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CAST OF CHARACTERS
(IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

CIV Serok: Julie Lucas
CO AQilla Smith Horn: Sandra Prestige
XO T`Lok Garta-Nmbarri: Rob Harold
CEO Deer: Lynda Anderson
CMO Jenise Garta-Nmbarri: Janaye Hinsley
CTO Horn: Russell Hinsley
CNS Rand: Susan Brinkman
FCO Leadfoot: Rob Harold
Computer: Lynda Anderson
Nurse Houlihan: Janaye Hinsley
EO Ens Redshirt: Lynda Anderson

Hosted by: SM Gerry Brinkman

USS Scorpius - NCC 50666 – 10510.08

"Take the Long Way Home"

Episode 5:  "Get up off of that thing..."

Previously on the USS Scorpius:

The USS Scorpius finds itself in a galaxy about 108 million light years from home...the result of some unknown process of a test engine.

The research goes on about how to get themselves home...if possible...and the ship has begun to monitor its surroundings.

A shapeless blob has encountered the ship and has formed itself into a shape like the Scorpius and has begun to behave strangely...

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Resume Mission >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

CIV_Serok says:
:: sitting on the bridge at an empty console ::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::on the bridge in the big chair::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::On the bridge, at science station 1::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::in engineering working furiously to maintain the ship at full readiness and finishing up with 
small repairs at this point::

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::heads out of sickbay::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Status?

CIV_Serok says:
:: continues to monitor the ship thing ::

CTO_Horn says:
::At tactical doing a full blown tactical sweep of the sector""

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Ma'am, that other ship seems to want us to follow it.  Either that, or its playing hide and seek.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CTO: Russ:  do tactical scanners show any weaponry on that thing?

CNS_Rand says:
::still watching the view screen and trying to sort through the sensations that are affecting her::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Let's see.  Stay on them.

ACTION:  The ship-like object has returned...

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::enters the turbolift and orders it to the bridge::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: It's back in plain view again.  

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Let's see it.  CTO:  Tactical scans.

FCO Leadfoot says:
CO: Ma'am, do you still wish me to follow that thing?

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::puts the image on the main view screen::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  That was my order.

FCO Leadfoot says:
::Continues to attempt to match the alien’s moves and speed::

Ship says:
@ ::moves from one side of the Scorpius at full impulse to the other::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: It seems to be playing a game of cat and mouse now.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CTO: Russ?  Anything from tactical?

CTO_Horn says:
CO: I register the object being there, however our scanners cannot penetrate the exterior.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Curious.

CNS_Rand says:
::thinks, "Curious action," as she continues to study the images on the view screen::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Obviously, it doesn’t want us peeking into it anymore.  I would take that as a non-invitation.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Indeed.  It also indicates that this being is sentient.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: I agree

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
*CO*: Sir, I got most of the major repairs done and the small ones are almost done.  Once that is done I will pour all my energies into getting us out of here and home.

CIV_Serok says:
:: lifts her eyebrow ::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
*CEO*:  Excellent.

Ship says:
@ ::stops suddenly::

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::steps from the turbolift onto the bridge::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::sees the ship stop:: FCO:  Full stop.

Ship says:
@ ::gets as close as possible to the Scorpius::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  What do you think, Captain?

CIV_Serok says:
Self:  Intriguing

FCO Leadfoot says:
CO: Answering all stop, Ma'am.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: It seems to be breathing on our nose again.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  Not enough information for a hypothesis yet Captain.

Ship says:
@ ::approaches the Scorpius::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  Enough information to attempt contact?

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: If it gets any closer, it will be sitting inside us.

CNS_Rand says:
::slowly walks toward the view screen::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::finally finishes up with the last of the magnetic constrictors and runs a diagnostic and it comes back clear::

FCO Leadfoot says:
::Stays ready to back the Scorpius off::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  Keep your distance from it.

CTO_Horn says:
CO: Shouldn’t we try to hail them?

Ship says:
@ ::nudges the Scorpius with a thrust::

FCO Leadfoot says:
CO: I am inching us backwards as it inches forward.

