USS Seleya Mission Transcript 11002.28
Mission Number 589
Bathed in Darkness XII

DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Lília Perfeito as Captain Alexandra Margarida Gomes (CO – Commanding Officer)
Andrew Cotterly as Lieutenant William Grenth Stradiot (XO – First Officer)
Eldad Ben-Tovim as Commander Maor (CIV – Starfleet Intelligence Specialist) 
Charlie Nance as Lieutenant JG T’Rae (CMO – Chief Medical Officer)
Mike Hiles as Lieutenant Maximus Heller (CTO – Chief Tactical Officer) npc TO Griffin 
Karriaunna Scotti as Lt Brianna Rose (SO – Science Officer) NPC’s: Gridst. Dr Dryin, Sahra, FCO Drake

Time lapse:  4 Days

Ship Manager 
Karriaunna Scotti

Last time on the Seleya:

On the planet things go accordingly given how everything began.  It has been decided for the moment to wait on waking the colonists due to lack of provisions; a list of those who should be waken first is being generated.  However they are planning on awakening a few medical personnel and the scientists that originally created the cryo-system in the hopes of being able to find a way to save those colonists stolen by the entity.  Unfortunately the builders of the unit, their engineers, were all killed a thousand years ago.  A list was compiled and one of the councilors is looking it over now to assist.

On the ship it has been hypothesized that the entity thrives on energy.  As such, most of the ships systems were shut down to minimal.  Operations is carefully monitoring power levels.  If they can get the entity into a shuttle, the nearest star, a small one with a long life that is about a day away at maximum warp might draw the entity to it while something else is discovered in how to deal with it.

Within the entity are many different signatures representing the ‘souls’ the entity has taken.  Some of the signatures are strong, such as Maor and Morely suggesting either they are strong individuals or over time the entity has drained the energy from the others; there are signatures that barely register.

As the creature approached the CEO to ‘collect’ his energy, the entity found itself being held back as those within struggled to prevent it from devouring what they saw as their first and possibly only hope of freedom.  Maor himself latched onto the CEO’s voice; it brought him back to awareness and he became more in-tune to what was around him. He found he was able to use the others and help make a form of contact the CEO could recognize.

Power throughout the ship has been shut down except for emergency power in the saucer section only.  OPS has got a lock on Maor and Morely’s signature and is standing by for the captains command to beam them out and use the transporter buffers to hold them to reform their bodies.  The entity follows the CEO, more by force of those within, down toward the shuttle bay.  SO works on trying to figure a way out to meld the other life entities with the holodeck until they can figure out a way to give them bodies.  While on the planet the XO and CMO work on seeing if there are even records of the Edan’s of the type they need to help bring those taken back.

Captain's log, Stardate 11002.28. The changes to the transporter buffer should be nearly finished. With the entity well on its way to a star, we are left with picking up the pieces while the Federation transports are en route. I just hope Starfleet won't be too upset I lost 2 shuttles on this mission ...

XO Log Stardate 11002.28. We've woken up a bunch of those in the cryo-chambers and have filled them in. Once we get the needed information from them, we'll send it up to the Seleya and then get our orders.

