In memory of Sir Arthur C Clarke (1917-2008) who inspired us all.

=/\= U.S.S. Elara Stardate 10803.23-"Reflections - Look but don't see, part V"=/\=

The Alliance ship Ek'ara is docked in a repair station on Earth. Officially, the ship is still quarantined by the Earth authorities but it’s more than clear to the Alliance officers that something is going on. The medical officers sent in are not responding to hails and their EVA life signs were scrambled for a few minutes.

Meanwhile, aboard the ship matters are ... confusing. Boktor was attacked by Ezry's pet "Thing" who seems to have the ability to change its shape. He only barely managed to send a mayday call to Pazoski.

What does the Thing want? As a matter of fact, what do any of them want?

=/\= =/\= =/\= Resume Mission =/\= =/\= =/\=

Peter Pazoski says:
::taps his comm device:: *Boktor*: Mayday? What are you going on about?

ACTION: In sickbay, the two Trills wake up to hear a drum in their head and Boktor's voice over Pazoski's com "May Day May Day"

ACTION: Pazoski's reply reaches the bridge just as Boktor (with the Thing around his arm) trips on a left over something and knocks his head unconscious

ACTION: Ezry notices she is missing something.....but what?

Thing says:
*Peter*: Nothing is going on! ::Carries the unconscious body to the side, near one of the consoles::

Peter Pazoski says:
::gives Lost a look:: *Thing*: Then don't bother to contact me!  ::cuts his comm::

ACTION: That reply reaches sickbay in a not-so-familiar voice

Peter Pazoski says:
Lost: Get up to the bridge, find out what’s going on up there and give Boktor that recording, if anything looks out of place, you know what to do.

Lost says:
Peter: He is just a kid ... his voice was funny

Ezry says:
::Starts to rub her body unconsciously as if she's missing something::

Thing says:
*Peter*: Except. ::Removes the phaser from Boktor's hand:: I just.. ::Checks the phaser and raises its setting to vaporise:: Killed your officer. ::Aims the phaser to Boktor's head::

Peter Pazoski says:
Lost: Get up there, now!

Dalin Tar says:
Self: What happened?

Lost says:
Peter: What...what if I don't want to? He sounds dangerous

Ezry says:
Self: What the? Thing? Where's my thing?

Peter Pazoski says:
*Thing*: I hope you realise that by killing him then the entire Earth defence fleet will be on top of us in about 20 minutes.

Lost says:
::disappears from sickbay to hide somewhere::

Thing says:
::Holds his finger against the trigger, considering. Changing his mind, he holsters the phaser and takes a seat in front of one of the consoles. Getting to work, he begins on locking the ship's bridge and controls::

Thing says:
*Peter*: For all you know, I might be with them you idiot. ::Continues working::

ACTION: The doors leading to the bridge are locked down at the Thing's command

Peter Pazoski says:
::mumbles to himself:: Green: Doug, come with me, we need to get our contingency plan into action. ::exits sickbay and makes his way towards engineering::

Thing says:
::Glances up at the sound of the closing doors with satisfaction:: *Peter*: Are you coming to get me, human? ::Begins working on obtaining complete control on the ship::

Dalin Tar says:
::sits upright:: Self: Yup, Peter leads to trouble.

Peter Pazoski says:
*Thing*: Who are you?

Doug Greene says:
::Looks at Pazoski, then nods and follows him::

ACTION: Tar, Ezry and three unconscious Klingons are left all alone in sickbay

ACTION: On the bridge, the Thing hears a Klingon voice speaking through the three com devices Boktor was working on

Ezry says:
::Looks around her and spots the Klingons:: Self: That can't be good!

Thing says:
*Peter*: You have three guesses, human. ::Powers up the ship:: Oh, and a word of advice. Try to retake control and I'll send an automatic SOS that'll wake everyone around us. ::Chuckles:: We'll be dead in less than five seconds.

ACTION: The Bird of Prey vessels that have meanwhile gathered around the Elara, approach her, like vultures

ACTION: The Thing is hailed by the Klingons and warned to power down the engines

Peter Pazoski says:
Greene: Overconfidence, perhaps something we can use. ::reaches engineering::

Dalin Tar says:
::checks his pockets and nods::

Doug Greene says:
::Nods again:: Pazoski: Probably...

