S3, Ep2 - Dogma, Truth and the Wheel of Fate

[Dr Colina MacAuley]

Location: Sick bay

"I'm not sure how long it will take. Only his body knows, at this point. We are keeping in stasis for now to maintain his life functions and stem any brain damage. But I can bring him around at any time."

"They already know what do. We've drilled several times. As a precaution, since these things fail to gave ya a warning."

Just outside the door she took out her phaser, aiming at the door and fired on a steady stream.

[gengrant]

*** ^^^ Terrasect Story / Action ^^^ ***

Scenario time advancement of 90 minutes.

[gengrant]

Location: Turbo Lift Tube, Engineering Deck

Although Sam knew that Colina would be able to handle a phaser, as all Starfleet Personnel receive training with them, he was honestly impressed with her craftsmanship. She was, in all actuality, more efficient cutting through the doors then he was. With their combined effort, they were able to cut through the door in less then 4 minutes, which was great time, however they had to perform the action 8 more times. In addition, they had to climb down several decks in a Turbo Lift Tube to get to different levels.

Sam was sweating heavily, it wasn’t so much that he was out of shape, but he was struggling thanks to the alterations for the Away Mission; which was postponed indefinitely at this point. He’d have to stop back by Sickbay and get some of them removed in the interim, at least when time was available. The Doctor, on the other hand, seemed to be doing quite well, all things considered. She had continued to impress him, time and time again, he’d have to buy her a drink afterwards; some Scottish Whiskey he figured. He chuckled to himself.

After almost an hour and half, they had arrived at the Engineering Deck. Forcing the Turbo Lift Doors open, they were immediately met with a cloud of smoke and heat. Sam could see several small fires in the corridor itself, not including the bright glow that appeared to be coming from Main Engineering. With the doors open all the way, he helped Colina through and they walked cautiously through the debris. As they approached the Main Engineering, they could hear shouts and groans; Sam feared the worst.

Rounding the corner, his heart sank as he saw the damage caused to the area. All around Main Engineering, there were bodies, some wounded and some not so lucky. Without having to say a word, as he knew the Doctor didn’t need any direction on what to do, he left her to her duties and started checking on some of the wound himself. As he knelt near one of the center stations, the crewmen he was checking was obviously dead due to an impaling object, he glanced at the Warp Core. It was intact, but smoking heavily, the smooth rhythmic pulsing of it long gone. He wasn’t an engineer, and he was beginning to wonder if coming here was the best thing to do, but in light of it all, he knew he was surrounded by engineers. He had hopped that Lt. Samek was still alive and well here, but could not see him, fear started to weigh down his feet.

But as he found himself pausing to consider his next action, he heard a voice he recognized almost immediately, he snapped around to locate the speaker. As if made for a hero portrait purposefully, he saw Major Kinesly barking orders, rallying the stunned engineering crew. Sam looked back at the deceased crewmen, moved his hand down his face, closing his eyes and then took off over to where the Major was.

“Damn glad to see you Major!” Sam said loudly, trying to talk over the commotion “Looks like you're way ahead of me, what’s our status?” Sam listened as the Major gave his report, he nodded as the Major spoke. "Well, you know this stuff a hell of a lot better then I do; do what you need as you see fit. However, we need to establish contact with the Bridge and get communications working again, or at least partially. I won't make it top priority, but I need the Comm's working again, Major." Sam looked around, unsure of what to do. "Okay, role reversal Major, you get to give me orders; how can I help?"


Location: Main Engineering

[Dr Colina MacAuley]

As they entered main engineering, she gasped. "Dear Lord, look at this." She left the Cmdr side and began to move among the bodies. Some she tagged with a large X on their chest. These were the ones who didn't make it.

The others a she assessed them and did what needed to be done in a logical way. Those who were critical she did what she could to make them comfortable them while tending to those she knew could be taken care of. It was a matter of prioritizing medical resources and keeping as many as possible alive.

With communications down, she had no way of getting assistance or more supplies. A hand reached out and grabed her ankle. She knelt down, looked at him and ran the tricorder. Taking the hypospray she gave him shot of Triptacederin 3 cc's, for his pain then administrated Kelotane 3cc's for his 3rd degree burns. She covered the area with sterile gauze and moved on. After she brushed some hair from her face she looked at him. "You'll be alright we'll get ya to sickbay soon."

She moved on and treated someone for minor injury and was able to send him back to work.

