Mission 6 - Crystal Clear

[Amanda Rose]

Day 1

Jayme Kirk arrived at the banquet and noticed that Jessie was pregnant. He inquired as to who the guy was and Jessie explained the unusual circumstances of her pregnancy. O'Connor noticed that Jayme Kirk had returned and she stormed up to him, calling him Benedict Arnold for having taken the Defiant rather than staying on America. She then told him to go to his Excelsior to command rather than bothering the America crew. Jayme started hitting on O'Connor and she refused his charms. He then offered a tour of the Defiant, which O'Connor refused. She was pleased to hear that it was going on a scientific mission because O'Connor viewed that as being laid out to pasture but she forgot that Jayme came up through science and it excited him.

Three hours later, O'Connor made a surprise visit to the Defiant. Jayme Kirk started off the tour by showing O'Connor the weapons depot. When they got to the bridge, O'Connor complained that the configuration was all wrong when she sat in the Captain's chair. O'Connor bet Jayme that the quarters were smaller than a Constitution and when shown she was wrong, she continued to bicker with Jayme until Jayme asked what her problem was him. O'Connor responded by kissing Jayme and taking him to bed. Before she left, O'Connor informed Jayme that he better not act like his uncle and philander about or this would be he would not get anything more from her. She also told him that things between them had to be kept quiet which meant that she would continue to bicker with him.

T'Pani came into Engineering not remembering anything of what she had done in the previous mission and seemed to be acting like a normal Vulcan with her conversations with Myers. Jade appeared in Engineering and Myers asked what the status of her transfer was. Myers was excited to learn that Jade was staying in Engineering a bit longer to make repairs. However, Drak'nah would be reporting to Security soon.

Later, T'Pani revealed to an ensign that she had a stuffed bear called Mr. White that calmed her and prevented her from fretting.

Day 2

Jessie went in for another check up with Delaney and learned that in one week, her pregnancy had progressed six weeks. Jessie was now approximately three months pregnant, if this was a normal pregnancy. Delaney predicted at this rate, the pregnancy would be completed in approximately two months.

Day 3

Drak'nah reported to O'Connor before her first shift on security. She wanted to know the reason for the change, especially given Drak'nah's background. Drak'nah explained that her personal feelings were making her unable to perform her duties in Engineering. O'Connor informed Drak'nah that she came up through security and thus, she would have to tell O'Connor more before she would approve a transfer. Drak'nah confessed that the reason she wanted to move from Engineering to Security was because she had personal feelings for Pendragon. O'Connor decided that she would give Drak'nah a one week trial in Security on the condition that in that week she talked to Pendragon about her feelings. Otherwise, she would be sent back to Engineering or transferred off the ship.

When O'Connor learned of Myers befriending T'Pani, O'Connor ordered her to take a few days away from T'Pani. She further ordered Myers to direct T'Pani to T'Pruk during that time. Wells was less pleased than O'Connor about discovering that Myers was allowing T'Pani in engineering.

T'Pani spoke with Myers and started to learn human euphemisms. Myers told T'Pani that she believed that T'Pani was a better fit for Engineering than Science. They then went to Ten Forward where they met T'Pruk. T'Pani complained that the bitch took her bear and T'Pani could not relax without it. Myers tried to hide from the fact she had taught T'Pani that euphemism. T'Pruk concluded that T'Pani was still ill and thus still needed to be monitored because Vulcans had no needs for such attachments. T'Pruk asked to see Mr. White since T'Pani said it was talking to her. Furthermore, T'Pani was puzzled as to how T'Pani got another bear as the last one destroyed part of America.

O'Connor then sent T'Pani back to Delaney for another medical investigation due to the apparent hallucinations. By the time that she got there, she was complaining of a headache. T'Pruk arrived and offered her assistance with T'Pani; however, Delaney said she could just sit and wait. Blood started to drip from T'Pani's nose and T'Pruk suggested sedating T'Pani. Delaney and T'Pruk hypothesized about an implant making it difficult or impossible for T'Pani to communicate regarding certain topics. T'Pruk reminded Delaney that O'Connor did not want T'Pani to function as anything but a pure Vulcan despite her heritage. Myers was called in to consult and Delaney inquired as to what T'Pani and Myers discussed to see if there was a trigger.

O'Connor and Myers started drinking Tennessee whiskey. O'Connor hoped that this would be the last mission before they got an Excelsior, which Myers was keen on and revealed she did not believe Wells would be. O'Connor inquired how Myers was getting on with Wells and determined whether there would be a problem. Myers said she would make sure there was none. O'Connor revealed she had no plans for leave and was going to tinker with her own gadgets. She also revealed that she was not too keen on Drak'nah's transfer from engineering to security.

