USS Spectre Compile - October 1st-31st 2015 by Alan Reading ================================================================= Mission: Stone Skipping Day: 10 Stardate: 2414.11.10 (USS Serenity – Bridge - CO, Commander Jay – 21:15) (USS Serenity – Bridge – Lieutenant Commander - First Officer Grayjoy – 21:40) (Unknown – Unknown – Commander Jay - 23:45) ================================================================= Mission: Stone Skipping Day: 12 Stardate: 2414.11.12 (USS Spectre - Conference Room - FO/CEO, Lt Cmdr Remae Ktell - 08:45) (USS Spectre - Conference Room - Ens. Will Alexander - 08:47) (USS Spectre - Conference Room - CO, Captain T'Vhor - 08:49) (USS Spectre - Conference Room - TAC/ASC, Ensign Michael Sorenson - 08:50) (USS Spectre - Conference Room – CMO, Cmdr Andrew Williams - 08:55) (USS Spectre - Conference Room – CMO, Cmdr Andrew Williams - 08:59) (USS Spectre – Conference Room – CSO/2O, Lt.jg. Kurt Palmer – 09:00) ================================================================= Mission: Stone Skipping Day: 10 Stardate: 2414.11.10 (USS Serenity – Bridge - CO, Commander Jay – 21:15) ~ Sulia Madon~ Jay’s face stayed hard and controlled as her blood turned to ice. She stared hard at the Cardassian in front of her trying to burn the image of the female woman with black hair and black eyes into her brain. ~This had been some kind of a trap and she had stepped right into it~ =^= Brutus =^= She turned to look at Grayjoy who had just spoken the word over the ship board communication. She was about to question action when the bridge turbolift doors opened. Stepping out was Gwen Moss the Chief Medical Officer and a heavily armed trauma response team fanned out behind her phasers drawn. ~Ow shit~ Jay dived from her position as they opened fire on the bridge crew. She heard a soft clunk as Audrey’s control chair sealed her in protective shell. There was cries and scream as the rest of the bridge crew succumbed to phaser fire. The silence was deafening as the phaser fire stopped as she pulled herself off the floor. She saw Grayjoy standing beside Moss and the others who were covering her with their phasers and was holding a small box which had appeared in his hand. “Captain. We have the ship. Do not resist us.” She glared at Grayjoy and Moss “What have you done to my crew?” Moss gave her grin as she replied. “They are just stunned. It was easier to implant them when they are unconcise but it’s always better for the host to be awake.” She saw Grayjoy flip open the lid of the box he was carrying. It was a small creature about the size of her hand. It had six legs and a large pincer at its head and a thin spike on its tail. It started to wriggle as Grayjoy stepped closer to her. ~Ow no~ She stepped back as the others began to block her in to stop her from escaping. Suddenly there was a blinding flash and a defining boom as the room plunged into darkness as Jay dropped to the floor she smashed her head off a console and disappeared into black ness. (Reply any) (Posted by Robbie) (USS Serenity – Bridge – Lieutenant Commander - First Officer Grayjoy – 21:40) Grayjoy looked up at the screen as it flashed back into life as the power was restored to the Serenity. He looked at Sulia Madon and shivered involuntary there was something malevolent about her. “We have gained control of the Serenity.” (Reply Madon) “Commander Jay and twenty four others have escaped. They were able to wipe the transporter logs so we don’t know where they are.” (Reply Madon) “My mission is to go to 39-Serra and stop the Spectre and the Wraith from preventing the others from doing their work on 39-Serra and then beyond.” (Reply Madon) (Reply Madon, any) (Posted by Robbie) (Unknown – Unknown – Commander Jay - 23:45) “Jay, wake up Jay. You have been out for a few hours.” Jay gave a grown as her mind slowly swam back from the darkness. She felt a sharp pain across her face “Aww.” She cried as her eye sprang open. She blinked a few times as she focused on the face in front of her. ~Anya~ Her mind snapped back into place as she tried to pull herself up. “Serenity. I need to stop them.” Anya placed a steading hand on her shoulder as she helped Jay into a sitting position. “The Serenity is gone. Audery managed to get us away before she jumped to warp but not enough of them.” Jay looked into Anya’s sad face. “How many.” She whispered. Anya took a deep sigh. “Only 15 that’s the maximum she could transport this far.” ~Fifteen out of two hundred~ “What happened?” Anya gave a little smile. “Well you know that Audery’s chair was linked directly into the Serenity that’s how she could fly the ship.” Jay nodded. “Well it also gives her access to the all the files on the computer. She said as soon as Moss entered the bridge with the trauma team and Grayjoy showed you that creature. She had the computer run through the personal files to work out everybody who had a medical since we left the station. She thinks that Moss was infected before we left the station as was then infecting the crew as they were going for their medical. Audery was then able to transport the ones who had not been to medical for a check-up with us off the Serenity.” “Audery needed a diversion so she maxed out the lights and the ships speakers as well as slamming on the gravity to give her a chance to get us all away.” Jay steadied herself as she stood up giving herself a few seconds to get her. She looked around to see that she was standing in an