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CAST OF CHARACTERS
(IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

XO Garta-Nmbarri: Rob Harold
CO AQilla Smith Horn: Sandra Prestige
CMO Garta-Nmbarri: Janaye Hinsley
CNS Rand: Susan Brinkman
CEO Deer: Lynda Anderson

Hosted by: SM Gerry Brinkman

USS Scorpius - NCC 50666 - 10509.17

"Take the Long Way Home"

Episode 4:  "Even in the quietest moments..."

Previously on the USS Scorpius:

Through a strange set of events, and a not completely understood process, the USS Scorpius has gone about as far as "no one has gone before" could actually see from the Milky Way Galaxy.

The distance back to the Federation is approximately 108 million light years, and would take nearly 50 thousand years at maximum warp.

Even a subspace message would take about 1500 years to reach home...assuming it would actually GET there...

It has been about 30 minutes (give or take) since the Scorpius has found itself in Galaxy NGC 4603 in one of the edge clusters.

Apparently, Side warp is a reality....

The question is...

What now?

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XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Pacing back and forth on the bridge::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::on the bridge:: XO:  Call the crew to the Observation Lounge, Commander.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::in sickbay, trying to catch up on what has happened::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
*Senior staff* All senior staff report to the observation lounge immediately.

CNS_Rand says:
::picks up a PADD and heads out of her office::  Self:  I should hand deliver a copy of these, in 
case there are any questions.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Continues to pace back and forth::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Are you going to join us or wear a path in the carpet?

CNS_Rand says:
::taps the PADD, then continues down the corridor to the lift::

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::hears the order and heads out to the meeting::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::heads towards the Lounge waiting for the XO to join her::

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
Curtis: Mary, you've got sickbay.  Call me if there's a problem. ::walks out::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Right behind you, Ma'am.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::enter the lift and orders it to the appropriate deck::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: The carpeting needs to be replaced anyway.  I never liked the color.. ::grins::

CNS_Rand says:
::steps off the lift and walks the short distance to the observation lounge::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::chuckles:: XO:  I'll tell Starfleet ... ::grins and enters the observation lounge::

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::exits the lift and heads to the lounge::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::takes her seat::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Takes a seat to the captain’s right::

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::enters the lounge and heads to her seat:: All: I'm back on the ship less than an hour before you all let T'Lok drive.  See what happens when a Klingon plays with an accelerator? ::grins at her husband::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Looks out the observation lounge window, noticing the unrecognized star patterns::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::laughing:: CMO:  Welcome back, doctor.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Grins at his wife, then growls::

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::takes her seat::

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Thank you Captain.

CNS_Rand says:
::enters the lounge and sits down::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::nods to the CNS and gets ready to get the meeting started::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
ALL:  You all know the situation.  Do any of you have Ideas or  thoughts on how to get back?

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Actually, Captain, I was thinking that if the side warp drive is functional, maybe we should look around out here for a while.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Forgive me, Captain, I'm still catching up on what our entire trip entailed.  What is the possibility of just repeating what brought us here in the first place?

CNS_Rand says:
::returns the Captain's greeting and looks around at the others, trying to recall all the names and positions::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Spoken like a true explorer, T'Lok.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::glances at her husband and shakes her head...the consummate Star Fleet Officer::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Well, we have no idea if or when we might be back out this way.  

CNS_Rand says:
CMO: I was thinking along the same line.  CO: Can we not just reverse course?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
ALL:  We may be able to ... question is can we actually control where we are going?  And can we accurately simulate what got us here in the first place?

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Before we even try, we need to analyze all the data from the trip out.  That might take some time.  I suggest we use that time to our advantage.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Agreed.  I like the idea of seeing what is out here ... but I also have the responsibility of getting this ship and its crew home.  That has to be my first concern.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::nods:: CO: I would like time to make certain this trip didn't adversely affect any of the races we have on board.

CNS_Rand says:
::nods slightly:: Self: He has a valid point.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CMO:  Schedule medicals for all personnel.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Understood, Ma'am.  While we are running long range scans, and snooping around the neighborhood, we can also be working on the side warp drive.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CNS:  Have you had any time to gauge how the crew has reacted to this?

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Aye Ma'am.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CNS: Have you been able to sense any of the crew’s emotions?

CNS_Rand says:
CO/XO: There is a high level of tension and some fear of the unknown.  Curiosity also seems to be prevalent.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CNS:  Understandable.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Commander, prepare several long range probes.  They should give us an idea on what is out there ...

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Aye Captain.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CEO: Ensign, what is your report on the condition of the side warp drive?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
All:  I believe our best course of action would be to try to replicate the scenario of how we got here.

CNS_Rand says:
CO: Was it not simply the side warp experiment?

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: Well sir so far we have repaired the damage to our warp core and the relays that blew but as for the side warp?  It remains questionable.  I might be able to figure out how to repair the plasma relays and such but as for making it all fit together...... and besides we would have to duplicate the accident to the exact time points.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CNS:  Not entirely.  We were fired upon by a Romulan War bird just as we engaged the engine.  I'd guess that the energy from the war bird’s fire also contributed.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CEO: Right now, I would be happy to get back to our own galaxy.

