Star Trek: A Call To Duty
U.S.S. Quirinus NCC-83942 - SD 10603.06

Starring:

Mitch Travis 		as 	Captain Sulek – CO
Keith LaHue		as	Commander Ben Pangborn – XO

…and…

Matthew Bordewick	as	Ensign Zee Alexander – CMO
Margaret Bowie	as	Ensign Latta – SO
Jeffrey Brown		as	Commander Kraight – CSO
Erin Cody-Allen 	as 	Lieutenant JG Adrienne Kostandinos-Michaels – TO
Christopher Dickinson 	as 	Commander Billy Bob Powers Jr. – CTO
Kurt Goring	 	as 	Lieutenant JG Soriq Ahkileez – FCO
James Homuth 	as 	Ensign Michael Jervase – MO
Kate McTiernan	as	Captain Joanna Matisse – CIV
Bryce Miller	 	as 	Ensign Royle Chandra – CEO
Edward Selgas		as	Lt. Commander David Telarus – OPS
Karriaunna Scotti 	as 	Commander Azhure – CNS

                        …with…

Christopher Gibson	as	Ambassador Starr’entia
Christopher Gibson	as	Commander Bex, Lilithine Starburst, Lieutenant Michaels
James Homuth		as	Nurse McNiel
Mike Jones		as	Ambassador Qui, Commander Jennifer Silver
Kate McTiernan	as	Crossroads Station OPS
Karriaunna Scotti	as	Katira Scott

                        …with…

Christopher Gibson      	as 	U.S.S. Quirinus – SM

Summary - Disaster has visited Crossroads Station. An explosion has ripped through the docking ring and the main promenade - the casualties are estimated in the thousands. Repair teams and medical teams have been dispatched and an emergency transmission has been sent out into subspace...

"Death. Pain. Love. Crossroads will be forever changed by the actions of you and yours." These are the words David Telarus heard in his vision so many days ago...death and pain have visited the station...and things certainly have changed...

=/\==/\=BEGIN U.S.S. Quirinus Mission - "Disaster - Tides of Change"=/\==/\=

CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::sits in command chair on ship as reports flood in::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
::in the Cargo Bay, a crate of personal transport enhancers on to an anti-gravity sled::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::On the bridge, coordinating, delegating::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: In one of the side labs off sickbay, waiting for the replication of the destroyed artery.::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: working feverishly to manage an immense amount of data flowing into his consoles... his hands are almost a blur ::
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@:: Standing behind the SB OPS, looking over his shoulder as new reports continue to come in::
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Still tractoring and collecting debris, and attempting to coordinate security teams between the Quirinus and Crossroads Station::
CEO_Ens_Chandra says:
::Laying in sickbay::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
::finishes loading and steers the sled toward the TL::
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::arrives on the Bridge in a hurry, with ash and shrapnel dust still streaked on her face and uniform:: CTO: Should I go back to the scene to investigate, or is there somewhere else you need me to be?
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::he watches grimly as the numbers of casualties begins to take shape::
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::unzips his skin-tight uniform and slips the PADD inside, zipping it back up and tapping his badge:: *Bridge*: Ahkileez to Bridge.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
*FCO*:Pangborn here
SO_Ens_Latta says:
::enters the TL:: TL: Transporter Room

ACTION - Medical personnel rush around sickbay, security staff scramble around Crossroads Stations and Engineering is more alive then it has been in weeks...

CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
::Monitoring the ambassador's life signs, ready to react to any fluctuations.  Her hand moves to the comm. again.:: *Bridge* Alexander to bridge, please respond.
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@<SB OPS> :: Points to an important figure on the scene::
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
*XO*: What's the situation, Commander? Was that an explosion before?
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Glances up at her::  TO: What.... never mind, later....  how is the situation on the station?  Under control yet?
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
*CMO* Sulek here
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
*FCO*: Affirmative. Heavy damage to the station. We seem to be mostly okay.
SO_Ens_Latta says:
::arrives at the correct floor and enters the Transporter Room::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Slowly counts each of her breaths, working on keeping her patience.  After all the old saying about watching a pot boil...::
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::brushes a few stray locks of hair out of her face:: CTO: Yeah, the shooting stopped just before the explosion - Ambassador Aelsery was one of the injured though.  I wasn't down there for very long, but from the looks of it the explosion was centred in the Promenade, a little ways away from where the firefight was.

ACTION - Medical officers rush around the transporter room with triage equipment as the last batch of survivors have been beamed in. They push past Latta in an attempt to get to the closest triage centre.

CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
*CO* Ah captain, we have the ambassador in surgery, she's stable for the moment but we are about to reconstruct her artery.  However, as another issue, I just needed it confirmed that all Quirinus personnel with any medical training have been sent to help in sickbay and the cargo bays, nothing has been communicated to me...
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
CTO: One of the Tzani was killed - not by us - and we stunned the other.
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@SB OPS: 420...So far I have to send 420 letters to love ones...life can we cruel sometimes.  I only hope the toll stays there, and does not rise
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::isn't able to answer right away:: *XO*: ... Am I needed on the bridge, Commander?
SO_Ens_Latta says:
Transporter Chief: Please beam me to the damaged section of the station's promenade as soon as you have the medical teams dealt with ::gets out of the way::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
*CMO* All shifts are on duty.  We have also sent teams into the docking ring to help recover the wounded without combadges.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
*FCO*: If you specialized in chaos, I'd say yes. But as a pilot I don't need you right now.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
TO: I've been collecting the debris, and beaming it aboard... we'll have to pour over it soon to try to determine what happened... station security seems to be incompetent.  For now, restoring order is important...
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: As the special replicator chimes, she reaches for the repaired artery and makes her way back into the main medical bay.::
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ ::Floats through rubble, and horror through the promenade, looking around ... almost with a bit of sorrow::
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
*CO* Thank you sir.  Aelsery should pull through, give her two days.
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::gets the nod from a med tech, and begins to carefully regenerate the least of the CEO's damaged or burned off skin::

ACTION - The last batch is cleared from the transporter room and the chief motions Latta onto the pad along with two engineers and three security officers.

TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::smirks:: CTO: I don't know about incompetence, but none of them could hit a phaser target from five feet away.  Do you want me to take security teams to the station?
CEO_Ens_Chandra says:
::Trying to see through the haziness and get some sense of where he might be::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
*CMO* Good news, Doctor.
SO_Ens_Latta says:
::steps up with her equipment::
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
TO: There's a team aboard... you could take command of them, or monitor things here...
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
*grates a bit at the insult but is preoccupied with something else:: *XO*: Acknowledged, Bridge. Ahkileez out. ::slaps the combadge to cut the signal and rushes down the corridor to find an open storage room::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Entering, she pauses at a console and scans the artery to make sure there are no errors, and then heads back for the CMO::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::rises:: XO: I believe it is time that I survey the damage as well.  You have the con.

ACTION - The transporter signal is activated and Ensign Latta feels herself dematerialize in the beam. Moments later the blue shimmer fades and she finds herself in an endless darkness. Wrist lights wave in the darkness and the call of voices surround her in the chaos.

XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CO: Very well.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
CMO: Doctor... :: Hands him the dish with the replacement artery.::
CEO_Ens_Chandra says:
::Sees himself walking through the deserts of Vulcan and watches what looks like demons race around him::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@::turns on her wrist light and begins searching for wounded without com badges::
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::continues the regeneration, while nurse McNiel readies the CEO for skin grafting::
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
CTO: As long as they're not having too much trouble, I'll monitor them from the bridge for now... ::smirks:: Seems every time I visit Crossroads someone or something tries to kill me.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::moving to TL:: Pangborn: It is indeed a grim time.  Hopefully some help will come soon. ::steps into TL:: Docking port.
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@::Continues to walk around the C&C and monitors progress::
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::ducks out of the busy corridor and in to a cleaning closet, ignoring the stench of chemicals:: *Katira*: Ahkileez to Scott.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
TO: Hm, too bad they haven't succeeded... I mean...

ACTION - Debris covers the deck plating. Bodies can be seen spread about in the chaos. As Ensign Latta and her team spread out, the young Vulcan woman notices an unusual glow off to her left. Like a faint blue aura, she is drawn to it...

MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::the last of the skin is regenerated, and with a nod, the final adjustments are made for the grafting surgery::
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
::Nods and accepts the dish over the scanner.:: CNS: Activate a sterile field around the opening...
Katira says:
@:: Wiping her sweat soaked hair off her brow.::  *FCO*: Katira here....
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::arriving at port, he moves aside as a team of tech rush by. He reaches into a locker at the ring and takes out a wrist light , phaser and med kit::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Nods and taps in the commands, at the same time reading that the ambassador has stabilized.::

ACTION - Two security officers brush past Sulek, completely unaware of who he is.

TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::feels the overwhelming urge to stick her tongue out at the CTO, but thinks better of it at the last minute and merely shakes her head, going back to monitoring the tactical team::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@::goes toward the faint blue glow, searching for its source::
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::exhales in relief at the sound of her voice:: *Katira*: Are you all right?
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::cautiously, he steps through the port into the remains of the ring::
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Glances back at her::  TO: That's "Commander" Bastard to you.  ::Smiles::
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ ::Qui is the source of the glow. A blue hue surrounds her / him as s/he floats there. An injured crewmember is illuminated by the glow. Qui looks up at Latta:: SO: This man needs your assistance.
Katira says:
@ *FCO*: If you mean am I in one piece... :: Grunts as she helps left a heavy beam out of the way.:: Then the answer is yes.

ACTION - Command & Control is alive with activity. Commander Bex calls out orders to various team leaders.

CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
CNS: Alright, I’m going to insert the artery, monitor readings for me...  ::Takes the appropriate surgical probes in hand.::
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
@ *Katira* Can you get off the station?
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::grins back:: CTO: I'll keep that in mind - if I'm going to be cussing you out under my breath I may as well attach the correct title to it.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::he picks his way through the debris, stopping for a moment at a prone figure half buried under rubble.  He removes the tricorder from the kit and scans::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Nods::  CMO:  I have it...
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
<Nurse_McNiel> ::steps aside now, and monitors readings as Michael moves to begin the procedure::
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
TO: Take over here.  I've gotten most of the debris from the explosion.  I'm going down to the bay to start going over things.
Katira says:
@*FCO*: Get off the station?  :: Nods to one of the other engineers as they shift to another section.::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@Qui: Of course ::bends down and notice the lack of combadge immediately and pins a transport lock on him:: 
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
*Katira*: Yes. Come over to Quirinus. It's secure here.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
CMO: Blood pressure still steady.
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::nods and takes his station, just in time to see a new blip on the sensor screen:: XO: Sir, two Lilithine vessels are on course for the station, responding to the distress call.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::scans the body, no life, he rises, marking it for retrieval and continues down the corridor towards the entry into the promenade::
Katira says:
@ *FCO*: That must be nice... :: Ducks under a beam::  there is a lot of work over here.  It is not a pretty sight.

ACTION - A new batch of wounded is rushed into sickbay. Three children are brought in with extensive wounds...one looks as though he has been impaled by a piece of bulkhead.

MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::begins to take careful, routine samples of the CEO's skin, and runs them through the molecular scanner in preparation for the grafting surgery::
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ ::Looks around, the ethereal blue glow shifting with him / her:: SO: I've seen this before ...
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@*CSO*: Sir, you should have the first of those signals from the enhancers now.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Pauses mid-step heading towards the turbolift::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
TO: Make sure they're legit - inform station OPS and keep me apraised
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@Bex: Keep all teams on rotating shifts, no one will be any use to tired to work,
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::A blue colour of a shield arcs across a breach in the ring as he passes::
CJ-Tala says:
@<Bex> CIV: Captain, we've got two incoming Lilithine vessels...
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
CNS: Alright...  ::Bites lower lip and unseals the dish.  She uses her equipment to gently lift the replicated artery and place it into the surgical opening of the ambassador.:: CNS: It's in place, I’ll begin grafting it together... 
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
<Nurse_McNiel> ::sees the familiar shimmer of a transporter beam, and moves to perform triage while the senior medical staff is occupied::
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@ Bex: Friend or foe?
CEO_Ens_Chandra says:
::Feels one of the Vulcan demons begin to peel the skin from his body and tries to get away from the beast::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@::intrigued:: Qui: You have?
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
CMO: Brain waves consistent... there does not appear to be any damage occurring there... of course, that is assuming I am reading this right.  Perhaps after this, they will be more likely to share some information with us.
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::frustration in his voice:: *Katira*: Kat, I can transfer you over here. There must be a hundred engineers on that station. They don't need you. ::rests a hand against the door to the closet:: Kat, it isn't safe there!
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: has half a mind to arm weapons and blow the Lilithine craft out of the sky, but thinks twice and gets into the turbolift instead::  Computer: Computer, Cargo Bay Three.
CJ-Tala says:
@<Bex> CIV: Lilithine. You decide.
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::looks again at the sensors, then looks back up:: XO: Their ships are about equivalent to an Intrepid class... they're definitely Lilithine, but they may not be too happy with us when they find out that Aelsery was so badly injured.  ::sends a message to the station OPS notifying them of the arrival::

ACTION - A comm. message is broadcast from the Lilithine ships to the station and the Quirinus.

Ambassador_Qui says:
@ ::Nods:: SO: On my home-world. ::Gestures, his/her blue ethereal light illuminating some peculiar orange scorch marks:: The energy discharge was similar as well. Terrorist attacks some ... what was it ... twenty years ago?
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
*CO*: Captain, we've got a couple of incoming Lilithine ships....not real sure what to make of it
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::a med tech moves to take up position monitoring the CEO's readings while McNiel takes up triage::
Katira says:
@ :: A sigh of exasperation:: *FCO*: I know that it is probably safer over there... possibly that is.  However, I am assigned to the station and no more likely to leave my post then you are... or anyone else here.
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@Bex: Look who has a sense a humour. Find out what they want Commander
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
CNS: I hope so, it would make our jobs a lot easier.  ::runs the regenerator over the connection points for the artery.:: Alright, it's in place.  Run a scan to see if the grapht is stable.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::again, he stops where in a corner he finds another victim blown into a shadowy recess. He checks, breathing barely.  Attaches a com tag a presses send to transport::
CJ-Tala says:
#<Starburst> COM: Station/Quirinus: This is the Imperial Starcruiser Starburst responding to a general distress call. We will begin beaming over rescue parties immediately. Standby.
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::quickly losing patience:: *Katira*: Just get to an open area. I'm going to go down to the bay and use one of the transporters there to bring you over.
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
Self: And a fine hello to you ladies, as well...

