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The QIb Chronicles
<<<<<<<Begin "Once More Unto the Breach": Episode 2, Gods help us>>>>>>>>>>
CMO_Kymar says:
::turns forward and faces the chief:: TR Chief: Energize
CO_Q`tor says:
::sits in his big command chair and pretty much that's it::
L_Walker says:
@::Still climbing down the rope ladder::
CEO_Jelis says:
@ ::commbadge bleeps, mumbles something about an emergency in engineering and having to beam up, and starts up the ladder::
L_Walker says:
::gets off the ladder to let Jelis go up, frowning all the way at Jelis's  mumbling::
SO_Gibbon says:
@Walker: We thought you'd never get here. What happened to him? ::points up the ladder::
CMO_Kymar says:
@::gets Beamed down to the planet with his Team, well away from the stone circles and far outside of the CTO's stupid perimeter:: Team: Check on the supplies, I'm going to see if we can get closer to the circle
L_Walker says:
@SO: You've got me.. looks like it's up to us anyway.. ::looks at the disgruntled Klingon:: .. what can we do?
Korvak says:
@Walker: The chief said to check out these boxes... I suppose they may be linked in some way to the beam.
CO_Q`tor says:
OPS: Is the Corona in position yet?

ACTION: A blue beam emits from the stone circles, causing the cave below to shudder slightly, small rocks falling from the ceiling

CMO_Kymar says:
@::taps his Comm badge:: COM: QIb: *CO*: Doctor Kymar to the Captain

ACTION: The beam stops almost as suddenly as it started

CO_Q`tor says:
*CMO*: Go ahead Doctor
SO_Gibbon says:
@Walker: Another one.... don't worry, it's been doing that every hour or so
Korvak says:
@::squats down next to the boxes and stares at them::
CMO_Kymar says:
@*CO*: I would like permission for my team to move within the CTO's perimeter and closer to the stone circles. If someone gets hurt then we are a good hundred feet away and might not be able to get there on time
L_Walker says:
@Korvak: Ok.. ::shields his eyes from any dust falling:: SO: How far have you got? ::opens his tricorder and takes a quick scan::
CO_Q`tor says:
COMM: *SO*: Mr. Gibbons what was that? I thought the bursts were every four hours apart?
SO_Gibbon says:
@ Walker: We've figured out that the first box is a targetting device of some kind, and have managed to build a rudimentary interface.. ::commbadge bleeps:: Give me a sec...
CO_Q`tor says:
*CMO*: Not yet Doctor. Wait until we are ready to attempt to get the missing people back.
SO_Gibbon says:
@COMM: QIb: Something is happening in this room every hour.. did the beam just go off as well?
CO_Q`tor says:
COMM: *SO*: Something just shot out from the stones.
L_Walker says:
@::starts wondering around the cavern then approaches the first of the boxes, taking a look at it and their 'interface'::
CMO_Kymar says:
@*CO*: Acknowledged, Captain. I'll keep my team on Standby, Kymar out. ::grumbles under his breath and heads back to his team::
SO_Gibbon says:
@ COMM: QIb: It seems that every four times, it manages to trigger the beam. Quite why it does that we haven't worked out yet.
SO_Gibbon says:
@ Walker: We managed to get a tricorder hooked up to this one, we've determined theres at least twenty different destinations programmed into the system, but what the beam does to them we're not sure. There’s also the other box, which we have no idea about.
CO_Q`tor says:
COMM:*SO*: You could have included that little detail in your report. Q'tor out!
SO_Gibbon says:
@ ::looks disgrunted::
OPS says:
CO: Corona is in position sir.
L_Walker says:
@::Walks to the second box and closes his tricorder, placing it and his engineering kit on top of the box::  SO: And you have absolutely *no idea* what this other one does?
CO_Q`tor says:
OPS: Are they able to pick up anything on their long range sensors?
SO_Gibbon says:
@ Walker: Only that it appears to be of similar construction to the first, but we only just figured that one out. We only know enough to tell it isn't another targetting device.
Korvak says:
@ ::pulls out an engineering probe and inserts it into a port on the second box::
OPS says:
CO: They are detecting nothing unusual sir.

