Theo Whittaker: Difference between revisions

[[File:TheoWhittaker2.png|thumb|left|Theo at home in Main Engineering.]]'''[[Force of Nature (Columbia)| "Forces Of Nature"]]''': Theo was still coming terms with his recent assault and also dealing the sudden departure of his friend [[Tatash]] when Columbia was assigned to investigate the planet Hemix in the distant [[Skalur Expanse]] as part of Operation Knife Point. An island on the planet, previous reported as barren by the [[Romulan Republic]], had spontaneously developed a complex eco system. Theo was assigned to accompany new Intelligence Director [[Nugra|Captain Nugra]] and Security Chief [[Kelly, Tyler|Lieutenant Commander Tyler Kelly]] on an intelligence gathering away team to investigate reports that pirates were using the island as a base of operations. While en route to Hemix, he devised a method of using the main deflector to create modulating neutrino beam against Columbia's warp field which would dissipate any thorium particles (commonly found in the Skalur Expanse) before they reacted with the duranium in Columbia's hill. Seeking to confront his nervousness since his assault, he confided in Doctor MacLaren that he felt continually on edge and was easily surprised following the assault. He began the healing process when the Chief Medical Officer assured him that it was normal following a traumatic events. Once planetside Theo discovered an energy field that he could identify and was subsequently captured by a band of pirates led by a Bolian, Chennel. Lieutenant Commander Kelly engineeres an escape attempt and Theo briefly toussled with Chennel, who manged to cut his cheek with a hidden blade but was stopped by a feral Nugra. Along with Kelly and Ezo, he fled into the jungle emerging on a large grassy plain- leading them deeper into the deadly isle.