=/\= A Call to Duty =/\=
USS ARTEMIS NCC-83093
STARDATE 10311.07
Executive Producer:
SM Sergio A

Staring (in order of appearance):
Matt B as CO Capt Hali Farrell
Arlene M as CTO Lt Zoe Peters
Cathy C as CNS Ens Arielle Dupuis
Christopher H as CSO LtJg Tural P'Don K'Tor 
Julien B as CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel
Karriaunna S as CMO Lt Cmdr La'i Akeakamai Mea'e Russel
Nick M as OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum

Co Starring (in order of appearance):
Arlene M as Rice
Julien B as EO Smith
Karriaunna S as MO Paris
Arlene M as Topper
Arlene M as Team 3
Arlene M as Mason

Guest Appearances By:
John as Quill
Jaa Klo

Absent:

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
Captain's log Stardate 10311.07.  The Artemis is minutes away from assisting the USS Jifer, who is under attack by pirate vessels.  The ship is at full alert.  Meanwhile, I worry about the away team I have left behind at Jintara; I am anxious to get back to them.  Hopefully our engagement with the pirates will be over quickly.

"Where is everyone?" part 3

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CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Inside the cave.::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
::Center chair:: OPS: ETA?

CNS Ens Arielle Dupuis:
::is looking very tense and worried::

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Just inside the cave, scanning for the survey team::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::lying on a biobed in sickbay.::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::In sickbay, all her staff on call, setting up the cargo bay for triage.::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Closing in Captain, we shall be in weapons range in 15 minutes

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
Rice: Standby all weapons, did you find any weaknesses in the Peregrine class we can exploit?

CNS Ens Arielle Dupuis:
::thinks the captain is handling the situation very well::

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Goes over to Peters:: CTO: I'm not getting any life signs down here sir. We'll need to move further into the cave complex.

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::In the controlled chaos, she leaves it to her staff and moves over to her husband.  It was still hard to think of him in that term.  Not to mention responding to her new last name.::

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Slowly looks around.::  CSO:  Agreed...  Lt... lead the way.

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Nods, then carefully walks further into the cave, throwing the flashlight beam everywhere and scanning::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Gently she brushes aside the hair from his face.  Quietly ::  CEO:  Honey?

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
Rice: Rice?

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::With her rifle held high...she follows.::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::slowly blinks his eyes open, everything a blur.::  CMO:  uh...?

CNS Ens Arielle Dupuis:
::looks at Rice as well::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Smiles in relief::  CEO:  Sometimes I wonder about you and nature.  How do you feel?

@The tunnel continues forward for about 10 meters, then it bifurcates into three tunnels

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
Rice: Did you find any weaknesses in the Peregrine class we can exploit?

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::looks at his wife.  Smiles.::  CMO:  Been better.

Rice:
CO:  I'm looking Sir... ::Furiously goes over his scans.::

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Stops and scans the three tunnels, but finds nothing:: CTO: Split up sir?

@ON one of the tunnel entrances, the crew sees a mark. An arrow pointing to it.

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Ponders the thought for a moment......is about to nod her agreement... but sees something on the walls.:: CSO:  One moment... what is that mark?  ::points to the wall.

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
CEO:  It seems the cream they synthesized for you didn't work.  I have someone working on something else.   ::Sits down, taking his hand::  Do you remember what happened?

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@CTO: Wait... It's an arrow. Assuming the survey team took shelter in these caves, they must have marked their path.

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Slowly:: CSO:  Very possible.... ok... the arrow points that a way... that a way we go.

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::frowns.::  CMO:  Not really.  There was this tree and then...   then nothing.  ::notices the red blinking lights.::  Are we at red alert?

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@CTO: I guess so. ::Starts carefully walking down the marked tunnel.

Quill:
#::manuavers his ship to take out the engines of the USS Jifer::

Jaa Klo:
#::keep attacking and keep out of there weapons range::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
Rice: Full scan ahead, what's happening around the Jifer?

