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 ==== Getting Underway ==== ==== Getting Underway ====
  
-With the //Varich// underway and pulling ahead of the //Valiant// and the Dominion fleet, Mel surrenders the conn to Lieutenant Then'taan and heads into her ready room to grab a snack and a nap so she is fresh for the confrontation with the //U.S.S. Agincourt//. K'tral spends the next two hours doublechecking and triple-checking every single system, while Ssleestak does the rounds in engineering and decides to set up analog reserves of food, water, and air throughout critical locations on the ship.+With the //Varich// underway and pulling ahead of the //Valiant// and the Dominion fleet, [[trek:solstice:pcs:mel|Mel]]  surrenders the conn to Lieutenant Then'taan and heads into her ready room to grab a snack and a nap so she is fresh for the confrontation with the //U.S.S. Agincourt//. [[trek:solstice:pcs:ktral]] spends the next two hours doublechecking and triple-checking every single system, while [[trek:solstice:pcs:ssleestak]] does the rounds in engineering and decides to set up analog reserves of food, water, and air throughout critical locations on the ship.
  
-Phillip leaves flight control and after checking in quickly with Peel he heads down to his office overlooking the main shuttlebay. Once ensconced there, he pulls up the files on delodestoning the //Thunderbird// project and tries to figure out a way that that can be scaled up or if some sort of magnetic charge or pulse could be used to alter the ship's quantum signature. He fears the Mirror Universe technology that they've acquired and what's used in the repairs will alter the //Varich's// signature, making it that much harder to get home. His research brings him to a file above his clearance level, so he tags the file and then pulls everything together into a rough proposal before heading down to deck two to find Fal.+[[trek:solstice:pcs:phillip|Phillip]] leaves flight control and after checking in quickly with [[trek:characters:peel|Peel]] he heads down to his office overlooking the main shuttlebay. Once ensconced there, he pulls up the files on delodestoning the //Thunderbird// project and tries to figure out a way that that can be scaled up or if some sort of magnetic charge or pulse could be used to alter the ship's quantum signature. He fears the Mirror Universe technology that they've acquired and what's used in the repairs will alter the //Varich's// signature, making it that much harder to get home. His research brings him to a file above his clearance level, so he tags the file and then pulls everything together into a rough proposal before heading down to deck two to find [[trek:solstice:pcs:fal|Fal]].
  
 Fal leaves the bridge with the intent of heading down to his office to do some light paperwork and possibly grab a few naps. However, once he gets there, he finds almost his entire department at work studying the multidimensional tear that brought them here; as noted earlier, that tear is trying to repair itself. Alexandria has taken the lead on this project which Fal assumes is her guilt about throwing them into the Mirror Universe in the first place. Despite his best intentions, Fal gets sucked into the project quickly. Fal leaves the bridge with the intent of heading down to his office to do some light paperwork and possibly grab a few naps. However, once he gets there, he finds almost his entire department at work studying the multidimensional tear that brought them here; as noted earlier, that tear is trying to repair itself. Alexandria has taken the lead on this project which Fal assumes is her guilt about throwing them into the Mirror Universe in the first place. Despite his best intentions, Fal gets sucked into the project quickly.
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 ==== Phillip Does Science ==== ==== Phillip Does Science ====
  
-At approximately 1700 hours Phillip enters the main multipurpose science lab and finds everyone, including Fal, following Alexandria's lead and working on the multidimensional tear. Fal mutters to himself, "This is an interesting problem," as he nods vaguely in Phillip's general direction. Phillip walks up to him, so Fal asks, "Hello, ensign. What can we nerd for you today?" Phillip shows Fal his proposal, which Fal finds elegant despite not being super-polished as a scientific paper. He flicks through Phillips's outline and the files he's been able to cross-reference until he gets to the file that Phillip couldn't access.+At approximately 1700 hours Phillip enters the main multipurpose science lab and finds everyone, including Fal, following [[trek:characters:alexandria|Alexandria]]'s lead and working on the multidimensional tear. Fal mutters to himself, "This is an interesting problem," as he nods vaguely in Phillip's general direction. Phillip walks up to him, so Fal asks, "Hello, ensign. What can we nerd for you today?" Phillip shows Fal his proposal, which Fal finds elegant despite not being super-polished as a scientific paper. He flicks through Phillip's outline and the files he's been able to cross-reference until he gets to the file that Phillip couldn't access.
  
-Thanks to his higher clearance level, Fal immediately realizes this file contains the details of how their former chief of operations Eric Gray transported the entire //Thunderbird// across the dimensional barriers. He immediately starts to apply the concept with Phillips's idea to reset the quantum signature, but as he reads further, he realizes something very important. Fal looks up at Phillip and says, "This is excellent, ensign. In fact, this could be a way home for us!" He sends a text message to Mel and then shamelessly conscripts Phillip to help.+Thanks to his higher clearance level, Fal immediately realizes this file contains the details of how their former chief of operations [[trek:characters:gray|Eric Gray]] transported the entire //Thunderbird// across the dimensional barriers. He immediately starts to apply the concept with Phillip's idea to reset the quantum signature, but as he reads further, he realizes something very important. Fal looks up at Phillip and says, "This is excellent, ensign. In fact, this could be a way home for us!" He sends a text message to Mel and then shamelessly conscripts Phillip to help.
  
