|
Bridge
Jul 29, 2009 23:42:42 GMT
Post by EnsignBrickly on Jul 29, 2009 23:42:42 GMT
::turning back to look over his shoulder at the Captain and the odd man in the Captains Uniform::
"Aye, Captain. Running those scans now. Communications systems are running at optimum, but the interference from the Telepathic Field is impenetrable. Perhaps once we move far enough away, we can hail the Romulans. The scan results are coming in now. The Telepathic Field has multiple frequencies, still unable to identify them all."
|
|
|
Bridge
Jul 30, 2009 0:59:08 GMT
Post by Captain Christine Hurt on Jul 30, 2009 0:59:08 GMT
::Walking over to the science station::
"I will transfer this data I was working on earlier, maybe it will help you identify what those frequencies are for. We know Betazoids use telepathic emotional projection against their enemies, and we know what frequency that is on. We may be seeing a combination of Reman and Romulan telepathy here."
|
|
Sharpe
Member (25-49)
Posts: 27
|
Bridge
Jul 30, 2009 15:45:54 GMT
Post by Sharpe on Jul 30, 2009 15:45:54 GMT
“Glad to have you back Ma’am” :: Hands dance over the controls plotting in a course:: “We have now reached 100,000 Kilometres from the edge of the telepathic field, coming to a full stop now, performing sensor sweep, nothing within 100,000 kilometres Captain.”
::I sit at the helm wondering what is going on, who is that strange man, where did the captain go?? Eye focusing looking for the first sign of something coming towards us. The Bridge is silent and I begin to listen in to the Captain talking to Ensign Brickly, telepathic projection…::
|
|
|
Bridge
Jul 30, 2009 23:25:09 GMT
Post by Captain Christine Hurt on Jul 30, 2009 23:25:09 GMT
"Thank you, Mr. Sharpe. It's nice to be back. Helm to station keeping."
::Hits her combadge::
"This is the Captain to all crew. Q is on board, and, at least for the time being, is to be considered an ally. If you see him, report to me immediately, but do not engage. That is all."
|
|
Sharpe
Member (25-49)
Posts: 27
|
Bridge
Jul 31, 2009 8:18:18 GMT
Post by Sharpe on Jul 31, 2009 8:18:18 GMT
::I carry on working at my post, checking systems, plotting escape vectors, time at high warp to the nearest Star Base; Starbase 39-Sierra. I see it has a high complement of torpedoes and phase banks, I think it could be a good place to run to if things went bad. As I was reading upon Strbase 39-Sierra a light starts to flash on my console. I push a few buttons…::
“Captain, there appears to be a craft flying in our general direction, I can’t get a lock, it keeps disappearing from my sensors, it could be a ship with a faulty cloaking device. Judging from the short scan I did get, it could be one of their science vessels, similar to the one Enterprise-D encountered, crew of about 73 I believe.”
|
|
|
Bridge
Aug 3, 2009 22:17:04 GMT
Post by Captain Christine Hurt on Aug 3, 2009 22:17:04 GMT
::Considering her options for contacting the Romulans, assisting a possibly damaged science vessel would be on the top of her list::
"Helm, take us closer, slowly, thrusters only, until we can get a clearer scan of any damage, then report."
"Comm, start scanning the area for any stray transmissions."
|
|
Sharpe
Member (25-49)
Posts: 27
|
Bridge
Aug 4, 2009 16:34:01 GMT
Post by Sharpe on Aug 4, 2009 16:34:01 GMT
“Intercept course plotted using thrusters only, time to intercept if their current speed stays the same 5 minuets and 20 seconds, that ship is still cloaking and uncloaking at different intervals so scans are still not 100% accurate, it does appear there is significant damage to parts of the ship, but I can’t give an accurate assessment from here.”
::I wonder to myself why a science vessel would have been in combat, especially one equipped with a cloaking device, what could they be running from, and running towards the Federation…::
|
|
|
Bridge
Aug 10, 2009 22:21:55 GMT
Post by EnsignBrickly on Aug 10, 2009 22:21:55 GMT
"I am picking up some internal comm from the Romulan ship." ::squinting:: " I'm not sure how..."
|
|
|
Bridge
Aug 10, 2009 22:25:13 GMT
Post by Captain Christine Hurt on Aug 10, 2009 22:25:13 GMT
::Turning towards the comm station:: "On speakers, Ensign"
::A cacophony of voices is heard, along with some static::
"It sounds like chaos over there." ::looks over at the Ensign and uses her hand to make a cutting off motion, sounds stop::
"Ensign, hail that ship." ::waits to hear the telltale bleep that indicates and open hailing frequency::
"Romulan vessel, this is Captain Christine Hurt of the U.S.S. Valdemar. Can we be of any assistance?" ::waits for a reply, hears only static, looks over at Brickly::
"Romulan vessel, do you read? This is the Federation ship Valdemar, ready to assist you." ::waits for response. After a few moments of nothing but static, she turns to Ensign Brickly and asks::
"Can you tell if they are receiving, Ensign?"
|
|
|
Bridge
Aug 10, 2009 22:40:06 GMT
Post by EnsignBrickly on Aug 10, 2009 22:40:06 GMT
::looks over his console to double check the sensors:: "Yes, ma'am, from our readings, they are."
