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|quote =''All of which brings us to the crux of things. It’s clear that we’re losing the war. Not just the fight here on Betazed, but the fight for the entire Alpha Quadrant. Which means, we have to do what we can to help – and the biggest difference we can make right now, as a planet, is to destroy those facilities. It won’t be easy, but there are some… structural flaws in the construction of the buildings; Concessions made in the name of expediency. We need to exploit those weaknesses.''|source = [https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/R61M-S2txEI MSNPC Leera Dakora - The Spirit of Betazed (Part 2)] - SD 240102.17}} There, the group makes the acquaintance of the Resistance Cell that Mrs. Dakora heads. After introducing [[Talos Dakora|Lt.Cmdr. Dakora]] as a cousin, the Starfleet Officers are disguised and briefed on an upcoming operation to destroy the numerous Ketracel White factories that the Dominion has erected in the region. The chances of success are slim, but if successful, they will deal a severe blow to the Jem'Hadar soldiers' efficiency in their war against the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. After ensuring that his crew all have the chance to reject participating in the operation, [[Talos Dakora|Lt.Cmdr. Dakora]] and the Ensigns finalize the plan for the following day's operation with Nieran Dwayx, his mother's second-in-command. | |quote =''All of which brings us to the crux of things. It’s clear that we’re losing the war. Not just the fight here on Betazed, but the fight for the entire Alpha Quadrant. Which means, we have to do what we can to help – and the biggest difference we can make right now, as a planet, is to destroy those facilities. It won’t be easy, but there are some… structural flaws in the construction of the buildings; Concessions made in the name of expediency. We need to exploit those weaknesses.''|source = [https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/R61M-S2txEI MSNPC Leera Dakora - The Spirit of Betazed (Part 2)] - SD 240102.17}} There, the group makes the acquaintance of the Resistance Cell that Mrs. Dakora heads. After introducing [[Talos Dakora|Lt.Cmdr. Dakora]] as a cousin, the Starfleet Officers are disguised and briefed on an upcoming operation to destroy the numerous Ketracel White factories that the Dominion has erected in the region. The chances of success are slim, but if successful, they will deal a severe blow to the Jem'Hadar soldiers' efficiency in their war against the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. After ensuring that his crew all have the chance to reject participating in the operation, [[Talos Dakora|Lt.Cmdr. Dakora]] and the Ensigns finalize the plan for the following day's operation with Nieran Dwayx, his mother's second-in-command.<br><br>That very night, Nieran Dwayx sells his soul to the Vorta overseer of Betazed in exchange for replicator credits, a sad affair brought on by the dismal conditions of a wartorn world.<br><br> | ||
The following day, the disguised Starfleet Officers board a Work-Sled heading to the factory, hoping their fake IDs are sufficient to earn them access into the factory. Unfortunately, an altercation with a Jem'Hadar security checkpoint outside the factory results in their cover being blown and they immediately have to shift to one of their numerous contingency plans. Thankfully, the Jem'Hadar are dispatched quickly enough that no alarm is raised within the factory itself, and after hiding and looting the bodies of the Jem'Hadar, the work sled continues its trek into the bowels of the factory complex. Once inside the factory proper, the group splits up, with Mrs. Dakora, [[Talos Dakora|Lt.Cmdr. Dakora]] and [[Savel|Ensign Savel]] heading for one target, and Nieran Dwayx and [[Jaseb Chevalier|Ensign Chevalier]] heading for another.<br><br> | |||
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|quote =''This room should’ve been staffed with Dominion Engineers at all times, but as Talos and Savel’s weapons swept the blinking consoles and displays in the dimly lit space, there was no one to be found.'' | |||
''Dakora: ::To Savel:: Is this the right place? Where is everyone?'' | |||
''Even as he hoped they’d made a wrong turn somewhere, the bad feeling in his gut told him that they were in trouble. Without warning, the room lights illuminated fully and a gravelly, Jem’Hadar voice called out to them from a raised walkway above.'' | |||
''Enforcer: Drop your weapons or die!'' | |||
''Somehow the Dominion forces had been expecting them and as Talos stared up at the squad of Jem’Hadar Enforcers that had them pinned down, his mind raced frantically to try and find some way out of the hopeless situation.''|source = [https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/Z25elStYXDE/ Lt.Cmdr. Talos Dakora - In Bad Faith] - SD 240103.06}} Upon reaching the Heat Exchanger Control Room, Leera Dakora attempts to access the terminals with the code that the resistance cell acquired perviously, but just as the screen reveals that that code is no longer viable, they find themselves ambushed by a team of Jem'Hadar enforcers, and a firefight ensues. One of the resistance members goes down in quick order, and the team realizes that they have to do something quickly, as they won't last long against the more well-equipped and better trained Jem'Hadar soldiers. [[Savel|Ensign Savel]] realizes that the Jem'Hadar squad is positioned near a heat exhaust vent, and proceeds to do a mad dash for the controls, covered by [[Talos Dakora|the Lt.Cmdr.]] and Mrs. Dakora. Releasing piping hot steam into the face of the Jem'Hadar soldiers provides the group with a brief moment's diversion, which they use to catapult themselves into a service hatch, hopefully earning them an escape route in the process. With the likelihood of betrayal now all but a guarantee, Mrs. Dakora makes a final suggestion that will allow them to accomplish their goals and yet still allow [[Talos Dakora|Lt.Cmdr. Dakora]] and [[Savel|Ensign Savel]] the chance to find - and likely rescue - [[Jaseb Chevalier|Ensign Chevalier]]. She and her fellow resistance member will stay behind, to die in their last-ditch attempt at bringing down the factory with them.<br><br> | |||
