Mission Summary 10901.15

The USS Don Johnson crew has been brought back to active duty from shore leave.  They are to set course for coordinates that will place them nearly mid-way between Betazed and Vulcan.  There is a personnel freighter that has reported engine trouble and the Don Johnson is to assist.

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CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::in Main Engineering, minding the store::

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
::on the bridge going over reports::

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::arrives on the bridge still not used to the collar::

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::at her station, checking over reports and duty schedules

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: Commander, welcome to the command crew!

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::looks up and smiles:: XO: Looks good on you

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::adjusts the collar: :CO: Thank you Captain ::looks over at the CTO:: CTO: I want a department status report as soon as possible. ::smiles and nods::

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
::smiles:: XO: Being a little hard on your former boss, aren't you?

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::lets out a little laugh:: CO: Not at all...I wouldn't dare do that. ::comes around to the command area and looks at the seat::

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: Something wrong with the seat, Commander?

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::sits down:: CO: Not at all. Just taking a look

ACTION:  Operations reports an incoming communiqué from Starfleet Command, communications with the Castaway has been lost, though the ship still appears on deep space scans from Betazed.

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::walks to a replicator and retrieves a cup of hot tea, then returns to the master control console::  Reese:  Hey Reese, did you get a chance to inspect the chambers coil assembly yet?

EO Reese says:
CEO:  I checked the monitors a while ago, the emissions were in range.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::notices a light on his board:: CO: Captain we have a comm from Starfleet Command

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::listens and checks her scans::

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
Reese:  Yeah, I know.  It’s been giving the odd, off normal reading.

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: What does it say, Commander?

EO Reese says:
CEO:  Sounds like a sensor glitch.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
ALL: It appears that communications with the Castaway has been lost. But it yet still appears on Deep Space scans. Recommend we increase speed and go to yellow alert.

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
REESE:  You won't know that, until you look at it.  ::smiles::

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: What is our ETA at current speed?

Reese says:
 ::nods::  CEO:  Right boss.  I'll get right on it.

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::sits down and sips his tea::

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CO: ETA current speed is four hours...at max speed 1.7 hours

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: Okay, since communication has been lost, I will go with your recommendations. CTO: Yellow alert!

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
Helm: Increase to Maximum Warp.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
CO: Aye, Yellow alert

AFCO Turner says:
CO: Maximum Warp, Aye.

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::sits up upon hearing the alert condition change, looks over the master display to make sure the proper power allocation protocols roll out::

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::sends the shipwide announcement and acknowledges the replies:: CO: All hands at yellow alert, Captain

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
*CEO*:Chief...were going to need all you can give us...see if you can squeeze a little more out of them. Communications have been lost with the Castaway.

ACTION:  Yellow alert alarms through the ship.

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
*XO*:  Aye exec.  ::begins to work controls::  Remodulating engine output levels.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::does a quick check on the weapons::

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
CTO: Very good. Let's hope we don't come onto a ship that is literally dead in the water.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::sits back and gives that thinking look::

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
CO: I agree on that, Captain

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::optimize reactant fuel ratios, transfers bulk of plasma to propulsion::

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: Have you done any research as to what the Castaway might have been carrying?

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
CO: Weapons hot and ready, Captain

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
CTO: Let's hope we don't need them, but thank you.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CO: According to Starfleet records and the flight plan that was filed it was a passenger ship. Older and kind of beat up.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::enters some fight plans::

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: A ship carrying people and communications is lost. This doesn't sound good.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CO: No it doesn't sound good.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::nods:: CO: Better to be ready for anything

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
*XO*:  Commander, engines are as hot as I can make them.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
*CEO*:Keep a close eye Lieutenant.

ACTION:  Time Warp....1.7 hours later, the DJ is approaching the Castaway.  Sensors are picking up life sign numbers that correspond to the numbers reportedly on board the Castaway.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
CO: Captain, I'm getting life sign readings

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
CTO: That's a good sign. I know they said communications was lost, but, try to hail them anyway.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
CO: Aye.  ::sends standard hail::

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CTO: Scan for any cloaked ships...something doesn't feel right. ::stands up and stand behind the FCO::

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::Tries a few frequencies:: CO: Captain, no answer to our hail

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
XO: Scanning ::taps the command::

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
CTO: I was afraid of that.