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 CO Capt Gomes says:
::in her chair on the bridge reading over a report::
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@::Sighs:: CMO/TO: Alright, have either of you found anything that we can report to the Captain? Any data on the missing Edans?
Dr. Dryin says:
@:: hands over a type of padd::  XO:  This is the list of people who have been taken.
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@::Quickly looks over the data:: Dr. Dryin: Thank you. ::Turns and hands the TO the padd:: TO: Take this and send the info up to the Seleya, please.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: Do you still have the shuttle on sensors? Was theer any change top the Edans?
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::At his console on the bridge, making calculations::
TO Griffin says:
@XO:  Yes sir  ::Takes the padd::
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  I still have the shuttle on sensors.  As for inside, it looks the 'souls' that had escaped, are still out and wondering about.  And the entity seems content with the shuttles warp core.
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@CMO: Do you think that we'll be able to bring them back?
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods:: SO: Good. keep tracking them for any change
Gridst says:
@ XO:  Lieutenant, what do you wish us to do for now?  What exactly do you want of the scientists?
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: I also would like you to investigate something else. Now that we have more data, do you have any theories as to what caused the Edan star and the others to age so fast?
TO Griffin says:
@::Moves to a nearby computer:: COMM: Seleya:  Seleya, we have the information you requested on the missing Edans, transmitting now.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@XO: I have my doubts sir, but then I wasn't sure the plan to bring back our people would have worked either
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@Grdist: Hmm...At this point, you should work with your council members to see how you're going to rebuild your society. We've sent all the information you have on the missing ones to our ship, so it's in their hands now.
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@CMO: Good point.
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Looks at the figures on his screen, then turns around in his chair:: CO: Captain, I've run some calculations, and estimate the time required to complete the transport operations to be about 45 minutes, perhaps shorter if things go smoothly.
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Hears the com and turns around:: COM: TO: Seleya here, ready to receive. ::Prepares the ship to receive the data::
TO Griffin says:
@::Copies the data from the padd and transmits it to the Seleya.::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@XO: I am no engineer, and with the transporters involved its more an engineering problem then strictly a medical one
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  The obvious is, we have an entity that uses the energies of the stars for food.  When this star was about to run out... of some key component, it latched on to the Edans and has been a leach on them for the past thousand years.
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@::Nods:: CMO: Still, I've found it's always good to have a medical opinion in things.
CO Capt Gomes says:
OPS: Good. We will just have to make sure we are in transporter range by then
Gridst says:
@XO:  Commander, for now, we are good.  But you had desired medical doctors and the original builders of the cryo-unit.  The doctors we understand, but not the choice in scientists.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: That is most unusual. The Edans have a much lower energy output than the star. Even this ship has a lower energy output than the star. I guess we will never understand what moves it
CIV Cmdr maor says:
::Parts the TL doors, quietly making his way toward his console on the bridge::
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@Gridst: Do the scientists have the knowledge of the patterns of each missing edanian? That's the information we need at the moment. If they have that knowledge or data, we would greatly appreciate it. Have them start working on that.
SO Lt Rose says:
CO: True... but there is more to the 'soul' then to the energy of a star.  :: scratches her head slightly::  I really do not want to put this in a report.
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Nods:: CO: That would be helpful.. I'm receiving data from the away team, captain... I'll forward to your console once transfer is complete.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: That doesn't explain it. Why then did it go with our shuttle and did not stay in a ship full of... souls
Dr. Dryin says:
XO:  We have all the basics one needs to place an individual in a cryo-suspension, what exactly do you need?
 CO Capt Gomes says:
OPS: Good. Check if its enough to materialize the Edans. Perhaps we won't need to put them in the buffer after all
TO Griffin says:
@::Finishing the upload.::  COMM: OPS:  Data transfer should be complete now.
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  Good question... especially as it seems to have lost some of them as they are wondering the shuttle.  And on that note, if they are wandering with no bodies, could they not leave?
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@Dr. Dryin: Each person has a pattern on a molecular level. We're looking for that particular pattern. These missing persons are morphed together in an entity and we're trying to restore them. In order to bring them back out, we need those patterns for each person that's missing.
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Nods:: CO: Aye captain. ::Looks at the upload and sees it jump to 100%:: COM: TO: Confirmed, we have a good copy. If you find anything else that could be helpful, let us know. The more the better...
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe they don't know where to go
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  Maybe it likes different flavors.
Dr. Dryin says:
XO:  You wish their DNA patterns?
 
ACTION: As Maor sits, inside his head he hears voices, calling him.  It is quiet, non-intrusive, but there.

