USS Don Johnson
Stardate 11209.27

Directed by:
Susan

Starring:
Loren as FCO Quinn
Karri as CSO So’tsoh
Toros as EO Garlingus
Janaye as CMO Leesur
Jane as CNS Luchena

Mission Summary:  11209.27

The USS Don Johnson is still dealing with the mysterious cloud.

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EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::looks around:: CSO: Well, what do you think?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::standing by the door leaning against the wall with his eyes closed::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::in main engineering, staring blankly at a console slaved to helm control.  Awaiting inspiration.::

CMO_Leesur says:
::working in sickbay, quietly focusing on her patient::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
EO:  Beyond the obvious that we need to leave this area?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::breaths in::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CSO: I was thinking more along the lines of your thoughts on my trying to lock onto the clouds with internal sensors and use the transporter buffers to make sense of it all.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Slowly she shakes her head, taking a deep breath as she pulls her thoughts back to the moment.::  EO:  We have already determined that we cannot lock onto them.  But if we could lead them to the shuttle bay, open the shuttle bay, decompression may sweep them out.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::breaths out::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CSO: Possibly... FCO: Are we still anchored? ::looks at the CNS:: CNS: Are you still seeing the ship morph?

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
EO: oh yeah, we are going nowhere, fast.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Does not need the counselors answer as she too sees it.  But finds it odd that the others do not.::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
EO:  Even with my eyes closed?

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::gets startled:: CNS: Why are your eyes closed? ::looks around Main Engineering:: CNS: Nothing here but some fog!

Host Susan says:
ACTION:  Leesur hears a voice in her ear "Stovokor".

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::opens his eyes:: EO:  I'm trying to stay calm.

CMO_Leesur says:
::continues her work repairing torn cartilage then swings around hearing the voice::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
EO:  Lieutenant, we are seeing things that are... challenging... we need to find an answer.  So far these entities are meeting up with telepaths.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO: Have all telepaths meet down in the shuttle bay.

CMO_Leesur says:
::grunts:: Self: My sickbay may be many things but the door to the afterlife, I refuse to accept.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CSO: What are you going to do there Commander? Talk to your hallucinations?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
EO:  Prepare a way to way to send them out into space.  We will also need something set up to create a destructive force to destroy this cloud.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
CSO: All-right.  ::taps comm badge::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Lifts a brow at the engineer.::  EO:  That depends upon you.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
*ship-wide*: Can I have your attention please.  Would all personnel with any telepathic abilities please report to the main shuttle bay.

Host Susan says:
ACTION:  A smoky apparition appears clear to Leesur and she can clearly make out the shape of a Klingon officer.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO:  Keep us heading outward... :: almost frowns::  whichever direction that is.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
*ship-wide*: I repeat. Would all personnel with any telepathic abilities please report to the main shuttle bay.

CMO_Leesur says:
::releases her patient:: Patient: Go home.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::frowns::

CMO_Leesur says:
::looks up:: Apparition: What do you want?

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::turns and nods to the CSO::  Course is steady and true.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::raises both eyebrows:: CSO: On me?? You want me to decompress a perfectly habitable shuttle bay?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
EO:  If the shuttles are locked down, that should not be an issue.  I am open to suggestion of another location if you have one.

Host Susan says:
<Apparition> CMO: Stovokor

CMO_Leesur says:
*FCO*: Am I to take the Klingon in my sickbay with me?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CNS:  Another option, if they desire release, is to simply ask them to leave and inform them of our intent.

CMO_Leesur says:
Apparition: Are you trying to get there?  Do you think this is Stovokor?

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::shrugs:: CSO: Shuttle bay is as good as any.  The deck plating is magnetized so the shuttles won't just fly out with the atmosphere.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
*CMO*: Not sure doctor.  This is coming from our CSO>  But if the Klingon is telepathic, sure, bring him along.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::nods::  CSO:  I'm yours to command.

Host Susan says:
<Apparition> CMO: We journey there

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: turns slightly::  EO:  How long can you set up a system to cause an explosion once we are relatively clear... or able to get clear?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CNS:  Contact the... others.  Let them know we want to help them.  Meanwhile, we will use the decompression as a backup.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CSO: Well, we can resume venting plasma and use the ship's phasers to ignite it as I originally suggested.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CSO:  I'll try.

