USS Sharikahr NCC-81204
Stardate 10609.21

Mission #269

The Sharikahr is drifting in shambles, near an enormous asteroid they mysteriously appeared in front of while at warp speed.

Star Trek: A Call To Duty Is Proud To Present:
The USS Sharikahr in “SANCTUM” Part VIII “All the King's Horses”

Directed by
Kurt Goring

Starring
Eli Irvin as Captain Elisha Irvin, Commanding Officer
Dave Sullivan as Lieutenant Commander Rodos Falor, Executive Officer
Anne Bowie as Lieutenant Millicent Ivy Rodos, Counselor/2nd Officer
Charlotte Wrestler as Commander Sykora Tarrez, Civilian/Specialist
Dana Terrell as Commander Stidd, Chief Engineering Officer
Karriaunna Scotti as Lieutenant Sin’ajéídishjool So’tsoh, Chief Science Officer
Jane Rowley as Lieutenant Amarok Ki, Operations Officer
Jeremy Castro as Lieutenant Logan Cartwright
James Homuth as Lieutenant J.G. Donavin Arinoch, Chief Tactical Officer

Guest Starring
Keith LaHue as Ensign Ivers, Flight Control Officer
Dave Sullivan as Victory Rodos

Absent
Blake Harris as Lieutenant J.G. Blake Harris, Engineering Officer

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Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::struggling up to his chair::  OPS: Ki!  Is that drum away yet?

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
::sitting in the XO's chair on the Bridge::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::in Engineering working to get some form of energy to shields and weapons::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@::sits in the shuttle relaying sensor and communications with the Shari.::  *CO*: I have us linked up I believe now sir.  The relays should work.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
CO:  I'm working on it.  ::frantically taps at the console trying to get something, anything to work::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::making his way awkwardly toward the command center::

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
::pulling himself up off the floor in sickbay::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
*CIV* Acknowledged.  Stay low! 

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
::on the bridge at the helm::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@::mutters to herself about already being several decks lower than he is::

SCENE: In the ruined and partially-vented Sickbay, Federation Minister of Defense Varan lies barely alive on a biobed.

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
::tries to keep the ship steady::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
CO: What do you need from me, sir?

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::presses com button::  *CEO*: Stidd!  I need enough power to open the torpedo launch doors...   Think you can handle that?

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
::runs to the Minister and hauls him over his shoulders in a fireman's carry position and rushes out of sickbay::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CO: Captain, don't abandon ship just yet... that runabout still has a working transporter. We can use that.

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::scanning space with what little she has of sensors::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
CNS: Can you sense anything from that Synod ship?

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
*CO*: I am on it.  Give me 5 minutes to get it done.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
*CEO* You have two...  Make it count.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::looks closely at the readout on the Master Systems Display::

ACTION: Sharikahr is drifting and listing badly, momentum from the impact causing her to tumble slowly through space. Frequent short drops in Inertial Dampener and Structural Integrity Fields causes nausea.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CO: We may not even have 2 minutes, Captain. Let me talk to the runabout.

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
::trains her mind on sensing the thoughts and emotions from the Synod ship::

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
::taps his badge:: *CO*: Captain, sickbay is venting atmosphere, I need to get the Minister someplace stable.

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
CO: I'm getting nothing, Captain.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
CTO: Go for it... What do you have in mind?  

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
CO:  Captain, the secondary computer core is starting to take over some of the primary's functions.

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
CO: I am picking up the Synod ship off in the distance.  That does not fit the profile I was aware of on them.

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
*CO*: If I get this done in two, consider me a god but I am going to try.

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
CO: Captain, permission to leave the Bridge?

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::realizes there's not a whole hell of a lot of time:: CO: Trust me. *CIV*: Arinoch to the runabout. How much power can you shove into that transporter system of yours?

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::remembers that the XO is not here and they have a child aboard::  CNS: Granted...   But make it quick...  If between me and Arinoch, we can't get this sorted, we may actually have to launch the escape pods.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::attempts to clarify what is coming back on-line::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@*CTO*:  Everything this baby has minus the kitchen sink... why?

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
Self: To hell with it. ::taps his badge again:: *CIV*: Commander, I need you to beam the Minister and I to the runabout.

