USS DON JOHNSON, NCC-61701
SD 10310.09
The Wash, Part VII

Summary:  The crew of the Don Johnson has been split up to meet mission requirements.  The XO, CMO and CNS are on Orca drift investigating and keeping an eye on things, while the rest of the crew are engaged in pursuit of the pirate force steaming apparently for Betazed and possibly in the possession of a devastating weapon.
 
Host Loren says:
                    <<<<<RESUME:  The Wash, Part VII>>>>>>

Host CO Hawkes says:
::On the bridge::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
::at SCI 1::

FCO Ens Harris says:
::at the conn were still to far away from Betazed::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::finishing up the autopsy on the Orca guard with Dr. Greta Bowers, MD::

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Fiddling around with his console on the bridge::

FCO Ens Harris says:
::we need more power if we are to gets past the pirate ship::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: We are loosing ground at the rate of 1.09 billion km per minute ::eyes the bluish azure of sensor reflections::

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: Yes, that seems to be the case.

Host CO Hawkes says:
Engineering: What's the status of the engines? We need speed now.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Sensors indicate the ship is on an apparent course to Betazed, recommends altering Starfleet Command to deploy a screen.

XO Adrel says:
@::enters the office:: Ruger: Let's sit down. We have a few questions for you, Mr. Ruger. And since you are not at fault, I'm sure you won't mind us asking them.

CNS Shirley says:
@~~~senses that Ruger is hiding something~~~

Host Loren says:
<EO Guy> *CO*:  Working on it sir, should get a kick in the pants soon.

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Continues to monitor the security teams around the ship::

XO Adrel says:
@::motions for the CNS to sit on a chair::

Host CO Hawkes says:
*EO*: Good! Glad to hear it. The sooner the better!

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @:XO:  No not at all.  ::sits, smiling::

CNS Shirley says:
@::sits down  in the chair::

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  DJ engineering staff has coaxed warp 9.6 out of the warp drive, they are slowly gaining on the pirate ship, and it reenters long-range sensors 

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: Yes, we've already informed them, but perhaps an update and reminder can't hurt any. Go ahead.

XO Adrel says:
@::sits in front of Ruger:: Ruger: What was your job on the station before the administrator, what's her name...mmm, left?

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Starfleet schematics indicate we can only maintain such high levels of speed for 12 hours

FCO Ens Harris says:
::yes::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
COM: Starfleet Command: Please deploy a defense screen around Betazed, hostile craft inbound

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @XO:  I was Taris' personal assistant.  I got things done for her.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: Well, we might have to hope they erred on the conservative side.

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: sir we have just jumped to 9.6 warp speed.

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::closes the incisions and covers the body with a sheet.  Asks Greta to finish cleaning up while she walks to the farthest corner nearest the light to enter her finding in her log::

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: What sort of things?

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Great! Pedal to the metal Ensign!

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: If we blow a crystal we will loose all hope of catching them

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  Engineering nudges the ship to 9.7.  An off shaking in the deck plates can be felt, she hasn't gone this fast in a while

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO:I agree with the CSO if we blow it what ever we might loose them.

FCO Ens Harris says:
::feels the ship shake::

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @:XO:  Things that she didn't want to do herself.

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Looks over the shuttle data, every once in awhile looking up at the empty XO chair::

FCO Ens Harris says:
CSO: Did you feel that?

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
::monitoring warp-core coolant, stress levels and Structural Integrity Field::

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO/FCO: Yes, but if we slow down now, we will definitely lose them.

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  Sensors track the Pirate ships, they have slowed slightly, dropping to warp 9, and seeming to be venting some drive plasma

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: Mr. Ruger, I need you to answer the question so I can fully address what she had you do as it may be key in knowing more.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
FCO: Yes, this is a very old class of ship, the oldest class still in service it is not designed for this

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: the pirate ship has slowed down to warp 9.

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Stay on them.

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @XO:  Look, I basically ran this place for her.  She was just here to collect the pay.  This is the company didn't want me in charge, officially.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: Tactical status?

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: You ran the place... and how did she operate so the person that ran the place doesn't notice the pirate activities on board?