ACTION: The room shudders slightly, shaking dust down from the roof

HosKorvak says:
@ ::withdraws the probe hastily::
CMO_Kymar says:
@::sits down on a box and await the signal that will tell him to move in. "I hate waiting..." ...You and me both::
L_Walker says:
@Korvak: Korvak, Do that again.
CO_Q`tor says:
::stands up and begins wondering around the bridge feeling idgety again::
Korvak says:
@Walker: If you're certain... ::inserts the tool into the interface and wiggles it around::

ACTION: Another shudder, more dust

L_Walker says:
@::Coughs with the dust:: Korvak: Ok, so we know that makes the room shudder..
L_Walker says:
@SO: Has this box shown any other activity, lieutenant?

ACTION: As part of the ground gives way on the surface, one of the security personnel (a human) loses his footing and falls down the side of the hill he was standing on, rolling into the stone circle

SO_Gibbon says:
@ Walker: None whatsoever. To be honest, we haven't had the time to even look at it yet.
Ensign_Stabitt says:
@::groans and clutches at his ankle, looking around at the stones surrounding him with something akin to fear on his face::
Stabitt says:
@::yells:: Help... I think I've... broken something...
B’arral says:
@Kymar: Sir, one of our men fell into the circle, and needs help.
L_Walker says:
::takes out an engineering device of some sort and starts passing it over the box looking for energy readings and following the circuit pathways.::
SO_Gibbon says:
@ Korvak: Perhaps we should try the probe again?
CMO_Kymar says:
@::Jumps up from his box and starts jogging over to the stone circle as he hears the security person yelling::
Korvak says:
@::inserts the tool to another shudder and falling of dust::
CMO_Kymar says:
@::arrives just outside the circle and see's the security person with a broken ankle or something:: *CO*: Captain! A member of the security team has fallen into the circle, permission to go in and get him out
CO_Q`tor says:
::looking at the sensor readings over the bridge SO's shoulder::
Stabitt says:
@::groans in pain::
CO_Q`tor says:
COMM: *CMO*: yes, get him out! How did he fall into the circle?
CMO_Kymar says:
@::carefully picks his way down the incline and jogs over to Stabitt:: *CO*: I don’t know, he must have fallen when one of those shakes hit
Korvak says:
@ ::inserts the probe again, trying to get a reading this time, but secretly enjoying creating mini-earthquakes::

ACTION: The room shudders, dust falls, and the beam goes off once more. Once it's gone, both Kymar and Stabitt have disappeared....

CO_Q`tor says:
COMM: *CMO*: Well get him out of there

ACTION: No reply from the CMO

OPS says:
CO: Sir, that last transmission was not received.
CO_Q`tor says:
OPS: What do you mean not received?
CO_Q`tor says:
COMM: *CMO*: Q'tor to Doctor Kymar. Respond!
CMO_Kymar says:
%::looks around, down at Stabitt, then back around again:: Stabitt: This isn’t where I was a second ago...
CO_Q`tor says:
OPS: What happened?
L_Walker says:
@:Korvak: We're getting readings this time, starting to map the internal circuitry.
CMO_Kymar says:
%::takes another look around; At the orange sky, a cave, plains of purple grass....A cave!:: Stabitt: I'm going to move you. Stay still...

ACTION: A large leathery-looking creature with huge wings flaps over Kymars head. From the size, it's either quite close or absolutely gigantic

OPS says:
CO: Unknown sir. Another of those blue bursts occurred and the Doctor and TO were gone.
L_Walker says:
@SO: Lieutenant, looks like there's far more power in this machine.. 
CMO_Kymar says:
%::ducks down and picks Stabitt up in a fireman hold, securing him on his shoulder, pulling out his tricorder and heading for the cave::
Stabitt says:
%Kymar: urrrrr.... I lost my...  phaser somewhere, sir... 
CMO_Kymar says:
%::starts scanning the cave for any life-signs:: Stabitt: Don’t worry, we got mine. And you wont need it for a while...I hope
CO_Q`tor says:
ALL: QI'yaH!
Korvak says:
@Walker: There’s a lot of power flowing through here.

