=/\= U.S.S. Elara Stardate 10808.17 "The Alpha and the Beta, part VIII"=/\=

The USS Elara is orbiting Tartarus Beta IV. The probable new home of the tartarians.

Tar led a team to the surface where the tartarians went for the first swim on the new world. However, just as Tar lays uncounscious on the floor, the Tartarians are nowhere to be scanned.

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SO Hakinnen says:
@CIV: did you hear something?

TO Raddish says:
@::approaches Tar's unconscious body and taps his badge::*Elara*: Medical emergency!

CO Capt Bodine says:
::on the Elara Bridge:: OPS: Open a channel to the Away Team.

CO Capt Bodine says:
*OPS*: Commander Tar you are late for your check in please report, what is your status?

TO Raddish says:
@::taps OPS'badge:*CO*: Captain, Commander Tar fell unconscious. I turned my back to look at the sea and ....

SO Hamilton says:
CO: Captain, I lost the lock on the tartarians. I can't find them on the planet anymore

CO Capt Bodine says:
*TO*: Do you have a medical Tricorder and Med kit on hand? Please attempt to Revive the Commander

TO Raddish says:
@*CO*: Yes sir ::opens the medikit and starts scanning the fallen body::

CO Capt Bodine says:
SO: Check for interference is there something disrupting our scans. Maybe they are still there and we cannot see them.

SO Hamilton says:
CO: They went underwater. They might simply be too deep to scan, its not clear

TO Raddish says:
@*CO*: I really think the Commander should be beamed up. He is alive but ... his symbiont is gone

CO Capt Bodine says:
SO: Makes sense, where is the Mission probe we sent ahead located now. It was supposed to scan the ocean in detail can we contact it and use it as a sensor booster or communications relay? 

SO Hamilton says:
::nods::CO: It might work

CO Capt Bodine says:
*SO*: Beam him to Sickbay at once! 

CO Capt Bodine says:
SO: Keeping trying to contacting the Tartarians, also if there are any onboard still see if they know another way to reach their own kind. You have the Bridge. ::heads for the Turbolift:: Computer: Sickbay! ::the Captain barked to the Computer::

ACTION: Solie gets Tar to sickbay where he is seen immediatly by Dr Greene

SO Hakinnen says:
@CIV: Let’s see what happened back there

CO Capt Bodine says:
::taps comm-badge::  *TO*: You need to find that Symbiont. Don't come back to the ship without it! 

CIV Dr 1010 says:
@::Glances around:: SO: There where?

TO Raddish says:
@*CO*: Acknowledged. Raddish out ::scratches his head::

CO Capt Bodine says:
*OPS Bridge* Please, contact the Security Department and Science, send out a full search party to help the TO.

OPS Solie says:
*CO*: Aye aye sir.

SO Hakinnen says:
@CIV: To the beach, where else ::starts running back::

CIV Dr 1010 says:
@::Starts running after the SO:: SO: What are we running for?

CIV Dr 0101 says:
@::Runs after the two:: SO: We hate running!

CO Capt Bodine says:
::enters sickbay he attempts to put on resolute face::

SO Hakinnen says:
@::frowns at the CIVs but keeps going, eventually reaching the clearing to find the TO alone::

Dr Greene says:
::looking over his patient, with a concerned face. Then he looks up:: CO: I never saw anything quite like it

FCO Cmdr Jackson says:
::Sitting at his station on the bridge, reading through the latest reports from his junior flight crewmembers::

TO Raddish says:
@SO/CIV: Commander Tar was attacked, I still don't understand what happened

CO Capt Bodine says:
Greene: Doctor, he can last one 14 hours in good health without his Symbiont ? How bad is he?

Dr Greene says:
CO: I am aware of that. That is why I am worried. His symbiont was taken without opening him ... it’s like it was beamed out

SO Hamilton says:
FCO: The Tartarians are still nowhere to be found. I got the probe to scan the oceans but they are either too deep or behind a dampening field....or dead. We never gave them badges

CO Capt Bodine says:
*FCO*: Let the search party know that there might be a residual transporter trace they should be looking for. Check the ships logs and sensors too Look for any trace of possible transporter use.

CIV Dr 1010 says:
@::Nods slowly at the direction of the TO:: TO: So we assume he was beamed back to the Elara. Question is, where are our guests? ::Turns her attentions towards the ocean::

CIV Dr 0101 says:
@TO, All: The Captain would kill us if something would have happened to them too.

FCO Cmdr Jackson says:
::Ensures they are still stable in their orbit as Hamilton speaks up:: SO: Alright.. Keep scanning, let me know the moment you get something... Let's just hope everything is alright..

TO Raddish says:
@CIV: they didn’t return from their swim. Tar's symbiont is gone, that is why he collapsed. The Captain told me to go after it. Maybe you can look for the tartarians

CO Capt Bodine says:
Greene: If there anything you can do to to temporarily stabilize him. If it is safe I would like to revive Commander Tar's host Body and see if he remembers anything that might help our search.

SO Hamilton says:
FCO: Shall I look for the transporter beam the Captain asked you for?

CIV Dr 1010 says:
@::Raises her brow in puzzlement::  TO: Us? ::Points at herself:: Go look for them in there? ::Points at the direction of the ocean::

CIV Dr 0101 says:
@::Shakes her head:: TO: No way, us and the ocean aren't on speaking terms.

FCO Cmdr Jackson says:
::Taps away on his console, filing the reports he just skimmed through in the proper places, then, after thinking it over for a moment, nods:: SO: Yeah, good idea. Might give us a lead...

Dr Greene says:
@CO: He will confused without his symbiont but I can do that. I may even be able to prolongue his life without the symbiont since the extraction was so perfect. But it will take a while

@ACTION: Around the TO, SO and CIVs, the search teams materialize. One of them takes a submarine

SO Hakinnen says:
@CIV: What if we take that?

