- , Mission #
"Stranded"
USS Sentinel, Mission
#7
The Sentinel has been called to a remote scientific outpost while en route
to Starbase 123 in the Beta Quadrant. Starfleet lost contact with the outpost and
the first responding vessel they sent, the U.S.S. Monmouth. With the outpost being
so close to Romulan space, Starfleet has urged the crew to keep their eyes open,
just in case this is some kind of Romulan plot. We join our heroes 10 minutes away
from the Outpost, with sensors directed forward to see the station, the Monmouth
and the asteroid cluster hanging dead in space.
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<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
::Watching multiple scans, one of the asteroid field,
another on the eerie, dark station.::
<XO_LtCmdr_Stradiot>
::Sits
in her new chair on the bridge, watching over the situation::
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::crawls out of a random jeffries tube:: Self: Whoever numbered these things is
an asshat...
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
NAV: Lieutenant Commander Marsland,
what's our eta?
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::looks up at the viewscreen
from his panel:: CO: We’ll be there in ten minutes, Captain.
<OPS_Lt_Baudin>
::keeps an ear to the comm in case of any chatter--although he's not expecting
any at this point::
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::looks down at his navigational
sensors, looking for any signs of the Monmouth and the station::
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::stretches her back before checking the chronometer, then makes her way briskly
to the turbolift:: Self: Crap crap crap...
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
::Taps
a few settings on his console.:: CO: Scanners are showing no signs of activity from
the Monmouth or Outpost 426, nore from the asteroid cluster. No movement at
all, and the Outpost is running on bare minimal power."
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::looks down at his sensors to confirm::
<OPS_Lt_Baudin>
CO: Everything
is dead air to boot, sir. Nobody is talking to anyone.
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
CO: They're all just...hanging there....eerie...
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
CSO: Any lifesigns?
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
ALL: How familiar.
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::steps onto the bridge as if she weren't five
minutes late::
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
ENG: Ensign sh'Tolar, you're
five minutes late.
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
::Smiles weakly, trying to break
the tension.:: CO: One can hope this isn't a repeat of the Maubry.
<OPS_Lt_Baudin>
CSO: If it is, then someone needs to look into the transporters.
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::grimaces:: CO: I know... sir. Dealing with a stubborn gel pack. ::moves to her
station::
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::clears his throat:: CSO: Lieutenant
Hret, do you detect any lifesigns from the ship or station?
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::smirks to herself as she thinks about the real reason::
<XO_LtCmdr_Stradiot>
NAV: Anything on LRS? Being this close to the neutral zone, I want to know if anything's
out there.
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::looks down at his panel again,
running a long range scan subroutine to see what’s out there::
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
XO: Three to one the Romulans are involved. It's
always the Romulans...
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
::Checks his scanners again,
then shakes his head.:: ALL: Detecting 71 on the station, but none on the Monmouth....426
has a compliment of 22, the Monmouth 80. 31 souls missing.
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
CO: The lifesigns on the station are very faint Captain, almost non-existent.
<XO_LtCmdr_Stradiot>
ENG: Let's not jump to conclusions.
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
::Shakes his head.:: ENG: Perhaps, but I would caution
on jumping to conclusions at this juncture. We simply don't have enough
data to make an accurate assessment.
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::mutters::
Self: Let's not be a buzzkill...
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
XO: Sir,
not much out there. This cluster of asteroids is quite remarkable, from a
scientific standpoint. ::taps his console a bit more:: XO: The cluster is sticking
about eighty klicks from the stations. As far as long-range scans go.. ::taps
some more:: XO: I’m picking up the USS Zimmerman and USS Yangtze
at extreme range, but the neutral zone appears clear.
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
All: Quite a surreal setting....the ship just seems.....dead. Most macabre...
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
ALL: Coming out of warp now.
ACTION: The Sentinel drops out of warp just outside of the Station
perimeter, the sleek form of the Sovereign-class vessel gliding in closer on impulse
<XO_LtCmdr_Stradiot>
::Nods:: NAV: Thank you. ::Looks over:: CO: If
lifesigns are that faint, shouldn't our priority be a medical team to assist?
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
::Runs a scan of the Neutral Zone, looking for any
traces of tachyon emissions or residual anti-protons that would indicate a cloaked
ship.::
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::starts going over the scans of the Monmouth
for signs of malfunction::
<aNAV_Ens_Taylor>
*NAV*: Sir, I’m
forwarding some data to your console now you may want to look out. Some odd readings
down here from Astrometrics.
