James
=/\=/\=/\= Begin Mission =/\=/\=/\=

Captain Lewis
::on bridge::

Ltjg Ber
::at station::

Ens. Morrell
::in Engineering::

Lt. McDowell
::in Engineering, reading::

Heinlein
:::Councilling Crewman Lewis about "problems he is having in home life ::

Cmdr. Mitchell
::monitoring Nav console::

Doctor Othis
::In the Sickbay. preparing for pending emergencies::

Cmdr French
:: Strolling along the Corridor, heading for brdige ::

Cmdr. Dresden
::standing on deck wondering where our XO is:::

Captain Lewis
Mitchell:  ETA to Nebula?

Heinlein
<lewis > Councilor :It is as if she never listens to me

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: Captain, we're fifeteen minutes from the Nebula

Lt. McDowell
{#}Lewis: Captain, I have a request to make of you, albeit strange.

Ltjg Ber
Cap:beginning to detect irregular radiation patterns, computer is checking configuration

Cmdr. Mitchell
::knows that the Captain MUST be telepathic::

Captain Lewis
{#}scott go ahead..

Cmdr French
:: Entering the Bridge ::

Ens. Morrell
McDowell: Chief, got any ideas on modifications to the shields?

Heinlein
lewis: I think it may be your choice of timing 

Ltjg Ber
::turns to SS2 to check backups::

Captain Lewis
Ber: any particular readings we need to be aware of?

Captain Lewis
French:  do we have a Celebium shield in place?

Ltjg Ber
Cap: so far the shields are holding, anaylzing

Cmdr French
:: Takes Tac Station ... ::

Captain Lewis
Ber:  ::nods::

Captain Lewis
Ber: did you get a chance to read the report from the  Aristotle?

Heinlein
lewis: She wants to talk but not when she is otherwise busy and she says the same of you ...I think you should both try to find a common time and set it aside for these discussions of yours

Cmdr. Mitchell
::reviews Nav sensor logs::

Cmdr. Dresden
Lewis:  The Aristotles shields were holding too, but radiation still penetrated.

Cmdr French
CO : The shield will be raised as soon I have clearance from engineering ... I also have to see with ops for the new power grid

Ens. Morrell
{#}French:  Engineering to Tactical.  Is there anything that you need us to do down here?

Ltjg Ber
Computer: run program on all known radiation forms

Captain Lewis
Dresdan: yes..but why?

Captain Lewis
French:  ::nods:: keep on it..we are almost there

Ltjg Ber
Computer: While your at it, run wavelength patterns as well

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : Tac here ... I just need your final clearance for the Celebium shield ... I will see with ops for the power allocation

Lt. McDowell
{#}CO: Captain, I'm testing the final reconstruction of the port plasma relay that we had to replace after the Borg incursion.

Cmdr. Dresden
Lewis: perhaps because of the New harmonic and modulation sustems we have installed in response to the Borg threat.

Heinlein
:::: Shakes Crewman Lewis' hand as he departs and returns to seat ::

Doctor Othis
::Keeping busy down in sickbay::

Ens. Morrell
{#}French.  Acknowledged.  I'll get back to you.

Captain Lewis
{#} Scott: good ....and ?

Ens. Morrell
McDowell:  Chief, are we ready to give Tactical the go?

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO:  we're 10 min. out Captain

Heinlein
:::makes notes on discussions to date on the case ::

Captain Lewis
Ber: were there any reports of Celebium in the Aristotles report?

Ltjg Ber
<Computer>Ber: all known radiation patterns analyzed, all within normal parameters

Lt. McDowell
{#}CO: Would you mind keeping the warp engines at high-warp as long as it can hold? Just a strength test.

Cmdr French
Dresden : The output of the celebium shield will need approx 3.5 Gwatt ... please have that ready ... :: Smiles ::

Captain Lewis
Michell:  reduce speed

Cmdr. Mitchell
::begins to calculate approach vectors and load them into Nav computer::

Lt. McDowell
Morrell: Go ahead.

Ltjg Ber
Cap; negative

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO:  Reducing speed

Ltjg Ber
Cap; I'm double chekcing

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : We'd better have this shield ready soon ... we're a t 10 mn

Ens. Morrell
{#}French:  Engineering to Tactical.  We are all ready down here.  You have the green light from us.

Captain Lewis
Ber: ::nods::

Cmdr. Mitchell
::sets speed to full impulse::

Captain Lewis
Ber: any unusual readings?

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : I LOVE to hear that ... get ready ...

Heinlein
::::gets coffee from replicator in office and sits back at desk going over notes of next case for the day ::

Ltjg Ber
::hmmm celebium, does the computer have that one?::

Lt. McDowell
::takes his seat again and prepares the extra juice for the shields::

Cmdr French
:: slave OPS to Tac and help himself on the power Grid ...::

Ens. Morrell
{#}French:  Glad to hear that you love to here that.  We are ready down here, go right on ahead...

Cmdr. Dresden
French: We have OPS working on that right now Cdr.

Doctor Othis
::looks around:: ::Thinks:: Well looks pretty good. :::sits in chair::

Ltjg Ber
Computer: check for celebrium 

Ens. Morrell
Chief:  Tactical is about to engage the special shielding.  Let's make sure everything is in order down here..

Lt. McDowell
::looks at Morrell with a cocked head:: Reverse psychology...Never got used to it.

Lt. McDowell
::takes a final look, and then nods to him::

Ltjg Ber
Cap: No celebium detected

Captain Lewis
::nods to ber::

Captain Lewis
Ber: no Thoron either?

Cmdr French
:: Nods to the XO ::

Ens. Morrell
::looks quizzitly at Chief::  Come again sir?