CMO_Leesur says:
Apparition: We cannot take you there.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
EO:  How much time do you need?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
~~~Clouds/Energy Things:  We mean to release you.  Follow me.~~~  ::leaves main engineering and heads toward the shuttle bay::

CMO_Leesur says:
*CSO*: Commander, I am speaking to...uh...something in sickbay.  I don't know if it will go with me to the bay.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Following the counselor, she stops at the door to look at the engineer while a few Klingons join her.::

Host Susan says:
Action: The clouds start filtering away from engineering and other parts of the ship, focussing themselves on the telepathic members of the crew.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
CSO: I will begin immediately, and will be ready when you need me to be.

CMO_Leesur says:
Apparition: Will you come with me?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
*CMO*:  There is only one way to find out.  You are the piped piper to him at the moment.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::repeating his ~~~message~~~ as they walk::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::moves to a console near the FCO and activates the solenoids keeping the plasma recycling into the ship's systems and begins venting to the cloud:: 

Host Susan says:
Action: Telepathic crew begin hearing voices clearly stating that they must go to Stovokor

CMO_Leesur says:
*CSO*: The piped pepper?  Uh, okay, if you say so.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
EO:  When we are ready, we will contact you.  :: with a nod she heads out to join the counselor.::

CMO_Leesur says:
::turns to leave sickbay:: Apparition: Please come with me.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::glances over at the EO and his console for a moment::

Host Susan says:
<Apparition> ::slaps his chest:: CMO: You must...  

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
~~Voices:  Follow me and we will send you on your way~~~

Host Susan says:
<Apparition> ::bows:: CMO: I will follow

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Entering the nearest lift, she waits for the counselor... and others.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::looks up at the FCO:: FCO: Did you qualify on tactical system manipulation and discharge?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::enters the lift mindlessly:

CMO_Leesur says:
::walks toward the lift:: Apparition: I believe the Commander has a plan.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
EO:  Sure, but we have tactical personnel for that.  :;looks around the room::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: As their charges file in, she closes the door and orders it to the shuttle bay and then turns to look at the counselor.::

Host Susan says:
ACTION:  The apparitions continue to follow those that hear them.

CMO_Leesur says:
::enters the lift and orders it to the shuttle bay::

Host Susan says:
ACTION:  As the fog and apparitions leave engineering the ships systems begin coming back online

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::focused inward as he repeats the call over and over again::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: As the lift stops, she lays a hand on the counselor and gently guides him out, again waiting for the others to join them.::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
FCO: I suppose.  I'm rusty on my quals.  Wouldn't mind using the optical targeting scanners to fire the phaser burst. ::opens up a Starship Phaser calibration calculator and measures the distance and output necessary to ignite warp plasma::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::heads toward the shuttle bay::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Nods to others who have joined them on this unusual walk.::

Host Susan says:
<Apparition> CMO: Release from endless wandering, we shall follow

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
EO: you want to ignite the plasma you are now venting to space?

CMO_Leesur says:
Apparition: I'll see what we can do.  But you can't take us with you.  I'm not ready to die. ::steps out of the lift::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
FCO: Yeah, that's the idea.  Why? Are you nervous I might damage the finish on your nacelles?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: As they enter the shuttle bay, she motions the teles joining them to stand near the door.::  CNS:  Counselor, your impression?  Will they go willingly?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::snaps out of it::  CSO:  They have nothing to lose in trusting us, and everything to gain.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
EO: Most certainly it’s going to damage the paint job, but isn't that going to disperse the cloud?

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::accesses shuttle bay operations and projects the video into a holographic box above where he's standing with the FCO:: FCO: Isn't that the idea?  I thought that's what she wanted?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
Teles:  Send your followers off the ship, letting them know we will help release them as soon as they are off and we have a safe distance between us.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::looks around the shuttle bay::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
EO: Yeah, but isn't part of the cloud inside the ship?

Host Susan says:
<Apparition> CMO: The living cannot pass into Stovokor, but something binds us here.  The ship was destroyed in battle, yet we did not pass through.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CSO:  You want them to return to the nebula outside the ship?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: She looks at her small followers hoping they have understood what the counselor has been sending them and the words they have been hearing.::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
FCO: No no, we're going to jettison those clouds out the shuttle bay.  Are you confused?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Pauses and turns::  CMO:  The ship was not destroyed.  It was given to the packleds.

CMO_Leesur says:
::enters the shuttle bay just as the CSO gives the orders::  Apparition: See?  I told you she had a plan.  Perhaps this fog is holding you here.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
EO:  Yeah, apparently...  Carry on, I’ll just mind our heading.

CMO_Leesur says:
