QIb lutmey

The QIb Chronicles

Dedicated to the crew of the shuttle Columbia.  Colonel Ilan Ramon.  Colonel Rick Husband.  Commander William McCool.  Lieutenant Colonel Michael Anderson.  Captain David Brown.  Aerospace Engineer Kalpana Chawla.  Commander Laurel Clark.  May they Rest in Peace.  

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Resume "The storming of the Bastille">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
CMO_Kymar says:
::looks around the unconscious Bastille crew for anyone who is still awake, his Tricorder in one hand and his Phaser Pistol in the other::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@::Still holding his mek'leth to the Presidents throat he surveys the crowd looking for any possible threats:: Pres: If you have any security personnel in this room they will disarm NOW!
CEO_Jelis says:
::Sitting on the bridge, reading his new orders::
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%::trying to convince Claire to lead her to the leaders of her tribe::
CEO_Jelis says:
FCO: Head back to the colony. Maximum possible speed.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Ens_Hardy: Ensign, if anyone so much as looks like they might raise their arm stun them....hard!
CEO_Jelis says:
*CMO* Let me know how things are looking down there, the engineering team have made the Bastille safe, so you can reassure them that their ship will be in one piece when we return to it.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: Take me to the others Claire.  Let me help you.
FCO_Flyitt says:
CEO: Course laid in, sir.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: We have no need of such coarse methods.....
Ens_Hardy says:
@ACO: understood.
CMO_Kymar says:
::picks up 3 energy weapons, near to the unconcious bodies of 3 uniformed officers, the others all seemed to be unarmed and haggardly dressed::
Ens_Hardy says:
@::sets phaser to full stun::
CMO_Kymar says:
::hands the energy weapons to a young security guard and watches him rush off:: *CEO*: Commander, every down here is unconscious. They should wake up in 30 minutes or so unless I bring them out of it
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: We came in peace and friendship. You have done nothing but insult us and now you attack us. Your's are the course actions Madam President.
nomad_claire says:
%::backs off slightly again::
CEO_Jelis says:
::Watches as the fuzzy shape of the Bastille rotates off the flickering viewscreen::
Ens_Hardy says:
@Crowd: back off no one moves
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: We never asked you even to come here ::Spits on the floor as best she can::
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: You had no right to enter the Bastille nebula.
CEO_Jelis says:
*CMO* What's going on down there, doctor?
CMO_Kymar says:
*CEO*: There appear to be three uniformed people, probably officers. The rest are bedraggled and unarmed. Everyone is unconscious. Would you like me to question one from each group?
nomad_claire says:
%CSO: We can never go back to the city... never!  It's filled with bad people... are you.... from earth? ::asks the last bit hopefully::
CEO_Jelis says:
*CMO* Yes.. I'd like to have some answers by the time we get back to the Colony.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: Your claims to that Nebula are not recognized by any legal authority. When we did contact you, you had only to ask us to leave.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: Instead you invited my party and myself to the surface.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%::follows Claire at a discreet pace with a look of concern on her face...... while trying to read her mind on where the others are::  Claire: I'm from a place called Betazed... but I studied on Earth.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: I have communicated with our defense forces.  You were ordered to leave when you first arrived.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Clair: Why are they bad people Claire?
CMO_Kymar says:
*CEO*: Aye, beaming myself and two others to sickbay for "Questioning"...::grins evilly and nods to a Security officer to get ready at the control panel. kneeling down he grabs onto a single uniformed guard and one of the others::
nomad_claire says:
%::utterly changes tack, and runs over to the CSO:: CSO: Take us with you!  You have to take us with you!
CEO_Jelis says:
*CMO* I'd rather we didn’t have to hand the ship back to Q'tor with more questions, so ensure we get everything they know.
CMO_Kymar says:
Ensign Redshirt: Beam myself and these two people directly to sickbay, keep everyone else here under constant surveillance. Energize
Ens_Hardy says:
@Crowd: stop moving around I wont tell you again.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: You are the leader of these people, not a shuttle pilot. Is that not correct?

ACTION: The CMO and two people he indicated are beamed to sickbay.

Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: As I said.  We are one people, and speak with one voice.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: We can help you and your people Claire, of course.  But, explain to me why the people in the colony are bad?
Ens_Hardy says:
::any that moves will be shot got it::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: And what of the people outside your city? Are they a part of that one voice?
CEO_Jelis says:
FCO: ETA to the colony?
nomad_claire says:
%::speaking exceedingly quickly:: CSO: Our ancestors fled the city, we couldn't be ourselves, they were going to be sent to the Bastille!  You have to help us!
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: They were going to be sent to the Bastille? You mean the ship?
CMO_Kymar says:
:;activates a containment field around each of the biobeds containing prisoners:: Computer: Filter ADTH into the containment fields, 5 parts per million.
FCO says:
::checks his console:: CEO: About five minutes, sir, maintaining full impulse.
nomad_claire says:
%::nods::
CEO_Jelis says:
FCO: Good enough.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: I have told you.  There are no people.  Everyone who abides socially lives in the city.  Those that do not are sent to recuperate on the Bastille. ::holds herself as high as she can given that she's got a knife to her neck::
CMO_Kymar says:
::watches the two prisoners start to come around and cancels the filtration::
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: Anyone who didn't follow the colony rules were sent there?  How?
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: And this apparent distress call from the Bastille. Why would that upset you so that you would physically attack me Madam President?
Host President_Vaillance says:
@::ignores the ACO::
Crowd says:
@::start to agitate slightly, confused by the President's reaction::
Ens_Hardy says:
@Crowd: stop moving now
SO_Scanitt says:
CEO: Sir, we're approaching the edge of the nebula. Sensors are clearing.
CEO_Jelis says:
SO: Thank you, ensign.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: Since everyone on the planet lives within the city, can you explain the approximately 2000 people currently outside the city?

nomad_claire says:
%CSO: Tiny ships, they were maltreated, they were forced to leave, they transported them in shuttles, they launch off the water, like boats
OPS_Urgle says:
CEO: We should have communications to the planet in another couple of minutes, Commander.
Crowd says:
@::agitate more at the continued suggestion of people living outside the city::
CEO_Jelis says:
OPS: Prepare to contact our away teams, I don't like not knowing what's going on down there.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: I can get your people off this planet, but I need to contact my Commander first.
OPS_Urgle says:
CEO: Aye, sir.
CMO_Kymar says:
::puts his tricorder away but keeps his Phaser Pistol un-holstered, waiting for the prisoners to realise where they are::
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%*ACO* Commander?
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CSO*: Go ahead Commander.
TO_Tak`tikkle says:
CEO: Shields are fully functional again, commander. We're clear of the nebula.

ACTION: As the prisoners wake up, they look around, confused

CEO_Jelis says:
TO: Thank you, Ensign. I don't think we need them right now, though.
CMO_Kymar says:
Prisoners: I am the Chief Medical Officer, Kymar Dremel. You are onboard the IKS QIb
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%*ACO* I've spoken with one of the nomads Sir.  A young girl, she claims that any civilians not following the law of Olympus were shuttled to the Bastille.  The ship is still out there... and filled with potential criminals....and/or refugees.
CEO_Jelis says:
*EO B'ghamma* Is everything okay down there?
prisoner says:
CMO: Where... where ... what happened to the Bastille?
EO_B’ghamma says:
*CEO* Aye, Commander. Power conversion levels are slightly above average, everything else running smoothly.
CMO_Kymar says:
Prisoner: We arrived, and were promptly told to leave. There appeared to be a battle going on so we beamed you all into our cargobay
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%*ACO* The people outside the city are starving.... they want transport back to Earth Sir.
prisoner says:
::nods firmly:: CMO: We were... ::smiles slightly, proudly:: It was the moment of our liberation....

Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CSO*: Thank you Commander. I think I'm beginning to understand now. Stand by Commander.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: Would you care to explain Madam President?
Ens_Hardy says:
@ACO: whats going sir?
CJK has joined the conversation.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@::grits her teeth, and hisses:: ACO: Leave.
CEO_Jelis says:
*Sickbay* Bridge to sickbay. Any serious injuries amongst the people we beamed over?
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Ens_Hardy: Hold your position Ensign, and stay sharp.
CMO_Kymar says:
:;smiling, remembering his own people's victory against the Cardassian cccupants of his world:: Prisoner: Well, I apologise for halting it. But everyone is now in our cargobay unconscious except for you and your uniformed friend here ::points with his Phaser Pistol to Biobed 2::
FCO says:
CEO: Sir, one minute to orbit.
MO_Drip says:
*CEO* I'll have to check with Doctor Kymar.. He's a little busy right now, though. I'll ask him to call you back.
Guard says:
::glares silently at the CMO::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: I plan on doing just that Madam President, but first I am going to address this assembly.
CEO_Jelis says:
*MO* I assume it's something of vital medical importance..... ah, of course it is, I'll speak to him later.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@::murmers quietly, her heart racing:: ACO: We must speak.  In private.  Now.
CEO_Jelis says:
FCO: Update on our ETA, Mr. Flyitt?
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: How many of you are there?
nomad_claire says:
%CSO: Twenty.  The others are all out gathering food for tonight... I came back for water....
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: ::loudly:: In private Madam President? If you are of one mind, and speak with one voice, then why the need for privacy?
CMO_Kymar says:
Prisoner: Tell me, why were you onboard the Bastille in the first place? And why are there only 3 of these men in uniforms?
FCO_Flyitt says:
CEO: Preparing approach vector for standard orbit now, sir.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@::hisses:: ACO: Damn it mister.  If you have any compassion in you, you'll do this.  I will explain... ::pauses:: Everything.

Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@::releases the President:: Ens_Hardy: Keep her covered.
prisoner says:
::grins hopelessly:: CMO: The uniforms?  One guard.  One basic medic.  And one commander.  That was all they thought they needed.
Ens_Hardy says:
::steps in front of the president::
CEO_Jelis says:
::idly wonders what the CMO is doing::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: I am a Klingon warrior Madam President. I have NO compassion!
CMO_Kymar says:
Prisoner: You prisoners were all of the Olympus colony rejects? The ones who didn’t think with "One Voice"?
prisoner says:
CMO: My crime was to be an artist.  I criticised President Rotonto's construction of the new education centre, when the older one was still intact.
CMO_Kymar says:
Prisoner: And so they sent you off onto the Bastille?
prisoner says:
::nods::
Host President_Vaillance says:
@::draws herself up glaring at Hardy:: ACO: Then I will die before I betray this state.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: I will listen to you Madam President, but not out of any compassion. I merely want to know what is going on here.
CMO_Kymar says:
::nods back to the prisoner and turns around:: *CEO*: Commander, those people onboard the Bastille were all from Olympus once. They were sent off-world by the current President, probably because of they had their own minds. The uniformed guards with the energy weapons were the only crew actually onboard
Host President_Vaillance says:
@::stretches her arm out slightly indicating a door off the platform:: ACO: Then shall we?
FCO_Flyitt says:
CEO: Entering standard orbit now, Commander.
CEO_Jelis says:
FCO: Thank you, Mr. Flyitt.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: Are you able to contact all the other nomadic tribes on this planet?  Are there ever any... gatherings.... where you barter with each other? I'd like you to spread the word that another ship will return for anyone wishing to leave this place.
Crowd says:
@::murmering a lot among themselves, clearly not very happy::
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Clair: I can also have food and supplies sent down for everyone until the evacuation ship arrives.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@::nods for the President to proceed:: Ensign Hardy: Watch the crowd, and keep them under control.
CEO_Jelis says:
OPS: Mr. Urgle, get me a status update on both away teams.