[Lt Buford B. Hound]

Location: Bridge: Helm

Buford had been working for 90 minutes,he then holds up a circuit board or what Buford says is a circuit board

Getting down he puts it into his console "Hey!"he yells as he pulls his head out "Ahhh!" he yells as he grabs his ear, feeling the blood were he had cut his ear

holding his ear he looks at Grab Foot "Their was a Lt Rivers on the bridge she did some work on Helm, I just realized she smelled like Ann" Buford says

Turning back to his console "Amazing she can change forms, I wonder why she would do that" he asks as he restarts he console then runs a system check a

"LRNS and SRNS are on line, Impulse and thrusters only, Com is still out" He reports

"We'll if we move some else at least now we have senors so we long range senors so we don't run into anything" he replies

[Capt Grab Foot Of~Two Dawns]

He was over by the TL door trying to figure out how to get them open when Buford spoke up again. He heard his exclamation of pain where he injured himself slightly, a moment later, smelling where he drew blood. He turned to see if he was alright when he brought the subject of Ann up again. His whiskers twitched, irritated slightly, cause he didn't want to think about Ann at this time, then he mentioned a Lt Rivers

He tilted his ears forward "Lt Rivers? I did not see her. I was reporting in to Grant in his quarters. As for Ann changing her shape to mimic others, that sounds a little too much for even her to do, although I won't say that is impossible for her to do. I've seen her do stuff that I thought were impossible but she proved me wrong. As for why should might do something like that? Perhaps to blend in more with the crew, show us she can be one of us without using her abilities"

He then gave a nod as he reported that short and long range sensors are online "We may also detect any ships that come into the area and perhaps ask for assistance, if we can get communications back"

He turned and finally gave up trying to open the door and trying to not cause any more damage. With a growl, he thrust a fist into it, feeling it come loose with another jab, he knocked one side of the doors off and down the turbo shaft, hearing it bounce from wall to wall as it tumbled down. He didn't think anybody would be in the shaft and it there was, he hoped they would be able to move out of it's way. with another jab, he sent the other half down the shaft. "There. Now maybe we can perhaps get a medical team up here without having to use the jefferies tubes."

He then goes over to help Ganessa re-establish internal sensors and communications

[ann]

OOC: Back post & joint post

Coming out of the asteroid debris Ann’Knox’s Armor hasn’t discontinued the Phase. She wanted to be sure they have moved off from the rock before she would shut it off. As Soon as they were be hind the moon she de-phases her self and the Terrasect. Ann’ could feel so much pain most of it was because she was linked with the Terrasect. Even though the ship wasn’t alive she could feel as if it was. As they were linked they were as if they were one life form. They’re systems were sharing each other’s power supplies. When a Drak is linked to a ship it is the Drak who powers the extra enhance systems aside from the ship’s systems and own power source.

Ann’ knew she needed to disengage her self from the hull but she was fused to it. Only a few thoughts ran through her mind…ether cut her hands or use her internal transporter to transport her in to the Terrasect. The things was that she knew it well mess with the Terrasect power gird ones she’s disconnected. Meaning she will need to go to Main Engineering to assist to stabilize the flow.

The comm.s were down and she didn’t know how to contact them. She could tap in to the holographic systems but she also knew she needed to save as much power of the Terrasect. So Ann’ mentally crossed her fingers and began transport…

Ann’Knox started to dematerialize along with some section of the Terrasect’s hull. She then rematerialized on the Terrasect’s Command deck but she wasn’t alone. Some how with her own transporters and the side effects of the Phase Cloak it has split Annie. In the middle of the Command Deck there you see Ann’Knox on the left and Kate on the right. Annie was in her Bio-metal Armor and Kate without; she was in her normal body. They two rematerialized as separate bodies.

Kate gets off the floor and then turns to Cat’Tye with a confused expression. She then looks at her self and realizes she was in her own body and not of Cat’s. She felt released and thankful she wasn’t forever be in her sister’s flesh prison. Thank bloody hell I’m out of your blasted flesh! She spoke in a mix Scottish and English accents

Ann’ pushes her self off the ground and looks up at Buford then to her right…she sees Kate looking at her. She almost fainted but she smacked her self. She realized Kate and herself were no longer together and she was there in front of her. It took her a second to gather her self but she then remembered she need to stabilize the warp core. To help with the separation of her self from the Terrasect…

She tries to disarm her armor but it only folded out of the way partly it was jammed. Ann’ tries to get it out of the way but her hands were fused to a section of the Terrasect hull and needed to remove that to fully put her armor away. On top of that she remembers that the crew of the Terrasect doesn’t quite like Kate. So that struck her and she tired to warn them, “Oh sh!t wait! Don’t harm Kate! Grabfoot please stand down!” Ann’ tries her best to remove the fuse metal and get her head gear out of the way. It was hard to talk as it was mixed with the helmet’s scrambling tone with her natural voice.