XO Lt Stradiot says:
@Dr. Dryin: That would be a good start, yes.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: I woulkd like to investigate this creature further but I don't see how we can do it safely. I guess we wil never know the truth
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Browses the data and frowns:: CO: Captain, all I received is a list of names.
Dr. Dryin says:
@ XO/CMO:  That we have.
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  So once it is dropped off, it will be left alone?  Or will Starfleet send out some scientists?
 CO Capt Gomes says:
OPS: the names of the Edans that disappeared?
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  Astrometrics warns our team has an hour left before the next storm comes in.  They are set for a couple of days if need be.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: I assume Starfleet will want to continue investigating. Thats what I will suggest in my report but the decision is not mine
OPS Lt Pandora says:
CO: Yes. As soon as we get more data regarding their biological make-up, we can now easily look up those that we actually need. I just hope we also know what exactly to beam out of the entity, and materialize into each body, or we could get some really bad results from this...
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: I will ask what Lieutenant Stradiot wants to do
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::taps her chair:: COM: XO: Gomes to Stradiot 
Dr. Drayin says:
@:: Having vanished for a moment to gather the data requested, which was rather easy as he already had the missing ones files up, he returns with a new data padd in hand.::  CMO:  I believe this is what you wanted?
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@COM: CO: Stradiot here. Go ahead,
CO Capt Gomes says:
COM:XO: Astrometrics informs me there will be another storm in one hour. You will have to decide soon whether or not you want to camp there. The situation here is stable so you are not needed here, but I also don't know if you are needed there
 CO Capt Gomes says:
OPS: Commander Maor told me that we have a copy of the Edan database. Maybe using those names you can see if we have the information we need.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Scans the list of data on the missing individuals.::  Self: Not as good as a transporter trace log, but if this is it we will have to try.
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Nods:: CO: I'll see what I can find. ::Taps the console in search of said database::
Gridst says:
@CMO:  What do you plan to do with that information?
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Notices an incoming transmission from Starfleet Command, and reads what it says::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@COM:OPS: We have complete bio, and medical records on the missing Edanites, I am not sure if it will be enough but it is all there computer had stored on each.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
CIV: While you were in that entity, did you have a glympse of what it really wanted?
OPS Lt Pandora says:
CO: Captain, starfleet just notified us they have found another available ship in the area and have dispatched it to assist us. They should be here in less than a day.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@Gridst: We are going to attempt to use the DNA data along with the other medical data to reconstruct there bodies with our transporters.  Then use the transporters to combine there energy signature with said body
Sahra says:
@:: making her way over to the quiet officer::  TO:  Tell me about this Federation of yours.  What is it like?
 CO Capt Gomes says:
OPS: That is good news
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@COM: CO: At this point, we have many people down here as well as the rest of the away team. It wouldn't be safe at the moment. Are transporters active for getting the council members up there that way? We might as well wait down here until help arrives.
OPS Lt Pandora says:
COM: CMO: That's great, lieutenant, upload as soon as you can, I will combine it with all other sources we have available, and we'll get the rescue operation under way. ::Prepares the communication system for data reception again::
Dr. Dryin says:
@ CMO:  What exactly is this transporter?
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Begins the data upload from the PADD to the Seleya::
CIV Cmdr maor says:
CO: Just fragments of information, Captain. Most of it was irrelevant, though you could say there was a sense of hunger inside that thing. For more energy, I'd assume. 
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@Dr Dryin: Well that is difficult to describe if you have never experienced one, it is basically a way of transforming matter into energy and beaming it from one location to another and then rematerializing the original matter
 CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: XO: Starfleet will have the first transport ship here in less than one day. As for the transporters we have not tested them  on anything living yet
 CO Capt Gomes says:
CIV: Was it sentient?
Dr. Dryin says:
@ CMO:  And you plan to take our missing peoples energy and reform them using this device?
TO Griffin says:
@Sahra:  It is a large alliance of many different races, we work together for the shared defense and cultural betterment of all of us.
Sahra says:
@ TO:  And does it work?  Will my people be happy under this type of government or do you think we should remain separate?
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@COM: CO: Well if it's less than one day, then i think that we can wait until all the other Edans are taken care of. We can't just leave them here on their own, at least in my opinion, ma'am.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@Dr. Dryin: We plan to try, it worked for our people, but we had fairly recent data, we call it a transporter trace pattern, to help.  I am not sure if the data you provided on your people will be enough
CIV Cmdr maor says:
CO: It all depends on your definition of sentient, Captain. It hungered for something and it hunted for it. Perhaps I can metaphor it to a form of a predator, though I'm not entirely sure only instincts drove it. Perhaps we'll never know for certain.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
COM: Acknowledged. I agree that is the safest way, and there doesn't seem to be any emminent danger for you. The only problem is that none of you will be able to sleep on your own beds for a night or 2
Dr. Dryin says:
@ CMO:  What if it does not work?  Will they be monsters?  Or will they just cease to exist?
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@::Smiles:: COM: CO: It's what we're paid for.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
CIV: So, you see no chance of communicating with it?
CO Capt Gomes says:
::chuckles:: COM: XO: Very well. Seleya out!
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  If they are staying here, do we want to head out for the shuttle?  Or are we going to wait until it is closer to the star?