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
CO: Yes sir. ::immediately enters a Jefferies tube and starts crawling in the direction of her quarters::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
*CIV*: Because you're going to need every bit of it. Listen very carefully. I want you to disengage the safety lockout. Your clearance code should be sufficient for that.

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::attempts to reroute what remains of power to non essential areas to the torpedo door::

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
CO: The Synod just dry-fired.  There appears to be something wrong with their power systems.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::swings around::  CSO: Dry fired?

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@*CMO*: Understood.  ::locks on to their signs and transports them.::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::swings back to OPS:: OPS: What are your energy scan readings?

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
OPS: If you have enough sensors for that....

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
CO: Their systems appeared to charge up, but there was nothing more then a fizzle when they tried to fire.

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@*CTO*: And I am doing this why...?  ::overrides the codes::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
::reaches out with her mind while climbing through the tubes, attempting to sense her husband and daughter::

Host Victory says:
::laying in her crib, crying loudly::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::having recovered a little, the Captain gets up and walks over to OPS::  OPS: Well?

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@::materializes with the Minister on the runabout and hurries to the EMF::

SCENE: Ear-splittingly-loud static starts to pipe through the bridge speakers

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
*CIV*: Because the next thing you'll be transporting is going to be explosive. The damage done to the Sharikahr will negate the need for any kind of remote detonation subroutine. I want you to lock on to 4 of the torpedoes, and be ready to energize on my mark. ::glances over to a display, trying to focus on the Synod ship::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::shakes his head::  CO:  I'm checking.

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
::easily senses her daughters distress and crawls faster::

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
All: What is that?

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::jars back as the sound hurts her ears.::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::reaches up to cover one ear, trying to keep the other clear for the unfamiliar officer's reply::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::cringes::  Outloud: The Com System has gone berserk...   Someone shut that off!!!!

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@::lays the Minister on the biobed and begins monitoring him, hoping that moving him didn't do any further damage::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::taps the comm badge:: *CO*: You have the power to the torpedo doors at your order, sir.  Whatever  you are thinking, I hope it works.

Host Computer says:
All: C...c...com...comman..... func....rerouting... st...st..stabilizing...

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@::curses to herself::  CMO: Hold on to something. ::prepares to pump all the energy into the transporters at the CTO's word::

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
CO: Sounds like damage to the computer core

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
CO: I am not sure this helps or not, but I am reading an M-Class planet.

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@::straps the Minister down and holds on tight::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@::locks onto 4 torpedoes and holds::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
*CIV*: Give me a readout on their current position. If I'm right, they don't want us to know they're having difficulties killing us. I'm counting on that.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::looks to the CTO::  CTO: My idea or yours...   Stidd has the bay doors open.....

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CIV: What's going on up there?

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::yells out::  FCO: Helmsman...   Plot a course to that M-Class planet and stand by...

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::inputting the coordinates to the computer::  CO: It has been nicknamed Dedaerd Dlorw I.  According to this, it is basically swamp land with a highly charged atmosphere.  :: Looks over at him::  It will make hash out of our sensors... what we have of them.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::just glances at the Captain, and smirks, that far too familiar look in his eye saying he's done this one before as he returns his attention to the comm::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@::scans for the current position of the enemy ship and sends it to the CTO via their link.::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
::emerges from the Jefferies tube on Deck 8::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
*CO*: Captain, please confirm receipt of last transmission.  Did you receive my last transmission?

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
*CEO* Aye...   Stand by...

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
*CIV*: They're more than likely going to want to try another attack run. I want you to set destination coordinates 3 KM off their ventral exhaust port, and wait for my order. We don't want to tip our hand just yet.

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@CMO: We are about to become the launching mechanism to 4 torpedoes... the energy feedback will probably cause us some problems.  Avoid touching metal.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::tries to siphon off some power for the secondary computer::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::turns back to OPS:: OPS: As soon as the CTO gives the word....  I want you to take every joule of power you can scrape together and put it through the aft thrusters...   

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
*CIV*: The plasma exhaust will ignite them well enough on its own.

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CIV: Wonderful, you mean I just had you beam the Minister and myself onto a moving bomb?

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::reads her scans and adjusts the coordinates to make the exact spot directed by the CTO::

Host Victory says:
::continues to wail at the top of her lungs, scared::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::sighs:: CO:  Aye.

