USS Nighthawk Mission Transcript 10712.04
Mission Number for NH 333 
Shooting Stars I
 
Cast of the USS Nighthawk crew
Sam Hung as Captain Sid Monroe 
Tim Schols as Commander Gary Jackson 
Scott Knight as Lieutenant Junior Grade Caelan Trigger
Lília Perfeito as Lieutenant Christina van den Tulpen
Patrick Mickle as Lieutenant Junior Grade Rand Al’Thor 

Ship Manager 
Karriaunna Scotti
Guest SM Tim Schols

Missing in Action 
Jim Koeller as Lieutenant Aaron Knight (excused)
Chris Esterhuyse as Commander Varesh (excused)
Joseph Leonard as Ensign Anthony Carter 
Karriaunna Scotti as Lieutenant Brianna Rose (excused)

Summary:  
	With the return of the ship from space unknown after being declared MIA, the Nighthawk was given a new assignment, theirs having been given to another vessel.  Their mission is to check out the comet Vesytia currently in the Kazar system. What does one rouge comet that flies near light speed and is not dictated by the gravitational field of a star , one star about to go super nova in six days and yet never should have for millions of years yet and another star if struck by the comet altering its nuclear reaction add up to?

Time Lapse:
     5 minutes…

Mission Facts:
	See in above summary

Announcements:
•	Please torment… well, alright… be nice to Tim has he takes the Nighthawk where no comet has been before…
•	Logs…

The USS Nighthawk is enroute to the Kazar star system to investigate a comet, named Vesytia, that has gone off course. They are half a light year from the planet, and the comet has just entered long range sensor range.

Captain's Log Stardate 10712.01: We will be disembarking to investigate a comet that has strayed off course.  I hope this comet does not impact any inhabited planets

