Cast of Characters:

CO      Captain Torel Kal                        	played by     Beth Kelley-Wharton
XO     Cmdr. Llynisika                         	played by     Nancy Stricker
OPS   LtCmdr. Twelk                                 played by     Rich Robbins
CTO  Lt. Tiberius Cassious McQueen                  played by     John Flory

NPCs:
Various                                             played by     Ted Wharton

Summary: It has been 12 hours and the repairs to the Delphyne are mostly complete.  The old Excelsior is not up to specifications, but she is well patched.
 
The engineering and operations departments have been getting working into the ground by the old Bajoran, Llan Bodai.  He may be old but he knows what his repair bay can do, and seems to take pleasure in working Federation types as hard as he can.
 
Meanwhile Silass has spoken with his people on the station and agreed to sit down with the away team and talk strategy.
 
Star Trek, A Call to Duty is proud to present the USS Delphyne, Chapter Eleven- “What lies ahead...”   Not all memories are as sweet...but there is always revenge to savor. Star date 10811.19
 
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OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: grabs a cup of coffee while he waits to see what the Captain and Silass has planned::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::sits exhausted beside Twelk::

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::stripped her over shirt off, enjoying the balmy temp of the station::
 
Info: The coffee on this station tastes worse than the best military coffee.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::leans up against the bulkhead and closes his eyes for two seconds::

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: looks over to his friend:: CTO: Looks like we both could use some training exercise. :: grins::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::sees Twelk over by the coffee and decides that is a good idea and heads over to grab a cup, turns towards the table as she walks:: Silass: Is there anyone close by that can give us a hand with Palmer?
 
Action: Other Gorn have been seen moving about and speaking with Silass.  They are all the same color and of similar height

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::moves closer to Twelk and McQueen:: OPS: So, how is the coffee? ::the smell makes her antennae go down towards her head::

Commander_Silass says:
CO: You would have to get clossser to the Hegemony border.  My people will not crosssss, they believe they will be ambussssshed for our technology

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::eyes closed still:: OPS: After the repair work we’ve done? I need a holiday

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: sees the Captain heading for the Coffee:: CO: Captain that may not be the smartest ideal that you ever had. :: points to the coffee::

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: Looks at the XO:: XO: It would probably kill you.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::fills a cup and takes a sip.  Grins:: Out loud: Now I have missed this. ::takes another large sip and heads back to the table again::

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::overhears Twelk and is glad she never developed a taste for coffee:: OPS: Smells that way ::glances around, watches Kal:: She seems to like it though

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::opens his eyes:: OPS: Then send a supply of it to Palmer, maybe it will choke him.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
OPS: You just don't appreciate a good cup of sludge, Twelk.  ::holds up her coffee cup:: This will make a warrior out of the meekest little rabbit..
 
Action: One of the Gorn bump into Twelk spilling his coffee on him.  The Gorn just hisses and keeps going

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
XO: Probably never had a good cup of coffee. ::Grins::

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::Laughs softly:: CTO: Now, Commander, with our luck it'll revive him or make him stronger

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
OPS: There is such a thing?  ::grins::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::smiles:: XO: We could always add extra poison

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::leans closer, sniffs and her antennae lay flat:: CTO: I don't think any poison will survive in that

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::sits down at the table:: Silass: but once we get past to the Hegemony we can rely on help?

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CTO: At the least is will gum up the works on his ship. If not eat holes in it.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
OPS: One can only hope

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: ignores the Gorn::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::stands and stretches his long limbs::

Llan_Bodai says:
:: walks up and slaps the CTO on the back :: CTO: Hope all that hard work didn’t tire you out there boy, I know you Federation types aren’t used to hard work :: snickers at his own joke ::

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::Stands back up:: CTO/OPS: Maybe I'll get some ice water from the Del.  ::Stretches and is clearly comfortable with the stations temp::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::looks at the old man:: Llan: Don’t worry about me old man. Just keep up when the shooting starts. I hope your age hasn’t affected your aim

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::thinks that men are the same all over the universe::

Commander_Silass says:
CO: Yessss captain.  One of the bloodlinessss of our ruling classss wassss attacked, one traight our racesss sssshare is ...Vengence

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CTO: If he drinks this coffee on a regular basis he will not only keep up with you but probably leave you in his dust.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
OPS: Maybe we could feed that stuff into the engine and outrun the bugger

Llan_Bodai says:
CTO: Not too badly, I usually only shoot a couple of Federation types when I shoot.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::smiles at the old man::
 
Action: Two Gorn sit together, they keep looking at Twelk and laughing to each other

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CTO: Naw it would probably gum up the works.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::sees Bodai over by the others:: XO: Why don't you see what little surprises that Bodai can help dream up for Palmer from whatever is on this station.  We'll have to come up with something a little unorthodox and I have a feeling that he has forgotten more than most people know about unorthodox tricks.

