Mission Summary 11108.04

The USS Don Johnson has entered the Badlands searching for information on the disappearance of multiple ships that have disappeared without a trace.  A probe has been found covered in traces of chronoton particles.  The data within the probe has been downloaded and is being analyzed.

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OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
::Sitting at his station sending out the power reserve alerts to all non essential areas and preparing for shut down of those areas::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::mulls around engineering:: *Bridge*: Engines ready to answer all bells.  I've increased power and computer processor time to our maneuvering thrusters to ensure the helm has extra maneuverability.  Make sure that pilot of ours doesn't over steer.

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: In the larger lab, her team works on dismantling the probe as they test for various items.::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
::sitting at a secondary console on the bridge::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
*EO*:Thank you Lieutenant...keep an eye on the engines. 

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::at the helm::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
*XO*: Aye sir. ::looks around main engineering under whelmed by the recent activities and retreats into his office::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
::walks up beside the FCO::FCO:Ensign ::looks down::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
::looking at the back of the FCO's head::

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::looks up::  XO: Commander?

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
::wonders where he gets his hair cut::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
FCO:Care to tell me about anything?

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::pulls up a padd of upcoming watches:: Self: They HAD to go into this hazard zone.  I can't keep up this pace with the Engineers.  When is the Dabo tournament supposed to take place?

FCO Ens Quinn says:
XO:  We are still making our way to the last reported position of the Bahbahdos sir.  I figure about another half an hour.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
::plans to ask him sometime when they are not in the middle of a crisis::

SO Ensign Adirondack says:
*XO*:  Sir, we have finished going over the logs.  Sending you the pertinent stuff.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
FCO:Understood...anything else I need to know.

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::looks up again::  XO: Not at the moment, sir.  ::smiles politely::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
*Ensign Adirondack*:Understood Ensign...send a copy to CSO and OPS as well. Lemmick Out.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::takes a hyper spanner a tricorder and an impact wrench, and heads to the port primary impulse engine reactor for some maintenance::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: Takes the padd from Adirondack and scans through it.  Then with a nod, hands it back as he speaks with the first officer.::

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::glances down quickly at it nav. sensor displays::

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
:: Begins shutting down all non essential areas of the ship and redirecting that power to either FC, Tactical or sensors.::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
::shifts his gaze back up to the view screen::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
FCO:Tobias ::lowers his voice:: If there is anything you need come to me first and don't go sneaking around. Understood?

SO Ensign Adirondack says:
:: smiles at the CSO as he sends OPS the information as well.

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::looks up puzzled at the XO::  XO: sir?

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
XO: All non essential areas have power shutdown and the power  has been redirected as ordered by the captain, sir.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::steps off the turbolift and types in his password into the maintenance hatch:: "P-A-S-$-W-O-R-D" Self: Nobody'll guess that. ::chuckles::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
::looks back at the FCO as he takes his seat::OPS:Good.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::enters the fusion reaction maintenance corridor donning the safety glasses staged behind the protective shield:: Self: Safety first!

SO Ensign Vandibrook says:
CSO:  Commander, here is the report on the trace samples.  The main reason the tricorder could not identify them was that molecularly they were so densely compacted, it did not recognize them.

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::continues to dance the DJ through the maze of plasma vortexes::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
::is getting mesmerized by the view screen image::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::feels the deck plating give beneath him:: *Helm*: Helm? This is Garlingus down in Engineering.  I'm in a very outboard part of the ship where our Inertial Dampening Field only operates at 98.95% efficiency.  So if you please, save the acrobatics for another time! ::heads down the maintenance shaft with his tools::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
FCO:Keep us well away from those things Tobias...don't push the engines too much.

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: Stepping away, she looks through the report.:: SO  Vandibrook:  I would associate these with a black hole or other spacial anomalies that can cause such compression.

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::only grins at the EO's transmission::

FCO Ens Quinn says:
XO:  aye aye sir.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
::thinks the XO is being a bit of a mother hen, but realizes this is neither the place nor time to remark on it::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
EO Rockerfeller:  Thanks for your help... Not much more we can do.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::enters the passageways around the fusion reactor checking the electromagnetic shielding that protects the ship and crew from undo nuclear radiation::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
FCO:And try to get the EO a smooth ride.

