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Meanwhile the Darwin has final arrived in the region where the Rogue ship should be located, and much as Astrometrics had surmised, the region has centered on the two large stars orbiting each other but fortunately they had not collapsed. Unfortunately the entire region was being blanked with heavy radiation and gravimetric distortions making it the perfect place for a stealthed ship on the run to hide. | Meanwhile the Darwin has final arrived in the region where the Rogue ship should be located, and much as Astrometrics had surmised, the region has centered on the two large stars orbiting each other but fortunately they had not collapsed. Unfortunately the entire region was being blanked with heavy radiation and gravimetric distortions making it the perfect place for a stealthed ship on the run to hide. | ||
At the same time aboard the JDF Lotaris It had been more than two and a half weeks of intensive psychotectic treatments for Renos, and up until now the fleet captain was still finding ways to resist, but his hold on nir identity was becoming more and more tenuous. | At the same time aboard the JDF Lotaris It had been more than two and a half weeks of intensive psychotectic treatments for Renos, and up until now the fleet captain was still finding ways to resist, but his hold on nir identity was becoming more and more tenuous. | ||
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Piloted by Iy the Lotaris was headed towards J’anii on a meandering course trying to stay ahead of the Darwin, trying to give Zorel time to work on Renos. But try as ne might and using all the knowledge that ne had picked up from nir time on the Darwin there was a creeping realization that a reckoning was soon to come! | Piloted by Iy the Lotaris was headed towards J’anii on a meandering course trying to stay ahead of the Darwin, trying to give Zorel time to work on Renos. But try as ne might and using all the knowledge that ne had picked up from nir time on the Darwin there was a creeping realization that a reckoning was soon to come! | ||
Meanwhile Zorel continued to try one tactic after another against Renos, pain, deprivation, drugs, Zoral used several psychological strategems in a concerted effort to break Renos! Contacting Renos’ parents Zoral tried to push nim with peer pressure. | Meanwhile Zorel continued to try one tactic after another against Renos, pain, deprivation, drugs, Zoral used several psychological strategems in a concerted effort to break Renos! Contacting Renos’ parents Zoral tried to push nim with peer pressure. Zorel also tried to reason with Renos, pointing out that Renos’ inability to identify with a single gender was Renos’ instinct telling nir that neither were correct for a J’anaii. There was even the offer of freedom from the deviant disease, freedom to return to nir old life. The last, and probably the most damaging tactic was informing Renos that the Darwin had been destroyed! | ||
The pain of that loss overwhelmed nir a way that the others could not. As ne thought about the loss of the crew and especially Geordie, the fog and haze of the drugs and psychological attacks finally took their toll on the J’naii captain, and with that blow many of the last remaining walls that Renos had built up fell, as ne broke down in tears and hurled insults at Zorel. | The pain of that loss overwhelmed nir a way that the others could not. As ne thought about the loss of the crew and especially Geordie, the fog and haze of the drugs and psychological attacks finally took their toll on the J’naii captain, and with that blow many of the last remaining walls that Renos had built up fell, as ne broke down in tears and hurled insults at Zorel. | ||
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And the Lotaris came under attack from the Darwin, the impacts reaching into the core of the ship and gave the Captain a renewed sense of hope. | And the Lotaris came under attack from the Darwin, the impacts reaching into the core of the ship and gave the Captain a renewed sense of hope. | ||
They had chased the Lotaris for days, popping in one place after another, but somehow always missing it. But FINALLY they had arrived at the same location of the other ship and it did not have the power to flee again. Unfortunately for the Darwin it had arrived in a region of space being flooded by the radiation and gravitic eddies given off from twin stars who were orbiting each other and they were dangerously close to collapsing into a black hole. The resultant instability camouflaging the ship they were chasing. However due to the dogged determination of Traenor, the sensor probes that were launched from the Darwin, and the observational prowess of Valdivia and Lambert in Astrometrics the Lotaris was located and with a shot from Iy off the Darwin’s port bow the battle to rescue Captain Renos had begun! | They had chased the Lotaris for days, popping in one place after another, but somehow always missing it. But FINALLY they had arrived at the same location of the other ship and it did not have the power to flee again. Unfortunately for the Darwin it had arrived in a region of space being flooded by the radiation and gravitic eddies given off from twin stars who were orbiting each other and they were dangerously close to collapsing into a black hole. The resultant instability camouflaging the ship they were chasing. However due to the dogged determination of Traenor, the sensor probes that were launched from the Darwin, and the observational prowess of Valdivia and Lambert in Astrometrics the Lotaris was located and with a shot from Iy off the Darwin’s port bow the battle to rescue Captain Renos had begun! | ||
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And now under the direction of Shayne and Logan the Darwin was able to lay in to the other ship like a hawk swooping on a defenseless rabbit! | And now under the direction of Shayne and Logan the Darwin was able to lay in to the other ship like a hawk swooping on a defenseless rabbit! | ||
