Star Trek: A Call To Duty
U.S.S. Quirinus NCC-83942 - SD 10606.26

Starring:

Mitch Travis 		as 	Captain Sulek – NCO
Keith LaHue		as	Commander Ben Pangborn – QCO

…and…

Matthew Bordewick	as	Ensign Zee Alexander – NCMO
Margaret Bowie	as	Ensign Latta – NCSO
Jeffrey Brown		as	Commander Kraight – QCSO
Erin Cody-Allen 	as 	Lieutenant JG Adrienne Kostandinos-Michaels – QCTO
Christopher Dickinson 	as 	Commander Billy Bob Powers Jr. – NXO
Kurt Goring	 	as 	Lieutenant JG Soriq Ahkileez – NFCO
James Homuth 	as 	Ensign Michael Jervase – QCMO, and QMO Yates
Kate McTiernan	as	Captain Joanna Matisse – NCO
Bryce Miller	 	as 	Ensign Royle Chandra – NCEO, and NEO Ratchet
Edward Selgas		as	Lt. Commander David Telarus – QOPS
Karriaunna Scotti 	as 	Commander Azhure – QXO

                        …with…

  Lynda Anderson	as	Lt. A. Rochelle – QFCO
Christopher Gibson	as	Lieutenant Toran – NCTO
Irma			as	Ens. Kalin - NSO
Mike Jones		as	Lt. Commander Voliar – QCEO
                        …with…

Christopher Gibson      	as 	U.S.S. Naftali – SM
Mitch Travis		as	U.S.S. Quirinus – ASM

Summary - The U.S.S. Naftali and U.S.S. Quirinus have been reassigned to the Zeta Coyvan system, where several months ago the crew of the Quirinus encountered a demi-god, an elemental known as "The Executioner." It is believed that this creature may not only be linked with the ship's junior counselor, Mariva Hixxan, but with the disappearance of  Counselor Azhure, and the attack on Chief Chandra during the Crossroads bombing.

As the U.S.S. Naftali crew begin to conduct scans of Zeta Coyvan VII, the Quirinus awaits a potential attack by the Chelapha...and attempt to unravel just one more mystery...

=/\==/\=BEGIN U.S.S. Quirinus Mission = "Great Battles - A Summers Eve"=/\==/\=

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
::On bridge::NSO: fire  the four probes to Zeta Coyvan VII.

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::sitting in the visitor's chair on the bridge, going over his notes for one of his several experiments::

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
:: On the bridge ::

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::on the bridge at tactical::

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::sitting at the helm::

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QFCO: What’s the status of propulsion?

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
QCO: Warp is still unavailable.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCTO: Be on the alert for the Chelapha

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
QCO: Engineering says it should be back up and running in around 2 hours.

NSO_Ens_Kalin says:
NCO:  ::Gives a nod to the NCO:: Aye Sir.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QFCO: Noted.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: taps several controls on his panel :: QCO: Internal sensors are set to scan for the waveform of the Executioner on a four-second cycle.

NSO_Ens_Kalin says:
::fires the four probes to Zeta Coyvan VII::

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
QCO: Permission to leave the bridge, captain? I'd be more useful, I believe, in sickbay until our company arrives.

ACTION - The Naftali's sensor pods begin to take in data from Zeta Coyvan VII. The four pre-prepared probes launch and can be seen on the viewscreen, arching towards the planet. They vanish from sight, and continue to transmit telemetry.

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
QCO: Oh trust me, they won't go by unnoticed... us being "prey" now and all.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QXO: Let's just hope to heaven we don't see hide nor hair of it QCMO: You may leave, but be aware that I may need your skill as an...interpreter for the Chelapha, should they arrive

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::making minute adjustments to the thrusters to maintain position against the gravitational currents::

NSO_Ens_Kalin says:
::taps in a few commands to keep an eye on the sensors::

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::gets up, and starts for the lift:: QCO: Always available, captain. But right now... I have some questions I think you'd like answers to.

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
NFCO: How's the gravitational eddies?

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
COM: Quirinus: You should be receiving linked data from the probes.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCMO: Go ahead. Let me know what you find

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::nods, and steps into the lift, ordering it to sickbay::

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QXO: See about the link...

