ACTC Mission ~ 'Recovery'

[Carl Torek]

ACTC Mission ~ 'Recovery'


Carl was sat on the Bridge, idly watching the stars as they streamed by on the massive view-screen .. He, and the rest of the crew, it seemed, were happy to be heading back to Starbase Conqueror .. The war-games exercises had taken it out of everyone, including himself. He was looking forward to a rest ...

"Sir .. Priority One message for you on a secure channel." said Commander Merit.

"Hmm .. We're on our way home .. What could be 'that' important ... I'll take it in my ready room." he said, heading off the Bridge. As he sat down he activated the screen on his desk ..

"Computer .. Access message .. Authorization Torek-Alpha-Two-Two-Gamma ..." The screen came to life and he silently read ..

To: Commander Carl Torek. Commanding Officer. USS Hope

From: Fleet Admiral William Ross

Subject: Recovery of Colonists

Captain.

A group of Terraforming colonists on planet Spyon four have been attacked and taken hostage. It is believed that a race known as the Zolari may be involved. They recently made a claim that Spyon four was one of their worlds and would not tolerate Human habitation. There as now been no contact with the planet for some sixty three hours. A transport ship leaving the area managed to relay the distress call, but were unable and unequipped to return and help. Thus the colony was empty of inhabitants, and all but totally destroyed when they did return.

(See Attachment: 'Captain Only')

The USS Hope. Is, therefore ordered to immediately alter course to Spyon four .. On arrival, you will fully investigate the incident .. Recovery of the missing colonists is of utmost importance and should take priority..

God Speed.

Ross.

Carl read the 'Captain Only' notes, then tapped his Comms badge ..

=^= Helm .. Alter course .. Spyon four .. Increase speed to warp seven and get me an ETA =^=

=^= Aye Sir =^= replied the Duty Helm Officer.

=^= Captain .. We will arrive at Spyon four in eleven hours fourteen minutes .. Present speed =^=

=^= Thankyou =^= said Torek.

In the Executive Officers chair, Commander Disasterman lifted his head from the report he was reading as the Captain's order was executed, he got up, heading for the ready room .. Carl looked up as the door opened ..

"Come in Commander .. Sit down." he said, turning the small screen so his XO could read ..

After a moment, the XO spoke ..

"I can assume there's more to this message ..." he said, obviously referring to the 'Captain Only' portion .. Carl reached over and cleared the encryption, allowing Disasterman to read that too ..

"It's confirmed that it was Shris' brother with the colonists ?" he asked.

"Yes." said Carl, "He's not been found on the surface, so we can assume he's been taken along with the rest."

"I'm not sure how close they are, or how he will take it Captain .. Would you like me to send him in ?" said the XO.

"Yes .. But you stay too." said Carl ..........



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Shris stood at his station whilst orders were given and then he was asked to enter the Ready Room with the new Captain and First Officer with some trepidation he stood before them.

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Wilims sat as is desk and thougt about his day it was gonna be very buzzy. He had lots of people to see and make better they all felt awful and he wanted to give them medisin.
Nures bring me 5 ccs of ipolene for this pateint and a large plaster for thsi one he asked Nurse Eglise.
Sure Doc she grined with a cheky smile
it was a tough live being a doc at times but it did have its pdrks
trhen he got word of a misson the new lot were taking them somewheer where their had been fightin
we best het ready could be lots of blood and cuts so get out more plasters and some antisptic

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Kuragh was proud to be at the helm. It felt good to be sat in control of such a vast and powerful vessel. Many of his kind would think that Tactical would be a better position, but where was the glory in pressing a button. No it was far more honourable to get the ship into battle. He was the one who made any attack possible, it was he who exploited the enemies weaknesses.

He had already assessed the quickest route to Spyon and was well aware of the potential for conflict and glorious combat. He was aware of the claim the Zolari had on the planet.
The Klingons has encountered them some 120 years ago and found them to be worthy foes.
This could prove to be an interesting and exciting mission.

From his console Kuragh was able to monitor most things and once the course was laid in he took the time to relax, The new FO had just taken Shris into see the new CO.
He thought a moment about the new command team. Starfleet Command always seemed to foist new COFO teams upon them at the most inopportune times. He knew little about either of the two officers and so resrerved judegement on their suitablity for the role.