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Target is venting drive

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: The pirate ship seems to be venting some drive plasma.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO/FCO: ::nods::

CNS Shirley says:
@Ruger:   Do  you dislike  that they did not want you in charge?

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::turns around to watch Greta from the doorway and eyes the escort who is watching her like 
a hawk::

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @XO: She is a pretty lady, guess I didn't notice.

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: same as before sir, still have security on high alert.

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Calculate new ETA for pirate ship to Betazed at their new speed. Also calculate our new ETA to pirate ship location.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: We could attempt to ignite the trail of drive plasma, which would go right into their core…

Host Loren says:
<ESCORT>  CMO:  This gonna take much longer, I have duties

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: ...which would do what to their Keltrazan?

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: Be serious, Mr. Ruger. You had Keltrazan on board. Some of your men are surely infected and turned up in sickbay with weird side effects. You tell me you had no clue?

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: I would detonate the whole ship in a M/AM explosion and might vaporize everything let me check

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@Escort: Not much longer, but we need your assistance in searching the cargo bays

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @XO: This is a big facility miss.  A lot of things can happen here without my direct knowledge

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: Please do. Not that the thought hadn't crossed my mind or anything.

Host Loren says:
<ESCORT>  CMO:  I am not going into the cargo bays.

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: So how did you learn of the pirate activities?

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@Escort: May I ask why not?

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: ::smiles::

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: Eta 10 minutes.

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Thank you Ens. Harris.

CNS Shirley says:
@Ruger: What would you do if the table were turn?

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: Stand by on weapons. Prepare boarding and repel boarders parties.

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @XO:  How did I learn about the pirates, they attacked by ore freighters, three months ago.

Host Loren says:
<ESCORT>  CMO:  I just won't go into the cargo bays, and leave it at that.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: If we destroyed the ship it would spread the Ketrazan over local space, it would be inert and subject to passing eddies and currents, we would then have to clean it up

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: that can be arranged.. ::Brings weapons up, and sends a message to his security teams::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::walks over to the escort and scans him with her tricorder trying to pick up any evidence of Keltarazan::

CNS Shirley says:
@Ruger:  Do  you dislike  that they did not want you in charge?

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  CMO's tricorder detects only trace amounts of the element.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: Well, let's keep that as a back up. We really should try and capture them, or allow them to surrender first. ::Sighs...and fights the urge to growl::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::walks around him, tapping the keys and get the result she suspected::

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: And then what happened after the attack? What did you do with the pirates? How did you learn Taris was involved?

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Open hailing frequencies to the pirate ship.

Host Loren says:
<ESCORT>  CMO:  They pay me well enough to turn the other cheek.

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@Escort: Your dismissed then.  Dr. Bowers and I will take it from here.

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
::Dr. Bowers has a look of great concern on her face::

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @XO:  I learned Taris was involved when she pointed a phaser at my head and told me she was leaving.

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: When did that face off occurred? Three months ago? And have you tried to fight her so you could detain her?

Host Loren says:
<ESCORT>  CMO:  Just watch out for the Cargo rats, they're little ones, only a meter or so long.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: According to Starfleet Database, when refined Ketrazan is exposed to ultraviolet rays it is destroyed, we could deploy ultra-violet buoys in the area of a wreaked ship should that become necessary

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@Escort: So I've heard ::wants to jump on the tallest table::

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @XO:  She turned on me today sweetheart.

CNS Shirley says:
@Ruger: Do you dislike the fact that I am telepathic?

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::taps her communicator to report to the XO::

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: Yes. Let's keep that idea near at hand should we need it. Although technically our orders are to recover the Keltrazan...we'll see what happens.

XO Adrel says:
@*CMO*: Yes?

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Have you established hailing frequencies with the Pirate ship yet?

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@*XO*: I've found traces of Keltarazan in my tests on the deceased guard, also trace amounts in my Escort.  Dr. Bowers and I are about to embark on our search of the cargo bays.

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  DJ closes on the pirate ship, pirate ship is now at warp 8.5 and still slowing.  DJ sensors detecting high engine temperature levels,  a sign they are being overloaded

FCO Ens Harris says:
::wow the engines slow the ship down::

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Slow to warp 9.