Quill:
#:;arms his weapons::

Jaa Klo:
#::fire::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
CEO:  You are apparently allergic to the tree spores.  Yes we are at red alert.  No you are not going anywhere just yet.

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Sensors show the Jifer are trying to evade the peregrines but not to much avail

Rice:
CO:  They are pounding at her like there was no tomorrow... We are going to have to intercept soon.

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::tries to sit up.::  CMO:  Nonsense, I have to go to my post.

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Scans around with the tricorder:: CTO: Watch out for this ledge sir. No sign of the survey team yet.

Quill:
#::does a flyby by the USS Jifer and shoots her engines while evading her fire::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: The Jifer is headed this way on half impulse, I'm detecting massive damage to them

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Sees the ledge he is talking about and side steps it.::

The USS Jifer takes a direct hit on her port nacelle. Engine goes offline, and she engages emergency power

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
CEO:  You are in no condition... ::Sighs and hangs her head::  Your right.  You are not at your best, but neither are you critical.

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS/TO: Acknowledged... OPS: Inform the engine room we need more speed, everything they can give us

Jaa Klo:
#::moves the ship in very close and fire at Jifer engines and speeds back out quickly::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Jifer received a direct hit Captain, her engines are down

@The tunnel opens up into a wide cave room.

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
*Engineering* OPS To Engineering, give us all you can give, we've got to save the Jifer

The Jifer's weapons are offline. She is helpless.

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Steps just inside the room and slowly passes his flashlight over the floor and walls::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::sits up on the bio bed, then hops down clumsily.::

Quill:
#::tractors the USS Jifer::

Jaa Klo:
#::moves in close going under and oping fire under the Jifer and moves out::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Assists him::  CEO:  Come into my office and you can change into your uniform.

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Massive power failures on the Jifer, no shields, weapons, or engines

Rice:
CO:  Capt, you know Sir we can use some of our shuttles for extra fire power.. give something for those fighters to chase.

The pirate's tractor can't handle such a large mass.

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::nods and walks with La'i to her office.::

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Steps inside the room and checks for hiding spaces...::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Closing the door, she gets his uniform and hands it to him.::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
Rice: would the shuttles stand much of a chance out there?  

Jaa Klo:
#::flies circles around the ship firing::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::changes into his uniform.::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
::drops out of warp:: All: We are within weapons range

The Jifer continues to take a pounding::

Rice:
CO:  Just as much as we would... smaller mass to shoot at...we can use remote control from here so we don't sacrifice any pilots.

Quill:
:#::tries  to attach to her hull to get her out of here::

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@CSO:  T'Kor, anything?

Jaa Klo:
#::fires a torpedo at the Jifer and takes off::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Tossing the gown aside, she moves briefly into his arms.::  CEO:  Stay away from falling branches.

Quill:
#COMM:Klo:Cover me.

@ The cave room is fairly free of crevices, except for an exit opposite to the entrance the AT just took. There are, however, a few rocks, stacked on top of each other... Look like ruins of some kind.

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: Make it so...launch our remaining shuttles and put them on remote control as soon as we're in range of the Jifer

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::hugs his wife before heading off.::  CMO:  I'll do my best.

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Walks over and checks out the stacked rocks... kinda looks like markers.::

Quill:
#::aims for the Jifer anti matter storage units and fires::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: We ARE in Range of the Jifer captain

Quill:
#::leaves::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Watches him leave before heading back out into the planned mayhem.::

Rice:
::Double checks his phaser and torpedo banks.::

Jaa Klo:
#::fires 3 photon torpedoes at the bridge section and flies off::

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Follows Peters to the rocks and scans them:: CTO: These could be ancient ruins. They are definitely not recent though; look at the dust.

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::walks to the TL.::

The Jifer takes a hit in it's underbelly, but the shot fails to hit the anti-matter pods.

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@CSO:  The look like burial markers also.... ::Frowns.::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: take us out of warp, launch the shuttles!