::The Captain turns away, signaling him to cut off the transmission. He does so, while still recording the intermittent comm traffic coming from the Romulan ship, for which he still cannot find a reason. He begins building a subroutine to track down exactly how the comm traffic is being picked up.::
|
|
|
Bridge
Aug 10, 2009 22:45:19 GMT
Post by Captain Christine Hurt on Aug 10, 2009 22:45:19 GMT
::Walks over to the science station::
"Q has informed me that species 8472 may be involved in this somehow. We know they do have telepathy, and we know they can communicate with Ocampans this way. I'm going to start sifting through Federation Data, perhaps I can find out what frequencies exactly we would need to block in order to completely block 8472, the Romulans and the Remans. Ensign Brickly, if anyone else reports for duty send them to my ready room, I could use a few more eyes to look through data. You have the Bridge."
::Ensign Brickly acknowledges, She walks over to the Ready Room and enters.::
|
|
Sharpe
Member (25-49)
Posts: 27
|
Bridge
Aug 11, 2009 14:15:20 GMT
Post by Sharpe on Aug 11, 2009 14:15:20 GMT
::A few minuets after the captain left the Bridge, I am trying to get more data on the Romulan ship, when a warning light starts flashing:: “Ensign Brickly, I’m starting to get some anomalous readings about that telepathic field, it seems to have started expanding, at its current rate it will reach that damaged Romulan ship before we do, blocking us off from it. The pattern the field is taking seems to be like a wave washing up on a beach, there is a good probability it will reduce in size once it’s spread to thin, but if the tied is coming in we may be in trouble. Do you have any orders or shall I contact the Captain?”
|
|
|
Bridge
Aug 12, 2009 22:41:57 GMT
Post by EnsignBrickly on Aug 12, 2009 22:41:57 GMT
::Looking rapidly between Sharpe and his own console::
"Umm, orders?, umm well, I guess.. I don't know. Is the ship still cloaking/de-cloaking?...Here, wait, now send your data to my console and let me take a look, I may be able to figure out how we are picking up that internal comm traffic of theirs..I'm sure it has something to do with the cloak and their shields..." ::Console beeps as Sharpe transfers sensor data::
::Brickly looks over the data:: "That's just what I thought, ok, Sharpe, increase our speed so we can intercept as quickly as possible, I am sending a transmission to offer assistance and calling the Captain to the bridge."
::Hitting buttons on his console very quickly. Console beeps several times and a screen comes up saying Transmission successful. Hits another control:: "Captain Hurt to the bridge."
|
|
Sharpe
Member (25-49)
Posts: 27
|
Bridge
Aug 13, 2009 17:27:03 GMT
Post by Sharpe on Aug 13, 2009 17:27:03 GMT
::Following Ensign Brickly’s orders I engage the Impulse engines to full, it takes only a matter of seconds before I’m reducing speed to match that of the Romulan ship, I turn the ship so we are coming up behind them::
“Ensign, we will intercept the Romulan vessel in 32 seconds, the telepathic field will be on us 1 minuet and 48 seconds after that. Shields are at full strength and weapons are on line...just in case.”
|
|
|
Bridge
Aug 16, 2009 4:07:08 GMT
Post by Captain Christine Hurt on Aug 16, 2009 4:07:08 GMT
::Entering from Ready Room::
"Report!"
::Ensign Brickly begins to fill her in, but she sees the situation at a glance and interrupts him before he can even form a word.::
"Brickly, bold move! Good one too. Send a message to the Romulan vessel. Tell them we are engaging a tractor beam, and they will be under our protection for repairs. See if you can pull together an Engineering team. I'm hoping we can send them over there to assist."
::As she spoke, she had moved towards the Science console, where the readings had been analyzed by the computer. The program had automatically done a search to match the results to any thing in the Federation Database. Sure enough, the computer had matched the frequency to be the same as the telepathic frequency the crew of Voyager had reported Species 8472 had used. That, along with the earlier scans matched to Reman telepathy, told her all she needed to know. She began configuring the Shield emitters to protect them from the oncoming field. Less than a minute left....no time to run a test. She brought the new configuration online, and waited. If the shields were successful, maybe the Romulans would finally feel like talking.::
|
|
|
Bridge
Aug 16, 2009 6:47:19 GMT
Post by The Q Riley on Aug 16, 2009 6:47:19 GMT
::Still sipping on his cup of coffee, I watch as the Captain, configures the shields::
"That just might work, not bad Captain, not bad indeed."