With Disasterman, what sort of name was that, and Shris in teh Ready room only Jo remained.
She sat beside him at Ops with her usual air of quiet concentration. For a human she was quite attractive but was far to frail and weak to be of anything but passing interest. Besides he was still betrothed to B'Lor on Boreth. Still the wedding was still a long way away, he had to prove himself first and that wasnt going to be easy in Starfleet.

[Carl Torek]

Disasterman had got up from his chair, making way for the room's third occupant, Shris, to sit opposite the Captain .. As the Commander entered, he didn't fail to notice the Exec' standing off to one side, and began to pick up on the obvious tension in the room .. Torek asked him to sit, and as he did so, the screen was turned so he could read the contents of the message ...

"Sir .." was all he said, glancing again at the XO and again, sensing the strain on the Captain, though outwardly, he seemed to be hiding it well.

"You are aware of Spyon four I take it ?" The Captain asked.

"My Brother .. Is part of the terraforming team there .. Was he killed .... ?"

"We have no way of knowing .. I'm sorry .. The cargo freighter said there were no life-signs on the surface .. But no bodies either .. So we must assume that he was taken as hostage aboard the Zolari ship with the others." said Carl.

As Torek spoke, he was aware that shris was getting agitated, understandable in the circumstances. Disasterman had also noticed the CTSO's manner, he placed a hand on the Commanders' shoulder, urging him, gently, to sit down .. Both The Captain and XO knew that Tan was all that was left of his family, he had every right to be upset, and it was more than obvious that he wasn't about to sit still for this ..

"We ARE going after them !" Shris made it a statement .. Not a question.

"Yes." said Disasterman, speaking for the first time, "We are going after them."

"So why .. Are we heading for the planet .. not the Zolari vessel ?" Shris said, locking eyes with Torek.

"We will go after their ship Commander .. I give you my word." said Carl, hoping the calm manner would ease the tension somewhat, "I can't begin to kno ......."

"I want my brother back Captain !" Shris said, again rising from his chair, then taking a deep breath before continuing, "I must apologize Captain .. Tan is my only remaining relative .. He is ......."

"If you wouldn't mind Captain." Disasterman said, taking hold of the CTSO's arm, "I would like to talk to Commander Zaksh'riszehn in my office."

Carl looked at the two Officer's .. He'd not been on the ship long and didn't know his crew as well as he'd like ..

"Very Well .." Carl said, then looking directly at Shris, "Commander we 'will' do all we can to find your brother .."

Shris nodded silently as he left the Captain's ready room ..........



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As CMDRfc Disasterman led CTSO Shris to his office. Once inside he offerred Shris a seat and asked if he wanted something to drink. Shris refused and gave the Commander a questioned look, wondering why he was pulled into a private meeting with his new FO.

"I can fully understand why you want us to head for the ship first," Disasterman said, " but we are heading to the planet to be sure that there is nobody there. I, like the Captain, would hate to go after the ship and the hostages be hidden on the planet. We feel that they will be safer on the ship than they would be on the planet without any supplies. As soon as we determine that there arent any hiding places on the planet, we will go after the ship at the fastest speed possible."

"But sir, my brother is my only family that is left. I really think we need to go after the ship first," said Shris.

"I can understand but let us check the planet to be sure. Then we will get to the ship. I know it will be hard to do, but I need you to work on a plan if we need to board the ship. I am really hoping that the situation can be resolved without any problem, but I dont know much about the Zolari."

"I agree it will be difficult to concentrate on my duty, but I will do it. Just one more thing......."

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[Carl Torek]

The USS Hope was now only two hours from Spyon four .. The duty Science Officer had been running long-range scans for the last two. Scanning both the surface of the planet, and surrounding space itself ...

There were no life-signs detected on the surface, that of course, didn't mean there were none. But Carl doubted it personally. He'd been reading up what Starfleet had on the Zolari, it wasn't much .. They were a war-like race, choosing to take by force 'anything' they deem to be their rightful property. The Zolari ships never travel alone, there are always two, three, sometimes even four ship's working together, sharing the spoils of each conquest .. They tend to simply bombard ground targets, 'Destroying more than they actually get' thought Carl, They fully disable space-borne targets, taking what they want and leaving the unfortunate crew to suffocate in their own ship ..