CSO: Could that be what keeps them here?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CMO:  It was one of our original thoughts.  Our current plan is the quickest and easiest method.  If it does not work, then we will need to try that idea next.

Host Susan says:
<Apparition>  ::begins to radiate heat:: ALL: Then we were betrayed, the one that betrayed us must be destroyed that is what binds us.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
FCO: Has anyone tried just shooting the clouds? I didn't see what happened before your people came down here to Main Engineering.

CMO_Leesur says:
Apparition: Don't destroy it here.  You'll hurt the living.  You said we can't pass to Stovokor.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
EO: Not that I'm aware of.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
*CSO*: Commander So`tsoh, Warp Plasma vents are shut, our systems are purged of radiant energy and I am ready to ignite the cloud on your order. ::locks the solenoids::

Host Susan says:
ACTION:  The apparitions turn from the bay doors turning to the one speaking.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
Apparition:  Who is the betrayer?

Host Susan says:
<Apparition> CSO: Klakh'togh 

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
Computer:  File on Klakh'togh.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::initiates the decompression sequence in the shuttle bay being cautious to NOT vent any atmosphere but opens the bay doors which would likely cause some alarms and lighting to change::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::watching the shuttle bay doors::

Host Susan says:
<Computer> CSO: Searching... ::beeping sounds are heard:: Klakh'togh, Klingon national, arrested and tried for high treason.  Sentenced to death on the Klingon home world.  

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
Apparition:  Klakh'togh is dead.

Host Susan says:
ACTION:  There is an audible sigh amongst the apparitions, even the non-telepathic crew are able to hear it.

CMO_Leesur says:
::subconsciously backs up at the bay doors open::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::wonders if it’s true what they say about holding your breath::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::glances behind him, hearing something::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
Apparition:  Our plan should work if you are willing to allow us to try it.  If not, we will not abandon you but try another.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::looks at the FCO:: FCO: What? ::looks back at his console and keys in the safety protocols for decompressing the shuttle bay::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::steps towards the doors::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::pauses:: EO:  Though I heard something...  Didn't you.

Host Susan says:
ACTION:  The area around the bay doors begins turning red, a wall of flames rises briefly from the floor and swirls like a whirlwind throughout the shuttle bay and slowly envelops the ship.  Only the heat of a warm summer day is felt as the flames pass through.

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::shudders::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
FCO: I thought that was you passing gas.  Stop trying to blame the yellow shirts for your bodily functions. ::lights up a pathway to the shuttle bay operations station overlooking the shuttle bay to try and encourage the people there to go there::

Host Susan says:
ACTION:  As the flames die down, the entire cloud field has passed.

CMO_Leesur says:
::rubs her eyes as the flames disappear then looks around::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::sees stars through the shuttle bay doors::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
EO:  I don't get gas... besides, isn't this cloud essentially gaseous?  Maybe we're at the saturation point.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Audibly sighs as her vision clears.::  CNS:  Interesting... one piece of unknown information solved our problem.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CMO:  Doctor, it would be wise to check out all tele's aboard ship as a precaution.

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::gets a report from an anxious EO and starts reading it:: FCO: I told you to stop talking to me about your lower intestines... I don't need to know what's saturating down there.  ::pauses:: Hey, what are your navigational sensors showing?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
CSO:  Very peculiar.  Feels good to be done with them though.  ::smiles::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
*FCO*:  Do a scan of the ship.  If it is clear, take us to yellow alert and inform the crew they are free to return to duty.

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
*EO*:  It would appear our plan is no longer needed.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
::notices his console navigation display suddenly detects a star-fix and update the navigation displays::  

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
CSO:  right.  ::enabled internal sensors::  Scanning.

CMO_Leesur says:
CSO: It appears we are finished here.  Permission to return to sickbay?

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::wonders what that was all about and why it had to hurt so much::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
::raises an eyebrow at the wasted warp plasma:: *CSO*: Understood, I'll increase the core output to replenish our reserves. ::disengages the depressurization sequence and closes the bay doors::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CNS:  Depending on the depth of involvement, you may find yourself busy for a couple of days.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
CSO:   Sensors show clean, Commander

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CMO:  Granted.

CMO_Leesur says:
::nods and heads back to work::

EO_Lt_Garlingus says:
FCO: You gunna go back to your bridge station now?

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
*FCO*:  Join me on the bridge along with all other bridge personnel.

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
*Ship-wide*:  All personnel, are cleared to return to your normal duty stations.

CMO_Leesur says:
*Sickbay*: Please set up times for physicals for all telepaths and empaths on board at some point in the next 24 hours please::

FCO_LTjg_Quinn says:
CSO:  Yes, sir.  ::secures his console and follows the CSO::

CSO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
Teles:  As soon as you can, check in with sickbay.  :: With a nod she heads for the bridge.::

CNS_Cmdr_Luchena says:
::follows the CSO::

Host Susan says:
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