Mission Summary 11004.08

The USS Don Johnson is still in orbit around Betazed.  Tactical teams are investigating the classrooms where the missing boys were last seen before turning to puddles of goo.  Dr. Hogan is studying a puddle of goo that was once one of the missing girls, while the second girl looks on in horror.

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OPS_Truus says:
@::is still searching the classrooms for any sign of life::

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
::on the bridge::

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::sits at the master display console in main engineering cycling through duty rosters tapping away at the screens::

Host Amb_Maltek says:
::pacing in his quarters hoping that the commanders of the Don Johnson know what they are doing::

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
*CMO*: Chase, report to Maltek's quarters...deck 6 section 21alpha

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::sends a message to the operations station asking if Truus needs any goo cleaned out of his equipment:: 

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
*XO*: On my way...::grabs a medkit and heads out.

aOPS_T’Laos says:
::chuckles at the message:: *EO*: Unknown. I'll ask him when he comes back aboard.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::taps his comm badge chuckling:: *aOPS*: Aye.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::paces in front of the door to Maltek's quarters::*CO*:Maltek has been secured in his guest quarters Captain. I am going to have Doctor Hogan do an eval on him shortly.

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*XO*:  Very well, I hope you know what you're doing.

OPS_Truus says:
@::sighs as he finishes his scan:: *CO*: Truus to bridge... nobody here. Just puddles... but they have traces of the boys' DNA in them.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
*CO*: Have I ever steered you wrong before?

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*OPS*: Take samples to be examined by our medical teams and return to the ship. Truus.

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
::arrives at Maltek's quarters:: XO: What's up?

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::stands up and grabs a hyper spanner and opens up an isolinear processor bank::

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*XO*: Your methods have been . . . unique . . . but, no.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CMO: You ready for this?

OPS_Truus says:
@*CO*: Yes ma'am. ::takes samples from the two goo puddles:: *EO*: Beam me up, please.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::puts his wrench down and signals the transporter room:: *OPS*: Don Johnson Aye, Energizing.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CMO: Before we go in...I want him to think I am willing to go as far as it takes. Right up to using pharmaceutical options?

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::goes back to his isolinear bank securing it and picking up a tricorder heading to the transporter room::

Host Amb_Maltek says:
::clasps his hands behind his back as he paces:: Self:  This is completely ridiculous!  

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CMO: Understood? We need to know what he knows, we have to make him believe we are willing to go that extra step to get what we need.

PO Recorder says:
::activates the Don Johnson's transporters and beams OPS Truus to Transporter Room 1:: OPS: Welcome back sir.

OPS_Truus says:
::nods his thanks to Recorder, then makes a beeline for sickbay::

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
::nods:: XO: Let's Go

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::enters the access code and opens the doors:: Maltek: Evening Ambassador...would you please take a seat.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::enters a TL :: TL: Deck Five  ::contemplates testing the transporter systems::

OPS_Truus says:
::enters sickbay and motions to whatever staff member is there:: MO: Check these samples, would you? And check me, too. Just in case.

MO says:
OPS: Sure

Host Amb_Maltek says:
::shakes his head:: XO: Thank you, I prefer to stand, Commander.  ::nods to the doctor:: Lieutenant.

Host Amb_Maltek says:
XO/CMO: What have you found?

MO says:
::runs her scans on both OPS and the samples::

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::Grabs two chairs and put them across from each other...::glares at Maltek:: Maltek: I SAID SIT DOWN or I will make you sit down. I am not here to chit chat and catch up over a cup of tea.

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
Maltek: Unfortunately, one of the girls has.... transformed into an aqueous state... it seems that the other girl has the same make up.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::enters transporter room one as the machines spin down from beaming up Truus:: Recorder: Alright, we're gonna use the transporters to deposit some snacks around the ship.  We're going to call this a transporter function analysis and function test.

PO Recorder says:
EO: Aye sir, what kinds of snacks?