Meanwhile on the Lotaris, Zorel was desperate to break and reform Renos! | Meanwhile on the Lotaris, Zorel was desperate to break and reform Renos! | ||
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Freeing Renos and sitting nim comfortably, Iy disappeared back up towards the bridge! | Freeing Renos and sitting nim comfortably, Iy disappeared back up towards the bridge! | ||
Back on the Darwin sensors were showing that The Lotaris’ shields were failing, its engines and sensors were nearly offline and the war was finally over. All that was left was for the crew was to recover their captain! However sensors were also showing the dance that the stars were doing was becoming more and more erratic and the formation of the black hole was imminent. If they were going to save their captain it would have to done now and quickly! | Back on the Darwin sensors were showing that The Lotaris’ shields were failing, its engines and sensors were nearly offline and the war was finally over. All that was left was for the crew was to recover their captain! However sensors were also showing the dance that the stars were doing was becoming more and more erratic and the formation of the black hole was imminent. If they were going to save their captain it would have to done now and quickly! | ||
And for that they were sending the shuttle called Cristobal, crewed by Varaan, Logan and Pond they were the best that the Darwin had to offer! | And for that they were sending the shuttle called Cristobal, crewed by Varaan, Logan and Pond they were the best that the Darwin had to offer! | ||
On the Darwin under the direction of Traenor, Shayne and Logan were still hammering the Lotaris while Valdivia, Lambert tried to keep one eye on the binary stars which were threatening to collapse into a black hole at any moment, while R’Ven and Brell worked to create a type of tractor beam that would be able to capture the Lotaris through all the stellar turbulence. However with the increasing instability of the area there was even the recommendation to abandon the Lotaris once Renos was recovered. At the same time Cook worked on preparing for Renos’ return, and discovered that Renos and Iy’s medical records have been deleted. | |||
Then a most unexpected thing happened, Iy contacted the Darwin. | |||
Meanwhile Varaan, Pond and Logan had quickly traversed the distance between the Darwin and the Lotaris and slipped on board undetected. The only resistance on the Lotaris beyond a locked door or two was the dead form of Zorel laying on the floor of Renos’ cell. Renos neself, still under the influence of the drugs and psychological treatments, did not readily recognize the reality of nir crewmates as they came to free nir, instead ne tried to bat away attempts to help nir. Pond gave Renos something to relax nim and then with LogVaraan carried their commander back to the shuttle where they were able to make their escape. | |||
Back on the bridge Iy and Traenor began their conversation. | |||
Traenor was in a rage as Iy admitted the truth of being one of the perpetrators of the kinapping of Renos. Iy , admitted both nir part in that abduction and that it was nir desire to keep Renos alive. To that end Iy asked that Traenor stop firing and allow nim to get away. Then Shayne whispered that Renos had been extracted from the Lotaris and was now safely back aboard the Darwin. News that brightened Traenor’s mood! | |||
Traenor: =/\= Well, it appears I'll be able to grant part of your wish, Mr Iy. Renos will live, Renos will endure no further treatments. In fact, I'll pass nem your regards when I see nem in my sickbay in just a couple minutes. =/\= | |||
Iy was confused at first until Traenor revealed that Renos was already back on board, and as he commanded for the Darwin to be moved out of harm’s way he warned Iy of the impending spike of gamma radiation. Traenor watched with smug stasfaction as Iy stuggled futily with controls that no longer appeared to function, and realized that there was no escape. | |||
And that is when Traenor realized that there was no way to bring Iy to justice. Because ot Lotaris’ hull There was no way to transport nim, no time for a shuttle and the tractor beams could not cut through the stellar interferance. | |||
Traenor gave him time for any last words. | |||
When Brell asked how long how long Iy had been on nir mission, Iy revealed that it had been since the beginning, since deep space 6. That nir flight from the deviant hunters was designed to endear him to Renos. And it was then that Traenor realized that how deeply and completely that he and Renos, and most of the crew of the Darwin had been fooled. | |||
When Brell told him that his legacy would be lost, the memory of him would be forever destroyed, he asked him if he ever thought of turning against his order. Iy became contrite but said that ne was always steadfast in nir orders, but that ne never wanted renos to suffer and that ne had learned to value the collegues that ne had made on the Darwin. Ne wished that Renos could have become a true J’enii, and perhaps ne could have been released back to Starfleet, and ne wished that the essence of Renos had not been lost in the ordeal. | |||
When the warning came about the escalating turbulance in the area Traenor asked for options, and unfortunately there were none. R’Ven said that they could increase the shields for a few more minutes of time, but that the Lotaris would not be able to whether the next attack. Shayne paointed out the precarious nature of the Darwin. | |||
With his next words Traenor had the Darwin head back to Unity Outpost leaving Iy’s ship to her fate. | |||
The last visual of the Lotaris was the ship highlighted by the intense light of the binary suns that would soon snuff it out of existence. As if saluting nir end, Iy's ship slowly turned to face the suns head on. Just before the Darwin entered its slipstream jump, the Lotaris winked out of being in a spectacular fashion. And thus was the end of Iy, to the conflicted feelings of all who saw it happen. | |||
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