Expansion Fleet - Avalon Archive

*The Doctor rises from his chair quickly and holds up his hands.*

"Wait.  Wait, wait, wait, wait..."  He looks at Borusa grimly and says, "Don't be so judgmental.  This man may be just the fellow we need.  If he is who he says he is."
 
Turning to the surprised Mannion the Doctor smiles and says, "So, would you like to have a seat and tell us who you are and how we can help you?  As you  have obviously been listening to part of our conversation, I feel it is only fair that we exchange notes, don't you think?"

*walks up behind mannon* overhearing the last few sentences*

OH REALLY Mr Mannon.  shall we take a small walk to my office mm?

Excuse me gentlemen *nods head*

Terrorists, uh...?

*Zack Mannion stands up.*

And, you don´t know dick about us, so don´t start to tell us what we are capable of using. And, I´ll show you terrorists, "doctor"!

*Mannion walks to Doctoprs seat and throws him of the chair to the floor, grabs his collar and drags him, sitting through some corridors with the admiral and agent Svensson right behind. When they comes in to a room, he lifts doctor up with the hand who held him in the collor.*

Now look doctor: this is terrorists!

*There was many persons Doctor knew as dangerous for the univers, too many...*

Now, I caught half of this guys by myself, and then this is not one of FSS prisons. THEY are stocked to the limit! Now, I could throw you in there too, but I doupt you would live half a day in there so listen! We will find and stop the Validium with or without your help. As a mattar of fact, we know where it is, and we have send some agents to stop and destroy it.

*Suddenly, his eyes became black, and his voice became much deeper.*

There is only a matter of time, so, all help is needed. But don´t think we can´t find and destroy it ourselfes! I don´t give a #### about Borusas "fancy techniques". I LEARNED THEM AS A CADETT FOR THIS PLACE! Now, help us, or get most of your memory whiped clean, that is for you two, "admiral"...

Mr. Docotor. This is not an interrigation. If it was an interrigation... Well, I am not allowed to tell too much but I tell you that you wouldn´t feel so good after one of our interrigation.

You may not use our own communications.

Pete, are your comp ready? Otherwhise I can use the HQ own system.

(Off: If S31 is watching FSS and FSS watchin S31 .. who's watching the watchers from getting ideas :P )

Why not?

We are about to locate it.

"My PADD data here tells me that the doctor is to be assigned to the USS Skytoucher as soon as the ship arrived at this station.
And the ship is here, so they might try to be contacting you right now, doctor, asking where you are.
Maybe admiral Nocturnus, you could order the Skytoucher ship to whatever location we can find of the Validum.  Nobody on the ship needs to know, but the doctor wont raise suspicions by not being where he should be, and we can be assigned as crewmembers "undercover".  All we do is put on a different uniform (off: that means, temporary taking another avatar until we're no longer undercover).
That way, we stay discreet, we have a powerful ship at our disposal, dont raise suspicions and we get the job done as well.
What do you say about my plan?

*Borusa sidles over to a comms booth and ducks inside.

Borusa: "Computer?"
Computer: "Hello!  May I help you?"
Borusa: "Yes.  Send a private message to the Doctor for me."
Computer: "Please specify which doctor to whom you would like to send a message.  Do you need medical assistance?"
Borusa: "No I don't need a doctor, you antiquated adding machine.  I need the Doctor.  He's aboard this station, I've traced him here.  He's part of your crew, I believe, working for the Terrans."
Computer: "Please wait while I search for the Doctor."
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Computer: "There is a medical doctor whose name is Doctor, is this the person to whom you want to send a message?
Borusa: "Yes, yes, that's him.  Are you ready to record my message?"
Computer: "Whenever you are ready, sir."
Borusa: "Right.  Doctor, when you get this message, meet me in the... Computer, inset the name of this area to my message.  Sign off the message with the words 'an old friend from home.'"
Computer: "Shall I send your message, sir?"
Borusa: "Yes, and do it quickly."

I don´t give a d*mn what it is called. I just know that I and some other has been sent here to the backyard of the galaxy to stop this Validium. Belive me, Mr. Borusa, I may be young in your terms, but I am d*mn experienced. Belive me when I tells you that. Ever heard of Section 31? I am not in there, but I represent a group similar to them.

*Borusa actually smiles at Mannion's words.*

"Doctor, doesn't he remind you of Koschei?  Such spirit.  Perhaps he is just who you need to help you- he seems to have more discipline in his words than you do in your whole body."

