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{Observation lounge, USS Excalibur}

:: After Commander Ford have informed the Senior staff. McCloud 
decides that they must try closing the vortex. He summons the 
different department heads to a strategy meeting in the aft 
Observation lounge. ::

:: In the Observation lounge are McCloud, Tolbin, Myhon, Ingoldo, 
Ford and Koptuka. Counselor Jade are confined to sickbay but is on an 
open com-channel. Dr. Fredricks arrives a bit late. ::

Fredricks: "Sorry Sir, I was delayed in sickbay."

McCloud: "It is alright Doctor." :: Smiles at her :: "Some of you 
have been informed by Commander Ford but not all. Commander?"

:: Ford retells his story to them. ::

McCloud: "Has anyone something to add?" :: Looks around at them ::

Dr. Fredricks: "These Gor'Gons are dangerous to us. Counselor Jade 
was almost killed by one, Ensign Ingoldo was attacked and several 
crewmembers were used as tools by them, including you Captain."

McCloud: "Yes I do not wish to go through that again. I had no 
control over my own body."

Dr. Fredricks: "Their attacks alters the synaptic path ways, to what 
end we can not yet say. We will have to run several tests on all 
affected, but Counselor Jade and Ingoldo were most affected by their 
attacks and are under obsevation."

Tolbin: "Ensign Koptuka?" 

Koptuka: "We have analysed the anomaly and it is as Commander Ford 
says a vortex to a different reality and an object is entering our 
reality. It is a kind of inter-dimensional wormhole to the Gor'Gons 
reality."

McCloud: "What kind of object is it?"

Koptuka: "Unknown, Sir. But its mass is enormous."

Ford: "I belive it to be a weapon and it can not be allowed to enter 
our reality."

Tolbin: "How massive is the object?"

Koptuka: "Picture it as a moving Black Hole. It will destroy anything 
it comes in contact with."

McCloud: "They would not need to fire to destroy a starship just move 
close enough would do the trick."

Ford: "If _it_ comes through nothing could stand against it."

McCloud: "Counselor, anything to add? :: Looks at the screen on the 
wall. ::

Jade: "Their attack is terrible to experience, Captain. No being 
should be forced to feel such pain."

McCloud: "I wonder if that is a side effect of the joining?" :: Looks 
at Dr. Fredricks ::

Fredricks: "We have no information to say anything about it, but I 
belive the pain is a possibility of the joining."

Tolbin: :: Looks at Ingoldo, who has a pained expression in his face 
when they talk about the joining. :: "Ensign I belive you know 
something of the joining?"

Ingoldo: "It was terrible to be assaulted by the alien mind." :: 
Looks through the window at the stars with a faraway look. :: "It 
overcame my psychic defenses by surprise and stealth." 
:: Shivers and turns to face the table ::
"I were able to destroy it as my mental control was greater than the 
alien had anticipated. But I were able to "taste" it before I killed 
it."

McCloud: "_Taste_it_?"

Ingoldo: "An Betazoid expression, every mind has a different "taste" 
to it. I could share its thoughts and emotions."

McCloud: "Very well, continue Ensign."

Ingoldo: "The joining is a kind of possession of the body and soul, 
it will kill the host. They wish to use our bodys to grow as a 
species. Captain, you only experienced the initial part of the 
joining."

:: There are some shocked faces in the room. ::

Tolbin: "You recommend that we close the vortex?"

Ingoldo: "Yes Commander."

Ford: "A warp core breach, Captain."

Koptuka: "It would not close the vortex, Commander. It would only 
have increased the process. We have to implode it if we are to close 
it."

Tolbin: "I see, the explosion would feed the vortex."

Koptuka: "Yes, we must "starve" it."

Jade: "Starve a wormhole?" 
McCloud: "You are thinking along the lines of a Tacyon Pulse."

Koptuka: "It would not be enough power, Sir. But something similar."

Ingoldo: "A pulse-wave torpedo fired into the vortex would implode 
it."

McCloud: "A pulse-wave torpedo sounds familiar somehow."

Ingoldo: "Yes, in 2169 a Vulcan starship tried to repair a subspace 
rupture, the ship and the solar-system where destroyed in the 
attempt. But it would be perfect for this."

Koptuka: "It would work, Captain. It would implode the vortex if it 
was fired straight into the heart of the storm."

Tolbin: "What kind of effect could we expect from it?"

Ingoldo: "If fired precisely and with precision it will implode the 
inter-dimensional wormhole. We will experience a massive subspace 
shock wave that if we are to close will destroy us."

Tolbin: "Worse case scenario?"

Ingoldo: "Worse case scenario is destruction of the solar-system, us 
and the two realitys."

Tolbin: "Sorry I asked." :: Smiles ::

Koptuka: "We must be close to achieve the implosion."

McCloud: "Down the belly of the beast."

Ingoldo: "I belive so, Sir." (An expression, what beast?) "The shock 
wave can disrupt our warp-core."

Tolbin: "Myhon?" :: Looks at the engineer ::

Myhon: "It will require perfect timing, but engineering will be 
ready."

McCloud: "Commander Ford are you ready to be 'precise and fire with 
precision'?" :: Smiles ::

Ford: "Aye Sir." :: Dead serious ::

Fredricks: "I will prepare sickbay for a bumpy ride."

McCloud: "Very well, we will do it. Myhon when can the pulse-wave 
torpedo be ready?"

Myhon: "With Ensign Ingoldos help I belive we can do it in half an 
hour?" :: Looks at Ingoldo, agrees by a nod. ::

McCloud: "Number One?"

Tolbin: "Lets do it! We can not allow the object to enter, it would 
destroy Memory Alpha by its sheer mass."

McCloud: "Very well, lets do it."

:: The crew leaves to make the preparations ::

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Ensign Ingoldo
Chief Science officer
USS Excalibur NCC-2997