Mission Summary 11412.04

The USS Don Johnson has been in orbit of Megara IV taking continuous scans and preparing to extract their people.  All communication attempts with the planet have failed.

CEO and SO have prepared a shuttle with whatever the CEO determined was needed aboard.  Extra sensors, extra transporter enhancers, etc.

Time lapse will was 30 minutes since last we left our crew, the shuttle is ready for departure.

The crew of the USS Rhadey still appear to be detected "in and out" of some cavern on the surface.

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TO_Lt_Keli says:
::on the bridge manning the tactical station::

SO_Hovsepian says:
::putting the last of the equipment on the shuttle:: *CO*: Captain, have you seen our Chief Engineer? He went into a Jeffrey’s tube looking for his favorite spanner wrench 20 minutes ago and hasn't been back since.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
*SO*:  No I have not.  I am going to go ahead and send another if we do not hear from him in the next few minutes.  Do you understand what he had planned?

TO_Lt_Keli says:
::wondering what's up with all the senior officers mysteriously disappearing::

SO_Hovsepian says:
::scratches his head:: *CO*: I think so, we have not detected any weapons of any kind, so we are essentially going down for a low orbit and being a relay for the Don Johnson transporter systems.  I suggested taking your new ship, but I was told that its existence was classified above my pay grade whatever that means... I mean he doesn't pay me.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::At his station on the bridge::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
*SO*:  Alright.  Expect two more officers.

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::to everyone’s surprise on the bridge the turbo lift doors open and a face that has not been seen in a while walks on to help where needed::

SO_Hovsepian says:
*CO*: Sir?

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
TO/OPS:  Make your way to the shuttle bay.  Donovan, you have lead.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
::is unsurprised by the CNS as she doesn't know him at all::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
CO: Guess there's always a first time. ::recalls Mahaffey to the bridge to replace him:: TO: C'mon. Maybe our wayward chief engineer will show up.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
::hands off the tactical console to Trois::

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::glances at TO with a quick smile but is getting used to seeing random TO's::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::enters the turbo lift::

TO_Lt_Keli says:
::follows OPS admiring the view::

SO_Hovsepian says:
::opens an exterior shuttle side panel and inspects the fuel levels and shield array:: Self: Good... Good.  ::goes into the shuttle and sits in the passenger seat waiting for others to arrive:: Self: Engineers.. ::scoffs::

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::glances at the mission log and then a science station, getting a feel for the current situation::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::leans against the turbo lift wall as Keli enters:: TL: Shuttle bay one.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CNS:  Counselor, it is good to see you.  How is our first officer?

TO_Lt_Keli says:
::determined to do her best on this assignment, hoping that if Tamaste doesn't come back she will be offered his position::

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
CO: I have concerns......

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
TO: Make sure we're all suffficently armed, phaser rifles should do it. ::exits the lift::

TO_Lt_Keli says:
OPS:  Will do.  ::follows OPS::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Motions for him to join her as she sits down and preparing to play the waiting game.::

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::walks over and sits in the chair next to CO::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::enters the shuttle bay:: SO: Are we ready?

TO_Lt_Keli says:
<TO_Trois>::monitoring tactical sensors::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CO:  Explain.  One moment everything was fine and then... :: while her face remains motionless, her eyes show her concern.::

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::looks to her:: CO: He is worried about a lot and its distracting him from his duties..... That’s about all I can say with prying ears

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::walks over to a storage locker and grabs some non-standard issue equipment in addition to his usual tricorder::

TO_Lt_Keli says:
::goes to the weapons locker and grabs some phaser rifles::

SO_Hovsepian says:
::looks up startled:: OPS: Yessir, We are cleared for launch whenever... you arrive, and you're here, so we're ready.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
SO: Good. C'mon folks, let’s get this done. ::enters the shuttle::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CNS: I need to know if I have a first officer I can depend on.

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
CO: That’s a conversation you must have with him, unless I am ordered to give him a psych evaluation

SO_Hovsepian says:
::nods and takes the secondary pilot's seat:: TO: Are you coming too?