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@CMO: Well we are not actually moving...

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::returns to working on necessary systems::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
::runs down the corridor and reaches her quarters::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::rapidly runs through power allocations to see what can be spared::

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@Self: So much for the safety of a diplomacy ship.

ACTION: Another, but shorter-lived burst of static erupts from the bridge speakers, the familiar voice warbling. 

Host Computer says:
All: Command F-functions re-established. Sy-sys-system efficiency, 37%.

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
Self: This is too much to fix here in space and traveling on thrusters means we will make it to Federation space in about 3 or 4 hundred years.

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::flinches as she takes note of what the computer is saying.::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@*CTO*: Standing by.

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
CO: Captain, this reeks of computer core malfunction.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::smirks, tilting his head to one side:: Self: Stalemate. They can't shoot, and they think we can't defend.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
*CIV*: Bring it.

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CIV: If we survive this, remind me to put in for a transfer.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
FCO: I know...  The computer is trying to right itself through the backup command routines...   See if you can re-establish flight control through the secondary Bridge Subprocessor and reconnect through the remaining ODN junctions.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
FCO: We need AT LEAST, manual control.

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@*CTO*: I hope you mean energize.... ::starts the transfer::

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
CO: I'll give it my best shot. Be prepared to override command control if need be ::stoic::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::smirks:: *CIV*: Of course. You've been away from Earth too long.

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
::attempts to circumvent computer control::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
All: I'd hold on to something.

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
::finding the door stuck open, she squeezes in::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
::laying on the floor unconscious amidst a mess of toppled furniture, glass, and other miscellaneous objects::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@::finishes the transport and gets ready to duck::

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::finishes reading through the report.::  CO: When you have a moment, I have the standard report... there is good and there is bad.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
OPS: Shunt now!  Full Power to Thrusters!

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
CO:  Aye.  ::reroutes power to thrusters::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::jogs over to the helm to help the helmsman get some directional control::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
Outloud: All Hands... Brace for Impact!

Host Victory says:
::in her crib, which is amazingly still standing::

SCENE: Lieutenant Rodos finds the quarters tossed like a tornado went through there. Bulkheads are warped, equipment is hanging fromt he ceiling, and in the window she can see the blue sparking of emergency atmospheric fields in place, barely holding on and in one of the few parts of the ship where it is.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::finds hold of the Captain's chair now that it's vacated, knowing full well this'll go up in some very pretty flames::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
::races to her daughter's crib and takes her in her arms::

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@::links his PADD with the Biobed to alert him of any changes to the Minister, then goes to join the CIV:: CIV: He's stable but weak.

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::takes a seat in her chair.::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::hears the thrusters engage to full:: Outloud: They are trying to tear this ship apart faster than I can fix it.  They are nuts.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::madly tapping on the Helm with the FCO::  FCO: We're gonna have to vector the thrust to get directional control

ACTION: When the first casing appears, the Synod appear. The ungainly-looking ship maneuvering deftly through the appearing net.

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
CO: Captain, I've re-established rudimentary control. I can get us out of here.

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
::takes evasive maneuvers::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
::holding Victory, she kneels down and shakes her husband:: XO: Falor!

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CIV: Thank you for getting us to a more stable environment. Sickbay was venting atmosphere.

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@CMO: Well that wasn't so bad ::takes another look at the sensors::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::catches a glimpse of the Synod ship on the mostly crap sensors::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
CTO: They aren't buying it, Donavin....  

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@CMO: If your call had come any later I wouldn't have been able to do it.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::focuses his efforts on the secondary computer core::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
CSO:  So'Tsoh...   Can you make a guess at their intended course along the mine field that has been laid?

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
::digs through the debris for the emergency med kit::

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CIV: So for once, my timing was good. I won't let it go to my head.

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
::doesn't move as a small trickle of blood runs down the side of his face::

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
::brings the ship around, as much as he can::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::just shakes his head:: CO: I wish these people would just stay still long enough to explode...

ACTION: Behind the ship, trailing plasma exhaust expands, tracing 'upward' to the Synod cruiser's engine, exploding it inward and leaving it tumbling through space::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@::chuckles::  CMO: Well bad situations tend to follow me it seems so the fact that you are now with me that could be bad.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::looks at the viewscreen::  CO:  Ummm....

