CAST OF CHARACTERS

SC	Captain Satok Zul Marek	played by	Pablo
XO	Commander Yo'Ghi	played by	Gabriel
CEO	Lieutenant Commander Groth Masters	played by	Eric
CNS	Lieutenant Commander Kalla Rand	played by	Susan

NPC's
	Traakion	played by	Gerry

Host
Gerry

Deep Space 102 - 10710.12

"The Coalition of the Willing"

Previously on DS102:

The USS Scorpius and crew have come across some friendlies with perhaps the firepower and savvy to clean up the mess that others have created.

The commander of the Avatar armada and the Scorpius have agreed to attempt resolution of the problem together.

The ships are beginning preparations now to engage the rogue Avatar factions.

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CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
::continues to work on Avatar comm protocols::

CNS_Rand says:
::buttons the last button on her tunic and pulls on her boots before heading for the door of her quarters::

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
:: sitting in his chair on the bridge ::

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Any progress, Commander?

CNS_Rand says:
::tugs lightly at the hem as the doors close behind her and she starts down the corridor toward the lift::

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: I'm having a little problem getting past some encryption codes.

CNS_Rand says:
::presses the call button and waits impatiently for the lift to arrive::

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Well, knowing you, that won't be really a problem.. ::nods and turns to the XO::

CNS_Rand says:
::steps inside once it arrives:: Computer: Bridge

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: Aye, sir. ::continues to work::

SC_Capt_Marek says:
XO: So, now it is only a matter of time. See that the ship is fully functional. If we engage battle with the Avatar, it will be rough.

CNS_Rand says:
::walks onto the bridge and takes over at flight::

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CNS: ;;nods:: Counsellor.

Host Traakion says:
@COM: Scorpius: SC:  Traakion to Marek.  Please come in.

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
SC: Rough doesn't begin to describe it

SC_Capt_Marek says:
::taps on his console:: COM Traakion: This is Marek. Go ahead, I listen you.

CNS_Rand says:
::hears the Captain and turns, returns his nod::

Host Traakion says:
@COM: Scorpius: SC:  We are prepared.  My armada will be arriving momentarily, and we will will sweep this area of space for our younger ones.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
COM Traakion: Traakion, so we are also ready. Although our technology is relatively simple compared to yours, we will do our best effort.

CNS_Rand says:
::smiles to herself, refreshed by the feeling of sincerity::

Host Traakion says:
@COM: Scorpius: SC:  We understand.  We will be prepared in 15 minutes of your time.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
COM: Traakion: Traakion, we will. Anything we should be awared of before we start the search?

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: Sir, when you have a moment...

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: ::whispers:: Commander?

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: ::whispers:: I've cracked the Avatar communication protocols, but the UT only can partially translate their ship-to-ship transmissions from Avatar to Federation Standard.

CNS_Rand says:
::prepares to match course with the Avatar fleet, double checks flight systems and propulsion readiness::

Host Traakion says:
@CO: Scorpius: SC:  Only that our purpose is to bring as many back to our own galaxy as possible.  Kraxis out.  We will speak in a few minutes.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Well, I think logical reasoning will fill the gaps then. Good work.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
COM: Traakion: Understood. Marek out. ::cuts the comm::

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CNS/XO: Be ready.

CNS_Rand says:
SC: Yes, Sir.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: Thank you, sir. I think we might be able to figure it all out. We can get the jist of each message. I guess the main thing the UT can't handle are the complex verbs and proper names.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: As soon as the computer translates the trasmission sent it to tactical immediately.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: Yes, sir.

CNS_Rand says:
::nods, satisfied that all is as ready as she can make it::

SC_Capt_Marek says:
XO: Please take Tactical, Commander.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
XO: I will handle OPS. ::links his console with Operations::

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
:: move up to tactical station ::

Host Traakion says:
ACTION:  A large ship appears from nowhere...then another and another...until there are many massive ships like the Kraxis in the area surrounding the Scorpius.  Communications begin with the Kraxis on coded channels.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: Captain, they're transmitting.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
::views the sensors:: All: Well, I feel like the little brother around here. These ships are massive indeed.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Put on speakers.