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::takes a seat at the helm::

TO_Lt_Keli says:
::stashes the rifles::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Turns to stare at the screen for a moment.  She knew something was wrong... whatever it was had happened suddenly and too fast.  After a moment, she nods her head.::  CNS: The order is given.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
::takes a seat and straps in::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
*aOPS*: Mahaffey, we're going through pre-flight now. Make sure everybody who needs to....whatever, you know the drill.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::secures the shuttle and prepares to leave::

SO_Hovsepian says:
::nods and watches the shuttle's hatch close:: OPS: Shuttle hatch secure, impulse engines online, life support systems nominal.

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
CO: I’m not sure that’s really justified yet, he has voluntarily removed himself from his duties in the interim

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
<OPS Mahaffey> OPS: You're good to go.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
SO: Good. 

TO_Lt_Keli says:
::wondering if she should have reported the CTO's disappearance to the CO before she left::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
ALL: Keep our objective in mind, we're fact finding for right now.

SO_Hovsepian says:
::nods:: OPS: Shuttle bay doors are open.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
OPS:  Aye.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::fires up the shuttle and heads out::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: One that works with facts not intuition in general, she says nothing more on her thoughts on this.::  CNS: I leave the situation in your care.  Should there be a change, keep me informed.

SO_Hovsepian says:
@::monitors flow regulators to the inertial dampeners because he hates bumpy rides::

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
CO: I will, but for the time being I fear we are without an XO again

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@::reminds herself to focus on the mission at hand::

SO_Hovsepian says:
@COMM: Don Johnson: Away team is away.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ TO/SO: I've selected a landing area a ways off from the main population - at least as far as I can tell. TO: Get on scanners and get a reading on these people. My general impression was that they were moving around like ants.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
::follows the course laid in::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CNS: Which I admit is disappointing.  I quickly became accustomed to having a first officer... which I admit surprised me.

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
CO: The mission log says we haven’t made contact with the planet yet?

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@OPS:  Aye.  ::initiates bio scans of the target area::

SO_Hovsepian says:
@OPS: Aye.  I think the Engineer was going to try and stay airborne to avoid a confrontation.  That's why we have this engineering gear.  I wonder what happened to that guy...

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
CNS:  No... No response beyond the Klingons making an introduction.

Host Toros says:
ACTION: A Klingon bird of prey decloaks 5,000km off the port bow of the USS Don Johnson as the shuttle enters the upper atmosphere.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@SO: Um. No. We're going in. Leave the engineering crap we don't need.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
<TO_Trois>CO:  Klingon bird of prey!  ::relays details::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@SO: Unless you want to carry it all ::stoic::

SO_Hovsepian says:
@::nods:: OPS: Aye, I can use science to figure out what's going on anyways.  No need for technology. ::scoffs and monitors the approach vector the Lieutenant has chosen::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
TO: Take us to red alert.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS Mahaffey: Make contact.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
<TO_Trois>:  CO: Yes Ma'am.  ::activates red alert::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO:  Prepare to take us in.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@::feels the inertial dampeners kick a bit as they enter the atmosphere::

Host Rabak says:
<aFCO_Montana> CO: Aye Captain.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS Mahaffey:  Inform the away team.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
<OPS Mahaffey> CO: Aye ::sends the standard hail, including the Don Johnsons' identity::

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::Closes his eyes and reaches out with his mind, almost like a light trance:: ~~~This is USS Don Johnson, can anyone from USS Rhadey hear me~~~

Host Rabak says:
::appears on the main viewer of the Don Johnson looking calm and disgusted seated with little motion::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
<OPS Mahaffey> CO: Will do. COM: OPS: Our guests are back for a return engagement it seems. Klingons, I'm trying to determine if it's the same ones.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@OPS:  I've got everyone identified and tagged.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@COM: DJ: OPS: Keep me apprised

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Lifts a brow::  COMM: I was not aware Klingons had nine lives.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ TO: And? Are they ours?

SO_Hovsepian says:
@::feels the kick and heaves as though he is going to be nauseous:: TO: Seems like I'm redundant on this mission... ::looks a bit queasy::

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@SO:  Don't you dare throw up on me.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ::pilots the ship through the atmosphere:: ALL: Prepare to land

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::having being in a light trance is unable to laugh and the captains joke, but would have.... he does hear it in the back of his mind::

Host Rabak says:
::speaks slowly and lowly:: COMM: CO: I am a man of many talents.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@OPS:  It’s all matched up with the ship's roster.  They are ours.

SO_Hovsepian says:
@::nods:: TO: I'm not gunn... ::breathes deeply:: OPS: Land? Swiftly please...