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CTO LtJG Trigger says:
::stood at the Tactical console as per usual::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::at her station on the bridge scanning the comet:: CO: we are just entering sensor range of the comet
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
::In engineering working on a way to adjust a comets course if needed::
CO Capt Monroe says:
::Stands behind the Command Chair:: CSO: Very well full spectrum scan, I want to know what is in that comet.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::looks down:: All: amazing. This thing is going at about 98% of the speed of light. It can't have naturally accelerated that much ....
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
::wonders what would happen if they shot the comet::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::nods at the CO:: CO: From what our sensors can tell its the usual stuff, which is the same that had initially been catalogued: silicon, ferrite, water and trace elements
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: ETA to the planet?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: The shape is slightly altered though ::puts the comet on the main screen without permission::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: Us or the comet sir?
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: Do you reckon if we blow another chunk off the comet it might change course?
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: Comet.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: The comet is right now at its closest location to Kazar VI, which is 25 000 Km away. The tail seems to be hitting the atmosphere; minor impacts are expected ... little more than a bunch of shooting stars. We will arrive in orbit of the planet in 45 minutes
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CTO: I think at this speed it will be very hard to fire at the comet and predict where the pieces will end up. I never saw a rock hitting light speed before!
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CEO: Can you help me trace the path of the comet to understand when it started drifting off course?
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: Me neither but unless we can find a way to slow it down or alter its course we're stumped.
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: Is that planet inhabited?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: Affirmative Captain, both Kazar IV and VI are inhabited
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
::gets a hunch and runs a tactical scan of the comet::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: It’s curious that the comet is reasonably hot, 76 degrees centigrade
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
CSO: Yes I can help you trace the path; give me a minute or so.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CEO: Thank you, it’s hard to imagine what sort of engine or machine sent this rock at such high speeds. Maybe you will find a new impulse system
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
::blinks:: Self: Curious.
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
CSO: I have discovered that the comet is only a quarter light year off course and the temperature is fluctuating.
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: Will it impact one of those planets?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::looks at her console and taps it:: CO: Probably because it just passed near this system's star
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CEO: So it’s returning to its original course?
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
CSO: No, it is off course just not as much as originally believed.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: Oh ... I'm sorry, it actually passed near another star, in a different system. The Niagala star
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: No sir, it won't impact on any body in this system… unless it changes trajectory again. If it does at this speed it will be hard to intervene
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: How far is that from here?
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CO: Captain... it seems that part of the comet has been, for want of a better word, melted at one point and then re-solidified.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: 6 light years. The comet was originally from that system but changed course to this one. I never heard of such phenomenon, not naturally anyway
 CO Capt Monroe says:
::Nods:: CTO: That could have caused it to deviate from its original course
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO/CTO: True but it doesn't explain the acceleration
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
::nods:: CO: If only we knew how it happened, I can't detect any signs of weapon impacts.
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
All: There seems to be no signs of technology on this comet to explain the speed and course
 CO Capt Monroe says:
::Looks:: CSO: Project the course past this system.  Let’s see how far it will go.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: I am really concerned about the speed. As an object increases speed it gains mass so the strength needed to accelerate something to 98% of the speed of light is.... Well, you need a reactor for that
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::nods tot he CO and projects the current course of the comet::
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CEO: Can you beam up a sample of the comet?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: From the current course change it suffered, it will drift from this system into the Izara system. At its speed it will take it about 180 days to reach it
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
CO: Yes I can sir, beaming a small chunk to the cargo hold. ::gets a lock on the comet and beams a small piece up::
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: Any inhabited planets in there?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: Yes sir, the third planet in the Izara system is inhabited but the comet will not hit it either
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: It seems almost like this thing is going for a stroll around the systems
 CO Capt Monroe says:
::Nods:: CSO: Is there any power coming from that comet?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: And it will pass very close to the Izara star, about 20 000 Km. It might melt again
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: Scanning
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: None that I can find. Only the surface temperature that was caused by the star
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: And then switch course again... Project the course after it passes the star
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: I wonder if this thing may have been going faster than it currently is.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CTO: I doubt it, without a warp system how can you reach light speed?
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CEO: Look in the database and see if there is anything on record that can go this fast that is natural.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: The computer made a new course prediction. Due to the gravity of Kazara VI, now the comet will hit the Izara star
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: Well look at these. ::superimposes the surface scan of the Comet:: These craters seem to suggest it's hit a fair bit of space debris on the way here.
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
CO: Yes sir. ::opens the database and starts to search for any natural phenomena that move as fast as this comet::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::nods at the CTO:: CTO: Most systems have a pretty dense Kuiper belt, it probably hit some debris there
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CTO: Or you think they were caused by something else?
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: Again I see no signs of any weapons impact... but if you think about it, with the number of craters here it's got to have slowed it down just a little bit.
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: Not a good thing.  ::Looks at the viewscreen then looks at tactical::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CTO: Its true but then the question remains, how could it have been going at even more than 98% of the speed of light?
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
::thinks and then scans for any vessel debris in the craters::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: Not at all, at this speed, the star's internal fusion will collapse and it will die
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: So in other words is we let this comet go naturally it will blow up itself.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: But it will be another 180 days still, and we can reach the system in little over a day at warp 7
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: When it impacts the Sun.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: No, I mean it will also destroy the Izara sun. At this speed it will interfere with the fusion reaction at the core of the star in such a way that it will be seriously impaired. The star will turn into a gas giant much more quickly.
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
CO: Sir, I backtracked the comets course and discovered that when it passed the Nigala star it was put into a new trajectory which is why it is here now and also that is acceleration came from the gravity field from the star.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::frowns at the CEO:: CEO: A sling shot effect can have such a dramatic effect on speed?
CO Capt Monroe says:
::Looks at amazement:: CTO: Find out if there has been any tensions in this region
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
CSO: It depends on how close it came to the star, but yes it could have that much of an effect.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CEO: It had to have some sort of external acceleration ....
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: The majority of these craters have been made by space rocks, the stuff our deflector is designed to push out of the way but it appears to have hit at least one man made object, it's unclear what, could be a satellite or a deep space probe, the debris is too badly mangled to make sense of what it used to be.
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CO: Aye captain. ::searches the records::
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
CSO: Could be that someone did a tractor beam throw like we did with those derelict ships. Causing the comet to approach the star at a higher speed then slinging around picking up more speed.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CEO: That is plausible yes
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: Maybe we can wait till the comet reaches interstellar space then we can safely vaporize it
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CEO/CSO: And that ship would have to be big to do that.
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
CO: Either big or more advanced than we are.
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
::looks at his screen:: CO: Incoming transmission from Starfleet.
 CO Capt Monroe says:
::Nods:: CTO: On Screen
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: How much firepower do we need to get that done?
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
::puts the data on screen:: CO: It would appear another ship in the area has reported unusual sensor readings at the Nigala System.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: Our phasers are enough to get the job done, given the time we have
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CTO: What kind of readings?
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CO: As far as tensions in the area are concerned I think we can rule that out, there hasn't been a major conflict here in... Well, there hasn't
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CO: The data suggests that the star is planning on going nova... they estimate about 6 days from now.
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CTO: Well in that case.. ::Pauses:: How many days?
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CO: Six Captain.
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: How many planets inhabited in that system?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: None sir
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
All: The database indicates that the star showed no signs of going nova the last time a survey was taken about 8 years ago and was shown that nothing would happen in the next few centuries.
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CSO: Will this impact the comets path?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CTO/CO: The problem is these systems are so far out they are not regularly monitored. The last check on the Nigala star was before the last passage of this comet by it
CEO LtJG AlThor says:
All: Apparently something has caused the star to go nova before it was naturally supposed to.
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: I don't suppose the comet passes by that way very often?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CO: No, our current predictions of the comet's path are accurate. The Nigala star is going Nova very slowly and that is likely what caused the course change in the first place
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CTO: I still haven't been able to predict if this comet makes any sort of orbit or if it just flies between systems
 CO Capt Monroe says:
CTO: Alright get me Starfleet on the comm.  In my ready room in 5 minutes
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CO: I'll do my best. ::attempts to reach Starfleet::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CTO: But .... :: frowns:: CTO: It seems to be shifting between these three systems, passing by Kazar every 16 years
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
CSO: So what changed this time round?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CTO: As far as I can tell, only the Nigala star going nova
CTO LtJG Trigger says:
::manages to contact Starfleet and gets ready to patch it through to the ready room::
 
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