observation lounge overlooking a bleak moon scape. “Where are we?” A slight smile danced across Anya’s face. “We are on observation post gamma beta 4567.” Jay gave her a puzzled look. “Audery said that it used to belong to one of Admiral Doenitz fleet commanders as a bolt hole if he needed to make a run for it. Come on I want to show you something.” Jay nodded and followed Anya through a door and down a corridor. They entered a large hanger bay which over looked a starship nestled in its docking cradle. She saw Audrey walk up to them and smiled. “Glad you are up and around. Skipper.” Jay nodded as she looked at the starship below them. “She’s called the Charon and is used for deep space tactical reconnaissance. During my time on the Wallace Space Station I was able to umm …… borrow her. I have kept her here in case I needed her for an emergency.” Jay looked at Audrey ash her mind raced. She had read her file as well as taking to Andrew but there were parts that had been redacted when she had joined starfleet intelligence especially her time during the civil war and after. The Wallace Space Station had been a special R&D projects which had been rumored to been working on some advanced biological and neurological weapons and ships. She turning back to the ship and gave it a new look. It was about the length of an Oberth all 150 meters of it with a long humped back with two nassels tucked into the back. “We repaired and retrofitted from its original design. It’s quick enough to hunt down the Serenity although we can’t go head to head with her.” Jay nodded as she continued to look over the ship. ~Its small but that can also be an advantage~ “Looks like we will have to do some creative thinking.” Audrey nodded as she led the way to the access tube that would take them on board the Charon. (Reply any) (Posted by Robbie) ================================================================= Mission: Stone Skipping Day: 12 Stardate: 2414.11.12 (USS Spectre - Conference Room - FO/CEO, Lt Cmdr Remae Ktell - 08:45) Remae had sent out an early morning order for all senior officers to report in to the Conference Room with the idea of a needed meeting to catch up on the ships mission. It had been nearly two days without incident and the Spectre was cloaked and tracking its course towards Starbase 39-Sierra. The Wraith was along for the trip but without the same enhancements to her warp drive, they had fallen behind. Captain Jana Bell had stayed aboard and was under the care of the Doctor... she wasn't amused but it seemed the safest option given her memory problems. Of course, those memory issues only occurred when she was close to Remae... he was planning to see Doctor Williams next. In the meantime, the FO had arrived early to set-up the meeting and for the first time since they left, the CO indicated he was going to attend. The viewscreen showed the course of the Spectre and its now close location to Starbase 39-Sierra, the estimated position of the Wraith and the general area of the Serenity. Although no contact had been received, she was hopefully keeping the Tempest busy so they could slip through. Hopefully. A PADD was then placed in each seat at the table with mission update. The senior crew would be arriving and he intended to ask each of them for an update, personally. He wanted to hear from them and listen to what they had to say, rather than reading about it on some plain computer screen. He took his place to the left side of the table, next to the Captain's seat and waited. (Reply from ALL) (Posted by Anthony Keen) (USS Spectre - Conference Room - Ens. Will Alexander - 08:47) Will was the first of the senior crew to enter the conference room, besides the First Officer that is. He went to his usual seat, nodded to the first officer and sat down. He looked at the PADD, briefly browsed through it, and sighed, rogue admirals, possessing parasites, and who knows what else was on the agenda. Of course with all this oddities, he had to remind himself that he was the transporter duplicate of the memories of Will Alexander living in the body of the what had been brain dead William Frost. He was in the same room with a man that he wasn't sure whether he was native to this reality or another and there were at least one or two other versions of him running around. Lastly, all he had to do was look out the window to see the USS Wraith which had as a special guest a certain JAG officer which was a walking reminder that he was both a copy of another man's life and the chance at a new beginning. "Does it ever get normal sir?" he asked the First Officer, possibly the only man who could relate to his unique reality. (reply Remae) "Knowing out there that there are other versions of you, running around, that are you but not you?" (Reply Remae) "Sometimes I just wonder if for the rest of my career I am going to be judged against his success, or if I am going to be free to forge my own path, without having to be compared to him." (Reply Remae) (reply remae, any) (posted by Will Banowsky) (USS Spectre - Conference Room - CO, Captain T'Vhor - 08:49) The Captain's mood was, pensive. It was not a mood normally typified by one of Vulcan heritage, but then as a hybrid, T'Vhor's Betazoid heritage could be both a strength, and a weakness. With all that had occurred over the past few days though, and all the intricacies of the events that had unfolded, one name still hung in his mind like some dark harbinger