 ==== K'tral, Ninja Counselor ==== ==== K'tral, Ninja Counselor ====
  
-At 1830 hours, K'tral finishes her inspection and decides to head to the gymnasium on deck four. When she enters, she immediately spots Jessa, Armina, and Neri. The three of them divvied up the twenty survivors of the //U.S.S. Agincourt// between them, leaving each of them with six or seven people to oversee. The groups are at separate corners of the gymnasium but are still within sight of each other. She drifts over to Jessa's group and notes it contains the hotheaded Bajoran Trelar and Lieutenant Sabra, plus one human, one Vulcan, and two Andorians, all enlisted personnel.+At 1830 hours, K'tral finishes her inspection and decides to head to the gymnasium on deck four. When she enters, she immediately spots [[trek:solstice:pcs:jessa|Jessa]], [[trek:characters:armina|Armina]], and [[trek:characters:neri|Neri]]. The three of them divvied up the twenty survivors of the //U.S.S. Agincourt// between them, leaving each of them with six or seven people to oversee. The groups are at separate corners of the gymnasium but are still within sight of each other. She drifts over to Jessa's group and notes it contains the hotheaded Bajoran [[trek:characters:trelar|Ensign Trelar]] and [[trek:characters:sabra|Lieutenant Sabra]], plus one human, one Vulcan, and two Andorians, all enlisted personnel.
  
 Jessa has spent the past two hours keeping her group relatively stable and starting to tackle the most egregious issues. As she sees K'tral guiding up behind Trelar, she notes that the general paranoia of the //Agincourt// survivors is growing, and Sabra wants to bludgeon Trelar over the head. Jessa shoots a glance to K'tral and finds her surprisingly calm. Both officers realize that Ensign Trelar is about to pop, so Jessa gives a subtle //"You got this?"// look. Jessa has spent the past two hours keeping her group relatively stable and starting to tackle the most egregious issues. As she sees K'tral guiding up behind Trelar, she notes that the general paranoia of the //Agincourt// survivors is growing, and Sabra wants to bludgeon Trelar over the head. Jessa shoots a glance to K'tral and finds her surprisingly calm. Both officers realize that Ensign Trelar is about to pop, so Jessa gives a subtle //"You got this?"// look.
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 ==== "I Need To Borrow The Warp Core." ==== ==== "I Need To Borrow The Warp Core." ====
  
-By this time Ssleestak has retired to his quarters for a nap. At about 1830 hours, Chief Kremil Dox, his unjoined Trill warp specialist, hails him and informs him, //"Lieutenant? That verteron sweep you've set up? I want to let you know that it is apparently increasing... and is moving. It's on a turbolift, but the particle density is so high the computer cannot tell who is actually in the turbolift."// Ssleestak thanks him and signs off. He then hails Mel and says crisply, "Captain, possible space-god incident incoming."+By this time Ssleestak has retired to his quarters for a nap. At about 1830 hours, Chief [[trek:characters:dox|Kremil Dox]], his unjoined Trill warp specialist, hails him and informs him, //"Lieutenant? That verteron sweep you've set up? I want to let you know that it is apparently increasing... and is moving. It's on a turbolift, but the particle density is so high the computer cannot tell who is actually in the turbolift."// Ssleestak thanks him and signs off. He then hails Mel and says crisply, "Captain, possible space-god incident incoming."
  
-Mel wakes up and says blearily, //"Elaborate."// Ssleestak passes on the information from Dox and adds, "And according to my sensor ratings, it's heading to engineering!" Mel curses and heads to deck six while Ssleestak leaves his quarters and heads to the turbolift. The doors open a few moments later and he is not surprised to see Jen Kras standing there. Ssleestak greets her carefully and then asks what she is doing; Jen looks thoughtful for a moment before saying, "I think I have an idea, but I'm going to need to borrow the warp core for a few minutes."+Mel wakes up and says blearily, //"Elaborate."// Ssleestak passes on the information from Dox and adds, "And according to my sensor ratings, it's heading to engineering!" Mel curses and heads to deck six while Ssleestak leaves his quarters and heads to the turbolift. The doors open a few moments later and he is not surprised to see [[trek:characters:jen|Jen Kras]] standing there. Ssleestak greets her carefully and then asks what she is doing; Jen looks thoughtful for a moment before saying, "I think I have an idea, but I'm going to need to borrow the warp core for a few minutes."
  
