Star Trek: A Call To Duty
U.S.S. Quirinus NCC-83942 - SD 10607.10

Starring:

Keith LaHue		as	Commander Ben Pangborn – QCO

…and…

Matthew Bordewick	as	Ensign Zee Alexander – NCMO
Jeffrey Brown		as	Commander Kraight – QXO
Erin Cody-Allen 	as 	Lieutenant 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
Bryce Miller	 	as 	Lieutenant JG Royle Chandra – NCEO

                        …with…

Christopher Gibson	as	Lieutenant Toran - NCTO, Savior/Voice

                        …with…

Christopher Gibson      	as 	SM

Summary - Back on Crossroads Station...

Host Aur`ra_Aelsery says:
::Aur'ra moved across the deck plating towards a nearby wall, looking out through the transparent aluminum. She was more then aware of the presence beside her but she chose not to look down towards the nearby Noori. She was aware that it was there, and it was more then well aware of her existence as well::
Host Qui`dinjori says:
Greetings, Ambassador...
Host Aur`ra_Aelsery says:
Greetings...
Host Qui`dinjori says:
::Silence hung in the air between Qui and hir opponent. They watched as a civilian freighter from Risa undocked from the internal bay and began to head slowly towards the docking bay doors. The small craft likely carried only two or three staff - but held enough food to feed a fringe colony for over a year. The Noori nodded to hirself in approval::
Host Qui`dinjori says:
You have come for a purpose...::Hir voice was soft, delicate::
Host Aur`ra_Aelsery says:
::Aelsery watched the freighter vessel as it passed through the docking bay doors, and began to move out of sight:: Things are in motion within the Sisterhood...big things. I need to know what you've seen, Noori. It could be vital to both our people's.
Host Qui`dinjori says:
Yes...vital indeed...
Host Aur`ra_Aelsery says:
::The silence continued between the two and for the first time in many days Ambassador Aelsery turned to look down at the small Noori child. There was concern, something akin to fear in her eyes:: What it is you've seen...Ambassador...?
Host Qui`dinjori says:
..today shall be a dark day for all who call the Xherivhan home...for what ground you gain on the fields of battle shall be reclaimed through diplomacy, and we, the Syndicate shall end up ahead. The Vo shall pay dearly for their loyalties, and those who seek peace shall depart in fear for what hell we have brought upon our lands...
Host Aur`ra_Aelsery says:
::She stands in silence and returns her gaze to the docking bay, watching the peaceful comings and goings of various civilian ships::
Host Qui`dinjori says:
..and the Holy Space shall burn in the flames of war...

=/\==/\=BEGIN U.S.S. Quirinus Mission - "Great Battles - The Flames of War"=/\==/\=

ACTION - Sensors on both the Quirinus and Naftali target the incoming Chelapha city-ship. Chief Toran prepares tactical on the Naftali as they go to battle ready status...

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: relieves the Lieutenant who has been tending Science One on the bridge ::
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::Standing on the bridge:: CTO: Prepare to fire on the Chelapha. OPS: Hail them.
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::sitting in the counselor’s chair, going over the results as they come in::
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Sitting in the command chair, checking the Naftali's systems over::  COM: Quirinus: Quirinus, we're ready here.  We'll follow your lead.
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NCEO: Chief, I'm going to need more power to weapon systems...
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
<QOPS>: QCO: Attempting to hail them
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: checks the scans of the enemy vessel :: QCO: This would appear to be the same vessel we encountered in the Ko'ra system, sir.
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QXO: Yes, and we are now "prey"
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::ignores the eyes on them as they amble into the room, stopping near the Helm and turns to glance at Powers, looking both at and through him:: NXO: This is his... station?
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCTO: Fire to disable weapons as soon as they are in range
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: turns to the displays monitoring the Chelapha weapons :: QCO: Predictive algorithm running.
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: Naftali: Understood, it look like they came to fight
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Watches the FCO:: Savior: Yes, it is.

ACTION - The Chelapha vessel can be seen charging it's power systems...

Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
<QOPS>: QCO: Attempts to contact them have failed
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
QCO: Captain, I think at this point, my skills as a diplomat aren't quite as important as those as a doctor. Permission to leave the bridge?
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCTO: Fire at the Chelapha
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
NCTO: Bring all weapons to bear.  Prepare to fire on my mark.
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCTO: Recall that we must fire the subspace tractor beams just as the Chelapha weapon discharges. The results of the predictive algorithm are available at your console.
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::voice still airy and sort of confused:: NXO: Do you want him to help?
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NXO: Aye sir... targeting primary systems... locking on...
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
Savior: He is the best helmsman on this vessel.  His help would be nice
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
<QCTO> :: Fires at them again::

ACTION - The massive city ship looms towards Zeta Coyvan VII and the two Federation vessels. Long range communications are jammed and the power levels on the massive vessel all seem to be focused on their weapon systems.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
All: Chelapha main weapon discharge in thirty eight seconds...
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::decides, on second thought, to just stay put... in case they decide to talk::
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCTO: Shields at maximum
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NXO: The Chelapha are preparing to fire in twenty-three seconds...preparing counter-measures.
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::turns away from Powers and stares at the relief helmsman until he decides to move, sitting in the chair and staring at the familiar/unfamiliar controls for a moment before reaching out to take them::

ACTION - Soriq takes control of the Naftali like a natural...and the vessel moves in beside the Quirinus. The Chelapha systems prepare to fire and the Quirinus and Naftali activate their deflector systems.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: checks readouts :: All: Eight... seven... Subspace tractor beams are discharging...
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::directs his attention to the viewscreen as things get started::

ACTION - Consoles on both the Quirinus and Naftali overload. The counselor's console on the bridge explodes in a shower of sparks and Chandra's Engineering console fails on the Naftali. Both ships rock violently and sensors are disrupted momentarily...

Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::hold on:: QXO: Report!
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: ducks as an overhead conduit ruptures ::
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCO: Subspace tractors have fired. Sensors are offline... rerouting...
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::ducks out of the way of a few sparks, and braces himself before getting up, and making his way towards a secondary console::
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: two double-thumbed hands dance over the console ::

ACTION - The Naftali rocks violently and the flashing lights in front of Ahkileez hurt his eyes as he struggles to adapt to the new view.

NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::suffers a mild burn on their hand but doesn't appear to notice or care, eyes squinted almost shut against the disorienting visuals::
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCO: Short-range sensors online... The power systems on the Chelapha ship are down. Reading high-energy fluctuations in their power core...
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCTO: Fire on them now!
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
<QCTO> ::fires::
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::drifts a little too close to Quirinus and responds by reflex as the console beeps at them::
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::is about to say something, but the CO's fire order shuts him up, and he goes back to his research::
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: looks up at the main viewscreen as the phasers discharge ::
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NXO: Commander, the Chelapha weapon has been neutralized...
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Sees the Quirinus pounding on the ship with their conventional weapons ::  NCTO: See if they'll talk now...
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
All: Looks like we've hurt them

ACTION - The Quirinus opens fire with a streak of phaser blasts. The Chelapha city ship begins to pull off and they answer the Naftali's hails...

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCO: Badly, sir. It could take them days to effect repairs.
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
@<Chelapha> COM: Naftali: You attack and kill our kind... merciless creatures.
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCTO: Stand down to yellow alert
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: Naftali: What is your status?
NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
Self: Ok enough is enough I need to get to engineering. ::Heads to the nearest turbolift::
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::smiles a little as he watches the ship back off:: QCO: It’s as I said, sir. So long as they view themselves the superior ones, talking isn't an option.
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
COM: Chelapha: You have attacked us.  Are you no better?

ACTION - The lift ride to Engineering is quick and as Chief Chandra arrives he finds that many of the consoles in the Engine Room have overloaded and several power conduits have failed as a result of Kraight's "solution."

Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
@<Chelapha> COM: NXO: We search for a new home...yet humans block our path...
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
COM: Chelapha: How have we blocked your path?
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Tries to tie the Quirinus into the communication ::

ACTION - As the Chelapha vessel backs off the Quirinus is routed sensor information from Crossroads Station, Priority One.

QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCO: Minor damage to the EPS conduits on Deck Seven. Damage control teams en route.
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
@<Chelapha> COM: NXO: Ko'ra, Coyvan... we are in search for a new home, yet you attack us at every attempt.
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::shoves the window containing his latest research effort aside, and calls up a casualty report::
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QXO: Good. We shouldn’t need anything engineering can't handle from here then
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::moves the ship into a stationary position alongside and takes his hands from the controls, covering his face to try to shut out the images::

ACTION - Memories of ancient battles cross over Ahkileez's eyes. He can see comrades cut down by armies of Lilithine women - their rainbow wings glowing with the intensities of suns, blinding him and hurting his eyes...

