=/\= Star Trek: A Call to Duty =/\=
USS Sharikahr  NCC 81204
Stardate 10610.05
Producer:
Kurt Goring
Staring:
Eli Irvin as Commanding Officer, Captain Eli J. Irvin	
Dave Sullivan as Executive Officer, Lt Cmdr Rodos Falor
Jane Rowley as Chief of Operations, Lt Amarock Ki
James Homuth as Chief Tactical Officer, LtJG Donavin Arinoch
Karriannua (not a slave to fashion) Scotti as Chief Science Officer Lt. Sin’ajéídishjool So’tsoh
Dana Terrell as Chief Engineering Officer Commander Stidd
Charlotte Wrestler as Specialist, Commander Sykora Ann Tarrez
Also Staring:

Missing in Action
Jeremy Castro as Chief Medical Officer, LtJG Logan Cartwright
Blake Harris as Engineering Officer, LtJG Blake Harris
Margaret Bowie as Counselor, Lt Millicent Ivy Rodos

SUMMARY: USS Sharikahr sits dead quiet but with two decks being consumed by fire on the surface of some unnamed world. As the wounded are rescued, a triage team is tending to them while the rest of the crew tries to fight the fire.

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Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
:: walks back over to where the CSO and CNS are working ::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::in sickbay resting after being treated for burns::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
:: In Engineering putting together a team to try and get control of the reactor::

ACTION: Throughout the ship, the howl and growl of rainfall outside can be heard.

XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
::sitting in the runabout::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::continues working on the console::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::looks up, half expecting to see a sky::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::pops his head out of an access hatch, and climbs out onto the bridge::

SCENE: Fire continues to consume Decks 4 and 5, moving throuhg the corridors and licking off the walls on the prowl for crewmates being rescued.

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
All: Ens. Spanner and I will go into the reactor area and try to shut down the reaction manually.  The rest of you start trying to help the captain get a station or 2 running on the bridge.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::recalls his last time around a campfire and how the rain kept putting it out::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::gets slowly to his feet::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::makes his way to where the captain's got himself occupied, casting a brief look about the bridge::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::puts one foot  in front of the other::

XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
::his hands crawl around the console::

ACTION: A high-pitched squeal echoes through the ship, followed by a tapping sound. It takes everyone a few minutes to realize it's the sound of the rain cooling the engine housings.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::winces then leaves sickbay::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::Heads into the reactor chamber with Ens. Spanner; moving carefully and guaging their chances of success::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
::locks the runabouts transporters on to the oxygen molecules in the decks on fire and prepares to beam them out::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::climbs in an already open Jeffrey's Tube access::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::shakes his head:: CO: Captain... would now be a bad time to point out you're trying to beam the wind out of a wind tunnel?

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::enters a verticle tube and begins climbing up::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
::hits the big 'energize' button::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::climbing up::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
CTO: You have another idea?

ACTION: Sooty air on Decks 4 and 5 sparkle blue as oxygen is beamed out of what the fire is already consuming. The fire briefly blossoms before quickly consuming its fuel and slowly dying down to a blue river licking across the chared carpet.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::gasps and clutches his throat, letting go of the ladder::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::falls::

ACTION: Set to search for lifesigns, the computer aboard the runabout starts to alarm when detecting the weakened lifesign belonging to Lieutenant Ki.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CO: We have no coolent delivery system per say, but we do have an abundance of coolent.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::loses consciousness before he hits the ground::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
::notes the alarm and locks on to Lieutenant Ki's life sign, beaming him to sickbay::

ACTION: Ki spins through the air and before he can hit the ground, the sapphire aura of the transporter beam whisks him away.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::gasps and opens his eyes::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::breathes deeply::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::hears the CTO and motions to him to pause::  *XO* Status report Commander...

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
*CO*: It looks like the fires are dying down.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::thinks about what just happened while a medic checks him over::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
Spanner: Mr. Spanner, you move towards the manual shutoffs on the upper chamber and I will try to get to the manual controls on the lower chamber.  You know what to do from there.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::waves the medic off and gets to his feet::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
<Spanner> Stidd: Aye, sir.  Be careful.