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Stands up and scans around the room; on reaching the exit door, jumps::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
::activates the remote consoles on the remaining shuttlecraft and opens all shuttlebay doors::

The Jifer bridge section explodes leaving empty bulkheads exposed to space.

Rice:
CO:  Weapons ready.

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::enters::  TL:  Deck 7.

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@CTO: This is odd. I'm picking up empty space 20 metres in that direction.

Quill:
#::circles around again evading fire and shoots for the tanks again with his torpedoes::

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@CTO: A *lot* of empty space.

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
Rice: Fire all weapons, phasers on the closest two fighters, and photons on the third vessel

The Artemis reaches the Jifer's position.

Quill:
#::hightails it out of there::

Rice:
::Fingers fly over the console:: CO:  Firing.... ::Launches a torpedo and fires at the two closest fighters... aiming for their engines.::

Jaa Klo:
#:fires a load full of torpedoes at the Artemis and fires at the open part of the Jifer bridge and put a few torpedoes in there and warp speed out of there::

The torpedoes miss, and a few phaser salvos hit. The shields on the peregrines hold.

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@CSO:  Empty space... Like a void or one of this infinity drops?

Quill:
#::comes around behind the Artemis and  fires torpedoes at the ship::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
*Bridge*:  Sickbay is as ready as we can be.

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@CTO: More like a gigantic cavern sir. Let's take a look.

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::Exits TL and heads for ME.  Enters ME.::

The Peregrines turn to engage the Artemis. Their first torpedo salve misses.

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: I'm detecting heavy casualties on the Jifer

Rice:
::Continues to fire the phasers at the fighters.. increasing her repetition.  Another Torp goes for the third fighter.::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
::watching the battle display on the command console:: OPS: Hard to port, Rice: Destroy incoming torpedoes with our phasers!

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
::pulls hard to port::

Quill:
#::evades::

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Gets up close to K'Tor... and looks at his tricorder.::  CSO:  Hmmmmm.... lets take a look.

Quill:
#::fires at the ship::

Jaa Klo:
#::quickly dives under the Artemis and drops a huge bomb and takes off and sets it off::

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Nods, walks over to the exit, and carefully moves forward::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
::thinks to himself "It has been a long time since I've piloted a starship, let alone in battle"::

Rice:
::Programs the computer (Phaser bank 2) to take care of any incoming torpedoes.

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
Rice: Dividing our fire hasn't been effective...focus all phaser batteries on the nearest fighter!

Two peregrine fighters fire their phasers, and they connect with the Artemis' shields.

Quill:
#::evades::

EO Smith:
CEO:  Sir!  You're up?  I assigned the repair teams.  ::hands him a PADD, then goes back to work.::

Rice:
::Adjusts his firing.:: CO:  Aye Sir..  Targeting the fighter on the port side.

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
::doing everything he can to evade their shots::

The Underbelly of the Artemis rocks with an explosion, and she lurches upward.  Ventral shields collapse...

Jaa Klo:
#::flies circles around the Artemis and keeps out of there weapons range::

CNS Ens Arielle Dupuis:
::winces::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
::Feels the jolt:: All: Report!

Quill:
#::fires torpedoes and phasers at the ventral section::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::leans on a console as the Artemis rocks.  Curses as he checks the damage reports.::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Reaches out to grab something to keep from falling, grabbing a padd as it slides by on the desk.::

Quill:
#::evades::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Direct hit to our underbelly, no serious damage, ventral shields are down however

The Fighters score a few phaser hits on the Artemis' underbelly...

Rice:
::Bangs into the console but quickly recovers.::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: Keep our ventral side away from the pirates!  Rice: As we turn about fire all dorsal phasers!

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::To no one::  I thought we were to pick up casualties, not become one.  ::To the group::  All:  Prepare for our own crew.

Jaa Klo:
::flies under the Artemis and sets a another bomb and flies off and sets it off::

Quill:
#::transports a bomb on the ventral hull::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: More direct hits, damage to lower decks, damage to deflector array. *CEO* Bridge to engineering, we need ventral shields back up!

