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CAST OF CHARACTERS
(IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

XO Garta-Nmbarri: Rob Harold
CO AQilla Smith Horn: Sandra Prestige
CEO Deer: Lynda Anderson
CNS Rand: Susan Brinkman
ArCO DeBoer: Gerry Brinkman
ArXO O’Keefe: Gerry Brinkman
FCO Leadfoot: Rob Harold

Hosted by: SM Gerry Brinkman

USS Scorpius - NCC 50666 – 10509.03

"Take The Long Way Home"

Episode 2: "Crime of the Century"

Previously on the USS Scorpius:

The USS Scorpius had been ordered to rendezvous with the USS Ariel in the Omicron Sector, in the Kaladon Space Lanes, a remote section of the Federation that has a lot of space in it to conduct warp testing on a heavily modified warp drive.

The USS Ariel reported trouble with her Antimatter containment and magnetic injector systems, and was forced to eject her warp core.

The Captain of the Ariel has found proof, as has the CEO of the Scorpius that it was clear sabotage.
It has been 12 hours since the investigation began, and repairs to the systems are nearing 

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XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Back on the bridge of the Scorpius, and orders the ship taken to Yellow alert with shields raised::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::arrives on the bridge::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@::bangs her head on the console:: Out loud: Damn it.  ::rubs her head::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Sees the CO back on the bridge:: CO: Welcome back, Captain.  I trust you are feeling better?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::looks at the XO:: XO: No, not really.  What's happening?

CNS_Rand says:
@::on the Ariel, making herself available for any who need someone to talk to...paying close attention to how they act and react to the situation::

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@::fuming in his ready room on the Ariel::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: The CEO, CNS and CSO are still on board the Ariel, trying to find out who sabotaged their warp core.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::nods:: XO:  Anything on that yet?

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: In 2 hours, there will be a briefing with their people and ours, to compare notes, and bring us up to date on the experimental nature of that warp core design.

CNS_Rand says:
@::listens intently to the officer that she's talking to, but gets no impression either way::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  I have sort of been out of the loop, so to say.  You'd better fill me in.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: I will go in your place, and inform you of everything I hear.  To say the least, Captain DeBoer is very worried.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@*ArXO*: Mister O'Keefe, you have the con.  I'm headed for the pod with a security escort to check on our equipment.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  No, Commander.  I need to know what's going on.  We'll both go.

CNS_Rand says:
@::nods as she tries to see past what is being said into the actual thoughts and feeling of the person across from her::

ArXO O’Keefe says:
@*ArCO*: Aye, sir.  ::tries to keep control of his anger over the sabotage::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: As long as you feel up to it, Ma'am.  I will make sure I get another dose of the medication to keep from, well, you know.  I wouldn't want it to wear off during the briefing.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@::finds an isolinear chip lying on the floor of the control panel::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Good idea.

CNS_Rand says:
@::finishes with the officer and decides to walk around the medical deck::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@*ArCO*: Sir I have found an isolinear chip here and believe it or not it is the one that was tampered with.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@*CEO*:  Excellent news, Mister Deer.  I'm on my way to our equipment pod to check the status of it.  If you're finished there, perhaps you'd like to see some of it.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@::continues to poke around and finds a cut made into the ODN conduit and finds a strand of wire attached leading up into one of the relays::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: If you will excuse me, I will head to sickbay and have that taken care of.  I will meet you back here afterwards.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@*ArCO*: Sir I have found something else that you might find interesting.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Of course, Commander.

CNS_Rand says:
@::wanders around watching those around her, then goes back to the now empty counseling ward::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Leaves the bridge for sickbay::

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@*CEO*:  I am not Vulcan, but I'm all ears, Mister Deer.  What's the news?

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@::removes the wire from the ODN conduit carefully and  places it into a glass container::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@*ArCO*: Sir it looks like I have found a secondary array for an explosion if the first one did not work.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@*ArCO*: Sir I have disarmed it and found the wire that was set into the relay leading from a small cut in the ODN junction box.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@*CEO*:  Excellent work, Ensign.  Keep me informed.  ::smiles grimly::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::brings up her screen and begins reading the reports on the mission to date::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@::pokes around more and sees a piece of a uniform::

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@COM: Scorpius XO: DeBoer to Garta-Nmbarri.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@Self: What the hell is this????  ::looks at the uniform piece::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
COM: DeBoer: Garta-Nmbarri here, What can I do for you, Captain?

CNS_Rand says:
@::decides to see if the she can help with the investigation since it seems that her help is no longer needed in counseling::

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@COM: XO:  Commander, I'd like you to join me over here.  We have some specialized equipment in the test pod I'd like some help inspecting.