Host Amb_Maltek says:
::glares at the Exec:: XO: Somehow, I don't remember offering you a cup of tea.  I was asking about the teens.  ::turns to the CMO::  CMO: What was found about the boys at the school.  Are the girls alright?

Host Amb_Maltek says:
CMO: The girls, they were brought here, weren't they?

ACTION:  The transporter cycles up, transporting 4 school chairs into the room.

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
::nods:: Maltek: They were. One of them went into convulsions and that's when she resorted to the liquid state. I've asked that the medical reports be sent to me from the space station as well.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
Recorder: Well, we've got a lot of what looks like spinach dip around the ship, how about some tortilla chips and melted dairy... Yellow variety. ::goes half way to the replicator before noticing the transport that completed:: Recorder: What? I said snacks.

ACTION:  Reports from DS102 indicate sightings of the missing girls.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
Maltek: I am going to ask you once more...you are hiding something. Tell us now and I won’t be forced to use other means of getting information.

PO Recorder says:
EO: Sir... I didn't beam that up, the transporters just ... activated.

aOPS T’Laos says:
CO: Captain, I've received some reports from DS102... it appears the missing girls are also there.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
*CO*: Captain, I believe we have a situation down here in Transporter Room One.

Host Amb_Maltek says:
::looks sick at the Doctor's words:: CMO: What could cause that?

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
aOPS: Okay, well now we know.

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*EO*: What kind of a situation, Lieutenant?

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::takes out his tricorder stepping up to the transporter pads and scans the composition of the school chairs :: *CO*: Captain, four empty chairs of what appear to be from a school just beamed up without our intervention.

Host Amb_Maltek says:
XO: How would 3 people turn to...how did she say it?  a liquid state?

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*EO*: Are you sure you weren't playing with the transporters, Garlingus? ::has a smile in her voice::

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*XO*: McPhee to Lemmick

ACTION:  The transporters cycle up again and 4 desks appear 

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
::shakes her head:: Maltek: I honestly don't know that. Not yet, anyway. 

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::coughs:: *CO*: You know ma'am, ordinarily I'd say that's uncalled for, but you were about to ... ::stops mid sentence:: *Engineering*: I want a maintenance crew up here on the double! *CO*: Captain, four more desks seem to have beamed aboard.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
*CO*:Go ahead captain...::holds his hand up::

Host Amb_Maltek says:
::shakes his head:: XO: I don't know what you are talking about.  I've told you everything I know.

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
Maltek: It is my suspicion that they are... were... Changelings. 

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*EO*: Test the chairs to see if they have any residue from the planet, then get to work on the transporters.

Host Amb_Maltek says:
XO: What does that matter anyway?  All that matters are the kids

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*XO*: It would appear that the humanoid forms of our missing teens, meaning the real ones, are all on DS102.

PO Recorder says:
 ::gets behind his console and powers down the transporter pattern buffers::

MO says:
OPS: You're clean, sir. The samples have the girls' DNA, but there are slight differences that indicate they were clones.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
CMO: Hand me a hypo please...we need to be sure. 

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
*CO*: Are you sure Captain?

OPS_Truus says:
::nods to the MO and goes to the nearest turbolift:: TL: Bridge.

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*XO*: We just got confirmation that the girls were there too, Commander.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
*CO*: Aye aye ma'am.  ::steps off the pads thinking it unsafe as the maintenance crew arrives:: Engineers: Just get these chairs to Cargo to the shuttle bay maintenance and support shop on this deck, don't use the transporters or anything, carry them out.

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
::blinks:: XO: May I ask why?

Host Amb_Maltek says:
CMO: How?  Wha...?  I didn't think...::realizes what he just heard:: How could they get to DS102?  Those kids are going to get me shot!

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
*CO*:Suggest we go to red alert and all crew has a blood sample taken to verify humanoid or not.

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*XO*: I would just suggest all those who were on the planet being tested, Commander.