XO Adrel says:
@*CMO*: Aye. When you are finished check out with whom that deceased guard worked, shifts and all.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Sensors indicate target is at 8.5 warp and slowing rapidly, sensors detect high engine temp levels

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: we are in range for hailing sir.

CNS Shirley says:
@Ruger:  Do you dislike the fact that I am telepathic?

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @XO:  Look, I don't know what else to tell ya, and I'm scratching my head as to why you haven't gone after them yet.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
::suppresses a hope that the pirates blow themselves to pieces::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@*XO*: Aye, I'll do that.  Dr. Bowers and I will be in full biohazard gear from here on out.

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: So, you have infected crewmembers, Mr. Ruger. I guess we better speed up the investigation and I hope you'll help.

XO Adrel says:
@*CMO*: Good. Adrel, out.

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Monitors weapons status::

FCO Ens Harris says:
::slows the ship down to warp 9::

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: Make ready a storage area for the Keltrazan...in the unlikely event that this all goes easy.

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @XO:  Of course we're infected, comes with the occupation

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: Our ship is after them, Mr. Ruger. How did you get to learn about the Cargo Bay in which the Keltrazan was put?

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::watches as the escort leaves through the doorway::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
::arranges for a storage area::

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: sir should I hail the pirate ship.

Host CO Hawkes says:
COM: Pirate Ship: Unidentified Pirate ship, this is Captain Hawkes of the USS Don Johnson. Surrender your ship and prepare to be boarded. We are sensing your engine trouble, and can evacuate you.

Host Loren says:
<ESCORT> ::Turns to a computer panel, and starts to tract the CMO and the CNS::

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Thank you Ens.

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Keeps a lock on the pirate ship::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::picks up her kit bag and drags it towards the light so she can see which part of the bio-
hazard gear she needs to put on first::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: I am not detecting any life forms on the pirate ship, I theorize she is on an automatic suicide mission

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  A nacelle on the pirate ship suddenly explodes, the pirate ship hits sub-light abruptly

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@Greta: I don't mind tell you that escort and this place give me the creeps.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: ::eyebrows go up::  Really? And I just thought they were being rude. Any signs of the Keltrazan?

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: Look!

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Slow to impulse. Be ready to warp out if the engines spike.

FCO Ens Harris says:
::slows to impulse::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Pirate ship nacelle explodes, she is sublight, scanning for hull breaches

FCO Ens Harris says:
::finger over warp button::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@<Greta>: Megan: I get chills up and down my spine each time I hear those little rat feet scraping around in the corner.

Host Loren says:
<ESCORT> ::sends a signal to the cargo bay::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
::transfers SRS engine scanning to FCO:: FCO: I am transferring sensors on target engines to you.

Host CO Hawkes says:
::Smiles at he CSO's thoughtfulness::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::fully protected in their biohazard gear, Megan and Greta leave the medbay for the nearest cargobay, tricorders recording a head of them::

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @CNS: Telepaths miss...  I can live with them or without them, mostly without.

FCO Ens Harris says:
::scanning the pirate ships engines::

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Based on those scans, see if you can predict how long we have until they blow.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
::scanning for hull breaches::

CNS Shirley says:
@Smiles:: Ruger: I can understand that..

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Recommend shields

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::thinking about what is ahead of her, in her search of the stations cargo bay and of her husband and children on board the DJ, hoping they are all safe::

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: Definitely!

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @CNS:  I think I'd like it better if you weren't in a Starfleet uniform.  We don't like 
Starfleet so much here

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: Shields to full.

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Brings shields to full, and awaits further orders:: CO: shield to full sir

CNS Shirley says:
@Ruger:  Why don't you like people in Starfleet?

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  Pirate ships engines went into auto shut down.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Recommend beam out of Ketrazan

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::checks her phaser and wonder's where the AT's security personal are, would think they would want to see to their safety::

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: Sir, for some reason the pirate ships engines went into auto shut down.

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: Starfleet is here to help today Mr. Ruger but we need more info. How did you find out about the cargo bay where the Keltrazan was kept? I'm sure Taris didn't divulge all her secrets and confessed before she left!

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: By all means commander.

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Well, that's a break for us.