Doctor Othis
::catologing stuff::

Ltjg Ber
Cap: I am not reading much of anything besides normal backround radiation right now, 

Captain Lewis
Ber: enhance sensors

Captain Lewis
French:  how is the shielding?

Ltjg Ber
Cap: Aye, on it already

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: We are approaching the outer boundries of the Nebula Captain.

Cmdr French
Dresden : Request clearance to test the Celebium shield configuration

Heinlein
::::hears chimes at door orders it opne as he rises to meet crewman Giles::

Lt. McDowell
::shakes head:: Nothing. ::taps computer board, inadvertantly starting a subroutine called "Minesweeper"::

Captain Lewis
Mitchell:  slow to 1/2 impulse

Ltjg Ber
::checking for bugs in the sensors::

Cmdr. Dresden
French: at your discretion Mr. French:SMILES::

Ltjg Ber
::there was a spike, what happened to it??!?

Cmdr French
Dresden ; Thanks

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: I recommend a discreet distance of 100,000 KMs

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : I'm gonna test the shield ... Raising celebium now ...

Captain Lewis
Mitchell : make it so

Ens. Morrell
{#}French:  Acknowledged.

Cmdr French
:: Raise Celebium shield now ::

Cmdr French
Checks readings .. all appear nominal ::

Ltjg Ber
Cap: sensors are detecting a normal minor subspace disturbance

Cmdr. Mitchell
::slows to 1/2 impulse and sets "orbit" to 100,000 KMs::

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: Aye Skipper

Ltjg Ber
Cap: that could be us, chekcing

Captain Lewis
Ber: a normal?

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : things looks fine here ... any discrepancies on your side of the ball park ?

Lt. McDowell
::hands PADD to Morrell, with a direct uplink to the shielding status::

Ltjg Ber
Cap: these sensors are acting up again, going to backup

Captain Lewis
::waiting for Bers report:

Ens. Morrell
{#}French: None at this time.  But I will keep monitoring the shields...

Captain Lewis
::nods to Ber::

Ltjg Ber
::switches to SS2::

Captain Lewis
French:  report on sensors?

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : ack.

Ens. Morrell
::takes PADD::

Cmdr. Dresden
BER: are the sensors acting up because of interference in the Nebula?

Ens. Morrell
{#}French:  Come again?

Cmdr. Mitchell
::hopes that growing up on Mars will give a little extra personal shielding to whatever the radiation is::

Lt. McDowell
::notices a small problem in the grid:: Darn... ::kills Minesweeper:: Ah...there we go.

Cmdr French
CO : Celebium shield operational , Tac sensors and EW Sensors are clear ...

Captain Lewis
Ber: what kind of interferrence?

Captain Lewis
::nods to French:: excellent

Cmdr French
:: Lower Celebium shield ::

Heinlein
::::asuures Crewman Giles that his fears while they have some basis in facts are not the terrors they might be:::

Ltjg Ber
::Cap: it's a normal subspace disturbance. probably our outflow

Cmdr French
XO : Celebium Shield operational , lowered for now.

Captain Lewis
Ber:  i don't want might be...I want fact

Cmdr. Dresden
French: excellent.

Ltjg Ber
Cap: But, i can't confirm that until the aft array confirms

Cmdr French
XO : thanks engineering for all the work Sir <g>

Captain Lewis
Ber: ::nods::

Lt. McDowell
::gets up, and gets a toolbox. Starts walking to the main power junction box (i.e. "The Big Black Box in the wall")::

Captain Lewis
Ber:  have you initiated a probe?

Ens. Morrell
::hears beeping from monitor::

Cmdr. Dresden
French: aye...please extend our congratulations to them as well.

Ltjg Ber
#McDowell: having a bit of a problem with the aft sensor array, cold you double check it

Ltjg Ber
::damn, missed the button::

Ens. Morrell
Chief:  Uhh sir?  We have a small problem.  I'm detecting the shields using much more power than they are supposed to be using.

Lt. McDowell
{#}Ber: Gimme a moment. That whole array was replaced while we were in Spacedock. It's still acting up with "factory-default" bugs.

Heinlein
::::Ushers Giles out of his office ::

Lt. McDowell
Morrell: May I ask just how MUCH power they're supposed to be slurping up?

Lt. McDowell
::opens The Door::

Ltjg Ber
{#} McDowell: I am switching to isolinear backup, taking ge-pacs offline

Ens. Morrell
McDowell:  They are supposed to be using about half of what they are currently using.  And the consumption is raising...

Captain Lewis
{#}Orthis- status of sick bay?

Cmdr French
:: Checks Ship's configuration .... all lights Green ::

Cmdr French
:: Notices that the Celebium stayed raised ::

Lt. McDowell
{#}Ber: When I get a chance, I'll take out the gels and do a check on them.

Cmdr French
:: Attempt another shutdown of the Celebium Shield ::

Ltjg Ber
Cap: I am confirming our backwash is the disturbance

Doctor Othis
{#} Captain: All systems go cap'n

Ltjg Ber
::damn gel-pacs::

Lt. McDowell
Morrell: Possible causes? ::starts sounding like a teacher quizzing a student::

Captain Lewis
Ber:  ::nods::

Ens. Morrell
{#}French:  Tactical, are you increasing power to the radiation shielding?

Captain Lewis
Ber: has a launch been sent?

Cmdr French
XO : Sir ... We have a slight problem here ...

Captain Lewis
::looks at French::

Cmdr. Dresden
French: A problem with what Cmdr.?

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : Negative .. I have a auto sustaining phses on the Celebium shield .. but no increase in the output

Doctor Othis
::A pateint walks into sickbay::

Ens. Morrell
McDowell:  Could be several things Chief.  One second and I can be more specific..