CNS_Rand says:
@*CEO* Rand to Deer, could you use another pair of hands?

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
COM: DeBoer: I will join you there shortly.  I need to report in to my Captain that I am coming back to the Ariel.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@*CNS*: Actually yes I could.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
*CO* Ma'am, Captain DeBoer has requested that I return to the Ariel to assist him.  With your permission, I will do just that.

CNS_Rand says:
@::nods to herself and starts out:: *CEO* What is your location, and I'll join you?

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@COM: XO:  Understood, Commander.  She may wish to see this too, and is of course invited.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
*CO* He has invited you as well, if you feel up to it.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
*XO*:  I feel up to it, Commander.  I'll meet you in the transporter room.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
*CO* Understood.  

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Heads for the transporter room::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::leaves the highest ranking officer left on the bridge in charge as she heads for the Transporter Room::

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@::motions for security to open the doors to the equipment pod::

FCO Leadfoot says:
::Takes the CON when the CO leaves::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::arrives in the transporter room and waits for the XO::

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@::starts looking around as security secures the area::

CNS_Rand says:
@::gets the CEO's location and joins her there::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Arrives in the transporter room, and joins the CO:: CO: Are you sure you feel up to this, Captain?

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@::notes nothing seems out of place and waits for the two officers from the Scorpius::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  I'm fine, Commander.  Let's go.  ::steps up onto the pad::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Follows the CO onto the pad::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::nods to the chief to energize::

ACTION:  The XO and CO join the CO of the Ariel in the equipment pod of the Ariel...

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@::looks up at the sound of the transporter::  XO/CO:  Welcome aboard.  Compliments of the ship, Captain.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@ArCO:  Captain, my compliments to you as well.  I take it you've found something?

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
@::Moves to look at what the ArCO is looking at::

CNS_Rand says:
@::begins examining the section that Deer points her to::

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CO:  Your CEO has uncovered a secondary set of explosives that were meant to sabotage our tests further if the original ones failed to do so.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
@ArCO: It would appear that whoever did this, meant business.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@ArCO/XO:  Looks like someone was desperate for this test to fail.  Are there any ideas on whom yet?

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@XO/CO:  This is the heart of the new tests we want to do with what we are calling side warp.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@ArCO:  Side warp?

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CO:  No idea.  your CEO is leading that investigation.  

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
@ArCO: If anyone could understand these tests, it will be Captain Horn.  She was our chief engineer at one time. 

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@::the engineer in her is now very curious::

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CO:  Side warp.  I'm a line officer, not an engineer, but as I understand it, it essentially transports the warp field slightly ahead in time...like entering a warp stream and then stepping out to the side.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@ArCO:  I didn't know such a thing was possible.  I'd like to see it sometime ...

CNS_Rand says:
@::looks up at the CEO:: CEO: What have you found out about that piece of uniform you were looking at?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@*CEO*:  Horn to Deer.  Report, Ensign.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@CNS: It is federation by design.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
@CO: Well, if we can get things straightened out here, I believe you will get that chance, Ma'am.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CO/XO:  Think of warp as entering subspace, a dimension under real space.  In subspace, the speed of light is faster.  What if there are dimensions under subspace that can make faster speeds?  Just off to the side of what we do every day...we think there is another subspace-like dimension.  That's what these tests are about.

CNS_Rand says:
@::nods:: CEO: Any DNA residue that we could trace?

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@*CO*: Sir I have found a secondary device and now a piece of a federation uniform here.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@*CEO*:  Excellent.  Any idea from whom, Ensign?  ::hopeful::

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@XO/CO:  Apparently, there are people that don't want us to succeed here.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@ArCO:  If this works then the potential is enormous  ....

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@CNS: Yes not only from the piece of uniform but also from this wire ::shows her the wire in the glass dish and hands her the isolinear chip:: ....now you go figure?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@ArCO:  I could think of a few Governments that would kill for this kind of technology ...

Host ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CO:  Yeah, that's what propulsion designers think.  Depending on the maximum speed, we may be able to leave our own galaxy and return in our lifetime!

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@*ArCO*: It is a piece of a federation uniform but I am not sure if it is from engineering or somewhere else.  The CNS is in possession of them and doing a DNA trace now.

CNS_Rand says:
@::takes items and scans them, to begin the DNA trace::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@*CEO*:  Also see if there is a DNA trace on the wire as well.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
@ArCO/CO: The implications of these tests will have a very broad and long lasting effect.  Why didn't Star Fleet give better security to these tests?

