===== Terek's quaters ===== After quite exhausting double shift followed by a weapon demonstration in the holodeck, Terek came to his quaters thinking about nothing else than a long quiet sleep followed by some food after a day of starving. As he entered the room, the light went on. He just came to the armchair and dropped into it. After a short while he realized that if he'll keep sitting he'll fall asleep so he stoo up, took off his uniform and stepped into the shower. He felt refreshing warmth on his body and sensed his muscles are unclenching. Suddenly the tirdeness of the last few days fell on him and he felt like he can't keep his eyes opened for any second longer. So he turned of the shower, put on his night cloths and finally laid into the bed. With the dreamcatcher over his head he felt the sweat darkness of the sleep grabing him and taking him to the unseen places. He saw himself standing on the cliff, looking down into the deep, dark, stormy water. He felt like he has to fall in every moment from now. Frightened he was trying to step back or turn away, but he couldn;t. He just had to stare at the wast deepnes of the ocean under him, feeling the strength of the wind trying to push him down from the cliff. And suddenly it happened. He was somehow pushed to the back and he couldn;t hold his balance so he jus was falling and falling and with a unpleasant shift he found himself sweating on his bed, his hearth bouncing somewhere in his neck. "Prophets..." he whimpered quietly as he tried to shake off his dream. but it seemed that it won't be so easy, so he got up from the bed and from the slightly glowing replicator he ordered a ginger tea. A thing his mother used to give him for a good sleep. He took a cup and sat back into his armchair, looking at the statue on his conference table. Already when he was child, he was fascinated by mythological creatures of all possible species, but what he found most curious were creatures from the Earth. People call it dragons. In the history, there was several dragon kinds. Also they were some kind and some mean, depending on culture telling dragon stories. He also found dragon like mythological creatures in legends of another species. Even Bajoran seemed to have something like it. Though named differently in different regions, there were notes about great lizard like animals wondering in the countryside. He didn;t know if this was true, but he found these creatures fascinating. So he replicated himself a few pictures, thet hung up on the walls and also one wooden statue of a Earth chinese dragon. So as he was sitting in the armchair, slowly drinking a ginger tea, watching the statue, his eyes began to drop slowly again. So he swallowed rest of the tea with one gulp and sat more comfortably in the chair, thinking that he just will sit for a while... but in a minute or so, he was in a deep sleep again. This time on the chair... When Terek woke up that morning. he found himself on the armchair, his body cold as he wasn't covered with a blanket. But he found himself almost strangely rested as well. But it didn't bothered him at the moment. He went to perform all morning procedures, then put on his uniform and took a small breakfast. Then he strode of his room to the Astrometrics to do some serious job. On the way he couldn;t help himself thinking of some nice dream that he had at night, but wasn;t able to recall it.... only thing he remembered was some lizard like creatures in it.... ===== Astrometrics ===== After about five minutes, Terek arrived into the lab. The morning shift was already on the place, he saw Lt Oriana standing at one of the side panels, probably checking sensor logs for the Gott. He sat behind one of the main consoles and began to search as well. {Damn it... in this mess we will be lucky to find anything at all} he thought when he looked through the sensor systems and saw all those anomalies. {well this will require some time...} said to himself and began to program sensors to detect anomalies properly. It seemed that whole team was working on the problem as noone was talking... it was almost magical atmosphere. The wole room concentrated on one problem, trying to find a solution. It took them almost half of the shift to go throught the sensor sweeps and try to find out the most safest route into the marsh... but no trace for Gott so far... {the command will be disappointed...} Terek thought sarcasticly, but as he was checking the course they found out, he felt at least a little satisfaction over this little progress... The newly modified sensors worked great. They were able to detest temporal anomalies on great distances, thus givin Chimera enough time to change a course. On the charts the anomalies appeared as som esort of deformed bubles in different shades of blue, indicating strength of the distorsion. The safest route led the ship along the inner border of the marsh for a few light years and then if the situation wouldn't change strighlty to the center of the marsh.... There the temporeal disturbances were becoming more often and it seemed to a quite harsh ride... Terek only hoped that the pilot has a great experience in avoiding a suddenly arose obstacles, because there was no way of telling when or where anothe anomaly creates. The only warning they could be given was a shor flux of tetryon particles only a few seconds before the anomaly appears. At least he programed computer to permanently scan for those fluxes and in the case of one to give immediate warning. So finally he checked the course, saw it was right and now came a unpleasant part... +taps+"Astrometrics to bridge..." +taps+"Bridge here go on..." answered voice of commander on the other side of the link +taps+"Sir, we've managed to find course to the marsh. I'm transmiting it to you now...." said Terek taping his console and sending those numbers up to the bridge... but now the quiet fell down and Terek knew wht will come... +taps+"Ensign. Have you managed to determine the location of the USS Gott?" asked commender in cold voice... +taps+"Eh... no sir. Not yet, but we think that once we get more into the area, we'll get a more clear view of the marsh...." +taps+"I'm not concerned about your excuses ensign, we are in time press. We need to know that location as soon as possible. Keep me noticed if you'll find 'anything'. Brigde out" ended Guzman conversation in a tone which could freeze the hell. So Terek just gulped and better turned back to the console, going through the logs again to reasure he hasn;t overlooked something... ===== End Log ===== Ensign Terek Weranis ASCiO USS Chimera