Fleetwide Status Report December 2004, by Guido Dorssers.
Reporting Months: June, July, August,
September, October, November
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"Better late, then never"
Current locations & stardates
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- USS Atlantis: 2391.04.19, Ogawachi Prime (somewhere in the Gamma Quadrant)
- USS Odyssey: 2391.04.26, somewhere along the very long Federation border
- USS Calhoun: 2391.04.29, Earth
- USS Valkyrie: 2391.04.30, Bertreka Nebula
- Pandora Station: 2391.05.02, it's usual location... in orbit of Pandora II in the Pandora system... after all, it is a starbase...
Commander Peters' and Lieutenant-Commander Callahan's teams have returned successfully to Talax through the portal after their first exploration missions, albeit with a few bumps, bruises and unpleasant experiences. Captain Tugg's team remains on its away mission, compelled by an alien society holding two of its own to somehow destroy another world's portal. Tugg, Sarin, Hequill, Harris and the others, stepping through the portal onto a mountain slope on a new planet, discover an underground tunnel and begin trying to find out exactly who lives there...
JULY: Stardate 2391.04.09
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As the crew slowly returns from thier seperate away mission a short peace ascends the ship. Tugg leaves and Captain Sarin is temporarily re-instated. Dawn rescues her children with an added propostion to join a group of Bounty Hunters known only as the Agency. After a short battle Qar dies of his injuries. Meanwhile the USS Calhoun goes to investigate an unknown ship that has emerged from the transporter only to find itself under attack. Heavily outarmed the USS Calhoun is quickly damaged and left floating in space as the Borg suddenly appear and capture the alien ship dragging it away. During the battle Captain Sarin is injured and left in a coma and Commander Peters killed. With two out of three of the Command staff left the Calhoun is left
in disarray.
AUGUST: <> NO REPORT WAS HANDED IN <>
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SEPTEMBER: Stardate 2391.04.28
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The Calhoun has left Delta One and returned to Earth for repairs, a full review of systems efficiency, a report on the transwarp core's performance, a complement of new crewmembers, and shore leave for the crew. After an uneventful trip, the crew beamed down to various locations on Earth... only to find themselves mysteriously whisked into the past a few minutes after arrival. Now, over six hundred people are scattered throughout Earth's history... and it rests upon John Hart, former Calhoun crewmember, now visitor from the future as captain of a timeship, to set things straight.
Hart has already retrieved Captain Sarin from early twenty-first century North Korea, and explained to her that the accident was the result of a time-travelling outlaw who intersected an artificial subspace rift with the Calhoun's transwarp drive, permeating the crew with a time displacement effect that was then activated by the transporters. Hart and Sarin have teamed up to find the rest of the crew, and are presently in sixteenth century Scotland, trying to prevent Ensign Jamison from being burnt at the stake as a witch! Meanwhile, other crewmembers adapt as best they can to their new surroundings...
OCTOBER: <> NO STARDATE GIVEN <>
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The crews of the Calhoun and of the starship Freedom from the future continue their search and rescue operations to find their stranded crewmates.
NOVEMBER: Stardate 2391.04.29
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Having been retrieved safely from the various eras of the past they were stranded in, the crew of the USS Calhoun now prepare for some well deserved shore leave on Earth...
The race to get Head Nurse Kylie to a starbase has come to a screeching halt with the Odyssey crew unable to get the ship under control. The group on the holodeck has managed to make contact with the bridge, and found out that the RMS Titanic's movement is linked to the ship: when it is moving, the USS Odyssey is moving. Captain Bennek orders the RS Titanic to slow down while they try to discover a way around this predicament, slowing down the Odyssey as well.
The paradox facing the crew is that the longer the RMS Titanic continues its journey, the closer the trapped crew on the RMS Titanic gets to meeting their fateful end, including the Odyssey members on board.
JULY: Stardate 2391.04.14
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Events on the USS Odyssey and the RMS Titanic have both hit a climax; The RMS Titanic has hit the iceberg, but the USS Odyssey bridge crew have managed to make it to lifeboat no. 7, where they will soon depart their doomed ship, and the program will hopefully come to an end soon.
Simultaneously, the USS Odyssey has managed to collide with a rogue comet, causing severe damage and increasing the risk to Nurse Alvas considerably; with no warp drive, the Odyssey has no chance of getting her to safety.
AUGUST: Stardate 2391.04.14 - 2391.04.15
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As expected, the program of the RMS Titanic ended after the gigantic steamer had sunk. Control of the USS Odyssey was automatically routed back to the Bridge after the program ended and now the crew of the USS Odyssey is in control of their own ship again. The Bridge crew on the RMS Titanic has safely left the holodeck and are back at their positions once again.
