Station Post 30. " What the Heck "

Posted on Mon May 6th, 2024 @ 4:19pm by Captain Shauna Callaghan & Lieutenant JG Ellie Kees-Odak (Veran-Dallas) & Captain Deke Rivers & Lieutenant Commander Ramvek Williams M.D. & Lieutenant Commander David Wallace & Lieutenant Myar

Mission: TALES FROM THE MIDDLE STARS
Location: Starbase M-69
Timeline: Concurrent

On

Deke Rivers disembarked the Athena and then returned to the station for a shower and a stiff drink and perhaps some alone time with Captain Callaghan.

He was certainly unaware of the current events aboard the station with Commodore Sureth's recent wilderness.

< Shuttle Bay >

Doing routine maintenance Lt Myar was quite curious to discover the away team had used the runabouts transporter but was even more so whennhe found the pattern buffer filled with reanimate matter. Checking the last log to use he was curious why Lt Ellie Kees-Odak had saved this matter stream.

=/\= Lt Myar to Lieutenant Kees-Odac please come to the shuttlebay please.=/\=

In the science lab Ellie was wondering why she was being called. =/\= On my way =/\=

A few minutes later Ellie joined Myar. “You called for me Lieutenant?”

" On the Ocoee what do you have stewing in the pattern buffer. It said you beamed something up and have stored it in there. Should I purge it or beam it to the cargo hold?" the Caitian asked.

Ellie frowned. “I didn’t store anything in the pattern buffer, at least not that I remember.”

Myar hissed as if he didn't believe her but then made another realisation. " It is alive. I will have to call Operations for more details. Lt Myar from Engineering to Ops," he replied tapping his Comm badge.

Shauna was still on duty in Ops, it seemed one of those never ending days. “Callaghan here, what can we do for you Lieutenant?”

=/\= Captain your science officer Ellie Kees-Odak beamed something alive on board the Ocoee. It is locked in the pattern buffer. She says she doesn't remember beaming anything up. Should I materialize it or have it flushed? =/\=

“Something alive?” Shauna cursed to herself. “Hold it there for a moment Lieutenant I’ll have Doctor Ramvek join you and see what he makes of it.” She tapped the comms again. “Callaghan to Williams, Doctor it seems there’s something alive in the pattern buffer of the Ocoee, I need your opinion on it.”

Hearing the call "On my way Captain" Williams replied then grabbed his tri-corder and headed towards the shuttle bay. While on the way Ramvek couldn't even imagine what could be alive in the pattern buffers.....he stopped dead in his tracks as he thought "No....it couldn't be.....could it" as a cold shiver went up his spine.

In the shuttlebay Ellie was trying to recall storing whatever it was in the pattern buffer, she frowned. “I honestly don’t remember doing it.”

" The record shows you beamed it up with your code." Myar added.

“Well I have no memory of it, which is what worries me the most.” She could only hope Ramvek could help.

Walking into the shuttle bay Ramvek boarded the Runabout. Checking the pattern buffer he could see something in there was indeed alive. Thinking about the conversation with the Dragon women he recalled that see complained about the shuttle being too small to hold her and her dragons. Looking at Ellie "So you don't recall beaming anything aboard the shuttle" he inquired as Ellie turned her head, Ramvek noticed a patch on her neck.

“I remember that, yes” Ellie nodded. “Just not what happened after that. I don’t recall beaming anything aboard.”

The doctor reached into his coat and grabbed a small pair of tweezers and a tiny see through bag "I think I have a pretty good idea" he stated "Now if you would turn to the left a little there is something on your neck, if you would allow me, that needs to come off from being in that place."

“What!?” Ellie moved as Ramvek requested, allowing him access to remove whatever was on her neck.

"This won't hurt a bit" Ramvek stated with a smile. Moments later the patch was removed and secured in the bag for examination later "Ellie if you should start to feel strange in any way or start to shake at all please come and see me right away; you have two other lives to think about."

Ellie nodded. “I will Doctor, thank you.” Ellie smiled warmly Maybe now she’d get some answers.


~ Meanwhile In Ops ~

Deke Rivers went to Ops but didn't see Shauna So instead he chose to hit the recall to unsend.. First playing some darts, then shooting some pool and lastly lifting some weights. But nothing worked as hard out more then to hear the scuttle, but going around the station that the Commodore had been relieved of his command by the first officer.

Leaving OPS Deke then headed back to the Hanger deck where he hoped to return to the Athena to inspect it some more. Spying all the activity near the Ocoee runabout Deke stopped by.

" What the heck is going on here? I leave for a day.and the whole station goes bizarre?

David and a security team were examining the runabout, when he heard the voice, "The commodore was dosed with a toxic dose of a drug that has caused him to have some mental issues that medical is attempting to remedy."

" Dosed? By what a saboteur? You had better bring me up to snuff here Junior. Where's Captain Callaghan?" Deke then asked.

“Right here” Shauna smiled as she walked into the hangers, she’d needed a little time to clear her head. “It’s been one of those days!”

" Walk with me Captain" Deke said taking Shauna away from the area. " Let's go to the Promenade deck."

Once there amongst the in and outer travellers Deke then asked.
" Are you OK? If you need me to help out just say the word."

Shauna offered a smile. “I was hoping you’d say that. I’m an experienced First Officer but a Station Commander...” she paused. “I’ll need all the help I can get Deke.”

" Look Sureth picked you because he trusts you. You are XO because this is as much your station as it is his, and trust me it is his baby. The Bohr was too and it killed him to moth ball her. Let Junior help, he needs the experience but I am here if you need a good XO." Deke replied. " We better get back before Wallace arrests himself."

< Shuttle Bay >

Deke and Callaghan returned to the bay and reconnect with LCDR Wallace.

David looked over, "We're coming up with very little here, whoever did this covered their tracks very well."

Shauna nodded. “Understood. I want the station on high alert without having to throw a yellow at it. Pass the word to all departments to report anything out of the ordinary.”

"I'll bump the security alert up one level that won't draw much attention." David said as he looked at the shuttle.

Deke winked at Shauna," See he's got this."