Yellow says:
Peter: So soon?

Thing says:
::Shifts his voice to a Klingon one:: COM: Klingons: We are trying routine power checks, the ship will return to idle in a few minutes. Ek'ara out. ::Closes the channel::

ACTION: The Klingons insist on hearing from the personnel they sent aboard. Why aren't they answering hails?

Peter Pazoski says:
*Thing*: What is it that you want, I assume being blown to smithereens by the Alliance is not your goal here and you certainly don't work for them otherwise, there would be Alliance security all over us by now.

Peter Pazoski says:
Yellow: Things are moving a bit quicker than I had expected, where are we with the overload?

Dalin Tar says:
::stands up and walks to one of the consoles::

Yellow says:
Peter: We are ready. It will take about 5 minutes after its engaged

Thing says:
::Continues with the same voice:: COM: Klingons: Understood, we'll put him on in a few minutes. ::Pauses to check something:: Keep in mind our visual interface cannot be operated at this point due to mechanical failures. ::Pauses the channel:: *Peter*: You'll see soon enough.

Peter Pazoski says:
Yellow: Good.  One more thing, I need it to be unstoppable.

Dalin Tar says:
::puts up the desired information and checks the situation on the screen::

Peter Pazoski says:
Greene: Do you know three or four people who are really good with a disrupter, I think we need to find out who is on our bridge.

Yellow says:
::raises an eyebrow at Pazoski:: Peter: I am not sure I follow

Doug Greene says:
::Thinks for a moment:: Pazoski: On this ship?

Peter Pazoski says:
Yellow: I mean once the overload starts I don't want anyone to be able to switch it off.

ACTION: Since they are in the same room, Ezry can't help but notice Tar's quiet trip to the console

Peter Pazoski says:
Greene: That would be preferable, of course, we could always ask whoever is on the bridge to wait a few days while we shuttle them in.

Peter Pazoski says:
*Thing*: That's good, I like surprises, and I hope you do as well.

Doug Greene says:
::Chuckles:: Pazoski: Point taken... Well, I know you, I know me, and I know our two friends back at sickbay... And mister Yellow here.. ::Nods at Yellow::

Ezry says:
Tar: What are you doing?

Yellow says:
Greene: I am not inclined to leaving engineering

Dalin Tar says:
Ezry: Just checking on the situation.

Ezry says:
Tar: Have you seen my pet? What about them? ::Nudges in the Klingon's direction::

Peter Pazoski says:
Greene: I don't trust the Trills, but I suppose given the circumstances we might have to make allowances.

Doug Greene says:
Pazoski: Want me to go back to sickbay to check them out, see whether we can get them back into action quickly?

Dalin Tar says:
Ezry: Just leave them there, they won't bother us much.

Yellow says:
Peter: Ah, don't worry about that. Only I control the power core

Thing says:
*Peter*: I got one just for you. ::Closes the channel and begins working on another console:: If you have a way to get out of the ship, Pazoski.. I'd use it now. ::Starts the self destruct sequence for one minute::

Peter Pazoski says:
::nods at Greene:: Greene: Do it

Ezry says:
Tar: But, but, but you can smell them all the way over *here*.

Doug Greene says:
::Nods and turns around, leaving engineering to get back to his little sickbay::

ACTION: Throughout the ship, the klaxons of self-destruct can be heard

Peter Pazoski says:
::notes the self destruct sequence activate:: Yellow: Then if you could turn that self destruct off I would be really grateful!

Dalin Tar says:
Ezry: Then don't breathe through your nose.

Dalin Tar says:
::puts his hand in one of his pockets and activates his emergency transporter::

Yellow says:
::nods:: Peter: You know with what I did to the core plus the self destruct we would be in a pretty mess

Peter Pazoski says:
*Thing*: Please, we both know you are not going to destroy the ship, quit wasting my time.