Ltjg Ber
Cap: No sir, plasma backwash

Captain Lewis
Mitchell: be sure to send out a  status report evrery three hours

Lt. McDowell
::hears a loud horn go off from a computer:: Morrell: No time now.

Heinlein
:::::Finishes writing notes on Giles :::

Cmdr French
XO : The celebium shield is functionnal .. but it's stuck raised... working on it with Eng. Sir ...

James
Action: Lights flicker all over the ship.

Ens. Morrell
McDowell:  Chief, I recammend that we take the radiation shielding down now.

Captain Lewis
::looks around ship::

Heinlein
Wha ??

Ltjg Ber
::what the::

Doctor Othis
<Patient> Hey doc. i got a headache.

Captain Lewis
ALL: report!

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: Aye, I've got it set to go 

Lt. McDowell
{#}CO: Captain, I'm reading a COMPLETE failure of the gel-pac ODN network.

Captain Lewis
Mitchell: what was that?

Cmdr. Dresden
French: Is the shield output a danger as it is?

Ltjg Ber
Computer: define powerloss

Cmdr French
:: Switches all weapons to autonomous systems ::

Doctor Othis
::gives patient a hypospray:: BATTLE stations ensign

Captain Lewis
{#}Mitchell; get on it

Ltjg Ber
<Computer> Ber: no loss of power indicated

Cmdr. Mitchell
::looks at all instruments for irregularities::

Cmdr French
XO : Sir .. no ... it stays raise but it's stable ....

Ltjg Ber
::great::

Captain Lewis
Ber: what are your current readings?

Captain Lewis
Ber: was a probe sent in for further readings?

James
Action:  Lights resume their normal luminense {deck}

Ltjg Ber
Cap: This computer is telling me everything is ok

Doctor Othis
{#} Captain: Bridge, this is sickbay reporting. we're ready for anything down here

Lt. McDowell
::walks over to a network junction, and starts pressing manual switches::

Captain Lewis
::looks around::

Captain Lewis
{#} Othis : excellent

Ens. Morrell
Computer:  Run a level 5 diagnostic on the radiation shielding.

Cmdr. Dresden
French: are the Gel-pac powerloss in the ODN going to interfere with the shields?

Ltjg Ber
::gets out of chair, onto floor, underneath station and takes panel off

Ltjg Ber
::

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO:  Captain, I don't show any problems on my systems.

Cmdr French
:: Initiates a internal sweep, having a bad feeling about what is to happen ::

Ens. Morrell
::computer beeps and starts the diagnostic::

Doctor Othis
{#}Captain: What just happend Cap'n

Captain Lewis
Mitchell: something caused it...find out what

Ltjg Ber
::inserts probe into computer logic panel::

Captain Lewis
{#} Othis- still undetermined

Cmdr French
XO : Sir ... my guess would be a yes ... I check that with Engineering and keep you posted

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: There was a minor power fluctuation and then nothing.

Cmdr. Dresden
French:  ::nods::

Ens. Morrell
Chief:  I have another problem for you.  There is a minor radiation leak coming from the areas affected gel-pac areas.

Captain Lewis
Mitchell:  what does your analysis indicate?

Ens. Morrell
::level 5 diagnostic 50% complete::

Ltjg Ber
::ok, lets try computer line memory circuit::

Doctor Othis
::patient walks back in:: <Patient> doc, my head it .  . 

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : Is the powerloss in the ODN likely to affect our Celebium shield ?

Cmdr. Mitchell
McD:  Lt. Do you see anything wrong?

Doctor Othis
::Patient fall on the floor::

James
Action: The Lights begin to flicker once again.

Lt. McDowell
Morrell: Ok. The WHOLE NETWORK is down, so that's a problem.

Cmdr French
:: Internal sweeps comes in ... all negative ::

Ltjg Ber
::ok, lets try computer......ahhhhhhhhh::

Captain Lewis
::Looks around bridge::

Captain Lewis
Ok all: lets get some answers , shall we?

Ltjg Ber
Cap: The computer is doing it!!

Ens. Morrell
{#}French:  It's possible, a real possibilty in fact.  I am already detecting minor radiation leaks coming from the affected areas..

Captain Lewis
Ber: the computer?? explain

Cmdr. Dresden
CO: Sir, I suggest we back away from the Nebula untill this can be worked out.  If we suffer more major power losses, we may have a more difficult time moving the ship and endanger the lives on the ship.

Ens. Morrell
McDowell:  Any suggestions Chief?  Your more familar with the gel-pacs that I am..

Lt. McDowell
{#}Mitchell: We've got a total gel-pac failure. Standby.

Captain Lewis
Dresdan: agreed..make it so

Cmdr. Mitchell
::looks over to French, who's monitoring Ops::

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : Relay all radiation trackinmg you detect .. I'll have to secure those decks ...

Heinlein
:::Sits in darkened office ::

Ltjg Ber
Cap: I have some kind of radiation coming from the gel-pacs into computer core memory

Cmdr. Dresden
Mitchell: Back us away from the Nebula...100,000,000km

Lt. McDowell
{#}Ber: Nim, what kind of a nebula was that?

James
Action:  Main Power goes offline.  Shields fail.  Weapons offline.  Warp offline.  Backup power comes online.

Doctor Othis
{#} Captain: I would like to run a ship wide level 2 diagnostic, i just had a patient collapse

Ens. Morrell
{#}French:  I'm on it.  Uploading my most current scan results to your terminal now.  ::initiates upload::

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO:  Captain, the entire gel-pac system is off line, we're on back-up systems now.

Captain Lewis
Ber: explain?  how that happens

Cmdr French
XO : The shield is showing some failure now ... I'llhave to seal some areas

Ens. Morrell
::crap!::

Captain Lewis
::damn::

Lt. McDowell
::all lights go off:: Aww @#^%$%^$%

Ens. Morrell
Computer:  Level 5 ship wide diagnostic now.

