Cast of Characters:

CO    Captain Torel Kal                               played by     Beth Kelley-Wharton
OPS  Lieutenant Commander Twelk                  played by     Rich Robbins
CTO  LtCmdr. Cassious McQueen                     played by     John Flory

NPCs:
Various                                              played by     Ted Wharton
 
Summary: The Delphyne is approaching the Gamma 7 listening post on the Cardassian border.  It is from here they will make entrance to Cardassian space and head for Quinor.
 
The admiral has had a Klingon cloaking device installed on the Delphyne, access to the device is limited to bridge command staff only.  If this device were discovered on the Del, the ramifications would be tremendous.  The crew and the admiral would likely fall into the hands of the Cardassian legal system...
 
What defenses will the laboratory station have.  If the Second Rising is willing to dump credits to perfect a cloning facility to 'hatch' out the solution to achieving the 'Rising's' agenda, how much would they be willing to spend on defending that hatchery?
 
Star Trek, A Call to Duty is proud to present the USS Delphyne, Chapter Seventeen- “What lies ahead...”   Be very quiet we are sneaking past the Cardassians.  Star date  10901.28
 
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OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: makes a attempt to contact the listening post::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::on the bridge:: OPS: ETA until we reach the listening post?

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: sits monitoring his sensor feeds ::

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: 5 minutes till we dock Captain.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
CTO: Any traffic in the area?

CO_Capt_Kal says:
OPS: Get me the post commander on line, please.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
CO: Only regular patrols on the scope skipper

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Working on it now Captain.
 
Action: Incoming comm.

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Incoming Hail Captain.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
OPS: on screen.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: continues to watch the Cardie patrols ::
 
Info: An older Bajoran appears on the comm. screen

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: puts the COM on Screen:: CO On Screen Captain

Gamma_7_OPS says:
COM: Delphyne : CO: This is Gamma 7 the armpit of the universe how can we help you captain

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: looks up at the screen ::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Self: Armpit of the universe i like that

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: whispers to the CTO:: CTO: I guess he has a rosy out on life. ::Grins::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
COM: Gamma_OPS:  We've been assigned to patrol the area around this station.  Especially for any disturbances and unknown ships. Have you spotted anything like that?

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::mutes the comm.:: OPS/CTO: Trust me...there is worse. :;remembers a few of the crap assignments she had after her court martial::
 
CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
OPS: Could be worse I spose

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Captain while you have him on the line you want to get permission for us to dock.

Gamma_7_OPS says:
COM: Delphyne : CO: Nothing my reports, not that anyone reads them, didn’t say.  The Cardys beefed up patrols in this area about 6 months ago, other than that and a cargo bin full of human stew nothing ever happens here

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::nods to Twelk and un-mutes the comm.::
 
CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Self: Now that’s interesting

CO_Capt_Kal says:
COM:Gamma_OPS: Do we have permission to dock?  We need to investigate that cargo bin.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::aside:: CTO: McQueen, push the sensors to their limits and see if you can find a reason for the increase in Cardy patrols.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
CO: Understood skipper

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
OPS: Can you boost power to the sensors for me

Gamma_7_OPS says:
COM: Delphyne : CO : Why not?  What are the 3 of us going to do against a ship if we said no.  Maybe we could make a deal for a bottle of something besides sythehol while you’re here

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Makes a person wonder just who else this Second Rising has teed off.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:;begins boosting the sensors ::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
OPS: That`ll be a damn big list

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::chuckles:: COM: Gamma_OPS: I think I might be able to find something around the ship.  We'll talk more after we dock.  Kal out.

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: brings the ship around to dock::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
OPS: Close the channel and dock with the station.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
CTO: Why don't you go and find that bottle of Romulan Ale that you liberated from my supplies.

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: closes the Channel:: CO: Roger Captain we are starting docking procedures now.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
CO: Skipper two vessels have broken there patrol pattern and are showing an interest in us
 
Action: The Del docks with the station.  The docking clamps make it a bit bumpy, apparently these station doesn’t see a lot of visitors

CO_Capt_Kal says:
CTO: that's to be expected.  Just keep a good eye on them and shout if they get too curious.

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Sorry for the rough docking captain but is looks like these people need a little more practice.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
CO: Understood

CO_Capt_Kal says:
OPS: Just check for any damage, please.

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Captain I am picking up an increase in their COM traffic as well and it is directed toward Quinor.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: continues to run his sensor scans ::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
OPS: can you intercept it?

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Looks like a little scraped paint is all.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
OPS: Better tell the Quartermaster to get his paint brush out

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: I am trying Captain :: puts the COM into a separate file for decoding::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
OPS/CTO: I want the both of you to follow me onto the station.  We'll use their equipment to listen in on the Cardy's and Quinor.

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CTO: I wonder if I can get the docking clamp operator to do the painting?
 
