Transcript:  USS Quirinus
SD:  10005.29
Edpisode:  "Questions are Raised: pt VI

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CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Tries not to trip as he looks around the bridge for a phaser::

Host Little_Pile_Of_Goo says:
NOTE: Main Power is offline on the Quirinus, there is a metallic object attached to the Port Nacelle.

Host Little_Pile_Of_Goo says:
ACTION: A large number of warp signatures are moving towards the Quirinus

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Peron:  Emergency power if possible.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Tries to find any sort of weapons locker on the bridge::

Host Little_Pile_Of_Goo says:
ACTION: Through the darkness of the Bridge there is an odd feeling that the ship is moving..

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Reaches out and grabs a console on the bridge, grips it and starts moving forward::

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
OPS: Peron, come help me with this door::tries to force open the TL doors::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
ALL: Anyone have a wrist light?

CSO_LtCmdr_Koepke says:
::takes out wrist light::

OPS_Lt_Peron says:
:: hurries back to his station from the turbolift, which he luckily didn't enter before the power went out ::

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
::sits, quietly, assessing the situation::

Host Little_Pile_Of_Goo says:
ACTION: The Feeling of momentum begins to speed up.. and everyone can feel the graviton fields weakening on the deck plates, gravity is going to be gone soon.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: Sir do you still want me to try to get to the shuttlebay

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Holds onto the console tight, not sure which console it is, but can feel the ship possibly moving, mumbles:: Is someone tractoring us?

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Nural: and do what?

Host Little_Pile_Of_Goo says:
ACTION: Koepke's wrist light pierces the darkness of the bridge

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
::hits armrest light::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Is thankful for the light from the Captain's chair and from the CSO's wrist light::

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: I'm sorry sir, the damping field will problbly effect the shuttle too.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: Captain, the chances of being boarded are getting larger by the moment... especially if we ARE moving, and are moving in the the direction of those warp signatures. I believe we should send an engineering team to get that device off our nacelle.

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Nural:  Without power we couldn't launch the shuttle

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Walks over to the science station:: CSO: You wouldn't happen to have an extra wrist light under there, would you?

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Raythan:  Agreed.  Our first priority may be maintaing the gravity

CSO_LtCmdr_Koepke says:
::searches through her little shelf under the console and pulls another wrist light out::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Smiles in relief and takes the light:: CSO: Thank you. ::Slips it on his left wrist, and turns it on::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: And life support as well.

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
All:  Suggestions...how do we get rid of the dappening field?

Host Little_Pile_Of_Goo says:
ACTION:  Gravity fields keep losing power.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: Well, the dampening field is probably coming from the device, which may be feeding on the warp nacelle.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: We could send a team to outside with a tricorder programed to mask their lifesigns::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: And then there's this feeling that we're moving... could the device have accessed our computer core?

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: They sould be able to reach the device undetected

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
All: We must dislodge the device or at least disable it.

OPS_Lt_Peron says:
:: feels lighter :: Hmm, this is kinda enjoyable... :: goes back to thinking about ways to get the device off ::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Really doesn't want to be able to fly::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Grips onto the armrest of the XO chair::

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: Sir we should probably obtain some gravity boots.

Host Little_Pile_Of_Goo says:
ACTION: Power begins coming back online... and gravity stabilizes.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
TO/CO: I think we'll need gravity boots either wa-- eh? ::Looks around as power comes back online::

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Nural:  How do propose to get to the outside without exposing portions of the ship .... ::Notices a power rise::

Host Little_Pile_Of_Goo says:
ACTION: The Quirinus is no longer in the Nebula.. but outside of it, no more warp signatures detected.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Looks around in wonder:: Curiouser and curiouser.

OPS_Lt_Peron says:
:: quickly scans the nearby area ::

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
::looks at the picture on the screen::  Peron: status

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Sits down in the XO chair, shutting off his light::

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
::scans for object on the port nacelle::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Ponders, ponders, and ponders until he gets a headache::

Host Little_Pile_Of_Goo says:
SCANS: The Object is no longer on the Nacelle.. its drifting just beside it though.  No power

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Raythan:  the sensation of movement...perhaps we have been asked to leave.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: Sir the object appears to have dislodged itself

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: It looks like they have no intentions of engaging us. Most likely they felt they would have sustained a large amount of casualties and damage were they to attack in a full-out assault.

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Nural:  but it is still nearby.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: Disabling the enemy and removing them from the area is much more easier than attack I would suppose.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: Yes sir, it is drifting on our port side with no sign of power.

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Raythan:  But they must realize that we will notify starfleet.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: But by then they would have hoped to be out of the area, with or without their mission completed?

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Nural:  Put a tractor beam on it and push it out way from us.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
::Continues scan of the device:: CO: It appears that the a power surge of some sort has shorted it out::

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
::engages tractor beam and repels the object 100 KM from the ship::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> ::While the TO handles the device, he scans the nebula:: CO: Sir, it appears the warp signatures are gone. But... there are many devices, small, with propulsion capability, in the area.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: Maybe those are just more dampening devices, placed there to ensure we don't come across something in the nebula?

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
SO:  Can you determine nature of the objects?

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> CO: Scanning now, sir.

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Raythan:  A mine field?

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: A dampening device mine field to be more specific.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: That would pretty much ensure no Starfleet vessels get into the nebula.

OPS_Lt_Peron says:
:: listens quietly :: CO: Sir, I agree with the Counselor. That theory makes a lot of sense to me.