However, all was not well yet. With a gap in its hull, the USS Odyssey was not able to go to very high warp. This would make the ship arrive at Starbase 12 later than expected, and that might have been too late for Nurse Alvas, who was still in coma. Luckily sensors picked up another ship, but they were not responding to hails, probably due to damage to the USS Odyssey's tranceiver array.
Two containers of antimatter were ejected and detonated to send up a flare in an attempt to attract the attention of the other vessel. Incidentally, the resulting explosions knocked the tranceiver in place, which made it possible for the other ship to hail the USS Odyssey. The other ship, the USS Caduceus, was sent by Starfleet to pick up Nurse Alvas; medical experts were
waiting on the USS Caduceus to examine her and to devise a cure.
With the assistance of the USS Caduceus, a medical ship, Alvas Kylie was safely transported to Starbase 12 for treatment. About a week after the USS Odyssey was assigned a new mission, which better suited the ship's designed purpose.
A KPS starcluster near the Federation's borders needed studying, and the USS Odyssey was given the task of doing so-with a unique pulsar double star that was about to fuse. However, shortly after the ship arrived and began their study of the sector, an unknown alien vessel arrived and hailed them, urging them that they were in mortal danger. Captain Bennek invited them onboard, not knowing the aliens but also knowing that he needed to know precisely what this danger could be...
OCTOBER: Stardate 2391.04.26
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The aliens, known as the Nuhmarhi, have come to warn and to try to protect the USS Odyssey. According to them, the crew of the Odyssey might have been infected by the Tarr, a disease that kills its victims in an unpleasant fashion if not treated. Initial scans on Bennek, Denebris and Sellser, who is privately dealing with another medical condition, unbeknownst to most of the crew, confirm its presence in them, and for the moment, steps are being taken to determine its presence in the rest of the crew.
NOVEMBER: Stardate 2391.04.26
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The Nurmarhi were ordered off of the Odyssey so that the department heads and the three newcomers to the USS Odyssey crew could debate on whether or not to trust this enigmatic alien race. Many opinions were shared, but the consensous seemed to be that the aliens could not be trusted.
Captain Bennek ordered that the collaboration with the Nurmarhi should continue anyway. Just prior to the meeting's end 2O/CEO Paul Velden fell drastically ill, starting to show symptoms of what the Nurmarhi called the Tarr. CMO O'Gallagher beamed with Velden to sickbay, and the existence of this Tarr seemed to be verified in the most deadly way possible.
The sickness brought aboard by either the Romulans or the Borg has begun spreading. For this reason, as well as the recovery of further Borg data,has prompted the CSO to redirect to the Bertreka nebula. As Pandora Station is directly along that course, a stop has been included as well which will no doubt leave the USS Valkyrie a very different vessel.
JULY: Stardate 2391.04.25
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The medical staff of the Valkyrie managed to both diagnose and cure the unknown ailment affecting the crew by the time Pandora Station was reached. Although it is possible some lingering side effects may be lurking about, with the frequency most members of the crew seem to appear in sickbay, they won't go unnoticed for long. Though not all the crew was lucky enough to come out of the ordeal unscathed. The still recuperating Captain was once again removed from active duty. Along with the first officer. Both are to be transferred to Pandora Station and then on to specialists on Betazed. The sudden gap in the command structure, along with the recent expulsion of the Acting Second Officer from his home service prompted StarFleet in it's
infinite wisdom to push forward the application for officer training made by CSO Maiek. For whatever the real reason, the visiting Romulan was not only accepted into the Federation on equivalent rank, but also given a field promotion. On reaching the station, a new captain will be transferred in to shoulder the full weight of command.
Elsewhere, our recently de-borgified guests are eagerly awaiting their respective futures. Some expecting to return to their past lives, some wishing to rejoin the collective, and lastly, some wishing only death. The counseling staff will have it's hands full clearing them for departure, but with the help of the local therapists no substantial problems are expected. The remaining drones not falling into the 'easily classifiable' category are another story. The Orion known as Nasiva has expressed a strong desire to
retain her 'super powers' and not be altered by the doctors. It remains unclear if she desires to rejoin the collective or just live as a disconnected drone. For the moment the doctors have cooperated, removing only her transceiver nodes which would otherwise provide a link back to the collective. While Carrie, the younger of the two, has been given only limited data regarding her previous existence. As such she is taking somewhat longer than the others to return to her individuality. With time, and a steady diet of Federation counseling, they are both expected to make a complete recovery.
It should also be mentioned that the visiting Tyksonian ambassador has departed back to her home planet with no doubt some interesting stories to tell. Even after assuring her repeatedly that daily life in the Federation does not include almost getting assimilated and attacks on the senior staff, it was indeed a test in non-interference to allow her to return home knowing that her own take on the situation may have been biased. Biased, of course, in that she was actually there to experience it.
