Quirinus Mission 10806.02

starring

Mitch Travis as Captain Sulek 
Keith LaHue as XO Ben Pangborn 
Christopher Dickinson as Billy Bob Powers 
Jeffrey G. Brown as Kraight 
Ed Selgas as David Telarus 
Karriaunna Scotti as Azhure 

and

Mike Horton, Ship Manager

Keith LaHue, Special Guest Ship Manager

MISSION PROLOGUE: The crew has been visited by most unwelcome visitors, the non-corporeal entities left after the death of all aboard the Fortune, the prison transport carrying the infamous Locar and his followers, along with the crew of the Fortune. The Captain has ordered all of the telepaths to be sequestered, as Locar has immense psychic powers... that may envelope the crew.

=/\==/\=  BEGIN Quirinus Mission 10806.02: Stigma  =/\==/\=
=/\==/\=  Episode 3  =/\==/\=

Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::alone in brig cell, he opens his padd and researches all known research in the blocking of telepathy::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: Mr. Powers... I need the Betazed ship destroyed. Not just blown to bits, but incinerated. There mustn't be a molecule of organic matter left. Can you arrange that?
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CSO: Depends how many quantum torpedoes you let me use.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: As many as needed. But make it fast.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: In medical, feeling drained after the past intense headaches, working on creating a time line from the downloaded information Kraight brought back.::
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::sitting at his station on the Bridge working::
OPS_Ens_Jones says:
::on the bridge at OPS::

ACTION: One of the engineering crew, Lt Rather, is acting very strange. He is focused on the weapons array for some reason.

CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Checks the targeting sensors once more ::  CSO: Target locked, tubes loaded.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CO*: Captain... would you please analyze the readings we've taken of the entities? I am wondering if they have any susceptibility to magnetic fields.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: Fire.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
< MO Holmes> :: hands the counselor a pad::  CNS: Anything?
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CNS*: Counselor... is there any indication in the records that Locar might be willing to negotiate?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
*Kraight* Will look at the data, send it too my padd.
Host Locar says:
:: still appearing before Sulek, laughs:: Sulek: So the prisoner is now the guard.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: transmits data to Sulek ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
MO: Not yet... I still have a way to go.  Do you have a list of empaths and telepaths Commander Powers is dealing with?
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Presses the button to fire a spread of eight quantum torpedoes at the floating ship ::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: goes to Science One to check a hunch ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Holmes> CNS: Aye.  :: nods to the padd he just gave her::

ACTION: Lt Rather, in a blind rage, screams NO! Even as he is disabling the weapons array. He falls to the floor, writhing in agony as he fights off an unseen assailant.

Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::reads through the readings:: Computer: Compare data to studies on non-corporeal entities and effects of magnetic fields.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: sighs::  MO: Thanks.  I want you to pull up the files of the Fortunes crew; specifically their brain waves/patterns.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: Your force is quite strong, but how strong...do you still follow a course of madness?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Holmes> CNS: What are you looking for?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
MO: Patterns... changes.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Holmes> :: Nods and heads toward an empty station to make himself comfortable and to proceed.::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CEO: Mr. Telarus  --  on the assumption that the Captain finds what we're looking for, begin setting up magnetically enhanced force fields at key points around the ship. We need to be able to restrict the movement of our guests.

ACTION: Powers' effort is in vain as the weapons do not fire.

CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CSO: Weapons failed to fire.  Running a level two diagnostic, and contacting torpedo control.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
CSO: Understood Commander, I will go down to Engineering and start to get all the necessary preparation underway.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CO*: Captain, what have you found?
Host Locar says:
Sulek: My course is NOT MADNESS. It is one of freedom. Freedom for me and my people.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::heads to TL:: TL: Main Engineering.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: and who enslaves you?  Certainly not us...your struggle ended 800 years ago.  It is time for you to rest.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::taps comm badge:: *Engineering Teams*: All teams report to Main Engineering, on the double.
Host Locar says:
Sulek: Who enslaved us? Why those that don't understand what it's like to be different. The only thing we wanted was to be respected. Basic rights.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::exits TL and walks into Engineering::
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::goes over to his work station and looks around to see what is going on while he waits for the teams::

ACTION: Telarus finds Rather on the floor, unconscious.

CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*CSO/*CO*: Not sure how much this helps.  But from what I can find, 82 years ago, Locar tried to start a rebellion; his goal to take over the Betazed government.  ::sighs::  I will never understand why someone wants all that work.  Anyways, it took them two years to capture him and only due to the help of the Brailas, something that rather embarrassed the government.  He later was placed on the Fortune.  Two years later, the Fortune went through a nebula and according to the records, they died... or as we saw, they basically killed themselves.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Checks the diagnostic readout again ::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: Get the weapons back online as soon as possible.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::taps comm badge and runs over to Lt. Rather:: *SickBay*: Medical emergency, we have an unconscious officer.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
Rather: Lieutenant you alright? Wake up.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CNS*: What sort of help did the Brailas supply, Counselor?
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::grabs the emergency med kit from the locker::
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::pulls out medical tricorder and scans the Lt::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: I am different. Raised a Vulcan but I also carry  Deltan heritage.  Yet you taunt me.  You killed all those on the Fortune.  Did their deaths set you free? Violence only begets violence...  ::presses his combadge so that Kraight will hear him::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: looks up as the conversation comes over the comm ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*CEO*: I will send someone, soon.  Where are you located?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: Perhaps your personal magnetism and ego is what drives you.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CNS* Main Engineering
Host Locar says:
::walks around the cell, growing more angry:: Sulek: But they left our Souls... we cannot pass over. So it is time we have a new ship. Even now your crewmates are falling prey, as my followers are 'taking' them.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: So you will kill again.  Who is the enslaver now?
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: I'm going to take the Captain's last remark as confirmation of my hunch. Leave the Fortune -- we'll come back for it. We're taking a little trip.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*CSO*: The Brailas are Betazoids who are strong telepaths and empaths, but they also possess a genetic trait that prevents others to read them.  You can imagine, on a world like Betazoid, how disliked or feared that would make them.  Basically this group has been isolated.  Because of their inability to be read, they were able to capture Locar.
Host Locar says:
Sulek: And I didn't kill them. The Nebula did. It killed all of us. Don't you understand? We need to live on. In your bodies.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::looks at the work that Lt. Rather was doing while he waits for medical personnel::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Holmes> :: Hearing, grabs a medical bag and is quickly out the door.::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: Is there no barrier you will not breach?
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CNS*: Thank you, Counselor. Continue your researches.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CEO*: Change of plan, Mr. Telarus. Make arrangements to boost our structural integrity field. We're going to need everything you can give us.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: By taking them... you have killed.  Your freedom, destroys.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::looks troubled and taps comm badge:: *CSO*: Sir we have a problem, Lt. Rather has disabled our weapons systems.
Host Locar says:
Sulek: We just want to be free. And you will provide for us. I will take your ship. ::suddenly fades in and out, the regains form::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CEO*: SIF first, Lieutenant.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CSO*: We may have additional sabotage, I am trying to figure that out now.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Pulls up the nebula data and begins to scan through it.::
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::goes over to console and transfers auxiliary power to SIF system::
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CSO*: SIF power reinforcement complete, I will get back to you about the weapons and any other affected system.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: Perhaps if we were to destroy the ship, your remains, then you will be free.  Free of this existence between this dimension and the next.  Free of your need to destroy others to survive.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: Mr. Powers, come take a look at this.  :: throws a nearby system up on an auxiliary screen ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Holmes> :: arriving in engineer, moves toward the small group around the downed man.::  CEO: What happened?
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Analyzes the diagnostic and realizes the conduits have failed, then looks up at Kraight ::  CSO: Hm?
Host Locar says:
Sulek: No! That ship must not be touched. I have taken precautions against you. With your own people.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: points ::  CTO: That is SGR 2205-98, one of the most powerful magnetars known. We're going to make a close approach. With luck, it will rid us of our guests.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
MO: He just yelled out a loud "NO!" and then fell to the floor. He seems to be fine according to medical scans, but he is unconscious and unresponsive. I think whatever we are fighting outside is starting to get to the crew. He disabled our weapons.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CSO: Close approach, huh?  :: Moves to stand next to Kraight as they look at the data ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: Then you do not seek freedom.  You want power and control.  The choice of your soul remaining behind was yours... not your captors. Only by this can you strike.  If this were not so, you would allow your "soul" to find rest.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Holmes> :: Runs his own scans.::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: The strain on the ship will be tremendous. Evacuate the outer sections... if something gives way, I don't want to lose anybody.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
FCO: Helm: set course for SGR 2205-98. Plot an approach vector to take us no closer than 2500 kilometers.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
Crewman: Crewman Childes, check the SIF emitters and make sure they are holding up and run a Level 3 Diagnostic on the Emergency Bulkhead activation systems.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Rubs his forehead ::  CSO: How many more personal freedoms are you going to take away?
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CSO*: What's our current situation up there sir?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Homes> :: Frowns:: CEO: We have a problem.  I need to get him to medical.
Host Locar says:
Sulek: I must live. So that others like me will not be hunted down like dogs.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CEO*: We're going on a side trip. Stand by.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Holmes> *CNS*: I am reading to brain signatures within one body.  Rather appears to be fighting with an unknown entity for possession.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CSO: Are you possessed, Commander Kraight?
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: You know we can't take the chance of the entities gaining control of more of the crew.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
MO: Is he able for transport?
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Reaches his hand behind his back for his phaser rifle cautiously ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: No one hunts you.  You do not know any others.  All that you know died with you on that ship.  You seek a fool's paradise.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: Not so far as I can tell. If you have another option to offer, now is the time, Commander.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
FCO: Engage.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*MO*: Put them under and add a paralysis.  I am not certain it will put the entity unconscious, but it will the body and a body that cannot move is a bit useless.
Host Locar says:
Sulek: And what would YOU know of being hunted. Being hunted for being just a little bit 'more' than average. For having powers deemed to be 'dangerous'.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Brings the business end of the phaser rifle towards Kraight ::  CSO: I think that you've been taken over.  You're leading the ship into ruin.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Holmes> CEO: Uncertain...
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
Engineers: Make sure the magnetic constrictors are locked down. ::checks the containment fields on the core and makes sure everything is green::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Holmes> *CNS*: Should a transport him?
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::turns around:: Engineers: McFadden, Jeffries help the MO get the Lieutenant to Sick Bay.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
MO: You have some muscle there, but return them to me ASAP.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: Commander, if the entities are susceptible to magnetic fields, the magnetar is the perfect trap for them. Is now really the time for a mutiny?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Holmes> :: gives Rather an injection to knock him out and to paralyze the body.::
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Presses the firing stud on the rifle ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*MO*: Hmmm... I wonder.  Ask the CEO, if we were able to match the original body to the current one in transport, if it might remove the entity.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: You are driven now by that which drove you in life.  You seek an ideal that is unobtainable.  I am sure you thought yourself a great liberator and idealist, but in fact your true colors are that of a power maddened fool.