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Raythan:  Capable of being moved where it is needed.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> ::Frowns:: CO: Sir, they're decoys... they seem to be able to emit warp signatures when any vessel enters the nebula... that's what I think we detected earlier.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::After having practiced, he raises his eye brow:: CO: Seems I was wrong.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: From what research I have done on the Storm, this is consistent with their tactics.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
SO: Were they capable of moving us?

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Peron:  With knowledge of this, counter measures should be easy to assemble.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> CNS/CO: No, sirs.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
SO: Do you think all 323 signatures were fakes?

OPS_Lt_Peron says:
CO: I'd imagine so, but if it turned out, for some reason, we were wrong... we'd be-- well, screwed, sir.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> TO: Maybe, one second... ::Begins scanning::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Gets a terrible thought:: CO: Sir... what if they did not come in this direction?

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Nural:  If they didn't move us, someone did.  Scan for any ships, or ion trails.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: Yes sir.::Scans for any sign of other ships or ion trails::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> ALL: Those decoys were behind the 323 warp signatures.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CNS: Do you thing they did all this work to throw SF off their trail?

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Raythan:  What are you saying, Counselor?

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: Sir there is no sign of other ships.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
SO: Were the decoys' signatures the same as the trails that led here?

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> CNS: Scanning now.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
SO: If those decoys were equipped with tractors, could they have moved us out of the nebula?

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: That the Storm officers, or whomever that resided there, knew that eventually someone would come upon the base, thus they had the decoys sent out, to lead them on a goose chase.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> TO: No, sir.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> CNS: No, sir.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: Well, I suppose that answers that.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
SO: If the decoys didn't move us, what did?  There must be something else here that we haven't found:

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: Cloaked ships?

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Raythan:   The decoys may be placed here to lure us in, but the trails may lead us appear again elsewhere...something tractored us out of the nebula.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
SO/TO: Can you detect any tachyon particles in the area?

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
::Scans with tachyon particles::

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CNS: Sir, the nebula has a high concentration of tachyon particle, scans are inconclusive.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> CO/CNS: There was recently a spacial distortion in the nebula, some of it seems displaced.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
SO: Could a ship be hiding in that distortion, undetectable by our sensors?

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> TO: Possibly, scanning now.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> ALL: No readings are coming from that area of the nebula.

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
SO:  None at all?

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> CO: None whatsoever, sir.

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Raythan:  Sounds somewhat familiar.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> TO: It is capable of hiding a vessel, base, etc. But there is no evidence of it.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: Perhaps another journey into the nebula is in order?

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
SO:  Bring up the specs on the interference we found at the moon

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> CO: Aye, sir. ::Brings up information on moon interference:: Further orders, sir?

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: Sir I recommend a probe, until we can disable the mine field.

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
SO:  See if there is a way to adjust our scans to pentrate that field and then adjust our sensors accordingly.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> CO: Aye, sir. ::Begins trying to do so::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> CO: No luck, sir.

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Nural:  Prepare a probe and launch.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
::prepares the probe and launches at center of the decoys::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Is perplexed by these turns of events, if these were the determined Storm traitors that Starfleet encountered 2 years prior, they would have attempted to take over or destroy the Quirinus rather than permit them to live, maybe they've changed their tactics? Or is it something else... a game?::

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
::awaits information from the probe::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
CO: Perhaps if whoever tractored us out is cloaked... they've already moved in on their supposed tactics? [In reference to our earlier theory that they were using the virus against planets in the region]

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: Scans show absolutely nothing, no readings at all.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
SO: Is there a way to disrupt the field?

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> TO: You mean the disruption, sir?

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
SO: Yes, sorry.

Host Little_Pile_Of_Goo says:
ACTION: 20 Fully Armed and combat re-fitted Runabouts decloak around the unshielded Quirinus.  All weapons armed, and their shields up.  They hail the Q

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> TO: No problem sir. Scanning now...

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
<SO> CO: Sir, we're surrounded!!!

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Stands::

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Nurul:  Shields

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
::raises shields::

Host Little_Pile_Of_Goo says:
ACTION: Shields Fail

OPS_Lt_Peron says:
CO: Sir, they're hailing us!

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
Peron:  On screen.

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Stays stood, looking at the Runabouts::

OPS_Lt_Peron says:
CO: Aye, sir. :: puts it on screen ::

Host Little_Pile_Of_Goo says:
ACTION: With the shields failing, it sends a cascade through all weapons systems as well, putting them offline.

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
CO: Shields aren't responding!

Host David_Thorn says:
COMM Sulek: Greetings Quirinus

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Eyes fill with some surprise:: It can't be...

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Wonders what they can do now::

TO_Ens_Torok_Nural says:
::mouth drops open::

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
COMM:  Thorn:  David Thorn...

OPS_Lt_Peron says:
:: stares on screen silently ::

Host David_Thorn says:
ACTION: David Thorn is wearing a uniform.. mainly black leather with four vertical stripes across his chest.

Host David_Thorn says:
COMM Sulek:  In the flesh.. and you are right on time Sulek.

Host CO_CAPT_Sulek says:
COMM: Thorn:  On time for what?

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Hopes that Sulek's older feelings against the Storm do not suddenly come out now, they are in no position to fight::

Host David_Thorn says:
ACTION: Sulek is beamed off the Bridge, and all of the Runabouts recloak, as all propulsion systems on the Quirinus fry

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Prefers Thorn's current uniform to the Starfleet uniform he desecrated years ago::

CNS_LtJg_Raythan says:
::Turns:: Captain?!?

Host David_Thorn says:
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