Mission 2: "The Dark Side"

[Tara Lollock]

Lieutenant, do the same.

Ensign, reopen audio.

"ummm..... Tara, I assure you i mean you no harm. I'm unclear on how we ended up in your universe."

Clark: Shes not responding sir.

"Confirm that the message was recieved?"

[Xavier Clark]

Xavier plied the Ops console, putting on his best stone-cold face for the Terrans.

"Channel open, captain."

[Valen StarChaser]

"Tell me your story if you wish.  It will pass this dull task much more quickly." Valen said peeping over his console.

[Valen StarChaser]

"Ok, all non essentials out of my sickbay.  This isnt a conference room, its a medical bay where sick and injured and potentially hostile people who may have some harmful virus comes to get checked out.  Now, LEAVE!, so I may finish my scans." Valen said quite irritable that his duties were being interrupted.

"If one of you MUST! stay, then Cook can stay but everyone else, OUT!, however your staying Admiral till im finished with you." Valen finished glaring at everyone and started to tap his foot waiting for them all to leave.

[Apodae Swift]

"Yes ma'am." Swift walks back up to Taurik. "Sorry about that, starfleet officers have duties and such. Where were we? Oh yes, if you have a blade that can withstand that thing of yours then I'm game. Unless you don't, I don't mind fighting without a blade. You could use the added advantage I am sure. Though, you know, an energy blade would be cool. I have always wanted a lightsaber, ever since I first saw Obi-wan fight Vader in the death star I have wanted one. I rember that, I was all like 'No!' when vader sliced Obi-wan but at the same time I was like 'cool' beacuse he beacme one with the force and everything. Yeah... but erm... yeah. Where was I? Fighting. Yes. I think I could take you. I am well trained in most forms of martial arts and weaponry, not to mention my keen tactical mind, awesome intelligence, and pure physical strength." He said, of course he wouldn't be able to use his full strength. His genetically enhanced body would rip the poor guy to pieces... and reveal he was genetically enhanced in the first place. An all round bad idea.

[Weasly Cook]

Commander Cook held up both hands and yelled at the top of his lungs. "STOP THIS ONCE! EVERYONE JUST STOP!"

He turned to first look at the Mirror Dolan. "Sir... I would appreciate it if you do not steal people's property, especially weapons, as that can be seen in many ways, some of which not so favorable."

He then turned to face Swift his face showing that he was good friends with a Marine. He tapped his comm badge. "Commander Cook to  Iroquois, stand down and do not fire." He then closed the channel and looked at Swift.

"Ensign... this is a serious breech of conduct. We are the guests of these peoples... and from what I can see, they are not acting as the Mirror counterpart of our Captain Kirk." He looked really angry. "Do not think that just because we are in what we call the Mirror Universe, does not mean that everyone here is a blood thirsty tyrant waiting to come to power. These people... they are the good guys of this universe, they just finished a dangerous war.... and are trying to make a name for themselves." He was not happy. "You think that guns and weapons are the only thing to solve problems... well, guess what. Diplomacy and talking is the first means.... violence and war is the last resort. We were offered a gift and you throw it away?"

Commander Cook made another order to the ship and the modified Rilfe beamed into his own hands. "Swift." He said before he could protest on his actions. "I have a good friend who was chief of Security of a station and he is now a Major in the Marines... I know how to handle weapons a little." He was not pleased by his actions.

He turned to Dolan. "So.... you are an inventor? What is it you have created?"

[Julian]

To celebrate ofcourse! Your Starfleet started a revolution that saved our kind! WE retook our systems and retook control of our domain. Because of you we are starting to thrive once again. Terren High Command has instructed strict orders that if any Starfleet ever enters again then they are to be marked as heroes and be given the upmost respect!

[Apodae Swift]

"Really?" Swift asked Mirror Lollock, he found her logic not all that unexpected. "So by your logic if I could better you in a fight then I could take you as a slave? You know, I'm mighty tempted to take up that little proposition." He had no doubt he could take the Mirror Lollock on, the trouble would be making it look like it took some effort, after all his genetic enhancements made him stronger then a full Klingon. He thought there was maybe half a chance she would take the opportunity and be certain of victory, though there was a good chance that the real Lollock wouldn't let him do it as she would be sure of his defeat.