Captain Lewis
{#}engineering--Report!

Cmdr French
CO : Reccomand red aler Sir ...

Cmdr. Mitchell
::moves the ship to 200,000KMs::

Cmdr. Dresden
French: initiate emergency radiation protocals...

Lt. McDowell
::sprints to the side wall consoles::

Captain Lewis
French: analyisis please?

Ens. Morrell
{#}Captain:  On it now sir.

Cmdr French
XO : Aye Sir .... 

Ens. Morrell
::comp. working::

Heinlein
:::passes out in Counciling rooms :::

Cmdr. Dresden
Mitchel: keep moving us away on impulse..best speed.

Captain Lewis
Ber: can we clear it?

Cmdr French
:: Initiates Radiation level  Alert Protocols ,,,, ::

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: Other than the loss of Gel-pac systems, all appears to be nominal.

Doctor Othis
:: treating patient::

Ens. Morrell
::gets some result and thinks ahh &&^^$$$#$::

Captain Lewis
::looks puzzled::

Captain Lewis
ALL: ideas?

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: Aye, I'll move us off at 5,000 KPS to start

Lt. McDowell
{#}Lewis: Sir, this nebula is interacting with the medium in which the bioneural cells live. It's creating a cascade network failure.

Captain Lewis
::nods to mitchell::

Ens. Morrell
McDowell:  Chief!  Your not going to like this, but at least 50% of the gel-pac system is infected with "radiation sickness"

Cmdr French
SHIPWIDE {#} : This is a Radiation ALert ... please comply with Security protocol RA 5

Cmdr. Dresden
CO: Sir, I wonder...do you think this radiation we keep suffering could be part of some sort of...weapon?  We have never experienced radiation problems of this sort in this type of Nebula before.

Captain Lewis
{#}Mcdowell - we are moving away fromt he nebula now-- keep me posted on any changes

Ens. Morrell
{#}Ber:  Lt Ber, I am reading 50% of the gel pacs infected with "radiation sickness"

Captain Lewis
Dresdan-  i am puzzled as well, the Aristotle made no report of that..although I think Ber has initiated a sensor probe into the nebula

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO:  It's almost as if the Nebula was reacting to our pressence and sending out anti-bodies to rid itself of us.

Cmdr French
CO : I'm reading total power loss on all major Shields ... we still have navigational and Tac shields .. but it's about it ....

Doctor Othis
{#}Captain: I got a pateint here, a Rebeca Grodin. She's dying of radiation. i am sealing all but the main door to sickbay

Heinlein
<giles > :::eturns for an item left in Coucilors office ...see coucilor passed out ::

Captain Lewis
::nods to Mitchell::  Ber: any traces or Omicrons?

Ens. Morrell
McDowell:  Priorities Chief?

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: As if we were a virus and it was defending itself.

Cmdr. Dresden
Mitchell:  :;looks to mitchell in surprise::you mean as if it were a living organism?

Captain Lewis
{#}Othis? - dying??

Cmdr French
XO : Request Ok to evacuate and seal decks 25 to 18 in order to lighten the power grid 

Cmdr. Mitchell
XO:  If I didn't know better, I'd say yes, as if it was living.

Heinlein
<giles > {#} Doctor : THe Councilor has passed out in his offices 

Lt. McDowell
Morrell: Get the shields up. We need a way to protect the pacs. Then the gel network. Possibly weapons along with them.

Captain Lewis
::looks at Ber::

Doctor Othis
{#}Captian: she must have been close to the source. her brain is oxidizing

Cmdr. Dresden
French: ::nods::

Lt. McDowell
::warning goes off::

Captain Lewis
{#} doc- any traces o kinoplasmic radiation?

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: I remember from my history an earlier incident of the Enterprise encountering something like a lifeform.

Ens. Morrell
McDowell:  Aye Chief.

Lt. McDowell
{#}CO: Captain, we have a VERY MAJOR problem down here. Whatever that nebula is doing, the gel-pacs are dying.

Captain Lewis
Mictchell: continue to move us away from the Nebula

Cmdr. Dresden
CO: interesting hypothosis...how do we test it?

Ens. Morrell
::starts tinkering with the shield controls::

Lt. McDowell
{#}CO: Estimated loss currently, 17% of the total gel-pac network. At current rate, the whole network will die in about 3 hours.

Cmdr French
Shipwide {#} : Attention please evacuate all decks 25 to 18 .... Radiation Protocol in progress ... Security Leaders report to bridge when your deck is clear

Doctor Othis
{#} Captain:  Kinoplasmic radiation is hard to medicly detect

Cmdr French
:: Gets first report from evacuated deck ::

Doctor Othis
{#} Captain: A kinoplasmic scan would be very harmful to a human

Ens. Morrell
::has an idea and initiates program Morrell Gamma 3::

Cmdr. Mitchell
::continues to move Geneva off from the Nebula:  Increasing to 10,000K KPS

Heinlein
<Giles > {#} Doctor : The Doctor is passed out in his offices

James
Action:  COMPUTER>  Warning.  Primary Computer core has been comprimised.  Expected failure in 16 minutes.

Captain Lewis
{#} Othis- you said her brain was oxidizing...kinoplasmic radiation is the usual source...............do what you can ..Lewis out

Cmdr. Dresden
BER: any information coming in from that probe?

Lt. McDowell
Aww damn...

Ltjg Ber
Cap: lets take a step back while i check something

Ens. Morrell
::ahh geez::

Ens. Morrell
McDowell:  Chief!  Get over here.  Core failure in 16 minutes.

Captain Lewis
::looks up::

Lt. McDowell
::runs over, and initiates site-to-site transport to the main computer core::

Captain Lewis
{#}Engineering: Status!