Quill:
#::evades::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
EO_Smith:  You have ME!  I'm going to get us some shields!  ::grabs his kit and heads for the TL.::

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::heads into the caveran.::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
*OPS*:  I'm on it!

The bombs dropped by the pirate fail to detonate.

Rice:
CO:  Dorsal phasers firing.

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Bombs on our underbelly, they failed to detonate however, beaming them off the hull

Jaa Klo:
#::flies with quick speed and fires the phasers::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::runs towards the TL, then changes idea and enters the JF.  Goes down to deck 8 and crawls to the primary ventral shield generator::

Quill:
#::fires at the shield generators::

Quill:
#::evades::

The peregrines take damage this time.  Two ships have their shields dropped to 70% and another to 50%

Quill:
#::Compensates::

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Steps into a huge cavern and looks around at the ruins inside::

CNS Ens Arielle Dupuis:
::is gritting her teeth and holding on tight::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::reaches and opens it.  Takes a look inside.  Removes the burned out Ionic conversion coil.::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
::smiles as she see's the hits connect on her view of the battle:: Rice: Continue fire, full phasers

Rice:
CO:  We've hit the peregrines... shield damage... one at 70% the other at 50 %

Quill:
#::evades::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
::having a hard time flying the evasive patterns and monitoring damage reports at the same time but is managing:: CO: Direct hit on the Peregrines, one's shields are down to 70%, another down 50%

Rice:
::Continues his firing.::

Quill:
#::evades::

Quill:
#::fires::

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@CSO:  SO what do you make of it?  ::Continues to look around... poking her rifle in checking for hiding spots.::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::replaces it with a piece of conductor.  It should do the trick for the length of the battle.  Reconnects the Quantum flux equalizer.::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
*CEO* Where are those shields?!

Jaa Klo:
#::flies around the Artemis and picks on here  and keeps out there weapons range::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
*OPS*:  Give me a sec!

Ventral shields on the Artemis come back online

MO Paris:
CMO:  We have incoming.  So far, nothing serious.

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
*OPS*:  There they are!

The Artemis rocks with continuous fire, but shields are still at 80%, now that the ventral shield is back

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@CTO: These could be the ruins of the civilization the survey team was studying. They look similar to Earth's ancient Maya civilization.

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Ventral shields are back online, Shields holding 80%. 
*CEO* Great work commander!

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Starts scanning w/ tricorder::

Quill:
#::Fires again at the now repaired shield generator::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
MO:  I am not surprised.  ::Considers a moment::  Unless they are critical, I want to keep sickbay clear.  Send them down to the cargo bay.

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@CSO:  How old do you estimate?

Quill:
#::evades::

Jaa Klo:
#::peeks doing the same thing over and over::

The Artemis' ventral shield holds.

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::crawls back out of the JF.::

Rice:
Self:  Ok you blokes time to get nasty...  ::Fires a full spread of torpedoes.::

Quill:
#Comm: Jaa: Distract them.

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Takes a tricorder reading:: CTO: Hmm.... interesting... radioactive decay indicates anywhere from 6 to 10 million years old.

Jaa Klo:
#Comm: Quill: got no problem.

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::looks a the top of the cavern, looking for any openings.::

The torpedoes hit the most damaged ship. The first torpedo drops it's shields, and the second hits the ship's engines. The warp core explodes, and she is no more.

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@CTO: I'm not picking up life signs, but....... I'm getting a Federation PADD signal. It's inside that pyramid.

Jaa Klo:
#::distract the Artemis::

Rice:
::Lets out at Whoop::  CO:  Sir!  One down!

MO Paris:
::Taking her team, heads down to the cargo bay.::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::shakes his head as he climbs back up to Deck 7, still wondering why pirates take on fully armed Starfleet ships.::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: One of the enemies has been destroyed

Quill:
#::Moves in the sensor blind spot::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
Rice: Acknowledged...I want them disabled if possible...

The Artemis momentarily looses the signal of one of the ships.