Negotiation, it seemed, wasn't their way .. They detest any show of weakness, judging an enemy by it's ability to fight rather than talk, or plead, in some cases, rather than defend themselves ..

The Executive Officer, along with Shris, had been working on way's to get aboard the Zolari vessel, when, if, they could put the plan into action.

Science had detected two warp trails, heading away from Spyon, but now she had them holding position on the edge of the Hope's sensors .. 'It almost seems they are waiting for us' the Captain thought ..

It was possible they simply thought a federation Starship no match for them ... They had a surprise coming ! .. Decided Torek resolutely ..........

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Kuragh couldnt understand why they were holding back. The enemy were there. They had attacked a planet, killed people. Surely they should be brought to justice.

He said as much to the Captain

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Kuragh brooded at the response but nodded. He made absolutely sure the systems were ready for all eventualitys.
Just as he checked the impulse sub systems Jo looked up from her station,

"The zolari ships are on the move, closing."

"Orders?" Kuragh asked hoping it was to initiate combat.

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"I want to be the one to arrest the leader"

Disasterman looked at Shris and nodded,

"We'll see now get back to your post."

"Aye sir"

[Carl Torek]

As they scanned the surface, it was obvious that the Zolari had left nothing, and no-one, standing .. Torek ordered one last scan of the 'formally' inhabited area's then they would go after the ship's themselves ...

"Why are we holding back ?" asked Kuragh.

Carl was about to reply when Commander Merit spoke, making the 'stay or go' decision moot ..

"The Zolari vessels are on the move .. Closing." she said.

Torek had to think quickly. Wait for them, or meet them in open space ... Maneuverability was a must, so open space it was ..

"Break orbit .. Set course to intercept the Zolari vessels." he ordered.

"What about shields .. Weapons ?" said Shris, almost annoyed at the speed things were happening.

"Not yet .." said Carl, "Lets not 'provoke' them more than necessary."

"I want to be the one to arrest the leader" Disasterman looked at Shris and nodded, "We'll see .. Now .. Get back to your post."

"Aye sir" said the tactical Officer.

As the Hope arrowed toward the Zolari, the two 'enemy' ships began to put distance between each other. One continued to head directly for the Hope, while the other moved to the Hope's port side .. 'Obviously splitting their fire-power' thought Torek ..

At one hundred thousand kilometers, both Zolari began to slow, then came to a complete halt ..

"All stop .. Raise shields .. Bring all weapons on-line .." ordered the Executive Officer.

They came to a stop only ten thousand kilometers from the Zolari vessel directly ahead ..

"Open a cha ......" Torek began, but was interrupted by his Operations Chief ..

"Sir .. 'They' are contacting us .. Audio only."

Carl nodded, and she opened the channel ..

=^= Earth vessel .. You will vacate this section of space immediately .. You have THIRTY seconds to comply !! ="=

=^= I am Capta ........ =^=

"It's no use Sir .. they have closed the channel." said Joanne, shrugging.

"Short .. But not so sweet eh Commander." Carl said, looking at his Executive Officer ..........



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"Short .. But not so sweet eh Commander", Carl said, looking at his Executive Officer ..........

Disasterman looked at his Commanding Officer then over to Shris.

" Sir, we need to determine which ship the hostages are on and quickly. We need to concentrate on that ship and get a rescue team on it to get our people back.

Shris, scan the ships for the hostages then find a weakness in their shields and weapons that we can use to our advantage. Of course we will need to take the weapons out on both ships so our shields can be lowered long enough to send our team over."

Shris began his scans and said......

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[Carl Torek]

Torek sat in his Command seat, idly watching the ship on the massive view-screen, as his Executive Officer and Chief Tactical Officer ran their scans .. Both Zolari vessels were larger than the Galaxy Class Hepta .. But the Hepta was no slouch when it came to having to stand up for herself .. Something the Zolari were shortly going to find out !

If he himself had to guess, he'd say that the twenty hostages were being held on the ship off the Hepta's port quarter .. It was hanging further back than the ship directly ahead, which was, in Carl's opinion, the lead vessel ..