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@CMO: Whoahooo!  Got him. ::points to the sensors::

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
CO: Their course is to nowhere.

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CIV: Maybe we are kindred spirits, cause, well lets just say turbolifts don't like me. I've been using Jefferies Tubes often lately.

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
~~~CMO: Logan, help me. Falor is unconscious. What do I do?~~~

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
CSO: What's their status?

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@~~~CNS: Does he have a pulse?~~~

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::kneeling at the helm::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::smirks ever so slightly as he watches the ship nearly as adrift as the Shari:: All: Guns don't kill people. Stupidity kills people.

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::works to get some form of maneuverability to the ship and control to the bridge::

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::tries to get a decent scan of the area::

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
::looks over at the captain:: CO Captain?

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CIV: Are we able to transport anyone?

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
*CIV*: Good shooting.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::stands up:: FCO: All stop....

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
CO: From what I can read, they are drifting... there are power fluctuations throughout.

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@*CTO*: You know how it is... point and shoot.

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
::feels Falor's neck:: ~~~CMO: It's weak and thready~~~

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
CO: We're at all stop though we are drifting a little. I'm trying to stop it.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::limps back to the command pit::  OPS: Ki...  Do we have power to ship to ship communications?

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@::gets excited::  *CO*: Something is coming at us... something big!

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CIV: Are we able to transport anyone? I need an answer now!

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
::engages thrusters to remain stationary::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@CMO: Depends how now... who is where?

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
~~~CNS: Where is he?~~~

ACTION: Sharikahr drifts to a stop. In Engineering, the reactor's lack of fine computer control are causing them to overheat.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::gets out of the Captain's chair as he draws nearer:: CO: And that's how you at least delay getting blown to smithereens.

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::silences the alarm and tries to get more information::  *CO*: It is larger than we are.

