U.S.S. Pendragon
10609.16

Directed by:
Coot

Starring:
Jeff as CO Thraxis 
 Dylan as CSO Toms 
 Keith as CEO Damien 
Kyle as TO Newind

 Guest Starring:
Lynda as FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle.

Host Coot says:
Last Time on the U.S.S. Pendragon . . .

Host Coot says:
The medical relief mission to Elegy III got underway and the Pendragon welcomed back a face from her past. However, the departure of the CMO left a void in the Sickbay at the most unfortunate times.

Host Coot says:
The Captain’s spouse, and former Operations Officer of the Pendragon, Cmdr. Jordan Thraxis, succumbed to her injuries sustained at the hands of the Romulans who captured her.

Host Coot says:
Cmdr. Toms continues to battle the inner demons that haunt him and a surprising revelation escaped Jordan. The Romulans captured the former CO of the Pendragon and are holding him captive.

Host Coot says:
Most troubling however is the apparent reversal of time around the Pendragon. Sensors report they have been in orbit of Elegy III for 11 hour now. Approximately an hour ago, it was 12. Time is slipping away from the Pendragon . . . or it is?

Host Coot says:
< < < < Resume Mission: A Change in the Wind > > > >

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
::On the bridge at engineering::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
:: walks stiffly to a turbo lift, and enters :: CPU: Bridge.

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The Pendragon is in orbit above Elegy III. One hour has passed since they have arrived for which they can account for.

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
::shifts uncomfortably, and moves towards the nearest computer terminal::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
::standing at his console, running the routines, wondering what he's supposed to do now::

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
::maintains the ships orbit::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
:: arrives on the bridge, moves to the command chair :: CEO: Jose, have we detected any ill effects from the chronoton radiation we experienced?

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
CO: Captain, I'm picking up high levels of chronoton particles. So far, no, we're in good shape.

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
::brings up encryption programs, and taps into localized communications, starts listening and filtering what is being said by the crew::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
TO: Lt. Newind, please contact Admiral Kumar and let him know we are standing by.

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
::prepares a message to be sent to some of the crew::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
CO: We're getting a huge amount of comms from the surface of requests for help, however, we're getting less per minute than we were before.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
CO: Aye, sir. ::sends a comm for Kumar, informing him the Pen is ready::

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
::slightly adjusts the orbit of the Pen and brings her back to her original orbit coordinates::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
CO: Err, sir. The Admiral has been trying to reach you for six hours. He visited, and left already.

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The comm is sent off, but there is no confirmation it made it to its intended destination.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
::checks for any messages left for Captain Thraxis::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
:: scowls :: TO: Damn. Raise him again, tell him Captain Thraxis is calling to humbly apologize.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
CO: Well, I sent the other comm, but I don't know if it made it.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
::sends the second comm::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: There are no responses to hails.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
CO: Captain, the chronoton particles may be to blame - he may get your message yesterday ::hides a grin::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
CO: No responses. :: tries to ignore the eerie silence::

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
::sends the message off to the crew, and then tries to set up a comms relay out of the ship::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
TO: See if you can raise... no, forget it. This chronoton interference will make communications totally unreliable. Do we have the coordinates of the colony's medical center?

TO_Lt_Newind says:
CO: I believe so, sir. ::checks::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: A shuddering blur warps the viewscreen momentarily.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
:: turns :: CEO: Jose, can we use the transporters safely through this chronoton soup?

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
CO: I'm not wild about using the transporter right now. We might want to use a shuttle.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
Outloud: What the hell just happened to the view screen?