CNS_Rand says:
::nods, thinking: That will be difficult to repeat::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: I hope that all we done from the beginning of the installation remains intact in my head and from that I can possibly get it to work but the factor of the torpedo at the same instant might be hard to duplicate.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CEO:  I agree.  Let's see what the data on the flight here tells us.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CEO: Agreed.  So, you might have another problem on your hands.  How do we go about duplicating a torpedo detonation without another ship present?

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: Well I was thinking that a perfectly timed photon torpedo casing can be fitted with a delayed timer.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::thinks:: CEO:  Could we time a torpedo to detonate at just the right moment ....

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: That is exactly what I just said.  ::smiles at the captain::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: I see we think alike.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CEO: That would work.  I just hope we don’t have to have it down to the last nano second.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::chuckles:: CEO:  Well we both are engineers ...

CNS_Rand says:
::listens as ideas are shared::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: Well we would have to get it down to the exact second or the time variables might not put us back in the correct time.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: True sir True.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
All:  What about Trans warp?  Could we use that as a backup in case this plan fails ...

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CEO: Ensign, you sound like we are not only out of our galaxy, but out of our time?

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: In a sense we are out of our time.  Look at the facts, Side warp moved us out of our galaxy and quite possibility we are 3/4 out of our time phase as well.  All this has to be taken into account.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CEO: Well, I want a definite answer to the time phase question before we try anything.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO/CO: That is what I am trying to say. We need to use the sensor pallets for that answer.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CEO:  Then do so.  Is there anything else?  ::forgets she asked the Trans warp question earlier::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: How about your question about Trans warp?

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: As for Trans warp I wouldn't know how to set it up just yet. I would have to study what is in the data banks.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
All:  Ok ... let's put that on the table as well.  CEO:  Pull whatever resources you need.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CEO: Well, while engineering is studying the situation, I am going to have some probes launched.  The more we find out about this area of the universe, the better.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
All: Who knows, I might want to move here one day. ::grins::

CNS_Rand says:
ALL:  Has the analysis of what happened been completed yet?  It's difficult to know what is needed and how to reverse it if the full analysis isn't complete.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CNS: I doubt that.  There is so much information to be studied first.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CNS: Too many variables need to be checked out.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: It would involve a simulation using this universe to see if it would accept the chroniton wave at all.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
ALL: I could make all this work but I would have to do the simulations and the studies from the data banks and the LCARS as well.  That is going to take time.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::nods:: CEO:  Agreed.  We first have to make sure we can even attempt it in this space.  Engineering is going to be a busy place for a while ...

CNS_Rand says:
::nods slowly::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: Yes it is sir.  I will have to do 4 shifts to get it all done.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CEO/CO: What are the odds of using Trans warp and still getting home in our lifetimes?  

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CNS:  I'd like you to keep a handle on how the crew is coping.  I feel Engineering isn't going to be the only busy place at the moment ...

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: My staff and I are capable of handling this only if we are allowed to do our jobs.

CNS_Rand says:
CO: Yes, ma'am.  I'll keep my eyes and doors open.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CEO:  I know that, Ensign.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
All:  If there's nothing else ... let's get to it.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO/XO: I will send you my four shifts as I return to engineering.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CNS: Sir?

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::sits, thinking about the comments regarding time::

CNS_Rand says:
CEO: Yes, Ensign?

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CNS: I would ask you to  help me in keeping my senior engineers in keeping a positive attitude and morale. They will be doing 6 hour shifts and I may also need your services myself.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO/XO: What did scans of the area show?  Are there any signs of life?  If we've altered our place in time, I may be able to find us some answers about when we are if I had something to compare.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CMO: The best way would be to scan each of us and compare us to our selves just before we went into side warp.

CNS_Rand says:
CEO: Of course, I make arrangements to be in Engineering for a short time during each shift.  Would that be acceptable?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CMO:  Hopefully, that's what the probes will tell us ...

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CNS: Thank you sir.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::nods:: CO: I'd like to be present when the probes are returned Ma'am.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CMO:  Of course ... if we did travel through something temporal it would leave a signature ...

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CEO: I will send you all the information that the sensors have logged.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CMO:  Yes, Doctor .. I think that would be prudent.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: Thank you sir.

CNS_Rand says:
::makes a quick note on the PADD regarding her schedule::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
ALL:  If there's nothing else, dismissed.  And good luck to all of us.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: A possible change in time also leads to a possible dimensional change.  Even a microbe picked up on the probe's hull may help give answers.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::picks up her PADD's and looks out the window into the new galaxy and wonders about her family and sister::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CMO:  Understood.  Work with Engineering.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Aye Ma'am.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::turns to look:: CMO: I guess that we are going to be together on this one then.  ::nods in respect::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
All: Let's get this ship back home people.  If anyone can do it, you can.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::sits and looks out the window thinking she's responsible for all this ... ::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Sees the Captain, and the look on her face:: CO: Ma'am, is something wrong?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  I don't know ... somehow I feel responsible for this ...

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: Don’t worry, Ma’am. I will get us home and in the right time.

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