CO_Capt_Kal says:
CTO: McQueen, get the ale and meet me at the airlock.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
CO: understood skipper

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: stands and nods to his TO to take his place as he moves to the TL::
 
Action: The same Bajoran the CO had talked to is waiting at the docking hatch

CO_Capt_Kal says:
OPS: Twelk set your console to record the COM traffic and let's go. ::heads towards the turbo lift::

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Captain we can get those COM easily enough and the replies coming back are being run through the Universal translator.

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Aye Captain I have them going into a secure file now.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: walks into the cargo bay and grabs a few bottles of ale and heads for the airlock::

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: Follows the Captain to the TL::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
<delete my last>

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::waits in the turbo lift for Twelk:: OPS: I want you to run through the listening posts back records also and see if you can find a reason for the increase in the patrols.  I have a feeling it might be around when the Second Rising arrived. ::orders the turbo lift to the airlock after Twelk gets in::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
OPS/CO: My next career is bartending

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Aye Captain.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: holds the ale bottles::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::walks t the airlock and exits onto the station:: Rann: Captain Kal and the USS Delphyne at your service Commander.

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: whispers:: CTO: If you didn't try to steal it you wouldn’t have to be giving it up now.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::smiles::
 
CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::whispers:: OPS: I didn’t steal it, it`s called the reallocation of necessary stores

LtCmdr_Havaris_Rann says:
CO: Well its nice to have guests but at our service I doubt captain.  Unless Starfleet sent you to go out and get us food proteins for our replicators that haven’t been recycled 300 times, and some more booze.  I tell you it would almost taste better to dump that stuff in the cargo bin into the replicators.  Probably fresher

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: Whispers back:: CTO: I will let you explain that to the Captain.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
OPS: I tried she just smiled, i got the hint t that point

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::grimaces:: Rann: I completely understand.  Did a stint on the supply depot on some backwards asteroid that no one ever heard of before we got sent there.  Which is why I think you'll enjoy these. ::gestures tot eh bottles that McQueen is holding::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: smiles and hands the bottles to Rann ::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Rann: Enjoy mate, it`s a good vintage. :: looks at the skipper :: Rann: not that I’d know of course

LtCmdr_Havaris_Rann says:
:: takes the bottle in almost disbelief :: CO: Captain for regular Starfleet you are an understanding soul. :: motions :: please come in and make yourselves to home

LtCmdr_Havaris_Rann says:
:: smiles almost childlike at the CTO's words and holds the bottle tightly protecting it::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
OPS: Have an engineer crew look at the replicators on this station and see what you can do about updating and refreshing their supplies.

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Aye Captain

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::quietly:: CTO: Of course you wouldn't know..how could you? ::in a disbelieving ironic tone::

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
Rann: If you don't mind I will head for the post's engineering section.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:; clears throat : Rann: So nice place you’ve got here

LtCmdr_Havaris_Rann says:
CO: You want something don’t you?  As far as the 3 of us are concerned the station is yours :: motions up towards his science officer and the stellar cartographer ::
 
CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: smiles and lowers his voice:: OPS: Luckily i hid it in your quarters

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::shakes her head:: Rann: Just information.  Like I said, I've been in your shoes and worse and I know how it feels to be left in the back of beyond.

LtCmdr_Havaris_Rann says:
CTO: I have been here 5 years, 3 for each of them.  You stay that long and see if your opinion changes commander

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: whispers back:: CTO: Yeah well I will get even for that later. :: Grins::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
Rann: You said that the Cardy's increased their patrols about 6 months ago?  How long after that did you find the cargo bin?

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: stays close to the CO ad listens::

LtCmdr_Havaris_Rann says:
CO: The bin showed up about 3 weeks ago

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Rann: Were you able to identify what vessel it came from?

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: contact Main Engineering and has them send an engineering crew to meet him in the Station's ME::

LtCmdr_Havaris_Rann says:
CTO: You can have a look at our scanners they are more powerful than the ships.  You will see that about a year ago there was a lot of cargo traffic headed for Quinor.  Six months ago we detected a power source in that are coming on line.  The patrols showed up at the same time as the power source

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Captain I will get the Engineering crew started on those replicators and meet you in the cargo bay later.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
OPS: Understood.

LtCmdr_Havaris_Rann says:
OPS: Before you go commander, we have a lot of comm. traffic for you if you want to analyze it

CO_Capt_Kal says:
CTO: McQueen, check over those records and see if you can find anything that will help us identify if this was caused by our friends or not.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: moves to a console and opens the sensor logs::
 
OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
Rann: Roger I will get with you Operation officer shortly then.

LtCmdr_Havaris_Rann says:
CO: We never detected as ship it was like it was jettisoned.  Lot of junk floating around in this area of Cardy space but we paid attention to this one because it was on a collision course

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::starts humming as he begin looking at Quinor::

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: heads for Station ME::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Rann: Mind if I send some of this to the ship and have some of my spooky boys look over it?