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
*Taylor*: Very
well, Ensign. I’ll take a look. ::brings up the data and begins to study it
as he closes on the Monmouth and the station::
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
XO:
I would agree, but I recommend extreme caution. This could be anything from
mechanical to biological, we simply have no idea at this ti....::Trails off as he
checks the data from his scan.::
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
XO: Sir,
recommend Yellow Alert. Also.. ::reads some more:: XO: If these readings are
correct, something is keeping this cluster of asteroids in place near the station,
which doesn’t make sense. They should be about ten thousand klicks
farther than here by now.
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
CO: Captain, I am detecting
a trace warp signature, possibly residual from a cloaked ship. It's course
leads into the Romulan Neutral Zone.
<XO_LtCmdr_Stradiot>
All: Yellow
Alert.
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::frowns some:: CO: I'm not seeing
any damage to the Monmouth, or any indication as to what happened. It's like
someone just... turned everything off. ::frowns::
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
CSO: Any further details on that warp signature? Is it Romulan?
ACTION: As the Sentinel nears the station, just as it begins to
move into an pattern, the vessel comes to a complete and unexpected stop. The crew
rocks harshly in their hairs as the inertial dampeners engage to compensate
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
ALL: Auugh! Oh shit! NAV: What was that?
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::falls from her chair, emitting a swear::
<CTO_Lt_Rolands>
::grips his console, falling against it hard as the
ship comes to a dead stop, engaging the shields quickly as he picks himself back
up:: XO: Yellow alert, shield up. No damage from...whatever that was.
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::grasps his console, tapping out a scan:: CO: Unknown, Sir. Reversing engines.
::attempts to reverse the ship at 0.5c::
<XO_LtCmdr_Stradiot>
::Rocks
forward, but manages to keep her seat::
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::picks
herself back up, rubbing her side as she checks the systems, trying to figure out
what the hell that was::
ACTION: The impulse engines
flare to life, but the ship goes nowhere
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
::narrows the focus on the warp signature, comparing it to the known configurations
used by both the Romulans and Federation fleets.:: CO: I am attempting to determine
if this signature matches any in our records, I should know either way shortly OH
MY! ::Lurches forward and braces himself as the ship lurches to a stop.::
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::kills the impulse engines:: CO/XO: We’re…
stuck. It’s like we hit a brick wall.
<OPS_Lt_Baudin>
::keeps himself from smacking face-first into the console, barely:: NAV: Like the
asteroids that shouldn't be stuck here.
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
::Quickly
launches a scan of the area to attempt to locate the source and nature of the stoppage.::
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
*Taylor*: Ensign Taylor, begin a detailed scan
of this cluster. I want to know everything there is to know possibly. Something
has us stuck.
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::shakes her head:: CO: We're
stuck in something, sir... The engines are definitely pushing, but something's
keeping us here.
<aNAV_Ens_Taylor>
*NAV*: Right away, Sir. I’ll
get everyone on it. Taylor out.
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
NAV: Can we
back off?
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::sighs, thinking as he studies
his panel again:: CSO: You might be able to learn more about the nature of your
warp signature if you scan for tetryon particles, Lieutenant. ::turns in his chair
to face the command team:: CO: Negative, Captain, I’ve already
tried. The engines fire just fine, but something is holding us here. We’re
not going anywhere.
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
::Frowns to himself.:: CO: Captain,
I am detecting some odd subspace signatures emanating approximately 100 kilometers
from outpost 426.
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
CSO: Any idea as to their
nature?
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
CO: Not at this time Captain, but I am scanning
to gather more data to ascertain just that.
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::overhears:: CO/CSO: I suggest directing a tachyon sweep in that direction. I
just read an article not long ago about cloaked ships travelling at warp speeds
emitting some sort of subspace variance. That might help detect such a ship.
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::looks down at his panel, then over to OPS::
OPS: How’s our power doing? No drain or anything, like
the Monmouth appears to have suffered, is there?
<OPS_Lt_Baudin>
NAV: It is odd...we're in the green, but there is a very slight drain in some
of our non-critical systems. Our output more than compensates, but I'm
not sure where the power's being leeched from.
<XO_LtCmdr_Stradiot>
CO: Seems like the quickest way to get answers about our situation is to check out
the Monmouth, whereas the lifesigns are on the station...We should try hailing them,
sir.
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
CSO: Whatever's stopping us, is it
affecting the transporters as well?
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
XO: Agreed,
get them on the horn.
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::barely hears OPS
as he looks at his report on his panel:: Self: Subspace filaments.. what the hell...
<XO_LtCmdr_Stradiot>
OPS: Open hailing frequencies.
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
::Nods.:: CO: A focused tachyon burst could detect a cloaked ship, I'll
start on prepping a sweep per the Lieutenants suggestion.