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
CO/FCO: It's like the very fabric of space is unstable at this juncture

TO_Lt_Newind says:
CO: Coordinates confirmed.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CO: Not a good idea for transporters at this juncture.  Recommend shuttles.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CEO: Understood. Prep a shuttle... I'm going down. Mr. Newind, you're with me.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
CO: Aye

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CEO: You have the conn, Mr. Damien.  :: moves to the turbo lift ::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
CO: Ok, then. ::stops:: What medical emergency is this? Isn't it an outbreak of something? ::moving toward the lift::

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
::communicates with the shuttlebay and has them prepare a shuttle::

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
::gets a link out, and starts trying to access SF Personnel Database records::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
TO: We don't have many details. That's what we are going down to get.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
::Takes the big chair::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
CO: Aye. ::stands in the lift::

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
::looking down at her chronometer she notices that they have gone back in time again by one hour according to sensors::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
CPU: Shuttlebay.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Sir I am reading on my sensors and the chronometers that we have gone back yet again one hour and have only been in orbit of the planet 10 hours now sir.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
*CO*: Captain, you're shuttle is ready for you. Damien out.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
::confirms:: FCO: we're slipping in time

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO Yes sir and we are doing it a bit faster sir.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
*CO*: Captain, be advised that the Pendragon is still slipping in time, we lost another hour. Who knows what will happen in the shuttle

Host CO_Thraxis says:
*CEO*: Thank you, Jose. Do what you can to dispel the chronotons while we're gone.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
*CO*: I'll do my best

TO_Lt_Newind says:
::steps out of the lift as the doors open, and heads towards the shuttlebay::

Host CO_Thraxis says:
:: follows Newind, and both climb into the waiting shuttle ::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The volume of incoming comm traffic is shrinking yet again.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
::takes pilot seat, having already trained and received his pilot’s certification::

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
::disconnects, and starts to secure the link again::

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
All: Now what?

Host CO_Thraxis says:
TO: Take us out, Mr. Newind.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Incoming com traffic is thinning out again sir.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
::nods, while getting authorization from the shuttlebay to leave::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@ ::initiates start-up sequence, and gets the authorization; starts taking the shuttle out, and to the coordinates of the medical center::

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: See if you can get a time/date stamp off of any of them, and see how it compares to the time aboard ship.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@ Self: Only a little shaky that time..

Host CO_Thraxis says:
@ :: stares out the viewport for the entire trip, saying nothing... thinking of Jordan ::

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: I will try sir but they are really dwindling fast.

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
::after completing his securing, begins to filter out the incorrect files, placing them in a secure store, whilst he reviews the remaining ones::

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: Just pick one

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
::hands fly over her keyboard trying to get a time stamp for comparison to ships chronometers::

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: As the shuttle goes beyond the range of shields, the sight is akin to passing through water as they emerge outside of the warp bubble.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@ Outloud: Whoa.   Something's not right. ::looks to sensors for an explanation::

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Sir found one but it tells me that just now it is ten hours after the Pen's arrival 10 hours ago.

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
::begins to sort the last few files. When he finishes, has 37 files, which he begins to review::

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: The Pendragon vanishes from sight and sensors aboard the shuttle.

Host Coot says:
ACTION: Aboard the Pendragon, the shuttle can been seen entering the upper atmosphere of the planet.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: So we're now 20 hours out of sync?

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@ ::starts to send readings to the Pen... when it disappears:: CO: Sir..... The Pendragon just vanished on us.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
@ :: looks at Newind :: TO: What?

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
::confused herself::

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Sir I have no answer on that one.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@ ::points to the sensor readings:: CO: Then we saw it, now we don't.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Sir I can't account for the previous 10 hours. ::slams her console::

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: Hail the shuttle

Host CO_Thraxis says:
@ :: stares at Newind for a moment, while the words sink in :: TO: I see. The shuttle's chronometer should be synced to the Pendragon's. Contact the nearest Federation timebase beacon and find out what time it really is.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
COM: Shuttle Vn'dor: This is USS Pendragon: Captain come in please.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@ ::nods, and does as he's told::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: There is no response to hails.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
::tries again::

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
::as he reads through the files, starts to compile a list of addresses::

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: Great. See if you can confirm them on sensors

