Mission 12: "When It Rains..."

[Taurik]

"Yes. Yes they are."

Taurik paused a moment. "It seems that your goals and ours coincide. We both seek defense from the Na'jigat. It seems quite illogical for us to continue our struggles, which only weaken us, when there is a larger foe on the horizon. As you might say, our differences are irrelevant, if only for the time being."

[Larial]

Larial and the repair crew assigned to conduit maintenance had finally finished their work. With Larial's help, the repairs took half the time, which the engineering team thanked Larial for exuberantly.

Larial gave them a smile and stated "your welcome", then went back to engineering for another assignment.

"We finished the repairs on the damaged conduits father, if you would like to inspect them. Anything else I can help you with?"

[Morgan Freeman]

Morgan turned to T'lana and whispered a joke "Great, I no longer outrank you.  Congratulation's my dear friend."  He stayed around for a few moments and then returned to engineering.  There was still work to be done and Morgan was not going to neglect it.

[T'lana]

"Thank You." T'lana stated as Morgan gave her her drink.

Taking a sip, T'lana eased back into the chair, holding onto the handle of her mug.

"Chocolate does cause my species to become intoxicated, but drinking chocolate that is in hot chocolate drinks, only acts as a slight intoxicant. But has no effect on me, for some reason, perhaps due to the nanites that are in my body."

T'lana continued, after sipping more of her beverage.

"It is illogical to make assumptions as to why the Captain called us all here, but if I were to hazard a guess, I would have to say that it must be due to the Heraani, or their allies."

[T'lana]

I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE OF THE USS RIVENDELL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

[Holographic Officer Beta]

"Captain," Beta said, looking up from his console. "I am reading a starship a few clicks off our port stern. I believe this may be where the signal is coming from. The signal is distorted, however, and I am unable to get a read of it's class, or origin currently."

His computerised logical 'brain' deduced that there was a possibility that the distortion was intentional, and therefore there was also a high probability of an ambush. While he spoke to the Captain, he raised the shields and began trickling power to the phaser banks - just enough to get them ready for full power at a moments notice, but not enough for it to be detectable.

[T'lana]

T'lana downloaded the information, as well as a summary to a PADD in order for Captain Taurik to review it.
T'lana gestured for Chaya Sar to follow her and they made there way back to Shuttle Bay One where the Captain still was.

On the way, T'lana asked,

"I am curious, what is a Jedi and what is this force you speak of."

[T'lana]

OOC: At present, our Chief Engineer is not well. So we will simply skip ahead.
-Transwarp Node installed and functioning correctly, when mission is complete, the Transwarp Node will suddenly and mysteriously burn-out, in true Star Trek fashion.
-Mr. Beta's Holomatrix has been tested and reports came back with no apparent corruption. This will be left up to the player.
-Repairs on the USS Rivendell and Battle Group Thirteen, with Transwarp Drives being installed in the Battle Group vessels as well.
-It is up to our Captain, as to who the Heraani allies are and their identity.

IC:

=A="Excellent work Mr. Freeman."=A=

T'lana turned to her Tactical Officer.

"Please take your post Mr. Beta."

=A=FLEET WIDE=A=

"Set course for Unimatrix Zero One and engage at Transwarp velocity."

=A=USS Rivendell Out=A=

"Mr. Sarpedon, at you discretion."

[Odona Covell]

~I am alive yes, but have been captured by an unknown life form.  I have been tortured for information but have not told them anything, what should I do?~

[Givrillian Sarpedon]

Sarpedon tapped the controls on his panel, and the USS Rivendell dropped out of warp, slowing to a stop in space.

This doesn't feel right... he thought to himself, so he made sure to keep all drives - Jump, Warp and Impulse Drives, along with the manoeuvring thrusters - fully powered, ready to snap into action at any moment.

"All stop confirmed, Captain."

[Chaya Sar]

Chaya Sar walked along side T'lana and was all to happy to think of something other than her current situation.

"Well to explain the Jedi, it would be best to explain the force first. The force is a living energy field, that is created by life, in turn the force creates life. A never ending cycle of matter to energy to matter again. The force, or as it is sometimes called; The living force, is an energy field that surrounds us, penetrates us and binds the universe together, to quote a famous Jedi from history.
Jedi scientists have sort for millennia the true nature of the force and despite our galactic society and technology, the force still remains a mystery. There were many that likened the force as a unifying energy field, that bridges the gap between the four main forces of nature: Gravity, Electromagnetic, Strong Nuclear and Weak Nuclear. That to me seems to be the best explanation, given the metaphysical nature of the force.
The Jedi are those who choose to further their understanding of the force and life, the universe and everything, basically.
As there is a dual nature to everything, where there is the light side, those who choose the Jedi path. There is a darkside, those who choose to use the force for greed and personal gain.
We Jedi are the peacekeepers of my home galaxy, we choose to protect and serve, rather like Police Officers really. But we also choose to better ourselves through knowledge and meditation and there is a strict code of conduct we adhere to. The Sith, or darkside users, choose the path of chaos and evil."

Chaya Sar smiled sadly at T'lana,

"Does that answer your questions?"

[THE BORG COLLECTIVE]

The Borg Queen looked at Taurik almost pityingly.

"What you see here is a simple build up of strength, nothing more, nothing less."

"DESTRUCTION OF BORG SPHERE DETECTED. STARFLEET INVOLVED. DESIGNATION OF LEAD STARFLEET VESSEL: USS RIVENDELL. TRANSWARP NODE DISCONNECTED FROM DRIVE SYSTEMS BEFORE DESTRUCTION."

"It seems your subordinates are quite resourceful Three of Twelve."

[Chaya Sar]

~"I am sorry. I have failed you my apprentice. As to what you can do, it depends on your situation and your surroundings."~

[Morgan Freeman]

Morgan speaks up from the engineering console "Captain, it would appear that this craft has an incredible mass to energy ratio.  I am not reading any conventional deflector or shield grid.  I also can't seem to find an onboard computer system."

[T'lana]

T'lana was suitably impressed with this girl, she looks so young, in yet seems to know so much.

"Then it is logical to assume that this gravity well generating ship was not functioning properly or you would not have been thrown into the Milkyway Galaxy. Given your information and the data your ship's Navigation Computer gathered, the Gravity Well Ship, created a micro-singularity within the Interdimensional Vortex your vessel was transitioning through. Causing the negative energy to work against it, apposing polarities as it will. This in turn, caused your vessel to be catapulted through Hyperspace. The Hyperdrive finally shut down, but not until it could neutralize the excess negative energy and that is where we discovered you here in the Milkyway Galaxy as the humans call it."