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ::overhears:: ALL No ONE is to vomit! SO: Take something if need be. ::finally smiles:: TO: Goood to hear. Look for any unusual patterns of movement.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@OPS:  Right.  ::eyes the SO::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ::sets the shuttle down a ways from the settlement::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
COMM: Rabak:  And what talent brings you this way?

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::snaps out of the trance quickly::

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
TO: Mute....

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ::sarcastic:: SO: Happy? We've landed. Prepare to move out, everyone take a rifle. ::stands and grabs his::

SO_Hovsepian says:
@::takes a deep breath and stands grabbing a rifle and a tricorder:: OPS: Much better, thank you.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@::stands and edges away from the SO towards the door::

Host Rabak says:
::raises his head 4 degrees:: COMM: CO: You do not belong here. ::pauses:: COMM: CO: Leave.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ALL: Everyone ready?

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ::opens the door and walks out::

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
CO: Captain, he is frustrated by our presence, annoyed.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
COMM: Rabak:  I was not aware we had entered Klingon space.  :: looks over to flight.::

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@::follows::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO:  Did you error or is there something wrong with our navigation?

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ::scans the immediate area::

Host Rabak says:
<aFCO_Montana> ::looks back at the Captain:: CO: The Megara system is in Federation space, Captain.  And we are in the Megara system.

SO_Hovsepian says:
@::nods and follows the other officers scanning the horizon with his phaser rifle:: OPS/TO: Looks clear.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ SO/TO: Let's proceed to the establishment then.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
COMM: Rabak:  It would appear that your information is incorrect.  We are were we belong... but it would appear you are not.

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::uses the access panel of the chair and pulls up a science console controls, runs a passive scan to determine what class of bird of prey::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
~~~~ CNS: But why is he here... not to mention, if he is occupied with us, our team is safe.~~~~

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
CO: mind if I try something....bold

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ::hits his tricorder:: SO/TO: Are your tricorders functioning properly? Mines not.

Host Rabak says:
::stares blankly back at the view screen:: COMM: CO: I do not represent the Klingon Empire.  ::presses a button on his console which launches a quantum torpedo at the USS Don Johnson::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ::continues moving toward the settlement::

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@OPS:  The readings are cutting in and out.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
FCO:  Flight, evasive maneuvers

TO_Lt_Keli says:
<TO_Trois>CO:  Incoming!

SO_Hovsepian says:
@::nods and follows:: OPS: I forgot all about my tricorder.. ::shoulders his rifle and begins scanning the area:: OPS/TO: Yes, I'm having the same problem.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
TO:  Warning or direct?

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ All: Damnit!

TO_Lt_Keli says:
<TO_Trois>:CO:  Direct!

Host Rabak says:
<aFCO_Montana> CO: They're too close Captain, brace for impact!

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
TO: Return fire.

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::not waiting for an answer reaches out with his mind again, this time trying to see through the eyes of the Rabak's XO::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
Engineering:  Increase power to forward shields.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
<TO_Trois>CO:  Aye. ::fires phasers in return::

Host Rabak says:
ACTION: The torpedo hits the forward shields reducing them to 80% and sending a shockwave of exploding consoles and vibrations throughout the ship.  No major systems are affected, shields are holding.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS M: Inform the away team we are under attack.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ TO/SO: We're approaching the people, everyone adopt a more passive stance. These are our people. I don't want it to look like we're here to arrest them. But stay on your toes.

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::switches to Rabak's helm officer::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
<OPS Mahaffey> CO: Aye!

Host Rabak says:
::feels the lurch of the phaser fire:: COMM: CO: Stop!  

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
TO:  Hold... unless they start firing again.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
COMM:  Stop?  We did not start, you did.

SO_Hovsepian says:
@OPS: Aye sir.  You know... I wonder.. ::taps his comm badge:: *Valentine*: Lieutenant Valentine, are you there?

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
~~~CO: you might want to know his crew is not Klingon~~~

TO_Lt_Keli says:
<TO_Trois>CO: Yes Ma'am.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
<OPS Mahaffey> CO: Something is inhibiting communication with the away team, I'll work on it, but for now they are cut off.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: turns and looks at him with a lifted brow, waiting for the rest of the information.~~~~

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
OPS M:  Understood.

Host Rabak says:
COMM: CO: That was simply a demonstration.  Leave, and you will be unharmed.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@::stops:: SO: What?

