Star Trek: A Call To Duty

USS Scimitar NCC-80826 - SD 11006.28
Starring:

 Andrew James		as	Ship Manager
			and	Tholian (NPC)
			and	Vidiian (NPC)
			and 	[OPS] Lieutenant Zen (NPC)

Einar Sigurðsson		 as	[CO] Captain Jonathan Rome

Cathy Knights		as	[XO] Lieutenant Commander Ren Ro'kar

Zachariah Farland	as	[CMO] Commander Zachariah T. Bauer

Absent:

Steve Gelhorn		as	[FCO] Ensign Stephanie Uax

Brad Sumner		as	[CTO] Lieutenant Gabril Vendal

This time on the Scimitar...

The Scimitar crew received a list of the items the Vidiians had up for auction; which included a deadly weapon that was capable of eradicating all life in a system, leaving it open for habitation by the attacking force. The Romulans too seemed interested in the weapon. The crew beamed back to the ship and began brainstorming ideas on how to halt the auction and/or get their hands on the weapons before one of the Federation's enemies did so.

The Gorn ship, after a failed attempt, was disabled - reinforcing the fact that using force was likely not the way. The Klingons attempted to contact the Scimitar but was cut off by the Tholians before their message could get through.

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CO Capt. Rome says:
:: Steps out of the Ready room with his headpiece in his hands: XO: All right, fill me in.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::looks up from his head-gear studying:: CO: Captain, welcome back, sir ::smiles::

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CO: We have discussed various options, but our best leads are forging an alliance with someone like the Klingons, offering junk for that weapon and/or contacting starfleet somehow

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::On the bridge going through the ship's inventory list, for every department, looking for something a Vidiian would want::

CO Capt. Rome says:
::hands Ren his headpiece:: XO: If I did this right....and I think I did, this can now call any of the others up without the Tholians knowing....and get free cable. But, I've never worked with this kind of tech before....

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::thinks:: Self: Free cable... I wonder if the Vidiians would be interested in watching the Alpha Quadrant superbowl...

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: Too many commercials

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::takes the headpiece and looks at it:: CO: But how can the others know we want them to use their headpiece?

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: Like I said, this might work or not. From what I can gather, I managed to isolate the comm frequencies from the short term memory but..::shrugs::

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
Self: Heck, there's nothing here anybody would want... ::Looking at another list::

CO Capt. Rome says:
CMO: Don't bother Doctor, we're not allowed to trade federation technology in any case to an enemy.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
CO: So, does that mean we should be working on leaving?

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::studies the headpiece more:: CO: I am not sure about this, sir, how do we know that this is...well...safe?

CO Capt. Rome says:
::takes a deep breath:: All: I only see one way out of this, from what I can gather from this list.....they have technology superior to what the Federation has, and if we allow the Romulans or the Tholians to get their hands on it, there will be a war.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::Closes out the console he had been working at::

CO Capt. Rome says:
::sits down:: All: If we manage to get our hands on it and bring it back home.....what then? I don't trust the military leaders to just shelf it.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CO: I agree that we should acquire that weapon by any means necessary - ::stops as he hears the rest of the CO's speak:: The general orders will prevent anyone in the UFP from using such a device

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: You know as well as me that the GO's won't stop anything.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::Listening to the bridge conversation::

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: No major power in the quadrant can acquire that power, and that includes the Federation.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CO: Let's deal with the 'ethics' of this later - that device is too powerful in the wrong hands and needs to be destroyed, or kept out of the enemies of the UFP's hands

ACTION: A message is sent to all parties indicating that part one of the auction will begin on the half-hour.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
XO: It's been twelve hours?

CO Capt. Rome says:
All: I propose this.....we get them to show us all the objects in question, we locate the ship they are 
being carried on......and we take out that ship...

CO Capt. Rome says:
All: How.....I don't know yet.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
CO: And the Tholians will take us out before we can blink an eye.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CO: Did you not- ::shakes his head:: You didn't see what those Tholians did to the Gorn ship

CO Capt. Rome says:
CMO: Yes, very likely.

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: I did.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
CO: Well, I don't recommend it, Sir.

CO Capt. Rome says:
CMO: Neither do I, doctor. But we are never going to win this auction. We are a Federation warship, all we have is weapons to trade, and the general orders forbid that.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CO: What if we offer weapons that are designed to fail?

CO Capt. Rome says:
All: Either we find something valuable to trade, we win the parts we need to keep out of our enemies' hands, or no one gets them. Does anyone have any better ideas?

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: Would you accept payment without verifying it, Commander? No, neither will they I reckon...

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
CO: Well, then we had other options.  Trying to stall them, they must know we brought nothing to spend, I should think asking for time to get our capitol up would be a reasonable request.  Then there's the Klingons, they want an alliance.

