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Briefing: USS Victory is ordered to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_Sphere Dyson Sphere] under the operational command of the USS Atlanta. Victory is tasked to complete a ground survey of grid 1287 through 1289.

Background: The Dyson sphere is named for the 20th Century Earth scientist Freeman Dyson; Dyson suggested that civilizations could be classified by the amount of power which they could tap and control. He proposed that eventually a civilization would tap the entire energy output of a star; some suggested that this would best be achieved by orbiting huge numbers of solar collectors, but this idea was quickly replaced by the idea of constructing a large solid sphere around it. This would not only allow all of the suns energy to be tapped if required, but would also potentially allow a colossal living area to be built.

The Dysons sphere was discovered by the USS Jenolen in 2294; whilst investigating the sphere, the Jenolen was damaged when it triggered an automated system and crashed on the surface. Captain Montgomery Scott was ultimately the only survivor of the accident and was rescued by the [[USS Enterprise|Enterprise-D]] when it discovered the sphere in 2369.

Information: USS Atlanta is a [[Nebula Class|Nebula-class]] under the command of Fleet Captain Shinji Ono (Terran), other ships in the area are scheduled to be USS Martin under the command of Captain Jaelar (Vulcan) and USS Zion under the command of Captain Diana Stark ([[Terran]]) both [[Obertha Class|Obertha-class]] and USS Quasar [[Nova Class|Nova-class]] under the command of Captain Jose Suarez (Terran).

Acting Commander Parker allowed Lt.(jg) Julia Harden to take a [[Shuttlecraft|shuttle]] with Lt.(jg) Thomas as security and Lt. Beta at the helm. During this short field trip, she gathered several indigenous plants. One of the plants developed its own naturally occurring lectrozine. Mixed with hyronolin, this proved to be a safe long lasting protection for the crew against the Dysons sphere radiation bursts.

On recon, Rocket and Bennit discovered a domed building. Entering it, Bennit went in first whereupon the door slammed shut behind him. In the dark, he was attacked and wounded by an unknown creature. Meanwhile outside, Lt. Rocket was seeing children playing, then the ashes of people who were vaporized. Hearing the door close, Rocket managed to get it open again. Quickly [[Transporter|transported]] back to the shuttle, Bennit was treated by Lt.Cmdr. Phoenix and stabilized. Dr. Napolean and Lt. Margate arrived soon after. They had not found anything significant to report. Aboard the Victory, Dr. Harden's examination of Abe's eye confirmed it had turned black and swollen but had no permanent damage.

Both shuttles returned to the Victory. Lt.Cmdr. Phoenix reported that the sphere had a certain effect on telepaths. Both him and Rocket had experienced an event from the sphere's past. The crew was injected with a suppressant to control these visions.

Team one Science: Lt.Cmdr. R. Phoenix (Terran) headed up the team, with science officer Ensign Bennit ([[Orion]]); Lt. Rocket ([[Betazoid]]) would provide security.

Team two: Lt. Beta ([[Soong Android]]) led the Medical team with Drs. Harden (Terran) and Napoleon (Terran); Lt. Joshua Phoenix (Terran) provided security.

Team Three: Lt. Margate (Terran) led the Engineering team, providing security, in the company of Lt. Thomas (Terran) and Doctor Simon Keyes (Terran).

Prior to leaving the landing site, Commander Phoenix drove one of the two SVENs off the shuttle, demonstrating its abilities. Explaining the vehicles the USS Atlanta sent, he said, "A compact and efficient all terrain vehicle based on the Argo designs. There is room for four people and equipment. It has less fire power and is smaller then the Argo. But it is just as quick and more maneuverable. On the back of the vehicle the defense systems are located. One push on the button and out comes a class 4 automated [[Phaser Rifles|phaser]] pulse rifle. Not powerful enough to win a war, but very efficient for defensive purposes."

In the science institute, Team Margate discovered that the buildings were made of the same standard alloys [[Starfleet]] used in all of their building structures. The building was in an advanced stage of decay. Dr. Keyes located an alien data port and tried to translate the interface. Lts. Thomas and Margate contacted the Victory for help in finding the local power source. Deciding a search would be beneficial, the lieutenants left the doctor at the data port and moved down a corridor. The power source was located by the Victory to be in the northern section 45 feet below ground level.

Lt. Margate wanted to investigate the weapons gallery, but Mr. Thomas had other plans. He wanted to find out exactly what experiments were being carried out here. He had expected far more sophisticated equipment and structure. Deciding to restore the power they descended down to the next level. It was completely dark.   Switching on their torches, Kael led the way with his tricorder out in front. The Location of the power relay was not far away at all. He noted it wouldn't take much time to repair. Soon, Mr. Thomas flicked on the power. Low dimmed red lights came on downstairs immediately.