She saw Cat’Tye having issues with her Bio-metal Armor. She ignored those around her and went strait to Cat to help her. She could hear Annie try to control her pets from attacking her but Kate had larger worries then Furball creatures wanting to do harm to her. She tried to remove some of the fused metal but it was hard with out tools.

“Kate! Never mind me. I need to stabilize the warp core but I am not as familiar with it as you. Plus I can’t do much like this…” As Ann’ points to her messed up self. She knew that Kate was more better in Starfleet technology then her. Aside from Draks being more advance but old technology or warp theory wasn’t what she studied. Federation propulsion was similar to Gamma Warp not it wasn’t the same ether. Knowing Kate had been on Starship like the Terrasect before she figured she would be best to do this.

Come with me! Kate knew she had what Cat was talking about but she also knew that Terrasect crew didn’t trust her. Aside from that she just saved their @ss but they don’t know that aside from her self and Annie.

“Look at me Kate I can’t. Transporters are down and I can’t use my internal ones. Armor is jammed. You will have to do you fire smacks that you do.” She knew that Kate had mastered her natral abilities more then she has. Ann’ had always had problem tapping in toher own powers and would always depend on her armor for what she lacks. While Kate had the abilities to control fire and if not become it…

She released a frustration of tone and said. Well tell them to stay out of my way and I’m saving their @sees yet again! Kate looks at the bridge crew as she meant t for Annie. Kate walks over to the ops station and realized it was blown. Kate shakes her head and moves to the next terminal the Tactical. She looks at the cat and remembers him. Ah, I recall you. You bleed well. I can still taste your blood on my hands….. She looks at Grabfoot and then pushes him aside to access his station. Kate then locates the Warp Core and tries to get the status of the flow of energy.

As it seems its OK, however its slowly having an irregular build up. She looks back down to Ann’Knox. The Terrasect’s Warp Core is based similar on Romulan technology tapping in to the singularity to advance the starship in to slip stream. With that note the energy that you shared in to the system you can say gave it a hiccup. I’m sure Knox that the Terrasect Crew can deal with this but not in time. Tell your buddies to allow me acess or the gravity of the moon well be less of our worries.

[Lt Buford B. Hound]

Buford was licking hi hand then wiping it over his cut on his ear to, heal it up. When he picked up a familiar sent and new one, turning his head he saw Ann and some new person. "Ann!" Buford calls out as she See he is fused to some of the hall.

He hear the new person say " Thank bloody hell I’m out of your blasted flesh!" Buford reaches out to help Ann as she looked at him.

He could sense Ann's concern about the ship and her wanting to help. Ann all mosted fainted but she gather her self Oh sh!t wait! Don’t harm Kate! Grab foot please stand down!” He heard Ann yelling a mix of her helmet and natural tone. Buford could sense Grab Foots distrust of Kate.

Buford Looked at Kate as she she went to Ann,Buford tilted his head sensing Kate was concerned and worried about Ann.

Buford's mind raced how to help Ann as he listened to Ann and Kate, Then Kate went to the OPS console then over to tact. "Ah, I recall you. You bleed well. I can still taste your blood on my hands….. " Kate said then shoved Grab Foot a side, Buford could sense she didn't like Grab Foot but the sense that she was was trying to help the the Ship was stronger.

As he listens to Kate he looks at Grab Foot "Sir if their are more people who don't like and distrust her, like you do" Buford says with a pause "Then I suggest You or Me take her to Engineering, the closes system is almost 20 LY at Full Impulse were looking almost 80 years" He says in a tone that says he's not challenging Grab Foots ability just giving his thought on it.

Buford looks at Ann then Kate, then back to Grab Foot "If Ann trusts her then so do I Sir, and well we need all the help we can get" he says

Buford's eyes widen "Sir If we take all the power from the Shields and all non essential areas I think we can unfuse Ann" he says to Grab Foot hoping he hasn't over stepped his bounds

[Capt Grab Foot Of~Two Dawns]

He paused when he heard the voice from behind him and thought is was the Doctor. She had made it to the bridge with a medical team but then she sounded a bit odd, it wasn't the usual way she spoke. He spiraled his tail and turned to greet the doctor

"Doctor, I am pleased that.." He froze, the rest of the sentence caught in his throat when he realized it wasn't the Doctor. It was Ann, half in and half out of her armor but what caught the breath in his throat was not Ann, but the other female that stood there, looking over at Ann, looking a bit exasperated. His mind screamed "Kate"! His ears had stood straight up then flicked back his tail stiffened in surprise and shock and he openly gaped at Kate, surprised and wondering what was she doing here this time.

