Star Trek: A Call To Duty

Presents

USS Don Johnson NCC- 61701

Starring

Russell Hinsley as Capt. Russ Horn

Jason Rehberg as XO Dynar Lemmick
and
Crewman Eugene

Eric Terrell as Ops Officer Stidd

Toros Asadourian as EO Frank Ivan Garlingus

Jane Rowley as Counselor Mikal Luchena

And Introducing

Janaye Hinsley as CMO Shonan Lemaun

Mission Summary 11109.22

The USS Don Johnson is still missing as far as the Federation is concerned.  They are still surviving though the ship is continually losing power.  They are trying to find the other missing ships and get out of the anomaly that has them trapped. 

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EO LtJG Garlingus says:
@::elbows his way to the co-pilot seat next to the CMO:: CMO: Do I ur uh... ::scratches his head:: CMO: Yeah, sure don't know you.  Where we headed? ::looks at a display with the utmost curiosity:: Self: Oh, power output.

CMO Lemaun says:
@EO: I'm Shonan Lemaun, Lieutenant.  We should be to the Don Johnson soon barring any power loss.

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
CO: The torpedoes were a hit but the drain continues at the same rate and there is now a tractor beam on the Kalifay from the unknown object, sir.

Host CO Russ Horn says:
OPS: Time till evacuation is completed?

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
@CMO: Shonan ey? Alright, you from the Northern Continent back there on er uh, Earth?  ::looks back at the naseus people and boosts power to the inertial dampeners::

ACTION:  The Shuttles are able to retrieve the Kalifay personnel before their systems begin losing power.

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
CO: 15 minutes to completion, Captain.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
@::toggles the navigation lights on... off... on... off.. on...::

CMO Lemaun says:
@EO: I have lived many places since my planet was the destroyed.

Host CO Russ Horn says:
OPS: We need to speed that up.

CMO Lemaun says:
%::sends a request to dock to the Don Johnson hoping they receive the message::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
%::looks dramatically at Lemaun:: CMO: That right? Sorry to hear that.  ::sarcastically:: Don't hear too much about whole PLANETS being destroyed.  CMO: Was it a small one? Like a moon or something?

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
CO: The last of the shuttles is picking up the last of the crew now.  I am afraid that it is up to the pilots to speed that up.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@::sets course back to the Don Johnson::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@::starts to stir a little bit and groans::Self:Anyone get that registry off that shuttle?

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
%::looks at the controls again and sees a proximity sensor:: Self: Oh. ::turns it off::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@::blinks eyes a couple times::

Host CO Russ Horn says:
OPS: As soon as the last shuttle is on board set a course away from the object at best possible speed.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@::intent on piloting::

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
CO: Aye Captain.

CMO Lemaun says:
%::continues toward the Don Johnson::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
%::looks at the CMO again:: CMO: Small?

CMO Lemaun says:
%EO: Do you have command codes to open the bay doors if the Don Johnson doesn't answer?

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
%::looks back to the CMO and ahead at the looming Don Johnson:: CMO: Just park us outside, we'll knock.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@CNS:report? ::slowly tries to get up, but still a little light on the feet::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
%::powers up the shuttle weapons:: Self: Pfft... One phaser.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  The Don Johnson is losing power.  The Kalifay is being sucked into that.  ::points outside the window::  And I think that thing swallowed a Tellerite ship.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
%::takes aim and fires what is the equivalent of a paint scuffing volley at the shuttle bay doors and screams at the window:: Window: HEY SHIP! OPEN UP!

ACTION:  A large opening appears on the approaching mass.  Shuttle sensors briefly detect 62 objects that could be ships before the Kalifay is drawn inside and the opening closes.

CMO Lemaun says:
%::raises her eyebrow:: EO: Child, you need to take something for that anxiety.

Host CO Russ Horn says:
OPS: Do you see that?

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@::notices a beat up old shuttle nearby has fired on the massive whatever it is::

CMO Lemaun says:
%::approaches the Don John and tries sending one more request for docking::

ACTION:  The mass changes course and heads for the DJ.

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
CO: I would like to refine my previous hypothesis and state that we are in some sort of ship with AI programming.
CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@::notices the change of course::  XO:  Its after the Don Johnson!  What should we do!

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
%::fires phasers again:: Window: HEY SHIP! I SAID OPEN YOUR DOOR! CMO: It appears that my attempts at communicating with the Don Johnson have failed. ::tips what would've been a hat on his head but is really... nothing::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@CNS:Don't let that thing get near the DJ...set a course for it...are the comms up?

CMO Lemaun says:
%::comes within visual range of the bay and sees the doors are open:: EO: Relax, they heard you.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
%::looks closer:: CMO: Hey, the doors are open! I should stop shooting them.  ::pauses:: CMO: You sure that was me?

ACTION:  All shuttles are returned to the DJ safely.