The Zolari themselves were obviously aware that they were being scanned by the Hepta, but didn't seem to be concerned in any way .. I fact, it was this 'complacency' that Carl and the Hepta crew were counting on ..........

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"Someone else should handle the weapons from here, I want to lead the rescue team on the ship." 'And kill any of those blighters that I can find!' He added to himself.

He looked at his commanding officer with a determined look on his face.

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the doc got a comincashun from the brige

'doctor willims, well be engagin the emeny sson, prepar for injered.'

'ok sir' williams replid, and turnd to the nerse. 'you herd him, get sickbay redy.'

Himself he cleared ne of the non-importent peopl from the room to create more spcae four the new peopl that mite be comin in. He rubed his hnads togethr, he didnt lkie peopl gettin hert, but he was alwasy up four a challange, and this sonded like own.

[Carl Torek]

"Sir. said the Exec', "We have scanned the Zolari ships .. The hostages are on the ship to port .. There's something else also .. Unlike us .. The Zolari need to reduce their shields to minimum to fire .. If we lock weapons and open fire at both ships simultaneously we could take out weapons and maneuverability before they can react."

"Someone else should handle the weapons from here .. I want to lead the rescue team on the ship." said Shris, insistently.

"As you were Commander !" said the Captain firmly, "XO .. Get an away-team ready .. Quickly .. The secon ........"

=^= Earth Vessel =^= boomed the Comms, =^= Your allotted time to withdraw has expired .. You will leave this area NOW .. Or face annihilation ! =^=

"Sir .. The Zolari are lowering their shields." said Commander Merit.

"Commander Shris Sir ?" asked Disasterman, indicating whether the CTSO should go with the team, or stay .. Torek was fully aware that Shris would want some form of 'retribution' for his brothers kidnap .. But he was also a Starfleet Officer, and would conduct himself as such while wearing the uniform .. But still ...

Carl nodded to the XO .. Making sure, with that nod, that the Exec' was aware that Shris was 'his' responsibility, as leader of the away-team ..

"Sir .. If we are going to fire .. It needs to be now !" said Merit.

Carl spoke to the XO ..

"Go .. Quick." then to Commander Merit, now at the Tactical Station, "OPEN FIRE !"

The Zolari didn't expect to be fired upon .. They couldn't raise their shields to full strength quickly enough. The Hopes phaser banks hit both ships, destroying their weaponry, and disabling their engines .. They were dead in space .. For the moment at least ..

"Contact Sickbay .. Inform them we may have injured." said Torek ..



"Sir ..." said Commander Merit, "Transporter room confirms that the away-team is now on board the Zolari vessel.." ..........



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Shris was so pumped up that he jogged all the way to the transporter room, the first officer found it hard to keep up.
After talking for a few seconds with the transporter chief, they beamed over.
All he wanted, more than anything else was to get his brother back and get revenge for anything they had done to him, he would rip them apart if they gave him half a chance.
Shris materialised and found himself in a smoke filled room he pulled out his phaser and waited for orders; but really he didn't give half a damn about the uniform if it got in the way of his duty to his brother.

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As the team materialized in a smoke filled room, each member of the team pulled out their phasers and quickly looked for places to get behind, just in case a fire fight started. After a few minutes, CMDRfc Disasterman pointed to two of the team and made some gestures to signal for them to take point. He knew that Shris wanted to just run down the corridors after his brother and the enemies, but the team needed to take it slow and easy. No need in any of the team having to be carried back injured or dead.

The first two went down the corridor, followed by Disasterman and Shris, and finally the last two members of security team bringing up the rear watching the corridor from where they came. They continued down the hall until they reached a junction. Disasterman pulled out a tricorder and scanned both directions. Pointing down the right hallway, the team continued on towards what should be the hostages. Finally the team reached a door that the scans showed to hold 20 people.

Still unsure about the Zolari and how they show up on scans, Disasterman signaled for Shris and two of the rescue team to get ready to storm the room. Phasers were set to stun, just in case a hostage was hit. Disasterman tried the door and found it to be locked. Working with his tricorder, Disasterman was able to get the door to open. The three men flooded into the room, ready to shoot anything that didnt look to be a hostage. Disasterman had the last two of the team take point and watch the hall as he entered the room to find Shris and his brother embracing off to one side of the room. He approached the two brothers and overheard Shris saying......

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