USS Cherokee episode 832
Colony Interspersal, by Steve Weller, Part 8
12112.15

Starring_
Steve Weller as Executive Producer, Glinn_Grital, Gul_Orvek, and SO_Lt_Trix 
Zach Farland as CO_Capt_Daniels and OPS_Ens_Granger 
John Garrison as CEO_LtCmdr_Hull, and TO_Lt_Lvor
Pablo Delsoglio as CIV_Capt_Marek and FCO_Lt_Alvarado

Absent
None
Leave of Absence
Trish Yarborough as CMO-McIntyre
The Cherokee is hosting a group from the New Cauldron colony, Retrek Nor station and the Betazoid Fregrand colony, hoping to find a solution to the displacement of the two groups who arrived on colony.

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CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
::Listening to the learned conversation on-going in Science Lab 3, now known as the Physics Lab, waiting for someone to take a breath so he can speak::

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
::walks with the CEO and the SO.::

Host Glinn_Grital says:
<Rebecca Revrand> *OPS* Operations?  This is the settler group you have transported to the colony.  I know things are...complicated, but I was wondering when we might be able to make landing planet-side?

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::In Physics Lab, monitoring the every weakening Wormhole while we discuss the situation with the visiting groups.::

Host Glinn_Grital says:
All: So, when looking at a situation like this I've found it best to make sure we are all in possession of the same facts.  My station never detected any wormhole as active as this, have any of the rest of you?

Host Glinn_Grital says:
<Elizabeth Cantrip> All: Not that I know of.  Outside of the "ghost stories" I don't have any ideas what might be happening.

OPS_Ens_Granger says:
*Revrand*: Right now we are at a no action status.  I'm afraid you'll have to stay where you are for the time being.  Can I do anything to make your wait easier?

Host Glinn_Grital says:
<Rebecca Revrand> *OPS*: No, I wish there was but right now we are just trying to figure out what is happening.  Sorry, guess we are just a bit impatient to get planet-side.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Glinn_Grital:  What we have not seen before is a wormhole which encompasses 3, maybe 4 different dimensions, Starfleet has encountered wormholes before, in the Alpha and Delta quadrants. I'm sure there are wormholes found in the Beta and Gamma quadrants as well, but none of those intersect like this particular one.

OPS_Ens_Granger says:
*Revrand*: I understand.  It's not easy to wait.  I'm sure when the science teams figure things out we'll be able to set things right.

Host Glinn_Grital says:
CEO: Yes, wormholes are common navigational hazards.  Well, relatively speaking.  I was just wondering if there was something we might not have heard before.
Cantrip: Like what are these "ghost stories" you mention?

Host Glinn_Grital says:
<Cantrip> All: Now sure how else to describe them.  As a remote colony, one that engages in relatively risky operations, we obviously lose ships and teams from time to time.  Most of these are soon explained, but every so often a mining ship, or a transport, disappear.  We always try to find an answer, but some questions just don't have one. No debris, no communications, nothing we can say "this is what happened".

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  Lt. Trix, any "Stories" being illuminated by our probes as yet?  

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: Not that I've found, no signs of debris or anything, but I can expand our search.

Host Glinn_Grital says:
Cantrip: Well why didn't you say so?  We've had the same.  Typically we mark it down to use of Warp fields too close to the ore deposits.  We've found that can be...risky.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
TO:  They only have propulsion for 6.5 hours at warp 9, so I'm sure we will have to send out additional probes when they exhaust their fuel

Host Gul_Orvek says:
@COM: Cherokee: Retrek Nor to Cherokee, is your Captain available?  We have another...request.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: Yes sir, but they aren't traveling far so they should be good for a while, depending how intense we load their scanners.

OPS_Ens_Granger says:
CO: Are you available for Gul Orvek, Sir?

SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: Risky in what way?  We knew the region was difficult for Warp travel, but is there an additional danger?

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Self: Now what?  
OPS: Put him through, Ensign.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
TO: Understood, but if we send them farther out, we need to be mindful of their range on time on mission.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
COM: Orvek: What can I do for you Orvek?

Host Gul_Orvek says:
@COM: CO: Yes Captain, I was just wondering if there would be any objections to our resuming our repositioning maneuver.  It was...disturbed by all of this and I just want to get us in position.  If there are no objections, of course.

Host Glinn_Grital says:
SO: Well, normal travel is not any more dangerous, of course.  More difficult but any ship with well maintained Warp Cores are fine.  But use of Warp fields near a Dilithium ore source tends to go badly.  Damage to the vessel, serious degradation of the ore, all kinds of things.  We learned quickly to disable Warp fields on mining craft and reroute ships clear of the fields wherever possible.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: I didn't see that in any of the reports, did you?  You would think they'd at least let us know of any such danger.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
COM: Orvek: Can't you just do nothing... as agreed on.  This may not even be your world so you don't have mining rights.  So, there's no need for repositioning.  I don't mean to be disagreeable but, I really think we should wait before we do anything.

Host Gul_Orvek says:
@COM: CO: Come now, Captain.  We are not looking to mine here.  In fact, where we were looking to reposition to has already been mined clean by the locals.  I can send you the coordinates, it is well clear of everything in system.  I just want to keep my crew as much in "normal operation" as possible.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  Hmmm, no, I wasn’t aware of that, not in all the years that I've been around warp cores, I'm aware of dilithium in greater amounts is a danger to tectonic plates of planets, the crystals actually cause the tectonic plates to fracture.

Host Glinn_Grital says:
CEO: Yes, in most systems.  The veins and asteroids here are more sensitive to Warp fields for some reason.  We just learned to work around it here.

Host Glinn_Grital says:
<Cantrip> All: Yes, we found the same.  The first ghost story was a landing of an early colony ship.  It got too close to a vein on the planet and was lost, or so the story goes.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Glinn_Grital:  Maybe we can use that sensitivity to our use, once we know our facts. 