CMO Lemaun says:
%::slips into the shuttle bay and lands::

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
:: Sets best course and speed to head away from the object and engages:: CO: Best course and speed laid in and engaged sir.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::steps off the shuttle and stretches:: All: I ::pauses:: All: Am Lieutenant Frank Garlingus.  Where is the head? I ... have to use it.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  No communications.  ::changes the shuttle course to head straight at the thing::

Host CO Russ Horn says:
OPS: If we are in some kind of ship then find me an outer hull.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::finds the nearest head... uses it and returns to the shuttle bay:: CMO: Thanks for the lift, sorry about your planet and all.  So what are you? Some kind of engineer? I could use the help.

CMO Lemaun says:
EO: You tell me, Son, it is your ship.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::takes a deep breath and nods several times before turning and walking toward a turbolift:: CMO: Follow me.

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
CO: With the sensors being "ify" that might be difficult at best but I will try.

CMO Lemaun says:
EO: No, I'm actually a Starfleet doctor.  I was on the Kalifay doing some volunteer work while on leave.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
*Bridge*: Hello Bridge, anyone there? ::turns on his heel:: CMO: Doctor? ::thinks:: CMO: Engines are like sternums... Gotta crack it open to see what's inside.

CMO Lemaun says:
::makes certain the shuttle is emptied then goes with the EO::

CMO Lemaun says:
EO: Very true, but crack it in the wrong spot and you will kill the patient.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::thinks carefully and realizes the bridge is not responding:: CMO: Let's go. ::enters a TL:: TL: Bridge.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  The Don Johnson is trying to move away.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@CNS:Second thought....Captain would have my head if anything happened to the passengers...head for home...best speed

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  Aye.  ::changes course and returns to the ship::

CMO Lemaun says:
EO: Once I have paid respects to your Captain, I should volunteer my services to your medical staff.

Host CO Russ Horn says:
OPS: What if we hit it with an anti-matter torpedo?

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::nods and steps off the TL looking around:: CO: Sir.  Away Team reporting in sir.

ACTION:  The shuttle carrying the XO and CNS has been swallowed by the approaching mass

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
CO: That disc, sir?  Given what I saw, I would not recommend it as those were ships in there and possibly crews too.

CMO Lemaun says:
::steps onto the bridge and waits near the lift doors::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  We're not alone in here.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@CNS:Report

Host CO Russ Horn says:
OPS: Options then. How do we shut it down?

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO;  They're alive... all of them.  ::grinning like an idiot::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::walks up closer to where the CO is standing:: CO: Sir! Away team reporting in from the Kalifay, sir.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@CNS:Well how do we get them and our selves out of here? Ideas?

CMO Lemaun says:
::knows she is speaking out of turn but is too old to care::  OPS/CO: If something is eating you out of house and home, you give it something that convinces it that it isn't hungry anymore.

Host CO Russ Horn says:
EO: Welcome back. I need you in engineering. Get me every bit of power you can to propulsion.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  I wish I knew.  I'm just glad things are not as desperate as I believed.

Host CO Russ Horn says:
CMO: And you are?

ACTION:  The CNS senses a vast sentient intelligence that doesn't seem to be from an organgic source

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::atains a moment of lucidity from his otherwise lunacy:: CO: Sir, it won't help.  When we were aboard the Kalifay, no matter what they or we tried, we could not escape the power drain.  Our only hope is to shutdown all systems aboard the Don Johnson and become a blind spot until whatever it is that's draining our power passes us.

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
CO: Working on that sir.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  Oh hell....

CMO Lemaun says:
::steps forward::  CO: Ensign Shonan Lemaun, doctor.  I was on the Kalifay while on leave, Captain.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@CNS:If we have enough power....::starts to think:: we could try creating a static warp shell, increase it to the biggest size we can. Hopefully the others will see what we are doing and follow suit...if we put enough pressure on the thing...what happens when you blow up a balloon too much?

Host CO Russ Horn says:
CMO: You have an Idea?

ACTION: Power levels on the DJ are down to 37%.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  There may be an easier way.  There's an intelligence at work.  We may be able to reason with it.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@::looks around for enviro suits::

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
CO: Power is now at 37% and dropping.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@::wonders what the XO is looking for as he attends to the sensor data::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::irritated that the Captain's ignoring him yet again:: CO: SIR! This ship is in danger, and shutting down all systems, is our ONLY hope of survival!

CMO Lemaun says:
CO: If I understood your Operations officer correctly, there are ships in that thing.  It is obviously eating your power.  I suggest you change the taste.  Make it sour.  Squirt lemon juice into that suckers' eye.

Host CO Russ Horn says:
EO: I am getting option here. The Kalifay was a dead ship. No power and that thing still pulled it in.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@::finds the suits::CNS:Suit up Commander....we are going for a walk.

CMO Lemaun says:
::lays a hand on the EO's shoulder::  EO: You need to calm down, Son.  Your Captain needs your brains not your attitude right now.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  Weird readings.  ::blathers on about the atmosphere and the others ships and life signs and what not while he suits up::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::thinks for a second as the CMO's hand reaches his shoulder:: Self: Humm... CO: That's a good point.  CMO: Brains... Seamus was the brains, I'm the brawn.  ::finds the Engineering chair on the bridge and sits down thinking:: CMO: Sour you say?

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@CNS:Ready? ::stand near the rear hatch:: What kind of readings?