ACTION - A blue glow moves up behind Sulek and a gentle feminine voice fills the air. "So much death, so much pain..."

CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::he arrives at the Promenade entrance and shines his light across the area::
CEO_Ens_Chandra says:
::Grabs the beast around the neck as he tries to wrestle it to the ground as it suddenly disappears::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::with out turning:: Yes....::he pauses::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Runs the scan.::  CMO:  All appears to alright.  The final test is to run blood through it.  Rerouting blood flow from the system back to her natural one.
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::begins the grafting process, carefully regenerating each and every fine connection::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@Qui: Did you ever find out who the terrorists were? ::cuts part of the metal with the scorch marks on it for analysis::
CJ-Tala says:
@<Starr'entia> CO: A pity, really...
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ SO: The Laetita. They were Lilithine.
Katira says:
@ *FCO*: Not likely... :: Hearing a week cry for help turns toward it.::  I will talk to you later....
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@::Hears the com coming in:: Bex: We need any help to get things functional down there...If we have and security free, watch then carefully
Katira says:
@ Jack... over there, behind that bulk head...
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Starr'entia: Were you near when it happened.  Hundreds are dead.
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@*Silver*: Matisse to Silver, How are things going on? We haven't heard from you in a bit.
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
::Nods.:: CNS: Alright, I'll begin rerouting the flow slowly.  Monitor all readings I'll abort at any signs of trouble... ::Begins the rerouting, slowly at first.::
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Arrives in the bay, and grabs his tricorder, and begins to visually inspect the wreckage::
CJ-Tala says:
@<Starr'entia> ::The small Noori Ambassador shakes hir head slowly:: CO: I was with your listener. We came to see the death...to feel it...
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
*Katira* Damn it, Kat! Don't close this channel!
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
CMO:  No seepage...
Ambassador_Qui says:
@<Cmdr. Jennifer Silver> ::Coughs, and helps blast through a collapsed support:: *CIV* Making progress. We freed twelve trapped folk a lil' while back, sent them to a more intact area ... ::Coughs again:: ... trying to re-route some relays, make sure the station's power supply is stable.
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@::realizes to whom she is speaking:: Qui: You are one of the Noori ambassadors aren't you?
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
::Nods.:: CNS: Increasing flow by 15%....20%....   ::Continues rising flow gradually.::
Katira says:
@ :: Takes a torch and begins cutting through the metal.::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Starr'entia: Do you gain understanding from such devastation?  Logic tells me that if this was not an accident, then the death here...::his Betan senses are almost overcome by the pain::...was senseless.
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@*Silver*: Are you ok? Do all you can, but your not superwomen, we have a bit of help coming.
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ ::Nods and looks around, memories overtaking him/her:: SO: Yes, I am.
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::turning around and around in the dark closet, leaning against the wall and feeling the padd press against his skin:: *Katira*: Are you coming?
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::continuing to monitor the security teams on the station, as well as the position of the Lilithine vessels, from her station on the bridge::
CJ-Tala says:
@<Starr'entia> CO: Death is part of the life cycle in any species, Captain. Each death has a purpose. These deaths have a purpose. ::S/he pauses::
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::When nothing comes to his eye immediately, he starts scanning with his tricorder... the first thing he picks up is some strange energy.  Adjusting his scanner, he locks down the radiation::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
TO: So are they moving in supplies or troops - or both?
Katira says:
@ David, their cry is getting weaker... check the air.
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@*CSO*: Commander, I'm sending some reading I got from one of the damaged area. The energy pattern is odd. I've also run into Ambassador Qui, something like this happened on her home-world
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@<SB OPS> ::Sends a message to the incoming ships, confirming they received there transmission::
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
::Glances up from the stimulator.:: CNS: Alright, flow has returned to full levels.
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
XO: They said they were beaming in teams to assist.  So far they've beamed about 100 Lilithine onto the station.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Starr'entia: You state that as if you know the purpose behind this explosion.  ::turning to face him/her:: Do you?

ACTION - A purple glow fills various parts of the promenade as Lilithine security and medical forces beam onto the station. Command & Control is alerted of the new arrivals.

CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*SO*: Good work, Ensign. Find out what you can from the Ambassador.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
CMO: I see no leakage.  :: smiles::  Well, I guess this is one ambassador that will continue to torment the captain a bit longer.
CJ-Tala says:
@<Starr'entia> ::S/he gives a simple nod and floats off into the darkness::
Ambassador_Qui says:
@<Cmdr. Jennifer Silver> ::Smiles:: *CIV* Ah appreciate your concern, Cap'n, but I'll be fine.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
TO: Not much we can do about it right now
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::curses to himself and slips out of the closet, breaking in to a jog toward the lifts::
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@<SB OPS> CIV: our company have arrived aboard ma'am.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Growls to himself::  Self: Lilithine....
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::it is clear that there is something s/he is leaving out::
CEO_Ens_Chandra says:
::Sees the tall black figure standing in front of him and tries to talk to it with no response::
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ ::Sees the purple glow of beam ins:: SO: Hmmm, a terrorist operation reminiscent of the Laetita. And the Lilithine are here now ...
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@*CSO*: Sir she told me they were Lilithine terrorists called the Laetita
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
::Smiles too.:: CNS: I was worried there for a moment.  ::Grabs the regenerator and begins closing the incision.::
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@ :: Shakes her head:: *Silver*: Take it easy, and keep us a bit more informed,  Matisse out.  ::Smiles::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::he steps into the promenade.  Cables dangle from access panels, here and there a spark::
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
XO: The security teams from the Quirinus are keeping an eye on them - so far they're mostly medics anyways.  In any case, they are cooperating with the Quirinus and station personnel ::grins:: And we'll know about it the instant they cease to cooperate.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
TO: Glad I can take advantage of your stealth abilities
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::works carefully to conclude the grafting, then lets the dermal regenerator do the rest of the work for him::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
CMO: If you no longer need me, I will head out and help with gathering the injured.
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@Bex: Bex! Make sure all areas not effected by the blast are offline to our "Helpers" that just beamed in.
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::squeezes in to the turbolift with a crowd, something he wouldn't ordinarily do, and orders it down to the shuttle-bay::
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
::Nods:: CNS: Alright.  Thank you for your help. 
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::attempts to brush some of the soot from the explosion off of her face, but realizes it's a futile effort and gives up after about five seconds::  XO: You know, I knew all those years of sneaking out past curfew would come in handy at some point... ::smirks::
CJ-Tala says:
@<Bex> CIV: On it sir...we'll have the tightest security in the sector...::He chuckles to himself slightly and moves over to Security Control::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@Qui: It would be worth checking into. Would you like to accompany me as I finish tagging the wounded.
Ambassador_Qui says:
@<Cmdr. Jennifer Silver> ::Gets a momentary sense of giddiness at the fact Captain Matisse showed some concern, then gets serious again and moves on::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::he moves to an access port marked for backup, he tears the bent cover away and tries bypassing damaged relays to bring up the emergency lights::
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ ::Nods, and floats along with the SO:: SO: Your uniform is blue, you work in one of the sciences departments on the Quirinus?
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
TO: You? Why I never would have thought that...::sardonic::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
:: Grabbing a med-kit, heads out the door.::
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::grins:: XO: See?  I fool even the best of them with my charm and innocence.
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@Qui: Yes, I work with our Chief Science Officer, Commander Kraight.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::laughs:: TO: And you keep your wits about you when things are at there very worst. Always an admirable quality
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::is working his last nerve when the lift finally lets him off on the lowermost deck:: ::breaks in to a run toward the shuttlebay::

ACTION - Lights around Sulek flicker alive and then spark and die. The blue glow fills the dark air around him. "What has transpired here should not be cast in light, Captain."

Katira says:
@*CIV*: Captain, we have a potential breech on tier C.  We are working on sealing off the area.  Unfortunately, we also have some people trapped.
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
::Finishes closing the ambassador and covers her.  She places the regenerator on the tray and makes one last glance at the readouts.::
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ SO: You are a woman of science, then. You came to the stars to seek answers. ::Looks around:: Death is an answer and a question, ironic.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
*OPS*: This is commander Azhure... I will be on the station if I am needed.
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::lets the regeneration finish, then administers a mild pain killer, letting the sedative run its course now::
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::shakes her head:: XO: This isn't "worst."  This isn't exactly a picnic on Galen IV, but it's far from what I'd call "worst"...  I like to hear that I brightened your day though ::smirks::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::in response:: Light makes it difficult for evil to hide.
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@Katira: Is there anyway to get temporary shielding? We can not risk anyone else,  Do what you can, but I’m sorry, no heroics.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
TO: You did
CJ-Tala says:
@<Starr'entia> CO: Evil is all around us, Captain. It is impossible to escape that which has always been.
Katira says:
@ *CIV*: We are working on it captain... but no promises.  We are spread pretty thin at the moment.
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::lets the CEO lay there now, and recover, monitored by a med tech, whilst he moves to the next of the triaged wounded::
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@Bex: Bex! I need to go see this for myself now.  Its all yours.  ::Walks away  to the nearest lift::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@::stops when she sees a wounded woman in need of a tag:: Qui: Yes, it is ironic that way. ::tags the woman::

ACTION - As Bex works to ensure the security of Crossroads Station, another officer calls out for the Captain...

CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::again, his Betan empathic senses, locked away by cold logic tear at him:: Starr'entia:  Still to face evil, one would do best to be able to see it.
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
::Removes her surgical gloves and moves to the next patient as someone takes over to monitor.::
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@::Stops before she gets to the lift to see who’s calling her::
CEO_Ens_Chandra says:
::Suddenly feels himself being pulled back from somewhere::
CJ-Tala says:
@<Starr'entia> CO: Sometimes it is best to trust senses other then your sight, Sulek of Vulcan.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: does not turn from his console as he continues to work the controls frenetically :: XO: Commander, Latta reports that Ambassador Qui has noted similarities between this attack and those carried out by Lilithine terrorists some time ago.
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::brushes passed the CMO on his way to his next patient:: CMO: How's this for an on the job crash course?
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
::Checking in with the harried duty officer, steps onto the station, her expression calm.::
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::is about to respond to the XO when the CSO's comment catches her ear:: CSO: Lilithine terrorists?
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ SO: Have you encountered much death in your service to Starfleet?
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::chooses the nearest runabout and enters his access code, hurrying inside and in to the ship's cockpit::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CSO: Really? ::intrigued:: Tell ensign Latta good work - see if she can get more information.
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
::Half-smiles and exhales.:: MO: Is it like this every week?
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
XO: I have already advised her to learn all she can, sir.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Starr'entia: If this were done as an act of terror, do not those responsible realize the it could create a stronger cohesiveness to succeed rather than tear it apart.  It would not be logical to not use all the senses that one has at his disposal.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
@ :: Maker her way through the chaos, the general area already cleared.::
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
CMO: I hope not. ::starts to work on the patient next to the one Alexander works on::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CSO: We've got two Lilithine vessels right there. ::points out the window:: Could be the war will be forced upon us Commander.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::he restructures the walls around his Empathic sense, he has not the training to use them::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@Qui: This is my first time facing it in uniform. I have been on the Quirinus less than a month. But I am no stranger to it.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
XO: Let us hope that the Great Maker has other plans for this sector.
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::begins to search the tactical records for any information Cmdr. Powers might have run across before she came aboard on the Lilithine terrorists::
Katira says:
@ :: Hearing a groan of metal turns quickly toward it calling out.:: Everyone out and back... this area is about to collapse.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CSO: Indeed
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
MO: Any idea what happened?  I haven’t heard any reports from the bridge.  ::Begins work on a young man laid out before her.::
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
Runabout: Computer, lock on Katira Scott's combadge transponder on Crossroad Station and bring the transporter online. ::brings auxiliary power online to feed the transporter::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
@ :: Finding a work crew, attaches herself to them.::
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@:: Hears an officer call out to her:: SB OPS: It will be a cold day in hell when i give them permission to dock, No! they can keep orbit around the station.  That is finale.  ::Enters the lift and disappears::
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::quickly works to stop the bleeding, then works to close the various wounds:: CMO: I haven't heard anything either. I figure the bridge will let us know when they calm down. If we're this busy, I can only imagine what's going on up there.

ACTION - Matisse's comm. badge beeps.

TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::reads and raises her eyebrows...  apparently there was a lot more to the Lilithine’s than she was able to glean from policing the summit and watching them fight Tzani in a bar, but the information on the Laetitia was still sketchy at best::
Katira says:
@ *CO*: Captain... we are loosing it... clearing the area...
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
MO: From the number of wounded it must have been something huge...  ::Shakes head and wonders who could do such a thing.::
CEO_Ens_Chandra says:
::Slowly begins to try and open his eyes::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
CSO: Runs some minimally invasive scans of the Lilithine ships
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ SO: Being an Ambassador, you hear things. Whispers. Stories. Opinions. Twelve years ago the Federation was a promising coalition of worlds who sought to better themselves through science and understanding and hope and dreams. It was championed by their Starfleet, a sometimes naive peace-keeping organization of scientists and engineers.
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@ Self: I'm never getting to the promenade ::Hits her com badge:: Yes?
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::he begins working his way across the floor of the promenade, trying to determine the exact point of the blast.:: Starr'entia: What do your senses tell you?
Katira says:
@ :: Yells at one of the engineers to get the hell out of there... ::  There is nothing more we can do...
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ ::Turns to her:: SO: But now opinions and thoughts have changed. They say war changes people, worlds, thoughts. And this is true. I told you what was said of the Federation twelve years ago.
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@::continues to tag wounded as she speaks to Qui:: Qui: And now, what do think of us?
CJ-Tala says:
@<Starr'entia> CO: Pain. Death...::S/he pauses::...Compassion. ::The small child raises a hand and points into the darkness::
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::turns around when the computer beeps that the transporter lock is complete and walks over to the control tower, initiating the matter stream and drawing his fingers down the toggles to initiate the transport on Katira::
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ SO: Now after all the Dominions, and Borg, and conquests and wars, what do we hear of? Whispers of secret para-military organizations as shrouded in darkness as the Tal Shiar, rebellions within the Starfleet, Federation scientists creating weapons that pose a threat to everyone.
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::shrugs, moving on to the next patient while that one recovers:: CMO: I figured that when the turbolift started moving sideways.
Katira says:
@ :: Hearing the groan and screech of metal, the brush of air rushing past her, she makes a dive for the closing bulkhead....
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ SO: Now it seems that Starfleet seeks death not new worlds. You come here to broker peace and death gets a foot-hole. Is this coincidence?

