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==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Better to Talk later==
==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Whose Side are We On?==
===by Andy Catterick===
===by Andy Catterick===


SD: 2260.005
SD: 2260.004


Scene: Outskirts of New Detroit.
Scene: On the outskirts of New Detroit


   
   


“How’d your journey go?”  Jack asked as the truck bounced along the uneven road.  “I was getting more then a little worried, you’re way overdue.”
As they journeyed across the city to rendezvous with Team Two Jack contemplated the revelations of the past few hours.  It seemed entirely unlikely that Starfleet Command was unaware of the work that Sachen had been pursuing and he was more then a little uncomfortable about the ramifications of this mission.  His initial thoughts were concern that Starfleet wanted the information that Sachen possessed.  There had been countless examples throughout Earth history of the powers that be hiding away an enemy’s scientist only to secretly back the program after they had spirited him to their side.  Was this what the Federation was doing?  Hadn’t Humanity learned its lesson in the Eugenics War?  Was there a new Colonel Green lurking somewhere in the admiralty or on the Federation Council?  It was no secret that a large portion of Command and the Council had developed very martial views after the destruction of Vulcan on how the future was going to progress.


   
   


“Well.” Sean said as he mustered his thoughts and then paused.
Or was he just being pessimistic?  Perhaps the idea was to capture Sachen before an unfriendly government with less qualms about eugenics and bio weapons did.  That made more sense and was a lot more palatable for him.    But what would he do if the Am-Tal was here to take him out so no one could have him?  Did he let it happen?  Truth be told he had deep concerns about any government, even his own, actively trying to acquire the information the Romulan possessed.  That still didn’t mean he could condone murder he realized.  He would have to do his duty and try to bring in Sachen alive even if it meant opposing the Am-Tal.  He hoped it wouldn’t come to it.  If one of his crew was killed or even the Andorian agent while he defended this scientific ‘genius’ he knew he would never be able to forgive himself.


   
   


“I don’t want to know?” Steele said.
Fortuanately he was able to tuck those thoughts away as the small vehicle they had ‘borrowed’ came to a a halt at the edge of a large rocky field.  Gar looked back from the driver’s seat. “I’m picking up their signal approximately 125 meters to the north.”


   
   


“You do actually.  But I think the story would be better told once this whole thing is over and we’re sipping some of the doctor’s tequila.  Suffice to say it was necessary to make the landing we did.”
The all jumped out of the truck.  “Ok lets be quick, no doubt half of New Detroit same them come down.  Lets get them out before someone else does.”


   
   


“I see.”  The captain answered wanting to press for more information but seeing the looks traded between Sean, Stile and Hemux and deciding not to.  “At least you made it to the final party in time.”
<<<NRPG>>>


   
   


“How big of a party are we walking into?”
Just a bit of catch up for me after all your New years posts…this should put the two teams together (based on what David wrote).  So I imagine from here we all hop in our truck get over to the spaceport, hop into our liberated spaceport uniforms and wait for the arrival…and see what happens then.


   
   


“Don’t know for sure.  What we do know is that the Klingons know that Sachen is on the way.  We know there are operatives on the planet but not how many there are.  Unfortunately there is a Bird of Prey enroute and will be arriving shortly.  We’re assuming that its in response to our quarry.  We also have a little matter of the Am-Tal.”
I have no end game idea ie we get him, Romulans recapture him, etc but Steele will, and he expects all of the officers, to do their duty which is try to bring him in.  So no sniper shots to save the Federation from itself…from Starfleet officers anyway J


   
   


“Andorian security!”  Sean exclaimed.  “How’d they get involved?”
Unless we want to RP a court martial for our next mission!


   
   


“I don’t know how they got involved but I can fill you in on my suspicions as to the why.”  He continued on for a few minutes bringing the first officer up to speed on the Andorian connection.
One week til Star Trek Online!


   
   


“That’s just great.”  Sean growled.  “Our orders still stand?”
Respectfully,


   
   


“They do.  We are here to receive Dr. Sachen and return him to command.”
Andy
 
CAPT Jack Steele


Commanding, USS HOOD NCC 1703


“If the Klingons get him first?”
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“We try to take him out without revealing our identity.  Its important to not start a war with Quonos.”
==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Better to Talk later==
===by Andy Catterick===


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“And if the Am-Tal get him?”
Scene: Outskirts of New Detroit.


   
   


Jack still hadn’t made a final decision on that one yet.  “We *can’t* start a war with Andoria.  With Vulcan gone any tension of that level would not be good for the Federation.”
“How’d your journey go?”  Jack asked as the truck bounced along the uneven road.  “I was getting more then a little worried, you’re way overdue.”


   
   


“Then whoever sent the Am-Tal in should have thought of that.”
“Well.” Sean said as he mustered his thoughts and then paused.


   
   


“Agreed.”
“I don’t want to know?”  Steele said.