The Doctor rolls his eyes at this last comment.  Borusa was entitled to his opinions, and nothing he could say would change those opinions anyway.  Besides, Borusa was right, it was a good idea to have someone like Mannion along.  No doubt this situation would turn ugly, and the Doctor hated carrying weapons...

*His eyes and voice returned to normal*

Ehum... That was fun, wasen´t it Pete?

*Straightens his collar and dusts down his outfit.*

"What is this, then: Good Cop and Bad Cop?  Hardly original.  No offense, but I've been interrogated by far nastier methods.  Mind probes, duress, torture... face it, you guys need a new routine."

*Mannion seems ready to pummel the Doctor, but waits as the Doctor holds up a hand and continues.*

"However, as the admiral suggests, I think that if we put our differences aside, we can more quickly achieve our goals.  Perhaps you could offer us contact with our respective people and some light refreshment?  I can't speak for the admiral, but your anesthetic left me a little parched.  Besides, I'm sure the admiral and I will be missed before very long, and I doubt everyone will take kindly to the notion that you are in any way holding us as prisoners.  Perhaps, as your 'invited guests,' we can use your communications to check in with our people?"

That is whywe are on this too admiral. To prevent the S 31 to get any ideas. Just as they are here to prevent FSS to get any ideas.

Okay, let me establish, for all of us here, just what is known about this validium.  It is an ancient and terrible weapon made for planetary defense.  It is a living metal, capable of detonating stars into supernova or changing the flow of electrons in a single atom.  It is controlled by two means: 1. It is isomorphic, so it only obeys one master at any time.  2. It needs to be close to whole in order to function, which means it has a critical mass threshold of @ 95%.

Validium is alive, and is a very smart weapon, but it is above having a conscience and is a power in it's own right.

Needless to say, we must pinpoint it's location and render it either inoperative or inaccessible.  I can suggest a few ways of doing this, but I want to locate it first.  And I have a plan on how to do it quickly.  If we can agree to work together.

And what have we come up with so far?

OFF: this plan is to have a new mission for the USS Skytoucher, which is a bit different from the usual ones, one where the captain doesnt even know the real purpose

*The Doctor receives a message in his Inbox, but is too busy to check it at the moment.*

One more thing. You may find me an arrogant putty, I can live with arrogant. But I am d*mn not anyones puppy! I have more power then this Nocturnus! I am the leader!

Ah! Mr. Svensson! So nice of you to drop by! I assumes that you know the situation?

"Hang on a moment here... remember my ship that's cloaked and in orbit around the station?  It has some advanced technology that generally no starship has yet...  Let me contact my ship's main computer."

*he takes some sort of combadge that looks somewhat futuristic, and pushes it*

"Svensson to ship's computer.  Scan the room of my location for residue particles of any form of transporter beam, and then try to locate where this person has been beamed to"

Computer voice: "Working..."

Shouldn't we offer them a jelly baby doctor?

"Well it does sound interesting, so I'm all ears for your plan, doctor!"

Give the man a Raktajino!

Well, to be short: A monstrouse livinng weapon are on the loose that can destroy the entire univers. It is our job that together with thise *Gestures towards Doctor* to locate and destroy the life form.

(OFF: Oh! I like the new avatars! )

Starfleet will standby behind you under my command.  Admiral Vorak need not know as of yet.

I'm sure this is something that can be taken care of "discreetly"

*sits down next to Sloan silently*

*The Doctor hurries into the lounge and scans the room for Borusa.  He doesn't know who he is looking for, but in these situations, he knows he will not have to wait long.  As expected, an old man at a dark corner table motions the Doctor to join him.  Avoiding the low hanging chandalier, the Doctor joins Borusa.*

Doctor: "You rang?"
Borusa: "Do you know who I am, Doctor?"

The Doctor's smile vanished as he puzzled over Borusa's face.  Familiar, but not overly so.  Old friend wasn't much of a clue...

Doctor: "No, I don't know who you are.  Who are you?  And while you're at it, why did you call me?"
Borusa: "Always so impatient, Doctor.  You haven't changed."

Borusa put down his drink and stared at the Doctor.  The glance was more than just a look, and their minds touched.  Now the Doctor knew who Borusa was, but not why He had chosen to descend to the realms of mere men.  It had to be something Earth-shattering, or on second thought, universe-shattering!

*Borusa glares at Mr. Mannion and raises and eyebrow.

"I think you'll find that valium is a 20th century drug, young man.  The substance we are discussing is validium- much more destructive than you can possibly comprehend.  Now, just go away, and take your petty schemes and plots for power with you."