ACTION: All of the bridge crew stop what they're doing and quiver slightly

CO_Q`tor says:
COMM: *SO*: Lieutenant Gibbons, this is Captain Q'tor! I just lost my Doctor and a tactical officer! What is going on down there!
CO_Q`tor says:
::quivers::
L_Walker says:
@::Hears Q'tor and looks at Gibbon, shrugging::
SO_Gibbon says:
@ COMM: QIb: Ah. Um. Captain. Er. Your people are examining the devices, sir....
CMO_Kymar says:
%::looks down at his tricorder, then back at the cave:: Self: Humans...? ::holsters his tricorder and starts jogging, reaching the mouth of the cave and stepping in::
CMO_Kymar says:
%Anyone: Hello? Who is in here?
Unknown_ voices says:
%CMO: Who is that?... Are you from the Borealis?
CO_Q`tor says:
COMM: *SO*: My Chief Medical Officer and a Tactical Officer were on the surface in the stone rings. You triggered one of those blue flashes again, and now they are gone!
L_Walker says:
@COMM: *CO*: Uhm, Yeah, Q'tor. :: pauses for a moment:: I can only think of two explanations.
CMO_Kymar says:
%Unknown: No, I’m from the IKS QIb. I'm Doctor Kymar Dremel...are you the team we lost?
L_Walker says:
@COMM: *CO*: One you're not going to like and the other one.. you'll like less.
CMO_Kymar says:
%::steps further into the cave and looks around::
SO_Gibbon says:
@ COMM: QIb: Captain, I'm sorry to hear that. 
Unknown_Voice says:
%Kymar: This is Ensign Tanaka of the Corona Borealis. I'm here with Ensign S'lav, who was attacked by one of the creatures.
L_Walker says:
@::picks up his tricorder again and wonders over to the first box, looking at the interface they constructed::
CMO_Kymar says:
%::walks towards where the voices are coming from:: Tanaka: I can't see anything. Where are you? How badly is Ensign S'lav hurt?
CO_Q`tor says:
COMM: *Walker/ SO*: I’m already not liking this whole thing Mr. Walker. As for being Sorry Lieutenant Gibbon, you are not nearly as sorry as you will be if I do not get my personnel back. bIyaj?
SO_Gibbon says:
@ COMM: QIb: Captain...um.. there’s nothing I can do... your team were the ones to trigger the device... we'll try to work out how it works, but at the moment I don't know if they were taken somewhere, or if they were just vaporized.
CO_Q`tor says:
::fuming now:: COMM: *SO/Walker*: Find out! Soon! Q'tor out!
Tanaka says:
%Kymar: S'lav has a bad gash on one arm, and has lot a lot of blood. He's stable, but weak, and we don't have anything more than an emergency medical kit. 
SO_Gibbon says:
@ Walker: Is he...er.. always like that?
L_Walker says:
@SO: He's Klingon.. he's Q'tor.. he doesn’t have a right side to his self.
CMO_Kymar says:
%::pulls out his phaser pistol and turns on the SIMMs beacon, shining it into the face of a young ensign before shining it away:: Tanaka: Now you have a light, a gun, a doctor and a proper medical kit. Where is S'lav?
Tanaka says:
%Kymar: At least he's doing better than poor Lieutenant Roberts. One of those... creatures... took him.... S'lav is laying in the corner there ::points::
L_Walker says:
@::Tries pressing some buttons on the interface to the first box::
CO_Q`tor says:
::now pacing back and forth across the bridge like a caged animal, furious::

ACTION: Walker succeeds in selecting destinations "E" and "K" simultaneously. The tricorder opens a dialog box saying "Unknown Error 32".

CO_Q`tor says:
OPS: Keep a transporter lock on the personnal on the surface. Anyone gets within two meters of the inside of that circle beam them up immediately.
L_Walker says:
@Self: Oops..
CMO_Kymar says:
%::lays down Stabitt next to Tanaka and heads over to S'lav:: Tanaka: Look after Stabitt, he broke his ankle and needs help. Your kit should do that. ::detaches the SIMMs beacon and sets it as a lamp, putting it down on a rock and dimly illuminating the whole area before walking over to S'lav::
SO_Gibbon says:
@ Walker: Sorry, we didn't have the time to write the text for those....
L_Walker says:
@::clears the error and tries deselecting the destinations::
L_Walker says:
@SO: Forget about it.. I wouldn't have read it.
Tanaka says:
% Kymar: Aye, sir. And sir... thank you, it was getting pretty scary here alone.
Tanaka says:
% ::looks through the medical kit and starts injecting Stabitt with things::
L_Walker says:
@::Presses buttons, looking to get out of targeting and look for some sort of targeting log::
Stabitt says:
% ::gives a satisfied sigh, smiles, and closes his eyes::

ACTION: Walker targets destination "B"

