CAST OF CHARACTERS
(IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

CO_AQilla_Horn: Sandy Prestedge
CMO Garta-Nmbarri: Janaye Hinsley 
FCO Heath: Susan Brinkman
CTO Horn: Russ Hinsley

Hosted by: SM Gerry Brinkman

USS Scorpius - NCC 50666 - 10504.09

"Rock and a Hard Place"

Episode 8: "For Those About to Rock…"

Host Gerry says:
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CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::in her RR waiting for the CTO to begin preparing::
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::in her office, checking a report::
FCO_Heath says:
::on the bridge continuing to monitor sensors:: *CO* Captain, the Romulan ship has launched a class 9 probe toward Earth.  The probe is accelerating to warp 9.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
*FCO*:  The Romulans have what?
CTO_Horn says:
CO: This is gonna be dangerous.
FCO_Heath says:
*CO* Yes, ma'am, they have launched a class 9 probe.  Do you want me to monitor it?
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
*FCO*:  Please do, Lt., and hail the Romulans and transfer the transmission to my ready room when you have them.
CTO_Horn says:
::Unfolds a blueprint on the CO's desk::
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  What's the plan?
CTO_Horn says:
CO: This is a layout of the building.
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::finishes the report and pushes herself out of her seat::
FCO_Heath says:
::begins making the proper connections:: *CO* Yes, ma'am.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Ok.  So we will be where?
CTO_Horn says:
CO: The announcement will be conducted in this room here. ::Points to a very large room in the middle of the building layout::
CTO_Horn says:
CO: Security in this room will be very tight as would be expected.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::has a sudden thought:: *FCO*:  One other thing, Lt.  Scan the probe for life signs.
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::walks into the main area of sickbay::
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::nods to the CTO::
FCO_Heath says:
::scans the probe as she monitors the probe's course as she begins to hail the Romulan vessel::
FCO_Heath says:
::notes the readings and enhances scans:: *CO* Captain, I think you'll find this interesting.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
*FCO*:  You detected 1 life sign aboard.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: I am gonna have almost every security team I have down on the planet in native clothing to blend in. No one will know they are there or who they are.
FCO_Heath says:
*CO* Yes probe contains 1 life form, Vulcan/Human.  According to the enhanced scans it is Admiral Taylor and he appears to be doing fine.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Co-ordinate as well with planetary security.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: They will be positioned near every possible escape route from this building and outside.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
*FCO*:  It's certainly not the most comfortable way to travel but it's not unheard of.
FCO_Heath says:
*CO* Should I continue to attempt to contact the Romulan commander for you, Captain?
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
*FCO*:  Cancel the hail, Lt., thank you.
FCO_Heath says:
*CO* Yes, ma'am.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: We have already started the efforts with them. Believe me when I say the show they put on will be big.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::nods:: CTO:  Good.
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
Mary: How's the restock coming?
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
<Mary> CMO: Good.  I'm just about done.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  It would be nice to know how many we're dealing with.  What plans are in place if something does go wrong?
CTO_Horn says:
CO: Now, I have my most trusted inner circle people working on setting up transporter inhibitors in these locations. Any body that tries anything will have to get over 50 yards from this building before they can even think of transporting out.
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::moves slowly through the bay, checking with other doctors and nurses about the blight and Tabun patients::
FCO_Heath says:
::eases back in her chair and resumes monitoring sensors and comms, shakes her head at some of the com chatter::
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Which doesn't help us if we need an emergency beam out.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: That’s why if anything happens the entire Podium is going to be set up with a force field that is set to go up at the first shot being fired.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: Sensors are going to be placed all over that room.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Ok.  Looks good so far.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: Like I said, this is going to be dangerous but we are taking every precaution feasible
CTO_Horn says:
CO: Over half my men are already on the surface blending in.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Do we know at this stage who is going to be the representative from the planetary government?
CTO_Horn says:
CO: Yes
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
Sopok: What's the recovery plan here?
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
<Sopok> CMO: All will recovery eventually, most in a matter of days.  However, some of the older ones may take weeks.
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
Sopok: We can transfer them back down by then I hope.
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
<Sopok> CMO: Once the situation if calm and manageable, the facility on the surface should be able to handle those slow to recover.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Are you going to tell me who or do I have to guess?
CTO_Horn says:
CO: If you were the leader of a whole world and you had such a monumental announcement to make wouldn’t you be there?
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  I probably would.  I would like to speak to him beforehand, so he knows what to expect.
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
Sopok: Good.  I'll let you know when the surface is ready to handle their patients again.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: I would advise against him being in on this. All he needs to know is that this announcement is going to happen and that he will be on the Podium.
FCO_Heath says:
::steps away from her console to retrieve a coffee from the replicator::
