Checking In

Posted on Wed Dec 14th, 2022 @ 10:46am by Captain Shran dh'Klar & Lieutenant Commander Deanna Celes & Lieutenant Ayana Hillis & Commander Samantha Howard & Ensign T'Plana-hath

Mission: Living History
Location: USS Washington/Earth

Shran sat on the bridge wondering how things were going on the planet. It was strange not being on Earth when they were so close. Everything in the star system was somewhat different. The Washington was behind Ceres, and even that was different. He had various departments scanning and collecting data on this rare occasion. He only hoped that they would make it back to their time where it could be appreciated. But that might be up to whatever the away teams found, which brought him back to wondering what might be going on down there.


"Washington, this is Dr Howard" Sam tapped her com badge once things had settled down in the shuttle. Morden was safely sedated, Deanna was resting comfortably, and T'Plana and Ayana were working on the data they'd uncovered. It was time for a status report.

=^=Go ahead Sam. What is the status of your team?=^= replied Shran.

"Good news and not so good news there Captain" Sam started, casting her eyes around the shuttle at the rest of her team. "We have apprehended the time traveler and gleaned some information. He appears to be a lower ranked officer and his superior is working at NASA" she explained.

Shran sat with a concerned look as he heard the report. "Interesting. What else have you learned?"

T’Plana was busy with the technology she had beamed out. “Besides the advanced mathematical formulas and Artificial Intelligence. This piece of hardware could have advanced the Earth computer and electronic technology to at least the late twenty fourth standards alone, it is actually an advanced bio-neural system; more advanced than those on an Intrepid-class starship. I believe we should unleash the worm and virus to destroy the programing associated with this technology, and render the advanced mathematical formulas, algorithms and artificial intelligence moot.”

=^=What do you think Deanna?" =^= questioned Shran.

Deanna had been listening to the conversation over the comm but had been rest after her mental ordeal with Morden. =^=Honestly sir, it almost seems like a catch 22. We need to purge the technology, but doing so runs the risk of causing additional damage to the timeline. We simply don't know how much of this technology has become come place for their space programs and other programs to be honest. I think T'Plana's plan is ultimately something we will have to do, though it isn't one I relish.=^=

Shran considered everything had been said. His officers were on the ground and looking at the situation in a first hand manner, something he was unable to do at this time. T'Plana seemed ready to eliminate all traces of this technology, and Deanna seemed to agree that it needed to happen, though she was concerned about temporal repercussions. A decision needed to be made, and he could either pass the buck and leave it to them, or do what was expect of a captain and make the decision himself.

=^=The contamination of the timeline has already happened. Best we can do is try to clean up the mess as best we can in hopes that it returns things to a semblance of what we knew when we return home. Hold onto the technology you have for further analysis, keep your prisoner secure, and do whatever damage control you can regarding what SpaceX has. Once you have cleaned things up, contact Jon and see where things are for his team, see if they require any assistance, and return to the ship. I don't want you all down there any longer than necessary.=^=

T'Plana-hath was just waiting for the order. She had created the worm and virus combination and had complete confidence in them finding and destroying the data from the future. "I am ready to implement the worm and virus combination. The humans of this era will have no idea or ability to trace what has happened. In theory this should set them back to 'normal' for this era of time."

"Unless there's another temporal agent in there" Sam mused as she considered the options. They were limited in what they could do considering the damage already done to the timeline.

"Implement the virus and worm, and monitor its progress carefully. If we need to go back in and remove physical evidence by starting a fire or something, we will. " Sam ordered "we'll let you know when we have something more Captain"

=^=Very good Sam. Shran out. =^=

Deanna slowly got up and walked over to T'Plana. "Let's see how this all goes and then take a closer look at this tech ourselves."