Yellow says:
::disables the commands to the power nucleolus thus ending the self destruct::

ACTION: Tar and the Klingons disappear before Ezry's eyes

Thing says:
::Raises from his seat as he his body begins to transform to the Klingon guard he just half ate:: COM: Klingons: This is the dispatched guard, respond at once.

ACTION: Both on the bridge and in engineering alarms go off as someone from sickbay transported out

Doug Greene says:
::Enters sickbay and looks around for a moment, wondering why only Ezry is still there:: Ezry: Where are the others?

Dalin Tar says:
@::materializes at OPS on the Base::

Ezry says:
::Stares in disbelief:: Doug: They went away...

Peter Pazoski says:
::hears the second set of alarms sound:: Self: It never raids but it pours... ::checks a console to see where the transport initiated from and terminated::

Dalin Tar says:
@::in Klingon:: Klingon CO: Q'Plah. I'm Dalin Tar, raise shields.

Klingon Commander says:
@::notices the expected Trill and nods, but then turns to the screen:: COM: EK'ara: Identify yourself immediately!

Doug Greene says:
::Frowns:: Ezry: Away?

Peter Pazoski says:
Self: Son of a...

Ezry says:
Doug: Transported off.

Dalin Tar says:
@::nods to some of the security Klingons to take the injured to sickbay::

Klingon Commander says:
@Tar: we do not exactly have shields, but we have them in our hands ::smiles with crooked teeth::

Thing says:
::Continues:: COM: Klingon: Klingon Commander: The ship is infested by Humans and they have activated the self destruct sequence.  We can't seem to turn it off, we need to push the ship away from the dock as soon as possible or the fate of the dock will be the same as the EK'ara.

ACTION: With Tar the three Klingons also disappeared from sickbay

Dalin Tar says:
@Klingon CO: Don't count on that. They've got a problem of their own.

Peter Pazoski says:
::taps his comm device:: *All Crew*: Pazoski to All Stations, we are betrayed, Dalin Tar has beamed aboard the Alliance Station, it is logical to assume that he is a spy and will tell the Alliance everything, arm yourselves and prepare to repel boarders

Thing says:
::Still over the comm:: Computer: Sound aloud the remaining time until the self destruct.

Klingon Commander says:
@COM: Ek'ara: I have someone here who proves me you are not who you say you are ::pulls Tar to the image::

Peter Pazoski says:
Yellow: Start the overload, I'll be damned if that Trill is going to escape

Dalin Tar says:
@::walks to a station and logs in to disable the virus as well as sending information to the Alliance::

Yellow says:
Peter: Time to overload?

Doug Greene says:
::Shakes head:: Ezry: Not good... Get a disrupter, I feel trouble will be with us any time now..

Peter Pazoski says:
Yellow: I think 5 minutes is plenty of time to get out of here, don't you?

Ezry says:
Doug: Have you seen my pet? ::Gets a disruptor from the nearest weapons cabinet::

Yellow says:
::nods and presses the buttons::

Peter Pazoski says:
::thinks for a second:: Yellow: Wait, can you detonate the core remotely?

ACTION: Throughout the ship, the Thing's fake self-destruct is heard 30 seconds

Thing says:
::Pauses to consider:: COM: Klingons: Klingon Commander: You're missing the point here, Commander. The ship is about to explode. Fellow me here. Get it out of dock now or die with us!

Yellow says:
Peter: It would be very difficult because the docking base is shielded by all these ships

Doug Greene says:
::Shakes head:: Ezry: Nope.. Get me one of those as well.. ::Prepares to catch it::

ACTION: Boktor wakes up on the bridge to find a Klingon in the command chair and a voice announcing 20 seconds to self-destruct

Dalin Tar says:
@::nods to the Klingon CO:: Klingon CO: Release them and destroy it when they're far enough away from the station.

Peter Pazoski says:
*Thing*: Looks like we are both betrayed you and I, how about we put aside our differences and join forces to get the one that has make both our lives difficult

Ezry says:
::Chucks a disruptor at skeeter::

Peter Pazoski says:
Yellow: Then five minutes will have to do.

Klingon Commander says:
@Dalim: we don't have powerful enough tractors. Is he serious?