OPS_Urgle says:
CEO: Aye, sir.
nomad_claire says:
%::shakes head:: CSO: Very rarely we see others... from across valleys.. we hear that many people fled... maybe even a few hundred... but we have never met them all
Host President_Vaillance says:
@::turns, and heads slowly towards the door, distraught::
OPS_Urgle says:
*ACO, CSO* The QIb has achieved orbit, please report your status.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%~~~Arlin: Can you hear me Commander?~~~
CEO_Jelis says:
::feels something akin to a wave of relief wash over him::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@::follows the President, mek'leth still in hand::
CEO_Jelis says:
~~~Julia: I can. How's it going down there?~~~
Host President_Vaillance says:
@steps through the door into a  much smaller room::
CEO_Jelis says:
*CMO* Just wonderful. Hopefully we can make sense of it all when we get in touch with the others.
prisoner says:
CMO: The Bastille has quite a reputation on our world.  It is undeserved.
CMO_Kymar says:
::smiles and turns back around:: Prisoner: A reputation?
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@::closes the door behind him:: Pres: Okay, explain.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%~~~Arlin: It's alright.  I have about 2000 refugees from Olympus who fled persecution.  Awaiting orders from ACO Q'tor now.  I wanted to warn you about the Bastille... the occupants were taken to her when they disagreed with colony law.~~~
Receptionist says:
*Pres* Space control to President.  Informing you that the alien vessel has returned to orbit.  Our attack squadron is on standby, if necessary.  Space control out.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: With your current level of technology I would recommend NOT attacking my ship.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@::turns to face the ACO:: ACO: I told you our society is perfect.  As true as that is, there's a reason for it.  We take our undesirables, and remove them.
 prisoner says:
::nods:: CMO: People think it is a pleasant place of recuperation, where people are prepared to be re-integrated into society
CEO_Jelis says:
~~~Julia: Two thousand??!?!?   And yes, the Doctor just found out the same thing, I hoped you would be able to prove whether they truly were innocent, and it sounds like they are.~~~~
OPS_Urgle says:
*ACO* Commander Q'tor, please report your status. ::sounds concerned::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: You drive them out of the city with no provisions or any way to take care of themselves?
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%~~~Arlin: I have no proof to give you except the word of a 13 year old girl... but I sense no deception from her... only hunger.~~~
CEO_Jelis says:
OPS: Any problems? I've... er... just accounted for the Challenger team.
CMO_Kymar says:
:;remembers the "Re-education" camps from his occupation days:: Prisoner: I have had...experiences...of my own with those types of places. Even earth, where you come from, has had the same in the past ::he shoots a glare at the guard in Biobed 2::
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: We send them to the Bastille, our original colony ship.  There's no way back, so once there they can never again threaten our social stability.
CEO_Jelis says:
~~~CSO: I suppose this means you'd like me to make some preparations for emergency accommodation?~~~
prisoner says:
::glares back defiantly, knowing that anything he says will only make things worse::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: And this is what you call a perfect society? You sicken me!
CEO_Jelis says:
~~~CSO: Have you heard from Commander Q'tor?~~~
CMO_Kymar says:
Prisoner: I can understand what happened on the Bastille now...::turns away from the guard and looks to the prisoner:: Do you have any wounds that need healing?
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: I suppose anyone who speaks out with an opinion of their own is considered undesirable.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%~~~Arlin: There are too many.  They'll need an evac ship.  What I would like is a large quantity of food and water, medical supplies and clothing sent down to my coordinates.~~~
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: We have zero crime, zero pollution, and everyone works for the benefit of everyone else.  In order to provide that, the people who threaten it must be removed.  They go willingly, I hasten to add.
CEO_Jelis says:
~~~Julia: The supplies will be with you shortly. Good luck.~~~
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%~~~Arlin: Not yet.  Standing by.~~~
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: And if they do not go willingly?
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%~~~Arlin: Thank you.  And welcome back.~~~
CEO_Jelis says:
OPS: Mr. Urgle, prepare emergency supplies, to include food and water, the standard medical gear, etc. Beam them down to Commander Lorenzo's co-ordinates.
OPS_Urgle says:
CEO: Aye sir, preparing now.
CEO_Jelis says:
~~~Julia: Thank you. It's good to be back...~~~
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: I am not from Earth obviously, but I have studied there. I do not know a lot about Earth History, but Earth today, is NOT the Earth that you left behind.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: In my tenure, that has never happened.  Everyone I have seen sentenced has been willing to go. ::smiles:: They want to be in an area where they are cared for, they have all their needs provided for.