 Ssleestak seems willing to just go along with this, but at that moment Mel dashes out of the turbolift just in time to hear the last part of her statement. Mel demands an explanation, so Jen says, "So, I now know how we got here. And I know what we're supposed to do. I need to borrow the warp core to bake something." Mel and Ssleestak just stare at her, so she elaborates, "I need to use these verteron particles and essentially bake a fake Orb. That's what this is all about, captain. That changeling has one of the Bajoran Orbs. the Orb of Contemplation. Our changeling's mission was to infiltrate Cardassia Prime and find one of the Orbs to steal and bring back to the Dominion for study. The Orb is what brought the //U.S.S. Agincourt// into the Mirror Universe, and it brought us here to retrieve it." Ssleestak seems willing to just go along with this, but at that moment Mel dashes out of the turbolift just in time to hear the last part of her statement. Mel demands an explanation, so Jen says, "So, I now know how we got here. And I know what we're supposed to do. I need to borrow the warp core to bake something." Mel and Ssleestak just stare at her, so she elaborates, "I need to use these verteron particles and essentially bake a fake Orb. That's what this is all about, captain. That changeling has one of the Bajoran Orbs. the Orb of Contemplation. Our changeling's mission was to infiltrate Cardassia Prime and find one of the Orbs to steal and bring back to the Dominion for study. The Orb is what brought the //U.S.S. Agincourt// into the Mirror Universe, and it brought us here to retrieve it."
  
-Mel looks pained and Jen shrugs with sympathy and says, "This is how the Prophets //do//, captain. But we have another problem. Dominion intelligence is correct, and a fleet of other hostile ships is following the //U.S.S. Agincourt//. However, what I'm about to do will also increase our speed." Mel groans but gestures for Jen to go ahead. They enter main engineering and Jen walks up to the warp core, and then the verteron particles leave her body and she cradles them like an infant for a second before she suddenly shoves them into the warp core itself! The swirling pale blue of the warp core immediately changes color to the darker blues, purples, and greens of the Bajoran wormhole! Mel immediately hails the bridge and informs Then'taan that flight control is about to get a boost.+Mel looks pained and Jen shrugs with sympathy and says, "This is how the Prophets //do//, captain. But we have another problem. Dominion intelligence is correct, and a fleet of other hostile ships is following the //U.S.S. Agincourt//. However, what I'm about to do will also increase our speed." Mel groans but gestures for Jen to go ahead. They enter main engineering and Jen walks up to the warp core, and then the verteron particles leave her body and she cradles them like an infant for a second before she suddenly shoves them into the warp core itself! The swirling pale blue of the warp core immediately changes color to the darker blues, purples, and greens of the Bajoran wormhole! Mel immediately hails the bridge and informs [[trek:characters:thentaan|Then'taan]] that flight control is about to get a boost.
  
 ==== Speed Demons ==== ==== Speed Demons ====
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 Down in the main science lab Phillip immediately realizes the increase in speed and tells Fal, "We're now at warp 9.96!" In the gymnasium K'tral also immediately notices the speed increase and tells Neri, "Son, you're on your own!" She dashes out of the gymnasium and to the turbolift to return to the bridge. Jessa eyes the various groups with concern as the sudden speed increase triggers an outburst of paranoia, until the engineers remember that for all their power, Dominion ships don't go anywhere near this fast! Down in the main science lab Phillip immediately realizes the increase in speed and tells Fal, "We're now at warp 9.96!" In the gymnasium K'tral also immediately notices the speed increase and tells Neri, "Son, you're on your own!" She dashes out of the gymnasium and to the turbolift to return to the bridge. Jessa eyes the various groups with concern as the sudden speed increase triggers an outburst of paranoia, until the engineers remember that for all their power, Dominion ships don't go anywhere near this fast!
  
-In engineering Mel leans over to Ssleestak and asks, "That's not normal, is it?" as she eyes the warp core. Ssleestak answers with a grin of pure joy, while K'tral reclaims her station on the bridge and activates a surreptitious channel to eavesdrop on main engineering. Back in the science lab Phillip grumps, "I'm a little put out, no one's called me yet!" Fal snorts good-naturedly and at that moment Phillip's combadge beeps. The beta shift helms officer, Chief Petty Officer Owen Parsons, informs him, //"Sir, we're receiving the boost from main engineering and our speed is still increasing."// Phillip frowns and replies, "Wait, what boost?" Parsons replies, //"I'm not sure, sir. We were alerted by the captain a few moments ago."//+In engineering Mel leans over to Ssleestak and asks, "That's not normal, is it?" as she eyes the warp core. Ssleestak answers with a grin of pure joy, while K'tral reclaims her station on the bridge and activates a surreptitious channel to eavesdrop on main engineering. Back in the science lab Phillip grumps, "I'm a little put out, no one's called me yet!" Fal snorts good-naturedly and at that moment Phillip's combadge beeps. The beta shift helms officer, Chief Petty Officer [[trek:characters:parsons|Owen Parsons]], informs him, //"Sir, we're receiving the boost from main engineering and our speed is still increasing."// Phillip frowns and replies, "Wait, what boost?" Parsons replies, //"I'm not sure, sir. We were alerted by the captain a few moments ago."//
  