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
CO: On it Captain.  ::moves a step closer to Bodai:: Bodai: So, how devious can you be?  ::grins and shows her teeth::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::nudges Twelk:: OPS: Seems you got some fans

Llan_Bodai says:
XO: Depends missy, I charge for my talents what do you have to trade :: glances past to make sure his wife isn’t paying attention ::

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CTO: That or they have never seen an Antican and think I just look funny.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::looks at the Gorn::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
CTO/OPS: Why don't you boys get in on that conversation. ::indicates the XO and Bodai::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::nods and moves over next to the XO::

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::Grins:: Bodai: Oh, I'm sure I could think of something.  ::leans closer:: Like I know of a few 'people' who could bring you some supplies once we take care of Palmer.
 
Action: The two Gorn seem very amused as they watch Twelk

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Aye Captain. :: heads to where teh XO and Bodai are at::

Llan_Bodai says:
:: a big grin comes across his face :: XO: You do know how to barter don’t you?  I think we can work out an arrangement

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
Bodai: Well, I've been taught a few tricks by a friend of mine.  ::leans even closer:: His name is Nelis, I'll have him contact you and you two can go from there
 
OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: wonders just what is so amusing about him to the Gorns::

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::leans back:: Bodai: So, what do you think we can do to pester Palmer?

Llan_Bodai says:
:: rubs his hands together :: XO: Good...good

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
XO: Pester my foot Cmdr I want to all out aggravate him.

Llan_Bodai says:
XO: Ask the boy and that furry guy if you ever got the shields down enough on that big bucket he drives to transport anything

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
ALL: What we need is a tar baby

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::thinks that Nelis would be interested in a new deal:: OPS: Pester someone, or something, enough and it will agrivate the hell out of him.  Maybe even make him slip up and make a mistake

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
OPS/CTO: You heard him.  Were Palmers shields down long enough to beam something over?

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
XO: So what are we waiting for lets see what the old guy has?

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
XO: Depends what you want to beam over

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
Bodai: Well?

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
XO: I believe we could have if it wasn't to big or overly complicated.
 
Llan_Bodai says:
CTO: You know what this station has a surplus of boy, trilithium resin.  Stable in a magnetic field, not so when jostled or beamed

Llan_Bodai says:
XO: Fill some of those empty cargo containers with trilithium and beam them onto that MK-X

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::An eyebrow goes up:: Bodai: I like that.  OPS/CTO: Do you think you can get it over?

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
XO: And hope we don't get blown up in the process.
 
Llan_Bodai says:
OPS: That’s warfare out here in the badlands, sometimes you do things that scare you

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
OPS: True, it's risky, but if it works

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
XO: If sure shot over there can get the shields down I can get it in.:: jerks a thumb towards the CTO::

Llan_Bodai says:
XO/CTO/OPS: Once you set off a couple of those busters, beam over some canisters of good old liquid O2

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
Bodai: Actually that sounds about like life on the Del as well. :: grins::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::listens intently::

Llan_Bodai says:
CTO: How much attention did you pay to that other ships phasers when you fought

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::grins at Bodai as he continues, she likes what she hears and begins to think that they just might be able to stop Plamer::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Llan: Enough to know they suck a lot of power

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
Bodai:: Like adding fuel to the fire I like that.
 
Llan_Bodai says:
CTO: Yeah but that is not what is important, the amount of power...its how fast can they make it.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Llan: It takes a while for them to recharge between firing sequences

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::nods as she listens::

Llan_Bodai says:
OPS; Guys like Palmer deserve to be roasted in a can

Llan_Bodai says:
CTO: Ah so you weren’t asleep, that's right.  In fact Shigan over there :: points to one of the Gorn :: Thinks that those siege phasers recharge half as fast as Cardassian weapons

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
Bodai: Have to agree with you on that. However I will settle for letting him suck empty space  as well.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::smiles evilly at Llan:: Llan: I`ll hit him good and fast, believe me I can take his shields down.
 
Llan_Bodai says:
OPS: I don’t agree, spacing is not as painful or gratifying as a slow roasting

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
Bodai: Quite true however if I can't roast him I will still settle for spacing him.

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
OPS/CTO/Bodai: Slow torture would be too good for Palmer ::glances around and back:: But you didn't hear me say that

Llan_Bodai says:
CTO/OPS/XO: That big ugly bucket may have stronger shields than you, but if you think hard I bet you 3 can figure out what that Excelsior can do that the MK-X can’t
 
OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
XO: There is one other thing and that is if we can get a message into that ship maybe we can get some help from the not so happy crewmember on that ship as well.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Llan: The ole girl can dance that’s what she can do

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CTO: To be exact we can fly circles around that bucket.

Llan_Bodai says:
CTO: Great you’re a dancer, I thought you were a fighter.

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::nods:: OPS: But can we be sure that that message would get to the right one?

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::smiles:: Llan: I`m both

Llan_Bodai says:
OPS: What happened in the time between that ship and yours being built that changed designs

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
OPS: And would they be willing to do what might just be a suicide mission for them on Palmers ship

Llan_Bodai says:
:: stands impatiently waiting for his answer ::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Llan: Improvements in engines, weapons, shields

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
XO: That they may I am not sure but if the one that sent the message is as good at finding hidden messages as he is at sending them then we should be able to.
 
XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
OPS: Without tipping out hand

Llan_Bodai says:
CTO: What improves to those systems?  I will give you a hint...WOLF 359

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Llan: We beefed up for a fight against the collective

Llan_Bodai says:
CTO: So you heard of that guy Locutis have you :: sarcastically said ::

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
Bodai: We also learned how to cycled the weapons and shields modulations automatically on Palmers ship they have to be done manually.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Llan: Hear he was a charming ole chappy

Llan_Bodai says:
OPS: Give that man a free cup of coffee...that’s the ticket

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
OPS: I`d pass on the coffee if i was you

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
Bodai:: One more cup of this coffee and you can probably launch me at Palmer ship. :: Grins::

Llan_Bodai says:
CTO: I'll bet you never set your system to modulate when you fought him, if the Excelsiors didn’t pack such a wallop you would be debris out there

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Llan: Actually I didn’t
 
CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
ALL: If we re-modulate fast enough we can take him down

Llan_Bodai says:
XO/CTO/OPS: I swear by the prophets you Federation types never realize what you have at your disposal.  If that bucket of Palmers was so great...why did they build your ship?  Or the Defiant class or the Sovereign class

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
Bodai: Is there any way we can us the gases in the badlands to help with destroying his ship?

Llan_Bodai says:
OPS: Consider yourself lucky if that plasma gas doesn’t destroy you...its not very forgiving.  Remember to fire your weapons in bursts, the plasma out here will follow a weapons trail right back to the launcher or array

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
Bodai: You need to tell sure shot over there I just pass along messages and fly the ship.

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::Grins as she listens::

Llan_Bodai says:
OPS: He will find out when his consoles explodes and gives you one of these :: pulls up his sleeve to show and arm that has been badly burned and only crudely repaired like at a field hospital ::

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CTO: See that you need to listen to this man. :: chuckles::

Llan_Bodai says:
Out loud : Thought it was the Cardy I was shooting at but he was already dead in the water when my console went up

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::begins formulating a plan::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
XO: I believe I can take her down

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CTO: You believe I am sure we can.
 
Action: A low hum can be felt in the deck plates of the station, it soon becomes a jarring impact sending people, items, and Gorn off balance

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::picks himself up of the floor:: ALL: time to leave

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
CTO: Good ::antennae wiggle and her arms reach out to support Bodai::

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: fights to keep his balance:: All: I believe we have company.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::turns from where she was talking to Silass and Kirin:: Out loud: Damn it...I think Palmer just stumbled onto the station.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
XO: Get everyone off of here and onto the ship immediately.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
CO: Captain suggest we get to the ship and go to action stations

CO_Capt_Kal says:
Bodai/Kirin: Looks like you two are going to be coming with us.

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: starts for the ship::

Llan_Kirin says:
:: runs into the room from central control:: All : That idiot has started grid targeting.  He passed into the next grid.  We have 30 minutes before he gets back this far

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
CO: Aye ::checks on Bodai as she relays the order::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
Silass: Get your people together and onto our ship.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
Kirin: Get everything you want saved together.

Llan_Kirin says:
Bodai: Get that stuff loaded on their ship.  Silass: Get your people together and onto the ship

CO_Capt_Kal says:
XO: Pull some of our crew back onto the station to help load everything that the Llan's and the Gorn's have to evacuate.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::stands and begins to head for the ship::

Llan_Kirin says:
:: laughs :: CO: You know better than that. We can’t leave this station I have a promise to keep.  He couldn’t find us before, but if he gets back and finds your ship out there complete with navigation lights flashing.  We are all in trouble

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
CO: On it Ma'am ::moves through the rush and directs people to where they are needed:: I'll stay back and make sure we get things loaded ASAP, Captain

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: contacts his department and has them ready to start loading::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::contacts Tac and has them begin powering weapons and defensive systems up::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::shakes her head:: Kirin: I'll bring you back if there's still a station here.

Llan_Kirin says:
CO: I spent and fought a war here, you were with me.  You fight this one your way and I will fight it mine.  Now get moving

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::grabs Kirin's arm and pulls her close so that she can't be overheard:: Kirin: I've lost too many friends in this muck that I want to lose another one.  I promise you...I'll bring you back.  but until then...I need you on the Delphyne.  If something happens to me, you're the only one that can keep my crew alive in here.  Please.....

XO_Cmdr_Llynisika says:
::gets a couple of crew working with a couple of Gorn::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::moves quickly to the ship::

Llan_Kirin says:
CO: Ah hell.  :: starts moving with the rest :: Silass : Go help that old fool get those bombs ready, if he gives you any trouble just pick him up and carry him

Commander_Silass says:
Kirin: It will be done  :: moves off in the other direction ::
 
Action: In 21 minutes the Delphyne is load, passengers stowed, and underway.  Well clear of the station before Palmer and his ship return.  The station may have been saved, but as for the Delphyne.......
 
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