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
COM: Shuttle Vn'dor: This is USS Pendragon: Captain please come in sir.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@ ::runs a scan on the area the Pen was when it disappeared::

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
::looks at her sensors trying to find the shuttle::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: There is no response to hails.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Sir the shuttle on sensors is exactly where it is supposed to be sir.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: I still have no response from the shuttle.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@ ::runs a scan along the trajectory of the Pen's orbit when they left::

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: But we can't hail them? Damn ::steps down and goes to operations::

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: There are no indications the Pendragon has ever been in the area.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
::attempts to hail the shuttle with multi-phasic communications protocol::

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
::runs an internal scan::

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: It has got to be something with the high concentration of Chronotons.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: All stop. Look at this, we're still emitting a warp signature even though we are supposedly just in orbit

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: We need to break out of it, or cause it to dissipate.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@CO: We're at sync with time beacons... and there are no signs of the Pen here. I think we just warped through time and space...

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: The comm panel lights up on the shuttle. A static-filled message is faintly coming through.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@::starts filtering the message::

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
::starts composing a series of messages, one for each of the different addresses that he collected::

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: A series of flashes fill the space where the Pendragon was when the shuttle departed.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: Prepare to go to warp. Just for a split second.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Already on it sir.

Host Coot says:
ACTION: Aboard the Pendragon, time has slipped back another two hours.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
::inputs the commands for a split second warp burst::

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: Engage, then bring us back to our present position

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Understood sir doing it now.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
::engages and then brings the Pen back to her original coordinates.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@CO: This is giving me a headache…should we just continue to the surface, or go back?

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: Is the warp bubble still there?

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: Another series of flashes fill the void the Pendragon previously held.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Unknown at the moment sir.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
@ TO: Nothing to go back to, it seems. Take us down.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@CO: Alright then. ::takes the shuttle down again, to the medical center. Hopefully, it would be there when they arrived::

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
::runs a scan from operations::

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The Pendragon jumps out of the chronoton bubble momentarily. However, as they return to their previous position, the bubble engulfs them once more.

CSO_Cmdr_Toms says:
::stops for a moment, entirely motionless, as if in deep thought, and then adds another address, and writes another message::

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Sir this is not working. We are engulfed by the chronoton bubble again.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: Try going to warp again, but bring us around to 180 degrees, on the opposite side of the planet

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Yes sir.  ::brings the Pen around 180 degrees on her z axis and does another warp burst to bring them on the far side of the planet::

Host Coot says:
@ ACTION: The shuttle begins for the surface. Clearance is granted from the operations station and coordinates are confirmed.

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@CO: Bringing her in, now.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: It looks like we punched a hole in it at least. Some of the chronoton radiation is bleeding off

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Well that is something positive for once.

Host Coot says:
ACTION: The Pendragon lurches away from its position and slips into momentary warp. She comes to a halt on the far side of Elegy III.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
@ :: nods ::

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: Now bring us around to the bubble, slowly. Then prepare to launch a concentrated beam of tachyon particles into it.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Yes sir.  ::brings the Pen around slowly to the bubble and prepares to launce a concentrated tachyon particle beam into it::

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Sir with due respect are you sure this is going to work?

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: Of course not

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Scans of the planet show it is a deserted wasteland.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: Hit it with the beam

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
::says a prayer and launches  the beam::

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Beam away sir.

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
::opens eyes and doesn't quite believe it::

TO_Lt_Newind says:
@::lands the shuttle without a hitch::

FCO_Lt_M_Rochelle says:
CEO: Sir we have just jumped into the future by several hundred years!

Host Coot says:
ACTION: As the Pendragon fires on the chronoton bubble, time beacons are indicating they are several centuries into the future.

Host CO_Thraxis says:
@ TO: Well done, Lieutenant. Let's go see if we can help these people.

CEO_LtCmdr_Damien says:
FCO: Several centuries?!

Host Coot says:
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