Prelude to a Kiss (Embassy of Duronis II)

Premise

While a Borg Tetrahedron travels toward Duronis II, the Embassy makes plans of how to keep them from assimilating the planet and all its inhabitants.

On the way to Duronis II, the Tetrahedron unfolded itself into a much larger object - a Borg Cube - presenting a far bigger threat than first imagined..

Actions

Captain Rocar assembles three teams.

• Tactical Wing: Team Leader: Lieutenant Victoria Ylardo - Chief Johaneson, Ensign Hawk, Lieutenant Lahrel, Lieutenant Sabdok, Lieutenant Anthony Creed and Ensign Campbell. Mission: Work on a classified weapon at the Spaceport warehouse 30km out of Lokesh, and engage the Borg Cube.

• Ground Team Team Leader: Commander John Sheriden with Ensign Toni Turner as Advisor -Lieutenant Commander Gabriel, Lieutenant Jg Xoet twelve, Lieutenant Commander Elandra Dar, Lieutenant Jg Kei'Lann Pulak and Ensign Russell Heston. Later Ensign Thomas Arrowhead, Art Benson and Yeoman Yolanda Ratchet were added. Mission: Staying behind on Duronis II to protect the Embassy, evacuate the Embassy noncombatants, and transport the Laudeans to mountain caves and underground caverns to get them out of the cities. Also, they were to "confuse" the Borg using a holographic array and runners to lure Borg into a trap in holodecks.

• USS RESOLUTION Team Leader: Captain Rocar Hilzarie - Lieutenant Commander Hilzarie, Lieutenant Jg Cyrus Webb, Lieutenant Jg Viazard Jordon, Dr Ebrin Tarn for medical and Ensign Sam Campbell. Later the Ensign Kassa Quay was added. Mission: Lead Ship of an armada consisting of Laudean, Romulan, and Zalkonian ships against the Borg Cube.

Synopsis

USS RESOLUTION, reaching the Sandbar, Captain Rocar orders all the ships in the armada to drop thier warp core, thereby entrapping the Borg Cube. The results of the action accomplished the goal, but a Borg Sphere escaped to orbit Duronis II, and there were heavy to the armada's Laudean and Zalkonian ships. The remaining armada ships were left with only impulse power, and trapped with the Cube.

Meanwhile Dachas, detained in his quarters by Commander Sheriden, escapes with the aid of Lieutenant Creed. Creed, desperately trying to find his sister, enlists Ensign Campbell to help in the quest, although he is not aware of Creed's intentions. They are listed as missing, while they leap from one Borg ship to another, trying to get to Creed's sister.

Captain Rocar devised a plan to open a breach in the sandbar to allow the Laudean and Romulan ships to leave, and let the Tactical Wing enter. The crew of the USS RESOLUTION were sent by pod to the Romulan ships, leaving Captain Rocar and Ensign Quay on the Bridge of the Resolution to buy time for Lieutenant Ylardo's team to engage the Cube.

On the Duronis II the noncombatants were safely evacuated by Dr. Gabriel, Xoet, and Dar. Turner and Xoet developed a fungus pathogen that would attack the organic composition of the Borg Drones. It was distributed to the Laudeans and the members of the ground crew, and sprayed on the Drones, causing death. It was also transported up to the sphere, leaving the Sphere lifeless, later to be destroyed by the retuning Laudean ships to keep it from losing orbit and spiraling to the surface of Duronis II.

The USS RESOLUTION, caught in a tractor beam by the reasembled Borg Cube, was saved by Yladro who destroyed the beam, then with the Tactical Wing, went on to destroy the Cube.

Comment

All teams did an outstanding job of defeating the Borg. Congratulations to all members of the Duronis II Embassy team. Job well done!

--Toni 13:10, 29 Nov 2005 (CST)Counselor Toni Turner