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ CNS:  ::holds hands up::  You guys have a habit of sticking your noses in where they don't belong.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
::Attempts beam out of Ketrazan

FCO Ens Harris says:
::wipes the sweat of my fore head::

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  Transporters cannot lock onto Keltrazan, the Pirate holds are empty

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Um the pirate hold is empty....

XO Adrel says:
@CNS/Ruger: We are not here to discuss Starfleet. We are here to discuss Keltrazan and Taris and her pirates as well as protect the station and its people.

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: a trap of some sort, or a diversion?

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: ::eyebrows shoot up again:: Empty!? ::turns to look at the CSO::

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: Decoy maybe?

CNS Shirley says:
@XO: yes Ma'am.....

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ XO:  Well get on with it then, I have work to do as well.,

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: They are empty. I recommend scuttling the ship and racing back to Orca Drift

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: that would have been next on my list ....but where would they have gone?

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::moseys around the corner and comes upon a hatchway with a sign next to it "Cargo Bay 3"::

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: So answer my question. How did you learn about the place where they hid the Keltrazan?

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: My thoughts exactly.

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::Dr. Bowers scans the hatchway::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Torpedoes to the engines should do it the AT may need us

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  @ Cargo bay 3 hatchways shows high levels of contamination.

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Turn us about and take us back to the Drift, maximum possible speed.

FCO Ens Harris says:
CSO: are you picking that up on the sensors.

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: yes sir.

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::Dr. Bowers takes three steps back towards the CMO and shows her the results of the scan::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: About that destruction order...

FCO Ens Harris says:
::all hang on::

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: Once we reach safe distance, destroy that ship.

FCO Ens Harris says:
::turns the ship around and jumps to warp::

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ XO:  We found it during a routine security sweep.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: Yes?

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::nods to Greta and closes up her biohazard suite and go on internal O2::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: suggest aft torpedoes at max yield

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
:: prepares a volley of torpedoes, and beings to worry again for the XO::

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: And you haven't found it before? Strange as routine means that you always check the same places.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: ::nods:: I think the CTO can handle it.

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: we have gone to warp sir.

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::scans the doorway also, confirms the contamination::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
::scanning::

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: ETA to Orca Drift?

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Listens to the CSO, then thinks back to the CEO, then thinks no one thinks he can do his job::

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ XO:  Of course we've had it here before, it’s a part of the process.

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: 2 hours sir.

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@*XO*: Dr. Bowers and I are outside Cargo Bay three. Scans show a high level of Keltarazan contamination.  We are about to enter the bay to confirm if any of the substance exits still.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: As soon as we are within maximum range, configure an encoded burst signal to the XO's tricorder. Her tricorder only. Mask the signal as best you can.

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: ::nods:: Let's hope that's soon enough.

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  The rusted hatch to bay three groans slightly as the locks disengage

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Aye Sir, what message do you wish to send?

XO Adrel says:
@*CMO*: Make sure you take the proper safety procedures and ask for a SEC pair to come by and stay outside the CB while you are inside.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
::creating encryption subroutine::

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: Process?

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@*XO*: Aye, will request back up, but they seem to be far and few between.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: Let her know that this ship was a red herring. I suspect that the Keltrazan either never 
left that station, or only did so temporarily. I could be wrong.

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Fires the volley at the pirate ship::

XO Adrel says:
@::looks at the CNS hoping she will be able to tell her more about Ruger once they are alone::

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: torpedoes away sir

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ XO: It’s considered a waste material, we aren't allowed to process it by law, so we send it back  into the star

XO Adrel says:
@*CMO*: Do your best.

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  Torpedoes speed to and destroy the pirate ship.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: Very good Ensign. Damage assessment?

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
<Burst transmission encoded to XO>..Pirate ship decoy....Ketrazan not on ship...may still be on base...pirate ship abandoned....

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@*SecTeam*: report to cargo bay three immediately. ::hears the door creak and steps away::

FCO Ens Harris says:
CTO: here is a clear view of the pirate ship.

CNS Shirley says:
@Ruger:   Please go through the process step by step please..

FCO Ens Harris says:
::shows the pirate ship on the main screen::

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Looks at the CSO:: CSO: ooo look at that

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ ::glances at CNS::  CNS:  You know, I am thirsty, can I get you ladies a drink...  I have Romulan ale.