CNS_Rand says:
::watches as numerous Avatar ships arrive and hopes that the impressions that she has had of thee people have been correct::

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
SC: I really don't think they need us

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
::puts on speakers::

SC_Capt_Marek says:
XO: No, that is obvious. However, as we discussed before, there is something that they are hiding from us. And for some reason our presence seems to be really useful for them

SC_Capt_Marek says:
XO: The key here is find that thing they are reluctant to mention.

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
SC: We are the bait for the big fish?

CNS_Rand says:
XO: If nothing else, we he have some protection from the those that first attacked us.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
XO: Possible.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CNS: Yes, but we just can not rely on that.

CNS_Rand says:
SC: Of course not, Sir.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
XO: I still think that maybe we are dealing with a wolf covered with a sheep skin.

Host Traakion says:
ACTION:  A transmission with a coding key arrives from the Kraxis at OPS on the Scorpius

SC_Capt_Marek says:
All: Let's pay attention to their transmission. Sooner or later they will discover we are listening them, so we better obtain the most information we can to prevent ourselves to fall in a booby trap.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
::notices the transmission:: All: A coding key has been received, transmitted from the Kraxis...

SC_Capt_Marek says:
::sends the code to all department consoles:: All: I think you will find it useful.

CNS_Rand says:
::enters the codes as she receives them and notes the new information scrolling across her screen::

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: Code entered. It seems they trust us... for now.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Yes, it seems so. I sincerely hope that all our suspicions were wrong... but for now... caution is the word.

Host Traakion says:
@COM: Scorpius: SC:  Traakion to Marek.  We are ready to begin our sweep.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
COM: Traakion: Very well, lead the way.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CNS: Match Avatar vessel course and speed.

CNS_Rand says:
::hears the transmission and has everything ready to follow:: SC Flight is ready, Captain.

Host Traakion says:
@COM: Scorpius:  SC: At once.  ::cuts com::

CNS_Rand says:
::nods:: SC: Understood. ::slowly increases spead to match that of the Kraxis::

Host Traakion says:
ACTION:  The ships spread out in three dimensions with the Scorpius and Kraxis at the center and begin to fly in a large swath along a directional axis

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: Captain, a querry...

Host Traakion says:
ACTION:  Smaller Avatar vessels come in firing at the much larger vessels...

SC_Capt_Marek says:
COM: Traakion: Commander, can you inform us how many ships from your "younger ones" are we looking for?

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Commander?

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: Never mind right now, sir, the fleet's under attack!

CNS_Rand says:
::prepares evasive maneuvers as the smaller Avatar vessels begin their attack::

Host Traakion says:
@COM: Scorpius: SC:  132, not including the one you followed to the planetoid.  They have already been retrieved and are in custody.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
XO: REd alert! Shields up!. Set a defensive fire pattern. Fire to disable not to destroy.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
COM: Traakion: Very well, we will deploy to your starboard and engaged the attacking ships. Marek out

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
:: signals red alert, brings all shields and weapons to full power ::

Host Traakion says:
ACTION:  The attacking vessels begin to go dead in space and are swept up by the larger perimeter vessels, which do not seem to be damaged at all by the fire of the smaller vessels...

CNS_Rand says:
::works to keep the Scorpius in a position to defend themselves::

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CNS: Flight pattern Omeg 8.

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
SC: I'll consider myslef very lucky to be able to destroy any ship anyway, I'll use the bigger ships for cover...

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: Captain, the attackers are being overwhelmed by the perimeter capital ships. It seems their "younger ones" don't have their firepower or defensive capabilities.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
XO: Remember that lucky shots can happen... Take it from a formet Tactical officer. ::raises an eyebrow::

CNS_Rand says:
::initializes the prescribed flight pattern:: SC: Omega 8 eight engaged.