Ens. Morrell
{#}Bridge:  We have a small problem down here sir.

Doctor Othis
{#} Captain: I have bigger problems. sickbay is a radiation safe area. if  the levels rise too high the doors will seal automatically to protect the patents inside

Ltjg Ber
Cap: i am picking up 2 subspace disturbances

Cmdr French
:: Sealing decks 15 to 10::

Captain Lewis
{#} Orthis -understood

Captain Lewis
Ber: identify

Cmdr. Mitchell
XO:  On the other hand, Cmdr. could we be "food" for that thing?

Cmdr French
Mitchell  : Decks 15 to 10 empty and sealed ... you can divert power from there 

Lt. McDowell
::hears Morrell's report:: {#}CO: Correction Captain. This is a HUGE problem. The main computer core, being all bioneural, is compromised. Total failure is in 16 minutes.

James
Action:  Life Support systems comprised in 7 minutes.  Primary Core failure in 12 minutes.

Ltjg Ber
CAP: one is near the nebula, and one is..........

Doctor Othis
{#}Captian: captain . . . If we don't get away from this, Mr. Grodin here is going to die, and so will the rest of us

Cmdr. Mitchell
::nods to French::

Doctor Othis
Othis out

Ens. Morrell
::CRAP!!!!!!!::

Captain Lewis
Mitchell: move us out of the nebulas range

Ltjg Ber
Cap: we have an disturbance emminating from Computer Core

Lt. McDowell
::hears noises from the computer core all around him. Sits at the access terminal::

Captain Lewis
Ber: identify

Ens. Morrell
{#}CO:  Sir, all life support will fail in exactly 7 minutes.

Cmdr. Dresden
Mitchell: hmmm...either is a viable thought, should this thing be a living organism.

Doctor Othis
::sweating:: ::Starts treating ensign Grodin::

Ltjg Ber
Cap: Can't 

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO:  Capt. I suggest we warp out to a safe distance.

Captain Lewis
Mitchell: make it so!

Cmdr. Mitchell
{WARP}

Cmdr French
Mitchell : and what tis "organism' ould be looking for ?

Ltjg Ber
Cap: Even my tricorder seems to be being blocked

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO:  Captain, warp engines still not responding

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: increasing impulse withdrawal

Captain Lewis
Mitchell:: nods::

Ltjg Ber
Cap: there is some kind of energy shield around the disturbance, and, it's causing radiation levels to rise throughout the ship

Lt. McDowell
{#}Morrell: Standby to engage the secondary core. And switch secondary power to the backup warp core.

Captain Lewis
{#} engineering- report

Heinlein
<giles > {#} Doctor : The Concilor is passed out in his offices 

Cmdr. Dresden
French: If we intensified the shields to our rear, could that give us additional protection untill impulse got us to a safe distance?

Ens. Morrell
{#}McDowell:  Aye Chief, standing by.

Ens. Morrell
{#}CO:  Sir, complete life support failure in about 6 minutes.

Doctor Othis
{#}Captain: I have put my pateints in Stasis, but if we don't leave the radiated area the stasis fields will be inafective.

Ens. Morrell
{#}CO:  Complete core failure about 10 minutes after that.

Cmdr French
XO : I do not suggest we do it Sir .. we barely have enough shield to maintin a safe navigation Sir ... 

Captain Lewis
{#} Othis: understood

Ltjg Ber
Cap: request permission to go to Computer core for better readings, i will have to put a radiation suit on

Doctor Othis
{#}Captain: Sickbay will seal in 60 seconds, do you want me to stay inside, of do you need me out there.

Cmdr. Dresden
French: hmm...very well.  It was just a ...hope.

Captain Lewis
Ber: hold- help get back up warp on line

Lt. McDowell
{#}CO: Captain, a slight fix is to switch to the backup computer core and warp core.

Cmdr French
XO : What if this " thing" zero on us by the energy we're emitting .. that would explain why it came to us as we tested the shield

James
Action:  <COMPUTER> communication systems compromised.  failure in 3 minutes.

Cmdr. Dresden
French: do you think it could be attracted to us by our shielding?

Ltjg Ber
Cap: The only way to reverse this is to find out what frequency its pulseing and use an opposite to repulse it, i can't do that here!!

Heinlein
<giles > ::::drags the limp for m of the coucilor to sickbay :::

Ens. Morrell
{#)McDowell:  Ready to engage the backup core Chief?

Lt. McDowell
::since he is in the computer core, begins to feel the radiation::

Cmdr French
XO : I'd say is a defintite possibility ... we could either go dead (energy-like) .. or try to lure it

Captain Lewis
Ber: we need to get back up on line and fast........Ber:go

Lt. McDowell
{#}Morrell: Go...uh....yeah...go ahead

Lt. McDowell
::is getting light-headed::

Captain Lewis
French: drop shield

Cmdr. Dresden
French: show me the data::looks to Tac screens::

Cmdr French
CO : Aye Sir .. droppinmg shield ... 

Ens. Morrell
{#} Aye.  Initiating now.  ::brings backup core online::

Ltjg Ber
{#}MCdowell: See if you can isolate its radiation frequency

Ltjg Ber
I'm coming down there

Cmdr French
:: Uses manual switch to kill the shields ::

Heinlein
<giles >::: put body of Councilor on sickbay bed ::

Lt. McDowell
{#}Ber: Stan...by...

Cmdr French
:: Pushes display in the XO's line of sight ::

Doctor Othis
::Sickbay sealing in 30 seconds:: Computer! Activate Emergency medical holograpic system! 

Ens. Morrell
{#}McDowell:  Backup core is now online.