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Wonders to herself which will be the result, doesn't want to admit it but there is probably an equal chance of either of the three outcomes::
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
CO: Perhaps if we offered him a way to feed without risk to others? I'm not much for xeno-diplomatic relations, though if we do assume the entity was sentient and it willingly consumed life for its own survival I don't believe we'll even want to bother making first contact with it.
TO Griffin says:
@Sahra:  Yes I believe it works well for many races, I'm not saying it's perfect becuase nothing is but it is very beneficial.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@Dr Dryin: I wish I had a solid answer to give you doctor, we have some of the finest engineers, scientists, and doctors working to make sure it does work.  Unfortunately this is new teretory and there are no sure things.
Sahra says:
@ TO:  Some races?  Not all?  Who has it not worked for?
 CO Capt Gomes says:
SO: We will follow the shuttle when the buffers are ready. We should be able to continue communicating with the away team
 CO Capt Gomes says:
CIV: I suppose we can shepherd it from uninhabited star system to uninhabited star system. You should write all of this in your report. Right now no one knows more about this entity than you
Dr. Dryin says:
@ CMO:  I understand.  Our set up here was all new ground.  :: looks around::  Over all, we are lucky.  But learning about something living on as if we were refrigerated food... :: shakes his head::  I do not think you could talk me into this again.
CIV Cmdr Maor says:
::Nods in head in agreement:: CO: Yes, Captain.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Looks over at OPS wondering how they are going::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::smiles broadly::  Dr: You showed more courage then I think I would have, I am not sure you could have convinced me to do it the first time.
TO Griffin says:
@Sahra:  There are some races who don't want any outside influences into their culture and government.
Dr. Dryin says:
@ CMO:  Desperation... we did not have much choice.  As it is, think of the millions we were unable to save.  Actually, I try not to and am thankful I was not one of those that had to make such a decision.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
FCO: Plot a course for the shuttle and bring us in transporter range as soon as possible
 CO Capt Gomes says:
FCO: But not too close ...
Sahra says:
@ TO:  Do they have a reason for that?
FCO Drake says:
CO:  Aye, captain.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@Dr: I understand, desperate times, call for desperate measures, I read that somewhere but don't remember where.
FCO Drake says:
CO:  Captain, going at maximum warp, ETA is five minutes.
TO Griffin says:
@Sahra:  I honestly don’t know the details to everything with those races, some are just xenophobic and don't like much contact with any race other than their own.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::nods::
 CO Capt Gomes says:
OPS/SO: What’s the status on the transporter buffer?
Dr. Dryin says:
@ CMO:  But at what cost?  :: looks over at the rows and rows of people that had been the lucky ones chosen to carry their culture and people forward?  Quietly::  At what cost....
XO Lt Stradiot says:
@::Sits down and continues to think about how we can recover the lost edanians from simply knowing their DNA...::
Sahra says:
@ TO:  My people were always rather the adventurous sort... I understand we might  have descendents out there still roaming the stars.  What we are debating, is if we should isolate ourselves for awhile or dive into this new era we find ourselves.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::puts an arm around the Doctors shoulder::  Dr: I have a ration pack over here, maybe we should get something to eat, I think our part is done for a while until we start cycling more chambers later.
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  With the data, but no transporter signature, how will they turn out?  In a sense, we are basically cloning their bodies... as... babies?  :: looks over at OPS::
Dr. Dryin says:
@ CMO:  And you can tell me more about your world... especially the technology.
OPS Lt Pandora says:
CO: Everything is looking good on my side, captain, we have received their genetic make-up along with some basic biographical data to pinpoint each entity and re-form their body.. Though medical may have to come into play to properly recreate the bodies...
 CO Capt Gomes says:
::frowns:: SO: I thought that with the data from the Edan database we could recreate them as they were when they entered the stasis chambers
FCO Drake says:
CO:  Captain, we are approaching transporter range.
TO Griffin says:
@Sahra:  I don't know what to tell you, that is a decision that you and your people's alone, I can tell you that if you are looking for a chance for an adventure, the Federation and Starfleet will give your people a chance at that.
SO Lt Rose says:
CO:  We have that information... but I am not familiar with aging people using the transporter.  It was a thought.
 CO Capt Gomes says:
OPS/SO: We will do our best. We will probably never know if we are recreating the dead or bringing them back. But I suppose that is something we will have to live with
 CO Capt Gomes says:
OPS: Begin transport when ready
 CO Capt Gomes says:
FCO: When we have them. Instruct the shuttle to to go maximum warp and bring us back to Edan best possible speed
OPS Lt Pandora says:
::Nods, accessing transporter controls and notifying transporter room 1 to stand by:: CO: Aye sir, commencing. ::Taps a few buttons, isolating the first individuals from the entity, and energizes::
Sahra says:
@ TO:  Thank you... you have given me and the others more to think on.
 
ACTION: With the DNA and other information to assist the 'stolen' Edan are beamed into the ships transporter buffer.

CMO Ltjg TRae says:
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::for the first time since this mission started feels an incredible sense of loneliness, misses her Mother more now then she ever felt possible.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@Dr: I will stick to explaining medical technology. I am a doctor after all not an engineer.
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Sits down with the doctor and opens up the
 
Scene:  The entity pauses a moment as it finds it is suddenly alone.  Thoughts may pass through its mind, but the ancient call of hunger takes precedent and it remains latched to the energy source at hand.

CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::sits down with the doctor and opens the ration pack pulling out a bottle of water and hands it over to the doctor::
CMO Ltjg TRae says:
@::Opens up her med kit and begins explaining some of the tools of the trade with the doctor::
TO Griffin says:
@Sahra:  Glad I could be of assistance.  I'm sure whatever you decide will be the best for your people.
 
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