ACTION:  The Scorpius sustains no damage...

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  We did try already.  No response.

CIV_Serok says:
CO: Of course, I can attempt contact again.

FCO Leadfoot says:
CO: Sorry, Ma'am.  I guess I didn't react fast enough.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: It just tapped us, no damage reported.

Ship says:
@ ::runs away at warp speed::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
Self: Finally done the last of the repairs.  *CO*: Sir all repairs done. Ship is at 100% readiness finally.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: And, there it goes again.  Trying to track with sensors.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
*CEO*:  Excellent work, Ensign.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
*CO*: Permission to rejoin the bridge?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  Keep up with it if you can.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  From what it appears Captain, it is behaving like a small child.  It is curious.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
*CEO*:  Permission granted.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
*CO*: On my way sir.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::walks forward and holds a PADD out to the XO::  XO: Everything is normal with the crew, Commander.  It appears we don't have anything physically or mentally to work about with this region of space.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::hands engineering to her senior engineer and heads for the TL::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CMO: Good work, Doctor.  Keep sickbay on the ready.  Who knows what this alien is thinking, or what it has in store for us.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CMO:  That's good to know.  We have something you might be interested in.  It looks like we have found a sentient being that lives in space.

CNS_Rand says:
CO: I agree with the Captain's assessment, it's as if it is like a small child.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
XO: Sickbay is always ready, I thought you would know that by now. ::turns to head off the bridge::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CIV: Do you think that it wants to play a game with us, such as hide and seek?

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: If you can get solid scans, send them to my lab please.  I'll get an analysis as quickly as possible.

CIV_Serok says:
XO:  I do not know Commander, but it would appear to be behaving in a manner consistent with 
the behavioral patterns of a child.

Ship says:
@ ::jumps out of warp in a nearby planetary system::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  Do you think we should pursue?

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::exits the TL and walks onto the bridge::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::has a thought:: XO/CIV:  What if it thinks we are a toy it wants to take home?

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: You sound like it thinks we are a puppy or something, hoping for us to follow it home.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::walks to the center of the bridge and looks at the view screen::

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Then you better hope its parents understand and don’t try to cage us as pets. ::steps into the turbolift::

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  I believe so Captain.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  Where is it now?

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO/XO: That is sentient and well it appears it wants to play games with us like a child.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV/XO/CTO:  What do you think it would do if we didn't follow?

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  Or, perhaps it believes us to be a playmate.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO/XO: Permission to take my station?

CTO_Horn says:
CO: Whatever it is thinking still has no bearing on the fact that we need to recreate the circumstances of this experiment and very quickly. I am as curious as anybody else but the situation dictates that we need to get home.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CEO:  Granted.

CNS_Rand says:
CO: If it is trying to get us to follow it, it doesn't seem to be threatening.  

Ship says:
@ ::brings an asteroid from the system and warps towards the Scorpius::

FCO Leadfoot says:
CO: It seems to be sitting in a neighboring star system, just sitting... no wait, its heading for us again.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::nods to the CO and walks to her station:: Computer: Open Bridge Engineering station Voice ID recognition code Fleet Footed Deer Voice ID Alpha Zeta 9715 Pi

Ship says:
@ ::stops 1000 km in front of the Scorpius and pushes gently the asteroid towards the Scorpius::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Checks scans:: CO: Confirmed.  The alien is heading for us again, and it has brought us a gift of sorts.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::sees the asteroid:: FCO:  Evasives!

Computer says:
CEO: Engineering Station activated voice ID recognized as Fleet Footed Deer Ens. USS Scorpius ID Alpha Zeta 9715 Pi

CTO_Horn says:
    CO: It has sent an asteroid directly towards us!!!

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::grabs the rail as the ship veers::

FCO Leadfoot says:
::Moves the Scorpius out of the way of the asteroid::

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::orders the lift back to sickbay::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  I see it!

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CEO:  How go the repairs on the side-warp?

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Ok, now it’s getting dangerous.  But, does it realize it?

