[Vimyridge] SD950119.06 - JL Away Team and Bridge Part 13 - Vilqa, Blake, Blake, Lox, Saladin, Wilkinson, NPC Bridge Crew

[Kylana ~]

[Vimy]

"I see, what we really need to know is the situation down there? Has anyone
been able to convince the locals to be transported off the planet to safety?
Saladin mentioned they weren't wanting to be moved." Toby sighed, and pushed
down the less than polite or kind thought he had about Cait trying to save
the life of someone who may not really want saving.

[shuttle]

"No idea Commander." Justin looked over at Cait "Doc?  Do you have an
answer?"

"I hadn't heard anything new." Cait replied as she worked on the woman. "But
something seemed...odd. When I was taken over to those who were ill, Xoron,
who appeared to be one of the leaders, told me that the first person who had
taken sick, was better. In actuallity, she was nearly dead." Cait rechecked
the scans and sighed, motioning for the tech to stop. "There's complete
organ failure. Its like she's dissolving from the inside. There's nothing we
can do except make her comfortable." The Doc's voice sounded weary and
depressed.


[Vimy]

"Try not to take it personal Doc, it isn't your fault that she was shown to
you too late. If the innoculations are done, try to see if you can get any
of them to agree to being evacuated, if not, it just might be time to come
home." He worked very hard to keep his voice firm, with just enough
compassion to show he wasn't unfeeling of what they were going through down
there, but time for the team was starting to run out if Nix didn't find an
external cause to the flares soon, they'd have to abandon them to their
fate.

"I know its not my fault and we can't save everyone. It frustrates me
because I
just can't figure out why she didn't get any care. There are things any
doctor
could do to slow things down and there had to be doctors here." Cait ran her
fingers through her short hair.

"Captain," said a blueshirt at the science console, "Sensors have picked up
seismic activity about one hundred kilometres south west but I was not
able to determine the severity."

Vilqa's brow furrowed, "Lox did you pick that up? Seismic activity has been
picked up. The cave structures; do you see weaknesses? And confirm if you
pick up the activity at your location."

[Surface]

"Detected activity, it is really deep.  By the time it reached the surface
it was a minor tremor.  For the moment, not something to worry about.. by
itself." Lox replied.  "The caves are showing no signs of weakness.. they
are volcanic though.  If there is a magma pool under that mountain
still... it could start to get really hot in there if it decided to start
making its way to the surface."

[Vimy]

"Lox," Vilqa had no qualms, "Monitor the situation however the moment you
detect possible danger to the team recall everybody and take them out. We
have no room for heroism." The part klingon knew she had the majority of
her senior team members on the surface and the Ridge could not afford to
lose her whole senior staff team. She hoped Cait heard her words as well.

After a look at the Captain Toby spoke, "Commanders, we really need to know
what is going on with the locals, and get you people out of there before its
no longer safe to do so. Please return to the others and let us know as soon
as possible what is going on."


[Shuttle]

Lox nodded, though nobody could hear him do so, "Understood Captain,
Commander.  I request that you have engineering prep a seismic probe and
fire it into the valley on the far side of the mountains from where we are
located.  It will assist in the detection, without causing additional risk
to those in the caves from it's impact.  I will also relay to Commander
Saladin that we need to get those people off the planet right away, and
that their alternative is death here from the radiation."  He turned and
did a quick scan of Cait's suit, and the suit of the Med tech that came
back with her.


[Vimy Ridge]

"Understood Commander," then Vilqa warned, "However we cannot force anybody
off the planet against their will."

Toby shook his head and sighed, glancing at the captain, then rolled his
eyes.

[Shuttle]

Justin then reset his comm. to change contactees "Lox to Salidan, I need to
speak with you privately if possible."  He frowned as the readings showed up
from his scans.

Saladin was with Wilkinson, about to help the medical officers with some of
the extra work when Justin's comm came in. He nodded to Wilkinson and
stepped aside, "Saladin here. I hear you." He paused, "I'll make my way back
to the caves entrance, should be maybe five minutes or so. That quick
enough?" If he only went half way back the caves might echo his words and
others might overhear.

"Fair enough." Lox replied. He tapped him comm to close the connection and
wait.

"Doctor Blake, I recommend full EVA suits, at all time if we are here for
much longer.  Radiation levels are increasing faster than anticipated.
The metaphasic shields are holding, but the ground is still soaking up
Mega-rads of of radiation, and conveying that into the caves via the air
and water, and along mineral veins.  I suspect they were giving that woman
water that was heavily contaminated. " Lox said while he waited for
Saladin to contact him back.

[Caves]

Kat looked over as she'd overheard Saladin's com. And then grew concerned
as she saw him step away. She paused her work in dealing with the group of
people next to her  and turned to scan the area around them. The tricorder
revealed slight increases in the radiation. She swallowed hard as she
looked again hoping she was just seeing things. She tapped her com trying
not to add panic to her voice though any empath around would sense her
worry. "Wilkinson to Doctor Blake" she said. She'd felt slight vibrations
under her feet and thought nothing  of it though now it was a different
matter.

"Blake here. How are things progressing with the inoculations?" Cait replied
back.

"Things are pretty well wrapped up as far as the inoculations go." she told
her.
Kat's voice seemed to quiver a bit as worry or was it fatigue that was
catching
up with her. "I've run across a few severe cases of radiation poisoning, I
gave
them enough meds to keep them comfortable." she told her. "I'm not sure how
much
more we can do for these people if they're determined to remain in these
caves."
she added with a frown. It would be evident that the doctor was growing
weary of
being in the caves. "I've made a few scans of the caves and the results have
me
a little worried , is there anything new I should be aware of?" she asked.

"Radiation levels are increasing. The rest I'd rather tell you in person. We
have to find some way of getting through to these people or they're all
going to be dead....and in a most unpleasant way. I'm bringing the scans of
the woman we brought to the shuttle. I also want everyone back in full EVA.
Helmets and all." Cait sounded as weary as Kat.


Kat sighed heavily as she adjusted her helmet making her rounds with the
team running a quick scan over the suits to ensure they were holding up.
"The only way I can think of to reason with them at this point
.....is...........I suppose we just need to be blunt and tell them  how
important it is that they evacuate with us now." she said as she had stepped
a few feet away from the people so as not to cause alarm just yet. "other
than that I'm open to suggestions Cait." she added.

<<TBC>>
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