Departing Betazed for the Mutara Nebula
Posted on Mon Feb 13th, 2023 @ 11:27am by Captain Maia Sterling & Lieutenant Steve O'Carroll & Lieutenant Commander Sheena Toran-Blake & Lieutenant Commander Ryan Blake & Lieutenant Commander Robert Hendon & Lieutenant Kasey Tanger & Lieutenant Jonathan (Jon) Riley & Lieutenant JG Marina Tanger & Lieutenant Rick Gibbs & Lieutenant Commander Havri Belbre & Lieutenant Isabelle Raal & Captain Karyn Somers & Lieutenant JG T'Plana-hath
Mission:
Monsters of the Past
Location: Starship Leto
Timeline: 239501.26
Captains Lod Stardate 239501.26
Dr Tolon had given his briefing and Toran and Blake were married and had returned to the Leto. I must say they seemed very very happy. I must say the crew seems dubious about our mission, many found it hard to believe that this project has been so long-term. However, I had to remind them that the Borg are that much of a threat not only to the Federation but to the Galaxy as a whole. Dr Tolon is merely the latest in a line of successive project commanders. Since this project is such a secret most didn't even know its existence. I don't feel that I have enough information about the problems there to be adequately prepared for what we might encounter However I see this ship and crew can and will overcome whatever we have to to ensure the success of this mission.
Sterling Maia A, Commanding, Starship Leto
------------Bridge-----------------------
The alpha shift had the bridge this time. The bridge was fully staffed.
"Mr. Blake, do we have any more business here at Betazed"?
Ryan stood by Maia as she sat in the Center Seat. He turned and shook his head as he twisted his new wedding ring with his thumb. "All set Captain. Though it’s been a pleasant visit if I may say."
"Mr. Gibbs please inform Betazed Space Central we are ready to depart," Sterling ordered.
Rick nodded, "Notified, they wish us well."
"Helm lay in a course for the Mutara Nebula," Maia ordered.
"Aye Captain computing course now." The Helmsman replied.
"Very good". Maia replied.
=/\=Bridge to engineering are we ready for warp=/\=
=/\= Engineering to Bridge, Sheena here. Impulse and warp are at your discretion, captain=/\= Sheena said smiling wide.
Belbre checked all security channels and weapons arrays. " Captain Security is 5x5. No problems noted and ready for departure."
"Thank you, Commander," Maia responded
"Science officer Ross anything on the sensors," Maia asked.
"Negative Captain, there are no ships on our current route," Ross said.
"Helm take us out of orbit and increase to warp two heading the Mutara Nebula." The Captain ordered.
"Aye Captain, Warp factor two, heading to the Mutara Nebula eta 2 days, 16 hours," The helmsman said.
The Leto shot away in a rainbow streak as she entered warp.
- Engineering -
Lieutenant Tanger reported to the Engineering Department to officially assume the mantle of Chief Engineer. He was part of a rotating duty cycle that finally landed him in Engineering. He took all the courses and had some practical experience in some of his prior postings but this would be the first on the Leto.
"Commander Toran-Blake, I am reporting to relieve you of the Chief Engineer's duties. I do hope you are able to enjoy a lighter load without this stress on your shoulder. I look forward to serving you and the captain from here with all I can give." Tanger stated in a firm and positive manner.
"A welcome news for a tired ex-chief. I am relieved and I know you will keep her running smoothly. Lt. Tanger, engineering is yours to command," Sheena said as she waddled out headed for her quarters and a fresh uniform.
Jon walked onto the bridge from the turbo-lift, while he seemed casual about his demeanor he was struggling with some discomfort, the tremor in his hand had expanded quite a bit. It had even become painful, he was doing as much as possible to hide it "Intelligence is ready Captain."
"Thank you. You look a little distressed Mr. Riley, is there a problem," Maia asked.
Faking it "Just a bit tired, I'll be okay."
-Chief Medical Officers Office-
Hendon was not a happy man. He looked into the mug of coffee and considered the contents of his thoughts. He knew it was silly but something about Dr. Tolon had him on edge. He still remembered what happened to the crew. When they nearly had their heads explode. Due to one of their fellow crewmembers losing mental control. For some reason, he could not access Dr. Tolon's files. Maybe he should have a word with security?
Walking into Sickbay Isabelle could feel Robert’s emotions. Walking over to him she looked at him curiously. “Is there something wrong Commander?”
Robert looked at Raal.
“ Is it that obvious? I know as Chief Medical Officer and have this amount of pips on my collar. But this mission worry’s me. Plus I can’t access Dr. Tolon's notes. I am not high enough in the food chain for that information. I don’t trust Tolon….what do you think of all this?” He asked Raal.
“To be honest I’m not sure. First, the crew is thrown into the path of the Caliphate, now we’re being sent on a mission that deals with another form of mind control.” Isabelle sighed. “It worries me that it’s possible these devices could affect the subconscious mind. For someone like Marina, whose already gone through a state of mind control, it could be dangerous. Hell, it could drive people insane!” Raal said.
“ I know because we can’t access Dr. Tolon's recorders. There is nothing I can do to help anyone. Yes, we could use neural inhibitors but what range to set them for? Without knowing anything about these devices. We could do more harm than good. I hate being deliberately kept in the dark like this. It might be good for Bolian sour potatoes but not the crew of this ship.” Robert said
Isabelle nodded. “Well as a Betazoid, and ships Counsellor I’ll be one of the first to know if these devices start causing problems. I’ll make sure that any incidences are reported straight to you for investigation.”