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@*CEO*:  Great news.  You may want to join us in the equipment pod if you're finished.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@*ArCO*: Just because it is a federation uniform doesn't make it necessarily mean that the person is federation.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@*CO*: Understood sir the CNS is already doing that sir as we speak.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@ArCO/XO:  Indeed.  But obviously someone, either Federation or otherwise, has found out about these tests and are doing their best to prevent them from working ...

CNS_Rand says:
@CEO: Let's join them, I'm sure they'll be interested in this.  ::looks at the results from the DNA scan::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@CNS: You found out from whom????

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@ArCO/XO:  So, either way, someone has leaked secret information ... we need to find out who and fast.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@CNS: Yes let’s get up there. I am curious to see this pod myself.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CO:  Yes, obviously.  This is why I believe we MUST proceed now.  We know that the Scorpius has not been exposed to any saboteurs at this point.  What if we were to make the modifications to YOUR engines and run the tests with the Scorpius?

CNS_Rand says:
@CEO: I tapped into the data base.  ::quickly follows the CEO out and toward the equipment 
pod::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@::heads for the equipment pod quickly::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
@ArCO: Nothing personal, Sir, but if we do that, I would want to keep the Ariel crew that comes along to a minimum, and they will be under guard the entire time.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@XO:  You think like I do.  In fact, I propose your hand-picked staff to be the ones.  I might like to be along for the ride, though.  ::grins::  Who wouldn't?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@ArCO:  I agree.  Only your most trusted personnel are to be involved and all officers are to undergo background checks.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CO:  Oh, I want your staff to do your modifications.  That way there is less chance of this other stuff getting in the way.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@XO:  Get on it, Commander.  I want every security precaution taken and all information is on a need to know basis.

CNS_Rand says:
@::enters the equipment pod a few minutes later, nods at the senior officers:: All: We were able to trace the DNA residue.  ::hands the PADD to DeBoer:: ArCO: It seems this particular engineering officer was left back at Oberon Station.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@*CEO*:  Horn to Deer.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@::walks up to where the CO is standing::  CO: Sir I am not sure but this looks like a sabotage job gone bad.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
@ArCO/CO: If you will excuse me, I have preparations to make.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@ALL:  Was his name Williamson?  ::clenched fists::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@CEO:  We're working on that assumption.  Go with the XO ... your Department has its work cut out for it ...

CNS_Rand says:
@::nods:: ArCO: Aye, Sir.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@CEO:  He'll fill you in on our plans.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@::nods to the XO as he leaves::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@CO: Sir?  Surely you are not thinking to convert our own systems to.........::shuts mouth quickly::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
@::Goes to the transporter room and transports back::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@CO: Understood sir.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@XO: After you sir.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CNS:  That putz tried to refuse us clearance to leave Oberon.  I wonder what's up his nose.  

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@CNS:  Find out everything you can on this Williamson.

 ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CO:  If you would be so kind as to notify SFHQ about the saboteur, he can be dealt with efficiently.

CNS_Rand says:
@ArCO: That does sound strange, if Williamson was in on the sabotage and then tried to prevent you from leaving the station...it sounds odd.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@::steps on the pad and is transported back to the Scorpius::

CNS_Rand says:
@CO: Yes, Ma'am.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: Sir what are the plans????

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CNS:  It might not have gone in that order, Commander.  But your point is taken.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CEO:  You're going to take this equipment...and build a bigger and better Scorpius, 
Ensign...  ::used car salesman smile::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@ArCO:  I'm not sure that's a good idea right now, Captain.  The less people that know about this, the better chance we have to catch whoever is responsible.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CO:  As you wish, Captain.  I'll submit to your judgment on this.

CNS_Rand says:
@::nods:: All: If you'll excuse me, I'll see what I can find out on Williamson and have the report to  the Captain, ASAP.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@::looks at the XO:: XO: Sir you are suggesting that I convert this experiment to our own ship???

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
@CEO: Ensign, we are going to do the experiments on the Scorpius.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CEO:  No, Ensign.  ::grins slyly::  I'm ORDERING it.  ::winks at the CO::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
@ArCO:  Thank you, Captain.  Get your list of people who will be working on the Scorpius to me as soon as possible.  You're more than welcome to join me on the Scorpius for a drink.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@CON:  Scorpius Engineering: I want all protocols in place for anti-saboteurs.  Move it.

ArCO_DeBoer says:
@CO:  Sounds good to me.  Got any Saurian Brandy?  ::smiles::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
@XO: I will be in engineering. Just holler when you need me.

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