The Dark Passage Treaty

[Zentox]

"No offence taken. Once upon a time I would have broken your neck for it, but I have seen that you know true honour also. You are risking your life here, just to give us a home. The Goddess Tazay has certainly blessed you. I knew that your intentions toward us were true, from the moment I saw your Cardassian ship wrecked at our asteroid bases. You could easily have fled and left my people on their own, but you chose to fight at their side, and perhaps thanks to that, many lives were yet saved. By the way, what happened to that ship now?"

OFF: this could be a good moment to actually make up what happened to the Hideki Mora, because the story never said anything about that after the Skytoucher dragged the ship along with tractor beam.

[Zentox]

"I have been in contact with the Skytoucher just now, so I think it's safe to assume that's possible. As for the Evolution, from what I can see, the ship is heading out of the Dark Passage already, only the SKytoucher remains here."

[Varnek]

*Varnek watches as the starfleet officer shoots another Loxian. Hmmm...the government must have planted another assassin among these renegades. Well, while everyone is focused on him, I can act. *

DIE TRAITOR!!!!!!!!!!

*Varnek fires his weapon at Zentox.*

(Edited by Varnek at 8:58 am on June 20, 2004)

[Zentox]

OFF: no worries, this was part of the storyline http://expansionfleet.sparks.priorweb.be/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[Skon]

Skon turns as Balkazar beams into the room. He listens to Balkazar's report and then asks to see his PADD. On the PADD recording, Skon watches Varnek speak.

Gentlemen, this is what I was afraid of. General Zentox, and the spy, Vakin, warned us of the same thing. The Loxian government does not like to leave "fingerprints" of its dirty work. It will hunt down Varnek, Vakin and Kowan and do anything to kill them. We must get Varnek and Vakin back to station Avalon immediately and warn them of the danger. (OFF: We're already holding Kowan on Avalon.)

Captain Burma, Gul Marcet, If what General Zentox said is true, I believe the Loxians will hunt for their spies first and then return to deal with you later. If we can stop them at Avalon, hopefully, we can put an end to this matter. Regardless, the Skytoucher must return to Avalon immediately.

OFF: Slow down, Balkazar. lol There's no secret planets in this story http://expansionfleet.sparks.priorweb.be/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

[Vorak]

OFF: Dernok, Vontak Nor is being hailed by the USS Skytoucher. Check out Avalon Division, USS Skytoucher forum, most recent mission topic http://expansionfleet.sparks.priorweb.be/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[Marcet]

"Good work Mr Qmak, I would never had guessed that the gas was so effective"

Marcet was sitting in front of a panel and tried to open it. It seemed to be a normal powersupply-unit but as soon as Marcet turned it on, the two screens on the wall began to work. One displayed active scans of the station and the other one showed a list of disabled or active systems.

"It seems that only one soldier has been revived, it seems your gods are with us General Zentox. But all defensive systems inside the station are still active, we will need to be careful."

Marcet activated his wrist-light and searched the dockingbay.

"There are 3 doors leading out of this room and one of them is ours. You all need to remember that what seems to be right or logic does not work in this station. It's always a surprise for intruders, what they will find behind a new door *grins*."

Marcet points at the far end of the dockingbay

"There it is, our door. Are we ready to proceed?"

[Zentox]

"I would rather have hoped it were not so."

[Loxians]

*At that moment, a Loxian voice resounds through the intercom.*

= Loxian Government Fleet Flagship to Federation starship and Cardassian station =
We have come with a fleet of several strong battleships and we have surrounded you. There is no possibility of escaping your fate now. The U.S.S. Skytoucher has taken one of our best people captive: Kowan. We demand him back this instance! Secondly, you are giving shelter and protection to Loxian exiles, who are barbarians and anarchists! They must meet their punishment for breaking Loxian law by us. If you keep protecting them, you prove yourself guilty of the same crimes they committed, and thus the same punishment goes rightfully to you as well. You have 1 hour to comply to our demands - surrender Kowan, and surrender the Loxian exiles to us immediately. If you deny our demands, we will open fire and destroy both your ship and station. Our forces are far superior to yours at this point, make no mistake about that.

= Loxian Flagship out =

[Doctor]

The Doctor 's eyes water and tears fall onto Marcet's uniform sleeve.  Suddenly the Doctor's eyes open wide and he seems to scream, silently, at nothing.  Then he slumps, seemingly unconscious once again.  Gul Marcet's sensitive ears catch the whisper of a word from the Doctor's lips: "Na'jigat"  What does this mean the Cardassian ponders as he and Omak continue the battle.

[Thomas Jackson]

OFF: :P

(Edited by Thomas Jackson at 1:26 am on May 29, 2004)

[Skon]

=A= Skytoucher to Vontak Nor =A=

General Zentox, it is good to hear from you. Our engineering crews are working on restoring partial impulse power. We should be able to dock soon.

=A= Skytoucher out. =A=

[Marcet]

The turboliftdoors open en Gul Marcet steps out. Parts of his clothes were teared and his face had several wounds.

"Well Mr Omak, I see that you have everything under control here. How's the status of the Skytoucher and the Romulan vessels?"

Marcet walks over to Omak

"It's better that we put a restriction on the area's below us. It seems that OPS and some parts of the habitatrings are the only places you can safely breathe. The wounds on my body are done by radiation and fire, even with my suite on! But the generators are online, so we have bought ourselves some time."

[Skon]

Skon and Rasmain walk through the docking clamp into the Vontak Nor's main docking bay. They are surrounded by a throng of Loxian refuges. Skon looks around and sees Zentox.

General Zentox, it is good to see you once again. I am prepared to conduct Captain Burma's funeral as soon as you are ready. I only have to make certain of one detail.

=A= Skon to Skytoucher =A=

Are we prepared to launch the funeral torpedo? If so, please let the crew know that we will be broadcasting Captain Burma's funeral back to the Skytoucher, so that the crew may see the ceremony.

=A= Skon out =A=

(Edited by Skon at 12:07 am on June 15, 2004)

[Skon]

OFF: The General may or may not die. That's up to him lol. But in the meantime, Varnek has only fired, it wasn't established that he'd hit Zentox. (Varnek could have missed). Sorry to disappoint you, but another hero is coming to save the day...please give him a chance to do so http://expansionfleet.sparks.priorweb.be/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>