ACTION: Emergency supplies are transported to the CSO's location

Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: It sounds like a penal ship to me.
nomad_claire says:
%::eyes widen as she sees the sparkling lights::
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: In order to encourage them, some dissembling has been required over the centuries, I don't deny that.  
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CSO*: Commander Lorenzo, are you there?
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: I've never been there myself, but I hear they are provided with food and medecine...
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: It's ok Claire.  Go get your people, bring them back.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@::pauses:: ACO: Some of the time...
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%*ACO* Aye Commander.
CMO_Kymar says:
:;holsters his phaser pistol and pulls out his tricorder, scanning the prisoner for any injuries that he could heal::
nomad_claire says:
%::shakes her head:: CSO: That would take hours... they're all on the other side of the valley... there is so little food around here....
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: Madam President, this is what I am going to do. I am going to go back out there and talk to that crowd. I am going to offer them a chance to speak freely. Any that choose to leave this place I will offer them that chance. If they choose to stay then so be it. When I am done, then I, and my ship will leave you in piece.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: You don't understand.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CSO*: Commander Lorenzo, how many of the nomads do you have with you now?
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: They know nothing.  The elections are ... not as representative as they might appear.  I always knew I would be President.  The people out there cannot find out.  If they did, their entire world, everything they believe in would be torn apart.  Can you imagine the psychological damage that would do to them?
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%*ACO* Just one Sir  ::frowns with displeasure at her next words::  They are all still out gathering food.  ::shakes her head at the absurdity of humans scrounging for food::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: I understand that people deserve a chance to live, not merely exist.
CMO_Kymar says:
::folds up his tricorder:: Prisoner: You are badly malnourished. Would you like something to eat? We can produce anything with our replicators
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: Take the prisoners.  We don't even want them anyway.  Take the others, however many there are, we have very little data on them.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CSO*: Is that one willing to join you?
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%*ACO* Aye Sir, she pleaded with me to get her back to Earth.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: As I said Madam President, I will offer the opportunity to everyone.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: Whatever it looks like, I do care about those people.  If you tell them now that they have been lied to... all their lives...
CMO_Kymar says:
::nods to the prisoner and taps his comm badge:: *Ens Redshirt*: Beam the uniformed officers to the brig, and transport me and the prisoner on biobed 1 to the Cargobay.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: That is something that your "perfect" society should have thought of before. They have the right to choose their own way, and I will give them that right!
prisoner says:
::his eyes light up as he nods gratefully:: CMO: We all would...
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CSO*: Return with her to the Challenger Commander and rendezvous at my coordinates.
CEO_Jelis says:
~~~Julia: Any word from Q'Tor yet?~~~
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: No.  NO! ::shakes head head:: Please.  I have another four years in office.  I know who will be president next.  But that can be changed.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@::speaking very quickly:: ACO: We can manage sociological reforms, we can change... but not now, not here, not like this
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@COMM: QIb: Commander Q'tor to the QIb, Are you in orbit yet?
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%~~~Arlin: Aye, I'm returning to the Challenger to rendevous with him now.~~~

ACTION: The two officers in the Olympian defence ::cough:: force are beamed to the brig, the prisoner and CMO to the cargobay

CEO_Jelis says:
~~~Julia: Good... we were getting a bit concerned. For the colonists...~~~
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: Why do I not believe you?
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: I'm going to take you and your family back with me.  Will you come with me now to my shuttle? I need to retrieve my Commander, then we can find your people.
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: How advanced is your technology?  Can you read our minds?  I promise, I will do whatever I must.... but don't do this.
CMO_Kymar says:
Computer: Begin to filter ADTH into Cargobay 1, 5ppm. :;turns to the prisoner:: I want you to tell your friends here that they are safe. You will all be confined here until we can figure out what to do with you but you have everything you need here, the replicators can produce food and clothing
nomad_claire says:
::her eyes light up, as she nods:: CSO: Yes!
CEO_Jelis says:
*ACO* We're in orbit, sir.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: Our technology is well advanced over yours and we were here to offer you a chance at some of that technology. And in fact, yes, there are members of my crew that can read your minds.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: Grab what ever you want to eat while we walk back, leave everything else, all can be provided for you.  ::Writes a message on a PADD and leaves it with the supplies then turns around and heads back towards the Challenger::
CMO_Kymar says:
:;walks over to the replicator and punches in his authorization code, locking out everything except food and clothing
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CEO*: Commander, prepare the QIb for evacuation procedures.
CEO_Jelis says:
*ACO* Aye, Sir. Any estimate of how many people to expect?
Host President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: Then have them do it.  I will do whatever I must.  But don't go out there and tell them their society is based on a lie.  Our ancestors failed.  We've managed to hide that from them for nearly three hundred years.  They would be devastated if it were simply dropped on them.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CEO*: As many as we can squeeze on board Commander.
President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: Then have them do it.  I will do whatever I must.  But don't go out there and tell them their society is based on a lie.  Our ancestors failed.  We've managed to hide that from them for nearly three hundred years.  They would be devastated if it were simply dropped on them.
CMO_Kymar says:
:;watches the other prisoners slowly start to come around, and their comrade in arms from sickbay rush around calming them::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: I WILL offer them a chance to make their own decision Madam President. I will leave it up to you to make whatever changes you think you should.
CEO_Jelis says:
OPS: Prepare to receive evacuees from the colony. Outfit all cargo bays with emergency accommodations
OPS_Urgle says:
CEO: Aye sir, working on it now
CEO_Jelis says:
TO: Get me security personnel on standby, we could be getting crowded with civilians any minute.
President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: Ten years.  My term and the president after me.  That's all we'll need.  After that, come back, make your offer.  I am deadly sincere.
TO_Tak’tikkle says:
CEO: Aye, sir.

Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CEO*: I also want you to contact Star Fleet Command and get them to send a proper transport ship.
CMO_Kymar says:
*Sickbay*: Delta and Beta shifts, I want you to keep and eye on the incoming evacuee's. Heal who you can, make sure the rest are comfortable
CEO_Jelis says:
*ACO* Consider it done, sir.
CEO_Jelis says:
OPS: Get me Starfleet Command. 
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Pres: I will make them my offer now. I will not reveal your dishonor in doing so. That I leave up to you.
OPS_Urgle says:
::routes a call via the nearest starbase::
CMO_Kymar says:
*CEO*: Commander, our prisoners down here are safe and the Olympus crew from the Bastille are in the brig and one is contained in Sickbay. Send a few tactical teams to keep these people under control and lock out the cargo bays. There are a lot of scared people down here...
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@::without turning his back on the President, makes his way to the door to go and face the crowd::
CEO_Jelis says:
*CMO* Thank you, Doctor. By the way, we're picking up more civilians from the colony, so you might want to have teams on standby.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%::Makes her way back to the Challenger with Claire::
President_Vaillance says:
@ACO: Anything!  I'll do anything!  Have your people read my mind!
CMO_Kymar says:
*CEO*: I have Delta and Beta shifts looking after the prisoners from the Bastille, they should be able to cope with a few more....
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
*CEO*: Commander Jelis, can you get a fix on the President just in front of me?
CEO_Jelis says:
*CMO* It's going to be more than a few.
CMO_Kymar says:
*CEO*: A hundred? :;scratches his head::
CEO_Jelis says:
*ACO* Working on it... Mr. Urgle tells me we've got a lock.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CEO*: By all means Mr. Jelis, lets have her aboard as my guest.
CEO_Jelis says:
*ACO* Aye, sir! 
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%::Boards the Challenger with Claire and has the shuttle take off once again... still cloaked::
CEO_Jelis says:
OPS: Commence beam-up, have security ready in transporter room one to escort our guest.

CMO_Kymar says:
Prisoner: Will you be alright here? The replicator has been programmed to give you food and clothing, just tell it when you need and pick it up. A team of medics should be down shortly to help with the wounded

ACTION: A man appears on the main screen, apparently human

OPS_Urgle says:
CEO: Beaming now, sir. And I have Commander Simpson onscreen for you now.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CEO*: She is to be treated with all due respect Commander.
Prisoner says:
CMO: Thank-you... thank-you so much
Cmdr_Simpson says:
$COMM: QIB: CEO: This is Commander Simpson.
CEO_Jelis says:
::ties the comm down to sickbay so the Doctor can hear, too::
CEO_Jelis says:
COMM: Simpson: Commander. We've got an evacuation scenario here, we need transport for approximately 2000 refugees.
Cmdr_Simpson says:
$::blinks::
CMO_Kymar says:
::nods:; Prisoner: If you need anything, just ask one of these medics or the computer for help. I will go and check on the uniforms and make sure they get back to Olympus.