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
~~~CMO: The three of us are in our quarters~~~

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CIV: XO's quarters, three. The XO is injured and needs assistance.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::moves over to what's left of the tactical station, and ties into the runabout's sensor feed to get a look around::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@::locks on to them::  CMO: Where do you want them?

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CIV: Emergency Medical Facility. ::stands up and heads that way::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::examines the problems and sees that the computers are the real problem::

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
CO: Captain, the heavy ionization of the planet will give us cover.

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@::transfers the 3 life signs in the XO's quarters to the Emergency Medical Facility::  CMO: Engaging.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CO: Agreed. If we can get there before they've got a positive lock on us, we'll lose them.

ACTION: Occasional static through the ship's com system sounds suspiciously like what one might hear near a lake. A certain Crystal Lake. Ch-ch-ch... ha-ha-ha....

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
CO: Do you want me to move us into low orbit?

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
FCO: Yah...   

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
OPS: Ki...  Signal Stidd to clear the reactor room.... 

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@::sees the XO and family materialize and moves to the XO's side and begins examining him::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::winces::

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
::moves the ship into low orbit:: CO: We're at 2000 kilometers orbit

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
OPS: Unless I miss my guess...  Your console is reading the thrusters WELL past redline....  RIght?

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CNS: What happened to him?

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
::scowls::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@XO: Good to see you again.  Let's do lunch sometime.

ACTION: Alarm klaxons start to go off again on the bridge.

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::looks around::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::looking around::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::turns and sees that the XO is out and frowns as she returns to study the incoming vessel.::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::instinctively checks what he can of his display, now that he's actually sitting there::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@CMO: He was in our quarters when the weapon's hit. He's bleeding from the scalp.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
All: Report!

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
All: Oh great.

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@::gives the XO a hypo for the pain and waves some ammonia under his nose to wake him::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::begins a reboot of the cooling system computers manually to speed up their reboot::

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
CNS: Just a mild concussion Millie.

Host Computer says:
All: Sys-sys-sys-system... St-abiliz.... Failing.... Total Shut..d... In... Ten... Min..tes.....

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
@::stirs a little bit, moving his fingers::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::sigh::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CO: Suggestion, Captain.

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
CO: Captain, the computer core is running at critical

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::attempts to re-stabilize the secondary computer core::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@::sighs with relief:: CMO: Thank goodness.  I didn't exactly care to be a widow again.

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@XO: Easy Falor. Take it easy while I take care of the concussion.

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@::comforts a squalling Victory::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
@::winces a bit as he squints his eyes open, speaking in breaths:: All: What... happened.....

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::looks around one more time and engages the com before the computer core can shut down::  *Shipwide*: All hands!  This is the Captain....  Abandon Ship... Abandon Ship...  This is not a drill....  

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@XO: The ship got hit hard, you got hit hard, I need a milkshake. ::attaches a neurostimulator to the XO's forehead to repair the bruising::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@XO: Victory is perfectly all right though, just frightened.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::blinks, thinking:: Always with the bloody abandoning ship...

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::keeps working intently::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
*Shipwide*: Set Escape Pods and auxiliary craft to land on the planet's surface...   I repeat...  Abandon Ship.

ACTION: Conveniently the ship's com system, tied to the computer, fails to deliver that message. Damned AT&T.

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@::takes out the dermal regenerator and begins sealing the XO's cuts:: CNS: I'll be the judge of that.

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
CO: Captain, landing is not going to be that easy.  The areas of land are far and few between.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
CSO: Well...  You better start finding them and sending the coordinates to the escape pods

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::sees that the engine cooling systems are back online and then manually reboots the matter-antimatter flow control systems for better power to use throughout the ship::

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@::finishes with the XO and turns to Millie and Victory, holding up the medical tricorder:: CNS: Now lets have a look at that beautiful little girl just to be safe.

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
CO: I did mention to you the highly charged atmosphere, correct?  And the fact sensors will be practically useless through it?

Victory says:
::cries::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CO: Captain, when we enter orbit, recommend we shut everything down except what we need to stay in orbit, and stay alive. Give the computer core a chance to cool. I'm guessing whatever just showed up won't detect us for a while, if at all.

Host Computer says:
All: T-t-t-t-t-al Sys-tems F-f-f-ail-- in- F-f-five Mi-nutes.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::frantically punches away at his console::

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
CO: Captain, we're in some deep doo-doo here

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::doesn't recall hearing the familiar echo of the com system ringing throughout he ship::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CO: In short, full gray mode protocol. We're still running her like she's all systems working.

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@::scans Victory over and smiles:: CNS: Perfect health.

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@::again smiles in relief:: CMO: Thank you, Logan

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
CTO: If we drop into the atmosphere, they will not.  However, we will need to use visual for landing.

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
@::tries to sit up but only gets halfway before the room starts to spin like a roulette wheel and lays back down::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CSO: And so will they. That should buy us a few minutes if nothing else.

ACTION: Around the ship, what little computer and power control their was is degrading. Stopgap emergency fields start to fail. Life-giving air gushes out into space.

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@XO: We might want to check with Commander Hunter to see what the situation is.

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@*CO*: Captain shall I try to comm the incoming vessel?

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::swears::  CO: Everything is going down.  ::keeps trying::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
*CIV*: No time...   Computer is failing over here...  