[Voyager]

**Mirror Dolan**

Dolan noticed several rebel vessels, including the Lothlorien and the I.K.S. Vengeance, had strayed into range of the station's weapons.  He ordered the shuttles with experimental weapons to fire and then retreat, with the other shuttles covering them the whole time.  One shuttle fired a series of rapid phaser bursts, which ricocheted off the rebel ships' shields and started what seemed to be a pin ball game if a person didn't look closely.  Eventually, one of the ship's shields wore down and collapsed and the phaser bursts hit all over the vessel, damaging a significant portion of the ship.  Another shuttle fired rounds of depleted uranium, salvaged from a planet that had been destroyed by nuclear war, which were accelerated to sublight speeds and they punched through the shields of another rebel ship and did large amounts of damage to the vessel.  A third shuttle fired a blue beam of light at the Lothlorien, whose shields collapsed upon impact.  The station fired photon torpedoes at the Lothlorien and it tried to maneuver out of the way, with little success.  It had hull breaches across the whole ship and it limped out of range of the station's weapons as fast as it could.  The shuttles then retreated, continuing to fire phasers as they went and evading enemy fire.  They managed to make it back, but not before the I.K.S. Vengeance managed to destroy two of the shuttles, though luckily none of the experimental ones.

However, as the rebel fleet backed away, many of the vessels turned toward the rift and fired torpedoes into it.  Dolan mentally swore, since he had now made it more difficult for the Iroquois to return, the Federation Lothlorien would now be destroyed.  He quickly sent a message to the Federation Lothlorien.

=/\= U.S.S. Lothlorien, this is Lt. Commander Dolan again.  The rebel fleet has opened fire on your ship.  I suggest you get your shields up and close the rift until the rebel fleet can be dealt with or the Iroquois gets through, which should be soon. =/\=

Dolan now prepared for an all out attack against the station, though they still didn't know the station wasn't fully repaired.

[Apodae Swift]

"Ma'am the Lothlorien seems fine, however we won't be unless we get through that rift. I really don't like the idea of being hit by a temporal weapon. I mean sure, it sounds cool, but it probably isn't." Swift told Captain Lollock.

[Balkazar]

((We are VERY! patient, we waited a week WHICH! shouldnt have happened in the first place if everyone on this ship actually posted.  We dont appreciate waiting a week just for 1 person to post, thats not cool not to mention very disrespectful, this mission has drawn out to the point that everyone on the Lothlorien has stopped posting because of the Iroquois crew not posting.  Your lucky we last as long as we did because I would have sent a message to Karellia and asked him to finish this mission for the Iroquois.  But this is the last Ill post on this board I hope.  The Lothlorien crew has better things to do, like shooting evil nasties http://www.expansionfleet.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>.))

[Teranis]

*reads the scans Cook just ran*

Yes.. i think your right. wow. This is the mirror universe? This is going to get weird.

Captain the small fleet are scanning us.

They are arming weapons.

[Teranis]

(dont worry they shouldnt really do much if these guys play there cards right they wont get a chance to actually attack)

[Xavier Clark]

"Straight to the point," Xavier mumbled. "I like this guy."

[Tara Lollock]

Lieutenant Swift, although i appriciate the enthusiasm. Let myself and COmmander Cook make final decisions concerning geusts aboard the ship.

=/\= On my way Lieutenant=/\=

Commander Teranis, you have the brisge, and keep me posted.

**She exits the bridge via the turbo lift and heads for Admiral Nocturnis.**

**She enters the room**

Hello, my name is Captain Tara Lollock. It's a pleasure to meet you.

**She extends her hand, it is a custom she picked up from living with humans. It's much more subtle than the Klingon culture she grew up in. She chuckles to herself after realizing she just used the word subtle and Klingon in the same sentence.**

I hear you are insisting on speaking with me. Would you like to join me in private or will this location be adequate?