ACTION: The President is beamed aboard, into transporter room one, where a security guard.... 'greets' her

Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@::as the President is transported aboard the QIb, turns and leaves the room and goes back to face the milling crowd::
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%::The Challenger flies over the Olympus colony and hovers::
Cmdr_Simpson says:
$COMM: QIb: CEO: What have we got?  Starbase evacuation? ::starts hitting buttons:: You're in the middle of nowhere... an alien colony?
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%*ACO* We're here Commander.
President_Vaillance says:
::refrains from screaming this time::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CSO* Understood Commander, standby.
Crowd says:
@::are somewhere between 'uneasy', and 'panicking'::
CMO_Kymar says:
:;heads out of the Cargo bay just as Beta team arrive. getting into a TL he sends it clunking and whirring for the Brig:: *Sickbay* Dr. Jones, transport the Uniform into the brig with his friends...
CEO_Jelis says:
COMM: Simpson: Aye, Commander. Except they're ours, Earth citizens legally. I don't have the whole story from our away teams yet, but we're taking them aboard now. However, I suggest we have a ship on hand to take them to a relocation center.

Jones says:
*CMO* Aye, sir.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@::holds up both hands in a "be quiet" motion:: Crowd: People of Olympus Colony, my name is Commander Q'tor

ACTION: The remaining officer in the 'defence' force is also transported into the brig.

Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Crowd: I am an officer with Star Fleet Command of the United Federation of Planets, of which Earth is a member planet.
CMO_Kymar says:
::walks out of the TL and into the brig:: *CEO*: We have 3 Olympus colony guards here, Commander. What shall I do with them?
Cmdr_Simpson says:
$COMM: QIb: CEO: Understood.  I'll see what I can organise, Simpson out.
Crowd says:
@::make disgusted noises at the mention of Earth::
CEO_Jelis says:
*CMO* Keep them in the brig until Commander Q'tor returns. I'm unsure how to treat anyone we have aboard, not having all the data, so let's play it safe.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Crowd: Despite the recent un-pleasant situation, we have come in peace, and we will leave in peace.
CMO_Kymar says:
*CEO*: Aye, I'll make sure of that...
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Crowd: I wish to take this opportunity to offer you and your fellow citizens the chance to speak freely, without fear of retribution or retaliation.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Crowd: We are also offering anyone who wishes it a chance to leave. No one will force you to leave, or to stay. It is entirely up to you.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%::puts Q'tor's speach on screen so Claire can see it.::
nomad_claire says:
%::watches, enthralled, kinda scared::
Crowd says:
@::continue to make displeased noises, no-one volunteering to leave::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Crowd: The Federation is at your disposal. They have a lot to offer. Three hundred years of medical advances, for instance.
CMO_Kymar says:
::glares at the guards in the brig:: Guard: I am giving you an option. You can join the rest of the evacuees, and leave Olympus for a better place where you can think for yourselves. Or you can be delivered back to Olympus and live out your lives there. Make your choice, I won’t wait long.
Guard_1 says:
CMO: We're going back to our people.  Return us to Olympus.  Now.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Crowd: Food, clothing, communications, defense. They can be yours for the asking. The Federation will not force anything upon you that you do not want. It is entirely up to you.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Crowd: Does anyone have any questions, anything that they would like to say?

ACTION: Suddenly, one woman shouts out

CMO_Kymar says:
Guard: Are you sure? There is a whole new life beyond olympus, one where your opinion counts and your choice is your own.
Woman says:
@<Woman> ACO: My name is Chiraq.  But names are needless here.  We have what we need.  We have food, medicine, education, a planet more beautiful than Earth ever was, and no need for defence until you came upon us!
Guard says:
CMO: If my choice is my own.  I choose to return.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: Would you tell these people your story Claire?
CMO_Kymar says:
::nods:: Guards: So be it. You will be beamed down to the planet when it has been Authorised. Good day. ::walks out and into the TL, headed for Sickbay::
nomad_claire says:
%::looks horrified at the CSO:: CSO: Too many... too many of them, how many are there?!
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Woman: This is true, you do have all of that. As far as defense, you still have no need of it where it concerns the Federation. I would warn you however, that there are others out in the Galaxy that are not as benevolent as the Federation.
CEO_Jelis says:
::leans back in the center seat, confident that everything is under control::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Woman: You must also keep in mind that your technology is 300 years old. Great advances have been made in that time.
Woman_2 says:
@::Screams::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@::thinks to self that these people sure scream a lot::
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: Approximately 8,000 blind people.  But it looks like only 100 are at the conference.
Woman_2 says:
@Chiraq: Do you not remember three weeks ago, you fought against Vaillance, in the square?!  Are you mad, woman?  
Woman_2 says:
@ACO: My son!  Was removed from here because he went blind!  My son!  MY own flesh and blood!
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%Claire: They've been lied to Claire.  They knew not of your existence or your family living outside the city.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Woman_2: Federation medicine has made it possible for the blind to see again.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Woman_2: If your son were on board the Bastille I believe my ship would now have him on board.
Woman_2 says:
@ACO: HELP us all! ::forces her way slowly through the crowd:: Let me see him!  Let me on board, let us out!