::The Captain gives me a shrewd look, and focuses her attention, to the main screen.::
"Even though my aunt Kathy, negotiated a peace treaty with species 8472, this is proving to be very exciting."
::The Captain, turns back towards Me, with a puzzled look on her face. She knows that I know more, than I am telling.::
::The Captain replies::
"I find it hard to believe, that the Q would negotiate any peace treaties.""
::I step closer to the Captain::
"My Aunt Kathy is not a Q, you probably know her as Katherine Janeway."
|
|
Sharpe
Member (25-49)
Posts: 27
|
Bridge
Aug 19, 2009 11:34:53 GMT
Post by Sharpe on Aug 19, 2009 11:34:53 GMT
:: I try and wipe the shock off my face, thinking to my self, what did this Q say?? His Aunt is Admiral Janeway….I wonder what is going on here, are we being pulled into some game while the threat of species 8472 hangs over our heads?? Well it's going to make for an interesting first voyage! ::
“Captain, we’ve reached the Romulan vessel, shields have been extended round both ships, impact with the telepathic wave in five, four, three, two, one, impact…..”
|
|
|
Bridge
Aug 20, 2009 22:16:43 GMT
Post by Captain Christine Hurt on Aug 20, 2009 22:16:43 GMT
::The shields emit an odd light show as the field impacts them.::
"Thank you Mr. Sharpe, and nice work! I've never seen our shields do that before, but then again, I don't think shields have ever been tuned quite this way before either."
::Turning back towards Brickly::
"Now, maybe the Romulans will talk..." ::Interrupts herself as she turns slowly towards the Q Riley, her expression becoming more shrewd:: "What do you think, Mr. Riley?"
|
|
|
Bridge
Aug 21, 2009 10:54:35 GMT
Post by The Q Riley on Aug 21, 2009 10:54:35 GMT
::I take my focus off the main screen, and turn towards the Captain.::
"I think the Romulans know more than they are telling, kinda like the Borg did, when Aunt Kathy formed an alliance with them back on Stardate 50984.3 (aka. Scorpion.)"
::I begin walking towards the long range sensors console.::
"Have you noticed any rifts in normal space? Fluidic Space gives off a very unique signature."
::I turn back toward the Captain, with a serious look on my face.::
"Also, Species 8472 is only provoked by those who enter there space. It appears that the Romulans, have stumbled onto fluidic space, much like the Borg did. The only difference....., the Borg stood more of a chance. By helping them, like Kathy did the Borg, you become a target. The only difference is, the Borg sacrificed a Cube, to protect Voyager. But thanks to the help of Aunt Kathy, the Hologram Doctor, and Seven of Nine, they did develop a weapon against Species 8472."
::As I draw closer to the Captain, I realize she already knows most of what I am saying, by her facial expressions. I speak in a low tone::
"One thing is for sure, if you decide to become involved, and peace can not be reached. Will you use the weapons you have access to, to save those, who started this whole war? Risking the peace treaty, Aunt Kathy worked so hard on?"
|
|
|
Bridge
Aug 22, 2009 20:54:21 GMT
Post by Captain Christine Hurt on Aug 22, 2009 20:54:21 GMT
::Looking at Q with a wry expression, the Captain crosses over to the console::
"I am pretty sure the 'nebula' is being used as a cover for the rift into Fluidic space. However, I also think there is something more going on here than just an accidental incursion by the Romulans."
:Turns back to Q with a knowing look:: "I know Katherine Janeway fairly well, and have heard her describe the behavior of your father, as well as yourself. It seems to me that your kind do tend to think that the truth is malleable. Exaggeration and outright lies are a form of entertainment for the Q. Although, I will admit, from all I've read and heard it does seem that the Q are very interested in Humanity, for whatever reason. I also know that interest is not always benevolent. So, what if the Romulans intentionally contacted 8472? Perhaps they thought they could form an alliance with them, to get the Remans under control again, or perhaps to conquer the entire quadrant. That would present a risk to Humanity, and perhaps that is what the Q wanted all along?"
::Not waiting for a reply from Q Riley, the Captain turns back to the Comm station::
"Ensign Brickly, send a message to the Romulans, tell them we will remain in position with our shields covering them until they signal us. Offer to send a repair team, medical supplies and anything else they may need."
::Turning back towards the main view screen, speaking to no one in particular::
"Perhaps the Romulans on that ship out there will see the error of their Praetors alliance with 8472, and decide to ally with us instead."
|
|