CO_Capt_Kal says:
Rann: We'll take it onto the Delphyne with us, to get it out of your way and for us to analyze it.

LtCmdr_Havaris_Rann says:
CO: Its all yours but once you take inside your nice warm ship, things are going to start to stink

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: continue working his way through the logs:: CO: Well looky here skipper.

LtCmdr_Havaris_Rann says:
CTO: Take as much as you like.  We archived what we need and it saves me doing a memory dump to free up the storage

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::chuckles:: Rann: I'm sure my people can figure out a way to isolate it and keep it cool.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::moves over to McQueen:: CTO; What is it?

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
CO: A station has been built, looks like it`s pretty heavily defended. Makes one wonder what there up to

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: arrives in the station's ME and gets the ship's engineering crew working on the Replicators then heads back to station OPS::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Rann: mind if i steal your sensors for a few minutes

CO_Capt_Kal says:
CTO: Hmmm....make certain you get all of the information on it that you can and send it to the ship.

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
CO: I`m going to run a quick scan with the stations sensors, I’ll make it look routine

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
:: fingers begin flying across the console as he boosts the sensors gain for a closer look::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Self: Lets see what we can see :: initiates the scan::

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: arrives back where the CO and CTO are:: CO: Captain I have the engineers working on the Replicator. They are using the Replicator packs and equipment from an Emergency survival camp to fix them.
 
Action: The CTO's scans bring the attention of the two Cardy patrol ships and an incoming hail from the lead ship to Havaris
 
CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Self: Frack

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
CO: Incoming hail, it`s the Cardies

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: moves to the Station OPS position and start going through the files::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
CTO: let the station personnel handle it, McQueen.  This is their home base.
 
Action: One of the Gamma 7 crew reports the hail and puts it on screen.  There is a smug looking Cardy on the screen

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::turns his attention back to his console as he begins to compensate and make the scan a tad more discrete::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
Self: hate being caught with my finger in the pot, let’s see’m try and catch me now

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::leans against the bulkhead with her arms crossed in a relaxed posture and watches the view screen::

Gul Dremar says:
Rann: Ah Lieutenant commander Havaris I see you are scanning into Cardassian space again.  Which excuse is it this time?  A misalignment or standard cartography scans?  Hmmm

LtCmdr_Havaris_Rann says:
:: lowers his head a bit :: Dremar: We have to scan the area for cartography to update the stellar maps it will benefit everyone as I have said :: gets cut off by the Cardy::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::continues his work and lowers his voice to almost a whisper :: Self: smug sod

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
:: has the information in the station files sent to the Del for further analysis::

Gul Dremar says:
Rann: Yes yes I have heard that before.  I think you are taking advantage of your visitors to do a bit more.  Need I demonstrate again what could happen to that small station, by accident of course.  Would be a shame to see that antique ship destroyed in the demonstration

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::looks up:: Self: Antique?

CO_Capt_Kal says:
::steps forward into view:: COM: Dremar: Actually it is my fault.  I'm new to the area and wanted to get a layout of the area.  So we don't stray into your space of course.
 
Gul Dremar says:
CO: That is very reassuring captain.  Perhaps if the Federation would stop using all of this outdated equipment such......misunderstandings could be avoided in the future :: smiles smarmly::

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::grumbles to himself as he works::

CO_Capt_Kal says:
COM: Dremar:: ::laughs loudly and exaggerated:: Oh...that was funny...very funny...funniest thing I've heard in a long time!

CTO_LtCmdr_McQueen says:
::looks up :: Self: someone didn’t get hugged as a kid

Gul Dremar says:
COM: CO : Glad you are amused captain.  It would be curious to see if you are that amused should a mishap happen, say one of our cruisers mistakes the station and your ship as one of our gunnery targets because the scanning frequencies are mistaken for targeting resolutions

OPS_Cmdr_Twelk says:
CO: Shoot Captain with the way Cardassian shoot I wouldn't worry about it.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
COM: Dremar: Oh, I don't think you want that to happen.  because then I'd have to retaliate and there would be little pieces Cardassian ships all over this area making it look very, very untidy.  And it is such a pretty area of space right now.

CO_Capt_Kal says:
COM: Dremar: So I'll make a deal with you.  You leave this station alone and I won't destroy your ship.  ::smiles a deadly smile::  I really do like to get along with my neighbors, makes things so much pleasanter...don't you think?

Gul Dremar says:
COM: CO : Oh captain you are quite amusing, I can see our conversations are going to be very stimulating.  Enjoy your stay captain, however short it may be :: cuts comm. ::
 
Action: The two Cardy ships return to their patrol routes but stay on the end closest to the Gamma 7 station.  They are watching the Delphyne that goes without question.
 
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