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
::Shakes his head.:: CO: No captain, all other systems seem unaffected.
<OPS_Lt_Baudin>
XO: Hailing frequencies open. But they've been quiet this entire time; we might
not hear anything back.
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
XO: How would you feel
about taking an away team over to the station?
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::frowns in concentration, going over the data::
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
OPS/CO: Given the low level of the life signs, its possible they may not be able
to answer.
<XO_LtCmdr_Stradiot>
COM: Station: This is Commander
Claire Stradiot of the USS Sentinel, is there anyone who is able to respond?
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
CSO: Either way, we need to know what's going
on over there.
<XO_LtCmdr_Stradiot>
CO: It would seem like it's
going to happen either way, sir.
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
CO: Sir,
Astrometrics is detecting a cluster of subspace filaments in the area. I don’t
see how they’d stick us here, but it is an extremely strange occurrence.
ACTION: The com is quiet, there's no response.
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
::preps a focused tachyon sweep, programing in several
fluctuations to defeat compensation.::
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
CO: Captain,
given the station and the Monmouths state, perhaps use of the prefix code to assume
remote functions of the station would give us a better idea of what's happening
aboard?
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
CSO: Agreed. OPS: I'd also like
to beam a probe over before we send anyone over, make sure our transporters are
not affected.
<CSO_LtJG_Hret>
CO: It would give us access to the
stations functions, including internal sensors and logs, as well as provide control
over the stations cameras should they still be functional.
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::looks for an indication of what the station was studying::
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
Outloud: A subspace filament has been used to hold a wormhole open before, inadvertently.
It is what enabled communication to the Gamma Quadrant in real time.
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
*Astrometrics*: Focus your scans on the subspace filaments. Get me their dimensions.
<OPS_Lt_Baudin>
::sends a message to ready a probe for transport. this
safer approach is really refreshing...:: CO: Sir, sensors indicate all lifesigns
are concentrated in one area. They must have found a place they thought was safe,
in the centre--I think main engineering. We can focus our efforts there to start
with.
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
NAV/CO: There are trace amounts of silithium
in the asteroid cluster. Under certain circumstances, silithium can create a subspace
filament.
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
XO/OPS: Once we've confirmed the
probe is safely aboard, prepare an away team.
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
CO: Sir, with your permission, I’d like to try using an ionized
subspace burst from the Main Deflector. My people think it may light up the
filaments.
<OPS_Lt_Baudin>
::frowns at his station:: CO: I cannot
seem to beam directly into engineering. I can get us about 120 metres away
on the same deck. There seems to be some kind of subspace interference getting
in the way...
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
NAV: If these filaments are responsible
for whatever this is, it might not be the best idea to excite them.
<XO_LtCmdr_Stradiot>
CO: Aye, sir.
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
NAV: Any indication it may interfere
with the ships systems?
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
CO: I don’t
believe so, Captain. Essentially we’d just be sending some ionized particles
out to attach to the filaments so our sensors can see them better.
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
NAV: Alright, go ahead.
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::nods, tapping his
panel:: ALL: Activating the beam from the Main Deflector now. ::activates, watching
his sensors::
ACTION: The viewscreen picks up the
view from outside, and as the Sentinel's deflector dish powers up and initiates
the burst thousands upon thousands of subspace strands light up silver. They weave
around the station, between the Sentinel and the Monmouth and connecting the vessels
and the cluster of asteroids, like knitted yarn.
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
CSO: Alright, what am I looking at.
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::fights
mightily to avoid the 'clusterfuck' pun::
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
*Astrometrics*: Good job, guys. Now figure out what we can do to back us out of
here. Also, research the effects of verteron particles on these filaments,
and what we can do to generate them if need be.
<XO_LtCmdr_Stradiot>
OPS: Try beaming the probe as close as you can.
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
CO: According to the data I’m receiving from Astrometrics, the subspace filaments
appear to be woven around the station almost deliberately, like a trap, connecting
everything in this 100km or so of space together.
<OPS_Lt_Baudin>
::attempts to beam it as close as he can:: XO: 120 metres outside main engineering.
Beam-in successful.
<OPS_Lt_Baudin>
::alarmed:: NAV: We fell into
a trap?
<ENG_Ens_shTolar>
::frowns some:: NAV: One hell of a trap,
if it's dependent on colliding with silithium-laced asteroids...
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
::sighs:: OPS: We’ll be fine.
<CO_Cmdr_Yeremenko>
NAV: You better hope so, you were the one driving after all.
<NAV_LtCmdr_Marsland>
CO: At least I had my ETA right.
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