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::grins at the XO's remark, but nods::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
::senses tension from someone nearby::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: As the engineer departs, she suggests to her people a few more tests while one of the technicians works a bit more on the probe.::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: Taking what data they had so far, she heads for the bridge.::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::walks down near the EPS conduit that shunts the energy into space guiding the ship and watches its glow diminish and rekindle with the finely coordinated efforts of the flight control staff:: Self: Chickpeas. ::shuts down the impulse reactor placing it into maintenance mode::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
::realizes that he himself if the source of the tension::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: As the lift stops, she takes that initial pause to gather information on her surroundings before stepping off.::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::monitors the coolant temperature as the reactor cools down::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: Moves to stand next to the first officer, a bit surprised the captain is not about as he wanted this information.::

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::gets a proximity alarm, two plasma funnels are converging directly in front of the DJ flight path.  Enters corrective action and rolls the ship 90 degrees to port to make it in between the two storms:: 

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: As the ship suddenly shifts, she grabs the back of the captains chair.::

FCO Ens Quinn says:
ALL:  Sorry about that.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::leaves the deck plating momentarily to hit his head in the low clearance passageway only to be dropped back onto his feet:: Self: QUINN! ::monitors the backup reactor come online and restore power to the port impulse engine within tolerances::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
FCO:  It was fine Ensign.  Very smooth.  ::smiling::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::taps his comm badge screaming obscenities into it before screaming:: *Bridge*: BRIDGE, What the devil was that?!

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::Smiles back at Mikal::  CNS:  Thank-you.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::massages his injured ego... and scalp::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: lifts a brow::  I do not believe Garlingus agrees with you counselor.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
CSO:  It will keep him from getting bored.  ::still smiling::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
CNS: That is one way to consider it.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::braces onto his console and shuts down the port impulse engine entirely for a period not to exceed 10 seconds::

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::gets an engine alarm, and feels a good sized tug to starboard, quickly adjusts attitude control to compensate::  Self:  Bloody engineers.

ACTION:  Proximity alerts sound throughout the ship sensors pick up nothing as if all space has disappeared.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::releases his grip on the console as the engine comes back online and as he hears the alarms runs down the corridor to the maintenance tunnel::

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::nav sensors sound alert::  XO:  Ahhhh, commander.  ::looks at the main viewer::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: Before she can finish giving her report, she looks around at the alarm and turns to head for the science console.::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
FCO:Tobias? What did you do?

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
::Looks at the screen in interest:: ALL: Fascinating.  Simply fascinating.

FCO Ens Quinn says:
XO:  I didn't do a thing.  Might want to check with the knuckle dragger downstairs.  ::brings all engines to idle::  Going full stop, sir.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::scrambles up the maintenance shaft into the safe room tossing his safety glasses back on the shelf that is now bare:: Self: Nuts! ::trips on safety glasses that fell off the shelf and slams into the shut maintenance door::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
*EO*:Care to tell me what's going on with the engines?

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
XO:  Nothing on sensors.  Literally... there is nothing outside the ship.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::taps his comm badge from his newly found bed on the floor in a pile of safety goggles:: *XO*: Uhhh... Yessir, the uhh pilots must've requested an engineering maintenance cycle to occur exactly at this time sir.  You know how we're just a bunch of yard birds down here and all, we can't really uhh say no, right?

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
CSO:How is that possible? Space just doesn't disappear. 

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
FCO:What are the Nav sensors showing?

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::gets up and taps the exit button on the maintenance portal stepping out and locking it behind him:: Self: My whole body hurts...