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
~~~Klingons, Ferengi, Breen, some more I don’t recognize~~~

SO_Hovsepian says:
<Valentine> *SO*: Who the hell is this and why are you bothering me?

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
COMM:  I do not require a demonstration.  I require to complete my mission, which you are hindering for reasons unknown.  You may abandon your people, we do not.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@OPS:  Yeah.. I'm trying to send the last location scan back to the ship but it can't get through.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ TO: Find me the nearest crew of the Rhadey.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
~~~~CNS: Any reason why they are here?~~~~

SO_Hovsepian says:
::raises both his eyebrows:: OPS: Lieutenant Valentine is the CTO of the Rhadey.  Communication is restored.  *Valentine*: It's Hovsepian you goober, where are you? What are you doing here?

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
~~~I’m still searching for an answer~~~

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@::uses the latest data to estimate the probable location of the nearest Rhadey crew::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ TO: Wonderful.

Host Rabak says:
COMM: CO: You may not leave this system with what you came.  Attempt to do so, and you will be destroyed. ::ends the communication and cloaks his ship moving away::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ::listens::

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::switches to the Tactical officer::

SO_Hovsepian says:
<Valentine> *SO*: I don't know you, Valentine out.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@OPS/SO:  This way.  ::strides off confidently::

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Simply lifts a brow... it seemed to be their fate that others were always wanting them to stop.::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ::follows Keli::

SO_Hovsepian says:
@::smirks:: OPS: He's right, he doesn't, I studied the crew manifest before we left.  Maybe you'll have better luck?

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
TO: Track them for as long as you can.

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::exits the trance::

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::eyes open::

TO_Lt_Keli says:
<TO_Trois>CO:  Yes Ma'am.

Host CO_Cmd_So`tsoh says:
:: Turns to look at Arion::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ SO: Somehow, I doubt it.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@OPS/SO:  Shouldn't be too far.  ::walking::

Host Cmdr_Douglas says:
@::spots some officers he's not seen before with phaser rifles:: TO: Halt! Who goes there?

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@::stops::

CNS_ENS_Suder_Arion says:
::on the chair console looks for a database known weakness in D12 class ships::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ::stops:: TO: What is it?

SO_Hovsepian says:
@::wasn't paying attention and bumps into Donovan:: OPS: oops, excuse me, I'm sorry sir.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@OPS:  That guy.  ::points at Commander Douglas::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ SO: You get that one for free. The rest you pay for. ::glares::

Host Cmdr_Douglas says:
@::walks over seeing as their weapons are not raised and do not look particularly dangerous:: TO: I am Commander Douglas, Captain of the Rhadey.  I don't recognize you Lieutenant. ::spots the other officers:: TO/OPS: Lieutenants that is.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ ::walks up to Douglas:: Commander: Commander, good to see you. I'm Operations manager Donovan from the Don Johnson.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@::alert for any sign of danger::

Host Cmdr_Douglas says:
@::raises his eyebrows:: OPS: That's So`tsoh's ship.  What are you doing on this planet?

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ CMDR: We were looking for you.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@::checks to see if she can get a signal back to the ship::

Host Cmdr_Douglas says:
@OPS: Well that's great news.  We are all present or accounted for here.  When can you beam us up?

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ Cmdr: That might be a bit problematic at the moment. We can't detect our own ship. I know, lame, but we're working on it. SO: *Aren't* we Ensign?

SO_Hovsepian says:
@::looks over at OPS:: OPS: Oh! Yes, yes we are.  Cmdr: Do you have any engineers available?  We brought some equipment I'm not entirely certain how to operate.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ SO: You've *got* to be kidding.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@::tries not to roll her eyes::

Host Cmdr_Douglas says:
@::frowns and waves to a few yellow shirts:: SO: Yes Ensign, our Chief Engineer will assist you, please direct him toward your gear.  OPS: We will begin to muster our crew together.  TO: I assume you won't need those weapons pointed at us, we're all friendly's here and have not detected much of any population.

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ SO/TO: Stand down. 

SO_Hovsepian says:
@::smiles and adjusts the phaser rifle still on his shoulder::

OPS_LtJg_Donovan says:
@ Cmdr: We'll work on getting us all out of here. If you have priority officers you need to evac, we can shuttle a few of them.

TO_Lt_Keli says:
@::does as ordered::

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