Mission 10: "Power of the Ancients"

[T'lana]

OOC: Ah it's good to be back, Lieutenant Commander T'lana, formerly known as Baphomet(Not a Vulcan name is it http://www.expansionfleet.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> ) is returning for the position of Chief Science Officer.

IC: <USS Rivendell>

Computer: Attention, subspace rupture forming 1000 meters off the starboard bow, Vulcan metallic signature detected.

<Vulcan Runabout Kelata>

After being in Slipspace for a few minutes from entering it at the planet Vulcan, the Kelata a prototype surveillance/reconnaissance vessel jumped back to normal space near the USS Rivendell.

As the Kelata's Slipspace Engine began it's cool down cycle, Lieutenant Commander T'lana opened a channel to the USS Rivendell.

=A=Kelata to USS Rivendell=A=

"Lieutenant Commander T'lana requesting permission to dock, it is agreeable to see you all again and I am here to retake the position of Chief Science Officer."

=A=Kelata Out=A=

[T'lana]

"Acknowledged Captain."

T'lana turned to the Helm and re-engaged the Gravimetric Engines, setting the coordinates for the indicated LZ.

At 50% power, the Gravimetric Engines brought the shuttle to the coordinates in 2.3 minutes flat, with the stealth-ship settling down with little to none of the dusting a Starfleet runabout would cause.

Shutting down the Gravimetric Engines and bringing down the Zero-Point Energy Converter to 50% power out put, the Kelata would have to be physically ran into to even find it.

Computer: Quantum Induction Core at 50%, cloaking system working within normal parameters.

T'lana cycled the embarkation hatch and stood to assist the assault unit with their EVA suites, once complete she sat back down at the Helm.

Knowing that it is illogical to even suggest she went with them, T'lana grabbed the nano-infusion hypospray and injected all of them with a seed population of self-replicating nanites designed to establish themselves under the earlobe.

"The nanites I have just injected you with, will interconnect into a Subspace Transceiver, simply vocalize your communication requirements as with the commbadges.
These nanites have an operational period of 3 hours, your bodies will then expel them during urination afterwards.
If you find this nanotechnology agreeable, I can create ones that will last indefinitely."

T'lana looked at all of the assault members and raised her hand in the Vulcan salute.

"Mene Sakkhet Ur-Seveh...Live long and Prosper."

[Doctor Who]

@@TARDIS to Rivendell@@

"It is time."

@@TARDIS out@@


~~"This is the Doctor, Taurik report."~~

[T'lana]

Lieutenant Commander T'lana, had been waiting in the still cloaked, Vulcan Stealth Ship for along time waiting for Captain Taurik and the others to return.
The Kelata had nearly been discovered a couple of times, as several enemy patrols had passed the Kelata looking for, what was unknown, perhaps the ship, but that would be jumping to conclusions.

T'lana considered risking communication with the Assault Unit, especially in her weakest moments, but logic and reason circumvented such acts as emotional transgressions and was quickly brought under control.

It was then that T'lana remembered the Nanite subspace transceiver nodes, she had injected into the squad and was given to her by the Doctor.
A strange being of obvious advancement that came to her on Vulcan during the Kelata Project and was instrumental in much of it's design, including the Nanites.

T'lana had asked him what his real name was when they met a while back on Vulcan, the Doctor had looked at her jovially and stated "If I told you, I would have to kill you," the Doctor had then laughed and gave her a hug and left.

But what the Doctor had said to T'lana after the hug and the the Kelata Project was fully complete, troubled her to this day, he said:

"I am become death, the Destroyer of worlds."

T'lana came out of her revelry, wondering why she had thought of those events with the stranger and why they haunted her now, but it is illogical to worry about such things, but the Doctor did leave a lasting impression that would probably exist all remaining life.

T'lana tapped the comm system connecting to the Nanite transceivers...

=A=T'lana to Taurik=A=

"Captain, my position here maybe compromised soon, patrols seem to be increasing in severity and is only a matter of time before I am discovered."

=A=T'lana out=A=

[Taurik]

Alright, we'll assume this mission is over. Since it's not one that can just be abandoned, however, I'll post a synopsis of what happened after.