CMO_Kymar says:
%::looks back and smiles:: Tanaka: Then for a start; Call me Dremel, or Doc. We might be here for a few days until we can get a comm back to the rest of our people. ::starts scanning S'lav and reads off the results before opening his kit::
L_Walker says:
@Self: Destination B it is..
Tanaka says:
% Doctor Dremel... there’s no food or water. And I don't think S'lav has that long....
CMO_Kymar says:
%::clears away the blood around S'lav's wound and seals it up:: Tanaka: He has lost a lot of blood, but will be alright over time. Our first priority is to find water, then to find food. This cave should be allright for shelter...
L_Walker says:
COMM: *CO*: Walker to QIb, Q'tor, if we're the ones that triggered whatever happened to Kymar to happen then I think I know how we did it. I'd like to put a probe on high power in the center of the circle and try to trigger another discharge. Then you could see if you can locate the probe.

ACTION: A high-pitched evil-sounding shriek from outside Kymar's cave suggests how safe outside may be right now

CO_Q`tor says:
COMM: *Walker*: What do you need from us?
L_Walker says:
@::leaves a moment for a pause, considering how to phrase his answer::COMM: *CO*: A probe..
CMO_Kymar says:
%::injects S'lav with a coagulant once he makes sure that he has no bleeding wounds and looks down at his Phaser Pistol, trying to ignore the shriek:: Tanaka: We will be fine...
CO_Q`tor says:
OPS: Transport a probe to the surface
Tanaka says:
%::holds her head in her hands:: Dremel.. you didn't see what that thing was like!
CO_Q`tor says:
COMM: *Walker*: On its way Mr. Walker.
L_Walker says:
@SO_Gibbon: You have a favorite letter, Lieutenant?
CMO_Kymar says:
%Tanaka: We have light ::indicates the beacon:: We have energy, and a weapon ::indicates his phaser:: And we have medical supplies. How thoroughly have you searched this cave?
Tanaka says:
%Kymar: Not at all, I wanted to stay with S'lav.
OPS says:
::has a probe transported  into the stone circle on the planet surface.::
Korvak says:
@ ::eagerly stands by with his probe::
SO_Gibbon says:
@ ::the enginering testing kind, that is::
CMO_Kymar says:
%::nods and stands up:: Tanaka: We are safe here for now, but we do need water. ::hands Tanaka his tricorder:: Run a scan for any outlets, or springs, or streams in this cave. Also for any signs of plantlife that might be edible or contain water
Tanaka says:
%Kymar: Yes, Doctor. ::begins scanning::
L_Walker says:
@Korvak: Hey Korvak, Stick your probe in that port again.
Korvak says:
@ ::grins and starts another shake of the room::
Tanaka says:
%Kymar: Doctor, I've picked up some strange devices... near the back of the cave.
Tanaka says:
%Kymar: Two, to be precise.
L_Walker says:
@::takes his tricorder out and scans for the probe::
L_Walker says:
@::Uplinks his tricorder to the probe to get readings::
CMO_Kymar says:
%Tanaka: Those might be our stone circle transporter thingies. Pick up S'lav, we will head for the back of the cave and set up a camp there. ::grabs the beacon and the rest of the supplies before grabbing Stabitt::
CO_Q`tor says:
OPS: Concentrate sensors on that stone circle. If/when the next burst occurs I want everything there is to know about it recorded!
Tanaka says:
%Kymar: Aye, Doctor ::starts dragging S'lav towards the back of the cave::
L_Walker says:
@::Frowns:: Self: Nothing happened.
CMO_Kymar says:
%::heads towards the back of the cave, laying Stabitt down when he reaches the back of the cave and setting up the beacon on a nearby rock to illuminate this area:: Tanaka: Weren't you on the team meant to analyze these?
L_Walker says:
@Korvak: Do it again.
Korvak says:
@::jiggles the tool in the slot again, to another shudder, fall of dust, and a chunk of ceiling landing two feet from Walker::
CO_Q`tor says:
::Stands in front of the view-screen, cloak pulled back by hands clasped behind his back.::
Tanaka says:
%Kymar: I'm just a support technician, I was helping get our equipment down to the planet.
L_Walker says:
@::Yells as a big chunk falls near him:: Korvak: SHUT IT DOWN!
Korvak says:
@ ::mutters and looks around the room::
CMO_Kymar says:
%::hands his tricorder to her:: Congratulations, You just got promoted to Chief Engineer
Tanaka says:
%Oh. Wonderful..... ::sighs::

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