AUGUST: Stardate: 2391.04.25
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The evil Borg worshipping Kotarrani are causing trouble again. This time by abducting passengers from the USS Valkyrie. Luckily their ambition was far beyond their experience and with only a moderate amount of effort their plans were quickly foiled StarFleet.
It remains to be seen exactly what happened on the fleeing Borg vessel before they were stopped, but if the Kotarrani were not assimilated it can only be because of their detrimental effect on the collective's perfection. It also remains to be seen if the USS Valkyrie's new captain will allow the remaining Borg to retain their removable implants, regardless of their rights as individuals, in a precautionary action against the Borg again posing a threat.
SEPTEMBER: Stardate: 2391.04.28
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There is little to report thus far as we have just left Pandora station on this day and, high warp speed limitations being in effect, have not covered a great distance yet. However in the time it took to ready the ship for travel once more, the new additions to the crew have had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with their departments, and their fellow officers. With no reports from sickbay describing horribly mutilated corpses or other unusual instances, I can only assume that our new members are fitting in will. Though provided they get their jobs done and nobody gets hurt too badly, I'm quite content to leave analyzing their interactions to the counsellors.
On a personal note, I'm finding myself more and more distrubed by the new helmsman... woman... thing. Luckily she's the only one on board and I spend most of our coinciding duty shifts together seeing the back of her containment suit. Watching her face dissolve and then reform before my eyes is more than a little disturbing. It is about as close as I care to get to meeting a ghost. I can only imagine what it must be like for the children aboard.
OCTOBER: Stardate: 2391.04.26-28
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Fighting amongst the crew happens. Whether it comes to physical conflict or not is another thing entirely. When it becomes a ship-wide event, well that's the stuff of status reports. It remains unclear what prompted the altercation, but apparently it managed to polarize a good deal of the crew behind their favorite. Not to mention split support between the two represented departments. While it is good to see the crew coming together for a common cause, uniting over such a barbaric display brings with it concerns that more fights are to come. On top of which, there was no clearly decided victor, which may lead to further deciding matches. Not to mention increasing the subtle animosity between the two departments. One can only hope that the entry into the nearing nebula will bring with it enough work to halt the spread of further conflicts.
NOVEMBER: Stardate: 2391.04.30
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Science and Engineering teams are finishing their joint modification assignment, which will allow for more accurate mapping of the nebula. Something all the crew is eagerly awaiting. As we have already begun to see the first stages of boredom set in in the form of streaking amongst the crew, plans to get underway can not come fast enough. Although the fact that we took an abnormally long time to reach the area and finding any lingering readings will be difficult enough in itself is enough reason to hurry.
Pandora's crew has started to explain the true nature of the Borg to the Kotarrani. Some of them seem to be losing faith in their Holified Ones and their First.
JULY: Stardate: 2391.04.25
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A few of the Kotarrani now believe the Borg are not the Holified Ones from their religion. The Kotarrani leader however does not believe the 'lies' told by the Pandora crew and has returned to their ship. Meanwhile, the USS Valkyrie has docked at Pandora, unaware that the Kotarrani vessel has detected the Borg drones aboard the Valkyrie...
AUGUST: Stardate: 2391.04.25
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The USS Valkyrie has beamed aboard all Kotarrani and kidnapped Borg drones from the alien's vessel, seconds before it was jumping to transwarp speed.
SEPTEMBER: Stardate: 2391.05.02
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Captain Seth Kane, the new CO, has arrived on the station, and Commander Jalando wanted to investigate a rather unusual solar storm on the star in the Pandora system.
OCTOBER: Stardate 2391.05.02
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The Solstice investigated the high solar activity, and found an object in the star's orbit. When they came back to Pandora, an alien race, who announced temselves as the Venoghrians, arrived, explaining that this object was one of their probes, designed to seek out habitable planets. The Venoghrians and the crew of the Solstice once again went to the star, to deactivate that probe.
NOVEMBER: Stardate 2391.05.02,
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While the USS Solstice tried to retrieve the Venoghrian Probe, the remaining crew on Pandora received a call from a Dholari agent, saying that he wanted to beam over, and that whatever Rhan M'ell had told the Pandora crew, was not true. Puzzled by this statement, Captain Kane allowed the Dholari Agent, with the name of T'hims, to beam on board. Once the Agent had beamed over, he told Kane, Truesdale and Tek, that the Venoghrians were a ruthless race, who were going to use the probe's data to get an advantage in the war which was going on between the Dholari and the Venoghrians.