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
::shakes her head:: XO: With all due respect, Commander. That would take too much time. The Changeling would have shifted by then

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::whispers to Chase:: CMO: He could be a changeling...we have to make him think this is a truth drug.

ACTION:  OPS intercepts reports of theft from the school.  Four desks and four chairs missing from the rooms that were being examined.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::watches as the maintenance people carry off the chairs:: PO Recorder: No wait, I want to take a closer look at one.  ::puts one back on the school desks on the pad and uses the finely tuned transporter sensors to identify the desk origins and composition:: Recorder: Did you see how I did that? You can learn a lot from these fancy tricks.

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
::shakes her head:: XO: One moment. Maltek: May I? ::approaches him and raises her hand to touch his head::

OPS_Truus says:
::arrives on the bridge:: CO: Captain, a moment of your time, please?

PO Recorder says:
::takes out a padd and starts taking notes:: EO: Seriously sir?  I mean.. I'm happy with what I'm doing.

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
OPS: Certainly, Truus, what's on your mind?

aOPS T’Laos says:
::notices the theft report and just chuckles:: Self: I hope we can return those soon...

Host Amb_Maltek says:
::nods:: CMO: Certainly, Lieutenant

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
::places his hand on his phaser:: Maltek: One wrong move and it will be your last...::glares at Maltek::

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
::cuts off a tiny lock of Maltek's hair and holds it in her hand::

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
Recorder: That's what I said when I was Chief of Transporter Operations of Cargo Bay 72 on Space dock.  *Bridge*: Captain, the transient gamma radiation and other environmental factors in my initial analysis puts these chairs in or about the same area where the team beamed up from.

OPS_Truus says:
CO: The medical officer told me something interesting about that 'goo' we found. It had traces of DNA. Almost a perfect match to the girls we're looking for... but just enough differences to prove they were clones.

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
::waits to see if the hair turns to liquid. The same as the girl's in sickbay::

Host Amb_Maltek says:
::rolls his eyes:: XO: You might as well, if those kids aren't returned, it'll be my neck anyway.  No one believed me that they were missing, but if anything happens to them...::draws his finger across his neck::

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*EO*: So, they came from the planet?  What would cause them to be beamed up from the planet unless the transporter wasn't powered down after Truus transported up?

ACTION:  The hair remains intact.

Host Amb_Maltek says:
CMO:  What was that for?

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
Maltek: What are you talking about? We are here to help you...we’re here to protect you.

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
OPS: Clones?  That explains how they could be two places at once.  We have the clones -- or what's left of them and the real kids are on DS102.  Now all we have to do is figure out how to get the Ambassador out of hot water.

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
::smiles:: Maltek: My apologies Ambassador. It was a simple test to confirm that you are not a changeling.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
*CO*: I don't know Captain, it wouldn't be the first time a starship transporter room has been commandeered by an outside source.  Usually we have practices in place that prevent that from happening.  ::goes to the transporter console and notices Recorder powered down the transport buffers::  *CO*: We're shut down now, sir.

OPS_Truus says:
CO: Go to DS102 and get the real kids, I guess. ::shrugs:: aOPS: T'Laos, you're relieved from duty. Thanks for watching my post.

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*EO*: Very well.

aOPS_T’Laos says:
::nods and salutes Truus, then exits the bridge::

Host Amb_Maltek says:
XO:  I told you, the safety of the children of the meeting Diplomats is my responsibility.  No one believed me that those 4 teens were missing, because they've wandered off before.

Host Amb_Maltek says:
XO: That's why I called for help.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::signals the maintenance team to collect this additional desk and to take it along with all the rest of the furniture back to the cargo bay on Deck 11:: Engineers: Use the cargo lifts, no transporters.

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
Amb: They are our concern now. What aren't you telling us, Maltek?

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
*CO*: Captain, recommend we move the ship out of Orbit from the planet and keep our distance from any celestial objects.  That would likely expose any ships in the area.