CIV_Serok says:
:: looks at the readings coming from the ship ::

CTO_Horn says:
XO: It’s not a matter of whether it realizes it. The fact is it is getting dangerous.

ACTION:  The small asteroid slides slowly by the Scorpius at about 0.1 meter per second

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: Well I repaired everything to what the original specs were when it was transferred to us and I have run several diagnostics on it and they show that the system is 100% functional within the parameters set.

CNS_Rand says:
::watches:: CO/XO: It's like it is trying to play with us.  Maybe it thinks we're the same as it is.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: As far as the Scorpius is concerned she is 100% ready for anything.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CNS:  That's what I'm thinking.  We need it to know we are not.  Considering it is child-like, what would its reaction be.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Why don’t we use the deflector dish to nudge the asteroid back towards it?

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  I concur with Counselor Rand.  It appears to be attempting to "play" with the Scorpius.

CTO_Horn says:
CO: I don’t believe that was construed as a hostile act, however it’s "playing" could destroy us.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO/CNS: I concur with both of you.  It wants to see and play with us.  I believe it thinks we are some kind of toy.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::enters sickbay::

Ship says:
@ ::rushes back to the system at high warp again::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: It has warped back to the neighboring star system.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Send our scans of the entity down to sickbay.  I believe your wife may want to look at them.

CIV_Serok says:
CEO:  I think it believes we are a play mate.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
Houlihan: Hannah, I'm going to be in the lab.  Apparently we've got an alien child or immature playing games.  I'm going to see what I can learn.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
*CMO* Jeni, I am sending all the information about the alien to your lab.  This thing is getting rather interesting.

Nurse Houlihan says:
CMO: Sure thing.  If you need a second set of eyes, just holler.  Brandon is due on duty in about 15 minutes.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV: Question is, do we want to play.  ALL: Recommendations?

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
*XO* Understood Commander, I'm heading there now.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CIV: Agreed and I believe that it is not only playing with us but I believe it is lonely.  Something must have happened to its playmate.

Ship says:
@ ::comes back with a smaller rock about 10 cubic meters and drops it in front of the Scorpius::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: I still think that if it nudges another asteroid towards us, we should nudge it back.  If it wants to play, that will tell us.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
Houlihan: Why don't you come on in when Brandon gets here?  I could always use a second opinion on this type of thing.  Besides, it'll be good training.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::remembers an Indian game with a buffalo skin ball::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
*CMO* That thing is acting like DeeDee.  The similarities are amazing.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  And if we miss and the asteroid hits us?

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: Sir I believe it is playing a game of something like we did when I was a kid.  It is a game.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
*XO* You are comparing our daughter to a ship that may have the ability to destroy our ship?  Please DON'T tell her that when she grows up.  Female self esteem is fragile as it is.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Our deflector dish should be able to handle that.  If that alien can move it, we should be able to as well.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: Almost like Kick the Asteroid.

CTO_Horn says:
CO: This is a dangerous game and we have urgent business back in the Alpha quadrant.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
*CMO* I wasn’t comparing her to the ship, only their mannerisms.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::enters the lab and heads for the center table::

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
*XO* Understood, I'll have my report soon.  Garta-Nmbarri out.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CTO: I concur with you as well. But first I have to get the photon torpedo ready for the exact parameters for the accident to be precisely done.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CEO:  I think we've established that, Ensign.

CTO_Horn says:
CO: If one thing goes wrong nothing will matter anyway.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: I think it’s worth a try, at least.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Do it.  Let's see what happens.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::nods:: CO: Yes sir but if indeed its playmate was either incapacitated or killed we should at least try helping it.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CTO: Russ, prepare the deflector dish.  If that thing brings us another asteroid, I want to be ready to, umm, play.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: Yes but gently I think.  Wouldn't want it to get to feisty.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CEO: Of course.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::pulls up the information on the alien and begins to read through it::

Ship says:
@ ::nudges the small rock at the Scorpius::

CTO_Horn says:
CO: I strongly disagree with this course of action. This is putting the ship in danger.

CTO_Horn says:
::Prepares the deflector::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CTO: Disagree some other time please.  There is a rock heading for us.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Your concern is noted.

