Transcript: USS Quirinus NCC 89342
SD: 10302.03
Episode: "Maximum Overkill"
 
Summary: Arriving to Vellaos, the crew prepares to beam down the passengers and suspects of the murders. After beaming down with everyone they all see a massacre of bodies all over the planet's surface. There is an eerie feel in the air with mist covering the whole planet and making things appear as they do not seem to be.

Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
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Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
There have been two more bodies found on deck five.  Same as the first, other than the victim's and the investigation crew, no DNA has been found.  The bodies were found in the same position. The mist on the planet has cleared and an automated request for help has been received. Mission orders are for the investigative team to assemble in TR1 with suspects while the passengers may beam down using TR2.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
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Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::Arrives in TR1 and awaits the others:::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::waiting in transporter room one for the team to assemble::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
Sulek: Captain ::nods::
CTO_LTJG_Telarus says:
::in TR1 with suspects ::
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: grabs tricorder from office, trots to turbo lift on way to TR1 ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::nods to his XO as he enters:: Pangborn: I am thinking we should seek help on this.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
Sulek: I concur. We're getting nowhere on our own.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
ACTION:  Gaines follows Telarus grudgingly along with two others who were also on both decks 4 and 5 at the time of the murders and also accessed the computer.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: arrives in TR1, slightly out of breath ::
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::gathers all her fun stuff, all frazzled:: Johnston: Hold the fort Xara!  Oh.. And watch the Munchkin for me?
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::doesn't wait for a reply and runs out of sickbay::
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CO, XO: Captain, Commander...  :: gasps a bit ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
ACTION:  The family of four arrives at TR2 along with the business woman and transport down.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::Nods::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
<Gaines>  Telarus:  You are makin' a mistake here, sonny.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::trips into TR1, flinging a PADD at Kraight accidentally::
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CO, XO: I've had another thought on the possible identity of the murderer, sirs. A non-corporeal entity, such as an anaphasic organism, would leave no DNA -- but neither would a changeling.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: catches tricorder neatly in left hand ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::Stepping up on to the transporter pad, he notes the arrival of the Doctor:: Morgan: Right on time.  All: Shall we?
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: extends hand to help the Doctor up ::
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::grins sheepishly, slightly out of breath:: CSO: Nice catch.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CMO: Are you unhurt, Doctor?
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::steps on pad:: CSO: Noted
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::takes the offered hand and steps on up:: CSO: Nothing hurt but my pride.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
::nods::
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: takes position on transporter pad ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
ACTION: The nun and her three students arrive in TR2, but they are no longer dressed in their modern attire.  They Transport down.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Transporter Officer: Energize.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
ACTION:  The team and suspects feel the effects of the transporter and then appear in the planet's way station.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::does the shimmer thing and looks good doing it::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::materializes and looks around::
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
::unholsters tricorder and begins scanning::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
ACTION:  As the transporter effect dissipates, the first thing that becomes visible is a number of bodies in the surrounding area.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CSO: Repoooort.....::sees the bodies::
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::her jaw opens in shock:: Oh son of a... ::stops and then starts again:: And the hits just keep coming.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::deadpan:: Sulek: Damn
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
SCENE: Trails of mist linger through out the open aired spaceport, making the main building indiscreet
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::juggles some of her PADD's and pulls out a tricorder, scanning::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::stares at the bodies all paralleling the position as those on the Q:: Pangborn: This is not logically possible.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CMO: Can you determine if they died in the same way as our victims?
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::gives up and drops the rest of the PADD's and keeps on scanning:: XO: Uh... yes I can.  And no they didn't.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
Sulek: Just a guess here, but I'd say we feel out of the realm of logic some time ago ::again:: Damn.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CMO: And when did they die? We need to know if we brought the killer with us, or if something has been reaching out from Vellaos to attack our crew.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CMO: Noted, how did they die?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Kraight/Telarus: Spread out and see if how many there are. There must be someone alive here.
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
ACTION: The Nun quickly moves away from the passengers and begins to give the bodies last rights... Her three students following close
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::still reading:: All: How didn't they die is more the question.  Broken necks, stabbing, poison, blunt trauma, suffocation...   basically?  At the hands of someone else would be my guess.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CMO: Benzites do not gamble, Doctor... but if I did, I would wager that not one body here shows any trace of foreign DNA.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Morgan: Then it could be more than one killer with the same penchant for body positions?