ACTION: With nothing left to feed on, the fire exhausts its fuel and and is replaced with thick, billowing smoke and noxious gases that begin to fill the ship.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::moves to a supply closet and rummages through it::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::grabs an oxygen mask and leaves sickbay::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::Both men move towards the shut offs::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::arranges the mask over his face and climbs once more into the Jeffrey's Tube::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::Attempts to shut down the reactor with the manual shutoffs::

SCENE: Black smoke and soot expand through the ship, choking and making eyes sting and burn::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::resumes climbing up::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::notes the smoke seeping in::  CTO: NOW we gotta abandon ship....

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::blinks rapidly as he climbs::

ACTION: A row of green lights along the side of the core slowly switch over to red, and the familiar throb of the warp core fades away to silence.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::coughs a few times:: CO: A suggestion, sir?

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::coughing::  CTO: Sure...

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::emerges on Deck 2::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::heads for the bridge access hatch::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CO: That runabout's been sitting in the shuttlebay a lot longer than it should have been. ::coughs a bit more:: It's our only means of getting a call for help out. And if this thing goes, we're gonna need it.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::nods::  CTO: Agreed

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::climbs up onto the bridge::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::thinks to himself:: Bloody finally.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::slaps combadge twice to address all communicators::  *All aboard*: All hands..  This is the Captain...  Abandon Ship

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
*All Aboard*: I repeat...  Abandon Ship....

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::can't believe he climbed all the way up here just to abandon ship::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::heads to the tube that Ki is emerging from::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::moves to follow behind Eli, still just shaking his head, though mostly to clear it of smoke::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
:: Hollars up to Ens. Spanner:: MR. SPANNER, YOU HEARD THE CAPTAIN.  LETS GET A MOVE ON.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
*XO* Rodos... you and Tarrez launch that run about

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
*CO*: Aye sir.

ACTION: On the small medical bed aboard the runabout, Minister of Defense Varan's lifesigns briefly dip and then strengthen, his brainwaves becoming stronger::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::Just hears Spanner's reply of acknowledgement::

CIV_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::nods to the XO and starts to launch::

SCENE: The crew of the USS Sharikahr begins to evacuate the ship, wedging their way through airlocks on to the top of the saucer or climbing down to emergency inflatable ramps to slide to the ground below.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::stands by and guides the CTO on to the ladder::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::motions the CO ahead of him::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
CIV: Locking phasers on to the shuttlebay doors...

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::watches the CO and CTO::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
CTO: Captain goes last...   Move Lieutenant

CIV_Tarrez-Hunter says:
XO: Standing by.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::shrugs, tfiguring what the hell, they already all went down with the ship::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
CIV: Firing. ::fires phasers::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::opens a locker and grabs as many survival kits as he can carry::

ACTION: The runabout's  high-powered gold lance impacts the shuttlebay door, scorching a long line across its surface::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::grabs a few tricorders and phasers as well::

CIV_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::waits for the phasers to cut a hole big enough for the runnabout and then pilots the vessel out of the bay::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::makes his way away from the wreckage, pausing and throwing a look over his shoulder, checking the positions of the rest of his crew::

SCENE: On the top of the ship, the crew of Sharikahr can see thick gray clouds and an almost solid sheet of rain pounding them with wind tugging at their clothes. In the distance, through the rain, they can make out a mountain range with a smoking volcano. Below them, stretched out beyond the horizon is dense rainforest.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::makes it to the outside of the ship behind the CTO::

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
:: Makes their way to the nearest escape hatch and exits the ship::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::struggles to get all his stuff up and out with him::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CO: Well, finding water won't be difficult.. no guarantees on food, though. ::smirks::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
CTO: No kidding.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::brightly:: CTO:  There is always rations.

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
::Taps commbadge:: *CO*: Engineering is clear of evacuees.  I see my crew and we are all ok.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::just gives Ki a look:: OPS: Given the choice, I'll take my chances.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::chuckles and raises his head to the sky::

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::removes the oxygen mask and opens his mouth to the rain::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
*CEO* Good man...   Meet me on the starboard side of the ship

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::has never before felt so happy to be alive::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::moves over to Ki, and motions for one of the tricorders he's loaded himself with::

ACTION: What sounds like another crack of thunder echoes through the mountain valley. As the crew look up, a shape defines itself through the steel gray thunderheads overhead, slowly resolving to the outline of a landing craft. Not Federation.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::hands a tricorder to the CTO::

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::takes it just in time to hear the approach of the craft, and opens the unit, attempting to match an energy signature::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::looks up::  Self: What now..... 

