Mission Summary 11404.10

Five minutes have passed since the computer slow down crippling all ships in the immediate vicinity.
Tensions are high as uncertainty reigns supreme.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Resume Mission >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Standing near flight::

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
CO:  Captain, we're blind out here.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CEO:  How much longer before the computer adjusts?

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::in a furious attempt to speed up the response of his console::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CTO: Coordinate with Rhadey.  As soon as we have visual, we need to take the ferengii ship from both sides.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: Working on it now Captain.

AFCO_Montana says:
::takes the helm back from the FCO as he departs toward the bathroom:: CO: Nothing is responding here either Captain.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::pulls up a console mode and starts to edit lines of code at the central core::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::engages a recursive algorithm to find the code deficiencies to update the code and access the computers multi core thread processes::

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
CO:  Aye.  I'll keep the engines hot.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: Captain I think I have got it.

Computer says:
CEO: Access to restricted war games programs is prohibited.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
OPS:  Can you get me a data line straight to tactical on the Rhadey?

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Turns around toward Telarus::  CEO:  Circumventing the computer war game program?

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
Self: If these people are playing unfair so will I. Time to take a page out of the old Kirk book.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
All: Communications are sketchy - we may not have full duplex right now, just give it some time. CTO: I'll try.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: Captain, whatever the other vessel did circumvented the program by using a parameter outside the games.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CEO:  Accidental or on purpose?

ACTION: Three flashes can be seen on screen as visual sensors had remained online on the main viewer.  No new sensor data is being reported.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
::reviews the last clear sensor readings::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::attempts to establish a data connection to the Rhadey::

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
::reviews the latest readings::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
OPS: Route that through these data channels on the ODN to the computer core. ::sends data::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO:  Move us slowly upward.  If this was deliberate, we should not be where we were last time.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
OPS: That should speed up the data comm to the Rhadey.

AFCO_Montana says:
CO: Aye Captain.  ::taps at her helm controls and watches the several second delay in response to her keystrokes:: CO: Helm is ... unresponsive.. No, wait... Just slow.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CEO: Good, let's see...::tests his console::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::opens new firewall terminals through emergency protocol override modules::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::establishes passive packet communication using heartbeat checks in between system comm::

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
::forwards the helm control adjustments to the Rhadey::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::secures packet communication with encryption protocol encapsulated to expand when it reaches the core::

AFCO_Montana says:
::slowly maneuvers the ship until her panel sparks brightly making her shield her eyes:: CO: I can't work like this Captain...

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: Captain I think I almost have it. ::sending new updated algorithm for war games program::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::sees a green light indicating that the communication was established and the packet is uploading::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CTO: You've got your data link now, it may be a bit tenuous.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
aFCO:  How far were you able to take us from our last location?

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
OPS: Thanks.  ::transmits their new position to the Rhadey::

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
OPS:  I hope no one is listening in.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
OPS: Update the encryption on the communication to a rotating self emulating tri-linear encryption. Use sub-quantum encryption.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CEO:  What is wrong with the flight console?

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CTO: One can only hope

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
::directs that a shuttle be brought to hot standby::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: Working on that...

AFCO_Montana says:
CO: Well... ::taps on another console and watches it spark:: I have no idea...

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::sends a reboot on the ODN paths that go to helm and connect to propulsion, adds a security check that the latency doesn't jump outside the normal parameters::

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
::resumes trying to tease out what the flashes of light were from the sensor data::

ACTION: All panels on the bridge lose power simultaneously.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
Self: Great.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
CO:  We're deaf, blind and dumb Captain.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::goes under his station and manually wires the station power to direct current::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CTO: We are never dumb.  Get us eyes out there.  Either take the shuttle or send another officer.

Computer says:
Proximity alert.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
CO: I'll take a shuttle.  Telarus can cover tactical while I'm gone.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Nods::  CTO:  Be careful.  If that simple trick tripped up the computer, no telling what you will do.