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: Sulek: Acknowledged

ACTION - Sensors from one of the probes pick up a weak energy signature on the surface of the planet...approximately 5 kilometers below the surface. The energy source is geo-synchronous with the EM field in the atmosphere.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: checks incoming data streams :: QCO, *NCO*: Confirmed.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: Sulek: We're receiving the data stream

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::steps out of the lift and into sickbay, ordering one of the on duty doctors to call up Azhure's readings and run a biospectral analysis, while he heads for the med lab::

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
::Suddenly feels odd as he heads to sickbay::

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
COM: Pangborn: Understood.  I would like Commander Kraight's input if possible.

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
NXO: The eddies are not a problem yet, Commander. Even these old engines can handle it. ::said with more than a little sarcasm::

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: Sulek. Understood

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: puts a three-D display of the planet's crust on his overhead monitor :: QCO, *NCO*: Sirs, a subterranean EM source has been detected. It's directly below the atmospheric source.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::listens::

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
NFCO: Not the engines I'm worried about, Lieutenant.  ::with a smile::

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
Kalin: Can you get a scan of the area?

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::goes to move a few of the tissue samples he managed to keep from the virus victims into a position to be worked with, and starts with a series of fairly deep scans::

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
QCO: Sir, there's another conflict on LRS between the Lilithine and the Vo - however, there's a massive subspace field between us and them, so it won't affect us.

ACTION - As Chief Chandra makes his way down one of the corridors of the Naftali he is stopped by the form of a young girl down the hall, blocking his path. "Hello, Royle," she says softly.

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
COM: Kraight: Attempting to scan.

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::glances over his shoulder:: NXO: Since we're attached to them, I imagine their status is as important as our own, I should think.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: observes the incoming data ::

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
Girl: Hello there young lady. Have  we met before?

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::sighs::QCTO: Guess we'll let them have at it

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
Kalin: Send the probe deeper into the EM field closer to the surface source.

NSO_Ens_Kalin says:
NCO:  Scanning now sir. ::Taps in several commands to scan the area.::

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
QCO: The downside of that, though, is that if the Chelapha come through that way, we won't be able to detect them until they're right on us...  meaning if they're going to find us, that's the way they're going to come from. ::rolls her eyes in frustration::

NSO_Ens_Kalin says:
NCO: Aye sir. ::types in some commands to send the probe deeper into the field::

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
QCTO: Personally, I think we should just let them all fight it out and then negotiate whatever the Federation wants out of this area of space with whomever's left.... but Command didn't ask me for my opinion.

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Forgets Vulcans have no sense of humor::

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::makes another series of minor course adjustments::

 NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
<Girl> NCEO: Yes, we have...::She smiles sweetly and moves over towards him. She is noticeably Trill in origin and her hair is long and dark:: My name's Eula...

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCTO: See if you can create really tight sensor probe, that might give us advance warning should we need it

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::raises an eyebrow, and calls up a translation matrix:: Computer: Isolate genetic tag and analyze. Access external linguistic database. Subject language, Lilithine.

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::gets to work on the probe::

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::keeping an eye on engine status windows and long-range sensor displays on either side of the helm controls::

ACTION - Scans from the probes are routed back to the Naftali and the Quirinus. The energy source is scanned through the computer and is identified as something known as "Proto-Xherivhan," an ancient power source believed to have been used by the Xherivhan species, thousands of years ago.

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
Kalin: Are the other EM probes showing similar data as to a terrain source?

 NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
<Computer> QCMO: Unable to process. Translation matrix unavailable.

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
Eula: I can't seem to place you. Where was it we met?

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: studies the results with interest ::

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
Computer: Explain?

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCO, *NCO*: Sirs, the scans indicate that we may have found a working piece of Xherivan technology.

 NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
<Computer> QCMO: Unable to translate Lilithine sub dialect. Source unknown.

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
Computer: Theorise.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QXO: Any idea what it was used for?

 NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
<Eula> NCEO: We met on the station...::She smiles and immediately Chandra recognizes the young woman's voice::

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::adjusts the pitch a tad::

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
COM Kraight: Most intriguing.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*NCO*: Indeed. We should make an effort to retrieve it, sir.

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
Kalin: Can we get a team to the site?

ACTION - The probes and sensors confirm multiple other energy sources under the planet's surface.

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::downloads the information he has to a PADD, and steps out of the lab, moving over to where the analysis of Azhure's readings are taking place:: MO: Anything new?

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
Eula: You! How did you get here?

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
COM Kraight: We are receiving multiple sources.  We cannot beam an active piece up, I am seeing about taking an AT.

 NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
<Eula> ::She smiles and skips along the corridor towards Chandra:: NCEO: A friend sent me here with a message...

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::trims the heading again:: Self:: Blasted eddies.

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::finishes configuring the probe and launches:: QCO:  The probe is away and heading toward the subspace field - it should amplify our sensor power enough to give advanced notice, but we still won't have as much warning as we normally would.

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
Eula: Who? And what message?

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCTO: I'll take whatever I can get

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: turns to Pangborn :: QCO: I would like to volunteer for any team sent to retrieve the Xherivan artifact, sir.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QXO: Put together a team, and beam down to the planet. Take a security crew with you, and maintain contact

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::gets a less than satisfactory report from the MO in charge, and shakes his head:: MO: Call up one of the samples on file. Decompile it if you have to, and run a trace analysis. I'll be on the bridge.

 NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
<Eula> ::She stops and looks up at him:: NCEO: Another like you...she says she's sorry...::The girl pulls out a jagged blade and smiles up at Royle::

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: Confirmed that we can beam a team to the source of the EM field.  Select an AT and beam down immediately.  Try to turn it off and beam back here for study.

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
NCO: Very well, Captain.

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::heads out of sickbay, and back to the bridge:: *Bridge*: Jervase to bridge.

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
NFCO, NSO: Lieutenant, Ensign...

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::hits the comm:: *QCMO*: Pangborn here

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: I would also suggest you take an Engineer.

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::looks up, sees Powers looking at him, and gestures to the duty navigator to take his station as he gets up::

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
*QCO*: I'm on my way back to the bridge, captain. And I have another mystery for you.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: orders a security team of three to Transporter Room 2 ::

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: Sulek: Commander Kraight will be beaming down with a contingent, are you sending anyone down?

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
NCO: Sure,  why not.  ::Taps his commbadge:: *NCEO*: Chief?

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
*QCMO*: I'll be at your disposal

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::steps off the lift at this point, and closes the channel as he heads for the command center::

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::walks over to the turbolift door and waits, leaning against it::

ACTION - Chandra's commbadge beeps and it draws his attention away from the girl. She vanishes from his sight with a giggle and all memory of the girl fades from his mind...

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: stands :: QCTO: Lieutenant, will you join me, please?

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Enters the lift::

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::smirks:: QXO: I thought you'd never ask ::turns her station over and heads for the lift::

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
::Steps back a bit:: Eula: What are your plans for that?

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: waits for Kostandinos-Michaels in the lift ::

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::holds out the PADD for the QCO's examination, the Lilithine genetic tag isolated:: QCO: The marker appears almost Lilithine in nature, but the computer can't translate it.

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::gets in::

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::enters behind Powers and Kalin::

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
TL: Transporter Room Two.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: a minute later, both step off the lift and make their way to TR2 ::

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::thinks of the date she had with Mahalr and smiles::

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
::Suddenly snaps back to reality:: *NXO*: Chandra here sir.

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Frowns::  *NCEO*: Report to Transporter Room Two for away team duty.  Bring transport enhancers.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCMO: It can't translate it? Dang...I think Kraight had a subroutine that might help - look over the science consol

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::trims the pitch 3 degrees to port::

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
COM Pangborn: Commander Powers is assembling one now.  Glad to have Kraight with him.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM Sulek: I'll have him coordinate the beam down

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::raises an eyebrow, and gestures toward the console in question:: QCO: May I?

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
*Powers* Commander Kraight will join you on the surface.  Please transmit him coordinates on the Q.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: hands out respirators in the Transporter Room :: All: What atmosphere there is in the caves is unbreathable. Level 4 environmental protocols at all times.

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
*NXO*: Aye sir.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
*QXO*: Coordinate efforts with the Naftali party.

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::nods, takes her equipment and steps on the TR pad::

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::In an amazingly un-ACTD-like flash, they are in the transporter room::

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
::Goes about gathering his required gear::

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCMO: Sure, go ahead

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*QCO*: Acknowledged.  :: transmits coordinates to the Naftali contingent, then gets phasers for himself and Kostandinos-Michaels ::

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::nods, moving over to the console and starts to scan for the subroutine in question::

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::having acquired a jacket to supplement his skintight suit::

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: steps up on the pad :: Chief: Energize.

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::trims the ship again:: Self: These damn eddies are really getting to me.