Day 4

Myers had the day off and started working out in the exercise room. Greg Mallett, a science ensign, admired her and they began to talk but were interrupted by Wells who called her to Engineering. Wells demanded to know why she allowed T'Pani, who was dangerous, into Engineering. Myers reasserted that T'Pani just walked in and she already had this very conversation with the Captain the previous day. Wells took the opportunity to remind Myers that she was not the CEO any longer and it was Wells that was the CEO now.

Day 5

O'Connor and Jessie discussed their current mission and O'Connor complained that the area they were in had already been categorized ad nauseum. There was nothing new or exciting in this area and it was boring her. Jessie again stated that Constitution class ships were superior to Excelsiors and O'Connor informed Jessie that was because she was sentimental.

Mallet met Myers on the Recreation Deck. She vented to him about having a rough day with her superior officer and T'Pani. He bought her another Tennessee whiskey and lightly put his hand on her shoulder. She stiffened and he removed it. Noticing she was playing Tetris, he bet her a steak dinner that he could beat her. They tied. Myers still accepted a date at Mallet's quarters at 1700 hours.

Ridika arrived for the date and started her off with Vulcan white wine. Myers tried to trip Greg with a question of asking if "she was a dull girl?" Mallet escaped by asking, "Do you think I would have invited you over if I thought that?" They spared over the superiority of Science or Engineering departments. Steak arrived as promised; however, Myers did not believe that he really was going to get it. During dinner, he leaned over the table to give Ridika a kiss, which resulted in the entire table collapsing and Mallet making a mess of himself.

Myers laughed at Mallet and Mallet took the opportunity to begin a tickle fight. He told Ridika he would stop if she admitted that Science was better than Engineering. She refused but holding rank ordered Mallet to admit Engineering was better than Science. They kissed and after awhile, Myers settled in on Mallet's shoulder and started falling asleep. Mallet reminded Myers that respectable women, in Myers own words, do not stay over on the first night and he gently urged her out of his room. He suggested a second date in Myers quarters for a holovid, especially as she did not have a roommate. She told him to surprise him with the holovid selection.

Day 6

T'Pani had no further relapses that T'Pruk could determine. However, on this day she again started to speak of Cadet Chea who T'Pruk knew never existed. She suggested that T'Pani go to Vulcan for Kohlinar or see Delaney again. Choosing neither, T'Pruk said they would return to their meditations.

Day 7

America received an emergency call from a pre-warp, industrialized world called Farsha. They complained of a disappearing population. Jessie, T'Pruk, Myers and Delaney were sent to investigate. Jessie suggested that O'Connor search for cloaked ships while they were down on Farsha. When the away team got down to the planet, it was completely quiet and no life forms could be found. Instead, they found numerous colorless, crystalline dodecahedrons, some that had what appeared to be weapons next to them. Delaney picked two up and took them with her.

T'Pruk noted that the dodecahedrons did not seem to be organized in any aesthetic pattern. Ridika wondered if perhaps they were a marker for where the inhabitants were when they disappeared. T'Pruk was intrigued by the hypothesis and scanned the dodecahedrons. She discovered that they were composed of 65% oxygen, 18.5% carbon, 9.5% hydrogen, 3.2% nitrogen, 1.5% calcium, 1% phosphorous, 0.4% potassium, 0.3% sulfur, 0.2% sodium, 0.2% cholorine, 0.1% magnesium, 0.1% iodine, 0.1% iron, and other trace elements, which were the exact proportions of elements in a human body.

In the meantime, America went to Yellow Alert. Before the Away Team beamed up, T'Pani saw that a ship with a warp signature engine was departing the planet. O'Connor raised shields and ordered that the ship be tractor beamed. However, T'Pani could not get a tractor beam lock on the ship and it escaped, heading in a direction that was towards the Andromeda Galaxy.

O'Connor immediately ordered the away team to beam back once the shields were lowered. Once aboard, Pendragon refused to allow the Away Team to leave the transporter room as her tricorder recorded five rather than four life forms. Kirk tried to bully her way past Pendragon asserting that he should forget what he saw. T'Pruk quoted regulations at Jessie and asked Delaney if she wished to override. This forced Jessie to admit that she was pregnant and she reiterated that it was nobody's business but her own.