CIV_Serok says:
CO: The behavior patterns are comparable to an Earth domesticated canine.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::watches the view screen as she would watch a pair of wolf pups play::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CIV: I concur with your conclusion.

CTO_Horn says:
::Activates the deflector dish::

CIV_Serok says:
:: lifts her eyebrow at the CEO ::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Watches to see what the alien does when the rock is deflected back towards it::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  Prepare to get us out of the way if we need to

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO/XO: Sirs you want to bet that it has a family?  Something like on the order of a wolf.

FCO Leadfoot says:
CO: Understood, Ma'am.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::watches it closely as it plays with the Scorpius::

FCO Leadfoot says:
::Plots a course away from the rock and the alien::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CEO:  That's a likely possibility.  CIV/XO/CTO:  What do you think ... maybe it will take us to mom and dad ...

ACTION:  The rock moves past the ship and out about 100 km

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Well, if it is an alien child, do we really want to meet mother and father?

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  Or to the beings that are master to it.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Well, the rock just went past it, and so far it hasn't moved to intercept it.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  I believe the correct vernacular is "pet"

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: I will bet that something has happened to its family.  There are no other reasons why I should doubt it.  Its behavior is similar to that of a canine or wolf pup.

CTO_Horn says:
CO: Its mother may not be as hospitable.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  Really?

Ship says:
@ ::watches the rock fly by and then goes and gets it again and drops it in front of the Scorpius::

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::puts the scans through the computer to see what the analysis program can make of it::

Ship says:
@ ::backs away and waits::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CIV: Agreed.  Possibably as a pet.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Correct that, the ship has brought the rock back.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::laughs:: All:  It looks like it's playing fetch.  XO:  Toss it again, Commander.

CIV_Serok says:
CO:  That is my hypothesis Captain.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CIV: And I agree with you.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CTO: Russ, deflect the "ball" back towards the alien again.

CTO_Horn says:
::Activates the deflector::

CTO_Horn says:
XO: So it’s a ball now?

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CTO: Well, that alien thinks it is.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Captain, I suggest that we follow it the next time it warps away.

Ship says:
@ ::bobs up and down 100 meters "up" and "down" ::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::watches it and smiles::  Self: It is playing as would a wolf pup.

CNS_Rand says:
CEO: It appears to have lost the desire for us to follow it now that we are 'playing' with it.

CTO_Horn says:
CO: How do we know it’s not a pet

Ship says:
@ ::rushes towards the rock again::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
:;thinks of Shoshoni in her quarters:: Self: What if...........::lets the thought go::

Ship says:
@ ::gets the rock and drops it in front of the Scorpius::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: I suggest we "miss" the ball this time, lets see if it goes for another one.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
Self: Well, that's not saying anything more than the bridge would already know.  Let's try this... ::checks the material of the 'ship'::

CTO_Horn says:
CO: It is possible that its "owner could come looking for it and we could end up becoming a pet as well.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  I agree.  FCO:  Prepare course.

CTO_Horn says:
CO: We have an incoming vessel!

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO/XO/CIV: I am convinced it is a pet.  Its behavior suggests it almost to a 98% chance of probability.

FCO Leadfoot says:
CO: Course plotted to the last coordinates the alien went to.

CTO_Horn says:
CO: This thing is huge and it’s moving fast!!

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CTO: What kind, or what does it look like?

Ship says:
@ ::moves towards to rock...........................  then runs away at warp 9::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
FCO:  Engage!

FCO Leadfoot says:
::engages at warp 7::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::hands begin to flyover the engineering boards::

CTO_Horn says:
CO: Incoming is traveling at warp 13. ETA 4 minutes

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Ma'am, what ever that incoming ship is, it seems to have spooked our new friend.

Ship says:
@ ::runs towards the star system and drops out of warp near an asteroid belt::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
*Engineering*: Go to alert battle stations, all stations in stand by for now.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
*Bridge* Full analysis is going to take awhile.  So far, I'm not showing anything you don't already know.  Garta-Nmbarri out.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
*CMO*:  Understood.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: I have my staff on standby battle station alert.  Engineering is ready for anything.