ACTION: The CEO's panel regains power and the main viewer comes back online with an image of a very large very close Romulan starship.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::assumes helm control and engages emergency evasive::

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
::glances up briefly, then runs to the turbolift::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::fires all maneuvering thrusters to go down on the X axis at 110 percent::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
All: Trying to re-route power and secure systems.

AFCO_Montana says:
::looks up at the viewscreen and starts taking mental measurements:: CO: Captain, it appears we are... Wait, we're moving... Wait...  Not anymore.  All: Is someone operating the helm?

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
::enters:: TL:  Shuttlebay.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::gives it a shot::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::runs a quick diagnostic on the EPS conduits on the bridge::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CEO/OPS:  Disconnect that program now.

AFCO_Montana says:
::looks around the bridge and spots the CEO:: CEO: Commander Telarus, can you please return power to all stations on the bridge?

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: Captain it's not the program, when we lost power the program would have disconnected.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
::emerges from the turbolift and heads to the shuttlebay::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::reroutes power through secondary relays to primary systems on the bridge::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::disconnects the program::

ACTION: All bridge panels spring back to life.

Computer says:
OPS: Command Authorization is required to complete that command.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
::runs to the running shuttle and jumps aboard::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::restores power to all stations and secures the central core with new firewalls::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: Command Override required for some reason, Captain if you would.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CO: Captain, you need to run your command overrides for me to carry out that order.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:; Moves to join OPS::  Computer:  Command authorization Zeta Omega, 0426

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@*OPS*:  Ready to launch.  Let me go.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::disconnects the program::

Computer says:
::makes an acknowledging beep:: CO: Authorization accepted. OPS/CEO: Program terminated.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
*CTO*: You're cleared to depart.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
All:  Do we have full control?

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: I am trying to determine if our systems were compromised.

ACTION: All ship's systems return to normal operations with some delay as failsafes are released.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Turns toward science::  SO:  Sensors?

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::watches the bay doors open::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CO: I believe so.....

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::reboots failsafes to engage them again::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS:  Inform Ki.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS:  Visual on screen.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::flies the shuttle through the doors::

AFCO_Montana says:
::works feverishly on her console:: CO: I have control of the ship. ::sees the final order from the CEO having engaged the maneuvering thrusters and overrides with the main impulse engines putting some distance between them and the warbird::

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::isolates the shuttle computer from the mothership's computer::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::opens a comm to the shuttle and puts it on screen::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: I am securing core systems and programs to make sure in case we were compromised. I suggest we scramble our command codes just incase.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::activates shuttle sensors and has a look around::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
COMM: Shuttle: Ki, it's Seamus, come in.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CO: Captain...we've received a mission failure notification for the war games and orders to return to starbase 320 immediately.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@COMM:  OPS: I:m here.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS:  Contact Rhadey and inform them of the situation.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO: Set in coordinates.  As soon as our shuttle has returned, engage.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
COMM: CTO: Is everything okay.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CO: Aye

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: I need you to authorize the scramble to a new set of command codes.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
COMM:  CO:  There's nothing here but the Rhadey.  No Romulans.  I'm moving farther out.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
:;sends the communique to the Rhadely::

AFCO_Montana says:
::turns the ship in an aggressive stance toward their previous location:: CO: Captain?

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
COMM:  CTO:  Return to the vessel.  Apparently we have received a mission failure notification and are to return to starbase 320.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
CO:  Nothing is as it seems Captain.  Trust me.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CEO:  Acknowledged.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
::sets the shuttle course to the asteroid on the edge of the system and engages::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::calls to engineering:: *Engineering*: Get the programming team to the main core and make sure our systems are not compromised.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::sends a text message to the chief tactical officer. 'It looks like the Romulans may have left something behind' focus' the sensors on the asteroid::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: considers:: OPS:  Contact Admiral D`Sorot

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::gets the text message from OPS::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CO: Yes Ma'am

AFCO_Montana says:
::looks on screen and points tapping at her proximity sensors:: CO: Captain, the shuttle is not returning to the shuttle bay.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::taps into the sensor probe focused on the asteroid::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::hails the Admiral::

VADM_D`Sorot says:
COMM: Don Johnson: D`Sorot here.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::puts the comm onscreen:: CO: It's all yours.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
COMM:  VADM: You are aware of the situation?