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
COM: Orvek: Stay put for now Orvek.  It's safer.  You don't know.  You may wind up someplace else if you move.  I was just going to go to my physics lab to check on the progress.  Perhaps you'd like to join me?

Host Gul_Orvek says:
@COM: CO: That would be enlightening, Captain.  I accept your offer.  I will keep the station in place, for now, if you are so concerned for "our safety".

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
COM: Orvek: Thank you.  I really think it is for the best.  Stand by and we'll beam you over.

Host Glinn_Grital says:
CEO: Did you have something in mind or just a general hope?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CIV/SO:  Captain Marek, Lieutenant Trix, any correlation with the dilithium sensitivity in asteroids and the wormhole?  Nothing comes to mind.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
OPS: Great, I was hoping he wouldn't want to come check on things.  Now I'm stuck with him.  I'll be in the lab.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
::Moves to Turbolift: FCO: You have the bridge Mister Alvarado.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: I've never heard of anything like this, but this entire region of space seems to follow its own rules.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Nothing that was reported before. But could check the sensor and probes data to confirm it.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
<FCO> CO: ;;enthusiastic:: Aye, sir! ::stands up and moves to the center of the Bridge::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
::Makes his way to Transporter Room 1::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Moves to the console and starts reconfiguring.::  All: I'm bringing up a map of the system's ore deposits as known from the start of the colony until today.  Then we can scan those areas to see if there is anything unusual about them.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
ALL:  Let's let the probes record additional datasets, perhaps we'll find a pattern here, the computer can find those quicker than we can.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
All:  We also should continue thinking out loud as Terrans say on our interactive thinking, perhaps we'll stumble upon a key thought.

CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CEO/SO: Maybe we should look for some interaction with chronotron particles... just thinking out loud.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
::Enters Transporter Room 1::  Otis: Contact the Cardassians, see if Gul Orvek is ready to come a board.  If he is you may do the honors.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
::Head twists slightly looking at the data.::  All: It's not a conclusive set, but the wormhole "contact points", the points where we know it hit in the system, they are all at locations where ore deposits have been discovered.

INFO: Revtrek Nor reports they are ready for Transport.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
All:  Oh!  that is interesting!  

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
<Transporter ROOM Chief Otis:>: CO: Aye, Sir. :: Does as asked and soon is beaming the Gul aboard::

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: What other data sets are we thinking, sir?  I've already added the Chronoton setting as Captain Marek suggested.  Graviton as a personal favorite.  Anything else we need?

Host Gul_Orvek says:
::Materializes on the Cherokee.::  CO: Ah, Captain, good to see you in person.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Orvek: Welcome Gul Orvek.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  When there are sufficient data points, have the computer plot them out on a star map incorporating this sector of space.  Tachyon would be my addition. 
 
Host Glinn_Grital says:
SO: And Warp fields, Cochranes I believe your people call them?

SO_Lt_Trix says:
All: Affirmative, adding Tachyon and Cochranes to the probes.  Should be a few minutes to gather the data.  ::Pauses.::  On a side not, the Wormhole has reached an almost null energy state.  For all intents and purposes, it is dispersed.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
Glinn_Grital:  Indeed. 
 
Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Orvek: Come with me.  We'll see what's going on with our team.  ::Leads Orvek to Deck 4, Science Lab 3::

Host Gul_Orvek says:
::Follows the Captain.::  CO: A very well maintained ship, Captain.  When my station was built, this class of ship was one of the Union's biggest threats from Starfleet.  Glad to see both sides maintain that era.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CEO: Do you think this might alter how we open a passage to the other universes to get our guests home?  From what we know now, of course, don't want to guess on the future.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Orvek: Yes, it is nice when folk get along.  ::Exits Turbolift and moves down the corridor to the science labs::

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
::Enters the lab::  CEO/SO/Civ: How's it going?

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
SO:  I believe it is key to getting everyone back to their home dimensions, yes.  Once the starmap is complete, we may have a "picture" of what is going on here

Host Glinn_Grital says:
::Snaps to attention.::  Gul Orvek: Sir!  I didn't expect you to join us so soon.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CO: Captain, we're making some progress.  May have learned something big.  Apparently, the dilithium fields in this system don't like Warp fields.
CIV_Capt_Marek says:
CO: ::nods at the Captain:: This two brilliant minds are working just fine... and I am such a wonderful job just supervising them ::smiles::

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
CO/Gul: We are mapping dilithium ore deposits discovered and known in this sector, I believe once the surveys are completed, we'll know more if we are on the correct tract or not.

Host Gul_Orvek says:
Glinn: You can give them our charts as well, Glinn.

Host Glinn_Grital says:
Gul Orvek: Yes sir, I will put in the data commands and get it joined.  From what I see of their map, their fields do not seem to match ours.  Strange, but perhaps it should not be.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
CEO: How long will that take, not that I'm rushing you but, some of us are growing impatient.  ::Indicates the Gul::

Host Gul_Orvek says:
::Smiles.::  CO: Eager to get back to duty, Captain.  Not so much impatient.

SO_Lt_Trix says:
CO: The latest scans should be showing results in a few minutes, so hopefully we can configure a plan soon.

Host CO_Capt_Daniels says:
Orvek: OF course, Gul Orvek but, I guess we're all anxious to get back to where we belong.

CEO_LtCmdr_Hull says:
All:  It could be the combined power of the dilithium through the layered dimensions, I'm guessing here, but it is something we need to investigate further.  Our probes have about another 5 hours of propulsion.  We'll have the survey finished long before then though.  We'll merge your map points with ours, we'll have a full picture then, perhaps the wormhole will be illuminated then through all those datasets.

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