-Ssleestak sends Fal a text message, //"We've developed a new science you're going to wanna take a look at!"// Fal texts back for more information and Ssleestak replies, //"Verteron particles for the win!"// Fal demands, //"Did you stuff a Prophet into the warp core?"// Ssleestak replies, //"Kind of. Does that make the warp core holy blasphemous?"// Fal texts back, //"The question is, Ssleestak, is this blasphemy or just awesome?"//+Ssleestak sends Fal a text message, //"We've developed a new science you're going to wanna take a look at!"// Fal texts back for more information and Ssleestak replies, //"Verteron particles for the win!"// Fal demands, //"Did you stuff a Prophet into the warp core?"// Ssleestak replies, //"Kind of. Does that make the warp core holy or blasphemous?"// Fal texts back, //"The question is, Ssleestak, is this blasphemy or just awesome?"//
  
 At this point the //Varich// is now traveling at warp 9.99, the maximum speed of the //Solstice//! They've already shaved a full hour off of their trip, but Mel is eyeing the warp core with concern and asks Jen how much longer she needs. Jen replies, "Another few minutes, actually." Ssleestak immediately hails Phillip and tells him, "You might want to be at flight control in the next few minutes! Decrease in speed coming." Phillip acknowledges the message and tells Fal, "Fal, I have to stop sciencing!" Fal immediately agrees and Phillip dashes for the closest turbolift. At this point the //Varich// is now traveling at warp 9.99, the maximum speed of the //Solstice//! They've already shaved a full hour off of their trip, but Mel is eyeing the warp core with concern and asks Jen how much longer she needs. Jen replies, "Another few minutes, actually." Ssleestak immediately hails Phillip and tells him, "You might want to be at flight control in the next few minutes! Decrease in speed coming." Phillip acknowledges the message and tells Fal, "Fal, I have to stop sciencing!" Fal immediately agrees and Phillip dashes for the closest turbolift.
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 ==== The Bajoran Job ==== ==== The Bajoran Job ====
  
-Ssleestak, K'tral, and Jessa suddenly find themselves in an old stone corridor! Jessa yells in surprise but Ssleestak looks out a nearby window and sees the city of Ashalla, the capital of Bajor! He wonders, "Are we on Bajor in our universe? Or in the Mirror Universe?" K'tral pulls out her tricorder and after a few moments of scanning she confirms that they are on Bajor in the Prime Universe, but they've been temporally displaced a little over a year downtime; it's stardate 48133.28 - 1534 hours on Thursday, February 18<sup>th</sup>, 2371!((The exact time the //S.S. Reliance// arrives at Starbase 212 with the original crew. +Ssleestak, K'tral, and Jessa suddenly find themselves in an old stone corridor! Jessa yells in surprise but Ssleestak looks out a nearby window and sees the city of Ashalla, the capital of Bajor! He wonders, "Are we on Bajor in our universe? Or in the Mirror Universe?" K'tral pulls out her tricorder and after a few moments of scanning she confirms that they are on Bajor in the Prime Universe, but they've been temporally displaced a little over a year downtime; it's stardate 48133.28 - 1534 hours on Thursday, February 18th, 2371!((The exact time the //S.S. Reliance// arrives at Starbase 212 with the original crew.))
-))+
  
 The three Starfleet officers attempt to move quietly down the corridor until they come to a set of double doors carved with Bajoran characters. The door is made out of wood, but it is so old it now resembles iron! The door is not barred in any way, and they step inside to a simple stone chamber that contains only a table and an Orb ark on top of a piece of purple cloth with gold stitching and Bajoran letters. They realize they are in the presence of a genuine Orb, but K'tral strides forward and opens the ark! The three Starfleet officers attempt to move quietly down the corridor until they come to a set of double doors carved with Bajoran characters. The door is made out of wood, but it is so old it now resembles iron! The door is not barred in any way, and they step inside to a simple stone chamber that contains only a table and an Orb ark on top of a piece of purple cloth with gold stitching and Bajoran letters. They realize they are in the presence of a genuine Orb, but K'tral strides forward and opens the ark!
  