Nugra looked at a panel and for some reason he knew the correct keypad. Nugra's ability to know the technology of this place led him to explain that this wasn't a cell but standard living quarters. A small squiggle to the left would open the door. McKnight volunteered to remain with the commander while Dominus explored. .

Dominus opened up his [[Tricoder|tricorder]], tapped a few buttons intending to send Lt. Cmdr. Nugra back to the Thomas Slade. Nugra materialized in a standing position and he instantly knew that he wasn't on the Thomas Slade. His senses kicked off and he spun around. The silver metal ground molded out and a bent support molded out of it with a glowing crystal in the center. It turned like a periscope and faced Nugra. Called OMI, the object claimed that Nugra was responsible for the slaughter of all his kind. He had been attempting to warn the humanoids of Nugra's presence, but their brain patterns were completely different and the attempt was unsuccessful. Nugra protested that he was an officer of the USS Victory and had committed no such crime. OMI agreed that it was not Nugra personally that had committed those acts, but his evil people; 2,000 years before.

Nugra reached out with his clawed hand and pressed it to a [[Hologram|hologram's]] red dot. A crystal field surrounded him and he vanished. He reformed back up and was standing in the middle of Beta's team. Describing his recent journey, Nugra said, "I was just warned that something was released and it's a very dangerous threat.

Still in pain, Abe accompanied Cmdr. Parker to the isolation ward to interrogate the [[Second Officer|second officer]] and the lieutenant.

Lt. Beta arrived at his quarters and discovered that the radiation levels on the surface was up 45%. At this point, he was greeted by a vision of Dr. [[Noonien Soong]], his 'father'. The OMI robot took the form of Dr. Soong to communicate with Beta. " I have already encountered your Lieutenant Cmdr. Nugra but he is not a machine. I am unable to send such a detailed message to him. Or any one else besides yourself. Now listen [[Android]], if they escape, you and your crew are to blame you will only have one chance."

In the isolation ward, a fierce ray of fire shot with immense speed from Robin's hands

towards the hole in the wall. Robin laughed as it impacted and started to make the hole bigger. When it was large enough for a grown man to fit through, the fire ray stopped. Suddenly the escape hole became lit with a bluish haze - a force-field. At that moment Simon and Robin started to glow all over. The two dropped to the floor in pain as their bodies seemed to change even further.

The Acting First Officer shouted out in pain as his body transformed to that of the female Queen. Cmdr. Parker ordered the computer to flood the containment field with [[Anesthezine]]. Phoenix and Rocket slumped to the floor unconscious. A boy and a woman were immediately placed in separate containment fields.

She gazed at the wall next to the [[Forcefield|forcefield]] as she once again moved her hands from the side of her body to the front and pointed at the wall. This time a concentrated beam of fire energy was launched against it. Slowly the metals and materials began to glow. From a dark red to a brighter yellow, until the molecular structure began to break down. T he wall gave way, and the Queen stepped outside. Using Cmdr. Phoenix's authorization code, the Queen commanded the computer to unlock the cell containing Lieutenant Simon Rocket. The force field yielded.

Havington (NPC) was walking along the hallway carrying reports for Commander Nugra in Engineering when he turned down the hallway. He saw glowing coming from the security department and he rushed up. He ran in and saw a Security guard lying on the floor with his phaser beside him. A beautiful woman was destroying the cell and trying to get out. Terror filled him as he watched and without thinking he slapped his [[Combadge|combadge]] hard. '''Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert! Security Deck! We have a Code 3 emergency!'''

The two walked closer to each other and joined hands. They moved

 

their arms over their bodies until the two bracelets touched. Blue and red rays started to twirl and swirl quickly, surrounding the two. They began to shine bright then they disappeared into thin air.

Dr. Harden had been working on an injection of tryptophan-lysine distillates. Originally developed to fight a virus, she hoped it would work to force the entities to flee. In case it didn't, Cmdr. Parker said, " I want something to kill Phoenix and Rocket." Not wanting to discuss her plan, Parker cut the comm link before any discussion could take place.

Lt. Beta got the transporters online, Dominus put his comm badge on the bracelet to lock onto. Pulling Nugra's comm badge off and sticking it on the King's bracelet. The bracelets were transported into the buffers.

It wasn't long before they found an unused bio neural gel pack that an engineering officer had been preparing. Sensing that this would sustain them till another humanoid body came close enough to take over they placed themselves inside. The gel pack disappeared in a blue haze. Shocked faces were now left to stare at their acting [[Commanding Officer]].

The [[EMH]] in main engineering was instantly activated. Cmdr. Parker turned to the crew. "Relax. They're not dead. The doctor did indeed make a poison for me. Her fear and the remnants of Commander Phoenix and Lieutenant Rocket was enough to convince them I was serious. The gas was simply Anesthezine combined with a simple inert colored gas for effect. They thought they were going to die and were forced to flee the bodies to save themselves. Our officers will be fine.. perhaps a slight headache."