CO Capt. Rome says:
OPS: And find out why they sped up the auction time, Zen !

CO Capt. Rome says:
CMO: Both great points, we need time and we need to stall them. Agreed.

OPS Lt. Zen says:
 CO: And just how do you expect me to do that? ::pauses as his sensors pick something strange up::

CO Capt. Rome says:
All: As to the Klingons.....::looks at the headpiece he just fiddled with::

OPS Lt. Zen says:
All: Okay I'm not sure because it was so brief... it was almost as if the Vidiian ship was fluctuating.. I can't explain it.

CO Capt. Rome says:
::stands up and walks over to the OPS station:: OPS: Fluctuating......I have been wondering how on earth they managed to travel to the alpha quadrant this quickly....could it be some new sort of a space drive?

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
OPS: Fluctuating? You mean phasing in and out or just something with their systems?

OPS Lt. Zen says:
CO: I couldn’t possibly start trying to explain... it wasn't even for a second. ::turns to the CMO:: CMO: The whole thing...

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
OPS: I wonder if the Vidiian are experiencing technical difficulties.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
OPS: Was it just the Vidiian vessel?

CO Capt. Rome says:
OPS: Passive scan, look for any signs of interdimensional travel, cross reference with my records.....

OPS Lt. Zen says:
CMO: The question is what difficulties... XO: Yes Sir. CO: Yes Sir. Self: Three bags full sir.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
All: I hope they are not playing with some of the sale items without reading the instructions, they may not even know what they have.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
All: We cannot pin our hopes on just this little fluctuation though ::leans against the railing and sighs::

CO Capt. Rome says:
All: Somehow they got here....decades ahead of time. Maybe this is connected to that, and I intent to find out.......if I can send them back using that device.....yes....::lost in thought::

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: Sometimes all you need is a little fluctuation. ::grins::

ACTION: The lights on the head pieces start flashing indicating a waiting session.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
XO: Right, for all we know it was something the Tholians did.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::notices the light:: CO: Looks like time is up...

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
All: One of us should stay out of the auction to monitor this situation

CO Capt. Rome says:
::looks down at his headpiece:: All: All right, let's go in. We stall, we gather information and we don't make any drastic moves....all right?

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::Picks up ugly helmet:: CO: Drastic?  I won't, if you don't.

CO Capt. Rome says:
::smiles at the Doc::

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: this time we all stay in, and try to get a message to the Klingons that we need to talk...something subtle.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CO: Is that wise? How will Zen get a message to us? Can this headpiece transmit to us directly from the ship?

ACTION: The railing the XO is leaning on breaks.

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: No, just from inside the ....matrix? Wink, cough....I don't care. We need to make them realize we are trying to communicate after this session.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::Falls down, bumping his head:: Aloud: Ouch, who BUILDS these things?

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::Sees XO break the railing::  XO: Are you okay?

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::Goes to XO with medical tricorder, scanning his cranium::

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: Ren, pull yourself together man.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CMO: Yes, I am fine, I bet that railing has not been replaced since Captain Rome was CEO

CO Capt. Rome says:
::puts the headgear on::

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::Helps XO up to his Feet::

ACTION: The CO is transported mentally to the meeting room. Everyone is in attendance. The Vidiian leader is stood on a floating-type platform in the middle of the room. The crew are a few minutes late and the Vidiian is already talking.

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: It was Ethan who kept blowing this bridge apart.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::gets up and nods a thank you:: CMO: Let's get to this meeting

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::puts the headpiece on::

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::Puts on helmet::

Vidiian says:
All:... in this century. A momentous occasion.

ACTION: The rest of the crew join Rome.

Vidiian says:
All: The thirst for knowledge is what should drive a species to new technologies. And the same holds true today. ::smiles as he looks around::

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::Hears some blow-heart Vidiian, giving a speech, like this was somehow the sale of the century::

Vidiian says:
All: I am not interested in your latinum. ::waves a hand to silence the murmurs coming from the Romulan section:: I am interested in your exploration, your experiences and your information.

CO Capt. Rome says:
::looks back at Ren, stunned::

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::Listens with curious interest::

Vidiian says:
All: At each item, each of you will be able to propose information we may find worthy of the technology.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
XO: And how would they receive these things from the winning bidder?

Vidiian says:
All: Upon receipt of the chosen information, the item will be presented to the winning bidder. ::nods:: A unique auction, I trust you all agree.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::narrows his eyes, suspicious::

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::Isn't sure what kind of stories they want to hear::

CO Capt. Rome says:
Vidiian: Will we be able to inspect all items before purchase? I don't trust holographics when dealing with something so important.