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
ALL: Our allies are more experienced and coordinated than the others wheve fought until now

SC_Capt_Marek says:
All: I wonder if you just joined an oppresive force.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: "Oppressive" is a relative term, sir.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: What was recorded on the computer core about their history? Any notes on imperialism, rebels or such topics?

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
SC: Depends on what they do with these people

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: It seems the "younger ones" consider themselves "freedom fighters," much like the Colonists during the American Revolution.

CNS_Rand says:
SC: Their technology and abilities certainly outshine those of the smaller vessels.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CNS: So basically, they are in a desperate fight. Darn, who are the good guys in this... how do you humans call it, "film"?

CNS_Rand says:
SC: At this point, it's difficult to say.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: Sir, it seems that the aggressive "younger ones" want to take up the ways of conquest the ones we've allied with have abandoned millenia ago.

Host Traakion says:
ACTION:  As the smaller attackers go silent and are scooped up by the larger ships on the perimeter, the remaining smaller ones attempt escape in all directions...

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: I would equate the Avatar socieity to Earth's, but maybe if they stopped their war-like ways in OEC 2000, and they're currently about 1,000 years ahead of how we are today.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
::listens to all the officers::

CNS_Rand says:
SC: Should we pursue the fleeing vessels, Captain?

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: In summation, they stopped their aggressiveness while Earth was somewhere between the time of the Judeo-Christian Bible book of Exodus and the rise of the Roman Empire.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CNS: Negative. Maintain the Scorpius with the group.

Host Traakion says:
ACTION:  The smaller vessels attempting flight go dead in space and are scooped up quickly by the much larger vessels.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
XO: Cease red alert.

CNS_Rand says:
::nods:: SC: Aye, Sir.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Interesting.

XO_Cmdr_Yo`Ghi says:
SC: Yes sir

CNS_Rand says:
::maintains course with the Kraxis::

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: It is possible to find out the frequencies that the "younger ones"? We may want to communicate with them very soon.

Host Traakion says:
@COM: Scorpius: SC:  Traakion to MArek.  We have retreived all our young militants.  We understad that you are needing passage through the artificial wormhole back to your region of space?

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: I would think they would have a bit of a variance of their transmission frequency to our allies.

CNS_Rand says:
::looks up from her console and glances back at the Captain::

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: They'd have some sort of communications set up during the last 10 years of their campaign.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
All: I think we should stick around here until we find out what really is happening here.COM: Kraxis: Traakion: Actually we do

SC_Capt_Marek says:
COM: Kraxis: Traakion: Actually we do. However, we should remain here for a little more, in order to gather some science data prior to our return to our quadrant.

Host Traakion says:
@COM:  Scorpius: SC:  We will collapse the wormhole once you have returned to your area of space.  Remain as you see fit.  The Kraxis will remain until you cross back to your region of this galaxy.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
COM: Kraxis: Traakion: Understood. Marek out.

Host Traakion says:
ACTION:  The other larger ships begin to disappear until only the Kraxis is left...

CNS_Rand says:
SC: I don't know that we will gather any new information from the Avatars now that they have completed their mission to retrieve these young militants.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
All: Well, evidently they want to get ride of us. Well, we got the computer core information after all.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
SC: My Klingon and Betazoid instincts tell me they're definately hiding something...

SC_Capt_Marek says:
All: For a while, I think the Federation Space will be safe. Let's remain here of some minutes, and then inform the Kraxis we are done.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CEO: Mine too, Commander. However, I do not want to strand the Scorpius in the Delta Quadrant .

CNS_Rand says:
CEO: I don't sense that at all. Those on the Kraxis have been open and honest with us.

CEO_LtCmdr_Masters says:
CNS: They may have been, counselor, but I don't 100% trust them.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
CNS: Have the ship ready to go into the wormhole in half an hour.

SC_Capt_Marek says:
XO: Inform the Kraxis.

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