[[Jaseb Chevalier|Ensign Chevalier]] and the resistance members going with him head towards the Industrial Exhaust Manifold after splitting from the rest of the group. Following the plan, Dwayx turns off the plasma vents to allow [[Jaseb Chevalier|Ensign Chevalier]] and a fellow resistance members access to the key node that they're supposed to attach the explosives to, but this is when Dwayx' betrayal is set into motion. Killing the resistance member at his side with a Jem'Hadar disruptor that they looted from the security enforcers, Dwayx restarts the plasma vents, trapping the Starfleet Officer within as the plasma prepares to flood the manifold once more, and incinerate him. Desperate to find a way out, [[Jaseb Chevalier|Ensign Chevalier]] shoots the interior of the plasma tube repeatedly with his coilgun, eventually triggering a structural collapse that carries the two trapped men down to the lower corridor and renders most of the area a broken, dusty mess of rubble. Dwayx, however, is nowhere to be seen.<br><br> | |||
Allowing [[Talos Dakora|the Lt.Cmdr.]] privacy to bid his mother a proper farewell, [[Savel|Ensign Savel]] heads directly for the location of the Industrial Exhaust Manifold that [[Jaseb Chevalier|Ensign Chevalier]] was responsible for. Upon seeing the carnage caused by the explosions, the two Ensigns catch up on what has occurred, and Dwayx' betrayal is properly revealed, as [[Talos Dakora|the Lt.Cmdr.]] joins up with them once more. Motivated by anger and revenge for Dwayx's actions, [[Jaseb Chevalier|Ensign Chevalier]] urges his fellow Starfleet Officers to head for the final target in the factory, to ensure that the Jem'Hadar cannot interrupt the group responsible for that area. Once there, they assist a group of Resistance fighters led by Gozman Illux, who in turn reveals that the presence of a Starship of a hitherto unfamiliar classification in orbit of the planet. The ''Artemis''. Illux enables the Starfleet Officers to commandeer repaired Jem'Hadar transport so they may return to their Ship, before delving back into the factory to attempt to locate any survivors. Their escape from the factory proceeds without issue, but as they prepare to leave orbit, [[Savel|Ensign Savel]] realizes that their cloak has malfunctioned, and that they are now fully visible to the Jem'Hadar patrols surrounding the planet.<br><br> | |||
The shuttle is shot down... | |||
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! style="width:200px;"|[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/crch5J42Ces Go Time] | ! style="width:200px;"|[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/crch5J42Ces Go Time] | ||
| The time has come for the longest of long shots for the Medara Resistance. | | The time has come for the longest of long shots for the Medara Resistance. | ||
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! style="width:200px;"|[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/OQfArfyvS_Q The Greater Good] | |||
| Item: Nieran Dwayx's soul. Current Bid: Replicator Credits. | |||
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! style="width:200px;"|[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/YVJuE62gc14 Turncoat] | |||
| Nieran Dwayx reveals his true colors, and Ensign Chevalier is on borrowed time. | |||
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! style="width:200px;"|[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/hpOjpXlaaYY Didn't Want to Leave Betazed Anyways] | |||
| With their transport shot down, and the Jem'Hadar circling like vultures, their options are running out. | |||
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! style="width:200px;"|[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/1Lm0eKPXYVE The Artemis Standoff] | ! style="width:200px;"|[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/1Lm0eKPXYVE The Artemis Standoff] | ||
| Distracting, Slinking and Bluffing - the [[Vitor Silveira|LT Silveira]] Special. | | Distracting, Slinking and Bluffing - the [[Vitor Silveira|LT Silveira]] Special. | ||
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! style="width:200px;"|[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/SBgrKqUTXIk Nuked] | |||
| Never get into a fight with the [[Hallia Yellir|Chief Engineer]] in her domain. Bad time, all around. | |||
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! style="width:200px;"|[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/G3viaaDTbAQ My House of Cards] | |||
| The Jem'Hadar do not suffer fools. | |||
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! style="width:200px;"|[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-artemis/c/e49NaTJheFM Fashionably Late] | |||
| [[Salkath|Lt.Cmdr. Salkath]] links up with the [[Addison MacKenzie|Captain]]'s team. | |||
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Unknown-person.jpg|<small> Nieran Dwayx<br>Simmed by [[Talos Dakora]] </small> | Unknown-person.jpg|<small> Nieran Dwayx<br>Simmed by [[Talos Dakora]] </small> | ||
LeeraDakora.jpg|<small> Leera Dakora<br>Simmed by guest-writer [[Robin Hopper]] </small> | LeeraDakora.jpg|<small> Leera Dakora<br>Simmed by guest-writer [[Robin Hopper]] </small> | ||
Unknown-person.jpg|<small> Gozman Illux<br>Simmed by guest-writer [[Robin Hopper]] </small> | |||
Tarkiqbar_(1).png|<small> Tark'iqbar<br>Simmed by [[Gila Sadar]] </small> | Tarkiqbar_(1).png|<small> Tark'iqbar<br>Simmed by [[Gila Sadar]] </small> | ||
Unknown-person.jpg|<small> Tevet Elain<br>Simmed by [[Jovenan]] </small> | Unknown-person.jpg|<small> Tevet Elain<br>Simmed by [[Jovenan]] </small> | ||