*Borusa starts to speak, but the Doctor talks over him and motions for him to be quiet and sit.  Borusa glares at the Doctor, but complies for the moment.*

"Yes, yes, yes... I'm sure your very capable at what you do.  However, I think we can all agree that this discussion is better done in private.  Let's take this matter to Admiral Nocturnus."

Borusa rises from his chair slowly and glares at Mannion.
"I am not here to deliver my information to this arrogant puppy.  However, I think he and his kind are just what we need."  Borusa takes a deep breath and smiles at Mannion like a serpent.  "I agree we should talk to this admiral.  I believe the expression is: 'Take me to your leader.'"

Mannion rises from the chair he had straddled, and with one hand near his concealed phaser, follows the Doctor and Borusa to the turbolift.  The Doctor calls Admiral Nocturnus and leaves a message asking him to meet them in the Avalon Executive Lounge near his offices.  'Hopefully.' the Doctor thinks, 'we can get this discussion over with as soon as possible.  Every minute the validium is loose is another tick on this galaxy's doomsday clock.'

*The Doctor presses against the wall and lets Mannion walk by after Nocturnus.*

"We should take another approach," says Borusa.  "These people cannot be trusted."

The Doctor shakes his head and gives Borusa something in his hand.  Borusa looks at the object in astonishment.  It is a phaser, set to kill.

"Why did you give this to me?  Whose is it," Borusa asks.

The Doctor tips his head toward the departing Admiral and Mannion.

"I picked Mannion's tunic.  He really should know it's dangerous to fire energy weapons in an enclosed space.  Personally, as you know, I hate carrying weapons."

Borusa finally manages to turn the phaser off and puts it in a pocket.

"Yes, so you've told me," he says drily.

"Nothing is starting here without me, gentlemen," a loud voice resounds as footsteps draw nearer.

A man walks inside, wearing a Starfleet uniform.

"Your intentions are good, Zack Mannion, but you draw far too much attention. What if anyone tries to contact the admiral, or the doctor? They'll find it weird when they're not responding and can nowhere be found...  But we are here now nevertheless"

He extends his hands to the doctor and to Borusa.

"Greetings, gentlemen, please forgive my friend for all this trouble, but I assure you, he has the right intentions, and so do I.  My name is Svensson, and who I am exactly, you will find out later.  Keep my presence a secret, and you will see I can help you..."

Mr. Borusa?

*The Doctor pushes Mannion away with his finger in distaste.*

"People, people, people... let's try to behave, shall we?  First of all, you'll not be able to trace Mr. Borusa.  He hasn't used a technology you are capable of using.  As for the transmats, or transporters, you know of- his kind have transcended such simple mechanical devices since before this universe was half it's present size.  No, face it- you're stuck with me."  

*The Doctor smiles, but the smile doesn't seem to reach his eyes."

"Secondly, human or not, the secret of the validium is mine now."  

*The Doctor turns to the Admiral and ignores his captors to explain.*

"You see, for validium to be completely active, it needs 2 things: 1. A critical mass, and 2. It's rightful operator.  At the moment, the validium is stable and relatively safe, because it hasn't met those 2 requirements.  And if I have anything to do about it, I'm going to make sure that situation remains unchanged."

*The Doctor sits back and glares at his jailers with obvious contempt.*

"Return the Admiral and I to our rightful places, and then we can discuss this situation in it's proper setting.  I will not work with terrorists."

Face it mannon, you need us both .

I have ties with all "major" species in this galaxy.

My friend here *points to the doctor* holds the information you need And I have the authority to help you achieve what you need without you blowing your cover.  Now if we took this to a niceer pleasent environment without the facade of hostages, it will be a little more productive

*The admiral starts to reply, but the Doctor puts a hand on his chest and holds him back.*

"What, you're not even going to offer us tea?!  I don't see why we should cooperate with people who don't even offer us tea!"

=A= Romar to Svensson =A=

You asked me to report to you sir, how can i assist ?

Good tea.  Now then, let's discuss this thing reasonably, shall we?

Ok. If it is in this galaxy the FSS will find it. We have agents little everywhere. Even in the borg. But, that does S31 too, but that is not the important thing now. The important is to find a way to destroy it.

Excuse me...Major? May I have a word with you?

*Walks in and sits down at the table.*
Sorry I am late Gentlemen....some business to attend to on earth. Care to fill me in? *yawns* I could use a Raktijino right about now....