-Greenish-white energy spills out of the Orb ark as she sees the real Orb rotating slowly in defiance of the physical laws of the universe. She feels something try to brush against her mind and she ruthlessly pushes that back. As she reaches for the Orb, Ssleestak and Jessa hear a sudden yelp from behind them! They both turned to see a young boy of maybe thirteen years, in the robes of a prylar, staring at Jessa's purple hair! He then catches sight of Ssleestak, promptly pees himself, and then faints dead away!((Andee failed Jessa's Stealth roll, so the young boy heard her yell and came to investigate. Fortunately (for them), the boy failed his Willpower reaction test… +Greenish-white energy spills out of the Orb ark as she sees the real Orb rotating slowly in defiance of the physical laws of the universe. She feels something try to brush against her mind and she ruthlessly pushes that back. As she reaches for the Orb, Ssleestak and Jessa hear a sudden yelp from behind them! They both turned to see a [[trek:characters:prylar|young boy]] of maybe thirteen years, in the robes of a prylar, staring at Jessa's purple hair! He then catches sight of Ssleestak, promptly pees himself, and then faints dead away! (([[players|andee]] failed Jessa's Stealth roll, so the young boy heard her yell and came to investigate. Fortunately (for them), the boy failed his Willpower reaction test.))
-))+
  
 K'tral swaps out the two Orbs but as she pulls her hand away the ark suddenly elongates and as K'tral steps back, a second ark splits off from the first! K'tral shrugs as she dashes back to the door, and Ssleestak grabs both women in his powerful arms and jumps over the insensitive boy, saying, "Will of the Prophets, lad!" Jessa idly wonders how many capers K'tral and Ssleestak have been on, but then her vision goes white, and she could only hear the thunderous sound of her own heartbeat! K'tral swaps out the two Orbs but as she pulls her hand away the ark suddenly elongates and as K'tral steps back, a second ark splits off from the first! K'tral shrugs as she dashes back to the door, and Ssleestak grabs both women in his powerful arms and jumps over the insensitive boy, saying, "Will of the Prophets, lad!" Jessa idly wonders how many capers K'tral and Ssleestak have been on, but then her vision goes white, and she could only hear the thunderous sound of her own heartbeat!
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 Jessa groans as she realizes this is not Terjan Tyr but in fact a Bajoran Prophet! Suddenly she's in a hazy recreation of her office on the //Solstice//, and several crew members are present and staring at her. Her mother Asra and her twin brothers Jaris and Jolan appear as well; Asra demands, //"Why are you here?"// Jessa cries out, "I'm here because of you! My friend is your Hand and she used your power to send me here!" Apparently, invoking the Hand of the Prophets is enough, as a split-second later Jessa realizes she's being carried by Ssleestak, and then there is another flash of white light and they stumble back into main engineering just as Fal leaves the room! Jessa groans as she realizes this is not Terjan Tyr but in fact a Bajoran Prophet! Suddenly she's in a hazy recreation of her office on the //Solstice//, and several crew members are present and staring at her. Her mother Asra and her twin brothers Jaris and Jolan appear as well; Asra demands, //"Why are you here?"// Jessa cries out, "I'm here because of you! My friend is your Hand and she used your power to send me here!" Apparently, invoking the Hand of the Prophets is enough, as a split-second later Jessa realizes she's being carried by Ssleestak, and then there is another flash of white light and they stumble back into main engineering just as Fal leaves the room!
  
-Mel looks at them in shock, as they were gone for less than ten seconds! K'tral then lifts her empty hands and groans when she realizes the Orb is gone!((The real Orb was redirected to Prylar Istani as she was in the throes of her vision that lead her to Starbase 212 and Jen Kras. They told her of the fake Orb - hence why she tells Alberic, "The Prophets gave me the fake Orb," in July of 2371. The prylar starts planning her trip to New P'Jem after she speaks with her mentor, Vedek Yarka. This is two months before Yarka is defrocked, and five months before Yarka visits Deep Space Nine. +Mel looks at them in shock, as they were gone for less than ten seconds! K'tral then lifts her empty hands and groans when she realizes the Orb is gone! ((The real Orb was redirected to [[trek:characters:istani|Prylar Istani]] as she was in the throes of her vision that lead her to Starbase 212 and Jen Kras. They told her of the fake Orb - hence why she tells [[trek:solstice:pcs:z_alberic|Alberic]], "The Prophets gave me the fake Orb," in July of 2371. The prylar starts planning her trip to New P'Jem after she speaks with her mentor, [[trek:characters:yarka|Vedek Yarka]]. This is two months before Yarka is defrocked, and five months before Yarka visits Deep Space Nine.)) She tells Jessa, "No more capers for you!" Ssleestak adds, "Agreed!" Jen gestures to K'tral, then Ssleestak, and then Jessa. She decrees, "A+, A+," and then she just pats Jessa on the shoulder. Jessa grumbles about the Hand of the Prophets, and Mel wants an explanation. Jen tells her, "Remember when the Orb of Prophecy and Change arrived out here last year, and a fake was discovered on Bajor? They just delivered the fake." Mel groans as she contemplates the temporal paradoxes, but then Lieutenant Then'taan hails Mel and tells her, //"Twenty-seven minutes until we intercept the// Agincourt//."//
-)) She tells Jessa, "No more capers for you!" Ssleestak adds, "Agreed!" Jen gestures to K'tral, then Ssleestak, and then Jessa. She decrees, "A+, A+," and then she just pats Jessa on the shoulder. Jessa grumbles about the Hand of the Prophets, and Mel wants an explanation. Jen tells her, "Remember when the Orb of Prophecy and Change arrived out here last year, and a fake was discovered on Bajor? They just delivered the fake." Mel groans as she contemplates the temporal paradoxes, but then Lieutenant Then'taan hails Mel and tells her, //"Twenty-seven minutes until we intercept the// Agincourt//."//+
  