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@::teasingly:: XO: Didn't he tell you to lay still. Apparently you aren't as hard headed as we thought.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::taps the helmsman on the shoulder::  ALL: The intraship com failed...  

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
::keeps his eyes closed, a slight smile crosses his lips:: CNS: Millie... are you.. okay?

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
FCO: I'm relieving you.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
Outloud: Heaven help us and God protect us...     Blue Alert!!!!

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::looks over at the Captain::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::seeing that the thrusters and engines are cooling down and the controls are operational, begins rebooting warp core for additional power and redirects that to all major systems::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@XO: I'm fine, so is Victory. We are on a runabout with the Doctor and the CIV

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
CO: Why?

ACTION: Flashing red lights turn blue and another, faster alarm starts to beep on the bridge.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
FCO: Because if we all die while I try to land this thing...  I want to be the one responsible for it....

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CO: If we don't need it, Captain, I recommend strongly we shut it off. Replicators, life support on the empty decks... put everything we can into structural integrity and making sure we don't crash.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::initiates landing procedure::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
@CNS: I can't remember anything... I went into our quarters to check on Victory... ::winces a bit, feeling kinda woozy::

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@XO: The neurostimulator needs to stay on another 15 minutes, I'll go check with Commander Hunter. ::leaves toward flight::

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::has never been on a ship that had gone to blue alert::

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
::nods, hesitant:: CO: I'm more than willing......

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
FCO: You're Relieved Ensign!  Take a seat and hold on!

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@XO: From the state of our quarters I think they attacked you.

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::reroutes power to bridge consoles and releases the backup power::

FCO_Ens_Ivers says:
::moves out of the way::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
@CNS: Who? What?

SCENE: The Sharikahr begins to descend through the turbulent atmosphere of the planet. Coal-black storm clouds with purple lightning racing across their tops obscure what little can be seen from the bridge viewscreen. The ship rolls and bucks like mad, throwing any standing crew members off their feet.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::slaps com badge::  *CEO* Stidd...  I need you to keep that computer up for 5 more minutes...  Then the thing can go to hell for all I care!

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@::enters the flight area:: CIV: What's the situation over there?

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::Hears the blue alert and shakes his head::  Self: Eli, I hope you know what you are doing!

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::hangs on the operations console::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@XO: I was making a joke, dear. The quarters themselves were the ones attacking.

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@All: Hold on ::grabs hold of the console::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::fingers madly dancing across the helm console::  OPS: Ki...   I need those landing struts...    Blow the explosive bolts....

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::her hands clenched tightly around her console::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::hangs onto his console with one hand, and decides to hell with it, shutting as many systems as he's got clearance to down::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
::throws herself into a seat and holds on to Victory for dear life::

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@::takes a seat and holds on::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::nods and gives it a try::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
@CNS: What's happening?

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::considering the integrity fields were already damaged, is very concerned::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::looks for any old scrap of secondary power, and dumps it into the structural integrity field::

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@::looking at her sensors::  All: Apparently we are landing.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::instructs the navigational computer to direct full vectored thrust to the forward thrusters to pitch the nose upward::  

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@Self: I sure hope the clamp on this thing holds.

ACTION: Releasing the struts far up in the atmosphere radically alters the ship's flight dynamics, throwing Lieutenant Ki into the bulkhead.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::hits the bulkhead::  Self:  Oof!

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::enters his security override, and tries shutting down any and all systems he couldn't shut down for non-security related purposes::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::quickly adjusts for the altered flight dynamics::  OPS: Sorry Ki....

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::crawls his way back towards Operations::

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CIV: Oh hell, maybe we should get out of here.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
Outloud: All available power to anti-grav thrusters!!!!! 

SCENE: Through the viewscreen ahead of Sharikahr, the crew can see a large, gray, rocky and mountainous landmass interspersed with bits of green.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::pulls himself up and attempts to reroute power::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@CMO: We are probably as safe here as anywhere.

CIV_Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
@CMO: If we attempt it and the ship lurches.... we would be destroyed

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@CNS: Strap Falor down.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::continues taking system after system offline, putting more emphasis on the structural integrity field, and less stress on an already overtaxed computer core::

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::calls out::  CO: Captain... forwarding what I hope are coordinates to solid ground... if you can get us there...

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@::hands Victory to Logan and goes over to strap Falor down::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::reverses vectored thrust to begin slowing the ship and finding a place to land before the computer gives out::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
@::looks at his wife:: CNS: What's happening?

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@XO: I think we are crashing

ACTION: Sharikahr slews around like a wounded whale, barely controlled as it levels out, landing hard on tripod legs.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::closes his eyes and hangs on::

CNS_Lt_Rodos says:
@::throws herself over her husband and hangs on::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::is knocked out of the flight control seat::

CMO_Lt_Cartwright says:
@::holds tight to Victory::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
@::closes his eyes, still feeling confused, having no idea what's going on at all::

CSO_Lt_So`tsoh says:
::then again, maybe not::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::braces himself as the landing is made, and is nearly tossed out of his seat anyway::

Host Computer says:
All: T-t-t-otal Sys-systems F-failure. Th-th-thank-you- For-us-using-LCARS-9.5. Goodbye.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
All: We're Down!!!!  Secure all systems!!!!

ACTION: Sharikahr's systems totally go down. Emergency lights come on, dim. Through the cracks in the hull they can hear thunder outside and rainwater starts to drip into the ship.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::opens his eyes::

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