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
CO: We could sour the milk as the CMO suggests by changing the frequency of the energy output from our main engines.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@::moves to the hatch control::  XO:  There's lots of oxygen for starters.  ::opens the hatch::  After you.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@::slowly steps out and calls out loud::All:Hello? is anyone out here?

CMO Lemaun says:
EO: I don't know a Seamus.  But I do know that you wouldn't have graduated the Academy if you were an idiot.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::his eyes dart to Stidd then to Lemaun then to the skipper then back to Stidd:: OPS: Genius.  ::pulls up the initial sensor logs of the Kalifay's plasma flow frequency and analyzes it against the federation standard he meticulously maintains generated from the core::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@~~~Anything that can hear me:  We come in peace.~~~

CMO Lemaun says:
CO: How can I help, Captain?

Host CO Russ Horn says:
OPS: If that thing likes what we are supplying how can we make it dislike it?

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@CNS:You sense anything?

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@~~~::concentrates::~~~

Host CO Russ Horn says:
CMO: Stand by.

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
CO: By changing the frequency of the output or even the amplitude of the output could be enough.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@::says out loud again::I am Commander Lemmick of the USS. Don Johnson. We are peaceful explorers...we mean you no harm.

Host CO Russ Horn says:
OPS: Do it!

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::waves his hands in the air:: OPS: No no, you can't change the amplitude, this is not a speaker!

CMO Lemaun says:
CO: Was the Kalifay taken in after all power was gone?

Host CO Russ Horn says:
CMO: Yes

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@~~~Vast sentient Intelligence (VSI):  Can you hear me?~~~

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::reads the results of his analysis and transfers it to the OPS station as he walks over pointing:: OPS: But the frequency! Yeeees.... You can change the frequency.  But to what?

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
EO: Lower the frequency.  You can help over at the engineering station as it will take the 2 of us and be ready to reverse it if I am wrong.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  Nothing new.  There's many living on the ships, as well as a sort of..... vast sentient intelligence.

Crewman Eugene says:
*CO*:Crewman Eugene to Bridge....we have a problem Captain.

ACTION: The Counselor senses an excitement from the entity, but no direct answer.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::thinks some more, thinks like a mad scientist thinks...:: OPS: Yes... Lower... What if we embed some tachyon particles as well? Reaaally give it a whirl. ::sits back down at the Engineer's station::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@VSI:Why have you brought all of us here...::looks around::

Host CO Russ Horn says:
*Eugene*: Go ahead crewman.

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  It's interested.  In us I think.

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
EO: Lets just try the frequency shift first then we can add curds if you like.

Crewman Eugene says:
*CO*:Captain...were missing a shuttle with the CNS and XO on it. They didn't dock.

ACTION:  The shuttle's door opens on it's own.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@CNS:Interested....in us? How?

Host CO Russ Horn says:
*Eugene*: Thank you crewman. Horn out.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::nods silently at the Operation Officer:: OPS: Yes, yes, okay. Aloud: SOMEONE TURN THIS SHIP SO THE Aft IS FACING THE THING! ::begins isolating the power grid to protect the most sensitive equipment::

ACTION:  The shuttle's communications array lights up "come to me".

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  It appears to have grown excited when we communicated with it.  It might not have language as we know it....

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@CNS:Your seeing that right?

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  I'm afraid so

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@::looks around for an obvious direction::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@VSI:Come to you where? Can you show your self to us?

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
OPS: Let's go, Engineering reports ready, pick your location, we're ready to funnel the modified power distribution.

Host CO Russ Horn says:
CMO: Thank you for your input. If you would take up shop down in sickbay and set up a triage for crew members.

CMO Lemaun says:
CO: I'll be happy to work with your chief medic, Captain.

OPS LtCmdr Stidd says:
EO: We are already pointing the correct way so aim it for the location that seems to be sucking the energy from us.

Host CO Russ Horn says:
CMO: I don't have a Chief on board at the moment Doctor. If you would please head up that effort.

Host CO Russ Horn says:
CMO: I need someone with a cool head in charge down there.

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::accesses the deuterium intermix chamber and begins fussing with the output settings:: OPS: Okay, starboard nacelle, here goes! ::lowers the frequency of the electro plasma output to be well below tolerances::

CMO Lemaun says:
CO: Be glad to Captain. ::nods and leaves the bridge::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
::shunts power to the starboard nacelle::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@XO:  I'm not really sure...   ::still trying to figure out which way to go::

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@VSI:Can you show your self to us...that way we can better understand and communicate with you. We mean you no harm. We are peacful explorers.

ACTION:  A lighted door appears appears in the distance for the CNS and XO.

XO Cmdr Lemmick says:
@CNS:I would guess that's the way....::moves towards the light::

CNS Cmdr Luchena says:
@::has a bad feeling about this.  Follows::

EO LtJG Garlingus says:
All: Starboard nacelle receiving modified power! ::watches as various relays fail along the way due to the out of spec power he's generating::

CMO Lemaun says:
::enters sickbay::  Medical staff: Hello, everyone, I am Doctor Lemaun.  The Captain has asked that I work with you all to organize a trauma unit for injuries.

ACTION:  Energy levels on the Don Johnson remain at 43%.

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