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Grabs a tricorder, and is satisfied with his own rifle::

ACTION - In a shimmer of blue light Commander Kraight and Powers and their teams are beamed down to the surface of Zeta Coyvan VII. Their respirators kick in immediately and they turn on their wrist lights. They are deep underground, in a dark, damp tunnel...

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QFCO: Let the ship fly itself for a while. Help Mr. Jervase if you would

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::turns and looks at the captain::  CO: Excuse me sir?  Ship fly herself?  With these eddies and currents?

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
@::lets his eyes adjust to the dark and strains to hear anything beside the teams' voices::

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
@::Looks around::

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: opens his tricorder and begins scanning :: All: The energy readings come from a chamber at bearing 215, approximately 1.2 kilometers distant.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QFCO: Is it unsafe to engage the auto-pilot?

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
@::looks around with the help of her light:: Self: They can never just leave these things in easy hiding places... no, it's always subterranean caves or other "interesting" locations...

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
@All: Let's go, then.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: starts walking in that direction, picking his way around the rubble on the cavern floor ::

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
QCO: Understood sir.  Well sir if she can't then I will have to return to the helm.

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::sets the ship on auto pilot and goes to help the CMO::

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
NOPs: Maintain open channel to AT.  *Transporter* Keep a lock on the team.  I want them out of there at the first sign of trouble.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QFCO: Just keep an eye on it

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ QCTO: According to the legends, the Xherivan were not known for their trusting nature.

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::lifts an eyebrow:: QCO: Well, I didn't find a translation routine, but... I did find a specialized translation matrix.

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
QCO: Understood sir.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCMO: That would be it....run it through. Summers created it I believe

ACTION - The Quirinus' sensor probe detects a subspace conduit opening outside of the system. They track three Chelapha patrol vessels...entering the system in 20 minutes...

NSO_Ens_Kalin says:
@: ::follows behind the others::

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
*Powers* Ops has an open Channel.  Keep all data flowing.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: slides a bit on the gravel underfoot, as the tunnel pitches downward ::

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
QCO: ::gets up from where he's working, and flashes the FCO a smile:: I'm heading for deck 6, then, captain.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
ALL: Red Alert

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
@ ::trailing, keeping an eye on his tricorder, remembering how similarly useless their last efforts in these caverns were::

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
@*NCO*: Understood, Captain.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
<TO Levi> Red Alert

ACTION - The Quirinus shifts to Red Alert status and the lights on the bridge dim. Security personnel move into position and the shields are brought to full strength.

 NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NCO: Captain, the Quirinus has gone to Red Alert status...

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::QOPS:: Hail them

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::goes sliding back to her station and inputs her escape vectors and attack runs::

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
<QOPS>; Hailing them now....

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QTO: Prepare to fire. Target weapons

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::moves back to his seat, lowering himself into it:: Self: Well, it's waited this long.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: the teams walk for a time in a silence broken only by the sounds of their breathing behind the respirator masks ::

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::wonders when the warp is going to be ready::

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: Sulek: We've got company, and not the friendly kind

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
Toran: Understood.  Shields up.  Be ready to bring the AT back at a moments. Notice.  Take us to yellow alert.

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
COM Pangborn: Understood.  We have moved to yellow alert.

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
Self: This is great no warp and all I got is impulse?  Sweet

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: checks his tricorder again :: All: It's in the next chamber. Just forty meters ahead, now.

ACTION - The Quirinus and Naftali both move to alert status. The small individual scout ships from the Chelapha city ship move to the edge of the system like insects rushing towards a light...

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
@::Following the team while trying to carry his gear::

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
*Powers* Chelapha are outside the system.  We may need to bring you back in a hurry.

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
@*NCO*: Understood, Captain.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
<QOPS>:QCO: No response

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
@Self: Thank goodness.

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
@::moves on with the team, looking around occasionally at the walls of the cave::

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
QCO: If they're typical predators, captain, talking's the last thing on their mind right now. The first being the kill.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: stands at the entrance to the last chamber and points his wrist beam within ::

ACTION - The Away Team shuffles down the tunnel until they reach a large open cavern. Thin air rushes around them and their lights dance in the dusty air. The cavern is massive...at least four kilometers long...

NSO_Ens_Kalin says:
@: ::glances at Chandra:: NCEO: Need some help?