Ann's voice brought him out of his shock when she told him not to harm Kate. He shook his head, re-gathering his wits. He had no intentions of blindly attacking, not like last time. Last time nearly killed him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Buford tense up, like he was about to attack Kate. He fired a look over to him that would burn through the hull of the ship, that is, when it wasn't already damaged and breached in several places "Don't Move, Don't say anything. Don't... do anything!!" He commanded the canine officer in a "let me handle this tone of voice

Too late, he had already moved toward Ann trying to help her. His tail flicked twice in anger/frustration, he began to wonder if anyone listened to his orders, especially when it came to trying to control a situation. He knew one that didn't and he was down in sickbay still for all he knew. He watched as Kate also went over to help with Ann and her armor but realized she couldn't do much with no equipment. He distrusted Kate but he wasn't foolish enough to attack her straight on, even without her armor.

He then heard Ann say that she needed to stabilize the warp core and his senses of command overrode his personal feelings for Kate. His questions of what are you doing here, Kate and what are your intentions this time being shoved to the back of his mind, replaced by the want to help all he can to help save/repair the ship and get things going again

He watched Kate walk over to the Ops console and realize it was blown out then walk over toward the Tactical console, which is also blown out. Before she got there, she stopped when she saw him standing at the security station, one of the few stations that were still functional, He heard her say "Ah, I recall you. You bleed well. I can still taste your blood on my hands….."

His tail flicked again in frustration, as some of the memories came back. How she met his attack like he was a grabfoot and swatting him away just as quickly. Of course her "swat" landed him in critical condition in sickbay

He mentally shook the memories away "That was then. You caught me off guard. But that is not important now. The Tactical Console is blown too, as is the Science console."

He turned to Buford as he heard his comments "I may distrust her but I feel I have good reason but as I just that, that is not important now. If you wish to escort her to engineering, if she feels she needs to go, you can take her as I still need to be here"

He grunted and growled a little as Kate shoved him aside and he wanted to cuff her for doing so but he thought better of it. He heard Buford's comments and took note of them then turned back to Buford as he commented about diverting power to get Ann un fused from her armor "As Ann stated, that is not important at this time. The Warp core evidently needs stabilizing. If we don't, then there could be no more warp core.. no more ship either. If you want to divert any power to anywhere, divert it to help stabilize the warp core. Ann can wait"

He hoped Ann wouldn't take offense to his tone or his putting her second, but he felt the ship was more important at this time. He heard Kate tell Ann to tell her "buddies" to allow her access or the Moon's gravity would be the least f their worries. He couldn't help but agree with her with that assessment if the warp core is not stable. It was his turn to shove someone out of his way, but he didn't shove her hard. "Excuse me" He was at least trying to be polite to the annoying female. Before she could react to her being shoved, he started tapping in his command codes, at least enough to let her have access to the warp core "Let me know If I can be of assistance in any way" he tells Kate

In the back of his mind, he hoped he would not regret his trusting Kate

[Lt Buford B. Hound]

Buford listens to Grab Foot as he turns back to his console "Kate I think you may need to goto engineering, I would like to take y'all...to engineering" he says "I can let them know your hear to help" he says to her.

Buford diverts power from helm, leaving just enough for the engines and thrusters everything else is offline "As were going no were I have diverted power from helm to help stabilize the warp core ,leaving only engines and thrusters online he reports

"Y'all have to handle the rest Ganesa"Buford says as he turns and looks at her

[de9cpaterrasect]

Kate gained access to the Warp Core, thanks to the Furball next to her. She located where she needed to be but she was slightly annoyed by those on the Command Deck. They had too much chatter and not enough actions and if any actions all the wrong ones. Kate tried to voice her thoughts but the two that should be in collars spoke over her. She waited for them to shut their mouths but only finding that they seem to just state the obvious.

She looked over to Cat’Tye and telepathically told her what she was going to do. Since they wanted to ‘help’ her but she knew there wasn’t anytime and she had to risk going down there even if they would see her would be shot on sight. Kate looked back at Grab’Foot and she said. Right on the money but too much talk. Shut your bloody mouthed and listen to what… before she could finish the other dark Furball transferred power to the warp core to stabilize it. God bloody hell! None of you listen… when you finally have action you do wrong. Kate cracked her neck and looked at both of the furballs and then Ann’Knox.