Ltjg Ber
McD: standing by

Heinlein
:::muttering ::: Yes , I see you 

Lt. McDowell
::vision gets blurry::

Captain Lewis
Mitchell: check warp

Cmdr French
:: Shields drop ::

Captain Lewis
Mitchell: prepare to go to warp

Ens. Morrell
{#}Chief?

Cmdr French
CO : Shield down ... no energy radiating from the geneva

Captain Lewis
French: status?

Lt. McDowell
::takes out his tricorder, and checks the radiation::

Ltjg Ber
Cap; Radiation levels just wnet off the scale

Cmdr. Mitchell
Eng:  Do we have warp power?

Heinlein
:::Muttering ::: but what you are doing is hurting us severely 

Cmdr French
CO : Ready to get Nav shields on line as we enter warp.

Lt. McDowell
{#}Ber: Radiation frequency is...is... ::passes out::

Ens. Morrell
{#}Mitchell:  Not yet sir.  Working on it.

Cmdr French
CO : Shield down ... no energy radiating from the geneva

Captain Lewis
French:  ::nods::

Ens. Morrell
::scans monitors::

Captain Lewis
{#}Ber: REpeat!

Cmdr. Dresden
CO: Sir, the radiation intensity is leveling. 

Ltjg Ber
::stands up and goes to TL: Cap: I'm going to computer core

Ens. Morrell
{#}Mithcell:  Warp 4 available sir.

Doctor Othis
<EMH> Othis: Please State the nature of the medical emergency. EMH: Radiation doors closing in 15 seconds put these two in stasis.

Heinlein
::::mutters ::: we can't take certain forms of radiation

Lt. McDowell
::is slumped over the console::

Ens. Morrell
{#}McDowell:  Chief McDowell?

Cmdr. Mitchell
{#} Morrell: Let's get on it, the Captain wants to get outta here.

Captain Lewis
{#}ber: Ber? respond

Doctor Othis
::leaves sickbay::

Ens. Morrell
Computer:  What is the status and location of Lt. McDowell?

Captain Lewis
Mitchell: warp 4 now!

Ltjg Ber
::gears up suit::

James
Action: < COMPUTER>  Secondary Computer Core has been compromised.

Captain Lewis
::damn::

Ens. Morrell
::Lt. McDowell is in a radiation exposed area::

Ltjg Ber
::enters computer core, grabs McDowell and takes him out of the room::

Ens. Morrell
::crap:::

Heinlein
<Giles > {#} Captain :  Captain Ens Heinlein seems to be muttering a converstion in his deleriuim 

Cmdr. Dresden
Co: It appears that our shields, that which was meant to protect us, was our worst enemy.

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO:  I wish I could, but there's still no power to go anywhere any faster than full impulse

Ens. Morrell
{#}Doctor:  Doctor, can you handle a radiation patient?

Ltjg Ber
{#}Medical: need some assistance in computer core corrider

Doctor Othis
{#}Morrell: Meet me in the Computer core

Captain Lewis
Mitchell: i though engineering said we had warp 4......with back up failing ...........just keep us moving

Ltjg Ber
::reenters computer core with McDowells' tricorder::

Doctor Othis
{#}Ber: I am on my way

Heinlein
::::muttering ::: I know you want to be friends but you may kill us with radiation ::

Cmdr French
XO : If it's energy this thing is zeroing on .... let's give her something to aim at ... full spread of photon torpedoes ... should give us a breathing berth

Ens. Morrell
{#}Othis:  Yes Doctor.  But wouldn't it be easier to beam him directly to sickbay?

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: Aye Skipper, best possible speed.....

Cmdr French
XO : And we fly in the direct opposite path of the detonation.

Cmdr. Dresden
CO: I think French has a viable idea sir...I suggest we give it a try.

James
Action:  Radiation levels have stabilized.  Radiation levels continue to be lethal.

Ens. Morrell
::YES!!::

Captain Lewis
Dredsan:  make it so

Ens. Morrell
{#}CO:  Captain, all radiation levels have stabilized.

Heinlein
<giles > # Captain : Captain from what he is saying he seems to be having a converstaion with an entity that wants to be our friends 

Doctor Othis
Morrell: There is a field protecting the pateints in sickbay. i will ahve to treat him in the out here

Cmdr. Dresden
CO: aye sir.

James
Action:  The ship begins to shudder.

Cmdr. Dresden
French: set a full spread and fire.

Ltjg Ber
{#}Cap: reading electro-magnetic veridian radiation on a wavelentgh above normal sensor sweeps

Captain Lewis
{#}morrell: keep me posted

Ens. Morrell
{#}Othis:  Got it doctor.  Where to meet?

Cmdr French
XO : Aye Sir ...

Cmdr. Mitchell
::monitors ID fields::

Ltjg Ber
::feels faint::

Cmdr French
XO :Firing Photon Torpedoes, full Spread, delta patten , two salvos of 10.{torpedo}

Doctor Othis
Morrel: The computer core

Captain Lewis
{#} Othis_ keep monitoring him.....let me know if anything of use is said

Ens. Morrell
{#}Othis:  On my way.

Ens. Morrell
::heads to Computer Core::

Doctor Othis
::enter the computer core::

Heinlein
:::mutters ::: lower them even further if you can ...the others are getting desperate they want to save themselves

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: Captain, we're losing inertial dampeners

Doctor Othis
Room: Hello!

Ltjg Ber
::better leave now::

Cmdr French
XO : Explosion set at 800km from our present position

Cmdr. Dresden
French: how are the radiation levels?

Captain Lewis
Michell: get on it

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: If we lose them completely, we cannot move without killing ourselves

James
Action:  Shaking of the ship begins to cease

Cmdr French
XO : Radioton level starts to level off.....

Cmdr French
XO : Detonation in 5...4...3...2..1 ,,,, NOW !