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 Jessa asks Mel if she wants her to stick around. Mel frowns and admits, "I don't want to leave your patients, counselor, but I think having you or Armina up here when we intercept the //Agincourt// will be vital." Jessa promises to check in with Armina and she dashes for the turbolift. A few moments later she walks into the gymnasium to find the entire tenor of the room is different; the //Agincourt// engineers are thrilled beyond measure and are pestering Armina and Neri with questions about how they achieved such speeds! Jessa asks Mel if she wants her to stick around. Mel frowns and admits, "I don't want to leave your patients, counselor, but I think having you or Armina up here when we intercept the //Agincourt// will be vital." Jessa promises to check in with Armina and she dashes for the turbolift. A few moments later she walks into the gymnasium to find the entire tenor of the room is different; the //Agincourt// engineers are thrilled beyond measure and are pestering Armina and Neri with questions about how they achieved such speeds!
  
-Jessa makes her way to Armina and tells her, "The captain wants one of us on the bridge." She doesn't say anything further, not wishing to make the situation here worse by even mentioning the //Agincourt//, but Armina picks up on it anyway. Armina leans in and whispers, "I'm too entrenched here right now ensign. I've also learned more about intermix chambers and plasma injectors than I ever wanted to. Go to the bridge; I'll hold things down here." Jessa nods and then chirps, "Okay. Oh, by the way, I had an Orb experience, bye!" She then runs out before Armina can say anything.+Jessa makes her way to Armina and tells her, "The captain wants one of us on the bridge." She doesn't say anything further, not wishing to make the situation here worse by even mentioning the //Agincourt//, but Armina picks up on it anyway. Armina leans in and whispers, "I'm too entrenched here right now, ensign. I've also learned more about intermix chambers and plasma injectors than I ever wanted to. Go to the bridge; I'll hold things down here." Jessa nods and then chirps, "Okay. Oh, by the way, I had an Orb experience, bye!" She then runs out before Armina can say anything.
  
 ==== Prefix Codes ==== ==== Prefix Codes ====
  
-Back on the bridge, Ssleestak has claimed the main engineering station, while Jen lurks behind the command well. Mel summons Lieutenant Park to the bridge, and Christopher Hall leans in and asks, "What about the //Agincourt// crew we have?" Jessa returns at this moment and slides into her seat as Hall elaborates, "Seeing familiar faces may help smooth things." Mel frowns but says, "I see where you're going, but I can just imagine the //Agincourt// crew claiming we programmed their fellow officers or something." Jessa interjects, "Things in the gymnasium are a little stable now, but we've got a lot of traumatized people down there. I advise against this." Commander Hall looks at her for a second before he nods and concedes the point.+Back on the bridge, Ssleestak has claimed the main engineering station, while Jen lurks behind the command well. Mel summons Lieutenant Park to the bridge, and [[trek:characters:hall|Christopher Hall]] leans in and asks, "What about the //Agincourt// crew we have?" Jessa returns at this moment and slides into her seat as Hall elaborates, "Seeing familiar faces may help smooth things." Mel frowns but says, "I see where you're going, but I can just imagine the //Agincourt// crew claiming we programmed their fellow officers or something." Jessa interjects, "Things in the gymnasium are a little stable now, but we've got a lot of traumatized people down there. I advise against this." Commander Hall looks at her for a second before he nods and concedes the point.
  
-At ten minutes to intercept, Mel orders the shields to be raised as soon as they drop out of warp, and for Shan'taar to have his fingers on the weapons. However, she doesn't want the weapons hot, she just wants him to be ready at a moment's notice. Shan'taar nods and Mel taps in an authorization code and tells K'tral, "This will let you pull up the //Agincourt's// prefix codes. Again, don't use them right away until I give the order. I want this to be our last option."+At ten minutes to intercept, Mel orders the shields to be raised as soon as they drop out of warp, and for [[trek:characters:shantaar|Shan'taar]] to have his fingers on the weapons. However, she doesn't want the weapons hot, she just wants him to be ready at a moment's notice. Shan'taar nods and Mel taps in an authorization code and tells K'tral, "This will let you pull up the //Agincourt's// prefix codes. Again, don't use them right away until I give the order. I want this to be our last option."
  