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Leads the way to the pyramid and up the stairs on one side::

Jaa Klo:
#::plays around with the artemis::

Quill:
#::launches an anti-matter torpedoe::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
Nobody: What's this, 
CO: Captain I've lost one of them

CNS Ens Arielle Dupuis:
::is saddened by all of the death and destruction around them::

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@CSO:  You know it's like this survey team was just picked up and placed elsewhere... disappeared into thin air.... I'll go up and get the PADD.

The continuous Artemis phaser fire brings the Peregrine playing around with her to 50%

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: How's that possible?

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@CTO: Alright, I'll keep looking around down here.

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Walks over to the base of the piramid, slinging her rifle onto her shoulder she climbs up.::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Must be in a blind spot caused by mild damage to the sensor array

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Picks a main street and starts walking, scanning for life signs and looking around::

Jaa Klo:
#::engages warp drive and rams the Artemis in the bridge section::

Rice:
::Continues his firing pattern.::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Turns around at a cry as two crewmen bring in someone between them, seriously burned.  She can't even recognize the man other then he is from engineering.::  Crew:  Over there.

The Artemis' top shields buckle, as the Peregrine fighter invisible to sensors rams the.

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: Then we have to pull them out...make it look like we're going to turn port, but at the last second turn starboard, that might throw them out of our blind spot. 
Rice: As soon as that ship is out of the blind spot, fire aft torpedoes on them

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Slowly she climbs up her foots slipping on the stones... but she manages to keep in finger hold.::

Only one ship left

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Dorsal shields buckling one of the ships rammed us!

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@CO: Aye Sir.

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Confirmed, the ship tried a suicide tactic, they are destroyed

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::the ship shakes, but remains standing.::

Quill:
#::fires weapons and retreats max warp::

Quill:
#::evades::

The Artemis gets a few phaser hits on the saucer.

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: We still need to throw them off our tail, turn us to port, then correct and go hard as we can to starboard

CNS Ens Arielle Dupuis:
::closes her eyes briefly::

The ship starts pulling away from the Artemis

Quill:
#::fires all weapons on the ship and retreats::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Direct hit, hull breaches on decks 3 and 4, emergency force fields in place

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: The enemy is back on sensors

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::Enters ME.  Looks at the situation through the sensors.::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
Rice: Fire all weapons, disable that ship!

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::With a pair of scissors, she begins to cut away his uniform, thanking his crewmates but asking them to leave as the room was overly crowded as it was.::

Rice:
CO:  Firing.  ::Fires another round::

Quill:
#::evades::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
*CEO* Engineering, we've got hull breaches on decks 3 and 4

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: Follow them close

The Artemis gives chase, and manages to connect with the peregrine's shields.

Quill:
#::evades::

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@*CTO*: Sir, do you have that PADD yet?

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
*OPS*:  Repair teams are on their way.

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
::chasing down the blaggards::

Their aft shields buckle.

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::assigns repair teams to repair the hull breaches.::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: Try to beam the pilots directly to our brig as the shields start to fail...

Quill:
COMM:Pirates base:Launch all fighters!

Quill:
#::evades::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: That would involve us dropping our shields captain

Quill:
#::diverts power to shields and engines::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: Err, never mind then ::blushes slightly::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Nods to one of the nurses to give him a sedative as the Lt. moans.::

Quill:
#::compensates::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: If I may make a suggestion, perhaps we should alter our firing tactics to take out their weapons, then we can try that

@ As the CTO reaches the top of the temple, she enters to find a single room, with an altar. But nothing else. The padd signal is coming from below, about 10 meters. The temple itself is about 50 meters tall

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
CSO:  K'Tor this is a big piramid... These people didn't believe in doing anything small did they.

Quill:
#::drops torpedoes set for mine all but two::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: On second thought, I don't want to get rammed again with the shields down, but thanks for the suggestion  Rice: Continue laying that fire on 'em

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@CTO: Indeed.