Good, good.

discreetly? That is what we do, Admiral. You should know what´s happening when you not looking.

I concur. You have kept busy in my absense it seems.

Ah, better late then never. Right Mr. Walker?

Time to go.  Doctor, we'll meet you on the Skytoucher.  My superiors have made sure the USS Skytoucher got a new mission.
We'll change uniforms and go on board right away.  See you there, Doctor and Zack!

OFF: see USS Skytoucher Van'Gu mission as of this point

*Borusa leans in and tells Doctor why he is on Avalon.

"As you very well know, Doctor, Gallifrey is at war.  You may also know we are losing."
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"That musn't concern me- I am not involved."
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"True.  But we need your help to prevent the war from becoming more than it already is.  We do not have the resources to do the job, but you do."
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"Whetever it is, I won't help.  It is your war."  The Doctor gets up to leave, but Borusa says a quiet word that makes him sit down again quickly:
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"Validium..."

If you excuse me...

*Mannion stunned the 3 persons in the turbolift. When they waked up, they was in another place, lying on some kind of diagnostics bed. Theystood up and looked around when Mannion came in.*

I am terrible sorry for that gentlemens I truly am. But we needed to speak somewhere there no one who not is supposed to hear, hear us. If you just follow me...

*They followed Mannion through many long corridors who was duranium coloured with white lights. The trademark of the Federation. The only thing was, that they didn´t saw a single conventional Star Fleet uniform. In fact, there was not a single uniform at all! The only thin that resembled a uniform was that most of the crew had a black jacket. Some had something that mostly looked like a jump-suit of some kind, but not really anyway. They followed Mannion in to a room that was black, in diffirence to the corridors. It had a big screen like a briefing room, with the classical long, rectangular table. On the screen it was some kind of logo, it was round, white, with a external circle in blue, in the white it stood: FSS, in blue. Mannion sat down at  the end nearest the screen and made a signal to the others to sit down as well, witch they did.*

So, *He started* now we can talk in privacy. Who wants to start?

*Borusa and the Doctor sit at the table as requested- the Doctor putting his legs on top and leaning back in his chair, while Borusa sits gingerly on the edge of his seat.  At the mention of his name, Borusa turns his scowling face to Mannion.*

"I may have volunteered to be the one to warn this galaxy of the danger of valdium, but I do not have to be subjected to the indignities of your so-called security people."  

He turns to the Doctor and says, "You know what to do.  I have said enough."

*Borusa touches his wrist and fades away before Mannion's astonished eyes.  The Doctor seems to expect this, and merely grimaces at the enormity of the task ahead.*

"In order to expect others to cooperate, you have to take the first step of cooperation, Zack. Unless you want to achieve nothing."

*walks up to a food replicator*

"Tea, Earl Grey."

*brings the tea to the table and gives everyone a cup*

"I'm sure the admiral will be excused by his people for tea time, won't he?
Anyway, as I was saying, I wanted to talk about the dangers of this substance... what can particularly be done with it?"

(OFF: Er...?)

*walks up*

Excuse me gentlemen, I am looking for someone. Perhaps you could help?

off: either way, they are gone now.

"That's what S31 agents do, keep busy.
We should be wearing standard Starfleet uniforms, certainly nothing exceptional that may attract attention to us.  Nor should we get a TOO high rank on there... we have to be average people, just one of many crewmembers on a ship.

Now remains one question left:
WHERE is the Validum located?  And with what REASON can we send the Skytoucher there (to make it seem they go there for some scientific research of something, while we get to do our job)?

Yes, and Tactical/Security department uniforms should give us reason and authorothy (wrong spelled) to go about wherever we wants.

Where is Jack?

*Borusa continues...
"As you know, validium was created as the ultimate defense for Gallifrey.  Rassilon decreed that only the President could authorize its use, and no one has mentioned the name validium for centuries.  The greatest weapon known to our civilization, and now it has escaped."
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"Escaped?  That's impossible!"
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"It had help."
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"Who would be so insane as to unleash validium into the universe?!  It should have been destroyed millenium ago."
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"You did, and it wasn't."
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"What did you say?"
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"I said, it wasn't destroyed, and you released it."
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The Doctor sat back, stunned.  His mouth opened and shut a few times, but no sound came out.
"When?  How?  Why?  Are you sure it was me?"
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"That is part of the reason I am here: to determine if I should kill you now- or later- for your crimes.  Personally, I think later will be fine.  We need your help to put the genie back in the bottle."
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"So... I did release validium... oh my...  this makes all these petty wars and territory squabbles pale into nothingness by comparison."
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Borusa sneers in contempt and waved his arm to indicate everything around him.  "All of this is history to me: it means nothing.  They will fight until the end of time.  The question is: when will that end come?  If you don't help, it may be very soon indeed."