The Away Team then arrived at the Briefing room with Jessie complaining about an overzealous transporter operator. T'Pruk said that Pendragon was careless on the beam down but following protocols on beam up. O'Connor informed the away team of the unidentified ship heading away at warp 10. Delaney put the two dodecahedrons on the table and O'Connor inquired into what they were. T'Pani espoused her theory that the dodecahedrons were the inhabitants. But T'Pruk admitted that she did not know how to turn a human into crystal once Delaney questioned her theory. However, T'Pruk stated that in theory, it should not be too different than a transporter beam rearranging matter. O'Connor then ordered that they get all the information that they could on the solar systems between themselves and Andromeda and for Myers to try to improve the warp efficiency and speed.

Myers then requested assistance from science in finding high gravitational stars. Mallet picked up and teased Myers about needing assistance from the superior department of Science. After a bit of teasing, Myers "ordered" him to give the results and Mallet told her she owed him one. Pendragon ran some simulations and found that a new intermix formula would either blow up the ship or give them another 5% power.

Wells was on the bridge with T'Pani during the briefing and T'Pani determined that the ship was of unknown origin and configuration.

When Pendragon had a few moments alone with T'Pani, he forgave her for nearly blowing him up.

O'Connor then was given a top secret report having to do with James Kirk's encounters in this area with the Kelvans. She immediately recalled a briefing. She informed them of the Kelvans and that they would be going to the Kelvan's home planet that was secreted in one of the two solar systems. She also informed T'Pruk that she was correct on her theory. T'Pruk inquired as to the logic of going to the Kelvan planet as their technology was obviously superior. O'Connor told the group that the files on the Kelvans would be released to everyone in the room but would have to be kept confidential as to everyone else on the ship. She anticipated that at least one Kelvan would have to be brought on board to deal with the current situation.

O'Connor, Delaney, Wells, Richard, and T'Pruk beamed down to the planet and were met by a man and a woman. They escorted them into their home under the ground. Scanners were useless down there. No readings could be taken. They then met the original 5 Kelvans: Rojan, Kelinda, Tomar, Hanar and Drea. Rojan, Kelinda and Tomar told O'Connor that they would be beaming to America with them and to combat their foes would be altering the America's engines. The conversation was interrupted by a child who kept pointing at the ceiling and yelling "UP!" They determined that their children were beaming to America.

Once there was no signal, Kirk had the While the Away team was down below, several individuals beamed up - all turning out to be children. One asked Myers if he was looking at the warp core. He neutralized her and then reanimated her for assistance. When she refused to answer, his hand moved to a button on a panel on his waist. Myers said she would help but needed to disconnect things. The child said if she did not, then others would suffer. He turned Pendragon into a dodecahedron and then informed Myers that if one speck was removed, it would kill Pendragon. Myers refused to work under these conditions and returned Pendragon to himself.

Jessie received reports of intruders but security would not respond. Another girl appeared on the bridge. When Jessie confronted her, she was immobilized by the girl.

O'Connor tried to reach America and the Kelvans verified that it was likely the children beamed up. They got the children back down and Rojan, Kelinda and Tomar beamed up with the away team. Jessie expressed her dissatisfaction with the Kelvans and the children, stating she did not trust them. O'Connor teased Jessie about her lack of maternal instinct.

Tomar went into Engineering and told Myers that he needed to have access to the warp core. Myers refused but Wells yelled at Myers that it did not matter why he was doing it because the Captain ordered it. T'Pruk was in the room as well and Tomar recalled his memory of another one of her race - Spock. She stated that she did. Richard Chambers appeared to guard Tomar but Tomar laughed and said he was no threat. To prove it, he turned Richard into a dodecahedron and then back again. T'Pruk noticed Chambers getting angry and setting the phaser level up. She cautioned him to set aside his anger.

Off duty, Myers went to Mallet's quarters to try and relax. He gave her a massage and Myers vented about her day with the Kelvans. Massage turned to kisses which turned into much more.

Day 8

Myers and Mallet woke together and exchanged pleasantries. They then walked to Engineering together to see what reactions they might get from the crew.

Wells and Myers reported that Tomar's modifications allowed America to reach Warp 11. This was confirmed by Mallet and T'Pruk.

Tomar went to the bar and started to get drunk with Chambers.

O'Connor ordered the ship to go to maximum warp and when it did it lurched forward awkwardly, killing Wells. Shortly thereafter, the computer announced there was a warp containment failure that was imminent and Tomar, now drunk, said that should not happen. She then pulled Myers aside, promoted her to CEO and told her to make sure when they got through this to schedule time off with Mallet.