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::Walks amongst the wounded:: CMO: Who ever is doing this certainly didn't want us to meet our contacts.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::looks at the CSO oddly for a second and decides against pursuing some of that:: CSO: I'd have to agree.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
CO: It's possible.  Heck, anything is possible at this point.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CO: That would seem unlikely, sir. It is more probable that the perpetrator kills by whatever means it can, but is meticulous about how it arranges the bodies of its victims afterwards.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
XO: Oh?  Ya think?  ::getting quite ticked with the killer/killers::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Kraight: One person is capable of such devastation?
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
<Gaines> All: See... it wasn't me!!!
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
Gaines: Shut up, we hear you ::annoyed::
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CO: I believe it is time to abandon the conviction that the killer is anything we could call a "person", sir.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Gaines: At least not here, it would seem.  You are still not cleared of the death on the ship.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
CO: Sir I am afraid to explore this possibility, but it could be the nun and her children.
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
ACTION: While no one has noticed the Nun has moved so far away from the group, she can't be seen through the lingering mist
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::smiles at the XO's comment before turning grim again::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Telarus: The nun and children arrived only seconds before us.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CTO: It is difficult to believe that any humanoid -- or even a small group of humanoids -- could kill this many in such a short time.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::sees the Nun taking off and goes after her:: Nun: Excuse me for a moment sister!
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
CO: I am only suggesting that to say if the murder is a corporeal being, if this is a being that exists on a higher plain of existence then I could understand the murders in both the ship and the planet
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
ACTION: The Nun and her students have disappeared into the mist
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::in keeping with the situation she decides against making any bad jokes about the XO's statement::
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
CSO: Think about it though what if appearances deceive, what if they hide behind a humanoid mask and they are really stronger than they appear
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
Self: Damn it!
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Telarus: One must assume that the killer would have some sort of ability.  One does not sneak up on this many people and kill without being noticed.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
CO: I could understand that under normal circumstances, but who ever this is they could have powers that we are not aware of yet or a weapon that we are also unaware of
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Telarus/Pangborn: Very well, we must make a start.  See if you can find the nun and her students and bring them here.  If for not other reason, it may be in their best interests.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CTO: Obviously the killer is immensely strong. But I find it difficult to accept that anything in humanoid form could kill so many in the few seconds that your theory requires.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: continues scanning ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Kraight: Gather the other passengers to us.  All: Set phasers to stun, but if necessary, you may raise the setting.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::looks up at the CTO and scoffs.  Special powers?...  What?...  Like a homicidal Superman?::
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
CSO: I have something else for you to think of though the nun and her kids are a group and it could be a group thing when they are all together they can generate a weapon or ability allowing this mass murder
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CO: Aye, sir.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CTO: Possible. Let us find them ::scans: They headed off this way. You're with me
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CTO: An interesting theory... but it requires the support of factual evidence.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::hears the CMO say something and knows he didn't like a word of it what ever it was::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Morgan: Detail as many of the victims as you can.  We need a record of this.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
Sulek: We'll keep in constant contact
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::can't keep her mouth shut any longer:: All: A nun?  Are you serious??
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::closes said formerly open mouth and nods:: CO: Working on it, Sir.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Pangborn: Understood.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
XO: This is horrible
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::hears the CMO lash out::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Morgan: There is little doubt, this manner of placing the body is a ritual.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: heads off in the direction in which the family and the businesswoman were last seen ::
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::heads with the XO:: XO: So where did you leave them?
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CTO: Let's go...::heads off after the Nun people::
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::nods:: CO: While this isn't my area at all, I would have to agree.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::pulls tricorder out and scans for any life signs and points the phaser in front of him::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::touches combadge:: COMM: OPS: Direct access to the computer.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
CO: There doesn't seem to be any other logical explanation.  ::frowns:: I wish Mathar were here.  He's better at this sort of thing.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::Scans in a one mile radius:: CTO: I can't find a trace of them...
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: As the mist begins to swirl more thickly around him, Kraight pulls out his phaser and sets it for heavy stun. ::
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
XO: Let see if the ship sensors can pick them up ::patches tricorder into the ship sensors::
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
ACTION: Morgan sees a young girl in a catholic school girl standing still off in the distance... and then she's covered by the mists.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: scans ahead for life readings ::
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::does a double take and turns white:: CO: Uh... did you... um...  little girl?