I’ll fix this my self…... Before anything she sent out a soft telepathic wave. In hoping that it would warn those in the Main Engineering. It was clear words but confort of thing will be all right. Kate not far from Grab’Foot and a few meters from Buford, she began to heat up. Her body seems to generate heat not before long she started to burn. Kate was on fire and the next few moments she busted in to a ball of fire and disappeared.

Kate intended to graze both of the furballs before she trance-located her self from the bridge to the Main Engineering. Since both transporters where out and getting to the Warp Core would take time on foot. It was better that she did this then spend any time with Buford ranting. She reappeared directly in front of the Slipstream Warp Core. There was a irregular beat to it but she could hear the build of power from helm excelerating. What she came to stop or if anything slow down. Once there she ignored all others there her main focus was the core. Kate didn’t care if those there would hurt her or stop her she stand clear on what she needed to do.

She pushed several engineers out of her path, hurting them was the least of her worries. She would love to have help but explaining and having them look to there superiors for orders. Was all more wasted time that they all could? Not afford right now. Kate’s long red hair kept falling on her face, she tugged on it acting as if she wish she had a ponytail band. She swings her head in one direction and her hair follows for now out of her face. Kate started to mutter to her self it was something she did when she was deep in thought. Terrasect is based similar on Romulan Technology having to do with twin singularities to take in to the surrounding field to create a pocket….if foreign energy matter as Ann’s and mine inter…….it will cause a…. She slams her hand on the station, for a moment she looked at Grant and Duncan then Colina. Her gaze on them was more like an empty stare as she was deep in thought. She needs to expel the extra foreign energy that the Terrasect’s Power grid could not process.

Bing Go! She remembers that all Federation Starship has at least one secondary Warp Core to power simple systems. Kate thought it would be a prefect place to transfer this unstable energy in to that core. Creating a sort of a battery where they can just jettison it. Whatever those around her were doing. She ignored even though it may be phasers pointed at her. She could not blame them as her telepathic wave may not have been understood or did not reach them all. Also she didn’t explain a word of anything of what she was doing.

To those around her she caused many more stations to blow out and a few rumblings through out the bulkheads. Kate finally got the excess energy to the auxiliary warp core. Where it is building up like a Gamma Cell of a Tar’Veck but in this case the Terrasect doesn’t have the right engine Nacelles to use this for of crude power. The only thing that was missing was her armor. For some reason she has no armor and the needed tools that she need to bypass the Terrasect security to eject the core was up in Command aka Ann’Knox. She is the only other who could bypass the command staff. Kate then turns to Grant; she talks in heavy accent of Scottish and English intertwined. You don’t bloody trust me but yah need to ignore that guut feeling to kill me and eject the Frilling auxiliary core out to space. If not now you don’t need to shoot me anymore. We’ll all be dead! Her eyes looked at Grant exactly how she did when they had dinner. Even if she was in Ann’Knox’s body it was Kate’s eyes and lips that he connected with.

[Lt Buford B. Hound]

Buford looks at Kate when she says "God bloody hell! None of you listen… when you finally have action you do wrong" He tilts his head

Buford sees Kate busted in to a ball of fire and disappeared, he looks at Ann "Now that's a Hot Woman" he laughs his tail wagging

[Lt Buford B. Hound]

Buford turns back to his console and waits for the Hot the head to do her thing

[Capt Grab Foot Of~Two Dawns]

He fired a look back to Kate when she angrily said God bloody hell! None of you listen… when you finally have action you do wrong. He angrily retorted "When you talk in a manner where you can be understood and not in a spaced out.. what the.." He exclaimed as he felt the increase in heat radiating from Kate. He started back peddling as the heat became too much for him to bare

He watched in shock and horror as Kate suddenly burst into flames, he gave a strangled yelp as the flames that came off her body nearly set him ablaze. As he tried to block the heat coming from Kate, he nearly stumbled over some debris that was on the floor

Then the heat, and Kate, was gone. After a moment, he thought about what she said and then realized that transferring power to the warp core was the wrong thing to do but Buford trying to help Ann distracted him from what Kate was trying to say. He turned toward Buford, hearing his "Hot woman" comment. He couldn't help but spiral his tail in humor "Too Hot for me"

Then he grew more serious "If you can, stop transferring power to the warp core. Divert anywhere you can, just not to the warp core"

[Lt Buford B. Hound]

Buford's tail wagged faster at Grab Foots comment "To hot for Me" Buford could sense Grab Foot's seriousness as he said "If you can, stop transferring power to the warp core. Divert anywhere you can, just not to the warp core".

Buford Diverts the power to the Transporters "Diverting to Transporters" he says, he then sniffs the air as he smells Grab Foots singed fur "Hey who burnt the Catserole" He laughs