intent upon destroying all, and any progress that they had made. That name was Sulia Madon... The Captain had discussed their common foe with Remae not an hour or so beforehand, and Remae had suggested a meeting to lay out their plan to apprehend the woman as soon as was possible. The ship was in optimal condition and running cloaked, the Tempest, wherever it was, its target, with 39-Sierra seemingly having been shown to be a key element in the unfolding and increasingly complex puzzle. What though would they find once they reached the station? From past dealings with the woman, T'Vhor knew that as an ex Obsidian Order operative, she worked fast and efficiently, which meant that if the Tempest had indeed reached 39-Sierra before moving off again, then the entire station might now be compromised with her particular brand of nastiness. Stealth then was of the utmost importance now and nothing could be left to chance. Arriving at the conference lounge though, the Captain still felt that overwhelming emotion of pensivity, niggling him, gnawing away at him, despite his earlier attempt to still his mind with one of his rituals in his quarters. The Captain duly acknowledged the FO and then Ensign Frost as he entered the room. "Lieutenant Commander", he said, with a curt nod. "Ensign"... (Reply Remae, Alexander IYW) Addressing another officer with an uprated rank had always seemed strange at first, and in the case of Remae it was even stranger. The man had once been his CO, but the accident that had robbed him of his lower limbs on Carraya IV had changed him in ways that only he himself might be able to explain. The psychology of loss obviously played heavy on the the Bajoran FO's decision to step down from the centre chair, and whilst seemingly happy running the Engineering department, as opposed to the entire ship, his recent impromptu shunt into the FO's chair had been an eye opener for them both. Indeed, it seemed that the old command style was back again, and that had been acknowledged earlier when the CO had met with him privately to hand his old friend the pips that had elevated his rank once more. The Captain took his seat next to Remae and then picked up the PADD, perusing the displayed contents accordingly and looking briefly to the door as more officers began to arrive for the meeting. It was time now to ratify and set their goal and to discuss what would happen on their arrival to the aforementioned station. And there would be further promotions in the offing too... (Reply, ALL) (Posted by Alan) (USS Spectre - Conference Room - TAC/ASC, Ensign Michael Sorenson - 08:50) Michael stood beside the door in the conference room. Not being part of the senior staff his only reason for being was as guard duty. As dull as such a task often is, Michael recognized the importance of such a task, especially with the strange things he had heard about from some of the other crew members. Michael stood and watched as the rest of the senior staff arrived and sat down. It was not his part to speak at these meetings, however that didn't mean he couldn't listen. (Reply any, IYW) (Posted by Brandon) (USS Spectre - Conference Room – CMO, Cmdr Andrew Williams - 08:55) Entered the Conference Room. It was filling up with officers and he was glad that he was not the last one there. He nodded to Remae as he took his seat reminding himself to speak to him after the meeting. It had been a busy few days working on the wounded and as well as checking on the crew’s medical issues. This was nothing new as when the ship was on mission he was always busy but this one had him worried. He pulled out his PADD and scanned through the medical files not that he needed it as he could remember every patient he had under his care but it was good to have a quick glance in case he was asked. (Reply any) (Posted by Robbie) (USS Spectre - Conference Room – CMO, Cmdr Andrew Williams - 08:59) Andrew looked out of the windows of the conference room at the space beyond. It had been two days since the Serenity left to chase the Tempest and they had not heard anything. It was not that Jay could not handle herself and the ship it’s just that from what he understood about Sulia Madon was that she was not someone to be messed with. He took a soft sigh as he realised that the Serenity and her crew were as close as he was going to get to have a proper home away from the Spectre. His friends Jay was now the CO and Arya worked as part of the Trauma Response team. His old captain Sazboe before joining Starfleet was now the chief science officer and his sister was at its helm. A smile danced across his face as he remembered the good time he had on board at their last stop over. The smile then vanished as he realised that if anything happen to the Serenity it would devastating. He pulled his mind out of his thoughts as the meeting started. (Reply any) (Posted by Robbie) (USS Spectre – Conference Room – CSO/2O, Lt.jg. Kurt Palmer – 09:00) The science chief was settling in as the usual pre-meeting chatter roared around the table. In front of him were the usual few PADDs and Starfleet issue coffee mug. It had been quite an exhausting few days, but an end seemed to be in sight. However not before a few obligatory obstacles. His attention drifted to the head of the long conference table as the Captain perused a rather important looking PADD. (Reply, any) ((Post by Cody)) =================================================================