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
::Looks at the mess:: All: Who is responsible for this mess?!?
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
@COM: Chelapha: Starfleet are not aggressors in this area.  We are attempting to maintain a fragile peace between the species in this area.
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
QCO: Light casualties, captain. Sickbay's receiving them now.

ACTION - None of Chandra's staff own up to the disaster as they rush around to get main systems stabilized.

Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCMO: Good news all around
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
Self: Too bright! Too bright! ::almost tumbles out of his chair, hands still covering his face::
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
QCO: Hopefully that isn't going to be the only good news here. ::goes back to his research::
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
@<Chelapha> COM: NXO: A region troubled by war and pain and death. We want a home...and you stand in our path. Please, grant us this planet for our own...
NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
All: Just as I thought, a mysterious anomaly cause it right. Well guess what, no one is going to leave until every thing in here is fixed and working at peak efficiency.
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::listens in on the Chelapha's conversation with the Naftali, putting it on screen::
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
<Naftali Engineers> NCEO: Aye sir!
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
COM: Chelapha: What happened to your original home?  Why do you desire this home?  What makes it better than any other?

ACTION - The Chelapha city ship pulls to the edge of the system, limping away like an injured puppy. Lights on the vessel flicker and die as they attempt to stabilize their power systems.

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
::Begins to survey the situation and decide where to begin priority repairs::
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
@<Chelapha> COM: NXO: Stable atmosphere, underground caverns. Good for breeding and harvesting. Lush. Wild. Untainted.
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: sees the comm alert :: QCO: Priority One communication, incoming from Crossroads Station, sir.
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
COM: Chelapha: What happened to your original home?
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::laughs:: Self: And right fit for death traps. ::shakes his head at the hostile ship's explanation::
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
@<Chelapha> COM: NXO: Unable to sustain Chelapha...
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QXO: Route it to the ready room. You have the con. ::exits to the ready room::
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCO: Aye, sir.
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
COM: Chelapha: So you've messed up one world, and now you think you can just move on to the next?  Take whatever you like, and then when stopped cry out as the victim?  We would help you find a new home, if you didn't try to attack us all the time

ACTION - The transmission from Crossroads is routed to the Quirinus ready room and Commander Pangborn is bombarded with information. In one window he can see Colonel Majors, she doesn't greet him and begins immediately...

Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::starts to talk and stops himself::
QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::enters the back of the bridge quietly, looking like she's been there the whole time::
Host Colonel_Majors says:
#COM: QCO: Captain, three hours ago a Lilithine fleet, commanded by the Lilithine Starcruiser Starburst dropped out of warp in orbit of the Noori homeworld...the fleet began an immediate aerial bombardment of the surface and deployed an unknown number of ground troops onto the surface...
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::listens::
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::sitting at a secondary console with his.. well, Azhure's... usual one having decided to short out, and sees Adrienne out of the corner of his eye but pretends not to... for now::
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
@<Chelapha> COM: NXO: Humans don't understand or care...we will go where humans do not have their reach...dark, meddlesome Federation...::The signal is cut::
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: As the channel is cut, he growls lightly ::  Aloud: Screw them...
Host Colonel_Majors says:
#COM: QCO: Our preliminary information suggests that the death toll on both sides is already in the millions...civilian facilities and cities are being bombed and systematically destroyed. Already four Lilithine vessels have been destroyed by the Noori and suicide Vo craft...
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: turns :: QCTO: Greetings, Lieutenant. Do you feel able to resume your duties?
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::tries not to appear as horrified as he feels::
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NXO: Commander, the Chelapha have pulled to the edge of the system... it looks as if they're making a failed attempt to open a subspace conduit, sir...
QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::is at her station:: QXO: Why would I not be - it's not like I was hurt or anything ::grins and winks::
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
NCTO: What would the effects of that be?
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCTO: It is good to have you back on the Bridge.
QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::crooked smile:: QXO: Yeah, I figured you'd miss me.
NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
All: First priority is the impulse engines. I want a full team on them right away.
Host Colonel_Majors says:
#COM: QCO: We've received reports of fighting on both sides of the boarder. It seems the Vo have launched an attack into Lilithine controlled space, and have moved into the Holy Space. The Tzani have been caught in the cross-fire...no estimate on casualties at this time...
Host Colonel_Majors says:
#COM: QCO: They're tearing each other apart out here...
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: Majors: What can we do to help?
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NXO: Nothing that I can determine from here sir...::He glances down at sensors:: They don't have enough power to generate a stable field...
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::just shakes his head, muttering something to the effect of that's how she got through the academy::
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Frowns::  NCTO: They're going to kill themselves.
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::rocking slightly in his chair, trying to process the different thoughts and memories alien to him, washing through his mind::
Host Colonel_Majors says:
#COM: QCO: We're recalling all vessels to Crossroads Station immediately - all other priorities are secondary...make best possible speed home, Captain.
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: Majors: We'll be back before you know it
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::stops rocking as the thoughts integrate and he feels something more like himself... themselves, two different trains of thought running on parallel rails::

ACTION - The signal from Majors goes dead and Pangborn is left with a dozen casualty and combat reports tracking hundreds of small vessels and a dozen skirmishes throughout the sector.

Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::exits the ready room::
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NXO: Order sir...?
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QFCO: Set course for Crossroads, best possible speed. Wait for me to order you to engage
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
All: Crossroads has erupted in war
QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
Self: Why am I not surprised....

ACTION - The Flight Control Officer on the Quirinus acknowledges and prepare for departure. A comm. to the Naftali is opened.

Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
NCTO: Get the Quirinus on the horn.
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
All: Lilithine against Vo and Noori, Tanzi caught in the crossfire
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
All: In short , it's all out war
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
QCO: We should likely inform Captain Sulek, sir. Assuming he's still heading up the peace conference issue.
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QXO: Contact the Naftali
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCO: It seems we may have found the Savior none too soon.
Host Savior says:
~~~NFCO: Ah, finally, we are one...that was frightfully more dramatic then I had hoped...sorry for that. Did you make it through the transition unharmed?~~~
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
COM: Quirinus: Commander.
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCMO: I want to make sure they are warp capable before we leave
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: turns, opens the channel :: QCO: The Naftali is hailing us, sir.
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: NXO: I take it you got the news? Are you warp capable?
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::blinks a couple times:: QXO: Savior?
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
COM; Quirinus: What news?
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: NXO: All out war has erupted between the various factions, we've all been ordered back to Crossroads
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
~~~~Savior: I'll determine that once you're out of my head.~~~~
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
COM; Quirinus: Back to Crossroads?  So we can sit and push the peace initiative again?
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCMO: An... entity we found in the caverns of Zeta Coyvan VII. It has merged with Lt. Ahkileez, with his consent. It claims to be an ancestor of all the races of this sector.
NCMO_LtJg_Alexander says:
::Running some tests in the Naftali sickbay.::
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::shakes his head:: COM: NXO: I'm not sure what Majors has in mind, but it better be good
QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
QCO: Sir, there's at least 12 small skirmishes going on in the vicinity of Crossroads - none of them will do much damage, but there's  a fleet of 10 Vo fighters moving to crossroads, top speed. ::frowns:: We should get there before they do.
Host Savior says:
~~~NFCO: Pity - this beats a computer core, by far. We have a great deal of work to do, you and I. Now tell me, what do you know of the Executioner?~~~
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: NXO: Death tolls are already in the millions
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
COM; Quirinus: I hope so.  I'm tired of this.  It's time we act.  Gather the Vo, and Tzani, and what's left of the Noori and push the Lilithine back.
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCO: Engineering reports warp engines online at 100%, sir.
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: Naftali: Are you ready to depart?
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::compiles the information he found on the savior, and forwards it to Kraight:: QXO: You may want to have a read of this, commander.
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
~~~~Savior: Just enough not to want to repeat the experience. ::obviously annoyed::~~~~
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
::Crosses his arms::  COM: Quirinus: We have warp power, yes
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
COM: NXO: Return to Crossroads post haste.
Host Savior says:
~~~NFCO: Now now my dear boy, please don't be like that. With my help you'll be more then capable of removing that unfortunate threat from this plane. What form is it in?~~~
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NXO: ...sir? What about the Chelapha?
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCMO: Thank you.
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Turns ::  NCTO: What about them, Lieutenant?
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
QXO: Don't thank me yet, commander. I'm still looking. ::smiles::
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
~~~~ ::obviously finding the image distasteful, and seeing it now vivid as he mentions it:: Savior: It's in the body of a child.~~~~
NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
::Puts other crews on the next most critical systems::
NCMO_LtJg_Alexander says:
::Is still looking over the data she collected on the Chelapha's physiology.  It was unlike what she had seen before, but then she hadn't encountered many insectiod races.::
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QFCO: Engage
Host Savior says:
~~~NFCO: A Trill child... hmmmm, they always were a trouble-some species... merging with others. Nasty business. Do you know where this child is now?~~~
Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NXO: Are we just going to leave them...?
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
~~~~ Savior: Can't you... sense it?~~~~
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
NCTO: Do you have a better suggestion?
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
<QFCO>::Engages::
Host Savior says:
~~~NFCO: I may be able to...~~~

ACTION - Soriq feels an odd tingle in the back of his mind - as if some dormant ability had been activated...

Host NCTO_Lt_Toran says:
NXO: No...sir...::The Gallamite man goes silent and watches as the Quirinus goes to warp::
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::glad he's sitting, since the vertigo would probably cause him to fall:: ~~~~Savior: What are you doing to me?~~~
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
QCO: I find no genetic commonalities among species in the region, captain. But several linguistic and mythological similarities.
Host Savior says:
~~~NFCO: Tapping into your potential, dear boy. There are so many things you can do with a strong willed mind like yours, you know. Pity you never trained it. Pity indeed. Now, lets find this girl, shall we?~~~
Host NXO_Cmdr_Powers says:
NFCO: Helm, take us back to Crossroads.
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCMO: Interesting. What do you make of it? A shared heritage of some kind?
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::searches specifically for references to the savior, and the related information contained therein::
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
QCO: Possibly. That's the impression I get looking at their mythology, at least.
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::tries to ignore the pressure on his mind and shift some of their attention outward:: NXO: We'll do it right away... ::brings the ship around and out of the influence of the gravitational eddies, transferring power from shields to the engines, establishing the warp bubble and getting ready for transition:: We're ready.
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
QCMO: They may find common ground yet - even in war. ::sullen::
QXO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
QCO, QCMO: That would be consistent with what the Savior said about the races of the Xherivhan being its 'children'.