CO Capt Bodine says:
Greene: How long will the procedure take Doctor?

CIV Dr 1010 says:
@::Shrugs:: SO: You'll drive it?

Dr Greene says:
CO: To be sure it’s a success...at least an hour. I need to get the hormone dosage just right to mimic the signals sent from the symbiont

SO Hakkinen says:
@CIV: And you work the sensors ::moves to the small submarine::

FCO Cmdr Jackson says:
::Gets up from his seat and walks over to the science console, looking over Hamilton's shoulder:: SO: Nothing yet, I take it?

CO Capt Bodine says:
Greene: Very Well Doctor, let me know when he is awake.

CO Capt Bodine says:
::turns to leave sickbay::

Dr Greene says:
::nods at the CO, still concerned::

CIV Dr 1010 says:
@::Nods and enter the submarine after the SO::

CIV Dr 0101 says:
@::Trails after 10101:: SO, 1010: Think this sub has any torpedoes?

SO Hamilton says:
FCO: Its inconclusive. Our sensors detected a transport beam, very faint, so much that it did not send any alarms.

FCO Cmdr Jackson says:
SO: Is the signature strong enough to trace it?

SO Hakinnen says:
@::looks at the controls::CIV: No. Get ready

@ACTION: the submarine starts moving and dives under the waters of Tartarus Beta

CO Capt Bodine says:
::enters the Turbolift:: Computer: Bridge

CIV Dr 1010 says:
@::Shouts:: SO: Sir! Yes, Sir! ::Throws her hands against the console::

CIV Dr 0101 says:
@::Rolls her eyes and turns her attention to her own console::

@ACTION: Around them the waters turn darker and darker and the odd fish passes by the several viewports

CIV Dr 1010 says:
@All: Suddenly I have a craving for some sushi. ::Eyes the fish with interest::

SO Hamilton says:
FCO: Its not clear. As it is, it doesn't have a specific origin. its like it came from everywhere and converged on Tar. Then dissipated again

CO Capt Bodine says:
::the turbo-lift slows to a stop and the doors slide open he steps out onto the Bridge::

SO Hakinnen says:
@CIV: I thought you didn't eat fish

CO Capt Bodine says:
FCO: Any word from search parties yet?

FCO Cmdr Jackson says:
::Shakes head:: CO: No sir... They are deployed, but we have not had any reports from them yet...

CO Capt Bodine says:
::paces on the bridge a bit in thought not able to sit::

CIV Dr 1010 says:
@SO: Sushi is made of fish? ::Wrinkles her nose in distaste::

SO Hamilton says:
CO: I found the transporter signal that took Commander Tar's symbiont but I can't find a source

CO Capt Bodine says:
FCO: What about the transport trace any indication that it was from a ship in space or confined to the planet’s surface?

SO Hakinnen says:
@CIV: I hope you are scanning for the tartarians

CIV Dr 1010 says:
@SO: We're scanning for them alright. Got the soy sauce handy just in case. 

CIV Dr 0101 says:
@::Raises the soy sauce bottle as proof::

CO Capt Bodine says:
OPS: Any luck extending communications down into the water?

SO Hakinnen says:
@::blinks and starts scanning on his own, leaving the sub on autopilot::

SO Hakinnen says:
@CIV: That's funny ... ::changes course to check something::

CIV Dr 1010 says:
@SO: Like a kick in the shins.

CIV Dr 0101 says:
@All: Look at the pretty fishy! ::Points at a passing fish::

OPS Solie says:
CO: The submarine took communications amplifiers so we can contact them

FCO Cmdr Jackson says:
::Walks back to his own console, checking their propulsion and navigation systems yet again::

SO Hakinnen says:
@::brings the submarine to a full stop and increases scans:: CIV: We got something

SO Hakinnen says:
*CO*: Captain, I found a massive dampening field under the ocean. It blocks all our scans

CO Capt Bodine says:
*SO*: Source of the Fields power yet determined?

CIV Dr 1010 says:
@::Peeks over the SO's shoulders:: SO: Maybe we can hack into it, somehow disable it.

SO Hakinnen says:
@*CO*: Whatever powers it and creates it is inside

SO Hakinnen says:
*CO*: The CIVs want to try to hack it

CO Capt Bodine says:
FCO: Commander, what about the origin of that transport trace? Planet side or not?

FCO Cmdr Jackson says:
::Looks around, startled by the question:: CO: Uhm... Hamilton did a trace on it, but it returned inconclusive, sir.. ::Looks at the SO for confirmation::

SO Hamilton says:
CO: Yes sir, something dissipated the signal...or cloned it. whichever the case it seems to have come from everywhere'

CO Capt Bodine says:
*SO*: I am not down there, use your judgment. But report in every few minutes.

FCO Cmdr Jackson says:
CO: For what it's worth, I detect no other ships in the area.

CO Capt Bodine says:
FCO: It would appear that this planet may have inhabitants after all ... That kind of changes things ...

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DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Mike Johnson is Captain John Bodine (CO – Commanding Officer)
Tim Schols is Commander Gary Jackson (FCO – Flight Control Officer)
Rob van den Dungen is Lieutenant Commander Dalin Tar (OPS – Operations Officer)
Eldad Ben-Tovim is Doctors 1010 & 0101 (CIVs – Advisors, Starfleet Corps of Engineers’)

Lilia Perfeito as SO Hakinnen, TO Raddish, SO Hamilton, OPS Solie and Dr Greene.

Stardate: 10808.17
Arc Title: “The Alpha and the Beta”
Part: Eight
Mission Number: 438
Ship Manager: Lilia Perfeito
Arc Creator: Lilia Perfeito

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