ACTION - Alarms go off near Katira as a structural field collapses. Pieces of bulkhead rip away from the wall as a security shield collapses. Chunks of metal fly through the air and a large shard slams into Katira's partner, crushing his chest instantly.

CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
MO: Do you think it could be the Ko'ra again?  ::Moves to a new patient, one across from Jervase.::
Katira says:
@ :: Hearing her partners cry, starts to turn back toward him...::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::follows the direction of the point and begins to move in that direction, shining the wrist light into the darkness:: Starr'entia: There is...

ACTION - A shimmering blue light captures Katira and beams her away as the corridor around her tears apart under stress...

CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::carefully he opens a small pinprick into the mind shields surrounding his empathy::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@ ::is not much for mysticism:: Qui: Governments throughout time go through such struggles. The Federation will either readapt to peace 
Katira says:
:: Blinks as her surroundings suddenly change.  Anger rips through her as she turns to Soriq:: FCO:  What do you think you are doing!  Beam me back... my partner... he needs me... :: Heads for the transporter console.::

ACTION - A wave of voices flood over Joanna's comm. badge. The sounds of angry yelling fill the turbolift and then in the distance a voice, "Captain Matisse! This is Lieutenant Michaels sir...I have a problem down in the VIP Quarters, sir!"

CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
@ :: Sighs as she passes by one body after another.  The dead had no use for her now.::
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
CMO: Doesn't fit with the Ko'ra's motus operandi. They seem more the cloak and dagger approach.
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ SO: ... or collapse in war?
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::catches her hands and stops her:: Katira: He's gone! And you would've been! ::swiftly losing control of his immature emotions:: Those red lights mean you were going to be dead, Kat! What's wrong with you?
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@*Michaels*: What the devil is going on?
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
MO: Do you have any guesses then, i mean which faction goes for the more direct approach?

ACTION - Various voices is countless languages yell over the comm. signal. "The Ambassadors...they want to speak to you...Now."

SO_Ens_Latta says:
@Qui: I hope not. ::shakes her head to clear such a thought:: Is it possible you can tell me more about these terrorists of yours. It could be very important.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::he feels the immense pain of another and there beneath a bulkhead is woman.  Straining he grabs the remains of a bulkhead and throws it to one side, leaning down he scans her, her legs are crushed:: Woman: You are safe now.  ::he does not know if she hears him, he injects her with a light pain killer and then tags her for immediate transport::
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@*Michaels*: On my way...  :: Shakes her head::
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@Computer: VIP Quarters!
Katira says:
:: Angrily slams him.:: FCO: I was almost out of there... we were almost out of there... You can't just grab me... what about the others?  Why not them?
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::he presses send:: Starr'entia: You knew.  So the Noori are empaths as well?
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@::bends down to tag a wounded child as she waits for an answer::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::again he closes the mind shield::

ACTION - A blue shimmer takes the woman away and Ambassador Starr'entia is at Sulek's side in a moment. "We are aware of what exists. Her death could have had meaning."

MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::finishes his work on that patient, and watches as nurses and med techs finish up with the lighter wounds:: CMO: I haven't been around any of them long enough... but if I was to play psychologist for a minute or two, I'd say the Lilithine’s would be likely. Direct approach, *and* catching plenty of attention doing it.
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ ::Almost snaps:: SO: They are not mine.
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@::Exits the lift and jogs quickly down the corridor towards the VIP rooms::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
@ :: Coming across a group of injured, behind a crushed wall, she steps away to let others do her work, waiting her turn.::
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ ::Gains his / her calm again:: SO: The Laetita were from yet another age of ... disturbance between the various peoples of this region.
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::lets her beat on him because he doesn't know quite how to answer - finally whispering:: Katira: I had to save you.
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ SO: They sought to strike fear into us, and the Lilithine did nothing to stop them.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Starr’entia: As could her life.  If there is a destiny, then she was meant to be found.
CJ-Tala says:
@<Starr'entia> CO: ...and perhaps this station was meant to face tragedy this day.
Katira says:
:: Takes a deep breath and holds still.::  FCO: I need to go back.  I have work to do.
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@Qui: I'm sorry it is a way of thinking. I know they do not belong to your race, just that they once attacked you and are therefore yours
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::begins scanning patients now, taking note of those recovering and those still needing treatment::
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ ::Nods:: SO: I know ... I apologize for my outburst. These are tense times.
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::shakes his head:: Katira: No. You're staying here.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
@ :: As a small opening appears, the group steps back to let her slip in to help those in need now.::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@Starr'entia: If there is such a thing as unchangeable destiny, then perhaps.  But I have seen too much to believe in an unalterable destiny, but instead to know that there are many paths.

ACTION - Two other warp signals are incoming...a Tzani civilian craft, and a Vo hunter ship.

