USS Arondight NCC-80477
Stardate 10806.08

Staring:
Richard as Commander James McDuggle, Commanding Officer
Gina as Shannen O’Reiley, Chief Engineering Officer
Brendan as LtCmdr. John A. Exeter, Chief Tactical Officer
Karri as LtCmdr. Mea’e, Executive Officer
Anna as Lt Solaa, Counselor
Andrew As Ensign Redwood, Chief Medical Officer

 Directed By:
 Sam as the Ship Manger

Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
Captain's log 10806.08
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
Well things have gone from bad to worse. While transporting the Cardassians over to the station for the peace talks it seems that they disappeared. At least they didn't arrive on the station. The XO is currently investigating  the matter. Hopefully she can come up with some answers and soon as I really don't want to have my <cont>
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
Starfleet career end like this.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
End Log
Host SM_Sam says:
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CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
::Packs up her tools and gear since her job is finished in the Transporter Room::
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
:: is in his quarters finishing up his report of the transporter incident::
Host Admiral_Winters says:
::Walks onto the bridge awaiting a report of what went wrong::
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
::Grabs her gear and heads back to Engineering::
Host Admiral_Winters says:
CNS: Where is your Captain?
CNS_Lt_Solaa says:
::on the Bridge in the center chair; stands up as the Admiral enters:: ADM: Sir, the Captain is in his quarters.
Host Admiral_Winters says:
CNS: Very well I want him to give me his report in 10 minutes.  I will await for him in the observation lounge.
Host Admiral_Winters says:
::Walks into the observation lounge.::
CNS_Lt_Solaa says:
ADM: Yes, sir. I'll let him know. ::wonders why she has to do the leg work...::
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::in his quarters  going over reports:: Self: Rest finally

CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::takes a med-kit and leaves Sickbay::
CNS_Lt_Solaa says:
::sighs:: *CO*: Solaa to McDuggle. The Admiral wants you to prepare your report in 10 minutes and meet him in the Observation Lounge.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::enters a turbo lift and orders it to TR1::
Host SM_Sam says:
ACTION: Border sensor grids pickup a large number of ships approaching the border.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
*CNS*: Roger I have it done now so will meet him there. :: heads for the Observation lounge::
CNS_Lt_Solaa says:
::sits down in the center chair again:: 
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
::Meets the CMO as she waits for the TL:: CMO: Hey Doc, what's going on?
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
*CTO*: Cmdr do you have your report ready?
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
CEO: Hello Chief! I'm just headed down to the transporter room.
CNS_Lt_Solaa says:
::looks down at the PADD in her hands, going over the latest dress designs from the major fashion houses:: 
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
CMO: I just came from there. Nobody hurt ... unless you are going someplace else?
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::looks up:: *CO*: For what, in normal circumstances I can't do a report till the investigation is finished.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
CEO: I was thinking to scan for trace elements of our Cardassian guests..DNA that sort of thing..
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
*CTO* I just need the report on your actions concerning the matter for now.
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
CMO: They got scooped up by a second transporter beam from the Artemis, and were sent on from there.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
:: Finishes questioning the transporter chief and looking over the recent transport logs and sensors again.::
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
CEO: So what am I doing... never mind I guess. That's what happens when you're down in Sickbay, people don't keep you up to date.
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
*CO*: Oh, I can do that verbally, sir, it goes like this. Till investigation ends we know nothing and we are not going incriminate ourselves, sir
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
*XO* : Cmdr if you haven't been informed the Admiral is in the observation lounge.
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
CMO: I only got called in because they thought it was a transporter malfunction. I wouldn't know anything either except everyone screams at me every time something breaks or goes wrong. ::chuckles as she steps on the TL::
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
CEO: Well, see you around. ::heads into the transporter room::
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
*CTO* Just input what you have for now so that we can get the admiral off our backs.

XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
TC: Alright... so at this point, almost exactly as if someone where standing in this room, they were yanked and it was made to appear that we had something to do with it.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Commander.
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
*CO*: Aye, aye, sir, I'll just tell him to go away and that he's interrupting an official security investigation, sir
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
:: arrives on the observation lounge:: ADM: Admiral I would say it is good to see you but considering the situation.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
:: continues her review out loud and in hopes the transporter chief will remember something more.:: TC: And as the CEO discovered the beam originated from the Artemis, but it was bounced through them, which makes it even a bit more complex.
Host Admiral_Winters says:
::Looks from the window:: CO: Captain, I hope there is some kind of explanation of what happened.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::listens to the XO trying to catch up on the conversation::
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
TC: How coordinated an effort are we looking at?  How easy would this be to do with such precision from an outside source?
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::heads for the observation lounge::
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
::Returns to Main Engineering and stows her tools, then checks the progress on the maintenance of the warp drive coils::
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
ADM: Sir while the investigation is still in progress we don't have an official report yet. But it seems that someone transported the Cardassians off the ship at the same instant that we transported them to the station.
Host Admiral_Winters says:
CO: Captain you have 12 hours to find the missing Cardassians before I have to explain to the Federation what has happened here and why we are looking at a full scale war.
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
*CO*: Captain, if you have a second, I had a thought on how we might locate that second ship...
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::enters the observation lounge::
Host SM_Sam says:
<TC>: XO: Commander it was quite coordinated, the precise time that we beamed them onto the station the second beam beamed the signal away.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
:: Glances at the doctor, keeping back a sigh.::  CMO: Any thoughts are welcome.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
ADM: Aye sir we have a general direction of the transporter beam from where it went through the Artemis's transporters.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: I came to see if there were any traces of our guests but it seems there's no need. ::shrugs::
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
TC: Are we looking at an inside job?
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
CO: As CTO I would suggest the admiral waits till the investigation ends, officially we already told the admiral too much and officially I should throw the admiral in the brig, sir
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>: XO: Possibly, they would have to get the precise frequency of our transporter beam, then the Artemis's as well to make it look like it came from there.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
CMO: No, they were snatched.  How, who and why are the questions.  My first thought is we are being set up so that it looks like the Federation does not want this.  Which would make us look bad and might shift some sympathy towards the Cardassians, but whose support, I am uncertain.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
TC: Hmmm... getting the precise beam frequency, that is not quite so hard to do.  It is the precise timing in all of this and the way they were snatched through not one, but two vessels.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
*CEO*: Roger chief let the XO know.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Hmm... And who would want that to happen... The Romulans?
Host Admiral_Winters says:
::Looks at the CTO:: CTO: Commander, if I were you I would hold your thoughts to yourself until I had left.
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
*XO*: Commander, I had an idea how we might locate the second ship. The Captain told me to get with you on it.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
CMO: That is the piece that I don't follow.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
*CEO*: What do you have in mind?
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: If I can help in any way, please do let me know.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
CTO: You mention that brig one more time and you will get a personal tour. Understood?
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
Admiral: You broke the lock down, sir, you are interfering with an officially security investigation, sir, trust me do you even understand what the politicians could do to you, sir!
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
*XO*: Since we are so close to the local star here we might do a particle analysis of the solar wind. The range of transporters is only 40,000 km, so they have to be close. We can look for eddies in the particle drift, like where water swirls over a rock in a stream? If there is an eddy around nothing, there is your ship.
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>: XO: Aye.  It is quite a feat, each ship has its own personalized transporter frequency.  It is like a transponder code.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
TC/XO: So a saboteur?
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
*CEO*: What do you need to do this?
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
*XO*: I'm sure the Science folks have all kinds of sensors they use to observe astronomical stuff that would do the trick, Commander. All they'd have to do is fire up the right gear and tell it where to look.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
CMO: That is what I am afraid of.  As for how you might help, I am not sure.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Neither am I, but the offer is out there nonetheless.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
CTO: For now I would suggest you return to your quarters and leave the Admiral to me.

CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
TC: Can't we carry out the same transport as before? If so, maybe the saboteur has it set up automatically in which case we'd find out where they are.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Maybe send something to transmit images back from where it ends up?
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
TC: Alright... this area is your expertise.  I need you to trace down who would not only be able to set up such a situation but when it might have happened.  :: looks at the doc and nods toward him::  And look into that as well.
Host Admiral_Winters says:
::Sternly looks at the CTO:: CTO: Commander, let me remind you of a couple things.  I am the sector commander for this station and this sector, my security clearance is a tad above yours, so I know what implications this has more than you will ever understand.  Do I make myself clear?
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
CO: Aye, sir, but officially the admiral isn't allowed to leave till the investigation leader has cleared the admiral
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
::Goes back to monitoring the work on the warp drive coils::
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>: CMO: Interesting idea.  Who can we get to volunteer?
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
CTO: I will make sure the XO know about this. Now back to your quarters or you will get that tour of  the brig.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Right. TC: Let's try this... ::takes a tricorder and sets it up to transmit its readings to the main console:: Can we try beaming this the same as before... ::calibrates the tricorder:: I even gave it Cardassian life signs if it is reliant on that.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
:: watches::
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>::Nods, and begins the transporter sequence::
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::steps back and turns to the main console::
Host SM_Sam  says:
ACTION: The transporter hums as the tricorder disappears.
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
:: Heads for his quarters:: CO: Seen enough brigs in my time, sir, was a resident jailbird of the nighthawk, sir
Host SM_Sam  says:
ACTION: The transporter signal is snatched again by the unknown signal.
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>: XO: Sir, it is working, the transporter signal is being kidnapped.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
:: watches the CTO leave and thinks if he doesn't change his attitude he is likely to be come a resident jailbird here also::
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO/TC: There it goes... link is still active...
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
CMO: Not very professional.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::grins at the XO:: XO: Gives me a chance to get out and about though.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
*CO/CEO*: Captain, the link that took the Cardassians appears to be still connected.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
*XO*: Have you got any ideal where it started at?
Host SM_Sam  says:
ACTION: The beam is then beamed through the Artemis, and outside the system, suddenly the beam is shot back through the Artemis, damaging their transporter coils as the Tricorder reappears on the transporter PADD.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
TC: Can we trace the point it started coming back at us?
Host SM_Sam  says:
ACTION: Sparks fly in engineering and in the transporter room as the transporter coils fry.
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>: CMO: Signal degraded too quickly to trace.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
TC: What about distance... how far did it travel? Or is that beyond us too?
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
*XO*: What are you folks doing? The Transporter circuits just fried out!
Host SM_Sam  says:
ACTION: The Artemis calls the Arondight, and is asking what they were doing.
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>: CMO: Attempting to pinpoint.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
<NoDuz> CNS: Ma'am we are being hailed from the Artemis wondering what we are doing.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
TC: Inform them what was done so their engineer will know.
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
::Gets her tools, takes the transporters offline, and starts to work to fix the damage, sending a team to the Transporter room to work on the damage there::
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::heads for the bridge, to have a look at some  files in the JAG archives::
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
*CEO*: As mentioned, the lock was still connected.  We beamed a tricorder through it.. and apparently they beamed it back with a surprise.
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>: XO: Aye.
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>: CMO: Sir, I think I got a approximate location.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
CMO: I do not think we will be sending anyone through that way.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
TC: Great! XO: You have the pleasure of reporting the location to the bridge!
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
*XO*: Well, I hope the experiment was worth it. My folks and I will be fixing this damage for some time.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
:: raises an eyebrow::
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::winces at the sound of the CEO:: XO: Sorry?
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>: XO: Bearing 230 mark 34.  That takes us... near the Cardassian border.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
:: lightly shrugs at the doctor.::
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
*CO*: Captain, we may have a location to begin with, but it takes us back toward the Cardassian border.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::picks up the tricorder and looks at the readings in case they didn’t get relayed::

XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
TC: Are you sure about that?  That is a bit of a distance for a transporter beam.  Or are we looking at even more relays?
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
*XO* Roger I will have the Admiral send some ship to the area.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
:: watches the doctor pick up his PADD.::
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
::Finishes powering down the transporters and starts pulling the damaged components out, deciding it will be easier to replace entire assemblies than repair parts and thus get the transporters back online faster::
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::Arrives on the bridge and heads for secondary station::
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>: XO: Aye.  That is what the readings say.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
ADM: Sir I would like to request some ship sent to this location :: show him the coordinates on the PADD:: right away.
Host SM_Sam  says:
ACTION: As the Doc picks up the tricorder, it does have some readings left on the it.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
TC: Multiple beams?  Or is such an transporter distance possible?
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
:: looks at the expression on Redwoods face::  CMO: Something?
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::starts reading through some  archive files::
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>: XO: I have heard rumors about a transporter that uses a warp like bubble to encapsulate the signal.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::looks up from the tricorder:: XO: Yes, it read Cardassians... but it could just be the Cardassians that were taken... but at least they're alive... I'd like to get the last transporter records of the Cardassians and run a few medical tests on them to see if they are the same Cardassians.
Host Admiral_Winters says:
::Picks up the PADD:: CO: Very well I will make the arrangements.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
CMO: They are yours.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
ADM: Any chance we might be able to head there also?
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
::Grumbling and cursing like only an Engineer can as she pulls out the burned components and cleans up the area before replacing the new parts into place::
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
XO: Thank you. ::closes the tricorder and heads out:: TC: Thank you. XO: I'll keep you informed.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
*CO*: Captain, the doctor had his tricorder activated.  It returned with Cardassian readings, which just reinforces our original belief that it was perpetrated possibly by them.  I still have no idea to why.
Host Admiral_Winters says:
::Nods:: CO: Captain I will clear this ship for departure, since the evidence does not show that your ship was involved.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
ADM: Aye sir that is good to hear.

Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
*XO* Roger keep me informed and get the ship ready to depart.
CEO_Ens_OReiley says:
<Engineers> ::Arrive in TR1 and begin work on fixing the damaged components there::
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::headed to Sickbay::
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
*CTO*: Cmdr report to your post on the bridge and prepare to depart.
Host Admiral_Winters says:
::Begins to walk out:: CO: Captain one more thing, Commander Exeter, I hope next time I meet him, it won't be like this time.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
ADM: Admiral if there is nothing else I will see that you are cleared to return to the station and will take my leave now.
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
TC: Before I go... and I really dislike doing this, but I need you to work with security.  If we have a worm... :: Looks at him with a sigh.::
Host Admiral_Winters says:
CO: Nothing else, Captain, happy hunting.
Host SM_Sam  says:
<TC>: XO: Aye Commander.
CMO_Dr_Redwood says:
::walks into Sickbay and straight into his office::
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
:: nods to a security person:: Sec_Ensign: Escort the admiral to the air lock and see that he get back on the station safely.
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
:: heads for the bridge::
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
:: Heading out, calls for a couple of security officers to work with the transporter chief.::
Host Admiral_Winters says:
::Nods and walks to the airlock::
Host CO_Capt_McDuggle says:
:: arrives on the bridge:: CNS: Good work now we need to get everything ready to depart.
CTO-LtCmdr-Exeter says:
::moves to his tactical post:: *CO*: aye, sir
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
:: As the lift doors close, she heads for the bridge, giving a few orders as she goes in preparation of their leaving.::
XO_LtCmd_Mea`e says:
*CO*: Captain, one other thing of note... ummm... we rather blew the transporter system.
CNS_Lt_Solaa says:
::stands up quickly:: CO: You're back! ::smiles::
Host SM_Sam  says:
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