-matter instead of regular matter.  Now we have to find a way to keep them alive and, ultimately, find out how to get them home.

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CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
::on the bridge, at the Science console::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
::On Bridge, reviewing the sensor readings.::  All: Chief Truus's idea to reinforce their shields is a start, any ideas on how to keep that ship from contacting our space's matter?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::still trying to figuring something useful to help the rest of the staff::

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Still on the bridge witnessing science he doesn't understand but, finds to be interesting::  Anyone: Just how much space here is anti-matter?

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
CO: "Chief"? But I was thinking the Brussard collectors might help.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CEO: Set it up.  The more we can keep from their ships shields the better.

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
::nods and activates the Brussard collectors, setting them to full power::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Here the only anti-matter is created artificially.  Any naturally occurring would annihilate itself with regular matter.  The essence of E=MC2.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: So, just the space surrounding the ship is being affected?

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CNS: Yes, like if our Warp Containment field dropped and let normal matter into our fuel tanks.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: That wouldn't be good.  They're like a walking time-bomb.

ACTION: The ship gets in range and encompasses the Breach Jumper in the Cherokee's shields, reducing the drain on her shields.

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
CO: We've extended our shields around them. That's good for now, but I doubt it can last forever... ::looks at OPS console::

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: Any ideas on how to limit their contact with normal matter?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: we could create some containment fields .. buy I doubt we could gather all the energy we would need...

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
CO: Any options I can think of would be a huge power drain on our ship. I think we need to find a way to send them back to where they came from.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
CO: I agree with Truus.  The best solution to this situation is returning them to where they belong as quick as possible.

Host CO_Maxwet says:
@Com: Cherokee: Thanks for the assist, Cherokee.  That should make our shields able to hold, at least until our fuel runs out.  And without our ADC to power the Capacitor, our inability to calculate the path home isn't even an issue.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: maybe a single burst of energy is all we need... the question is... what type of energy?

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
All: Maybe if we knew what they did wrong we could just reverse it somehow.

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
COM: Maxwet: Out of curiosity, just what sort of fuel do you use?

Host CO_Maxwet says:
@COM: CEO: Normal ship operations are powered by fusion, but our drive capacitor is powered by Matter/ Anti-Matter reactions.  I doubt there is another power source that could handle the need.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: if it were as simple as reversing an energy conversion process...

Host CO_Maxwet says:
@COM: CNS: As to that, we think our jump hit a stellar phenomenon of some power.  We've seen jumps miss by a few million <Untranslated term> from sun flares and such, but if we hit something really strong, the effects would be unpredictable.

Host Maxwet says:
@COM: Cherokee: Haven't you had such "misses" with your jumps?

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
COM: Maxwet: I guess you can't recreate a stellar phenomenon.

Host Maxwet says:
@COM: CNS: Or predict well enough, especially over a 10 light year jump.

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
COM: Maxwet: I think we use different methods of FTL travel. Can you send us the technical specs of your ship? I tried scanning earlier but didn't get very useful results.

Host Maxwet says:
@COM: CEO: Certainly, if your ship can translate them.  Sending over.

ACTION: Technical information from their ship begins coming over, and with some slight translation delays the information comes through.

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
COM: Maxwet: We got it. I'll start studying your 'jump drive' and maybe we can find a solution for you.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: if the law of physics applies in their universe... I might sound naive but Ii think in some cases it is only a matter of inverse them

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
CIV: What do you mean?

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: I am maybe exaggerating but what I meant was that if we want to attempt something we should remember that the process of matter/antimatter is exactly the opposite in their part of the universe.

Host Maxwet says:
@COM: What do you mean FTL travel?  Nothing can travel faster than light, that's preposterous.

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
::nods... reads a bit more:: All: It seems they're using a sort of temporary wormhole generator.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
COM: Maxwet: Can you send us a copy of your star charts while you are at it?  Maybe we can find out where you came from, or at least help you.

Host Maxwet says:
@COM: Ayidee: On its way, Captain.  Would appreciate the same, if you could.  At least make sense of what we're seeing.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
SO: Send them our star charts also.

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
::sends Cherokee's star charts to the other ship::

Host Maxwet says:
@COM: CEO: What other sort of transport is there if you want to go more than a few billion <untranslated word>?

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
COM: Maxwet: We use warp drive. It creates a subspace bubble around our ship, allowing faster than light travel.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
COM: Maxwet: We didn't get that last part.  Could you give the universal translator another crack at it?

Host Maxwet says:
@COM: CNS: It's a unit of measure, It is about 1/300000 of a light second.

Host Maxwet says:
<Computer> All: Noted and updated.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
COM: Maxwet: That doesn't help me much but, no matter... or anti-matter.

Host Maxwet says:
@CEO: Normally I'd love to learn more, but we need to find a way to repower our capacitors. It is the only way to open the breach, and our fuel reserves will run out before it comes close if we try to power it with the fusion reactors.

CNS_LtJg_Daniels says:
::Does a quick math calculation::  Self: Oh, a kilometer.

Host Maxwet says:
@All: Our deuterium fuel supplies, by standard operating procedures, starts refiling as soon as the jump occurs.  But here?  It caused an uncontrolled reaction in our fuel tanks.  We barely got it cancelled in time.

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
::frowns:: All: What can we do? If we sent them some of our deuterium, it would probably just make things worse... unless we could 'reverse' it somehow...

Host CO_Ayidee says:
All: And our Antimatter stores wouldn't be enough I am guessing.

CEO_LtJG_Truus says:
CO: Permission to leave the bridge. Hopefully those scientists we picked up from Earth might have some ideas.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
All: Maybe a little help from some other ship reserves?.. ::thinks:: that would not be enough too.

Host CO_Ayidee says:
CEO: Granted, go ahead.
CIV: That is an idea, but outside of volume there is also the question of getting it here in time.

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