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  I know you're cautious, but wouldn't it be a little improbable to have a leader who is making an announcement making it about something he doesn't even know about?
CTO_Horn says:
CO: As the leader of his planet I am sure he will have something to say. However, this is still a covert operation to catch those who wish to tear down everything that has been built over the last several hundred years.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: All he is going to know is that the Peace accord announcement is being made
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  And to make it seem realistic we must make it seem that meetings have taken place.  I will play the part, as will the Romulan sub-commander.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: Absolutely.
FCO_Heath says:
::takes a sip of the coffee and nearly spits it across her console when she starts laughing at one of the comms that she was monitoring::
CTO_Horn says:
CO: The Romulans have as much at stake here as we do.
Host Gerry says:
ACTION:  A light begins flashing on the communications array control board...
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  What do you think would attract the bad guys more ... a meeting is to be held or a tentative agreement has been reached?
FCO_Heath says:
::taps the flashing light::
CTO_Horn says:
CO: That peace talks are going to begin.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: They have more to gain by trying something before any type of arrangement is made.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Thank you, Commander.  As usual you have been most thorough.  Now I have to work out what I am going to say ...
CTO_Horn says:
CO: An assassination of a Romulan Ambassador on a Federation planet under a flag of truce will be too much to pass on.
FCO_Heath says:
::picks up an encrypted message routed from the planet:: *CO* Captain, communications picked up a brief burst of an encrypted message.  It was routed from the surface to a destination within sector 727.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Not to mention a Romulan captain of a Starfleet vessel...
CTO_Horn says:
CO: Exactly.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
*FCO*:  Can you decrypt the message, Lt?
CTO_Horn says:
CO: I will leave you to prepare for your big Announcement.
FCO_Heath says:
*CO* No ma'am, it's unlike anything that I've ever seen before.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: I will see you down on the planet.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Thank you, Commander.  But I think we just found something interesting.  ::gets up and heads for the bridge::
CTO_Horn says:
CO: That would be?
CTO_Horn says:
::Follows the CO::
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  An encrypted message from the planet to Sector 727 ... what do you know of that sector? ::exits onto the bridge::
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  Report, Lt.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::takes the center seat::
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  Transfer that communication to my console ... I want to have a look at it
FCO_Heath says:
CO: Communications from the surface have been fairly routine; all is under control within the medical complex.  The only unusual happening was the Admiral's probe and the encrypted message.  
FCO_Heath says:
CO: The message burst was too brief to get an exact destination of the message.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: We don’t know a lot about it. Never has really been surveyed. There are 4 or 5 habitable planets depending on what you call habitable.
FCO_Heath says:
CO: It was also too brief to trace back to its source.
FCO_Heath says:
FCO: Transferring the message now, Captain.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  Understood.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: It would the...
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::continues her short tour of the sickbay facilities::
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Commander?
CTO_Horn says:
CO: May I see that message as well?
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Of course ... ::brings up the message::
CTO_Horn says:
::Looks over the captains shoulder::
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  I don't recognize it ... I'm going to check Romulan encryption...
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::shakes her head:: CTO:  It's not Romulan ...
CTO_Horn says:
CO: We need to talk privately.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  You have the bridge, Lt.  ::motions to the RR::
CTO_Horn says:
::Follows the captain::
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::enters and takes her seat ... motions for the CTO to sit::
CTO_Horn says:
::Takes a seat::
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  You think our plan has been discovered?
CTO_Horn says:
CO: No.
FCO_Heath says:
 ::nods as she listens to the com traffic:: CO: Yes, Ma'am.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Then what?
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::moves back to her office slowly::
CTO_Horn says:
CO: But I believe the bait has been taken.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  But we haven't announced anything ... how could they know?
CTO_Horn says:
CO: There ain’t much out there.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: I believe we have operatives on board
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  If we do I want them found.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: Section 31 could have a base in that sector.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: We will find them trust me.
CTO_Horn says:
CO: This is huge though.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Ok we go forward.  Contact the planet.  We will make the announcement in ... 2 hours?
CTO_Horn says:
CO: I do suggest you contact Star Fleet on a secure channel and give them the coordinates for where that message went. If we can get a few Starships out there we might be able to take down Section 31 in one clean sweep.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  No...Send the information to Admiral Taylor... The fewer people that know we know the location the better...
CTO_Horn says:
CO: Agreed.
CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::sits down and starts going through reports of the Blight and Tabun recovery periods::
FCO_Heath says:
::runs another full sensor sweep and compares scans::
CTO_Horn says:
CO: I will do it personally.
CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Send the message, Commander.  I have a speech to write.
Host Gerry says:
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