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::looks at Greta and asks if she opened the door::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CSO: Good shot

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: on our ship or theirs?

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: Theirs.

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::scans the opening from her location across the hall::

XO Adrel says:
@::nods no::

CNS Shirley says:
@::nods nope::

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: there is none. It’s gone.  Destroyed sir

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::Greta nods negative that she did not open the cargobay door::

Host Loren says:
ACTION: @ CMO's tricorder detects presence of refined Keltrazan ore, and life forms, about 50 inside the bay.

FCO Ens Harris says:
::turns off the main screen::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::has a bad feeling about this and hopes the security team gets here fast::

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: Good work Ensign. Make sure you put that in your highlight reel! ::smiles::

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  @ Sec. Team arrive at CMO's location

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: umm what’s a highlight reel?

Host Loren says:
<SEC 1>  @ CMO:  Commander?

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::Motions Greta and the Sec team to the opened area away from the cargo bay::

FCO Ens Harris says:
CTO: it means you can reply it over and over again.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: What the FCO said...more or less.

Host Loren says:
<SEC 1> @  :: moves with CMO::  CMO:  What's the problem?

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@All: My tricorder reports there is some refined Keltrazan ore in the bay along with about 50 life forms.  We're going to need more security.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
::activates LRS::

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: but why would I want to do that?

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: Has the cargo bay been cleaned out?

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: ::laughs:: Never mind...just accept it as a compliment. ::smiles wider::

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: 1 hour 45 minutes till we reach the Orca drift.

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::taps communicator:: *XO*: I have confirmed the presence of refined Keltrazan ore in 
cargobay three along with 50 lifeforms, your orders, Ma'am?

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: ::nods::

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ XO/CNS:  Mind if I get one?

FCO Ens Harris says:
CSO: what’s our current warp speed.

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::moves to an empty hatchway 20 meters from the cargobay::

XO Adrel says:
@::looks at Ruger puzzled:: Ruger: You have refined Keltrazan in your cargo bay?

XO Adrel says:
@*CMO*: Remain outside until I clear something out.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
FCO: Warp 9.6 and holding

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ ::stands and moves to his replicator::

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: What did we figure out about that stolen shuttle? ::rubs his chin thoughtfully::

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Shrinks down and blushes, unsure what is so important about this "highlight reel":: Self: 
sometimes people from earth confuse me..

FCO Ens Harris says:
CSO: thank you.

XO Adrel says:
@::gets up and moves closer to Ruger::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::holds her tricorder in one hand and her phaser is drawn in the other, waiting on the XO's orders::

FCO Ens Harris says:
::sets on auto pilot::

FCO Ens Harris says:
::gets up and walks over to the CTO and shows the replay of the pirate ship being blown up::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@*XO*: Aye

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::holds station::

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: something’s there, but I don't want to get any closer, the signal inside gets more intense the close I got

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ ::taps a command into the replicator, deliberately trying to shield the XO from the control panel. Also begins to think about eating raw beef again, to keep the CNS off her game::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Recommend the CTO plan for a boarding party in combat gear just in case we have to take Orca drift

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: ::nods::

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Looks up and gives the FCO and odd expression:: FCO: go away..

FCO Ens Harris says:
::goes back to the seat::

FCO Ens Harris says:
::meanie::

XO Adrel says:
@::puts her hand on her phaser:: Ruger: Mr. Ruger, you better start cooperating now. Are you involved in the refining of the Keltrazan?

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: Well, I don't think it'll make much difference one way or another...but I wonder if the pirates put a locator beacon on it?

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
::feeds Orca drift blueprints to CTO::

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: I'm not sure sure, wouldn't explain the signal getting stronger

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Nods to the CSO:: CSO: thank you sir

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ ::waits as a small phaser materializes on the replicator pad, turns suddenly, and fires a shot at the CNS, stunning her, then turning the phaser on the XO::

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: What are your thoughts on the shuttle?

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ XO:  Now miss, I'll take your weapon.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: If it were me sir I would jettison the shuttle and consider it a total loss just in case

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::monitors the situation in cargo bay three, find that she wish she had a full division of marines at her beck and call::

XO Adrel says:
@*CMO*: One injured! ::points her weapon towards Ruger::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@*XO*: Your location?