   
   


Gar looked back from the driver’s seat.  “We’re approaching the space port.”
“You do actually.  But I think the story would be better told once this whole thing is over and we’re sipping some of the doctor’s tequila.  Suffice to say it was necessary to make the landing we did.”


   
   


<<<NRPG>>>
“I see.”  The captain answered wanting to press for more information but seeing the looks traded between Sean, Stile and Hemux and deciding not to.  “At least you made it to the final party in time.”


   
   


Ugh..that was pretty crappy.  But wanted to get something out.
“How big of a party are we walking into?”


   
   


Now, given the flurry of posts in the dying hours of 2009 I feel a little guiltily for asking…but it is my job after all….so how about some posts…we’re getting to the exciting bit!
“Don’t know for sure.  What we do know is that the Klingons know that Sachen is on the way.  We know there are operatives on the planet but not how many there are.  Unfortunately there is a Bird of Prey enroute and will be arriving shortly.  We’re assuming that its in response to our quarry.  We also have a little matter of the Am-Tal.”
 
 
“Andorian security!”  Sean exclaimed.  “How’d they get involved?”
 
 
“I don’t know how they got involved but I can fill you in on my suspicions as to the why.”  He continued on for a few minutes bringing the first officer up to speed on the Andorian connection.
 
 
“That’s just great.”  Sean growled.  “Our orders still stand?”
 
 
“They do.  We are here to receive Dr. Sachen and return him to command.”
 
 
“If the Klingons get him first?”
 
 
“We try to take him out without revealing our identity. Its important to not start a war with Quonos.”
 
 
“And if the Am-Tal get him?”
 
 
Jack still hadn’t made a final decision on that one yet.  “We *can’t* start a war with Andoria.  With Vulcan gone any tension of that level would not be good for the Federation.”


   
   


Respectfully,
“Then whoever sent the Am-Tal in should have thought of that.”


   
   


Andy
“Agreed.”


CAPT Jack Steele


Commanding, USS HOOD NCC 1703
Gar looked back from the driver’s seat.  “We’re approaching the space port.”


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<<<NRPG>>>


Ugh..that was pretty crappy.  But wanted to get something out.
Now, given the flurry of posts in the dying hours of 2009 I feel a little guiltily for asking…but it is my job after all….so how about some posts…we’re getting to the exciting bit!
Respectfully,
Andy
CAPT Jack Steele
Commanding, USS HOOD NCC 1703
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==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: It's Not Your Father’s Augment==
===by Steve Apple===
SD: 2260.005
Scene: Truck on its way back to New Detroit.
Corbett said nothing as he listened to the exchange between Steele and Merrick. He agreed that their eventful trip was best discussed over a drink. Smiling to himself he bent back over the PAAD that Gar had handed him.
While the data was intriguing it was also absolutely horrifying. He would have to discuss the finer points with ARr'Rhiana later. This Bastard was good and had resources, that was for sure. The formulas in this article were breakthroughs in genetic engineering; however, something about this last gene replication sequence bothered him. He couldn’t quite put his finger on it.
Come on Stile, think. Your Masters was in genetics so it shouldn’t be that hard. He said to himself staring at the PAAD, trying to make it tell him the secret by force of will.
“Doc you ok?” DeSimms asked. “You look like you got brain damaged, or something.”
Corbett looked over at the man his eyes narrowing. “What did you say?”
“I asked if you were ok.” DeSimms said. “That pod landing looked rough.”
“No you asked me something else.” Corbett said anger and frustration in his voice.
DeSimms not one to back down growled. “The way you were looking at that PAAD I thought maybe you had sustained brain damage.”
“That’s it.” Corbett yelled throwing the PAAD down and facing DeSimms. “You’re brilliant well at least brighter than you look.” He finished, smiling.
DeSimms ready for a fight wasn’t sure what had just happened. “Huh.”
“You see this DNA replication sequence,” Corbett yelled excitedly as he shuffled over to DeSimms with the PAAD. “Its unique in that it’s base pairs are a combination of both antiparallel DNA and RNA substitutions.”
“Okay.” DeSimms said completely unsure if Corbett had gone insane and needed to be subdued.
“No not okay.” Corbett screamed. “I wasn’t sure what the hell this was until you said the words brain damage.”
“Just what are you getting at doctor?” Steele asked warily.
“This gene sequence is what begins the process of neurulation, or creation of the embryonic CNS.”
“So what, isn’t that part of augmentation?” Gar asked from the driver’s seat not sure what Stile was getting at.
“This son of a bitch needs to be killed not captured, is what it means.”
“Stile slow it down.” Merrick said calmly. “You need to help us medically challenged folk with what in the hell you’re talking about.”
Corbett took a deep breath and began again. “I was reading one of Sachen’s articles. It was in one of the Romulan Medical Journals that Gar had down- loaded and it contained several genetic formulas.”
“Why would he put his formulas for creating an augment in a journal article?” ARr'Rhiana asked.
“Because he’s a genius and like all geniuses he lacks common sense.” Corbett shouted. “Don’t get me wrong ARr’Rhiana; you can’t make an augment from the bits and pieces he’s put in the article.”
“Alright then, what about them has you so excited?” She added.
“The article was about his revolutionary process of combining antiparallel DNA and RNA on the same strand.”
ARr'Rhiana’s eyes took on a fiery look as she began to understand the implications. “He found a way for 5-3 DNA to pair with 5-3 RNA so he can substitute whatever coding sequence he wants without facing an untranslated region.”
“Yes that’s what the paper was about.” Corbett answered. “However, he used his CNS formula as an example because it best exemplified his breakthrough.”
“Now how about saying that in a language we all might understand.” Steele demanded.
“What it means Cap is that he can give his augments any ability he wants. He can imbue them with super strength, endurance and intellect without…”
“I kind of thought that was what an augment was.” DeSimms interrupted. “I’m also not sure how my bringing up brain damage started all of this.”
“First off John you’re right, that is precisely what an augment is. As for the brain damage part, what is the one problem with augments?”
“Besides super ambition and ego,” Gar shot back.
“No that’s it.” Corbett nodded sadly. “The genetic code that was in the article made me think back to the early days of eugenics and what went wrong. Those who create the supermen and women of that time wanted robots not people with emotion and ambition. The code he showed in his paper could actually affect conscience and behavior.”
“Are you saying that he has found a way to make docile augments?” Merrick asked.
“That’s exactly what I’m saying. The formula he has here changes the embryonic growth of the augments brain. Neuroanatomical structures which have been linked to certain behaviors have been stunted, or eliminated.”
“You got all that form a formula I don’t believe it.” DeSimms said shaking his head.
“Think about it John. How often is someone’s behavior altered after a severe head injury? We know that specific areas of the brain control certain behaviors and that brain damage can affect those areas and thus those behaviors.”
“Behavior is more complex than that.” Gar added.
“He’s found a way to genetically keep his augments from developing ambitions of their own.” Corbett said then added in a sterner voice. “Let me make this clear, not only can they can learn, adapt, and reason without conscience, but he has genetically and anatomically taken away their ability to rebel and self direct.”
“Are you telling me he has perfected the augment?” Steele asked.
“That’s precisely what I’m saying.”
<<<NRPG>>>
All,
I looked through the logs and didn’t find a reason why Dr. Sachen’s augment work would be any different then Arik Soong’s. I figured that there had to be a reason why this guy would be so important so I created one. I hope this is in keeping with the story line and if I have missed the mark please feel free to scrap this post.
Respectfully,
Steve Apple
Stile Corbett, MD
CMO, USS HOOD NCC 1703
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==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Discussions of the Brass Kind==
==[ORIGINS] USS HOOD: Discussions of the Brass Kind - JP==
===by Scott Lusby and Andy Catterick===
===by Scott Lusby and Andy Catterick===


