Validium

[Sloan]

And what have we come up with so far?

[Vorak]

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[Doctor]

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

[Zack Mannion]

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!

[Zack Mannion]

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

[Peter Svensson]

"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..."

[Nocturnus]

Shouldn't we offer them a jelly baby doctor?

[Peter Svensson]

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

[Zack Mannion]

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.

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[Nocturnus]

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"

[Cordell Walker]

*sits down next to Sloan silently*

[Doctor]

*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]

*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."

[Doctor]

*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.'

[Doctor]

*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.