ACTION: The crowd part, reluctantly, letting the near hysterical woman through

CSO_Lorenzo says:
%::smiles sadly at the scene::
Woman_2 says:
@ ::finally gets to Q'Tor:: ACO: Take me with you...
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Woman_2: Stand at my side madam.
CMO_Kymar says:
::steps into Sickbay:: Dr Jones: Jones, I want you to wake up Alpha and Zeta teams, they will be needed down in the Cargobays when the evacuees arrive. I'm putting you in charge of this operation, make sure it runs smoothly. I'll have tactical send us down a few squads also to keep everyone under control.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%::looks over at Claire::  Claire: They have been trapped.... imprisoned.... in their own way.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Woman_2: Let me ask you a question. Are there others that feel as you do? That would like to leave this place?
nomad_claire says:
%::watching, her mouth half open::
CEO_Jelis says:
*CMO* All prepared for evac?
Dr_Jones says:
CMO: ::in his welsh accent:: Aye, Sir. I have it all under control! ::sets about waking up alpha and zeta teams::
Woman_2 says:
@::starts crying:: ACO: I wish I knew...
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Woman_2: Very well. I will have you reunited with your son soon.
CMO_Kymar says:
*CEO*: I have all 4 of my medical teams being stationed near the cargobays. We will need a few tactical teams down there to keep everything running in order though, I dont have the manpower down here in sickbay for more than 500 people.

ACTION: No-one else from the crowd moves

CEO_Jelis says:
*CMO* We've got another ship en-route to take them off our hands. Just ensure the more seriously injured get medical attention. Ensign Tak'tikkle is sending teams down to you now.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@Crowd: Anyone who wishes to leave this place, I will have a team standing by at your noon hour tomorrow in your main plaza. You have only to meet them there.
Woman_2 says:
@::sobbing, in her lonliness::
CMO_Kymar says:
*CEO*: Alright, Commander. My suggestion is 4 teams per 1000, but whatever they can spare would be handy. Kymar out
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
@*CSO*: Commander, 5 to beam up to the Challenger.

CEO_Jelis says:
*CMO* I'll ask for the Klingon officers, shouldn't have any problems with crowd control.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%::keys in the transport::  Claire: Claire, don't scream OK.
nomad_claire says:
%::nods, still wide mouthed::
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%*ACO* Transporting now Sir.

ACTION: The applicable five are beamed to the Challenger

CMO_Kymar says:
::grins at the CEO's last messages and turns to Jones:: Jones: OK, you're in charge until I get back. Dont do anything rash...::smiles and gets into a TL, headed for the Bridge::
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
%::materializes on board the Challenger:: CSO: get us back to the QIb Commander
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
%CSO: Then I want you to make preparations to contact as many of the nomad groups as possible. Star Fleet is sending a transport ship.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%::smiles:: ACO: Aye Sir.  By the way, nice speech.  Oh and this is Claire.  ::gestures to the young girl::  Claire: This is Commander Q'tor.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
%CSO: Everyone who wishes to leave this place will be allowed to do so.
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%::smiles even more:: ACO: Aye aye Sir.
Host ACO_Q`tor says:
%::looks down at Claire and smiles his big toothy Klingon Grin::
CSO_Lorenzo says:
%::engages engines and heads back to the QIb::

ACTION: The Challenger turns, and climbs steeply back out towards the QIb, hanging majestically in orbit, carrying Madame Jospin, Claire, and the hopes of over two thousand others with them, to the stars - and beyond

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