USS Nighthawk Mission Transcript 10805.31
Mission Number for NH 349
Defenders I
 
Cast of the USS Nighthawk crew
Chris Esterhuyse as Commander Varesh
Lília Perfeito as Lieutenant Christina van den Tulpen
Jim Koeller as Lieutenant Aaron Knight 
Karriaunna Scotti as Lieutenant Brianna Rose

Ship Manager 
Karriaunna Scotti

NPC
Karriaunna Scotti as Computer, Starfleet Headquarters OPS Densel and XO Rerden.

Missing in Action
Sam Hung as Captain Sid Monroe (excused)
Tim Schols as Commander Gary Jackson (excused)

Summary:  
The crew have returned from first contact with the Mamporians with vague memories of what had occurred, to discover they have returned 4 months later, are listed missing in action and the rogue comet is closer to Izara.  The USS Dalton, sent to search for the Nighthawk found themselves with the mission to stop the comet Vesytia. Unfortunately, they failed, draining their ship of primary power as well as locking themselves into orbit of the rogue comet.  The Nighthawk is on their way to see what they can do.

Time Lapse:
   20 minutes

Mission Facts:
•	You all left notes to yourself – simple, short, something that would help you with the current situation.  There is room for creativity here.
•	Izara is a pre-industrial world and falls under the Prime Directive.

Announcements:
•	Sunday, June 1st will be the Nighthawks last flight.  We will be flying an hour and a half before the Arondight; check ODN’s time for yours.
•	PLEASE, catch up your logs.

Nighthawk Prologue:
 
The crew had been sent to the Kazar system to investigate the oddity of the comet Vesytia that had strayed off course by a light year and was moving close to the speed of light. It normally passed between 3 systems, Nigala, uninhabited, Kazar which has two inhabited planets, Kazar IV and VI & Izara whose third planet is inhabited with a pre-warp civilization.
 
It skimmed through Kazar VI with nothing more then a simple meteor shower, but the new trajectory would hit the Izara star in 180 days.  Normally a comet would disintegrate before coming to close to a star, but if it approached warp speed, it had the potential to cause changes to a small star.  Any changes to a star can have an affect on a planet in its system with possible devastating consequences.

It was discovered that Nigala's star had entered into the throes of a super nova which there had been no indications of 8 years ago and for that mater it had centuries of life still left in it.  This was what threw the comet off by putting it into a new trajectory.  With time on their hands and needing to work out a way how to stop the comet, the crew went to investigate the situation.
 
Their investigation led them to the discovery of the Mamporians, miners who had the ability to harvest stars; to make a star go though its stages in years instead of millenniums.  As their world would find themselves in need of resources, they would seek out a star with no inhabited planets and complete this process to later mine it.
 
The Federation council granted the captain the request to initiate first contact protocols and the Mamporians, after warning that such a crossing would not be easy, agreed.  And so the ship was readied.  At the correct time, they remember a beam striking outwards into space where it then folded in on itself  Through it they followed the lead ship and behind them followed the others.
 
For the next few months, nothing is heard from the Nighthawk as Starfleet sends out ships to their location in search of them.  But stellar cartography cannot locate the coordinates given them and there is no sign or communication from them.  And so they were eventually listed as missing in action.
 
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Action:  A memory of crushing pressure and the pain of feeling as if you are being pulled apart.  Yes, that was a memory, but the next moment is reality as once again the crew goes through the sensations all over again.

Scenery:  Absolute silence reigns for a moment of time before the crew is deluged with the normal sounds of a working ship.  Not long after that, the pain recedes and they feel physically fine, emotions throughout the ship however very.  All remember a sense of accomplishment but for some is the sadness that it had come at a great price.

An all-call will find 7 crewmembers missing and Monroe, Jackson, Trigger, Al'Thor and Carter unconscious in medical. While their memories are not erased, those memories of their time with the Mamporians are hard to grasp and hold onto.  It is as if it had all had occurred in a great distance in the past and like all such memories are vague and hazy and uncertain. As they do a cursory look around them, the ship is as it should be.  But their return is not…

CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::wakes up on the bridge with a strong headache and like her chest was just released from an immense pressure::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
::gasps as they arrive back from their mission::
FCO Lt Knight says:
::looks up from his station and turns around, looking over those on the bridge::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::finds herself on the floor next to her chair. So she gets to her feet and takes a look at the bridge::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
All: Lets never do that again.
FCO Lt Knight says:
CSO/CNS:  I'm not sure why I'm going to ask this, but is everyone okay?
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Blinks as her mind comes to terms with what her surroundings::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: I guess we must have gone through the portal ... but it somehow feels we went thru twice
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
FCO: It feels like my body was crushed and expanded at the same time but I think I am ok
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
FCO: I guess so. ::looks around:: Where's the captain?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: Let's see where we are ::taps her console to scan the surroundings::
FCO Lt Knight says:
Computer:  Locate Captain Monroe.
 
