[Vimyridge] SD941206.20 - Away team Pt 7- TBlake, CBlake, Saladin, Lox, NPCs Balkion & Xoron

[Lathee]

Marcus looked back at Xoron and Balkion, "I can assure you that we are only
here to help and try to bring an end to the suns tears."

Xoron looked at Marcus, "No one said you were here for any other reason. One
might think you felt guilty. You are not the first, Fed-er-ations to come
here. As Balkion said, we are a planet of entertainment. Your people come,
we entertain. Can't do that right now though."

Cait looked over at Marcus. She'd been listening intently to the
conversation as she waited to be taken to those who were already ill. The
drugs used to treat this form of radiation poisoning had been carefully
researched to make sure that the cure wasn't worse than the illness. Aside
from a headache, nausea, and peeing purple till it was out of their system
and considering their seemingly love of color, they just might like that.

[shuttle]

Justin got the comms boosted "Away team to Vimyridge."

[Vimy Ridge]

Elmin scrunched his brow and cocked his head to the side, "I am picking up
radio frequencies that match Federation specs however I cannot pick up any
specific message."

Vilqa perked slightly and looked toward Toby as her brow raised but before
she could issue the order Toby was on the officer...

"Open a frequency to match the frequency being used, and boost our signal.
It is most likely the away team." Toby rose from his seat and moved over to
Elmin and his console, as if about to do the work himself.

"Yes Commander."


[Shuttle]

Justin continued to make adjustments to counteract the flares  "Away team to
Vimyridge."

[Vimy Ridge]

"Comeon... Comeon..." Elmin muttered under his breath as he boosted the
signal to near max when a muffled message came through. He could not only
sense Toby behind him but swore he could feel the Commander's breath on his
neck. "We are locked Captain and channels open to send though we are at the
tail end of a solar flare spike."

Vilqa stood up quickly and tugged on her jacket as she cant her head to the
side as if to help her hear better, "What that Justin?" She said hearing the
contorted message. "This is the USS Vimy Ridge." She said in a firm and
concise tone, "Repeat your message please."

[Shuttle]

Justin smiled a moment "Away team to Vimyrigs.  Lox here.  Do you read my
transmission?"

[Vimy Ridge]

Again Toby was responding before K`y could get her mouth open to make a
reply, "Yes, we hear you. Barely. What is your situation?" He refrained from
asking where Cait was, he didn't want to sound like a nervous husband, but
she was the head of the team.

[shuttle]

"We are safe.  We have made contact with those in the caves.  Doctor Blake
is checking things there now.  The flares have kept up from communicating.
I'm getting that solved as you can tell."  Justin boosted the signal a bit
more. "Things down here are pretty roasted.  Metaphasic shielding is holding
up well so far."

[Vimy Ridge]

"Is there anything else that you need? We could try to send some things
down." Toby forced himself to remain calm, they had a perfectly legitimate
reason for taking so long to respond, and as to why it wasn't Cait
contacting the ship.

[shuttle]

"Not at the moment commander.  I will let the rest of the away team know we
now have communications to the ship, and they may have items they need."
Justin replied.

"Very good. And Justin... Do keep us informed." Toby smiled even though
Justin couldn't see it.


[Shuttle]

"Yes commander.  Lox out."  With that Justin dropped the connection to the
ship
to conserve power.  "Lox to away team.  Surface to ship communications are
now
possible from the shuttle."

[Further in the caves]

Marcus breathed a sigh of relief as Lox's voice came over the comms, "Good
job
Commander. Just to confirm, communications are only possible from the
shuttle?"

"Yes sir.  The power consumption is quite high, our suits don't generate
enough
power to reach the ship through the flares." Justin replied.

Marcus turned to Cait, "Do you want me to head back and report to the ship
while you examine the medical situation or will you leave Commander 
Wilkinson to
oversee and feedback yourself Commander?"


"Go ahead and make the report, please. I'm just getting started here and I
want to watch these scans myself." Cait replied as she knelt next to a young
woman who was obviously suffering from radiation burns. Her touch was gentle
and she exuded an aura of comfort and confidence.