Ltjg Ber
::makes it to door, opens falls down unconsious::

Captain Lewis
::notices the ship has stopped shaking::

Heinlein
:::Wakens to screams of pain and rage ::

Cmdr. Dresden
French, CO: It's working...

Captain Lewis
Mitchell: explain?

Captain Lewis
::smiles at French::

Cmdr. Mitchell
Eng: Engineering, we are losing ID fields

Cmdr French
:: Monitors radiation levels ::

Captain Lewis
{#}engineering- report

Ens. Morrell
::sheesh::  {#}Mitchell:  I'll get on it in a sec.

James
Action:  Radiation levels lethal.  Radiation levels stabilized.

Captain Lewis
French: levels?

Cmdr French
:: Smiles Back at CO ::

Cmdr French
CO : Leveling but still lethal sir ...

Heinlein
{#} Captain : Captain there was a being who wanted just to be our friend 

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO:  Without the ID fields, we'd all be tossed into the walls faster than our bodies could withstand the damage

Ens. Morrell
{#}Captain:  Radiation levels are lethal, but stabilized.  I'm working on main power now.

Doctor Othis
:: Thinks:: We realy need to bring those levels down

Captain Lewis
{#}heinlein- explain....

Lt. McDowell
<k>

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: In short we'd be rocketed into the bulkheads at almost the speed of light

Cmdr. Dresden
French: ready another spread...prepare to fire if we don't clear the Nebula before the radiation begins to assault us again.

Ens. Morrell
{#}Othis:  Your on your own in the computer core.  I am needed in Engineering.

Ens. Morrell
::re enters Main Engineering::

Cmdr French
XO Aye Sir ... loading Bays now ...

Heinlein
#Captain : Captain it seems this being is the cause of our dilema in part 

Cmdr. Dresden
CO: We may have a chance...NOW.

Cmdr. Mitchell
Eng:  We NEED those ID fields on line or we're all dead

Captain Lewis
Dresdan: make it so.........

Captain Lewis
{#} heinlein- we can't make freinds if we're dead

Ens. Morrell
{#} Doctor:  Just got a new piece of info.  Try treating the gel-packs themselves.  They are infected.

Ens. Morrell
{#}Mitchell:  I'm on it sir.

Heinlein
#Captain : Captain ...I am afraid to report that the being is now dead 

Ens. Morrell
::trying everything::

Captain Lewis
{#}:::looks puzzled:: ::sighs::

Doctor Othis
{#}Morell: try shuting down all the gel-pacs .and start up  the isoliner backups

Captain Lewis
{#} engineering can we get some of this radiation vented??

Cmdr. Dresden
Lewis: Is he talking about the Nebula sir?

Heinlein
::::Cries at the failed attempt at contact and the lofty ideals of the Prime directive ::

Captain Lewis
Dresdan: I think so..

Doctor Othis
::starts treating a gelpac::

Ens. Morrell
Computer:  Shut down the gel-pacs.  Once done, initiate the isoliner bakup chips.

Captain Lewis
Dresdan: but it was killing us

Cmdr. Dresden
::looks down...forelorn::

Ens. Morrell
{#}Doctor:  Gel-pacs shut down Dcotor.

Doctor Othis
::Gel pac stops glowing::

James
Action:  COMPUTER>  Isolinear backups have been initiated {deck}

Captain Lewis
French: can we get this radiation vented?

Heinlein
:::knows that he will need much to reconcile his failure to the ship and the being :::

Doctor Othis
{#}Morrell: how is the rad level

Ens. Morrell
Computer:  Initiate program Acting Chief Engineering Alpha 6 Tengo Charlie Bravo.

Lt. McDowell
::is still within the radiation area with Ber, unconscious and about to go comatose::

Captain Lewis
{#}Ber: report!

Ens. Morrell
{#}Bridge:  The ID should be working now.  Are they?

Heinlein
:::Feels the Lt going under ::

Cmdr French
	XO : Sir ..... I can depressurize the decks 15 to 10 and then we make everyone move there and cleanup the remaining decks
Cmdr. Dresden
::forces himself to focus on his Job::

Ens. Morrell
{#}Doctor:  They are barely at the lethal levels Doctor.

Heinlein
Doctor : Lt McDowell is out 

Doctor Othis
::gos deeper into the core to get McDowell out 

Cmdr. Mitchell
{#}Morrell:  I show ID fields back on line

Cmdr. Dresden
French: begin depressuration of decks 10 -15

Captain Lewis
{#}Doctor- status?

Ens. Morrell
::smiles::  {#}Mitchell:  Next thing you need?

Cmdr. Mitchell
{#}Morrell:  Now about the warp drive?????

James
Action:  Radiation levels within standard tolerance range.  Radiation levels dropping.

Ltjg Ber
::still unconcious with tricorder in hand::

Cmdr French
XO : Aye Sir, beginning RADCLEAN protocols on deck 15 to 10, depressurization processing.

Cmdr. Dresden
Mitchell: how is our flight status?  are we almost clear of the nebula?

Doctor Othis
::Comunication scratchy:: {#}Captain: I am heading into the computer core to find McDowell

Ens. Morrell
{#}CO:  Sir, we could try to use the air purification filters to filter out the radiation.  Chemical transform it to a gas.

Heinlein
::::Rises and makes his way towards the computer core ::

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : I'm venting decks 15 to 10 ....

Captain Lewis
{#} orthis- take all precautions and keep me informed

Ens. Morrell
{#}Acknowled.

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO:  Captain, we are now "drifting" approx 1,000,000 KM away from the Nebula.

Ens. Morrell
<French>

Doctor Othis
{#}Captian: there is minimal lighting and i . . ::Comunication dies::

Heinlein
Doctor : I am with you if you will have me

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : No Go ... I don't want to clogg our filters with these radiations wastes ..