ACTION: The computer makes contact with a Federation relay station and is inundated with updates and messages.

CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::blinks at the flood of information:: All: At least we are near a relay station ::tries to make sense of the information:: All: Somehow I thought we would end up on the other side of the galaxy
 Computer says:
 FCO: Captain Monroe is in medical.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: It seems we are .... exactly where we left off ::puts the dead star on the screen::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::frowns:: All: According to the updates from the relay station ....we....
FCO Lt Knight says:
CSO:  But why does it feel like we accomplished this mission long ago?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: We,,,
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: We've been MIA for 4 months
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Stands and looks around, wondering where the others are.  Hearing the CSO turns and looks at her.::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: What?! ::goes to the console to check:: That's impossible. We were gone for only...
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
FCO: It seems it's more than a feeling. My head is a bit of a mess ... I am not even sure if I believe what I am reading. We have been out of reach of any Federation ship or base for 4 months
FCO Lt Knight says:
::brings up some information on his console::  All:  Confirmed.  Four months have passed.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: shakes her head and mutters to herself::  That cannot be good.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::shrugs helplessly at the counselor::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
All: I need to check up in sickbay, but we need to contact SFHQ.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: nods as she moves over to one of the stations.::
FCO Lt Knight says:
CSO:  Any chance our systems logged what has happened in the last four months?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS/FCO: And according to our internal sensors, we have 7 missing crew and 5 others in sickbay ....
FCO Lt Knight says:
CSO:  The Captain is one of the five in sickbay.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
FCO: Good idea ::checks the logs::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: Who's in sickbay?
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Suddenly turns::  CSO: Missing?  Who?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS: Erm ... Monroe, Jackson, Trigger, Al'Thor and Carter
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::hands Rose a PADD with the missing names, not wanting to say them aloud:
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
::grimaces:: All: I guess that puts me in command.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Without waiting for an answer pulls up the crew list.  Quietly::  CNS:  There are notes beside each man's death… How he died and an accommodation.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::tries to pull up the data from internal sensors::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: The computer has records of the last 4 months indeed ....
FCO Lt Knight says:
CSO:  Hopefully our questions will be answered.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
FCO: Sort of ... ::frowns::
FCO Lt Knight says:
CSO:  I don't like the sound of that.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
::takes the list without comment:: SO: Rose, contact sickbay and get an update on the patients. CSO: Try and establish communications with SFHQ. FCO: Aaron, plot a course for the nearest starbase.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: The computer recorded our arrival at the system, which it can not locate in our charts. It has detailed analysis of the system and records of us beaming down
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: And that is essentially it ... ::again looks helpless::
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Nods and without another word, heads down.::
FCO Lt Knight says:
CNS:  Aye.  ::sets course::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: That doesn't make any sense.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS: Its what normally happens when we go on away teams. Maybe as acting CO you can try to access crew logs?
FCO Lt Knight says:
CNS:  Ready to engage on your mark.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Her mind in a turmoil as she tries to remember... knowing it is just at the back of her mind... she enters medical.::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: I also have extensive data from tricorders logged from people going down to the planet ... But its a lot of information
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
::nods:: CSO: I can try.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
FCO: Warp 6. Engage.
FCO Lt Knight says:
::nods and engages at Warp 6::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS: We have full contact with Starfleet. Do you want me to open a channel?
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
::sits down in the Big Chair:: CSO: Yes please.
 
ACTION: Operations is recieving a distress call from the USS Dalton.

CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::uses the relay station to open a channel to the nearest Starfleet relay station::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
::taps a few commands into the console at the chair to access personal logs of the missing crewmen::
FCO Lt Knight says:
CNS:  We're receiving a distress call.  It's coming from the USS Dalton.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Slowly walks over in trepidation as she sees bodies laid out.::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::blinks:: All: We can barely take care of ourselves!
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: Hold that call. We’re obligated to at least try and help them.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
FCO: On screen.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS: Aye ::closes the channel and just sends the information they are back and are answering a distress call::
FCO Lt Knight says:
CNS:  I'm only able to get audio only.  ::opens a channel::
FCO Lt Knight says:
CNS:  Shall I alter course to intercept?
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Breaths a sigh of relief as she finds them all alive, though i various states.::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
FCO: Yes, please. ::listens to the message coming in::
FCO Lt Knight says:
::enters the coordinates and alters course::
 
ACTION: "This is the USS Dalton intercepting the rogue comet Vesytia.  We were unsuccessful in stopping it and have sustained damage.  Assistance required."

CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::scans the Dalton::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
FCO: Open a channel.
FCO Lt Knight says:
::hits a button::  CNS:  Channel open.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::looks up:: All: If they were unsuccessful, then thousands may die in the next month
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
::nods his thanks:: COM: Dalton: This is the USS Nighthawk. Please respond.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS: their story checks out with the database
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
FCO: Aaron, how long until we reach the Dalton?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: they are on emergency power. Its like they drained their warp drive in the chase...which is odd since the comet was just below warp speed
FCO Lt Knight says:
CNS:  Checking......
XO Rerden says:
@ COMM: USS Nighthawk: Good to hear your voice.  We thought you had gone to your maker.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: Can you scan the comet?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::nods::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
COM: Dalton: The stories of our demise were vastly overstated. We see you're on emergency power. What happened there?
XO Rerden says:
@ COMM: CNS: Imagination.  The standard things were not working.  This baby is a big one.  So we tried a few nonstandard and drained our core.
FCO Lt Knight says:
CNS:  At current course and speed, we'll arrive at the Dalton's coordinates in two hours.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
COM: Dalton: Can you hold out two hours, or do you need us ASAP?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS: The comet is as we recorded it before, nearing light speed. Its about the size of the Earth's moon and has a dense iron core
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: Anything that indicates it would have an effect on a ship's warp core?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS: Not that I can see .. it seems the Dalton just drained herself when they tried to push the comet away from its course
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: Ok.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS: Now the comet is actually faster because of the changes in the Kazar star. As I said, in a month it will destroy a whole civilization
XO Rerden says:
@ COMM: CNS: We are fine, but we are concerned about the comet... especially as it has entered this stars gravitational sphere and not gone into any kind of orbit.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: That's not good.
FCO Lt Knight says:
CSO:  A month isn't a whole lot of time, but hopefully we can find a solution within that time frame.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
COM: Dalton: Yeah, our sensors show its actually speeded up. We'll be there as soon as we can, I just have to inform our superiors of the situation and that we are in fact not dead after all.
FCO Lt Knight says:
::pokes himself with his finger::  Self:  Nope, not dead.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
FCO: Especially considering that the Dalton already tried for 4 months and failed
SO Lt Rose says:
*CNS*: The captain and XO seem to be unconscious, they should awake in a few hours... they seem to be... healing.  The others are in not so good shape, two are in stasis.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
*SO*: Thank you, Bri. You can come back to the bridge. We have a problem to help solve.
SO Lt Rose says:
*CNS*: Like existence?  I am on my way back.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS/FCO: I understand the gravity of the problem. I was the first to say we should have gone after it before investigating the supernova but ... we are no shape in helping now
FCO Lt Knight says:
::searches out and is relieved to sense Aidan's presence onboard::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: Then we call in some help. Open that channel to SFHQ as soon as I'm done talking to the Dalton.
FCO Lt Knight says:
CSO:  Would calling in for reinforcements help at all?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::nods::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
FCO: I think so ... a bigger ship with more mass would be more efficient, perhaps a group of ships
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
All: the Dalton is trapped in the gravitational field of the comet. at this rate they are going to crash with it
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: How soon?
XO Rerden says:
@ COMM: CNS:  Keep in touch.  We are not going anywhere soon... just... not too long.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
COM: Dalton: See you sooner than I thought. Nighthawk out.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
FCO: Aaron, increase speed to maximum warp.
FCO Lt Knight says:
::nods and increases to maximum warp::  CNS:  ETA in 30 minutes.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS: One month before both the comet and the Dalton reach the star and destroy the system
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
FCO: Understood.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Steps onto the bridge, wondering what Varesh needed of her there.::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: Well, we'll at least try and get them out of there before that happens; even if we have to ferry each person with a life pod.
FCO Lt Knight says:
::looks out at the corner of his eye to Brianna and smiles::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS: in that case we should definitely tell Starfleet to prepare evacuation vessels. Do you want that com to HQ now?
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: Work with Brianna on possible solutions to prevent the ship and comet of hitting that star using the information you have.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CCSO: Yes please.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Steps down to flight.  Quietly::  FCO: Can I say that medical looks creepy right now?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::nods and opens a channel to the nearest Starfleet headquarters::