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::looks down at the floor:: XO: Looks tracks ::points:: This looks like a group we should follow them
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CTO : Lead on ::grin::
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::walks in the direction of the tracks::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Morgan: A little girl?
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::points her tricorder towards the girl she saw:: CO: I would have sworn I just saw a little girl in a Catholic school uniform standing right over there... and then the mists sort of just covered her up again.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
COMM Computer: In last enquiry about ..........Morgan: A Catholic school uniform as if from old Earth?
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
ACTION: The mists part again, and they see a girl, skipping... laughing.. only to be concealed by the mists again
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::nods, still trying to see that little bundle of evil.. I mean, School girl again:: CO: That’s the kind.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
CO: THERE! ::points::
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::sees what looks like two shadows off in the distance:: XO: Sir hit the floor :: goes down and lays flat on the floor::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::continues inquiry:: COMM Computer: In last inquiry about body position, one possibility was an ancient religion.  Specify religion and significance of body position.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::gets down in a crouch:: CTO: What does your tricorder say about them
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::Pulls his phaser::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::Looks at Morgan:: Morgan: The Girls of Mercy...here?
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::takes out binoculars and scans with tricorder::
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::shudders:: CO: If not them then close friends, I'm thinking.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
XO: I see something and scans are inconclusive
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
XO: I say stun now ask questions later what do you think?
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
@ *CO*: Lt. Kraight reporting, sir. No sign of the family or the businesswoman yet. Still searching...
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
ACTION: Gaines suddenly goes down with a low moan... a dart sticking out of his neck.  Same poison as before.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CTO: Let’s move in for a closer look. No, we will not fire upon them until my order ::annoyed:: Understood?
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
XO: Yes sir
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::hears a loud moan:: XO: What was that?
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
*CO*: Sir did you hear that?
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::Moves in to get a better look, trying to remain hidden:: CTO: Unknown.......
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::moves a little and looks ahead more with binoculars::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::turns to see Gaines fall:: Morgan: Doctor...
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::moves to Gaines::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
*Telarus* Hear what?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
*Kraight* Understood.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::whirls around and sees him hit the ground::  CO: Oh hel... eck.  Heck. ::moves over to him scanning, seeing the dart::
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
*CO*: I heard like loud moans of pain come from your direction are you and the Doctor alright?
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
CO: Poison, sir.  He's dead.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
*Telarus* Gaines has been struck with what appears to be a dart.  He's dead and in the same position.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::says a bunch of not nice words she learned from MacTavish::
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
ACTION: Kraight comes upon the Nun's clothing, and the clothing of her three students
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: kneels, scans the clothing ::
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
CO: Um.. not to sound like a big 'ole weenie?  But it might not be a bad idea to get the heck out of here before we lose anyone else.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
<@>
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
CO: Just a suggestion of course. ::looks around furtively::
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::sees a woman run with no clothes past him and the XO:: XO: There, something just went right by us
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Morgan: Agreed, but we need to save the passengers.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
@ *CO*: Captain... I have found the clothing of the nun and the children. No sign of bodies.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CTO: Let’s go after her ::runs after her::
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::runs right behind her thinking if this were a different situation this could be considered kinky::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
COMM Quirinus: Can you identify the life signs of the passengers?
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
CO: Can't the transporters just lock onto them and... never mind.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
@ ::stands :: *CO*: Captain, the nun's habit shows traces of human DNA. However, the clothing of the children shows no human DNA traces, only unidentified organic material.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
Woman: Freeze! I will shoot.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::continues running::
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::stops for a second, having a brainwave and it kind of hurt:: CO: Um..  if the Girls of Mercy did this... and the same happened on the ship... then they were on the ship right?  And the only kids on the ship were the ones with the Nun...
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
*All* Reassemble to beam out.  COMM: Quirinus: Lock onto all passengers and beam them up.  Now!
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
<Quirinus> *Sulek* We cannot lock onto all passengers
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::knew that would be too easy::
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
@ :: picks up clothing and heads back in direction of main group ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
COMM Quirinus: Lock on to those you can.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::stops running and looks around to see that there is no woman his mind is playing tricks and thinks this could be whoever is killing people::
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
<Q> *Sulek* Aye sir..   ::Beams up all passengers except for the family of four::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Morgan: If memory serves, the girls were genetic constructs.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
COMM Quirinus: Who are we missing?