CO Capt. Rome says:
Vidiian: I won't bid on something I can't see with my own eyes, not even the Klingons are that stupid.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::Didn't know we were allowed to ask questions.  Sees the CO has no talent for diplomacy::

Vidiian says:
::lifts a portable harvester device:: All: We begin with the harvester, as per your item lists. ::turns to the Gorns and answers a question, then turns to the CO in turn:: CO: All items are 100%  genuine. I am sure you can understand the chaos that could ensue if we gave this technology over before bidding.

Klingon says:
::growls in the COs direction::

Vidiian says:
CO: And frankly, Captain, I don't care if you bid or not. I am sure the Tholians will enjoy each technology if it defaults. That is part of their agreement with us.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
::Whispers:: CO: That's no way to make allies with the Klingons, Sir.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::looks at the Klingons for a reaction, a sign, something apart from annoyance::

CO Capt. Rome says:
Vidiian: Oh I think you would care. Excuse me. ::looks away to the Doctor::

Vidiian says:
All: No more questions. What information do you think is worthy of this device? You each have five minutes to make offers.

CO Capt. Rome says:
CMO: At least I made contact. ::smiles::

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
CO: They'll make contact with your nose if you aren’t careful.  Now, what kind of information do we have for them.  We ARE explorers, we should have the upper hand if information is the capitol.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CO:: Sir, I suggest offering our starcharts of the known areas of the UFP

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: This is a medical device....I suggest we share our medical database?

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CMO/CO: That would be beneficial

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
CO: I probably could give them a few medical tricks, they may not know, medical science would be of value to the Vidiians, I should think.

CO Capt. Rome says:
CMO: The mic is all yours, doc. ::points to him::

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
CO: Huh?

CO Capt. Rome says:
CMO: This is your expertise.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
CO: Okay, but, who knows what will appease them.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
Vidiian: We are ready to bid, when you are ready to hear our offer, Sir.

Vidiian says:
All: Let's see then... The Gorn and Klingons make no bid. Interesting. ::pauses and looks to the Romulans:: Very very intriguing, I like how you think. ::grins:: All the information you have on the Klingons...CMO: And your bid?

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
CO: Shouldn't we safe our big stuff for the solar system destroying device, this is just a harvesting thingy.  Who needs that?

CO Capt. Rome says:
CMO: Do it.

Klingons says:
::shouting between each other, a few insults thrown to the Romulans about lack of honour::

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::mutters softly:: Self: What did you expect? They are Romulans...

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
Vidiian: Well, one of the many things we could share with the Vidiian, and happily, I might add, is our vast medical library.

CO Capt. Rome says:
::suddenly looks very concentrated, and looks away from the proceedings::

CO Capt. Rome says:
::hears a voice somewhere in the back of his mind::

Vidiian says:
::waits a moment, confers quietly with a fellow Vidiian:: All: We accept the Romulan bid. ::turns to the Romulans:: Your bid is accepted. ::pushes a button on his console:: The technology and schematics are now aboard your vessel.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::looks at Rome and then back at the proceedings to keep face::

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
Vidiian: Out of curiosity, what was their bid, sir?

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
XO: Intel on the Klingons, I think.

OPS Lt. Zen says: 
CO: Sir? Can you hear me?

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::mutters:: CMO: Intel on the Klingons? We had intel on them in our medical database...

CO Capt. Rome says:
Self: Yes....I hear you. ::covers his mouth::

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
CO: They weren't impressed with medical knowledge, I'm thinking they are most interested in information with which they can inflict damage to an enemy or conquer the innocent.

OPS Lt. Zen says: 
CO: Good... I’ve managed to link the comm to speak to you.

CO Capt. Rome says:
CMO: What? Yes...very good. ::turns away and holds his hand over his ear as if listening::

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
XO: Yeah but, I don't think it would be nice to sacrifice the entire Klingon race to win a bid.  We haven't the right.

CO Capt. Rome says:
Self: Then say something worthwhile, Zen. I'm busy.

CO Capt. Rome says:
::looks at the Vidiians::

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
::tightens his fist and thinks:: Self: Self-centred Romulans, one day their greed will destroy them

OPS Lt. Zen says: 
CO: I completed that scan you ordered. Nothing so far about the Vidiian ship, but I have an eye on it. It’s the JemHadar ship that was interesting.

XO Lt.Cmdr. Ro’kar says:
CMO: Aye.... ::keeps looking at the Vidiians::

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: There are more items on the list, larger and more important items. We will continue.

CO Capt. Rome says:
XO: What you are not allowed to share without my consent is energy, or firepower or defensive information....until then we bid what we can.

CMO Cmdr. Bauer says:
CO/XO: I don't like any of this, to win stuff we have to hurt others?  I hate this.

CO Capt. Rome says:
Self: Get to the point!

OPS Lt. Zen says: 
CO: They aren't JemHadar at all... my sensors show it's full of Tholians. Maybe a trophy from the war?

CO Capt. Rome says:
::looks stunned:: Self: Or a hologram?

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