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::watches the ship trying to identify it::

CIV_Tarrez-Hunter says:
XO:  Incoming ship... she is preparing to land it would seem.

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
*CO*: Captain... where should we set the runabout down?

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
*XO* Find a safe harbor some where and wait for my next signal...  We have company....

CEO_Cmdr_Stidd says:
*CO*: Starboard side, aye.  ::Turns to Spanner:: Spanner: Take them to a point of safety and maintain there until I signal you.  ::Turns and heads towards the starboard side of the ship; watching the ship comming down from overhead::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
::sighs:: *CO*: So I see. Rodos out.

SCENE: Heavily ionized by its trip through the storm, the alien landing ship is trailing lightning strikes crawling over its surface like spiderwebs.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::wonders if its a Synod ship.  Hand moves reflexively to his phaser::

CIV_Tarrez-Hunter says:
XO: Not much on the sensors due to the ionization... how many clicks away do you want to set her down?

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
CIV: Can you set us down under some cover from the trees? It might be prudent to try and hide our only working ship.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::looks to Ops::  OPS: You have a hand phaser...  They have a ship.   What are you goign to do?  Scratch the paint?

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CO: Not quite, but I do have an idea.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
CO:  What?  Oh right.

CIV_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::nods and moves the runnabout off looking for a grove of trees::  XO: Aye sir

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
CO: Captain, that ship may be just what we need.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
CO:  Captain, that ship might be the people who did this to us.

SCENE: Overhead, the crew can see doors along the bottom of the ship irising open.

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
OPS/CTO: We aren't in too much of a condition to really care one way or another...  

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
CO:  If its all the same to you, I'm going to assume they are hostile.

CIV_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::finds a spot and sits her down::  XO: Securing ship.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::nods once, looking at Ki, then back at Eli:: CO/OPS: If I can get a fix on roughly how many we're dealing with, we may have an advantage.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::flicks on a tricorder then shakes his head::  CTO:  Good luck with that.

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::smirks, and tosses his tricorder aside:: OPS: They want to kill us, lieutenant. We won't need to scan them to know how many they're sending at us.

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
:nods:: CIV: Excellent... now I guess we sit tight.

ACTION: Stiff polymetallic legs extend below the Synod landing craft as it slowly hovers to the surface, the sound of its engines echoing through the valley before it touches down, hidden by the rainforest.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
CTO:  They could have killed us already with one blast from their ship.  ::watches the ship::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::furrows chin in thought - then motions to the crew:: Outloud - LOUDLY: Take cover!

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
::slaps com badge::  *XO* Irvin to Runabout....

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
OPS: Assuming their sensors are any better in this mess than ours are. Which is assuming a lot.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::moves away from the group towards the forest::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
*CO*: Yes sir?

CTO_LtJG_Arinoch says:
::puts some distance between the group and himself, but still trying his best to keep the synod ship in his sights::

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
*XO* Passive Scan Commander...   What vessel is that, what is their compliment, and can you provide cover incase this is a hostile act...

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::slips quietly into the forest::

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
*CO*: I'm on it... ::taps his console::

ACTION: Ki doesn't get far in the thick underbrush.

CIV_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::frowns as she hears the CO over the XO's badge::  XO: What does he think we are... mircle workers?

Host CO_Capt_Irvin says:
*XO* Takes cover behind the landing strut

Host XO_LtCmdr_Rodos says:
CIV: At this point, Commander, that's exactly what we need... a miracle.

OPS_Lt_Ki says:
::moves along the perimeter since he can't penetrate the forest::

ACTION: A heavy groan like motors pierces the air for a long few moments before a heavy thud vibrates through the air. Over the thunder and wind noises, the crew of the Sharikahr can hear the sound of many marching boots.

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