ACTION - The U.S.S. Naftali goes to warp after the U.S.S. Quirinus. The two ships leave the Chelapha city ship behind as they rush back to their home base... three hours pass and they arrive. Battles erupt all around them and the security forces on the station struggle to quell riots. Two Vo vessels destroy a Tzani freighter and seven Lilithine women are murdered on the promenade in cold blood. War has come to the Xherivhan.  After seven hours the battles around the station continue and the Starfleet crews find themselves caught in too many minor skirmishes.

NCEO_LtJg_Chandra says:
::Continues to oversee the crews as they continue repairs::
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
::grows unsettled as the creature's actions in his mind awaken not only abilities but memories he's long since shut away or ignored::
QCMO_Lt_JG_Jervase says:
::in sickbay now, preparing for massive casualties as his research continues in the background::
QCTO_Lt_Kostandinos-Michaels says:
::is getting more and more reports of fighting and unrest even as the first battles are quelled, each one more gruesome than the last::
NCMO_LtJg_Alexander says:
::On the bridge now, subbing at the science station, her scans reveal complete chaos around crossroads.  Her heart sinks as she thinks their peacekeeping mission here has failed...::
Host QCO_Cmdr_Pangborn says:
::tense:: All: This is getting us nowhere fast
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
:: for a moment, the creature focuses intently on memories and feelings about the woman he left behind on the station, ripping away the carefully chained emotions and leaving them raw::
NFCO_LtJG_Ahkileez says:
~~~~Savior: Do what you have come to do and be done with me.~~~~

ACTION - All the consoles on the Quirinus, Naftali, Gatineau, Crossroads and Yataghan are replaced with the symbol of the United Federation of Planets. Several moments later a member of the council appears on the display in front of a podium, clearing her throat and preparing to speak.

"Today is a very dark day for the United Federation of Planets and our Starfleet. Due to continuing pressures from outside forces, a privy vote of the council has declared that Starfleet forces in several sectors of the Beta Quadrant will be reassigned, pulling all support from several non-Federation worlds.  Starfleet vessels stationed in the Krios Sector will be pulling back to Starbase 105 immediately. Vessels currently assigned to Mizani Sector will be reassigned to the Seventh Fleet, and Starbase 657 surrendered to the Airilian National Assembly. Finally...today the council has signed over control of Crossroads Station to the Noori Syndicate.

"All Starfleet forces in the Xherivhan sector will be pulled out immediately and report to Amundsen Station where they will be reassigned. The Federation can no longer stand to lose good officers and fine vessels in sectors like Mizani, where our support is clearly not wanted. We have wasted far too many resources, resources that would be better served rebuilding the Cardassian Empire, or patrolling along the Tholian border. Xherivhan and many other sectors along the Beta Quadrant fringe can no longer be supported by Starfleet... may the gods have mercy upon the souls of those that we can no longer protect in this dark hour..."

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