An idea crossed his mind.
“Is there any way you could access these records…..they would surely give you more priority,” Robert said
Isabelle gave Robert a curious look. “I can try, but I don’t know if my access codes would be any higher than yours.”
“ Thanks, Isabelle,” Robert said
- Toran Blake Quarters -
Arriving at her quarters, Sheena so wanted to sleep for a few hours, but she had to get to her post on the bridge now that they finally got a new Chief Engineer. Not to misunderstand her, she loved engineering, but here she was the ship's XO and her place was on the bridge, pregnant or not. She had a job to do and being a little pregnant was not going to stop her yet that is. Eventually, it would stop her but until it did, she had a job to do. Changing her uniform, she headed out for the bridge.
-Bridge-
Stepping from the lift Sheena took her customary seat next to the captain. "Captain, I have finally gotten out of engineering. Mr. Tanger will make an excellent Chief Engineer. Now regarding our mission, I am not sure that I want to trust Dr. Tolon. I have more questions than answers and I don't like loose ends," Sheena said.
"It's a new assignment for him as well, I saw his record he is a very accomplished scientist and leader. Glad to have you back on the bridge Sheena, Im sure Mr. Tanger will make an excellent Chief Engineer. He was a pretty good Diplomatic officer too. It's a tough job but clearly, his heart lies in Engineering." Maia said.
"What are your misgivings about Dr. Tolon have you talked to him?"
"The fact is that I am not completely sure about his work. Second I don't like the idea that HQ sent us on this mission. It's too soon after the Caliphate mission added to that we have a number of Betazoids here as well. Plus, his explanation of what he is doing and why gives me a reason to be overly cautious" Sheena said.
-Intelligence Suite-
Lieutenant j.g. T’Plana-hath sat in the Intelligence suite, ‘the darkroom’, as many humans called it, and began reviewing all the data on the Mutara Sector. This included the highly classified information on the Genesis Project. And the Genesis Device. It was a foolish and highly dangerous concept in her opinion, one that the scientist on the project should have realized. The device was designed to reassemble an entire lifeless planet on the subatomic level to a desired habitable planet, how could they have missed the potential the device could be used as a potential weapon? To make matters worse the foolish and naïve Doctor David Marcus added proto matter into the Genesis matrix, a cheat, typical of a young and overly ambitious human. T’Plana began digging further, researching the proto matter, including how the Mutara Nebula may have contributed to the Genesis planet’s instability. Reading the reports T’Plana grew more concerned with Leto’s mission.
Marina gazed at T’Plana-hath as she joined her in ‘the darkroom’ “Penny for your thoughts, as the old Human saying goes, what trouble are we getting ourselves into?”
T'Plana smiled at the 'human' term "What trouble are we not getting into? The Mutara sector has a long history of trouble. There is the Ceti Alpha system where Captain Kirk deposited Khan Noonien Singh and his followers on Ceti Alpha V, which was changed with the explosion of Ceti Alpha VI; by the way caused by a top-secret research team from the now destroyed Starbase 47, also known as Vanguard, back in 2267. Then there is Scalos IV, known as Scalos, home of the Scalosian race, a planet that has been under quarantine since 2268 after, again Captain Kirk and the USS Enterprise encounter with the Scalosians. Then add to the fact that Starfleet Intelligence and Command have provided 'limited' data on our guest Doctor Tolon. No, I suspect we are going into a highly dangerous situation with one arm tied behind our back, as the Earth expression goes, and blindfolded."
Marina nodded. “Then I guess we just have to ‘Fly by the seat of our pants’ then” Marina grinned. “I’ll keep my senses alert for anything out of the ordinary. If you sense anything strange I expect it reported straight away.”
T'Plana acknowledged the command "Aye, aye Sir."
-ENGINEERING-
Tanger was already hard at work getting his hands dirty. He was going over the duty roster and all the shift reports for the last four shifts. He was also reviewing the maintenance logs to make sure he could get to know the heart of the ship very well. He also got to work meeting all the crew he could as he wanted to have the engineers feel comfortable with him as their new chief. He was always willing to help with any diplomatic issues that he was asked to help with but he was very happy to be in his element in engineering.
He still needed to talk to his sister about the changes and fill her in on what transpired with him moving from their parents' path to one of his own. But he would do this at the end of a shift soon and they could have dinner together or such.
- Bridge -
Sheena squirmed a bit in her chair almost as if something kicked her. It didn't give her any pain, but it was there.
"A problem Sheena you look uncomfortable. Perhaps you should go to sickbay." Maia said.
Ryan glanced at Sheena concerned. He turned to Maia. "I'll take her if that's alright Captain. We had physicals and an additional obstetrics exam scheduled anyway."
"Fine please see to her care. Maia said.
[OFF]
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A post by:
Captain Maia A. Sterling
Commanding Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant Steve O'Carroll
Chief Diplomatic Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant Gavin Ross
Chief Science Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant Isabelle Rahl
Chief Counsellor
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant Kasey Tanger
Chief Engineer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant jg Marina Tanger
Asst Chief Intelligence Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant Jonathan Riley
Chief Intelligence Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant Rick Gibbs
Assistant Chief Tactical/Security Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant Commander Dr. Robert Hendon
Chief Medical Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
&
Lieutenant JG T'Plana-hath
Intelligence Officer
USS Leto NCC-80916