FCO Lt Knight says:
::whispers back::  SO:  I can only imagine.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
SO/FCO: If tractor beams failed, we should try explosives to drift it off course? Or even implant small engines in the rock?
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
::waits for the connection to be made:: ~~~FCO: Why do I feel so apprehensive sitting on this chair. Its not the first time.~~~ ::punches buttons and looks at the personal files again::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS: The channel is open and on speakers
FCO Lt Knight says:
CSO:  Are you able to determine the total population of those on that planet?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
CNS: They say the nearest ship is 1 week away and they are aware of the problem with the Dalton
FCO Lt Knight says:
~~~CNS:  Oh bah!  You're doing fine.~~~
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
CSO: Thank you. ::frowns as he sees a note from him to himself and opens it as he starts speaking::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::nods:: FCO: Its on the database ::checks::
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
COM: SFHQ: Starfleet, this is the USS Nighthawk. Please respond.
SO Lt Rose says:
CSO: Tractor... maybe if we had a couple of ships.  The most logical would be trying to knock it off course... but wouldn't the Dalton have tried that?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
SO: And failed that is why I was looking for alternatives. Since its made of iron we could also do with a magnet
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
FCO: The planet has 7 million 4 hundred and 34 humanoid life forms. pre-warp
Starfleet Headquarters OPS Densel says:
# COMM: Nighthawk: This is Densel.  How may I help you?
FCO Lt Knight says:
CSO:  I thought I remembered a large number like that.
SO Lt Rose says:
CSO: Now that would be interesting... creating one gigantic magnet... is that possible?
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
COM: SFHQOPS: This is the Nighthawk reporting in, our records show we've been missing for four months. I thought someone would like to know we're back. Is Admiral Harlan available?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
SO: An electric field can create a magnet, all we would need would be a good large conductor and a whole lot of energy
SO Lt Rose says:
CSO: So the Prime Directive is in affect?
Starfleet Headquarters OPS Densel says:
# COMM: CNS: She is not currently at hand, but I can contact her.  Please send us an update on your situation as well as where you were.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
SO: It is and since the comet is not our fault, I even wonder if we are right to divert it ....
FCO Lt Knight says:
CSO/SO:  But we just can't let millions of people die!
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Frowns::  CSO: I despise that aspect.  But since the Dalton is trying to do just that, Starfleet must have given the go ahead.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
FCO: I agree with you, and so does Starfleet obviously. But it makes you wonder ...
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
COM: SFHQOPS: Sending the data we have to you as soon as we have it compiled. Please let the Admiral know we are still alive. We're currently heading to assist the USS Dalton since the nearest ship is a week away. Please inform the Admiralty that the Dalton's mission was unsuccessful and a new plan needs to be enacted within a month... or the system they are trying to save will be destroyed.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Joins Tulpen::  CSO: OK... what exactly are we looking for to create this magnet... which I gather only needs to work long enough to shift the trajectory a bit?
 Starfleet Headquarters OPS Densel says:
# COMM: CNS: Understood.  I will pass your message on and we will review the situation.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
SO: Exactly, so we just need to position it correctly and activate it for as long as our warp core allows. We will need a large accelerator to conduct the energy ... perhaps we can create one using force fields?
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
COM: SFHQ: Acknowledged. Nighthawk out.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
::gets up and joins the others:: All: I hate talking to HQ. ::sighs:: CSO: What's the situation?
SO Lt Rose says:
CSO: Unfortunately, our engineer is one of those in stasis.  Can you think of something relatively simple?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
::thinks for a moment, her eyes lost in space::
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
SO: We should...ask ...the computer for a simulation but ....
SO Lt Rose says:
CSO: But?
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
::Slaps himself against the head:: SO: I know how to heal them. I left myself a note in the computer.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
SO: In theory if we replicate a few hundred field generators to create an electric circuit about twice the diameter of the comet and we produce enough electricity to create a strong magnetic field it could work
FCO Lt Knight says:
CNS:  Leaving yourself notes now huh?  Your memory getting that bad?
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
FCO: actually I wish we had all done that
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
::grins:: FCO: Yes, those of us in advanced age needs to do that.
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
SO: But we only get one try. If it fails, I doubt we will have enough power for a second attempt
SO Lt Rose says:
CSO: Did you look at your personal logs?  Maybe you did... Hmmm... Maybe I did...
CSO Lt Tulpen says:
SO: Maybe ...
FCO Lt Knight says:
CNS:  ETA in 20 minutes.
CNS Cmdr Varesh says:
FCO: You have the bridge, I'm going down to sickbay to finish the Captain and the others' healing. Call me when we reach the Dalton.
FCO Lt Knight says:
CNS:  Acknowledged.
SO Lt Rose says:
:: Walks over to an empty station, curious now if she left herself a note.::
 
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