 K'tral nods and Jessa asks, "Would the crew of the //Agincourt// change their prefix codes? Is that something they could even do?" Hall nods and Mel admits, "I have to be honest, that is something I would have done myself. Score one for us though, we have their prefix codes, but they don't have ours!" At flight control Phillip preprograms some evasive maneuvers while at Science I Fal readies the sensors for optimum scanning. K'tral nods and Jessa asks, "Would the crew of the //Agincourt// change their prefix codes? Is that something they could even do?" Hall nods and Mel admits, "I have to be honest, that is something I would have done myself. Score one for us though, we have their prefix codes, but they don't have ours!" At flight control Phillip preprograms some evasive maneuvers while at Science I Fal readies the sensors for optimum scanning.
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 At the moment of intercept, both Starfleet vessels drop out of warp and raise their shields! They are one thousand kilometers apart, and Mel raises a hand to command Phillip for evasive maneuvers. However, the //Agincourt// does not open fire, and Fal scans the ship. He finds several unauthorized sensor-blocks on the //Agincourt//, but he managed to defeat them and discovers the //Agincourt// has a purloined Dominion polaron energy weapon attached to her dorsal saucer section! At the moment of intercept, both Starfleet vessels drop out of warp and raise their shields! They are one thousand kilometers apart, and Mel raises a hand to command Phillip for evasive maneuvers. However, the //Agincourt// does not open fire, and Fal scans the ship. He finds several unauthorized sensor-blocks on the //Agincourt//, but he managed to defeat them and discovers the //Agincourt// has a purloined Dominion polaron energy weapon attached to her dorsal saucer section!
  
-Fal immediately tells Mel, and she mutters, "I'm sorry, Park." She then opens the channel again and calls out, "Can my lieutenant at least talk to his sister before you blow us up?" This time she lets her full exasperation show, but Shan'taar whips around and says, "Captain, they'rre responding this time!" Mel snorts and a second later the viewscreen shows the //Agincourt's// bridge! To everyone's surprise, sitting in the center seat is Commander S'ten! The rest of the //Agincourt// officers at their stations are sporting threadbare uniforms and look exceptionally haggard; Lieutenant Stephanie Park is stepping up from the engineering station on her ship, but Ssleestak, K'tral, and Jessa all see things a little differently. They do not see Commander S'ten, they see a fake Commander S'ten backlit by the Bajoran Orb that is slowly rotating inside his torso!+Fal immediately tells Mel, and she mutters, "I'm sorry, Park." She then opens the channel again and calls out, "Can my lieutenant at least talk to his sister before you blow us up?" This time she lets her full exasperation show, but Shan'taar whips around and says, "Captain, they're responding this time!" Mel snorts and a second later the viewscreen shows the //Agincourt's// bridge! To everyone's surprise, sitting in the center seat is Commander [[trek:characters:sten|S'ten]]! The rest of the //Agincourt// officers at their stations are sporting threadbare uniforms and look exceptionally haggard; Lieutenant [[trek:characters:park_stephanie|Stephanie Park]] is stepping up from the engineering station on her ship, but Ssleestak, K'tral, and Jessa all see things a little differently. They do not see Commander S'ten, they see a fake Commander S'ten backlit by the Bajoran Orb that is slowly rotating inside his torso!
  
 Mel surreptitiously pings Armina and asks her to send the real Commander S'ten to the bridge, while Ssleestak stares at the false S'ten and mutters, "Yeah, that's the one, captain." Ssleestak realizes that the changeling has warped his body over the Orb ark to carry it without it being noticed. On the viewscreen, the false Commander S'ten introduced himself and asks, //"How are you here, this far into Dominion space?"// Mel replies, "There was an accident, and we were thrown through space and time." She draws out her explanation to stall for time but adds at the end, "We have a way home, and we figured you'd want to come too!" Mel surreptitiously pings Armina and asks her to send the real Commander S'ten to the bridge, while Ssleestak stares at the false S'ten and mutters, "Yeah, that's the one, captain." Ssleestak realizes that the changeling has warped his body over the Orb ark to carry it without it being noticed. On the viewscreen, the false Commander S'ten introduced himself and asks, //"How are you here, this far into Dominion space?"// Mel replies, "There was an accident, and we were thrown through space and time." She draws out her explanation to stall for time but adds at the end, "We have a way home, and we figured you'd want to come too!"
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 Several of the Starfleet officers bridge officers spot the human science officer on the //Agincourt// surreptitiously recalibrating his sensors, but then the Tellarite at tactical calls out, //"Sir! Our sensors have just picked up a Dominion fleet heading this way!"// Before Mel can respond, K'tral, Ssleestak, and Jessa all lean forward as they see the Bajoran Orb spinning faster inside the changeling! Jessa whispers a warning to Mel, who turns and looks up at Jen. Jen has now extended her hand at the changeling, and Jessa mutters, "Are you trying to give him a tummy ache?" Jen murmurs, "I hope to do worse," and Jessa whispers, "Turn it upside down!" Mel notes to exchange but turns back to the //Agincourt// when she hears the hiss of her turbolift doors! Several of the Starfleet officers bridge officers spot the human science officer on the //Agincourt// surreptitiously recalibrating his sensors, but then the Tellarite at tactical calls out, //"Sir! Our sensors have just picked up a Dominion fleet heading this way!"// Before Mel can respond, K'tral, Ssleestak, and Jessa all lean forward as they see the Bajoran Orb spinning faster inside the changeling! Jessa whispers a warning to Mel, who turns and looks up at Jen. Jen has now extended her hand at the changeling, and Jessa mutters, "Are you trying to give him a tummy ache?" Jen murmurs, "I hope to do worse," and Jessa whispers, "Turn it upside down!" Mel notes to exchange but turns back to the //Agincourt// when she hears the hiss of her turbolift doors!
  