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::sees nothing but ice, ice and more ice::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: for his ears alone::  OPS:  Find out what Ki is up to.

VADM_D`Sorot says:
COMM: CO: The last report I reviewed you disabled a Klingon ship but took some damage. ::reviews a padd:: I can not provide you with any information as to the location of any ships in the war games.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::makes sure the shuttle weapons and shields are not set on simulation mode::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: Captain ready to scramble the codes, authorization please.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
COMM: CTO: Don Johnson to Ki. The captain would like me to find out what you're doing. ::sends another text simultaneously. 'there is light in the darkness'::

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::finds a sensor black hole in the middle of the asteroid.  Nothing is being reflected back::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
COMM: VADM:  The computer was unable to interpret the situation and was causing ship problems.  We disengaged it and have received a message to return to Starbase.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::raises shields and charges weapons::

AFCO_Montana says:
::raises an eyebrow:: COMM: CO: Captain... I sent no such message. ::stands from his seat walking toward the viewscreen::

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@COMM:  OPS:  The Romulans left something out here.  I'm just making sure its not dangerous.  It would be just like the to discard live weapons.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
aFCO:  Keep us with in beaming range of the shuttle.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CEO:  Take over tactical.

AFCO_Montana says:
CO: Aye Captain, but the shuttle is outside that range at this time, at full impulse she is about 7 minutes away.  Do you want me to pursue?

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CO: Captain, Ki, is looking for something the Romulans may have left behind, i.e. live weapons.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CEO:  Authorization granted.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::discovers that the nothingness is roughly shaped like a torpedo shell or a humanoid coffin::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::scrambles to new command codes::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
aFCO:  Yes.  But do not over take.  Let him do what he needs to do.

AFCO_Montana says:
::nods and engages full impulse engines:: CO: Heading 320 mark 22, engaging full impulse.  

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS:  Prepare to beam him out if necessary.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::starts forwarding his sensor data to the ship::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CO: Understood.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
COMM: VADM:  Do you know who installed the war program?  or set it up?

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
Self: Something is a foot.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::uses the radiocative isotope he injected into Ki to keep an eye on him as best he can::

VADM_D`Sorot says:
COMM: CO: The program is a standard template used in all Federation war games.  The Starfleet Corps of Engineers deployed the program to a series of buoys outside the Fromer's Cluster that then activates itself upon proximity of a Federation vessel.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
COMM: VADM:  I request an investigation then.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
::moves into position above the asteroid::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
aSO:  What are you reading on sensors?

VADM_D`Sorot says:
::turns and drops his padd on his desk angrily turning back to the viewscreen:: COMM: CO: Captain So`tsoh, you are in the middle of Starfleet sanctioned war games.  This is no time to convene an investigative task force.  Shoot, kill, win, how difficult is this?

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::fires a narrow sustained phaser blast at the asteriod, drilling a hole through the ice::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::sends a signal to the Captain:: CO: I have an idea ::messages ends::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: looks at the screen::  COMM: VADM: We were not given any specific orders.  We have been informed we are to return to the station, my CTO seems to have discovered something out of the ordinary.  And the program is currently disengaged as it was placing the ship in potential harm.

ACTION: A single photon torpedo from a source unknown strikes the shuttle craft sending it into an uncontrollable spin and disabling most systems.  At the same time communication is lost with VADM D`Sorot and sensors on the Don Johnson detect an echo of what could be a cloaked ship.

aSO  Storm says:
CO:  I am picking up an ion trail from what appears to have been the ferengii vessel.  It is leaving the area in the opposite direction of us.  I am also picking up what could be several cloaked ships.  The shuttle sensors would not have been able to pick them up.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS:  Do you have a lock on Ki?  If so, prepare to beam him back.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: Captain, permission to take Tactical.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CEO:  Locate who fired.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CO: Captain, the shuttle took a hit. Trying to get a lock now.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::takes scans of the interior of the asteroid, while still sending sensor data on to the ship::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Looks at the CEO's message::  CEO:  An idea about what?