ACTION: The firing mechanism on Powers' rifle jams

CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Holmes> CEO: Did you hear the counselors question?
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
:: looks at the rifle, then Powers ::
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
MO: I did... *CNS*: Give me a moment to ponder.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: Perhaps you should put that down, and help me save the ship.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Narrows his eyes ::  CSO: You're doing this.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::looks at the transporter system and thinks for a few seconds::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: As to what would I know, my own physical presence, because of my Deltan heritage has great impact on those around me if not controlled.  I chose to control them.  I do not think of it as enslavement because my people are different, I think of the others.  Who do you think of?
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: No. You're well aware that Benzites have no psychic abilities.
Host Locar says:
::visibly angry:: Sulek: I think only of freedom for my kind.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CNS*: You know what it just might be possible we have bio-profiles on everyone and records of transports, that coupled with using our pattern buffers in a redundant filtering loop we might be able to separate the entities. We would have to narrow the angular confinement of the patterns to be as exact as possible.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Blinks a couple times, then lowers the business end ::  CSO: Don't see how that matters... um, why are we facing off in the center of the Bridge?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*CEO*: Pass it through Commander Kraight.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: I've no idea, Mr. Powers. I was hoping you could enlighten me.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: All I have heard is the self... yourself, the whinings of a spoiled child.  Who did your actions free?  Even you are trapped here.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CNS*: Aye.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
FCO: ETA to SGR 2205-98?
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CSO: I was... not myself.  I don't remember anything after running a diagnostic.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CSO*: Commander, the Commander Azhure has given me the inspiration for and idea to remove the entities.
Host Locar says:
Sulek: Enough! I will use... ::points::  you...
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: You may have previously unsuspected psychic abilities.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*CO*/CSO*: More info for you.  When the Fortune went through it, they basically thought they were dealing with a standard nebula.  Since, it has been discovered that the nebula contains lethal levels of Delta radiation.  That crew did not have a chance.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Locar: Your kind?  You are not unique?  Where are they, these others like you?  Why did they not die aboard the Fortune?  Or perhaps they understood that their gift was not enslavement but special.
OPS_Ens_Jones says:
::double checks the reports flooding her console:: CSO: I'm getting reports that several of the crew are acting strangely, fighting, seeing ghosts or appearing to be lost.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CEO*: Elaborate, Mr. Telarus.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CSO: Does that mean I have to sit in an energy cube?