FCO Leadfoot says:
::Follows the alien to the other star system:: CO: Ma'am, we are approaching the alien again.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Keep an eye on that incoming.  Prepare defensive systems but do not engage them yet.

EO ENS Redshirt says:
*CEO*: Engineering in standby alert battle stations.

CTO_Horn says:
CO: Its close enough for a visual but it’s at the very extreme outer range.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Put it up.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Watches the view screen::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::turns to the view screen to look::

CTO_Horn says:
CO: Sensors indicate it is about the size of a small moon.

CTO_Horn says:
::Activates the view screen::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CTO:  Ok ... that's big ...

CTO_Horn says:
CO: I have a bad feeling about this!

ACTION:  A perfect sphere appears on the view screen, energy crackling over its surface

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: I agree with the CTO.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO/CIV:  If it can travel at Warp 13 we have no chance to outrun it ...

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::looks:: All: That is a small moon.  I don't like this situation. CO: Sir Permission for shields to be interfused with an energy reflection material?

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Boy, do I feel small right now.

CIV_Serok says:
:: monitors the new blob ::  CO:  No Captain, we do not.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: Sir you said a mouth full.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CIV:  Should we attempt contact?

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: What about hiding in that asteroid field?

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  I was thinking exactly the same thing.  FCO:  Head for the asteroids ...

FCO Leadfoot says:
::engages at maximum warp towards the asteroid field::

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
CEO:  Do what you can to bolster shields.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: Understood.

ACTION:  The large sphere alters course to intercept/pursue...

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Scans the asteroid field for any large enough to hide the Scorpius::

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
*Engineering*: Use the infusion protocols for reflective energy field 3 and get it into the shields like yesterday.

EO ENS Redshirt says:
CEO*: On it sir.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Raise shields but keep weapons deactivated.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::does a material analysis on the hull for any bio-matter::

FCO Leadfoot says:
::spots a large asteroid, and steers the ship towards it::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Activates the shields::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Weapons are on stand by.

ACTION:  An energy beam lances out toward and past the Scorpius of immense power...

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO: Engineering is infusing the shields with a little thing called a reflection material to reflect the energy that the sphere is emitting.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::sees it coming:: ALL: Grab something now.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
*Engineering*: Boost it to level 10 now!!!!

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
*All hands*:  All heads, brace for impact!

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::hears the comm and grabs a hold of the table::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::Reads the sensor scan of the energy beam:: CO: Ok, that was way too close, and powerful enough to dust us if it would have hit us.

ACTION:  Even the miss of the energy beam by over 100 km causes a 1% drop of the shields

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
ALL: That was way to close.  You think it was a warning shot???

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: That beam was so powerful that, even though it missed us, it still took power from our shields.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
ALL: Something like a warning by  mom???

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CEO: Or owner.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
::nods:: CIV:  Let's see if we can talk to "mom".  Hail that ship.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
::checks the energy grid:: CO: Yes it did sir It took 1% of our shields.

CIV_Serok says:
CO: Aye Captain

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
XO: Possibility sir.

CMO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::braces herself with her legs and continues her work::

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
::kicks in the universal translator in case the large alien responds::

ACTION:  The huge sphere closes on the Scorpius, and a small area opens on the surface that bright light shines through...

CIV_Serok says:
COM: Mom Ship:  This is the USS Scorpius, we come in peace.  Please respond.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
*Engineering*: Get to work on the second phase of the reflection power grid this time add 0.0025% more of the material.

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: Ma'am?  I am getting the impression that we are about to go inside that thing.

ACTION:  small green beams lance out and hold the Scorpius in position

XO_Garta-Nmbarri says:
CO: We are caught in some sort of tractor beam.

CEO_Ens_Deer says:
CO/XO: I believe we are going to get invited................I hate it when it happens.

CO_AQilla_Horn says:
XO:  Looks like we have no choice now.

ACTION:  the Scorpius is drawn inside the sphere...

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