Yellow says:
::nods and pushes some buttons::

Dalin Tar says:
@Klingon CO: He might be, Pazoski can do everything. Expect the unexpected.

Doug Greene says:
::Catches the disruptor and walks towards the door:: Ezry: Let's go...

Thing says:
::Ignores Pazoski's ramblings:: COM: Klingons: Klingon Commander: Just try me. Ten seconds. I’ll gladly die in this little hellhole to prove my point.

ACTION: The voice says 10 seconds

Ezry says:
::Follows him looking for her pet::

Boktor says:
::Feeling pretty groggy, but coming out of unconsciousness.::

Klingon Commander says:
@::without a choice:: COM: :EK'ara: you are bluffing

Dalin Tar says:
@::checks to see the virus is disabled::

Dalin Tar says:
@KlingonCO: And use the ships you have to destroy it.

Doug Greene says:
::Exits sickbay and turns to head for engineering again::

Thing says:
COMM: Klingons: Klingon Commander: You have less than ten seconds to find out. ::Closes the channel and turns around:: Boktor: Finally awake? ::Raises his phaser and takes aim at Boktor's direction::

Ezry says:
ALL: THIIIIIIIIIIIIIING? Where are you my lovely? I miss you! THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING? I have some catnip for you, you love that!!

Klingon Commander says:
@Dalim: are you crazy? If they explode so do we. We will board her! ::issues orders to his BOPs::

Dalin Tar says:
@::shakes his head:: Self: Stubborn Klingons

Peter Pazoski says:
::taps a few buttons on a console:: Yellow: Okay, let's get the hell out of here.

Boktor says:
::Gets up and looks around. Looks right into the face of thing::

ACTION: The self-destruct ends and nothing happens. But then the ship rocks as ramming teams are trying to pry open the hull

Boktor says:
Thing: Thing. Get stuffed or I will kill you instantly.

Dalin Tar says:
@::sends a message to various Alliance ships to target the EK'ara and destroy it when it has enough distance from the base::

Thing says:
::Fires at Boktor's direction::

@ACTION: Teams of Klingons board the Vorcha class

Boktor says:
::Evades shot, and crawls away. Thinking he has an onboard enemy.::

Klingon Commander says:
@::looks at some readings:: Dalin: Follow me if you want to live

@ACTION: As quickly as they entered the ship, killed some rebels, and examined some consoles they massively leave the ship

Dalin Tar says:
@::nods and follows the Klingon:: Klingon CO: We sure need to get out of here.

Thing says:
*Peter*: I'm getting annoyed here! ::Closes the channel and begins working on one of the consoles again:: Don't you have any control over your damn crew?

Peter Pazoski says:
*Thing*: They are not my crew, they are just people who are fighting for a cause and I just happen to be leading them.

Boktor says:
::Crawls over to the TL. And enters it.:: TL: Deck 3.

Doug Greene says:
::Approaches Main Engineering::

Thing says:
*Thing*: Leading them where? To their doom? ::Access the ship's transport controls and begins transporting people from inside the ship to the outside::

ACTION: The EK'ara explodes taking with her some rebels, many Klingons and a whole repair station.... So much for a low profile. But seconds before that ......

ACTION: Peter Pazoski isn't a bad person, he managed to have the transporters beam most of his crew to the surface ... though not all together

ACTION: Peter, Greene and Ezry find themselves in a cold beach

ACTION: The Thing is taken with Boktor a mountain range of some sort

Ezry says:
::Starts to cry at the thought of having lost the thing on the E'kara::

ACTION: Dalim Tar is in a well heated room, on a Klingon Headquarters in what used to be San Francisco

Klingon Commander says:
@Dalin: What have your people done?!?

Peter Pazoski says:
::materializes and involuntarily shivers with the cold:: Greene/Ezry: Are you two okay?

Doug Greene says:
::Looks around for a moment, then nods:: Pazoski: I suppose so.. Could have been warmer though.. Where are we anyway?

Ezry says:
::starts to shiver::

Peter Pazoski says:
::takes off his jacket and wraps it round Ezry:: Ezry: There you go.