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“Kiska I got an emergency inbound 5-6 minutes. I need a surgical unit and trauma nurse prepped and ready when I get there.
“Kiska I got an emergency inbound 5-6 minutes. I need a surgical unit and trauma nurse prepped and ready when I get there.


[Aye sir, sickbay out]
[Aye sir, sickbay out]


Corbett turned and almost smacked into Merrick. “Go, you can check in with me later.” Corbett said shooing Merrick away.
Corbett turned and almost smacked into Merrick. “Go, you can check in with me later.” Corbett said shooing Merrick away.
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Corbett ignored the medic and ripped open the woman’s uniform and undershirt exposing her chest. Pulling an old style syringe from his med-kit he grabbed the plunger from the syringe and threw it behind him as he pressed two fingers against the left side of her chest. Once he found the landmark he was looking for he pushed the needle into her chest and was immediately hit with a stream of blood that was under high pressure.
Corbett ignored the medic and ripped open the woman’s uniform and undershirt exposing her chest. Pulling an old style syringe from his med-kit he grabbed the plunger from the syringe and threw it behind him as he pressed two fingers against the left side of her chest. Once he found the landmark he was looking for he pushed the needle into her chest and was immediately hit with a stream of blood that was under high pressure.


“BP 80/50, pulse 40 and regular, her vitals are getting stronger.” The corpsmen yelled in surprise as they took off down the corridor to sickbay.
“BP 80/50, pulse 40 and regular, her vitals are getting stronger.” The corpsmen yelled in surprise as they took off down the corridor to sickbay.


“She had a pericardial tamponade, blood in the pericardial space, which was constricting the heart and keeping it from beating. I relieved it with the needle and syringe. Corbett said. “So don’t be so reliant on technology sar, as sometimes the old fashioned low tech treatments work the best. Also you should have figured that out for yourself had you done a proper secondary survey.”
“She had a pericardial tamponade, blood in the pericardial space, which was constricting the heart and keeping it from beating. I relieved it with the needle and syringe. Corbett said. “So don’t be so reliant on technology sar, as sometimes the old fashioned low tech treatments work the best. Also you should have figured that out for yourself had you done a proper secondary survey.”
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