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
Toran: Bring Kraight's beams on line, just in case.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QTO: Engage the modified subspace tractor beams

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::maintains the ships position::

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCMO: Again you're right

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QTO Levi: Prepare to fire

 NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NCO: Aye, Captain. ::Toran brings the modified systems online. The Mission Operations console flickers and dies, and the Engineering console overloads. Toran cringes at the thought:: System online, sir.

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
@NSO: Oh only all I can get. ::Smiling::

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
Toran: Let's hope the Naftali will hold for at least one defensive maneuver.

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::maintains position::

 NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NCO: She may be fourty years old, sir...but she's still got life in her. ::The Gallamite officer smiles and begins to track the scout ships::

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::knows the analysis he ordered will be put on hold for the change in alert status:: QCO: If we make ourselves unappealing to them, they'll back off, sir. They want to hunt, but not at the expense of their own.

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCMO: Agreed. However, for the time being, we'll wait

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
@::looks around at the open space within the cavern::

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::nods::

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
COM Pangborn: Suggest you take an outer defensive posture in line of the Naftali.  We will offer what assistance we can should it become necessary.  You'll want some maneuvering room.

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::accesses the console on his chair, and tries a remote connection to the translation matrix::

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QFCO: Move us between the Chelapha and the Naftali

 QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: Sulek: Repositioning now

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
@::eyebrows raise:: QXO/NXO: Sirs, we have life forms moving toward us

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::hearing the com she makes her movements and executes a perfect roll forty degrees port and comes up between the two ships::

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
QCO: In position sir between both ships sir.

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
@ ::moves around the side a bit to have a clear scanning line as he pulls back out his tricorder::

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: tricorder beeps :: All: Humanoid. Phasers on stun. Do not fire without direct orders from Cmdr Powers or myself.

ACTION - The sound of screeches begin to echo in the cavern, mixed with pants and the sound of claws scraping against stone...

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::establishes the connection, and queries the database with the isolated marker as a reference::

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: looks around, trying to locate the source of the sounds ::

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
@::tenses and looks around for the source  of the noise::

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
::hearing the sound over the open channel:: *Powers* what is that sound?

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
N/QXO: This is a good time for a strategic withdrawal.

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::minimizes that window while the query runs, and accesses the theoretical database, feeding instructions to it for a trace analysis of Azhure's readings immediately before she disappeared::

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ NFCO: Stand your ground, Lieutenant. We may have a first contact situation here.

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
@*NCO*: Unknown... stand by...

NSO_Ens_Kalin says:
@ ::Places her phaser setting on stun as she looks around::

ACTION - A gorilla shaped creature moves through the shadows at an alarming speed. It has no eyes and lets out a screech as it swing out at Lieutenant Kostandinos-Michaels.

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
@Self: That doesn't sound to inviting.

ACTION - The first slash sends the Lieutenant back, the front of her uniform jacket torn open.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: fires at the creature attacking Kostandinos-Michaels ::

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
@::raises one arm in a defensive posture against another attack, and brings her phaser up with the other arm, firing on stun::

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
::Instinctively tries to move between the beast and  QCTO::

ACTION - The phaser blast lights up the cavern and the creature goes down, screaming in pain. Two more beasts leap out from the shadows...

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: turns, fires at one of the new attackers ::

QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
@::turns, aiming for the attackers' friends::

NSO_Ens_Kalin says:
@ ::fires at a creature that she sees coming towards them::

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::maintains the Q's position between the two ships::

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::unarmed, moves behind the security team:: Self: I *knew* this was a bad idea!

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
@ :: continues to fire at whatever moves in the darkness ::

 NCO_Capt_Sulek says:
::listening:: *Powers* Is that phaser fire.  Do you need retrieval?

NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
@::Fires on what everyone else misses::  *NCO*: I believe we have disturbed a native species....

QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::sets both running requests side by side, and opens a third window to monitor the team's life signs::

ACTION - The Chelapha scout vessels move into the system and begin scanning the Quirinus. Their engines fire and they make a bee-line to the Steamrunner class ship...intercept course.

QFCO_Lt_A_Rochelle says:
::sees something but isn't sure but none the less is ready for them or what ever it is::'

ACTION - Phaser fire fills the cavern as humanoid beasts barrel down on the team. The last creature falls into the dust and the chamber falls silent...at that moment Jervase's translation comes up...the icon is a Lilithine mythological myth for a Xherivhan god..."The Savior."

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