Quill:
#::evades::

The Artemis' fire reaches the Peregrine, and by accident sets off the torpedoes left behind as mines.

The Peregrine's engines take the blunt of the explosion, and the ship looses power.

Rice:
::Looks a the screen::  Outloud:: Ooops.

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Peregrine losing power Captain

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
::see's explosions in their path::  OPS: Do what you can to avoid those...

Quill:
#::Sets automatic destruct::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::sends out teams all over the ship for damage control.::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Quietly she works on her patient as more come in.  She leaves them to the others for the moment.::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Peregrine ship adrift Captain

There is no power on the Peregrine, no auto-destruct can engage

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Grunting she continues to climb and scrapes her knuckles on the stone.::

Quill:
#::opens doors letting vacuum in::

CNS Ens Arielle Dupuis:
CO: Survivors, Captain?

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
::Stands::  OPS: I want to beam that pilot aboard as a prisoner, but what if this is a trick?  All: Suggestions?

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
::opens a small hole in the shields and attempts to beam the pilot aboard::

Quill:
#::manually::

The pilot commits suicide by venting the fighter's atmosphere.

Rice:
CO:  Beam him behind a force field... I'll have security meet him.

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
CNS: I hope so, i'll been them over if i can...  

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: I've got the pilot sir, but he's dead

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: Beam him to sickbay, without any weapons he may have, and inform sickbay to attempt emergency resuscitation

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::With the battle finished, assigns a team to fully repair the ventral shield generator.  Starts looking at all the damage and writing his report.::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
::beams the pilot directly to sickbay:: *CMO* Incoming Doctor, he's dead but see what you can do, he barely suffocated

The peregrine pilot is beamed to sickbay

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: Any other life signs on that fighter?

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::looks to the top of the pyramid.:: *CSO*:  You know this people are crazy to build something so big.

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Looks up in surprise at a gasp from one of her helpers::

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@*CTO*: Perhaps they were very large people.

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: None captain

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::downloads the report onto a PADD and heads for the TL.  Enters it.::  TL: Bridge.

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@*CSO*:  Oh goody, dead trees that attack and giants.  What is next?

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: Alright, move us to the Jifer's position...

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Acknowledged ::heads back to the Jifer::

Rice:
::Scans for more ships.::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: Hail Jifer, inform them we're sending medical teams and repair teams

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@*CTO*: These ruins have been abandoned for a long time; I doubt we have to worry about their builders returning.

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
Damn...  MO:  Del, take him for me.  ::Motions to the burn victim she is working on.::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
COMM: Jifer: Artemis to the Jifer, we have medical teams ready to help you

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
COMM: Jifer: Engineering teams ready to help with repairs as well

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::Exits onto the bridge.::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Pulls off her medical gloves snatching another pair and pulling them on as she makes her way to the stranger.::

NO reply from the Jifer

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Grunts and curses as she scrapes another knuckle.:: *CSO*:  Stranger things have happened.  Who is to say that these giants are not long lived and just changed addresses.

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
::Standing beside her chair taps the arm padd:: *Sickbay* Doctor Russel, send medical teams to the Jifer 

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: No response captain, their comm system may be down

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: Is their life support functioning?

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@*CTO*: Possible, I suppose, but we have no choice.

Emergency power just went out on the Jifer. Life support is at minimun, and the emergency force fields collapsed, but not before emergency bulkheads where in place.

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Running a quick scan, sees that he is dead, but that his brain waves stopped only moments before::  OK stranger... looks like you aren't visiting your maker any time soon.  ::Quickly works on resuscitating him,::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
*CO*:  The are ready and set to ago, along with triage being set up in the cargo bay.  ::Nods to the various team leaders to head out.::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::walks to the Captain's chair.::  CO:  Captain, here's an early damage report.  A few things will add itself to the list, but nothing major.  ::Hands her the PADD::

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Life support is at a minimum, their emergency power is spent, their emergency force fields are down but bulkheads are in place

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
::Looks at the not so big list:: CEO: Not bad, all things considered

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Stops for a moment and takes a breath... she looks down.. frowning she shines a light down on the step.::  Self: Could it be.... ::Shines the light on several more steps...:: Self:  Interesting.