"Admiral," the Doctor says urgently, "I have some VERY important information for you and the Federation, and we really need to discuss it now."

The Doctor looks at Borusa for confirmation.

*Just that, when Borusa leaves, Mannion get a boored look on his face.*

What "So-called"? Doctor, can you please tell Borusa that we knows much about the Validium, and that it is only a matter of time before we find it. With yoiur and his help it only goes faster. I am so tired of species that thinks that humans don´t understands nothing.

*He leaned against the Doctor and Nocturnus.*

Just that, who has said that Svensson and I are humans, uh?

*There was a sudden bright light from Mannions eyes, something a human not could do, or a romulan, or a vulcan, not even a founder. It was over in less then a second, but Doctor had really got something to think on.*

I will let you go now, but first I must whipe your memorie of this place. Pete?

Tea? TEA!? d*mned human... You think with your stumage!

This is not a interrogation, I am ordered to find those who knows something about the Validium and take them here. I can ask for the President to come here too but that would just be a vaste of time.

I brought you here to think about my and my counterparts discresion. But it seems that you are in no mood of co operating.

Off:LOL... dont even bother answering it Mannon, it's a twist of words.

*nods* then we have sum work to do.

I am looking for a Leonid Pushkin. Can you help me?

Guys. This is in FSS HQ here in the DQ. Not in the CC. There is no way you could have get in here undeteckted.

Hard question. The ranks could be from Lt. JG to LT. CMDR. The reason could be... Hm... To find out more about where Species 8472 might be located here?  Yes, they are a potential threath for us. But they are not here, but that is nothing they do not need to know.

Well people we really have to get started, if we still want to save the universe as usual.  So where's this validum?
I agree that we should assume ranks between Lt JG and Lt Cmdr.

Excuse me, I am from star fleet intelligence. I know about the escape of the Valium. I have been send here to destroy it, with me I have some of star fleet intelligence best mens. You have two choises here, help us, or do not help us. In any case, if you not are with us and interferes, we are aultorized to kill yoou.

Excuse me admiral, but I do not need to follow you anywhere. But you can be ordered by my to follow me to the gates of #### and go in there to see how it looks like. You have no juristiction over me what-so-ever. I can´t tell you much, but I can tell you that I am sanctionated by the President himself. Now, I am ordering you to either help us by not interfering or, dissapaera for a while. I know persons wth more power then you dissapear just like that more then once.

"Actually, I'm not completely informed yet, because I just returned from a secret mission to something called a ... Corporation... but we'll talk about that some other time. I have heard of this substance before, but enlighten me anyway"

*sits down and crosses his arms, awaiting an explanation*

"Very funny, but I don't think it's going to help any of us.  The doctor here has information that's valuable and if we set proud aside, and don't turn it into a race of who-finds-and-destroys-it-first, we might get some work done together.  After all, by not cooperating we may lose time because it'll take each of us longer to find and destroy it, and then perhaps it might be too late, while we may be just in time if we do cooperate.
Don't you agree, doctor?
By the way, if this substance falls in the wrong hands... what kind of things might it do?  After all, we need to be prepared for anything if we are to destroy it..."

well obviously it must be destroyed.  Could you imagine if Species 8472 or even no offence sir.. Section 31 got hold of it?

The temptation of power would be to great.

"Ohh... it is not our intentions to get it in our hands and abuse the powers it would give to us in that case.  Section 31 would never abuse powers.
What we do is nothing more or less than trying to save as many lives as possible, and prevent interstellar wars.  If it weren't for us, many people more might have died in the Dominion War before, and in other wars too.  Because the Dominion was only one of the many threats for the Federation, but thanks to our interjection, we have prevented many worse things... its just an unthankful job, because nobody knows what danger we prevented, so how can they be thankful to us for what they dont know?
Anyway, back to business...

*hears the incoming message from Romar*

Svensson to Romar: whats the status of my ship?  Everything under control?  Don't forget to move position once in awhile, safety precaution so no scanners could detect its location.

*Turns and looks at the pirate* Alright.

Yes, we are about to start when Doctor are ready

It is a good plan, Peter. So, what uniforms and ranks shall we have?