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
~~~::listens::~~~

FCO Ens Quinn says:
XO: Nav. sensors are blank sir.  I haven't got anything, not even a star fix.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::drags himself to the nearest turbolift and hits the button::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
XO:  Not as we understand it.  However, we did discover chronoton on the probe.  We could be 'out of time' which would read temporarily as not being in space as we move through it.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::pulls himself out of the turbolift on the engineering deck and heads directly into his office to file incident reports as the engineering crew scrambles to prep damage control teams and emergency action teams::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
ALL:Suggestions?

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::sends a coded message to the helm:: *FCO*: Next time I send YOU to do the maintenance and I'll take the barrel rolls.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
XO:  I don't sense any super-consciousness or sentient being.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
CSO/FCO/OPS:Ideas?

ACTION:  A small blip appears on long range sensors.  A closer look indicates that it is an opening into the Badlands.  

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
XO: I have none sir.

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
XO:  Some sort of event is nearby... one that can compress the atomic structure of an atom, altering its density.

FCO Ens Quinn says:
XO:  We shouldn't try moving until we can give the navigation system a sense of direction.

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::checks nav. sensors::  Self:  Wait a sec.

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
XO:  Commander, something on sensors... whether we can trust it or not... :: puts it on the screen.::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
::looks at the screen::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::activates the external sensor sub processor subroutine for null space::  *Bridge*: Bridge, Engineering, recommend dropping sensor probes at fixed distances.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::orders his engineers to begin replicating basic acoustic buoys for deployment::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
::looks towards the view screen::CSO:What is it?

FCO Ens Quinn says:
XO:  I think thats a our way out.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
*EO*:Understood. Once we start moving again.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
CSO:Can sensors get anything else on it?

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
*XO*: Well sir, I think we can deploy these acoustic only buoys without much loss to time or material.  We can set them using the cargo transporters.

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
XO:  It is pretty much what you see... an opening into the badlands.

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: Looks down at Rain and listens to his report.::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
FCO:Go for it Tobias...work with Garlingus to drop the probes. *EO*:Whats our warp engine status?

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::looks back at an idle core:: *XO*: Nominal.

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::quickly re-plots a course and engages at full impulse::  XO:  On our way

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
XO:  Sensors tell us we are looking back into reality... which would place us outside of reality.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::has all the buoys transported using the ship's internal site to site transporters onto the cargo transporter pads and beamed into the space around them monitoring ship's speed:: *FCO*: HELM! Null space protocols call for one quarter impulse maximum! Slow down!

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
CSO:Temporal Mechanics never my strong suit...

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
XO:  Commander, remember the report from the logs.  They said there was an occasional opening that they could detect, but it was not traceable and did not last long.  I believe we are now in that situation.

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::only grins at the EO's transmission::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::sends a copy of the null space standard operating procedures along with "Savie's Safe Flight for Beginners" handbook::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
XO:  There is nothing deliberately trying to harm us.  We have all the time we need.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
CSO:How long did they stay open?

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::watches as the speed continues to dial up to full impulse:: *FCO*: Helm! Engineering answering full impulse, cut back your engines or we will restrict engine output to compensate!

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::watches his buoys on his monitor get launched into space at chaotic speeds becoming near useless as they activate::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
XO:  The question is, is this natural or not... If it is natural, something changed recently to account for all the missing ship.  if it is not natural, we have a totally different problem on our hands... perhaps more complex.

ACTION:  Another blip appears on sensors. 

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
*EO*:Leave the engines alone...just keep an eye on them.

SO Shaytani says:
CSO:  I am picking something up.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
*XO*: But sir! There's protocol! ::FWDs the electronic messages he sent to the FCO to the XO:: 

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
XO:  They said it was not consistent.  We are also picking something up.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::hands the watch, quarter & station bill to his immediate subordinate and heads to a TL:: TL: Bridge.

SO Shaytani says:
CSO:  Transponder reads the Bahbahdos.

ACTION: The opening to the Badlands disappears from sensors

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
::wonders if they've found one of the missing ships::

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::watches the opening vanish, pulls back on the throttles::  Self: Now what?

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
*EO*:You don't have to lecture me about protocol...just keep an eye on them. That's an order.

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
XO:  Well, it is the Bahdahdos.  The question is, did they just escape or they are still stuck and our ability to make contact is going to be limited.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::walks onto the bridge:: XO: The engines will hold sir, that's not my concern, I just got done inspecting the port reactors.  ::looks to the FCO:: FCO: It's bad form to fly around blind at full acceleration! Wanna go to warp and roll some bigger dice?

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
EO:  Thinks the EO needs to take it down a notch.  Looks to the XO to see how he will handle him::

ACTION: Another blip appears identifying as the SS Kalifay

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
CSO/FCO:We need to find a way out...

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
CSO:What now?

FCO Ens Quinn says:
::mimics a bad impersonation of the EO while keeping his head turned away from him::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: Watching as Rain identifies the next blip::  XO:  The SS Kalifay.  If you are going to make contact, I would suggest it quickly.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
XO:  This is our mission.  To find them.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
OPS:Hail them

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::looks around the bridge as the only one paying him any attention is the FCO as he sees his head bob around oddly from behind::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
::leans back in his seat and takes a deep breath::

CSO LtCmdr So`tsoh says:
:: A very subtle hint of wryness to her voice.:: CNS:  Well, that is two down with nine to go... if we do not count ourselves.

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