In Sickness and in Death (Andaris Task Force)

			Season 1, Episode 3

Andaris Task Force
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Another shore leave had come to an end. And with that ending came with it ceremony, with awards and promotions. This one was no Different. RAdml Renos had called together the senior staff of both ships and his station together. There was Fleet Captain Nicholotti, Captain Zaekia, Commanders Varaan, Brell, Thomas, Rhyn, and R’Ven, Lieutenants Shayne, E’riQ, Cook, Pond, and Jora, Ensigns Kaidun, G’Renn, Logan and the new reporter Miss Eberhart all assembled around a rather large table.

However, the first thing announced was a few temporary reassignments due to computer problems aboard the Atlantis. Pond, Kaidun, and Jora would be posted to the station and everyone else would be on board the Blackwell. Then came then came the Promotion of Shayne from Lieutenant to Lt. Commander. From there Zaekia, Thomas, R’Ven, E’riQ, Cook, Jora, G’Renn and Kaidun were awarded the Maiden Voyage Ribbon. Not be left out the senior staff of the Atlantis: Rhyn, Brell, Shayne, Pond and Logan were awarded the Legacy Ribbon. And last but not least R’Ven and Pond were awarded the Trauma Support Advocate Ribbon, for their support and care during his ongoing rehabilitation of his arm. All of which was heavily applauded!

Once the promotions were over Zaekia quickly got his ship underway to Debin VII a small mining outpost run by one of the Freeworlds Mining Companies - Tinaldax Heavy Industries. The colony was under quarantine by the Freeworlds Navy due to an outbreak of an unknown plague. Attempts to break orbit by miners who claim to be unaffected by the plague and efforts to mine illegally were slowing efforts to find a cure. Meanwhile the Navy is preparing to destroy the planetoid to contain the outbreak and now their ship was not responding to hails and its orbit was beginning to decay. They miners asked the federation for help.

Quickly Zaekia deployed his people. Teams will be boarding the ship. Thomas, Logan and E'riQ were assigned to assess damage and restore the ship’s orbit while Zaekia, Brell, Varaan, and the newly arrived Ensign Thoran, were to deal with the crew. Meanwhile, Shayne, R’Ven and Doctors Cook and G’Renn were to beam down to the surface and look for clues as to the origin of the virus and find a cure.

Meanwhile back on Starbase 26 something very different was in the offing. A violent murder had taken place! The victim was a male Caraadian, called Bennan Matius who was married to a prominent Caraadian diplomat, Daedra Matius. Renos assigned Nicholotti, Eberhart, Kaidun, Pond and Kalis to investigate.

Mister Matius physically mutilated, his face slashed in a distinctive pattern and certain organs were removed. Adding to that is that no sign of how the killer or killers got in or out of the Matius residence can be discerned. The guards saw nothing, sensors around the residence recorded no heat signatures, life signs, or transporter signatures. On top of that the wife was clearly not there when it happened. It was truly a whodunit indeed!

Back in orbit of Debin VII, the crew aboard Blackwell had made progress in the plans to board the Caraadian ship. While brainstorming suggestions, Commander Brell suggested that causing a probe to collide with the damaged ship’s shields might grant insight into their shield frequency. This plan was successful, and both teams were beamed aboard the Caraadian ship. Unfortunately, neither group arrived at their exact destination. Commander Thomas’ team, joined by the new Ensign Kell, materialized in the mess hall instead of Engineering, finding the first casualty a short distance away. Captain Zaekia’s team, as opposed to arriving on the bridge, found themselves inside some kind of storage chamber.

Down below on the planet’s surface, Lieutenant Commander Shayne’s team had donned their EVA suits and beamed down to the temporary Starfleet base assembled near the first mine to be struck by the plague. During an initial scan of the area around their shelter R’Ven made the discovery that the local insect populations were the only life forms in the area unaffected by the illness. With this clue and the medical files from the facility in hand, the team decided on a division of labor. Shayne and G’Renn would go search for clues as to the nature of the virus outside, while R’Ven and Cook would continue their work inside the shelter.

On Deep Space 26, the investigation into Bennan Matius’ murder had begun. Deciding to pursue the autopsy later, the Starfleet officers on the case decided to check the crime scene first. An analysis of the scene initially yielded nothing to report until traces of soil were found by Dr. Pond. While Pond, Jora and Kaidun were searching the suite, FNS reporter Eberhart decided to pay a visit to Daedra Matius, the widow of the murder victim.

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