OPS_Truus says:
::sits at the OPS station and notices that 4 chairs and desks are missing from the school... and that they've ended up aboard the DJ:: CO: Erm... in need of school supplies, are we?

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*EO*: Agreed.

Host Amb_Maltek says:
XO: I've told you everything I know.  They left school and went into the jungle.  They didn't return for 48 hours, their parents were in diplomatic negotiations practically around the clock, and because of their history of wandering off....the authorities didn't believe they were missing.  "They're just playing truant.  Wait until they get hungry, they'll come home."  Bah... idiots!

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*EO*: What do you plan to do about the furniture, Lieutenant?

Host Amb_Maltek says:
::begins pacing:: XO: Idiots all of them, and...  ::shakes his head:: You know the rest

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
Maltek: but that's not all is it? What did you think?

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
OPS: Well, I guess the school supplies were in need of us.  Garlingus said they beamed up by themselves.

CMO_Lt_Hogan says:
::shakes her head:: Maltek: Sounds like a simple discipline issue to me

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::nods to recorder and heads out to the TL:: TL: Bridge. ::decides to access the ship board sensors from the bridge and tie them in to the communications array::  *CO*: Well Captain I believe we can tie our external ship sensors with our communications array to identify and source any traffic between us and any non existent object "floating" in space.

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*EO*: You didn't answer my question. What do you plan to do with the chairs and desks that are already aboard?

Host Amb_Maltek says:
XO: There have been rumors of threats against the parents.  The parents weren't taking it serious so why should the authorities.  Not me, I believed the threats...especially after the kids disappeared in just the way the rumors said.  

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::gets confused:: *CO*: Oh, sorry Captain... I was in my own world. ::steps off the TL onto the bridge:: CO: I've assigned a maintenance crew to move it all to Cargo Bay 2 on Deck 11.

Host Amb_Maltek says:
XO/CMO: That's what the authorities said.  If the parents cared more for their kids than for the jobs, this kind of thing wouldn't happen.  Yeah, when you hear that there were threats of stealing the kids...

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
EO: Okay, notify the authorities on Betazed that we have four desks and chairs that belong to them and you're taking care of them.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::heads to the OPS station:: OPS: Can you access our communication array and give me access at that station to all inbound and outbound active and passive connections? ::points to the engineering console on the bridge::

XO_Cmdr_Lemmick says:
*CO*:Captain...it seems that the parents were getting threats against there lives and families. The parents or authorities were not taking it seriously enough. 

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
CO: Yes ma'am.

OPS_Truus says:
EO: Yeah, I think I can do that. ::goes over to the engineering console and hooks it up to the communications array::

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
OPS: Excellent, and uh, that message, you think you can take care of that? ::smiles and goes to the science station on the bridge activating the external sensor array tying in access to the engineering console:: 

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*XO*: Threats by whom?

OPS_Truus says:
::chuckles and returns to the OPS console:: COM: Betazed: Regarding your missing, uh, school furniture... it's here, aboard our ship. We'll return it when possible.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
*CO*: Maltek doesn't know, the threats were rumored.  It's all vague, but is beginning to make sense.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::steps down to the FCO console relieving the FCO officer momentarily:: aFCO: Thanks, haven't piloted a ship this size in a while. ::activates the impulse engines and breaks orbit:: OPS: Got a course for me?

OPS_Truus says:
EO: Setting a course for Deep Space 102. ::eyes the CO momentarily for approval::

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
OPS: Might as well, that's where we might find answers.

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
EO: DS102 best speed.

CO_Capt_Newell_McPhee says:
*XO*: We're setting a course for DS102.  I think we'll find more answers there than here.

ACTION:  Betazed acknowledges the message from the Don Johnson.

EO_LtJG_Garlingus says:
::raises an eyebrow::  OPS\CO: Uhh.. Okay.

OPS_Truus says:
CO: Alright, the course is set. ::nods to Garlingus:: EO: Engage warp drive.

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