Captain Lewis
{#}Orthis: Orithis?

Ens. Morrell
{#}French:  Fine.  Any more suggestions?

Captain Lewis
{#}Med teams.....Orthis is not responding.........

Doctor Othis
::Taps comm badge:: Cap'n . . . . . Cap'n

Heinlein
:::tries my Comm badge ...same results ::

Cmdr. Dresden
Co: we will need med-teams to check all personel and shuffle the most immediate cases to sick-bay for radiation treatment.  I suggest a four shift rotation and we may need to go to skeleton crews untill the personel have had a chancce to recover.

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : I'm venting 15 to 10 ... we'll move all personnel there and then vents the remaningdecks ... we'll use your idea for the Bridge and Engineering section only

Captain Lewis
Dresdan: very good..

Doctor Othis
Finds McDowell next to a conduit::

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: Captain, we are as far away from the Nebula as we were before expiencing our problems

Ens. Morrell
{#}French:  Agreed.

Heinlein
Doctor : what do you think ?

Ens. Morrell
::starts working on the core::

Captain Lewis
Mitchell: alright...but as soon as we get full power , we'll move just a little further away  yes?

Cmdr. Dresden
CO: I'll get on it with Sick bay immediately.  With yourpermission captain, I'll head to sick bay now and begin to coordinate with them.

Cmdr French
XO : RADCLEAN Sucessefull ......  decks 15 to 10 are cleaned ... we're moving personne now ... We'll use Morell's idea for the Bridge and Engineering section as well as for Sickbay

Doctor Othis
Heinlein: Take The lt. out of here. i am going to search for surviers

Ens. Morrell
Computer:  Initiate program Acting Chief Engineer Beta 3 Theta 6 Charlie Gamma.

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: No problem with that order, Captain.

Captain Lewis
Dresdan: ::nods:: 

James
Action: < COMPUTER>  Primary Computer losses have stabilized at 47% of stored data.  Secondary Computer losses have stabilized at 14% of stored data

Heinlein
Doctor : Good <G>

Captain Lewis
::smiles at Mitchell::

Ens. Morrell
::watches losses stabilize and runs next program::

Captain Lewis
::gets a headache::

Cmdr. Dresden
French:  very good, Cmdr.  continue with RADCLEAN throughout the ship.

Doctor Othis
{#}captain: Captain come in 

Heinlein
:::::Picks up the Lt Mc Dowell and starts back to sickbay :::

Cmdr. Dresden
::heads to TL::

Cmdr French
XO Aye Sir ...

Captain Lewis
{#}Orthis: go ahead

Cmdr. Mitchell
::notes on Nav computer what the outer safe boundries are for the Emess Nebula::

Cmdr. Dresden
::TL doors close::sickbay.

Lt. McDowell
::feels someone holding him, but can't make anything out. Is obviously on the edge of consciousness::

Ens. Morrell
Computer:  Run program Acting Chief Engineer Gamma 6 Charlie Tengo 3.

Cmdr. Dresden
::looks to the floor in guilt and sorrow::

Ens. Morrell
<should bring core online James>

Doctor Othis
{#}Captian: i don't know about the rest of the ship but where i am its pretty hot. if you know what a mean

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : We're cleaning Engineering now ... using your suggestion ... keep your flying notes with a weight ... it's gonna be breezy ! 

Heinlein
:::hurries back to sickbay and places the Lt on the stasis bed::

Cmdr. Mitchell
::notes that the Nav computers will require major overhaul due to lost data::

Ens. Morrell
{#}French:  I will remain down here.  I'm working on the main computer core.

Captain Lewis
{#} Orthis- get out of there now...... a full vent is now in progress

Cmdr. Dresden
::gets out of TL and walks to Sickbay.::

Ens. Morrell
::looks up at monitors::

Captain Lewis
::rubs head::

Heinlein
:::Turns over treatment to med staff of the Lieutenant ::

Cmdr French
{#} Morell : Ok ...

Doctor Othis
{#}Captain: i am searching for surviveers

Cmdr French
:: Finalizes RADCLEAN Shipwide ::

James
Action:  COMPUTER>  Warp Core Online.  Maximum sustainable velocity Warp 6.8.    Main Power Online {Deck}.  Radiation Levels deteriorating.

Cmdr. Dresden
:;enters sick bay::

Heinlein
:::turning to return to the Core :::

Captain Lewis
{#}Orthis- have the computer lock on anyone there and get them to sick bya

Ens. Morrell
::YES!!::{#}CO:  Captain, I just got the Main Power back online.  Also, you have up to Warp 6.8 available.  Radiation levels are deteriorating steadily.

Cmdr French
XO : Sir ... sip is clear of radiation waste .... RADCLEAN completed

Captain Lewis
{#} Morrell: excellent!    Mitchell: move us out of here!~

Cmdr. Dresden
sickbay: who's in charge here?

Cmdr. Mitchell
CO: Aye Skipper, course and speed?

Captain Lewis
Mitchell: warp 2 is fine

Cmdr. Mitchell
{WARP}2

Ens. Morrell
{#}CO:  However, on the bad side.  They was some radiation damage to the core, which is why Warp 6.8 is the best that I can give you right now.

Doctor Othis
Transporter room: three STS Transport, to sickbay

Doctor Othis
{transporter}

Captain Lewis
{#}Morrell: understood

Cmdr. Mitchell
::moves to warp 2 back towards SB 245

Heinlein
Dresden : I think this Nurse is senior Med persoanell her the Doctor is in the core ::

Doctor Othis
::in sickbay

Lt. McDowell
::starts crossing over into consciousness, and begins a sick moan::

Captain Lewis
All: report

James
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