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
AFCO: Mr. Turner, get us in as close as you can to that ship.

AFCO Turner says:
CO: Aye Captain.

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::walks over to Reese::  Reese:  Mr. Reese I think we're all-right down here, I'm going to head up to the bridge.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
CO: I tried on multiple frequencies, Captain, just in case we might get lucky

EO Reese says:
CEO:  I'll keep things running down here.

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::nods and turns to the turbo-lift::

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
XO: Scans show clear

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
CTO: Good job, Commander.  I know you'd find a way if there was one.

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::enters turbo-lift::  TL:  Bridge.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::sighs:: CO: Something’s not right Captain. They’re receiving but not responding...only thing we have left to do is go over there.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
CO: I'm still sending on automatic.  Just in case

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
CTO: Scan for anything that might be harmful to humanoids and then I'll send an away team over there. It might have been a toxin or something in the ship itself.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
XO/CO: If they are receiving than maybe we can adjust the hail and have them flash lights or respond to us that way

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
CO: Aye ::scans::

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
CTO: Good idea, try that.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
CO: On it ::adds to the hail that if they can hear the DJ that they should flash the ships ID lights in a certain order.... 2 long and 2 short flashes::

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
CO: Message away, Captain

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::steps off the turbo-lift on the bridge, walks over to the engineering station and activates his access code, then looks at the main viewer and the ship in the center of it, smiles::

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
CTO: Let's see if they respond.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
CO/XO: Now we need to look for 2 long and 2 short flashes from their ships ID lights

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CO:I have another idea Captain...the Command Codes for the Castaway. We can gain access to there internal systems and try to get a visual using there sensors.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::a beep:: CO: Captain, Scans show nothing harmful.  Traces of ion radiation from the storm and chronoton particles

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CTO: Did you just say...Chronoton particles?

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: Very good, Commander.  Set it up.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::Glances at the screen:: CO/XO: No flashes  XO: Yes

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::eyes drift over to the CTO::

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: What are you thinking, Commander?

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CTO: Metallurgical analysis... ::voice drifts off::

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
XO: Running now ::watches the scans::

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CO: The ship is not from our time. ::tries in the mean time to find the command codes::

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: The ship is old and beat up, doesn't mean it's a time traveler.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::an eyebrow goes up, then reads the scans::  XO: Scans show that the ship is 135 years old.  Matching our data on it.  Also minimum particles

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: Are you thinking that it came from 135 years ago into our time, Commander?

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CO: But that doesn't explain the particles...those just can't be explained away

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::looks back at the main viewer, looking closer at the Castaway::

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::sees that the hails are continuing, but still no response::  XO/CO: Did we find the codes yet?

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CO/CTO: Got the codes

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::nods and puts the long range and short range sensors on automatic::

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CO: Codes ready to be sent

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: Do it.

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
::alternates between checking the hails, scans and what is going on on the bridge::

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::sends codes hoping some sort of response::

ACTION:  The codes work and the DJ has access to the Castaways systems.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CO/CTO: It worked...we have full system access

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: Excellent!  Let's see what's going on in there.

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::ties into the Castaways engineering systems, check out their condition::

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::tries to access the visual sensors, starting with the bridge::

ACTION:  As the viewers are activated the bridge crew is treated to the view of a dozen children playing tag on the Castaway's bridge.

CEO_Lt_MacLeod says:
::glances at the main viewer::

CTO_Cmdr_Fowler says:
CO: Where are the adults?

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CO/CTO: That's not right

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
::looks at the viewer and back at the CTO:: CTO: That's what I'd like to know.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::tries engineering section next::

ACTION:  Sensors show half dozen young boys playing marbles in Engineering.

ACTION:  As each area is viewed, only children are found on board.

CO_Cmdr_Newell_McPhee says:
XO: Okay this is too weird.  Assemble a team and go see what's going on over there.

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