On the USS Solstice, in the mean time, some of the Starfleet Officers and Venoghrians boarded the modified Flyer, so that they could now enter the Star's corona, to retrieve the probe. However, when the tractorbeam to tractor the probe out, was in place, there wasn't enough power to hold up the modified shields and the tractorbeam at the same time. Commander Jalando decided to cut power to the probe, thereby destroying the probe, but saving the lives of the crew on the Flyer. Rhan M'ell however, did not like this at all. He blamed Jalando for all the valuable data which now had been lost.
When the Solstice finally returned to Pandora, Agent T'hims and Rhan M'ell finally met and immediately had an argument. Both blamed each other for the destruction of the probe. This argument resulted in Rhan M'ell leaving Pandora Station, while T'hims stayed here. Agent T'hims will now be brought home by Starfleet.
The USS Atlantis attempted to rescue the crew of an alien craft identified as the Furewardo Afutso. While the USS Atlantis began to off-load the medical supplies to the crippled Furewardo Afutso, two Dominion Scout ships began to attack. Despite the efforts of the USS Atlantis the damaged ship is destroyed. Soon after, a Furewardo warship uncloaked and destroyed the
remaining Dominion craft.
JULY: Stardate 2391.03.28 - 2391.04.18
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The Atlantis had completed her second mission and has now been in orbit around Tau Epsilon 4 for the dual purpose of a Planetary Survey and, more importantly, shore leave for the crew.
AUGUST: Stardate 2391.04.18 - 2391.04.19
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Captain Ellie Charlile surprised everyone by departing the USS Atlantis without warning. The crew had been enjoying shore leave on Tau Epsilon 4, however that leave had been interrupted by a radiation leak in Engineering and the subsequent hijacking of the USS Atlantis by parties unknown.
SEPTEMBER: Stardate: 2391.04.19
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The crew of the USS Atlantis found themselves hijacked by persons unknown. A radiation leak was reported in Engineering and three crewmen were trapped inside. Suspicion had fallen on these three since all computer controls had been rerouted to Engineering, leaving the crew a view to the outside by means of the External Sensors and Life Support.
The crew are working in teams to try and overcome this attack from within, while the ship hurtles at Warp 9 towards a destination unknown.
OCTOBER: Stardate 2391.04.19
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Still under control of the three crewmen in Engineering, the USS Atlantis hurled towards it's destination: the three crewmen's home planet called Ogawachi Prime. There, the three crewmen revealed the mission they want the USS Atlantis crew to undertake: save their Creators on that planet from a deadly virus. If the crew wouldn't comply, the three crewmen would begin to shut down life support to the crew quarters, effectively killing innocent crewmembers.
They granted the USS Atlantis crew control over the sensors and other scientific functions, but they retained their control over the engines and the rest of the ship's systems. The crew had no choice but to accept. When they scanned the planet, however, it turned out that there were no lifesigns, except for single celled organisms. In other words, there was nothing left on the planet but the virus.
A shuttle mission sent to gather more information about the planet went horribly wrong when Ensign Shakaar lost control of the shuttle due to a medical condition. The two other crewmen aboard the craft tried to stabilise the shuttle's trajectory, but to no avail: the shuttle plummeted down towards the planet and crashed. There were no survivors.
A second away team was sent down in another shuttlecraft to find out what went wrong with the first away team, and to finish what the others had started. From the air, they saw a giant fault line, possibly from an earthquake, and, once landed, decided to split up to investigate both the shuttle crash and the fault line.
Meanwhile, on the ship, the three crewmen received the same sensor readings as the crew did. They, however, ddi not want to accept the fact that their Creators were gone. Thinking this was a ploy from Commander Torn, intended to trick them, crewman Zhora in Engineering instructed Ambassador von Klinkerhoffen to tell the Commander to give them accurate sensor data.
NOVEMBER: Stardate 2391.04.19
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Still under control of the three mysterious hijackers, the Atlantis hovered above Ogawachi Prime. Despite the hijackers' claim that their Creators were alive on the planet and needed medical attention, the crew could not find any evidence of life signs on the planet. In fact, upon closer inspection, the planet seemed to have been lifeless for quite some time. The team that was sent down to the planet found the crashed shuttle of their shipmates and with it some valuable information about the virus that apparently plagued the inhabitants so long ago. They also discovered a ruin, half swallowed by a giant chasm.
The hijackers were finally convinced to take the Atlantis lower into orbit and to give back sensor control to the crew. They were a long way from giving back control of the entire ship, but it was a start. But the advances Commander Torn and Ambassador Von Klinkerhoffen made in their negotiations were minor, and the hijackers began to loose patience, while refusing to accept that their Creators were dead. On the surface, the team there prepares to descent into the fault-line in search for answers.