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: Well, I don't know about the total loss part. The paper work alone is a nightmare ::winks:: but otherwise I agree.

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: but its evidence?

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: And why would I do that?

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ XO:  Ah ah ah, now hand it over miss.  You will loose.  ::motions to another person who has entered the room, also armed with a phaser, and aimed at the XO::

XO Adrel says:
@*CMO*: Ruger's office. Have SEC teams on alert and use ENG as SEC.... ::keeps her eyes on Ruger while she transmits her orders::

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Prepare to jettison the shuttle. Also prepare a buoy to place near it warning that it's under quarantine for something really nasty, but not useable as a weapon. Ask the CSO for something appropriate.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: The people are worth more than the risk, do you wish to jettison Sir? Besides getting a new one stimulates the economy

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: yes sir.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: I suggest scuttle

Host CO Hawkes says:
CTO: I think it'll be ok here, and we can mark its location on the charts and come back.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: Noted, but the CTO is correct.

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: You think you are so smart! You may have me cornered but my team knows what is going on now. And the DJ will soon come back. You won't get away with it. You'll get arrested again.

FCO Ens Harris says:
CSO: what do you think we should do to make sure no one goes near that shuttle.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: We can’t very well let it fall into scavenger hands like the paclids

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: but if we leave it...what happens if someone else comes across it and something happened?

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::alerts the Engineering teams and the rest of the security team to converge on Ruger's office.::

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  @Suddenly, a swarm of pirates pour out of the cargo bay, brandishing weapons and taking them all hostage.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Besides we have plenty of sensor logs as evidence

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
FCO: how far are we away from the XO...and the away team?

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::place Greta in charge of the security team near Cargobay three and tries to leave::

XO Adrel says:
@::shoots at Ruger and swirls around and shoots at the guard::

Host Loren says:
<RUGER> @ XO:  ::steps up and takes the XO's phaser::  By the time your ship gets here, we will be long gone from here miss.  And now I believe I have hostages.

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO: We still don't know what the energy signal means...or do we?

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: It is a combat liability

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::struggles with the pirates::

Host Loren says:
<Pirate 1>  @ ::moves to CMO and grabs her arm, points phaser, and motions her back to the others::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@::comes to her senses and moves where she is told, she has to set the example for these young kids::

XO Adrel says:
@Ruger: SF won't comply with your demands.

Host Loren says:
ACTION:  @ XO's shot hits Ruger who falls, but misses the guard, his shot, hits her right in the breadbasket, she falls to the deck unconscious

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO/CTO: Yes, there is a risk to leave it, but I want any evidence that may be there preserved. I also don't want to take it with us. So we'll mark it quarantined and trust that it will be here when we come back.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: As you wish

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
CO: as you wish...

Host CO Hawkes says:
CSO/CTO: Thank you.

FCO Ens Harris says:
CTO: eta 1hour and 30 minutes till we get to the Orca drift.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
::sets shuttle to transmit quarantine auto repeat ::

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
FCO: can't we go any faster?

FCO Ens Harris says:
CTO: ask the CSO.

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: Ready to jettison shuttle

FCO Ens Harris says:
CO: are we ready to release the shuttle.

XO Adrel says:
@::unconscious on the floor::

Host CO Hawkes says:
FCO: Eject the shuttle. Mark its location on the star charts. ::enters a note in the ship's log::

FCO Ens Harris says:
::jettison the shuttle::

CTO Ens Beokeown says:
::Sighs and begins work again, still worried, and not able to shake off the feelings this time::

FCO Ens Harris says:
::logs the location of the shuttle in the star charts::

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@~~~CSO: The AT is in trouble, refined Keltarazan has been found and we are being held by pirates.~~~

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
~~~::narrows eyes:: CMO: Hear me Megan, we 1 1/2 hrs away, stall them~~~

FCO Ens Harris says:
::lets hope we get to the Orca drift soon::

Host CO Hawkes says:
::taps his armrest nervously.::

CSO Cmdr John Sea says:
CO: I am in telepathic contact with the AT they have been captured

CMO LtCmdr Megan Sea says:
@~~~CSO: We are being held hostage, no weapons, but not without our wits, we'll do what we can, just hurry. ~~~

Host Loren says:
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