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::moves to tactical:: CO: Aye.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO:  Get us closer.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: I suggest we hack the buoys with the program and get all ships except ours on war games mode. I can build in a hard override to take over the other ships systems.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::scanning the system for firing trajectory::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CEO:  That would take time.

AFCO_Montana says:
CO: Aye Captain! ::increases impulse engine output:: OPS: I need more power!

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CEO:  Right now, I want my people safe.

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::shocked by the sensor readings::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS:  Do you know why we lost the Admiral?

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CO: No. And I can't get a lock on Ki either

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: Aye.

ACTION: The shuttle's uncontrollable spin has it colliding directly with the asteroid impacting in 10...

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@::believes he has no choice but to try, fires all phasers at the asteroid::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::takes over the sensor grid, boosts power to the transporters::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::reroutes the imaging sensors and the pattern buffer for maximum compression rebuild and adds a linear targeting algorithm::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
OPS: Beam out the CTO NOW!

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
OPS: Get the lock on Ki now!

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
aSO:  Find who fired on the shuttle.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CEO: Are you paying attention? I can't get a lock. We're too far away.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
OPS: I boosted the range we have five seconds.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO:  Get us there as fast as you can, safely.

AFCO_Montana says:
CO: Yes Captain! burning her hot! ::increases power past safety limits::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CEO: Still no dice.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::tries a back up plan and decides to send a pulse using the tractor beam array::

CTO_Lt_Ki says:
@:feels oddly peaceful at last::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
OPS: Try sending a pulse with the tractor beam ::reroutes auxiliary power.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
OPS: Push him out of the way.

AFCO_Montana says:
ACTION: The asteroid's core explodes as the phaser fire and collision between the shuttlecraft and the asteroid causes a shockwave to engulf the area.  

ACTION: The asteroid's core explodes as the phaser fire and collision between the shuttlecraft and the asteroid causes a shockwave to engulf the area.  

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
All: Where did that come from?!

AFCO_Montana says:
::opens her eyes wide and weakly says:: CO: Captain?

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::starts to scan the area::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
aFCO:  Get us out of danger... now

AFCO_Montana says:
::shuts down all starboard thrusters causing the ship to lurch hard to starboard straining the inertial dampeners:: CO: Yes ma'am!

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::knowing the odds, scans for lifesigns anyways::

AFCO_Montana says:
::initializes the starboard engines again and compensates with the port engines returning the ship the way they came:: CO: I don't think i can outrun it ma'am...

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Quietly::  aSO:  I want all sensor data gone over with a fine tooth comb.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::buffers with additional power relays to the engines::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
aFCO:  Take is in as a surfer and ride the wave.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
aFCO: Full military thrust, you have more power.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::notices drain on shields from the shockwave, attempts to compensate::

AFCO_Montana says:
CO: Aye ::raises her voice and enters in her new authorization codes to override the maximum tolerable safeties on the ship's engine systems as she ports the raw plasma into the fusion reactors propelling the ship forward::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: Captain still no word on who fired. Logs show it coming from a sensor ghost.

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS: Put as much power as you can into the shields.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CO: Captain...I scanned for lifesigns...but obviously. ::reinforces the fore shields::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::slams the console::

TO_Trois says:
::heading to the bridge not believing what he heard::

AFCO_Montana says:
::feels the shudder of the ship as engines are operating well outside their normal tolerances as the shockwave hits:: All: Riding the forward edge of the shockwave!

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS:  Warn the crew to brace for a shock wave.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::sends the alert::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::can hear music playing in his head, is still in utter shock and disbelief::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::pulls himself together and does his job::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Takes her seat, her hands holding tightly the armrest, leaving a slight impression.::

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
CO: Captain full power to the shields and engines. SIF is fully reinforced.

CEO_LtCmdr_Telarus says:
::braces for impact::

CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Simply nods and watches the screen.::

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Pause Mission >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>