Thing says:
#Boktor: Stand still! ::Aims and fires at his direction:: Stop moving! ::Screams that last part::

Peter Pazoski says:
Greene: I don't know, I only had a few seconds to program the transporter, but wherever we are we need to get moving, I suspect the Alliance will trace our transport signatures soon.

Dalin Tar says:
@Klingon CO: My people? The Trill are on your side, you know that. And if you're referring to the people on the EK'ara, they're not my people.

Ezry says:
Pete: Thanks.

Doug Greene says:
::Nods and looks around again:: Peter: Right...

Boktor says:
#::Materializes. And is astonished where he ended up. Instead of a not working TL, he ended up in a mountain range. Then he notices Thing is with him.:: Thing: What do you want from me? You can kill me, I know that. So kill me, if you think that is needed. I will never give you an inch.

Klingon Commander says:
@Dalim: Yes but you brought them here

Thing says:
#Boktor: That's what I'm trying to do, so ::Takes aim:: Stop. ::Fires:: Moving!

Dalin Tar says:
@Klingon CO: I didn't. I infiltrated them. They brought me here. I'm sorry for the loss of your station, but you could have lost a lot more!

Klingon Commander says:
@Dalin: Like what?

Doug Greene says:
::Points at the village:: Peter: You think those people would be friendly to our appearance?

Boktor says:
#Thing: Sigh, before you kill me, let me know, why you want to kill me.

Dalin Tar says:
@Klingon CO: Losing your station along with many ships.

Peter Pazoski says:
Greene: Only one way to find out, let’s go ask them.

#ACTION: The Thing's phaser is not very good and the beam is so narrow that all Boktor needs to is move an inch and he fails

Dalin Tar says:
@Klingon CO: Let me remind you the Alliance is of much more importance. These rebels want to destroy it.

Lost says:
#::comes from behind a rock:: Thing/Boktor: What just happened?

Peter Pazoski says:
Ezry: Come on, let’s get you into the warm before you freeze

Ezry says:
Pete: That would be good...have you seen my pet? I lost him when I was knocked unconscious, he could die in this weather.

Klingon Commander says:
@::laughs aloud::Dalin: Like that can happen. I only take comfort that your buddies are dead. Now you can go off to the hole you came from too and leave us alone. You caused enough damage!

Thing says:
#Boktor: I just.. ::Jumps at the sound from behind him, instinctively he moves his phaser and points it against Losts's forehead:: Lost: Have you lost your mind?! You can't do that to people!

Dalin Tar says:
@Klingon CO: Don't have me remind you of the authority I got from the Trill government, supported by the Klingon Empire.

Lost says:
#Thing/Boktor: I think we may be in the alps

Boktor says:
#Lost: What, where? Huh? Where do you come from? This Thing wants to kill me, and I do not know any reason why. He does not tell me. I have never done wrong to him.  Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggghhhhh:: Drops to the ground and plays dead.

Lost says:
#::looks down at Boktor:: Thing: did the transporter beam scramble his brains?

Peter Pazoski says:
Ezry: No, but we will keep an eye out for him, where did you pick something like that up anyway? ::trudges towards the town::

Dalin Tar says:
@Klingon CO: This operation took a lot of preparation, now we know what the rebellion is trying to do and how.

Thing says:
#::Growls out loud:: Lost: I'm surrounded by maniacs! ::Takes a step back:: Get away from me!

Ezry says:
Peter: Saw him in a pet shop window.

=/\= =/\= =/\= Pause Mission =/\= =/\= =/\=

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Peter Saunders is Peter Pazoski.
Rob van den Dungen is Dalin Tar.
Andreas Habeland is Ezry Lyta.
Rob Bindels is Antonius Boktor.
Eldad Ben-Tovim is The Thing.

Lilia Perfeito as Lost, Yellow and the Klingon Commander.
Tim Scholes as Douglas Greene.

Stardate: 10803.23
Arc Title: “Reflections - Look but don't see”
Part: Conclusion
Mission Number: 422
Ship Manager: Lilia Perfeito
Arc Creator: Lilia Perfeito

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