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
OPS: Begin beaming the Jifer survivors directly to our triage centers and sickbay

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
CO:  I have two teams standing by to beam over to the Jifer.

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Working swiftly she smiles as the man grasps for breath and she gets a heartbeat.::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
*CO*:  I don't know who our guest is, but he will live.

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Taps her comm. badge.::  *CSO*:  I've found some footsteps going up these stairs.. The good news they are not giant steps.. could be our missing survey team.

OPS Lt Victor Scott Regnum:
CO: Aye captain ::begins evacuating the Jifer, most heavily wounded first:: *CMO* Incoming doctor

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@*CTO*: I see. I haven't found anything yet down here.

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
::Taps:: *CMO* Good work doctor, take every precaution, he is a pirate...there should be a security team already posted in the infirmary

Rice:
*Topper*:  Chief a security team to sickbay... we have a pirate onboard.

Quill:
::wakes up::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
*CO*:  Really?  ::Looks up and around::  ahhh... well, I wouldn't worry too much at the moment as he is unconscious and will be so until I waken him.

Topper:
*Rice*:  Team three on their way.. they will emergency beam in.   ::Nods as they dematerialize::

Team 3:
::Materializes into sickbay.::

Quill:
::tries to hide the fact he is awake::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
CEO: Is it safe for repair teams to beam over?

Quill:
::lounges for the CMO::

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Walks into an open area in the ruins and sees some tents set up:: *CTO*: Sir, I've found a camp that was probably set up by the survey team.

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Throws herself backwards::  What the...  ::Stumbles to the floor.::

Quill:
::grabs her::

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@CSO:  K'Tor at least sound excited.  ::Chuckles::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
CO:  Life support is working.  They'll have a lot of work to do, but it should be safe, unless the pirates return.

Mason:
::Pulls his phaser.:: Quill:  Let her go.

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::feels something is wrong...::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Reaches up her arms to break his hold on her, rolling away::  *CTO*: Security... quickly...

Quill:
::grabs a scapel and uses it for a weapon::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
CEO: Hmm, I’m not willing to scuttle her...better send the repair teams over then

Quill:
::holds it to her neck::

Mason:
::Fires on Quill::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::runs to the TL.::  TL:  Deck 4.

Quill drops to the floor, stunned.  And enters into shock, still not recovered from the resuscitation

Quill:
::drops::

Mason:
CMO:  Are you alright Doctor?

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
CEO: Matt, what's wrong?  ::See's him bolt away and grows worried::

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::Exits the TL and runs to sickbay.  Enters.::

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@*CTO*: It looks like they were investigating some alien markings on the pyramid you're climbing. I don't recognize the writing.

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@::Continues up the stairs once more.::

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Raises her eyebrow, it all happening so quickly.  Swallows hard.::  Mason:  Yea... I think so.  Damn, I would have sworn he would be out for hours.

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Starts rummaging around the camp::

CTO Lt Zoe Peters:
@*CSO*:  Download everything  ::Reaches the top and looks for the PADD.::  You can analyze back on board the Arty.

CEO Lt Cmdr Matthew Noah Russel:
::looks at the scene, then walks over ot his wife.::  CMO:  Are you all right?

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@::Pulls a couple of padds out of one of the tents and downloads them into the tricorder, nothing of real interest though::

CO Capt Hali Farrell:
::Sighs and paces the bridge, looking around at everyone proudly:: All: Good work everyone...

CMO Lt Cmdr La’i Akeakamai Mea’e Russel:
::Lifts up her hand for assistance up.::  CEO:  I believe so.  Just a bit rattled.

CSO LtJg Tural P’Don K’Tor:
@*CTO*: Yes sir.

Mason:
CMO:  Pirates Ma'am... They never do what you expect them too.  I'll will take up position beside his bed.. he would get off again.

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