-As soon as the real Commander S'ten steps into view, freshly shaved but still bedraggled, Mel yells out, "You are not Commander S'ten! You are a changeling impostor, one who killed and replaced Captain Taylor Leonard! This here is the real Commander S'ten! We rescued him from the Dominion, and we got all of the others too! They are on our ship, being treated by our medical staff!" The //Agincourt// bridge crew suddenly breaks out into chaos but as K'tral, Jessa, and Ssleestak watch, the Orb starts to turn upside down within the changeling! K'tral winces as Ssleestak observes, "That looks uncomfortable!"+As soon as the real Commander S'ten steps into view, freshly shaved but still bedraggled, Mel yells out, "You are not Commander S'ten! You are a changeling impostor, one who killed and replaced Captain [[trek:characters:leonard|Taylor Leonard]]! This here is the real Commander S'ten! We rescued him from the Dominion, and we got all of the others too! They are on our ship, being treated by our medical staff!" The //Agincourt// bridge crew suddenly breaks out into chaos but as K'tral, Jessa, and Ssleestak watch, the Orb starts to turn upside down within the changeling! K'tral winces as Ssleestak observes, "That looks uncomfortable!"
  
 Mel turns back to him in confusion, but then the false S'ten's chest ripples visibly as the Orb ark finishes its turn! Mel turns back to stare directly at the changeling and she yells, "We know your mission! You have a Bajoran Orb inside you! Well then, meet the Hand of the Prophets!" Jen makes an imperious 'come-hither' gesture and then the Orb ark explodes out of the changeling's chest! The changeling stumbles back and Ssleestak yells, "Don't let it get away!" Mel makes direct eye contact with Lieutenant Stephanie Park and yells, "Seal your bridge!" The changeling reverts to its liquid state and shoots upwards into a life support duct before anyone can react! Mel yells, "Seal engineering! Seal your computer core!" Mel turns back to him in confusion, but then the false S'ten's chest ripples visibly as the Orb ark finishes its turn! Mel turns back to stare directly at the changeling and she yells, "We know your mission! You have a Bajoran Orb inside you! Well then, meet the Hand of the Prophets!" Jen makes an imperious 'come-hither' gesture and then the Orb ark explodes out of the changeling's chest! The changeling stumbles back and Ssleestak yells, "Don't let it get away!" Mel makes direct eye contact with Lieutenant Stephanie Park and yells, "Seal your bridge!" The changeling reverts to its liquid state and shoots upwards into a life support duct before anyone can react! Mel yells, "Seal engineering! Seal your computer core!"
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 =====Summary===== =====Summary=====
-Phillip works on scaling up his delodestoning project. Fal gets sucked into the scientific discussion about the subspace tear. Phillip brings a proposal to Fal, which includes a potential to get them home. K'tral assists Jessa with counseling. Jen 'bakes' a fake Orb of Prophecy and Change in the warp core, dramatically increasing their speed and setting another Starfleet record. Jen sends K'tral, Ssleestak, and Jessa back in time to February 18<sup>th</sup>, 2371, to swap the Orbs; they're gone for ten seconds. The //Varich// and the //Agincourt// intercept each other and Mel matches wits with the changeling, who is posing as Commander S'ten! Ssleestak, K'tral, and Jessa can see the Orb inside the false S'ten and warn Mel. Mel reveals the deception as Jen summons the Orb of Contemplation; the Orb rips out of the changeling's chest and hurls itself onto the Varich. The changeling escapes into the life support ducts, but Jessa, K'tral, and Ssleestak can still track it.+Phillip works on scaling up his delodestoning project. Fal gets sucked into the scientific discussion about the subspace tear. Phillip brings a proposal to Fal, which includes a potential to get them home. K'tral assists Jessa with counseling. Jen 'bakes' a fake Orb of Prophecy and Change in the warp core, dramatically increasing their speed and setting another Starfleet record. Jen sends K'tral, Ssleestak, and Jessa back in time to February 18th, 2371, to swap the Orbs; they're gone for ten seconds. The //Varich// and the //Agincourt// intercept each other and Mel matches wits with the changeling, who is posing as Commander S'ten! Ssleestak, K'tral, and Jessa can see the Orb inside the false S'ten and warn Mel. Mel reveals the deception as Jen summons the Orb of Contemplation; the Orb rips out of the changeling's chest and hurls itself onto the Varich. The changeling escapes into the life support ducts, but Jessa, K'tral, and Ssleestak can still track it.
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 </WRAP> </WRAP>
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