ACTION: The figures of Sulek and Locar merge, and an internal battle is now being waged.

CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
OPS: Dispatch security teams as needed.
OPS_Ens_Jones says:
CSO: Yes Sir ::taps her console and dispatches the necessary security teams::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: I am hoping that won't be necessary. I need you here. Let me know if you feel yourself slipping again.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CSO*: We use the transporter system, we would need to modify the system to place the pattern buffers in a redundant filtering loop, then compare and restore the original patterns of those personnel affected. We would narrow the angular confinement of each pattern to get maximum filtering efficiency.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CSO: Yeah, don't know if that's going to happen.  :: Walks back to his console ::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::his mental shielding goes into overdrive.  he does not know how long he can keep control::  *Kraight*:  Locar tries to... beam... reset buffer... separate... disperse...
Host Locar says:
<Helm>CSO : ETA is five hours Sir.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CEO*: Intriguing. If what I have planned works out, that should not be necessary... but make preparations. Do not execute without my direct authorization. Is that understood?
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CSO*: Understood Commander.
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
FCO: We may not have five hours. Increase to Warp 9.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
<MO Holmes> :: Waits to see whether he should move his patient or not.::
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::starts to go to work on the modifications::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CO*: Captain? Captain?
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
~~Locar~~You seek to destroy again.  You are not unique or special... you are a cold blooded killer.  You are like so many others before you, driven by the power of your gift not its usefulness to others.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*CO*: Captain, you are... in need.  Can I help you?
Host Locar says:
~~~Sulek~~~: Yes, but now I have....You! ::maniacal laughter::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*SEC*: Security... report to Captain Sulek's quarters. See to it he does not attempt to leave.
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CSO: The Captain is not in his quarters.  You insisted no one in quarters.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
*CNS*: A final note to this data, the followers killed the crew, though in the end, the nebula would have done so.  As for the followers, the Nebula did kill them.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::gritting::  *Kraight*: Transporter... use magnetic field ... buffers...Locar ... I merge... too strong... too much hate...
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::heads towards TL for the Bridge::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*SEC*: Belay that, Security.   *CEO*: Mr. Telarus: Lock on to Captain Sulek and beam him out of the brig. Hold him in suspension in the transporter buffer.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Stands to exit medical and head for the brig.::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::he stands:: We are Locar.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::turns around and accesses the transporters and locks on to the Captain::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Finds herself running.::
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CSO*: Stand by Bridge I am getting some interference.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
::resets the pattern buffers and clears the cache and narrows the confinement beam::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CEO*: Quickly, Mr. Telarus.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
Self: Energize...::locks on to the Captain and initiates the beam out into the pattern buffers::
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CSO*: In progress, but I am getting a lot of interference that the system is trying to cut through.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Arriving outside of the brig, makes her way inside, past some guards who are watching, phasers drawn, uncertainty written on their faces.::
Host CO_Capt_Sulek_Locar says:
::grins::Self: A fine specimen.  I shall do much with you, Captain.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Stops before the captain's cell::  Locar: No, you will not.  Release him.
Host CO_Capt_Sulek_Locar says:
::Smiling:: Azhure: Ahh counselor nice of you to join us.  ::moves forward:: Open this or I shall press dear Sulek's body against the field until it fries. ::puts his hand against the force field, grinning... and then he feels something....:: Noooo

ACTION: The Captain/Locar are beamed into the pattern buffer.

CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Steps back toward the cell console and types in a command, leaving her finger on one of the buttons.::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
FCO: Revised ETA to the magnetar?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: to no one::  Well, that is one way to deal with the situation.  :: resets the console::
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CSO*: We got him sir, shall I execute the filter?
Host SM_Keith says:
<Helm> ETA Is now 2 hours Sir
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Looking at the empty cell:: Sorry captain... :: Turns to leave.::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
*CEO*: What is your estimate of the chance of success, Lieutenant?
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
FCO: Thank you. Maintain course and speed.
Host SM_Keith says:
<Helm>: CSO: Aye Sir
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: slowly makes her way back to medical, tired.::
CSO_Cmdr_Kraight says:
CTO: It's clear we cannot allow Locar and his kind to reach an inhabited system, Commander. I want you to double-check our self-destruct system, should it be needed.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Sitting back before the screen, she stares at it a moment and then begins to look up Delta radiation... just in case.::
CTO_Cmdr_Powers says:
CSO: I just hope it doesn't come to that.
CEO_Lt_Telarus says:
*CSO*: Stand by sir I am checking for pattern cohesion and degradation, along with some numbers.

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