Taurik and the Rivendell assault teams stormed the Heraani ship, locating the cause of the psionic readings. The Heraan had in their possession a large crystalline stone, which Taurik gained from the Heraani ship master (captain) after an intense fight. They then beamed out to the Kelata and returned to the Rivendell and the ship destroyed the Heraani cruisers, and returned to Avalon Station. Realizing there was something special about this stone, Taurik had his bridge crew keep any mention of it out of their official reports, as he planned to hand it over to the Gallifreyan council.

[Morgan Freeman]

=A= Engineering to Bridge =A=
The board is green and we are good to go down here.

[Will Matthews]

Matthews smiled as the Ensign reported to the bridge. "Welcome to the Rivendell Ensign Kennedy. I am Will Matthews, chief of security on this fine vessel..".

He stopped for a moment as the Captain mentioned the Van'Gu Cluster to Jones, when the Captains orders were out, he turned his head. "We'll probably want to work with the tactical systems as well. I've not heard a briefing of our assignment in the Cluster, but if we have a one percent chance of coming up on a less than desired species or entity, I'd like to have bases covered on the targeting sensors".

[Leon Kennedy]

yes sir

[William Taylor]

Ensign Taylor took out his tricorder to take readings. Sensing the Lt. was busy he walked to the OPs console. He stood for a few minutes before clearing his voice to speak to the Captain.

"Sir, where might i find the Chief Operations officer?"

[Taurik]

(OFF: We're entering the Van'Gu Cluster to search for any ancient artifacts the Gallifreyans or Erendir may have left there that can help us fight the Na'jigat.)

[Dean Starwind]

*...Dean Nodded...*

"Yes, sir. Very good, sir."

*...He watches the Captain leave and enter his ready room. He gives a slight Grin and walks up to the command chair. He sets his hand on the armrest of the chair and thinks to himself about all the missions he had been on while he commanded the Venture. Those were his golden days, his prime one would say. He catches himself starring into nothing so he shakes it off and he starts to command...*

"Hello everyone, this is Commander Starwind. You're new XO. I would like you to know that I am honored to serve with such an esteemed crew as this. I am old but there is still allot of light years left on this old mule so I hope to be here for a while. So I would like everyone to fall in with their name, rank, and position to better acquaint myself with the crew."

*...He looks around to see who will speak first...*

[Taurik]

"Rivendell to Kelata. It is good to see you again, Commander. I would suggest you approach in stealth mode, we are in a tense situation at the moment."

[Taurik]

Taurik looked to his chief of security. "Get your men suited up, we are landing on the planet."

"Commander, take us down here," he said, pointing at a map on the copilot's console. "From there we can stage a hit-and-run on the Heraani expedition."

[Taurik]

"Lieutenant, take your men and set up a ambush over there," Taurik said, pointing to an outcropping of rock. "Set your phasers to maximum power, I'm going to lure some of the soldiers that way."

Suddenly, before Taurik could put his plan into action, he heard a voice speaking to him in his head, insisting on a report.

"I don't know who you are," he replied telepathically, "but I am quite busy, and have no time for introductions."

[Doctor Who]

The Doctor activated the main monitor and zoomed in on events happening on the planet, knowing that the EVA suite he so kindly beamed down for Taurik was comparable to a  second-skin, light-weight and armored. There is only one reason that Taurik's EVA suite would be damaged, it was on purpose.

The Doctor agreed in part with training lesser species and inducting them into the newly established Order of Gallifrey, he had trained a lot of them himself.

But perhaps showing the lesser races on how to control the higher brain is not enough, teaching them not to think themselves gods and take over all situations leaving the untrained forgotten, would also be prudent.

@@TARDIS to Rivendell@@

"Dean, the reason I am here is to assist as much as I am allowed and make sure that you retrieve the derelict Battlecruiser that was lost to us.

The vessel is a telepathic biomechanical starship, so those who rescue it it will imprint on, creating a symbiotic relationship between the user or users and itself.

Think of it as a gift, it took me ages to convince the High Council it was for the best."

The Doctor paused for a moment...

"Treat her right and she will do the same in kind."

@@TARDIS out@@