SO_Ens_Latta says:
@Qui: I understand. Did they often choose large public places for attacks
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@::Gets to the VIP corridor:: Michaels: Michaels?!?:: Listens for screaming::
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
MO: Looks like we're getting a handle on things... ::Finishes up and sees no more arrivals.::
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
XO: Sir we have more incoming - this time a Vo hunter ship and a Tzani civilian craft.... seems the gang's all here.
Katira says:
:: Runs her filthy hands through her equally filthy hair.:: FCO: You do not have the right, nor for that matter do I, to keep me here. I have a job to do and others are counting on me to do it.
CJ-Tala says:
@<Starr'entia> CO: A rather enlightened view, Captain. Perhaps you will find the light that you seek...and banish the evil that has haunted us for so many a year...::S/he smiles and floats off into the darkness::
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ SO: Yes. Our leaders understood the threat ... the message was to be to the people.
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
TO: Standard protocols. Let them help if they can. There are no 'protocols' during disaster
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
@ :: Does a quick triage, tagging those most seriously injured.::
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
CMO: I wouldn't speak too soon. Things have a way of proving us wrong.

ACTION - A young Terran man rushes out of one of the Executive Offices...Lieutenant Michaels looks frazzled.

MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::moves to lend the nurses and techs a hand with cleaning up::
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::cocks an eyebrow, thoughtful:: XO: Aye sir... You're not suspicious of them like you were of the Lilithine?
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
MO: You're right, I shouldn't jinx it.  ::touches up a wound on a man near her.::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
TO: lets just say the Lilithine pose more of a threat, in my mind.
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::eyes hard with anger and frustration:: Katira: No way. You can't go back to that deathtrap, Katira. ::steps away, needing to move to bleed off tension:: If you had listened to me you wouldn't have... ::looks back:: You're staying here.
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
@ :: Calls for emergency beam out, knowing it will take time, they must be overwhelmed.::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@Qui: I see, and what was their overall goal?
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
@::he ponders for a moment:: Self: Light.  *Sulek to Q engineering* I think it is time we brought light to promenade.  Could you beam some work lights into position here?  Sulek, out.
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@:: Looks and sees a man, a little worse for ware:: Michaels: Michaels? what is it Lt? ::Approaches the young man::

ACTION - A purple glow captures some of the injured around Azhure and takes them away. In the darkness she can feel the power of the Lilithine women around her.

Ambassador_Qui says:
@ SO: Fear. Keep us from the Holy Space. Let them claim it ... or our species would be annihilated. The work of terrorists.
CJ-Tala says:
@<Michaels> CIV: The diplomatic teams...they've gone insane...they demand to speak to you.
Katira says:
:: Released, throws up her hand and storms toward the door, tapping her combadge as she goes.::  *CIV*: Captain, the area collapsed.  I do not know how many were caught.  And I am currently aboard the Quirinus.
TO_LtJG_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
XO: The Tzani just tried to shoot me to death, so I'm not huge fans of them, but one thing I can say is at least they don't have secret terrorist cells working to bring down their government...
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
TO: Exactly. The rules are different here.
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@Qui: How long has it been since a confirmed attack?
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::finishes cleaning up, then glances towards Alexander:: CMO: Now, the real question... which of us files the official report? ::smirks, as he goes to check on the CEO one more time::
CEO_Ens_Chandra says:
::Tries once again to regain consciousness::
XO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
TO: The terrorist may pose the bigger threat
FCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::catches her arm:: Katira: Do not go back there. You almost died, Kat! What's wrong with your thinking here?
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ SO: On our home-world? The Laetitia movement ceased their activities around ... seventeen years ago. The incident I witness twenty years ago was the worst.
MO_Ens_Jervase says:
::notices the sedative almost out of the CEO's system, and leaves a med tech with instructions to keep him here for observation::
CNS_Cmdr_Azhure says:
@ :: Nods to herself as she recognizes the essence of the power.  She kneels down beside one young women whose life is coming to an end, nothing she or anyone else could do to prevent it. She holds his hand.::
CIV_Capt_Matisse says:
@::Walks towards the room just exited and looks in::  *Katira*: You are off duty for at least 4 hours if you return to work.  Got it? I need you healthy.
Katira says:
::sighs:: *CIV*: Acknowledged.
Katira says:
:: Turns back toward Soriq.::  FCO:  Fine... there... you happy?  I have four hours to rest.  And that is it... then I am back to work.
CMO_Ens_Alexander says:
MO: I should manage....  ::Smiles and tends to the patients wound.::
SO_Ens_Latta says:
@Qui: What happened then?
Ambassador_Qui says:
@ SO: Horrors.

ACTION - The Engine Room responds quickly to Sulek's request and several self sustaining lights are beamed onto the promenade. Light floods into the damaged corridors of Crossroads Station. Red and black are the most predominant colours...death and fire...pain and sorrow...

=/\==/\=END Mission=/\==/\=