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
<Q> *Sulek* The Thompsons
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
<Q> *Sulek* And the Nun and her students
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CTO: We've lost whoever it was. ::looks at him:: Are you sure you saw something? Head back to the captain’s position with me
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::nods:: Sulek: Correct.  But we only ever saw little girls... it makes sense that there would have been boys too.  But I still wish we had a better idea of whom and what they were... and who created them.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
*All* Keep a look out for the Thompsons.  I believe the nun and her students are the assassins from the Olympics.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::mist is all around him:: XO: Which way? ::looks like if he is lost::
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
XO: I lost my bearings in that chase
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CTO: Back this way ::walks::
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: rejoins the Captain ::
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CO: I have the clothing I found, sir.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Morgan: They consistently referred to themselves as the Girls of Mercy, not the Children of Mercy.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::follows the XO: XO: Hope we going the right way God only knows what mind tricks are being played on us
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
ACTION: Loud girl laughter can be heard through the mists coming from every direction it seems.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::shrugs:: CO: I know.  But who is to say things haven't changed.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: spins around, looking for source of laughter ::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CTO: We are. We're almost back
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::hears the laughter:: XO: Ok....You heard that right?
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::shudders:: All: Have I mentioned how much I truly hate those little creatures?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Morgan: the Matron of the Girls would not likely change.  It would be uncharacteristic of her belief system.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: looks at Morgan :: CMO: Doctor? You have encountered these... entities before?
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CTO: Yes, it's all around us ::breaks into the clearing where the captain is located:: Sulek: No dice.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::shrugs, not up to arguing about it:: CO: You're likely right.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
CSO: Oh yeah,  way evil little beings.  You'll have to read up on them sometime.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
CO: I say we get out of here now and I mean every last one of us
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CMO: Do they register on our tricorders, Doctor?
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
ACTION: When the group gets back to the transport site, they find the ground based systems that make transport possible through the minimal mists, destroyed.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
CSO: Not as human.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CMO: But they will register?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::looks around not wanting to leave the family behind::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
Sulek: Great. We're trapped here
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::sees wreckage:: All: Well whoever it is they want us to be stuck here for a while
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
::examines pattern enhancers ::  CO: Sir, the pattern enhancers have been sabotaged.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
CSO: If I remember correctly, yes, as organic matter though.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::seeing the system:: COMM Quirinus:  we will need pattern enhancers beamed to our last coordinates.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
All: Keep your ears and eyes open folks... ::warns::
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
:: hands girls' clothing to Morgan :: CMO: There is organic matter on these garments, Doctor. Can you confirm that it is of the same type as the beings you describe?
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::walks over and analyzes the debris:: All: I don't know I might be able to fix it I have some experience in the field of engineering and especially with jerry rigging transporters
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
<Q> *Sulek* Unable to comply, without the ground based system, we have to wait for the mists to completely clear
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
All:  Call out for the Thompsons.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
COMM Quirinus: Can you send a shuttle?
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
<Q> *Sulek* Yes sir... ETA 30 minutes
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
CSO: I can't confirm without the previous information I have stored in the computer.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
COMM Quirinus: Dispatch.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::sees an engineering tool kit and grabs it and starts tinkering:: CO: I could probably have this fixed in 15 minutes sir but have them send it down anyways in case I can't
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CO: Sir... I suggest we find a defensible site, and network our tricorders in order to create a sensor grid. If these creatures are indeed as dangerous as the Doctor says, we will need all the warning of their approach that we can get.
CSO_LtJG_Kraight says:
CMO: Then we had best assume that we are dealing with the creatures you describe.
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
::looks at the CSO, mouth agape.  Damn this guy was bloody brilliant!::
CMO_LtCmd_Morgan says:
CSO: Good idea, yes.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Telarus: I intend to.  Do what you can.  Form a defensive perimeter.  Challenge any who approach.  If they will not respond, stun them.
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
CO: Aye aye sir
CTO_LtJG_Telarus says:
::goes back and starts working faster than a horse if that were possible to get out of there::
Host FM_LittleGoo says:
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